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A- B. Maxwell •d? THE POST-SEARCH LIGHT ,OLUME 8. NUMBER 19. BAINBRIDGE, GA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 31st. 1922. $1.50 PER ANNUM KEAJHERY planned ■ FOR BAINBRIDGE SITM 1 STEPS TAKEN AT EN- l THl «ltSTI c MEETING LAST FRIDAY. Tht biggest meeting of its kind, e , held in Bainbridge, was that ( I ret Friday afternoon, when Ki- aniar.s, Board of Trade members n <] Farmers came together in com- or. fellowship in the court house, jllowing the greatest meeting yet the Kiwanians at their regular reekly luncheon hour. The meeting was presided over by nrshall Mayes and Will Fleming, ■resident of the Board of Trade was 0 present. These two organiza- n , feel that they are beginning realize what they stand for—co ration and good fellowship with ic h other along the lines of develop- e nt for Decatur county and De farmers. The farmers feel [at the earnestness of the business has been demonstrated in the co- erative hog sales held here last ?rday and they were reassured of ther interest after the meeting in e court house, Friday. The program opened with a talk m Mr. Betts, of Ashburn. Mr. tts talked along the lines of farm n-eauR. county agent and the devel- ment of natural pasture lands all •ound branches and in low places, cited the business men, present, work of Messrs. Brantley, of lackshear, who had used their own oney in prospecting tobacco fields in irginia, saw its advantages and tight seed which they had an ex- rt—in that line, to plant. And the port« today from farmers in that jnty. can speak for themselves coining the advantages to be had the co-operation from bankers, id business men. Mr. Bishop, creamery man, of Ash- rn, spoke with an earnestness and ierstanding in behalf of the ad- ttages of a creamery, cows, pigs, d chickens that impressed every in in the large audience. Mr. shop said that farmers could begin thout ice, extra cows andjine barns . But a separater was necessary, gin with cows on hand, save the tarn till there is enough to fill a five dlon can, if it sours, it will not rt. But keep it in as cool a place possible, in the well or with damp ths around it. Use the warm sep- ated milk in feeding calves but it list not be used for the pigs. The my milk is especially to be avoid- that it had been known to kill s in some instances. That sour- or clabbered milk was excellent r the pigs and the chickens. Four five cows would pay for a separ- r in ten months, he said. He 'ged the county agent. How they boost Turner county, the farm irtau and the county agent at this leting. Those wanting seed for the carpet tures, were referred to the county mt, at Ashburn. He further stat- that if the farmers were to re- n past failures, the bankers and isiness men would have to co-oper- Mr. Bomeisler, of Waycross, put lrt pep into the meeting when he ked for a committee of five men lm farmers and five men from the siness group be appointed by the evident to see immediately about creamery for Decatur. The mo- n Wa s enthusiastically carried. The esident to announce the committee «r. T D. Bower, hardware merhant, wnptly stated that he would carry •aiaters and would sell them on ’ m - nit able to the farmers. Townsend, a farmer, in a few re- tks backed up Mr. Bishop and ex- is«ed his gratitude for a man like ■ Bomeisler. Mr. Townsend took interest in the meeting and questions that led to a better •^'standing of a creamery. Smith talked and C. S. Hodges Cyrene, talked on the value of tig. chicken and cow, that they r ‘-' ‘he back bone of this country. • Hodges emphasized the asset to ■ a! mere that the co-operative hog sre, that as soon as a hog be- r '-‘ a liability, his owner can rush 3 into the pens and get cash money fils porker. rocker, Georgia Trust Company Preventative, of Atlanta, address- meeting on the merits cf his mess, which if "backed up by the kors and business men, the farm- could get the assistance neces- S tc carry on their work. Sec- ary .Abbot, of the Georgia Associa- n trd I. H. Duggan, vocational CUSTER CLUB IS ORGANIZED HERE WILL CONDUCT ACTIVE CAM PAIGN IN BEHALF OF JUDGE CUSTER’S CANDIDACY. A Custer Club was organized Fri day afternoon in the court bfiuse with thrilling enthusiasm. Col. M. E. O’Neal was made chair man and E. A. Wimberley, secretary of the Club. When chairman O'Neal asked for an expression of loyalty in whatso ever manner it might be called on, every person in the large gathering rose