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BUY U. s. WAR
BONDS!
| A YEAR. IN ADVANCE
VOLUME XXXVIII.
VPB OFFICIAL WILL TALK I
X0 FARMERS TOMORROW
DOD CROPS TO GET
emphasis this year
[0M as F. hintze will come
HE RE JAN. 9TH TO TALK
ON FOOD CROPS.
Lfarm ly leaders here and through¬
(jjg state this week continued to
mphasize the great importance of
Iroducing all of the war-essential
Ld Lmcement crops possible in 1943, an
L was made locally that
[f e will be an important meeting
farmers of this area here tomor
L Saturday, Jan. 9th.
I [ourthouse- The meeting will be held at the
beginning promptly at
p. m. and a feature of the meet
L will be a talk by Thomas F.
Intze, an official of the War Pro
Juction Board in Atlanta, who will
pscuss L-essential plans for the production of
food crops during the
Ling ye ar. The meeting was post
kned from Jan. 2nd until Jan. 9th
tenable Mr. Hintze to be here,
ince he is expected to give an of
icial slant to some of the Federal
hvernment’s emphasis upon pro
kction Lstuffs of all the war-essential
possible in 1943.
While the meeting will be spon
tred by Concord Corporation and
Kal agencies (see ad, page eight),
I is expected to be of quite gen
tei interest.
ickling Cucumber
icreage Js Now Being
Contracted For 1943
Cairo P ; 'kle Co. D now offering
s libers 1943 for contract pickles for in graving Soutiv cu
many
est Georgia counties.
Tie contract this year is higher
pall three grades than was paid
pyear. And it reports the re
psts from growers that acreage
preserved for them is the heav
sl of any year to date.
Hie income per acre of pickling
numbers last year was generally
tisfactory to the grower, and it
believed that with still higher
ices being paid, this early cash
>P will be even more satisfactory
1943 .
pe contract provides that the
pie N the Co. prices' pay in cash on delivery,
in the contract are
kanteed prices for the yield of
I 6 vines. Since pickling cucumbers
f e a quick crop, and two crops can
[made on fit the same land, it makes
F crop in splendidly with the
r Program to produce an in
psed amount of food on every
phe per Pickle Co. asks that every
who possibly can to con
F for these cucumbers for
pies, because a heavy acreage
r he needed to help supply the
P large quantity the War De
Pment is buying each month for
r arme d forces. Cairo Pickle Co.
I shipping many cars each month
I I the armed forces, and expects |
|^P about a hundred cars or
during 1943 to be eaten by our
r ers and sailors. A large acreage
r needed for this purpose.
‘ 0 doubt those farmers in Grady
*he other counties of South
Sia who grew these cucumbers
.
^ pleased to know that pickled
^®bers ,en ioyed from by their farms are be- of
many thousands
lers - sailors and marines who
e U P our magnificent armed
es > who are battling so cour
‘ Us ly for freedom and a better
nd.
,' ?l many friends of Mrs. R. V.
r Sr., will be interested to
that she is convalescing from
<er Painful sprain which she
j, re d several days Hope is
. es ago.
sed that she will steadily re
Sood health.
\ F. W. Roebuck has been
' n S this week in Atlanta on
‘ a business secretary of the
as
; Association of Optome¬
As secretary of the state as
a ° n he has also been editor of
,
eoi-gia Optometrist, the bi
m agazine of the associa-
®l)t Cairo messenger n h ♦
The Official Organ of Grady County.
The man who v/andereth out of the way of advertising shall remain in the congregation of the dead."
CAIRO. GRADY COUNTY. GA., FRIDAY, JAN. 8TH. 1943.
NEW GOVERNOR
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ELLIS ARNALL
Attorney-General of Georgia, who
will on next Tuesday become Gov¬
ernor of Georgia, succeeding fiery
Governor Eugene Talmadge, whom
he defeated in a spirited primary
last September. The incoming Gov¬
ernor’s home is at Newnan.
