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( rHE VOST - SEARCH LIGHT OLl'ME 8. NUMBER 13. BAINBRIDGE, GA., THURSDAY, JULY 20th, 1922. $1.50 PER ANNUM te knew his worth and followed him i leaOi the county always been careful and conser ve and will be missed in the com- r.ity. In ail public matters he was depend- * in every way and loved' the iple of his community. Few colored s have ever had the opportunity! do for his people what he did. The :eral was under the auspices of lcilte anil one of the largest ever, Senator Harris Speaks Friday Bainbridge and Decatur county people will learn with pleasure that this gity is to be included on the itinerary of Senator Wm, J. Har ris, who is now making a speak ing tour of the state. Senator Harris will reach Bain bridge Friday morning, and will deliver an address at the county court house Friday noon. Tse peo ple oi the City and county are cordially invited to come out and hear him discuss the issues of the day, and give an account of his activities at Washington. Senator Harris is an able sj eag er, and his address will be well worth hearing. He is in Georgia for a brief vacation and, as usual, is spending the time getting in touch with the people and condi tions in order that he may be better prepared for his duties in the United States Senate. Democratic Executives Meets at Court House B. OF T. MEETING LAST FRIDAY NIGHT I Pursuant to a call of the Chairman, The Democratic Executive Committee I of Decatur county met at the court 1 room this day, there being a quorum ' present, the Chairman stated the ob ject of the meeting: When, it was ] Resolved and ordered that a white : Democratic Primary election be held at the various voting precincts in the ; county on Wednesday, September the 13th, 1922, for the nomination of the Democratic Candidates for the various State officers to be elected the pres- I ent year, for Congressman from the , 2nd District, for two representatives in the General Assembly, and for three , County Commisioners; that such pri mary election laws be of the State and the rules t>f the party as prescrib ed by the State Executive Committee, j two representatives, and any ballot and according to the laws of the J not containing the name of two rep- State of Georgia, that the official regis- resentatives, shall not be counted so iratibn lists as furnished by the Coun- far as representatives are concerned, ty Registrars be used at such Pri- That this Committee meet at the mary, and that no one whose name Court house in Bainbridge, at 10 o’- ! docs not appear on such list be per- clock A. M. on Thursday, September mitted to vote in such Primary elec-; 14th, 1922, for the purpose of consoli- tion; that the returns of such Primary dating the vote of such Primary elec- election be made to this Committee by tion and declaring the result thereof 10 o'clock A. M. on Thursday, Sep- and for. the transaction of any busi ed against him by or before six o’ clock P. M. on Saturday, August 12th, 1922, and the name of no candidate who has'not so registered and paid his assessment shall be printed upon the name of the official ballot hereinafter provided for. That the Chairman of this Commit tee and the Secretary thereof shall prepare the official Ballot to fie used at such Primary election, procure the printing thereof, and of the necessary election papers, and see that they are distributed to the different districts, and that no other ballot shall be used or counted at said election. That in voting for representatives no single shotting shall be allowed,\in other words the voter shall vote for I0F.G.R. HUTTO DIES IN BRUNSWICK . v r„U SERVICES HELD HERE f' ,V TUESDAY WITH fraternal honors. , g f; Hutto, principal of the Ld schools of the City of Bain- J and for many years Grand * Uor of the lodge of Knights Pvtkas of the colored folks of L Jast week in Brunswick . was ' buried here last Tuesday with raternal honors. pref. Hutto lived here about 2!i ,. (r( j by far one of the most jf<s i\. cfl(#**'<! men that ever red in this section. He was beyond doubt, the safest and soundest dc- that the colored folks had in the south. Not a brilliant negro Pe s«ri gives but the most level deJ "it that this writer come into intact w'th. pies;!, with more common sense * any man of his race in the south, *as born to be a prominent man long people. He had a grasp thin?