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A YEAR. IN ADVANCE.
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ume XXXIX.
703 IS TOTAL OF VOTERS
FOR ELECTION ON AUG. 3
ffiTRARS FINISH
DR PURGING
GLAS HARRELL ON
NOW; QUALIFICATIONS
limit passed.
It was revealed at the office
TaX Commissioner T. F.
■octor here this week that 2,-
3 persons are registered to
,te in the special state gen
al election called for Tuesday.
ag 3 rd, in which some 40 pro¬
.
ved amendments to the state
nstitution are to be voted on.
Inc total, which includes 161
egroes, is somewhat larger
ian had been expected. More
•ompt tax payments accounted
r the larger total, it is ex
Lained.
e task of purging the
h
fv
130 days prior to an election
it total of the registered
ach county.
lie Attorney-General ruled
ly that the state law
nent of all poll taxes by
this year, six months before
of the election, for
rs to be qualified to vote
Aug. 3rd election. However,
itions can be made to the
j, anyway, because the total
^dy been certified to the
tials, in accordance with the
! and this certification cannot
led.
he new total of 2,703 is
igher lion than it® for the
last year. The 1940
higher than the new total,
that for 1936, but the 1938
I totals were lower. The 1936
las the second highest on
hong the districts of the
?ce last year forged ahead
Eham to rank second but
Elation below shows that
Iham district has gained
P possession of second
p. by a considerable margin,
e board of registrars finished
f purging the list Tuesday
lias Harrell as a new
|e F board, days having been
ago by Judge Carl
I to fill the vacancy caused
removal from the county of
Fakes. J. Albert Collins,
Tom Stephens are the
Ibers.
[bowing lation is the official
of totals by districts:
White White Ne
Men Women
tog Cave 94 14
1,013 424
lanville 40 17
102 4^
Sink 58 OI
Park 36 ^
i r 129 CO
i 1 135
« Hill 104 CD
[bam 200 CO
LS 1,911 631
ilk Revival * i Begins •
Xt Sunday Here At
kst Baptist
E sixth Youth
1'1 by young people and
People—to be held at
d Ptist Church here in
Wl » begin next Sunday,
lr,d continue through July
® u gh the co-operation of Dr.
‘cholson, state student
e local Baptist Church
enabled to secure the
* of the finest Youth Teams
n Georgia. The members
0Ws: Rev. W. T. Booth,
U and student secretary
;r University, who will
Ruining [ Vl V J° Smith, during soloist, the
I - mem
1 ^ e ssie Tift College
•ho will conduct the
° nals and direct the
■Continued on last page).
®S)e Cairo .Messenger.
The Official Organ of Grady County.
The man who wandereth out of the way of advertising shall remain in the congregation of the dead."
CAIRO, GF.ADY COUNTY, GA., FRIDAY, JULY 2ND, 1943.
Mayes Vice-President
Of State Secretaries
Secretary M. L. Mayes, of the lo¬
cal Chamber of Commerce returned
home Sunday from the Southeastern
U. S. Chamber of Commerce Insti¬
tute held this year at Emory Uni¬
versity, Atlanta.
While there he studied and re¬
ceived training for further correla¬
tion of the work of commercial or¬
ganizations with the war effort.
Near the close of the insitute, at
a meeting of the Georgia secretaries,
Mr. Mayes was elected vice-presi¬
dent of the Georgia group. Henry
Pine, of Rome, was chosen president
and Mrs. K. G. Berrie, of Bruns¬
wick, was named secretary and
treasurer.
Mrs. Mayes, who visited relatives
at Forsyth while her husband was
j at Emory, returned home with him.
court session
TO OPEN JULY 12TH
60 JURORS DRAWN FOR TERM:
CIVIL CASES ARE TO BE
CALLED FIRST.
The regular July term of City
Court here will be held as scheduled
beginning at 10 a. m. Monday week,
July 12th, it was announced this
week.
Farmers are short of labor and
unusually busy with their crops just
now and these factors will be con¬
sidered insofar as possible in the
operation of the court, it is under¬
stood. However, the term cannot be
dispensed with entirely, as a few
sessions have been during the war,
because of the amount of pending
business.
Only a .very few civil cases are on
the docket but there has been an
accumulation of criminal cases that
may require two or three days to
dispose of unless there are a num¬
ber of pleas of guilty. It is said that
most of the pending criminal cases
are the result of liquor or its use.
More than half the cases are said to
be for having liquor and driving
while under the influence of liquor
alone and liquor is said to have been
a factor in others .
The civil cases will be called first
at the opening, according to present
plans, and criminal trials will fol¬
low. However, all persons having
summons in criminal cases are in¬
structed to be there at the opening.
