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CO-OPERATION u The Watch-Word Here— Jre co-operative county marketing than agencies in any operate in Grady ot her county in Georgia. VOLUME XXV. PUNT FOR CANNING VEGETABLES SOUGHT COMPANY MAY BE FORMED TO PI T UP AUL KINDS OF PRODUCE HERE. A movement is taking definite shape here the 'aim of which is to form a corporation which would es tablish a canning plant here for vege- J >tables and various kinds of produce. The tentative plans are to effect some sort of an agreement with the Cane Growers Co-operative Associa- , which the canning f tion under com pany could operate practically the year around. The association syrup could be canned if its officials so de sired. The plan is to make a specialty of canning turnips, lima beans and pim iento pepper, but other crops could be handled also, Blackberries, which grow wild and go to waste in large quantities every year, would likely be included, and picking them would like ly give employment to numerous school children during the summer months. i The Chamber of Commerce is in j I touch with a capable and experienced man in this line of work and a strong I sentiment for such an industry is be ing manifested. One person came here several [weeks ago and sought to organize such a company independently and it is understood thzP he secured sub scriptions for ci -able stock. TAYLOR ASS’N UNION MEETING APR. 28,29 FIFTH SUNDAY GxVTHERING TO BE HELD AT CHURCH NEAR CAIRO. The regular Fifth Sunday Meeting for the Taylor Baptist Association, which comprises all of Grady county, will be held at the Long Branch Church one mile north of Cairo, on Saturday and Sunday, April 28th and 29th. Dinner will be spread on the church grounds at noon each day and a large attendance is expected. The program follows: SATURDAY 10:30 a. m.—Devotional service, led by Rev. W. G. Sellers. 11:00—Sermon by Rev. D. P. Lee. Noon—Adjourn for dinner. 1:15 p. m.—Song and prayer ser vice led by M. L. Williams, followed by meeting of the Executive Com mittee, with E. A. Maxwell in charge. 2:00—“What Benefits Are To Be Derived from the Church Schools More Than from the State Schools”— iDiscussion led by Rev. J. P. Swann, Rev. N. G. Christopher, Rev. F. O. Oates. •1:00—“Who Can Help and What 1 an Be Done to Bring the Churches p This Association Up To a Stand ard of New Testament Life and Sac rifice” —Discussion led by Rev. D. P. p ee - Rev. N. G. Christopher and D. | | A - Selection Collins. of a place for the next meeting. Adjournment at will. SUNDAY [ 10:00 a. m.—Song and prayer ser | vice le d by Rev. F. O. Oates. 10:30— “Our Sunday Schools—Are They panning lef and At Work?”—Discussion | i by I. J. Edwards, D. A. Collins Nnd others. ih.lo—Sermon by Rev. N. G. Chris dinner. Dpher, followed by adjournment for p. m.—Song service led by l - L illis. Adjournment at will, The program committee extends a invitation to all to be present. MR - W. H. BRANDON DIES THURSDAY. L 1 interest to many Cairoites and | ,raci y countians will be the sad T s the death in Thomasville tnursdr , a y morning of Mr. W. H. ® r andon, senior sale member of the whole grocery firm 0 f Brandon Grocery company, here Friends of Mr. Brandon ' Ver ® advised of his passing j Hurst! ay morning. Brandon was one of Thomas s foremost citizens. ♦ zitie&fieu: a a tr. 4 The Official Organ of Grady County. TEN PAGES Co. Supt. Must Accept Contracts of Teachers Supt. of Schools J. P. Swann this week, in a statement directed to the school teachers and trustees of Grady county, called special attention to the state law which requires that all con tracts with teachers made by all boards of trustees or schools of the county be first submitted- to him for approval. This provision is made in order, that so much confusion in the schools’ fin ances can be avoided. Supt. Swann’s statement follows: “To the Teachers and Trustees of Grady County Schools: “As the law requires that all con tracts to be made by trustees with teachers be first submitted to the County School Superintendent, and honored by the Superintendent, I wish to advise that no state or county school funds will be paid out by the Superintendent to any school until its contracts are submitted for in vestigation and approval. “J. P. SWANN, C. S. S.” EDGAR PRICE TO DIE MAY 4, COURT SAYS JUDGE CUSTER RE-SENTENCES GRADY COUNTY NEGRO WEDNESDAY. Judge W. V. Custer convened Grady Superior Court here for a short time Wednesday afternoon and re-sentenc ed Edgar Price, Grady county negro, convicted of murder to die in the electric chair at Milledgeville on Fri day, May 4th. He must be carried to Milledgeville by Wednesday, May 2nd, it is understood. Price was convicted here on March 10th, 1927, for the murder, on Christ mas day, 1926, of Buster Bouie and Jim Butler, two other Grady county negroes. He shot Bouie and Butler and they died in a short time. The shooting took place in the southern part of the county and was the cul mination of an argument which start ed when Price charged Bouie a dol