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Established January 15th, 1904.
Eentered as second-class matter
fanuary 14, 1904, at the Post Of
fice at Cairo, Ga., under the act
of March 3rd, 1879.
F. J. WIND, Editor from May
1st, 1904 to September, 1922.
H. H. WIND, Editor and Manager
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A lady (name withheld) here
this week called her grocer
/name withheld) on the phone
and gave him the following
order:
“Send a dollar’s worth of steak
out to my house. If there is no
one at home, just poke it through
the key-hole.”
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* CAIRO 15 YEARS AGO. *
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SEPTEMBER 7TH, 1934.
The Cairo Schools opened with a
record enrollment of 800, Supt.
John S. Herndon announced.
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Produce Market
Following are the prices being
paid here Thursday for various
items of produce—'the prices be¬
ing 'given as informatiin, subject
to quick change, and are not
guaranteed:
Cotton, middling, lb ............ 13c
Cotton Seed, ton ............... $34
Spanish peanuts, No. 1, ton $65
Runners, ton ................ $55
Eggs, yard run, doz. _______ 22c
Fryers, colored, lb. - 15c
Hens, colored, lb. ....... 10c
Country Meat—
Hams, lb..... J ................. .... 15c
Sides, lb................... 14c
Country lard, lb. ________ ....... 8 l-2c
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* CAIRO 30 YEARS AGO. *
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SEPTEMBER 12TH. 1919.
The Weekly cruise of
The Good Ship News
“While statesmen dream their
rosy dreams
To write on history’s pages,
The cost of living grows apace
And far outgrows our wages.
Five millian eggs in Genoa,
Grown bad and Bolshevistic,
Escaped their cells
Mid bursting shells
In manner realistic
The dollar bill has shrunk at last
Beyond all recognition,
And private rights are drifting
fast
On waves of Prohibition.
For cranks with souls p£fle and
thin,
Who can not think of new laws
To paint our pleasures moral sin,
Are resurrecting Blue Laws.”
BIBLE VERSE
"If then God so clothe the grass.
which is today in the field, and
tomorrow is cast into the oven,
how much more will he clothe
you. O ye if little faith." St.
Luke 12:28.
A SALUTE TO THE
FINE CITY OF
WHIGHAM
This is a newspaper not merely
for Cairo, but for all of Grady
County; and that includes Wljig
ham, and all the other towns and
j communities in the county, Be
j ca use of convenience and because
of its being the County Seat and
the largest town in the county,
we usually carry more news from
Cairo. But we want to publish
all the news from the other
places as well, and will do so
when we can get the news.
Our aim is to make The Messen
ger as interesting to the person
living in the backwoods but as it
is to the biggest "big shot"
Cairo or Whigham, if there are
any. As we devote space to a!
prominent family wedding, we
would be pleased to carrf the
story of the farmer who made the
best crop, or to the backwoods
man who caught the largest rab¬
bit or preferably a wildcat.
We do not always reach these
aims; but we try. In this effort,
any tip from our readers on what
might be interesting news is al¬
ways appreciated.
Whatever is good for Whig¬
ham is also good for Cairo,
and the other communities
in the county. A better store
in the town of Whigham, or
a more beautiful home, a
belter kept lawn, or a paved
street has its good effect and
contributes to the sum total
of our wealth in Cairo and
Pine Park and Nickelville.
We must all realize that we
shall prosper together; or we
shall go backwards together.
The town of Whigham has
many things to recommend it to
any person, To name only one,
it has a community house which
any town could well be proud of.
The street paving project thex-e
for some reason has been delayed
now far too long. Let us all get
behind this project, and get it
completed.
Another, and perhaps the great¬
est asset Whigham has, is a town
full of good and friendly people.
A good place to live, among good
citizens, we salute our neighbor,
the fine city of Whigham.
V
HOUSE PAYS TRIBUTE
TO JUDGE COX.
Regardless of whether you
voted for or suported a cer¬
tain candidate for office, who was
either elected or defeated, we
should at least give the said
candidate credit for his ac¬
complishments. This sui-ely ap¬
plies to our outstanding Congress¬
man, the Honorable Eugene Cox,
of the Second District, who only
recently was named as Speaker
Pro-Tern of the national House
of Representatives. This is indeed
a distinct honor, and especially
is this true when we take into
consideration he was elected
without a dissenting vote, his
election being unanimous.
It is needless for us to say that
he is loyal to his friends, for this
fact is too well known both in¬
side and outside the Natioal Con¬
gress, and The Messenger does
not hesitate to congratulate Judge
Cox on his elevation to the of¬
fice of Speaker Pro-tem. He is
a power in the Lower House, and
more especially on the powerful
Rules Committee, of which he is
the ranking majority metnber.
