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The Camilla Enterprise. VOLUME XXIV. BIG DEVELOPMENT AT BLUE SPRINGS PURCHASE OF PROPERTY BY NEW YORK MILLIONAIRE CAUSES BIG SENSATION. A real estate boom that threatens to rival some of the big Florida suc¬ cesses has been started in Albany by the announcement last Saturday ev¬ ening of the purchase of Blue Springs and about 750 acres of land surround¬ ing this famous resort by Barron G. Collier, millionaire banker and real estate operator of New York and Florida. The announcement of the purchase of this property was accom¬ panied by a statement from parties representing the purchaser that a big development will be started there in the near future which will include among many other attractions a big hotel and amusement park for the ac¬ commodation of those who come south for health, climate and amusement. The news of the transaction caused a real sensation in Albany, where lo¬ cal real estate operators have already started several important develop¬ ments, and real estate prices are said t,o have advanced from 100 to 500 per cent in a few hours. And throughout the state the announcement that Mr. Collier, whose real estate operations in Florida have attracted nation-wide at¬ tention, has become interested in Southwest Georgia as the field of his next big operation is accepted as the biggest piece of news that has broken here in many moons and that the re¬ sult will be the focusing of attention of thousands of investors upon this section of the state. Albany will, of course, receive the major benefit from the development planned at Blue Springs, which is on¬ ly four miles south of that city, but the advertising this section of the state will receive from this single venture will put Southwest Georgia before the people of the entire nation and will start an influx of investors that will be of tremendous conse¬ quence to this section. The negotiations which resulted in the sale of Blue Springs to Mr. Col¬ lier have been carried on quietly for some time by Mr. Thad Huckabee, a prominent business man of Albany and who, it is announced, will be asso¬ ciated with Mr. Collier in the carry¬ ing out of his projected plans. Full possession of the Blue Springs prop¬ erty was obtained through the pur¬ chase of the springs and eighty-eight acres of land from Mr. W. E. Hickey for $65,000 as well as an adjoining farm of eighty-eight acres, owned by Mr. Hickey for which the considera¬ tion was $15,000, according to The Al¬ bany Herald. Mr. Collier also pur¬ chased a 465 acre pecan grove and an¬ other parcel of land containing twen¬ ty-two acres, paying $135,000 for both tracts, according to the Herald. No definite ^jinouneement has yet been made as to the extent of the de¬ velopment planned, but it is stated that it will rival some of the big op¬ erations in Florida and will be by far the biggest thing of the kind yet un¬ dertaken in Georgia. The plans are now being worked out and it is prom¬ ised that work will start on the deve¬ lopment not later than January 1st. It is expected that an investment ex¬ ceeding a million dollars will be re¬ quired to carry through the project. The announcement of the purchase of the Blue Springs property and the proposed development backed by Mr. Collier and his millions came simul¬ taneously with the issuance by The Albany Herald of the big Kiwanis Convention Edition of 164 pages, the largest edition ever handled by a Georgia newspaper, and thousands of copies of this edition carrying details of the Blue Springs development have been circulated throughout the coun¬ try. The Herald’s edition alone will be a big factor in directing attention to Albany and this section of the state and by linking it up with the an¬ nouncement of the plans for the dev¬ elopment of Blue Springs by a man of Mr. Collier’s*WelI known financial ability and genius, a publicity stroke of the greatest value to this whole section was achieved. - All South Georgia joins in congrat¬ ulating Albany and the Herald in the accomplishment of this major publi¬ city enterprise. It was an achieve¬ ment equal to any we have seen come out of Florida or California and be¬ sides reflecting the wonders of South¬ west Georgia’s health, climate and business opportunities, it is an evi¬ dence of a progressive and enlighten¬ ed citizenship which may prove the strongest attraction of all. Election for J. P. In Twelfth District Pursuant to a recommendation of the grand jury and his duty as No¬ tary Public and Ex. Officio Justice of the Peace of his district, Judge J. F. Pollock has called a special elec¬ tion for Justice of the Peace