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■V'.. , > &J! r-. r;£ ' Watch for the One Cent Sale Next Month—Wight & Browne THE GRADY COUNTY' PROGRESS THE 1 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF GRADY COUNTY, VOL 7. CAIRO, GRADY COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 0, 1910. aa NO. 20 Live Stock Association Meets Next Saturday The regular monthly in otiaa of tho Grady County Live Stock As sociation will be held at the Court House next Saturday. A large at tendance is expected to be present. A gentlemen from Moultrie is ex pected to be present to discuu the shipping of cream from this place to Moultrie. The letter published elsewhere in this issue gbrer a brief outline of the prices etc that the Moultrie people are willing to pay for cream shipped them from thi< place. Another thing that, will receive attention at the meeting Saturday is the growing of Veal calves. For tha small farmer with, a few or dinary cows and a supply of cheap feed there is no question that this can be made profitable. Many Grady county farmers are accus tomed to selling grown steers for less money than they can secure for a properly grown veal calf four months old. Membership in the Association is steadily growing but it is desired that, many of our other wideawake fnrraers become members at the meeting next time. Committee for the following year will be announced this week. Would You Woik For A Valuable Prize Suppose wo were to offer anoth er Automobile as a prise for set ur- ing subscriptions to the Progress? Would you be interested enough to :ry to win it? If you are, write us, or call at our office and lot us know. \V« a-e not at nil sure that we are g - ing to offer such a prise. It wi depend on the interest that yoi show in The matter, GRADY DAY NEX1 TUESDAY =£ Farmers’ Luck We note with interest that in some Southwest Georgia counties invaded by the boil weevil this year, not every farmer has been as fortunate as his neighbor. In the Ty Ty neighborhood of Tift county one negro farmer, running but one plow, has gathered sixteen bales of cotton, and will get four more. A neighboring negro farmer, who o.vns 137 acres of good land, had 5J acres in cotton this year. It was well fertilized and carefully culti vated, and the Tifton Gazette says it is “shoulder high and ns green as spring time.” Yet- the owner has ginned eight bales, and will get no more. The explanation is of course, that the boll weevil did not get into the cat ton of one of these farmers in time to interfere with his crop, while the field of the other was overrun. Next year, thero will be adult weevils in that, section of Tift county when tho planting season begins, and they will be ready to begin thdir work of destruction as soon as teerc is anything to de stroy. Every cotton field will be infested, for the clement of chance will no longer be a factor in the situation. The farmer who raises cotton un der boll weevil cn Utbiw has light on his hands from plowing time till the 1 ist, b)lb open. Hi- only hope lies in his willingness ti put the weevil on the defensive am keep him there. If full advantage is taken of the experience of other sections, the first will be wen, bui the farmer who trvsts anything tc chances is'cci tain to meet disaster. We learn from the.paper already quotcc, the Tifton Gazett, that Tift county farmers are already de stroying their cotton stalks, and we strongly commend their cxnm- dle. The Gazette says: For one thing, people hsve learned that the weevil is anything but a joke—“Nothin’ but dollars.” Having • learned-this, they h ive' gone actively to work to destroy him. Already, stalk-cutters are going preparatory to t urning over the fields. Mr. Alex Paine whose farm is on the north Tifton-Ty Ty road, says there will not be a cot ton stalk standing on his place by the middle of October, and all are agreed on the early planting of early' varieties, hoavy fertilizing and rapid, thorough cultivation. They have learned their lesson, and they propose to profit hy it. And they are perfectly sure that there is nothing funny about a boll weevil. Next Tuesday is the Biff Day for Grady county. Everything is progressing splendidly and all indications point to the day being a huge success. Reports coming in from the school districts indicate that there will be ;ome magnificent displays brought in on the School Dis trict Floats. The colts and the pigs are coming to town falore. The Commercial Floats are going to be well vorth while, the Automobile parade bids fair