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mniNARY XXX HE FUST-SEARCH LIGHT ,UME »• NUMBER 17. BAINBRIDGE, GA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 17th, 1922. $1.50 PER ANNUM 0-OPERATIVE HOG SALE HERE NEXT TUESDAY, AUGUST 22 *To be Held at the Atlantic Coast Line Cattle Pen, Beginning at 5:00 o’clock in the Morning and Will * Close at 11:00 A. M. Government Grader and Inspector Will be Present, Men Experienced in this Line of Work, and They Have Assured the Farmers That They Will Get the Highest Market Prices for Their Hogs to be Sold at this Co-operative Sale. SATURDAY, AUGUST 19TH IS THE LAST DAY TO LIST YOUR HOGS An event that will mark a great step forward in the agricultural progress of Decatur county is scheduled for next Tuesday, August 22nd, when the first co-operative hog sale ever staged in the county will be held in Bainbridge. This sale is to be conducted at the cattle pen of the At lantic Coast Line railway, which has been placed at the dis posal of the farmers for use as a stock pen on this occasion. Every preparation possible is being made by those in charge of the sale to make it a successful one, and to secure such results that future sales on a co-operative basis will be as sured. A government grader and inspector will be present, a man experienced in this lines of work, which makes it certain that all hogs offered for sale will be properly graded, and classified. The inspector will be on the grounds at 5 o’clock in the morning, at which hour the sale is scheduled to be gin, and will remain until 11 o’clock a. m., the closing hour. The sale is being held under auspices of the Bainbridge Board of Trade, with Mr. John Roberts, secretary of the Live stock Association directing the preparations. Mr. Roberts urges that all who will have hogs for the sale be on hand as early as possible, as it is desired to complete the sale before 11 o’clock, in order to avoid the heat of mid-day. Must List By August the 19th. Secretary Roberts particularly desires to stress the point that it will be necessary for all who desire to participate in this sale to furnish him with a complete list of the number of hogs to be offered for sale, with approximate weight, and all other details, not later than Saturday, August the 19th. He may be seen at his offices in the O’Neal building, and will be glad to furnish all information desired. A number of buyers, representing the various packing in terests, will be on hand for the sale, and there will be stropg competition for the hogs offered, which insures that the best prices obtainable will be received by the farmers. It is con fidently expected that a large number of hogs will be on sale, and the outcome of the venture is being awaited with the keenest interest. That Bainbridge has joined the ranks of the progressive southwest Georgia cities in conducting co-operative hog sales is an indication that Decatur county is keeping in pace with the remarkable agricultural progress being made in this favor ed section of the state. It is believed that the success of this undertaking will result in working out plans for the co operative marketing of other farm products. It is announced that plans are being worked out to con duct co-operative hog sales here in the future at intervals of one month, or oftener if the circumstances require. The plan is already being given the approval and generous support of the farmers of the county and the first sale, to be held here next Tuesday, is expected to be one of the most successful events of the kind yet held in this section. BOARD OF TRADE RRELL & CUSTER NEW LAW FIRM l/-r \\ il. HARRELL AND MR. VANCE CUSTER FORM partnership. (f prc-f.l interest to a large .., ’ t,e the announcement of 'recently organized law firm of e \v. ,M. Harrell and Vance Cus- The combination of experience, of rich, soulful ability with youth, irantl searching and earnest, will Icubt prove a strong and interest- one. iidfe Harrell, who has been in practically twenty-two s ir. his native needs no introduc- Born in his father’s plantation, ,rt ,,f which is now Whigham, inr to Bainbridge where he began first philanthropic work in repre- ing Decatur county in the Legis ts for several terms then to So ar of county court of Decatur; je of the city of Bainbridge for ral years. Became judge of the ny Circuit Superior court, being ised for that place by Judge A. Johnson, of Camilla; resigned i that office the latter part of the year of his term to re-enter the lice of law; Trustee of the First lodist church and always respon- to any demand. Judge Harrell is of the most distinguished and be- I citizens of this community. He always been indentified with the * cases hut in his new connection, ind Mr. Custer> will be general titioner? at law. nee Custer, the eldest son of e and Mrs. VV. V. Custer, was lietorian for his class in 1920. ided college one year at Ogle- pe; was admitted to the bar on 19th birthday, the 20th of July is known as one of the reliable, iy, studious boys of his commun- nd a young fellow who takes an r e part in the work of the Pres- rian church. le advantages to both, in this lination are manifold and that it he successful goes without say- ds announcement would have been e public three weeks ago had it been for an operation that the re had to undergo. use Passes Bill To Pay Confederates TLA NT A, GA., August 16.