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CAIRO, GEORGIA The Best City of Its Size In the Entire United States A YEAR- IN ADVANCE. ILUME XLVI. r. Fred Leach reaching Here Labor-Day Topic Last Week; Will Be Back Sunday 'Cairo Presbyterians and their sitors have been having recently privilege of hearing Dr. Fred ' *Leach preach for minister. them in the Dr. lach jty 0 f supply is an assistent professor in department of philosophy and c Florida State Uni ■ligion at rsity, at Tallahassee. This past Sunday Dr. Leach reached a thought-provoking and spiring sermon which concerned * Christian concept of work, a Itting pre-Labor day the topic. He first pointed out various pstorical jig animal. views Beginning of man as with a w ork- the Greek view, which looked upon jork jid the as a necessary life of leisurely evil and upon con [emplation as the highest good. To this latter view, Dr. Leach jontrasted work. the The later Christian, Christian Dr. ideal of leach stated, does not work to ive, but lives to work. Nor does he Christian work merely to ferve himself or his society | Rather the true Christian puts hod first and whatever he does, Including work, is done for the glorification of God. Further, Dr. Leach voiced the opinion that if such Lork a Christian approach to was used, labor problems buld be solved and revolution ary changes would take place in L kingdom of Love rather than In an earthlv kingdom of strife, Capital-Labor relations would e greatly improved if the Christ in approach were used; for the employer would never yield to the temptation to exploit the employee and the employee kould joyfully render service to the betterment of God’s kingdom on earth. So, Dr. Leach urged, Let Christians live first for God, and second, to work gladly in service, with their fellow-created human brothers.” Dr. Leach’s message was one which his congregation will long remember. It was one which pave Labor Day added signifi¬ cance to those who heard his in¬ spiring words. Visitors are cordially invited to come and hear and meet Dr. and Mrs. Leach. He will preach again Sunday at the regular rooming service at the Presb'y tarian Church. Rev Episcopal Service - Harcourt E. Waller, the Rect °r of the Episcopal Chureh in Bainbrldge and Cairo, * ho has Just arrived in Bain hdge, will be j n charge of the ^rvices Sunday here at the Presbyterian L night at 7:30. members and visitors are lnvited and urged to attend, and the R e v. Waller a cordial , e.Oirne. as this will be his first service in Cairo. j^onard ol Victim, Richards, [ '"Grady 'o Hospital Is inf^. atRl e second ralysis case of Polio, or P a has been re j: t'.ards. ^ ' n 23. Grady who County lives Leonard ^uth four miles of ^ Cairo on the Hadley wL Road - was carried to Grady Plta [ in Atlanta last Friday, Sf;n . Cm er nd with the " -> symptons of ais *ase. The doctors there , gnosed his case as Polio. R s ’ ster Mrs. said ’ Guy Folsom, to f p ^ ans were to move him •- ^ aboir arm Springs Hospital in ten da ys. He would ap pr ! ate maR from Q r . County. his friends in v ■ •Mrs. Emmett White and Em ®et i r “ | ieurn ed to their F t? gfrrald „ home, In . Thursday after 0{ .A’* d days here as guests EnC, and Mra T. W. White; - or, V. arda a ccompanied them here ‘ A August 27, and 8 p-,_. the ’ week-end. @112 Qkfirn mpfimngw The Official Organ of Grady County. SIXTEEN PAGES Cairo Kiwanians Hear YMCA Official V • Elect Directors Cairo Kiwanians Tuesday heard an interesting talk by a state YMCA official and elected seven club directors for 1950 to com¬ plete the official set-up for next year. Norwood Clark, the club president, presided. Judge G. L. Worthy, program chairman, presented John Crum, j of Atlanta, a state director of YMCA activities, who discussed the fine work of the state's 548 Hi-Y and Tri-Hi-Y high school clubs sponsored by that organiza j tion. Mr. Crum presented John j Hood Powell, who reviewed more i than 30 major accomplishments of the local Hi-Y club last school term, and Mary Hall, who spoke similarly foi the local Ti i-Hi-Y group. The speaker then revealed that , the local clubs made the A honor | j Tri-Hi-Y roll f or their club record here having last terrr», ranked the twenty-third