The Post-search light. (Bainbridge, Ga.) 1915-current, March 09, 1922, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTHE V08T-SEARCH LIGHT VOLUME NUMBER 46. BAINBRIDGE, GA., THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1922. $1.50 PER ANNUM Work oo the Flint River Bridge Begins April 15th tv Structure Will Cost in the Neighborhood of $250,000 and Will Be Erected to Take Care of the Needs Therein 30 Years to Come. BRIDGE TO BE FINISHED BY DECEMBER, 1923 The hearts of the people who have been looking for something sub- ;” tia l about the new bridge can now >hout their joys. The work on the bridge will begin , \pril loth, and will be finished by December 1, 1923. This news will be received with great pleasure by the people of the county. The structure will cost in the neigh - ho,hood of $250,000, and will be er ected to take care of the needs there in for thirty years to come. The work will come in a good time as the folks will have this wage money in channels of trade during the sum mer. The outlook is splendid for trade in this town and section all the summer. The bridge has been long on the ,,'uy and the commissioners have worked tirelessly to get the needed help from the Federal government. The representative in congress and the .enators have put their shoulder to the heel along with the efforts of the mmmissioners and interested citi- icns and the work will start at once. The call for bids for the different ■ontracts are in this issue of the raper. The city needs the bridge and he people of the entire county need l. Some months ago the amount of vaffic over the bridge was checked ind it was astounding to the public o know just what was passing over hat old bridge in the course of a lay. The county commissioners have lone great work in this thing and hey should be commended for it. ’J’he ■ounty will not have all the burden to mar and the tax payers for once in heir lives will get a bit of a lift as t looked like for some time that the :ounty would have the entire load o carry. polIceman slain BY BANK ROBBERS CHIEF WIGGINS, OF ARLINGTON, DIES FROM WOUNDS IN ABDOMEN. Arlington, Ga., March 8.—In a battle between three bank robbers deeing from the Bank of Arlington at an early hour this morning and police officers, Police Chief A. R. Wiggins was fatally wounded, dying several hours later in a hospital at Albany. Chief Wiggins ran into one of the robbers outside the bank at -or about 1:30 o’clock. The chief challenged the man, who turned a flashlight on him and fired four times, the first shot penetrating the officer’s abdomen. There were two yeggmen at work k the hank, the third (the one who shot the officer) being used as a sen- tmel. Immediately after the shooting the robbers fled. Track dogs were put their trail which led to an automu- bile hid in some bushes outside of the city limits. The auto left in the di rection of Albany. The front door of the bank was Prized open. The front vault door to the vault was blown off with nitro glycerine, but one of the bars of the door fell and became wedged so that this door could not be opened. It just at this stage" of the game that the robbers at work evidently heard the shooting outside. AH of their tools and instruments * er< ‘ left behind. Several wet blan- ^ u>ed for muffling the explosion °« n *tro were found. Officers of all surrounding towns were notified and J roads were guarded, but no word has since been received of the robbers. Tni work at the bank was apparent- > lone by yeggman who have robbed several banks and post offices in this section of the state during the past three weeks. Wa s stated that there was a s rap *rer about town a few days ago, Purporting to be an advance agent ’ ;• show, whose actions excited some ,u --pieion, and it is thought that he * as a forerunner of the yeggmen. JOINT MEETING The Chairman of the committees appointed for the entertainment of the county commissioners conven tion, the council, the board of trade and the county commissioners are requested to meet at the City Hall, Friday night, next, for the purpose of furthering plans for the enter tainment of the commissioners. This is the one big occasion for Bainbridge this year and the in terest is intense. Be there. TRI-COUNTY FAIR TO BE HELDTH1S YEAR E. H. GRIFFIN, SECRETARY, WILL NOT BE CONNECTED WITH THE FAIR THIS YEAR. Mr. Thomas P. Littlejohn announces that the Fair will be held this year either the last week in October or the first week in November. The exact date will be announced as soon as the dates of the circuit are all decided on. The Dixie Exposition Shows have been secured for the oc casion and it is assured that the fair will be bigger and better this year than heretofore. E. H. Griffin, Secre tary for three years will not be asso ciated with the fair this year owing to press of other business, but take as much interest in making the fair a suc cess as formerly. The fair grounds will be on the Burton lot on West Street which is a much better location than the old grounds. Mr. Littlejohn will announce a monster premium list and the farmers will do well to read the list carefully. NIGHT SCHOOL HAS LARGE ATTENDANCE NEW ADDITION TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOL PROMISES TO BE GREAT SUCCESS. Fellers, bolt your suppers and make it short and snappy. If you eat too