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PJXdY COUNTY
Eria’a tonner County
% sugar cane, collard
f „ne oil farming industries, section. the
diversified
year in advance.
xxxv.
•OSITION DEVELOPING TO
.UDY’S BOND AMENDMENT
ICTIONS RAISED
80DGET CONTROL
4L CONFERENCES here
VE ACTION, IF ANY,
IN DOUBT.
roposal to amend the state
tion so as to authorize Grady
by a vote of its fiscal author
sue bonds to retire- the c-oun
rant or floating indebtedness,
j said to amount to approxi
$100,000, and providing tor
ity to be operated on a “cash
hereafter, this week drew ex
s of strong opposition by var
mty civic leaders,
tmendment proposal is one of
iree to be voted on in the gen
ction on Tuesday, June 6 th,
|roval or rejection of it will be
ped by the state-wide vote—
; alone by the vote thereon in
inty.
proposal, which was published
in The Messenger two weeks
la news item, and which will
ished in full again before the
j, Was drafted and sponsored
1939 Legislature by Rep. R. A.
[ explanation this county. published Rep. Bell, in in the a
31st issue of The Messenger,
to a potential saving to the
of approximately $75,000 over
lar period by the bond provi
f the measure, which would per
Inancing of the indebtedness on
i economical basis and retire
the outstanding indebtedness
stematic manner.
explanation added that the act
Is for the county authorities
ret the vario"s departments of
mty, except the courts and the
Is incident thereto, in esablish
\ “cash basis” operations.
[series of informal conferences
i leaders during the past week,
igetary control feature of the
’e has been referred to as a
) give the County Commission
thority to do away with the
health work, or so cripple the
Department, financially, as to
ph such a result. The budget
litrol provisions were also re
to as a move to make all coun
ters completely subservient to
Mty Commissioners, politically
henv.se, even though they are
by the people the same as the
Commissioners.
public health work in this and
ounties in Georgia is establish
liscontinued by recommenda
V l two successive grand juries
the terms of the Ellis, health
commendation of two success
n d juries here several years
fablished the health unit, which
j r the direction of the County
l°f Health, composed of some
| ive an (Dr. grand A. W. jury Rehberg) chairman, elect
as
Moian of the County Commis
| pt- a nd At the County School Super
nearly every meeting of
r n d jury, an effort has been
P ln(iupe the grand jurors to
r nd discontinuance of the
ut in practically every instance
"d juries have seen fit to
rec
continuance and give praise
^service ■° u nty Commissioners, rendered.
flipping, at their
,5 .he adopted a motion in
clerk of the board to re
( gian,! jury to recommend
_ uance, the published minutes
|°utinued on page ten).
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TEN PAGES
Blind Man Expert at
Job as Mechanic Here
Though almost totally blind,
Mack Mosteller performs his du
ties as mechanic on a job here
in an expert manner and he pro
vokes the admiration of those Who
watch him because of his serious
handicap.
Mr. Mosteller is a brother of
Joe Mosteller, who has a sub-con
tract for grading the approaches
to the new A. C. L. railroad over
pass, in the eastern part of Cairo.
J., G. Attaway Construction Co.
has the contract for the bridge
and the approaches but sub-let the
grading job.
In his work as mechanic, he
has the responsibility of keeping
all of the trucks and other equip
ment in trim—and he appears to
perform his duties, with much
ease, especially when his lack of
eyesight is considered.
The grading of the approaches
was started a feW weeks ago and
will continue for several weeks.
CAIR0ITES TO GO TO
METHODIST MEETING
UNIFYING CONFERENCE AT K.
C. TO HAVE TWO LOCAL
DELEGATES.
No more significant meeting in
Methodism has been held than that of
the Uniting Conference which meets
in Kansas City, Mo., next Wednesday,
April 26th. This meeting will be in
session for a period of from two to
three weeks.
Nine hundred delegates will attend,
representing 9,000,000 Methodists of
the three great divisions of Metho
dism in America, including all mem
bers of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, and Methodist Protestant
Church.
The union of these three religious
denominations as authorized by an
overwhelming vote of these churches
some months ago is to be consummat
ed and actually go into effect upon
the occasion of this Uniting Confer
ence, the purpose of which is to com
plete all details of union.
The two divisions of Methodism
which brought into being the three
branches which are now re-uniting
came in 1828 and in 1844 Those
withdrew to form the Methodist Prot
estant Church in 1828 did so because
their demand for lay representation
in the General Conference was not
granted. However, all three branches
of Methodism now have lay repre
sentation. T,he main issue which sev
ered the Methodist Episcopal Church
in 1844 was slavery. Hence, the main
points of disagreement have been
eliminated, and after a century of div
ision, during which these three Meth
odist denominations have greatly
prospered, there is to be this long
sought for reunion, which will give
to America its .greatest Protestant
denomination.
