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he GivAdy County Progress
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VOL. 3
CAIRO, GRADY COUNTY. GEOR<
llA, FRIDAY, JULY 4, 1913.
NO. 51 "
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TO ISSUE TRADE EDITION SCHOOL HOUSE JULY 4.
A Trade Edition of the Grady
' ' County Progress will appear
about August 15fh,'just as the
- fall business begins to move,
r’ This paper will be the largest
■f; and .most attractive Trade Edi-
V Lion ever undertaken by a week
ly newspaper- .
Every interest in Grady coun
ty, will Yeceive due considera-
' tion; No section will be slight
ed. There will be pictures of
• buildings, prominent people,, and
interesting views. In fact, it
. / will.be a great paper for Cairo
•:-V .ahd Grady county, one that will
‘illustrate and set forth the many
advantages that our county has
. to offer, not only to the people
’ at home but to those elsewhere.
Of course it will be a great ad-
. "vertising medium for the busi-
' • ness men of Cairo and of every
- Other town in the county—the
.. best opportunity they have ever
.had.
• We are now ready to contract
. with you for space. Our repre
sentative will call on you atonic^.
All we ask you to do now is to be
.. thinking' about the matter,
v. Seventeen full pages have been
sold already—in fact, space in
this edition is at a premium. No
business man should be left out
. —none shall be Lft. out if we
: ,,pan help it. So far it hasrequir-
: ; . ed no arguing to close a deal.
The proposition sells itself.
Sold For 50 cents Per Pound
Mr. Joe Higdon, the champion
tobacco grower of Grady county,
sold his shade tobacco on Thurs
day of last week to the Weedles
Tobacco Co., of Quincy, Fla., for
50 cents per pound.
Mr. Higdon had eleven acres
in shade, from which he expects
to get about 15,000 pounds. This
is quite a bunch of money.' He
has ten acres of very 'fine sun
tobacco yet to sell.
Tobacco is bringing fancy
prices thi§ season, and the grow
ers are feeling mighty good.
The Meeting.
The revival at the Methodist
church is still in progress. Many
have been converted and a great
•ork has been done in the com-
/fnunity.
The house has been full to over
flowing at each service, which
shows the interest manifested
and the general strength of the
meeting.
There is going to be a great
day at the Walker School House
near Pine Park, on Friday, July
4th.
Both the Baptist and Meth
odist Sunday Schools will unite,
and in addition the literary
schools, of the Walker School
district will take part in-the ex
ercises.
Hon. M. L. Ledford and Mr.
S. R. Blanton of this city, are
on the program for addresses,
and there may be other speakers.
A big picnic dinner will be a
delightful feature of the day.
A big picnic crowd will be on
hand and a good time is antici
pated.
Another Tobacco Sale
Tbe Wight Realty Oo., Thomas
Wight, manager, sold their shade
tobacco this week at 45 cents
per pound. They had four acres
of very fine shade.
This is the best price they
have ever gotten for tobacco,
and they are much pleased with
their 1913 crop. They will not
enlarge the crop another season
but will plant the same acreage.
Card Of Thauks x
Mr. Editor will you allow me
space .in your, valuable paper to
thank my friends and neighbors
for their many kind deeds and
assistance during the sickness of
my little boy. May the blessings
of Heaven ever rest upon each
and eveiy one of them hence
forth and forever.
J. YY. Rich.
Guardians, Administrators,
Etc., Must Make Returns
Judge Herring, Ordinary of
Grady county, requests the Pro
gress to say that all Guardians,
Administrators, Executors, etc.;
are required by law to make re
turns, under oath^to the Ordi
nary, during. the month of July
of each year.
This is not the request of
Judge Herring, but the require
ments of Georgia law, and those
who do not comply are barred
from receiving any coriipensa-
tion for their service. >
* Mr. E. L. Maxwell, a well
known farmer and saw mill man
of Calvary, was in the city
Tuesday.
On 12 months'time certificates we pay 5 per cent interest
On 6 months time certificates we pay 4 1-2 per cent interest
y We also solicit your active account which shall
' have our prompt and careful attention at all times.
We keep a complete record of every .transaction
made with this institution, and same is filed sys
tematically for the protection 'and convenience of
our customers, and we are always glad to give you
a history of any transaction which you make with
us. If we can be of service to you call on us
whether our customer or not.
AT
PINE HILL SATURDAY
The Union Meeting of the Tay
lor Association was held with
Pine Hill church last' Saturday
and Sunday.
Pine Hill is 4 miles Southeast
of Reno. It is situated in one of
the finest farming seojijoris of
Grady county, and Pine Hill far
mers are among the best to be
found.
Bro. Jesse Sellers is pastor of
Pine Hill chqrch. He is not only
a good preacher, but one who
lives as he preaches.
Taylor Association is a new or
ganization, composed of ten
churches only.
There were only two preachers
present at this meeting, the pas
tor of the church, - Bro. Sellers,
and Rev. J. P. Swan.. Bro.
Swan preached the Introductory
sermon, and we doubt if he ever
preached a better, sermon in his
life. It was highly appropriate
and to the point.
The dinner was delayed on ac
count of the rain, but wken the
tables were spread there was a
hungry crowd ready for busi
ness. and the feast was hugely
enjoyed.
School willopen at FineHillAead
emy on the 3rd Monday in July,
with Prof. Malloy as principal. A
large attendance is expected.
, ; .Quite a heavy... min, and.
m'tich needed rain, fell in this
community Saturday ono p. m.
The wind was not Very heavy at
the church, but three miles
further south it amounted to a
cyclone, Mr. Walter Maxwell’s
tobacco barn being blown down
and smashed like kindling.. The
barn was about half full of to
bacco, and most of this was-ruin-
ed.
