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■0 XXXIII.
[° IS R SHORT, SLn T SURVEY vlv U n REVEALS
Ices may this be season some
gher
BARREL IS SOLD HERE
DVESDAY; PRICE PAID
45-OENT BASIS.
ip-making time is here once
jud the manufacture of Geor
.
rolden sweetness will likely be
general on the farms of this
during the early part of Nov
„
lU5e of the lateness of the crop
- ea r, the sugar cane generally
in ’condition for harvesting to
and buyers are rather discourag
pp making until another week
days have elapsed. However,
rmer, j. R. Kirk, of Decatur
made one barrel early this
,’nd sold it Wednesday price to Wight paid
, are Co. here. The
B a basis of 45c per gallon for
[hich is from three to five cents
[on above the market at the
pi the last selling season.
145 c a gallon price basis Ba
led on this first sale may or
[or prove an accurate indication
price level that will prevail
the market opens, for usually
kt lot or two bring a premium
But, a survey by The Mes
this week reveals a confident
among syrup buyers, barrel
i and others in touch with con
I l that the crop in this section
somewhat short of last year’s
[tion and that prices better than
■rage of last season will pre
survey reveals the firm sen
lof a short crop and better
[despite U some more recent influence. de
of a different
Sorter crop feeling has be***’
in a definite reduction in plant
jnlting from a shortage of seed
lid the fact that most of the
|ne saved was not of the best
, Favorable weather during
ft few weeks, observers say,
icrease production per acre so
pmewhat overcome the reduced
g. Moreover, the low prices
:on 'will likely have an adverse
)n syrup prices because lower
returns have reduced consumer
power throughout the cotton
hich is the main cane syrup
ing area.
extent of the benefits of the
le weather for sugar cane dur
ent weeks remains to be deter
of course, because a killing
irlier than usual will necessi
e harvesting of the cane be
tter growth will have fully
64 Killing frosts usually are
in this cane belt some
tween November 15th and
er 1 st, cane growers say.
'are some instances of a cur
! of production of sugar cane
newer producing areas in this
'servers point out, but this
partially offset, it is said,
increases in acreage in some
the original producing area,
buyers and barrel interests
'eloped a rather accurate meth
[etermining the probable pro
cane syrup for sale' in
" but the Federal government
H which forecast probable pro
of many crops, have never
ed an acceptable basis of
the probable production of
p 1, iFor this reason, private
>uprly mo st of the produc
ta >n advance of the selling
generally felt among local ob
[ anr ! business men that a price
Medicated will make the sy
pucers of the feel better, especially
prospects for better
suiting from the recent fav
'eather. ^ The improvement to
bought close of the 1936 selling
the price level to the
Point in several years, and
Subtle s s prove encouraging
ftis i m provement be main
this can
season.
f a Pred Aultnian Hart, Everett Bur
‘ Palmer
P ".Manta spent
E* and attended the
Tech football game,
JtlR t h IcLendon > of Atlanta, re
them for a visit to her
P H ' ^ Hart.
TEN PAGES
Boy Scout Rally and
Supper Monday Night
There 'will be a Boy Scout rally and
oyster supper at the Cairo Woman's
Club next Monday night, beginning at
7 o clock, it was announced this week.
The purpose of the rally will be to
discuss Boy Scout work, locally, and
to develop more enthusiasm in sup
port of the movement here. About
45 or 50 will attend, it is thought,
including some of the local Scouts.
The address of the evening will be
by Hon. Vance Custer, of Bainbridge,
who will explain the objectives of the
Scout movement in general.
The Scouts here are being support
ed by the Kiwanis Club and Ameri
can Legion, and much interest is man
ifested. Suwannee River Council lea
ders met here last Thursday night.
The conference Was attended by Ex
ecutive Charles Safley, of Tallahassee,
and other leaders from the Florida
city.
METHODIST REVIVAL
DRAWS BIG CROWDS
THREE SERVICES DAILY ARE
HELD; SERIES ENDS
SUNDAY.