—The ie of Representatives yesterday ed a bill appropriating $1,200,000 ay Confederate pensions neaT the of the afternoon session, after the e had called up the bill, contrary ie action of the rules committee, h had refused to place it on the idar. The bill appropriates $226, ) suply a deficiency in the pension for the old class of pensioners 1975,000 to pay the new class of loners, who were placed on the ion roll by the act of 1919. It Predicted by many House mem- that the appropriation would r be paid because there would be BVen ue with which to pay it. bill was also passed by the House lav afternoon appropiatipg. $40,- to reimburse the comities fVom b state school fundswere embez- by R. N. Berrien, Jr. f when he discounting agent forthe state. ien was convicted in Fulton ty and his case is now pending PP^al to the supreme court. e bill abolishing the fee system i.vinj: county officers in Fulton, am - Bibb, Richmond, Muscogee, D<*Ka:b counties was finally kill- 1 the House when it was brought 8et '°nd vote by a vote of 93 to63. £ht Prospects For Fall Trade ii trade in Bainbridge is cpei- U P wth bright prospects. Kahn lfe Busy Corner, who is just re- d from the Eastern markets has busy arrangng for two solid toad* of merchandise that he u for his store. ~~ * is the largest lot of goods, re- d coming in—so far to the Bair- * market. Phil Douglas On Ineligible List Pittsburg, Pa., August 16.—Shiflflin Phil Douglas, premier pitch er of the New York Giatns, was placed on its permanent ineligible list in a statement issued by the club here to day. Douglas is charged with writ ing to a competing team offering- to desert if it would “make it worth his while.” "Phil Douglas has been put on the permanent ineligible list by the New York National League baseball club for writing a letter to a member of a competing team offering to desert his club if it would make it worth his while,” said the statement. “Doug las does not deny he wrote the let ter. We went through with this in vestigation.” NEWCOTTONBUYER FORBAINBRIDGE MR. B. E. WILCOX. OF FITZ GERALD, HERE EVERY WED NESDAY OF EACH WEEK. That there will be keen competition among the cotton buyers of Bain bridge this season is assured by en try into the local market of Garbutt & Company, an extensive exporting firm of Fitzgerald. Farmers of De catur county may bring their cotton here for sale with confidence that the full market price will be avail, able. Garbutt & Company announces in this issue of the Post-Search Light that their representative, Mr. B. E. Wilcox, will be in Bainbridge, at the Bainbridge Bonded Warehouse, on Wednesday of each week throughout the ginning season, and will be author ized to pay the full limit This concern is capitalized at S100,- 000.00, and sells direct to the foreign mills, eliminating the expense of mid- djemen, and is therefore, in position to pay the highest prices possible. Mr. Wilcox, who is to represent the firm here, is an experienced cotton buyer, and his coming will make the local market one of the best in this section. Revival At Black Jack School House Announcement is made that a se ries of revival meetings to extend through a period of one week will be commenced at Black Jack school house on the 4th Sunday in this month, August the 27th. The meetings will be conducted by Rev. Paul A. Caldwell, a well-known and forceful preacher, and it is ex pected that there will be large con gregations at each service. The pub lic is cordially invited and urged to attend. Double Service For Immediately following the regular meeting of the Bainbridge Board of Trade, held at the city hall last Fri day night, the directors met and nam ed W .L. Fleming as president of the organization, to succeed J. G. Garrett, contain appropriate advertising mat ter. The boards will be furnished and paid for by the Board of Trade, while the work of erecting them will be done by the county. In addition 60 small direction signs are to be pro- virled and erected by the