- that was unequaled by most feted folks. As a teacher he tvas successful and i a lodgeman he was big. In the fees that he held in his lodge he i the handling of much money and j iness ano it can be said of him that ^uCM BUSINESS TRANSACTED That Candidates for Representative them, ry dollar that he could throw into \[qj) MANY OTHER MATTERS be assessed the sum of $25.00 each,* That the voters of Bells district be channels of trade in tNis town he ‘ DISCUSSED end Candidates for County Commis- instructed, at such Primary election to gladly. j sioner be assessed the sum of $10.00 1 to elect an executive committeeman This office doing by far the biggest j An j nterest j n( ,. an( | weB attended <?aeh ’ and Candidates for Congress the to fill the vacancy caused by the death [ton of the printing that the lodge meetin(r the Bainbridge Board of 8um of s2r> - 00 - provided however, that of Hon. Alfred Bird, idonc. In many other ways Hutto Trade atwhichanumberofimportant should the district Committee make! The following reso owed his loyalty to his home folks matterg werc d j se ussed -and acted on ' the USS(i ssment against Candidates for j ed, seconded and unanimously ndopt- »te and black. The colored people wag he)d , ast Friday night at the ^y 1 Congress and approtion same among ed. jj a jj - the counties, this Committee will ac-l Resolved, that there be five ladies Of and it was a good thing, [n th(? abgence 0 f the president the eept the sum apportioned by such • selected, one from each county com- rnnty that he lived here. He mt , ctjn( , was calle d to order by Vice Committee instead of said $25.00. | missioners district, as members of President M L Mayes The minutes That each Candidate for County, this Committee, to be appointed by the of the previous meeting were read, Commissioner, when registering and Chairman, after advising with the dif- and were adopted without discussion, paying his assessment shall name the ferent ladies organisations of the A verbal report from the advertis- dis j trl f ," wh,ch , ha expects to run County, ing committee was made by Chairman I * No furthcr buBints3 ap P« arin K tho Will Fleming, who stated that on ac count of the absence of Cols. H. G.j Bell and R. G. Hartsfield, members of' , . _ , , 4| ... .. „ . .• u . of this Committee the amount assess- thc committee, more time in which toi J prepare a detailed report was desired, This report will be submitted at the , the .. Lone gtar Trai] .. As80ciat I 0n . ap-1 next regular meeting. I p eal . ed before the board and made a tembei 14th, 1922. ness that shall properly come before Clifford Walker Here This Week Hon. Clifford Walker, of Monroe, Walton county, former attorney general of Georgia, and now a can didate for Governor, was in the city Monday in the interests of his candidacy. Mr. Walker, it will be remember ed was a candidate for governor in the last election, making a very creditable race. He is making an active canvass of the state, and ex pects to visit every part of Geor gia before the date of the pri mary. During his stay in Bainbridge, Mr. Walker was cordially greeted by his local friends, and while he made no public address he saw a great many of the voters of the county. He expressed himself ns being much encouraged over the outlook, and says that he is be ing given pedges of support in all parts of the state. BAINBRIDGE GOLFERS COMPETEJN MATCHES MEN OFFER CUP TO WOMEN PLAYERS FOR THE BEST 2 OUT OF 3. The most exciting tournament yet held on the links of the Bainbridge Country Club enme off Thursday after noon with a large gallery watching the game. Two weeks ago the men' offered the ladies a silver cup for the best two out of three games, Mrs. T. Sam Hawes, winner for the ladies and Jack Bower, Jr., a high school boy, won on the men's game. This Thursday, the ladies Returned the compliment with golf balls for their prizes but their was a concluded game in the one trial. Fifteen foursomes entered and the game started on time. In the first handicap, 50, Mrs. Mercer Baggs and Dennis Scott won; in the (10 class. Miss Fiances Gurr of Macon and Ed Per ry, Jr., won and In the 70 class Mrs. ] Ed Perry and Mr. Norman Jordan of Quincy won. The lowest score of the afternoon was made Gy Mrs. J. Lester Friedman and Mr. Troop Hines of the Mr. and Mrs. Max Nussbaum foursome. The score was B5. At the conclusion of the game the committee on hospitality with Miss 'Coleman in change of refreshments, hud a hundred and twenty-five plates served in a long table under a canopy of odks, ready for the guests. It was The weekly luncheon-meeting of the J tb< ‘ prnrm> where some of the la- KIWANIANS