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yOLl'ME 8. NUMBER 16.
THE" POST - SEARCH LIGHT
BAINBRIDGE, GA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 10th. 1922.
$1.50 PER ANNUM
NICHOLS HAVEN
NAME OF CAMP
rARM u opening of the club
WILL BE ON THE
17TH.
ichols Haven, is the name of the
rtitp that the members of the Busi-
ami Professional Women’s Club
lie erected on Spring creek within
of Mr. Nichols’ home, twelve miles
iest of Bainbridge.
The camp is fifty by thirty, screened
and |, a e modern sanitary conveniences
ith over hanging eaves. The beau
tiful body of water fronting the camp
offers the best fishing and batning
pleasures of any water arourd Bain-
bridre. The site was donated the
omen by Mr. Nichols, and its name
js in honor of the donor.
The formal opening of the club will
been the seventeenth, when the mem-
ieri will entertain with splendid hos-
litality. Misses Botts, Curry,
Sir,art . Morgan and Mrs. Hines, chris-
p-Jd the camp last Saturday and re-
tk a wonderful time.
AThirtein cots have been placed in
he building. Cash contributions
the former auxiliary to the
Kjard of trade, C. S. Hodges, T. S.
Hawes, Mrs. J. B. Mayes, Mrs. Max
tasbaum and silver from Mr. Biaum,
f Dothan; gifts in furnishing from
dessrs. Perkins, Kwilecki, Suther-
nd and others has made the open
ing of the club a success that it
roulti not have enjoyed otherwise.
This is the first camp of impor-
nee to be built by any of the clubs
the state and this organization is
ict a year old. The members are
omen and girls who do things in a
t-elass way and after the expense
f the camp has been met they are
pine to take up work whose promo-
icn they stand for.
This club will be pleasure-giving to
any who heretofore, have known
!y the desk and counter, it will take
em into the open and give them rec-
:ation necessary to health. It is a
u.amendable accomplishment and one
at will stand substantially as a
lonumc-nt to the first creative work
this club.
0 ORGANIZE A
COUNTYY.M.C.A.
IR. THOMAS JOHNSON, STATE
SECRETARY, VISITS ALL |
SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
Mr. Thomas Johnson, State Secre
cy for Young Men’s Christian As-
eiation, in company with Mr. T. J.
homason, has been visiting the dif-
rtnt School districts in Decatur
anty the past week with a view of
fanizing a County Young Men’s
bristian Association.
*r. Johnson has met with en
gagement where ever he has been
at a meeting of citizens held at
e c °art house Tuesday evening it
“s the sense of the meeting and
as voted to appoint a committee to
rther investigate the matter and to
itrmine whether or not the county
uld be organized into an Associa
te following gentlemen were ap-
imted as a committee which assures
lat everything possible will be done
r the best interest of the young
r ami boys of Decatur county.
Young Men Entertain
With Boat Excursion
The young men of Mrs. Wood-
berry’s Sunday school class of the
Methodist church complimented the
classes of Mr. Maddox and Mr. Bell
Tuesday evening with one of the
nicest boat excursions that has beten
given this season. The guests as
sembled at the Callahan hotel where
cars and Mi. Harrison with his big
seventeen passenger Reo Bus carried
them to the wharf at 6:30.
Mrs. Woodberry had the boat beau
tifully decorated with ferns and zen-
ias. A bountiful picnic supper was
served on first deck, caferteria style
to about seventy guests.
During the evening, Mr. Hinton,
Mrs. Woodberry and others delighted
the guests with songs and jnstrumen-
tal music.
After the ride down the river, the
return trip was made under the soft
reflection of a gorgeous moon. Capt.
Russell and his very courteous crew
assisted in making the evening the
joy that it undoubtedly was.
HOBOES ENJOYING
RAILROAD STRIKE
RAILROADS RIDE THEM AROUND
IN PULLMAN CARS, WITH
FINE MEALS.
Chicago, Aug. 9,—The rail strike
may cause sleepless nights and worry
in American home6 from the White
House down to the humblest cottage,
but, according to Dr. Ben L. Reit-
man, vice president of the Hobo Col
lege for Migratory Workers—plain
hoboes—it has proved one long season
of bliss. Railroad officials here, how
ever, said that hobo labor would com
prise only a comparatively small por
tion of the new men.
