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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.