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■ore in Grady county than in any
oP« rate in Georgia.
other county
VOLUME XXlrt.
OCTOBER TERM CITY
COURT BEGINS SOON
ttlendar OF CASES GIVEN FOR
SESSION WHICH BEGINS
MONDAY WEEK.
fl e low is the announcement of Judge
0 r Rigsby relative to the October
.
^ of the City Court of Cairo,
0 will begin October 11th:
. week beginning October 11th,
vfthe court will convene 10 o’clock
I Monday and the cases have
tea assigned as follows:
Monday’s Cases.
Armour Fert. Works vs J. G. Willis,
deft., Mrs. Ida Willis, claimant.
Nicholson Live Stock Co. vs Cora
Spence, deft., G. F. Lodge, claimant.
H. J. Hart vs M. Joe Pearce, deft.,
Mrs. M. Joe Pearce, clmt.
H. J. Hart vs M. Joe Pearce, deft.,
Mrs. M. Joe Pearce, clmt.
Mrs. J. E. Connell vs Mrs, J. H.
Connell.
G. H. Booth vs Mrs. A. B. Casse*.
American Agri. Chem. Co., vs E.
L. Drew'.
T. L. Rushan & Son vs J. S. Car
ter.
Cairo Motor Co. vs G. C. Harrell
aid V. R. Harrell.
Standard Oil Co. vs G. C. Harrell.
Albert Powell vs Will Hunter and
S, D, Sutton.
Mrs. Gertrude Griffin vs A. C.
[ Thompson.
LB. Long vs C. A. Bass.
Cairo Banking Co., for use of Sav
annah Bank & Trust Co. vs A. B
Ctat
Tuesday’s Calendar.
B. W. Davis vs J. S. Carter.
The Farmers Bank of Climax vg E.
E Cain.
Grady Trading Co. vs Will Herring,
jiieft.. Minnie Lee Herring, clmt. *
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The W. T. Rawleigh Co. vs J. M.
[Jarksdale.
•'iv '■ .?k• - vs \\i l.
Red and Mrs. W. C. Bell. • .
International Agr. Corp. vs W. A.
Elkins, deft., Mrs. W. A. Elkins, clmt.
Ga. Fert. & Oil Co. vs J. F. Griner.
International Agr. Corp. vs J. L.
Mauldin and C. E. Mauldin.
Investment Securities vs H. T.
Srafts.
h B. Colt & Co. vs J. R. Whit
field.
Arthur T. Vanderbilt and G. C.'
Wilson, receivers Soutehern Cotton Oil
[Co. vs Mrs. J. F. Forester.
■E B. Colt & Co. vs L. B. Lee.
‘ After the call of the list
cases as
ed above the remainder of the cases
or. the docket will be called, together
v:th the appppearance docket.
Wednesday.
“Court will convene Wednesday
looming at 8 o’clock, and we will be
p the call of the criminal cases.
Let all parties and witnesses be on
End promptly.
L. W. RIGSBY, Judge,
City Court of Cairo.
V highsm Court Adjourned
Over To 1927.
j Because Court of the fact that the Super
r ! of Grady county will con
r t! s in Cairo on the fourth Monday' in
(October, I° 1926, I have seen fit to ad
Urn the City Court of Whigham
f rom the fourth Monday in October tc
^reconvene .Enuary, on the fourth Monday in
1927,
L. W. RIGSBY, Judge,
City Court of Cairo.
[Editor L. IX Newton to
-peak Sunday Evening
' '-'ids interest here is the announ
Ct ac-nt made by Rev. D. P. Lee Thurs
' morning that Hon. Louie D. New
G 0i Atlanta, will speak at the Bap
Church here next Sunday evening
ginning at 7:30 o’clock.
• r - Newton is one of the south’s
est known journalists. He is editor
k ’he Christian Index, the official
or
of the Georgia Baptist Conven
[.“Oed church publications in the
I and one of the most highly re
’•entry.
Ee is an able speaker and his mes
pge His will doubtless be very interest
r ■ speech will supplant the reg
| Preaching service.
-Ess Ruth Oliver had as her guest
’■ the week-end, her college mate,
rX ‘homasville Kelly, instructor in the
school.
