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D CROSS WAR DRIVE IN
jUNTY IS SHORT OF GOAL
;
ilRIBUTE hone urged to
AT ONCE
IS $2,900; COMMITTEES
D GOOD RESPONSE BUT
;OAL NOT IN SIGHT.
eo.mbined 1943 War Fund
and Roll Call of the Red
which got underway in Cairo
iroughout Grady county last
showed substantial progiess
, e k, but the $2,900 goal is not
sight, leaders said Thursday.
•v Hester, Sr., general chair
reported liberal gifts and
>rships coming in steadily
[id the total of for the approxi- “major
had accounted
: half the quota, or more. He
I that more complete reports
he rural community commit
ould probably send the total
drably higher but at the same
ie called upon every person
j county who has not enrolled
liributed to do so without
\ jehed delay so that the goal time.” can
“in a creditable
Is who have not been contac
e urged to send their mem
p [tee or contribution to some
worker or to Chairman
at once.
|ne with previously announc
hs, The Messengei will begin
reek publication of the names
nounts of all members and
tutors where the enrollment
contribution is $1 or more.
Forsyth, co-chairman of the
gn for. Cairo, this week ar
groups of workers for the
:s and industrial areas of the
ho got busy a* once..
J. B. Leaton, chairman of the
committee in Cairo proper,
ganized a large group of la
canvass the residential areas
ey have done very effective
■ywhere, it is emphasized,
is a hearty response but it
> emphasized that suppoit is
1 horn the people of the
generally, even though in
r amounts, to make success
e campaign for this worthy
1 emphasized, also, th%t $900
amount to be raised will re
in the treasury of the local
:ross chapter for use locally
eting needs that arise every
lys.
KEMP SEEKS AID OF
WOODS BURNERS.
Page nine is an ad of J. M.
1 local turpentine still opera
‘ Which he pleads for the co
ion of woods burners in pro
> his turpentine cups, etc.,
loss by fire. He says he has
i( d considerable loss recent
n fires which spread to lands
lch he holds turpentine leas
Kemp reminds everyone that
burners are now subject to
ution for sabotage although
es not contemplate prosecu
therefor. All he asks is that
who burn woods keep the
0I « his leased lands.
eport of grand jury
for march court term
p’fients frady Superior of the Grand Court Jury of
1943. March
■ e ^°ncrable Carl E. Crow,
ady Superior Court.
Ga.
the vrran d Jury, drawn and
fieled t0 serve at the March
L^ ^> ‘ t> term, Grady Superior
eg to submit this our re
[ m llGr f March We were 1st, empaneled and
f A . Walker, 1943, we elec
J r . Foreman, M.
f "^ 6 Clerk iece i and ed T. J. Carter,
v a most able
_ Y'^’tive t charge
, from
d ge Crow, calling at
n our
0 special matters
1 receive
our attention, after
w e at to the Grand
Jury
®J)eCoic" m itLaocngcr ♦
The Official Organ of Grady County.
TEN PAGES.
Convention Of Masons
Will Be Held Tonight
The quarterly„ meeting of the
Thomas County Masonic Conven
tion, °f which the Cairo lodge is a
| mem ber, will be held with the local
I lodge tonight, Friday, beginning at
7:30, CWT. After the convention
session, at the lodge hall supper will
be served at the Legion Home.
J. A. Reynolds, of Cairo, is Wor
shipful Master of the convention,
Plans for the meeting are in charge*
of H. F. Bearden, W. M„ and C. L.
Browne, secretary-treasurer, of the
local lodge. All Master Masons' are
urged to attend.
COUNTY BOND SALES
j j ABOVE MAR. QUOTA
HESTER NAMED FOR APRIL BY
RESERVE BANK; NEGROES
PLAN NEW PARADE.
Leaders in the War Bond and
Stamp campaign here revealed this
week that Grady countians have al
ready over-bought their March
quota of bonds, which is the same
as that for February, only $12,700.
The quota was passed during the
first few days of the month.
Meanwhile, it is revealed that
more \\r ar Bonds were bought here
dur j ng February than for any pre
vious month. Sales applied on the
; county quota approximated $40,
000 but the Citizens Bank here sold
approximately $26,000 in Series E
; bonds during the month for appli
cation to the Cruiser Atlanta Fund
j and Grady county bought $10,000 in
j'.Wsf Bonds pledged to that fund.
