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THE K)ST - SEARCH LIGHT
VOLl'ME »•
NUMBER 9.
BAIN BRIDGE, GA„ THURSDAY. JUNE 22nd, 1922.
$1.50 PER ANNUM
Weekly Luncheon Kiwanis Club
Friday Noon Very Enthusiastic
enthusiasm and interest, iri
by the highly successful'
--In meeting, were plainly
lucres'
ojeasiora
chan*' weekly luncheon of the
evident
local
4ir Hotel
meeting
to "PEP'
which H r *
Following
being
South*
RUNNING TWO TO
THE GALLOWS
Sheriff Martin of this county has
had a unique experience in the last
three or four months. One Clar
ence Richardson escaped from the
county gang and the sheriff after
tracing him for a while found that
he was under sentence to hang in
Bibb County under the name of
Jack Smiley. He also had a war
rant for a negro named Adolphus
Bull and after chasing him for
some time found him in the Lown
des county jail under the death sen
tence also.
The sheriff has run them to the
gallows it seems trying to get
them. K is about the only way to
get away now is to get yourself
hung if this bunch here gets after
you,
LOCAL BOY SCOUTS
K ; VE nis Club, held at the Bon
last Friday noon. The
, characterized by rer.ew-
an d a more general interest
„ , hf proceedings, which means that
l club := going steadily forward with
its prop am of progress for Bain
bridge.
Tflf meeting was opened, as usual,
, ;th ,hc singing of •‘America,” after,
H. H. Shell gave thanks,
the excellent luncheon, a
number of interesting talks were made
fcv members end visitors, among them
Manager E. T. Satcher, of the
Bell Telephone Co., Editor j
p D Rich, of the Colquitt Sun, J. F. (
jlof-HS. a special tax agent, employ-1
t- by the County Commissioners, here;
OB official business, H. J. Bruton, Rev.j
, E Ward, and others. All made in-.
t*resting talks, greatly enjoyed by the
assemblage.
During the meeting a telegram was. ......
-r* £. S. “n"’SS!i HAS RETURNED HOME
fxnrts-ing his regret at being unable
l b. here at the charter night meet- AFTER SPENDING A WEEK’S
L Mr. Coleman was at that time OUTING ON NOCRAWAY CREEK
in New York, where he went to see , NEAR NEWTON.
bis son off to Europe. i
p_. ide , t AI L. Mayes then address-' Bainbridge Boy Scouts have return-1 reader can easily see the difference be-
J th , club on the subject of attend- *-d from a week’s outing, ten miles tw«*n the two years. There ap^ars
1' .etching In convincing lan-; West of Newton on the Nochaway to be a decrease m valuation of all
’ the absolute necessity of the Creek. They were refreshened and classes of property except city pro-
attendance of all members at each happy with the adventure of the camp-
meeting, if at all possible. He asked
that members permit only tbe most ( They were in company of a hundred
Kent reasons to keep them from the other scouts from Albany, Colquitt,
eekly gatherings, and pointed out Moultrie, Newton and Tifton. Scout
falling off in the attendance Master Haire, was assisted in looking
sill inevitably result in a decrease after the boys by Juilius Grollman and
interest in the club and its work. J, C. Wagoner.
A lively discussion of the tar.ff bill, The boys report their best time came
ow pending before Congress, then a f tev 9upper when all gathered around
ueil, especially that part the camp fire and told stores and play-
measure affecting Southern auricul- d games and rehearsing all scout
tural products. The principal of pro- s t U rUg. They also state Wart that was
itetion" had a number of vigorous j a9 . a “taste” and they hope to have
hampions, most of whom based th' s ano ther camp soon. The boys were
argument on the fact that Southern cavr j €d 0 ver in autos and when camp
product' should be given adequate broke, autos from Bainbridge went
protection if the products of other ovep ^ Albany f or them,
to be so favored.
TAX DIGEST
COMPLETED
SLUMP IN RETURNS THIS YEAR OVER LAST
AMOUNTS TO $459,745.00. THE TOTAL
POLL TAX RETURNS AMOUNT TO
$5,830. WHITE POLLS RETURN
ED BY DISTRICT GIVEN.
