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BJ6c Grady County ress Robert L. Kincaid, Editor. B. M. Johnson, Assistant Editor and Office Manager. Entered at Cairo. Ga. P. O. as mail matter of second class July 22 1910. $1.00 per year, 6 months for 50 cents, 3 months for 25'cents, Advertising rates reasonable, prices submitted on request. One Man’s Opinion. As our neighbor editor has said through the cpTlitnns of his paper, “An editorial is only one man’s opinion,” and he is right. So with this before you, this, week we ask you to accept another man’s opinion in place of our own as an editorial, and feeling assured that you, will be glad to do this, we present to you .the following “protest.;” Messrs. Editors:— I wish to enter a protest against the trend of your article in last week’s Progress on “The Negro of Today. 1 ’ - Had you said that there is too much lawlessness,and that it is time for all right thinking men are Uniting to slip- press it, then you would have been on the right line. But when you advise white men to get their guns and shoot negroes when they have a “good chance,” you are coun- ; seling that which would bring ruin. to both races. The negro may not be any too good; anc[ the same thing can be said of many white men, but it is. unjust to heap upon him the entire responsibility for the too great prevalence of crime. Liquor drinking is the great cause of the commission of crime. The negro Isaac was In Cairo a few hours be fore he shot Mr. Williamson, and he wa&' partially, intox icated. Whether he drank alcohol, or juhaw, or whiskey or something else is not known ; to .the public; but whoever sold him the liquor did so for the paltry _,profi,t , there was in the transaction. Futhermore,.. someone, ^lade* Jthe. quor. There are three links in the chain that led Up to the murder of Mr. Williamson: The maid wh : 6 ihadb the ; "• -M- ! i ; ' i-i liquor, the man who sold it, and the, man whp, drank jit.; and it may be that a negro constitutes each link,.and ne groes, therefore, solely responsible for the crirrie. But it is not likely that such was tbe.cdse.. Tln/tli^.qye^.'pf.the Jaw the third link in the chain i&held responsible fpr the crime. It is well, however, to'recall tii&yn the $y<es bf the“Great Judge,”he, who for the sake'oi.mq]^ es his fellowmen and renders him more liable.to co it rl.r crime, must share his part of the .Yiespottsibiil jfcyv r i than one man had a hand -in>ljalU»g though only one so far has hadj.t6;iUffiCt.f^b;cpnsequences. We just as well look this whole question squarely in the face, and let the white man' share' his ’ palrt of - the blame for the crimes that are being committed. ‘ When white men quit committing crimesj it - will ; be . easier . ,to make the negro do so. In some 'placed in .the county, white men have stood behind the. negrp.aud made a. cat’s paw of him in dealing out the damnable stuff: Since white men have led the way in their disregard for . and eontempt of law, is it very strange that the - negro has shown himself a ready pupil? Let the responsibility for crime be properly placed. Let our courts do their cuty in the punishment. of crime without fear or favor. Let the people see that those who have been elected to office and who have sworn to per form their duties, come up to tljeir [obligations. ^ If this is done, then crime in our midst will be greatly diminished and these terrible tragedies will become rare, . . J.B, Wight. IT PAYS to Advertise in The Grady County Progress. ■ When you make your own clothes you want the very beat quality of goods for your money, don’t you? And you want an attractive line of patterns and colors to select your own special design from, don’t you? Well, these wants of the home dressmaker are just what we had in mind when we bought our new stock of dress goods. _ When you make your own clothes you can afford the best materials. The labor cost on good material or poor material is just the same. YoU can get trimmings to match in oUr store. MILLINERY We are offering special prices on our millinery and want 1 every lady in Grady 1 County to see and price our .hats for‘.jUdies and girls before buying. JiSL. OLIVER'S SON DRY GOODS AND MILLINERY ^ L - •. V - * . 