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VOLUME XXIII.
OCTOBER TERM CITY
COURT NEARING END
PLAN ADJOURNMENT FRIDAY;
LAST TERM FOR JUDGE
L. W. RIGSBY.
The regular October term of the
City Court of Cairo, which opened
Monday morning at 10 o’clock, will
$ely be concluded today, Friday, it
fl s understood late Thursday.
It is Judge L. W. Rigsby’s last regu
lar term on the bench, insofar as his
present term of office is concerned.
The feature of the week’s work up to
Thursday night was the trial of the
case Thursday against R. L. Rose,
white man, of Thomas county, charg
ed with driving a car while under the
influence of liquor. County Policeman
Stewart, of Thomas county, was the
arresting officer, it is understood. As
has been his custom in cases of this
kind, Judge Rigsby gave the defendant
a severe reprimand and sentenced him
to serve a straight sentence of four
months on the chaingang, after he was
found guilty by a jury. The many
dangers of allowing drunken people to
operate automobiles were referred to
by the court in passing sentence.
Below are the cases disposed of: j
Monday’s Cases.
J. H. Muggridge vs Atlantic Coast
Line railroad company; suit for dam
pges. Withdrawn by plaintiff.
State vs Edgar Evers; having li
quor. Plea of guilty. Sentenced to
pay a fine of $1.00 and costs.
American Agricultural Chem. Co.,
vs E. L. Drew; suit on note. Default
judgment.
Ga. Peanut Growers Co-operative
Ak'ii. vs H. J. Barfield; suit on con
tract. Dismissed for want of prose
cation.
Dansig & Levine vs J. H. Autry;
suit on account. Withdrawn.
Cases Tried Tuesday.
Ga. Peanut Growers Co-op. Ass’n.
vs Monroe Baggett; suit on contract,
Dismissed for want of prosecution.
Peanut Growers Co-op. Ass’n.
vs J. R. Baggett; suit on contract.
Dismissed for want of prosecution.
R. W. Davis vs J. S. Carter; suit
on account. Settled.
Armour Fertilizer Works vs J. G.
Willis, Mrs. Ida Willis, claimant;
claim case. Verdict for claimant.
Ga. Credit Co. vs Hallie and Her
man Prevatt; suit on note. Default
judgment.
J. B. Colt Co. vs J. R. Whitfield;
suit on note. Judgment for plain
tiff.
Americus Grocery Co. vs Mrs. S. r.
judgment. %ver; suit on account. Default
Andean Agricultural Chem. Co. vs
. R. "GHgietary; suit on note. De
fault jud^ Yien ^
i
L. J. Har* er vs C. L. Cannon, Mrs.
( • L. Cannon claimant; claim case.
Verdict for claimant.
Cases Vednesday.
State vs Cleo Gr*en; larceny from
the house. Verdict of not guilty.
State vs E. J. Rogers; having liq
uor - Plea of guilty. Sentenced to
Pay a fine of $50 and cost or serve
four months on chaingang.
State vs Manning Bruce; public
drunkeness. Plea of guilty. Sentenced
fa pay a fine of $50 and co«ts or serve
four months on chaingang.
Mrs. Gertrude Griffin vs A. C.
Thompson; suit on note. Verdict for
Plaintiff. Motion filed for a new trial.
State vs Pleas Cumming; cheating
and swindling, labor contract law.
Plea of guilty. Sentenced to pay a
fine of $5 and costs and reimburse the
Prosecutor in the sum of $5.00.
State vs J. M. Seigler; hunting on
Sunday. Verdict of not guilty.
Thursday’s Cases.
State vs. Mount Gurley; carrying a
Pistol concealed. Verdict of guilty. (
Sentenced to pay a fine of $25 or serve
Months on the chaingang.
State vs Mount Gurley; carrying a
Pi&ol without license. Verdict o
" uil Y. Sentenced to pay a fine of $50
or S6, ve 6 months on the chaingang.
Stak Ed Kelley; cheating and
U !n dli)g by false representation. Ned
i !: ossed »pon payment of costs.
State vg r. l. Rose; driving car
while under the influence of liquor.
Verdict of guilty. Sentenced to serve
Haight sentence of four months on
the .
State chaingang. j i
vs R. L. Rose; public drunk
°ness. Verdict of guilty. Sentenced to j
Pay a fine of $1 and costs or serve 3
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@!)e Cairo Jitessenger f &
The Official Organ of Grady County.