to be Some Show of itself. The brass band will be here in'all its flory. The school children are expectod to be here too hick to stir, and with it all the folks are going to be here >y the thousands. If you do not expect to be lonely >a::y Day you will have to come to Cairo. Everybody 's coming. Bachelors and Maidens Convention in Thomasville. GRADY - DAY - PARADE The following route has been determined on for the parade on Grady Day. Parade will form on Broad Street at Methodist hurch, march through town on Broad Street to Central Avenue, and down Central Avenue to Copeland’s Park. All Floats, Automobiles, Colts, Vehicles and every thing expecting to be in the parade are urged to be on hand at the starting point of the parade by 9:30 so that the parade may start promptly at 10 o’clock. REMEMBER TO BE PROMPT. CAR OF HOGS GOES TO ATLANTA WEDNESDAY The above article from the Al bany Herald is headed Farmers Luck but in probably is not so much a matter of luck. There is hardly a doubt, that the field of cot ton that is so nearly destroyed by the weevil was badly infested dur ing the fall ot 1915 and that the matter was carelessly everlooked with the result that the weevil be gan his deadly work early in the season‘this year. Thero are no doubt, hundreds of fields through out the weevil belt, in Georgia that arc in exactly the same condition now that The field referred to above was last season. The lesson that we should learn is that we must diligently watch this enemy of the cotton crop if wo expect to head him off. NOW IS THE TIME TO BEGIN. CUT YOUR COT TON STALKS AND PLOW THEM UNDER. PREPAREDNESS pREPAREDNESS is the “Slogan of the Day,” in every line—in National Affairs as well as in Busi ness Life. Never in the history of our Nation has the demand for Thrift and Economy been ns essential as now, and in Grady county with the Boll Weevil here, it is imperative that every citizen realize that his success depends upon his Economy and Thrift. Prepare for the “Rainy Day;”as you market your crop lay aside some of this money ns a surplus. You will feel safer with “Money in the Bank,” and the BEST Bank to put your money in is THIS Bank. Your funds are absolutely safe, because the. Bank has sufficient Cap ital and Surplus to make it strong, and it is managed by men of business experience who conduct its affairs in a Conservative manner. We pay Interest on Time Deposits, and Savina Ac- . counts- -Come In and do your banking business with US. Citizens Bank CAl p O, .... GEORGIA W. S. Wight, President H. G. Cannon, V-Pres. WH Searcy, V-President and Cashier An evidence of the increaso in live stock growing in this county is found in the fact that several carloads of hogs iiave already been shipped from here this season and -the season is hardly considered as opened yet. Mr. C. R. Beale representing the White Provision Co., of At lanta bought a car of splendid hogs last Wednesday and shipped them to Atlanta. Judson Orchard Farm furnished the greater part of thess, but others supplying hogs for this car load were: W. O. Harrison, L. O. Darsey, McCord and G. B. Elkins The most of these hogs were particularly choice and we under stand the price paid was a satis factory one. Dr. Harris Does to Savannah as Pastor In order to present a full round ed program to the public for the three days of the Thomas County Fair,'November 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, Paradise Park, Thomasville, Gn., The General Arrangement Com mittee has been instructed to u:- rnngo tor a Joint Convention of Bachelors and Maiden Ladies to be held the afternoon and night of the first day, Nov. 1st, at the Thomas County Court House. A sub-committee has been ap pointed to arrange for this detail and Ex-senator Robt. S. Burch, a leading Thomasville bachelor,; luis been invited to assume the tempo rary chairmanship of the conven tion, while Miss Lucinda Uetsel of Dothan, Ala., a well known equal sufrrngc advocate, has been impor tuned to act jointly with Mr. Burch. The object and purpose of this eonvontion is to bring together those male anil toinale residents of South Georgia, North Florida and Eastern Alabama who have at tained marriageable age but who have not become ‘spliced’ so to speak, to date, for their mutual profit and benefit. A similar con vention was held in Middle Georgia some years ago with very satisfac tory results. In order to add interest to tho convention Senator. J. Hamilton Lewis of Illinois, a native Geor gian, has been asked to address the gathering in tho afternoon on the subject: “Errors, pf- Unmarried GROWING VEAL CALVES PROFITABLE Wo learn that Dr. Robert II T • (' Harris, formerly of this city, has J ' u ’ Y! 11 ’ 01 *^ lu ^veiling pro- been called to the nuloit of the S |nnl > on. 