much, you’ll have nightmares any how and from now on there’s ‘‘some thing doing nights.” If you know you dont know it all then you are in the “know.” If you think there’s a little bit more to learn then there’s room for improvement. If you never had a chance to get it or had a chance and didn’t get it then maybe you’d like to take a go at it. If so you have the chance. The public school system has a new addition, now, to you, tho, that this has nothing on earth to do with the Associated Charities. It’s a unit of the public schools, its yours and mine and the town’s Nobody’s giving yoj anything. You’ve got to give of your self instead. And that’s all it’s going to cost you, too. Just a little shaking up of the old gray matter; just giving the old hall rack a ‘‘look in” in the hat rack business. Here are the studies to be given: Writing, Arithmetic, Spelling and an unusually good course in English by Vance Custer. And now a word from the board of admissions. If you are within the public school age you can’t enter; if you’re over that tho and want all we’ve got just grab your hat any night at a quarter to seven and beat it to the courthouse. If you dont want it all but want something spec ial, look at the list printed above and come on one of the nights that the subject comes on. That’s all there is to it. Don’t bring any books, don’t bring anything. Just come with a grin on the ‘‘ole mug” and an earnest desire to find what you’re looking for. You’ll find it. There’ll be lights in the Grand Jury room and a welcome waiting for you. Friends of Mrs. Gordon Chason will regret to learn of her illness. HEAVY RAINS IN STATEREPORTED OCONEE RIVER RISES 23 FEET OVERNIGHT AT MILLEDGE- VILLE. FLINT RISING. Milledgeville, Georgia, Mar. 7.—An incessant downpour last night for ten hours registering total rain fall of 5 1-2 inches, produced the most dam aging flood that has come to this sec tion in years. The Oconee river made the most rapid rise ever recalled. Within eight hours the water flooded all the low lands covering the causeways leading to river bridge, cutting off all travel from the East. It measured 23 feet rise in that short time. The flood has played havoc with the roads and bridges of the county. From all directions reports are com ing in that bridges have been washed out, paralyzing highway travel and causing a loss estimated by the road commissioners at $15,000.00 and prob ably very much more. Both the Georgia and Central of Georgia Railroads have suffered the loss of bridges and washouts of tracks to such an extent that no trains have been operated through until this af ternoon. Milledgeville has been a shut-in city today. The flood has reached its crest and slowly receding, but yet most of the bridges are covered and it is im possible to know the extent of the damage and inconvenience that will result. There has been no loss of life other than the drowning of cattle and hogs that the quick rise of the river en trapped in the swamp. Considerable loss of property hHs resulted to the lumber interests in the flooded di» tricts. Reynolds, Ga., March 7.—Damage caused by heavy rain falling steady for thirteen hours last night cannot ! be accurately estimated at this hour, j Reports from surrounding territory ! estimate damage to three mill drams ! washed out at loss of several hundred j dollars with several others, including that of the Bibb Manufacturing Com- ; pany in danger, water running over I turnpike one mile north of Reynolds, jfor first time in 15 years. A levee, ten j miles long, two miles east of Reynolds on Beechwood farms, holding water back at this hour with river rising foot an hour. All roads and nearly every bridge and small turnpike in this territory are washed out or damaged and in bad condition. Sand bags are being rushed to Reynolds turnpike to hold ithe water back. Water reported over the turnpike approuching the Neisler- I Flint River road bridge from Craw ford county side. It is predicted Flint River will reach high water mark PROMINENT CITIZEN PASSESTO BEYOND MR. J. I». HARRELL DIES AT HIS HOME IN PROSPERITY DIS TRICT FRIDAY. CM COUNCIL IN REGULAR SESSION WATER AND LIGHT PLANT MAKES GAIN OF $6,000 IN TWO MONTHS. Council met Monday in regular sea sion with a full board present. Mr. Littlejohn, of the Tri-County Fair, was before the board in the interest of the county fair. He was granted license for the year 1922. Mr. Neil C. Brooks appeared asking for con Isideration on certain bills. Mr. Ar- ; line appeared asking relief from some surface toilets in his end of the town Captain Buckner asking information 1 as to the taxes of the Thornateeska Navigation Company. Mr. Vickers and Mr. Trawick asking relief from exces sive tax levy which was granted. Bids 'to drain West street will be accepted at the next meeting of council. The committee to investigate the Tele- i phone matter reported progress and asked leave to sit again. Council ap , pointed cammittee composed of chair ■ man of building committee and school committee to co-operate with the ' school board as to the new building ! with authority to close the matter. Impounding ordinance offered by Dr. Lewis and passed. Council then ad- Ijourned. Report showing that a gain I has been made of $6000 in two months by the water and light plant. Earl Hawkes Stock Co. Attention is