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The Camilla Enterprise.
VOLUME XXIV.
COMMISSIONERS IN
REGULAR SESSION
f
WORE OF GRAVELING CAMILLA j
AND MOULTRIE ROAD TO !
BEGIN AT ONCE. I
The regular monthly meeting j
the County Commissioners of Roads |
and Revenues was held here Tues
day, with all members of the board;
present except Commissioner Miller,:
of Baconton.
Division Engineer E. ^ Jack Smith,
of Thomasville, was present and dis
cussed with the board arrangements
for graveling the Camilla and Moul
trie road, which is now under con
straction, with state and federal aid.
The commissioners have been in
dilemma in carrying out their part
of the contract in connection with this
project due to inability to
gravel pits at suitable places
the road. The plan is to top-surface
this road with local gravel, of which
there is a bountiful supply along the
road, but for some reason the com¬
missioners have been unable to make
satisfactory arrangements with the
owners of 'the land. It was stated
Tuesday that this problem had been
solved and that the work will begin at
once. It is planned to begin work at
the AKridge cemetery hill and work
back toward Camilla. It is claimed
that the gravel to be used will make a
satisfactory road, though probably
not as substantial as the imported
gravel used on the highway qear Ba
c-onton.
Mr. Smith also stated that plans
for beginning work on the new pav*
ing project north of Camilla am
gressing satisfactorily and that the
contractor will begin this work as
soon as equipment and material can
be placed.
The question of repairing the two
ten-ton tractors used by the county
vvas discussed and when the cost of
this work was learned the commis¬
sioners thought it might be best to
begin negotiations for trading in
these machines for new ones. Messrs.
E. E. Wilkes, A. T. Jones and C. B.
Cox were appointed as a committee
to look into the matter of trading in
the tractors and to get the best pro¬
position possible.
The board adopted a resolution
changing tile name of the Dixie High
way through this county to “Capital
Highway.” This action was taken in
response to requests from boards of
trade and civic bodies along the route.
The information was given the board
and the counties between Mitchell and
Tallahassee', Fla., have already adopt¬
ed the new name, as well as several
counties to the north of us. The
reason for the change, it was stated
by Chairman Baggs, is that there are
two oi* three branches of the Dixie
Highway and a good deal of confusion
"has resulted. The Capital
was selected because this branch of
the Dixie Highway is a part of
State Route No. 3, the shortest
best route to Atlanta from this sec
tion of the state, so it is proposed to
give this route a name that will indi
cate this fact and distinguish it from
the several other routes that are
so good.
After auditing the usual batch of
hills the commissioners adjourned.
, Flint River Reaches
Lowest Stage Known
Dae to the prolonged drought over
a considerable area of North Georgia,
Flint River has fallen to the lowest
stage in the memory of the oldest in¬
habitants. Local fishermfen report
that in many places the water is so
shallow that one can easily wade
across the river and the Albany Her
aid reported a few days ago that it
was possible to cross the river dry
shod on a certain rocky shoal
that place. The water is blue and
clear as spring water. Fishermen
with hook and line and rod and reel
have been having fair luck on the
river, but they have to seek out the
deep- pools and shady nooks, as" the
water is so clear in most places that
it ie impossible to fool the wary trout
with the most perfect lures. The
year 1925 has witnessed two extreme
stages on Flint River—in February
the highest and in September the
lowest, ever known in the history of
the stream. The power company at
Albany has been forced to shut down
its hydro-electric plant and service
to the Baker County Power Company
has been temporarily discontinued.
Power in Camilla is furnished by the
city’s steam plant.
“Uncle Jep” Reaches
His 86th Mile Stone
No citizen of Camilla can*celebrate
a birthday with quite the degree
grace and ease as Mr. J. H. Bailey,
Sr long ago dubbed by his admiring
friends as “Uncle Jep.” On
September the 7th, Uncle Jep
brated his eighty sixth anniversary
and all day he was being continually
congratulated and envied on the hap
py occasion. Mr. Bailey pursues his
wabi through life much as he fought
tbe Yankees those four years in Vir
gj R j H; bravely and unafraid, and the
years falling over his shoulders have
b oine small weight on this hero of
tbe Sixties and beloved pioneer citi
zen 0 f Camilla. Here’s wishing Un
(df , j e p hundred more of them.