The Legislature will convene for
its biennial session, also, but no
spectacular developments are antic¬
ipated therein. No extensive pro¬
gram of legislation is planned and
Mr. Arnall has pledged himself
against new taxes.
BUSINESS, MARKETS
ITEMS OF INTEREST
(citizens bank has annual
i MEETING; OFFICERS APE *
* RE-ELECTED.
The Citizens Bank here had its
annual meeting at the offices of the
bank last Monday afternoon.
Reports to the stockholders’
meeting, held first, showed that the
bank has had a most successful
year in every way and that it con¬
tinues in a most excellent condition.
After a six per cent stock dividend
was declared, $2,500 was added to
the surplus account and $2,250 was
added to the reserve funds after all
taxes, etc., were provided for. The
reports showed the bank during
1942 handled sales of War Bonds to¬
talling more than $80,000 for its cus¬
tomers and friends, in addition to
.liberal purchases by the bank itself.
December sales of War Bonds by the
bank totalled more than $15,000,
alone, and sales for January through
Monday totalled more than $9,000.
The condensed statement of con¬
dition of the bank as of Dec. 31st,
which appears on page four of this
issue with a special message accom
panying it, reveals a substantial
gain in deposits during the year and
that the bank is in a highly liquid
state. The statement and message
W ni doubtless be read with much
interest. re-elected
The stockholders then
r, a. Bell, P. W. Bussey, A. C. Dick
Ira Higdon, Sr., J. C. Min ter, F.
e y j Wight direc
A Richter and J. S. as
tors and added John B. Wight to
the board. G. Maynard Smith and
Alvin B. Wight have moved away
and were not re-elected for that rea
son. subsequent
The directors at their
meeting, re-elected the officers as
follows: president and
Ira Higdon, Sr.,
chairman of board;
J. S. Wight, executive vice-presi
dent; vice-president and j
j. C. Minter,
cashier; assistant
Miss Eileen Bussey,
cashier; (Buddy) Hill,
Henry Hampton
book-keeper; and
Miss Cleo Harrell, utility.
NEWSY business, markets
paragraphs.
If Most people thought it was
colder—but the local voluntary
weather observers reported officia
low temperatures of 29 degre
Tuesday morning and 28 Ae b
Wednesday morning. Cairo
H Elsewhere? in this issue
(Continued on page five).
DRAFT BOARD
RECLASSIFIES GROUP
ALL OF 53 MEN ARE
ACCEPTED AND HAVE
RETURNED.
The Local Draft Board has re¬
classified another group of Grady
county Selective Service registrants
and names as released appear be¬
low, only the names and new class¬
ifications being listed.
It was learned unofficially this
week that nearly all of the 53 men
recently sent for final examination
were accepted and have returned to
begin service.
Following are the names of those
announced as having been reclassi¬
fied, only the new classification be¬
ing listed:
Freddie D. Daniels, 2-C.
Albert Garland, 2-C.
Samuel Randels, 2-C.
Henry Holton, 2-C.
James T. Ritter, 2-C.
John R, Holton, 2-C.
Waldo H. White, 2-C.
Thomas S. Maxwell, 2-C.
William Albritton, 2-C.
Robert E. Williams, 2-C.
Henry D. Dollar, 2-C.
John P. Anderson, 3-A-4.
Rosel Simpson, 4-F.
James C. Minter, 4-F.
Onia Addison, 4-F.
Milner Walden, 4-F.
James Jones, 4-F.
Emett Maxwell, 1-A.
Joe Guyton, 1-A.
Rogevelt Bush, 1-A.
Jack>b Maynor, 1-A.
Abner Hunter, 1-A.
James Perry, 1-A.
Eddie Franklin, 1-A.
George Daniels, 1-A.
Theron Thomas, 1-A.
Isom Daniels, 1-A.
Justice C. Gordon, 1-A.
William Crawford, 1-A.
