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THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF GRADY COUNTY.
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VOL. 5
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CAIRO, GRADY COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JULY. 31 1914.
NO. 9
SENATE PAYS TRIBUTE FRIENDS OF
TO 8. A. RODDEIBERY DECLARE HE WILL
The late ”
bery, formJ , K
in congress' | ium Georgia, was
.honored by the senate Monday.
A\ eulogy on his life and dis
tinguished public services was
delivered by Senator Hoke Smith
and a bill was passed to permit
bst encouraging reports from
ail sections of the State are com
ing to the headquarters in At
lanta. of.Hon. J. HamT^lph An
derson, candidate for Governor
Sinco the withdrawal from the
race of TIon. W. J. Harris, Diree
tor of the Census, Mr. Anderson
the ground around the public hag had many accessions to his
building at Thomasville to .be t . orceg jn a „ pavts of Georgia.
. used as. a park memorial to. but especial | y in the Seventh
.b™ 1 . Itls expected that citizens Congrei f s j ona i District in which
of ThomasviUe will buy addition- Mr Han . is lives Frien ds of
aUand adjoining.. | Anderson and Mr. Har-
In paying tribute to Mr. Rod- ,.j s asser t that Mr. Anderson will
denbery.’s life and work. Sena- ge t a ] avg0 majority of those
tor Smith said he was one of the yyjm were supporting Mr. Harris
best men who ever came to con- prim . to hj s retirement from the
gress from Georgia. Judge Rod- race
denbery was kind, he said, and Tlie situation as it has develop
, .there was none so poor nor so edi h as been most gratifying to
humble that they could not. fe^l lh g f r j en ds of Mr. Anderson all
free to come to him at any time over t ] ie st a te who are now as-
for counsel and assistance, that ser ting that he will, without
his counsel was given without doufat, be the nominee of the
ostentation, and his aid was ren- Macon Convention,
dered with painstaking care. j , Another gratifying feature is.
“Like all strong men, he was the manner in which the mem-
gentle in his Hearing,” continued bers of the State Senate have
Senator Smith. “He was pa- stood by Mr, Anderson as their
tient and tolerant in his attitude President and enacted those
towards the opinions of others,- measure's pending before it, in
while holding firmly to his own eluding the bills especially de-
.carefully formed ' convictions, signed to cut down the amou.nl
His l.fe made for the uplift of of .politics in Georgia, which have
the race. His views and actions been so strongly stressed in Mr.
ennobled living. He left the Anderson’s platform and which
-world better for having lived and have received the commendation
and. labored in .it He was a and approval from press and
man in whose association and people all over Georgia.
friendship there was genuine in-j : ~
,inspiration. It will always be a Exquisite Fragrance of Violets
■_ source of pleasure to me to have
known him and to have been
able to count him as a true
friend." .
• The record made by Represen
tative Roddenbery in opposition
to pension frauds, when he stood,
almost alone,'his friendship for
the man engaged in agriculture,
hjs love of home and family and
his qualities of heart and head
were recounted by Senator Smith.
LEGISLATURE HAS
'lUfill SCHOOL
FIFTEEN IRE HAYS
FlbHTS BEER BILL.
Issues List of Farms for Sale.
“OWN A LEVEL FARM” Is
the title of a very attractive pam
phlet. giving a complete list of
farms for sale along its line, just
issued by the Atlanta', Birming
ham & Atlantic Railroad. This
pamphlet contains a number of
very pretty pictures of growing
crops, and is intended, todescribe
the diversity of crops grown in
South Georgia as well as to give
anyone interested in investing-
in South Georgia farm lands an
opportunity to investigate in ad
vance, the properties for sale in
the fast developing communities
served by that line.
A copy of this farm list may be
had free of charge by writing to
W. W. GrOxton, General’ Passen
ger Ageritj'-Room 613 Austell
Building, Atlanta, Ga
Before'sUnrise'in the flower-
growing provinces of Southern
Francethe picturesque peasants
gather great baskets of violets
still fresh with the morning dew-
And from these violets are dis
tilled the.fragrant and subtle es
sence used by master perfumers
in compounding the Violaflor per-.
•fume (Sylvodora brand) ex
clusively for the Penslar stores of
the United States-
This, then, is no ordinary violet
perfume. But the only way for
you to know the surpassing rich
ness of Violaflor is to test it- for
yourself. It will take only- a mo
ment for us to show you this and
other of the, Sylvodora perfumes.
They are all so. tine that you will
certainly be delighted. May vve
expect to see yo.u soon at our per
fume department?
The.Grady Pharmacy
THE PENSLAR STORE
Atlanta, June 27.—When the
legislature met today it passed
the thirty-third day of the ses
sion and is getting on towards
its close. There are left but fif
teen more actual working days
and these are always the most
trenous days of the ses'sion.
