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Establiahed January 15, 1904.
Entered as second-class matter Jan¬
uary 14, 1904, at the Post Office at
Cairo, Ga., under the Act of March
3rd, 1879.
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F. J. WIND, Editor from May 1st,
1904 to September, 1922.
H. H. WIND, Editor and Manager.
L. A. POWELL, Associate Editor.
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MEMBER—1937
National Editorial Ass’n.
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the hands of the printer not later
than 9 a. m. Wednesday morning of
the week of publication.
WELCOME TO THE
FAIR!
The Messenger joins the manage¬
ment, the sponsor organization and
others connected with the Grady
County Fair in extending a hearty
invitation for every one to see it next
week.
More county fairs are being held in
this part of the country this year
than in many years past. Some of
them that have already been present¬
ed were splendid expositions. We are
told that the Grady County Fair this
year will be the finest in history.
Competition has hit the fair business.
In every county, strong efforts have
been and are being made to “out do”
the neighboring counties. For, after
all, the fair that proves to be the best
advertisement for its county 'will be
the one that provokes the greatest
admiration among those who attend.
Grady county has excelled in this line,
as in many others, in the past, and
here’s hoping the Grady County Fair
of 1937 will out-rank other county
fairs in this section.
Anyway, let’s all go and see it, so
we can judge for ourselves. Welcome
to the fair!
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Grady county’s annual Red Cross
Roll Call will begin next Friday, Nov¬
ember 12th, to continue through
Thanksgiving Day. There are many
such calls, but surely the Red Cross
cannot be denied.
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Next Thursday, Armistice Day, will
be a full holiday in Cairo. Most °f
us now living well remember
November 11th back in 1918 and
appreciate fully what it meant. We
should observe next Thursday’s holi¬
day in the light of these memories.
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Cong. E 1 . E. Cox, of this district,
says he is opposed to the proposed
•Federal anti-lynching laiv because it
is “a law against our people, born
in hat© and intended to be used as
a communistic movement to break
down the color line in the south.”
That’s speaking in plain English.
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* CAIRO 15 YEARS AGO It
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NOV. 10, 1922.
The mealybug, .
gray a serious
cane pest, was discovere in t e bU e ar
cane m the Cairo area.
Grady and a majority of the' other
counties of the state, in the general
election, rejected an amendment pro¬
posal to create Peach county. It was
the first time a “new county” amend¬
ment proposal had been defeated.
A large crowd was expected in
Cairo Saturday to hear Senator Wal¬
ter George’s first public address
Senator.
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A concerted movement was begun
to obtain a County -Farm Agent for
Grady county. This work had been
discontinued a few years previously.
HIGHWAY PROGRAM IN
THE BALANCE.
The Messenger feels that it is nee
essary to again emphasize that Grady
county’s state highway modernization
program is about to meet serious de
lay unless the people arouse them
j selves at once sufficiently to keep it
moving forward.
For several weeks, now, the respon¬
sibility for the furtherance of the
program has rested wholly upon the
county’s citizens and its leaders. The
right-of-Way deeds for Route 111,
1 Cairo, Reno and Calvary with
Route ' 1 at the Georgia-Florida line
north of Havana, „ were . turned , over . to
the County Commissioners to obtain
the signatures of the property own
ers involved, and assurances have
come from the State Highway Board
several times recently that the grad
ing of this highway will be under
taken just as soon as the right-of
wa y j s obtained. Much good work .
been done on this difficult right
of-Vay task, but much remains to be
done. Unless there is a concerted
determined effort on the part of
responsible leaders to wind up this
work, the project will be delayed un
til so far into 1938 as to greatly im
per jj not only it but the entire pro
gram for the modernization of the
county’s state highways. I
We now have a Highway Depart- i
ment that is ready, willing and
ious to grade and surface Route 111
as quickly as possible. It is proceed¬
ing w T ith the paving of Route 93 be¬
tween Cairo and Pelham as rapidly
as possible and the survey on Route
93 between Cairo and Beachton is
about , . complete, , , which , that ,, , it .,
means
will soon be listed for grading, if
when the right-of-way is obtained. It
is the first time in the history of
highway development in Georgia that
we have had such bright prospects
for the early modernization of our
state highways, but, frankly, 'we are
about to lose our present splendid op¬
portunity simply because the people,
generally, are not doing their part.
