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CAIRO, GEORGIA The Best City of Its Size In the Entire United States si.50 $2 A YEAR. IN ADVANCE. VOLUME XLVL TABLEAU AND COMMUNITY SING P. M. Is Time Woman's Club Sets Program, Invites Everyone A bright, joyous Christmas is approaching for the people of Cairo and this entire area, gen¬ erally—and many features will emphasize the true fact of Christ¬ mas this year. Churches and various other groups have al¬ ready inaugurated a series of special events marking the sea son. Local observance of Christmas in the true spirit will be featur¬ ed in a beautiful tableau and community sing on the Court¬ house lawn next Wednesday, Dec. 21st, beginning promptly at 7 p. m., an attraction that will formally usher in the Christmas season for the entire community. Cairo Woman’s Club is the spon¬ sor, with the co-operation of the Receration Department, the Chamber of Commerce and vari¬ ous other groups and individuals. Everyone is not only invited but urged to attend. Trumpeters will herald the opening of the program, follow¬ ed by a prelude by Max Sanders with vibraharp music. A Christ¬ mas prayer will precede the sing¬ ing of Christmas carols by the entire assembly, with members of all emirs and othei' leaders in¬ vited to assemble to lead them. The tableau will feature the im¬ pressive and always glorious Nativity Scene, with several characters portraying the Shep¬ herds, the Manger Scene and the Wise Men. Spotlights will focus attention upon the tableau scenes as the Christmas Story unfolds. Next the large magnolia on the (bontlnued on last page) Postal Receipts Up Slightly 4 Percent Gain Shown Over Same Period In '48 Postal receipts at the Cairo post office are running just a lit¬ tle higher than they were at this time last year, according to Bob Wight, Postmaster, in figures re¬ leased this week. The sale of postage here through the third quarter, or up through Sept. 30, 1948, was $27,- 399.54. Postal receipts this year through the same period, Sept. 30. 1949, was $28,613.32, or a four Per cent increase over receipts tor the same period last year. Total receipts for last year ran t° $40,859.50, or $859.50 over the 340.000 which placed the Cairo postoffice in the first class cate¬ gory fo r the first time. The amount of postage sold so ■ this ar during the fourth quarter of year is about the same as last year’s receipts, Mr. Wight said. "And with the slight in crease showing at the close of the ®ird quarter, along with the fact hat normally December is the °-ggest month, it is fairly certain " nat we will again exceed the 340.000 requirement, and remain a " a Trst class postoffice.” Postal receipts are ordinarily considered a fairly good baro¬ meter ;t ‘ general of business conditions and " prosperity of the com Jmnity, A slight increase in the « j e of postage locally would in¬ nate a wholesome condition of 1 e ecQ nomic picture in general, some progress being shown 0v er last year. Vi m . \r v •4 m The Official Organ of Grady County. TWENTY PAGES : §ij : L. L. (DICK) Davis: well-known and beloved business man of Cairo, whose untimely death this week brought sadness to loved ones and a wide circle of friends. l^- ■ ■ Taken By Death Injuries In Auto Accident Fatal To Local Man Many friends, relatives and ac¬ quaintances of Cairo and Grady County were shocked and sad¬ dened at the untimely passing of L. L. (Dick) Davis, Sr. 40, at the Grady County Hospital last Sunday night at 9:50 o’clock, as a result of head and chest in¬ juries sustained when 1 .is aut mobile ran into another car and turned over several times on the night of December 2nd. He never fully regained consciousness. The accident occurred on the Pelham-Cairo Highway, State Route 93, near New Home School, when the deceased, his wife and daughter were enroute from the football game in Albany. Funeral services were held at 3:00 p. m. Tuesday at the East Side Baptist Church with Revs. Lee Long and R. C. Perry officiat¬ ing. Interment followed in the Cairo Cemetery. Pall Bearers were Lannis Green, Otis J. Watts, Wilmon R. Green, Clyde L. Broome, Joel W. Bond, and Maurice Pearce. The deceased was born in Ala¬ bama November 19th., 1909, the