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rHE POST-SEARCH LIGHT
4, NUMBER 30.
BAINBRIDGE, GA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1918
$1.50 PER ANNUM
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OF Ul. Cl SERIIGE RIERStiS
What rrof. Dallas Wood Says
l„ a Letter to a Friend and
Help the Drive.
ne following letter was written
Pro f. Dallas Wood, which will be
interest to many in this county,
taught school for several years
Dtcatur county, having taught for
rlv a term
in this school when he
lg ned and entered the Y. M. C. A.
n .j ce for duties overseas. For near-
three months he has been actively
f aeed in Y. M. C. A service in
Bnce . Read his letter to his
,,,4 )Ir. T. M. Hines, of Attapul-
carefully and see what he has to
of the V. M. C. A work:
In Active Service with the Ameri-
Expeditionary Force,
Sept. 26th, 1918.
T. M. Hines,
Attapulgus, Ga.,
ar Mr. Hines:
have made several starts to write
you since I have been over here,
something interferes every time,
guess I can tell you something of
work over here and gtet by with
We cannot tell much tjjbugh. We
assigned to certain Divisions and
move with them at all times. I
sider myself very fortunate in my
ignment. When the history of the
is written my Division will have
ligh place.
c have twenty odd “Y” men and
women in our bunch. I am at
Headquarters and to describe my
ce will in a large measure describe
work. We have a hut about 80
long and 20 feet wide. On one
we have a small kitchen. In
end of the main building there is
Dunter with shelves under it. Here
sell the cigarettes, candies, cook-
tobacco,. razor blades, toilet artic-
and other things dear to an
erican’s heart. These things are
Notice to the Public
In the future the Public Library
will be kept open from 3 to 6 P. M.,
instead of from 4 to 7. The public
will please observe this change. The
Board requests every family, who has
any sickness in the family, to
PLEASE NOT SEND to the library
for books. This is very important so
please observe this request.
Shriners Will Miss
Fun October 29th
Dothan Fair Has Been Postponed and
Consequently the Shriners Will
be Forced to do Without a
Great Day.
On account of the Spanish influ
enza the Dothan Fair has been post
poned until a later date—the date to
be announced later. It waB generally
known and advertised that Tuesday,
October 29th, would be Shriners day
—a special day for them—when they
would have a big time, and every
body anywhere near them. So those
who are anticipating attending this
big “to-do” can just prepare to miss
it until a later date. Watch the pa
pers and you will know when the big
day will be.
Mr. Ausley Wins Sev
eral Prizes at Fair
Mr. C. K. C. Ausley, who won sev
eral prizes at the Southwest Georgia
Fair, held in Donalsonville, is receiv
ing congratulations from his many
friends all over the state. Those who
saw his exhibits at the fair know
what a splendid display he had and
to the soldier at actual cost. This i * he favorable prizes which he won,
means first cost and freight. In
case of tobacco, the “Y” loses the
ght and revenue where there is
Around the sides of the room
tables for writing and ink, pens,
paper arc furnished free. In an-
corner is a counter over which
chocolate is served at 5 cents the
(Continued on page six)
W. B. Ingram
Suffers Broken Arm
the early part of Wednesday af-
oon, Mr. W. B. Ingram, better
m as “Bill’ Ingram, suffered
wi arm. He had just come out of
Bainbridge State Bank, and was
'Bing c. C. Rich’s Ford truck off
it kicked him in the upper part
is arm, breaking and badly shat
n R it. Medical aid was called at
and he was soon removed to his
on Florida St. It is to be hoped
this accident is not as serious as
thought to be at this time.
THE SMW.S.S.
CLUB IS GROWINE
Fsur New Members Were Added Last
Week to the List. You Have Un
til Jan. 1 to Buy These Stamps.
THREE GERMANS
RETURNED TO Ul
One Was Delayed Until the Other Two
Could Get Home and Send His
Naturalization Papers.