Tax Receiver Drake and the county
Board of Tax Equalizers have recent
ly finished their work in receiving and
assessing and equalizing the property
of the tax payers of the county for
the year 1921, and Mr. Drake and hia
assistants have just completed and
filed his digest of tax returns in trip
licate. one sent to the Comtroller Gen
eral, and the others with l’.t« tax col
lectors and Ordinary of the county.
Inspection and nnalysis of the di
gest show surprises in several par
ticulars, the first being tha fact that
the slump in the returns this years
over lai-t amounts to $45,746.00.
For information of our readers wc
copy the detailed summary of the di
gest of the species of property re
turned as valued in 1922, and a com
parative table of the same species of
property values for 1921, so that the
perty, farm impliments, farm pro
ducts and miscellaneous property,
which shosv a slight increase, farm im
plements and machinery showing the
greatest increase of all.
The total poll tax payers return*
The Business and Professional
Woman*s Club to Have Camp
ed the amount to 5,830, and of these
3,194 are white and 2,066 are color
ed, as against a total of 1,598 white
polls and 1200 colored polls in 1921,
making an increase of 3,032 polls in
1922. This increase is accounted for
by the fact that this year the women
are taxable on their polls as well as
the man, now that they arc admitted
to full citizenship, with some slight
resLi : .;*.ions, voting not being among
them.
The column of cattle returned shu
a decrease in valnes, but there ap
pears to be an increase in number of
cattle. The receiver has been taking
cattle this year at a decreased valua
tion, as well as most all other classes
of property, on account of the recent
slump in property values, both real
and personal.
It might be interesting to know the
number of white polls returned by
districts, as they can become quali
fied voters of the county. The digest
shows as follows: Attapulgus, 171;
Belchers, 160; Bell*, 148; Brinson,
279; Climax, 332; Faceville, 117;
Fowlstown, 117; Kendrick, 143; Par
kers, 163; Pine Hill, 318; Recovery,
185 and Bainbridge, 1,025. Totaling
3161.
sections are io ue so j The scoutB from Bainbridge going
Others expressed opposition to the were . Allen and Maston O’Neal, Spen-
bill in its entirety, and no definite ^ ser SuberSi william Cliett, Bryson
action was taken, although it is prob- g tova u i Henry Rushing, Thomas
able that the discussion will be re-; Fitzgerald, Edward Moore, Thomas
newed at the meeting tomorrow, with j D enmarb) Gordon Searcy, Louis Sei-
view of the Club’s going on recordj ge]j JoS€ph Grollman and Earl May.
as being favor of protection for cer-
VT&ZSrlST*’ Having Wonderful
minute- diversion from serious mat- Time in Europe
ters while the membership .'sang a -.
number of Kiwanis songs, among them j A card from Ralph Kwilecki, post-
the favorites “Pol]y-Wolty-Do<o<?Ie,” i marked Paris, states that he is now
Old McDonald Had a Farm.'” j enjoying the delights of the gay
With tnc songs out of their systems j French capital, and that he is finding
lie Kiwtnjans returned to the program ' Paris all it is said to be, and a little
with renewed zest. j btt more.
Mr. Kwilecki, with his father, Mr.
. j I. Kwilecki, and sister, Miss Grace
Tnc next matter up for diwoerton; Kwilecki, are traveling in Europe this
icome tax bill proposed for a]ready having visited Lon-
cume Tax Measure.
"as th
Geor
rgia. which is sponsored by Gov- k and ’ other points in England. From
r Hardwick, and will hke.y ne in-1 parjs the party gQ t0 Ber)int and
roduc
egislaturV, This will probably be
toe of the outstanding matters to
come before the next legislature, and
fc attrac
Th
tor muc..
! Fleming pnd J. P. Bower
* r the speakers. A -«6t> r*
i*!9i drawi up emlsi
r; * fa * led of adop. i xr. i
f tin e present see.xo 1
:•» tie measure ir rrs ;>res-
Some of the a©*in-
u. they would, favor th*,"*™
■■■ith some amendments. The
tabled and will be dis-
a later meeting.
the coming sesaon of a tour through Germany.
