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0 messenger The News It Can Get '/ :; interest to the bits people of of nt v and choice news foun ’ d in the advertisements. 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.” way CAIRO, GRADY COUNTY, GA., FRIDAY, NOV. 28TH. 1941. FOUR MILLS GENERATIONS ' ■ $ i Si i I Q Mi 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 ^ . . 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 • ; ’ j on j r p R Way n . G B Trulockf jL* and Whigham * 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. r - - , 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.