promptly. When called on to sign the roster for future convenien ce, there was a rally around the table. It is the intention of this club to elect Judge Custer to the full term of sendee in the Albany Circuit, Su perior court. That Judge Custer will have strong support in his campaign, was strong ly evident at this meeting. SCHOOLFACULTY TO BE ENTERTAINED RECEPTION WILL BE TENDERED BY PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION. The parent-teacher association wishes to announce that there will be an evening reception held for the high school faculty on the evening of the 22nd of September in the par lors of the Bon Air hotel. There will be music, and refreshments will be served informally during the even ing. Every parent—women, men, guard- i ian, of children is requested to be present at this reception. It does not matter whether you are a mem ber of the parent teacher's associa tion or not, you are wanted to be present. Every one, teachers and all, is ask ed to wear a card bearing his or her name. The letters must be large enough to quickly read. Visiting cards will be too small. The idea is to have names in letters large enough to be read across a room. This is going to be a get acquainted party with out formality. Many of us do not know each other in Bainbridge, but this condition is going.to be done away on this evening. A delightful evening is being plan ned and it is hoped that ail parents, especially FATHERS will attend. Editorial From Colquitt Sun Re-printed by Walker Forces FOWLSTOWN BOY CLAIMEDBY DEATH YOUNG SON OF MR. AND MRS. H. H. DONALSON DIED FRIDAY. William Donalson, twelve year old son of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Donal son, of Fowlstown, died] last Fri day morning in his home after a few days of illness. The news of this fine boy’s death came as a terrible shock to his fam ily and a large circle of friends and acquaintances. He was in Bainbridge last Sunday afternoon, apparently in perfect health. But on Tuesday he was tak en critically ill and after every med ical attention was exhausted, he passed away early Friday. The remains were brought to Bain bridge Friday afternoon and were in terred in Oak City cemetery. The minister of- that district performing the last sad rites. The popularity of the youth was evidenced in the beautiful floral of ferings and the very iarpe proces sion that accompanied the body to its last resting place. Deep sympathy is extended the be reaved parents, sisters, arid grand parents, who survive him. training man, from Ashburn, were al so at the meeting. It was a great body of men who freely boosted their experiences that their fellow fanner might see the advantages of creameries, farm bu reaus and county agents. They also claimed that the farmers of their sec tions wore smiles, all the time. That chickens, cows, pigs and the culti vation, of which begun on a meager scale, was growing and that the farmers of today were beginning to feel like the planters of the other days. It was late afternoon when the meeting adjourned. George Carswell, a member of the Georgia Legislature, and one of the best posted members of that body, says that the State is over Two Million Dollars in debt and has been kiting her large debts. Kiting is a dangerous practice. Kiting has driven countless banks and bankers upon the rocks. Kiting ratify it at the ballot box it will simply mean that in addition to spending the income from the rail road for five years, the Governor's mansion for fifty years, the gasoline tax money, that they will hereafter pay the regular taxes that they have been paying and then $3.00 out of every hundred dollars they make has been the cause of the bankruptcy I will be taken away from them in of many merchants. Kiting in busi ness is the same thing as the drown ing man grabbling at straws. The drowning business man knows he is sinking and he resorts to this prac tice to prolong and postpone the dis aster in the hope that soimething will happen to prevent it. taxes by Sister Hardwick’s adminis tration. Yes, Carswell is right. Hardwick is kiting the finances of the State of Georgia. In a speech at Columbus the other day he told the people to let by gones he by-gones and think of the A short while ago some big dogs : future, who are trying to bolster up Hard- | This is indeed a nice doctrine for wick’s campaign came out with the | him to preach. After a man's throat statement to the effect that the State I has been