lar for pulling his automobile out of a ditch. Price was drunk, according to evidence submitted at the trial, which also showed that the victims had been faithful and farm workers. Attorneys appointed to defend Price at the trial appealed the case purely for humanitarian reasons, The Su preme Court on last March 14th up held the decision of the lower court and denied a motion for a new trial. Price if electrocuted, will be the first Grady countian to pay the death penalty, either by hanging or electro cution. Cmmutation of sentences has saved two murders previously con victed. Fifth Anniversary of Pastorate of Mr. Lee Next Sunday will be the fifth anni versary of the pastorate of Rev. D. P. Lee at the local Baptist Church and an appropriate program will be car ried out at the morning service there. On account of the evangelistic cam paign in progress at the Methodist Church, there will be no service at the Baptist Church Sunday night. HOLDS THIRTEEN SPADES IN BRIDGE HAND. Frank Wight, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Wight, here, realized the fond dream of many bridge players on Thursday evening of last week, when, at a bridge party given by Miss Mae Hart, he was dealt a full hand of spades. He made an initial bid of two and one of his opponents, on the basis of strength in other suits, forced him to a bid of four, whereupon his opponent doubled. Wight, who remained com posed until that time, then became so excited, however, that in his haste to expose his unusual hand he failed to redouble, Play was resumed after a time. Messrs. L. G. Ham and J. E. Hall spent Tuesday at Cottonwood, Ala., they inspected the oil well drilling operations which have been in progress there for several months. “The man who wandereth out of the way of advertising shall remain in the congregation of the dead. : CAIRO, GRADY COUNTY, GA., FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1928. SCHOOL BOND ISSUE IS AUTHORIZED HERE •Voters Of Cairo School District On Tuesday Ap prove Proposed $40,000 Issue For Additional Building. The voters of Cairo School District last Tuesday authorized by a cnsiderable margin of votes the proposed issue of $40,000 in boifds, the money to be used in the construction and equipment of an additional school building here. The official vote, as reported by the election managers to the Board of Trustees, which met early Wednesday morning to re ceive the returns, was as follows: For School House—544. Against School House—187. With a total registration of 842, a total of 738 votes were cast, although seven ballots were thrown out because the voters either scratched both lines or none at all. On the basis of the number of votes polled, 488 fav orable votes were necessary to authorize the issue, which means that 56 votes more than were act ually necessary were recorded for it. The polls opened at 7 a. m., and from the very start voting was rather brisk. Although comparatively few ladies voted during the morning hours more than half of those regis tered had exercised their right of franchise by noon. There was some what of a lull soon after noon, but about the middle of the afternoon the voting again became steady and re mained so until the polls closed at 6 p. m. The percentage of votes polled was one of the largest ever recorded WHY DO YOU THINK CAIRO IS GROWING? Messenger Asks Representative Citizens For Their Opinion And Several Submit Their Ideas As To Causes. “What, in your opinion, is re sponsible for Cairo’s increase in population of 946 during the past eight years as shown by the of ficial city census report, just made public?” The Messenger this week direc ted this question to a small group of representative citizens here, and requested them to prepare a concise answer to it. The motive is obvious—namely, that such a symposium of views might con tribute something toward deter mining the actual cause of the growth shown, so that more em phasis might be placed on these matters in the future. Below is a summary of the ans wers received thus far: Probably the most concise, and cer- (Editorial) Pardon Us For Asking, But What Kind Of Economy Is This? A few weeks ago one of the students of the Spence School District in the northern part of Grady county developed a contagious disease. The case caused little or no alarm- and in a few days several more cases developed. Soon the disease was so prevalent that a phy sician was called in and he, after only a casual observation, no doubt, diagnosed it as chicken pox. When the disease became epidemic and other physicians were called in, it developed that the disease was small pox. Now, and for the past two or three weeks, that entire section of the county has been struggling to check the spread ot the epidemic, with the result that in some cases farm operations are practically at a standstill. One resident of the Spence community, whose judgment almost anyone in the county would readily rely on, says the epidemic will cost the people of that part of the county, in loss of man-power and