The three Germans, George'Stein-
lein, Philip Hirz and Fred Prant, who
were arrested in front of the park the
early part of last week, have been
released and they have returned to
their home in Alberta. George Stein-
lein was detained several days longer
than the other two, it seems on ac
count of his naturalization papers be
ing misplaced. But as soon ns his
two friends arrived in Alberta they
found the papers and sent them.
When Chief Barber saw in black and
white that he was a naturalized Amer
ican he let him go—and not until
then.
When visited in his cell in jail,
Steinlein told this story of his lfe:
“I was born the 16th day of April,' put off but one which you should at-
“Slow but sure” is the slogan which
can be applied to the $100.00 war sav
ing stamp club now. It is taking
sometime for the people to exactly
understand all about this club and
when it is thoroughly understood Miss
Robinson believes that she will have
no trouble in getting hundreds thro
ughout the county to join this club.
It simply means this. If you have
$10.00 worth of war saving stamps
now, and by January 1st you will
finish buying $100.00 worth, give your
name now and join the $100.00 club.
It will probably inspire your friends
to join when they see that YOU have
joined. This is not a matter to be
speak for themselves. When Mr. Aus
ley began hog-raising it was only on
a small scale but now, at his country ’ before the U. S. will win.” He was
1869, in Germany. I was naturalized
the 6th or 10th day of October, 1896,
at Chicago, 111., in the Criminal Court
Building. I have lived in St. Louis,
Chicago, and other large American
cities. Up until about a year ago I
worked in St. Louis, making engines
for submarines.” At this point he
was asked, “For whom?” To which
he replied, “America, of course.”
This German said that he had lived
in Alberta, Ala., near Flomington, for
nearly a year. He said that he came
south and went to this town for it
was mostly settled by Germans and
he had heard a great deal about this
town before coming south. He said
that he had to leave St. Louis on ac
count of his health.
His interviewer was anxious to
know what he would say about the
war, so this question was asked him,
“Who do you think will win in this
war?” The reply came, “We will.’*
“Who is we?” was the next question
asked, and he said, “The U. S. of
course. From the papers anyone can
plainly see that Germany is whipped.
It is only a question of a short time
home, he is as well equipped for hog
raising and has as fine a display of
hogs to show those who visit his farm
as one will find anywhere. You can
not go into any section of our coun
try and find any better and the exam
ple which Mr. Ausley is setting in live
stock raising, as well as others in this
county, means more to the growth and
welfare of the county than one im
agines at first thought. The people
of Decatur county should feel very
proud of their live stock raisers, in
cluding) the above mentioned (man,
whose live stock ranks among the
highest and best to be found.
Below is a list of winnings, which
Mr. Ausley won at the Southwest
Georgia Fair:
1st and 3rd Age Sow.
1st and 2nd Under Two Year Sow.
2nd Under Year Sow.
2nd Age Boar.
2nd Under 18 Mos. Boar.
2nd Under Year Boar.
o Give Better Protection
To Georgia’s Bank Deposits
aBked if he had bought any liberty
bonds and stamps and he said that
he had bought thrift stamps but he
had not been able to buy bonds but
he was going to try and buy one
when he returned to Alberta
tend to TODAY. Decatur county is
thousands of dollars behind in get
ting up her quota and your $100.00
will greatly help in this patriotic
work. Are you willing for your coun
ty to fail to get her quota by Jan.
1st, 1919? This is' not a county to
fail—so why not see, write or phone
Miss Merle Robinson, at the Search
Light office? She would ask you if
she knew you but make it your pa
triotic duty to see her. Help your
county chairman, Mr. E. J. Perry,
raise this large amount of money by
the first of next year.
The following are now members of
the $100.00 W. S. S. club, the last
four mentioned names being the new
members:
Herbert Gaulding.
A. J. Rich. I
C. C. Rich.
Jule Ehrlich.
Melvin Nussbaum.
J. D. Bower.
Merle Robinson.
Pauline Bums, Amsterdam.
T. M. Burns, Amsterdam.
R. C. Sanford, Amsterdam.
Carleen Sasser.
E. J. Perry.
Annie Owens Dykes.
Charles Stuart Hodges—Cyrene.