I They will be away about three
j months, and their Bainbridge friends
g general'state-wide 7irt<£ He glad to learn that they are
proposed measure came in j Having a pleasant trip,
di^eussion, Messrs E. H
1922
Farm Lands 4, $2,650,631.00
City Property 1,932,532.00
Bank shares 362,146.00
Money, notes, etc 374,647.00
Merchandise 407,815.00
Automobiles 212,112.00
Machinery, etc. 421,265.00
H. & K. Furniture 316,741.00
Jewelry 29,611.00
Horses & Mules 258,097.00
Cattle 88,265.00
Sheep & Goats 2,645.00
Hogs 48,248.00
Dogs 620.00
Farm Impliments 96,394.00
Farm Products 955.00
Timber Leases 146,000.00
Miscellaneous Property 36,887.00
1921
$2,678,203.00
1,910,268.00
371,610.00
At the regular business meeting of
the Business and Professional Wo
man’s Club Tuesday evening in the
libi ary rooms, reports were read from
various committees in charge of im
portant work.
The report that contained the great
est interest, was that of the coumittee
on camp-site investigations etc., Mrs.
Albert Russell, chairman. The report
road like a fairy story with a Mr. C.
N. Nichols, price charming, for it is he
that has made everything possible for
the quick location and erection of a
camp and building. Mr. Nichols when
consulted about a location desired on
his lands, the term and price of priv
ileges, replied that he would IcaRe all
privileges to the ladies for twenty
years for 1 cent. Then he took, prac
tically the matter in charge for the
committee. Stating that his crop
would soon be “laid by” and that he
would take his hands and huve the
building put up ut ns little cost as was
possible. He had a mill at his door
and if they would give him the speci
fications he would have thq lumber cut
there. And suggested their lighting
the camp with current from the dam as
they will he only a mile from same.
About polls, the committee ashed,
—— “the woods are full of them amt you
MRS. ATKINS ADDRESSES AU- are welcome,” he said and, aa alarm
DIENCE TUESDAY EVENING IN can be placed in the building so, should
BAPTIST CHURCH. Mr. Nichols be needed, he eowld bo
quickly called.
Mvs. Atkins, famous W. C. T. U.| A store is very near by, milk, but-
leader, speaker and organizer, address- ter and vegetables, for the asking,
ed an audience in the First Baptist The IocaUon ia on the |and of M ,..
church Tuesday evening, in behalf of NicholBi thirteen miles from Bain-
the W. C. T. U. cause. bridge, just one mile beyond the power
Mrs. Atkins was introduced by Mrs. danl) witb a private entran( . e into th( ,
Otis Bell. Mrs. Andrew Callahan, camp site . xhc sito ia on th „ watev >.
president, presiding and the Rev. Mr. edge wbere thc beat fisbing 8poum ,
Shell opening the meeting with prayer here enjoycd . Tbcn( tbare a p« r .
and the Reverend Mr. Foster, of the fcct body of still water for thc bathers,
Methodist church, closing the service and g , hullow plliC( , for thc waders
WOMAN'S CLUB
CARD OF THANKS
Post-Search Light,
Bainbridge, Georgia.
Dear Sir:-
The Bainbridge Woman’s Club
wishes to thank you for your gen
erous donation of advertising
space, for their Bazaar and Exhibit
for thc Georgia Made Product, held
on May 25th-27th.
We greatly appreciate your co
operation and we sincerely hope
that through our efforts you will
be benefited in our community.
Again thanking you for your as
sistance in making our enterprises
a success and with assurance of
our best wishes, we remain,
Most sincerely,
Mrs. John Allen Johnson, Cor. See.
Mrs. Erie M. Donalson, Chair
man “Made-In-Georgia" products
Committee.
W.C.T.U. NATIONAL
ORGANIZER SPEAKS
with prayer.
with a sand bar, wonderful shade
Mrs. Atkins needs no introduction tre( , H and pl . ict | 0D n y no underbrush.
492.408.00, in Bambndge where she has talked. , r . . . , .
^ L« , i • The ladies of thc club, never dream-
469.893.00 to large audiences on several occasions 1 ..
Um ed, they would get everything heart
279.976.00
436.420.00
349.395.00
33.607.00
317.295.00
107.194.00
2,908.00
50.954.00
725.00
20.523.00
400.00
189.440.00
34.617.00
Total
$7,385,791.00
$7,845,536.00
Loss in 1922
$459,745.00.
White Polls
3164
1598
Colored Polls
2666
1200
Total
5830
2798
Increase in 1922, 3032 polls.