ADOPT “THE BUDDY PLAN” CALL YOUR BUDDY OVER THE PHONE AND REQUEST HIM TO I ATTEND THE LUNCHBON. | That all candidates for Represents-! Committee adjourned, subject to tive and for County Commisioners of the Chairman, register with and pay to the Secretary , C. W. WIMBERLEY, See. C. S. HODGES, Chmn. 0L1T1CAL RALLY President Resigns. talk in behalf of that organization, r A ppi,|| * p . ___ a A The resignation of President J. G. ]j e spoke particularly about a guide U At U VII I F AIIll 1 A Garrett was then presented, and was book soon to be issued, which will con- vfj r IftzLa&j xllfUi lVj acce pt e d with regret: President Gar- tain a complete log of the “Lone Star “■ ' rett tendered his resignation because Trail,” from Los Angeles to St. Au- G FISH 1 R\ AND DINNER ON 0 f being called out of the city for a 1 gustinc. THE GROUND. ALL CAN- j f ew months this fall. The matter of j This guide book will be an effective HlIJArES INVITED. electing a president to succeed Mr. rnodium for advertising the county- ! Garrett was then taken up, but it was sea t towns through which the “Trail” e citizens of the Faceville com- j f ound that a quorum of the directors p a3 ses. After hearing Mr. Hughes, making preparations to was no t present, and action was de-1 the board decided that Bainbridge will ifc a big political rally and picnic, ■ f er red. t being DECATUR SCHOOLS ' FORGING AHEAD CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL PLAN HAS MET WITH FAVOR AND MUCH BUILDING IS DONE. , With work going ahead on the new high school building in Bainbridge, and the bonds validated by Judge , ... R. C. Bell for a $25,000 building be represented m the book with aj f()r West Bainbrid g e , $3i00 0 for Par- Bainbridge Kiwanis Club, held at the | dieB wort ‘ bloomers, many of the men The following resolution was offer- Callahan last Friday at noon, with i were also dolled up for the-occasion. Chairman M. L. Mayen, presiding, was ^ wa8 n * ceH ^ K ame the players featured by a number of brief but in- ] have had and the picnic feature with teresting talks, both members and the; rea dings by Miss Dyer of Douglas and guests contributed to the program. ] Mr9 ' RuMel1 Snow ot Quitman was Rev. J. E. Ward gave thankB, and, delightful, following the lunch, the meeting was | The president, Mrs. Hawes, has a opened in the usual form, and the j committee out on the club house plans exceptionally good program was 8 nd is believed that the club will smoothly carried out, with every min-1 Boon bave a modern club. The pres- ute of the one-hour session devoted j erd °" e bas on *y been a make-shift to interesting discussions of matters | ~ " ——— affecting the welfare Of the commun- ^ BAINBRIDGE BOY - Memories of the successful and very much enjoyed charter nitfht celebra-1 tion were revived when Secretary j Welch read a letter from the Albany . MR. VANCE CUSTER, JU., BEGINS Kiwanis Club, expressing the appre- THE PRACTICE OF LAW ON cintjon and thar.ks of the Albany Ki- 1 HIS I9TH BIRTHDAY, womans for the cordial hospitality and -—— entertainment accorded them on that' We are very proud to announce that memorable occasion. | Mr. Vance Custer, Jr., has passed the Chairman Mayes then mode a short, Georgia examination and has talk during the courfe of which he i been admitted to the bar. He will reiterated the importance to the club j begin practice on July 20th, which is of the regular attendance of all mem*! bis nineteenth .birthday, bers at each meeting. As a means j Vance is an exceptionally steady of increasing the attendance. Mr. young man and very capable. He has Mayes suggested the adoption by the been practically raised here and al- Club of what is known as “The Buddy! though so young, he has host* of i friends who feel assured of his sue- ADMITTED TO BAR *»en beinsr scheduled for Thurs- • The presiding: officer thereupon re- double-page advertisment. The first , , . district and *r 000 for Plan.” .August the 10th.' Plans are be- q Ues t e d that the directors hold an ex- p age w jn contain a summary of the; .. p. . n ’ . ! This plan provides that on Friday ! cess as a lawyer, and most anything tmace to entertain hundreds of eeut j V e session next Friday for the advantages offered by the town and j j d ' attainj ’ a ]acc ()f leadership! morning each .Kiwanian must call J h« undertakes. - rs from all parts of the county p Urpo se of naming a candidate for the county, while the opposite page will L th<? e(Jucationa , ranks of c ,e 0 riria 1 some felloW-member over the tele-1 * occasion, and the ^indications presidency of the organization, to be b e occupied by a map, showing the espec | a jj y aH concerns her rural' Phone, remind him of the meeting and j Dr. R.