'rank Hitchcock, ex- been called to the pulpit of the large Southside Baptist Church, in Savannah. The pastor of that church, Dr. Wilder, is Clmplr in of the First Georgia Regiment Volun teers, and Dr. Harris is to hold his pulpit during his absence in mili tary service. We Iiave heard that Southside is the largest Baptist Church in Sa vannah, as to congregation, etc., and Dr. Harris is to be congratu lated upon the honor done him. Yellow complexion, pimples and disfiguring blemishes on the face or body can be gotten rid of by doc toring the liver, which is torpid. HERBINE is a powerful liver cor- T ; • .. , ,• , . rectant. It purifies the system, It. is time to plant Flowerirg . , , nlks. Phono ,„ a ioi stimulates the vital organs and Bulbs. Phone us and let us send a complete catalogue and make puts tlle boc *y in fine vigorous con your selection from it. jdition. Price 50e. Sold by Wight Wight & Browne. & Browne. FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK Cairo, Georgia • STATE DEPOSITORY postmaster general, will appear and talk on ths\ subject: “The Post- office Department, Dhn Cupid’s Right Arm.” Drs. Anna Howard Shaw and Iiary Walker have also been invited to come to balance the program so to speak. For the permanent chairman ship Hon. D. M. Lowry of Talla- hascec, Fla., states that he is grooming a very likely candidate whose name will be announced later. Ministers of. Thomasville, There is hardly a lino of live stock growing that does not offer an inviting field in this section now but of all the various lines of this kind of farming we believe that there is nothing that would prove more profit able (o the farmer in Grady county that has a few good eommom seryb cows than to raise some veal calves from them. In order to make u success of this he would have to have a suffi ciency of good homo raised feed stuffs to be able to feed both cow and calf well for the few months necessary to grow t he calf ready for market, but with tho splendid price now prevailing for veal calves we can see no reason wliy it should not liny well to undertake it. Thole will be a discussion of this matter at the Live Stock As sociation Meeting next Saturday. We hope to see some of our farm ers give this a trial. They can in this way secure us much fora three or four months old calf as \ they will have to pay for the cow from which it is grown. Let. Grady county ship a few cars of veal calves next spring. the justices of tho peace, the May or and till candidates for mayor are to bo asked to lend their aid and assistance Jrec of charge to properly care for. any delegates who may wish to enter, the bonds of Hymen on this occasion. An attempt will also be made to secure ’free marriage licenses Tor those who make application. L. C. Busch, Asst. Sec’y-Treas., Thomas County Fair Association will give further details. One Cent Sale means that you purchase one article at the regular price and get another one for one cent. Oct. 19th. Wight & Browne. We have a complete assortment of Reliable Spring Flowering Bulbs for Fall Planting. Wight & Browne. Last Spr WE announced that we would loan to >rmg the Farmers of Grady County §10,- 000.00 for the purpose of buying supplies for CASH. Many farmers took advantage of the opportunity, and quite a saving was effected to themselves. The inauguration of the CASH SYSTEM is one of the many ways in which we are working to assist the people of this county, and if you want your money I’sed in a way to assist in the building of GRADY COUNTY, and in the creation of NEW WEALTH deposit it in the Farmers CSL Merchants BanK. An in stitution that is wide-a-wake to the interest of the people. The Bunk of GRADY COUNNY designated as a “STATE DEPOSITORY.” “Make Our Bank Your Bank’’ Farmers & Merchants Bank W. T, ’’RAWFORD. Pres. THOS. WIGHT, V.-Pres. J.E. FORSYTH, Cash o' Y.CY; CAIRO BANKING CO. Cairo, Georgia Tiie Oldest Banking institutoin in Grady County. ESTABLISHED 1900 INCORPORATED 1903 16—SUCCESSFUL YEARS—16 Not a dollar of this Bank's Money is loaned to an officer or director of this Bank No Account too large—-None too small T We Pay Interest on Time Deposits as Follows: 6 Per Cent for 12 Months 4 1-& Per Cent for 6 Monthy It Per Cent for 3 Months Your Business Appreciated X Wk " WA LTER DA VIS, President m ■ ..... .... . ...