Among the reasons assigned for the
reunion of these three great branch
es of Methodism five may be mention
ed, as follows: 1. The differences
Which precipitated division have been
settled. 2. Union will eliminate much
waste which has resulted from dupli
cation of organization and question
able rivalry and will make available
for many enterprises of the Kingdom
of God additional millions of dollars
of church funds. 3. All Methodists are
absolutely one in religious doctrine,
and have always been. 4. All branches
of Methodism have approximately the
same program for redemption of the
world. 5. Such a union will mean un
paralleled strength for moral and
spiritual conquest.
United Methodism will have to l 50
gin with 8,000,000 to 10,00, mem
bers, and a total constituency of close
to 20,000,000. These are to bear the
same “family name,” use the same
hymnal gospel and and ritual, the preach same the^ wor same
serve
parish.” Such a constituency wi
speak with a mighty \oice, an is
is needed in a day of such great and
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The Official Organ of Grady County
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CAIRO, GRADY COUNTY, GA., FRIDAY, APRIL 21ST, 1939.
BUSINESS, MARKETS
ITEMS OF INTEREST
TOMATO PLANT SHIPPING IS
STARTED WITH OUTLOOK
GOOD.
The Concord Corporation here this
week opened the 1939 tomato plant
shipping season with the first carlot
shipment of plants by express to a
northeastern point.
The shipments will likely continue
for more than a month with prospects
for a good season. During recent
years, Cairo has become one of the
south’s principal tomato plant ship
ping points and upwards of 100 car
lot shipments by express are made
annually, in addition to thousands of
hampers in smaller lots.
The weather this year, like last
year, has shown a deficiency of rain
| fall, but showers have been spaced
| well so that the plants appear to be
of the usual high quality. Hail that
accompanied a storm in the Live Oak
community north of Cairo two weeks
ago missed some nearby tomato plant
I fields but completely destroyed one
15-acre field of young English peas,
the property of the plant concern.
! A spacious neW packing shed has
been built alongside the Concord Cor
poration’s new food processing plant,
in the western.edge of the business
area, and the tomato plants will be
packed there, hereafter.
The tomato plant shipping will
bring industrial activity here to a
spring peak. The Farmers Peanut
Company’s peanut shelling plant is
continuing shelling later than usual
and the Cairo Tung Oil Mill is con
tinuing its. crushing operations much
later than usual. One local pecan
cleaning and polishing plant is still
in operation and the syrup, pickle,
peanut butter and other industries
continue normal operations.
Conservador Refrigerator Agency
Established.
M. W. Turner Furniture Co., on
South Broad street, here, has been
appointed the exclusive distributing
agency for the Philco line of Conser
vador electric refrigerators, accord
ing to an announcement in the adver
tising columns of this issue by Fer
reil-Wigbt Co., Inc., of Albany, the
wholesale distributors.
The Conservador line of 1 electric re
frigerators, “sold and guaranteed by
the Philco Radio and Television Corp.,”
is rapidly gaining widespread favor
because of the new features embod
ied therein. “Twenty-six per cent more
usaWe space” is the slogan
of purchasers » ew are lin0 invited > w ^ ich to see. Prospective
Rexall One Cent Sale Is
To End Saturday.
The Rexall “one cent sale” at Wight
& Browne, the local Rexall store,
Which opened Wednesday, will contin
ue through tomorrow, Saturday.
Hundreds of thrifty shoppers have
Continued on page ten).
Demonstration Council
To Sponsor a Cooking
School Here May 3-4-5
Miss Doris Nichols, County Home
Demonstration Agent, announced this
wee j { the Grady County Home
Demonstration Council will sponsor
a cooking school at the Legion Home
in Cairo from 1 to 4:30 p. m. on Wed
nesday, Thursday and Friday, May
3rd, 4th and 5th.
There will be no charges for any
thing and all of the ladies of the
county are being urged to attend. The
Home Demonstration Club having the
highest average attendance of mem
bers for the three days will be award
ed a valuable prize Friday afternoon.
Miss Katherine Lanier, of Athens,
a food preservation and preparation
specialist of the Georgia Extension
Service, will be in charge of all the
cooking demonstrations.
demonstrations are to be prac
^cal particularly p for farm women us
ing as nearly as possible commodities
produced in Grady county. The first
afternoon Will be devoted to break
foods Supper foods wil j be fea .
tured during the second afternoon,
Dinner foods, daily menu planning and
aerv j c? w iH be discussed and il
lustrated at the closing session Fri
day afternoon.
REA LINES ARE
BEING SERVED HERE
house-wiring given impetus
AS THOMAS CO. WORK
STARTS.
Noah W. Stanfill, project superin
tendent of the Grady County Electric
Membership Corporation’s rural elec
trification system in this section, said
Thursday that a number of new cus
tomers have been given electric energy
for the first time this week.
