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YEAR- IN ADVANCE.
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improvement
i Progressing
r0 ue Company And
Hiding; City
„te Projects Busy
many improvements und
I Cairo is the widespread
of the Cairo Ice Com
ion of which were re
ig plans Mixon, manager
V Ralph present plans
plant. The
complete renovation of ice
(taring equipment, enlarge
and a new
er the ice tanks. The
, I ov and cleanli
L a protective Work has already
r e.
the new 100x60 foot brick
i which expected
addition, is
np leted within two months,
yson is the contractor,
improvements, which will
ie of the most
f ice plant one this
an d well-equipped in
should be completed by the
K xt year, according to Mr.
The ice plant was virtually
d last April in a $30,000
was restored.
jfhile, a recent survey re
[at Cairo’s municipal im
jnt program is progressing
i projects included in this
[are the two new finished soft water and
h< of which is
jnd Lins nearing project; completion; the
sewerage ex¬
land street and highway im
nts.
Idition to these projects,
cal business firms are re
{ their present facilities.
Ie Shop is preparing to move
ir modern new store, Whit
lilk Motor Co. has just open
| beautiful new building,
ardware recently added an
Ie new store front, Mizell’s
[tag a Muda mstit glass
ti terazzo tile front, Bob’s
moved into their attractive
peled Marion store Coffee last week and
Shop in the
pdy Interior. is completely redecorat
pack the to municipal im¬
ps, Layne-Atlantic
l which has the contract
Fater wells, has reported a
fell pearing in the southern part of
completion, and re
water at only 102 parts per
Nness. The first well, in
Cairo, is apparently pro
pt be two water will be satisfactorily used
to sup
pe p is new deep in well in Davis
now use with water
106 parts per million hard-
6 water mains project is
toward completion. The
1 1 $ a ' n e Company, of Orlan
tas a contract to lay 70,
by late December without
pid indications now point
P on this job on sched-
1 extensions will place city
^ ^ re hydrants, in every
ie city.
diminary sewerage exten
J lu0n m ch£ is »rge already of J. well I. New
> ad
Ward completion, also.
! also a $100,000 street im-
* on which
|Ported. prog
Federal Works
pproval, Preliminary with a $7,000
expenses, has
e ■ A contract has been
f° ng of Fi this program for
L rst Ave., N. E„
L\ Pbridge-Cairo-Thomas- spur of State Route
K The widening and
P 0 ^is street is regard
of the most significant
i. Veme nts in Cairo’s his
L Is ex Pected to spur
‘ er °us business develop
e dr ea and greatly
. re
kon SeSti ° n in the main
Jr, Neal Edwards and
an<d J°hn, have re
e : ,
risit' 1Sltln ° S me Mr. * n ®aton Rouge,
for • and Mrs. I.
W several weeks. Neel
the past five weeks
ifig recently with his
^ eleZlT Clower White spent
1 at,endlng
appliance
Cairo
"The man who wandereth out of the way of advertising shall remain in the
congregation of the dead."
TWELVE PAGES
Foot-ball Tickets To
Be Sold At Oliver's
It was announced this week by
Supt. J. H. House that tickets for
all high school football games will
be on sale each Friday at Oliver’s
Men’s Department. This "Includes
tickets for the out-of-town games
as well as home games.
It was explained that this is a
public service offered by Oliver’s, in
order that football fans may avoid
the box office rush at the football
field. These tickets will be sold
each week during the football sea
son for all games played by the
Cairo Syrupmakers, whether played
at home or out-of-town.
Also, it has been announced that
in view of the
being built and will be ready by
tonight’s game. These five extra
stands will provide a much larger
seating capacity and should be ade
?r U 3 aCC0m0date a maximum
o wd
Tire Prevention'
Week' Planned
Mayor, C. of C. Head
Proclaim Observance
In City, Area
Citizens of Cairo were called upon
this week by Mayor R. R. Van
Landingham, to take an active part
in the notion’s observance of Fire
Prevention Week, starting Oct. 6th
and continuing through Oct. 12th.
The Mayor drew attention to
President’s proclamation setting
aside the week for annual obser¬
vance.