®)e Cutar Mlt&sxniitx.
The Official Organ of Grady County.
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DEANS TO PREACH
Will Fill Appointment Here Sunday
At Presbyterian Church.
Announcement has been made that
Rev. J. Douglas Deans will fill his
regular appointment at the Presby
terian Church here next Sunday af
ternoon at 3:30 o’clock.
For a while during the summer it
became necessary for Dr. Deans to
give up his Cairo appointment, be
cause of his ill health, but he plans to
come here regularly hereafter.
He extends a hearty welcome to all
who wish to attend Sunday’s service.
GRADY COUNTY GETS
A FINE RECOGNITION
FARM JOURNAL TELLS OF THE
DIVERSIFIED CROP PLAN
PLAN HERE.
Grady county agriculture has scor
ed another big recognition, this time
at the hands of the noted farm writ
er, G. F. Hunnicutt, in the current is
sue of the Southern Cultivator and
Farming.
In a special article, the caption of
which is “W^at Has Made Grady
County One of the Leading Counties
of Our State?” the writer declares
this to be “one of the leading counties
of our state, if not the leading one.’’
He recounts his impressions of a rec
ent visit here and tells of the splendid
crop diversification plan that has been
established here. Besides the regular
crops, 6 he refers particularly to the
okra industry.
In another column, • Mr. Hunnicutt
O kudzu'crop ^ Mr.'J.
also^refers to the of
B^> Wight'? here^witimespecial, #
praise.
These articles ft ar e t regarded a s ia *
o , be .
valuable publicity “and they will re
produced lira subsequentussue ot.The
Messenger. - -SO 1 “ r, o -
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A OPENS OCT/4TH
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Business School. o Here lo Have A
Good Enrollment.
Mr. W. Y. Smith, in charge of the
preliminary organization work and en
rollment, announces that the Cairo
Business School will open as planned
next Monday, October 4th, in the
Walker building on South Broad
street, over Citizens Auto Supply
Company.
equipment has arrived , he
The
states, and more than a score have
been enrolled for the course.
The school here is a branch of the
Georgia-Carolina School of Commerce
at Brunswick, A most successful
term here is anticipated.
Mr. Smith requests any who desire
further information about the school
to see him at Hotel Grady.
Taylor Association to
Hold Its Annual Meet
The sixteenth annual session of the
Taylor Baptist Association will be
held with the Pine Forest Church, nine
miles north of Cairo, on next Tuesday,
October 5th, beginning at 10 a. m., ic
was armou .cod this week by Rev. N.
G. Christopher, clerk.
Elder D. P. Lee, or his alternate,
Elder F. O. Oates, will preach the doc
trinal sermon.
Editor Louie D. Newton, of the
Christian Index, and others, will b ’
present to represent the denomina
tional interests.
BURIED SUNDAY
Mr. T. IV. Vereen, Brother of Mrs. R.
C. Bell, Laid To Rest. I
Mr. T. W. Vo- |
Funeral services for !
reen, 37, of Moultrie, who passed
away in Hot Springs, Ark., last Fri
day, were held in Moultrie Sunday.
A heart attack was the cause of his
death.
Mr. Vereen was a prominent Moul
trie business man, a son of Mr. W. C.
Vereen and a brother of Mrs. R. C.
Bell, of Cairo.
His passing caused widespread sor
row.
Messrs. J. B. Wight and J. S. Wight
attended the National Nut Growers
Association annual meeting in Albany
for three days of the week. Mrs. J. j
S. Wight, and young daughter, Mr. J. Clif-j B.'
ton accompanied them.
Wight delivered an address there on
Wednesday evening.
The man who wandereth out of the way of advertising shall remain in the congregation of the dead.”
CAIRO, GRADY COUNTY, GA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1ST, 1926.
ALL COUNTY VOTING
PLACES WILL BE OPEN
Run-Off Primary To Decide Governorship Race
Will Be Held Next Wednesday; Vote
May Be Heavy.
Chairman T. J. Mills, of the Grady
county Democratic Executive Commit
tee, who resides at Whigham, stated
to The Messenger this -week that he
had assurances that the polls in every
precinct in the county would be open
for the run-off primary, to decide the
governorship race, next Wednesday,
October 6th. Most of the committee
men from the various districts have
also informed The Messenger that the
voting places would be open, as usual.
