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diversified farming section.
fEAK IN ADVANCE.
XXXV.
COURT SESSION
i OPEN MONDAY
PERM TO begiN AT 8:30
M ; JUDGE WORTHY
TO PRESIDE.
Igu lar April term of City
| re w ill open as scheduled at
Lck next Monday L. morning, Worthy
U with Judge G.
l and with Solicitor G. May
lith representing criminal the state in
bcution of cases,
j said this week the session
Ltinue [he through the greater
week. The criminal cases
ken up immediately after the
lt 8;30 o’clock Monday morn
Solicitor Smith said the crim
ess would likely consume
m d Tuesday. A rather leng
dar of civil cases, to be tak
ing at 8:30 o’clock Wed-
4= lorning, was prepared early
[ an d unless a number develop of set
and continuances
idar may necessitate opera
e court through Thursday or
|vil i calendar, o’clock to be Wednesday taken up
at 8:30
[is 'Lane as follows: G. F. Lodge.
vs Mrs.
Tyson vs Eula Belle Harrell,
jibery Hardware Co. vs Eula
irrell.
Mixon vs Mrs. H. M 1 . Mc
two cases).
M. Christopher vs Mrs. Ma
lop.
Harrison vs Shoemaker Lum
tidge Production Credit Asse
ts Ben Wright.
1-White Co. vs Henry Hester,
Williams vs J. A. Starling.
's. G. Christopher vs A. S.
Duren vs Irvin Bryant.
Williams vs J. A. Starling;
rat, claimant.
lanking Co. vs E. O. Alligood
lenbery Hardware Co. t
lingletary v,s W. E. Single
s Bank & Trust Co. vs W. B.
tfobley vs W. T. Rough ton.
is Bank vs Cairo Banking
;don vs B. L. Hinson.
[e Worthy Case Saturday. Handles First
I
[G. po took L. Worthy, office last of Saturday, the City
succeding Judge Ira Carlisle,
[pleted n the bench, his six handled years and four
r his first
R'day, a plea of guilty tto a
If possessing liquor in a quan
ta in 38 “dry” of that permitted by
p county.
V Shreiff C. H. Strickland
^ liquor at the place of Cor
i 1 m the eastern edge of the
fn Route 38, just across Bar
^ek nygnound, in this and county arrested from
Law
E liquor, of widely assorted
1 brands, was estimated to
host four hundred pints, and
u ?ht here and placed in the
Jail by officers to be
ovt ‘ r to the State Reve
umission in accor-dance with
ion regulations.
Carlisl e assessed a bond of
mst Lawler -Friday afternoon
>ned to accept his plea of
lcause h; s term of office was
s at midnight, just few
Iter. a
endant pressed his request
'tance o f) a pka of guilty be
.
86 Wor thy, who received it
After stating that “In
, rbcumstances
e surrounding
,; am Sort* to be light on you
’ the court imposed a sen
S' months on the public
e sta te, the twelve months
ved on probation
a f me upon pay
of iioo. Lawler ar
r the Payment of the fine.
J* four- Judge Worthy embark
year tenure on the City
ich f 01 . ">hich he elected
was
aCt creatin £ the City
•eoif”. mg that the
/ nti terms of
the Solicitor j should
lst - Solicitor G. May
lth Saturd ay began
Ae, his a new
Worth m, second, also.
v 'Ccupied the ground
ptinued On Last Page.)
lltBseuger
The Official Organ of Grady County
TEN PAGES
2 Schools Are Closed;
Nine To Run 8 Months;
3 Will Run 9 Months
The County Board of Education
met in regular monthly .session here
Tuesday, but little business was pend
ing because most of' it had been dis
posed of at special meetings held dur
ing the past month to map plans for
keeping the county’s schools in ©per
ation as long as possible.
County School Supt. W. R. Eskew
said two of the county’s fourteen
schools, New Home and Turkey Creek,
closed a few days ago after complet
ing a seven-months term. The present
prospects are that nine of the others
will operate eight months and finish
later in April, and that the Cairo,
Midway and Whigham schools will
continue to complete the full nine
months term. Operation of the Elpino
school during the eighth month is be
ing made possible by a drastic cut in
teachers’ salaries, it is understood.