_
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I
DIED YESTERDAY
DEATH OF ONE OF CAMILLA’S
OLDEST CITIZENS FOLLOWS
SHORT ILLNESS.
Mr. J. M. Mayo, Sr., one of Camil¬
la’s oldest citizens, passed away at his
home in this city at 3:30 o'clock
Thursday morning after an illness of
a few days. Mr. Mayo has been fail¬
ing in health for some time, but was
taken seriously ill last Saturday and
soon b ecame apparent to his physi
eian an(i the members of his family
lhat the «»d was only a matter of a
few days. He lingered until Thurs¬
day morning when he passed out
quietly, death coming as a relief from
suxering borne with great forti
tude.
Mr. Mayo was 79 years of age and
was the last of a large family of bro¬
thers and sisters who preceded him
to the grave. He was born in San
dersville, Washington County, Geor
gia. His parents were Benjamin
Manning Mayo and Ella Watkins
Mayo. When he was three years of
age his parents moved to Texas,
where he resided until he was thirty
two years of age. Mr. Mayo with
ten brothers went through the Civil
War. Four of his brothers were kill¬
ed in action and he suffered seven
wounds. He was a member of Com¬
pany I of General Wall’s brigade.
After the war Mr. Mayo moved back
jto jto Georgia Miss Annie and Carr, in 1886 of he Thomas was married Coun¬
ty, who survives him. Of this union
five children were born, four of whom
survive him, as follows: Mr. J. M.
Mayo, Jr., of Camilla; Mr. Geo. C.
Mayo, of Orlando, Fla.; Mrs. T. E.
Lacy, of Pelham, and Mr. Ernest
Mayo.
Mr. Mayo moved to Camilla thirty
j one years ago and for many years
j was engaged in the business of con
j trading and building. Failure of
health forced him to give up active
business and for a number of years
jhe has Mr. been Mayo living quietly at his home
was not a member
| of he any organized of religious deep religious body, but
j was a man con
and on many occasions he has
expressed himself as being ready to
go whenever the summons should
come.
The funeral services were eonduct
er from the residence Thursday after¬
noon at 3:30 o’clock, Rev. J. W. Gard¬
ner, Primitive Baptist minister and
a friend and neighbor of the deceased,
conducted the simple services. Inter¬
ment was made in Oakview cemetery.
The bereaved family have the deep
sympathy of many friends in their
sorrow.
LolOFed Folks Hold
„. Big’ Dance .. On _ Streets
j
Much local interest was centered
last Friday night in a big street dance
which was pulled off by the colored
folks of the town and which drew as
spectators a large proportion of the
white population of the town. One
block on Broad street was roped off
for the occasion, under a permit from
the mayor and the city council of
Camilla and the wide expanse of new
pavement afforded an ideal place for
the entertainment. A good orchestra
was provided which was qualified to
give lessons to the man who invented
“rag” music. A large number of col¬
ored people participated, among whom
were said to be some of the best dan¬
cers in this section of the state, a
considerable number coming from
twenty-five to fifty miles around.
Perfect order was preserved by those
in charge of the entertainment, the
whplc afiair being well handled.
CAMILLA, GA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11. 1925.
PEANUT MARKET
OPENS AT $90.00
\
LOCAL SHELLING PLANT HAS
BOUGHT ABOUT 100 TONS.
CROP IS GOOD.
The Camilla peanut market opened
the season several days ag'o, the open¬
ing price being $90.00 per ton for No.
1 grade peanuts of the new crop. Up
to Wednesday noon the Columbian
Peanut Co., local shelters, had pur
chased about 100 tons of new crop
peanuts. If present weather condi¬
tions continue the volume of peanuts
placed on the market will incrase rap¬
idly and it is not unlikely that scenes
of congestion similar to those wit¬
nessed here last year will be seen
again. Peanuts that have been dug
cure rapidly in hot, dry weather and
the picking machines work more sat¬
isfactorily.
Mr. W. J. Fleming, manager of the
local shelling plant states that the
prospects seem favorable for a good
out turn of the crop and the quality
of the nuts is showing up good so far.
The plant of the Columbian Peanut
Co., after the usual summer overhaul¬
ing, has started operations and is now
shelling new crop nuts.
The opening price was not disap¬
pointing, though many had expected
that peanuts would open at $100.00.
