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CAIRO, GEORGIA
The Best City of Its
Size In the Entire
United States
,,50.52 A YEAR . IN ADVANCE.
VOLUME XLVI.
THOMPSON LAUDS GRADY'S
NAMESAKE BEFORE ROIARY
jays County Is
Leading Way
Must Not Permit
Human Erosion,
He Declares
Former Governor M. E. Thomp¬
was the guest speaker at the
son luncheon in the
local Rotary
Citizens Cafe Wednesday, where
L delivered a thoughtful and
interesting address on the sub¬
let of Henry the W. fact Grady, that which the
brought out
former governor not only knows
Ue current trend of affairs in
Georgia but is intimately familiar
| with the state’s long and color¬
ful history.
Arthur Bell, Club President
presided and introduced the
[ speaker.
Mr. Thompson, who is now the
editor and publisher of a weekly
newspaper, The Georgia Demo¬
crat, in Valdosta, started his talk
in a humerous vein by saying that
although his subject had been
chosen for him in an effort to
keep him off the subject of pol¬
itics, he would probably, like the
old colored minister who in¬
variably preached on baptism,
finally get around to his favorite
topic one way or another. But the
Marians were impressed with
the fact that he not only stayed
ciear of polites, but took a sub¬
ject out of the history books,
which are normally dull and un¬
interesting, and made from it a
living and polished speech, which
applies with equal and signifi¬
cant importance to current pro¬
blems and opportunities of the
state and the South.
The speaker pointed out that
Grady County, which was named
far Henry W. Grady, probably
was following the progressive
philosophy of this great editor,
statesman, and writer more so
than any other county, with its
diversification and variety of
agriculture and industry.
He empnasized the fact that
Henry Grady was one of the first
and strongest voices to proclaim
a new south, which would de¬
part radically from the old “un¬
reconstructed rebel” idea follow¬
ing the civil war, and the moon¬
light and magnolia dreams of the
Plantation South. Grady lead
'he forces to bring more industry
(Continued on last page)
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Pictures In This
Tod ay and Saturday, May 20
and 21 are the big days for the
Picture-taking of your young
Sters - The Messenger is having
Pictures taken of all children who
if bought by their parents or
teS ardian m t0 and the Grady 8 p. m. H ° ab- tel
palely -
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SIXTEEN PAGES
Prices On Hogs
Move Upward
Noo 1 Hogs Back
Up To 18.35c
Hog prices moved higher, with
increased offerings, and cattle
prices remained steady at Tues¬
day’s auction sale here, the mar¬
ket management reported.
No. 1 nogs sold here for 18.35c
a pound, up 60c points from last
week, and well above board quo¬
tations. Butchere hogs sold for
17.55c a pound
Although cattle prices were
steady and virtually unchanged
from last week, choice beef steers
vere lacking and the highest
price paid was $21.10 per cwt. for
a 635-pound heifer, it was report
ed.
_
Clean-Up Drive
Is Extended
Gooes Work Is
Continuing
The City of Cairo annual clean¬
up, beautification and sanitation
improvement crusade will be ex¬
tended beyond the previously an¬
nounced closing time, this week¬
end, it was revealed this week,
because additional time is neces¬
sary to complete the fine work
in progress.
This has been the week for
emphasis upon the 4th ward but
work has not been elsewhere so
it continues in all wards, includ¬
ing the main business areas,
where several special projects are
planned.
City workers, including Elmer
King, street department super¬
intendent, and civic workers, in¬
cluding J. E. Forsyth, chairman
of the Chamber of Commerce
beautification and civic better¬
ment committee, declare the re¬
sponse by individual property
owners has been most gratifying.
They emphasize, however, that
some have not yet done their
part, and they urge immediate
efforts on the part of everyone
to make the crusade the most
beneficial in Cairo’s history. It
undoubtedly will be the best,
they say, if all work now under¬
way is finished and if the com¬
paratively few who have not re¬
sponded will do so within the
next week.
grows up.