“President Truman,” said the
Mayor, “has appealed to the nation
to safeguard its resources against de¬
structive fires. He stressed the
danger of fire waste when this de¬
struction is taking place at a time
when our country is faced with a
shortage of food, housing, and nearly
every commodity essential to speedy
reconversion to a peacetime economy
and the fulfillment of our obliga¬
tions to the war-torn countries and
starving peoples of the rest of the
world.”
“Therefore, as Mayor of Cairo, I
earnestly request every citizen and
every organization to heed the
President’s appeal and to unite their
efforts under the leadership of the
Fire Department, Chamber of Com¬
merce, and other agencies in in¬
specting all properties and premises
so that fire hazards may be promptly
detected and eliminated. Further¬
more, I call upon our people to ac¬
quaint themselves with all circum¬
stances and situations that are like¬
ly to cause the outbreak of fire, and
with the steps that should be taken
when fire occurs.”
At the same time, President R. A.
Bell announced that the Chamber
with the collaboration of the Fire
Department had formulated an ex¬
tensive program of activities for Fire
Prevention Week which will enlist
the efforts of all citizens in Cairo
and surrounding rural and farm
areas.
“We have the hope”, said President
Bell, “that every organization in the
community is anxious to do its full
part in making this essential post¬
war program a great success. Such
organizations include the principal
fields of business and industry,
labor organizations, civic groups,
clubs, churches, the press, the radio,
theaters, schools, Boy Scouts, Girl
Scouts, and 4-H Clubs.”
“Fire”, continued President Bell,
“must not be allowed to destroy
much needed housing and business
properties. Our loss rate is too
high. Many of the properties and
materials destroyed will not be able
to be replaced for many months.”
“Of course, fire cannot be com¬
pletely eliminated in a single week,
but Fire Prevention Week gives us
the occasion to acquaint ourselves
with the disruptive effect of fire, to
arouse ourselves to effective action
in preventing and protecting against
fire, and to initiate fire safety pro¬
grams that can continue throughout
the year.”
BIRTH.—Mr. and Mrs. Elmer H.
Bell announce the birth of a daught¬
er at the Cairo Hospital on Tuesday,
Sept 17th; she has been named Bev¬
erly Sue.
The Official Organ of Grady County.
CAIRO. GRADY COUNTY. GA.. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 20. 1946
Syrupmakers Win
Opening Game
Americus To Play
Here Tonight; Strong
Opposition Expected
The Cairo Syrupmakers won an
easy game against the Camilla
Fanthers in the opening last Friday
n *®kt ^e local bowl by a score
33-13. The Syrupmakers scored
* n eac ^ the first three quarters
with the Panthers scoring twice in
the last ^ uarter -
Valuable experience was gained
? their tirst
although a large portion
the game was played by the
and third teams who proved
themselves a match for the weak
Camilla team. One of the largest
crowds ever assembled in the local
bowl attended this game and a still
larger crowd is expected to be pres¬
ent when the Syrupipakers meet
Americus here tonight, as very
strong opposition is expected.
Cairo won the toss and elected to
receive. After trying several plays,
Robinson kicked out of bounds on
Camilla’s 40 yard line. Camilla
fumbled on the next play and Cairo
recovered. The ball changed hands
twice more, once by kicking and an¬
other by Cairo intercepting a pass.
After several running plays, Robin¬
son went over left guard for a touch¬
down. Collins attempted to go over
the center of line for the extra point
but failed. Score: Cairo 6, Camilla
0.
Robinson kicked off to Camilla as
the second quarter opened. Camilla
fumbled and Cairo recovered on
Camilla’s 38 yard line. Carr com¬
pleted a pass to Robinson for 19
yards and a first down. Collins
gained yardage over the center of
the line and White picked up 11
yards more to score the second
touchdown. Collins hit the center
of the line for the extra point. Score:
Cairo 13, Camilla 0.
Robinson kicked off to Roundtree
who fumbled on his own 30 yard
line and Tyson recovered for the
Syrupmakers. Carr completed a
pass to Lashley for nine yards and
tried another to Lashley over the
goal which fell incomplete. Collins
picked up seven more around left
end and made it a first down. Col¬
lins made the extra point over the
center of the line. Score: Cairo 20,
Camilla 0.
