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THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF GRADY COUNTY.
VOL. 4
CAIRO, GRADY COUNTY. GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MAY, 15
THIS WEEK
Promptly at,eight o’clock last
Friday evening the first eriter-
ment'of the commencement ex
ercises of the Cairo High School
..ere opened. This was the
Music and Expression recital ren
dered - by pupils of these depart
ments. The general public
seemed well pleased and so many
have said that it was the best in
the history of the school.
Sunday morning the baccalau
reate sermon was preached- by
Dr. B. D. Ragsdale, of the Bap
tist church. This being the sec
ond feature of Commencement.
Monday evening a short com
edy, “Maidens All Forlorn’’ was
given by six of the High School
girls. This was received with
much enthusiasm and applause
from the audience.
The fourth attraction was the
Class-Day exercises given by the
graduating class on Tuesday
morning. This was a very nni-
que and enjoyable occasion.
On Tuesday night occurred the
annual literary address and the
delivery of the diplomas. Judge
W. A. Covington of Moultrie,
was providentially hindered from
making this address but the au
dience was very much pleased
to hear our own fellow townsman
Col.’J, S. Weathers,
A.class of fourteen received
diplomas namely:
Misses Lottie Baggett, Ivy
Bussey, Mary Spears, Bertha
Blood worth, £ Roseleen Powel\
Messrs, Arthur Bell, Hugh Van-
landingham, Charles - Richter,
Alton Arline, Milton Singletary,
Frank Searcy, Carl Brown,
George Dunn, Robert Hudson. {
All of these exercises were pa- ’
tronized by large and attentive !
audiences. These programs i
showed that very efficient work !
has been done by the faculty of i
the school during the year 1613-
1914.
AT
Revival services will begin at
the Whigham ,on Wednesday
night, May 20th, The preach-
will be done by Rev. Arthur J.
Moore one of the strongest and
most successful evangelistic
preachers in the state. The
singing will be in charge of Mr.
M. W. Stapleton. It is the con
fident hope of the churcn that
this meeting will prove a great
uplift to the community. The
is most cordially invited,
Misses Margaret, Kitty and
Mabel Largeant left for their
home in Tennesee Monday.
Mr. Harry Peebles spent Sun
day with home folks.
Mr. and Mrs. Anderson and
Master Earl and Mrs. M. M. Mc-
McCord attended the picnic at
Shady Grove school house Friday
of last-week.
Mrs. B. A Connell left Monday
for a few weeks visit in Atlanta,
the guest of relatives.
Mrs. J. F. Webb left Monday
evening to attend the funeral
services of her uncle in Monti-
cello, Ga. *
Mr. Jack Peebles fell from his
wagon at the depot Saturday -
He was not seriously hurt but
badly bruised,
Mr. L. B. Powell of Cairo, was
in town Tuesday.
OR. WOOD TO LECTURE
Dr. Wcod who is at present
working in Grady County in the
hookworm campaign will give a
le.-turi? and illustrate it with
bibreoptican views, on the gener
al sanitary conditions at the
Court House on Monday night at
at 8:00 o’clock p. m, All people
interested in the welfare of the
town and county are invited to
be present. There will be no
charges of any kind as the lec
ture is given entirely for the bene
fit of the public. Come out and
hear Dr. Wood.
Rev. N. J. Peterson of Enter
prise, Ala., is visiting his daugh
ter Mrs, W. E, Dunn. Mr. Pet
erson has been attending the re
union in Jacksonville. He was a
gallant Confederate .soldier.
The veterans from here who
attended the reunion in Jackson
ville report an enjoyable time.
They say that Jacksonville enter
tained them royally and looked
after their comfort carefully
while in the city. They report
that if any veteran lost his
money that the whole-soul peo
ple of Jacksonville would re
place the amount lost. They un
animously vote the people of the
old town as most royal entertain
ers.
Dr. IV, A. Walker returned-re-
cently from the Nortn where 1 he
has been attending medical lec
tures at the most advanced In
stitutes. The Doctor reports
lots of snow up in that section
and he is mose content than ever
with his own Sunny South.
PROPERTY OWNERS
TAKE NOTICE
We will look after the proper
ty of non-residence .owners,
will give in property, pay tax, col
lect-rents artd look after any need
ed repairs. Will, also rent, and
tfollect rents for city property.
Any business intrusted to us
will be appreciated and will have
our prompt and close attention.
STONE-& BLANTON,
Real Estate and Renting Agents
PA
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FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK
CAIRO, GA.
Be Sure to Spend
LESS than you Make
Save a little ech month
for rainy days and lay
by a surplus for old age.
The FARMERS &
MERCHANTS BANK
will be glad to lake care
of your' earnings, and
pay you a liberal rate
,of INTEREST.
MAKE OUR BANK YOUR BANK
W. T. Crawford, Pres. Thos. Wight, V-Pres.
J. E. Forsyth, Cashier.
What About Going Over
To Quitman on May 26th
The following letter was received from Secretary Clarke, of
the Brooks County Industrial Club this week in regards to the
cattle industry, and also in regards to the Animal Industry Con
version to be held at Quitman May 26th.