A special series of evangelistic ser
vices which commenced at the Cairo
Methodist Church last Sunday will be
concluded with services at the usual
hours of worship th»? next Sunday
Twenty-four services in all will
have been held, including two (at the
usual hours) each Sunday, three (at
7 a. m., 9 a. m. and 7 p. m.) on other
days, with two extra services for
children (at 3 p. m. Tuesday and
Thursday), and with an afternoon
rather than an evening service on Sat
urday.
Four of the earlier morning ser
vices were conducted by Revs. John
H. McKinnon, Jr., Walter C. Jones,
Wilburn S. Smith and William M.
Blitch, all other services being led
by the pastor, Rev. Leland Moore.
There was no outside assistance se
cured for the direction of the con
gregational singing and special mu»ic.
The church choir, under the direction
of Mrs. George T. Hardy, had charge
of these features of the meeting.
In spite of the unfavorable weath
er conditions during a part of the
week, and the sharp conflict between
these services and the usual activity
of the fall season, these services have
been very helpful and successful.
Throughout the meeting the attend
ance has been very fine indeed. Much
interest has been manifested in the
messages which have been delivered
from day to day. Quite a number
of applicants for church membership
have already been listed and others
yet will be secured.
The pastor and members of this
church extend a hearty welcome to
the people of Cairo and to the gen
eral public to attend the remaining
services of this series, Friday, Satur
day and Sunday. The Saturday after
noon service will be of the natuie
of an informal conference of the ap
plicants for membership with the pas
tor in preparation for their formal
reception into the church upon a
date to be announced later. This con
ference Saturday w r ill be at 2 p. m.
at the church.
This church is approaching the end
of the present conference year 'with
a creditable record, notwithstanding
the fact that the year has been one
of serious interruptions.
k ct L^vice , C 0 „ „» 0 tinrK l
It is y a Sunday
at the con ding s church audi
tax the capacity of the
tori urn The subjects of the pastor s
sermons is Sunday will be as Life”; follows: at at 7
11 a. m., “The Bread of
“When Christ And Youth
p. m.,
Meet.”
PROGRAM AT BELL-DIXON
OCTOBER 29,TH.
There will be a Hallowe’en carnival
and program at the Bell-Dixon school,
Decatur county .
in the eastern part of
on Friday night, October 29th, it Ms
announced this Week,
The program will begin at 7.
clock. The public is invited.
The Official Organ of Grady County
The man who wandereth out of the of advertising shall
"ay remain in the congregation of the dead.”
CAIRO, GRADY COUNTY, GA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1937.
CR0P CONTROL PLAN
VOICED BY FARMERS
NELSON, STANFILL REPRESENT
COUNTY AT MEETING IN
ATLANTA.
County Agent L, H. Nelson and N.
W. Stanfill represented Grady county
farmers at a meeting in Atlanta Wed
nesday at which a U. S. Senate sub
committee, headed by Senator E. D.
(Cotton Ed) Smith, of South Caro
lina, sought to determine the wishes
of the farmers as to the new farm
bill that Congress is to consider at
the special session which begins Nov.
15th.
The Georgia farm interests sub
mitted a plan for governmental con
trol of cotton, peanut and tobacco
crops “on a percentage of total acre
age basis.”
Mr. Stanfill was the chapter dele
gate from the newly-organized Grady
county chapter of United Georgia
Farmers, the main purpose of the
body being to provide better farmer
representation on farm matters in
Washington.
Chapters of the new organization
have been formed already in fifty
counties of the state, although the
movement Was started only last July.
Other officers of the local chapter
are:
Edgar Stringer, president; Arthur
Cassels, vice-president; and L. H.
Nelson, secretary. Mr. Stanfill is
treasurer as well as chapter dele
gate.
C. H. Mize, a large cotton produc
er in this county, also participated in
the Atlanta conference in a group set
up by the State Department of Ag
riculture.
DIES SUNDAY
Miss Thelma Elizabeth Maxwell Is
Bright’s-Disease Victim.
Mis-s Thelma Elizabeth Maxwell
died at the home of her mother, Mrs.