called to an advertise- j ment of the Earl Hawkes Stock Com- j pany which will open Monday and | show all the week. Hawkes has been I to Bainbridge before and his friends * here will welcome a return play. Church Folks Set Mark at Three Thousand for Easter Probabilities are certain that news of this noble gentleman’s departure has spread the county far in excess of this write-up. But we deem it a bounden duty, as a loyal admirer of this worthy old gentleman to com ment on his life record. For in years to come it will require only a reminis cent state of mind, or a quickened sense of common thoughts for his numerous friends to chronicle his death. “Uncle Jhonnie,” as he was often termed by his admirers, was in every detail u model gentleman from heart to hand! His personal appearance, his pleasing disposition, his courteous mood and his personality in general increased his friends and stimulated his popularity. He had many years since passed the prime of life and I was dwelling in oh! ago. Therefore I his death was not sudden. He was always a gentleman of noted health and until two years ago he was never a victim of serious sickness. Since that dote, however, his health has been impaired and case after case he has suffered. Sometime sick, some time well. His home being in the immediate reach of Prosperity church, was first aid and general headquarters for vis iting members and friends of the Western Primitive Baptist Associa tion us well as relatives and friends of his native district. He and his good wife, who, now mourns her great loss, were ever generous and love abiding. How pleasing indeed it must be for visitors of this happy home to note with review the congenial, genteel and benevolent disposals so civilly bestow ed upon them. This is only u sum mary of mere facts regarding inci dents of Mr. Harrell’s life and the writer agrees with general sentiment liwrthc will be missed beyond expres sion and his moral position will not be easily replaced. Interment took place at the burial grounds in the Prosperity Cemetery in presence of a large number of rela tives and friends. Funeral services was directed by the well known Elder E. A. D. Sheffield, of Colquitt, the veteran pastor of Prosperity church. The deceased is survived by his be loved wife und one aged brother, Mr. Levy P. Harrell, of the same place. A large number of children ail of whom are married. His dear wife is weeping, longing, praying to meet her dear husband on that celestial shore. May the love of God and the tender mercies of the Divine Ruler abide with her, even through eternity. ANDREW AVERY. Big Drive On To Increase Church Attendance With Crowning Events on Easter Sunday. Special Music Will Be Provided. GET READY-WE MUST GO OVER-DO NOT FAIL CHAUTAUQUABEGINS HERE ON APRIL 14TH SOME VERY HIGH-CLASS AT TRACTIONS WILL BE HERE. INTEREST KEEN. Redpath’s Chautauqua will begin April 14th and a splendid program has been announced for this occasion. Some of the ladies and those interest ed arc endeavoring to make this the biggest occasion of its kind they have ever held here. Some top notch at tractions will be here and the interest is keen among the devotees of the work. The Rcdpath’s is unquestion ably the best of the, line and they offer some head liners that will prove splendid entertainers for the people. BY REQUEST Dr. E. A. Landau, of Albany, Georgia, will lecture on the condi tions in the “Near East” at Temple Bethel next Monday night, 13th inst., at seven thirty o’clock. The public is cordially invited to hear him. This lecture is for a good cause and every one should go out to hear Dr. Landau talk on the Near East Relief Fund Monday Night, March 13th. The Inter-Church committee met Sunday afternoon and set the mark for new era in the attendance end of church matters. They are making an especial effort to increase each Sab bath the attendance at the Sunday Schools and churches and then bring the big drive to its head Easter Sun day with 3000 in the churches of Bain bridge. In the light of recent events they know that tho Bainbridge people are interested in their churches and that they will attend and they want to make a fine showing for Easter. Special music will be provided and ] special sermons will he preaches). Tho j big day in October is still gre|en and !fresh in the minds of the folks and | they are anxious to keep that high TUC rAMMICCIflMEDQ standard «P this day. Let ever. 1 IUj LUlTllUlOjlUNClVJ church goer or sympathizer make up •- , his mind to see Bainbridge go over IMPORTANT BUSINESS TRANS- the top again. The attendance is bet- PROCEEDINGS OF ACTED AT THIS SESSION OF THE BODY. The County Commissioners met Monday morning. A full board pres ent. Mr. W. N. Long appeared before the hoard and asked for some work on a school ground near his place which was granted. The minute of the previous meetings were reud and adopted. Bonds of road tax collectors were inspected'and approved with a few exceptions where they were re quired to be strenghtened. The board decided to pay the farmers during the month of April 75 cents for corn where they delivered it and 65 cents where the county wont after it. T. J. Glover and wife were placed on the pauper roll. Order was given for clothing for the convicts for spring clothes. The chairman appointed u committee to see about buying three