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The Camilla Enterprise.
VOLUME XXIV.
V
(MU TOBACCO SALES ARE INCREASNG IN VOLUME EVERY DAV
OFFICIAL STATE AVERAGES SHOW THAT
GROWERS ARE GETTING TOP PRICES
ON THIS MARKET DESPITE POOR GRADES
WEED ATTRACTED
HUNDRED MILES
Growers From Alabama and
Florida Are Selling Tobacco
On This Market. General
Satisfaction With Prices.
•* This week has witnessed a
steadily increasing volume of to¬
bacco offered on the floors of Ca¬
milla warehouses, with prices
about in line with the range last
week. The grade of tobacco of¬
fered has improved but little, if
any, and this fact precludes any
material improvement in prices.
The growers who are selling to¬
bacco at Camilla, however, are
not misled as to the quality of
their tobacco and in the great
majority of instances they have
been well pleased with the prices
received.
Monday was a light day on the
Camilla market, but on Tuesday
the sales were the heaviest of
any day this season and
day and Thursday showed an in
creased volume over Tuesday .
It 18 is believed behettd that that bv by next next week week
the local market will be handling
better than 100,000 pounds each
day. It is also expected that the
quality of the tobacco offered
will begin to improve with
first sales next week, as a great t
many of the growers in this sec
tion have about finished market
ing their first curing.
The Camilla sales are accom¬
panied by no sensational inci¬
dents, but move along orderly
and in a business like way. The
growers have learned that you
cannot judge a market by the
sale of one basket of tobacco but
that it is the average on a con
siderable quantity that gives a
real index of the price levels,
Local warehousemen are work
ing hard to get the highest
sible price for every pound of to-;
bacco offered on their floors and j
are giving little attention to the
selling of selected piles for ad
vertising purposes. This effort
on the part of the warehousemen
is showing results in the prices
that are being paid for “com¬
mon” tobacco on the Camilla
market—and according to report
a large per cent of the crop this
year is very common. A North
Carolina man who is interested
*in growing tobacco in South
Georgia, but who has no con¬
nection with any warehouse or
market, remarked to the writer
Tuesday that common tohacco
was selling here at from $2 would to $4
per hundred more than it
bring on the Wilson market and
that much of the trash that is
offered on the local market would i
not be accepted for sale on a Wil¬
son warehouse floor. He also
stated that in his opinion tobac¬
co is bringing its full worth this
year. This man had some to¬
bacco that was being sold at the
time he was talking to the
writer.
The publication on Tuesday of
this week of the official averages
of the Georgia tobacco markets
for the first week of this season
has brought forth much favor¬
able comment on the success of
the Camilla market and the high
averages attained by the local
warehouses. The Camilla mar¬
ket averaged last week from two
to four cents per pound better
than any other market in this
section of the state and was not
far behind the oldest markets
TOBACCO SALES
The following sales wei'e
made by Camilla tobacco ware¬
housemen this week. The fig¬
ures were obtained from the
books of the warehouses:
Av. Price
J. E. Duce, 1406 lbs_____25.53
Beck & Penley, 184 lbs--24.79
J. C. Wilson, 690 tbs_____25.
D. W. Beck, 602 tbs_____24.
E. J. Raekley, 784 lbs____28.90
H. R. Beasley, 272 tbs—20.50
Butler & Sapp, 598 tbs—-20.50
Bush & Edwards, 894 tbs—18.
R. A. Bush, 1686 tbs_____20.50
Bush & Hodges, 314 lbs-20.50
Kearlle & Hayes, 664 tbs..20.
W. R. Wynne, 272 tbs—21.50
Davis & Burgess, 1218 tbs..19.
Duke Grisholm, 688 tbs-.28.
E. L. ’ Arline, 412 tbs______22.40
Earp & Perry, 1836 tbs—19.75,
Edwards & Thomas, 912
tbs. ________.......22.