Comparatively few bills of any
consequence have as yet passed
both houses. In fact, about the
only measui e of wide interest
that both Houses have passed
and. sent to the governor are
those creating the three new
counties of Barrow, Candler and
Bacon. Each..House, has how
ever,' puLthrough some impor
tant general legislation and sent
it over to the other. The House
will give the last three or foui
days of the session to the Senate
neasures and the Senate will ac
cord the same treatment to the
Hotise bills.
For the next ten days only,
will the members of. the Houst
themselves have any . centre
over what legislation they shal
consider. Under the rules oi
the House, th/ rules committei
is declared a steering eommitte<
for the last, seven days of the
session and only those bills re
commended by this committee
can bo considered during that
time. The House can, if it de
sires, overrule the steering com
mittee, but it takes a three
fourths vote to doit and it b
seldom that anything which thi
steering committee, refuses- to re
commend, has even the sfightes'
chance to get by.
So far no prohibition legisla
tion* has come up’ for serious con
sideration at this session. Then
is pendingm bill to reduce liquo;
shipments into the State to small
packages of not more than thre
gallons upon each order, but the
temperance committee • of the
House has not thought well of
this measure and it has not yel
reported it. Under the circum
stances it is exceedingly doubt
ful whether it stands any chance
of consideration.
There will he a number of im
portant general bills passed and
sent to the governor, but there
no indication that anything at
all radical or revolutionary will
et through. Appropriation bill
will be tew and far between
The members seem, t > have, taken
literally the warning against ex
tniyagance given by. Governor
Slaton and others, and .they ar
not going to spend any money
except where absolutely neces
sary. Altogether, the session
promises to. wind up in an ex
eedingly harmonious and quiet
manner, with no material harm
done td the State.
Under the above caption, W.
D. Upshaw, editor of the Golden
Age, had the following compli
mentary reference to the Baptist
Sunday School at Whigham, a.bo
to our neighbor, Mr. J. W.
Strange, President of the Bank of
Whigham, and also Superintend-
jnt of the Baptist Sunday School
at that place:
“If Sunday Schools everywhere
in Georgia and everywhere else
will take such a stand against
liquor legislation as the Baptist
Sunday School at Whigham has
done, liquorized legislators will
stop their follv.
A bill to legalize the seal of real
beer has been introduced in the
Georgia Legislature by the Macon
repesentatives. W hat a shame?
For whom do the/ want the
Jevelish drink shops? Their
jwn sons? The students-of Mer
cer University? Or the young
men who are to become the hus
bands of the Wesleyan College
girls? Nay? Then for whom?
But listen to the Whigham boys
and girls
Whigham, Ga., June 28, 1914.
lion. W. H. Collins, Represen.
tative of Grady County,
Atlanta, Geergia.
Dear Sir:
tL
COL. PARK MAKES
MANY FRIENDS
Col. Lem M. Park, candidate
for state treasurer, was here
Tuesday. He is traveling in an
automobile and making all the
towns possible in the state.
TO SPEAK HERE
FOR JOE
L-C J
COL. LEMUEL M.' PARK
Candidate for State Treasurer.
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.■We are informed that a fish
fry will he held ^t Bullard’s wa
ter mill oh Aug. 6th and every
one is invited.
Hon. Roscoe Luke To
Speak Here Saturday
CAIRO, GA.
We learn that there has been
a bill introduced in the House
providing for the manufacture
and sale of peer in Georgia.
We, the Sunday School boys
and girls of the Whigham Bap
tist Sunday School, now in ,ses
sicJn most earnestly petition you,
our representative, to do all in
your power to prohibit the pas
sage of this bill providing for
the manufacture and sale of beer
in our state. Our future homes
happiness and prosperity depend
on the maintenance and perfect
ing of the present state prohi
bition law. For the protection
of our homes and the boys and
girls, the future men and women
of our state, we mosts earnestly
plead that you useyour power to
defeat this bill and to support
and work for the bill introduced
by Representative Fullbright, of
Burke county., to prohibit the
manufacture and sale of beer
ontaining. more than one-half
of 1 per cent alcohol. We will
appreciate your fighting for us
in this battle for morality, de
cency-and purity in our state.
Respectfully submitted,
Whigham Baptist Sunday School
J. WTStrange, Supt.
Let Sunday Schools, church
meetings and all kinds of relig
ious, educational and civic gatb
erings follow the example of the
Whigham Sunday School and
“boozy” law-makers will take to
the woods. .
But then, that Whigham Sun
day School has for its Superin
tendent that “little giant” of
temperance enthusiasm and ele
mental Christian manhood, J. W
Strange. While he is a success
as President of the Bank of Whig
ham his supreme thought in living
is to make his life count for God
and humanity in .his community,
his state and the world.”
This is a good example to fol-
He has already been in 87 coun
ties.
Col. Park is well endorsed for
the place he seeks, and will run
splendid race. The people of
his native county are especially
strong in the endorsement of
him. He is a man of strong
character and rugged honesty,
capable and careful, and has re
ceived many promises of support
and is .very enthusiastic over the
outlook for his success.
