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0E POST-SEARCH
ME.
NO. 51
BAINBRIDGE, GEORGIA THURSDAY MARCH 15. 1917
$1.50 PER YEAR
MOT IS
gedugii u
TO SUBSCRIBERS
Holding Secret Meet-
Negro Church
lien Three White Men
1st in the Door
Iron Ga . Marc 14—A labor
T"vho has been working
lc the negroes in this sec-
I* seV eral weeks was cap-
1 ;u<t over the Tunrer
• line late yesterday
Inoon by I. M. H. Fletcher,;
IFlecher and J. C. High-
, it of Chula. The agent
Holding a secret meeting in
,j church when the white
Jburst in the door.
£ alleged the agent has
■telling negroes that South-
Ivhite men oppress them
that if they will go North
[will get rich quick and be
lual basis with other races,
(agent jumped through a
.... and ran but was bap-
, after a halt'-mile chase,
taken to the Sycamore jail,
liner county superior court
lession and the agent will
Iven a speedy trial.
Iternal Order Making
plendid Headway and
hows a Good Report,
leorgia Masons Inter
ned.
litas
lanta, Ga., March 15—Have
an annuity certificate with
Jasons’ Annuity?
rgia Masons will be inter-
to know that the assets of
rder are now $920,569, while
paid to beneficaries a
of S891.949. Included in
benefit list are 50Q widows
1,000 children.
e Masons’ Annuity, of which
supreme lodge is located in
some quarters owned by the
• > s a benefit institution, for
'ns only, and the oldest of its
in America,
ward P. Bums, superinten-
the organ’-'-.tion depart-
ts one of the best known
ns in the south, while the
board of directors and
tie representatives are
the most prominent
ns in the Southern states.
|t of
Enthusiastic Meeting of
the Business Men of the
County Held Wednes
day at City Hall. Plans
OutJined.
One of the most important
meetings of the business men
and land owners of this section
that has ever been held was held
here yesterday at the City Hall,
The Georgia Land Owners As
sociation met and took up the
question of a state wide publicity
campaign setting out the advant
ages of this country and section
to the world. Another matter
that received their attention was
a state wide effort to rid the state
of the ticks and otherwise push
to a successful advantage a state
wide tick eradication movement.
The business men of the town
We are mailing a notice to every subscriber that
is in arrears with us this week. We do not want to
cut any one’s name off the list but unless these
notices are regarded will be obliged to do so. Paper
costs five times more than it ever cost before and we
must follow this plan. One lone subscription does
not amount to a great deal in dollars and cents but
we have sent out in the neighborhood of 1000 and
that will run up into big money. More money than
we can carry with prices ranging for material as it
is. No other business would try to carry such dead
weight and we do not think that any business think
ing person expects us to do so. Send in yours and
get the paper right on. If you fail to get a paper
next week you will know that we have had to cut
you off.. If your notice is wrong kindly let us know,
we have no other way of knowing except from you.
Mistakes occur any where and are liable to do so
with us. Send in your subscription, if you do not,
don’t get hurt if you fail to get your paper.
New Model 14 Linotype
Instated this Week in
the Office of the Post-
Search Light.
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
signebup fbr the work before
them were C. S. Hodges, J, W.
Callahan, L. Ball, H. B. Ehrlich
& Co., M. E. O’Neal, S. T. Car
ter, John E. Donalson, C. K. C.
Ausley, G. Darbyshire, C. C. and
E. J. 'Willis.
The purpose and full intent of
this organization will be set out
in a detailed article next week.
Among those of out of town
prominence here were Mr. Aleck
Sessoms of Cogdell, Ga., Dr. J.
F. Fahey, State Tick Eradicator,
Fort Andrews of the Waycross
Herald-Journal, and H. Abbott,
Western Representative of the
Southern Development Organiza
tion. The meeting was attended
by considerable interest and en
thusiasm, and we will have a
complete detailed report of the
meeting in next weeks paper.
NEW BOOKS REGEIVEO
. IT
“ s Annie Neva. McKinna.