There is no charge or obliga¬
tor taking the pictures. There is
no charge for publishing the pic¬
tures. Here is a charge if you
wish to buy any of them after
they are made. Parents don’t
have to be a subscriber to even
a reader of the Messenger. You
dc not have to purchase pictures
either, though you may buy ad¬
ditional prints by arranging di¬
rect with the studio if you want
them. That is entirely up to you!
All youngsters, accompanied by a
parent or other guardian, are wel
come. There is no age limit.
Don’t forget the place, the day
and time.
Here is a suggestion on how to
get your child’s picture taken
promptly.
If your LAST name begins
with any of the letters between:
A and M visit Photographer to¬
day, May 20; if your name starts
with the letters N through Z visit
photographer Saturday, May 21.
Don’t forget, the hours are from
1 p. m. to 8 p. m. daily and come
early. The above suggestion is:
not compulsory—but your coop- j
eration will be appreciated. |
CAIRO. GRADY COUNTY. GA., FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1949.
Kiwanis Club Hears
FSU Professor Talk
About Canada
Canada was the theme of the
program for Kiwanians at their
luncheon meeting yesterday with
Dr. Jeanne McIntosh, of the facul¬
ty of Florida State University at
Tallahassee, a native Canadian,
as special guest and speaker,
Robert Wight was program chair
man with Norwood Clark, the
club president, presiding. Miss
McIntosh was presented by
Clifton Wight, a Cairo native,
now a Girl Scout executive at
Tallahassee.
Miss McIntosh reviewed inter
estingly the history of Canada as
the background of her discussion
which dealt mainly with that na
t : on’s political and governmental
economy, including Authoritative
insights into the actions of her
13,000,000 people. She answered
numerous questions at the close
of her talk.
Special guests at the meeting
included Bobby Walden and Bob
by Jefferson, the Grady marble
champ, and runner-up, respective
ly, who were specially recogniz
ed by Ralph Studebaker, recrea
tion director. Champ Walden
will represent the county in the
Sonthwest Georgia competition
at Albany late this week.
Roger Madison, FFA chapter
advisor, reported that Fred Car
ter, of Cairo, won second plaee
in the FFA public speaking con
test at Tifton last week. Fred
■was in a preliminary try-out at
h.st week’s Kiwanis club
ing. Fourteen chapters campet
ed.
Other guests included Carey
Ragsdale and W. B. (Duck) Wight,
Albany, both former
j Lloyd Turner and Grant
Boy Scout executive for this
area, with headquarters at Tal
lahassee; the Rev. Jason Shirah,
a Thomasville Kiwanian; Jim
Robinson Thomasville; Harry
Kenning, a Red Cross water
safety expert; and P. W.
county surveyor here.,
Three Fires Here
This Week; Two
Houses, Woods
The fire department answered
three alarms this week, and re¬
ported almost complete destruc¬
tion of one store, one house, and
a sweeping woods fire in the
Roddenbery Woods North of
town on the right side of the
Whighcyn-Bainbridge road Wed¬
nesday afternoon that destroyed
much young timber.
Bob Miller’s Grocery store
across the street from Wash¬
ington High School, was a
total loss including stock, from a
fire Tuesday morning about 2:30
a. m. It was reported that he
had some insurance, but not
enough to cover the damage. No
estimate of the amount of damage
had been made Thursday.
On Tuesday at 11:00 a. m. the
house of Emma Moore, (colored)
on 6th’ ave., S. W., in the Even¬
ing Side sub-division, burned
down completely, with an esti¬
mated damage of $1000. Reports
say she had $400- in insurance.
No one was at home when the
fire equipment arrived. The
cause of this fire and the Gro
eery store blaze are unknown,
said Fire Chief Hawthorn.
The woods fire at the North
of town Wednesday afternoon
probably got started from a cig¬
arette or match thrown out, of
ficials said. Being discovered at
1:00 o’clock, the blaze with the
aid of a mild wind, spread quick
ly over the woods. All of the
fire fighting equipment was sent
out, and aided materially in
checking the fire.
Seaman 2/C and Mrs. Burton
Wamble, of Norfork, Va„ wfce
the week-end guests of his moth¬
er, Mrs. R. G. Wamble, and fami¬
ly; Mrs. Wamble went from here
to Thomasville where she will
VIS jt her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
a. R. Shiver until her husband
receives his discharge next
month.