in other ways, fully $10,000. And it is not possible to determine the extent of the epidemic, yet. Several weeks ago, someone jammed the legal machinery for a continuation of the public health work in the county. Our health officer two or three years ago positively prevented a county-wide epidemic of small pox by remaining constantly on the job and keep ing the cases isolated. It is entirely reasonable to suppose that a health officer would have checked the Spence epidemic before it start ed good. At it was, who Had the responsibility of isolating the first cases? Everybody—and, therefore—nobody! And this is just one little phase of public bealth work. The word went out when the public health work was held up several weeks ago that it was being done in the interests of economy. But—pardon us for asking—what kind of economy is it? in an election here. The task of counting the ballots was not so great, and the result of the election was made known within two hours after the polls closed. The election was in charge of W. W. Stokes, J. P., J. B. Wight, chairman of the County Board of Education and local Board of Trustees and M. Joe Pearce. A. E. Lashley, Rudolph Clark and J. M. Jones, Esq., served as clerks. The Board of Trustees, at the meet ing Wednesday morning, discussed briefly plans to carry out the wishes j 1 of the people as expressed at the polls. May 5th was tentatively set 1 as the date for the validation of the bonds, and at that time also, the plans and specifications for the pro | posed new building will likely he de j finitely decided on. Advertisement for bids on the work will be made as soon thereafter as possible, and a contract will likely be let some time soon after June 1st. It is expected that six months will be required to complete and equip the building. In this event, it would like ] y be occupied in January, after the holiday vacation. Neither the plans and specifications nor the site for the new buflding have , been definitely decided on. However, the building will probably have ten rooms, ’viv., a vi. w of it accomodat ing a portion of the grammar school, and the site will probably be that in the Davis property in the northern part of the city, west of North Broad street, near the residence of Mr. H. T. LeGette. tainly one of the most impressive answers received attributed the growth to “an all-American, organiz ed citizenship with high ideals and vision, thoroughly awake at all times to the best interests of the town and county, working in harmony to pro mote good citizenship, good schools, good homes, good churches good health—in fact a great people who are always glad to make any reason able sacrifice for the common good.” Another quite interesting summary points out that: “Diversified farming, for many .years, perhaps for a generation, has made this community distinctive. As a result, we have had a little more business activity, a little more (Continued on Last Page! TEN PAGES Telephone Directory Notes Many Changes The new telephone directory, issued this week to its subscribers by the Cairo Telephone Company, shows many changes and many additions. It is the first directory that has been published since the new telephone system was. installed here. In connection with the directory, many suggestions are given to the subscribers about the use of the telephone all oi which are aimed to improve the service. The local com pany is now operating in very much the Same manner that the companies in the big cities use and the users are especially urged to call by number only. An “information” clerk is now provided, but users are urged to first consult the directory in their efforts to find the number desired. A great improvement in the service has been brought about since the new system was installed and comments are numerous that Cairo now has the best telephone service of any town of its size in this part of the country. TOMATO PLANTS ARE ABOUT READY TO GO ABOUT FIFTY MILLIONS WILL BE SHIPPED, BEGINNING NEXT WEEK. The shipments of tomato plants from the Crine Seed Farms here to the New Jersey fields of a nationally known soup concern will begin the latter part of next week, according to present indications. The plants have been hurt some by the recent cool and wet weather, but they ha come out splendidly during "he 1 few days. • JO t Approximately 300 acreti are plant ed in tomato plants by Mr. Crine here and it is expected that about fifty millions of plants will be shipped. During the peak of the shipping season, two hundred, or more, people will be employed in preparing them for shipment, and the payroll during the heavy shipping season will be from $500 to $700 for each work day just for this labor, alone. The ship ments will be made by express and will likely be mostly in carlots. REVIVAL ON Good Crowds Are Attending Metho dist Services Here. The annual Methodist revival com paign here opened last Sunday and good crowds are attending the two services that are being held each day. The pastor, Rev. J. B. Johnstone, opened the