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Established January 15th, 1904.
Entered as second-class matter
January 14, 1904, at the Post Of
fice at Cairo, Ga., under the act
of March 3rd, 1879.
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F. J. WIND, Editor from May
1st, 1904 to September, 1922.
H. H. WIND, Editor and Manager
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(Minimum Payment $1.00)
NATIONAL EDITORIAL
’Has:
In notifying us of change of ad
dress, it is very important that
you give both the old and new
addresses. Do not wait for the
Post Office to report to us, as this
puts extra expense on us.
Copy for advertisements must
be in hands of the printer not
later than 9 a. m. Wednesday
morn nig of the week of publica
tion.
* CAIRO 15 YEARS AGO. *
• * *
FEBRUARY 22ND, 1933
Announcement was made this
week by Congressman Cox that
the contract to build the new
post office for Cairo had been
given to Algernon Blair, of Mont
gomery, Ala. The new building
is to be erected a .ta cost of $33,-
886.00.
Mr. and Mrs. John R. King, Sr.,
an esteemed Grady county couple
of the Spring Hill Community
North of Whigham, were sadden
ed on their Golden Wedding an
niversary by the death of their
son, Harvey H. King, from pneu
monia.
“We find a strong sentiment
supporting Senator Richard B.
Russell, Jr., for his vote against
putting (the United States in the
World Court. Time was when
progressive citizens favored U. S.
membership in some such world
organization, but this country’s
experiences in dealing with other
nations, even since the World
War alone justify Senator Rus
sell’s action in joining the Sen
ate majirity against this step.—
Ed.
* CAIRO 30 YEARS AGO. *
FEBRUARY 27TH, 1920
In the primary election Wed
nesday the largest vote in the his
tory of the county was recorded.
Out of a total registration of 2,-
850, 2,272 votes were cast. P. H.
Herring defeated J. R. Singletary
for Ordinary. P. tM. Baggett won
over J. M. McNair for Clerk. R.
W. Ponder nosed out Ben L. Wil
lis and Robert L. 'Sellers for Tax
Collector. M. L. Collins defeat
ed J. Y. Jones and J. W. Cannon
for Tax Receiver. D. D. Perkins
was elected sheriff without oppo
sition. E. L. Reagan won over
H. E. Prince for Surveyor. J. S.
Weathers was elected School
Supt. without opposition; and H.
B. Rawls defeated E. J. McKown
for Treasurer.
“Everybody is to blame for the
high cost of living. Some of the
reasons why prices are so high
are: inflated currency; scarcity of
staple goods in Europe; higher
wages; reduced out-put due to
interruption by strikes and short
er hours; price fixing by the gov
ernment, thus interfering with
the natural laws of supply and
demand.”—Ed.
BIBLE VERSE
"Set me as a seal upon thine
heart, as a seal upon thine arm:
for love is strong as death; jeal
ousy is cruel as the grave: the
coals thereof are coals of fire.
which hath a most vehement
’flame."—Solomons Song 8:6.
CITIZENS URGED TO
COOPERATE WITH
CENSUS TAKERS
During April of this year, the
United States will take its 17th.
Census with 140,000 en
umerators collecting detailed in
formation on population, hous
ing, and agriculture. Those di
recting the census hope to make
this year’s count the most com
plete and accurate in our history.
It is most important that
every person cooperate to
the fullest with the census
taker by answering all his
questions accurately and
quickly.
This will he our first picture
of America showing the changes
that have taken place during the
past decade of war and readjust
ment. With millions moving
from farms to cities, from one
region to another, with an im
mensely increased birth rate,
with women expected to outnum
ber men for the first time, and
with significant rises in incomes
and living conditions, it is vitally
important that the census be as
broad and comprehensive as pos
sible.
Everything the Census-Taker
asks is important to you and
your family. Your answers will
help leaders in industry, business,
labor and civic groups to plan
such things as better schools, bet
ter roads, better housing; better
distribution of such services as
telephones, gas, water, and elec
tricity.
What’s more, if you want to
have a voice in the government
you have to be counted in (the
Census. According to the Con
situation, the number of Repre
sentativess your state is entitled
to send to Congress is determined
by the Census taken every ten
years.
You need not worry about
answering questions of the Cen
sus-Taker—about your age or
anything else. Uncle Sam will
keep your secret. All personal
information you give the U. S. en
umerator is strictly confidential.
Under U. S. law such in
formation is not available to
any individual or to any
other Government agency.
Not to the Income Tax office.
Not to the Justice Depart
ment—not even the F. B. I.
Uncle Sam takes the Census
not to pry into your past and
present—but to help you plan a
better future.
A Census-Taker will call on
you sometimes after April 1. Do
your part by giving clear, direct,
and honest answers to his ques
tions. Remember, the informa
tion you give him is confidential.
No one else will see it, nor will it
be given to any other person or
agency of the government.
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SWEEP AROUND YOUR
OWN DOOR FIRST
Cairo’s annual Spring clean-up
I and improvement drive will be
gin next Monday Feb. 27th. and
last four weeks. Many people
are in the habit of ridiculing the
idea and saying most of the acti
vity is in the newspaper. All
too often there is truth in this
charge. But whiy is it true?
Because nearly everyone simply
waits for someone else to do the
work. And those who complain
and laugh at the project are usual
ly those who have done nothing
this year or any other year to
make one little spot in Cairo
present a better appearance.