son of the late Charlie E. and er Locker Company, Mr. Davis to Cairo approximately sixteen years ago, and married the former Miss Willie M. Trammell. As owner of the Cairo Ice and Freez¬ er Locker Company, Mr. aDvis had a large circle of friends here, who will mourn his passing with deep regret. He was a member of the East Side Baptist Church, a Mason, and Woodman of the World. His accidental death, coming in the prime of life, is a source of sorrow to his loved ones, and the sympathy of many who loved and respected him is extended them in their hour of grief. Survivors include his wife, one son, L. L. Davis, Jr., two daught ers Helen Davis of Cairo, and Mrs. Betty Davis Harvey of Talla hassee, Fla.; one sister, Mrs. Irene Harper of Gainesville, Fla., two half sisters, Mrs. Richard Lee, and Mrs. Marie Hutto Par rish of Douglas, Ga.; two half brothers Alonzo Davis, Winter Park, Fla., and Ed Davis, Staten ville, Ga.; and his step-mother, Mrs. C. E. Davis of Alapaha, Ga. Arrangements by Forsyth Bearden Funeral Home. Mrs. Lonnie Smith and Peggy expect to leave today, Friday, for Fort Richardson, Alaska, where they will join their husband and father, S/Sgt. Smith, who has been stationed there for seven teen months; they will stop in Fort Lewis, Wash., for a visit with Mrs. Smith’s brother, Neol Gainey, before sailing for Alaska. man who wandereth out of the way of advertising shall remain in the congregation of the CAIRO, GRADY COUNTY, GA.. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 16. 1949. Legion Home Burgalized Sheriff Catches John Caspor Last Monday Night John Caspor, 43, alias Charlie Cospar, a resident of Grady Coun¬ ty for about two years, was ap¬ prehended last Monday night at 11:45 p. m. by Sheriff C. H. Strickland in the local Legion Clubhouse and placed in the Grady County jail. According to Sheriff Strickland who was making a routine check at the legion home, he was driving around the clubhouse with his spotlight playing on the building and when he passed the kitohen window, noticed a man’s cap through one of the windows and stopped to investigate. The front door on the north side of the building had been broken in¬ to by breaking glass panes and was then relocked. Sheriff Strickland entered through this door by reaching through the broken glass and un¬ locked it. He stated that the door leading to the kitchen where ail the club merchandise is kept was broken into also. Aft¬ er searching the building and not finding anyone, he searched the front entrance or vestibule which is used for checking coats, hats, etc. Caspor was found crouch¬ ing behind the counter in the vestibule and gave up without resistance. A series of burglaries has been going on at the legion home for a number of months which has cost ne loci' post severa’ hun¬ dred dollars, Caspor is being held on a burglary warrant charged with breaking and enter¬ ing. Bill Jones Talks To Kikanians On Labor Relations Bill Jones, superintendent of Watson-Scott Co., the Thomas¬ ville industrial clothing plant, whose wife is the former Miss Louise Baggett of Cairo, gave the Cairo Kiwanians a highly inter¬ esting and scholarly address on labor-management relations at the Tuesday luncheon meeting. Mr. Jones’ father-in-law, Rep. P. M. Baggett, was program chairman. The speaker was pre¬ sented by Harris Jefferson. Nor¬ wood Clark, the club president, presided. Mr. Jones evidenced an ex haustive study and extensive ‘practice of his theme in setting forth specific foundations' on which satisfactory relations be¬ tween employers and employees: of a /usiness or industry can be developed and maintained. His opening emphasis was that the interests of labor and management are the same and that they should be recognized as being the same as a prerequisite to effective ap proach to the matter. He said it is an erroneous idea or miscon¬ ception to say that their interests are divergent. In conclusion, he strongly emphasized that nothing will ever supplant the Golden Rule in a democracy as a sound basis for all human relationships, particularly those of labor and management. Mr. Jones held unusually close attention of his hearers with his thought-provoking address. Other guests included