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ARY 23, 1922
febri 1
BY p. U. DISTRICT
RALLYBIGSOCCESS
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SUNDAY AFTERNOON
i About fifty y° ung people , of . th !
L ond District Bowen Associate
; v P U. met in their first annual
Gy at the Baptist Church at 2:30
ISntiday afternoon.
Branson Harrison, President, Bain-
i , B y p. U. was in charge of
t exereises; Mr. G. B. Hawthorne
U the devotional; E. G. R.ch we -
tied visitors; Mr. Calhoun, of Col-
luitt, the President of the Association,
live an interesting talk on the ac
tivities and inactivities of the Asso
ciation, and Rev. Claude Bridges, of
Lnalsonville, gave a very interest-
L talk on The Value of B. Y. P. U.
1 n this talk the Value of the B. Y. P.
to the Community, Church' and In-
jyjdual were shown. Mrs. Cox talked
n the Value of Daily Bible Reading.
so lo by Miss Lucile Young and
juartette by Baraca Quartette were
ery much enjoyed. One of the most
nteresting features of the program
os the reports from the 7 organi-
ations in the Second District* Last
.larch there was only one B. Y. P. U.
jrganization in this district. It is
he hope of all B. Y. P. U. workers
hat there will be twelve such organi
sations by the time the B. Y. P. U.
invention meets'in Athens in June.
Books are to be ordered this week
,r the annual Study Course Week,
ilaveh 12-19, when it is hoped that all
embers of the local union will take
active part. “Training in Steward-
ihip" is the book to be used. Further
ilans regarding this Study Course will
i given out next week.
The program for the Annual Asso-
liation B. Y. P. U. meeting to be held
ith the Bainbridge Baptist Church
being arranged and the services of
,!r. H. L. Batts, State Field Secretary
Georgia and Mr. Emmett Steph-
ins, Missionary from China, have al-
:eady been secured.
Miss Alvia Floyd had charge of the
rogram last Sunday at B. Y. P. U.
hose taking part on the program,
May I Expect Special Impression
hrough the Holy Spirit ?” were:
liss Alvia Floyd, Miss Eunice Griffin,
rs. P. M. Lewis, Mrs. C. Parker, Mr.
|Iurray Jones, and Mr. Shell, and
Isa Bettie Sue Lane. The subject
as a difficult one, but all present
lemed to enjoy Jhe lesson and we
ilieve that some good was gotten.
During the absence of the president,
BAINBRIDGE, GA., THURSDAY, VOLUME 7. NUMBER 44.
$1.50 PER ANNUM
An Extraordinary
Callahan, Feb. 27th
The Rupert Hughes heart-gripping
story of home to .be presented in co
operation with the societies of the
Presbyterian church.
The Callahan Theatre announces the
coming, of “The Old Nest" with the
greatest star caBt ever assembled. The
presentation of this wonderful pic
ture has been arranged through the
societies of the Presbyterian Church,
and should prove a great help to all
concerned. It s the intention to have
the Parent-Teachers Association, The
Mothers Club and other like organi
zations support in every way possi
ble this entertainment. It must be
understood that it is quite a sacrifice
in time and money should the oppor
tunity of witnessing this offering be
neglected by anyone.
TO BEAUTIFY GROUND
ATTHE COURT HOUSE
LOCAL CIVIC BODY WILL BE IN
CHARGE. COMMISSIONERS
TO FURNISH WORK.
Saturday morning at 9 o’clock, Mrs.
Gordon Chason with co-workers, Mrs,
J. M. Simmons and Mrs. Albert Rus
sell, will begin work on improvements
on court house grounds. County
Commissioners will contribute the
work. Shrubs and plants will be very
acceptable to these ladies who are
doing a mutual deed. The court house
grounds need this attention and it is
one that will add a great deal to the
general appearance of a very much
used part of Bainbridge. It will make
it pleasanter for our friends from the
country and in every way will be a
needed improvement. Mrs. Chason
has done, and is doing, very fine work
inching? civic and Bainbridge should
cooperate with her in all her under
takings. As state chairman of civics
it brings Bainbridge oftener before
the notice of the public and in an en
viable manner,
have civic pride for nothing attracts
the public's attention as a clean, flow
er, and shrub beautiful one does.
Spiraies against the red brick walls
would be very effective, if you have
more than you need send these ladies
a plant. Evergreens would be good.
Think seriously and then contribute.
