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CAIRO, GEORGIA
The Best City of Its
Size In the Entire
United States
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VOLUME XLVI.
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30 Seniors To Get
Diplomas; Tonight
Is Class Night
The Whigham graduating ex
rcises, to be held in the Gym
@udito r ium, ir. which 30 seniors
ive diplomas, begin toinght,
1 ‘ 8:30 with Senior Class
y v 'and at
Mjght, end next Wednesday
night,' June 1, with at which the commence¬ Gevernor
ment program will deliver
Herman Talmadge
Ihe main address.
Supt. M. J. Perkins announced
that the Salutatory and the Vale
Wictory addresses would be de
livered Friday at the class night .
Uercises. ing Jacqueline Brim, speak¬
in “A Garden of Roses”, is
L Valedictorian, and Betty Bar
fold will make the Salutatory ad¬
dress on the subject “We Would
« Kings.”
Thf Baccalaureate sermon at
he auditorium will be preached
today at 11:00 o’clock by
Shannon Holloway, Pastor of the
’elham Methodist Church, and
ormerly of Whigham.
On Monday morning at 9:00
(clock the grammar school pro¬
’ram will be held, including
[grades one through seven.
In the final commencement
erase Wednesday night June 1,
[the when diplomas will be awarded,
program will be in the follow
ling order: Processional, Mrs. W.
F Brim. Invocation, Rev. J. G.
Garrison. Welcome Jacqueline
JBrim. |is Trio, “Somewhere a Voice
calling”, Betty Ballow, Sylvia
■Crew, tion and Joan Ulmer. Introduc¬
of speaker, Rev. J. G. Gar
Irison. Address, Governor Herman
ITalmadge. Presentation of di¬
jCounty plomas, Supt. Mr. C. of Lloyd Schools. Connell, Alma
■Mater, diction, Class and audience. Bene¬
Rev. N. G. Christopher.
Recessional, Mrs. W. F. Brim.
Seniors to receive diplomas
next Wednesday night include
the following: Jacqueline Brim,
Retty Barfield, GeDell Ponder
Retty Ballow, Bronnie Allen,
lidian Hall, Doris Bishop, Mau
rine Burgess, Mark Collins, Ru¬
dolph Harrell. Frances Harrison,
Wynell Harrison, Leverne Holl¬
ingsworth.
I Barbara Jones, David King,
IBetty Jean Lodge, Dewitte Lodge,
■Odell Merritt, Hazel Morrison,
jJohn |“f’ France Allen Osteen, Pyles, Wallace Pon
|| s J. T. Rich,
land Robinson, Louise Sal
l er ’ Emil y Thomas, Rosa Nell
I* mas, Clifford Ulmer, Evelyn
Pate, and Bonial Vickers.
folly Hold Baptist Assn.
Fifth Sunday
■Meeting May 29th.
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R*" “ 10:45 Sunday Meeting
evidence on Sunday, May
lh e following Baptist Church.
about the program is built
Devoti Faithful Family:
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TWELVE PAGES
Are ^ ibr ?;y Studied
Contsruction In
1950 Probable
Trustees of the Roddenbery
Memorial Library fund have been
studying plans and watching
building costs clasely—and they
revea i e( j this week that construc
tion of the modern and attractive
library building here is being
tentatively projected for next
year. The fund for constructing
and equipping the building was
established ater the death a few
years ago of .the late W. B. Rod¬
denbery, Sr., prominent citizen,
by his heirs, the structure to be
a memorial to his life and service
for his county and section.
Very few libraries have been
built since the war and this has
made it difficult to obtain worth¬
while information on new trends
of design and construction. The
Library Fund trustees have been
watching costs very closely with
a view of “getting the most for
the money” in the new structure.
are definitely lower, and
desirable materials are available;
and the trustees feel now that by
1950 conditions will be favorable
for construction. Meanwhile, the
fund is invested in government
and is being encreased by
the bond interest.
Interest is very keen in the
prospects for the new library,
spurred somwhat by the crowded
conditions at the present’library
in the City Hall—and further de
velopments will be generally wel
corned.
Cairo Library Now
Starts Childrens'
Reading Program
The Cairo Public Library,
which ranks as one of the 27 out¬
standing small Libraries in the U.
S., has started its eleventh sum¬
mer reading program for children.
