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FEAT AHEHICUS - 29-0
1 VALDOSTA WILDCATS
E TONIGHT AT 8 P. M.
in their bid for early re
in s. G. F. A. circles,
,f best’s powerful Cairo
IP Makers romped to a 29-0
Iver an outclassed Ameri
Last Friday night to chalk
[first conference victory.
L [ Sonny White and Roy
l the Syrup Makers proved
for the fighting Panthers
L over three touchdowns
L Ly first half. With rain
Lond in the third period, a
string, led by Bob
tcored once again on the
Panthers and a bad pass
ter that went behind their
resulted in an automatic
[r the Syrup Makers in the
od to complete the scoring,
[an and White were both
[ng in the backfield along
[st and Carr playing a good
the entire Cairo line seem
a stone wall on defense and
tit of nice blocking was seen
le. Drew, Cairo end, scored
;he touchdowns on a pass
Syrupmakers meet Coach
Bazemore’s strong Valdosta
here tonight and if weath
tions are right, a record
i expected. Around 1,700
nded the game last Friday
Sluding fans from all over
t Georgia and quite a few
from other teams that the
kers meet during the rest
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good PECANS this season, £3
warehouse. We will thrash and charge you
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prices. Bring your pecans and see FOR will pay you good, tip-fop prices. Bring
YOURSELF. your okra seed and see FOR YOURSELF.
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Cairo, Georgia
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Cairo
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SIXTEEN
The Schedule:
Sept. 13—Camilla 13; Cairo 33.
Sept. 20—Cairo 29; Americus 0.
Sept. 27—Valdosta, here.
Oct. 4—Thomasville, here.
Oct. 11.—Quincy, here.
Oct. 18—Tifton, there.
Oct. 25—Pelham, here.
Nov. 1—Moultrie, there.
Nov. 8—Bainbridge, there.
Nov. 15—Blakely, here.
Nov. 22—Jesup, there.
of the season.
Americus won the toss and elect¬
ed to receive. Roberson kicked off
to Mauk who was downed in his
tracks on Cairo’s 49 yard line. Rice
was thrown for a ten yard loss on
the next play by King, Cairo left
tackle. MacArthur hit the left side
of the line but failed to gain. Rice
went over center on next play for
15 yeards but failed to make a first
down. Coptias tried to gain enough
over right tackle for a first down
but failed and the ball went over to
the Syrupmakers.
Robinson picked up two over left
guard but the play was called back
and Americus was penalized five
yards for being off sides, White
made eight yards around left end
for a first down. Robinson fumbled
on the next play after being tackled
and Tyson recovered for Cairo giv¬
ing them a gain of about six yards.
White hit the left side of the line
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CAIRO. GRADY COUNTY. GA.. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 27. 1946
for a gain of seven yards and a
first down placing the ball on Am
ericus’s six yard line, Carr com
pleted a pass to Drew for a touch¬
down. Robinson scored the extra
point. Score: Cairo 7, Americus 0.
Robinson kicked off to Rice who
was downed where he picked up the
ball. Rice made four yards around
right end on the next play and Mac
Arthur fumbled on the next but re¬
covered. Robinson threw Coptias
for a six yard loss. Failing to gain
sufficient yardage, Law punted to
Cairo and also Cairo was penalized
15 yards on the same play for un
necessary clipping giving the ball
to the Syrupmakers on Americus’
45 yard line.
Dollar went around left end for
four yards but Robinson was stop¬
ped cold over the center of the line.
White got loose on the next play
around right end and galloped 41
yards for a touchdown. Carr scored
the extra point over center. Score:
Cairo 14, Americus 0.
Robinson kicked off for the third
time in the game for the Syrup¬
makers to Mauk who returned the
ball to Cairo’s 46 yard line before
being downed. Rice got eight yards
around right end and then went
over right tackle for six more to
make a first down. The first
quarter closed with the ball in Am¬
ericus’ hands on Cairo’s 36 yard
line.
