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The Camilla
VOLUME XXIV.
COMMISSIONERS IN
SPECIAL
ADVERTISEMENT ORDERED
BIDS ON STREET PAVING
PROJECT AT PELHAM.
Another call meeting of the County
Commissioners was held last
day morning which was attended by
all the members of the board
Commissioner J. B. Miller, of
ton. The meeting was called for the
purpose of accepting
for the proposed street paving
at Pelham and to order
for bids on this work.
While the board was waiting on
committee of citizens from
to arrive with the specifications
they were to submit to the
other matters were discussed.
these was the question of
the resolution adopted at the
meeting in which it was agreed
the next paving project would
started at the Dougherty county
and extend south as far as
would permit. This agreement
entered into at the instance of
missioner Miller, of Baconton,
contended that the next paving
be done where the people of
and that section of the county
get the benefit of it. Since the
tion of this resolution it has
ed, according to the discussion
day, that the county will have to
up $15,000 additional, if the
should start at the Dougherty
line, to take care of the extra cost
the two miles of road through
ton which was graveled with
aid. It appears that the
Department and the federal
ment will only match the county
road construction up to a
amount per mile. The cost of
crete paving over this two
stretch will run the total cost of
particular piece of road above
limit fixed, it was said, and the
ty will be required to make up the
ference, amounting to $15,000.
commissioners objected to putting
this additional fund and the
Department, it was said, was
up this work until the money was
up or the resolution was rescinded
that the work might commence
where. The board voted to
the resolution and instructed
Highway Department to begin
paving at whatever point they
deem best.
When the committee from
appeared with the plat and
cations of the work which it is
posed to have the county undertake
developed that a considerable
had been made in the limits and
tent of the paving from those
tained in the original contract
the commissioners sought to enter
to with the Davis Construction
and which they were restrained
doing by an injunction brought
certain citizens of Baconton and
and which injunction proceeding
now pending. The specifications
mitted Tuesday provide for an
teen-foot strip of paving
at the Dixie Highway at the
crossing of the A. C. L. Railroad
extending across the railroad
to the comer of Hand Avenue
West Railroad street, thence
ing south to the comer of West
mod street and Mathewson
thence west to Church street in
of the Baptist church. This
will be laid in conjunction with
tional paving on the same
the latter to be paid for by the
of Pelham or abutting property
ers. The cost of the strip which
county proposes to pave will be
proximately $8,000, it is
The board accepted the
and ordered the advertisement
bids inserted. This
will be found on another page of
paper.
The meeting Tuesday was
for the bubbling good humor and
spirits of all present as
with the fiery session of a week
fore,, an account of which appeared
this paper last week.
Commissioner E. E. Wilkes
something" unexpectedly by
on CoL Chas. Watt, Jr., for an
pression of opinion on some policy
the board, the exact point was
by the writer. Col. Watt came
with the retort that the “trouble
the board is that there is too
petty politics indulged in by
members,” and that the
and wrangling which marks many
the meetings creates a very
impression upon the stranger who
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! Increase Freight
Rates On Live Stock
Local live stock dealers and those
who are interested in promoting the
live stock industry in this section
have been much concerned lately by
a movement on the part of the rail¬
roads for a substantial increase in
freight rates on live stock. The ap¬
plication was filed with the Georgia
Public Service Commission and the
hearing was held ieveral days ago,
but the decision in the matter has not
been learned. The proposal was for
an increase in rates amounting to
from 75 per cent to 140 per cent.
Live stock dealers feel that such a
drastic increase would be exceedingly
harmful to the industry and that it
is unwarranted by present conditions.
The public generally will await with
interest the decision in this matter.
BESSIETIFTDAY
AT BAPTIST CHURCH
DR. AQU1LA CHAMLEE DELIV¬
ERS SERMON. PROGRAM GIV¬
EN BY COLLEGE GIRLS.
Last Sunday was Bessie Tift day
at the Baptist church and a day long
to be remembered after the impres¬
sive and helpful services of both
morning and evening, and the cause of
Christian Education gained more in
importance and loyalty than ever be¬
fore in the eyes of the people.