12 PAGES.
Stolen Motometer Was
Recovered by Want Ad
That “it pays to advertise” has
come to be common belief—if not
knowledge. The right sort of adver
tising certainly pays big dividends.
Messener want ads pay—and they
will surprise you, sometimes, because
of their results.
A Cairo man had a motometer stol
en from his car last week. He adver
tised for it in The Messenger want
column—not as lost, but as stolen. He
recovered his property when a little
negro boy tried to sell it to a man
who had seen the ad.
Another Messenger want ad recent
ly recovered a Cairo man’s dog in
Louisiana.
BUILDING-LOAN CO.
ASKSCHARTER HERE
ADVERTISEMENT OF PETITION
IS BEGUN IN THIS
ISSUE.
What is expected to prove to be
one of the most serviceable agencies
that has been provided here in some
time is the Cairo Building and Loan
Association, the petition for the char
ter for which is being advertised be
ginning in this issue of The Messen
ger.
The proposed association is to be a
local and mutual organization, with a
capital stock of not less than $25,000
and not more than $500,000—class A
stock being fully participating stock
and class B being limited as to a per
centage fixed by the directors.
The purposes of the organization are
to provide for its members all the
rights, privileges and immunities us
ually provided by similar associations
to make loans secured by real estate;
to assist its members in saving and
accumulating money; to buy and im
prove real estate; and to aid its mem
bers in building or purchasing homes
plans more advantageous than pay
ing rent therefor.
The management of the affairs of
the association is entrusted to a board
of directors elected by the members.
The petitioners for the charter are B.
W. Mauldin, A. B. Wight, W. C. Ham,
J. C. Thames, Henry Hester, H. T. Le
Gette, H. G. Cannon, W. H. Robinson,
J. M. Hughes, J. B. Roddenbery, A.
Edwards and R. S. Kennemur.
The need for such an agency has
been felt here for a long time, and it
is expected to prove a big stimulus to
the financing and building of homes.
Grady Co. Delegation
At State Convention
The Grady county delegation, com
posed of Dr. W. A. Walker, chairman,
Dr. C. II. Maxwell, Dr. J. E. Harden
and H. H. Wind, returned late Thurs
day from Macon, where they attended
the state Democratic convention.
Dr. Walker was honored by being
made chairman of the Second District
caucus Wednesday night, at which the
following were chosen committeemen
from this district:
C. W. Monk, Sylvester; T. M. Mc
Intosh, Thomasville; O. J. Culpepper,
Camilla; Mrs. H. T. McIntosh, Albany;
Mrs. J. S. Beard, Edison; R. G. Harts
field, Bainbridge; and H. H. Wind,
Cairo.
Th« convention Thursday was very
harmonious in every respect and all
of the ticket chosen in the recent pri
maries, headed by Senator Walter r ■
George and Dr. L. G. Hardman, were
unanimously declared the party nonu
nees.
Dr. Hardman, in his speech of ac
ceptance, pledged himself to a busi
ness adminstration and thanked the
people for the confidence reposed in
him. Joe Wood, of Atlanta, one of
the gubernatorial candidates, _ was the 1
keynote speaker.
TO MEET SOON
New Council To Nominate Officials At
Meeting Next Week.
Dr. J. B. Warnell, mayor-elect, stat
ed to The Messenger Wednesday that
he plans to assemble the members of
the new City Council some time next
week for the purpose of nominating
two policemen and a sanitary and
street man for 1927.
It is understood that nearly twenty
applications have been filed for these
positions and the nominations always
create much interest.
“The man who wandereth out of the way of advertising shall remain in the congregation of the dead.”
CAIRO, GRADY COUNTY, GA ., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15TH, 1926.
NEW COLD STORAGE
PLANT HERE LIKELY
MOVEMENT GAINS IMPETUS AS
SENTIMENT IS SOUNDED
ON SUBJECT.
It appeared quite likely Thursday
that Grady countians will soon be
provided adequate up-to-date cold
storage faccilities at Cairo.
A movement to organize a corpora
tion of business men and farmers to
provide adequate storage for meat
and other products was begun several
days ago, and it has been accorded
such support that eventual success is
quite probable. Following a prelimi
nary canvas, a meeting of quite a few
interested citizens was held at the
Chamber of Commerce offices on Tues
day evening, Mr. B. W. West being
chosen chairman.
