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The Grady
THE OFFICIAL. ORGAN OF GRADY COUNIY,
VOL. 4
CAIRO, GRADY COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER, 26 1913.
NO. U
GEORGIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 10 START
CAMPAIGN AGAINST BOLL WEEVIL SOON
During the first week of the
new year the organization force
of the Georgia Chamber of Com
merce will be placed in South
west Georgia for the purpose of
conducting a campaign, consist
ent with the announced fight of
the organization against the boil
weevil, first to tell the people of
that section the truth about the
great damage that will result
from that pest’s invasion and al
so to prepare for the fight by
raising money for the annual
$50,000 fund to be used in work
of the Georgia Chamber of Com
merce for the next three years.
The Southwest Georgia cam
paign will follow the recent en
thusiastic campaigns in Atlana
arid Macon, wherein the former
place 812,500 was practically
pledged and in Macon it is expec
ted that the contributions will
amount to about a third of that
sum • A campaign similar to the
Atlanta and Macon campaigns
will be held in Albany on Decem
ber 29, and indications are that
it will be most successful. Com
mercial organization secretaries
and presidents in other parts of
the State have also pledged their
support to the State Chamber,
and according to the present out-
look it will not be a very difficult
task to raise $50,000 a year for
three years. With this sum th<
officials will fight the invasion of
the boll weevil in Southwest
Georgia, stimulate interest in the
diversification, marketing and
distribution of crops, encourage
the raising rf more cattle, organ
ize a chamber of Commerce in
every county in the State, carry
on an intelligent advertising cam
paign of the resources and oppor
tunities in Georgia, and prose
cute vi torously the Georgia pro
ducts idea.
Early in January the campaign
will be waged in about twenty
towns in southwest Georgia. The
territory selected for this cam
paign includes that portion of the
State south ot the Macon-Colnm-
bus Birmingham Division of the
Central of Georgia and west of
the Georgia Southern & Florida
Railroad, including all towns lo
cated directly on these lines.
The towns where the campaigns
will be waged are as fellows:
Cordele, Tifton, Vienna, Valdos
ta, Thomasville, Bainbridge,
Blakeley, Fort Gaines, Lumpkin,
Richland, Buena Vista, Americus
Dawson, Cuthbert, Sylvester,
Camlla, Arlington, Mou trie,
Columbus, Cairo.
All these cities lie in the terri
tory that will be first infested by
the boll weevil, and itis here that
the State Chamber will throw
out its strongest forces in order
to keep the pest from working
injury.* The United States
Farmers’ Co-operative Demon
stration Work Department to
gether with the Georgia Agricul
tural College will work hand in
hand with the State Chamber in
taking a stand against the boll
weevil in this territory. , The
Farmers’ Co-opeiative Demon
stration Work Department has
already made extensive prepar
ations to check the weevil, but
experts who are in a position to
speak authoritively, state that it
will take the combined strength
of all agencies in the State to
prevent the pest from causing a
loss of millions of dollars.
The last few weeks of the year
has seen the efforts of the organi
zation force of the Georgia
Chamber of Commerce result
among other things in the prac
tical formation of three modern
county Chamber of Commerce
organizations. These organiza
tions are in Walton, Butts and
Haralson counties. It is believed
that similar organizations, hav
ing agricultural development as
their primary object will be
formed in every county in the
State.
Many individuals in the State
are applying for membership in
the State Chamber, sending in
thei r applications to headquar
ters with the remark that they
wish to become actively identified
with an organization that is
working for the general uplift
and welfare of the Empire State
of the South.
Petition for Parole
Georgia Grady County. £
To Whom it may concern:
Notice is hereby given that
application will be made to the
Governor and Prison Commission
of Georgia at the January 1914
Meeting of the Prison Commis
sion for the parol of Will Mills,
who was sentenced at the Sept.
Term, 1909 of Grady Superior
Court for manslaughter, and now
serving a twelve year sentence
for same. All parties concerned
will take due notice and govern
themselves accordingly.
