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TaKes SpunK to Win an Automobile
HE P08T-SEARCH LIGHT
LUME. 1. NO. 45.
BAINBRIDGE, GEORGIA THURSDAY FEBRUARY 3, 1916
$1.00 PER YEAR
L
EMC FOR
LOCAUJHURCH
thur Moore and Charlie
illman to Conduct Re
vival Services at Metho-
Jist Church.
rthur Moore, the sensational
he South Georgia Conference,
Charlie Tillman, the noted
g writer and chorus leader,
open a three weeks revival
ice in Bainbridge on next
day. Everything is ready for
big meeting and local parties
rested in the success of the
ival are more than sanguine.
stronger combination than
hur Moore and Charlie Till-
n would be hard to secure,
[is pair have been working to-
her for over a year and dur-
that time have conducted a
re of successful meetinga. All
th Georgia has been blessed
a result of their untiring ef
ts.
rthur Moore, on whom the
lunt of the work will fall, is a
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS TO
MEET IN WAYGH0SS
FEBHWFIFTEENTH
On February 15th the Eleventh
District Knights of Pythias con
vention will be held in Waycross.
Wakefield Lodge No. 27, of this
city, is now busily engaged on
plans for making the convention
one of the most successful the
district organization has ever
known. The committee on ar
rangements is composed of T. J.
Darling, chairman, J: A. Jones,
A. H. Steffens, H. Agathen and
T. H. Miller. The program for
the convention will be announced
shortly.
Charles N. Wilson, of Way-
cross, is president of the district
association and T. H. Miller sec
retary and treasurer. There are
24 lodges in the district and
every one is expected to have
delegates at the Waycross con
vention.
Among the lodge officers invi
ted are Grand Chancellor Troy
Beatty, of Athens; Grand Vice-
Chancellor, George C. Schaufele,
of Augusta; Grand Keeper of
Mrs. Telfair Williams
Won First Cash Prize
In Big Auto Contest
Race is Some Lively Battle Between Leading Hustlers
of Decatur County. Ford Auto, $400 Piano,£$100
Scholarship and Cash Prizes Stirs ’Em Up—$5
Goes Saturday, Feb. 5th, at 2 P. M.
SOME RACE. FOLKS
The Post-Search Light offered $10 in gold to the candidate
turning in the greatest amount of cash subscription [ buinesss for
the beggining of the contest, and up to last Saturday, Jan. 29, at
2 p. m. It was won by Mrs. Telfair (Edna) Williams.
BOOKS ARE OPEN
While the Post-Search Light and The Contest Manager will
exercise absolute fairness is the awarding of any of these special
prizes, IThe Contest Manager wishes to announce that the books
are open to any candidate during the week following the awarding
of any special prize, and any candidate is privilegded to assure
himself (or herself) that he (or she) was fairly defeated in the
race for that special prize.
ANOTHER CASH PRIZE NEXT SATURDAY
The Post-Search Light will give $5 in gold to the candidate
that turns in THE GREATEST NUMBER OF NEW SUBSCRIP
TIONS between last Saturday Jan. 29th at 2 p. m., and next
Saturday, Feb. 5th, at 2 p. m. Business turned in previous to
Jan. 28th, at 2 p. m„ does NOT COUNT in the race for this $5
prize. Votes secured any time during the contest COUNTS ON
Records and Seal, W. H. Leo-' THE AUTO AND OTHER PRIZES to be given away at the close
pold, of Savannah. Supremely theconte8t
Representative B.JD. Bradley, of i
vincing young orator who jBlackshear, is also among those
Jives facts home in a telling
anner. This young man knows
. snares and temptations that
Infront the average church
iember and knows what he is
lying when he preaches against
lorldliness.
expected. Quite a number of
interesting addresses will be de
livered during the convention.
LOCAL TALENT WILE
PRESEBTNOlfEL SHOW
In Story Book Land Will
Be Civen as Benefit For
St. Mary’s Guild of Lo
cal Church.
ESTIMABLE LADY
PISSES AFTER LIFE
OF GHEAT USEFULNESS
The death of Mrs. Z. V. Mathis
on last Thursday comes as a dis
tinct shock to her many friends.
For many years she has been a
citizen of this county and had a
large circle of friends who mourn
her death.
Mrs. Mathis was born at Mil
ford, in Baker county, Febuary,
6, 1844 and lived in Baker and
Decatur countys all of her 72
years spend on this earth. Her
life was a model in every re
spect. The was a member of
the Missionary Baptist church
and a Christian whose influence
was ever for the good.
The is survived by her hus-
hand, one daughter, three sons
and a sister who lives in Newton
all of whom have the heartfelt
sympathy of their many friends.