The two Cairo banks recently grant
ed loans to make possible the pay
ment of salaries to teachers, after
the state defaulted. All teachers ‘were
paid up through March last .Friday,
Supt. Eskew reported, and other sal
ary payments will be made at the
proper time, he added.
WORK UNDERWAY ON
SEWERAGE PROJECT
BRYANT CO. BEGINS BIG JOB
IN CAIRO THURSDAY
MORNING.
Bryant Company, of Pine Park,
Thursday began work on the City of
Cairo sewerage extension job, a con
tx-act for which was awarded several
weeks ago.
The extensions, to total about three
miles, will be a part of the $60,000
sewage disposal plant and sewerage
system'extension project approved by
the people several months ago. The
improvements are being financed by a
$33,000 city bond issue and a $27,000
PWA grant.
Coggin & Deermont, of Chipley,
Fla,, began onstruction of the big,
modern seWage disposal plant, in the
southwestern edge of the city, last
fall, and this job is now nearing com
pletion. The new sewerage lines are
to be laid in practically every part of
the city and will extend as far as fi
nances will permit. W. R. Galt is the
resident engineer in charge of the en
tire project. Wiedeman & Singleton,
of Aalanta, is the engineering concern
in charge.
Irvin Bryant, of the Bryant Co.,
said he started Thursday on the sew
er lines with a force of thirty men and
that this force might be slightly larger
at times. He directs special attention
to an important message to the people
of Cairo which Will be found on page
four of The Messenger this week. He
says he is prepared to do a first-class
job for the people here in every res
pect and he respectfully seeks the co
operation of everyone along the lines
outlined in his statement.
Livestock Enclosure Act
Approved.
The Mayor and Council here, at a
special meeting a few days ago, gave
final approval to a new livestock en
closure ordinance which is now in ef
fect.
This ordinance sets up a number of
regulations governing cow and hog
enclosures within the city and is being
published in full on page nine of The
Messenger this week so that all may j
become familiar With all of its provis
ions.
Enforcement of the terms of the or
dinance is to be undertaken shortly
and all who have cow and hog enclos
ures within the city are advised to
make immediate preparations to com
ply with the new regulations.
FLORIDA ARROW GOES OFF
APRIL 8, 10.
The Florida Arrow, the crack Chi
cago-Miami 'winter tourist train ope
rated via Montgomery and Cairo, will
make its last southbound run of the j
season Saturday and its last north
bound run Monday, it was announced
locally this week.
Quite a number of Cairoites, ind
others visiting here, have availed
themselves of this service this season,
as heretofore. i
The man who wanderetl out of the way of advertising shall remain in the congregation of the dead.”
CAIRO, GRADY COUNTY, GA., FRIDAY, APRIL 7TH, 1939.
AD SEEKS BIDS FOR
CAIRO-PELHAM JOB
ROUTE 93 SURFACING IS LIKELY
TO BE HELD UP, HOWEVER,
BY GOVERNOR.
The Messenger is publishing in this
issue, at the direction of the State
Highway Board of Georgia, an adver
tisement for bids on the surfacing of
the unpaved portion of the Cairo-Pel
ham link of Route 93—4.942 miles—
to be received on April 21st, as an
nounced last week.
However, Thursday morning’s state
papers contained statements to the ef
fect that Governor E. D. Rivers, in his
efforts to “meet the dire emergency in
the (state’s) general fund”, had order
ed drastic cuts in the Highway Dept,
operations which would lead to ean
cellation of the proposed April 21 let
ting, insofar as state-aid projects are
concerned, except for 2 state-aid pro
jects in Bryan and Wilkinson coun
ties.
The Governor’s Highway Depart
ment slashes, which included a $150
per month cut in the salary of Chair
man W. L. (Lint) Miller, of the High
way Board, precipitated the liveliest
discussion of highway affairs since
similar cuts made by former Gover
nor Eugene Talmadge held up Geor
gia’s .Federal highway funds several
years ago. Washington dispatches
Wednesday and Thursday declared the
state faced the probability of losing
about $3,500,000 in Federal highway
funds now, £ince the Hayden-Cart
wright act, under which the Federal
highway funds are distributed to the
states, virtually forbids diversion of
additional state highway funds for
any purpose.