City Court Jurors
Jury drawn July 21st to serve
at the regular October term on
the 3rd Monday in October 1914
J D Herring, T M Whigham.
J 0 Oates, Sebrun H Sutton, J
Darsey, W Henry Maxwell,
H C Willis, B L Williams, W M
Hudson, K P Wight, CN Mug-
gridge, J R Hopkihs, John H
Butler, W G Bell, H L Watson,
M Poulk, Ivey Brinson, T M
Orren Moore, W R Wynn, J T
Dunbar, W B Godwin. G W Tay
lor, G B Stapleton, Charlie Join
er.
Masons throughout the South
will be interested in learning that
the Mason’s Annuity of Atlanta
has .added to its organization a
Department of Actuary. In the
current issue of the Annuity
Messenger, the Actuary, who has
gone thoroughly into the work
of the organization, pays it a
high compliment for intelligent
managerial ability and integrityi
“Its directors really direct,” he
said. “Each and every one is
sensible of his responsibility and
and measures up to it by giving
his best, a capable, effective best,
to the work of providing protect
ion and support to the bereaved
widows and orphans of Masons.”
Hon. Groover C Edmondson is
hilled to speak at the Court
House here next Saturday, Au
gust first at eleven o’clock in the
interest of the candidacy of ex
governor Joseph M. Brown for
the United States Senate.
Mr I Brown only recently an
nounced and is opposing the pre
sent encunTSent, Hon. Hoke
Smith, for the long term. The
campaign is being managed by
Hon. J. Render. Terrell, a broth
er of the late Senator Jos. M.
Terrell, and several prominent
men are now touring the state in
the interest of “Little Joe.”
Mr. Edmondson is at present
representative from Brooks coun
ty and is Said to be a splendid
speaker, and it is hoped and ex
pected that a large crowd will be
out to hear him.
The following notice is refer
ence to a “jint debate” with
Hon. Roscoe Luke, taking care
of Hoke Smith’s side, was clipped
from The Thomasville Press of
last Wednesday:
“The Hoke Smith supporters
of Grady are making an effort to
get Hon. Roscoe Luke to meet
Mr. Edmondson on this occasion,
and it is probable that Mr. Luke
will accept the call and take care
of the Smith interests in Grady.
In case he does the dispute will
be one of the warmest that will
be pulled off in South Georgia
during this campaign and there
will be a big crowd out to hear
the debate.”
While there has been some talk
of getting Mr. Luke to meet Mr.
Edmonson iri.a joint debate next
Saturday, yet no definite ar
rangements have been made for
a joint debate, but as will be seen
in another column of the Progress
Mr. Luke will speak here Satur
day in the interest of'Hon. Hoke
Smith.
Judge Barber Paid
Assessment Wednesday
. Judge W. D. Barber, candi
date for Representative of Grady
county, on last Wednesday paid .
the assesment of $90.00 and got
receipt No. 1, and he says he is
now in the race to win.
There are two others in the
race for representative and they
will more than likely pay their
assessments today or tomorrow.
There has been much discus
sion over the committee assessin x
the candidates for representa
tives so much, but when it is
taken into consideration that the
expense of the election will
amount to about $200.00 it will
be seen that the assessment had
to necessarily- be large but what
ever is left from the expense of
election will be pro-rated and
turned back to the candidates,
and it is hoped that they will re
ceive enough from this election
to make the race cost them very
little.
-A
Hon, Roscqe Luke, of Thom,
as /ilie, will address the voters
G^ady county at the Court Hous
here omoirow—Sat. r !■ y in be-
nan of the candidacy of Hon
Hoke Smith for re-election to | lovTandif other Sunday Schools
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SAFETY
Is our watchword, and
we. make no loans ex
cept upon ample securi
ty. Inquire about our
methods, investigate
'our Boad of Directors
•and Officers]
MAKE OUR BANK YOUR BANK
W T. Crawford, Pres. Thos. Wight, V-Pres.
J, E. Forsyth, Cashier.
the U. S. Senate.
Mr. Luke is well and favor
ably known . to all of Grady
county and being a fluent speak-
and an ardent admirer of
Hoke Smith, he will be at h s
best on this subject.
Y.f u will miss; a treat if you
don’t hear hivn. ' ;
and all other kinds of religious
workers would get in behind this
bill and write their repesentative
much good w.ould.result and the
bill be killed. v
NOTICE.
Dr...L. E. Brawner, of Whig-
hani, haA moved his office into
Henry Autry’s old stand in the
Parmer’s State Bank Building.
Cairo Gets First Bale.
The first bale of cotton of th<
season was brought to Cairo
Tuesday and sold to the Paulk-
Wight Co., for 15 cents per*
pound.
The honor of the first bale goes
to Mr, A. A. Lang, who lives
near town, and is'ope of Grady’s
most enterprising and progres
sive farmers.
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til
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President
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