Announcement was made this
we ek that Henry Hester, Sr., presi
dent of Cairo Banking Co., has
| been appointed a member of the
j Victory Fund Committee of Zone
| P McLarin, of the state Jr., president of Georgia of by the W. Fed- S.
j
j 0j* a l Reserve Bank, to lead the sale
of ^^ar Bonds during April. This
i campaign will be centered on the
sale of these bonds to individuals
and several different forms of
bonds will be offered. Banks will
be expected to subscribe in the us
ua j manner, as heretofore. The pub
b c j s urged to look for future an
nou ncements and call on their
bankers for information.
Green Johnson, local Negro lead
er in the bond campaign, said this
week plans are going forward for
another War Bond and Stamp pa
rade and sales drive among the
Negroes which has been set for
Monday, March 29th. A similar pa
| rade last month attracted much in
/ terest and boosted the sales of bonds
a nd stamps considerably.
!
Mrs. D. F. Oliver returned home
last week from a visit of about'two
weeks with relatives in Macon.
-—
Mr. J. L. Pinson, who left recent-
1 ly to become a guard at the Naval
Air Station at Pensacola, has been
spending a few days here. He re
turned to Pensacola Tuesday and
1 his wife accompanied him. They
will make their home in Pensacola
at 2701 West Cerventes St.
room and began our deliberations.
We continued our session through
March 2nd, then adjourned until
Mondays March 8th, when we again
took up our work. All matters that
were brought to our attention we^e
given due consideration.
The following committees were
appointed by our foreman:
Roads: Carlos Cone, H. G. Max
well, A. U. Wilder, Sr.
Buildings: Ben Wright, E. A.
Singletary, W. E. Rehberg.
Records: T. A. Arline, H. E. Mc
Kinnon, W. B. McCall.
Narcotics:. John Fincher, E. Pip
kin, Jake Poller.
Pensions: H. J. Parrish, B. O.
(Continued on page eight).
"The man who wandereth out of the way of advertising shall remain in the congregation of the dead."
CAIRO, GRADY COUNTY. GA.. FRIDAY. MARCH 12TH, 1943.
LOCAL DRAFT BOARD
RECLASSIFIES
MEN 38-45 ADVISED TO
ESSENTIALLY OCCUPIED
IF NOT SO, NOW.
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The Local Draft Board this week
lpleased for publication another list
df Grady county Selective Service
registrants announced as having
bjeen tjie reclassified, only the names of
men and the new classifications
being listed.
j News from Washington this week
tpld of new changes in
Hons of Selective Service
tod new regulations to establish ad
ftitional safeguards against drafting
those engaged in as the
efforts continued to obtain men for
the contemplated 11,000,000-man j
armed forces without drawing fur
ther on farmers—and possibly with
out drafting of fathers whose de
pendency was established prior to
Dec. 7th, 1941.*
As this is written the Local Draft
Board had not received official in
structions to do so, but press re
ports said Selective Service officials
in Washington had ordered no more
classifications of men 38 to 45 into
the 4-H class recently established
for them. Under the order, men of
these ages are henceforth to be
classified in the same categories as
younger men.
Chief aim of the new order is to
induce men over 38 to take up
farming. It provides that any man
over 38 who is engaged in farm
work by May 1st shall be reclassi
fied into the farm deferment class
e s, 2-C if single and 3-C if married,
if he meets the other farm-defer
ment qualifications. Other men ov
er 38 are to be put into the regular
draft classifications “as soon as
possible after May 1st.”
Thej Pi* Under this new or
der, however, be given special “H”
designations. Thus some will be put
in 1-A (H), 2-B (H), 3-A (H) and
similar classes.
The “H” specifies a subdivision j
of the draft class. A man designated J
1-A (H), for instance, would be in
the 1-A class but would not be sub
jec.t to immediate induction like one
in that category without the (H)
rating. The ordei to local boaidsj
stipulated that men in the 4-H class |
were to be transferred into one of
(Continued on page three).
vy nr |J Of PriVPr
nni Will n I>6 al ObSCFVCd j i>y
Cairo Churches Today
The churches of Cairo will ob
serve the World Day of Prayer to
day , Friday, March 12th, the first
Friday in Lent. The theme for this
year is “Father, I pray that they
may a n fog one.” With sons and
loved ones fighting a global war on
distant battle fronts in many lands,
^jg theme is very vital and the un
^ y that it suggests is earth’s only
hope, it is pointed out.
The churches of Cairo will re
main open during the day; passers
by are urged to slip in these quiet
sanctuaries jind kneeling there join
prayers with the prayers of Chris
tians around the world.
The observance will be climaxed
with a union service at the First
Baptist Church at 4 o’clock in the j
afternoon.