1 Pi"©' .Luyeh , . ijaWHarrison aw JphifGainS I___rrison : &\ .. II. , was 1 selling syrup in Cairo Satur- Berl^' Seile^ &nd Mr. LucWs':.V(Dfbffifn f happily piarnecl *>i the iridp'i parents,Mr, andMrs." W^Seljeik Can- \Ve Wish, totcangcatulate and exr . 3. W 1 .-* Miilts aeteiiddd^to'busi-. heas:•h»^^S!^^ ! Wa£:'’ -'h■ ■" business iri Eairibridgedne day last week.” “ • • ..Pr^p/^bpesJ.of ;Cairp,. was up SatOrday^pairing Rube McAfees ■ f ..." < ... ..... gasoline iengi*ie, ... . •Mr,' a|4 'Mr&v• J: ; Ei^Vhigham, pf near Ochloeknee, visited rek atniW' here since our last wri- K 1 #- Messrs Hiram Collins, Drew Mills ' and Grover Wamble was callers at I. N. Butlers Saturday night—too many at a time boys. The little infant son- bf • Mr. Doyle.. 1 Gainers djed Saturday night' at the home of his Uncle, W. A. Horton, of Cairo, and was buried at Pine Level cemetery. We join in sympathy with the beriev^d'jcmeS.’v ' Dallas Moss went to Cairo Sat urday. - *- ; • ... . Julius, ppilar, o^ ^Hear, Cairo, attended \ 1 the Sellers—'DrPffln wedding Sunday* Dave Seilers visited Cairo Sat urday. Robt. Kirkiand attended to business m Cairo Wednesday - Asnews is ; acaree we wjli close. s . ^ i Kiddo. BOATHAN SOCIETY, THANKS- ; ; I __ JIVING PROGRAMME. ' Oh .Thursday evening' Novem ber 30th. at 7:15 the Boathan So ciety of. the Baptist Churph will meet arid carry out a programme of thanksgiving; Everybody is' invited to come. It will be de livered as follows: • ... Doxologv, Invocation. Selection by Choir., Scripture reading--Dr. Harris. Song-Congregation.- Address-A. C. Roddenbery. Selection by; Chc^fv ,. ‘ - Address-^Hi'; S^rc^.J'', Violin 1 ? SdlO-Prof. Cbfemain. •Song-Congregatidhri.; Reading-Miss Arisley. ’ % Song--Congregation. ,, Benediction. Notice. The Tired Creek Musical As sociation will convene in its first quarter session for this associa- al year with f the Cross Roads Church, 4 miles north of Whig- ham, Ga. on the first Saturday and Sunday in * December (next month.) Everybody cordially invited to attend. P. E. Gilliard, Sec. <& Treas. ’-DIRECTORY. Churches. Baptist—Dr. R. H. Harris, Pastor SERVICES Every Sunday at 11 o’clock A. M. “ “ 7:30 “ P. “ Methodist—Rev. W. E. Towson, Pastor. SERVICES .Every Sunday at 11 o’clock A. “ “ “ 7:30 “ P. “ Presbyterian—Rev. B. R. Ander son, Pastor. SERVICES Second Sunday at 11 o’clock A. M Fourth “ .at7:30o’clockP.“ Sunday Schools. Baptist*- • “ ; 3:30 P. “ Methodist—Sundays at 3:30 P; “ Presbyterian—Sundays at 10 A. “ Prayer Meetings. Baptist-Wednesdaysat 7:30P. “ Methodist-Thursdays at7:30P. “ Missionary Meetings. Woman’s Missionary 1 Society of the M. E. Church-Mrs. W. C. Jones, Pres. Mondays after the 1st. and 3rd. Sundays at 3:30 P. M. Woman’s Missionary Union of the Baptist Church—Mrs. M. H. Burts, Pres. 2nd. and 4th. Mondays at 4 P. “ Sunbeam Band of the Baptist Church-Mrs. J.F. Stone, Leader. 1st. and 3rd Sundays at 2:45 P. “ Epworth League. Every Tuesday at M. E. Church at 7:30 P. M. J.S.Weathers, Pres. W. C. T. U. Mrs. J. Q. Smith, Pres. Meet every Friday after the 3rd. Sunday at 3:30 o’clock P. “ Alternates with all the churches. Secret Orders. Masons. Second Fridays at 10 o'clock A. “ Fourth • “ 7:30 P. “ Meet at Lodge Room. I. O. O. F. 1st. and 3rd. Friday Nights 8 P. “ Meet at Lodge Room. K. of P. 1st and 3rd Monday Nights 8 P. “ Meet at Lodge Room, v OWli. F-t 2nd & 4th Thursday Nights 8 P. “ Train Schedules. A. C L. WeaitiEIpbnd Arrivals. . / Day Train . ? 10:25 A;, M. Night Train. :/■■ .* Short, i • 5:42 P. M. . ^ Erist Bound Arrivals. Day Train . ; \ 1:15 ^ “ Night Train ......-L 1:25.: A. M. Short 5:32 “ “ Pelham & Havana. Arrivals 9:50 A. M. & 5:30 P. Mi Departures 7 “ “ “ 2:15 “ “ Demonstration with Dynamite There Will be d demonstration of blowing up stumps, digging ditches, etc. by dynamite on next Monday at 11 o’clock. Partic ulars may bk had of the Wight Hardware Co., Those who are interested in the use of dynamite for commercial purposes will find this interesting. There will be a similar demonstration at Whig- ham on the following day. THESE ARTICLES ere a necessity in every well or dered house. We. have 'on sale an especially fine, assortment of Brushes, Bath Sponges, Toilet Soaps, Hot Water-Bags, Syring- es,.&c.- ■ ..jL\ i Prescriptions entrusted to us will be carefully filled by a competent Pharmacist. Wight & Browne Lending Druggists Phone 14. Ga,