In the past this reading club has
been designated as 6ne of the
best in the state, with more child¬
ren participating than many large
libraries have
This program is sponsored by
the local library in cooperation
with the Library Extension Ser¬
vice of the State Department of
Education. Reading for Fun is
stressed. This summer the pro¬
gram is featured by a large map
of the United States with pict¬
ures of the periods of exploration
shown. Each member upon join
ing will be given a miniature
covered wagon with their name
imprinted on the side. As a book
is read the wagon progresses
across the map. The theme of
“Know Your Country, Read
Books” will be stressed with
special emphasis on books deal¬
ing with American history.
The past of Theodore Roosevelt
and his rough riders, Rogers and
Clark, Kit Carson, Daniel Boone
and other heroes will be recreat¬
ed for the members through post
ers and stories in the library.
Reading Club 'will start May 25th
and will last through August 25th.
The library will be open every
day during the summer months
from 9 to 12 and 2 to 5:30. All
its services are free. All elemen
tary classes in Grady County, in¬
cluding 1,980 children, have been
visited by the librarian. The local
library has the distinction of
having one of the outstanding
reading programs in the state.
Although the emphasis is put on
reading for fun, the teachers in
the county urges children to join
so as to improve their skill in
reading. Every child in Grady
County is urged to belong.
PRESBYTERIANS TO HEAR
W. HOMER REDDICK.—
Mr. W. Homer Reddick will be
the speaker at the morning wor¬
ship service Sunday, May 29, at
the Presbyterian Church.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Carlisle and
Mrs. Susie Carlisle spent the
weekend in Andelusia, Ala., as
guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Teat.
The Official Organ of Grady County.
CAIRO. GRADY COUNTY. GA.. FRIDAY, MAY, 27. 1949.
Council Passes
Milk Ordinance
Bus Act Amended
To Permit Other
Stops In Town
The City Council in Meeting
Tuesday night moved, in a vote
of four in favor and one not vot¬
ing, to complete the passage of
the milk ordinance requiring
fluid milk, cream and fluid milk
products sold in Cairo to be pas¬
teurized or processed in Grady
County. The ordinance had been
passed at the previous meeting,
with precisely the same vote, and
only required a second reading
and vote to make it effective.
Next Wednesday, June 1, it goes
into effect.
It was learned from a reliable
source that the owners of the
Moultrie Milkshed now intend to
employ council to study and look
further into the legal angles. If
their attorneys believe the act
unconstitutional, the Milkshed
would take legal action to con¬
test the new law.
In a unanimous vote the Coun¬
cil passed an amendment to the
act which requires buses to let
passengers on and off only at the
bus station. The amendment per¬
mits buses to take on or dis¬
charge passengers at Tyson’s
Mill, on the Thomasville high¬
way, and T. J Williams Service
Station, in addition to the bus
station. Since this ordinance was
passed at the last meeting, the
members of the Council had re¬
ceived numerous complaints from
their constitutients asking for the
changes which were speedily writ¬
ten into the amendment in re
sponse to public demand. The
Council felt these additional
stops would serve the convenience
of those who work out of town
and ride the bus, and who may
live toward the edges of the city.
In an effort to cut down some
of the excessive speeding within
Cairo, the Council recently pass¬
ed more strenious speed laws es¬
pecially effecting certain areas
where high speeds are more dan¬
gerous. These areas and streets
are now being marked with the
speed limits, aftd the Council has
issued orders for this excessive
and dangerous speeding to be
stopped immediately.
Already a considerable num¬
ber of people have paid fines in
this determined drive on the part
of the Council to sto-p this .un¬
necessary rate of driving; and the
Mayor and Council have served
notice that they intend to fine a
great many more unless the
speeding is cut out.
In a further effort to make
traffic conditions more safe with¬
in the city, a new traffic light is
to be installed at the overpass on
the Thomasville Highway and
First Avenue.
Several requests had come from
the residents of the N. W. Harlem
sub-division for fire telephones
in that section, which has been
without any means of reporting
a fire quickly. The Council gave
instructions for three additional
fire phones to be installed at once
in that section.
The matter of a new library
Board was taken up by the City
fathers, and the following mem¬
bers were appointed: R. H.
Jefferson and Mrs. J. S. Wight for
three-year terms; Marshall Mays
and Mrs. Pat Ward for two-year
terms; and Mrs. G. B. Trulock for
a one-year term.