A full discussion Qf the local situa
tion developed and, among other
things, it was brought out that a
gross amount of nearly $75,000 an
nually is going to outside interests
for storage of Grady county products.
It was pointed out, in this connection,
that adequate facilities here will not
only be well supported, but that a
good part of this gross amount can
be saved the people of the county.
Plans were also presented to the
meeting whereby Roddenbery Bro
thers, local syrup packers, contern- j
plate the establishment of a cold stor
age plant for syrup, with some storage
space for the use of the public.
Several plans have been devised |
for the provision of the plant. One
calls for the purchase and improve
ment of the present ice plant. An
other calls for the establishment of a
plant adjacent to the Roddenbery
Brothers syrup warehouse, whereby
the corporation’s plant could supply
refrigeration for the syrup storage ,
rooms. Still another plan calls for
the erection of an ice plant and stor
age separate and distinct. The best
plan has not been decided on.
Meanwhile, the stock subscriptions
canvassing committee, appointed at
the meeting Tuesday n : ght, consisting
of Messrs. J. W. Crapps, B. B. Cone,
J. A. Wynn, W. L. Connell and H. G.
Knight, is showing satisfactory pro
gress in securing the needed support
for the proposition.
Now is Time to Set Out
Cabbage, England Says
By E. L. ENGLAND, Co. Agt.
To those who contemplate planting
cabbage this fall, let me suggest that
plants set within the next thirty to
forty days should be ready for the
market in time for the bear prices.
Some have the impression that plants
should have bejm set before this but
I do not believe this to be the case.
The information that I have been able
to obtain seems to indicate that on
the average the highest prices are
usually paid for cabbage during the
month of March.
We would discourage anvene plant
ing a large acreage of cabbage.
Growing cabbage, and any other truck
c v op as well, carries more or less of
uncertainty with it if it is not proper
ly balanced with a general farming
system. But we believe that any fa-m
can put in one, two, or three acres of
cabbage at this time of th eyear with
out running much risk, and the chance
of making a splendid profit is good,
wc believe.
In regard to securing plants, I am
r n touch with a plant concern which
can supply good plants in large quan
tities as soon as we have rains, and if
we get* together a cooperative order.
we esn get them for about 90 cents
per thousand. If you are interested,
kt me know at once. Either write
me or see me in town on Saturday.
What About Winter Cover Crop’’
Numbers of people told ur, during
ibis summer that they expected to sow
vetch or Austrian peas this fall.
We believe a lot of these people are
sleeping over their opportunities now.
This is the month to sow winter crops.
You should by all means sow some of
1hese crops for soil improvement and
some with oats for spring hay.
We have received one co-operative
shipment of seed and are getting off
another this week. You should get
your seed at once.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. McManeus, of
Climax and Bainbridge, spent the
week-end here with relatives and
friends.
SUPERIOR COURT IS
TO OPEN ON OCT. 25
DEFERRED SEPTEMBER TERM IS
TO BEGIN WEEK FROM
NEXT MONDAY.
The deferred September term of the
Superior Court of Grady county is
scheduled to begin here Monday week,
October 25th.
Due to be held the first week in Sep
tember, the session was postponed by
order of Judge W. V. Custer because
of weather conditions and the fact that
the state primary was held on Wed
nesday, September 8th, in the midd'e
of the week specified for it.
Attorneys and officials were con
sulted and it was decided that the
postponement would be in the inter
ests of economy and the facilitation
of the work of the court.
So far, no cases of outstanding in
terest or importance are scheduled to
be tried at the fall term, though the
usual number await the investigation
of the grand jury.
It is understood that the work of the
court will likely be concluded during
the first week.
Building and Business
Notes of Interest
Battery and Tire Store Is
Now Open.
The Battery and Tire Store, of
which Mr. I. C. Chapman is manager,
in new
Southall building on North Broad
street.
The stock of tires and batteries is
already in place, but some of the vul
canizing equipment has not yet ar
rived.
Full battery and tire service will be
provided.
Harrison Leases Woco-Pep
Station.
Mr. W. O. Harrison Wednesday
leased the new Woco-Pep filling sta
tion on Bryan street.