Land acreage
376,431
378,383
Loss in 1922, 1,952 acres.
before. Magnetic and earnest, Mrs.
Atkins quickly drew her listeners to
her and held their rapt attention all
thrugh out her talk.
As a national speaker and orgnniz-
er, Mrs. Atkins, is one of the best
known women speakers on thc Amer
ican stage and her service for the W.
C. T. U. has and is, one of thc great
est things for America. Mrs. Atkins
is recently from Cuba, where she lect
ured.
While in the city, she was the house-
guest of Mr. and Mrs. John W .Cal
lahan.
“LANARK SPECIAL”
BEGINS JULY 2ND
LEAVES HERE AT 7:00 A. M. AND
ARRIVES IN THE EVENING
AT 9:20.
BELOVED WOMAN
PASSED AWAY JUNE 1
could desire—just for thc asking. But
as long as men, of the type of Mr.
Nichols, are living women will continue
to get that attention and courtesy,
known as Southern, thc world over.
As for the building, it is going to
be roomy, delightful, with sanitary
completeness, screens and over hang
ing eaves, It will be perfect.
Donations have already come in,
though the club is not a begging one
and will not be known as such. They
arc going to raise their own funds. A
finance committee is making plans, the
result of which will give tile amount
needed. Some, out of interest for this
fine group of women have offered con
tributions for which the club is grate
ful.
Miss Eloise Green, gradate of thc As an auxiliary to the* board of
class of 1922 of the G. N. I. C., in' trade, they will show thsi body a nice
the science course h continuing her | attention, juitt us soon as ine club is
studies at the summer school working finished. The cluh as a whole is about
toward her B. S. Degree. She is ulso the happiest organization in Bain-
assisting in thc Agricultural Depart- J bridge today, they are wearing a smile
Decatur County Girls
Set Record at G. N. I. C.
■ishi.
WMsuri;
sitter
r .
Let
Th
at w
teiov;
Trip to Lanark.
ance prize for th# meet-
ment.
The- faculty has honored her by ask
ing her to come back as one of the
] Student Assistants for next year.
DEATH CAME AFTER SEVERALg bew jil a s 8 i 9 ijnthcBiologyandAgri-
WEEKS IN A HOSPITAL AT I cultural Departmeht. She will also
QUINCY. : continue working for her degree.
I Miss Alta Martin, who is also a
The Decatur friends of Mrs. Lottie: student _ Kraduate of th( . class of bon - e of tbe bride . B Mr
Shalor Millfcr wefe deeply gneved 1922 of tb(J f; N , C()llege> u doing 1 m> b *j M MirHnson on ShotweH an
to learn of her death, which occur- Cnp u . r . rL Mi „ MartUl ; J.^M.rkinson, on Shotwell and
be reestablished by tire G. F. & A.'the 1st, after an illnes* of several ' and g>: , K*,, A,t " ““ tbe
Railway. Tbe t'li.n will be operated qoainie i thenuelve wth unjsra*
each Sunday doriig the summer! Deceased was a resident of Atta- credit this sc..«ii year aid they, ohm -
months, a* focreely, with very low pulgus, and the remains were brought w j tb their parents are t > be ongrat-
" ' rates for rnatri trip in effect. there from Quincy, and later earrie i ulatH. M« ;y of the
-K'-re "9 pound' eac’.t. Tile “Lar.ar!c Sp e c!” will make its to her former home in Alabama for done their own fi-.aacing through the
' RUinv Vote of Thanks. I first trip Sunday, July 2nd, leaving, funeral and interment. Mrs. Miller college.
Prosident Maves was tendered a Bainbridge at 7:00 o’clock in the morn- was 30 years of ago at thc time of
Th, i. Dr. C.R. Jenkins
t ; 0 „ of bis untiring work in connection , that Bainbridge people may
Bainbridge people will learn with
pleasure that the “Lanark Special,”
_ _. .. . , , „ an excursion train formerly operated
Mr. Pat Dim,trios, who has - t|u , 3r G .j)f coast resort, is to red at a hospital in Quincy, Fla.. June j h „ d
c\e>l fcy the Busy Bee ‘ sue xor me . . . „ — „ * • :n - ^_-,i
}? p&ri/ yt&T or two, ha ? severed h
c. and left for Opelika. Ala
:o* where he will entcajre in bosinees.
irresistible for their find in Mr. Nich-
. Ola.