L. C. Wright, 1-A.
Willie C. Davis, 1-A.
Curtis C. Smith, 1-A.
Curtis Bradshaw, 1-A.
Renzer Bell, 1-A.
Villie Copeland, 1-A.
Huston Jones, 1-A.
Howard Thrower, Jr., 1-A.
Palmer G. Bryant, 1-C.
Olen M. Clark, 1-C.
Jessie O. Houston, 2-A.
Billie J. Parker, 2-C.
Jayfus Mills, 2-C.
Leo F. Harris, 2-C.
James A. Harris, 2-C.
Howard G. Oates, 2-C.
Ira L. Godwin, 2-C.
R. C. Jones, 2-C.
Elmer Vicks, 2-C.
James E. Autry, 2-C.
Cecil C. Connell, 2-C.
Perry Simmons, 2-C.
Frank W. Roebuck, 3-A-4.
Lucius M. Dyal, 3-A-4.
Lonnie L. Cannon, 3-B.
Sammie Williams, 4-A.
Jack Thomas, 4-A.
Joseph N. Daniels, 4-D.
Richard Caldwell, 4-F.
Walter Hampton, 4-F.
Will Mathis, 4-H.
Mack Metcalf, 4-H.
Oscar Mitchell, 4-H.
Floyd Mango, 4-H.
Thomas Thomas, 4-H.
Scott J. McCall, 4-H.
Sidney L. Stinson, 1-A.
J. G. Brock, 1-A.
Thomas A. Gandy, 1-A.
William Jackson, Jr., 1-A.
Rudolph Jackson, 1-A.
(Continued on page seven).
NO MORE NEW SUBSCRIPTIONS
CAN BE ENTERED NOW!
Press dispatches from Washington a few days ago contained
this important news: “The War Production Board today ordered
of print in 1943 cut back , to the ,, ton¬
every newspaper’s use produce its paper net paid circulation, a formula
nage used in 1941, to newsprint consumption by estimated
which reduces nation-wide an
10 per cent.”
While the full effect of this action on The Messenger cannot
vet be definitely ascertained, this and other existing conditions
have made it necessary for us to discontinue entering new sub¬
scriptions, effective immediately, until further notice. Such dis¬
continuance was mentioned as a probability in this space two weeks
ago. cent
The Messenger’s- circulation has increased about 50 per
during the past year, and is now around 2,000, which is consider
ablv the largest in our 38-year history. Naturally, we want to keep
our circulation around this figure but we all should comply pa¬
triotically with the various wartime regulations, whatever the cost.
Discontinuance of entering new subscriptions means that we
cannot re-enter subscriptions that have or will expire When a
subscriber permits his or her subscription to expire, and the paper
is discontinued, no renewal can be permitted so long as the present
' rule against new subscriptions is in effect.
Every paper or wrapper carries the date of the expiration of
the subscription so that each subscriber may have this . information .
weekly As has been the custom for several months, we will con¬
tinue to mail ONE, and only one, subscription statement to sub¬
scribers before discontinuance. Let us warn all subscribers, how¬
ever, to exercise necessary care to keep their subscription paid in
advance.
We respectfully ask your co-operation.
THE PUBLISHERS.
ADMINISTRATION OF |
CITY IN NEW HANDS
CAIRO HAS NEW MAYOR AND 2
NEW MAKES COUNCILMEN; MAYOR j
STATEMENT.
The administration of the City of
Cairo municipal government
changed Jan. 1st, last Friday, with
W. H. Robinson succeeding Dr. J.
B. Warnell as Mayor and two
changes on the City Council. Wal¬
ter Williams has succeeded Alvin
B. Wight as Councilman-at-large
and J. C. Minter has succeeded Al¬
bert Walker from the second ward.
Councilman A. A. McNeill, from the
first, H. E. McKinnon, from the
third, and R. R. Van Landingham,
from the fourty ward, continued in¬
to two-year terms, as did Mrs. Wal¬
ter L. Wight, Clerk and Treasurer.