REV. ARTHUR MOORE
The singing at this meeting
Charlie
Theatre goers have a novel
treat in store for them, on Fri
day night, Feb. 11th, when local
talent will present “In Story
iBook Land”. The cast will in
clude 125 local amateurs all cap
able of playing stella roles.
‘‘In Story Book Land” will be
given under the auspicies of the
St. Mary’s Guild ot the St. John’s
Episcopal church. Already they
are working hard to perfect
every scene of the interesting
play. A professional instructor
has the entire production in
charge and guarantees a delight
ful evening of fun and merri
ment.
Bainbridge has staged many
local talent productions hut “In
what it takes to win
It takes WORK TO WIN ANY PRIZE WORTH WHILE IN
LIFE, and the lady or gentleman that expects to win The Post-
Search Light’s Contest Auto will not beat around the bush, or
fool away any time, but will call at this office, get a bunch of re
ceipt books and get right out after subscriptions and votes. Every
subscription, whether a new one ,renewal, or collection of an old
account past due, COUNTS VOTESTN THIS RACE and an OLD
subscription counts the same number ot votes as a NEW subscrip
tion. This treats every man’s dollar alike.
NOT TOO LATE TO WIN
It is NOT TOO LATE to enter this race, nor is it too
late to WIN. ANY person willing to WORK can still enter and
WIN THIS FORD CAR. And the $400 Piano or the $100 busi
ness college course, should be “easy picking,” and the winning
of a special cash prize, or a fat commission ought to be a “cinch.”
If YOUR NAME is not in this race—SEND IT IN. The winner
of a recent campaign STARTED 24 DAYS AFTER THE OTHER
CONTESTANTS, and won the car. That candidate put up a
WHIRLWIND FIGHT. If YOU haven’t done anything YET
DON’T BE DISCOURAGED. Take your receipt book, call on
your friends and neighbors, and you will find it easy to secure
subscriptions and renewals. And SUBSCRIPTIONS MEANS
VOTES in this race and votes will WIN A 5 PASSENGER FORD
AUTO, if you have enough of these votes. And ENOUGH VOTES
means at least one MORE than any other worker has when the
final count is made. “Thinking about it” won’t WIN-so GET
BUSY TO-DAY.
PRIZES WORTH SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS
How many of us earn $100 per week, or better? Well, that
is whs^t the leading paper of Southwest Georgia offers you for your
time between now and the close of the contest. The prizes in this
race are too attractive not to be wanted by a good many people,
BETA L MERCHANTS
ASSOCIATION GOOD
FOR EVERY CITIZEN
will be a big feature, unarne; g tor y g 00 k Land” bids fair to
Tillman will organize the chorus : ec jj pse a j] that have gone before,
and conduct the congregational ^ - g b e ii eve cl by those who have
singing. Miss Jewel Tillman k een atten ding the rehersals that
will assist her father and- play. th j g w m equa | man y of the pro-
the piano. Special duet3 by the 1 4 ; ogg j nna | attractions that play
our city.
Tickets for the benefit will be
on sale this week. The prices
are 25, 50, and 75 cents. The
ladies in chargs of the produc
tion hope to pack the Callahan
Theatre on Friday night, Febru
ary 11th.
(Continued on page 16
HEY, SAMS
Rev. W. B. Sams, of the local
Episcopal church, conducted the
services on last Sunday at Christ
church in Americus. The pastor
of the Americus church filled
thef'Cuthbert pulpit for Mr. Sams,
and the lccal pastor spent the
day in Americus.
Mr. Sams is popular with the
Americus people, where he has
on several instances filled the
pulpit. He is always greeted by
Urge audiences when he visits
the Sumter capital. >*
Notice to The Singers.
“Joy For The Redeemed” is
our 1916 song book. Contains
160 pages. Price 25 cents one of
the best Sunday School books
out—satisfaction guaranteed.
Special prices to all teachers
and dealers. This book will be
ready Jan. 1st Address all or
ders to John H. Craton, Dallas,
Georgia. The Leaders Music
Publishing Company.
Harry Dobbs, lately of Dobbs
& Milton, has gone with the Re
tail Merchants Association as
creuii manager. Mr. Dobbs will
have active supervision of the
credit workings of the associa
tion.
The Retail Merchants Associa
tion is a branch of the Board of
Trade and is popular with the
merchants. Already much good
has been accomplished by it’s
workings. Every member has
reaped great benefit.
Many undesirable accounts on
the books of the merchants have
been entirely eliminated, many
‘ ‘slow pay” customers have speed
ed up their settlements in order
to escape being listed “slow”
with the bureau, and have made
themselves “good pay” custo
mers.
The Retail Merchants Associa
tion is a co-operative organization
not only between the merchant
members, but also between the
merchant and. the customer.
Both feel the good effects of eli
minating the dead beat from the
books of the members.