As the Cairo-Pelham project hangs
in the balance, with advertising pro
ceeding, other state highway modern
ization jobs in this county appeared
to be free from the Governor’s
economy moves. The
Route 111 grading, and the Cairo
Beachton Route 93 clearing and
bing work, is being done by state
highway camp labor, and it is expected
that these jobs will continue uninter
rupted. This work continues to show
steady progress.
Work Was started this week on
building the approaches to the rail
road overpass in Cairo. The bridge
itself was finished several weeks ago
and the contract for the entire project
was awarded last summer. Such jobs
now underway are not expected to be
affected by the orders of the Governor
thus far.
Local Athletic Program Endorsed
(Below are two additional en
dorsements of the broad program
planned by the Cairo Athletic
Club, together with a brief his
tory of the organization. These
endorsements are among several
published last week and to be
published in the next week or
tw r o.)
By Dr. J. B. Warnell, Mayor,
City of Cairo.
The fact that the proper recreation
al facilities are .sadly needed in Cairo
can not be refuted. It is well recog
nized by all of the thinking people
here. There must be, however, a way
way to .bring this about. Everyone
knoWs that it will not “just happen.”
Anything that is worth having is
worth Working for.
We now have an organization in
Cairo whose sole aim is to provide for
the people of Cairo these facilities.;
It will take the full co-operation of
everyone and I am anxious to see it
put across. The Council and I have
been very glad to help in getting the
tennis courts which mark the begin
ning of the activity of this group.
Shall we as citizens of Cairo allow
this attempt to perish while still in its
infancy or shall we put our collective
shoulder to the wheel so that the pro
gram of the Club may be realized?
By G. L. Worthy, Judge
City Court.
The Cairo Athletic Club is sponsor
ing a movement which deserves and
should receive the whole-hearted co
operation munity. of the citizens of our com-1
It is which is calculated j 1
a program
for to meet diversified the needs recreational of our young people j 1
a program.
1
There is no better way for a boy or a
girl, whether he be young or old, to
learn to play the game of life than by
first learning to play our ordinary
every day recreational games. In this
way we learn that the “other side”
has same rights, and we learn to res
pect those rights. We learn the rules
of the game, and we come to respect
those rules.
In this day of fast living it is im
portant that we cultivate among our
people a sincere respect for the rights
of others. It is important that we
learn the Golden Rule and apply it in
this game of “living.”
This program deserves our support.
Let us all get behind it and develop
it as a factor for good among our
people here.
History Of Cairo Athletic
Club.
The present Cairo Aithletic Club
had its beginning in a meeting held
last October with twelve members
present. Officers were elected at the
first regular meeting which was held
in December. From this meeting
the club has gone forward until at the
present time the membership is near
eighty and rapid progress is being
being made. Although up to the pres
ent time no active membership drive
has been in effect, it is believed that
within sixty days the membership will
total +wio hundred or thereabouts. The
club has sponsored two basketball
teams and equipped them with uni
forms. It has succeeded in getting
through a WPA project for four ten
nis courts, two of which will be lighted
so that night playing may be made
(Continued on back page.)
i^ e G „ua°i ^ rL H cl tZ om o 8 n n
A„ April 4th
cSlSmUoi club"
I made last Tuesday, April 4th, to
| places of interest in and near Havana,
1 Fla. and Quincy, Fla., where the local
i club women were guests for the day
1 of the Gadsden County (-Fla.) Home
„ Demonstration ^ _ Council. _ .. The . largest ,
]
group of . ...... the history of ... the
women in
local tours, 115 in number, enjoyed
the trip, which was made in virtually
ideal weather, and ‘without any mishap
whatsoever.
Chief of Police J. W. Thomas, of
Cairo, and Secretary Marshall L.
Mayes, of the local Chamber of Com
merce, assisted Miss Dorris Nichols,
County Home Demonstration Agent,
in handling the tour. They furnished
cars, along with Mrs. W. R. Eskew,
Mrs. U. A. Clifford, Mrs. Carl God
win, Mrs. Elmer King and Miss To
bitha Belcher, other cars being sup
plied by the dub members themselves.
