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The Camilla Enterprise. VOLUME XXIV. NEARLY HALF MUION POUNDS OF TOBACCO SOU) HERE THIS WEEK CAMILLA MARKET PROMISES TO EXCEED LAST YEAR’S RECORD AND TO LEAD ALL MARKETS IN THIS SECTION ON AV. PRICE Daily Sales Are Now Running Close to 100,000, Pounds With the Prospects of a Decided In¬ crease in Volume Next Week. With tobacco sales on the Camilla market averaging close to 100,000 pounds each day and the prospects of a still greater vol¬ ume of leaf next week, the local market seems secure in the pros¬ pect of distancing its last season’s sales by at least a half million •“pounds in spite of the fact that six new markets were established this year within a radius of thirty miles of Camilla. The Camilla market will not only beat its own record for last season, but will sell more tobacco than any of its rivals in this territory and will show r a higher average price for the season’s sales. Those who are backing the Camilla market feel that the above facts have vin¬ dicated the claim made by local promoters that the Camilla mar¬ ket is best situated to serve this territory and has the facilities and warehouse personell necessary to give the tobacco growers the best possible service. record chalked in the The present week will probably see a up that local market for a week’s sales. The present indications are close to a half million pounds will be sold here this week, judging by the volume of sales during the first three days of the week. The Camilla warehouses have not been filled to capacity any day this week, but there has been sufficient tonnage every day to re¬ quire afternoon sales and to cause the warehousemen to wonder they have sufficient floor space for the big rush which is expected next week. The two Camilla warehouses can easily handle 150, 000 to 200,000 pounds of tobacco a day if the need arises and it is not believed that the volume of business will hardly exceed these figures this year. A considerable per cent of the tobacco sold in Camilla this week has come from outside Mitchell county. The tobacco is brought here on trucks which carry an average load of above 2,000 pounds. Practically all of these growers have tried from one to three or four markets and they are familiar with the range of to¬ bacco prices in this section and understand the grades of tobacco grown this year. Those selling on the Camilla market have al¬ most invariably been well pleased and have announced that they intend to market the balance of their crop in Camilla. This is not because of any sensational sales made here, but on account of the excellent averages made on all the tobacco sold. A great many who have not made an extra good average here have stated that their sales on the local market were considerably better than on any other market they have tried. This is attributed to the fact that local warehousemen are trying just as hard to get the growers full value for their common tobacco as they are to get top prices for the fancy tobacco. The fancy grades, of which there is only a small amount this year, will practically sell themselves, but the lower grades, especially when there is such a preponderance of this type of tobacco, require the services of an expert ware¬ houseman who is a good judge of tobacco and who knows what the tobacco companies can use. The official report of the average prices paid on the Georgia tobacco markets last week, which was issued by the Georgia De¬ partment of Agriculture Monday, again shows Camilla leading all the markets reporting in this section. The average on the Camilla market for last week was slightly under 15 cents and the official figures show that no market in this section, which made the re¬ port, on weekly sales as required by law, made a higher average than did the Camilla market. The average price for the state last week was 10.50 cents per pound. The total number of pounds sold on Georgia markets last week 7,562,715, according to the report. The total number of pounds reported for the season, up to August 15th, is 15,689,937. The average nrice for the season has been 16.50 cents per pound. The total value of the crop sold to August 15th, was $2,602,981.43. , It will be seen from the above that the Camilla market is in' line with the largest and best markets of the state and that while tobacco is selling at a lower price than last year it is bringing as much on the Camilla market as on the other markets. There has been little or no improvement in the grades of to¬ bacco offered on the local market during the present week. There have been a few extra good lots that brought fancy prices, but there has also been an abundance of the common grades which sell between ten and twenty cents and a considerable amount of very low grade stuff that has sold below ten cents per pound. Those who have watched the tobacco sales this season closely are convinced that the low prices paid this season are due in large part to the poor grades of tobacco. It is also apparent that the market for good tobacco is lowep than last year and that the best grades are selling considerably below the level for the same grades last season. The weakness of the market is attributed by some to the disturbed