Mrs. Henry Litchfield and
children, Hank and Anne, of
Houston, Tex., who have
making their home here with
Mrs. Litchfield’s parents. Mr. and
Mrs. D. H. Burroughs, since Oct
ober, will leave Sunday, by plane
from Tallahassee, Fla., for San
Francisco, Calif., where on June
6 they will sail on the U. S. S.
General Patrick for the Philip
pines to join their husband and
father, Capt. Litchfield, who is
now stationed there in the U. S.
Air Force.
Style Revue Today
Includes 36 Women
From Grady County
The annual County Home Dem¬
onstration style revue will be
held this afternoon, Friday, at
3:00 o’clock in the North Side
School auditorium, Miss Myrtle
Walters announced this week.
Each club in the county will be
represented by three winners,
making a total of 36 entries from
the entire county. Miss Walters
pointed out that each of these
club women, chose the material,
design, and made her own dress,
which she will wear in the revue.
From this County-wide revue,
one winner will be picked to re¬
present Grady County in the State
Style Revue which will be held
in Athens at the State Home
Demonstration Council meeting
in June.
Everyone has a cordial invita
tion to see this style revue.
Health Program
May Be Saved
Commissioners
Assure Full
Supporf
The Board of County Com¬
missioners of Grady County,
at a special meeting last Sat¬
urday afternoon, voted full
support, as provided by law,
for a continuation of the pub¬
lic health program carried on
so beneficially for a number
of years, it was learned from
reliable sources.
Subsequently, health officals
here said that on a basis of such
assurance efforts will be made
j through the State Health Depart •
me nt to work out some new set
U p ; possibly with Baker and M>t
c hell counties, whereby admims
trative costs of the local program
may be shared like they were
with Thomas county until re¬
cently. After the difficulties de¬
veloped here, and the three top
officials serving the County
Health Department resigned to
accept similar positions elsewhere,
Thomas-county tied-in with other
counties. State health officials no¬
tified the County Health Board
here that state and Federal aid
would be withdrawn from this
county June 1st. unless recent
ations of the County Commiss
ioners relative to the County
Health Department were rescind
ed and assurances were given by
the County Commissioners that
full support will be given the
County 'Health Department as
provided by law.
At a meeting of citizens here
May 13th, called by the Chamber
of Commerce, a “Citizens’ Health
Committee” was created with in¬
structions to immediately seek to
compose the differences through
action of the County Commiss*
loners to assure continuance of
the health program, as provided
by law. The committee was auth¬
orized to engage two attorneys,
which it did, to seek court action,
if necessary. The committee
created is composed of Walter J.
McClenny, chairman; Dr. J. V.
Rogers, vice-chairman; and Harris
Jefferson, J. Carl Minter and Al¬
vin B. Wight.
This committee, and health of¬
ficials, held a lengthly conference
with the County Commissioners
Thursday night of last week near
the conclusion of which the Com¬
missioners adopted a resolution
granting largely but not entirely
the request and assurances sought,
Question developed Friday as to
whether or not the resolution as
adopted would fully meet the re
quirements of the State Health
Department for the future. At
another special meeting Saturday
afternoon, afternoon. the Commissioners
adopted another resolution, it has
been learned, which more fully
provides the assurances sought,
an d on this basis back payments
to the County Health Depart
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TWELVE PAGES
Henry Grady Day
Is ii Inspiring ..
Schools, Kiwanis
Club Observe It
On Tuesday
The second annual observance
of Henry W. Grady Day last Tues¬
day throughout Grady county,
namesake of the noted Georgia
editor and orator, proved an in¬
spiration for many school students
and adults. Observance of his
birthday anniversary as an oc¬
casion to gain new appreciation
of his life and service was in¬
augurated last year by the Cairo
Public Library, in co-operation
with other local agencies, and the
wide interest led to arranging
yearly programs on May 24th.
Schools throughout the county,
including Washington High School
for Negroes here, marked the
day with special programs of
much interest. The observance
was launched last week with an
outstanding program at Cairo
Rotary Club with M. E. Thomp¬
son, of Valdosta, former acting
Governor of the state, as the
speaker.
At the Cairo Kiwanis Club
luncheon meeting Tuesday, with
22 guest present in addition to the
members, Judge G. L. Worthy,
of the Cairo City Court
served as “pinch-hit speaker”
for Editor Ralph McGill, of the
Atlanta Constitution, who could
not come. Mr. Grady was editor of
! The Constitution during the try
I ing Reconstruction Days. That
j paper Wednesday carried a front
| page story on the local programs.