Bessie Maxwell, near Calvary, at 7:20
o’clock last Sunday evening, after an
illness of six weeks. Bright’s-disease
was given as the cause of her un
timely death.
Miss Maxwell was born October 20,
1919 and passed to her eternal re
ward three days before her 18th birth
day anniversary. She was a popular
member of the senior class of Cairo
High School and would have complet
ed her high school training next
spring. Her school mates and other
friends and relatives were deeply sad
dened by her death.
•Funeral and interment were at Pied
mont church and cemetery, near Cal
vary, at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon,
in charge of Elder T. R. Crawford and
South Georgia Funeral Home.
Surviving, besides her mother, is
one sister, 'Miss Edith Maxwell.
CAIROITES PLAY CAMILLA HERE TONIGHT
Syrup Makers Win A Thriller From Jesup Team
Here Friday Night, 33 To 13.
The Cairo high football team, en
couraged by a thrilling victory over
the strong Jesup high Yellow Jackets
night, are billed to meet the
dangerous Camilla high Panthers on
Legion Field here tonight, Friday,
beginning at 7:30 o’clock.
"ph e 1937 Camilla' eleven is the
strongest outfit that has represented
that school in several years and is
certain to give the Syrup Makers a
tough battle. The Panthers have de
feated Pelham and Sylvester handily
and held the Thomasville Bulldogs
a scant 7 points. After tonight’s
earae. the Cairoites go visiting for
successive week-ends to meet two
of the foremost teams in South Geor
gia, Fitzgerald and Moultrie.
Cairo’s 33 to 13 victory over Jesup
truly resplendent exhibition of
football. Both teams battled furious
ly in a chilling east wind and dis
played frequent powerful offensive
thrusts, with numerous thrills. The
threatened first soon after
the contest opened with a march that
netted four first downs in a row.
Then the Syrup Makers retaliated
with a powerful diversified attack
early in the second period to score
two touchdowns in quick succession,
the second resulting When a Syrup
Maker fell on the ball over the Jesup
PECAN HARVESTING
NOW FAR ADVANCED
MARKETING HERE SHOWS, A
SHARP PICK-UP THIS
WEEK.
Pecan harvesting has become gen
eral over this territory this week and
pecan marketing here has shown a
sharp pick-up. Local buyers, who
are being patronized by producers
over a large territory, anticipate hea
vy offerings for the next two or three
weeks. Prices are about the same as
last year and the market appears
firm.
Extensive damage to nuts from the
tropical storms several weeks ago is
being revealed, but some varieties are
showing up surprisingly good, buyers
say. Buyers continue to urge pro
ducers to be careful not to permit the
weather-damaged nuts to become mix
ed with the better grades.
Peanut Market Here Moves
Upward.
As predicted, the local peanut mar
ket eased upward until early this
week Spanish number ones had reach
ed $65 a ton, the price fixed by the
government for deliveries to the GFA
Association through approved ware
houses.
The Wight Hardware Co. peanut
warehouse here, approved for the ac
ceptance of peanuts under the gov
ernment program, has received a hea
vy tonnage of peanuts from over an
extensive territory, however.
The greater part of the peanut crop
in this section has been disposed of,
buyers say.
Prices Being Paid For
Produce.
Following are the prices being paid
here Thursday for various items of
produce—the prices being given as
information, subject to quick change,
and not guaranteed:
Peanuts, Span. No. 1, ton $65
Runners, No. 1, ton . . . $57
Cotton, tniddling, lb 8 l-4c
Cotton Seed, ton . . $18
Eggs, yard run, doz.....27c
No. 1 infertile, ivhite, doz. 31c
Fryers, colored, lb....... tO 3c
Hens, colored, lb................... H* 4c
PREACHING AT PIEDMONT
OCT. 30, 31.
There will be two days of preach
ing services at Piedmont Primitive
Baptist Church, near Calvary, on the>
fifth Sunday, and the Saturday be
fore, this month. These dates are
Saturday and Sunday, October 30th
and 31st.
The services are announced by
Moderator E. L. MaxWell, of the Flint
River Primitive Baptist Association,
and everyone interested has an invi
tation to attend. Dinner will be serv
ed picnic style both days.
goal line after the kick-off.