The local group was met at the
Georgia-Florida line by Miss Mc
David, North Florida District Agent,
members of the Havana Home Dem
(Continued On Last Page.)
BUSINESS, MARKETS
ITEMS OF INTEREST
BOOSTER AD STIMULATES CITY
OF CAIRO EEAUTIFICATION
CAMPAIGN.
This month’s booster ad, one of a
series of 12 sponsored by the Cairo
Credit Exchange and the merchants’
division of the local Chamber of Com
merce, which appears on page seven,
seeks to stimulate interest in the City
of Cairo's annual clean up, paint up
and beautification campaign, which is
noW in progress. The message will
doubtless be read with much interest.
Mayor J. B. Warnell pledges the re
sources of the city government toward
making the campaign here this year
the most extensive and the most in
tensive the city has ever had—and he
requests the whole-hearted co-opera
tion of all agencies to that end. A
thorough check-up is planned to ascer
tain compliance with the city’s ordin
ances relative to sanitation in food
handling places, mosquito-tbreeding
places, surface wells and defective
toilets.
The city’s trash wagons Will be at
the service of all residents and prop
erty owners. Call J. E. King, No. 157,
or leave word there to have trash
picked up. Mr. King says the cam
paign last year was probably the best
ever waged here and he pledges his
efforts to make the 1939 campaign
still better.
The Cairo Woman’s Club and its
Garden Club division, the American
Legion Auxiliary, the Chamber of
Commerce and other civic organiza
tions are asked to extend active co
operation.
Thursday Afternoon Closing
Begins April 13th.
Local merchants, in a permanent
agreement signed last year, prescrib
ed the Thursday after Easter for the
beginning of the Thursday afternoon
half-holidays. The first half-holiday
this year, therefore, will be April 13th.
This notice is given to clear up dif
ferences that might exist as to the
time of beginning of* the Thursday af
ternoon closing, which continues thru
July.
The merchants also agreed to ob
serve five holidays With a complete
suspension of business, namely: July
4th, which falls on Tuesday this year;
Labor Day, which comes on Monday,
Sept. 4th; Armistice Day, Nov. 11th,
which Will be observed on Monday,
Nov. 13th, instead of Saturday, Nov.
11th; Thanksgiving Day, Thursday,
Nov. 39th; and Christmas Day.
Standard Oil Co. Planning
Improvements.
E. H. Coleman, local agent for the
Standard Oil Company, this week an
nounced that a contract has been
awarded to E. P. Ansley, of Atlanta,
for substantial enlargement and im
provement of the company’s bulk plant
here.
The company several weeks ago ac
quired some additional land adjoining
(Continued on Page Four.)
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SOIL CONSERVATION
MEETING SATURDAY
COUNTY AGENT URGES GRADY'S
FARMERS TO BE PRESENT
TOMORROW.
County Agent H. L. Trussed, Jr.,
here, this week issued an appeal to all
of the farmers and other persons
• title .... to . , land , . Grady , county ,
ing m to .
attend a soil conservation meeting
which is to be held at the Courthouse
in Cairo tomrrow, Saturday afternoon,
April 8th, beginning promptly at 2
o’clock.
Appealing on the legal ad page of
The Miessenger this week is a legal
notice of a referendum that is to be
held Saturday Week, April 15th, in Ba
ker, Seminole, Mitchell, Grady, Deca
tur, Early, Miller, Calhoun and Dough
erty counties, to pass upon the pro
posal to create the -Flint River Soil
Conservation District, embracing these
counties.
The referendum has been called by
T. L. Asbury, executive secretary of
State Soil Conservation Committee, in
accordance with preliminary plans
made some months ago. Creation of
the district, it is said, will enable land
owners to receive certain benefits in
the form of cash payments and other
wise that cannot be obtained without
the creation of the district.
Saturday’s rally here will be for the
purpose of explaining the proposed
district set-up in detail, so that all per
sons eligible to vote in the referen
dum will be in position to pass upon
the question intelligently.
County Agent Trussell said that J.