The migratory workers, according
to Dr. Reitman, have evolved a sys
tem for beating' the railroads. They
sign up at Chicago, to work in the
shops at some distant point. The
railroads ship them out in pullman
cars, and their meals—the best of
everything—are furnished in dining
cars. Arriving at his destination, the
hobo works a day or two, or jumps
the job, and shortly is signing up
with another road to work at some
still more distant point.
The Board of Commissioners of
Roads and Revenues met in regular
session last Monday, with Chairman
Rich presiding and the other mem
bers of the Board being present.
A committee composed of Messrs.
Vickers and Blunierstein of the Board
of Trade presented a request from
that organization in behalf of the
traveling public for the placing of
signboards at all cross roads and
roads intersecting in the county. The
county attorney referred the com
missioners to the Acts of the legisla
ture of 1918 which makes it the duty
of commissioners in all counties of
the state to place such signs at all
cross roads and road intersections
designating the place to which each
road directs and the distance there
to. The committee were accordingly
informed that the commissioners
would take steps to have such sign
boards placed as early as possible
1 where they do not already appear.
Mr. Marshall Mayes, also of the
Board of Trade, requested the com
missioners grant to the Board of
Trade and the co-operative Hog Mar
ket Association the use of the cattle
dip pen and scales at the A. C. L,
yards in Bainbridge for their con
templated hog market, which request
| was granted.
A short road northwest of Eldo-
iendo was reported reviewed favor
ably by Powell and Lane and was
ordered advertised.
The local Boards of Trustees and
the County School Superintendent
certified to the commissioners a con
tinuing tax which they desired to be
levied on all property subject in Par
kers and West Bainbridge Consolida
ted school districts sufficient to take
care of the payments of the prin
cipal and interest of the school bonds
which had been voted and issued in
these districts. The tax was levied as
certified and requested.
James R. Johnson made a deed of
dedication to the county of about 500
yards of right of way over his lands
for a public road, the same being
now traveled by the public as a set
tlement roadi from the Bainbridge
and Cavalry road to the Bainbridge
and McCrayville road. The same was
accepted.
A resolution was received from the
County Board of Health that unless
the public toilet in the basement of
the court house was put in more sani
tary condition they would take steps
to close the same. The commissioners
agreed with the Board of Health’s
report and will undertake to get plans
to put in more adequate and sanitary
equipment.
Mr. J. M. Y. Sellers came before
the Commissioners and offered to ded
icate a right of way for a road over
his land from the Albany road to the
boat landing on Flint river, stating
that the same was now in daily use
by citizens and the public of that sec
tion to get across to the river and
the boat landing. His dedication was
accepted on behalf of the county.
A communication was received
from the State Board of Health in
regard to getting better efficiency
from the county registrars of vital
statistics, which under the law they
have to report and the county has to
pay them for, stating that their books
should be submitted for examination.
Under the law thees registrars are the
justice of the peace of the districts of
the county and the City Clerk of
Bainbridge and they are required to
report to the State Board of Health
an account of all births and deaths
that are reported to them by the prac
ticing physicians in their territory
and get certificates therefore. This
matter was referred to the county
Health officer for action.
Tax Receiver Drake presented his
bill for balance of commissioners for
last year's digest, which included for
county wide school tax of five mills.
As it appeared that this tax was
collected and paid over direct to the
school board, and if there was any
liability for the tax receivers com
missions the school board should
have it to pay under a tentative op
inion of the county attorney. How
ever, at the request of Mr. Drake
further consideration of the matter
was to be taken up in joint session
of the two boards to be held on Au
gust the 21st.
Bids were received for the ensuing
month’s feeds and supplies for the
road squads, and as the Callahan Gro
cery Company appeared to be tile
lowest bidder, the contract was let
to them.
Col. E. L. Smith, of
Edison, For Judge
In this issue of the Post-Search
Light E. L. Smith, a well known at
torney of Edison, Calhoun county, an
nounces that he will be a candidate
for Judge of the Albany circuit su
perior courts, subject to the primary
to be held September the 13th.