Sixty jurors have been drawn for
service at the term and their names
appear on the legal ad page of this
issue.
1 Judge G. L. Worthy, who returned
to his duties last week after an ill
ness, will preside at the term, with
Solicitor Ira Carlisle representing
the state in the criminal trials.
I
$400 FINE IS IMPOSED
FOR HAVING LIQUOR.
At the weekly non-jury session of
| City Court here last Monday, the
first in recent weeks, there were
pleas of guilty, all but one for
i minor offenses.
1 J. D. Miller, of Whigham, was
fined $400 after pleading guilty to
[having liquor. He was alleged to in
have had 42 pints of liquor
his 1,ossessl0 "'
Cairo Father and Son
Golf Tourney Victors
The annual “Father and Son”
§ olf tournament at Glen Arven Arvpn
Country Club in Thomasville last
j week was won by Cairoites—Julien
B. Roddenbery and his son, Julien,
Jr., with a low gross of 79.
Another Cairo man, R. S. Jones,
whose son, Buddy, is a bit too young
for golf, was matched with Mr. Rod*
•
denbery’s second son, Ralph, and
they won low net of 66. Silver gob-
1
j after limsmng in Em
University, have ^ tQ
i ;or >' to begin training in the Naval
Reserve for which they volunteered
some time ago.
BUSINESS, MARKETS
ITEMS OF
NEXT MONDAY HOLIDAY
WITH LEGION SPONSORING
PATRIOTIC RALLY.
Next Monday, July 5th, will
be observed as a full business
holiday in Cairo in observance
of Independence Day, July 4th.
which falls this year on Sunday.
Five full business holidays
observed here each year—all in
last half of the year. After
Monday others will be Labor
Monday, Sept. 3th; Armistice
Thanksgiving and Christmas.
There will be no public
in observance of the holiday
and most people will
spend the day quietly at home,
the American Legion will have
patriotic rally Monday evening
the Legion Hone for all
naires and their wives, all
service men and all veterans of
Spanish-American War.
The program will get underway
8:30 p. m., Commander H. F.
den announced this week.
Commander Herbert S. Nelson,
Thomasville, will be the
and will install the new officers
the local post. Later, a “pot
supper will be served.
NEWSY BUSINESS, MARKETS
PARAGRAPHS.
1} Six carloads of
were shipped from Cairo
Thursday with some sales to
ers, in addition. The first
shipped from Cairo was loaded
urday by the Roddenbery
and brought $800. These
were unusually large Cannon
This farm loaded four cars
day which are understood to
averaged about $450 apiece,
crop here is the smallest in
many years. Record prices
been paid everywhere because
the short crop, with a top of
per car.
June rainfall recorded by the
cal voluntary weather observer
talled 7.14 inches, which is in
cess of the normal figure for
6.10 inches, the observer report'
Wednesday night. However,
ers in recent weeks have been
scattered that the recording
cannot be termed general for
area. Some few spots in the
have even yet received only
erate rainfall since the May
while others have had rainfall
cessive enough to hinder crop
If The Local War Price &
ing Board this week asked
Messenger to warn all
that T-l and T-2 gas ration
for trucks in the hands of
expired at midnight June 30th,
that service station operators
not accept them after that
They are superseded by new
coupons.
1f It has been announced that
Georgia-Florida bright-leaf
markets will open this year
Tuesday, July 27th. Assurance
been given, it is reported, that
markets will remain open
enough to permit orderly sale of
tobacco. Some warehousemen
optimistically forecast
prices around $40 a hundred for
1943 crop. Curing in this county
far advanced.
■«[ G. W. Wilcox has had on
play at The Messenger office
egg laid by a Cornish Game
year-old hen which weighs 4
three-fourths ounces. L. G.
also has on display an egg with
Lincoln head roughly formed on
end.
WITHHOLDING TAX LEVY
NOW IN EFFECT.
The stark reality of the war
its huge cost came home quite
pressively to most wage
Thursday, July 1st, when the
eral 20 per cent withholding
levy, or “pay-as-you-go” tax
ment plan, went into effect.
Beginning with the first pay
iod starting after July 1st,
ers must withhold from all
{he government quarterly as
(The exemptions figure roughly $l
(Continued on page four).
MAYOR AND COUNCIL
IN SESSION MONDAY
j CAMPAIGN AGAINST FLIES IS
ADDED TO THAT UNDERWAY
AGAINST RATS.
The Mayor and Council here met
in regular session for the second
June meeting last Monday night
with Mayor W. H. Robinson presid¬
ing and with Councilmen J. C. Min
ter, H. E. McKinnon, A. A. McNeill
and Walter Williams, present.