\
Health Program
Status Aired
Citizens' Group Is
Formed To Press
I For Retention
j
• A “Citizens’ Health Cimmittee”
j of Grady countians was created
| at a mass meeting of citizens at
j City Hall last Friday after
noon to investigate the status of
| the county health program and
to press for its retension as pro
(vided by law.
The committee, headed by J. W.
McClenny as chairman, includes
Dr. J. V. Rogers as vice-chairman
and Harris Jefferson, J. Carl
Minter and Alvin B. Wight as the
ether members. The committee,
in a series of meetings this week,
engaged two attorneys to investi¬
gate the legal phases of the ex
ir-ting situation—and planned to
meet the Board of County Com¬
missioners in special session at
the Courthouse Thursday night
for a confercence. When The
Messenger went, to press Thurs
, day afternoon the outcome of this
I conference had not been indicat
' ed.
The Health Commissioner, the
supervising nurse and the sanitar¬
ian of the County Health De
partment resigned recently as a
j result of what some of them term
j ed “illegal interference with the
j Health Department by the County
Commissioners, through their
chairman”—and it is understood
that all three have subsequently
j accepted positions elsewhere.
At the last Friday afternoon’s
public meeting, of which Judson
T. Mayfield was chairman, two
i of the members of the County
[ Health Board sustained charges
| r f the resigned health officials of
“illegal interference” with the
operation of the County Health
Department by the County Corn
missioners, through their chair
; man, and revealed that state
j health officials had served due
' notice to the effect that unless
u he State Dept, of Health is given
immediate assurances that the
County Health Department here
will be permitted to operate ac¬
cording to law all state and Fed¬
eral aid for the local program will
be withdrawn, effective June 1,
leaving the program to be car¬
ried on entirely at county ex¬
pense.
The state health officials have
also advised the County HeaPh
Board that unless such assurances
are made immediately no tie-in
with other counties wall be avail¬
able whereby the administrative
cost of the local program can be
shaved by other counties.
The County Health Board was
created and the County Health
Department was established here
years ago under state law as
result of recommendations of two
successive grand juries, Only
the action of two successive grand
juries can do away with the board,
the department and the program,
under the law, attorneys agree.
Doctors and others at the meet¬
ing Friday emphatically declared
that the county receives more for
its health dollars spent than any
others. Various communicable
diseases, such as typhoid fever,
malaria fever, diptheria and small
pox, are almost unknown in the
county now, as a result of the
health work, it was pointed out,
although they would return if
the work should be suspended,
j Hookworm treatments and pre
na t a ] care Q f mothers are among
other i nva i U able services per
j f ormec j j n the program, it wa*
stated. Several at the meeting
decided that it is unthinkable
♦hat anyone should desire to seri¬
ously cripple or do away with
; the 5 Dro eram ‘
1
Attorneys at the meeting said
it is the clear mandate of the
state health laws and the express¬
ed will of the people that the op¬
eration of the County Health De¬
partment and its program is en¬
tirely in the hands of the Coun
(Continued on page 4)
SIXTEEN PAGES
Business Census
Now Being Taken
3n This Area
Retail, wholesale and service
trade*business men of counties in
the Albany Area are being asked
by the U. S. Bureau of the Census
to supply certain information on
their 1948 operations for use in
connection with the 1948 census
of business, District Supervisor
W. F. Moreland said this week.
Mr. Moreland, with office at
108 1-2 South Jackson Street, Al¬
bany, Georgia, said the survey
in this territory already has been
launched, as in other sections of
the nation.
He said firms to be asked for
information are those engaged
primarily in marketing or sell¬
ing merchandise or commodities
to retailers and-^ to industrial,
users and those in personal, busi¬
ness and repair service operations.
Hotels and amusement places
come within the scope of the
census. Manufacturers were cov¬
ered in 1947.
The information to be obtained
will include such activities as
sales and purchases, payrolls,
number of employees, inventories
end the like, although the kind
cf data collected will depend
largely on the type of establish¬
ment reporting. All information
is stricly confidenial, Mr. More¬
land said. Results of the census
should begin to become avail¬
able to the public late in 1949, he
said.