and the Hi-Y club here having ranked fiftieth pmong the 548 clubs in the state, j The in the local state groups in ranked i i Bible tenth a spec a J study project, it was stated. Wal ^ er Lundy also appeared for the . Hi .y club, 1 Mr. Crum emphasized that the youth groups formulate their own activities under YMCA direction j and said they drafted the rough I basis fro the new state-pre-mari j tal health law at a state assem ! bly. i After balloting by the members, | the election chairman, committee, announced Edwin j Carlisle, I the election of the following i seven club directors for next y ear: Carl Brown, Earl Brinson, ; Harns . Jefferson, Carl Winter, ! f, j Marshall Ne lc ar 01 ei ! and ^°t in A. owe , n ballots, members received some it was stated. Other officers for 1950 elected , Sam A. Pierce, ; last week include: | president; R. R. Van Landingham 1 and Agnew Smith, vice-presi dents; Billy Wells, secretary; and | Walter Graham, treasurer, Guests Tuesday also included j Mike Battle, of the staff of the i Miami Herald, Miami, guest of his uncle, J. E. Forsyth; and J. H. Faulk, Sr., a Thomasville Ki wanian. President Clark said Cairo club participation in the Local con¬ flicts were credited with reduc¬ ing local attendance. Two Men Accused Of Robbing Grady Citizen Thursday James Hunt, described as a Grady County farmer, was rob¬ bed on the bbulevard near Thomasville, Thursday night, September 1st., according to an article appearing the Times En¬ terprise in its issue of Tuesday, Sept. 6 th. The article describing the hold-up appears below: “Two men were charged with the robbery of James Hunt, Grady County farmer, on a boulevard stretch near here last Thursday night, according to Sheriff Kirk Beckham, who released the in ! formation for publication this morning. Ralph Noah Kennedy, 38, and Brewer, 28, were the two listed by the sheriff as the ones who alleg edly took $75 from Hunt after a taxicab ride to the boulevard with Wilson Wood, 18, cab driver, and < an unidentified woman. The sheriff stated that Hunt, who he said had been drinking, reported the robbery to local police after he was brought back i | to town in the cab. Kennedy and Brewer are out on ,$500 bonds, Beckham said. No i charges were made against the i driver of the cab, according to the ! sheriff.” 1 ---- ” Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Wa.g j goner, of Atlanta, spent a few days of the week here as guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. , and other home R. Harrison, i folks. 'The man who w&ndereth out of the way of advertising shall remain in the congregation of the dead.” CAIRO. GRADY COUNTY. GA.. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 9, 1949. Chest Meeting Set Sept. 14 Full Attendance i \ Sought; Meet At 4 P. M. Officals of the Grady County Community Chest this week made final plans for the annual meet¬ ing of the members of the organi¬ zation, which wll be held at the Courthouse at 4 p. m. next Wed¬ nesday, Sept. 14 th—and called upon all leaders of causes sup¬ ported by Chest funds to rally a full attendance. The Chest ig serving the coun _ , ty splendidlyi its officers agreed at a j n , g j as f week, but some Q f the directors have intimated j the question might be raised at the annual meeting as to whether or not continued operations should be attempted without greater support of able prospective con tributors to scatter the load of financing the seven major causes included. If the question should arise officials say the decision should be made by a good rep resentation of all interested sons. The Chest simply co-ordinates and makes more efficient the raising of funds to support the Emergency Welfare Council, which handles a multiplicity of emergency welfare assistance ap¬ peals; the Cancer Control Socie¬ ty, Public Library, Recreation Program, Boy Scouts, Salvation Army, 4-H Clubs and USO. Chest leaders agree that dis¬ solution of the agency, and its chief institutional member, the Emergency Welfare Council would be a decided bacl?ward step for the county. However, they emphasize that more uni versal support of the Chest causes is important. The annual meeting will hear ports of this year’s operations and