This the 16th day of Dec. 1913.
1913. R. R. Terrell and M. L.
Led ford Attorneys for Will Mills.
Notice To Corn Club Boys.
There will be a meeting of all.
the Corn Club boys of Grady on
Saturday, January 3rd at Mr. D.
L. Williams’ farm 2 miles east of
Cairo. Boys be sure rind come
and bring your lunch baskets, so
we can talk about the big clubs
for Grady and look at Mr. Will
iams’ firie Berkshire hogs. Dorv’t
forget the day, Saturday, Janu
ary 3rd. Sincerely,
P. H. WARD.
FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK
CAIROGA.
MAKE OUR BANK YOUR BANK
Make a NEW YEAR RESOLUTION to save a portion of
your earnings for 1914 and DEPOSIT them withe the
FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK. Strong and Con
servative, WATCH US GROW.
WE PAY s
5 per cent on Twelve Months time Certificates
4 1-2 per cent on Six Months time Certificates
4 per cent in our Savings Department, compounded quarterly.
W. T. Crawford, Pres. TJjos, Wight, V-Pres.
J, E. Forsyth, Cashier.
MISS BESSIE DUNN
MED FRIDAY
The marriage of Miss Bessie
Dunn and Mr. Archibald M.
Walker was solemnized in the
home of Mrs. Eason in Scriven.
Ga., last Friday evening. Thb
was quite a surprise to the
friends of Miss Dunn in Cairo.
Mr. Walker is in the mercantile
business with his father in
Scriven.
Miss Dunn is the eldest daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Dunn
and has many friends in our
communitv. She left here in the
early fall to accept a position as
teacher in the Scriven Higri
School, and expects to complete
the scholastic year.
Soft Smooth Skin
Seems odd to talk about smooth
skin when this weather has been
spoiling everybody’s hands, mak
ing them rough and unsightly.
But we have helped a lot of
people to keep their hands smooth
well and comfortable, no matter
how badly chapped they were
before.
It only takes a few words to
tell you the secret—it’s
Almond and Cucumber Cream
and, our word for it, this is the
finest, daintiest application for
the hands and skin that is in our
big stock of toilet things. Two
sizes, 25 and 50 cents.
If you knew as much about
Pgnslar as we do you would ex
pect this to be the best thing of
the kind—as it is. For Penslar
menns Highest Quality every
time you see it.
The Grady Pharmacy
THE PENSLAR STORE
Advertisment.
Edmonson to Oppose Walker.
Brunswick, Ga., Dec. .16.—
Hon. Grover C. Edmonson of
Brooks county, is squarely in the
race for Congress from the
Eleventh District and is prepar
ing to begin an active campaign!
For some time it has been rumor
ed that the yonng Quitman attor
ney would be in the race, but in
the absence of any statement
from him the report was not gen
erally credited. Later develop
ments, however, make it practi.
cally certain that he will be a
candidate and his formal an
nouncement is expected shortly.
Mr. Edmonson is now the
youngest member of the Georgia
Legislature, but he has made an
excellent reputation as a member
of the House. He is popular all
over the district and no doubt he
will make a strong race for Con
gress.
Death of Mr. W. J. Brock.
Mr. W. J. Brock, who former
ly resided close to Cairo, but who
has lived at Oxford, Fla., for
the past two years, died at his
home in that place Monday
night.
Mr. Brock had been ill for a
number of months, suffering
from a weak heart and indiges
tion.
He leaves a wife and five chil
dren, Mrs. D. C. King, of Doe
ruri, Gai, Mrs. Q. L. Thomas of
Pelham. Ga., Mr. T. K. Brock of
Funston, Ga.. Miss Bessie A.
Brock and William C. Brock,
both of Oxford, and a number of
relatives and friends to mourn
his death.
His body was interred Wednes
day at Oak Hill church.