conditions in China. A large part of the Ameri¬ can tobacco crop for the past several years has gone to China and the recent political disturbances in China are said to have practi¬ cally stopped the importation of tobacco from this country. Despite the rather unfavorable market this year and the very poor quality of tobacco produced in this section of the state, a great many growers are not discouraged and nearly all will plant tobacco next year. It is estimated that not more than twenty per cent of the growers in the Camilla territory will fall below the cost of production, while about eighty per cent will make expenses or better from their tobacco sales. In spite of unfavorable conditions this year a number of growers have made an excellent profit from their tobacco. In most cases these have been small growers who gave close attention to the crop and had plenty of labor to handle the crop. There are colored half-croppers around Camilla who have averaged $200 per acre from their tobacco crop after paying demonstration and warehouse charges. These are exceptional, of course, but each instance show the possibilities of the tobacco crop in a normal year. There has been some talk of a reduction in the tobacco acreage here another year, but those who are in touch with the situation predict that there will be a larger acreage around Camilla next year than Was planted this year. The condi¬ tions this year have probably saved this section from going “hog wild” on the tobacco question, which in the end will be beneficial to everybody. CAMILLA, GA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 21. 1925. TOBACCO SALES Following are a few average prices obtained by tobacco growers who sold on the Camil¬ la market during the past week. These figures were taken from the warehouse books and are correct, barring errors. Duke Grissom, 458 lbs._$21. C. B. Cox & Foster, 3644 lbs. _________________ 18. W. T. Gray, 844 tbs_____15. Cochran & Jackson, 814 lbs.__________—......21.50 M. J. Sanders, 2360 lbs.__15. J. C. Wilson, 1192 lbs.— 23. C. B. Bryant, 830 tbs.__ 23.50 J. T. Gray, 676 lbs_____20. J. N. Cochran, 1030 lbs.__ 16. C. G. Hughes, 680 lbs— 16. L. O. Maxwell, 1920 !bs._ 14. J. C. Moore, 664 lbs_____23.50 T. D. Vines, 764 lbs_____22.25 C. R. Battle, 434 lbs_____26. Vines & Vickers, 428 lbs._ 20.60 J. H. Collins, 718 lbs_____26.50 | Isear Mills, 228 tbs_____30. Dollar Farm, 114 lbs____30. C. D. Bryant, 1280 lbs—_ 20. J. C. Wilson, 690 lbs—_ 22. J. M. Gox, 442 lbs_______24..0 J. M. Rawls and W. C. San¬ ders, of Searight, Ala., near Andalusia, sold 6500 pounds of tobacco here Thursday at an average of 12 cents per pound. This was their entire crop and none of it was very good grade, some of the tobacco molding as a result of being in high order and the long trip by truck Haekett & Bennett In Real Estate Game Mr. Eugene Haekett spent several days in Camilla last week getting ready to move his family to West Palm Beach, Florida, where he is en¬ gaged in the real estate business. Mr. Haekett and Mr. Iverson Bennett, also of this place, have formed a partner¬ ship and have opend an office at the Poinsettia Hotel in West Palm Beach and are connected with one of the big development companies operating in that vicinity. Though these gentle¬ men have been in Florida only a few weeks we understand that they have formed some excellent connections and are doing a nice business. They are very optimistic over the outlook in the particular section of Florida where they are located and in an ad¬ vertisement which appeared in The Enterprise last week they invited their friends in South Georgia who contemplate making investments in Florida to call upon them for what ever service they can render. County Policeman Raids Shoe Shop County Policeman Mart Poore raid¬ ed Middleton’s Shoe Shop in Camilla last Saturday afternoon and confis¬ cated a small quantity of what ap¬ ! peared to be a low grade of wine or brandy of some variety. One or two charred kegs and several bottles and jugs which smelled of liquor were also found. Mr. S. A. Middleton, proprie¬ tor of the shope shop, disclaimed any knowledge of the liquor, according to the officer. A case was docketed against Middleton, however, and he gave bond for appearance in court at the proper time. The raid on Mid¬ dleton’s place occasioned much sur¬ prise and his friends hope that he will be able to clear himself of the charge at the proper time. North Georgia Crops Ruined By Drougth South Georgia has a great deal to be thankful for this year, especially for the bountiful harvest of all crops. Reports from North Georgia indicate almost a complete failure in some sections due to the unprecedented drought. We have a card on our desk from Mr. P. R. Cleveland, of Camilla, who is spending a short vacation at Greenville, S. C., and he states that crops are burned up in that strip of country lying between Macon and Greenville. There are drought strick¬ en areas in South Georgia, but appar¬ ently the damage to crops has not been as serious as in Northeast Geor¬ gia. CAMILLA SCHOOLS OPEN MONDAY EARLY OPENING DECIDED UPON THURSDAY. FULL CORPS OF TEACHERS SECURED. The Camilla Public Schools will op¬ en for the fall term on August 31st, which is one week