Mr. Moreland, pointed out that
the census wiU be the first of
its kind to be taken since 1939,
but that the new law provides
for one to be conducted every
five years henceforth.
Illegal To Fish In
Georgia On Sunday
Owing to numerous complaints
being made to Sheriff C. H.
Strickland regarding fishing ; n
the Ochlocknee River, various
creeks and private ponds through¬
out the county on Sundays, this
officer has requested The Mes¬
senger to state that unless this
illegal practice is not discontinu¬
ed, he will be compelled to make
cases against those violating this
particular state law. Fishing on
♦he Sabbath Day is strictly a
violation of the law m Georgia,
and hundreds of cases have been
made recently in various coun
t'ess throughout the state. As
Grady county borders Florida,
there are probably hundreds of
local people who are under the
impression that it is legal to fish
in this county, as it is not against
the law to indulge in this parti¬
cular sport in our neighboring
state on the Sabbath.
It might be a good idea for
♦hose who have been availing
themselves of the opportunity of
landing a few bass, bream or other
species of the finney tribe on
Sunday to discontinue this prac
t'ce in the future, especially with¬
in the borders of Grady county,
for under the law, they are sub¬
ject to prosecution.
H Henry W. Grady Day" To Be
Observed On Next Tuesday
Civic Inspiration Is Theme Of
Programs; Rotary Opens Series
Next Tuesday, May 24th, will
be “Henry Grady Day” through
out Grady county the name-sake
cf the noted Georgia editor and
orator, and interesting programs
in the schools and elsewhere will
mark the das'. Cairo Public
Library and The Messenger be
gan the observance last year on
Y is birthday anniversary and the ;
noteworthy that 1
response was so
civic demand anniversary resulted each for to his be j
birthday j
emphasized.
Civic inspiration is the theme,
Mr. Grady proclamed not only to
Georgians but to the nation this
state’s outstanding natural re
sources and her almost limitless
development opportunities—and
his famous editorials and speech-
GRADY COUNTY
Greatest Diversified
Farming Section
In America
SINGLE COPIES. 5 CF-NTi
NUMBER 19.
Milk Act Called
"Justified"
Would Not Shut
Out Milk, Say
Producers
Grady county milk producers,
j i in of an The advertisement Messenger, in declare this issue the
| Mayor & Council here “fully jus
t ; fied” in adopting an amendment
j 1° a city ordinance requiring fluid
milk. cream and fluid milk pro¬
ducts sold in Cairo to be pasteu
rized or processed in Grady coun¬
ty.
The producers, “reciting briefly
certain facts,” declare that the
ordinance will not shut out fluid
milk from the outside, as pre
viously reported, but that *ht
merely places all who desire to
distribute milk here on the same
basis—on an equality.” The pro
ducers say other municipalities
have taken silimar action and
that “our own city government
a number of times in the past
has taken similar action as to
other functions ”
In another statement, the pro
ducers say the ordinance action
was ori ginally suggested and
specifically recommended “by
[high Georgia state officials as
> THE BEST WAY to deal with the
i situation that existed” here.
The ordinance action, the pro¬
j ducers’ statement continued,
j WILL NOT afford any sort oi’
1 monopolistic control of milk
i prices in the Cairo Milk Shed, as
kad t> een reported, because the
State Milk Control Board will
continue to control prices, etc., as
heretofore.”
The statement explains how the
State Milk Control Board deceded
from action unanimously taken
to revoke the permit of the Moul¬
trie Milk Shed—and how relief
i normally expected was not forth
coming despite the state board’s
j expressed desine to afford it.
j The producers’ statement also
ca ]i s attention to a purported
“gentleman’s agreement” under
which Moultrie Milk Shed agreed
to voluntarily withdraw from
Cairo at such time as local milk
production became sufficient to
meet local needs. Dairies in this
county are now producing more
mlik than is now being sold in
Cairo by all distributors, the
dairymen state
The statement concludes with
commendation for the Mayor &
Council “for its progressive and
forward-looking action in behalf
of development of local industry
and local enterprises” and ex¬
presses confidence that when the
people know all the facts and be¬
come “industry conscious” the
county may well expect greater
future development on a sound
basis. In the concluding state¬
ment, the producers point out that
Mayfield’s Creamery here was
established to stabilize and make
more efficient the local handling
of milk and declare that the milk
business locally is being handled
under this set-up better than ever
before. The producers also
pledge themselves anew “to zeal¬
ously safeguard in the future as
in the past every wholesome in¬
terest of the local milk-consum¬
ing public and respectfully seek
the whole-hearted co-operation
of everyone.
