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Established January 15th, 1904.
Entered as second-class matter
January 14, 1904, at the Post Office
at Cairo, Ga., under the act of March
|rd, 1879.
F. J. WIND, Editor from May 1st,
1004 to September, 1922.
H. H. WIND, Editor and Manager.
L. A. POWELL, Associate Editor.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
(Payable in Advance)
One Year _ $1.50
Six Months 75c
m
In notifying us of change of ad¬
dress, it is very important that you
give both the old and new addresses.
Do not wait for the Post Office to
report changes to us, as this puts
extra expense on us.
Advertising rates reasonable and
made known on application.
Copy for advertisements must be
/ In the hands of the printer not later
than 9 a. m.. Wednesday morning of
tha week of publication.
MORE RATIONING?
People ave funny, aren’t they?
And government officials are just
people, too.
Soon after the start of the war,
people feared a shortage of sugar
and many bought it in large quan¬
tities. That made rationing neces¬
sary to assure an equitable distribu¬
tion. Abnormally heavy consumer
buying largely brought on coffee
rationing. Rationing of canned
goods, which will start March 1st,
has been foreseen well in advance
as a necessity because about half
Of the supply is being set aside for
government needs, but abnormally
heavy buying of these items has
been noted for some time.
Shoe rationing was inaugurated
With apparently a minimum of ad¬
vance notice. Its inauguration was
an improvement over previous ef¬
forts of this kind. But shoe polish
concerns had been advertising for
some time that shoe rationing might
become necessary and even Federal
Officials had said frequently that
Shoe rationing was a probability.
Such advertising and statements
caused abnormally heavy buying of
shoes. Now the same is true of
clothing, generally, and mob psy¬
chology is causing abnormally
heavy buying of clothes.
We think the Office of War In¬
formation should prohibit, forth¬
with, all advertising references that
rationing of any product might be¬
come necessary and all similar
Statements by public officials, high
and low. Aren’t we going to “learn
some sense” on shortages of con¬
sumer goods before rationing of
everything becomes necessary? Or
is general rationing the aim of the
government?
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Don’t go to get your War Ration
Book No. 2 next Wednesday, Thurs
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day or Friday without taking War
Ration Book No. 1—and tell others
they cannot be admitted without
No. 1. Also, everyone can save time
by filling out a Consumer Declara¬
tion blank before going to the reg¬
istration site. Compliance with
these suggestions will save time and
minimize confusion for all.
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Congress needs to settle the Fed¬
eral income tax matter quickly so
as to avoid untold confusion. Most
people are willing to pay what is
gxpected of them but they don’t
want to pay extra for congressional
fiddling.
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Yes, we warned last week that
winter was not over. And a drop to
20 degrees followed Monday. Huh!
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BIBLE VERSE
"Pray without ceasing." I Thess.
5:17. (Read James 5:11-16).
WAR RATION BOOK 2
WILL BE ISSUED
NEXT WEEK.
Plans are practically complete lo¬
cally for the issuance of War Ra¬
tion Rpok No. 2—and for Grady
countians the registration for the
new books will take place next
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
Feb. 24th, 25th and 26th, at all of
the county’s 14 white schools and
at the Negro schools at Beachton
and Cairo. The 16 sites will be open
these three days from 9 a. m. to 6
p. m.
As usual with such Federal war
functions, definite and complete in¬
formation on what will be necessary
js late being disseminated and plans
for the registration have necessarily
been made rather hastily. However,
everyone who will be working at
the various registration sites will be
doing the best they can and per¬
sons who go to the sites to register
and obtain War Ration Book No. 2
should by all means be patient, at¬
tentive to the requirements and co¬
operative to the fullest extent. Is¬
suance of the books is admittedly a
huge task, which Federal officials
first said would require two full
weeks, and all site staffs are to be
volunteer workers rendering a pa¬
triotic service. Courtesy and a full
understanding of all the existing
circumstances on the part of every¬
one are essential if the job is to be
done satisfactorily.
Persons who learn of the
tion plans and requirements are
urged to tell as many others as
possible since the newspapers are
being relied upon chiefly to con
vey the necessary information to
people, generally. A thorough read¬
ing of this issue and of printed mat
ter distributed through the schools
will provide much information.