^. Wheat spoke briefly about ®ty this year. Entertainment features of the day Ttsle a fish fry, with basket picnic m cr, tc be followed by political e that it will be one of the most ra tjfi e d at the next regular meeting of r0 ute of the highway into and out of joyable and largely attended gather- j the boa rd. ' the city, as well as the distance to the oi the kind to be held in the % Other Matters Discussed. ’ next county-seat town, and other valu- Vice President Mayes brought sever- a b) c information. This plan will be al matters to the attention of the meet-1 followed in the arrangement of the ing, among thelh being some past due I book throughout, the whole forming - - , bills for advertising. After some dis-! a complete and continuous map of Arne in the afternoon, and a base j fuagion t he sejrjUry was authdHzed I the ..Trail.” • . *«» -».- , conclude the day’s activ--. t 0 p a ythese bills. TIT j The guide book will be off the press «■ Candidates for office In Decatur Monthly Slogan Adopted. ) j„ the next few weeks, and 10,000 cop- will be invited to be present,] chelrihan Will Fleming, of the ad- j es w jh be allotted for distribution in rna-.f .peaches, letting the people I vert j 3 jng coumittee, then made an in-! Georgia. They will be placed in the ™ th «y stand on various | teresting talk suggesting that an or-1 hands ot secretaries of boards of ‘ Grs affecting the welfare of the, Kan | ze( | campaign of community pub- trade, and other similar organizations j!\' licity be inaugurated without delay. 1 f or f re j distribution to travelers. (he gathering is planned to] A ver y P ff ec tivc means of advertis-; The following committee wap nam- = !l: '"ly :. county affair, It i« quite ing t he advartages and industries of | ed ,, prepare the data and,fc(*t up ‘ i-• . .me of the candidates for Bn : n bridge and Decatur county was the : I 1 , erti- i-.c fo: Bainbridge: H. J. '* will be present in behalf, con tained In a motion made by Mr. Brut..; , I! L. Lane, J. D. Rawer, Mel- “ l,r campaigns. It is probable pj em j nK to the effect that a slogan re- v : r \C. S t-aum, and Sam Hawse. ‘ "m ber of the candidates fo. )a|(ng t0 ' ^ specific industry, or a«f- K lablish Gamp Site. unty offices to be voted vantage, be adopted each month. This, A r ,« ( ,ipt’. was in*r..dhced by Mr. fa)1 primary will accept motir , n was passed, and will b(> put. rj( ., j B( ..! providing IMr the estab- 10 address the voters, j nto e fi ec t at once. lishment here of a suitable camp for “•me lively political discussions j A committee composed of R- L. use () f tourists. This resolution o rated. | Lane, H. J. Bruton and J. Ik Bower passed, and a committee composed i . ~ was named to devise a slogan for use ^ Compton Lane, A. B. Belcher, and Abridge Graduate during the month of JulJ. This com- T E R j ch was na ,ned to select a site, Xurtfes Successful mittee acte ‘ 1 immedial ' e!y ’ the follow ' schools. The Consolidated school plan has met with general favor, as is evi denced by the $26,000 brick build ing at Pine Hill, a $25,000 one at Attapulgus, and others being built. Three more have recently been add ed to- the county system. Another item <bf interest in the county School system is the announce ment that the validity of the bonds issued by Brinson district has been upheld by the state Supreme Court, after hearing the objections filed by some of the citizens of that district. This moans that there will he no fur ther delay in proceeding with the | urge his attendance. A list grouping ] the importance to Bainbridge of the the members in pairs and indicating | “Lone Star Trail," national highway the person each is to call is being prepared and will be mailed out by the secretary. In connection with the attendance subject Secretary Welch announc'd that a few “red flags” would be mail ed out this week, these tokens rerv leading from • Los Angeles, Cal., to St. Augustine, Fla. Dr. Wheat out lined great potential value of this highway to Bainbridge, nmf urged that it be given the support it de serves. He announced that the local association was short a few of tho ing as a warning to those who receive. necessary members, and urged that them that they have failed to attend j these vacancies be filled without delay, three consecutive meetings, and that j The