O. G. Richards, 540 tbs.. .21.51]
P. J. Keadle, 390 tbs________23.23
in the state. The average made
by the New Camilla Warehouse
16.51 and that of the Plan
^Warehouse the aveiage was for the 16.19, ra
^ etter ^ ari 14 ce nts per
pound for all the tobacco sold
last week. This official report
is required by law and is sworn
* )V ^ u> ware ^ ouses ma ^' n g
the “T reports. nnhli^hW On another page
We are pulHlsning +bo the nffiei official fl l re- 1 *e
port of all the markets so that
those interested may make such
comparisons as they see fit.
Tobacco growers in this ‘sec¬
tion are going to be pushed to
the limit to get their tobacco on
the market before the closing
day. Many growers around Ca¬
milla have not yet finished cur¬
ing, though most of them will
finish up this week. They will
have little time to give to the
grading of their tobacco
and no time at all to bulk it down
| n ° r( * er in proper mar
Aetl J*S £ The avetage
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fact that the growers have
not had time to properly handle
their tobacco is also
to lower the grades. The dif
Acuities which have beset the
growers in the production of this
crop of tobacco will undoubted¬
ly be of value to them in the fu¬
ture in that they will know bet¬
ter how to cope with the same
situation another time and ov¬
ercome some of the obstacles
that have hindered greatly this
year.
That the Camilla market is
serving a wide territory was
shown Thursday when tobacco
'growers were here from 100
miles around and they came with
truck loads of tobacco. Among
those this writer ran into during
a few minutes stay at the sales
were Mr. J. E. Duce and Mr. J.
E. Mitchell, of Bascom, Jackson
county, Fla. They had a truck
load of good tobacco that made
a high average sale. We also I
met Mr. T. M. Blackburn and
Mr. Dewey Williams, of Noma,
'Fla., who had some tobacco on
the market here. Mr. Black
bufn is a former Mitchell
tian and he left here a booster
for the Camilla tobacco market.
Therfe were others here from
Alabama and points in Georgia
fifty to sixty miles distant from
Camilla. They all appear to be
well posted, not only as to how
tobacco has been selling in Ca
milla, but also at the other mar
kets in the state and they decid
ed to market tobacco here only
after considering the informa
tion they had from the various
markets.
CAMILLA, GA., FRIDA Y. AUGUST 7, 1925.
Bacon ton Parties
Sell Beef Cattle
Mr. Austin Jones, of Atlanta, is
spending several days in the county
attending to business and visiting his
mother, Mrs. Rosa Jones, of' this
''place. Mr. Jones came down primari¬
ly to inspect three carloads- of beef
cattle which he.bought from the Jack
son interests at Baconton. The sale
was made through Mr. G. M. Coch¬
ran, of Flint. The price paid for the
cattle was not made public, but it was
said this was the best lot of cattle
that has been marketed here lately.
COUNTY TO APPEAL
TO HIGHER COURT
PELHAM STREET PAVING
WILL NOT BE DROPPED BY
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
It became known here Wednesday
that the County Commissioners are
preparing to contest the decision of
Judge W. V. Custer, in enjoining the
county from participating in the
street paving project at Pelham, when
a bill of exceptions to the ruling of
the i lower court was filed in the office
of the clerk of the superior court here.
I This move was preparatory to appeal
ing the case to the supreme court,
The county will be represented in this
matter by County Attorney E. , M.
Davis and Col. J. J. Hill, of Pelham.
Several ^firT^^hi^™ important points of law are
iiw not
heretofore been decided by the higher
court> according to attorneys, and for
1(?as0 n there will be a good deal
0 f interest in the outcome of the case,
tir ]v a „ id( , from itg loca! anT)]ic 'to „
tion . The point seems to be as
just what extent, if any, the county
has jurisdiction over the streets of a
municipality which form parts of pub¬
lic lic roads roads of ot the the county county and and as as to t0
whether or not the county may legally
expend any county funds upon the
streets of such municipality.