Committee chairmen who have ]
arranged the program are: Music, j
Mrs. C. G. Pepper and Mrs. W. B. j
Roddenbery, Jr.; program, Mrs. M. j
P. Webb; arrangements, Mrs. A. C.
Roddenbery; publicity, Mrs. G. T.:
Hardy; and placards, Woody Mi- ;
zell. represented in j
Six churches are
this romises impressive not to exceed program hour which in |
P an
length, I
Christians of Cairo are urged to
remain in an attitude of prayer on
this World Day of Prayer.
“O Thou, by whom we come to;
God, j
The Life, the Truth, the Way; j
The path of prayer Thyself hast!
trod; j
Lord, teach 'us how to pray.” .
!
Major Carl Godwin, of the Army
Air Base at Homestead, Fla., a na- j
tive of this county, was a visitor
here for a short time Wednesday.
He was on an official business trip.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL
IN MONTHLY SESSION
MASS OF BUSINESS RECEIVES
ATTENTION ON TUESDAY
NIGHT.
The Mayor and Council here met
in regular monthly session Tuesday
night with Mayor W. H. Robinson
presiding and all of the Council
men present, as follows: J. C. Min
ter, H. E. McKinnon, A. A. McNeill,
R. R. Van Landingham and Walter
Williams. A mass of business re
ceived attention and the session
. d til 1 ^the near midnight H ow
business was of
g routine and comparat ively unim-
1 . d . nature
The question of how the public
library here will be supported after
the WPA aid is withdrawn at an
early date was considered at some
length. Miss Wessie Connell, the li
brarian, was present and presented
most interestingly the scope of the
service rendered. Her report for 19-
42, for instance, showed a total cir
culation of 20,196 books, 953 maga
zines and 960 pamphlets for a grand
total of 22,109. This indicates a
steady increase in circulation and
Miss Connell said the circulation
since the library was opened in 19-
39 had reached a total of 83,168. The
circulation is all over Grady county
and slightly more than half of it is
juvenile, it was pointed out. The
library added 634 books last year
to bring to the total to 2,648. Last
year’s operations cost only $787.46
in local support but withdrawal of
WPA aid means that additional sup
port must be given if the library
is to be continued. The local sup
port has been coming from the City
of Cairo, County Commissioners and
County Board of Education.
After discussion, the Council vo
ted to increase its support tempor
arily> provided thd County C om
m j ss i oners and County Board of
Education agree to a similar in
ci , 0 a gg jf such becomes necessary
to ma i n t a in operation when WPA
id is withdrawn until some t>lan
of permane nt support is worked
a ^t. Steps were taken, also, to add
several members to the Library
Commission to fill vacancies, the
p j a ^ approved calling for some
f^mjYibers outside of Cairo. 3VI. L.
jy[ a y es and j s, Wight are at pres
ent the only remaining members of
the commission in office.
After much discussion, a new
schedule of killing fees or charges
for the local abattoir was adopted.
This schedule, which revises old |
charges upward slightly because of
increased labor costs, etc., appears
in an ad elsewhere in this issue of
The Messenger. It became effective
y
immediately upon adoption.
The matter of providing protec
tion for people, generally at the A.
C. L. railroad Broad street cross
ing here, presented at a previous
meeting, was discussed at some
length, again, with Richard Saw
yer, agent for the railroad, present.
The proposal to order trains to
greatly reduce their speed at' the
crossing was frowned upon and hir
ing of a full-time watchman for the
duration of the war was the only
alternative suggested. Action was
deferred, however, until a higher
official of the railroad can come
here to confer with the city offi
cials.
Bids were reported on 400 feet of
1 1-2 inch and 400 feet of 2 1-2 inch
fire hose and Councilman Williams
was instructed to accept the low bid
for immediate purchase.
The question of having all dogs
inoculated was discussed and
F, S. Carr, city veterinarian, was
asked to make preparations for such
at an early date, with ample notice
to be given in The Messenger.
Close collaboration of city and
county law enforcement officers in
efforts to eliminate sales of wine,
beer and liquor, which are now il
legal, through so-called “bootleg”
channels, was discussed. Several con
ferences between the officials con
cerned were reported on and some
steps for more effective enforce
ment, not made public, were re
ported agreed upon.
It was found that city tax pay
ments have been made more
promp t] y than usual and that a
comparatively small amount of tax
es rema j ns unpaid. However, City
(Continued on Last Page).
TEN PAGES.
CRIMINAL SESSION BRIEF
IN GRADY SUPERIOR COURT
The Grady County Home Demon
stration Council will hold its regu
lar meeting at the Legion Home in!
Cairo on Saturday afternoon, March!
