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Established January 15th, 1904.
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of March 3rd, 1879.
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1st, 1904 to September, 1922.
H. H. WIND, Editor and Manager
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* CAIRO 15 YEARS AGO. *
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% AUGUST 24TH., 1934
RING HAILS KNIGHT AS UN¬
CROWNED CHAMPION.
The September issue of The
Ring, No. 1 boxing, wrestling and
fight magazine, in a two-page
spread, with an article nails
“Cairo Joe” Knight as the “un¬
crowned light heavyv'eight box¬
ing champion of the world” and
calls for his official recognition as
such by all of the boxing authori¬
ties. The article is highly inter¬
esting, and clearly establishes
that Knight is worthy of the
crown in every respect.
The magazine also has a strik¬
ing likeness of the popular Cairo
fighter in several colors on the
front. Almost simultaneously
with the appearance of the maga¬
zine a few days ago, Joe, through
his alert manager, E. H. Griffith,
called upon the New York Boxing
Commission to declare him cham
pion in that state. This commis¬
sion about the middle of July
ordered Maxie Rosenbloom, the
present champion, to fight either
Joe Knight or Bob Olin for the
title within 20 days.
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* CAIRO 30 YEARS AGO. *
AUGUST 29TH, 1919
GRADY COUNTY REAL ES¬
TATE CONTINUES ACTIVE.
Grady County real estate con¬
tinues to be very active with
many sales of farm property re¬
ported each week. During the
week, L. L. Cone bought back
the farm he recently sold to W.
L. Benton. This place consists of
91 acres and is near town, being
one of the best farms in the' coun
ty.
Mr. Lucius Hall sold his farm,
located 10 miles northwest of
Cairo to R. W Davis, G. T.
Hard making the deal. The price
paid was $50 per acre, it con¬
taining 224 acres. No better farm
is to be found in the county, it
having many improvements on it.
W. L. Benton this week pur
chased from J. K. McRae his
farm of 125 acres, including the
crop. This is also a good farm
being located two miles south of
Whigham.
BIBLE VERSE
"Better is a dry morsel, and
quietness therewith, than an
house full of sacrifices with
strife." Proverbs 17:1.
THE SHAM BATTLE.
Herman and his political hench
I men will have to scare up more
j than a liquor smear scandal to
! get some of our minds off of the
$20,000,000 tax grab they took us
| for. It don’t make sense anyway
j for a wet crowd to put on a dry
| campaign. Tf Herman kepes on
1 trying to smear Thompson he will
elect him governor the next elec¬
tion. It grieves those of us that
still have some honor left to see
our state affairs turned into a
| cheap political racket.
We used to think that when we
could spare the time from our
business that we would offer our
services to our county or state for
a few years but since we have
observed the political practices
that seem to be necessary to get
elected to office we simply refuse
to damn our souls to hell by sell
ing our honor and self-respect just
in order to serve our state a few
years.
We do not believe that man is
capable to govern himself. We be¬
lieve that only the laws of God
will govern man right and our
present system seems to have
left God out of their thinking.
We are thoroughly disgusted with
this playing politics with our tax
money. It is making the people
lose respect for government and
law and order. Does anyone think
that Herman and his crowd is
not the liquor crowd? And does
anyone think that the liquor
crowd have anything to fear from
Herman’s crowd? May the Lord
hasten His return to this lost and
sin sick world and deliver us
from the hands of wicked men.—
Morgan County News.
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THEY WILL BE REMEM¬
BERED: FOR DIFFERENT
REASONS.
Last week the papers carried
accounts of the funerals of two
prominent Georgians. Some
might even characterize them as
famous and infamous. Margaret
Mitchell, known through
book, to people in nearly every
country of the world, and
Samuel Green, known less wide¬
ly, as the head of one faction of
Klansism.
One could hardly find two peo¬
ple with reputations so different.
Miss Mitchel 1 was known for her
creative efforts, and her unselfish
service to others less fortunate.
Dr. Green’s work, with Klian
ism, could hardly be callde crea¬
tive, or unselfish. His personal
conduct may have been beyond
reproach, except for the fact that
he did preach hate, setting one
group again c t another. And no
doubt there were those who re¬
garded him as a fine man. But
at least to some families in Geor¬
gia, his organization meant fear,
heartbreak, a nd tragedy.
How do you think these fami¬
lies feel toward the passing of
the Grand-Dragon-Imperial -Wiz
ard-Exalted-Pu-de-do?
As long as good books are read
and enjoyed, Margaret Mitchell’s
name will hold its high place in
the hearts o f those who love lit¬
erature. As ’ong as hate and fear
live, Dr. Samuel Green’s name
will have a puny niche on the long
list of demagogues and peddlers
of hate.
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THEY ALSO SERVE.
A community does not often
stop to thank its citizens who give
of themselves in making a better
and happier place to live. The
Messenger shares with the people
of Grady County in recognizing
the men and women who help
make books available in rural
areas. The local library is able
to establish small branch stations
to serve people who would per
haps not be able to come to the
Cairo Public Library, because
people like the following genre
ously give their time and energy
to make this service possible. We
salute the service rendered by
Mrs. A. E. Newberry at Mace¬
donia, Mrs. Hebert Bell at Whig¬
ham and Mrs. W. C. Matthews at
THE CAIRO MESSENGER. FRIDAY. AUGUST 26. 1949.
Calvary. Students Faye Stephens
at Calvary and Franklin Sholar at
Reno and the late Mrs. B. M.
Nicholson have served the library
and their community.
The Cairo Public Library has
grown because it is a community
organization. A product of the
people and growing healthily in
its service because the talents of
its citizens are all appreciated and
accepted the money of some, the
time and its use by many. It
can not help growing when a
spirit of service and sincere in¬
sistency pervades its every under¬
taking.