county. That these signs will prove of value not only to the city, but to travelers as well, is certain. Another interesting committee re port was that of the advertising com mittee, submitted by Chairman H. G. Bell. This committee was named to prepare manuscript for a booklet to be issued in the near future, adver tising the advantages and resources of Bainbridge and Decatur county. Under the direction of Col. Bell the committee immediately got busy, and were ready to submit a complete re port at the meeting Friday night. The manuscript was read before the Board by Col. Bell, and after some discussion, was given the unanimous approval of the membership. The committee was authorized to proceed to have the booklet printed, and the manuscript will be turned over to the printers as Boon as it has been given the o. k. of the directors. Following adoption of this report, a motion was made by E. T. Hines ex tending a rising vote of thanks to Col. Bel] and his associates for the (Continued on back page.) iTwo Rattlesnakes Killed By Mr. Norman Two rattlesnakes of unusually large size were killed Monday morning by J. R. L. Norman, at. the Wright plan tation, six miles from the city, on the Quincy road. The deadly reptiles measured six or seven feet in length, and sported eighteen rattles each. These are the largest rattlesnakes re ported killed in this section this sea son. The rattles were brought into the city by Rev. H. W. Sullivan, and were on display in this office, where they were viewed with interest by a num ber of people. It is said that the two snakes were found within a few feet of each other by Mr. Norman, who immediately procured a weapon and killed them. “LANARK SPECIAL” IS DISCONTINUED SUNDAY EXCURSION TRAIN MADE LAST TR1I* TO THE GULF SUNDAY. Traffic Manager C. L. Senter, of the Georgia Florida & Alabuma railway, announces this week the discontinu ance of the "Lanark Special,” Sunday excursion train which has been in operation since July the 2nd, each Sunday to Lanark, Fla., on the Gulf. Lack hf sufficient patronage to make operation of the truin profitable is assigned by Mr. Senter as the rea son for withdrawal of the service. Early in the season the train was giv en liberal patronage, but for the past two or three Snudays there has hard ly been sufficient traffic to pay the expenses. Attention iB directed to the fact that the advertisement of the “Spec ial" appears in this issue, having been printed before Mr. Senter announced that the train had been cancelled, effective at, once. It is believed that depressed busi ness conditions, general over the coun try, is responsible for lack of patron age, and it is hoped that the G. F. & A., will restore the “Lanark Spec ial” next summer, as operation of the train placeH the pleasure of the de lightful Gulf coast resort within easy reach of Bainbridge people, at a mod erate cost. Dempsey-Brennan Fight Prohibited Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 16.—Gov ernor McCray, of Indiana, after an nouncing today that he had prepared a letter id,meeting the sheriff of La Porte county to forbid the staging of the Dempsey-Brennan fight at Mich igan City, decided to defer sending the letter. It developed, however, that local officials will act to prevent the match. The letter will forward in case La Porte county authorities fail to take action. Governor McCray was in confer ence today with representatives of Michigan City officials where the fight is scheduled to be held. Following the recent Leonard-Kansas and Leon- ard-Hammer bouts at Michigan City, the Governor repeatedly said he would not permit Dempsey to fight in Indiana. Hit attitude, it is under stood, is based on an opinion from the state attorney general. Card of Thanks We wish to express our thanks to our friends and relatives who were so kind in helping us, during the sick ness and death of our dear mother, Mrs. H: M. Emanuel. May God bless you all. FAMILY. Gin Notice Ginnery at Climax will run on Tues day, Wednesday, Thursday and Fri day of each wtek. Trulock Supply Company. SCHOOL WILL NOT OPEN UNTIL SEPT. 18 THE REPAIR WORK ON THE OLD BUILDING WILL NOT BE FINISHED UNTIL THEN. On account of repair work that is going on in the old building, school will not begin until Monday, Sep tember the 18th. On the 8th of September a notice will appear in the local paper, inform ing the children in what order to ap pear for registration. At this time we wish to ask pa rents to please not make requests for any particular teacher for their children, because all classes this year- will have to be divided in alphabeti cal order. We will do this in order to convince nil that it is our pur pose to be