Considerable doubt had arisen as to
whether or not the polls would be open
in the rural precincts because of the
fact that no funds are available to
those who servers election managers
and clerks. The expense of the first
primary w r as defrayed by assessments
against the candidates for the various
county and district offices and since it
was not deemed proper that these
candidates should be forced to pay the
expenses of the run-off, what money
was left was prorated back to the
candidates for representative, in ac
cordanc with the decision of the
county executive committee.
The two gubernatorial candidates in
the run-off have personally borne the
expense of having 250,000 ballots
printed for the entire state, but it is
obvious that they could not pay all of
the election managers. -
• The „ rules of ^the state . committee
m ake^ it* mandatory© upon .the 'county
committee* toehold' the^run^ofl^but^hoy
provide^noSneans'of "patriotism raising funds, so
an 0 appeal. to the of the
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Flames Destroy Store
orFBryan Street Here
Fire of undetermined origin short
ly after midnight Wednesday night
almost completely destroyed the gen
eral mercantile establishment of Mr.
Ed Farnell, on Bryan street, The
building was situated just opposite
the Grady Ginning Company’s gin 3.
Firemen made a prompt response,
but in their effort to extinguish the
blaze with the chemical apparatus
they were unable to get big streams
of water on it early enough, The
building was a wooden structure and
fire spread quickly from the rear,
where it began.
Mr. Farnell told The Messenger
Thursday that the damage would total
at least S4,0G0, with insurance of less
than SI,500. This damage covered the
stock, which was almost completely
ruined by water.
Interruption in power service Thurs
day, while the burned wires were being
repaired, caused a four-hour delay in
the publication of The Messenger.
Removal of Pine Park
Bridge Being Planned
The County Commissioners are
planning to remove the two 90-foot
steel spans of the Pine Park bridge
over the Ochlocknee river, this thor
oughfare having been abandoned as a
public road several weeks ago.
While the steel itself is in good con
dition, the bridge is badly in need of
repair, and since the road leading to
it has been abandoned the Commission
ers are desirous of moving it to some
other place, Engineers have deter
mined that it can be moved and re
built at some other place at a dis
tinct saving and they are soon to ask
f or bids for the job.
Just where it will be rebuilt has not
boen definitely decided,
S. S. RALLY
District Meeting To Be Held At Pme
Level |__ October 10th.
A district rally for the Taylor
tist Sunday School Convention will be
held at the Pine Level Church on Sun
day. Oct. 10 beginning at ten o’clock,
ifc was ann0U nced this week.
An inte resting program has been
arrange d and it will be made puouc
next week.
Miss Louisa Wight left a few days
for Nashville, Tenn., to enter
ago
Peabody College.
TO HOLD RALLY
Farmers Union To Meet At Wood
land Next Thursday.
The Grady county Farmers Union
will hold its regular monthly rally
next Thursday, October 7th, at Wood
land, it was announced this week by
Secretary C. 0. Maxwell.
Matters of importance will be
brought up for discussion, and the of
ficials are anxious for all members
who can to attend.
The usual basket lunch will be
spread at noon.
CANE GROWERS ARE
TO MEET SATURDAY
SPECIAL MEETING CALLED OF
MEMBERS OF THE CANE
ASSOCIATION.
A special meeting will be held here
Saturday of the members of the Cane
Growers Co-operative Association and
the stockholders of the Cane Growers
Canning & Warehouse Company. The
meeting will be held at the Courthouse
and will begin at 10 o’clock.
The meeting is called for the pur
pose of considering the following
matters, and any other items that
might be brought up:
1st. To receive and consider an item
ized statement from the directors
showing the entire works and finan
cial condition of both organizations.
2nd. To canvass the delivery of sy
rup of the entire territory and to re
district the same if it is necessary, to
maintain as near equal representation
as possible as required by the con
tract. .....'
3rd. To discuss and adopt a con
tract for the next sign-up.
4th. To elect directors and other of
ficers of the Canning & Warehouse
Corporation as directed in the by
laws, tnis having been neglected at the
two last meetings.