cut and all of his blood was in a better financial condition | drained from 'him, I suppose he than when Hardwick went in as Gov- j would be perfectly willing to let by- ernor. They praised Hardwick’s ad- ; gones he by-gones. ministration from a financial stand- Hardwick has had the best oppor- point. They showed him up to be a ! tunity to do something for the corn- wizard at finances—on paper. I moil people of Georgia that any These big dogs are not telling these ] Governor has ever had. The State was things in ignorance. They know * 1 in distress. It was in need of some better. If they were ignorant of the | real statesmanship and leadership, facts, such statements could be ex- j The tax-payers of the state were bc- cused. They are not ignorant of the ing ground to death. The people facts but on the contrary they know j wanted relief. They demanded that the facts and they know the facts to waste and extravagance be stopped be exactly to the contrary. In other words, to be right plain about it, they are simply lying to the people of Georgia to get Hard wick elected for another term and they know they are lying. and that economy be exercised in stead. Hardwick knew the temper of the people of Georgia. He took ad vantage of it He went before them with the very promises that they wanted. Just like a sewing machine When Hardwick was elected Gov- agent or the slick stock-salesman he ernor the indebtedness of the State made the voters believe that he knew at the time of his inauguration was $2,297,586.21. When he was a candidate for Gov ernor, he knew that the State was badly in debt and he was elected Governor on a platform to retire that indebtedness by reducing expenses. As soon as he took office in June of last year he proceeded to retire what they needed and that he would give it to them. He has given it to them—in the neck. All of this reminds me of the fact that the people like to he humbugged and that there is a sucker born every minute. Hardwick says that the Legislature this indebtedness of the State, not 1 did all of these things and that he by reducing expenses, not by econ- is not to blame omy, not by reducing appropriations, but how did ho go about it? He had the Legislature pass a law selling the income of the State’s railroad for five years in advance and the amount received for the use of the State’s railroad for the next five years was $2,297,586.21. He took this amount of money and paid what the State owed and when his crowd gets out and says that they have re tired the States deficit they are ly ing, they know they are lying, and are doing it to deceive the voters of the State of Georgia. The State will get no income from its railroad for five years and is short that amount of revenue. In addition to this he reduced the expenses of the State to a still fur ther extent by leasing the Governor’s mansion for a period of fifteen years and in addition to this method of reducing expenses he had them put a tax of one cent a gallon on gasoline. When he was a candidate for of fice he did not tell the voters that has was going to have a tax of one cent put on gasoline, he did not tell them he was going to sell the State’s railroad for five years, he did not tell them he was going to lease the house in Atlanta that the tax payers had bought for him to live in for a per iod of five years. The Constitution of the Slate gives to the Governor the power to veto, and not one time did Hardwick use his veto power to prevent the Legis lature from bleeding to death the people he has sworn to serve and rep resent. , Not one office did he ask them to abolish. Not one commission did he ask tfiem to abolish. In not a single instance did he try good old time economy with the State's af fairs. He himself has been extrava gant. He has been just as extrava- gent as the Legislature—he drew the salary to be Governor and then furnished amusements by exhibiting himself at all the country fairs. Aft er he had finished up all the fairs he went hunting and when he come back from a long hunting trip he was go badly run down that he had to go to Florida for a long rest but all the time he was drawing his salary as Governor of Georgia. He is right now praying for Tom Watson to die. Hardwick and Hoke hold prayer service every night. Tom is to die, and Hardwick is to appoint Hoke to Tom’s place. Hoke has lived in Washington all the time until recently. All at once Hoke fell in iove with the people of Georgia and moved