absolutely impartial. E. C. ELCAN, Supt., of City Schools. Mr. E. C. Elena, Bainbridge, Ga.; Miss Isabel Wicker, Farmville,; V».; Mrs. Mattie Stovall, Bainbridge, Ga.; Miss Marthena Bivins, Forsyth, Ga.; Miss Mnttie Kimbrough, Greensboro, Ga.; Miss Lillian Wells, Buena Vista, Ga.; Mrs. M. E. Mitchell, Bainbridge, Ga.; Miss Emmie Persons, Yatosvllle, Ga.; Miss Esther Arnold, lmGrange, Ga.; Miss Margaret Stapleton, Staple- ton, Ga.; Miss Norma ^Townsend, Cli max, Ga.; Mms Carrie Smart, Bain bridge, Ga.; Miss Mildred Terrell, Bainbridge, Ga.; Mrs. C. E. Rosa, Blue- Ridge, Ga.; Miss Esther Benson, Buena Vista, Ga.; Miss Elizabeth Gaines, Bainbridge, Ga., and! Mina Mildred Andrishock, Thomasville, Ga., compose the faculty for the year. Fordson Industrial Tractor Exposition To Be Held Aug. 21-23 In conjunction with the Ford deal ers throughout the State of Florida, South Georgia, and Southeast Ala bama, as well as numerous equipment manufacturers, the Ford Motor Com pany is announcing a big industrial tractor exposition which will be held {in Jacksonville and August the 21, 22, and 28. , The show is going to take place- in a tent on the vacant lot at 735- East Bay street, owned by the Ford Motor Company, which lot is oppo site the docks of the Merchants & Miners Transportation Company. They expect to have at this expo sition tractors equipped with rubber tires and will show more than sixty- i)n|uBtrial and commercial uses jof the machines. They will be shown pumping water, excavating, hauling large trailers loaded with lumber ancf other material, in fact the tractor as a power plant and transport unit wilL be conctinuously demonstrated for the entirc three days, from 10 o’clock in the morning until 10 o’clock at night. Tractor as Locomotive One of the unique exhibits will be the tractor converted into a lo comotive, with a short railroad, show ing the feasibility of using the ma chine for logging and mining oper ations, road construction work and by large manufacturing pleats. An enourmous parade mi tractor- drawn units will feature the show, and it haV been arranged to have tractor-drawn busses making con nection with all the incoming trains Tor the purpose of transporting visi tors to the exposition. A large number of equipment manufacturers will have representa tives on the ground with their equip ment on display, and the Ford com pany will have a large number of representatives on hand so that vis itors may go into details regarding any of the equipment shown. There will be souvenirs for all visitors to the show, which will be free to every body who is interested in seeing many unique and interesting operations of the tractor. Ford dealers everywhere have full information regarding the show, and will be glad to give the full details when called upon. Reverend Jenkins, presiding elder of the Thomasville district, preached in the Methodist church Sunday evening. A meeting of the quarterly conference was held after the sermon. Harrison Bus Line The Harrison bus line has put on double service between Banbridge and Thomasville. Mr. Harrison began with a Ford Sedan, then a dodge tour ing car and now he is operating a seventeen passenger Reo truck but with success and is thinking of put ting on another Reo truck of the same capacity-. Notice To Farmers I wish to announce to my patrons and the public that my ginning plant, at Fowistown, wiP he operated on Tuesdays and Thursdays of each week, until further notice. All cotton brought on the above named days will be given prompt at tention. B. B THOMAS, (Adv.) Fowistown, Ga. Mrs. C. S. Smutzer and children left for Chicago this week, after spending several weeks in Bainbridge. the former president, who recently re signed because of his removal from the city. Mr. Fleming is one of the city’s most progressive and public-spirited citizens, and under his leadership the Board of Trade is certain to con tinue its constructive and useful ser vice to the city. At the meeting last Friday night a number of important matters were up for discussion and action, and in teresting reports were submitted by special committees. Among these was the report from the committee named to appear before the county commissioners in regard to the erec tion of road signs. This committee reported that its work had been successfully carried out, and that as a result of activities of the Board road signs are shortly to be erected along all public high way's leading into the city, the work to be carried out jointly by the Board and the county commissioners. After conferring with the county officials it has been deeded to erect thirteen large road signs, six by eight feet in dlmensron, these signs to