5th. To figure out some plan that
will enable the association to put its
cane products in marketable shape
and to orderly market same according
to the true principals of co-operative
marketing; also to enable the Can
rung & Warehouse Co. to function in
aii matters as provided by the chartc7\
Inspection of School
Children in Progress
By M. A. FORT, Director,
Tri-County Health Unit
The health officer is now engaged
in inspecting the children of the Caho
school. The height and weight and
underweight is being figured out.
The eyes are being examined, as well
as the teeth, tonsils, nose, skin, and
in certain cases, the lungs and heart.
A card will be sent to each parent ea!l
ing attention to anything which the
child seems to need done. Talks on
various phases of disease prevention
are made from time to time.
Tuesday, October 5th, is set aside
as the time for giving the toxin-an
titoxin treatments to the small chil
dren. This treatment does not pain
to amount to anything. There is no
scar, mark, soreness, or bad feeling
at any time, but the child is fully pro
tected from taking diphtheria as long
as he lives.
It is arranged to meet the mothers
with the very small children at the
school at this time. It is hoped that
every small child, from 6 months to
9 years, will be brought.
At the same time, we will give
typhoid vaccinations to all who desire
it, and also small pox vaccinations.
All typhoid vaccinations are free.
Toxin-antitoxin treatments are free
for all children who are not yet 7 .
years old. To those who are 7 years
old or over the charge will be 15 cents j
per child. will 5 _ j
Smallpox vaccinations cost
cents each child. ;
Soon a hookworm survey will he
made of the school, and free treat- j
ment will be furnished to all who de- \
sire it. made of j
A malaria survey will be j
the smaller children, though it is
thought that there will be very few
found infected. ; t
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The many friends of Mr. Harrold
Maxwell, who has been connected with I
Central Drug Co., here will be inter- i
ested to learn of his removal Mon4ay
to Tallahassee, where he has accepted
a similar position.
committeemen in each of the districts
to serve without pay, and to secure
what assistance will be needed. This
has been done.
The ballots and the necessary elec
tion papers have been received from
the secretary of the state committee,
but it will be necessary to do addition
al printing on the ballots, if they are
used in accordance with the Australian
ballot system. However, the voters
of the county may rest assured that
the committee will care for this and
other troubles that might arise to ab
struct the holding of the primary.
The polls will open at all of the pre
cincts outside of Cairo at 9 a. m., and
close at 3 p. m. as is customary. At
Cairo, the voting place will open at
7 a. m. and. close at 6. p. m.
While only about forty per cent of
the registered voters cast ballots in
the first primary, and early indications
were that the vote would be still light
er in the run-off, a heavier vote
may result next Wednesday because
of the fact that the people are better
informed on the issues involved.
Many did not vote before because four
men offered for governor and it was
more difficult to choose one from
amohg them.
Dr. L. G. Hardman, of Commerce,
who ran first in the September 8th
primary,, is opposed by John N. Hol
der, of 4 Jefferson,«who ran second
George^H. Carswell, who carried this
"untypran third and J. O. Wood ran
fourth. 0 Both Carswell and Woud have
come out in favor of Hardman.
Building and Business
Notes of Interest
Building and business activity
here is evidenced to a marked de
gree, the following beyig some of
the items of interest:
Highw ay Work- To Begin Next
j Week, II Is Said.
Work will begin Monday on the
grading and drainage project on State
Route No. 38 between Cairo and
Whigham.
Several cars of cement, to be used
in the construction of the chlverts,
and the grading machinery, are ex
pected to arrive in a day or two.
Scott, Dunn & Company, of Blairs
ville, Ga., are the contractors.
Street Paving Here Now
In Progress.
The preliminary work for the street
paving here is now well advanced and
all of the machinery is here. The ac
tual paving will begin next week,
Davis, East Pearce' and Mill streets
being the first. The Pittman Con
struction Company, of Atlanta, is the
contractor.
Announcement will likely be made
next week relative to the paving of
several additional streets besides those
in the present project.
Night Shift On Methodist
Church Job.
A full night shift has been added to
the Methodist Church job here by the
contractor, C. H. Van Ormer, of At
lanta.
The excavation work is almost com
pleted and the day and night shifts ar' 1
now engaged in pouring concrete foi
the foundation.