Mr. Z. V. Blanton,
Editor, Grady County Progress,
Cairo, Georgia.
Dear Mr. / Blanton:
I deeply appreciate your kind words, both in your let
ter and in your paper of last week, and my interest in our
immediate section is absolusely sincere.
I suppose you saw the article in the Atlanta Journal
several days ago about the sale of cattle in Grady county,
which was furnished them by the Georgia Chamber of
Commerce. When I was in Atlanta yesterday they also
promised me to send out a bulletin to all of the State
papers about .the same matter sometime within the next
two week.-
You will g6t, within the next day or two, a letter
from me regarding our parade in connection with the
Animal Industry Convention here on the 26th. I am spec
ially anxious for Cairo and Grady county to have a prom*
inent place in this parade--you ail could prepare sOme
floats, or come over as a walking delegation with ban-
ners, and with literature ^distribute. “It will be a mag-
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mficient time to advertise Grady county -;o the State at
large. With best wishes,
Yours very truly,
E. Y. Clark, General Secretary,
Brooks County Industrial Club
LEM M. PARK FOR
STATE TREASURER
Never Before a Candidate for Any Pub
lic Office—Salesman, Old Soldier
and Farmer—Ben F. Perry,
Chief Clerk,
Lem M. Park, who hap announced his
candidacy for Treasurer of the state of
Qeorgia, subject to the Democratic prl-
mary on Wednesday, August 19, 1914,
is making a personal canvass of the
state In an^ automobile.
Colonel Lem M. Park Is the youngest
brother of the late Captain Robert E.
Park, who was State Treasurer at the
time of his death from an old war
■wound. He was born In Meriwether
county, and lived In that and Troup
county until recently, when he be
came a resident of Atlanta.
Colonel Park has farming and other
interests In both Meriwether and
Troup counties, and is a life member
pf the State Agricultural society.
For sixteen years he traveled over
Georgia as a salesman for New
York houses, and will be remembered
pleasantly by tile older merchants of
the state.
While yet but a boy, ho left school
-to enter the Confederate service. He
is enthusiastic In his devotion to the
“Lost Cause,” and never miBses tho
annual U. C. V. reunions, nor any gath
ering of old soldiers when possible for
lilm to attend. He was captain on the
staff of Gen. de Vaughn of Montezu
ma; a major on the staff of General
J. H. Martin of HawklnBvllle, and also
a major on the staff of General Daven
port of Americus, aniP is now colonel
on the Btaff of the U. C. V. commander-
in-chief.
Colonel Park has never before been
a candidate for any public of dee, and
now comes before the people of his
native state asking their vote and in
fluence for State Treasurer, promising
faithful, conscientious service.
Ben F. Perry, Chief Clerk.
Ben F. Perry, Editor Jonesboro
News, will serve as Chief Clerk, which
position he satisfactorily filled for
nearly four years, retiring from the of
fice In 1910.
We are encouraged over the
present prospect of a bountiful
blackberry crop. When the
blackberries gets ripe all news
paper men can tote a stiff upei-
lip. Oh! if we could just have
the berries and persimmons the
year round what a blessing it
would be.
FOR RENT—One four-room
house on Collins St Apply to
Stone & Blanton, Renting Agents
Farmers Union Offers
Scholarship to Corn Club Boys
The Grady County Farmers
Union will give to the boy win
ning on all four points a scholar
ship to the short course at the
State - College of Agriculture next
January.
The Farmers Union is qn edu
cational organization Those of
us who have remained loyal to
its teachings are proud to see
them put into practice the many
things we have accomplished
through the combined efforts of
the organization should make
every loyal member feel proud,
and every quitter feel like a de
serter. The rapid progress we
have made in agriculture in the
last five years is due more to the
Farmers Union than any other
one source. If any one doubts
this let him post himself read
the Progressive Farmer and Na
tional Field and see what we are
doing today. Sincerely,
P. H. Ward.
TO THE PEOPLE
OF
I am a. candidate to succeed
myself as State Treasurer, sub
ject to the action of the Demo
cratic primary.
My candidacy is based strictly
upon my record and experience
in this office, which are well
known to the people of Georgia^
and which I trust has been satii-.-
factory. If, in your opinion, the
management of the State’s finan
ces under my administration for
the past several years has been
faithful and efficient, I would
gratefully appreciate your en
dorsement at the polls in the
coming primary.
Thanking you for the support
and confidence extended me here
tofore, I earnestly solicit your
future kind consideration of my
candidacy in the present cam
paign.
Respectfully,
W. J. Speer.
Have you seen Dr. Earl Oliv
er’s new car? If not. take a
peep at it as the happy Earl
glides by.
