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GRADY COUNTY PROGRESS
THE" OFFICIAL ORGAN OF GRADY COUNTY,.
VOL 7.
HMMaMMPT
CAIRO, GRADY COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1910.
NO. 16
Mass Meeting at
The Court House
\v.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
J. E. Forsythe, Clmivmnn., A
Miller, .1. M. Poulk, Mrs. V.' . L.
Wight, Miss Addin Loo Powell.
EXHIBIT COMMITTEE
P. H, Ward, Onirmmi; C. 11. Beale,
B. M. Johnson, Mr - W. <\ Jones,,
Mrs. J. Q Smith, Mrs. F. T. Brown.
PUBLICITY COMMITTEE
i-I. IT. Wind, Olqtivmnn; TV. K
Oliver, R. I 1 . Wight.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
J. S. Weathers, \V. I.. Bryan.
GROUNDS COMMITTEE.
C. P. Foulk, I,. W. Rigsby, Charlie
Golden,-W.. E. Dunn.
PARADE COMMITTEE.
Wh. Searcy, Chairman; W. T.
Crawford, R. R .YnnLaiidinglimn,
Mrs. J. B. Warnell, Mrs. A. C. Rod-
denhery, Mrs. M. M. MoManeus, Mrs.
J. R. White, Mrs. W. II. Robinson.
RURAL AUXILIARY
BEACIITON—Herbert Beach, Jas.
'S. Mason.
BAY POLE—C. E. - Brinson, Odus
Powell.
BF.TIIPAGE—A.C. Dickey, Beach-
ton, Qa., M. C. T. Collins, Bcaehton.
Ga.
CALVARY—Edgar Rawls, Joe
Higdon.
CHASON—J. J. HURST, J. A. -Al
dridge.
CONNELL—C. L. Cannon, O. P.
Oainons.'
.FATRVIEW—J. T. VanLandingham.
J. H. Collins, N. M. Sasser, J. H.
Jeffries.
ELPINO—W. A. Shiver, J. L,
Pinson.
EUREKA—Sam MoKown, Pelham
Ga., R. F. T). No. 4., W. IT. Robbins,
Pelham, On., lL F. D. No. 4.
GREENWOOD—A. IL. Sa.sSQ.r, C
F. Walker.
GOLDEN ROD—II. W. Maxwell,
Walter Harper.
HAWTHORN—Frank Key,. T. J.
Braswell.
HICKORY HEAD—Hal Mitchell,
Jim Mitchell.
HUMPHRIES—IT. M. Wilder, Pel
ham, Ga., Anisic Fain, Pelham, Ga.
LIVE OAK—IT. L. COLLTNS, AAV.
Wamble.
MIDWAY—W. II. Collins, G. J.
Cook.
MAGNOLIA—Orren More, Tom
Taylor. J
MOORE—B. B. Martin, G. W. Dees
OAK GROVE—A. Powell, E. F.
Dollar, Tom Oliett.
OAK MILL—Carl Gainey, Tom
Gainey.
PROVIDENCE— Clias. Walden,
John Bnrrinemi. .
PINE FOREST—M. Popo, W. L.
Smith.
PINE SUMMTTT—W. C. Barrow,
S. If. Sutton.
PINE UNION—C. If. Ulm, C. W.
Chnson.
PINE TTlfiL— Clms. Maxwell, N.
II. Butler.
PAWNEE—Harmon Harrell, Pel
ham, Ga., S. D. Oliver, Whigham, Ga.
PLEASANT HILL—L. A. Hagan,
W. R. Miller.
PLEASANT VALLEY — Jno. L.
Reagan, R. W. Davis.'
PLEASANT GROVE—J. F. Fores
ter, Whit Stanaland.
RENO— Cailar. Connell, J. F. Max-
■well.
SOFKEE—Jno. M. Harrison, Aus-
lon Maxwell.
SILOAM—M. B. Maxwell, I. E.
Mnloy.
SHADY GROVE—W. Ri Haw
thorn, C. C. Belcher.
SPRING HILL—A. E. Whiglmm,
W. IT. Thompson.
Spence—Courtland Mize, Joint
Butler.
SUNNY SIDE—M. Joe Pearce, E.
F. Thomason.
SWICORD—D. S. Sivicord, Dontiie
Hinson.
UNION ACADEMY—H.' L. Watson
W. T. Willis.
UNION HILL—Will Ingram, Pel
ham, Ga., R. F. D. No. 4; B. M.
Shiver, Pelham, Ga., R. F. D. No. 4.
PINE PARK—E. L. Alderman, J.
G. Moore.
WOODLAND—Jno A. Wynn, W.