Robinson kicked off to Camilla
who returned the ball to their own
21 yard line. Camilla attempted a
pass but it was intercepted by Cairo
on the 24 yard line. Cairo failed to
gain on the first play but packed up
five yards on the next one. After
several running plays, the Syrup¬
makers failed to make a first down
and the ball went over to Camilla on
their own 18 yard line. Roundtree
completed a pass to Worsham for 12
yards and a first down. Camilla
failed to gain on the next play and
followed it up with a fumble to be
recovered by Cairo.
After making a first down and
trying several running plays, the
first half closed with the ball in
Cairo’s possession on the Camilla 28
yard line. Score: Cairo 20, Camilla
0.
Dodson kicked off for the Syrup¬
makers. at the second half to Jones
who was downed on his own 23
yard line. Camilla was thrown for
a five yard loss on the next play
but Roundtree of the Panthers hit
the center of the line to gain it back.
After losing three more yards, Ca¬
milla attempted to punt only to have
it blocked. Fulford went over cent¬
er for a touchdown and Hurst made
the extra point. Score: Cairo 27,
Camilla, 0.
More substitutes came in for Cairo
as Hudson kicked off to Roundtree
who was tackled on his own 40 yard
line. Worsham attempted to pass
only to have it fall incomplete but
Roundtree galloped around left end
for thirty yards and a first down.
Worsham went over left guard for
two yards and Roundtree around
right end for 11 yards and another
first down. Camilla lost two yards
on the next play and Cairo was
penalized for five yards to give them
a gain on the play. Roundtree hit
the line for six yards and a first
(Continued on page eight).
nard F. Tuggle was chosen to fill
the position of Quartermaster Offi¬
cer, which was made vacant by the
resignation of Ralph Carlisle some
time ago.
John R. Roth, State Veteran’s Ser¬
vice Officer, of Thomasville, was
present and assisted the veterans in
filling out terminal leave pay forms.
Mr. Roth also answered questions
and led a discussion on this and
other matters pertinent to war vet¬
erans.
The meeting was unusually well
attended and much business of the
organization was introduced and
acted upon. Unless otherwise noti¬
fied, future meetings of the V. F. W.
will be held at the Woman’s Club
on the first Wednesday night in each
month. Members are urged to at¬
tend all meetings and all veterans
are cordially invited.
Miss Janelle Kenny, news editor
of the Albany Herald, and Mr.
Jack Holland, the paper’s staff pho¬
tographer, visited the Fat Calf Show
here Tuesday afternoon and made
pictures of the two champion calves,
with their owners and other leaders
in the event.
Scott Co. Awarded
1st Ave. Contract
Bid Is $64,459 For
Widening Project;
Work To Begin In Oct.
At long last the contract for the
widening of the state route 38 spur,
or 1st Avenue, N. E., has been
awarded and signed. The Messeng¬
er learned this week that the con
tract was officially awarded to the
Scott Construction Company, of
Thomasville, and has already been
Scitt’s bid
to be $64,459.75.
Indications are that work is ex
pected to begin on this long-await¬
ed and badly needed project some¬
time next month. The plans call
for the Widening, grading and pav¬
ing of 1st Avenue, N. E. from Broad
Street in the city’s main business
section to the intersection with the
route 38 cut-off. This includes side¬
walks and gutters as well as the
actual four-lane highway. The over¬
all footage will be 64 feet, with 10
foot sidewalks on either side.
Work will probably be begun on
this project between October 10th
and 15th, less than a month from
now. When the work begins it is
expected that it will start at the
eastern end of the project, which
will give ample time for the city
and individual property owners to
move and alter several buildings
which come within the new right-of
way, as well as to move such shrub¬
bery as might be in the way. Prob¬
ably the most difficult and exten¬
sive moving of buildings will be the
Higdon building on the corner of
Broad St. and 1st Ave., N. E., and
the removal of the front portion of
the Messenger office. The date for
this work to begin has not yet been
announced.