Dr. Aquila Cham lee was the honored
guest of the occasion and his sermon
Sunday morning was heard by a large
congregation. Charaeteristic of Dr.
Chamlee was the powerful and en¬
lightening message of the hour. He
read the Faith chapter f^rom Hebrews
and built his sermon on the impres¬
sive words that have been the strong¬
hold of Christians through the ages,
beginning with the' story of Moses
through faith, leading the Children
of Israel through the wilderness ev¬
en as his parents’ faith had saved him
for this marvelous task. He spoke
of how Christian Education is and will
be the salvation of America, that the
faith of our fathers, steadfast, true
and simple, should claim our truest
loyalty. That Christian homes and
Christian schools are the rock foun¬
dation of a Christian people, able to
defy all the isms of the present day
and preserve the simple faith of our
fathers.
Sunday evening a splendid service
was given by the Bessie Tift girls
under the direction of JJrs. Hoggard
Fairdoth. Those taking part were
Misses Adonis Jones, Pansy Palmer
and Clifford Palmer, of Camilla, as¬
sisted by Misses Rosa and Evelyn
James and Edna West, of Albany, and
Charlie Watson and Pattie Jackson,
of Baconton. Also Mrs. B. L. Holton,
and Miss Nannie Lou McMichael, of
Atlanta, Sunday School worker in the
Tucker Association. Dr. Chamlee
was present and gave a fine talk on
Bessie Tift, which was much enjoyed
by everybody and completed the well
arranged program of the day, which
was a decided success.
The program for Mercer day, which
was to have been given next Sunday,
has been postponed for the present on
account of not being able to secure a
speaker for the day. Church services
Will be held next Sunday as usual and
Mercer Day will be observed later as
soon as the program can be arrang¬
ed.
Mr. Floy Stevens, of Valdosta,
spent the week-end here with his par¬
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Stevens.
may attend the meetings or the out¬
sider who is not well acquainted with
the members and does not understand
that everything is not meant just as
it is said. He said that what is need¬
ed in this county is less complaining
and grumbling and more real boost¬
ing for the best county in the state
and that the County Commissioners
should set an example for the balance
of the county. He referred to the
fact that an effort is being made to
attract investors to this county and
despite the fact that we have every
inducement to offer it is almost im¬
possible to make a favorable impres¬
sion upon a prospect on account of
the knocking and grumbling heard
on every hand. Col. Watt’s talk,
though intended to shock, was given
in a friendly spirit and was accepted
in the same manner by the members
of the board, who agreed with him
that his charges, in the main, were
true.
CAMILLA, GA., FRIDA Y, JULY 10, 1925.
HOGS SOLD FOR
$12.50 TUESDAY
HEAVY CAR OF NICE HOGS SOLD
BY CO-OPERATIVE SALES
ASSOCIATION.
The Mitchell County Co-operative
Live Stock Sales Association scored
another high price for hogs in the
regular monthly sale held in Camilla
Tuesday. One carload of nice hogs
was handled in the sale and the price
received was $12.50 per hundred, basis
number one grade. This was two
cents per hundred under the price re¬
ceived in the June sale this year,
which was the highest price paid for
hogs in this section in several years.
Hall Commission Co., of Moultrie,
were the successful bidders in the sale
held this week. A number of farmers
had hogs in the sale and all were well
pleased with tie way they were sold.
There were 106 head of hogs in the
lot sold, nearly half of them being
number one grade and one-fourth be¬
ing number twos. There were only
four number fours and six roughs,
which indicates a tendency on the
part of our farmers to feed their hogs
until they reach number one grade
before selling.
Among those who had hogs in the
sale was Mr. C. H. Cross, of Baker
county, who is a regular patron of
the Camilla sale, his monthly sales
running from 20 to 40 number one
hogs. He seldom sells anything but
top grades. Tuesday he had 27 head,
all number ones. Mr. Cross ope¬
rates a large farm in Baker county
and is regarded as one of the most
successful farmers and business men
in this section. He raises meat
enough to supply his plantation and
to supply the trade at a large com¬
missary operated by him in addition
has a nice bunch of hogs to sell every
month.
Mr. J. H. Cristie, of Colquitt, Mil¬
ler county, had a big load of hogs in
the sale Tuesday. This was Mr.