It is expected that one person will
register for each family. Unless the
person designated to handle the ap¬
plications for the family has a War
Ration Book No. 1 (the sugar-cof¬
fee book) for each of the persons to
be applied for, he or she will not
gain admission to the registration
site. It is important that as many
as possible apply before the last
day; that is, that as many as poss
ible apply next Monday and Tues
day.
Next most important is the fill¬
ing out of the Consumer Declara¬
tion (For Processed Foods and Cof¬
fee). A blank appearing elsewhere
in The Messenger may be used for
the entire family (if eight in num¬
ber or less) and similar blanks may
be available from other sources.
These blanks should be filled out
in advance of going to the registra¬
tion site, if possible.
Following the general certificate,
the Consumer Declaration blank
calls for the number of pounds of
coffee owned (for all for whom ap¬
plication is being made) on Nov. 28,
1942, minus one pound for each per¬
son included in the declaration
whose age as stated on War Ration
Book No. 1 is 14 years or older. If
one pound or less per person was
owned on the date named the ans
wer for , this ... blank . would ,, , be None. „
If more than one pound per person
was owned on the date named the
quantity must be stated. A false
statement or representation on this
or any other such rationing mat¬
ter subjects the offender to a max-'
imum of 10 years’ imprisonment,
$10,000 fine, or both. Everyone was
warned last November that this in¬
formation on coffee would be nec
essary.
After the number of persons in¬
cluded is shown, the next question
is the number of cans, bottles and
jars (8-ounce size or larger) of com
mercially packed (NOT including
home packed) canned fruits, vege
tables, juices and soups, chili sauce
and catsup owned on Feb. 21st,
1943, minus five for each person in¬
eluded in declaration. If the num- !
her of cans, bottles and jars is less j
than five per person, the answer;
would be “None.” If more than five
per person, the excess quantity'
must he stated
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Then the names of the persons 1
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applied for must be listed, together
with the number of War Ration
Book No. 1 for each. The declara¬
tion must be signed by the person
making the application, with ad¬
dress. Proper preparation of a Con¬
sumer Declaration blank in ad¬
vance of going to the registration
site will save time and work for all
concerned.
The other procedures for persons
making application can be followed
on instructions received at the reg¬
istration sites. War Ration Book No.
2 will be needed for purchases of
items listed beginning March 1st
and necessary information on how
to use the new books can be got¬
ten from this issue and from leaf¬
lets distributed to all applicants as
they depart from the registration
sites.
Have you planned or planted
your Victory Garden, yet? If not,
the time is here.
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* INTERESTING COMMENT *
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WHAT’S GOING ON?
Atlanta Journal:
Governor Arnall’s salutatory to
the new staff officers of the High
way Patrol consisted of a few well
chosen words which merit wide dis¬
semination. He said:
“I want all politics eliminated
! f rom th e state Highway Patrol. Any
. man talking politics, soliciting cam
paign funds or hauling political lit¬
erature must be fired, even though
j he might be trying to help me. I
don’t want to hear of any patrol
j cars hauling around the present
Governor, any former Governor or
any other politician. I want this
aimless traveling over the highways
stopped right now.
“If you arrest anybody who
claims to be close to me, don’t call
me up about it. Be hard on them.
| They ought not to embarrass me by
j violating the law, if they are my
friends.
“Check the payrolls closely. Weed
out the dead timber. Do everything
you can to make the Highway Pa¬
trol efficient and economical.”
What’s going on in Georgia, any¬
way? No $5,000 a year bodyguard
for , the Governor; no patrol cars
flitting hither and yon on personal
errands; no hauling of heelers and
hecklers, voters and spotters; no
j discharges of patrolmen who make
the blunder of giving traffic tickets
to the wrong people. Can it be that
Georgia is about to become again a
State of Enlightenment?
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* CAIRO 15 YEARS AGO. *
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FEB. 24TH, 1928.
Judge R. C. Bell, of Cairo, was
boomed for the place as Federal
Judge of the Middle District of
Georgia held by Judge W. J. Tilson.