Lancelot Hodges—Cyrene.
Elizabeth Hodges—Cyrene.
B. F. Powell—Cyrene.
DECATUR COURT? GOES “HER THE
TOP” IN 4TH LIBERT? LOIR DRIVE
Card From Mr. Perkins
I take this method of returning
thanks to the friends and neighbors
that were so kind and considerate to
me and my family during the deaths
and troubles that we have recently
undergone. Every act of kindness
will long be appreciated.
G. A. PERKINS.
Special to All Red
Cross Workers
You Are Urged to Strain a Point
and Help Make Surgical Dress
ings This week and Next.
Material for surgical dressings has
been received by the Bainbridge chap
ter of the American Red Cross. The
Red Cross work room will be kept
open every morning and afternoon
this week and next week. And all
Red Cross workers are urged to strain
a point and devote every spare min
ute working in the Red Cross room.
Gauze masks will be furnished all
workers and there is no danger of one
catching the “Flu” working in this
patriotic work. There is an immed
iate and urgent demand for these
surgical dressings. The war will go
on regardless of conditions at home so
make an effort and devote all your
spare time to this IMPORTANT
WORK.
Decatur Co. Men Leave
For Different Camps
Saturday’s Hard Work Put the Comity
$28,500.00 Beyond Her Quota De
spite the “Flu” Epidemic.
Despite the many obstacles which,
stood in the way of Decatur county
getting up her quota in this fourth
liberty bond campaign—she did as
she alwnys does when the show-down
comes—went “over the top.” This
county was seriously handicapped ow
ing to the Spanish influenza epidemic
prevailing west of Spring Creek. De
catur county was divided into two sec
tions, one east and the other west of
Spring CJreek. The early part of
last week, east of Spring Creek reach
ed her quota, but west was far be
hind. The westside included Brinson
and Donalsonville and those who know
anything at all about the Donalson
ville people know that they would have
.overscribed hud it not been for the
“Flu” epidemic. There was scarcely
a family there who did not have sick
ness, and many of them serious ill
ness and such conditions naturally
took most of the. ginger out of the
Donalsonville people. The first week
of the bond drive they were busy
with the Fuir and little dreamed that
such a calamity would visit their town
the following week.
Men Work Saturday.
Several Bainbridge men, to whom
the county largely owes the success
of this fourth drive, worked faithful
ly all day Saturday and the results
pf their day’s work was known that
night when the committees met and
jt was discovered that Decatur coun
ty had gone “over the top” $28,500.00.
This county was asked to raise, $30t,-
650.00 and $420,000.00 wbb raised. On
this last day many in the county real
ly sacrificed and bought bonds until
On October 22 two white men en
trained for Charleston, S. C. On the
23rd four left for Ft. Screven. Last
week eighteen negroes entrained for hurt Bainbridge went $100,000.8*
camp Hancock. The above men were
registrants before Sept. 1st, as no
Sept, registrants are being called juBt
now.
Honor Roll Decatur County
Purchasers of Liberty Bonds
bile
°rgkins are offered a method of
'“in* stronger safeguards and bet-
Protection around their bank de
ls. U.ur, ever before in the history
he s'-tc, through one of the pro-
d '' c-’liutional '.amendments to
u Pon by the people in the
vtmber election.
title of this amendment
1 hot indicate the purpose of it,
u l ' ma,e object is jto provide,
0Ubh legislative act, a separate and
department, of banking
shall make thorough and fre-
oxamlnation of the more than
* a ''“ banks in Georgia, and to
them from reaching the dan-
point
U
entire expense of this state
■>»? dt.;
tank
‘[lartment is to be met by
themselves, through ipro
Ihionai 1butlons ' so H involves no
fhe tm* >UWpE upon the state,
fonaj e °* tbis important consti-
nt (o ® ,c< 'M-nent is an “Amend-
- f ^tagraph 2, Section 2, Artl-
|.. j l ' ,, ‘ Constitution, fixing the
1 ... Pa3Ur er’s salary and the cler-
rhe ]! bsc3 of his office.”