make plans for the annual Red Feather compaign scheduled to start next month. Former Cairo Cifry Manager Takes Over Job At- Albany According to the Albany Herald, 37-year old Donald P. Wolfer, Albany’s new city man¬ ager, arrived there Tuesday and literally plunged “up to his neck” in statistics and research at the city hall. Wolfer was City Manager of Cairo from December 1945 to Jan. i5, 1948. He resigned his position here to accept the place of assistant city manager of San Diego, Calif. He quit the San Diego job to accept the Albany position. Wolfer’s many local friends will be delighter to learn that he hsa returned to this section, and especially Albany. Big Air Show At Donalsonville This Sunday The Donalsonville airport, in our neighboring City, will be the scene of a big air show next Sun¬ day, Sept. 11th. which promises to bring out more than 10,000 specta tors. Beginning at 2:00 p. m, the show will feature acrobatic flyer Betty Skelton and Buggs Thomp son, another well-known stunt and acrobatic flyer, Other at tractions will be: one squadron of Georgia National Guard planes; one squadron of Navy Fighter planes; one squadron of Navy Torpedo Bombers; a squadron of jets, and one helicopter. Several ships will be'on the field for inspection and there will be other interesting and thrilling features. The show is sponsored by Donalsonville Lions and the Air show committee is composed of Joe E. Johnson, Jr., chairman: Julian Webb, Dallas Wurst, Edgar Stapleton, Hudson Owen, Hugh Broome, and John I. Spooner, Jr. Grady Farm Bureau Meets Next Friday The regular meeting of the Grady County Farm Bureau will be held Friday Sept. 16th„ in the Court House at 8:30 p. m. W. E. Still, Education Di¬ rector of the state Farm Bureau in Macon, will be the speaker for the occasion. Mr. Still will also be the guest speaker at the Wednes¬ day Rotary luncheon at the Citizens Cafe. All farmers are urged to be present next Friday night be¬ cause important matters con¬ cerning the Farm Bureau and farmers in general will be taken up. At Whigham School Enrolled 315 In Grammar School; 168 In High School The Whigham Schools opened Sept. 1st., with a record enroll ment of 483, with 20 more in the high school, and all classes crowd¬ ed, Supt. M. J. Perkins said this week. There are 315 enrolled in the grammar school, and 168 in high school. Having added Jack Kennemur for social sciences and Mrs. Alice Harrison for the 4th. grade, the faculty is now com¬ plete. At the opening program, held Tuesday of this week, Rev. N. G. Christopher gave a most interest¬ ing and challenging devotional in which he cautioned students that hard work is necessary, that working with the mind is especi ally hard work, but is the only way to achieve success. He em- 1 phasized that “we live in our mind-world, and should be care¬ ful to think and talk in the way we want to live.” A trio, composed of Sylvia Crew, Betty Ballow, and Joan Ulmer,’ sang “Far Away Places” very beautifully. Jacqueline Brim, of last year’s class, gave an inspiring chal¬ lenge to the present student body, using the letters in “Whigham” for significant thoughts. Joan Ulmer of this year's Sen¬ ior class gave an appropriate re¬ sponse. Rev. Pierce, Pastor of the Methodist Church, gave interest¬ ing comments and prayed an up¬ lifting prayer at the close. Glenn Pelham led the singing, and Supt. Perkins recognized the visitors present, including former students and friends. “Our school this year seems to be off to an excellent start,” said Mr. Perkins. "We hope to make it a very successful year.” On Friday, Sept. 16th., the Alumni Association, composed of former graduates, will give the chapel program. Neon Sign South Of City Attracts Wide Interest Whitfield-Paulk Motor Co., the progressive Dodge and Plymouth agency here, has erected a large neon sign at the highway inter¬ section near Beachton which is attracting very wide attention and for which the local concern is receiving much praise. The sign is somewhat civic in purpose because it directs travel¬ lers particularly to the fact that State Route 93 leads to Cairo only 12 miles away. This will serve to emphasize to northbound traffic that the shorter route to Albany and