Commissioners Association
To Convene Here April 19
County Officer* of Georgia will Come to Bainbridge for
Their Annual Meeting.—Committees Named
to Arrange for Entertainment
One of the most important gather
ings to assemble in Bainbridge during
1922 is ti^e annual convention of the
Association of County Commission
ers, scheduled to / convene here on
April 19th for a two-day session.
Active preparations are already un
der way for suitable entertainment for
the city’s distinguished guests on this
occasion. The preparations are being
directed by Commissioner T. E. Rich,
with the assistance of his associates
of the Decatur county board.
The convention is one of the most
important annual gatherings held in
Georgia and brings together many
of the state's leading citizens. Bain-
bridge is honored in having this body
of public-spirited citizens as its
guests, and no effort will be spared
toward making their two-day stay
here a pleasant one.
The following committees have
been named to complete arrangements
for the entertainment features of the
convention, and will begin at once to
mature their plans:
Publicity Committee:
E. H. Griffin, C. K. C. Ausley, C. S.
Haddon, R. G. Hartsfield, Mrs. Otis
Bell, Ben Kirbo.
Electric Committee:
W. J. Brackin, E. N. Edwards, J.
Turner. (
Welcome Committee:
J. B. L. Barber, H. G. Bell, D. R.
Bryan, L. H. Cliett, A. B. Conger, E.
T. Hines, R. I.. Lane, Max Kwilecki,
Pastor Foster, J. E. Ward, J. W. Me
Duffle, J. H. Gray.
Automobile Committee:
P, T. Rich, M. B. Baggs, Otis Bell,
E. G. Brooks, T. W. Chason, Harry
Ward, W. F. White, B. F. Hardage.
Boat Committee:
T. N. Buckner, J. W. Callahan, W.
G. Harrell.
Transportation Committee:
C. L. Senter, D. G. McClellan.
Hotel Committee:
Sherwood Thaxton, J. D. Plant, J.
C. Moore, M. L. Mayes.
Entertainment Committee:
Jute Kwilicki, S. W. Martin, G. G.
Bower. Dave Cohen, W. O. Fleming,
F. S. Jones, H. H. Shell, John Chason.
Lunch on Boat Committee:
E. Blumenstein, C. E. Parker, W. A.
Pittman, C. S. Haddon.
Barbecue Dinner Committee:
S. M. Meeks, Max Nussbaum, Lee
Parker, A. J. Rich, G. H. Cook.
A meeting of the committees as a
whole will be held Friday night, March
3rd, at 7:30 o’clock at the court house.
Lone Star Trail Association
Opens Georgia Headquarters
The Decatur County
Board of Health
Births Reported: Male 2, Female
3; Colored: Male 6, Female 3; Total 8.
Communicable Diseases Reported:
Anchylostomiasis (hookworm) 8;
Diphtheria 2; Gonorrhea 2; Influenza
2; Parathyphoid fever 1; Pneumonia
(acute lobar) 1; Septic sore thToat 3;
Typhoid fever 1. Total 20. *
Death Reported: White, Male 0; Fe
male 0. Colored, Male 0; Female 0.
Total 0.
Mortality: None.
The following Physicians made the
above reports: Doctors Chason,
Cooper, Ehrlich & Ehrlich, Griffin,
Wheat, Wilkinson & Willis. A
Respectively submitted,
J. Allen JOHNSTON, M. D.,
Commissioner of Health.
BOLD HOLD UP HERE
SATURDAY NIGHT
TAKES YOUNG TRAVELING MAN
FROM POOL ROOM AND GAVE
.. HIM “KNOCKOUT DROPS.” ..
The smoothest hold up ever pulled
off in Bainbridge took place Saturday
night. After a game of pool about
nine o’clock a well known traveling
man was asked by a well dressed tall
man where he was going. Replying
“up to the hotel" the stranger said,
“get in my car I’ll take you, that’s
where I’m going. “Want a nip" was
immediately put to the traveling man.
When the traveling man found him;,
self again it was Sunday afternoon
at four o’clock in a local hospital
where physicians and nurses were in
attendance, and when he discovered he
was without his 4151.00. The sup
position is that the stranger kept his
W.B.M.U. MEETING
A BIG
HELD IN THE BRINSON BAPTIST
CHURCH TUESDAY.
FEB. 14TH. ,
Messrs. H. L. Brian, Sec., Mgr. and
J. M. Hughes, Ass’t. of the Lone Star
I Trail, were in Thomasville today, ar-
Every city should , , ' *
1 ranging temporary headquarters for
the Georgia branch of the organiza
tion.