Mr. L. F. Harrell of Whig-
ham, was in town one day this
week and hadhis name enrolled on
the.Progress ever-growing sub-
sription list. •-
L CAMPBELL
ACQUITTED BY JliRY
The case of Marshall D. C.
Campbell, of Pelham, charged
with involuntary manslaughter
as a result.of the killing of Tom
Simpson some time ago, was call
ed for Trial in superior court last
Wednesday morning. The hear
ing of witnesses consumed the
entire day and an evening session
was held to hear the arguments
uf attorneys and the charge of
the judge. The ease was given
to the jury'about 11 o’clock and
tjfter an Hour’s wait the court in
structed the jury to return, a
sealed verdict, if one was reached
during the night, and court- ad
journed until 8:30 yesterday
morning. The verdict read in
court yesterday morning was
“Mot Guilty.’’ absolving Mr.
Campbell of legal responsibility
for an unfortunate occurrence
that was probably as much re
gretted by he and his friends as
by the friends of the yi ung man
who was killed.
The evidence brought out in
the trial was practically the same
as that at the commitment hear
ing. The State sought to show
that while the officer had not in
tended to kill the young man he
had used greater force than was
necessary under the . circum
stances. The defense produced
evidence to show that not only
was Mr.''Campbell justifiable, as
an officer of the law. but that he
hrid reason to fear that his life
was. in danger. The defendant
was represented by Col. J. J.
Hill, Mayor of Pelham, Col. E.
M. Davi$ and Col. II. H. Merry.
Solicitor Bell was'assisted' ln’ the
prosecution of the State’s case
by Col. B. C. Gardner.—Camilla
Enterprise.
FARMERS TO MEET IN
B-T,
Under the auspices of the
Georgia Farmers Union, Chas.
S. Barrett, president, a meeting
of all members of the state union
and the membeis of the county
agricultural socit ties from every
section of the state will gather
in Macon on January 6th and 7th
for a state convention. The con
vention will likely be held at the
Chamber of Commerce auditor
ium.
J. T. McDaniel, secretary and
treasurer of the state union is
now busy writing all members
anti officials of the union concern
ing the meeting, and word’ came
from state headquarters that not
less than five hundred of the
most prominent and influential
farmers of the state will visit
Macon during the dates- of the
convention.
The program of the convention
is expected to be one of the most
interesting ever carried out since
the organization was formed
Different phases of important
questions concerning agricultural
progiess and propositions of vital
interest to the farmer and dairy
man will be before the conven
tion. The expert officials of the
State College of Agriculture,
the county demonstration agents
state government officials and
other prominent agents so far as
farming in its every department
is concerned, are being invited
to attend the annual convention.
President Charles Barrett will
have important news for the
farmer and will be among the
distinguished agriculturists of
the state to attend the meeting.
With the co-operation of Presi
dent Dunwoody of the Chamber
of Commerce and Secretary Hy
man, all arrangements for the
convention here will be made in
advance of the convention, The
SPENCE BIS. NOW READY
I wish to announce in the
Progress that our handsome new
school building at this place is
finished and school will open the
first Monday in January. Pro
fessor I. J. Malloy will be prin
cipal and his sister, Miss.Ila, will
be assistant teacher. We want
to see all the children and as
many patrons and old people
predent as is possible. Let all
come together and inako the
Spence school one of the best
in the county.
Mr. H. L. Kemp and wife
visited the latter’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs, J. S.. McCord last Sun
day.
Mr. J. W. Pelham is spending
several duys at the home of his
father. J. T. Pelham’s.
Mrs G. W. Sweat and Mrs. J.
S. McCord visited in Meigs one
day last week.
Seems like Bert Granger has
some great attraction at Pine
Forest of late.
"'e are glad to say that Mr.
Charlie Spence is recovering
from a severe spell of. sickness.
Mr. R. W. Jones visited friends
in the Urica community last Sun
day afternooc.
Mr. J. T. Pelham atterided to
business in Moultrie last week.