These officials took the oath of
office Thursday afternoon, Dec. 31,
but other than for Mayor Robinson
presiding at Mayor’s Court last
Monday the Mayor and Council did
not officially get down to business
until Thursday (last) night, when
the first formal meeting was held.
At that meeting, Mayor Robinson
made his inaugural address, which
follows, in connection with the
standing Council committees which
he announced therein;
“GENTLEMEN OF THE COUNCIL;
“At the beginning of the year we
are entering a period, as everyone
knows, of great uncertainty, on ac¬
count of conditions brought about
by the war. This is a very serious
age in which we are living, The
stress of the times will demand of
each, and everyone of us, the very
best of our qualities which is in our
power to render.
“While it is not my purpose to
picture our duties as dark, hazar¬
dous, or impossible, though, I do
say, the duties that we have before
us, will demand of us, from time
to time, as we travel through the
administration, our very best
thought, unreservedly given. As we
have been chosen, by the people, to
meet around this council table, and
run their affairs, shows that they
have confidence in us to do the job.
It is an obligation that is deep, in
all of its meaning, and from every
angle.
“I believe I know you gentlemen
well enough to say, that it is my
opinion that you will not short¬
change ,the people, by reserving, for
your own affairs, time, thought, and
your best talents, of which a gen
erous supply belongs to the people.
We will make the administration a
success by our best efforts, or we
will make it a failure by lack of
the proper effort, and it will take
every one doing their very best.
For you to get the grasp of what we
mean, we will picture it this way.
You have been elected, as we might
term it, as directors to help run a
business, showing assessed valua¬
tions, both real and personal, of
(Continued on last page).
SINGLE COPIES. 5 CENTS
NUMBER 50.
‘WE’RE NOT YET WINNING
THE COLONEL SAYS
NEW CAIRO MAYOR
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prominent local seedsman and pe¬
can dealer, and civic and Sunday
School leader, who on last Friday
became Mayor of Cairo for a two
year term, Two new Councilmen
took office with him with three oth¬
ers continuing into new two-year
terms.
Mayor Robinson was nominated
largely on a “clean up” campaign
platform.
SUNDAY BLAZE HERE
DOES MUCH DAMAGE
BUSINESS SECTION VISITED BY
FIRE; FIREMEN HAVE
45-MINUTE FIGHT.
The Mize building on North
Broad St. here, in the main busi¬
ness section, was visited by fire last
Sunday afternoon that for a time
threatened to involve an entire
block of stores—but firemen ex
tinguished it in a 45-minute fight.
The overhead of the second floor
at the southwestern corner of the
building was discovered ablaze just
at 2 p. m. and in a short time fire
men had several streams of water
pouring through the upper rear
windows, Since the blaze started
and was confined almost altogether
to the second floor overhead, be¬
tween the ceiling and metal roof, it
was very difficult to reach. Only
after two hose were carried atop
the A. & P. store* next to the south,
could firemen extinguish the fire.
Thousands of gallons of water pour¬
ed into the building did extensive
water damage.
An official investigation disclosed
that the fire actually originated be¬
tween the ceiling and roof above
Woody’s Studio and defective wir¬
ing was definitely excluded as a
cause, leaving investigators to be
lieve that the fire was started by
rats.
E. Woody, owner of the photo¬
graphic studio, sustained an unin¬
sured loss of more than $1,000. He
had more than $400 worth of work
in process that was destroyed. How
ever, his studio camera, a No. 2
11x14 Eastman which he prizes very
highly, was not extensively dam¬
aged. He had been in his studio
an hour and a half before the blaze
was discovered.
The other second floor tenants,
the Local Draft Board and Attorney
Jeff A. Pope, sustained consider¬
able damage, but valuable records j
of the former were not destroyed,
Attorney Pope’s damage was in
sured.