Approximately 38 miles of the 116
miles recently constructed by Gibson
& Robinson, of Donalsonville, have
been energized thus far, he said, and
hope was expressed that the remain
der of the lines already built by the
Donalsonville concern can be energiz
ed by May 1st. He added, however,
that energizing of the remainder of
the extensions will depend upon how
fast individual customers act in hav
ing their house-wiring finished and
inspected, repeating that Washington
regulations positively forbid energiz
ing lines until an average of two cus
tomers per mile, or more, are ready
to be served. In nearly every area
where service has not been made
available, some customers are quite
anxious to get service, but indiffer
ence of others is causing delay. House
wiring has. been speeded up during
the past several days, according to
Mr. Stanfill, but some are still slow
in having- their wiring finished and
inspected. Adrian Rosser, of Calvary,
the inspector, should be notified when
wiring jobs are ready for inspection.
The first of the Gibson & Robinson
lines, a 7-mile link east of Cairo, was
energized April 7th, and the -cores
of new customers who have received
service since that time are greatly en
joying the new facilities. Electric
power for the operation of *water sys
terns is being welcomed, generally, as
much or more than the electric lights,
because of the advantages and con
veniences afforded thereby, and al
most everywhere other home improve
ments are being made to accompany
the higher standards of rural life
brought about by electrification.
Announcement was made, also, that
Guy L. Winthrop, of Tallahassee,
Thursday began clearing of the right
of-way for the new Thomas county
lines, 117 miles to serve 363 custo
mers, as a part of the local system.
Staking of the right-of-way has been
in progress since April 10th and stak
ing has been finished on most of the
right-of-way in Thomas county west
of the Ochlocknee river, it is said.
Washington REA approval of the
Winthrop contract.
Right-of-Way clearing began Thurs
day at the Grady-Thomas county line,
east of Cairo, and construction of the
lines will begin there in a few days,
under work order effective Thursday.
The Gibson & Robinson lines, as
originally contracted for, total 116
miles to serve 356 customers, but 33
miles to serve 65 customers in var
ious sections of this county are to bo
added to this concern’s contract, for
immediate construction, according to
plans. With 81.5 miles serving 200
customers already in service, the Gib
son & Robinson contract, with the ad
ditions, and the new Thomas county
lines, Will bring the local system to
347.5 miles to serve 984 customers.
Proposals to add 50 miles in Decatur
county, in the vicinity of Attapulgus,
to serve- 150 customers, would in
crease the system radiating from
Cairo to 397.5 miles serving approx
imately 1,134 customers.
ELDER DAVIS TO ADDRESS
TOWNSEND CLUB.
Announcement has been made that
Elder T. Josh Davis, of Moultrie, a
former resident of Grady county, and
a former member of the Board of
County Commissioners, will address
the local Townsend Club and others
interested at the Courthouse here at
2:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon, April
29th. H- Will come here from Poplar
Springs, where the Primitive Bap
tists w'll be holding their general
meeting, to make the address.
Elder Davis, an excellent speaker,
is expected to set forth in his address
the present status of the Townsend
national recovery act in Congress and
to present his views or. the purposes
of the act, which is aimed to minimize
national distress and poverty and to
establish prosperity throughout the
nation. All are invited to hear him.
THE MESSENGER
Prints Ali 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
EIGHTY MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR
DIPLOMAS HERE THIS YEAR
ItrmrnvpH prOVCU Mail Sprviro
for Cairo Will Be Aim
Officials of the local Chamber of
Commerce and business leaders this
j week have made tentative plans for
j improvements in the mail service in
and out of Cairo.
It has developed that the Albany
Thomasville-Cairo star route service
contract, held by the late I. A. Bag
gett, of Cairo, and now being perform
ed by a temporary substitute, will
expire July 1st. There has been some
hint chat the department may seek to
eliminate this entire service, which is
regarded as most valuable, unless ef
forts are made to retain it This
service provides a morning star route
from Thomasville to Albany, and in
termediate points, and an afternoon
star route from Albany to Thomas
ville and thence to Cairo.
Local leaders have expressed them
selves as not being satisfied with the
present service and tentative plans
are to seek restoration of the late af
(Continued on back page.)
RT. Ill BRIDGE JOBS
TO RECEIVE IMPETUS
RE-BUILDING WOULD OPEN UP
MUCH OF GRADED HIGHWAY
FOR TRAVEL.
The Messenger learned this week
from sources usually reliable that the
re-building of the larger bridges on
Route 111, linking Cairo and the Flor
ida line, via Reno and Calvary, is to
proceed steadily until the jobs are
completed. One large box culvert on
this route Within the city limits has
been finished and officials plan to
push the work of re-building the
bridges at Big Tired and Turkey
creeks, The Messenger has been in
formed.