An interview by your correspondent
elicited the fact that this organiza
tion in- a little more than a year has
perfected its county and state branch
es and located and marked its route
in the three states of Louisiana, Mis-
The second quarterly meeting at the
Ex. Com. of the W. B. M. U. met ini
the Brinson Baptist Church, February
14th.
The Supt., Mrs. Conger, presided
and after the devotional the minutes
of the State Ex. Com. were read and
through them we learned that Mias
Maul Powell, our State Corresponding
Secretary will give up her work in
May to be married to Mr. A. M. Heil
man, a prominent Baptist layman of
St. Louis, Mo.
Miss Powell is to be succeeded by
Miss Laura Lee Patrick, who was
formally the State W. B. M. U. Sec
retary of Alabama. Miss Patrick will
assist in our Division Institutes during
April and acquaint herself with our
work.
Mrs. Conger reported that the W. M.
S. of Jakin, had been re-organised
and she is expecting splendid reports
from the Jakin members. 1
The District Secretaries are plan
ning the District Rallies to begin in
the Spring. N
Quite a number of our women will
make contributions to the truck load
of provisions to our ministerial stud
ent at Norman Institute, and auclr
articles should be reported on the per
sonal service list. Any societies that
send cash contributions to the Rus
sian or any Near East Relief may
send it to Dr. Cree, designating it for
that especial purpose and report it,
under the column of designated funda
sent through our Foreign Mission
Board, on the quarterly report.
All societies should send in their
quarterly report just after their busi-
guest out all night as the “knockout
drops" had been too severe on him but j J£Tweeting “in March'lncludi'ng p”«7-
Everybody has been sick with colds,
he vice-president, E. G. Rich had | but this beautiful weather makes us
barge of the exercises. Especial men-
lon should be made of Group No. 3,
|ith about 15 members and only one
raent.
I The next regular meeting -will be
pld Sunday at 6:00 p. m. in the B. Y.
J. 0. rooms with Mr. G. B. Hawthorne
pil his Group in charge of the pro-
The subject is one on which
1 much importance cannot be laid:
Uy Money and Missions.’*
hristian Endeavor
| Program Last Sunday
“The Sources of Happiness" was the
Ibject for the Christian Endeavor
Jayer Meeting, on last Sunday even-
rwith Miss Francis Hamil as leader.
Dnc „f the most interesting features
the meeting was a debate, Resol
all feel like spring is drawing near.
The party given at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Failiferro’s Saturday night
was enjoyed by all who attended.
Mr. Mildge Garner called to see Mr.
and. Mrs. T. L. Anglin Saturday P. M.
Quite a crowd of young people met
and had a inging at the church Sun
day afternoon. Every one report a
nice time. —
Misses Flora Lee Powell and Vera
Powell called on Miss Lula Anglin Sat
urday afternoon were an o business
trip and their time was limited.
Misses Trudie and Janie Gardner
spent Sunday afternoon with Miss
Lula Anglin,
has been goneover first by these gen
tlemen, and they believe it has some
advantage over the former, and it
has the organization nearly complete,
however, both will have due consider
ation.
There is every reason, these gentle
men say, why the Lone Star Trail,
will be the greatest tourist route into
Florida, having as it does some ten
or more great North and South high
ways croBsiqg it, that do not run into
sissippi, Alabama and much of the Florida themselves, but which have a
; work in Georgia. | large amount of Florida travel, which
The purpose of the organization is will find the Lone Star Trail the first,
to insure that neeessary co-operation best and shortest route into Middle
between the counties and states thru I and East Florida, besides the thou-
which the route passes, to procure its sands of summer tourists that will
building maintenance, distinctive | come to Florida, when a short route
marking and proper advertising, all is offered.
fearing the man’s death he took him ) sona) Sorviee
Sunday morning about eight o’clock
to a hospital. When the nurse turned
to make plans for her new patient the
well dressed tall man with the good
looking automobile disappeared and
has not been heard from since. The
traveling man was fully himself ftion-
day aftrnoon. The pool room is in the
center of a block which is in the heart
of the town and the stranger had his,
car parked right before the door.
of which is absolutely necessary to a
continuous national highway and none
of which work is provided for by our
county, state or national road-build
ing authorities.