Judge Worthy inspired his hear¬
ers with quotations from Editor
McGill’s column in Tuesday’s
Constitution, and excerpts from
Mr, Grady’s famous editorials and
speeches, to emphasize the time¬
liness even today of his admoni¬
tions against too much centraliz¬
ation in government power; full
appreciation of the natural re¬
sources and the great develop¬
ment opportunities in the still
new South; a sound basis for
prison reforms; the proper indivi¬
dual responsibility toward char¬
ity; and the great emphasis upon
wholesome home and family life
as the bedrock of the security and
welfare of the Republic in an
inspiring message to the club.
The great principles he enunci¬
afed and his pioneer proclama
tions of the South’s virtually un
bounded potentialities, bring
fresh challenge to Grady countians
to prove themselves worthy of
their county namesake, Judge
Worthy concluded,
Guests included 12 Thomasville
Kiwanians, Floyd Adams, Neil
Boland, Olin Dekle, Joe Ellington,
Dewey Griner, C. E. Layton,
James Mimms, Charlie Pittman,
Broughton Powell, W. S. Stewart,
Irvin Stegall and J. S. Upchurch;
Sgt. Arnold I. Cook, Eglin Field,
Fla.,; J. W. Lilley, Jr., a Kiwan
ian of the Wilshlre-Los Angeles
(Calif.) club, a visitor here; Wil¬
ton Rigsby, a prominent Miami
pecan dealer and Cairo native;
Clyde Hagedorn, a newcomer
here from Obion, Tenn.; Murray
Kirby, Atlanta; Gordon Bullard,
Jacksonville; Ernest Herrin, Cal¬
vary; Billy Long and Walter
Lundy, local Key Clubbers; and
Ralph Studebaker, recreation dir¬
ector.
Norwood Clark, the club presi¬
dent, presided. Mrs. W. M. Tyson
was pianist for the club singing.
Judge Worthy was presented by
Louis A. Powell in the absence of
Harris Jefferson, program chair
man.
C. OF C. DIRECTORS TO
MEET TODAY.
The May meeting of the direct
ors of the local Chamber of Corn
merce will be held at the Council
Room in the City Hall at 2 p. m.
next Monday, May 30th.
Miss Mattie Collins left Mon¬
day for an extensive visit with
friends and relatives in Home¬
stead and Miami, Fla.
GRADY COUNTY
Greatest Diversified
Farming Section
In America
SINGLE COPIES. 5 CENTS
Vegetables Are
Now !n Volume
„ nt , 0k „ Sle . d( ,
Weather Hurtful
Vegetables are now being of¬
fered in volume at Grady Farm
Bureau Market here, R. L. (Bolb)
Ferrell, the manager, reported
Thursday. Featuring the sales
this week has been okra, with
fancy orkra steady at $8 to $8.50
per hamper. Choice okra has been
worth from $4.50 to $7 per ham
per.
Squash are back up to $1.50
$1.65 per hamper. Pole beans
(subject to grade) have been
worth from $1.25 to $3.85 per
hamper this week. Corn has
been selling at from 35c to 45c
per dozen ears. Cucumbers
brought around $1.50 per ham¬
per. Butter beans sold for from
$3 to $4 per hamper.
Mgr. Ferrell said Crowder and
black-eyed peas and butter beans
are in special demand just now
and that the market could handle
a large volume of these items.
A severe May drauth has badly
hurt some truck crops. Showers
Tuesday night brought only par¬
tial and scattered relief in this
county and no rain is now indi¬
cated before early next week.
What promised to be one of the
best tomato plant seasons ever
here was abruptly cut short by
the drouth. Hundreds were em¬
ployed in preparing the plants
for shipment.
STRAWBERRY MEETING
JUNE 10TH.
Detailed announcement will be
made next week relative to the
county-wide meeting of farmers
interested in experimenting with
a small acreage of strawberries.
The meeting was tentatively
set recently for Friday night, June
10th, at the Courthouse here. W.
O. Webster, of Breyer Ice Cream
Co., Plant City, Fla., has agreed
to return here for the meeting.
Hog Prices Up
115 Points
No. Ones Up
To 19.50c
Hog prices moved upward
sharply and cattle prices remain¬
ed steady and unchanged at
Tuesday’s auction here, the Cairo
Livestock Auction Co. manage¬
ment reported.