The responsibility for obtaining the
Route 111 right-of-way rests primar¬
ily upon the County Commissioners.
They want the highway graded and
paved, of course, but The Messenger
does not believe they appreciate the ’
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dangers of delay as they should. Civ
ic leaders and interested citizens have
been lending a helping hand in ob¬
taining signatures of property own¬
ers and the people of the southwes¬
tern part of the county are vitally
interested. But there appears to be
a lack of CONCERTED ACTION that
needed tQ assure completion of t he!
sign-up promptly.
Every fair and reasonable means 1
should be exercised to hasten the
completion of the task. As we have
suggested before, a mass meeting I
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might be held of all interested cit-1
izens and the property owners
edj s0 that enthusiasm might be de
veloped in beha]f of conip i e ting the
sign . up prom ptly. If such a meet
ing is not held, then there should be
a concerted drive', by responsible of¬
ficials or special committees, to fin¬
ish the job.
We understand that there is no
particular preference between Route
Ill and the Cairo-Beachton link of
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Route 93. With the survey of the
1 complete, those chiefly
latter almost
(interested in this highway may get
ahead and be in position to claim the
first grading contract, unless those
interested chiefly in Route 111 assert
themselves right away.
The county’s highway
tion program hangs in the balance.
The responsibility is clearly set forth.
! Arc you, Mr. Citizen, going to sit by
land sea the only opportunity we have
ever had se riously jeopardized by
j 1 unnecessary de lay?
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If the Legislature which is to meet
in special session soon votes to di
vert highway funds to other purpos
es, that one bad act might possibly
far over-shadow all the good that
Assembly could do, otherwise. The
people do not want their highway
diverted to other channels and
we do not believe they will stand for
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% to be done.
Make your land rich and it in turn
W ’ R make you rich.
THE CAIRO MESSENGER, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH, 1937.
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* INTERESTING COMMENT *
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Unwise Tax Demands.
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Macon News:
The best friends of Governor E. D.
Rivers feel that he has made a mis
take in his sudden demand that back
taxes for seven years be collected on
stocks and bonds held by Georgia in
vestors. Even though it affects only
the holdings j n foreign corporations,
it will work a great hardship on cit
izens who, by general consent, have
failed “ ^ ve j" * 1 '*’ W
rty * h ‘" ‘he undom ad valorem
tax »" “• ■" '“?• ““"‘S'. “I* 0 ® 1
district and state would be confisca
tory.
Realization that such a tax would
be confiscatory was one of the
sons why a constitutional amendment
permitting the classification of prop
e rty so that intangibles might be
taxed at a low rate Was submitted to
the people and ratified. It was one
of the finest things done under the
present administration ...... and , it . would .,
be a pity to spoil it all.
The general public had every rea
son to believe that with the ratifies
of this amendment as a starting
point, Georgia would soon have a new
tax structure designed to attract for¬
eign investments and new residents.
Thousands of small stockholders all
over Georgia 'will have more than a
third of their property taken away
from them if the state and all the
local subdivisions collect taxes for
seven years on their holdings.
The state of Georgia will lose more
than it gains, in the long run, by this
drastic step.
“Salutes To Counties.”
Albany Herald:
For some time past there has appear
ed in Sunday editions of The Herald
an interesting . ,. feature , . which , . , , has at
tracted wide atten ti 0 n and much fav
orable comment.
Each page feature has carried a
salute to two Southwest Georgia
counties. In this week’s feature page
the counties were Grady and Cook—
one a neighbor to the south, another
an eastern neighbor.
Into these pages has been cro'wded
much interesting information about
the counties in this section of the
state— their area and population,
their agricultural and industrial pro¬
gress and prospects, their historic
background, etc.
It has had a great value. One de¬
siring to know more about Southwest
Georgia has been able to learn by
studying these Sunday feature pages,
whic h were made possible through
the co-operation of a number of Al
bany business concerns whose names
have appeared in connection with the
“salutes.”