Pan-Am Distributing Station
Being Built.
A deal was closed this week where
by the American Petroleum Corpora
ti°n, of New Orleans, La., acquired a
parcel of city property from tlie Can
non Company, situated between Brja 1
street and the A. C. L. railroad, in the j
eastern part of the the city, construction and work ha.^ o
already started on
wholesale gasoline distributing sta
j a
tion there.
j 4 permit was secured for the sLa
; tion several weeks ago, but the deal
j for the land was not definitely closed
until a few days ago.
Syrup Packers Acquire Big
Warehouse.
The firmo of Roddenbery Brothers
(Continued on last page.) 1
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GRADY COUNTY
Is Georgia’s Banner County,
the hub of its sugar cane and collard
seed industries, the home of diversified
farming.
NUMBER 37.
N. HOLDER IS
TO SPEAK IN CAIRO
FOR GOVERNOR TO
ADDRESS VOTERS HERE
TODAY.
Announcement has been made by
of circulars distributed this
r eek that John N. Holder, candidate
for governor in the run-off primary
set for next Wednesday, October 6th,
will speak at the courthouse in Cairo
this, Friday morning, at 10 o'clock.
It will be Mr. Holder’s first visit to
this county in several years and a
large number of his friends will
doubtless hear him.
Dr. L. G. Hardman Visits
Cairo Monday.
Dr. L. G. Hardman, candidate for
governor, was a visitor to Cairo Mon
day afternoon, spending sometime in
consultation with friends and in meet
ing the people. A reception commit
tee was appointed from ax. ng his
friends and this committee conducted
him to virtually every place of ( usi
uess in the city.
He received numerous assurances
of support and stopped oc^as -ioually
to answer questions propounded to
him. He appeared to be very much
impressed with Cairo’s rapid develop
ment and he stoppedf frequently to
comment upon various improvements.
Exceedingly optimistic in regard to
his race for governor, he app' ared to
deeply appreciate the favorable at
titude toward him.
He came here from Valdosta, Qu : t
man and Thomasville and left for
Whigham and Baibridge. He was
urged to make a speech, but declined
because of lack of time.
“Can’t you promise to come back
in a day or two and make ns a
speech?” one of his admirers asked.
“No,” he answered emphatically.
“I’m” not sure that I can come, and
I’m not making any promises to any
one about anything.”
His point was well taken and his
friends laughed.
Hardman Club Organized
Last Friday.
An enthusiastic group of Hardman
supporters met at the Courthouse
here last, Friday afternoon and or
ganized a “Grady County Hardman
Club,” with Dr. W. A. Walker as
president and L. A. Powell as secre
tary.
The political situation in this county
was discussed at some length, after
which plans were made to further
the interests of Dr. Hardman. Com
ma tee. were named on Elections, En
rollment, Publicity and Finance.
Membership petitions have been
put into circulation in every part of
the county and it was understood
Thursday afternoon that three hun
dred, or mo. c, had enrolled.
"fhose who enroll pledge themselves
tc vote for Hardman and “use all
diligence iii securing his nomination.
It is understood that a few who have
been approached declined to sign the
petition, though they openly declared
they would vote for Hardman.
The club will hold another meeting
next Monday evening at 7:30 o’clock,
at the Courthouse. ^
MONTH PASSES
One-Ninth Of School A ear is Com
pleted Here This Week.
By J. H. MORRISON, Supt.
Cairo Consolidated School.
Friday concludes the first month’s
of the Cairo schools. The work
this month has been for the most
satisfactory to the teachers.
On next Wednesday each pupil will
y home with him a record of his
irs t month’s work. The system ct
is with the letters A, B, C,
t he card. If there is a D on his
D. The values of these letters are
you are requested to investigate
matter. Find out from the pup.l
we n as f rom the teacher the cause
this deficiency. The marks should
better month by month. In fac f ,
C was made in September, B should
made in October. Please take time
j over his month’s record, sign,
retU rn promptly on the following
Your signature does not nec
mean that you endorse his
but you haTe seen it.
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Miss Grace Van Landingham Sa*
ec t s to leave Saturday for Kinston,
c where she goes to resume her
in the high school there.