A. Evans, of Athens, administrative
assistant of the Georgia Extension
Service, will be here Saturday after
noon to explain the project and to out
line its importance.
OLD PINE PARK DISTRICT
PATRONS TO MEET.
(S - H - Sutton, chairman of the board
of trustees of the Union Consolidated
School District, has called a meeting
of all of the patrons of the old Pine
Park School District to be held at the
Pine Park Church next Monday eve
ning, April 10th, beginning at 7
o’clock, for the purpose of making
some arrangements for the disposi
tion of the old Pine Park district,
school property.
It is important that every patron
be present. Disposition has already
been made of the old Chason and
Woodland property.
THE MESSENGER
Prints AH The News It Can Get
that is of interest to the people of
Grady county, and choice bits of news
are often found in the advertisements.
TEN PAGES
CO. COMMISSIONERS
IN MONTHLY SESSION
DECLINE TO ACT ON REQUEST
FOR INCREASE IN PAY
OF JUDGE.
The Board of County Commissioners
of Grady county met in monthly ses
sion here Tuesday with Chairman
Walter Davis presiding and with all
of the other four Commissioners pres
ent as follows: T. W. Aldredge, G. W.
Connell, L. 0. Maxwell, Sr., and W. E.
Wamble.
The Commissioners spent the great
er part of the day considering various
county matters, although none was of
unusual importance, generally. They
were gratified to learn from Tax
Commissioner T. F. Proctor that the
delinquent tax-payers have been re
sponding quite well in the payment of
these past-due obligations since the
enforced collection campaign was in
stituted several weeks ago. Plans were
made to continue the campaign.
Several citizens from Whigham ap
peared to formally request the Com
missioners to sponsor a post roads
improvement project on the road ex
tending southward from Whigham.
Tentative plans for such a project
have been under consideration for
some time. After considerable dis
cussion, however, there "was general
agreement that such plans would be
held in abeyance for the present pend
ing the outcome of'efforts to have the
north-and-south road through Whig
ham included in the state highway sys
tem. Should such efforts meet with
failure after a reasonable time, it was
decided, the post road project will be
revived.
There was some discussion of the
grand jury suggestions for changes in
the Courthouse offices calling for a
swap by the Sheriff and the City
Court Judge, but no action was taken.
Judge G. L. Worthy, of the City
Court, submitted to the Commissioners
a statement outlining in some detail
the big savings that accrue to the
county through the operation of the
City Court and filed verbally a re
quest for some increase in his salary.
Judge Worthy 'was elected last year
with the salary at $200 per month, but
Rep. R. A. Bell had enacted by the
1939 Legislature a measure whereby
the Commissioners reduced the salary
to $125 a month. The Commissioners
are empowered to raise it to any fig
ure they see fit not in excess of old
figure. Judge Worthy, who took office
last Saturday, assumes the attitude
that since he was elected with the
salary at $200 per month, it is ob
viosuly unfair for his salary to be
cut so drastically at least at the very
beginning of or during the term for
(Continued On Last Page.)
Fish, Game Club Will
Hold Meeting Tonight;
Fish Fry Is Planned
The Grady County Hunting and
Fishing Club, which was organized
more than a year ago, will hold its
regular quarterly meeting at Davis
Park, here, tonight, Friday, April
7th, beginning at 7 o’clock and a fish
fry is planned in connection with the
meeting.
Roland Williams, in issuing the call
for the meeting, said:
“All members of the club and ev
eryone interested in the protection of
our game and fish are expected to be
present. We will have plenty of fish
to eat and there will be lots of busi
ness to consider in connection with
plans for this year. We urge everyone
interested in the work of the club to
attend.”
(The club last year offered a reward
of $25 for evidence sufficient to con
vict persons of illegal fishing in the
county and the campaign, Which has
been commended by grand juries, is
said to have done much toward build
ing up sentiment for compliance with
the fishing laws.
AMENDMENT PROPOSAL IS
PUBLISHED.
The state constitutional amend
ment proposal affecting Grady
county, drafted and sponsored by
Rep. R. A. Bell, is published in
full on page eight of The Messen
ger this week.
The text will doubtless be read
\vith much interest.
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