in the Twelfth District to be held on Novem¬ ber 14th to elect a successor to the late G. W. Galloway, this election being to fill the unexpired term. The election will be held at the justice court house in the Twelfth district and the managers will be Judge Pol¬ lock, Mr. J. A. Taylor and Mr. L. H. Hayes. So far no candidates have announced for the place but it is ex¬ pected that someone will offer from' the upper part of the district. SCHOOLTRUSTEES HAVE OPPOSITION THREE CONTESTS TO BE SET¬ TLED IN CITY PRIMARY ON NOVEMBER 10TH. The entries for the Camilla city pri¬ mary to be held November 10th, clos¬ ed Saturday evening at six o’5clock with six entries for the three places to be filled on the Board of Trustees of Camilla Public Schools as the only development of interest. / The only other contest to be decided ni the pri¬ mary is that of the mayorality race between Dr. J. M. Spence, who is ask¬ ing fov re-election, and Dr. F. L. Lew¬ is, who is opposing him. There were no additional entries for councilmen or for city treasurer. In the race for school trustees, Messrs. M. H. Metcalf, C. E. Watt and G. B. Cochran, whose terms ex¬ pire at the end of this year, are ask¬ ing for re-election. All three have opposition. Mr. C. M. Stripling is a candidate to succeed Mr. Metcalf; Dr. J. IjT Gray is a candidate to succeed Capt. Watt, and Mr. J. R. Adams is a candidate to succeed Mr. Cochran. The Democratic Executive Committee has ruled that candidates for trustees must designate the place for which they are running in order to elimi¬ nate single shotting and other ob¬ jectionable practice which are some¬ times resorted to in a free-for-all race where there are two or more places to be filled. In compliance with this rule each of the new candidates desig¬ nated the old member of the board he is opposing. The development of three contests for trustees came as a surprise to ev¬ eryone as there had been little discus¬ sion of these places prior to the last day for candidates to enter the pri¬ mary. The races will all be abso¬ lutely friendly and no hint of ill feel¬ ing' has been heard. All of the candi¬ dates are well known local business men who are interested in the welfare of the school and they expect to leave it up to the voters of the city to se¬ lect three to serve on the board, with¬ out resorting t oany high-pressure political tactics. The contest for mayor is not ex¬ pected to be quite so tame. Both of the candidates for this place are ac¬ tively engaged in soliciting the sup¬ port of their friends and will, proba¬ bly, continue active until the cam¬ paign closes. Both of the candidates are popular professional men and neither is unacquainted with politics and the duties of the office they are seeking. The outcome of this con¬ test, therefore, will be watched with interest. The registration books are still op¬ en and will remain open through Sat¬ urday, October 31st. The books will then be closed and no further regis¬ tration will be possible. The City Registrars will probaby meet early next week and go over the list to purge it of all names where it is found voters are disqualified for one reason or another. Miss W ade At Home After Wreck Injury Mrs. G. L. Wade returned home Saturday from Lavonia, bringing her daughter, Miss Virginia Wade, who was recently injured in an automobile wreck near Lavonia, home with her. Though Miss Wade is still experienc¬ ing considerable suffering from sev¬ eral wounds, and will have to remain in bed for several weeks, she is mak¬ ing fine progress, which is satisfac¬ tory to her many friends, who hope that she may soon be restored to her accustomed strength. CAMILLA, GA., FRIDAY. OCTOBER 30, 1925. ROAD PAVING WORK WILL BEGIN SOON THE EXTENSION REQUESTED BY COMMISSIONERS HAS BEEN ARRANGED. Chairman John Holder of the State Highway Department and Mr. Mar¬ shall, District Engineer representing the United States Bureau of Public Roads, were in Camilla last Thursday for the purpose of inspecting federal aid road projects being carried on in this county arid to consult with the County Commissioners regarding the extension of the new paving contract on the Dixie Highway to the Flint and Newton public “ road crossing. They appeared to be very well pleased with the progress that is being made on road projects in this county and with the co-operation they are receoiv ing from the officials here. The extension asked for on the new paving project was approved bp Chair¬ man Holder and Mr. Marshall and the contractors will now be able to begin work on this project as soon as the weather clears. The extension asked for by the Commissioners