1 . a* necessity for this form
J tn the fact that the state
The following list of citizens are
purchasers of Liberty Bonds for the
Fourth Issue. Quite a number of
names have not been turned in as
the committees did not get them com
piled in time. If yours is not here
and you have bought one, it will be
on the next publication. If you have
not bought, why not? This is your
war as well as any one elsc's. It is
expected that Farmers of the countn
will take heavily of this issue as they
were somewhat handicapped in the
spring. Many were keenly anxious
take, but having just pitched their
spring crops they were not in posi
tion to take as heavily as they will
this issue. Put your name on (the
list. Be a booster for your country
and your section. PUT YOUR
NAME ON the ROLL.
treasurer also holds the office of state
bank examiner; and before anything
can be done, it is necessary to author
ize the legislature to act upon the
points stated, which will then leave it
free to create the separate state bank
ing department, so much needed by
Georgia, and through which better pro
tection for the people will be secured.
The state treasurer does not now have
sufficient time and office force to ex
amine the more than 600 state banks
twice each year, as the law contem
plates; and now many of these exam
inations are often a year apart.
The result is, naturally, that some
banks may reach the danger point be
fore the trouble can be corrected.
The fact that there have been so
few bank failures in Georgia has been
due to care in issuing charters, man
agement by good business men and
the care and attention given them by
the state treasurer in spite of bis
lack of facilities.
Nevertheless, they are liable to hap
pen in the absence of very careful and
frequent Inspection; and that is lust
what it is proposed to provide for,
under this amendment. It is a iaw
that will prove of particular value to j Clark, Lomie
every bank depositor in Georgia. Cooper, Mrs. Jessie Martin
Acosta, C. J
Adams, A. A
Andrews, D. II
Alford, Dr. A. E. B
Anderson, Hosie
Bull, Mrs. Elizabeth
Bowen, Henry
Barwick, Mosbey
Borland, A. A
Butler, Mrs. G. C
Babb, Mrs. Sarah
Bing, Lou
Brown, Claude
Bruton, Mrs. Joe
Baggs, H. S
Blumcnstein, E.
Blumenstein & WUlis
Bainbridge Com. Co ...
Belcher, A. B
Burns, J. W
Brantley, S. H
Berry, V
Brooks, Sam L
Brooks, A. B
Bruton, Richard
Cooper, B. E
Cliett, G. H
Cliett Hdw. Co
Cliett, Mrs. G. H
$1000.00
. 100.00
Cliett, J. C 60.00
Callahan, Mrs. Andrew 50.00
Conger, Mrs. Abe 100.00
Coombs, Mrs. H. H 60.00
Cliett, Miss Hortense 60.00
Cliett, JameB Martin 50.00
Dickenson, Chas. P 100.00
Elcan, Mrs. E. Grigg 50.00
Elcan, E. Grigg 50.00
Ehrlich, Mrs. H. B 100.00
Ehrlich, Mrs. J. B 100.00
Ehrlich Drug Co 1000.00
Elliott, J. M 50.00
Ely, Jack 60.00
Floyd, J. R 50.00
Floyd, J. M 100.00
Fokakis, George 300.00
Fitch, E. L 500.00
Fields, Geo. H 500.001
Fleming, Mrs. John M 50.001
Friedman, Mrs. L. A 50.001
Fokakis, Emanuel 1000.00
People Rode Sunday
Sunday seemed like it did many
Sundays ago. Those living in Bain
bridge, and kept their ears open could
not help but notice a great change
over the preceding Sunday. Little
children, who had not enjoyed a Sun
day ride for several weeks were hap
py that “dady” carried thftn for a
ride—and some of the older ones did
not object in the least to this Sunday
outing. For several weeks the church
es and theatre has been closed and
some of the folks have been longing
for some place to go. Everyone seem
ed to be thoroughly enjoying their
Sunday rides and many happy faces
were observed during the day.