The second half, and paricularly the
final period, developed a wide-open
fight, with numerous forward pass
es and one thrilling pass interception
by Cairo. The first Jacket touchdown
came when Daniels, a Jesup halfback,
ran through the Cairo team 91 yards
after a kick-off. Sotin afterward,
Harrell, a Cairo end, intercepted a
Jacket pass and ran 41 yards, for the
longest runs of the game. First downs
were 7 for Jesup and 14 for Cairo and
the two teams played alertly, with
the balance of power more nearly
even than the score indicates.
For Cairo, the stars were Harrell
in the line and Webb, McManeus and
Sapp in the backfield. Eason con
tributed nice punting, also, but Har
rell’s play was most outstanding.
Daniels was the hero for the Yellow
Jackets and Leonard, Smith and Dent
played well.
Cairo won the toss and defended
the north goal. Jesup took the kick
off on the 20 , and after three unsuc
cessful efforts to crack the Cairo de
fense the Jackets punted to the Cairo
41. Cairo was held and Eason punted
to the Jesup 5. Leonard gained 5,
Smith added 3 and Dent made it first
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TEN PAGES
SUPERIOR COURT SESSION IS
TO START MONDAY MORNING
CONVICT ESCAPES
Hubert Cunningham “Walks Off”
From Camp Sunday.
'Hubert Cunningham, 24, a White
state convict on the Grady county
chaingang, escaped last Sunday, War
den Sam Collins reported. The War
den said he was a trusty and that
he merely “walked off” from the
camp. He was a cook at the camp,
a short distance north of Cairo.
Cunningham was sent up from
Floyd county and had served about
half of a five-year sentence for high
way robbery, records show. He had
considerable tattooing on his arms
and body.
The Warden said he had done con
siderable hoboing and expressed the
belief that he is making his way to
his mother, Mrs. Alice Cunningham,
Route 1, Kingston Springs, Tenn. No
trace of him had been found Thurs
day.
BUSINESS, BUILDING
ITEMS OF INTEREST
BUILDING ACTIVITY IS LIKELY
TO CONTINUE, IT IS
SAID.
The unprecedented building activ
ity that has marked 1937 to date here
this week gave new promise of con
tinuing for some time. An all-time
record has already been set this year,
and previous records for value in dol
lars and cents are threatened, also.
Work was started this week by W.
M. Tyson Lumber Co., Inc., a contrac
ting concern, on the construction of
another residence in the higher cost
range. It is to be of brick veneer
construction and is to be built for
Mr. and Mrs. Howell McKinnon on
North Broad street, between the old
Parker poperty and the residence of
Mr. and Mrs. H. T. LeGette. It will
be the twenty-sixth residence in the
higher cost range to be built here
this year. Construction of at least
four other homes in the higher cost
range is contemplated in the near fu
ture, it is said.
The Tyson concern is now well ad
vanced on two major remodeling jobs
and is nearing completion of the Du
brick residence for Mrs. Ethel Blan
ton on 4th Ave., N. W. Two attrac
tive duplex apartments are being
built, one from the residence of
Misses Lillian and Gladys Poulk, on 2
St., S. E., and the other from the
Cairo Banking Co. residence on 1 st
Ave., N. E. near the Tyus building.
The largest remodeling job is the ex
pansion of the Cairo Pickle Co. plant,
of the which
has been underway several Weeks. The
size of the plant is being doubled to
care for increased production. Num
erous smaller repair and remodeling
jobs are underway.
Chevrolets, Pontiacs On
Display Saturday.
Much interest is being manifested
in the introduction of the 1938 lines
of Chevrolet and Pontiacs here to
morrow, Saturday. On pages three
and seven of The Messenger this
week will be found the announcement
data.
Chevrolets may he seen at Grady
County Motor Co., on North Broad
street, and the Pontiacs may be seen
at the R. R. Van Landingham agency
on 1 st Ave., S. W.
Farmers Peanut Co. Not To
Gin After Oct. 30.