Completion of these jobs would
open up much of the newly-graded
highway for temporary use and would
eliminate necessity for using the de
tours which is causing considerable
inconvenience. Just how much time
will be required for the bridge jobs
is not known. This work has been held
up for some time.
The grading of Route 111 has pro
gressed southwestWard from Cairo to
a point south of Reno. The remainder
of the right-of-way has been cleared
and all culverts are practically fin
ished.
Clearing and grubbing on the Cairo
Beachton portion of Route 93 contin
ues to advance at a steady pace. Due
to the untiring efforts of county offi
cials and civic leaders, only one piece
of right-of-way on this road has been
left for condemnation, and this pro
ceeding is largely of a friendly na
ture. The Route 111 and Cairo-Beach
ton Work is being done by labor from
the state highway camp here.
Crews are at work building the ap
proaches to the A. C. L. railroad over
pass in Cairo, the bridge having been
completed several weeks ago. No de
lay is anticipated in the opening of
the new north-and-south street to
serve the overpass when the approach
es are finished.
Bryant Co., of Pine Park, has vir
tually completed the post road grad
ing job on the Cairo-Hadley Ferry
road southward from Cairo a distance
of 3.176 miles.
GRADY SOIL VOTE IS 197
FOR, 45 AGAINST.
iGrady ccunty landowners, in
last Saturday’s referendum on
creation of a proposed nine-coun
ty Flint River Soil Conservation
District, favored creation of the
district by a vote of 197 for to 45
against, but The Messenger had
been unable to k#am Thursday
just how the vote was in the en
tire are. A wire query to T. L.
Asbury, state soil conservation
ist, at Athens, failed to get a
reply. Dougherty county's vote
was 98 for to 0 against.
The Whigham district was the
only district in this county to
show a majority vote against
creation of the district.
SINGLE COPIES 5 CENTS
NUMBER 15.
RECORD-SIZE CLASS
OF GRADUATES SEEN
SMITH WILL PREACH SERMON;
GRADUATION EXERCISES
MAY 29TH.
Supt. John S. Herndon, of the Cairo
Schools, announced this week prelim
inary 1939 commencement plans and
stated that a graduating class of rec
ord size will receive diplomas here
this year.
There are seventy-eight and poss
ibly eighty graduates, Supt. Herndon
said. The exact number who will be
eligible to receive diplomas cannot be
determined for a week or two, he add
ed.
The size of the graduatmg classes
has increased steadily from year to
year. Last year, seventy-two students
received diplomas. In 1937, there were
sixty-six graduates, and in 1936 sixty
one satisfactorily completed the pre
scribed course of study, the 1936 class
being the largest up to that time.
Graduating classes of such size rank
the high school here With those in cen
ters somewhat larger than Cairo.
Supt. Herndon said the list of grad
uates and the honor students would
be announced publicly as soon as poss
ible, probably in another week or two,
together with detailed plans for the
eommeriVment programs.
The senior class will present its
play, an operetta, on -Friday evening.
May 26th, to open the commencement
season proper, with preliminary fea
tures prior to that date.
On Sunday morning, May 28th, at
11 o’clock, the Sunday program will
be presented, with the commencement
.sermon by Rev. Wilburn S. Smith,
pastor of the First Baptist Church.
Local ministers rotate regularly to
deliver the commencement sermons
here under a plan adopted some years
ago and it will -be Rev. Mr. Smith’s reg
ular turn this year. Rev. John H.
McKinnon, Jr., pastor of the Presby
terian Church, delivered the sermon
last year and the sermon in 1937 was
by Rev. Leland Moore, pastor of the
Methodist Church.
The class, day exercises Will be at
10 a. m. Monday, May 29th, and the
graduation exercises will be at 8
o’clock that evening. The commence
ment speaker will be announced la
ter.
Supt. Herndon emphasized this
week that all of the programs, includ
ing the graduation exercises, will be
open to the public. Two seats will be
reserved for each of the graduates on
Monday evening. Students have been
asked to occupy the balcony. This
will leave a thousand, or more, seats
available for the public, Supt. Hern
don said.
The Cairo Schools, along 'with the
others in Grady county, were recent
ly faced with a threat of suspension
when the state defaulted on its pay
ments to finance the state program,
but the two local banks came to their
rescue with a loan of approximately
$40,000 to pay teachers’ salaries, and
to enable them to complete their nor
mal term.
ROYALS ON HONOR ROLL
AT EMORY.
Atlanta, Ga., April 20th.—Earl Roy
als, of Cairo, was one of 104 Emory
University students listed on the win
ter quarter honor roll, it was announc
ed this week.
Royals, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
Royals, Was among a group of 62
senior college students to make qual
ifying grades. A graduate of Cairo
High School, he is a junior in the Col
lege of Arts and Sciences at Emory.
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