Dr. F. S. Carr, City Veterinarian,
and Dr. H. P. Rankin, the City
County Health Commissioner, were
present to discuss the increased fly
breeding, which has gained much
attention in nearby cities, notably
Albany, Tallahassee, Quitman and
Valdosta, it being the general be¬
lief that the greatly increased breed
n S has developed here and else
j where largely at the many addition-
3 ^ chicken brooders and pens. A
serious additional health menace is
reported as a result of the addi¬
tional flies. After discussion steps
were taken to wage an intensive
campaign here against fly breeding,
beginning immediately, but the cam¬
paign, to be successful, must have
the full co-operation of the people,
generally, particularly those who
are raising chickens, it was pointed
out. A strong appeal for such co¬
operation appears on page three of
this issue and city officials express
hope that the needed co-operation
will be extended voluntarily so that
enforcement steps will not become
necessary. A closer watch on cow
lots and hog pens is planned, also.
This campaign will supplement
the rat killing campaign inaugura
ter recently, which will continue
indefinitely. The campaign has been
quite successful but plans have been
made to further intensify the drive.
The city is centering its rat
campaign on the business
where many wharf rats with fleas
that spread Brill’s fever are found.
However, citizens are urged to join
the campaign to kill rats in the res¬
idential area buildings of all kinds.
Anyone desiring information may
contact Street Foreman J. E. King.
B. W. West, of West Packing Co.,
appeared and stated that because
the OPA price ceilings and other
regulations on the slaughter and
sale of cattle and hogs, and
products from these animals, and
the resulting shortage of such ani¬
mals on the regular market, it had
become necessary to reduce opera¬
tion of the city abattoir to two
a week, Tuesdays and Fridays,
slaughter of animals only for
local markets, and to close his cold
storage to abattoir patrons.
discussion, the sanitary
was asked to confer with him fur¬
ther and work out the best
plan of operation for the abattoir.
Foreman King reported
progress on the tree trimming and
sidewalk improvement drive inau¬
gurated recently.
After discussion, tentative
were approved for rather
repairs to the City Hall,
ly the roof, which is in bad
tion. Also, considerable
insurance for various city
ties, including extended
was approved.
There was an extended
again, of the condition and
tion of the sewage disposal
which is reported after
by members of the Council
other city officials to be steadily
teriorating because industrial
age is permitted to go into it.
further plans were made toward
possible solution of this
which has been causing much
cern, and many complaints.
Operatioh of the new Cairo
Recreation Center was
further and the people were
urged to patronize the project.
The recreation center is
every Monday, Wednesday
Thursday night and everything
free. Good softball games are
ing played .including some
games with out-of-town teams.
Mr. J. H. Collins, a
j ly improved this week at Cairo
2 >tal, it is reported. Hope is
I pressed that improvement in
condition will continue.
SINGLE COPIES. 5 CENTS
NUMBER 25.
PROSPECTS ARE SLIM FOR
PRISONER COMPOUND NOW
Draft Classification
List Short; 1 Enlists
The Local Draft Board’s list of
Grady county Selective Service reg¬
istrants classified or reclassified
at recent meetings of the board an¬
nounced this week contains only
10 names.
Thomas W. Womac, Jr., a white
man, was reported finally accepted
for service in the Army in the only
other bit of news which the board
has for dissemination this week.
Following are those classified or
reclassified at recent meetings of
the board:
Ira Lewis, 1-A.
John R. Gray, 1-A.
Fred Hill, 1-A.
Ulysee Davis, 4-F.
Howard Elkins, 1-A.
Fred W. Hinson, 1-A.
James A. Pyles, 1-A.
Thomas W. Womac, Jr., 1-C.
Quinn Gainous, 1-A.
Ronald B. Kelley, 2-C.
LOCAL GUARD UNITS
ARE WELL
SUNDAY MANEUVERS
AT RIVER; AND INDICATE
MEN ARE READY.
The local State Guard,
of Mobile Unit 18 and Home
291, spent last Sunday on field
neuvers along the Ochlocknee
in the southeastern part of
county and indicated therein
they are now ready for any
gency, officers of the units
Extensive new equipment of
1943 issue, including full
mess kits, canteens, etc., was
the men at the outset of
maneuvers and they are now
ly equipped in every particular.
The maneuvers, in charge of
ior Lieutenant J. L. Oliver,
general guard duty with most
phasis upon handling riots and
like, and practice included use
tommy-guns and shot-guns with
ammunition.
The mess crews of the units
led the field preparation of the
that was served during the day.