The roads in this;, immediate
section are in a rather bad condi
tion and the people are wonder
ing when the repair gang will
come.
NO AUTOMOBILE HIGH- [THE GRADY COUNTY
WAYS FOR GRADY
Chairman Wight, of the Board
County Commissioners of Grady
county, in company with Supt.
Mathews and several others,
made a trip over the roads of the
county last Thursday, inspecting
the work completed and that
now in progress.
They are well pleased with the
work so far. They are not build
ing any automobile highways in
Grady just yet, but are only try
ing to make decent roads of
medium width-20 feet, with the
idea of widening and bettering
them as finances will permit.
It will be a source of general
regret that the tax digest for
1913 will show a considerable
shortage.
Tax Receiver ( Cannon has com
pleted his rounds and is adding
the finishing touches to his books.
He informed the Progress that
the returns this year would show
a shortage of $100,000.00, or
more, from last year.
As the expenditures are in
creasing every year, this means
that taxes will be increased to
meet them.
Grady County Farmers
July 18, 1913.
Union
The Cost of Growing Cotton in
Grady county—W. D. Barber. 20
minutes.
How to Make Money on a Small
Farm—J. A. Wynn, 20 minutes.
Possibilties of the Farmer—S.
R. Blanton, 20 minutes.
Every member of the Union
and every farmer not a member
of the-Union, and business men
who chose to hear, are cordially
invited to attend this meeting.
And don’t forget the date, Fri-
flgy,. July ,18th. Let everybody
j come.
[P. H. Ward, J
L. C. Whigham A Pro. Com.
IS.E. 'Blanton, J
A BARGAIN IN
REAL ESTATE
We offer for a quick sale one
of the best farms in Grady coun
ty. 250 acres, one 7-i’oom dwel
ling, 2 good tenant houses,
6-horse farm open, good water,
School and churches nearby.
Land produces good ’crops with
out fertilizers. The price is very
low and terms good.
If you want one of the best
farms in the best county in the
state, call at the Progress office
quickly.
If You Don’t Like Pills
—and we never saw anyone who
did—you will doubtless be pleas
ed to know of Something better.
For instance—dainty tablets of
milk choclate containing a tast-
less laxative, -so that if you did
not know it was medicine you
would think you were eating
sweet chocolate. That is the
way.
Sheriff Nicholson, who has
been riding a good deal over this
county and adjoining counties,
says corn crops are fine, but are
firing up some. Cotton, he says,
is doing finely, and so is the sug
ar cane crops.
“Make Our Bank Your Bank
I ! FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK
U W. T. Crawford, J. E. Forsyth,
President Thomas Wight, V-president. Cashier
Regulax
is made. Eating one or two of
these delicious tablets is a very
different matter from swallowing
pills, and this makes them very
easy to give to children.
Regulax does not gripe. Its
action is very similar to that of
castor oil. It is a fine laxative.
25 cents a box.
This is another of the Penslar
remdies—over 100 of them in
all—one for every need. They
are all good—the Penslar name
is never placed on anything that
is not known to be the best of its
class..
Grady Pharmacy
THE PENSLAR STORE
I adv
Postmaster Will NotTnrn Loose
Brantley, Ala., July 3.—J. S.
Johnson, a Republican postmas
ter, has refused to obey the or
ders of Pos'tmaster-General Bur
leson to surrender his office to a
Democrat, saying that he has
not been checked out and that
his successor has not qualified.
At midnight last night the office
became a fourth-class office and
Johnson now claims that he is
under, civil service,
Meigs held a big rally Satur
day, boosting Hansell county.
About 2,000 people . were pres
ent.
Mrs. Whig ham Dead.
Mrs.'R/M. TvHighanT, of Ha
vana, Fla., died at the Sanitar
ium of Dr. W. A. Walker in this
city, about seven o’clock Wed
nesday afternoon, from shock
arid blood poison.
Mrs. Whigham came here to
be operated on for apendical ab
scess. She had waited too long
and died about three hours after
the operation. Her husband, R.
M. Whigham and her brother.
O. P. Dugger, and her family
physician, were with her during
the day and when she died.
The deceased was 51 years of
age. She was a daughter ot Mr.
T. O. Dugger of Spring Hill
neighborhood, this county, and
had many relatives and friends
hereabouts who will be shocked
to learn of her death.
New Crop oi Potatoes.
Dr. Clower is serving his table
with new crop sweet potatoes
from his own farm, and they are
of good size. We might have
had this item last week, if we
had known it, as the Doctor has
had new potatoes for ten days
past.
Statement of condition of Citizens
Bank of Cairo, Ga.
At close of business May 22, 1913 published under call from
State Bank Examiner
RESOURCES LIABILITIES
Time r.oans..
8178.9:10.971
Baukimr House
7,975.53 |
Furniture and Kixtui
es 5,530.3/ t
! Due from Banks and
'ash in 5
Vault...: -
55,239.8-1 j
TmHiI
Capital Stock - . $ 5p.000.00
Surplus and Undivided Profits 25,3-15.74
Cashier’s Chocks 138.78
Total Deposits
Total
. 172,102.10
.$247,676.71
u FU u,i,u^ „„ the above statement we solicit your
account, it is the policy of this bank to, at all times take care of
the needs of it’s customers, and this fact, together witn courteous
treatment to all has made our business what it is. _
If you are not already one of our customers we would be glad to
have you open an account with us and be satisfied with your
banking connection. '
\V. H. SEARCY, Vice-Pres fk Cathie
CANNON, Vice-Pres.
W. S. WIGHT, Pres.,
H. G.