from next Mon¬ day. Although no announcement had been made, it had been generally ex¬ pected that school would open on the 7th of September, but upon the arriv¬ al of Superintendent Attaway on Thursday of this week it was decided for good and sufficient reasons to open school on August 31st. Prof. Attaway announces that a full corps of teachers will be ready the opening. There is one on the faculty at present but it was expected that this place would be fill¬ ed by Friday. A matriculation fee of $5.00 be required of all pupils, of age or whether they come from the town or the country. This fee be due when the pupil enters school and all will be expected to bring certificate from the City Clerk ing that this fee has been paid. The school buildings have been in excellent shape for the opening school and the janitor is already cleaning up the premises. The pects are that the attendance coming year will break all records and the Board of Trustees already considering the advisability employing an additional teacher take care of the overflow in one two grades. Several changes have occurred the faculty since the first ment soon after school closed for summer vacation. The following a complete list as given out Thursday by Prof. Attaway: Prof. Eugene Attaway, Superinten¬ dent. Prof. T. L. (Mark) Anthony, Athens, Principal. Prof. J. F. Reid, Teacher of Voca¬ tional Agriculture. Mrs. J. D. Gardner, Latin add French. Mrs. E. N. Burson, History and Domestic Science. Miss Margaret Hendricks, of Tif ton, English. Grammar School. Teacher of Seventh Grade to be supplied. Mrs. J. M. Spence, Sixth Grade. Mrs. Belle Jones, Fifth Grade. Mrs. Fred Medlyn, Fourth Grade. Mrs. B. H. Hurst, Third Grade. j Miss Evelyn Perry, Second Grade. Miss Ruby Hartley, First Grade. Mrs. Carl Gaulden and Mrs. J. C. Turner, Instructors in Music. Miss Mabel Hartley and Mrs. B. L. Holton, Instructors in Expression. Prof. Attaway announces that en¬ trance examinations for students who have been doing summer work will be held on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of next week. All students who have been making up work this summer will be required to stand en¬ trance examinations in order to get credit for the work done since school closed. Mr. J. J. Sapp’s Home Destroyed By Fire _ ’ The residence of Mr. J. J. Sapp South Harney street was completely destroyed by fire on last Tuesday evening. The fire was discovered about eight o’clock and had gained considerable headway when the alarm was sent in. Mr. Sapp was out of town and Mrs. Sapp had gone over to the home of a neighbor and no one was in the house when the fire was discovered. Only a few articles of furniture were saved from the blaze. Mrs Sapp had been canning some fruit during the afternoon and it is believed that the fire started around the stove flue. The loss is estimated at above $8,000 dollars and was par tially covered by insurance. Local Market. (Thursday) Middling cotton, 22 1-2 to 22 3-4. Cotton seed, $35.00 per ton. PROPOSED COUNTY COMMISSIONER BILL WILL PROBABLY NOT BE PASSED AT THIS SESSION, ACCORDING TO DR. J. M. SPENCE LEGISLATION JAM IS RESPONSIBLE Bill Could Not Be Introduced Until This Week On Account of Requirement of Thirty Days Notice to People. The present indications are that the new county commissioner bill for Mitchell county has been “lost in the shufflle,” and that the bill will not be passed at this session of the legisla¬ ture. This inferance regarding the fate of the proposed legislation was gained from a conversation with Dr. J. M. Spence, one of the representa¬ tives from this county and sponsor of the proposed measure, during his re¬ eent week-end visit home. Dr. Spence stated that under the law the bill could not possibly be in¬ troduced until Monday of this week, which was thirty days after the first advertisement of the proposed local legislation appeared. He had expect¬ ed to be able to rush the bill through in the six remaining days that the legislature would be in session. But on Friday of last week the chairman of the Rules Committee of the House made the announcement that no new bills would be acted upon by the com¬ mittee after Tuesday of this week, and under the regular routine measure, if introduced Monday, would not reach the committee until Wed¬ nesday. So the ruling of the commit¬ tee, according to Dr. Spence, removed all chance of passing the bill at this session. The outcome of this propos¬ ed legislation has been a great dis¬ appointment to Dr. Spence as well as to hundreds of people throughout the county who favored the measure and were urging him to secure its pas¬ sage. The proposed bill provided for a board composed of three county com¬ missioners, nominated and elected from the county at large, instead of six, as the board is now constituted, and which members are nominated from their respective districts and the voters of the county do not have a voice in their selection. The propos¬ ed bill provided for the formation of three commissioner districts, instead of six, as follows: Camilla, Eleventh and Twelfth in district No. 1; Pelham, Cotton and Hinsonton in district No. 2, and Sale City, Pebble City, Bacon ton and Raiford in district No. 3. The bill also provided for the calling