back to Atlanta. Hoke did not care anything for the He then told them he was going to [ people of Georgia until Watson got REDUCE EXPENSES and also re- , sick. Hoke decided Watson would duce appropriations. die before long and he had better He told them he was going to | get back to Georgia. So here he sweep out all the useless officers, come. abolish useless offices, and put the j The people of Georgia have said State back on a basis of economy. I by their ballots that they did not GOV. HARDWICK TO BE HERE FRIDAY SPEAKING WILL BEGIN AT 2:00 O'CLOCK P. M. LARGE CROWD EXPECTED. Governor Hardwick will speak to the voters of Decatur county to-mor row at the court house at 2:00 o’ clock and every voter is invited out to hear him. The ladies that are taking interest in the campaign are earnestly urged to come out and hear the issues of the day discussed by the Chief Ex ecutive of the State. The speaking will be at 2:00 o’ clock and a large crowd is expected. The governor is an able and inter esting talker and you will enjoy his speech: FARMERS’UNION MET SATURDAY MANY INTERESTING MATTERS DISCUSSED AND NEW DIREC TORS ELECTED. The farmers Union met Saturday nftenoon at the court house and held one of the most interesting meetings of the year. Quite a number of members were present and the union went right into business at once. Mr. Mosley, the Chairman, called the meeting together and several new members were initiated. After the meeting of the Union the stockholders of the Farmers Ex change met and elected a new board of directors composed of Messrs. J. F. White, W. N. Long, H. W. Martin, Ellis Partain, Joe D. Lynn and J .H. Dollar. The body will be called to gether September the 9th, for anoth er business meeting. The store to be operated by the Exchange has met with good success during the past six months nnd a Committee was appointed to call on the farmet'H and invite them to join the union and also take stock in the Exchange. No farmer can take any more than 200 dollars worth of stock at any time. The business is doing so well that the directors wanted to enlarge it and ask more farmers to get in and help themselves. The big idea be ing a good one the committee will see all the farmers possible as the stock is to be increased and more business sought. He did not do one single thing he promised to do. ! just as soon as he hao the Legisla- j ture play all the havoc set out above | he proceeded to visit all the State i Fairs and make speeches to the Reu- hins who were paying their good money to sec the sights and exhibits I in said fairs. Hardwick was the biggest exhibit ' in all the fairs. He was drawing the ' salary to be Governor when he ought ! to have been drawing it from the Fair Association. While exhibiting himself at the j country fairs he proceeded to advo cate an income tax. He did not get j enough money by selling the State’s railroad for five years, by putting want Hoke in the Senate and they have also said by their ballots that they did not want Hardwick in the Senate and I do not believe that they are going to have either one of them in the Senate. It is a funny thnig to me that when Hoke and Watson are pals they keep Hardwick rooted out of the trough. Watson and Hardwick got to he pals and rooted Hoke out of the trough. Now Hardwick and Hoke are getting to be pals and the only way to get Watson out of the trough is to get him some wings. 1 say Hardwick has alrasly demon strated himself to be a failure so far as finances are concerned. say that he shines like an are a tax on gasoline, by leasing the Gov- i light up a political machine by ap- ernor’s mansion fifty years, and had 1 pointments and otherwise. He can 1 to have more money, hence an income ! tax. The present Legislature are pass- j ing his income tax and if the people make more appointments to fill one single job than any Governor Georgia (Continued or back page.) LOCAL BAND MAY GET NEW LEADER EFFORTS BEING MADE TO RE GAIN THE SERVICES OF MR. SHEARHOUSE. The Bainbridge Band, composed of home men and boys, is making an effort to regain the services of Mr. Shearouse as leader for the Band. Mr. Shearouse has been leader for the Band and the members feel that they will make more progress with a professional leader. They have held together by helping each other the best they could but no members feels equal to the responsi bility of leading regularly. The Band is one of th greatest assets that Bainbridge has today. The concerts