Mrs. Alice Rogers Oliver, 76, a
beloved resident of Cairo for many
years, passed to her reward.
A . charter , .
was granted for the
new $100,000 Thomas - Robinson
Lumber Co. in Cairo.
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All eight candidates in the March
7th run-over county primary
mained in the race.
state ^ ans school weie census completed to be taken for the in
Grady county
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ed ,^ a e special ^ a ^ 01 city anc * Council in authoriz
census connec
tion with the state school census.
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* CAIRO 30 YEARS AGO. *
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FEB.' 21ST, 1913.
Bryan Bell, a Cairo school lad, I
won a free trip to Washington to
see the inauguration of President
Woodrow Wilson in an Atlanta
Journal subscription contrast.
g^Tas greeted lyTLge ltd
ience as another attraction on
Cairo’s lyceum course,
Supt. G. C. Bowden delightfully
entertained the members of his
faulty at the home of Mrs. R. L.
Van Landingham.
Mayor W. J. Willie assigned the
mem bers of the City Council to
% ar ' ous stan ding committees and
the chairmanship of the
light and water commit
for himself.
THE CAIRO MESSENGER- FRIDAY, FEB. 19TH, 1943.
WANT ADS
IMPORTANT—Want Ads are accepted for 10
cents per line for first insertion and 6 cents
a line for every insertion after the first, lines
averaging six words. There is a minimum
charge of 30 cents, and charges for all Want
Ads are payable strictly in advance except
where a person has a regular account.
FOR SALE.—Good quality okra
seed; price right. Raymond Rush
in. 2-19-2t.
FOR RENT. 3-rm. unfurnished apt.
with bath; 2 private entrances.
Apply Messenger. 2-19-It.
j STRAYED.—From my place about;
J Jan. 25, white sow, marked
smooth crop under overbit one ear, !
smooth crop other ear, and seven;
pigs. Reward for information. Noti¬
fy W. R. Horne, Rt. 3, Pelham. June
Eaton. 2-5-4t-pd. j
WANTED. — Hay, ear corn, and
shelled corn. Will pay top of the
market. J. Y. Muggridge at old
Tyus Mill. 2-19-4t-pd.
FOR SALE. — Registered Medium
Duroc pigs, boars or gilts. See
them now and place orders for de¬
liveries at 8 weeks old. John R. El
more. 2-5-3t.
TYPEWRITERS FOR RENT!
The Messenger office offers some
good typewriters for rent; $3 per
month, in advance. These machines
are not of sufficiently recent make
to be subject to rental rationing but
are in good condition.
FOR SALE.—Watkins Hog Mineral,
Poultry Mineral and Stock Min¬
eral, for profitable production of
hogs, cows, poultry and eggs. In¬
creased gains on less feed. J.-- R.
Hall, Cairo, Ga. pd. thru 2-19.
FOR SALE. — GOOD UPRIGHT
PIANO. $75. FOR PARTICU¬
LARS WRITE MRS. H. T. HALL,
NAVASOTA, TEXAS. l-15-8t.
FOR SALE.—1936 Ford Tudor 85
with 4 brand-new recaps. Ray
mond Rushin. 2-19-21.
FOR SALE. — Good milch cow;
fresh. See J. M. Strange. Cairo.
2-19-It.
Dr. F. W. Roebuck, Optometrist
Examination by Appointment
Phone 337, Wight Building.
Office Closed Thursday Afternoons.
STRAYED. — Sandy sow, weight
about 130 lbs. Strayed about Dec.
27th. S. B. JORDAN, Rt. 2, Cairo.
' 2-19-2t.
H. L. CHENEY. Dentist
Phone 1. Roddenbery Building
Out of office Thursday afternoons.
WANTED. — Experienced man to
operate two-row farm tractor on
farm. Good wages, fine neighbor¬
hood. Good house, garden and milk
cow. Must be strictly sober. O. J.
Johnston, Moultrie. Ga. 2-19-3t.
FEED CRUSHED.—Stationary mill
located opposite light plant in
Cairo will' crush your feed all day
every Saturday. MIXON'S. 2-19-2t.