In the hearing before Judge Custer
it was alleged that the county com¬
missioners were preparing to spend
approximately $15,000 on paving
along certain streets of Pelham in
conjunction with a paving program
planned by the municipality. The
commissioners contend that they were
within their legal rights because the
streets on which county funds were
to ^ be expended formed parts of the
ada of the county Judge Custer
decided that the proposed participa
tion of t he county in the paving pro
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HOGS TUESDAY
LIGHT CAR SOLD. MOST HOGS
CAME FROM BAKER AND
WORTH COUNTIES.
A light car of hogs was sold in the
monthly hog sale held here Tuesday,
the price paid being $ 1 . 50 per hundred,
basis number one. Hall Commis
sion Co., of Moultrie bought the hogs,
Most of the hogs in the sale Tues
day came from Baker and Worth
bounties, which shows the wide popu
of the Camilla sales and the
confidence that live stock raisers have
i in the method of selling followed at
the local sales,
Among those represented in the
sale were Weatherbee Bros, of Worth
bounty; R. L. Hall, C. H. Cross &
Son, and Edge Andrews, of Baker
The rush to get tobacco on the mar
and the fact that cotton is open
ing rapidly in this section of the coun
ty undoubtedly operated against the
sale this month, as it was generally
expected that a much larger number
of hogs would be ready for this sale.
These will probably be held back for
'next month’s sale.
County Agent O. L. Johnson was
on hand Tuesday assisting in the sales
for the first time. This will be a part
of his * regular duties hereafter and
expects to give much attention to
the fostering of the live stock indus
in the county.
COUNTY AGENT IS
NOW ON THE JOB
MR. O. L. JOHNSON TOOK UP HIS
DUTIES HERE MONDAY.
WORK OUTLINED. v
Mr. O. L. Johnson, the newly elect¬
ed county agent for Mitchell county,
arrived here Monday and immediate¬
ly took up his duties here. For the
past two or three years Mr. Johnson
has been filling the position as voca¬
tional agricultural teacher and super¬
intendent of the Sale City high school,
so he is already well acquainted in
this county, which fact will be a' big
help to him in getting his work start¬
ed.
Mr. Johnson expects to move his
family to Camilla" at an early date
aYld will probably occupy the old
Stevenson residence on Scott street.
For the time being Mr. Johnson will
have his office with County Superin¬
tendent of Schools J. R. Sloan. His
office day in Camilla will be Saturday,
in Pelham on Wednesday, of each
week. The balance of his time will
be spent in visiting all sections of the
county.
In a conversation with The Enter¬
prise man, Mr. Johnson gave a brief
outline of some of the work he is
planning to do, but stated that a de¬
finite program would not he arrang¬
ed until a meeting of the County Ad¬
visory Committee, which has been
called to meet in Camilla 1 Friday. At
that time the plans outline below
will be discussed, together with sug
gestions offered by the members of
the committee, and a program will
be adopted with the approval of the
committee.
Mr. Johnson’s idea is that for the
present at least the marketing of
farm products should take first place
on the program and he is already in
communication with private and pub
lic agencies in regard to prices and
the demand for certain products. Mr.
Johnson states that he proposes to
continue the marketing system along
the same lines as conducted by Mr.
D. K. Young and that he will make
every effort to give the farmers quick
and satisfactory service. The farm
ers, on the other hand, will be expect
ed to keep in touch with him and keep
him advised as to what they have to
sell and when they want to sell it,
so that he will be able to handle this
business to the best advantage. Chief
among the products that will be han
died this fall will be corn and
potatoes and live stock.
Mr. Johnson stated that he hoped
to have each member of the Advisory
Committee act as chairman of a com
munity committee which would have
for its object the fostering of soil
provement and the introduction of
pure seed. In this connection
stated that there is now a good de
mand for seed rye but that only pure
seed that can be certified by the State
College of Agriculture sell readily.