M. Prince.
W1IIGHAM—T. J. Mills,
Chapman; Grover Hodges,
Trulock.
WALKER—D. P. Ward,
Cox to Speak in
Cairo and Whigham
Judge JfJox will deliver two more
speeches in Grady county. Oite in
Cairo Saturday afternoon,-(tomor-
rnv) at the court house and an
other at Whigham Saturday night
at 8 o’clock. On these occasions
he will deal largely with issues that
have arisen since his previous-
speeches in this county, and will
answer (he charges that have been
made against him. These speeches
promise to bo full of interest, r.nd
the people will no doubt greet him
in great numbers o:t these occns
ions.
Who Is 'Gene Cox?
by the Executive committee and
copied;
PIG CLUB.
Durock Jersey Boar, 1st Prize.$5.00
Durock Jersey Boar, 2nd Prize.$3.00
Dhrock Jersey Boar, 3rd Prize $1.00
Durock Jersey Sow, 1st Prize. .$5.00
Durock Jersey Sow, 2nd Prize,.. 3.00
Durock Jersey Sow, 3rd Prize. .$1.00
Poland China.
Poland China Board, 1st Prize.$5.00
Poland Chinn Boar, 2nd Prize,$3.00
Poland Chinn Boar, 3rd Prize. .$1.00
Poland Chinn Sow, 1st Prize..$5.00
Poland Chinn Sow, 2nd Prize,. .$3.00
Poland Chinn Sow, 3rd Prize. .$1.00
Btvkshlres.
1st Prize (Sow or Boar) $5.00
2nd Prize (Sow or Boar) $3.00
3rd Prize (Sow or Boar)
Hampshire
1st Prize, (Sow or Boar)
2nd Prize, (Sow or Boar)
3rd Prize, (Sow or Boar). $1.00
Tamwovth
1st Prize, (Sow or Hour) . . . .$5.00
2nd Prize, (Sow or Boar) .. . .$3.00
3rd Prize. (Saw or Boar) .. . .$1.00
SWEEP.STEAKS PRIZE
Swcopsteaks Prize, all pigs exhibited
$5.00
COLT-CLUB PRIZES.
Horse Cult, under one year, 1st
prize, $5.00.
Horse Colt, under 2 years,
prize, $5.00.
Horse Colt, under 3 years,
prize, $5.00.
Mule' Colt, under 1 year, 1st prize,
.*6.00.
Mule Colt, under 2 years, 1st prize
$5.00.
Mule Colt, under 3 vears, 1st prize
$5.00.
CORN CLUB PRIZES.
Best Acre of Corn, 1st prize
..$1.00
, .$5.0f
.$3.00
1st
1st
Best Acre of Corn, 2nd prize. .$5.00'
SCHOOL DISTRICT AGRICULTUR
AL FLOAT PRIZE
(Any School District.)
Agricultural Float, 1st Prize. .$25.00
Agricultural Float, 2nd prize. .$15.00
Agricultural Float, 3rd prize. .$10.00
Agricultural Float, 4th prize,. .$ 5.00'
Commercial Float, (Horse Drawn)
1st prize, $5.00.
Best Decorated Automobile in
Parade, $5.00.
I. I>.
Elbert
T. L.
Best 10 stalks Green cane... .$1.00
Best 10 stalks Red cane, $1.00
Best 10 ears Seed Corn, $1.00
Best 10 Sweet Potatoes $1.00
Best Exhibit Velvet Beans,... .$1.00
Best 10 Turnips $1.00
Best Bale Hay.. $1.00
Best Sheaf Oats ' $1.00
Best Exhibit Cow Pons $1.01)
Best Exhibit Peanuts.. .. .. $j,00
NEEDLEWORK EXHIBIT
1st. Prize.: $5.00
2nd. Prize $2.50
3rd. Prize $1.00
EXHIBIT CANNED FRUIT AND
VEGETABLES.
1st. Prize $5.00
2nd. Prize, $2.50
3rd. Prize. $1.00
. Finest Baby under 1 year of age
living in county, $5.00.
Largest Rooster Exhibited, (Open
to all)
to all) $1.00
The Tickiest Cow Exhibited $1.00.
FIDDLER’S CONVENTION
FIDDLERS’ C0NVETI0N, ETC.
1st Prize in Fiddlers’ Convention,
(Open to all,) $5.00.
Winner, Nail Driving Contest,
(Opeo^mly to Ladies.) $1.00.