Mirkinson-Lunsford
Thursday afternoon at four o’clock,
Miss Ruth Mirkinson and Mr. Lee Roy
Lunsford, were quietly married in the
home
Rev.
Mr. J. M. Foster. «f the MrtkocHst
h-rch. Mr. and Mrs. Lunsford were
rt* tained on u. .-mail p'erue party.
Thc bride is a very pretty g.'ri, bru-
itude .its here typ ,, atld b,,. mtamon
vf.tn a striking personaiity has en
deared her to a large circle of friends.
Mr. Lunsford, is well known and
spend! who deplore her untimely passing. She
b 'be charter night program. That practically the' entire‘day at Lanark, had been a resident of Attapulgus one
merging was such a succssful; and the service is certain to prove ye»r moving there with her family
by Kiwar.ian Compton 1 2I)d enjoyable one was largely due to! popular all along the line,
prize, a round-trip ticket y, t efforts of Mr. Mayes, and his fel-; Traffic manager, C. L. Sentcr is
- la., good for three days, j j ow -Kiwanians deeply appreciate his | completing arrangements for the in-
by C ,L. Senter, traffic vror t ; . 1 auguration of the train, and is pre-
the G. F. & A. Railway. | j"l before the close of the meet- par ing to handle a large number of: E. Shalor, and one brother,
will have the pleasure of ing president Mayes warmly thanked, pa ssengers on thc first Sunday. I stricken family have the sincere sym
; delights of the popular tb ' e member ship fur the opportunity to j
rt. . attend the International Kiwanis Con-
rmelon Presented. I vention, now in session at Toronto,
. irience of what Decatur' Canada. The Club unanimously ex-
; popular in the in-uranee business and
Sunday NiUrhLi* laS H *’ 08 *' friends who have been
J 1 extending congratulations. Mr. and
She was a native of Rev. J. M. Foster, pastor of the JJ rs ; Lunsford have apartments fa the
local Methodist church, announces that Mo, lge* building.
Dr. C. R. Jenkins, presiding elder of; _ ” '
the Thomasville circuit, will preach Mr* HinCS AnnOUllCCS
here next Sunday evening ut H:00 p’- j Pqj. Representative
from Alabama
Denver, Col.
Mrs. Miller is survived by her hus
band, C. B. Miller, her mother, Mrs.
The* rief-
Big Woodman Picnic
.cc OX ----- ; h {or a pleasant The Woodmen will give a big picnic
no in the way of pro- tended ite best wisne Mr . and at Open Pond July 4th, and every
• rmelons the Kiwamans *>***'•** J * nU> Friday body is invited to come and bring
a 42 1-2 pound water- Mis. Mayes f £ al days baskets with them. The invitation is
enud to President Mayes ^ ^ ( Lnce prize for the next, open to all and not confined to the
j pathy of their many friends in their
i great sorrow.
clock.
Dr. Jenkins is well known in Bain-• l n this is-uo will be found the »n-
bridge, having preached here on a nouncement of Mr. T. M. Hines for re
number of occasions. He is one of the election as Representative of Decatur
Mrs. Owen Field* entertained at two. best preachers of the South Georgia county. Mr. Hines has served part
bridge Friday afternoon. J Conference, and his many friends here of one term and in that service has
'*te<k
tele-
tables of
Mrs. Leonard Willis for high score will be glad of the opportunity to hear shown an ability to vote canrfiiBy a5td
was presented with a vanity. After him again. conservatively for the best interests
the game Mrs. P’ields served refresh- j 1 of the people generally.
ments. The guests were: MissDes-! Mrs. Ellen D. Hopkins, of New He make* a frank, simple MMunce-
•f tki
- iU-f
ges. Mr. Hodges, itw B _ \ bv char iic Par- ‘ Woodmen alone. Be sure and attend i Verges and Me»dames Mills, Ehrlich,; York City, arrived to spend soma time ments and asks the support
^ just shipped a car of Co. ! the gathering. Gammage, Willis, Bell and Gray. I with her mother, Mrs. M. M. Cutter, voters on this .Uteotont
'i weight of wbicL KCff, 02 vpe r * rM:r