The Messenger is reproducing
an article by Gladstone Williams,
in a recent issue of The Atlanta
Constitution relative to the tri¬
bute paid to Rep. Eugene Cox,
which we are happy to publish
herewith:
“Washington — The tribute
which the Lower House has just
paid Rep. Eugene Cox, of Geor¬
gia, by electing him to presidte
over the chamber during the ab
sence of Speaker Sam Rayburn
goes deeper than appears on the
surface. More than anything
else, it was a mark of recognition
of the esteem and confidence in
which he is held by his eollegues
in the chamber.
The honors going to him are all
THE CAIRO MESSENGER. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1949.
j the more stirking in view of his
record in the House. Judge Cox
: has been anything but a New
Dealer. He often found himself
af odds with much of the legisla
tive program put forward under
the former New Deal Administra
^ on> anc j h e h as by no means been
a blind follower of the so-called
Fair Deal program advanced un¬
der the Truman Administration.
What makes his election as
Speaker Pro-tern seem all the
more of a paradox is the part he
played in the last Presidential
election. He was one of the group
of Southern members who oppos
ed President Truman.
On the face of things, consider
ing his record, he ordinarily
would have been one of the last
members House Democrats would
h ave picked to assume the role of
post w bhout a dissenting voice
being raised against him.
The reason for this is to be
found in the strong loyalties
Judge Cox has for his friends
and the reputation for in
tergity that he has built up
over the years he has been
a member of Congress. De¬
spite his differences with
party leaders over party
policy at times, he has come
to be one of the most respect¬
ed members of the House. He
and Speaker Rayburn have
been the warmest sort of
friends for years. As the
ranking majority member of
the powerful Rules Commit¬
tee he long has been recog¬
nized as one of the most in¬
fluential members of the
House.
For some years the Rules Com¬
mittee, while the Democrats were
in control, has been headed by
Rep. Adolph Sabath, the 83-year
old veteran from Illinois. But
Cox has been given credit
j ^ or runn ing the committee. He
! constantly has held the whip
! hand.
Some observers profess to see
another reason behind the Geor¬
gian’s selection for the signal
honors. The week before he was
named the Democratic National
Committee had ousted Dixie
crat members from those South
ern States which failed to sup
port the Truman-Barkley ticket
in the past election. It is sug¬
gested that his selection may have
been prompted as a gesture to the
Dixiecrats to come back into the
party fold.
At least, it showed that House
Democrats are not willing to hold
the 1948 defection against those
who bolted the party ticket.
As Speaker Pro-tem Judge
Cox will be required to call
the House into session every
three days and see that it is
adjourned without any im¬
portant business being taken
up. He will continue in the
role for the period of the cur¬
rent 30-day recess, or until
Speaker Rayburn returns
from the vacation he is tak¬
ing in his home State of
Texas.
In picking a man for the office,
House Democrats had to choose
someone who could be relied
upon, The recess was taken un
der a gentleman’s agreement by
both Democrats and Republicans
whereby no important business
would be transacted until the va-
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! cation v^as over. The Georgian’s
qualifications for the position of
trust were not challenged on
either side. All knew that he
could be relied upon not to let
anyone take advantage of the
situation.
What the selection reduces it¬
self to is that Judge Cox is one
of the most beloved and popular
members of the House. More
over, he is an able speaker who
commands the attention of his
' colleagues when he takes the floor
in debate. Even those who take
j | issue with him in many 'of the
controversial questions that arise
j are still friendly with him, re
j specting him for his independence
j and courage.
If Rep. Rayburn should ever
step down from the high position
be holds, Rep. Cox would be a
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Webster says in his dictionary
that the meaning of “hypocrite”
is one who practices “hypocrisy,”
as well as a “dissimulator.” It is
natural that we find one now and
then inside as well as outside the
churches, yet we are not calling
any names.
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If weather conditions had only
been normal this growing season,
Grady County farmers would
have grown the largest crop of
cotton since the year 1914.
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The Highway Department or
someone in charge is to be con¬
gratulated on the way they are
going about building the bridge
over Tired Creek on the Calvary
Highway. For the benefit of
those who don’t know it, the con¬
tract calls for a detour bridge
next to the new structure to be
used while the same is being con¬
structed. This will be a great
convenience to the traveling pub¬
lic and more especially to those
residing in the Reno and Calvary
Districts. Thousands of miles of
detouring will be saved, to say
j ; nothing of the thousands of miles
j of dusty and muddy roads that
! would have to be used while the
j j new bridge is being built,
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j Yes, Geraldine, it is still hot
I weather, but remember it wont
i be long before jack frost will be
visiting us.
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If we had a yellow setting hen,
we would bet her against a two
dollar bill that state politics next
year will be a rather hot* and
spirited affair, regardless of who
offers for the place of Chief Exe¬
cutive.
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We never knew there was so
much interest in a 5 per cent com¬
mission, until the U. S. Senate
Committee started their quiz pro¬
gram.
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In selecting vegetables for seed,
it is best to gather them from
the plants that are apparently
free from disease.
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