Mr. Smith is known as a lawyer of
ability, and is well known over the
circuit. He is one of the leading
citixens of Calhoun county, and, it is
understood, will make an active can
vass of the circuit in behalf of his
candidacy. He has a large number
of friends and will doubtless make a
splendid race.
His opponent is Judge Wm. V. Cus
ter, of this city, who was recently
appointed by Governor Hardwick to
fill out the unoxpred term of Judge
R. C. Bell, who is now a member of
the state court of appeals. So far
Mr. Smith and Judge Custer are the
only entrants in the race for judge,
and it is not likely that there will
be any other candidates.
PHOTOPLAY AT
CALLAHANMONDAY
“SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT”
UNDER THE AUSPICES OF
B. AND P'S .CLUB.
“Something to think about’’ will be
the excellent photoplay for Monday
evening at the Brackin Theatre, un
der the auspices of the Business and
Professional Women’s Club.
The program will begin at 8:00 o’
clock on this occasion, so be in your
seats before that time as the photo
play will not be shown twice (as they
are ordinarily.)
Interspreuding will be the most at
tractively gotten up uds that have
ever been shown in Bainbridge. The
ads, rythmn and sentiment has been
taken from Mother Goose rhymes by
Mrs. Ethel Russell and they are very
charming.
Grown ups and children will im
personate these nursery characters.
The club will use the proceeds on
camp expenses. Prices for the mat
inee will be 15 and 25 cents; in the
evening—8:00 o’clock will be 25 and
40 cents.
The
committee appointed was:
*■ Thomason, M. L. Mayes, Judge
Harrell, J. C. Hale, of Bain-
d £ e * W. L. Baynton, Fowlstown;
Salter, Eldorendo; J. A. Allen,
urmx; D. D. Smith, Quincy, Fla.;
•tas Wood of Brinson.
Mes Subers Sergeant
In Field Artillery
from Camp McClellan, An- I
' r Ala., states that Innes Subers
* s on his second term of one |
in the army camp, is enjoy- I
the “blue” season and his pro- j
■ lon to Sergeant.
lx boys from Bainbridge are hav- |
their first month in this camp. |
Jn? Subers expects to make all the
which will qualify him for |
should anything happen that
uld he necessary to call the beys
James C. Adams and chil-
f> ’ Dupont, Ga., are visiting
**renu?, Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Aui- \
< Jr.
Discussion of ways and means to
induce farmers from other sections to
locate in Decatur county featured the
weekly luncheon of the Kiwanis Club (i
held at the Bon Air hotel last Fri
day noon, in one of the most inter
esting meetings yet held by the club.
Several of the leading club members
participated in the discussion, which
resulted in a definite beginning to
wards the encouragemen^pf farmers
to come to this county, which will
be taken up and pushed vigorously
until results are obtained.
The meeting opened in the usual
form, with Chairman M. L. Mayes
presiding. Thanks was offered by
Rev. J. W. Ward, and following the
lunch a number or piano selections
were rendered by Clarke Gurley.
Business Improving.
Opening the business session, Chair
man Mayes read an interesting sta
tistical report on business conditions
throughout the country, prepared by
Babson, one of the leading authorit- j
its on business statistics in the United |
States. This- report shewed the coun- ]
try to be in good shape, with pros
pects for improvement ir. the fall de- j
cidediy favorable. The report stated
that, while conditions will undoubted- j
ly show marked improvement in the ’
immediate future, it. will be at least |
twelve months before a return to i
normal can, with confidence, be ex
pected.
Chairman Mayes also discussed
briefly fcut in forceful fashion the de
velopment cf a more effective spirit
of co-operation among the business
men of the city, and again touched
on the matter of outlining a def
inite program of activity $or the
club, stating that only by having a
concrete program to work for can the
club render its most effective service
to the community.
At this point there was a short
interval during which Mr. J. G. Hin
ton tang a number of selections, which
were greatly enjoyed by the assemb
lage. Mr. Hinton in a singer of un
usual talent, and his singing adds
greatly to the pleasure of the meet
ings each week.