Soil improvement will be carried out
by planting hairy vetch or Aus¬
trian field peas. These may be plant¬
ed as winter cover crops and turned
under to be followed by cotton or
com, or they may be cut for hay in
the spring.
Mr. Johnson said that he expects
to have the co-operation of the vo¬
cational teachers of the schools of the
county and hopes to have them take
the lead rn their respective communi¬
ties in carrying out the county agri¬
cultural program.
A good deal of time and attention
will be given to boys club work, Mr.
Johnson stated. He expects to en¬
list the boys in cotton, com, pig, poul
try and sweet potato clubs and to car
ry out the soil improvement program
in connection with their projects. Pr< Mr. ■
Johnson’s experience has ? been be largely
in handling boys and he will undoubt¬
edly be able to enlist much interest
in this department.
Mr. Johnson is enthusiastic over the
prospects of his work in this county.
He is interested in the county, has
faith in the future of this Section, and
likes the people. He is well qualified
for the position he has accepted and
is anxious to make a success of his
work. With proper encouragement
and co-operation he. can render
ble service to the people of the county,
Withoat this co-operation his work
Farmer Loses Mule
In Strange Accident
Mr. Joe Connell, a white farmer
who lives on the Dixie Highway about
three miles south of town, lost a mule
in ail unusual accident last week. He
was plowing in' a field around an old
well which both he and the mule were
familiar with. On this occasion as he
came close to the well the mule dis¬
regarded the danger and reached over
for a bunch of grass and fell in, drag¬
ging the plow after him. The mule
died before he could be rescued.
COTTON MARKET
OPENS STRONG
250 BALES RECEIVED AT CAMIL¬
LA DURING PAST WEEK.
PRICE HOLDING UP.
The cotton market at Camilla op¬
ened up with a rush Saturday and
there has been considerable cotton on
the market every day this week. The
local gins were fairly busy for sev¬
eral hours Saturday, about twenty
five or thirty bales being ginned here.
Up to Thursday at noon the local gins
had handled 160 bales of cotton and
the total receipts for this market, in¬
cluding country cotton, at that hour
was 246 bales.
Prices are holding up fine, despite
an occasional flurry in the market.
The ruling price in Camilla Saturday
was 24c. This was said to be a' half
to three-quarters of a cent more than
tide market justified that day, but lb
ca l buyers put on an extra spurt and
held the market up. Yesterday
(Thursday) the top cash price paid
here was 23 1-2 cents, and 23 1-4
cents was about the average. Those
who turn their cotton in on accounts
are receiving a bonus above the prices
named above.
The Camilla cotton gins have been
thoroughly overhauled and are ready
for the rush season.
From reports received here the
cotton crop is opening rapidly and the
big rush when gins will be running
day and night is only a few days off,
provided the farmers can get the help
to pick out their cotton. Weather
conditions at present are all that
could be asked, but a rainy spell with
wind would do much damage to cot
ton in the fields now.
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J$al 6 City To HtlVC
Ddlllvlllg 0 1 •rr Tncfitn+irkn 1 HSU III llOIl
| j Announcement - has been made that
al mers Bank of Pelham will
1 establish a bianeh bank at Sale City,
j ttlc eastern part oi this county, j
w kich w ’^ °P en ior business about
^e tenth of this month. Sale City
as no banking facilities at present
i anc ^ announcement that a, branch
is to be opened there by the Farmers
Bank has been received with a good
deal of interest by the people of that
section of the county. The branch
hank will have a capital stock of $15,
000 , it is learned, and will occupy a
building to be erected on the site of
the old Bank of Sale City building,
which was burned several years ago.
For the Resent business will be con¬
ducted in a temporary structure which
was reconstructed out of a portion of
the burned building. Mr. W. B.