Atlanta is via Cairo. The concern has offered to com¬ bine with the lighted sign the Chamber of Commerce Cairo ar¬ row sign also at the intersection to further emphasize the turn¬ off to Cairo. A. B. Reynolds, Jr., is con¬ valescing after being sick at his home here for several days. SIXTEEN PAGES m lli i :■< !i r v- ! Jm i r ■ , xi ■ >v , i ; : i W. E. STILL, Education Director of the State Farm Bureau, from Macon, will be the guest speaker at the Gradiy County Farm Bu¬ reau meeting Friday night, Sept. 16th., in the Courthouse at- 8:30. Mr. Still will also deliver the address at the Rotary Club lunch¬ eon next Wednesday. M. M. Jones Is Whigham Mayor 139 Cast Ballots; Three Candidates Tie For Alderman In the City election in Whig¬ ham Tuesday, Sept. 6 , M. M. Jones was elected Mayor, with a total of 80 votes, while his opponent, J. T. Harrison, receded 50 votes. Out of approximately 130 . g:s tered voters, a total of 139 b Hots were cast, and three ballot • were thrown out. The new s.-ite o: City fathers take office oc.ay. Sept. 9, to serve one year. The City Council will have at least a majority, three, of new members. Cleon Cox, who re¬ ceived 70 votes, the highest num¬ ber any Council candidate receiv¬ ed, is the only member of the old council to be definitely re-elected. However, two members of the old council, Bill Connell and H. J. Adams, tied with Ralph Mc Broom for 66 votes each. And the four definitely elected Aider men will choose the fifth member from the three tied candidates. Aldermen The vote for Aldermen was as follows: Candidate votes Cleon Cox 70 Luther Harden 69 W. H. Bell 68 N. Z. (Jack) Trulock 68 Bill Connell 66 Ralph McBroom 66 H. J. Adams 66 Earl Crew 64 D. L. Tryon 53 Robert E. Clay 4 g George McElvy 23 The four definitely elected Aldermen are Cleon Cox, Luther Harden, W. H. Bell, and Jack Trulock. These four will choose the fifth alderman from the three tied candidates, either Bill Con¬ nell, Ralph McBroom, or H. J. Adams. The newly elected Mayor, M. M. Jones, was a member of the present Council. Incumbent Mayor Robert E. Clay was de¬ feated for a place on the Council. j j Fire Department Answers 2 Alarms At about midnight Wednesday night the City fire alarm was sounded for a fire at an unidenti¬ fied Negro dwelling on Booker Hill; but it turned out to be only an oil stove on fire, and little damage resulted. At 1:30 a. m. Monday morning the fire trucks were called out to a fire at the residence of Mel¬ vin Jenkins, in the Griner sub¬ division on the Northeast side of town. This house was a total loss, said Fire Chief Hawthorn. There was $1,000 insurance on the house, which just about covered the loss, said the Chief. GRADY COUNTY Greatest Diversified Farming Section In America TO MEET PELHAM NEXT FRIDAY 1231 Enroll In Cairo Schools Varied Course Of Study Offered This Year The Cairo Public Schools open¬ ed for the 1949-50 Term last Thursday with a record enroll¬ ment of 1231 white students. This includes a registraion of 535 in the High School, 382 in the South side Elementary School, and 314 in the Northside Elementary. The High School enrollment includes 103 Seniors ( 11 th Graders), 146 Sophomores (10th Graders), 154 Freshmen (9th Graders), and 132 Sub-Freshmen ( 8 th Graders). Due to the fact that the High School is going through the 12th. Grade i transition, there is no Junior Class this year, the present 10 th grade ers being classified as Sophomores under the 12 year plan. The pres¬ end 11th grade will be the last Senior class to graduate under the old 11 year plan. In 1950-51 the present 10 th grade will be come Juniors in the 11th grade and will graduate in the 12 th grade in 1952.. There will be no Senior’class and therefore no graduating Class in 135,1. At the opening exercises last Thursday at the ILgh School, S\ pf. a. H. House we lc >me ; the students and the faculty and gen , j r! a l’y discusser pl..n . for the ] >eai-. the First Re". Baptist R. C. P< Church rry, pastor led the o. devotional. Mr. R. C. Hogan, Principal of the High School in¬ troduced the teachers and outlin ed plans for completing the re¬ gistration under the new sche¬ dule. Cairo High School is offering this year one of the most varied