Attend Monltrie Meeting.
1 A delegation of twelve members of
the local club, headed by Chairman
Mayes, went to Moultrie last Thurs
day evening to attend the charter
night ceremonies in that city. It was
said that tile singing of Mr. Hinton,
a member of the local party, was one
of the hits of the evening’s enter
tainment, and that he was given much
applause and warmly thanked by the
Moultrie club, the State’s newest Ki
wanis organization.
Must Outline Program.
A short talk was made by Kiwanian
E. J. Perry, who touched on the sub
ject of developing the agricultural
resources of the county by bringing in
farmers from other sections. Mr.
Perry also approved the idea of a def-
finitely outlined program of work for
the dob, stating that while it is
easily worth the small charge for the
lunch, just for the pleasure of the
weekly gatherings, that efforts to
wards the accomplishment of a def
inite object is necessary if the club
is to be of value in the pubuilding
of the town and county.
North Georgia Crops.
Mr. Perry was followed by C. K.
C. Ausley, who told about crop con
ditions in North Georgia, from which
section he has recently returned. Mr.
Ausley remarked that from an agri
cultural standpoint South Georgia is
a far superior to the northern section
of the state, and that thousands of
farmers in that section would come
here if the proper efforts were made
to acquaint them with the advantages
offered by the change. He added,
however, that it will be necessary to
establish the no-fence law, and make
other changes in existing conditions
before farmers of the right sort in
any appreciable numbers can be in
duced to come to this section. He
stated that the crops in North Geor
gia this year are very poor, and that
this fall will be an opportune time
to do effective work towards inducing
farmers to come to South Georgia,
where better results can always be
obtained, and where the opportunities
offered to farmers are far superior.
Co-operate With Farmers.
Kiwanian H. J. Bruton spoke brief
ly about the desirability of encourag
ing a closer spirit of co-operation be
tween the business men and farmers
of the county stating that each
should strive in every possible
way to help the other, and that
by such means all would he benefitted
and a spirit of unity and harmony
developed. The speaker also endorsed
the movement to get more farmers to
locate in the county, and stated that
an effective advertising campaign to
wards this end should be undertaken
at once. He said that offers of as
sistance of substantial character
should be made to the right sort of
farmers to come here.
Cammittee Report.
Attorney H. R. Bel), chairman of a
committee named to prepare adver
tising matter, reported that data for
publication in the official guide book
of the “Lone Star Trail” had already
been prepared and sent to the pub
lishers. He also stated that matter
for an illustrated booklet, to be issued
jointly by the Kiwanis Club and the
Board of Trade had been gotten in
shape, and would be ready for the
press in the near future. This will be
an attractive booklet containing a
complete and comprehensive outline
of the many advantages offered by
Bainbridge and Decatur county, and
will be given a wide circulation all
throughout the country.
Must Work Together.
J. B. L. Barber, one of the city’s
leading real estate men, was next to
speak, discussing the subject of a
closer co-operation between the Ki
wanis Club and the Board of Trade.
He stated that with these two splendid
organizations working in harmony for
a common purpose there is no limit to
what might be accomplished for the
city and county. In endorsing the
movement to develop the thousands of
acreB of extremely fertile farming
lands of the county now idle, Mr. Bar
ber pointed out thut hardly 25 per
cent of the total ucreage of the coun
ty is under cultivation, and stated
that the wild lands must be brought
into cultivation before Bainbridge can
hope to become the city itshould be
by reason of its natural advantages.
Make Definite Offer.
PerhapH the outstanding feature of
the session was u talk by Kiwanian
J. M. Simmons, who frankly told his
hearers that the time hud arrived for
more action and less talk. He said
that the land owners of Decatur coun
ty must offer tangible aid and as
sistance to prospective settlers if
farmers are to be secured to develop
the idle lands of the county, “You
must put fodder in the rack before
you can get the horse in the stable,”
aptly stated Mr. Simmons in illus
trating his point. He said that the
land owners must give a small tract
of land to new comers in order to
get them here, after which they will
soon be able to increase their hold
ings by purchase.