The new street will allow a wide,
modern four-lane highway with a
ten-foot sidewalk on each side. This
sorely-needed improvement will
doubtless mean a lot to Cairo and
bring the settlement of new busi¬
nesses along the new highway. One
new firm, an ice cream plant, has
already announced such plans and
bought the H. H. Wind residence on
1st Avenue, N. E., as a business site.
The awarding of the contract is seen
as the culmination of the long strug¬
gle to have this highway improved
and repaved, and will be received
as good news throughout this sec¬
tion.
It is further understood that ap¬
propriate ceremonies will be held
when work is begun on the project,
with highway officials, representa¬
tives of the Scott Construction Co.
and local progressive leaders par¬
ticipating.
Officers Chosen At
Special VFW Meeting
At the special meeting of the Vet¬
erans of Foreign Wars held last
Monday night at the Woman’s Club,
Eulie F. Brock, who has served as
commander of the local post since
its organization, tendered his resig¬
nation. Murry Pendleton was elect¬
ed to fill his term. Ber¬
School Band Formed
Of 60-Odd Members;
More Money Needed
The Cairo High School band has
just been organized under the capa¬
ble leadership of W. T. Verran, one
of the southeast’s outstanding di¬
rectors, with more than 60 student
members enrolled, and great inter¬
est manifested. A great local am¬
bition of long standing has thus
been realized.
About 30 to 50 instruments re¬
cently purchased have arrived and
are being used in beginning train¬
ing, but, with the large enrollment,
it is now planned to work toward a
60-piece band in the future, instead
of a 50-piece organization.
Because of the high cost of the
instruments and the large number
needed for a well-rounded band,
more money than first anticipated
will be needed, the band committee
declared this week. An additional
canvass is now underway and in¬
creases from many who have al¬
ready contributed will be needed. If
you are not seen by a committee
worker shortly, and desire to have
a part in this worthy undertaking,
you may see W. E. Young, at Citi
(Continued on page 6).
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TWELVE PAGES
Methodists To Raise
$4,500 Fund Shortly
The board of stewards of the First
Methodist Church, at a meeting last
Monday night, voted to instruct the
finance committee to proceed at
once to raise $4,500 for church im¬
provements.
Of this total, about $1,400 is need¬
ed at once to finish paying for $2,
000 wrfth of organ improvements,
and $300 is needed for painting the
church roof, previously authorized.
Other items in the program not vet
authorized but under study are:
new velour drapes for auditorium,
$1,200; refinishing auditorium interi¬
or $800; refinishing floors and pews,
$1,105; and incidentals, $160. The
building and missionary fund now
has about $1,200 on hand.
The following committee was al¬
so named to confer with the pastor
on board membership changes and
to nominate board officers for 1946-
47; John Wight, chairman, Ralph
Brown and William Oliver.
Business, Markets
Items Of Interest
Memorable Methodist
Revival Ends With
Challenging Sermons
The annual revival at the First
Methodist Church here closed last
i Sunday night with a congregation
that taxed the capacity of the
church auditorium, despite threaten¬
ing weather. The First Baptist
Church evening service was called
in and that swelled the revival
throng, which also included many
out-of-town visitors.
I The closing sermons of Dr. G. Ray
Jordan, of Emory University, the
'guest evangelist, like those earlier
last week, were so challenging that
they will be remembered indefinite¬
ly by many as the most stirring in
memory. Dr. Jordan, who gave up
a week of his vacation to come here,
left Monday for a series of revival
services at Marianna.
Wh. F. (Bill) Parrish, of Nashville,
as song leader here again delighted
the big congregations with his lead¬
ership and solos to make the music
outstanding. He left Sunday night
for Baxley for an assignment there
beginning Monday. His reputation
as a revival singer and leader has
now become nation-wide and he al¬
ready has many engagements as far
ahead as 1952, as well as a full cal¬
endar next year and almost for the
year after..
• • •
If Ira Higdon Grocery Co., whole¬
sale grocers will open their new
warehouse next Monday, Sept. 23rd.
They invite their many friends and
customers to come by and inspect
their new facilities. As will be not¬
ed in their ad on Page 8, they will
be closed today and tomorrow in
order to move into their new build¬
ing.