on Sunday afternoons en tertain many persons not only from home but many from surrounding towns. It is inspiring entertainment and one whose support should be the easiest to obtain. Mr. Robert Haire at the First Na tional Bank will receive your sub scriptions each month. Young ladies will call by to see those who sub scribed regularly to the support at ! the Band but in case they should | miss you, please leave the cash with Mr. Robert Haire. MemDers of the band, naturally feel reluctarffce in asking for aid. It takes money to keep up music and incidentals that our public should not expect these men and boys to meet. How many ask themselves this question: "How docs the Band ■ Live?” j Answer, by subscribing, that the ; Band may continue to give its un- i selfish services to you. j What body of men and boys are , contributing as much to the pleasure ; and advertisement of Bainbridge to ^ day as those in the Band ? j Miss Callie Mae Eldridge, of Apa lachicola, arrived in the city the lat- | tor part of the week to be the guest I of Miss Florence Buckner. KIWAN1S DINNER A BOOSTER EVENT A NUMBER OF INTERESTING TALKS FEATURE OF THE MEETING FRIDAY. The regular Friday Kiwanis lunch eon was pulled on schedule time and it turned out to be a regular booster meeting. Pep and energy took the time of the folks. The start off with a song by Mr. Hinton put everybody in good humor and ready for business. The visitors were of importance this time and each of them left an Im print on the minds of the members of the club. Mr. Abbot, of the Land Association was present and begged off from a talk for this time. A representative of the Atlanta Trust Company, an institution in tho state that has added to their bank ing business a farmers developing department which was explained by their representative. It was a very interesting matter. Mr. Betts gave a short talk owing to the fact that he had to talk later in the court house. Mr. Bishop also from Turner County, gave an inter esting talk on dairying ns it has been done in that county. His remarks were listened to with deep interest by the club because they carried meat with them. What has been done that can be dime again and: this talk may result in great good for this town nnd county. Mr. Soule, the former secretary of the Board of Trade of this city, but now a resident of Birmingham talked with his old friends for a few min utes. Mr. Soule is always a wel comed visitor to the city and gels the glad hand every time he comes. Quito a number of talks that spell something were made and taken al together it was the most interesting meeting of the Kiwanis club in a long time. Mrs. Baggs sang a couple of solos that were indeed pleasing to all that, were present and the last song In which she was assisted by Mr. Hin ton wns such a treat that the club seemed loath to let them stop at all. Mrs. R. L. Lane accompanying them on the piano. The ladies have been very gracious to the club and it has been doubly appreciated by all. Break-Down at Power Plant Delays Work We have tried awful hard to take care of our customers and get their work to them this week but it seems that about the time we get to run ning good the current goes off and plant troubles throw us back and we just have to ask the folks to he patient as these things are not our fault and we can not help them. Big Day at Climax Next Thursday The folks of Climax will open their splendid new school building next Thursday with benefltting celebra tions. There will be horse swapping, fid dlers and everything that any one could want to amuse them. Speaking, barbecue and picnic just dropped in on the sides to-make out the good time. BELOVED WOMAN DIES AT HINSON MRS. PENNIB A. HINSON PASS ED AWAY AT HER FLORIDA , HOME TUESDAY. Mrs. Pennie A. Hinson, age 74 years, wife of John W. Hinson, of Hinson, Fla., died Tuesday evening, August the 25th at her home after a. long illness. She is survived by her husband, John W. Hinson, one son, Angus L. Hinson, of Quincy, Fla.; five brothers A. L. Maxwell, of Hico, Texas; T. B. Maxwell, of Bainbridge, Ga.; E. A. Maxwell, E. L. Maxwell and L. O. Maxwell, of Calvary, Ga.; two sisters, Mrs. Ollie Curry, of Climax, Ga.; Mrs. Nellie L. Gilford, of Tallahassee, Florida. Funeral services were held at Hin son Methodist church Friday, August the 26th, at 4 P. M., in the presence of a large congregation of relatives and friends to mourn the loss of a good mother, wife, relative and a true friend.