The officers and men,
Capt. W. J. McClenny,
of the units, and junior Lieut.
my Strange, expressed
as highly pleased with the day’s
complishments, although it was
tired group as a result of the
training. It was the first full
of training for the units with
equipment, although guns and
other equipment have been used
the drills two nights a week
some time.
The local units, at their
night drill, also underwent
inspection by Lieut.-Col. J. C.
denhall, of Fort Benning. The
on the inspection will be sent
in the next few days.
While the local units are now
ly-equipped and extensively
ed—considered ready for any
gency—officers in charge this
stated that there are several
cancies in the ranks of each
and they are anxious to have
vacancies filled as soon as
It is urged that men of eligible a 6 e
etc., who wish to join in
this essential and patriotic
to their county during this
gency, make application for
ment to one of the above-mamed
ficers at once. The need for a
State Guard has never been
it is pointed out.
4-H CLUB WAR BOND DRIVE
STANDING GIVEN.
The 4-H Club campaign to
War Bonds continued with much
terest this week, with the sales
tal steadily rising, leaders said.
The standing of the five high
testants as announced by Mrs. U.
Clifford, Home
Agent, and County Agent S.
George, follows:
Dempsey R. Hester, $11,025,
Beth Stanfill, $2,875, second;
tine Cassels, $2,750, third; Lois
rell, $2,075, fourth; and
Davis, $300, fifth.
Invasion Is
Costly lighting i !]
Your Boy Gives
JOO per cent;
How about your
bond buying?
FARM LABOR NEEDS
VIEWED AS CRITICAL
OTHER POSSIBLE SOURCES IN
EMERGENCY STUDIED WITH
OUTLOOK DARK.
Attention here this week turned
to other possible sources from which
might be obtained the additional
farm labor needed for the rush sea¬
sons ahead in this county as farm
leaders received definite word that
chances for the establishment of a
prisoner of war compound here in
time to relieve the farm labor short¬
age this year are “very remote.”
A definite offer of a compound for
this county, with from 500 to 2,000
Italian prisoners of war, had been
anticipated for 10 days when local
leaders were told this week by high
officials in charge that there is little
likelihood of such Compounds being
established about in farming areas
this year because the necessary ad¬
ditional personnel to care for the
prisoners in the smaller groups is
not now available. Distribution of
the prisoners now held at large
compounds in the southeast to
smaller compounds would call for
additional doctors, particularly,
which are not available for this pur¬
pose, it has been found. However,
the officials contacted said they had
hopes that such compounds could
be established in some areas where
there is a critical farm labor short¬
age in time for next year’s crop
operations.
A survey had been made here by
a state investigator and Grady
county was found to be ideally suit¬
ed for establishment of a compound
because of the great diversity of
crops here with a consequent spread
of peak labor seasons through the
year. The prisoners of wai would be
paid as farm laborers by farmers
only as used, with no particular ob¬
ligation on the part of anyone as to
how much they would be used.
However, the best interests would
naturally be served by establishing
the compounds in a county where
there would be prospects of tnem
being used most.
Local leaders, while keenly disap¬
pointed because of developments
this week, made plans to further
press the^ request for the establish¬
ment of a compound here at an
early date.
County Agent S. E. George, and
his special farm labor assistant, R.
A. Bowen, say there are 500 farms
in this county where additional farm
labor not now in sight will be need¬
ed at times later this year, parti¬
cularly while the harvesting of the
county’s 22,000-acre peanut crop i3
underway. Harvesting of okra will
also be necessary through the pea¬
nut harvesting period. They appeal,
again, to farmers to list with them
immediately their needs for addi¬
tional labor, the amount needed and
the periods for which i t v/ill be
needed, so that if labor is found it
can be properly distributed. These
agents are also calling for all avafl
able laborers to list their names
w hh them,
With the peanut harvesting season
near a i hand the outlook for the
needed additional labor dark, the
suggestion was made this week that
business holidays might be declared
j n c a j ro anc j other centers of the
coun ty so as t 0 make available all
0 f the labor possible in the emer¬
gency. In view of the critical need
for more peanuts for oil, and the
prospective higher prices, leaders
feel that nothing in reason can be
spared in an effort to save all of
the crop.
NAZARENE CHURCH TO HAVE
GUESTS ON SUNDAY.
Rev. C. N. Haisten, pastor of the
Church of the Nazarene here, an¬
nounced this week that there will
be special guests at his church next
Sunday morning at the 11 o’clock
service, to which everyone is in¬
vited.
Rev. C. C. Burton, of Somerset,
Ky. will be the guest minister and
will preach. Rev. Marcum Hamilton,
of St. Louis, Mo. will be the soloist.