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year. IN ADVANCE
IE XXXVII.
UT PRODUCERS
;T ON SATURDAY
BUREAU HEAD HEARD IN
"bring organization. flea for an
wd 0 f Grady county peanut
that comfortably filled the
0 f the Courthouse here,
undred in number, last Sat
Rernoon heard a stirring plea
L. Wingate, a Pelham far
k [the i s president of Farm the Georgia Bureau
L American
for farmers to organize
themselves in Washington be
j the advantages that are con
jjeing gained there by organ
ir and industry.
EHHES S
I-: iave rr; s thi h t m r
for oil—and at the close of
;mg enrolled a lrage number
arm Bureau organization.
ho joined and paid their $3
[hip fee were then asked the to
betition to Congress and
partment of Agriculture call
l the Secretary of Agricul
fguarantee the farmer a min
(not less than $100 per ton to
lucer, on U. S. No. 1 Spanish
for oil” in 1942, and they
ip unanimously. The mem
campaign continues until Dec.
I pointed out at the meeting
Idy county farmers have been
jpon to produce 12,740 cares that
Its for oil next year and
acreage the difference in $100
pd the S60 now proposed by
Int officials as a basis for the
[s of this county alone would
BOO, or more.
litigate read telegrams from
i George and Russell, and
[ox, of Georgia, in which they
their best support of the
pn basis, and urged the active
pf the Farm Bureau in behalf
Igher price. It was these tele¬
pat disclosed that Federal of
|ave suggested the $60-a-ton
pich farmers say will not pro
p profit whatsoever for them,
[ease of 72 per cent in the ac
peanuts for oil, it was pointed
palled |y for by the government
urgent domestic needs be
pnial jina shipments of peanut oil
and the Philippine Islands
p are not now anticipated,
pers might be called unpat
I they did not agree to pro
p bested peanuts as requested; still,
price of $60 a ton as
[would K be almost ruinous to
it was claimed.
™gate stressed the great
this time for the farmers to
large organization and cap
rkers on duty in Washington
Xample of the recurring need
ers, as a group, to match
UStry > m thls res P ect ‘ He
, , iterestmgly how farmers,
resented three-fourths of the
pn, have been leaving ninety
a " more of the total national
t / l3 f , 0r and industry, which
! 0n y one-fourth of the
a nd declared forcefully that
ler s must organize and stay
’ d lf the y h °pe to save
0m ru >n—and if they hope to
d their rightful share of the
I. a number of so-called
tive H°"f n,Zati0nS ° f farm_
sai sai( h and they may be al
« th, time has come whe„
“.is ed, 7 to ** wage t0 ° re a ‘ relentless niZe ’ a " d
ZJ7 T exlstence as such.” on
fain Products n have been es
■ and how the government
; »g J Pnces .ni.v for a portion basis for of
t, as a
- eclaring that the farmers
ful agency in Washing
v ork constantly for their
ai fri Bureau oi’ganized in
was
1 said, and is now the largest
Ration a not in the nation, al
h until recently sought
‘ n Ge °rgia and most of the
a hei " states. An Alabama
Jonai President of the group, |
®S)e Coivo itlcsscngcr ♦
TEN PAGES
Defense Unit Planning
a Storm Drill Dec. 4th
Capt. W. J. MoClenny, in charge of
the crack local unit of the State De¬
fense Corps, announced Wednesday
that the members of the local unit
will have a simulated storm drill next
Thursday night, Dec. 4th.
There will .be five short blasts of
the fire whistle two times shortly be¬
fore 8 p. m. next Thursday calling the
members of the unit to the Court¬
house, from which point they will
take up guard posts in various parts
of the city.
Mayor J. B. Warnell, reviewing the
regular drill of the unit again Tues¬
day night, continued his highest
praise for the unit’s excellence in ev¬
ery respect. It has won a reputation
as one of the best, if not the best in
the state.
WSB RADIO SALUTE
to grady dec. 4th
HUNDREDS EXPECTED HERE AT
FREE RADIO SHOW ON NEXT
THURSDAY NIGHT.
Hundreds of persons from all over
Grady county are expected to come to
Cairo next Thursday night, Dec. 4th,
when a special salute broadcast will
be presented at the high school au¬
ditorium beginning at 7:30 o’clock.
(See ad, page 8).
The show will not only be entirely
free—but people are urged to attend
to participate in the broadcast pre¬
sentation by WSB, the Atlanta Jour¬
nal radio station. WSB will bring its
equipment here to transcribe the pro¬
gram, under the direction of Marcus
Bartlett, famed WSB football announ¬
cer—and then at 6:30 p. m. Saturday,
Dec. 6th, the show will he heard over
WSB.