courses of study of any school in the state. Besides the regular academic courses of Math, Eng¬ lish, Natural Sciences, Social Studies, and Foreign Languages, the school also is offerng Voca¬ tional Agriculture, Industrial Arts, Homemaking, Commercial subjects, Speech, Piano, Voice, Band, Physical Education, D. C. T., Driver Education and Safety, Bible, Journalism. Among the new subjects offered- this term are: Home and Family Rela¬ tions, Speech, Voice, Home Econo¬ mics for Boys, Driver Education and Safety. In offering Speech this year the school authorities are trying to meet the need that has been keenly felt for many years. Mrs. R. L. VanLandingham, Speech in¬ structor, will give some* time dur¬ ing the year to teaching Choral Reading to all students above the fifth grade on through High School. She is also giving pri (Continued on last page) Big FFA-4-H Checks To Be Fat Calf Show Annual Steak The Chamber of Commerce Fat Calf Show committee, Early Gandy, chairman, will have its annual steak supper meeting at Citizens Cafe Saturday night at 8 o’clock, it was announced this week. The committee, after enjoying delightful steaks from prize calves in the recent ninth annual show and sale, will make preliminary ^lans for the 1950 show and sale with an idea of making it “still bigger and better” in every way. However, major item of busi¬ ness will be arranging for im- SINGLE COPIES, 5 CENTl NUMBER 35. Hard Way Ahead Says New Coach I Tickets Available Day Of Game Only * » Reserves $2.50 With two weeks of hard work at the football camp in Thomas ville, and several days of work¬ out behind them, Coach J. P. Miller and his Cairo Syrup Mak¬ ers are preparing with reserved confidence for their first encount¬ er here Friday, Sept. 16th., with Pelham, “We still have much work ahead of us before this first game,” Coach Miller emphasized. “We have worked them hard already, but the boys have ‘stuck it" out’ fine, and are showing improved spirits,” he said. “I believe we’Ii give a good account of ourselves in this first game.” Coach Miller this season is changing the system of plaj . and that brings its problems. In the past they have run the single wing formation, where success depends mainly on driving power. This year they will run from the T-formation, the tame type of play used at the University of Georgia, in which succe:»; depends on deception and maneuvering. To aid in familiarizing the I players, and the public as well, I with this new' type of play, a j^tbell clinic is being planned within a week or two. It will probably be held at the Gym, and an y ono interested in learning more about football will be wel¬ come to sit in on the sessions. Here explanations will be made of various plays, the reasons be¬ hind them, and what may be ac¬ complished with them. “Our first six games will be our hardest” Coach Miller said, “Any one of these—Valdosta, Thomasville, Tifton, or Waycross —is very likely to win the South Georgia Championship, If we can get through the first six with a reasonable amount of goodluck and success, we will have a good season.” “We consider Pelham about an even match,” the Coach added, “but a lot will depend on our work from now through next Wednesday.” Next Week In next week’s issue there will be a more complete story, in¬ cluding details of players and positions, along with the starting line-up for next Friday’s game with Pelham. Presenting Each week two players, not necessarily “stars” or outstand¬ ing ones, will be singled out for “presenting” to the public. De¬ tails will be given of their back¬ grounds, experience, position, and possibilities. In that way, by the (Continued on page four) Com Contest Shortly To Have Saturday mediate checks on some 150 corn plots in the big FFA-.4-H Club Corn Contest, which the com¬ mittee also sponsors. The recent Fat Calf Show at j traded a record number of in ! terested spectators. The grand j champion was a 760-pound white face Hereford steer entered by j Ben Harrison which was bought > in stiff sale competition by Alvin B. Wight, local hardware mer chant and livestock enthusiast, for $36.25 per cwt. The show calves averaged about $25 per cwt., with strong local and pack¬ er buying support.