13th, beginning at 2:30 o’clock, Cen- !
tral War Time, it was announced
this week.
The business part of the meeting
will be very important and a full
attendance of the members is urged.
Mrs. U. A. Clifford, Home Demon
stration Agent, will be in charge.
BUSINESS, MARKETS
ITEMS OF INTEREST
4.33 INCHES OF RAIN FRIDAY
NIGHT DAMAGING; FINAL
FREEZE—WHEN?
A severe rainstorm sweeping
in across Northwest Florida and
Southwest Georgia from the Gulf
of Mexico last Friday night brought
very heavy rainfall to this section
—an official recording by the local
voluntary weather observers of 4.33
inches—and considerable scattered
damage resulted.
Almost all of the rain fel^ in Fri- an
eight-hour period from 9 p. m.
day to 5 a. m. Saturday and it was I
the heaviest precipitation in a sim
ilar period in years. Weather ob
servers recalled that a cloudburst
back in 1928 might have been the
last similar downpour. Friday
night’s downpour was said to have
been much heavier, south of Cairo.
Lowlands were flooded—several
Negro families here were tempor
arily marooned—but the flood wa
ters quickly drained. Early crops
were badly damaged, many terraces
were washed away and farmers are
finding some replanting and much
replowing necessary. After a dry I
February, the deluge Friday night j
six brought inches, the which March is rainfall above to normai, about j I
with more than half of the month
to go. (See monthly totals in chart
elsewhere),
Cold winds swept in Saturday
night from the northwest and re
sulted in forecasts of severe temper
ature drops Sunday and Monday
morning. However, the severest cold
was on Monday morning when the
mercury dipped just to the freez
ing point, 32 degrees. There was
scattered ice but no damage. The
21-degree minimum on Wednesday
morning of last week, and the 19-! j
degree low late last month, had (
caused swelling tree buds to hold
back and had toughened young
crops.
The big question that arises each
year at this season has arisen again
—when will this section have its
last freeze or killing frost until next
fall? March 15th, which is next
Monday, is thfe average date for the
last freeze or killing frost in this
section, weather records show. Last
year there was a light freeze on
April 1st that did some damage—
(Continued on page four).
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THE PUBLISHERS.
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SINGLE COPIES, 5 CENTS
NUMBER 9.
SUBMITTED MONDAY
PLEAS OF GUILTY VIRTUALLY
CLEAN UP CRIMINAL CASES
LAST MONDAY.
. Judge Carl E. Crow, of Camilla,
presiding, late last Monday after
noon recessed the March term of
Grady Superior Court and released
both the grand and petit jurors sub
ject to call with some possibility
that the petit jurors might be called
back today, Friday, for the trial of
a single remaining criminal case.
The term opened Monday of last
week and the trial section consumed
almost three days in disposing of
the civil business last week, The
criminal business was taken up
when it re-convened Monday morn
ing and the criminal docket was
virtually cleaned by 1 pleas of
up
guilty during the day Monday, not
0 ne jury trial being necessary. The
grand jury deliberated two days
last week and re-convened Mon
day morning to prepare its report,
which was submitted in open court
late Monday afternoon.
The presentments, printed in full
elsewhere, drew commendation
from Judge Crow upon being read
and the court took steps to make
certain that officials concerned with
various special recommendations
receives official notice of the recom
mendations.
One of the special recommenda
tions was that the County Com
missioners make every effort im
mediately to induce the State High
way Department to order comple
tion of the contract held by Gibson
& Robinson, of Donalsonville, for
the bridge and surfacing on the post
road south of Cairo, the Hadley
Ferry road, at and south of Tired
Creek. Work was started there
some months ago, both on the
bridge and the grading prelimiary
to surfacing, and the temporary
bridge there has been unusable
most of the time since. The grand
jury found it impassable. No sat
isfactory explanation has ever be£h
gained here as to why the contract
ing concern has not completed the
contract. The Commissioners were
asked to take over the road and
complete the bridge if all efforts to
get the contractor to resume work
fail. Immediate construction of a
usable temporary bridge was asked,
also.
The presentments note that con
siderable complaint has been made
about people cutting brush, bushes,
etc., and leaving them in the roads,
An appeal is made to people to stop
this practice and it was recommend
ed that proper authorities take
proper steps to curb the practice.
The presentments voice t^nmen
dation for the action of the Mayor
and Council in Cairo and the Coun
ty Commissioners in banning beer
sales and in placing high license
fees on the sale of wine. They also
commend Sheriff C. H. Strickland
for his vigilant enforcement of the
regulations throughout the county.
Chairman Ben F. Harrison is also
(Continued on page six).