From reports in circulation as to the
size of the crop this year it is not ex¬
pected that the market will fall far,
if any, below the present level.
White the acreage in peanuts in this
county was cut considerably, and very
few growers secured a good stand, the
yield has been very satisfactory.
Due to the fact that the Columbian
Peanut Co., has a shelling plant here,
Camilla is widely known as a peanut
market, growers being attracted for
thirty to fifty mites around. The
Columbian people are among the lar¬
gest shelters in the business and have
been an important factor in making
a market for South Georgia peanuts.
CAMILLA SCHOOLS
OPEN NEXT MONDAY
ALL ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETE
FOR OPENING. EXPECTING
LARGE ATTENDANCE.
Camilla Public Schools will open for
the fall term of the new school year
on Monday morning according to pre¬
vious announcement.
Although the school opening is a
very auspicious occasion and one in
which the entire town takes large in
terest > there Wl ’ ! he no lengthy dem
j C’Hdration the f oo! at the the Superintendent, exercises this faculty time
j as st ' ’
i un< * sc ^ool body are anxious to get to
| work w,thout delay,
Therefore the exercises will be sim¬
ple. Exercises will be held at the
City Hall at 9 o’clock. Superinten¬
dent Attaway will preside over the
short program. The ministers of the
town have been invited to make talks
on the occasion and there will be nec¬
essary announcements given with re¬
gard to the school and the introduc¬
tion of the new school faculty in full.
Everybody, whether connected in any
way with the school or not is cordially
invited to attend the opening exer¬
cises.
After exercises at the City Hall,
the school body will repair to school
buildings and class rooms for matri
j culation and assignment of books and
'work, which will accomplish the first
day practically, of the new year.
j Matriculation tickets, as announced
| heretofore, will be $5.00, which will
be required of all pupils, regardlless
of age or whether they come from the
town or country. Each pupil will be
expected to present Certificate from |
City Clerk to the teacher on the first
j day of school. I
Superintendent Attaway asks that
all parents who have children to en¬
ter the First grade, will please start
them to school at the beginning of
the September term. Children who
will not reach the age of 6 during the
fall tei-rn should be kept out of school
until September of next year, and
Prof. Attaway asks that this be done.
The school buildings have been over¬
hauled during the summer and placed
in good shape for the comfort of the
school another year.
Several changes in the school facul¬
ty have occurred, announcement of
which have already been made. The
WARNING ISSUER
ON WATER SUPPLY
CITIZENS ASKED TO SAVE ALL
WATER POSSIBLE ACCOUNT
SUPPLY RUNNING LOW.
Superintendent R. L. Hoggard has
distributed circulars this week re¬
questing citizens to cooperate with
the city in saving water on account
of the city water supply running low,
due to extreme dry weather. Water
consumers are asked to refrain from
sprinkling yards, flowers and using
water for other purposes not positive¬
ly necessary, and the warning is giv¬
en that unless consumers cooperate
in saving water it may be necessary
to use drastic measures to save wa¬
ter.
The announcement that the water
supply is running low caused a mild
sensation among those who have
flowers and lawns that require a daily
ration of water to maintain life, es¬
pecially during a hot dry spell such
as we are having just now. Many
people have considerable money in¬
vested in lawns and flowers and these
have been most concerned about the
shortage of water. Those who have
made inquiries of members of the city
council have been reassured and ad¬
vised by to keep their flowers alive
until next Monday night when the
regular monthly meeting of the city
council will be held and something will
be. done about the 'situation. It is
pointed out that the Camilla Ice &
Cold Storage Co. has a well similar to
the city’s that is tied on to the city
water system and may be used in any
emergency. It is said that this well
shows no signs of failing and it is
probable that all the water the city
may need can be secured from this
source. It is also said that other
wells in the community are showing
no signs of failing and it may be
that the trouble with the city well is
due only to the unusual amount of
water required by the city during the
summer.
I Mr. Hoggard will probably make a
report on the matter to the council
Monday night and then such action
will be taken as may be necessary to
j assure the consumers a plentiful sup¬
ply of water.