Fred Carroll, of the Farmers Pea
nut Co., announced this week that
Saturday week, October 30th, will be
the last gin day of the season at this
company’s gin. The electric power
will be discontinued Nov. 1st, he said.
Farmers having remnant cotton
may have it ginned there for the
seed any time from now through Sat
urday week, Mr. Carroll said.
6 th Anniversary Sale At
Harvey’s.
Harvey’s Grocery & Market opens
■ big 6 th Anniverary Sale today, Fn
^3
A number of special values are list
ed in am advertisement on page six
of this issue.
Examination Called for
Substitute CPk-Carrier
The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an open
competitive examination for filling
the position of:
SUBSTITUTE CLERK-CARRIER,
65c an hour, in the Post Office at
Cairo, for which the receipt of appli
cations closes November 1st, 1937.
Applications must be on file with the
Manager, Fifth U. S. Civil Service
District, New Postoffice Bldg., At
lanta, Ga., on or before that date.
Applicants must have reached their
eighteenth but not their forty-fifth
birthday on the date of the close of
receipt of applications. Male appli
cants must be at least 5 feet 4 inches
in height, without shoes; female ap
plicants at least 5 feet, without shoes.
At the time of appointment male ap
plicants must weigh at least 125 lbs.
in ordinary clothing, without over
coat or hat. Age, height and weight
requirements are waived for persons
entitled to preference because of
military or naval service. Preference
in appointment will be given to bona
fide patrons of the Cairo, Ga., Post
office.
Full further information and ap
plication blanks may be obtaind from
the Secretary, U. S. Civil Service
Board of Examiners, Postoffice, Cairo,
Ga.; or from the office of the Man
ager, Fifth U. S. Civil Service Dist
rict, NeW Post-Office Building, Atlan
ta, Ga.
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GRADY COUNTY
Is Georgia’s Banner County
the hub of its sugar cane, collard seed
and tung oil industries, the original
diversified farming section.
SINGLE COPIES 5 CENTS
NUMBER 41
LONGER TERM THAN
USUAL IS FORESEEN
CIVIL, CRIMINAL DOCKETS IN
NEED OF ATTENTION,
IT IS SHOWN.
The regular October term of Grady
Superior Court is scheduled to convene
here at 10 o’clock next Monday morn
ing, with Judge B. C. Gardner, of
Camilla, presiding, and with Solicitor
General Carl Crow, also of Camilla,
representing the state in criminal
cases.
The first order of business will be
the organization of the grand jury
and the court’s charge to that body.
The grand jury will begin its delib
erations immediately afterward but in
the trial court the remainder of the
day will be devoted to sounding the
civil docket, the hearing of motions,
demurrers, etc., and pleas of guilty,
if any. Petit jurors Will not report
until 8:30 a. m. Tuesday and only a
bout half of those summoned will ap
pear then. The remainder have been
summoned to appear for duty at 8:30
a. m. Thursday. The jury lists pub
lished on another page of The Mes
senger this week show when the jur
ors are to report.
A check-up by The Messenger this
week showed that there is more busi
ness pending in Superior Court here
now, probably, than at any time in
recent years, although comparatively
few cases of major importance will
be triable. Court officials said this
week that there is sufficient pending
business to necessitate a session ex
tending through the greater part of
two Weeks, unless a large percentage
of the cases are settled or continued.
Criminal business has shown a con
siderable accumulation, especially dur
ing the past eighteen months, and an
effort is likely to be made to dis
pose of as much of it as possible.
There are twenty-three indictments
that have been brought over from
previous recent sessions and the grand
jury which convenes Monday is ex
pected to have a large number of
warrants to investigate.
There is one Negro murder case a
waiting grand jury investigation and
there are more than a dozen criminal
warrants pending in connection with
the alleged forgery of a number of
checks against West Packing Co., of
this city. J. D. Corley, R. J. Corley,
Ermon Hall and S. K. Smith are
the defendants in these forgery 'war
rants. They were arrested last March,
after signing and cashing checks
drawn on West Packing Co. totalling
more than $1,450, officers reported,
tures of Alton Hall, it is said. Im
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