Itrict Supt., Georgia Children’s
:e Society, was in Bainbridge
' ay in the interest of the
Bnization. She requests that
one who is interested in the
^ are welfare of dependent
Wren and know of any chil-
• n "ho are orphaned, neglect-
or nbused in any way will do
children a great service by
ling her attention to the mat-
at rJOSt office box 984, Savan-
h. Ga.
foose.desiring to take a child
J their homes to bring up as
i ° Wn c h'ld will do well to fiie
application with her at the
lnnah addrkss. The Home
L. et -' has many desirable chil-
°h all ages on hand just
The following books were re
ceived recently at the Bainbridge
Public Library:
The Thoroughbred, by Web
ster; The Mark of Cain, by Wells;
Oh, Mary Be Careful, by Weston;
Wild Fire, by Jane Grey; Limpy,
by Johnson; Dumb Bell of Brook
field. by Anon: The Hillman, by
Oppenheim; The Postmaster’s
Daughter, by Tracy; Skinner’s
Dress Suit, by Dodge; I/Ove and
Lucy, by Hewlett; The Man Next
Door, by Hough; Man and the
Moment, by Von Houton; Glory
of the Conqured, by Glaspell.
i t ? s McKinna is also secretary
• e Georgia Conference on
* work Those desiring to
Pfov
HEN LAYS CURIOUS EGO
0. S. TO HAVE
Atlanta, Ga., March 13—The
United States is not going to war,
according to W. A. McKee of this
city.
How does he know? Be
cause he has a hen that has laid
an egg with a large capital “P”
stamped on it, and below the let
ter is an out line of a submarine.
The “P” stands for “Peace,” as
he dopes it out, while the sub
marine refers to the controversy
with Germany.
10-25th, Anniversary;
Home Trade Edition
THE POST-SEARCH LIGHT WILL ISSUE AN
NIVERSARY AND HOME TRADE
EDITION IN MAY
PEANUT SHELLER
Fails to Find Machine to
Suit Him and Builds one
of His Own—Will Apply
for Letters of Patent.
This newspaper is nearing its
10-25th Birthday. The Post was
founded by the present owner
nearly ten years ago, while the
Search-Light was established 25
years ago. The combined pa
pers under the present manage
ment have always been at the
forefront pulling for the progress
and prosperity of the city of
Bainbridge and Decatur county.
In order to celebrate this an
niversary in a manner fitting
the occasion and to help spread
the progress of our city and
county The Post-Search Light
has decided to issue a “10-25th
Anniversary and Home Trade
Edition,” which will be issued
early in May.
This editition which we expect
to go to sixty pages will spread
the story of our community in
words and pictures far and wide,
and we urge all our business
men, Board of Trade and all
those who are doing things for
the the city or county to have
their story prepared for this edi
tion. A copy of this edition will
be mailed to every library in
every city in the United States
of ten thousand or more inhabi
tants where it will be placed on
file in the reading room of these
libraries. In this manner this
edition will bring great publicity
to our community.
The entire edition will be set
on our new linotype which we
are now installing and will be a
thing of beauty from a typo
graphical standpoint.
This particular edition will be
in charge of the National Effi
ciency System, a company which
makes a specialty of developing
communities through newspaper
publicity and of which Gordon
Nye, publisher of the Tropical
Sun, Palm Beach, Florida, is
president, and A. B. Codrington,
treasurer. These two exper
ienced men, with a special writ
er, will give all of their time for
four or five weeks covering the
entire county in a thorough man
ner. In case you are overlooked
or missed by them you will oblige
us by communicating with this
officer
In a later edition we will tell
you the exact date of issue. We
are not only going to make this a
celebration for ourselves but we
are going to make it a HOME
TRADE EDITION for our mer
chants. It will give them an op
portunity to reach everybody in
the county with their store and
bargain news and in this way,
we will help them make it a
bang-up week of trading jn this
city.
So everybody get ready—to
help us help you—tell the story
of city and county as it has never
before been told.
This is the electro of the new
machine that you will read trom
next week. It will be the first
of the kind ever instaled in the
county of Decatur and we hope
that the matter will pan out as
the managment of the paper
has planned.
This week will be our last hand
set paper and it is not without
strange feeling of sorrow that
we bid good bye to the old hand
compostion methods. The editor
of this paper has worked the old
Washington hand press, one that
has a name in this country for
responsibility. In the past twelve
years, we have had some ups and
downs but this machine will cor
rect the one weak spot in this or
ganization and if the people will
just continue to back up the pa
per we will give them the very
best.
j We have an element of embryo
i and peanut politicians here that
endeavor to build up opposition to
the paper every time we refuse
I to let them use the columns for
their ows personal ends but real
element that counts have alwavs
been back of the publication,
i The next year will bring many
changes in the newspaper field
here, provided that people show
that they really want a paper
often enough to back it with lib
eral patronage on a daily basis.
Edison, Ga., March 14—L. L.