On the street floor, Whidden’s
Groceteria & Market sustained wa¬
ter damage to the stock of more
than $2,000 and in the Cairo U
Save-It, owned and operated by
Lannis Nicholson, there was a small¬
er amount of insured damage by
water. The J. J. Sapp Grocery, in
the basement floor at the rear of the
building, sustained some damage,
also.
The building, owned by Ellis Mize,
of Fairbanks, Fla., a native of than this j
county, was damaged more
$2,000, the damage being cohered
(Continued on page four).
BUY U. S. WAR
BONDS!
C. OF C. DINNER MEET
HELD TUES. NIGHT
OFFICER SAYS COMPLACENCY
GREATER POTENTIAL ENEMY
THAN NAZIS, JAPS.
“We are not yet even winning the
war, and it will be a long, hard
Struggle that will demand back¬
breaking sacrifices, and plenty of
blood and tears,” Colonel R. E. L.
Choate, commanding officer of the
Army Air Field at Bainbridge, told
the annual membership dinner
meeting of the local Chamber of
Commerce at the Woman’s Club
last Tuesday evening.
The meeting, called one of the
most brilliant and most inspiring of
the 17 such yearly occasions that
have been arranged here, was at¬
tended by a representative group of
some 125 Chamber of Commerce
members, their wives and lady
friends, and out-of-town guests.
“I am often asked, ‘Which do you
consider our greatest enemy, the
Japs or the Germans?’ ” Colonel
Choate said, continuing: “The
answer to that question would be
most difficult, but I do say that
complacency (inner satisfaction) on
the part of our own people is a
greater potential enemy than either
the Japs or the Germans.
“We have every reason to be con¬
fident, but we should not permit
ourselves to become too optimistic,"
the high Army officer declared in
emphasizing that victory is still a
long way off and that indifference
on the part of the American people
will only prolong the conflict.
Colonel Choate devoted the first
half of his thrilling and highly in¬
formative address to “The Organiza¬
tion Of the Army Air Forces,” this
part of his address not being releas¬
ed for publication. But he concluded
with many timely suggestions to
civilians as to their vital part of the
war effort. He was heard with great
interest.
Other suggestions were, briefly:
Buy all the War Bonds possible;
gather and turn in all the scrap
possible; co-operate fully with offi¬
cers of nearby military centers in
providing entertainment for sol
diers and in supplying books, mag¬
azines and facilities for recreation
of soldiers; co-operate to the fullest
in producing as many war-essential
food crops as. possible; report to
proper authorities any who are
found to be enemies of our govern
ment; and support the President to
the fullest.
Colonel Choate was introduced by
President A. B. Conger, of the
Bainbridge-Decatur County C. of C.
Accompanying these men here were
their wives and Secretary J. M.
Hughes, of the Bainbridge C. of C.,
formerly of Cairo. Mr. Hughes, in a
brief talk, stated that it was his 17th
participation in local occasions of
the kind.
The committee in charge arranged
a delightful program, including an
enjoyable dinner of five courses
prepared and served by one of the
local classes in home economics
under Miss Nell Wood. Patriotic
decorations and group singing of
patriotic songs added much to the
occasion.
President Louis A. Powell, of the
local C. of C., was toastmaster and
Secretary M. L. Mayes presented
the out-of-town guests. President
Powell, in a talk, reviewed the work
0 f the past year and recommended
that the slogan for the new year be
“Winning the <war on the home
front in 1943.” He declared contin¬
ued active support of the organiza¬
tion most essential to the future
welfare of Cairo and Grady county.
He read the names of 11 members
who have gone into the armed
forces.
R. A. Bell, chairman of the nom¬
inating committee, presented the
nominations including that of Mr.
Powell for a second term as presi¬
dent and he was unanimously re¬
elected. John Wight was named
fi rs t vice-president and W. M. Ty
son was chosen second viee-presi
dent. H. E. McKinnon and R. R
(Continued on last page).