The salute to Grady county is one
of a series to Georgia counties. Many
(local radio fans heard last Saturday
night’s broadcast, an interesting pre¬
sentation recorded in Brunswick,
Glynn county. Tomorrow night, Nov.
29th, at 6:30 p. m., the salute will be
to Calhoun and Gordon county.
A number of good entertainers
are expected to appear on the
show. All of them will be res
idents of this county, making the
broadcast enirely a local perform
a uce. While last Tuesday was
fixed as a deadline for enter¬
tainers to enlist for the perform
ance, the local committee in
charge says that anyone not yet
listed may contact the commit
teeb by next Monday. The com¬
mittee is composed of Secretary
M. L. Mayes, Supt. John S.
Herndon and Mrs. C. A. Curry.
Auditions will be necessary before
Mr. Bartlett just prior to the
Citizens from all over the county
are co-operating to make this one of
the best entertainments ever put on
here All persons who attend wiU
. Presentation,
get to take part in the
I since the program will include ap
| p i ause and possibly mass singing bj
entire audience. Bvwyone « re
que sted to arrive early, so that nec
ess ary preliminary announcement
may , be made before the activities g -
underway. varied .
Music, singing and other
features are included in the salu e
broadcast Brief talks will be made
.
testing by prominent local men and women.
facts about the history
and potentialities of Grady county are
t0 be mentioned.
Mnay peVSOnS Wh ° n
dio show will get to watch trhWSB i
a ra atee
KandIe „„e with all of the
broadcasting ecu,patent No efforts
feeing spared m making th
are highert crttoe.
presentation of the ^
and of which the people o J.
one
coun ty can be proud.
This series of salute programs
being sponsored h, WSB to ae = ,
persons everywhere with the
tages to be found in Georgia. •
5ections of the state ha ^ " ;
values^ adequate^ t . |
their true
ed to the general public, but n will;
pected that this radio sei ies
serve to remedy that situation.
—-- bo
Rev ., s,
Miss Virginia no
Birmingham Southern ’
returned U her ,
Birmingham, has . |
at tew
studies after spending a
home.
The Official Organ of Grady Countj
The man who wandereth out <»i the of advertising shall remain in the congregation of the dead.”
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CAIRO, GRADY COUNTY, GA., FRIDAY, NOV. 28TH. 1941.
FOUR MILLS GENERATIONS
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ABOVE are shown four generations
of the Mills family of Grady county
who assembled here recently for the
funeral of Mr. Willie E. Mills.
The elder man is J. Walter Mills,
who is an esteemed citizen and farmer
of this section, The next younger
man is Rev. D. W. Mills, of Toledo,
Ohio, pastor of the Church of God
ROLL CALI FOR RED
CROSS PROGRESSING
DRIVE IS STILL SHORT OF GOAL
OF 1,000 MEMBERS; WILL
BE CONTINUED.
County School Supt. Wh Muggridge,
who is chairman of the annual roll
call for the Grady county chapter of
the Red Cross, tHfe-week reported en¬
couraging progress from the various
sections of the county toward the 1941
quota of 1,000 members.
He added, however, that the goal is
not yet in sight and that the drive
will be continued through Saturday
week, Dec. 6th, in an effoit to obtain
the number of enrollments called for
by the national headquarters.
Supt. Muggridge said the school of¬
ficials, teachers and students of the
county are responding well to the ap¬
peal and that most of the students are
registering in the Junior Red Cross,
with the teachers joining the senior
organization almost 100 per cent
I P ^ ‘ ^ PJ? ^ ^
t „ ,‘ say/ m
'
^ chapte r chairman
^ been done by the
^ committees but adds that the
J t0 d , ate must be continued
^ ^ , f success achiev _
work Js plalined
C ^ ^ ^ q{ enrolling at
^ ^ members here __ an d with
, t t h e remainder of the t
wiU veac h 400 members /
.
S J a of 1>00 ^ n
^ h not ^
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year is without ^ de u v
chairmen in the * ounty
Cairo may .be
ry J 1 . Mrs. Ralph Gainey; Cental, tJ Miss
Lomse TnJ*. , ^ E i D i no j ^rp, q barn .
Live
^ ^ R A
j. B. Scott; ' Pa wnee, Miss
cf p
c L nnell; Spence,
u’ Turkey 0' b - PP k Mrs. Rov
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j on j r p R Way
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G B Trulockf jL* and Whigham
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Per)
Green * Johnson , is Negro * chairman
Cairo dbfetrict the drive .
FIREMENt CALLED OUT
WEDNESDAY.
-V
Fiiemen he^ e we re called out Wed
at 2 p m. to extinguish a
trash fire ?
No dar na ge was reported.
there, who has been regularly engaged
in pastoral work for the past 16 years.
The next younger man is David W.
Mills, son of the minister who is em¬
ployed by the Wheeling & Lake Erie
Railroad at Toledo, and the child is
David Lynn Mills, his 8-months-old
son. (Photo by Woody).