P. 0. WARD WRITES
OF
Last week I promised to notify
the public of the live stock alfalfa
meeting we have bn program for
Saturday May. 16th, at Moultrie,
Ga. I am in receipt of a letter
from Mr. W. W. Croxton General
Passenger Agent of the A. B. &
'A. Ry. stating he would give us
a rate of $1.20 from Thomasville
to Moultrie and return, tickets
good to return on Monday follow
ing, also commending my plan
and stating that he would be with
us himself. Now in regards to
the meeting 1 am doing this pure
ly for educational purposes at my
own expense, and on my own
time, as I am not supposed to de
vote but four days per week to
demonstration work. Surely the
people will avail themselves of
an opportunity like this. I be
lieve the future of this section
depends largly on the live stock
industry. Naturally we have the
ideal section for live stock, run
ning streams of water on nearly
every farm. We can grow some
thing for pasture the year round.
We do not have to build expen
sive buildings to shelter them
from winters cold, like our north
western brethren, then all we
need is to change our system of
farming, lets do it now why wait
till the boll weevil strikes us and
forces us to it. By growing live
stock we can enrich our soil, en
large our bank accounts, improve
our farms and be a happy con
tented and prosperous people.
Lets put a hog and cattle pasturi
on every farm and do away With
75 per cent of the starvation com
monly called hog cholera, bdila
a dipping vat in every community
and free your cattle from ticks,
that saps the vitality from them
daily. Now just this in conclus
ion a great many people do not
believe we can grow Alfalfa,
clover successfully in South Ga.,
Don’t take my word for it but go
and see Mr. Battle at Moultrie
and be convinced then start with
a small plat and make a success.
The same way with live stock
don’t make a pasture out of all
the farm but put a part to pas-
ture.and cultivate this part right
and see what the result will be.
3 or 4 good acres in rape, rye or
oats is worth 50 in a woods pas
ture for hogs. Sow Crimson clo
ver iri vour cottton middles in
August and September and make
winter pasture besides adding
nitrogen to your soil. We can
leave Cairo and Whigham Satur
day morning on the short and
make connections with the train
to Moultrie.
Yours for better farming
P. H. Ward.
Before we forget remember
that Cairo needs a steam laun
dry, oil mill and a cannery. All
of which would pay handsomely,
On Wednesday night, City
Council of, Cairo met to consider
the granting of a Franchise for
a telephone system for the City
and ^-0 are informed that there
were two applications for a fran
chise, one by The (Consolidated
Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany owned by Messrs Jas. Watt,
Byran Wright, E. M. Smith, Alley
Pringle, of Tliomasville, and W.
C. Vereen of Moultrie, and other
enterprising business men of this
section.
The other application was by
Hie Cairo Telephone Company
owned by Mr. Walter J. Southall
of Quincy, Fla., The Consolidat-
eJ Co. so the Progress is inform
ed offers if granted a franchise >
10 put in the drop light system,
which does away with the necess
ity of ringing central when call
ing for parties. It rings auto
matically when the receiver is
raised. A Iso'they offer to take
the poles off of Broad Street, and
in every way install and equip a
modern and up to date system ■
and give first class service and n
every way meet the demands of
our live and growing City. We
do not assume the position of ad
vising our city fathers, in, fact
we do not think they need it. lor
they are men whom we have,
elected on account of there busi
ness aoility and personal integrity
and we believe they will act for
±6 best interest of all in this
matter. We think they will get
full information about the mat
ter before thhy, act and when
they have it they will act for the
best interest of all without re
gard to personal considerations.
We feel that Cairo is entitled
to first class service and the busi
ness of the town and community
demands and justifies it. There
are we are informed about 250
phones in Cairo and vicinity
which we are informed yield a
gross income' of $500 per month
or S6000 per annum. This will
justify the employment of a suf
ficient amount of competent ope
rators to give first class service
and leave a sufficient sum to pay
a good dividend on the amonnt
of money neccessary to build and
equip the plant.
The city fathers will doubtless
get every proper and legitimate
concession to the city for the pro
tection of the citizens of the town
and their property. Such a3 the
placing of a telephone with a.
la - ge bell in the,center of town
so that if the police are needed
at the outskirts of town any time
to protect the women and chil
dren the cop can be easily called
night or day, aHo could be used
to call for fire department in
case of fire |n any part of the
| city.
GOOD BANKING CONNECTIONS
Have you ever thought what advantage GOOD BANKIXG CONNEC
TIONS would give you in handling your Business. _
The OFFICERS of this bank are ready at all times to give you their
assistance in any matters that come before you, and to help you in every,
way possible for them to do so.
The advantagesof a checking account are numerous, you will always
find it safer to pay ail your bills by check on this bank, we keep a cor
rect record of, all checks that are drawn on our bank and if at any time
during the years to come you should want to know anything about a
check tliut you havejdrawn on ns, our records will give you this informa
tion. .
Come to aee us when you are in town—Our Bank always’
welcomes you and it matters not whether your account is
large or small you will always receive courteous treatment at
our hands.
CITIZENS BANK
W. S. Wight,
President
WH .Searcy,
Vice President & Cashier
—
H. G. Cannon,
Vice President
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