This station, which, when complet
ed, will be one of the nicest in the city,
will be ready for business by Satur
day, October 23rd, it is understood.
Acquires Interest In Local
Drug Concern.
Miss Louise Slater this week ac
quired the two-thirds interest m
Wight & Browne, popular local drug
concern, formerly owned by Mrs. K. P.
Wight and the K. P. Wight Estate.
Mr. R. P. Wight, manager of the bu
siness, owns the remainder.
The business will continue to be
operated under the same name and in
the same manner as heretofore. The
deal is one of the most interesting con
summated here in several weeks.
Swoard Leases Texaco
Station.
Mr. John Swoard, who has been con
nected with Cairo Motor Company,
local Ford dealers, this week leased
and assumed control of the Cairo Ser
vice Station, on Bryan street, the only
Texaco station in the city.
Mr. Sword is an experienced me
chanic.
New Store Planned For
Central Avenue.
A new store building is planned for
Central Avenue, just east of the Grady
Chevrolet Company, it is understood.
The building will be erected by Mr.
J. W. Crapps, who owns the property,
according to present plans.
Installation Of Phone System
Delayed.
Mr. J. W. Southall, manager of the
Cairo Telephone Company, has not yet
been able to locate a reliable cable
man for the installation of Cairo’s
new telephone system.
Condensers have been installed in
many of the old phones, so that the
change might be made with the u.
utmost dispatch and virtually every
thing else is in readiness for the new
system.
Merchants Association Has
Short Meeting.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Retail Merchants Association las!
Monday night proved to be a short
one, as very few were in attendance.
Little business was transacted.
Residences Are Now Nearing
Completion.
The handsome residences here for
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GRADY COUNTY
Is Georgia’s Banner County,
the hub of its sugar cane and collkrd
seed industries, the home of diversified
farming.
12 PAGES.
MORE PAVING TO BE
DONE IN CAIRO SOON
DEVELOPMENT MOVES BROUGHT
BEFORE CITY COUNCIL
THIS WEEK.
The City Council, at its regular
meeting last Tuesday night, consid
ered an addition to the present street
paving program here and other de
velopment moves of interest. Mayor
James A. Lindsay presided over the
session, with all of the other officials
present.
The petition for the street naving
came from the citizens with property
abutting ot West Ochlocknee streer,
between Broad and Walker, It asked
the issuance of baby bonds to cover
the cost of the work, and after due
consideration, it was given favorable
action. It is understood that other
property owners in this part of the
city are desirous of providing street
paving, and advertisement for bids
on that already asked for will not be
gin until next week, so as to allow an
opportunity for other petitions to be
acted upon. Concrete paving is
sought on West Ochlocknee and it will
be provided whether there are other
petitions, or not.
lire Chief R. R. Van Landingham
and Assistant Chief Paul Vanlanding
ham appeared before the Council ask
ing for a thousand feet of new hose
to replace the defective hose now on
hand. After some discussion, the
purchase of the new hose was auth-
Messages Are Sent In
Record-Breaking Time
What is believed to be a record here
in the transmission of messages, dis
tance considered, was established last
Saturday.
The World Series detail was being
received by radio at Wight Hardware
Company here from Clearwater, Fla..
Chamber of Commerce broadcasting
station. The local firm acknowledged
receipt of the broadcast in good fash
ion in a Western Union wire to the
station, and the message from Cairo
was read by the Clearwater announcer
in just exactly sixteen minutes after
it was filed here, the relay being heard
here quite clearly.
The distance between Cairo and
Clearwater is four hundred miles.
C. OF C. TO HAVE BIG
BANQUET ON OCT. 28
EDITOR OF ALBANY HERALD TO
BE PRINCIPAL SPEAKER
OF EVENING.
Officials of the Cnam'oer of Com
merce have decided to have a banquet
for the members of the organization
and their wives or lady friends on
Thursday evening, October 28th, it
was announced this week.
Editor H. T. McIntosh, of the Al
bany Herald, has been invited to be
the principal speaker of the evening,
and he has very kindly consented to
be present. Editor McIntosh is one
of the foremost newspapermen of the
southeast and he is certain to have
a message worthwhile.
The banquet will be served by the
local Woman’s Christian Temperance
Union, at a nominal charge per plate.
The auditorium of the Cairoga Club
will be the scene of the meeting, and
indications are that quite a large per
cent of the members, with their wives
or lady friends, will be present.