Winner Cracker Eating Contest,
(Open to Boys under 12 years,) $1.00
It was moved nnd seconded Mint
the date for the celebration of Grady
Day, he changed from Wednesday,
October 11th, to Tuesday October the
He is a native son of the wire-
grass soil, true to the manor born,
with an inheritance of ideals and
purposes .that arc at one with the
traditions, the umhitions, and the
needs of our people.
His grandfather on his father’s
side was Charley Cox, who was
born and reared in Baker county,
just beyond Mitchell from us. His
father was Steve Cox. a native of
Mitchell county, a plain, honejpt,
useful citizen, who was trusted by
the people of Mitchell county with
the office of Clerk of Superior
Court for 18 years. He was a
faithful official.
His grandfather on his mother^
side was Leroy Williams, horn in
Stewart county, but who removed
to a place near Whigham, where he
lived for many years and where Jic
died about 20 years ago. The
mother of Judge Cox, or Gene Cox,
ns many call him, was Miss Mary
Williams before marriage to Steve
Cox. She was a good woman who
sought to train her children for
useful citizenship.
Many of you knew these parents
and grand-parents of Gene Cox,
and therefore will know well the
the source from which he springs.
He, himself was born in Mitchell
county, in the country, about 20
miles southwest of Camilla arid
within a few miles from the Grady
county line. He was reared in the
community of his birth, and has
never lived out of Mitchell county.
He has fought his way from an
humble, but honorable birth,
through disndvantugo and hardship
to a station among his countrymen
which nothing but noble determin
ation, true churncler and genuine
merit efculd have attained. And
yet, he is not proud, nor bigoted,
nor vainglorious. He .is plain,
friendly, lo.val Gene Cox right on.
His age is 30. lie is in thr
flower of manhood, young enough
to be strong, vigorous, courageous
effective, with the prospect of a
long and useful service in store for
his countrymen; nnd has ago and
experience enough to ho safe, con
servative, practical. *
And as above stated, his ancestry,
his raising, his environment argue
his thorough sympathy with the
conditions and noeds of the people
of our section—the section, from
whiclt he springs.
Having been reared in fields nd-
joing to ours, the people of Grady
county should know that, if there
was bad in him, wo would have
heard it long before he ran for con
gress. We do know tlint he has
made a judge who has stood above
reproach and whose efficiency is
unsurpassed, and a faithful dis
charge of the duties of one trust is
the best guarantee of faithfulness
to such other duties as tnny be im
posed.
He deserves to be elected to’
Congress, lie would .inflect, honor
upon our district, and acquit him
self nobly and with credit before
the nation.
Wo people of Grady county
should vote for him. He is allied
with our interests nnd is the off
spring of our own people.
Mitchell county is Grndy coun
ty’s friend and by many ties, is
indeed our relative. Mitchell
county is our neighbor—Gene Cox
is our neighbor’s son. Let’s help
him. Mitchell county will appre
ciate it—this her son will appres
cinte it, and in honoring him we
will truly do honor unto ourselves.
Communicated.
Cairo’s
Newest, Largest and Most
Complete Millinery and
Ready-To-Wear Depart
ment
N
ow
Off
ers
^ThA following prizes wore offered ' 12th. Motion carried
Speciel Values in
Coats,
Coat Suits,
Crepe de Chine Blouses
- AND -
Millinery
CAIRO MILLINERY CO.
Western Union
Night Letter
To The Plain People From
Plain Man
Special to The Progress
GEORGIA—Dougherty County.
Personally appeared before me,
R. P. Hall, who on oath, says that
he is Clerk of the Superior Court
of Dougherty County, Georgia,
and that on August 19th, 1912,
Judge Frank Park, who was at
that time Judge, of the Albany
Circuit, after disch&rgidg certain
Jury Commissioners, appointed
ono Dave Whire as Jury Com
missioner for Dougherty County
for a periodsof four years. De
ponent futhcr says, the said Dave
Whire claims to bo a member of
the Roman Catholic Church, and
that upon the deponents informa
tion, he is a member of said church.
(Signed.) R. P. Hall.
Swgrn to and subscribed before me
this the thirtieth day of August,
1910.
W.M. E. Smith Ordinary.
At Inst, the above affidavit,
which is boing circulated in circul
ar letter form, in some parts of the
Second Congressional District, dis
closes the real opposition to me as
your Congressman. For two years
and seven months, the opposition
has masquored as the Judge of the
Albany Circuit, when as a matter
of fact it is the “old court house
ring” of Dougherty county, and
Billy Hall’s old liquor gang in A1
bany. Here the opposition first
announced itself; here has been
attempted all kinds of trades to
accomplish my defeat: from them
has come all kinds of wise predic
tions of my being kicked out of
Congress; and now comes the
above affidavit of the real captain
of the old liquor gang of this dis
trict. Mr. Hall well knows that
among the Jury revisors who were
discharged by me at the intance
of the law and Order League,
there was one J. G. Barron, a
Roman Catholic. Mr. Hall well
knows that I did not inqure into
the religion of those recommended
by the Law and Order League,
but only tried to get those who
would indorse the prohibition law.