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QUIET, PLEASE!
A few weeks ago in these col¬
umns we suggested that some
thing oe done about the excessive
noise in the hospital area, brought
on foi the most part by cars, and
especially big trucks, with
1 straight exhausts, or without
mufflers at all. Patients
nurses there have called atten¬
tion to it.
But the hospital area is not the
only olace affected by this exces¬
sive noise; it’s all over town.
Some of these trucks, a few cars,
and motorcycles, come through
or open up at will with a short
exhaust that sounds as if it would
blast the pavement right out from
under them. We do not have to
put up with such
noise!
Many towns have ordinances
prohibiting trucks and cars from
using straight exhausts, or from
driving without a muffler. And
they are enforced. A little
placed on some offender teaches
a lesson, and pretty soon the
word gets around, and it is stop
ped. We need that here in Cairo.
All the trucks passing through
are not offenders; but some are,
and they should be corrected.
We call this to the attention of
the City Council. And we do so
with confidence that the Mayor
and Councilman will give it their
best consideration, as they do all
measures which are to the best
interest and welfare of the majori¬
ty of Cairo citizens.
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TURKEY CREEK CAMP
IS A FINE VENTURE.
At the Turkey Creek Youth
Camp, sponsored by The Grady
County Baptist W. M. U. Associa
tion, this week some 40 Grady
County boys are enjoying a full
schedule of fun, fellowship, and
spiritual devotion. Last week
about the same number of girls
were at the camp.
The emphasis here is on the
spiritual training; but as many
other valuable lessons as can be
worked into the schedule is also
given the boys and girls, such as
planned recreation, learning to
live with others, and the spirit
of comradeship that comes from
association with a group of one’s
own age.
The cost of a week’s camping
there costs $4.50 for each boy or
girl, a most reasonable fee com¬
pared with other camps. The boys
wash their own dishes, make their
beds, and keep the premises clean.
Those behind this camp call it
the “First Annual Youth Camp”,
and look forward to enlarging it
in the future so that every boy or
girl in Grady County may have
the advantages, of one or two
weeks there in the summer. Many
people over the county, who
would not want any personal
credit, have worked to make this
youth venture possible. Many
women in the County have contri¬
buted canned goods, and their
time and labor in preparing the
meals. Others have helped to
clean off the grounds and made
contributions in other ways.
This Youth camp is an experi¬
ment in fellowship and spiritual
leadership, and deserves the in¬
terest, attention, and support* of
every person in the County. There
is no way to estimate the value
of such a camp, because it will
continue to pay its dividends
wherever these boys or girls go
in the years to come.
We commend those who have
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MRS. BOB T. BERRYHILL, the
former Ellen Coats, whose mar¬
riage was a recent event.
gj ven D f their time and efforts to
the Turkey Creek camp the
sl i ccess jt now is; and we wish
f or them the continued coopera
ti on and goodwill which such a
project deserves
"As the twig is bent, the tree
will grow.” We believe the
"twigs” are being bent in the right
direction down at Turkey Creek.
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Cairo Baseballers
Take Spence 30-7
Last Sunday
Cairo’s baseball team had a slug
fest against Spence last Sunday,
them 30-7. Batteries for
Cairo were Edwards and Johnny
Thomas, for Spence, W. Cooper,
F. Lindsey and R. Lindsey.
Thomasville eked out a 4-3
i victory over Clark Thread Corn
|pany last Sunday with 4 runs,
hits, 6 errors for Thomasville
an d 3 runs, 6 hits and 5 errors for
Clark Thread Company. Bat-’
|teries j for Thomasville Cone, Har
irell and Jarrell, for Clark Thread
Co ., Benton and Austin. With
| only three more games to play,
Thomasville still remains unde
! feated.
Schedule, Sunday Aug. 28th
Pelham vs Thomasville (Double
header, game of July 10th.)
Metcalf vs Spence.
, Clark Thread vs County Line
1 (Double header).
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MAYONNAISE
Monarch 14 Oz. Bottle
CATSUP
Blue Plate Strawberry 12 Oz. Tumbler
PRESERVES 29c
WE WILL HAVE THE
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FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
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Two From This Area
Graduate Wednesday
Gollegebo’-o, Ga.—Bachelor of
science degrees will be confer
red on 105 Georgia Teachers Col¬
lege graduates on Friday, Aug¬
ust 26, in the college auditorium.
This is the largest four year de¬
gree graduating class in the his¬
tory of the college.
Dr. Charles W. Burts, president
of Shorter College, Rome, will
deliver the graduation address at
1030 a. m. After the degrees are
conferred, Mrs Harold Clements,
Claxton, president of the Alumni
Association, will welcome the
graduates into the association.
Dr. Ronald J. Neill is in charge
of musical arrangements.
A dinner for the seniors will
be given in the dining hall at
7:00 p. m. Thursday.
Out of the large graduating
class, two were from this area.
They are Mary Frances Chester,
of Whigham, and Wilson James
Herschell from Cairo.
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
G. N. RAINEY. PASTOR
10:00 A. M. Sunday School with
classes for every member of the
family.
11:00 A. M. Morning Worship
with preaching by the pastor on
the theme: “The Sinnor’s Saviors”,
7:30 P. M. Youth Fellowship.
8:00 P. M. There will be no
evening worship in the church,
to give every one an opportunity
to attend the opening service of
the tent revival sponsored by the
Cairo Methodist Mission.
Let the sound of the chimes re¬
mind you of your opportunity to
worship in your church.
MISS HANCOCK WEDS
EMORY KNIGHT.—
Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Hancock an¬
nounce the marriage of their dau¬
ghter, Helen, to Mr. Emory
Knight, of Thomasville.
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to vegetables are soluble in wat
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