Rev. W. E. McTier of Thomasville, form¬ erly of Cairo; Thomasville Ki¬ wanians Bob Heirs and J. C. Scarborough; E. F. Moore, an At¬ lanta accountant temporarily en¬ gaged here; and Key Clubber Gerald Van Brunt. BIRTH: Mr. and Mrs. James W. Powe announce the birth of a daughter, Brenda Ann, at the Grady County Hospital on Mon¬ day, December 12; weight 7 lbs., 14 oz. Mrs. Powe is the former Miss Amma Ulmer. Last- Rights Sunday For Flight Officer Jacob Reddick, 22 The remains of Flight Officer Jacob A. Reddick arrived here at 2:16 a. m. Wednesday from New York to be reinterred in his na¬ tive soil. The hero was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon D. Reddick; he was born here and made this his home until he entered the army. After volunteering for service he volunteered later for an assign¬ ment to the Airborne Division. He went overseas the early part of 1944 and was reported “Missing in Action Over Arnheim, Ger¬ many” on September 19, 1944. The funeral service will be held in the Chapel at Forsyth-Bearden’s Funeral Home at 3 o’clock Sun¬ day afternoon, December 18, with the Rev. G. N. Rainey officiating. Burial will be in the Cairo ceme¬ tery. Serving as pallbearers will be: R. E. Jones, Tom Jones, Jr., Pow¬ ell Jones, Homer Reddick, Billy Matthews and Clyde Nettles. Surviving are his parents; two brothers, Gordon Reddick, Jr., Burlington, N. C., and Bobby Reddick, Winston-Salem, N. C.; and three sisters, Mrs. Douglas Dunlap, Tallahassee, Fla., Mrs. Dana Scruggs, Gainesville, Fla., and Miss Sara E. Reddick, Bur¬ lington, N. C. Bishop Of Ga. Here Sunday Rt. Rev. Barnwell To Hold Services At Presbyterian For the first time in the his¬ tory of Cairo a Bishop will preach here Sunday, Dec. 18th. The Rt. Reverend Middleton Stuart Barnwell, from Savannah, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia, will hold services and preach at the Presbyterian Church at 7:30 p. m. Sunday evening. This will be the first time the Bishop of Georgia has come to Cairo to hold services, and meet the Episcopal congregation. Everyone has a cordial invitation to meet the Bishop and join in the services. Having lunoh in the Citizens Cafe Monday, Bishop Barnwell related the rather odd incident through which he met the first person from Cairo. It happened last year in London, England. “I was walking down the sidewalk one day in front of Westminister Abbey when I heard behind me a familiar accent,” he said. “A young lady speaking to two or three companions, said: ‘Well what are you all going to do this afternoon?’, “I turned around,” the Bishop said, “and asked them what part of Georgia they came from.” Greatly surprised, one of them answered: Cairo. It was Helen Wight, who was in London with a group of other students from Columbia University. The Rev. Barnwell has served as Bishop of Georgia since 1936, and before that was the Bishop of Idaho. Born in Louisville, Ky., the son of an Episcopal min¬ ister, he was educated at Center College in Danville, Ky., and at the Virginia Theological Semi nary, Alexanderia, Virginia. He has had many years experience in various fields of the Church’s work, and has used this experi ence well in the administration of the Episcopal Church in Geor¬ gia. “I am looking forward to meet¬ ing and getting acquainted with the Episcopal congregation in Cairo,” he said. Crystal Jean Maddox, two and one-half year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Maddox, who has been at Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, for treatment of infantile paralysis, returned home Wednesday. Council Meets Tuesday Night New Street Light Bulbs May Not Be Here For Xmas The Mayor and Council met in regular session Tuesday night with all members present, and considered for the most part only i routine matters affecting the City’s business. Most items on the agenda was merely referred to the committee dealing with that particular phase of work, and was not taken up by the en¬ tire Body. One significant subject up for discussion was the possibility of resuming the 10 percent discount on light and water bills which have now been in effect several months. Information was brought out that the new street lights would