The Lone Star Trail will eonnect
the Atlantic with the Paeifie on the
shortest and most practical route that
can be obtained< These gentlemen
have gone over the several routes of
fered, with pains, taking care, exam
ining the roads and the physical con
ditions of each section with reference
to successful road building) and have
selected a route that presents no seri
ous engineering problems, but every
Mis es Ideil Powell, Leauna San- mile of which can be built for the av-
dlin and little brother Sam were out
auto riding Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Hue Cofty spent a
Mr.
“That Health has More to do ! pleasant Sunday afternoon with
|th Happiness than Wealth,” by | and Mrs. M. N. Gardner.
rage cost of road building.
But the promoters say this is not
the only object of the Lone Star Trail,
they see the trend of the Federal Gov
ernment is toward a system of Feder
al highways to take care of national
business and military interests, to be
completed and maintained by the gov
ernment with money now being given
as Federal Aid.
When this time comes, as it sureTy
will, the Lone Star Trail will offer the
shortest route by 500 miles, and the
most practical and easily built by mil
lions of dollars, of any possible route
across the Southern boundary of the
United States.
The President, and one of the found
ers of this great proposition, is Henry
Much of the road is already under 1 E. Hardtner, one of the millionaire
construction, and the links of ordin- lumbermen of Louisiana, one of the
ary road along the route are good to most forward-looking men of the
The following program was render
ed at Mt. Pleasant Consolidated school
Friday -afternoon.
1. Song by school. 2. Reading by
Miss Bernice Harrell. 8. Quurtett, by
Doby West, Andrew Avery, Louise
Prevatte and Rosa Lee Hammond.
4. Reading, by Miss Bertha Burnum.
6. Cross questions—Crooked AnByers
—Sherman Harrell and Irene Parker.
6. Jokes—Bill West. 7. Debate— Re
solved: “That a Cold School is more
beneficial to Boys and Girls than a
Non-Cold.” Affirmative— Andrew
Avery, Bernice Harell. Negative—
Doby West and Alma Prevatte. Very
eloquent and heated arguments were
offord by both sires until the ques
tion was handed down to the judges
for consideration. They subject was
one of^vital importance and therefore
attracted much attention. Each in
dividual participant manifested con
siderable interest in the discussion and
received complimentary references
travel over, due to the natural tex-I South, known by his many friends i *fi erc ^ or *>y the judges. When the dis-
- Clark Gurley and BenCuster. "m™ Ralph Dollar called on Mr. Wil- >ure of the soil. The road-building as the father of conservation and re- I the"^nei»l^n^irt wa^that'eRher
fch one. presented the negative and lie Lambert Saturday night. j author.t.es In each county where or- forcstrat.on of Umber fa the South. , **“*“ “n bv a close mar^n
pmative in a splendid way I Miss Lula Anglin spent Monday j gamzation has been effected have Associated with nim in this great, " ,de woul<l J 1 " by a cl °" E . ™ arg,n '
L ke Meeting opened with a lovely i afternoon wit hMisses Janie and Tru-i pledged the promoters to maintain highway project, are Ben Johnson, ^ J “' lgEB rE '
wsnlo hv R„1I Hie Karri ner 1 their roads in a passable condition President Commerce National Bank ndcrefi the decision in favor of the neg-
solo by Miss Genevieve Bell, fol-
by song service. Sqripture
idinfr and prayer.
Eleanor Custer gave a black
ly talk.
a Soprano and Contralto duet,
•lxpering Hope,” by Mesdpmes W.
D ( 'lc- and C. W. Wimberley, Jr., was
lutifully rendered
We all sympathize with Mrs. Wawls I until they can be built to a hard sur- of Shreveport, La.; B. W. Bailey,
: ative side.
H n the illness of her little son (face, hence travel may safely follow
Clawrence who is at the River_ Side j the markers as fast as they are put
Hospital, in Bainbridge. We hopt for I *» place.
him a speedy recovery. i The m « rkerR a,e made of 20-gauge
Mr. Berry Williams called on Mr. J steel, enameled with a red star, sev-
Ralph Dollar Sunday afternoon. | en inches in diameter, and a white
Miss Marie Howard, of Jakin, was j field with a two-inch bar above and
:rs ' John Fleming then closed the | in our berg a while Saturday night, j below the star, thus combining the
Fting by giving a splendid talk and
Tiling to each one present to fol-
•h'S'Js, the Savior, who is the
urce of all Happiness.”
subject for next Sunday even-
| sen-ice will be “Books That Mad*
Better."
F'^ses Annie and Emmie King
" with their sister, Mrs.