We could make the campaign
mean something—if every prop
| erty owner and every resident
(would take a look at his own
(place and determine what could
be done to make it look just a
little better, And then set to
work and accomplish it. When
you sweep around your own door,
and then only, you have some
right to complain about those
who £ail to do anything,
The clean-up drive, like charity,
should begin at home. And it
must begin there to be effective.
THE CAIRO MESSENGER. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1950.
If you clean up and improve your
own place, and no one else in
town “moves a peg”, at least you
will know that your own part
of town—where you spend most
of your time—felt the effects of
clean-up campaign.
Let us make this year’s drive
more effective than any in the
past. Let us quit laughing at the
idea and start to work. If any
one thinks it a huge joke, merely
put one simple question to them:
“What have you done to make
your town look better?”
Then ask yourself the same
question. And just as soon as you
get through reading the Messen
ger (don’t put it down right now),
go and do something about mak
ing your own part of town a
cleaner, more attractive place.
■V
NOTHING SAID HERE
This is simply to fill up space
here in this column. You need
not read any further, because we
are not going to say anything
worthwhile. As a matter of fact,
we strongly urged you to stop
reading at the end of this sen
tence, and move on to something
more interesting. You haven’t
stopped, have you? Why haven’t
you stoped reading? Do you mean
to say you don’t follow all our
editorial recommendations? They
are not written for the fun of it.
That’s for sure. They are writ
ten for the good of the com
munity, the perpetuation of dem
ocratic government, and the wel
fare of humanity in general. We
believe in humanity. Had it not
been for our forefathers and fore
mothers and their little human
way^, where would we be? A
new paragraph should have been
started right here, not because
we have anything new to say;
that was explained in the first
sentence. But a new paragraph
should be started because this
one is getting full, and it would
be easier for you to read if we
chopped it up a little. But we
have been trying with the full
force of the last 200 words to get
you to stop reading. Why make
a new paragraph? Herman Tal
madge may be re-elected this
year, unless some other candidate
defeats him. His great strength
lies in the weakness of his op
position, and vice-versa. The
strength of his opposition just
lies. You will notice that the
word “here” has been used a
number of times here. That is
because it was used so many times
in the Gettysberg address, and
may possibly have had something
to do with the immortality of
that document. If you are still
reading this, it just goes to show
how stubborn people really are.
It proves that you don’t do what
we tell you to do in our editorials
here. It also proves beyond a
doubt that you can’t keep peo
ple from reading every word in
the Cairo Messenger. That’s why
we think they are just about as
good as any people on earth. You
are sorry now you read this. What
did we tell you. This is the end,
because we didn’t have anything
to say to begin.
V
CHANGING PICTURE
(Walton Tribune)
That Georgia’s agricultural pic
ture is steadily changing for the
better there is no denying. Lat
est evidence of this was given
recently by Atlanta’s John A.
Sibley, Chairman of the Trust
Company of Georgia, in a report
to his stockholders. Said he:
M No less important to the wel
fare of the State and section are
the changes that are taking place
in our agricultural economy. We
are rapidly moving from row
crops to a system of livestock,
poultry and diversified and
mechanized farming.
“In 1928, the cash receipts of
Georgians from the marketing of
livestock and livestock products
were $35.6 million and in the
same year the cash receipts from
the marketing of cotton lint and
seed were $106.1 million.
‘Twenty years later, in 1948, a
satisfactory cotton year, the re
ceipts from livestock and live
stock products were $168.8 mil
lion and from cotton lint and
seed, $127 million.”
RECREATION NOTES
CAIRO
and
Grady County
The Grady County 7th and 8th
grade Basketball Tournament
opened play last Saturday, Feb 18,
at the shell with nine games be
ing played. Game scores follow:
7th Grade Girls
Elpino 17 - Cairo Southside 6.
Spence 15 - Reno 7.
Midway 18 - Union 14.
Cairo Northside 26 - Calvary 15.
7th Grade Boys
Elpino 27 - Cairo Southside 1.
Spence 35 - Reno 5.
Midway 2 - Union 0.
Cairo Northside 28 - Calvary 2.
8th Grade Girls
Spence 24 - Elpino 15.
8th Grade Boys
Spence 30 - Elpino 15.
Monday games Feb. 20
7th Grade Girls
Elpino 24 - Spence 4.
7th Grade Boys
Elpino 27 - Spence 17.
8th Grade Girls
Cairo Reds 23 - Cairo Blacks 6.
Spence 31 - Whigham 8.
8th Grade Boys
Cairo Blacks 18 - Cairo Reds 12.
Spence 31 - Whigham 21.
Tuesday Feb. 22.
7th Grade Girls
Midway 15 - Cairo Northside 12
7th Grade Boys
Cairo Northside 39 - Midway 4.
8th Grade Girls
Cairo Reds 29 - Union 10.
8th Grade Boys
Cairo Black 21 - Union 17.
CARD OF THANKS: We wish to
sincerely thank our friends and
neighbors for their many deeds
of assistance and kindness during
the illness and death of our
mother and grandmother, Mrs. H.
C. Gleason, May God’s richest
blessings abide with each of you,
is our prayer. D. N. Thompson
and family.
The Statue of Liberty faces
away from shore because she is
supposed to <be inlightening the
world.
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