Mr. Hall knows that these did up
hold the law in spite of the bitter
est attacks. He knows that as soon
the opposition was appointed a
judge by Gov. Slaton, the jury re
visors were changed again, and
Committees For
Grady Day
“The meeting was called to order
by Col. lit. L. Ledford, and the ob
ject of the meeting outlined as fol-
ows: !For tho purpose of consider
ing the advisability of calling on
deetion for voting on a bond issue
’or tho purpose of installing sower-
rige for the town, and to elect on
executive committee.
Mr. R. A. Bell was nominated as
Chairman of the meeting and unani
mously elected, and Mr. ,J. E. For
syth was nominated and elected as
Secretary,
Tho Chairman opened the meeting ,
to disucssion of the matter of sew
erage system nnd bond issue. The
question was discussed by a number
of those present, but ojj account of
inadequate information as to how
much of the town would be benefited
by, tho proposed sowerago system,
and to what extent the town could
be .served it was unanimously voted
upon motion mndo by Col. R. C .Bell
t|mt the' meeting be adjourned to
Thursday night, Soptombor 14th, to
consider tho question of sowerage,
and that'the council be requested to
secure the necessary data, and ns
far as possible make an estimate of
the cost of the system, showing as
nearly as possible the service it would
render, the motion being amonded by
Mr. Thomas Wight to include the
securing of the service of the en
gineer of J. B. McCrary Co., of At
lanta, who made the survey for sew
erage in 1914, to be present nt the
meeting and go over the plans.'
It was then moved and seconded
that an Executive Committee be elect
ed to consist of one representative
from each of the four wards and one
nt large, making a total of five mem
bers. Tho motion was carried; and
the Chairman anohuriecd that nomin
ations were in order.
Col. Ira Carlisle was nominated
as Comniitteeraan at large, and unan
imously ‘elected. Mr. Thomas Wight
was. nominated as Committoemnn
from the first ward, and unanimous
ly electod.
Mr. W. T. Crawford was nominated
from the second ward and unani
mously elected.
Col. L. W. Rigsby w®3 nominated
from the third ward and unanimous*
ly elected.
Mr. VV. Y. Bryan was nomintef
from the fourth ward j»nd unani
mously dented.
Tho meeting was then, upon votq
adjourned to Thursday night, Sept.
14th, 1910,
SECRETARY.
The suggestion has been made
to the Progress by a prominent
Mr. Hall’s crowd swung back into business man in Cairo, and the sug-
power, and arc now in power in
Albany.
Mr. Hall should have been fair
enough tn state the truth and tho
whole truth, and should not have
concealed from the public the facts
that I made in Albany the hardest
fight ever made in Georgia a-
gainst the greatest odds for the
enforcement of the prohibition law,
and for law and order. He knows
the jury commissioners which I ap
pointed were plain citizens, some
of them in tho humble walks of
life, and did their duty as they
saw and understood it.
I stand squarely upon my ac
cord both as judge and congress
man, and I expect and am assured
that the people of the second con
gressional district will stand by
me.
Respectfully, submitted,
“Frank Park.”
FOR SALE—One 6-horse
Engine.—J. S. Wight.
Olds'
9-1.
For Our Colored Farmers
No. 666
This U 6 DfMcrtatioA DNfAfid mwnlilfrf
For Sale or Swap-Lot on north
Broad street. Part of old Cop- t( uk«a then u ■ tonic the Peter will not
page lot.—C. R. Bealo. '»«?«•. 0B *ej iwt >S!fig
V CeleacI.M.ddece jwi gripe elekea. 3$«
3
gestion is one with which wo heart
ily agree, that there should be held
at an early date in Cairo a mass
meeting of the colored farmers of
Grady county at which they should
be given by those fully competent
to do so instruction and advice as
to how best to conduct their opera
tions under boll weevil conditions.
This is a matter that is of vital in
terest to the welfare of Grady
county. The fight against tha boll
weevil should not be a fight con
ducted by a few men, but it should
be a systematic campaign by every
farmer in the county whether white
or colored.
Let some of our citizens taka
this matter of having a mass meet
ing for our colored people to study
this matter under careful considera
tion and let the meeting be arrang
ed for an early date. The Pro
gress stands ready to help the
movement in any way that it can.