Hopeful School Has
Auspicious Opening
The Hopeful High School opened
Monday morning with a large initial
enrollment and the brightest pros¬
pects for a successful year’s work in
the history of the school, according
to Prof. C. F. Richards, Superinten¬
dent of the school, who was in Ca¬
milla Monday afternoon. The open¬
ing exercises were simple but helpful
in that an opportunity was presented
f or the patrons of the school to get
together and show their interest and
enthusiasm and to join in the planning
for greater things for Hopeful. The
weather is warm and many of the
students were able to be present on
opening day only because of the ex¬
tra energy employed in gathering
crops so that farm work would not
interfere with school attendance, but
all were happy and “hopeful,” and
were forgetting the tasks completed
in the absorption of the new work be¬
fore them.
Getting Ready To
Begin Road Paving
The Davis Construction Co., who are
just completing a street paving con¬
tract at Pelham, are moving their
equipment to Camilla this week as a
preliminary to beginning work on the
highway paving north of Camilla.
The Planters Tobacco Warehouse sid¬
ing has been extended to the J. R.
Spence property on Harney street and
loading shutes will be built on this sid
ing for handling paving material. The
contractors are also stringing a line
of water pipe from Camilla to the
point where the paving will begin.
Water will be furnished by the city,
it is stated. The paving work will
started at the north end of the
project and all of the material for the
job will be hauled from Camilla. The
Davis Construction Co. has just com¬
pleted a fifteen-mile paving contract
in this county and the work was han¬
dled in record time.
school faces a good year and one of
complete success if parents, pupils
and school faculty will begin Monday
with a unity of faith, loyalty and co¬
operation.
Herman Lee Metcalf
Suffers Broken Arm
Herman Lee Metcalf, 14-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Metcalf,
had his arm broken last Friday morn¬
ing when he was thrown from a horse
at his father’s stables in this place.
A carload of fresh horses had just
been received at the barn and Herman
Lee, who is a good rider and aceus
tdmed to handling horses, saddled up
a spirited animal to try out his paces.
The horses, being unaccustomed to
the surroundings and nervous, made a
quick plunge and the boy was thrown
to the ground. The injury is not a
serious one and the physician has
given assurance that the injured mem¬
ber is healing rapidly.
NEW SERIAL STORY
BEGINS NEXT WEEK
ROBERT STEAD’S GREAT NOVEL,
“NEIGHBORS,” WILL BE RUN
IN THE ENTERPRISE.
Readers of The Enterprise will be
interested in the announcement that
a new serial story, one of the very
best procurable, will begin running
in this paper next week, and those
who like this feature will not miss the
first installment. The new serial is
Robert Setead’s novel, “Neighbor’s,”
which will be appreciated by all who
enjoy good fiction. Mr. Stead is also
the author of “The Cow Puncher,”
“The Homesteaders” and several oth¬
er popular novels and short stories.
The scene of his latest book is laid in
the Northwest and in it he describes
in his fascinating style the people who
are winning the Canadian plains for
civilization. The story is of Frank
Hall and Jean Lane, neighbors in
childhood in a little Ontario town;
neighbors again, fifteen years later,
on adjoining homesteads in the Sas¬
katchewan country. The romance of
their lives runs smoothly until some¬
thing- occurs which upsets all expec¬
tations—including those of the reader.
It is a story which breathes the spirit
of the foothills country and whose
characters are vividly alive. Inter¬
est grows from the start and reaches
a climax of tension in the closing
chapters. An outstanding novel by
an outstanding writer.
The final installment of our first
serial, “So Big,” is printed this week.
Those who have discussed this story
with the editor have liked it. It is
in part due to the favorable comment
on the first serial that we are under¬
taking another. These stories are
published at considerable expense and
the sacrifice of valuable space in our
paper. If they please our readers we
are more than repaid for this outlay.
If they do not please we would like
to know it. We would like to hear
from as many of our subscribers as
are interested and we will welcome
any criticism they feel like making.
Be sure to get started on “Neigh¬
bors” next week. About one page
will be devoted to the story each week
and it should be finished in about
twelve installments.
Error Regarding
School Changes
Tlie Enteprisd pulled a “boner” last
week in the statement appearing in
the write-up of the meeting of the
Board of Education in which we said
the Evergreen and Branchville schools
would be consolidated with Camilla.
We should have said Hopeful instead
of Camilla. The plans of the Board
of Education are to consolidate Ever¬
green school with Hopeful, and to
haul all the children above the fifth
grade from Bamchville to Hopeful.