soon be paid for, and all members were in favor of re¬ storing the 10 percent reduction just as soon as the new light are paid for. It is likely that this dis¬ count will go back into effect either January 1st., or February 1st. New street lights have now been turned on in the Booker Hill section, it was revealed at this meeting. Councilman Roland Williams informed the Council that the dif¬ ficulty of getting materials for the street lights on First Avenue might delay the turning on of these new lights. Plans had been made to turn the new “white way” on at Christmas Eve, and this is what they had worked to¬ ward. However some of the ma¬ terials are hard to get, especially bulbs, and it was learned that these may not be shipped in time to be lighted up for Christmas. Everything is being done, though, to turn these lights on as soon as possible, said Mr. Williams. Methodists In Fund Drive To Raise $31,215 In This District' For Pensions (South Georgia Methodists are beginning a campaign for a $250, 000 endowment fund for superan¬ nuated (retired) ministers, accord¬ ing to Rev. W. E. McTier. Sunday, December 18, has been designat¬ ed as the day for every Metho¬ dist Church to raise its quota in cash and pledges. The income from the fund will supplement the present amount paid to retired preachers. Throughout Methodism there is a similar campaign being promot¬ ed for funds. Bishop Arthur J. Moore says-: “This is a serious and determined effort to provide a better retire¬ ment allowance for the ministers who have literally worn them¬ selves out in the service of the Church. He states further: “Many of these heroes are turned out in old age td face the future with an almost pitiful allowance from the church . . . These faithful ministers spent their best years meeting the claims of the Church, cf society and of the nation. It is reasonable to give them more security in old age.” The Thomasville District, Rev. McTier states, has a quota of $31,215 to raise. Every local church has been making plans for next Sunday when the pay¬ ment is to be made. The funds will be remitted to J. Slater Wight, conference treasurer, Cairo, by the pastor or church treasurer. - Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bailey, of (Panama City, visited Mr. and Mrs. Louis A. Powell here Mon day. Mrs. Bailey and Mrs. Pow ell are sisters. TWENTY PAGES - *v.y.»«>v r v i * : ..v: m yy .. JACOB A. REDDICK, Flight Of¬ ficer, reported missing in ac¬ tion over Arnheim, Germany Sept. 19, 1944, whose remains ar¬ rived here this week. Funeral services will be held in the Chapel at Forsyth-Bearden Funeral Home at 3:00 o’clock Sunday afternoon. -V Electric Rate Accord Seen FPC Hearing Is Off To Jan. 23 Federal Power Commission in Washington has again postponed, for the fourth time, a scheduled hearing in the electric rate inves¬ tigation proceedings involving Florida Power Corp. and its sub¬ sidiary, Georgia Power & Light Co., which serves Cairo, Whigham and the other 20-odd municipali¬ ties across extreme South Geor¬ gia. Florida Power and the FPC ataff requested the latest defer¬ ment, the latest date for the hear¬ ing having been last Monday, Dec. 12 th. Louis, A . Powell, manager of the Chamber of Commerce, who was in Washington last week at¬ tending another FPC hearing on natural gas, also conferred at length with FPC attaches on the electric rate investigation, and reported strong hopes among the various parties involved that the matter will be settled without a hearing, now set to begin in Wash¬ ington Jan. 23rd. He said FPC attaches told him the repeated postponements of the hearing were brought about by the determined efforts to ef¬ fect a settlement of the issues in¬ volved without a hearing, which all agreed would be more satis¬ factory for all. The principal issue now appears to be the bases for certain charges by Georgia Power & Light to its parent concern, Florida Power, for services rendered the latter by the former, and the clarifying agreement on which the two closely-affiliated companies will operate, hereafter. Effectuation of the agreement alone will have marked advantages in future sat¬ isfaction of customers of the Georgia concern, it is said. How¬ ever, if the charges in question should increase the Georgia con¬ cerns’ earnings or its fiscal posi¬ tion, counsel for the South Geor¬ gia municipalities will insist that its customers are entitled to low¬ er rates, in addition to the adjust¬ ment made earlier this year. It is indicated, however, that such a rate reduction, if made possible, would become a matter for the Georgia Public Service Commis¬ sion, since Georgia Power & Light operations per se are not interstate. The FPC rate inves¬ tigation was initiated months ago by South Georgia municipal and Chamber of Commerce officials and is already credited with some distinct accomplishments, includ¬ ing the rate adjustment earlier this year. Misses Gloria Peters, Alice Lee McCall, Greta Weathers, Jean Vanlandingham and Sue Nell White, students at G. S. C. W., Valdosta, will arrive Saturday to spend the holidays with home folks. GRADY COUNTY Greatest Diversified Farming Section In America SINGLE COPIES. 5 CENTi NUMBER 49. Christmas Trade Nearing Climax Santa Draws Many; To Come Dec. 17, Also Dec. 23 Christmas trade is nearing a seasonal climax as crowds con¬ tinue to be attracted to Cairo for the 1949 Cairo Christinas Trade (Festival. Santa Claus is drawing record throngs on his personal visits. His first visit Dev. 3rd set a new record for the size of the crowd lining the business area streets to greet him—and another new record was set last Saturday after¬ noon when the pretty majorettes and cheer leaders of the Cairo School Band assisted Santa in dis¬ tributing nearly 3,000 bags of Christmas candy, many with bal¬ loons, to the children. Visitors from far and near taxed the ca¬ pacity of the vehicle parking facilities. Santa Coming Again Santa has generously agreed to make two more personal appear¬ ances here to be received by the children of the Cairo area. The “grand old man of Christmas” is scheduled to arrive again tomor¬ row, Saturday, Dec. 17th, about 2 p. m., for another tour of the business areas, and he has indi¬ cated he will again have gifts for the children here to greet him. Parents are asked to have child¬ ren scattered along all business area streets as he will tour all areas, he assures the local mer¬ chants. He is also scheduled to return for his final visit oi the pre Christmas season as guest of local merchants next Friday, Dec. 23rd, about 2 p. m. He will be quite busy after that preparing for his annual rounds Christmas Eve. Santa On Radio Santa, through the co-opera¬ tion of local merchants, will again appear at the studios of Radio Station WKTG, Thomasville, to¬ morrow morning, Saturday, Dec. 17th, from 10:15 to 10:30 a. m., as he did last Saturday, to ac¬ knowledge letters written to him by the children of the Cairo area at the request of local merchants. Hundreds of letters have been sent to him in care of WKTG and it will not be possible for him to read them all, he says. But he will read as many as possible and express his appreciation for this fine response. Stores Open Later Many Cairo stores will remain open later evenings next week in a desire to serve shoppers to the fullest. From Monday through Friday many of them plan to re¬ main open until 7 p. m., or as business justifies. On Saturday, Christmas Even, many of them plan to remain open until 9 p. m., or as business justifies. Again next week there will be no Thursday half-holiday. In Messenger ad messages and otherwise local stores evidence an earnest desire to serve the peo¬ ple of the entire trade area to the fullest. The Christmas holiday will be observed locally on Monday, Dec. 26th. New Year’s Day will be observed Monday, Jan. 2nd, as a legal holiday, with bands and some offices suspending—but that day will not be a general busi¬ ness holiday here. Thursday half-holidays will be resumed Dec. 29th, however. The following students from G. S. W., Americus, will arrive Saturday to be with homefolks during the holidays: Misses Bar¬ bara Barineau, Lanola Simpson, Aleta Massey, Marylil Bell, Bud¬ dy Brown, Carol Powell and Walter Blackman. Miss Jean Brown, student at G. S. C. W., Milledgeville, will arrive Saturday to spend her va¬ cation here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Brown.