U Among the buyers at last Tues¬
day’s Fat Calf Sale were Bob Gandy
of Bob’s Grocery and Curtis Gandy,
of Curtis Super-Market, and we
notice in their ads this week that
they are now selling cuts from this
fine beef. They say they have
enough for everyone, but this is
such an unusual treat we’ll wager
this choice meat will fast!
3rd, $7.50—Bobby Wight.
4th, $5—Jimmy Mason.
5th, $4—Charles Ward.
Heavyweight calves, 400-700
pounds:
1st, $15—Roland McCorkle (Grand
Champion of Show).
2nd, $10—Lawrence Spears.
3rd, $7.50—Johnny Williams.
4th, $5—Leland Rawls.
5th, $4—Lafayette Spears. f'
FFA, 4-H Club, Additional:
1st,$10—Roland McCorkle.
2nd, $8—Johnny Williams.
3rd, $6—Lawrence Spears.
4th, $4—Johnny Williams.
5th, $2—Leland Rawls.
Rev. and Mrs. S. Wilkes Dendy,
of Dalton, will be the week-end
guests of Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Worthy.
He will preach at the Cairo Presby¬
terian Church Sunday morning at
11 o’clock. Rev. apd Mrs. Dendy
will attend the Synod of their
church in Albany, which opens on
Monday, where he will be the mod¬
erator.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Massey have
been spending a few days this week
in Atlanta.
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NUMBER 34.
Calf Show Said
Best Ever Held
Records Topple As 100
Calves Enter Event * •
Top Price 40c a Pound
Last Tuesday’s Fat Calf Show and
Sale was probably one of the most
successful ever held here. Nearly
100 calves were entered in the show,
more than twice the largest previ¬
ous number and quantity of the ani¬
mals was said to have been fifty
percent better than in any previous
show. The show was unusually
well attended, including nearly
thirty buyers.
FFA and 4-H club boys virtually
walked away with the show, win¬
ning all prizes except two in the
lightweight class. Roland McCor
kle, 14-year-old 4-H member of the
Midway community southeast of
Cairo, won the Grand Champion¬
ship of the show with his 8-months
old white-face steer weighing 700
pounds. This fine calf sold for 40
cents a pound and brought $305, in¬
cluding prize money.
The reserve champion of the show,
a white-face heifer about six months
old and weighing 355 was
entered by Johnny Williams, FFA
student of Pine Park. The number
two champion sold for 32 cents a
pound. Both champions were
bought by Bob Chastain, of Thom
asville, for Chastain’s Super-Mark
et.
Other prize winners in the FFA-
4-H Club group included Leland
Rawls, Lawrence and LaFayette
Spears, Jimmy Mason, Charles Ward
and Bobby Wight. Cash prize mon¬
ey, attractive ribbons and halters
were donated by Cairo business con¬
cerns. Average price for the show
entries, which were exempt from
OPA ceilings, was about 20 cents a
pound.
The shows, sponsored by the
Chamber of Commerce, in co-opera¬
tion with the Cairo Kiwanis Club,
the County Agent and the vocation¬
al agriculture teachers, was consid¬
ered the most successful held here.
Early Gandy was chairman of the
sponsoring committee this year,
with County Agent S. E. George in
charge of the sale and “Colonel”
Jack Henry, of Dothan, Ala., as auc¬
tioneer. Others on the committee
included, County FSA Supervisior
W. J. Boyett, Dr. F. S. Carr, John B.
Hinson, Asst. Courfty Agent C. W.
Harp, Ed V. Komarek, John D.
Lewis, H. R. Madison, M. L. Mayes,
C. of C. Secretary Louis A. Powell,
Robert P. Wight and Roland L. Wil¬
liams.
Judges for the show were Bob
Chastain, Thomasville; George Dil¬
lard, animal husbandman, Coastal
Plains Experiment Station, Tifton;
and J. G. Thomas, vocational agricul¬
ture teacher at Moultrie.
Following is a list of names of
those winning Fat Calf Show prizes
and the amount in cash which each
won: *
Lightweight calves, 200-400
pounds:
1st, $15—Johnny Williams (re¬
serve Champian).