The Branchville school will not be dis¬
continued, but only the lower grades
will be taught there. We are sorry
we made this blunder, especially just
at the time of the opening of the
Hopeful school. Many of the higher
grade pupils from the Evergreen
Branchville districts have been at
tending the Hopeful school in the past
and it was the preference of the ma
jority of the patrons that the con
solidation be with Hopeful.
Local Market.
(Thursday)
Cotton.
Strict Middling ---------------22 c
Middling ----- 21-l-2e
Cotton Seed.
Per Ton---------------- $30.00
Peanuts.
Per Ton________ $90.00
NUMBER 22
COUNTY TAX RATE
FIXED AT 19 MILLS
RATE IS ONLY ONE MILL HIGH¬
ER THAN LAST YEAR DESPITE
LEVY FOR BONDS.
The county tax rate for 1925 for
strictly county purposes will be 19
mills, or $19.00 on the thousand. To
this must be added 7 mills, or $7.00
on the thousand for school purposes,
making a total county - wide levy
of $26.00. The tax rate for this year
! was agreed upon and adopted at the
j regular meeting of the Board of Coun¬
ity Commissioners of Roads and Rcve
j nues held here Tuesday. It was stat
jed that the levy had been held down
jto a $1.00 increase, despite the addi
j j tional levy for bond purposes, by par
ing down the levies for other county
purposes.
The high rate in this county is due
in part to the depreciation in values
during the past several years. The
tax equalizers have been very liberal,
it is pointed out, in the matter of val¬
uation of property for taxation and
white the tax rate is high, the valua¬
tions are low, which aboat equalizes
matters so far as the tax payer is
concerned.
The levies' for various purposes
made by the board Tuesday were as
follows:
Public roads____________----$ 4.00
Bridges ------------------- 4.70
Court House and Jail------- 2.70
Poor ----------- ________ .20
Board of Health- -..... .70
County Officers------------- .60
Coroner’s Fees --------- .10
Court Expenses--------- .40
Jurors per diem---------- .50
Interest on Bonded Dept_ 2.45
Bond Sinking Fund------ 2.65
$19.00
School Tax —______________$5.00
Agricultural Teachers and
Agents ______________________2.00
$7.00
The following special levies were
made for the various school districts
of the county for the purpose of sup¬
plementing tbe state and cunty
school fund and for retiring local
bonded indebtedness:
Sale City, for interest and sinking
fund, $4.00.
Sate City, for supplementing aefcoot
fund, $4.00.
Pine Hill, for interest and sinking
fund, $8.00.
Pleasant Hill, for interest and sink¬
ing fund, $5.00.
Greenough, for interest and sink¬
ing fund, $ 6 . 00 .
Cotton, for interest and sinking
fund, $7.00.
Cotton, for supplementing school
fund, $3.00.
Hinsonton, for supplementing school
fund, $2.00.
Delwcod, for supplementing school
fund, $4.00.
Hopeful, for supplementing school
fund, $5.00.
Hopeful, for interest and sinking
fund, $7.00.
Speaks At Pelham
Business Men’s Club
The Business Men’s Club of Pelham
met in the Cafe for their mouthly
supper last Tuesday night. The Hen.
MacDonald was the chairman of the
evening, and as expected carried
through the business in a very effi¬
cient manner. Various items of busi¬
ness were taken up. One item was
the football team for this season. The
boys will rigged out in new suits and
in all the paraphenalia incidental to
a triumphant march against all com¬
ers. The football boys of Pelham
stood high last year, winning eight,
tying two, and losing two. Woe to
those who come against them this
coming season. The various items of
business had t0 do wit h monev. The
program waa in charge of D r. J. R.
j 0 ^ eal) and r* v . j. D . Deans was
called upon for the speech of the ev _
ening He also witb money
bu ^ j n sucb a manner as to take away
the soreness of the thought that mon¬
ey is to be extracted for civic purpos¬
es. Incidentally, brother Tom Bar
row was heard to say: Pass the
(Cul)pepper. About thirty men were
present to partake of the splendid
meal, an'd of the fellowship which rubs
off the comers of prejudice.—Contri¬
buted.
Mr. Leon Perry left Tuesday for
Atlanta to spend a few days this week