Christie’s first load sold through the
Camilla sale, but judging by remarks
he made after the sale Tuesday, it
will not be his last. He has found
that in a properly handled co-opera¬
tive sale he can get better prices than
in many of the larger towns where
there is supposed to be a stable mar¬
ket.
Mr. J. R. Spence, whose farm is
about three miles northwest of Ca¬
milla, topped the sale for big hogs.
He sold two number one hogs that
brought him $63.75. We failed to get
the weight of these hogs but the check
tells the tale—figure it for yourself.
Messrs. W. J. Fleming and D. W.
Beall had a pretty lot of number two
hogs in the sale that attracted a good
deal of attention. They were all
about the same size and were young
for their weight. They were peanut
fed and made extraordinary gains for
the time they had been on feed. Sev¬
eral experienced hog men noticing
these pigs thought they had been
graded wrong and should have been
in the number three or four pens.
When the controversy reached the
betting stage Mr. W. E. Hughes had
one of the doubters to select the
smallest pig in the pen and when it
was placed on the scales it weighed
exactly 135 pounds.
Mr. Edwin Rackley had a load of
hogs in the sale, for which he received
a nice check. He invested part of
the proceeds in a good Poland China
male, which he purchased from Mr.
G. B. Cochran, and took it home with
him.
With the present outlook for a feed
crop it is expected that the hog crop
in Mitchell county will be considera¬
bly increased next year and that the
income from this source will again
form an important item in the cash
returns for farm products.
Work In Proarress On
Baker Power Dam
The Hardaway Construction Co.,
has a large force of hands at work at
the Baker County Power Co. dam on
Notchaway Creek and the work of
replacing the coffer dam which was
washed away last spring is progress¬
ing rapidly. This work will have to
be completed before the actual recon¬
struction of the concrete dam ean be
started. The removal of the machin¬
ery and equipment from the stream
and the debris from the wrecked dam
is a considerable task in itself.
Mr. Chas Moore, of Albany, spent
Sunday here with borne folks.
MISS LOIS BENNETT
IS WINNER OF TOUR
DECISION WAS ANNOUNCED BY
JUDGES TUESDAY AFTER
COMPLETING COUNT.
Miss Lois Bennett was the winner
of the Northern Tour in the Trade
Expansion Campaign put on by local
merchants and which came to a close
on June 30th. The contest narrowed
down to two candidates, Miss Ben¬
nett and Miss Arminta Culpepper,
on the closing day of the campaign,
due to the withdrawal of the other
candidates who threw their support
to one or the other of the young la¬
dies named above.
The counting of the votes was a big
task and it was no easy matter to
get judges who would undertake the
work. Messrs. E. J. Vann, Jr., and
B. H. Hurst were finally engaged to
make the count and declare the win¬
ner, which they did Tuesday morning.
The county showed that Miss Lois
Bennett had 38,464,275, while Miss
Arminta Culpepper had 36,504,925.
Miss Bennett will receive a free
trip through the North and East with
an Elliott Tour party and will visit
many places of interest, including
Washington, Philadelphia, New York,
Niagara Falls and other points in Ca¬
nada and the United States. She
will have the option of joining any
one of several parties which will
leave Georgia in July, August and
September.
BIG BARBECUE AT
PELHAM JULY 16TH
CELEBRATION OF COMPLETION
OF TOBACCO WAREHOUSE
FOR MARKET.
The people of Pelham are making
great preparations for the Pelham To
baco Jubilee which will be held in
that place net Thursday, July 16th.
Ten thousand people are expected and
an effort is being made to provide
something to interest and entertain
all who come. Major interest will
center around the big barbecue din¬
ner which will be prepared and ser¬
ved to all who attend. It is announc¬
ed that 15,000 pounds of meat will be
barbecued under the supervision of
Mr. J, R. Pinson, of Baconton, and
that all the other good things that
go to make up an old fashioned Geor¬
gia barbecue will be provided.
An excellent orchestra has been en¬
gaged to furnish music throughout
the day. A baseball game between
Bainbridge and Pelham will be a fea¬
ture that will interest fans through¬
out this section. Special players are
being engaged and a great game is
promised.