annual dues are but $5.00, which failure to attend the meeting tomor- K oes toward maintaining the organiza- row means suspension from the elub, J tion and for publicity. / unless a valid excuse for their ab-1 At the conclusion of his talk, Dr. smre is presented. Wheat introduced Mr. Hughes, a Bold Kiwanian Fitzge aid, tit Atlirtn, a representative at the “Lone Star gtie-t of the clnb, made a short talk Trail" usaociatlon who also talkted “y Mae Byrd and Mrs. Julia | recent graduates of River-, *F tal Training School for; and report as soon as possible to the advertisning committee in order that the site selected may be contained in the gufde hook. It is probable that a suitable camp, eqipped with all the ing slogan being suggested “Do You Know that Decatur, Coupty, Georgia Has the Best Highways in the South ” r* here, made high grades in' A letter has been sent out to all essentials for «pp comforL will be to -a State. Board Examination, business men of the county by Secre- readmes* for ‘heuse“fthetouns^ at Jacksonville. Miss Byrd tary Flowers requesting that the above before the begmn.ng of the next seas ed in this section and will! slogan be written in capital letters at son. private nursing here. Mrs. i the bottom of all out-going et ^ s v oouplrhel and little "ill Visit her home in Cana-j during the month of July. For the Mrs G. ^ Whelchel andjrttle hr fore she locates in Lakeland, month of August a slogan relating to daughter, ® *’ . k . Training school in Riverside, j montn. “The Lone. Star TraiL** I conetmrtlnn work there, and that the. ragardfng t h,. Internationa) Kiwanis Interestingly about the Highway, pre- I bonds will now t,r- dieposet of. convention, to be hrld In, Atlanta In dieting that it will eventually become | Rowland Bower is^ superintendent; Another visitor was Mr. Percy one of the nation’* most popular tour- i <lf CDUn *f <"tboolr and ha« dortt fine,, y ()pmans a wpR.^nown Decatur i*oun- : i*t| routea, traversing a* It doe* the j Progressive work. , ^ f arm cr, who was a guest of Ki- most beautiful sectiona rtf the United “ ~ ~ : wanian Compton Lane. ! States, and connecting the country’s Another wegro Caught j chairman Mayes had as his guest j greatest resort centers. Mr. Hughes In Bainbridge Cave-Ini Ei* brother, J. B. Mayes, Jr., a mem- also spoke highly in connection of ! ber of the staff of the South Carolina j Decatur county's highway system, Another negro was a victim Wed- j State Highway Department. Mr. j pronouncing our roads to be the best nesday when dirt caved in where anj ttayes talked interestingly of the work j he had seen in Georgia, excavation is being dug for sewerage! being carried out by the South Caro-j Among the guests on this occasion from West Street to drain the water] lina Highway Department, stating j were: Mrs. Mercer Baggs and Mrs. that stands in the street. A few days ; that only roads of the sand-clay type : R. L. Lane, who contributed very much ago one of the men suffered painful were being constructed at the present to the pleasure of the gathering. Mrs. injuries when dirt caved in on him] time, with no pSving projects under] Baggs sang a number of solos, with but whose presence of mind prevented | way. He was enthusiastic in com- his being hurt more seriously. | menting on Decatur county’s splendid The second negro profited by the] Highway system, stating that, witrv other’s experience, and laid his arms I out exception, this county had the before bit face against the wall of best public roads of any county in | present at future meetings, earth and assistance came in time’ to | the South he has visited. j The attendance prize for the week, .save his life. At this point discussion was halted an aVito horn, donated by Harry Ward, for the usual period of ringing. With of the Ward-Leonatd Co., was award- Sdt> ‘-4t-.be for the Search Light. | Douglas, are the guests of Mr. and Field Representative Hughes, of Mrs. R. I. Denmark. Mrs. Lane at the piano. The ladies were warmly thanked by Chairman Mayes on behalf of the club, who ex pressed the hope that they would be Little Roberta Wheat, Laura Louise Clarke Gurley at the piano and Caro- Jackson and Marjorie Bell were pres- ] lit Graham leading the Kiwanis songs, ent, makjng twenty-three members j Then following one of the most in- and sever visitors present. ed to C. P. Witchard, manager of the local agency of the Gulf Refining Co. The prize for tomorrow’s meating I teresting talks of the session when will be donated by Mr. Witchard.