! PROCTOR URGES TAX
PAYMENTS AT ONCE
ADDITIONAL LEVIES WILL BE
ADVERTISED; PAYMENTS
COME IN STEADILY.
On page 3 of The Messenger this
week, Tax Commissioner T. F. Proc¬
tor has another appeal to the tax¬
payers of Grady county in regard to
state, county and school taxes that
will doubtless be read with interest.
On instructions from state, county
and school officials, Mr. Proctor plans
to proceed with advertising another
batch of levies for past due taxes in
December—but if these delinquents
pay up next week, by Saturday, Dec.
6th, they can save the advertising cost
and other cost incident thereto, in ad
dition to increasing interest charges.
Moreover, the dead line for th£ pay¬
ment of 1941 state, county an<j' school
taxes without extra costas fixed as
Dec. 20th—and that <j&te is rapidly
approaching.
Mr. Proctor a£ l( j County Attorney
R. A. Bell both Reported this week that
delinquents—J&rge tax-payers and
small—are Haying up steadily and
that gratifying results are being ob¬
tained fr/om the collection drive in¬
stituted, recently. Moreover, 1941 taxes
are br,j n g paid at a steady clip, they
said.
CITY VOTING LINKED WITH
COUNTY TAX PAYMENTS.
Cit y officials this week reminded
all white adults in Cairo who desire
to maintain their eligibility as vot
ers for the re £ ular c »ty elections next
year that they must also establish
or maintain their eligibility as coun
-
(Continued on last page).
RECEIVE D
_
Nicholson Horse & Mule Co. Has A
Nice Shipment.
advertised on page 10 of this
issue of The Messenger, Nicholson
Horse 4 M le C , this weeh received
a bi <? lot of P rett y- ^ell-broke Ten
nessee mules.
“They are as pretty a lot of mules
as I ever saw,” said the veteran mule
man, R. L. Nicholson, “and another !
thing about them is that they ‘
iretty
are most reasonably priced, priced <
surprisingly low.” (
Farmers of this section are invited
to see these mules before they’re pick
ed over, whether they wish to buy
just now or not.
TEN PAGES
HOLIDAY IN CAIRO
Thursday Observed As Thanksgiving
With Business Suspension.
When The Messenger went to press
Wednesday, one day earlier than us¬
ual, plans were complete here for the
observance of Thanksgiving Day,
Thursday, as a full holiday, follow¬
ing a custom of long standing.
Many people planned to attend the
union Thanksgiving Day service at the
First Baptist Church Wednesday eve¬
ning, the only formal feature of the
observance here. Many also planned
to see the Cairo gridders conclude
their season in Cordele Thursday af¬
ternoon Avith the game beginning at 2
P. m.
The banks and post office planned
to observe their second Thanksgiv¬
ing Day along with the other busi¬
ness concerns. \
LOCAL ATTRACTIONS
TO DRAW SHOPPERS
CAIRO (MERCHANTS PREPARING
FOR HEAVY CHRISTMAS
TRADE.
Cairo merchants went forward this
week with plans to co-ordinate their
efforts toward assuring the people
of this entire trade territory the ut¬
most in shopping opportunities for
the Christmas trade season now at
hand.
In accordance with the recommenda¬
tions of a merchats’ meeting last
week, holiday stocks will ,go on dis¬
play immediately.
A committee composed of B. W.
Mauldin, chairman, J. A. Collins, W.
B. Roddenbery, Jr., and J. N. Harvey
is at work on all general lighting ac¬
tivities. The committee, working with
members of the City Council, confer¬
red with District Manager E. J. Wil¬
lis, of the Georgia Power & Light
Co., Wednesday morqing. and it ap¬
peared at that conference that there
is still some doubt as to whether or
not cities in the area where power
uses are restricted will be permitted
to have Christmas street lights until
a few days before Christmas. Since
Cairo is not actually in the restricted
area, and since both Tallahassee and
Thomsville are certain to have such
lights as usual, the merchants say
they will insist upon such lights for
Cairo. Some city officials appeared
ready Wednesday afternoon to lead a
movement for immediate erection of
the lights so that they can be turned
on beginning early in December. The
street lights here burned nightly from
Dec. 7th through Christmas night last
year. It is certain that there will be
no restrictions on home and yard light
ing, for which another contest is
planned.
Another committee, composed of
,
W. L. Oliver, chairman, Jake Poller,
Walter Williams and Aris Mixon, was
named to arrange the necessary fi¬
nances for the merchants’ trade pro¬
motion program, including trade tick¬
ets for the Cairo Christmas Trade
Cash Dividend Days.