Nevels, at present serving as clerk
of the board of county commissioners,
has been tendered the post of cashier
in the new banking institution and it
is understood that he has accepted
the place, but with the understanding
that he will continue in his
place until after the next regular
meeting of the board. The Farmers
Bank of Pelham is one of the strong
egt financia , inKtitutions in the county
and jtg pregtige and strength insures
the success of the undertaking at
Sale City. The officers of this bank
are: Thos; P. Hinman, President;
B. U. Curry, Vice President; J. R.
Payne, Cashier.
Mr. W. W. Cullens, Jr., spent Fri
day here with his mother, Mrs. W.
W ' Cullens '
tfill fall far short of what it might
We hope that Mr. Johnson
receive the united support of the
pie of the county.
NUMBER 17.
COUNTY BOARD OF
EDUCATION MEETS
TO CONSOLIDATE MT. EBAL AND
LAKE PLEASANT SCHOOLS
WITH COTTON SCHOOL.
The regular monthly meeting of the
County Board of Education was held
here Tuesday, at which time usual
routine business was transacted as
well as one or two special matters
that came up for consideration.
A matter that will be of interest
to the people of Mt. Ebal, Lake Pleas¬
ant and Cotton school district, han¬
dled by the board Tuesday, was the
consolidation of the first mentioned
schools with the Cotton school. Sup¬
erintendent J. R. Sloan was authoriz¬
ed by the board to arrange to have
.the children from Mt Ebal and Lake
Pleasant districts hauled to Cotton
beginning with the next school term.
Inasmuch as the board has hereto¬
fore followed the policy of discourag¬
ing consolidations except where such
arrangements meet with the approv¬
al of the people concerned, it is taken
for granted that the consolidation in
this instance was desired by the pat¬
rons of the Mt. Ebal and Lake Pleas¬
ant schools. The effect of this con¬
solidation will be to give the children
of the schools which are consolidated
the advantage of a- ten grade, nine
months sehool, whereas the schools
they have been attending were five
grade one-teacher schools and were
operated only seven months. The
consolidation will save the cost qf one
teacher which will be sufficient to take
care of the hauling charges
This move is in line with plans that
have been under discussion for the
whole county, where the school* pat
rons approve, and while it will mean
the closing of the district schools in
some instances, it will put within the
reach of every child a very much bet
ter school than many of them now
have access to.
The same arrangement as that ef
fected at Mt. Ebal and Lake Pleas
ant may be made with other schools
where the situation is such that it can
be carried out on a practical basis and
the people concerned want it.
An expert from the State School
Commissioner’s office is now making
a survey of the school situation in this
county with the view of making rec
ommendations to a joint meeting of
the Board of Education and the mem
tiers of the various district school
1,oards which W >H be held in Camilla
j n ^he near future. pj an was
agreed upon at a similar meeting re
cen tiy held here. It is hoped that
some pl ;vn will be arrived at in these
conferences that will be practical and
w jjl meet with the approval of all
concerned.
Churches To Unite
Sunday Night Service
Preaching services will be held at
the Methodist church Sunday morn¬
ing at 11 o’clock With preaching hy
the pastor, Rev. H. W. Joiner. Rev.
Joiner is spending several days is
Florida this week, but will return in
time to fill his regular appointment.
On Sunday evening Rev. Joiner and
his congregation will worship at the
Presbyterian church, where Rev. Join¬
er will preach for the absent pastor.
Rev. Jas. D. Deans, according to pre¬
vious announcement. A cordial invi¬
tation is extended for attendance at
both services.
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ThOFfltOIl Children
--- Victims
Dog Bite
Since the beginning oi dog days,
people of our county have been ex¬
periencing anxiety over the possible
results of bite by mad dogs.
Three children of Mr. A. N. Thorn¬
ton near Delwood section arc reported
to have been bitten the first of the
week by a mad dog. The dog was
killed, and though the head was not
sent off for examination for traces
; Bower^of ^Meigs. "
News came Wednesday that a ae
at Baconton had been bitten by y
dog appearing to be mad. The dog’s
head was sent to Atlanta for exami
nation.