The next step planned by the
Association is the establishing of
Y SCHOOL
BOOSTER DATE
Sunday Schools of all De
nominations will Work
for Record Attendance.
A day that is claiming the at
tention of the Sunday School
people of all denominations in
Georgia just at this time is the
Second Annual "Georgia Go-To-
Sunday-School-Day”, which will
be observed on Sunday, Febru
ary 13th. The Sunday Schells
of all denominations are working
to have a record breaking atten
dance on this day. From the
office of the Georgia Sunday
School Association, 1519 Hurt
Building, Atlanta, comes the in
formation that thousands of free
programs are being sent out to
the Sunday Schools over the
state, and many schools are
planning to more than double
their attendance.
In many places the officers of
the County Sunday School Asso
ciations and the Sunday School
Superintendents are meeting and
making plans for getting every
Sunday school in the county to
work for a large attendance on
Feb. 13th. It has been arranged
for the Sunday School Superin
tendents of Atlanta to have a
meeting on January 21th and
discuss ways and means for
bringing thousands into the Sun.
day Schools of Atlanta.
The program for the day was
prepared by a committee appoin
ted from the Executive Commit
tee of the Georgia Sunday
School Association, and will be
sent tree on request to £fny Sun
day School in the state. It is
expected that the Sunday School
attendance on this day will break
all past records of the state. If
every Sunday School reaches the
aim that has been suggested—
50 per cent increase over the
avetage attendance—there will
be more than a half a million
people in the Sunday Schools.
Interest and enthusiasm is
growing daily in favor ot the
day. Pastors, superintendents,,
teachers, Sunday School mem
bers, the big and the little, are
all interested in getting a big at
tendance for their Sunday.
Schools.
and too valuable, too. YOU COULD At FORD TO DEVOTE 1 the transportation refund bureau.
n^mrr.n mnim DTiniMr TUD DAI A MOL' /"Mi 1 T'LIIO
YOUR ENTIRE TIME DURING THE BALANCE OF THIS CON
TEST TO GETTING SUBSCRIP 1'ION and be well paid if you win
any one of the three grand prizes. And, besides, maybe you
won’t even win even a grand prize or special cash prize, and yet
you must remember that
ALL GET SOMETHING
that work in this contest, for .under the terms of the Post-Search
Light’s offer, this paper pays all competitors A CASH COMMIS
SION that siick to the finish, who fail to win a grand prize, or a
special cash prize. This is some liberal offer for you are GUAR
ANTEED SOMETHING, besides having the privilege of compet
ing for prizes worth several hundreds dollars. IS IT ANY WON
DER THAT THE CANDIDATES—that is, the discerning, wise,
live-wires among them—are making the SUBSCRIPTIONS ROLL
IN. The contest has reached the point where we can say “IT IS
AN UNEQUALIFIED SUCCESS.”
WILL DROP “LOAFERS”
Every hive has a few drones—they get “stung.” Well every
contest has a few “loafers” who expect their friends to do
all the WORK, and the candidate expects to look wise, fold hands,
and win an auto on the work of their FRIENDS are doing for
them AFTER this WEEK’S ISSUE, EVERY CANDIDATE THAT
IS NOT WORKING ACTIVELY AND PERSONALLY TAKING
AN INTEREST IN THE RACE WILL BE DROPPED. If YOUR
name is in the race, come out in the open and show by your ACT-
ContlMed os Page Sixteen
The association will pay the rail
road fare of anyone coming to
Bainbridge to trade, provided
they buy a scheduled amount.
Fares will also be allowed on
auto parties.
It is estimated that this feature
will bring thousands of out of
town dollars to Bainbridge that
would never been seen by lccal
merchants otherwise. The en
tire move is m Keeping with the
slogan “Make Bainbridge the
Trade Center of Southwest Geor
gia
I0GE
F. B. Hughes, the eye-sight
specialist will return to our city
and can be consulted at the Jew
elry Store of N. J. Smith & Son
on next Thursday, Feb. 10th.
This is the third year of satisfac
tory service to our readers and
speaks far the service he ren
ders. You take no chances in
consulting him.
GIRD FHOM MR. EMANUEL
To the voters of Decatur County;
It has been circulated that I
was one of the signers of the
petition to the governor tc cc;,V;
mute the sentence of L. M. Frank.’
I wish to say tbat such a state
ment is untrue and without any
foundation whatever, and I will
pay any man $100 that will show
any list of any kind whatsoever
with my name attached to it ask
ing either for Frank’s punish,
ment or his commutation of sen
tence.
Very respectfully,
John H. Emanuel.
THE SWISS Oil
Will make two delivery of nice
fresh milk every night and morn
ing. All handled in the most
modern and approved manner
and perfectly sanitary in every
respect. Phone 439
W. G. Harrell
John B. Lucbsinger Mgr.