To handle the Cairo Christmas
Trade Cash Dividend Days awards
themselves, on Dec. 13th, 20th and
23rd, the following committee was
named: W. J. McClenney, chairman,
Henry Hester, Jr., Walter Dodson and
H. P. Cook.
On the advertising committee, M. L.
Mayes is chairman, and the follow¬
ing others were named to assist
him: J. L. Oliver, Curtis Gandy and
L. A. Powell.
The merchants last week voted to
extend Santa Claus an invitation to
Cairo in person again as often
as possible during the Christmas
trade season—and Santa’s reply is
expected next week.
Cairo Christmas Trade Cash Divi¬
dend Days tickets will be made avail
ble for participating merchants to
give to their customers on cash pur¬
chases of a stipulated amount and
above. Persons employed by local
retail mercantile firms, or members
of their families, will not be elig¬
ible for such tickets, however, accord¬
ing to the plan. Tickets will be given
beginning Dec. 6th.
Mr. and .'Mrs. C. F. Walker, of Sar
asota, Fla., formerly of Cairo, return
ed to their home Tuesday after spend
ing about ten days here with relatives
friends—and attending to busi
ness.
I•
GRADY COUNTY
Is Georgia’s Banner County
the hub of its okra, sugar cane, col*
lard seed and tung oil industries, the
original diversified farming section.
SINGLE COPIES. 5 CENT9
NUMBER 40.
BUSINESS, MARKETS
ITEMS OF INTEREST
POSTAL RECEIPTS HERE SHOW
INCREASE OF MORE THAN
11 PER CENT.
Figures announced Wednesday by
Assistant Postmaster E. E. Hurst re¬
veal that receipts at the Cairo post
office are currently running approx¬
imately 11% per cent above the same
period last year. Postal receipts are
regarded as one of the most depend¬
able barometers of general business
conditions—and this healthy increase
indicates that the general business
conditions in this community are
somewhat better than they were last
year.
Mr. Hurst said that the receipts for
1941 through Nov. 25th totalled $20,
Old, an increase of $2,118 above the
$18,495 total for the same period last
year. The totals in all recent years
have shown a steady increse to set new
all-time records each year.
The wholesome conditions indicated,
it is said, foretell a big Christmas
trade volume here.
NEWSY BUSINESS. MARKETS
PARAGRAPHS.
jf The first heavy frost of the fall
was reported throughout this section
Wednesday morning, following two
light frosts several days ago. The un¬
official low Wednesday morning was
36 degrees and the resulting heavy
frost did no immediately noticeable
damage to sugar cane, although some
tender vegetation was killed. A tem¬
perature of 30 degrees or less for
several hours is usually necessary to
-damage sugar cane. While cane grow¬
ers in this section, as a rule, began
making syrup earlier this fall than
in years, many are still two or thre^
weeks from finished. Almost every¬
one is now set to guard against a
frost or freeze that will be damaging
to. cane.
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,
The change to colder here again
Sunday night came without any ap¬
preciable rainfall, and winter crops,
particularly turnips, arc needing rain
badly. While there is a rainfall de¬
ficiency in this section, well-spaced
showers until recently prevented any
serious crop damage thus far.
]| Final Federal announcement on
government crop conservation pay¬
ments to farmers this week revealed
Grady county farmers received a to¬
tal of $46,369.91 in 1940. Some lead¬
ers said the total should have been
two or three times that figure with
full co-operation in the program such
as was reported for many other coun¬
ties.
Robt. K. Smith, AAA adminis¬
trative officer here, urges all farm¬
ers in the county to come by his of¬
fice at once and get their 1942 farm
allotments, telling them how much of
each crop they can plant without pen¬
alty. This should be attended to at
once, he said.
Dr. F. S. Carr, the busy local
veterinarian, is now in charge of the
Cairo Livestock Auction Co., Inc.,
here, where co-operative sales are
conducted every Tuesday at 2:30 p.
m., and at other times when desirable.
The weekly sales at this agency have
been showing a steady increase re¬
cently, indicating increasing support
by producers.
PRICES BEING PAID FOR
PRODUCE HERE.
Following are the prices being paid
here Wednesday for various items of
produce—the prices being given a#
information, .sufbject to quick change
and not guaranteed:
Peanuts:
Spanish, No. 1, ton .... $90
Runners, No. 1, ton $80
Cotton, middling, lb. 16%c
Cotton Seed, ton. . . . $55
Eggs, yard run, doz. 36c
No. 1, infert., white, doz. . 39c
Hens, colored, lb. . 14c
Fnyers, colored, lb 19c
Turkeys, lb. . . . 23c - 25c
NYA OFFICE TO OPEN ONLY
3 DAYS A WEEK.
Until further notice the Cairo NYA
office will be opened only on Tues¬
days, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Anyone desiring infrmation or who
would like to make application, please
do so no the above named days.
ANNE MIZELL, Area
Personnel Supervisor.