An address by some well known
Georgia orator, whose name has not
been announced as yet, on the sub¬
ject of agriculutre and the future
development of this section, will be
of interest to the more serious mind¬
ed. It is announced that the speaker
will have free rein as to the sub¬
jects to be discussed, except as to poli¬
tics, which will be taboo.
The occasion is in celebration of
the completion of Pelham's new to¬
bacco warehouse and the securing of
a tobacco market for this season. The
entire population of Pelham is co¬
operating enthusiastically in the ar¬
rangements for the jubilee and the
success of the celebration is already
fully assured.
J. A. Moore Attends
Funeral of Uncle
Mr. J. A. Moore was called to
Bethlehem on Thursday of last week
to attend the funeral of his uncle,
Mr. John H. Moore, whose death re¬
sulted from a horrible accident. He
found in an unconscious condition
the floor of his barn at his home
noon Monday, his face crushed
from apparent heavy blows. It is
known just how it happened, but
is supposed that he was kicked by
horse. He never regained con¬
sciousness, dying at midnight Mon¬
night. Mr. Moore was a promi¬
and well beloved citizen of his
and a deeply pious man. His
took place Friday afternoon.
Mr. J. E. Toole, of Arlington, was
the visitors in the city Friday.
O.L. JOHNSON NAMED
FOR COUNTY AGENT
FORMER VOCATIONAL TEACHER
AT SALE CITY WILL BE
RECOMMENDED.
Acting upon a request from the
County Board of Education, that the
County Advisory Agriculture Com¬
mittee recommend a proper perso* for
the place of county agent in Mitchell
county, the committee will, at the
next meeting of the board, recommend
the appointment of Mr. O. L. John¬
son, former vocational agriculture
teacher at Sale City. This purpose
on the part of the committee was an¬
nounced the first of the week by Mr.
M. H. Metcalf, chairman of the com¬
mittee, after an agreement had been
reached among the members and it
had' been learned that Mr. Johnson
would accept the place.
The Board of Education will meet
this month on Monday, July 20th, the
regular meeting having been post¬
poned from the first Tuesday until
the 20th on account of the absence of
County Superintendent of Schools, J.
R. Sloan, who is now serving as a
teacher in the summer school at the
A. & M. College at Americus, he hav¬
ing been selected by the State Board
of Education for this work. When
the Board meets the Advisory Agri¬
culture Committee will recommend
the appointment of Mr. Johnson and
that he begin his work as county
agent about the first of August.
The County Advisory Agriculture
Committee, which is composed of
prominent farmers from all sections
of the county and one or two busi¬
ness men who are indirectly interest¬
ed in farming, has been conducting
a “still hunt” for a suitable man for
the place of county agent for the past
two or three months and the commit¬
tee was unanimous in the decision to
recommend the appointment of Mr.
Johnson as the best man available for
the place.
Mr. Johnson has had the education¬
al as well as the practical experience
that fits him for this work and his se¬
lection has already been approved by
the head of the extension work of the
State College of Agriculture. For
the past several years he has been
teaching agriculture in high schools
and it was his work in this capacity
at Sale City which attracted the at¬
tention of the members of the Advis¬
ory Committee. Mr. Johnson al¬
ready has many friends and ac¬
quaintances in this county which will
help him in getting started in his new
work and he is familiar with condi¬
tions in Mitchell county and is an en¬
thusiastic booster for this section.
In addition to his qualification as
an agricultural instructor, Mr, John¬
son has had business experience
which will enable him to be of great
service to the farmers of the county
in finding a market for their farm
products, and this will form an Im¬
portant part of his duty as a county
agent. The sale of farm products
through co-operative sale reached a
large volume last fall and winter
through the activities of the former
county agent, Mr. D. K. Young, and
this plan of marketing certain pro¬
ducts will be continued. It is easily
possible for the county agent to save
the farmers of the county, who use
this marketing arrangement much
more than his salary amounts to.
To Unite Services
In Pastors’ Absence
Preaching services will be held at
the Methodist church Sunday morn¬
at 11 o’clock, when the pulpit will
be filled by Rev. A. H. Hancock, of
Albany, assistant pastor of the Al¬
bany Methodist church. By arrange¬
the Methodist and Presbyterian
congregations will unite in worship
while the pastors are taking their
vacations.