Those who have followed this un¬
usual series of page features (and
they have been widely read) have a
clearer idea of the resources of this
section than had before, and a
understanding of the charac
of different counties in “The
Empire of Southwest Georgia.”
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* CAIRO 30 YEARS AGO *
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NOV. 8, 1907.
Miss Delia Powell Crawford, of
Cairo, became the bride of Mr. Mat¬
thew Rives McGehee, of Columbus,
at a beautiful ceremony at the Cairo
Methodist Church.
Mrs. Charlie Mauldin delightfully
entertained the members of the Cairo
Matron’s Club.
Cairo citizens became muchly arous¬
ed because of the destruction by fire
a residence owned by Mr. T. W.
Brown which was believed to have
been the result of incendiarism.
The A. C. L. arranged for a special
train from Thomasville to Bainbridge
and return because of the “joint de
ba ^ e Congressman J. M. Griggs
and Judge S. A. Roddenbery, oppon¬
ents for Congressman in a bitter
campaign.
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Eighty-eight Grady countians are
now eligible to receive benefits under
new Welfare Department r set-un.
the number increases, so does the
P ublic approval of the new system in
crease. When the social security pro
gram i s worked out completely it
| will doubtless be generally accepted
a \vorthwhile forward step.
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/ is Quality Chicks
‘ S6.90 PER 100 UP
1 Blood-Tested — Bie
Stock of Poultry
equipment to Choose
From — FREE Cir¬
-4i cular Upon Request.
Blue Ribbon Hatchery
Forsvth St. S W.—ATr.A.VTA. C.A
WANT ADS
' IMPORTANT—Want Ada are acccepted for 10
i cents per line for first insertion and 5 centa
8 line for every insertion after the first, lines
averaging six words. There is a minimum
charge of 30 centa, and charges for all want
Ads are payable strictly in advance except
where s <*erson has a regular account.
FOR SALE__Big 3-roller h. p. Chat
tanooga cane mill, in good condi
lion ^ bargain. CAIRO MOTOR
£q 11-5-lt.
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FOR SALE.—7 h. p. Hercules engine
and No. 27 cane mill. T. E. Tay
lor, Rt. 2, Whigham. ll-5-2t-pd.
M VLE HELP WANTED.
,.j w0 R ou t e m en wanted immediate
ly. Routes of over 1,000 families
„„ c>iro . M .n between 30-35. Must
ha „ cor . Write for application. J.
Company,’ £/ 0 jhe J It.
Memphis, Term”
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Ku Klux Klan needs a white,
Gentile, native born Protestant man
of the highest character and repu
tation for special work in Grady
county. P. O. Box 1204, Atlanta,
Ga.’’ 11-5-lt-pd.
I STRAYED__Black --——; and ' white r~ spotted TTZ
****** _
s ° w ’
ward - Robert W higham, Rt. 1, Whig
bam ‘ 10-22-lt-pd.
HOG SERUM
65c for 100 c. c.
GRADY PHARMACY, CAIRO
WANTED._Young lady desirous of
gaining experience in selling ladies’
ready-to-wear and shoes. Apply P.
0. Box 223, Cairo. 11-5-lt.
FOR SALE.—Mare bred to jack, also
mule and mare colt, Malvin Col
lins, Whigham. 10-15-3t-pd.
FOR SALE OR RENT.—90 acre farm
near Pine Park, 45 acres in culti
vation; good house and barn. Write
or call D. C. Duren, Thomasville.
10-15-4t-pd.
FOR SALE—Assorted sizes kraft cat¬
alog envelopes. Messenger office.
FOR SALE—Old newspapers. Three
5c bundles for 10c for limited time
only. Messenger office.
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BABA CHICKS FOR SALE—Best
quality chicks now on hand. Mix
on s Grocery. 10-22-2t.
MONTEYALLO COAL—Place your
order now for October delivery. W.
H. Searcy, Sr., Phone 51 or 177-R.
10-l-4t.
ALBANY HERALD delivered to your
do or, only 15c weekly. Elmer’s
gjoda g hop- phone 130. 10-22-2t.