Congressman Cox Coming
Next Tuesday.
Congressman E. E. Cox, of Camilla,
will be the guest-of-honor and princi
pal speaker at the regular monthly
luncheon and meeting of the Cairoga
Club here next Tuesday evening.
Congressman Cox was invited to the
September meeting, and he accepteJ,
but he was unable to reach Cairo be
cause of several washouts caused by
the rainstorm that struck this section
at that time.
Congressman Cox has not appeared
here publicly since he became the rep
resentative of this, the Second Dis
trict, and his visit is anticipated with
much interest.
Thomasville Hi Plays
Cairo This Afternoon
The Cairo high football team, hav
ing held the Albany high eleven to a
21 0 score here last Friday after
noon, faces another strong opponent
here this afternoon—the Thomasville
High Bull Dogs. The game will be
on the old field, used also as an
airplane landing field, because the new
field at the school grounds is not yet
in proper condition, It will begin
at 3:15 o’clock.
It will be the first time teams ren
resenting the Thomasville and Cairo
schools have met in two years, as a
game between them could not be ar
ranged last season. The last contest
between them, two years ago, in
Thomasville, resulted in a scoreless
tie.
Thomasville was defeated last Fri
day by Sylvester, 6 to 0, and the Cai
roites are hopeful of repeating that
dose, though the dope really favors
Thomasville. The visitors are expect
ing to win, but they realize that a
victory is not so certain.
Somewhat of a shake-up has taken
place in the Cairo team this week, and
the locals should present a more for
midable eleven than was sent against
Albany a week ago. In both the Quincy
and Albany games, the locals were
slow getting down to hard playing,
but the coaches have tried to over
come this.
At any rate, a good game of football
between the two rivals is assured, and
the victor, if there be one, will not
win without extended effort.
Cairo plays Quitman here next Fri
day and Pelham the week following.
Mrs. W. C. Ham has been a visit
or to relatives in Valdosta during the
past few days.
NUMBER 40.
orized.
The Fire Chief also asked for a bet
ter enforcement of the ordinances
governing traffic during fires, He
stated that firemen had had some nar
row escapes from probable serious in
jury or death during the past few
months because vehicles continue to
be operated in strict violation of the
ordinance which requires all vehicles
to come to a stop after a fire alarm
is sounded. Mayor Lindsay instruct
ed Chief of Police Aldridge to see that
these regulations are rigidly adhered
to, in order that firemen may respond
to the calls for assistance in the ut
most safety and with the greatest
promptness possible.
Street improvements just west of
Grady Chevrolet Company, on Central
Avenue, were provided for, with a
view of relieving parking congestion
on Central Avenue.
On motion, it was ordered that Mr.
J. B. Crawford be given notice to
have the frame wooden structure op
C entral Avenue, owned by him, abated
as a public nuisance and fire hazard.
This building, now used as a negro
restaurant, once faced Broad street,
and it is one of the few remaining
wooden structures in the business sec
tion.
The petition of a number of pei’
sons owning property in tin fourth
ward was read, asking for tin estab
lishment of Smith street, to connect
the boulevard in the Davis Park de
velopment and North Avenue. The
property owners proposed to open anl
work up the street and dec ! it to the
city, as is customary in such cases.
The Council agreed to accept it as
a street when it is opened and work
ed up. This will open up a large and
important section of the city that has
heretofore been inaccessible, and it
is regarded as a significant develop
ment move. The move to establish
the street brings the Davis Park de
velopment plans another step nearer
a full realization.
A new ordinance was drawn up and
adopted by a unanimous vote prohib
iting the “writing, printing, stamp
ing” or otherwise placing of adver
tisements on the sidewalks of the
city, the violation of which may be
punishable by a fine of not more than
$100 or a sentence of not nwe than
90 days on the streets, either or both.
This form of advertising has beun
widely practicced here for some time,
but numerous complaints have been
received by the Council in regard to
it. The ordinance was made effective
upon passage, which means that those
who try this kind of advertising here
after may face a stiff fine or street
sentence.
The registration book was ordered
to be opened for the registration of
those who desire to vote on the city
general election on November 3rd.
Little interest is usually displayed in
the general elecction since the Demo
cratic nomination here has always
been equive’^nt to election. The ho’ !
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