-syton and was brought home
r Dave and Wheeler Alday.
|r Turner Barber was out at Beth-
1 Sunday.
all har old friends were glad to see ; national colors in a beautiful emblem
j leJ1 j of the name of the highway—Lone
We are glad to hear Mr. and Mrs. j Star Trail-named <pr the great state
J D. Lambert had such good luck j of Texas, through which it will run
with their little girl and she is back i for nearly one thousand miles,
home again. She was in the hospital 1 Koute by Thomasville the Best,
for a week.
1 Coming from Dothan, Ala., crossing
Com on all you good writers, we like
to bear from you all.
Bethany school is progressing nice
ly under the management of Miss
Carrie Eagerton and Miss Maenale
And.
the Chattahoochee, on the steel
bridge at Columbia are offered, one
by Blakely, Albany, Waycross to
Brunswick, and the other by Donal-
sonvjllei Bainbridge,) Thomasville,
The Ex. Com. urges our women to
assist in the "Christian Index” Cam
paign in March. Some pastors are
endeavoring to put the Index in every
Baptist home and our women should
volunteer for service and encourage
the work for the paper is truly worthy
of a place in every home of our con
stituency.
Press Chairman.
.
Gets Paid for Murder;
Hates All Mean Folks
Of ail the dastardly deeds he baa
ever done bb a screen villain, Edwin
Wallock says that the most dastardly
was the one which he was called
upon to perform in the production of
James Oliver Curwood ’s “'Kazan,”
which will be the screen attraction afcj
the Callahan Theatre next week, 1 .
February 24. In this thrilling photo
play of the Canadian Northwest Wat-
lock has the role of "Black” McCready,
a gunman and a killer. The. deed he;
refers to is the speeding up of the*
death of a dying trapper by opening
the door and window of his cabin and
letting the deadly cold of the north
get in its fatal work. *Td take great
pleasure in officiating at the haii;,i:.g.
of any scoundrel who was mean en
ough to do such a thing in roal life,"
commented Wallock. vjf
Jane Novak Is Lead in ' J
Another Film of North
Jane Novak, who played an im
portant role in the highly successful
“The River’s End,” has the leading*
feminine part in "Kazan," another
James Oliver Curwood story at the
Canadian wilds, which will be •
screened at the Callahan Theutre 1
next week, February 24. 8he hi stip-
President Bank of Winnifield, La.; Avery speaking for the affirmative
Thornton E. Green, Land and Lumber- manifested that intellegence, intellect- IP 01 '**” "X Ben Deeley in the principal
man of Michigan, winter residence i uality, tocialogy and humanity could
Natchez, Miss Sen T. C. McCallum,
of Excel, Ala., and many others, who
live on or have large interests near'
this highway.
The Legislature of Louisiana has
adopted the entire link of L. S. T. in
not be developed in any other avail
able way other than through the cold
systems. West speaking fo rthc neg
ative refuted this statement and dealt
with cold school episodes. Misses Har
rell and Pravatte took cold and non-
Louisiana as one of its state roads to )cold schools for companions,
be completed and maintained at state A fiery rebuttal was offered by both
expense. More than half the link ! sides. This program was a good one
across Mississippi is already hard- an d we appeal to teachers and to pro-
surfaced and more than half across
Alabama has been designated for
completion out of the $25,000,000 bond
issue, just carried in that state.
The organization in these seversl
■totes has very materially assisted in
putting over the various highway -fi-
Madison, Live Oak, Lake City, Jack- aancing projects in these states, and
socville, St. Augustine. Tbe latter ‘ it is thought that the Georgia branch
tect same. We also extend a cordial
invitation to the public to be with us
on these occasions an despecially Re
quest the parents to be present.
will be nf great assistance in the
campaign for tbe proposed $75,000,-
000 bond issue for better roads in
Georgia.
male role, and other members of this
cast are William Ryno, Ben Hag
gerty, and Edwin Wallock. Bertram .
Bracken is the director.
ENTERTAINS
Mrs. Glen Mathis Entertain* hr Mra.
Philpot end Mrs. Morgan
Mrs. Glen Mathis entertained witik
a drug store party at Overstreet$|
Thursday morning complimentary to.
Mrs. Philpot and Mrs. Morgan who*
were the guests of Mrs. Varner and
Mrs. Gray. The tables were prettily
decorated with spring flowem
present were: Mesdamea
Morgan, Varner, Gray, Parket, Rieh.
Bell, Hines, Young, Baggs, toMman,
Gammage and Misses Phllyet an.!
Coleman.