campaign Sunday morn nig, and Dr. Bascom Anthony, pre siding elder, preached Sunday night. Beginning with Monday night’s ser vice, Rev. C. T. Clark, of Davisboro, Ga. took charge of the preaching. His* plan and forceful style and straight gospel preaching are greatly impressing those who hear him. Pastor Johnstone requests The Messenger to make it clear that two services will be held tomorrow, Sat urday, as usual. It has not been the custom here to hold revival services on Saturday, but Saturday morning’s services will be especially for the young people. It will begin at 10 o’ clock, as usual, and the night service will be at the usual hour, 7:30. The series of meetings will con tinue throughout next week, closing Sunday, April 29th. Mrs. J. B. Weeks Dies On Sunday Afternoon Mrs. J. B. Weeks, 39 years of age, wife of the pastor of the Church of God in this section, passed away last Sunday afternon at her home, four miles northeast of Cairo. Rev. G. G. j Prince conducted the funeral, wl)ich was held at the Long Branch ceme tery, a short distance north of Cairo, Monday afternoon. Mrs. Weeks was loved and admired by many. She has been a consistent member of the Church of God for ,four years. I She leaves to mourn her departure, I her husband, eight children and her father and mother, besides other rela tives and friends. i GRADY COUNTY Is Georgia’s Banner County, the hub of its sugar cane and collard seed industries, the home of diversi fied farming. NUMBER 15 CONFERENCE COMES TO BRILLIANT CLOSE MISSIONARY MEETING HERE IS CALLED ONE OF BEST IN BODY’S HISTORY. South Georgia’s great “Jubilee” Missionary Conference of the Metho dist Church canoe to a close here last Thursday evening, just after The Messenger went to press last week. The last song has been sung, the last prayer has been offered, but the words spoken, the ideals expressed, will go reverberating down the halls, of time until they break on the bound less shores of eternity. This, the “golden jubilee” confer ence, is considered one of the greatest in the history of its organization. Marking the consummation of 50 years of effort, it faces a future of unlimited opportunities, with the re ceding goal of perfection ever before it. Several speakers during the sessions summed up the labors of the pioneers whose harvest is being reap ed and would then sweep forward to greater goals than those dreamed of by their predecessors. Every phase of missionary work was touched upon and the recommendations of the com mittees gave the promise of making the next fifty years greater in achie vement than the fifty which have pre ceded the jubilee. Resolutions of thanks to the peo ple of Cairo were unanimously pass ed at the final session. The hospital ity' of the hostess church and the other churches of the town could not j exC elled. The women gave their i time without stint to the entertain | mcnt 0 f the conference. tet^ The utmost in thou% a, Jfethe planning evidenced * fore sight and tv 1 were *. by the members of the Methodist aux iliary, Ladies of the Baptist and Presbyterian churches assisted great ly in entertaining members of the conference in their homes. Local Officials Thank People. The following statement of thanks was issued to the people of Cairo this week by officials of the local Metho dist missionary auxiliary: “We, the president of the Cairo auxiliary and the chairman of the homes committee, wish to extend thanks to all who opened their homes, and to those who gave entertain ment at the hotels to the delegates to our South Georgia .Conference. “We are also sincerely grateful to all who in any way contributed to the success of our “jubilee” meeting. “Signed: Mrs. J. R. White, president Cairo auxiliary; Mrs. W. A. Walker, Sr., chairman, homes committee.” J. M. Purdom to Come Here May 1st, 2nd, 3rd Hon. J. M. Purdom, tobacco .spe cialist of the Atlantic Coast Line, and highly regarded expert on the culture of bright-Ieaf tobacco, is coming to Grady county to spend three days with the tobacco growers week after next, May 1st, 2nd and 3rd. He was invited by Secretary J. M. Hughes, of the Chamber of Commerce, some time ago, to come here and spend several days with the growers in the fields and it is at the instance of Secretary Hughes that he is coming here. A general meeting* of the tobacco growers of the county is being ar ranged for Wednesday afternoon, May 2nd, to be held at the Court house here, beginning at 2 o’clock, at which Mr. Purdom will discuss the various tobacco problems. I Syrup Barrels to be Plentiful This Fall Mr. H. G. Cannon, general manager of the Cannon Co., of Cairo and Quit man, syrup barrel manufacturers, in an advertisement in this issue, as sures the cane growers of Southwest Georgia and North Florida that syrup barrels will be plentiful in Cairo this fall, despite the fact that the Cairo factory has suspended operations. The Quitman plant of the company is still in operation and a large ware house here will allow this, concern to serve the farmers in this line at al times.