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WANTED: Permanent representative
for Cairo and surrounding territory
to represent LaSalle Extension Uni¬
versity. Full or part time. Excellent
opportunity for right men. Full
training given for successful field
work. Write Dist. office 202 Bibb
Building, Macon, Ga.
FOR SALE—Circulating heater good
as new, $20.00. Also good 2,400 lb.
pair of mules. Gene Lashley. 10-22-2
FOR SALE—2 burner Nesco Oil
Heatrola, used only 3 months. Cheap
for cash. Phone 28. Mrs. H. L. Al
len. 10-29-ltpd.
FOR SALE.—One 9 hp Mogul engine
in good condition. Maddox & Com¬
pany, Bainbridge, Ga. 10-29-3t.
‘FOR SALE OR RENT.—89 acre farm
located near Woodland Church and
School house, and known as the Gor¬
don Dixon Place.” F. L. Gibson,!
Thomasville, Ga. 10-29-4t-pd.
BABY CHICKS FOR SALE__Best
quality chicks now on hand. Mix¬
on’s Grocery. 10-22-2L
FOR SALE—50 acre farm, 3 miles s.
e. of Cairo, with 2 good
set in pecan trees. Mrs. W. E. Bodi
ford, Cairo, Ga. 10-29-2t-pd
FOR SALE—-Assorted sizes kraft cat¬
alog envelopes. Messenger office.
FOR SALE—Old newspapers. Three
5c bundles for 10c for limited time^
only. Messenger office.
FOR SALE: 1 good, used 7-horse,
Hercules kerosene engine in first
class condition at a bargain price. If
interested, write or phone Suber and!
Johnson Co., Quincy, Fla. 10-29-2t. i
PHONE 131 WHEN YOU HAVE A
FLAT!—We vulcanize all tube re¬
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pairs and fix the casings. STOKES
TIRE CO., CAIRO.
TAKEN UP—At my place last April,
one yearling, about 8 months old.
Owner can get same by describing
and paying expenses. G. W. Rich,
Cairo, Ga. 10-8-37-4tp.
LOST, STRAYED OR STOLEN—
white Persian kitten with blue eyes,
about 2 months old. Finder please
return to Mrs. -F. A. Richter, Jr.
ll-5-2t.
WEEK-END and SPEC 1 AI
FAIR WEEK
rushin >
Paywell OVERALLS in stripes $l;
and blue, per pair •
2000 yds. Fast color PLAY CLOTH
and BROADCLOT HS, per yd.
1000 yds. Best PRINTS, worth
22c, our price
All PRINTS formerly selling at 19c l
yard reduced to .
54 inch Wool FLANNELS and $L
SUITING, per yard •
Boys’ OXFORDS in black and $
brown, 8 1-2 thru 2, per pr. * .
Boys’ blue MELTON jackets, $ 1 ;
6 thru 16, at . .
Boys’ Double Breasted SUITS
10 thru 18 -
Ladies’ COATS worth $12.95
going at
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Ladies’ suede OXFORDS in brown
and black going at
Large line of Men’s and Young Men’s $ 17 ;
SUITS at $12.95, $15.95 and
Don’t forget that we carry a full line of Fall p
including sweaters, underwear and other itei
we do not have room to mention. Make »
store your headquarters during this
week-end and Fair Week.
“DEPENDABLE MERCHANDISE AT RIGHT PI
RUSHIN’S
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WARSHAW’l
SPECIAL ss
Ladies’ Coat
Reduced To
$ £.95 $£.95 $q
Values To $16.75
USED CARS
’36 CHEVROLET
DELUXE COACH
$ 445.00
’35 PLYMOUTH 4-DOOR
SEDAN (Trunk)
$ 395.00
* ’34 CHEVROLET DEL.
4-DOOR SEDAN
$ 395.00
1933 CHEVROLET
4-DOOR SEDAN
$ 295.00
R. R. VAN LANDINGHAM
1st Ave., S. W.
Cairo, Ga.
“Cash For Used Cars”
Bring Us You
Butterflake Bri
wrappers before No*
and get free pid
show tickets!
We have 1101'
cans for sale, 25c®
Order Isaacs’ Bake
Products Throng 1
Your Grocer.
ISAAC
Pastry M * phone
North Broad »*•
Cairo, Georgia-