Ford trucks. The hoard then ad journed. ter than it has been in years and while the interest is keen the com mittee knows that it is up to them to make CHURCH GOING POPULAR nnd they are going to do it. It is more and more popular each week here and it will continue to grow in popularity for it is the thing to do. Get ready for the big pull Eeaster. We must get this thing over. Bain bridge Church folks do not fail and they will not this time. 1500 letters have been iaBued to the patrons of the Bainbridge Higli School in behalf of the Parent-Teach ers Association. • A campaign for membership. The campaign is already meeting with suc cess. A great many patrons having joined and paid their 25 cents.. Mr. Flowers wrote the letters for Mtb. Maddox, and the Association is very much indebted to him for the neat and prompt work. GEORGIA ON FIRM HNANCIAL FOOTING MILLION DOLLARS LEFT IN THE TREASURY AFTER PAYING ALL APPROPRIATIONS. Atlanta, Ga., March 9.—When ull taxes in Georgia for the pear 1921 have been paid, the state will have at last reached a firm financial foot ing, according to Goernor Hardwick, who in a statement declared that after paying all appropriations for 1921, a balance of almost a million dollars will have been left in the treasury. Governor Hardwick said that ap proximately $1,750,000 was yet to be paid into the State by the county tux collectors, and that the only appro priation for 1921 to be met was about $1,900,000 toward the school fund. There is at present $350,000 in the treasury, he said. “If all the taxes were paid at once, the State would be in a most com fortable financial condition,” the governor Haid. "On a surplus of iL DECLINE TO CUT MELONRAIL RATE SOUTHEASTERN RAILROADS DE CLINE REDUCTION, IT IS ^ _ ANNOUNCED • • iisr.**’- __ —* Moultrie, Ga., March 7.—The Rail roads in the Southeast have declined to voluntarily reduce the freight rates on watermelons 10 per cent, ac cording to R. S. Roddenberry, vice- president of the National Melon Dis tributors' Association, and, v Mem ber of a special committee appoint ed at the annual meeting of the as sociation to take the matter up with the carriers. Just whether {he fight is to bo car ried before the Interstate Commerce Commission remains to be seen. Grow ers made an effort to get u cut in freight rates last season but started too late to get any relief. A re duction of 10 per cent would save about $20 a car for the growers, as the average rate from this section to points in the North and East is more than $200 a car. It is estimated that the melon belt three-quarters of a million dollars,_ together with what the gasoline tax’* 0 Southwest Georgia alone will ship You will be called on to take part in j will bring in quarterly, we can run at ,cast 12,000 cars this season and’ the making of this movement a big ' very nicely until the taxes are due Hhoul, i a reduction in rates of 10 per success. i again next year. | cent he granted it would result in — "Tho taxes are a little slow in . a direct saving of thousands of dol- John Inlow’s Store I coming in, of course. In years be-l' arH to the growers. The cut also lYo f— j r> pi- I f° re > most of them have been paid w °uld make it possible to ship some uesiroyea tsy r ire j before this time, but I am sure they 1 m dons iate in the season that will , . T7Z—1 , ... T , I will have been paid before April 20, , not bring enough to pay the freight. Fire destroyed the store of ME John j which is the last day.” I The Southwest Georgia Melon Inlow in West Bainbridge last night. The governor said he had recent- |Growers' Association is known to be The entire block of wooden buildings (ly borrowed $500,000 to pay half of | interested in the movement to get a were burned in this section. There ! the remainder of the school appro- 1 reduction in rates and already has was very little insurance and the loss priation, and would pay the other half jbad the matter up with Senator liar- very heavy on Mr. Inlow. He j a» soon as sufficient money had come | ,i9 ' The general offices of the or-' was enjoying a splendid business that it took him several years to build up and his friends sympathize with him in his severe loss. He has not stated yet whether he would rebuild or not, but it is thought that he will right away. Bible Class and Church School at St. John’s Epispoca) Church every Sunday morning. Service begins at 10 o’clock. into the trensury. He pointed out Kanization are at Adel and it could that he had obtained this loan at a | m, t be learned from members here 5 per cent rate of interest, payable in whether the association will employ September, with the privilege of pay- j attorneys and carry the fight before ing at any time. He said that this ] the Inter-state Commerce Cdmmis- amount would be paid Immediately sion. on ther eceipt of sufficient money. | ———— “There is one thing that worries I have given orders that the school me,” the governor said, “that is the funds are to be paid first, payment of the $600,000 due the pen- | "I think, however, that when we sioners this month. Of course, this have received all of the tax money I is not a 1921 debt, and for that reason can take care of the pensioners, too.”

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The Post-search light. (Bainbridge, Ga.) 1915-current, March 09, 1922, Image 1