No. 1 hogs were back up to
19.50c a pound, the highest in
some weeks, and 115 points above
last week. No. 2 hogs sold for
19c a pound and butcher pigs
ranged upward to that figure.
No. 3 hogs were worth 18.45c a
pound and feeder pigs sold at from
15c to 20c a pound. Increased
demand strengthened the market,
generaUy, it was reported.
Demand for good beef steers
continued good and Dwight Wal¬
dron sold the top steer for $22.30
per owt. The top offering
weighed 690 pounds.
Swim Pool Opens
1:00 P. M. Sunday
The Cairo Swimming pool will
open Sunday. May 29th, at 1:00
p. m., and will be open daily
thereafter from 1:00 to 9:00 p. m.,
the City Recreation Department
announced this week.
Director Studebaker said a
life guard will be in attendance
at the pool at all times while it
is open, and that standard safety
rules would be observed.
In addition to the regular swim
session the “learn to swim” pro¬
gram will be inaugurated during
the latter part of June. Plans
call for try-outs for junior and
senior swimming teams, schedul¬
ing of local and inter-city meets,
and American Red Cross Junior
and Senior Life saving test and
water carnivals.
The wading pool will be re¬
painted this week. Mr. Studebak-
Cairo Graduates
92 Next Tuesday
Sunday Address By
Rainey; Class Day
Held Monday
Ninety-two seniors will receive
diplomas at the Cairo High
School in graduating exercises
Tuesday night. May 31, based on
the theme “Our Future In Geor¬
gia.”
Following the pattern set here
last year, the commencement pro¬
gram will not have a guest speak¬
er, but will be the new type
graduation in which the senior
class takes charge of the exer¬
cises. Shirley Lyons will be
student chairman and the speak¬
ers and subjects will be as fol¬
lows: “People of Georgia” by
Billy Barton, “Education in
Georgia” by Jo Ann McNair,
“Agriculture in Georgia” by Billy
Stringer, and “Industry In Geor¬
gia” by Beth Stanfill. The facul¬
ty committee for the graduation
exercises are: Mrs. Wight, Miss
Pope, and Miss Arline.
According to the rotation plan,
Rev. Granville Rainey will de¬
liver the Baccalaureate sermon
Sunday night May 29, at 8:30 at
the School Auditorium.
Senior Class Day will be
Monday, May 30th. The theme
this year, different from any used
previously, is to be kept a secret
until the day arrives.
Regular Classes and Examina¬
tions ended Thursday, May 26th.
There were no classes today, Fri¬
day, teachers devoting their time
Friday and over week-end to
grading exam papers, averaging
grades, and filling out Report
Cards. All students are to report
to their respective Home Room
Teachers Monday, May 30th at
8:30 a. m. to receive their Report
Cards and Promotion Cards. The
annual Class Day Program will
be presented by the Senior Class
at 9:00 a. m. in the High School
Auditorium. The public is cor¬
dially invited to attend these ex¬
ercises. Immediately following
the Class Day Program all stud¬
ents will be dismissed.
Summer School will begin
Monday, June 6th., with Mr.
Robert Bowen in charge. Regis¬
tration will begin at 9:00 a. m.
The Summer School will be held
this year at the Northside Gram¬
mar School Building. No pupil
may attend summer school who
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Clean-up Drive
'Best Ever'
Good Work Is
To Continue
Various officials who have been
connected with such activities
here for years this week declar¬
ed the city’s annual Clean-up,
Beautification and Sanitation Im¬
provement Crusade the “best
ever”—but city officials and civic
leaders directing the efforts said
much yet remains to be done and
that the campaign may continue
as long as two weeks to permit
completion of all work started and
planned.
Weeds have been cleared from
nearly all of the vacant lots, other
“eye sores” have been or are be¬
ing eliminated and streets and
parks are being neatly worked
over to make the city as attrac¬
tive as possible. Insect breeding
places and fire hazards are also
receiving special attention.
Many individual property own¬
ers are contributing to the success
but leaders include Councilman
Ralph Brown, of the street com¬
mittee, Supt. Elmer King and J.
E. Forsyth, head of the Cham¬
ber of Commerce beautification
and civic betterment group.
er suggested that everyone pro¬
vide his own bathing suit. There
will be a 5 cents towel charge.
NUMBER 20.