C. of C. Directors
Will Meet Tuesday
The regular monthly meeting
of the board of directors of the
local Chamber of Commerce will
be held at the Council Room in
the City Hall next Tuesday, May
24th, at 7:30 o’clock.
This is the usual time—and a
full attendance is urged for the
cne-hour session.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl L. Kelly and
Ronald, returned to their home
in Buford Sunday afternoon after
spending several days with Mrs.
Kelley’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
H. T. Cook, and other relatives.
Two Injured Last
Saturday Night
In Truck Wreck
A serious highway accident oc¬
curred on the Thomasville high¬
way about'7 miles out of Cairo
last Saturday night when the
Dodge pick-up truck driven by
R. A. Easom, over-turned near
Hart’s Mill Pond.
It was reported that Easom
was driving toward Cairo about
midnight, at a high rate of speed,
when he attempted to pass an
other vehicle. He lost control
the truck, causing It to turn over
one or more times to completely
demolish the body. Miss Mary
Ponder, of Cairo and Thomasville,
the other occupant of the truck,
was thrown clear of the wreck
on the hard-surfaced road. She
was unconscious for some time,
Boith were rushed to the Grady
County Hospital for treatment,
Miss Ponder suffered a broken
left shoulder, severe cuts around
the face and scalp, and numer
our bruises. Easom’s right leg was
broken.
Miss Ponder was dismissed
from the hospital Thursday mom
ing/and Easom was dismissed to
day.
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Junior-Senior Banquet
FoA+urPfi rearurea Hawaiian nawanan
Theme This Year
The highlight of graduating
activities for the week was the
Junior-Senior Banquet held it
the school gymnasium May 13th.
The theme of this year’s ban
quet was Hawaiian, Gue^t ent
ered the gymnasium by way of a
gong-plank where ten little Ha
waiian girls threw leis on each as
he entered. The gymnasium was
effectively decorated under the
supervision of Mrs. Godwin and
Miss Ware, with Multi-colored
streamers strung from the bright
colored lights.
Mr. House gave the invocation
and the guests were served by
Junior mothers. After dinner
welcome was given by Hood Pow
ell, Junior class president, and
the response by Billy Stringer,
Senior class president. After this
everyone enjoyed a well planned
program directed by Miss Pope
end Miss Weis. Little Hazel
Lawrence and Ikie Powell did a
South Sea dance. Glenda Tiner
sang two Hawaiian songs. The
ten little Hawaiians from the
seventh grade entertained with a
Hawaiian Leis Dance with the
sailor, Billy Mitchell furnishing
the music.
Miss Myrtle Walters directed
the Grand March in which every¬
one participated. Then they all
danced to the music of Horton
Wright and his orchestra from
9 to 12.
Mrs. L. L. O’Kelley had as her
guest during the week, Mrs. C. E.
Hurst and Mrs. Mary Carle Rod¬
denbery of Savannah.
• m m
Dr. and Mrs. J. V. Rogers have
as their guests for several days
the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. B. Collins, of Claxton.
es may well be made a timely
present-day appraisal of state
opportunities and needs. This
was effectively outlined fn the
Cairo Rotary Club address Wed
nesday by M. E. Thompson, of
Valdosta, former acting givernor
of the state, who launched the
observance program.
Plans are about complete for
all of the county’s schools to
pause next Tuesday in the midst
of pre-commencement activities
long enough to afford all students
the privilege of learning morel
about Mr. Grady’s career and to
gain afresh some of the great
love and zeal he had for Georgia,
Cairo Kiwanians next Tuesday
are expected to join in the ob
servance, also.