After going into the subject in de
tail, and explaining how farmers may
be induced to locate here, Mr. Sim
mons concluded that the time to act
is now, and urged that the matter be
vigorously prosecuted. Mr. Simmons
made a splendid talk, and after some
discussion by others, the movement
was given a definite basis when C. K.
C. Ausley arose and offered to donate
100 acres of good farm land, to be
divided into 25 acre tracts, if four
farmers will come here, locute on
these small farms and go to work.
Mr. Ausley made his offer even
more attractive by signifying his will
ingness to assist worthy farmers to
build homes on these farms, and to
give them every assistance possible
(Continued on back page.)
YOUNG STRIBLING
TO FIGHT HERE SOON
IN A 10-BOUND BOUT WITH BILL
KENNEDY, AUG. ITTH. SEV
ERAL PRELIMINARIES.
The people of Bainbridge and
throughout this section generally Who
have watched, with the keenest in
terest, the pugilistic career of Young
Stribling, of Macon, a native of Bain
bridge, will learn with pleasure that
this sensational young boxer is soon
to be seen ini action in this city.
The appearance of Young Stribling
in the ring here will be the most in
teresting and largely attended ring
battles ever staged in this city, and
the coming event is being awaited
with eager interest by the followers
of the fight game.
Stribling is to make his appearance
here on next Thursday evening, Au
gust the 17th, in a 10-round fight with
Bill Kennedy as his opponent. Young
Stribling’s ring record is too well-
known to be given in detail, having
attained the welter-weight champ
ionship of the south by defeating Jake
Abel in Macon on July 4th. Kennedy
is also reputed to be a battler of
ability, and has a reputation for
gameness and clever fighting that is
certain to make the go here of thrill
ing interest. He has fought Battling
Budd, Larry Avera and some of the
best boys in the east.
In addition to the main event a
very attractive, card has been ar
ranged, which includes a ton-round
bout with Eddie Cook and Jackie
Carr, of Atlanta, as the contestants.
There will also be two good prelimin
aries, including "Bnby” Stribling.
The fight is to be staged under
the auspices of the local W. O. W.
camp, with G. A. McArthur, Jr., in
charge of the arrangements. It will
be held at Littlejohn’s arena, known
a sthe transfer building, and accom-
datians will be provided for at least
least 1000 spectators.
Mrs. George B. Cowart, of Albany,
is visiting her father, Mr. R. W.
Jones. Mrs. Cowart will be re
membered as Miss Clara Murphree
Jones.
DENTAL SOCIETY OF
2ND DISTRICT MEET
ENTERTAINED WITH FISH FRY
AND BASKET DINNER. CAIRO
GETS NEXT MEETING.
The quarterly meeting of the Sec
ond District Dental Society was held
here last Wednesday and the follow
ing program was carried out and was
very interesting:
Meeting of the Board of Censors
and Executive Council at the City
Hall.
Invocation—Rev. H. H. Shell. |
Address of Welcome—Mayor Con
ger.
Response—Dr. J. P. Green, of
Thomasville.
The corresponding relation that
should exist between the Medical an
Dental Prictitioner—Dr. Johnson, of
Bainbridge.
Discussion Opened—Dr. R. E- L.
Pattillo, of Moultrie.
The improtance of the X-ray and
Ixonize in the modem practice of
Dentistry—Dr. H. H. Williamson, pf
Albany.
Discussion opened—Dr. A. A. Wil
liams, of Columbus.
Georgia District Societies from
their organization up to the present
time—Dr. A. A. Williams, of Co
lumbus.
Table clinic—Dr. H. H. Williamson,
of Albany on the uses of the Cast
Clasp in the construction of remov
able lower dentures.
At the noon hour the visiting Den
tists and their friends were enter
tained by the home Dentists with a
fish fry and basket dinner which was
enjoyed by all present.
The next meeting will be held in
Cairo the second Wednesday in Oc
tober.
J. B. L. Barber Stands
Law Examination
To facilitate his work and to do his
own abstracting, J. B. L. Barber, a
prominent real estate man in Bain
bridge for eight years stood and pann
ed the state’s examination for law.
Mr. Barber, will not go into the
practice of law.