Robinson broke through the line
on the first play of the second quart¬
er and threw Rice for wsix yard
loss. Dollar followed up Robinson
by throwing Rice for another loss
on the following play. Cairo was
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U. S. ARBITRATOR IN NATION¬
AL MARITIME UNION STRIKE:
New York.—(Soundphoto).—James
L. Fly, U. S. arbitrator in National
Maritime Union strike gives out a
press statement in announcing raises
for NMU workers. Raises it is be¬
lieved will bring a quick end to
strike which has been tieing up
shipping for over a week.
Methodist Circle Is
Contributor To Foster
Parents' Plan
Seventeen residents of Georgia
including a circle of the First Metho¬
dist Church of Cairo, have contribut¬
ed toward the support of children
overseas through the Foster Parents’
Plan for War Children for the month
of August, it was announced recent¬
ly by Mrs. Edna Blue, Plan execu¬
tive chairman. American head¬
quarters of the Plan are at 55 West
42nd Street, New York City.
The Plan operates fifty-six child¬
ren’s projects in France, England,
Malta, Italy, Czechoslovakia, Hol¬
land and Belgium and is caring for
French, Maltese, British, Belgian,
Polish, Italian, Spanish, Dutcn,
Czech, Austrian, Norwegian, Hun¬
garian, Danish and German child¬
ren.
Contributors include six of At¬
lanta, three of Augusta, Macon and
Gainesville, and one of Savannah,
Cairo, Young Harris, La Grange and
Norcross. The Cairo contributor is
the M. J. Circle of the Cairo Metho¬
dist Church, Mrs. Robert P. Wight,
secretary.
The projects which the Plan op¬
erates include the following: The
J. B. Priestley Nurseries, Hereford¬
shire and The Grange, England; The
Malta Colony, Silema Malta; The
French Colonies, France; The Rome,
Naples, and Catanis Colonies in
Italy; The Brussels Colony in Bel¬
gium and the Amsterdam Colony in
Holland.
On the receipt of an application
by the Foster Parents’ Plan the fost¬
er parent receives, as soon as pos¬
sible, a photograph and a brief his¬
tory of the child and pays $15 per
month for the support of the child.
An international committee com¬
posed of the Earl of Listowell, the
Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, Mrs.
Harry S. Truman, Mrs. Eleanor
Roosevelt, Representative Clare
Boothe Luce, Helen Hayes and Mrs.
Stephen S. Wise are sponsoring the
work of the Foster Parents’ Plan for
War Children.
More than 44,000 children of all
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nationalities have been helped by
the Foster Parents’ Plan since its
inception nine years ago.
Foster parents include Mrs. James
Couzens, Kate Smith, Dr. John
Haynes Holmes, Allan Jones, Cor¬
nelia Otis Skinner, Tallulah Bank
head, Fred Allen, Jack Benny, Perry
Como, Mark Van Doren and Clifton
Fadiman.
3 Cairoites Aid
Mercer Vespers
The first vespers program fol¬
lowing the opening of the new
term at Mercer University here
found three Cairoites on the
program at at least a half
dozen other students from Cairo in
the audience.
Hugh Wamble made the talk, with
John Hatten as soloist, accompanied
by Miss Peggy Pierce.
The program was apparently much
enjoyed by the splendid audience.
After serving 50 years in Congress,
Hon. Joseph Cannon of Illinois re¬
tired on March 4, 1923.
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Bert * Childers
4 S* r and the Melon Patch
Bert Childers put an ad in th« Naturally it puzzled some folks
Clarion the other day. Here’s what ... but Bert explains: “It gives dm
it said: a kick to share things when I can
"Planted more melons than I afford to—whether it’s the melons,
can eat this year. Stop by and pick or the lemonade, or beer. I guess I
as many as you want AM free.” just like to indulge my whims.*
As you can guess, plenty of folks From where I sit, if we had move
sent their kids over and plenty of “self-indulgent” people like Beit
the parents came too. Stripped —who believe in share and share
Bert’s melon patch in no time. And alike, live and let live, this tired
as they went away, Bert treated world would be a whole lot better
the kids to lemonade, and offered offl
the grownups a glass of ice-cold
sparkling beer.
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