of an election immediately after the pas¬ sage of the act in which three com¬ missioners would be selected, one from each of the districts above men¬ tioned, by the voters of the entire county. Dr. Spence stated that the bill met with more general approval on the part of the people of the county than any measure that he had ever pro¬ posed. There was some opposition to the measure, it is true, but this was due to misapprehension on the part of certain parties who feared that I some particular section of the county ! would gain some advantage from the I passage of the bill, when, as a mat | ter of fact, the object of the bill was to do away w jth that very thing and to give all of the pe 0p i e of the county a chance to express their wishes in the matter of expenditures of county funds for pub]ic improvements and the marmer of distributing these im pr0V ements in such a way as to bene fit the i argest number of citizens of tbe coun t y j n a ]l sections of the coun by ‘ | It was po j n t e d 0 ut by those favor ing the pro posed bill that under the presen t system, where each commis s j oner ; s responsible only to the peo ple of his own district, that the prac tice 0 f trading or “log rolling” has grown up an d that the result of this practice has been to deprive certain sections of the county of their share of the public improvements undertak en by the county, while at the same time heavy and unnecessary expendi tures were being made in other j tions. The practice, in constantly it is claimed, increas- has j also resulted a NUMBER 19 ing tax rate, a heavy floating debt and a general looseness and extrava¬ gant manner of handling the county’s business. The key to the situation, as many people see it, is a board of commis¬ sioners elected by all of the people of the county. This would make every member of. the board directly res¬ ponsible to every citizen of the coun¬ ty, the same as the other county offi¬ cers are, and it would give the voters of the county an opportunity to ex¬ press disapproval of the entire board if the actions of the board were con¬ trary to the wishes of the people of the eounty. The system of electing commissioners by districts, it is ar¬ gued, sets aside the Democratic prin¬ cipal of majority rule and makes it possible for a minority to control the affairs of the county. Those favoring a change in the method of electing county commis i sioners and who charge extravagant expenditure of county funds under the present system, are not making an attack on the present members of the board, either individually or collec¬ tively. The point is made that under the present system the members are forced to look out for their own dis¬ tricts without regard for the other sections of the county or the general welfare of the county as a whole and that regardless of who may be placed on the board under the present sys¬ tem the disadvantages to the county as a whole will remain. Though the bill which would have changed the pdesent system will prob¬ ably not pass at this session, the dis¬ cussions which have arisen as a result of the announcement of the proposed change have done good in that public attention has been directed to the al¬ leged evils of the present system and in the end public sentiment will se¬ cure such change as is needed. George Sawyer And Family In Accident Mr. and Mrs. George T. Sawyer and their children were in a serious ac¬ cident in Jacksonville, Fla., last Fri¬ day afternoon when a tree uprooted by a severe windstorm struck the car in which they were riding. Annie Laurie, the eleven months old daugh¬ ter of Mi-, and Mrs. Sawyer, was the most seriously injured of anyone in the party. Her skull was fractured and she received other injuries. She was rushed to a hospital and after an operation the attending physicians announced that she would recover. Mr. Sawyer had one hand badly lacer¬ ated and other members of the party received cuts and bruises. Mr. and Mrs. Sawyer were hurrying home in their car when a storm came up sud¬ denly and they’ passed the spot where the tree was uprooted just in time for it to strike the car. The car was badly wrecked and the entire party had a narrow escape from death. Mr. and Mrs. Sawyer were both reared in this county and have many relatives and friends here who will be concern¬ ed in the news of the accident and who will be glad to learn that the injuries of none of the party are likely to prove serious. New Service Station Will Open This Week Another handsome new automobile service station will be opened for j business in Camilla on next Saturday, August 22nd. The new station has recently been erected by Cullens Bros, at the Atlantic Coast Line de¬ pot and represents the last word in convenience of arrangement and in the equipment provided for rendering prompt and satisfactory service for motorists. The structure is of stucco and concrete and is very pleasing in appearance, effecting a decided im¬ provement on the corner opposite the depot. Mr. P. C. Cullens, manager of Cullens Bros.’ business will have j supervision of the service station and j will see to it that the public receives the best service possible. Special in ! ducements are offered on the opening {day. Look up their ad in this paper.