amounted to a little more than a half mile and will carry the paving to v the well at the crossing of the Flint and Newton public road. The Commissioners ask¬ ed for this extension on account of the fact that it would have been almost impossible to arrange a practical de¬ tour if the road crossing at the well was closed up. By keeping this im¬ portant crossing open a detour can be arranged which will add but slight¬ ly to the distance from Baconton to Camilla and provide a good roa4pass¬ able at all seasons of the year. Mr. Holder and Mr. Marshall ex¬ pected to visit several other counties in this section before returning to Atlanta to inspect road projects and with the view of planning further road improvements with the co-opera¬ tion - of the counties through which the roads pass. In discussing with local parties the proposed paving of the National Highway from Macon to the Florida line, Mr. Holder stated that this was one of three routes which the State Highway Department is interested in getting paved through to the south¬ ern border of the state as soon as pos¬ sible. One of these roads, he stated, is State Route No. ,3 coming south from Atlanta to Griffin, Thomaston, Butler, Ellaville and then over the Western branch of the Dixie Highway from Americus to Albany, Camilla and Thomasville. This is the shortest route from South Georgia to Atlan¬ ta, the distance from Camilla to At¬ lanta being slightly less than 200 miles. This route will soon be paved for about one-third the distance and the Highway Department hopes to secure the co-operation of the counties in paving the balance of the route. Chairman Holder also stated that there are bright prospects for linking up the paved stretches on the Wes¬ tern Dixie Highway between .Ameri¬ cus and Mac on at an early date. This route will soon be paved from Amer¬ icus to Thomasville and plans are on foot now to get through a project which will extend the paving through Macon and Peach counties. The pav¬ ing of the highway for the entire dis¬ tance from Macon to Atlanta is as¬ sured, Chairman Holder is quoted as saying, and these two unpaved stretches represent about all of this route that is not now paved or under contract to be paved at an early date. The Highway Department is also working on another route through the Eastern part of the state. When these north and south lines are com¬ pleted the Highway Department plans to undertake some east and west routes linking up these highways and important points in the state with Alabama. Rev. J. D. Deans To Speak at Bainbridge Judge Luke and his singer are hold¬ ing a big tent meeting at Bainbridge. Next Sunday several hundreds of children will fill the tent at ten in the forenoon. The plan is to go far into the country and bring all the children possible to this meeting. The speak¬ er for this great gathering of young Americans is our local Presbyterian pastor, Rev. J. D. Deans. He will speak at Cairo in the afternoon and at Pelham in the evening. No ser¬ vices will be held by the Presbyter¬ ians in Camilla outside of Sunday school. DEANS PROMOTED BY PRESBYTERY ANNUAL SESSION OF SOUTH¬ WEST GEORGIA PRESBYTERY HELD IN PELHAM. The Southwest Georgia Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church met at Pelham on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Ministers and laymen were present from all the towns in Southwest Georgia, as well as from Atlanta and elsewhere. The meeting was opened by the Moderator, Rev. J. D. Deans, of Ca¬ milla and Pelham. Tuesday’s meeting was taken up with a conference on missions led by Dr. Ficken, of Atlan¬ ta, and Dr. MacMillan, of Assembly’s headquarters at Chattanooga. Wednesday’s meeting was taken up mostly with business, though inspir¬ ing address were given by Revs. Ward of Bainbridge, McGirt, of Fort Valley, and by Chapman of Blakely. The items of business carried through were many, but the one item of interest to the readers of this pa¬ per concerns our local pastor, Mr. Deans. He was appointed treasurer of the Presbytery's Home Mission Funds, amounting to several thousand dollars a year, and lie was also given supervision of all the home mission churches in the Presbytery numbering around fifteen. Dr. Deans will, however, carry on as heretofore for the next six months with headquarters at Camilla and preaching at his usual appointments, taking in Cairo the first and third Sundays in the afternoons. whiteTabTfound IN MUD HOLE DEAD CHILD NOT OVER 24 HOURS OLD IN ROAD SOUTH OF CAMILLA THURSDAY MORNING. A white girl baby, not over 24 hours old, was found in a mud hole about two miles south of Camilla Thursday