Duke, a farmer living near here,
failing to find a peanut sheller
that was thoroughly satisfac
tory to him, has invented a
machine which he says does the
Work much better than any
other machine he has seen. He
says he will be able to sell this
machine at such a price that it
will be within the reach of all
farmers who need a peanut hul-
ler.
It has a daily capacity of 300
bushels and can be operated
with a 2-horsepower gasoline
engine. Mr. Duke has applied
for letters of patent.
INTERESTING SERVICES
AT METHODIST CHURCH
At the Methodist church Sun
day morning, the pastor Dr.
j Christian, will preach and the
subject ot the sermon is “Heart
I Cry of the World,” at the even
ing service his subject is, “God’s
Pay Roll.” No doubt there will
I be large congregations at both
! services to hear these interesting
subjects discussed.
A CORRECTION
DOG TAX DUE
The owners of dogs in the city
are hereby notified that the Dog
Tax is due and must be promptly
feel frl>n y C °" dltl< T: paid. All are asked to attend to
- - free to call upon her for, f his matter at once,
i - ne! P or information needed. D. R- Barber,
|S^2^Box96 1, Savannah, I Chief of Police.
In hurriedly getting a news
story of the death, last week, ot
Mr. Mayo, the well known and
beloved citizen of Whighain, who
was bi ought here for operation
we leave the impression that he
was operated on here, while as a
matter of fact he was too weak
when he arrived that nothing
could be done for him.
Mr. Mayo, had been for many
years the railroad agent in that
city and numbered his friends by
the score.
It was not lack ot information
that caused this error, but the
fact that we did not have the
time to get the details of the
matter before going to press.
Our attention being calied to it
just at press hour.
STREET TAX NOW DUE
The Chief of police will begin
at once to collect Street Tax for
this year. Get that change ready
for them as the city needs it.
The amount is only three dol
lars. Quite a number of the
folks are now fortunate in view
of the fact that they are not tax
ed according to the use they
make of the streets, if we were,
some of us would go bankrupt
The collections will begin right
away and everybody will bear in
mind that they must come across
BIG SALE AT NEW
IN HOUSE
Mr. T. J. Hicks and wife of
Tallahassee was in the city a
short while Sunday afternoon.
Mr. W. B. Johnson of. Climax
was in the city a short while Sun
day afternoon.
This company will open up
their big spring and summer sale
Saturday, March 17th and run
for 21 days a feast ot good things
will be at your service.
They are not petting or mis
leading anybody, not knocking
anyone but they mean to have
the biggest sale that has ever
been pulled off here. Watch and
read their announcement.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our deep
est gratitude lo our friends and
relatives for the many kindness
shown during our recent be
reavement, the death of our
baby.
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Lester.
OR. LEWIS’ OFFICE
Dope Fiend Makes Raid
on Doctor P. M. Lewis’
Office for the Much
Prized Stuff.
Doctor P. M. Lewis, our eye,
ear nose and throat specialist, had
occasion to go to his office Mon
day night about 9:00 o’clock and
greatly disturbed a burglar who
had gdfned entrance to his office.
Dr. Lewis had lost a great
quantity of cocain from the office
last week and as he returned to
the office on Monday night un*
expected and not surprised to
meet his despicable guest at the
door.
Doctor treated him as cordially
and strengthening as possible by
pushing him back into the office,
locking the door and’ going to get
the police.
Before an officer could be ob
tained, which was done in less
than a minute, the intruder had
jumped to the ground from a
rear window, but was soon caught
near tl)e rear of the office, which
is in the Hamil building,
A large amount of cocain is
used in his operative work on the
eye, ear, nose and throat and as
the drug is very expensive at
present, he does hot care to be
called upon to supply any dopers.
Naturally he is hoping that this
particular one will be put away
for safa keeping.
THAOE AT HOME
An Atlantian who loves to see
his wife well dressed has made a
discovery that points an interest
ing moral to purchasers of wo
men's wearing apparel in smaller
cities and towns. On a visit to
friends in a flourishing little
Georgia city his wife invested in
a spring suit and coat and hat,
with accessories to match, that
looked perfectly stunning when
she returned; and the best part
ot the transaction, especnlty
where the Atlantian yas con
cerned, was that his Bill let kfm
down about 25 per-cent lighter
than he expected. All of which
goes to show that the man or
woman who trades at home not
only saves money, whether they
live in a small Georgia city or in
a big Georgia City, but also they
are helping their community by
patronizing home industries and.
enterprises.