FOR SALE—1942 Ford De Luxe
Tudor; clean; only driven 8,000
mi.; $400 for my equity; already fi
nanced; ration certificate required.
W. C. Service Sta., Cairo. 2-19-lt-p.
POSTED SIGNS FOR SALE!
Printed cardboard signs, llx
14 inches—only 5c edch. MES
j SENGER OFFICE,
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Georgia municipalities are going
back to Eastern War Time, one by
one. And the confusion thereby in¬
creases for those who remain on
Central War Time. Some predict
that practically the entire state will J I
voluntarily go back to Eastern War !
Time by summer.
Read Messenger Ads
Regularly For Profi r-r
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WANTED! -m* s ■
We Pay 45c Lb. For
Fresh Country Butter.
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We Also Want Your
Sweet Potatoes
Shelled Corn j
Eggs, Syrup
Fryers, Hens
Se Us Before You Sell!
Harvey’s
Consumer’s
Stock-Up Sale!
All Canned Goods Will Be Frozen From Midnight, F e b 21
To March 1st. Come In, Get Your Limit In Adva *" S
Rationing. Below We List A Number Of nee 0
Stock Your Pantry With To Make Non-Ra^
Items To Other F<w
Go Further.
BUY NOW! PRICES ARE ADVANCING!
CANNED FOODS ARE VITAL TO VICTORY!
Your Choice Black Eye Peas Or
TINY LIMA BEANS, lb H
Crine's No. 2 Can 2 For Tall 3 F
Pork and Beans 25c Evaporated Milk 2
PURE iS i. cr S3 ?r H w 3 Q U S3 r u >
LARD, lb. C~i i—i m
HERSHEY QUART REF. JAR
COCOA, !44b. ir. O PRUNE JUICE 2
'/2 -lb. Bar BAKING PKG.
CHOCOLATE 20c PRINCE ALBERT ... ||
SALT, SODA, MATCHES 3 for 10
MACARONI, OR STARCH
7-OZ. CANS
CRANBERRY SAUCE, 2 for
CRISPY MERITA
SALTY SODAS, I2-oz. box
YANILLA WAFERS, 12=oz. box
GLORIA FLOU
12 Lbs. 24 Lbs. 48 Lbs.
95c $1* 19 $*■*
CEREALS N0N=RATI0NED— BUT
FULL OF VITAMINS
ROLLED OATS (Cup and Saucer), ukg.....
ROLLED OATS, 30=oz. pkg...........
ROLLED OATS, (Reg I2c pkg.)......
KELLOG’S CORN FLAKES, 6 oz. pkg.
Wheaties, Kix, Cheeriodlats. 2 pkgs. IS
AUNT JEMIMA OR PILLSBURY
GRITS, 3 Pgks. s
Quart Dozen V z -Gal. JAR
Fruit Jars 69c GALLBERRY HONEY 8
Red Pepper = Sage= Sal
BORAX, 4 lbs. NX ura Sausage Seasoning
(IN GLASS JAR)
SPRY OR SNOWDRIFT, 3 lbs. I
ORIOLE OR STAR OF WISCONSIN
SUGAR PEAS, No. 2 Can
Clean Market Mode
“THEY ARE DELICIOUS”
PINEAPPLE MEAT PATTIES, lb.
HARVEY’S HALF AN’ HALF
SEASONED MEAT LOAF, lb.
FANCY GRADE A .....4
T BONE, SIRLOIN, OR ROUND STEAK, lb.
GOOD NATIVE BEEF and PORK PAN
STEAK, lb. 35c SAUSAGE, lb. a
SMALL SLICED
WEINERS, lb n BOLOGNA, lb.
CENTER CUT
CURED HAM, lb. • • ,50c OLEO, lb.
_PLENTY DRESSED FRYERS AND HENS__
EXTRA -SEA FOODS-SPECIALS
Red Snapper, Black Bass, D.essed C*
Sea Trout, Mullet
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Apalach Oysters Fresh Shrimp
HARVEY’S
CAIRO’S COMPLETE FOOD STORE
(We Reserve The Right To Limit Quantity).