During the period that the govern
ment requested the people not to use
their cars on Sunday, the people of
this county conformed to this rule
well. With a very few exceptions no
one used their car on Sunday.
over the top. Every patriot in the
county feels proud of their great
county and as long as this war laata
the patriots will see that every bend
issue is oversubscribed. People are
awakened to the situation today aa
never before.
The friends of Mr. C. F. Rowel!
will be sorry to learn that he has been
quite ill at his home on Broad St. It
is reported that he is improving.
Superior Court
Has Been Postponed
The November term of the Super
ior Court of Decatur county has been
postponed because of the conditions-
prevailing in the county from influ
enza. The term will be held later,
the date being published, witneeaee
and litigants properly notified through
the press. This action on the part of
Judge Harrell is done advisedly and
to prevent the spread of the dreaded
disease. Announcement will be mad*
as soon as the situation is lifted.
State Treasurer Burdened
By Heavy Increase Of Work
Gray, J. D
500.00
Grollman, Hurrv
50.00
Grollman, Morris
50.00
Grannarros, Pete
200.00
Garbett, Miss Minnie
100.00
Guv, Forest
50.00
Gilmore, J. L.
50.00
Girvin, Marion E
50.00
Galup, Guy
50.00
(iirvin, Robt. H
50.00
Godwin, Jasper R
50.00
Hanna, C. i)
50.00
Harris, Wm. A
60.00
Hunt, J. A.
50.00
Harrison, Geo. II
60.00
Hawes, Mrs. T. S
50.00
Hale Edgar
... 60.00
Hunt, Mrs. C. T
Harrison, Jno. A
... 60.00
Jackson, It. W
60.00
Johnson, Robert
60.00
Jenkins, Joe
50.00
Jester, Robert, A
50.00
Johnson, A. L
50.00
Kiine, Mrs. W
150.00
Kline, Mrs. M
.. .. 150.00
Kiine, Jake
50.00
King, Albert
60.00
Lewis, B. F
200.00
60.00
Lewis, S. J
100.00
Myers, Hymon
. . 100.00
Myers, Frank
100.00
(Continued on Last Page)
Although the principal reason for
the adoption of the proposed constitu
tional amendment, authorizing the leg
islature to fix the salary and office
expenses of the state treasurer, Is to
open the way for a state department
of banking, for the protection of Geor
gia bank depositors, there Is another
.and very important reason for the
[ratification of this amendment lu the
j coming November election.
; The state treasurer Is working upon
[the same salary and office expenses
as he was forty-one years ago when
Ihe present constitution was adopted
i in 1S77, although ho now has more
j than ten times the amount of work
'he then bnfl to do.
; Forty-one years ago Georgta’s In-
I come from all sources amounted to
;Only a few hundred thousands—less
.than a million dollars. Today the
[state treasurer must handle—receive
'and pay out—between $8,000,000 and
1 $9,000,000. And he Is responsible to
'the people for every dollar of It.
Because that old constitution stands
in tbc way, the legislature could help
(him only by giving him heavy addl-
; tlonal work, putting upon him the ex
amination of Georgia’s state banks.
1 This didn't look like such a big task
to start with, when Georgia had only
about a hundred banks, but now, when,
the number has grown beyond 600 and
Is still growing, it la a job that has
become almost appalling for an oftt-
•it'.l who lias a full year’s work to do,
besides, in handling state funds.
For this reason it is proposed, by
the adoption of this amendment, to
pave the way for relieving the treasu
rer of the banking department, and
putting It under a separate official
whose salary and entire office expens*
will be paid by the banks themselves,
with no expense to the state.
At the same time, as already point
ed out, the effect of the establish
ment of such a separate department
of banking, will mean the more fre
quent and more thorough examination
of all state banks than can possibly
be given with the force and facilities
now at the treasurer's command.
The primary purpose of tbe amend
ment which Is endorsed by practically
every bank In Georgia Is, therefore^
to strengthen Georgia’s financial sys
tem and, by making bank failures less
liable to occur, to protect the deposits
of men, women and children—In fact,
of every person or concern who CM*
rles a bank account.
'Orne on
to Bainbridge—Very Little “Flu” Here—We Need the Business