Among the new-comers to our
community are Mrs. leaves and
children and Mr. Coursey and
family from Worth, Ga.
JINKS. •
COLQTITT FARMERS RUNS
.RATTLESNAKE EARN
W. T. McCall, who lives out in
the Monk district, has started a
snake farm and will stock it with
all kinds of poisionous reptiles
obtainable in this section, but
will make a speciality of rattle
snakes.
Mr. McCall exercises a won
derful influence over snaker, and
drove into town today with his
favorite pet “Tony" a monster
rattler with sinister looking glit
tering eyes, carrying twelve rat
tles and a button. “Tony” wa8
captdred in the Warrior creek
swamps several weeks ago and
is as vicious a looking reptile as
one would care to riee, but Mr.
McCall fondles it with as mnch
nonchalance as the average per
son would a canary bird.
Mr. McCall says that he con-,
ccived the idea of starting a
snake farm a number of years
ago but for various reasons
hasn’t carried out his pi ms but
that he is now in position to do
so.—Moultrie Observer.
At Methodist Churdh Sunday.
Dr. Julius McGath, of Oxford,
Ga., will preach at theMethoc ist
church next Sunday. Dr. McGath
was for several years Professor
of Hebrew and modern languages
at Ernory College. He is himself
a Jew. and his present position is
missionary to the Hebrews. All
are cordially invited, and we ex
tend special invitation to our
Hebrew frirnds.
Pastor.
Moore-Harrison.
Last Friday afternoon, Miss
Annie Mae Moore and Mr. Boy
kin Harrison of Coolidge autoed
to Thomasville and were quietly
married in the home of Rev. J.
M. Outler, the District Presiding
Elder. Both parties are well
known in Cairo, having been
former residents here.
Georgia Chamber of Commerce
will likely have representatives
at the convention in view of se
curing the help of farmers in the
fight against the impending boll
weevil.
PRESIDENT WILSON SEES
PROSPERITY FOR 1914
Washington, Dec. 22. -The
president paid hi; compliments
to the calamity howlers today
when he indicated to callers that
the nation uriderstands its duty.
The president is deeply pleased
over the evident inclination of
business interests of the nation,
to con of in to the provisions of
the anti-trust act but declined to
make a specific statement- on
business cond.itions of tfie coun-.
try at the present time.
He reiterated the belief that
the American Telephone and
Western Union would adjust
themselves to legal requirements.
The world of trade seems to have
been pleased generally with the
new currency bill. A prosper
ous year is predicted by the na-,
tion’s leading financiers.
m
Sunday was the shortest solar
day of the year, the day being
but 9 hours and 46 minutes long.
The day also marked the begin
ning of winter, though astrono
mically speaking winter does not
begin until 6:15 a. m., December
22. The day may also be said to
mark the beginning of the Yule-;
tide season and as such was cele-’
brated by our Anglo-Saxon an
cestors of North Europe. The',
return of the sun was a season
of great rejoicing with these
hardy people and the event was
adopted by the early Anglo-Sax
on Christiaus and incorporated
in the celebration of the birth of
our Saviour. t
Condensed Statement of
CITIZENS BANK, Cairo,Ga,
1 1 —
Published under call from State Bank Examiner at close of
business December 3,' 1913.
RESOURCES
LIABILITIES
Loans & Disc
$202,446,17
Capital Stock
850,000.00
Banking House,
Surplus and Un-
Furniture and
dived Profits
28,255.23
Fixtures
13,605.90
Certified and
Cash in vault
• Cashiers Checks
' 854.25
and due from
Banks
81,304.73
Deposits
218.146,32
Total
8297,255.80
Total
$297,255.80
We wish to call your attention to the above statement,
having ori deposit nearly a Quarter of a Million Dollars.. .
We.would be glad to haye you do your banking with
us. Our aim is fair and courteous treatment to all.
W. S.-Wight,- • Wit Searcy, H. C. Cannon’
President Viee-pres. & Cashier, Vice-Pres.