On Sunday evening Rev. Deans will
occupy the Methodist pulpit and de¬
the sermon of the hour. Sunday
Morning Rev. Deans fills his appoint¬
at Pelham.
The following Sunday morning, Ju¬
ly 19, services will be held at the
Presbyterian church, the two congre¬
uniting.
Let everybody take notice of these
changes. Cordial invitation is given
to all services. Visitors welcome.
While the pastors are away taking a
needed rest, let the church peo¬
ple not wane in their assembling for
worship.
Little Girl Bitten
By Bulldog Friday
The little five year old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Hall, of Newton,
was severely bitten by a pet bulldog
on last Friday afternoon at the home
of her parents. The bulldog, which
belonged to Mr. Henderson Hall, was
.a great pet with all the children and
had been playing with them, when
Mr. R. L. Hall returned to his home
and his little daughter ran to greet
him. The dog jumped at the child
and fastened his fangs so deep in her
little face that it was difficult to prize
him off. The child was carried to Al¬
bany for treatment and the dog killed
and the head sent to Atlanta for ex¬
amination for traces of rabies. A re¬
port on the head showed no traces of
the disease and the last reports from
the little girl are that her injuries
are fast improving.
RE-ASSESSMENTS ON
PAVING TO BE MADE
THE CITY COUNCIL WILL PROB¬
ABLY ACT ON THIS MATTER
NEXT MONDAY NIGHT.
The re-assessment of abutting prop¬
erty for the cost of paving on Scott
and Broad streets, made necessary
by the decision of the Supreme Court
of Georgia which held that the ori¬
ginal assessments was illegal because
the city undertook to take credit for
the paving done by the county and the
State Highway Department on the
Dixie Highway on its portion of the
cost of this improvement, will prob¬
ably be ordered by the city council
at its regular meeting next Monday
night. The city engineer, Mr. Qnin
tard Wright, and the city’s attorneys,
Col. E. M. Davis and Col. J. D. Gard¬
ner, have been busy for several days
figuring out the new assessments in
accordance with the court’s decision
and in complying with the other le¬
gal requirements as directed by the
court.
The task has been a rather arduous
one, as all of the work had to done
over, just as if no assessment had
been made. The job had not been
completed when this was written, but
it was hoped to get the data in shape
by Monday night so that the council
can take the necessary action. The
new assessment will be somewhat leas
than that first contended for by the
city, but is will be more than the
property owners claimed would be
their just share. The result of the
decision was to split the difference be¬
tween the two, but the city received
slightly the best of the split due to
the fact that the court held that the
cost of paving street intersections
and the cost of lowering water pipes
might be figured in on the new as¬
sessment. It is understood that the
city will have to absorb a deficit of
approximately $4,000 as a result of
the decision of the Supreme Court on
this matter.
Death Claims Former
Camilla M. E. Pastor
Many Camilla friends were made
sad by the, news of the sudden death
of Rev. Newsom T. Pafford on Thurs¬
day afternoon of last week at Bruns¬
wick, where he was visiting relatives.
His death resulted from heart disease
the minister lasting only a short time
after being taken ill. The funeral
was in Brunswick Friday. Rev. Paf¬
ford was serving his first year as pas¬
tor of the Sylvania church. He has
served in recent years the churches at
McRae, Blakely, Jesup and Camilla'.
Rev. Pafford had been in the South
Georgia Conference for about thirty
years and served many churches. - He
is survived by his wife and five dau¬
ghters.
Quality of Tobacco
Is Fine This Year
Tobacco growers who are now en¬
gaged in curing their crops report
that fhe tobacco is curing out a fine
quality and everyone seems optimistic
over the outlook for the crop. A
number of samples of good tobacco
have been sent in to Camilla and
placed on display and all of it is pro¬
nounced good by those who are sup
poeed to know. Every foot of availa¬
ble warehouse space in Camilla is be¬
ing used for storing tobacco and it is
doubtful if the space available will
be adequate.
NUMBER 13.