morning. The child was dead when discovered by a negro about ten o’clock. It was a fully developed child and every indication pointed to its death as a result of violence or abandonment. The baby was wrap¬ ped in a newspaper and there was no clothing on the body. Immediately upon discovering the body the negro notified Mr. W. A. Bennett who in turn called the sher¬ iff’s office. Sheriff Crow and Deputy Sheriff Jack Stratford went to the scene of the discovery and began an investigation. A jury was empaneled for the purpose of holding an inquest, but at the time we go to press no ver dic had been rendered by the jury. Such clues as were found by the of¬ ficers are being thoroughly investi¬ gated and every effort wil be made to find the party or parties guilty of the crime. The point where the baby was found is near the Atlantic Coast Line Rail¬ road and is reached by a little used road. The officers are confident, how¬ ever, that the body was thrown in the mud hole some time Wednesday night. W. H. Bullard Sells Two Tracts of Land Mr. W. H. Bullard, local real estate man, closed two small sales during the past week. The Glover place in the Twelfth district, consisting of about 80 acres was sold to Mr. Dwight Shi rah, of Flint. The consideration was $800. Mr. Shirah has been oversee¬ ing for Mr. G. B. Cochran at Flint. It is understood that he will move on the place he has purchased. Another deal made by Mr. Bulard was the sale of 125 acres off of the Kemp place, south of Camilla, to Lee Irving, a col¬ ored farmer. The consideration for this tract was $3500. The place is on the Camilla and Branchivlle road. Mr. Bullard states that he has many in¬ quiries for land in large and small tracts and hat he expects to close several important deals in the near future. Local Market. Cotton. Strict Middling______________18 3-4 c Middling ___________________18 1-2 c Cotton Seed. Per Ton_____________________$31-.00 Peanuts. Per Ton.....................$75.00 Mitchell County Ginning Figures The latest figures on cotton ginned in Mitchell county were made public Wednesday by County Enumerator J. F. Hooks. The report shows 18,950 bales of cotton ginned in the county prior to October 18th, as compared to 9,265 on the same date last year. Al¬ most 2,000 bales of cotton were ginned in the county since the last report, which was made up to October 1st. With nearly 19,000 bales ginned up to the 18th of this month, some are pre¬ dicting that the final total for the year will exceed 20,000 bales. What little cotton there is now remaining unpicked will be of very poor grade and on the present market will not bring much over 15 cents per pound. DESIGNATOR ROAD CROSSINGS NINE RAILROAD CROSSINGS IN COUNTY DESIGNATED AS DANGEROUS. Under a new law enacted at the last session of the Georgia legislature, the county commissioners in each county of the state are required to in¬ spect all railroad .and public road crossings in the county and to desig¬ nate those found to be dangerous. This information is then furnished to the railroads which are required to erect suitable signs at such crossings to warn the traveling public. Cross¬ ings are termed dangerous where per¬ sons approaching the railroad on a public road are unable to get a clear view of the railroad for some distance in each direction. Acting upon the provisions of this law, the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Mitchell coun¬ ty at its last meeting appointed the chairman, Mr. G. B. Baggs, County Attorney E. M. Davis and County Warden A. A. Maples on a comittee to visit the road crossings in the coun¬ ty and to designate those that are dangerous. A few days ago the com¬ mittee made a trip of inspection and nine crossings were designated as dangerous. All of these crossings are on the G. A. S. & C. Railroad and the F. R. & N. E. Railroad, as follows: G. A. S. & C.—Crossing at Green ough, Camilla and Lester public road. Crossing at depot in Lester. Cross¬ ing one-half mile northeast of Lester on Albany and Sale City road. Cross¬ ing one and one-half miles northeast of Lester on Lester and Sylvester road. F. R. & N. E.—Cool Springs cross¬ ing on Sale City and Doerun road. Crossing one-half mile east of Cotton. Crossing at Five Forks on Thomasville and Chastain road. Crossing at Wa¬ ter Tank at George Cranford place. Crossing at E. H. Holmes place on Pebble City and Pelham road. No dangerous crossings were desig¬ nated on the Atlantic Coast Line. Under the provisions of the law, ac¬ cording to the information given The Enterprise, persons approaching a crossing designated as dangerous in an automobile will be warned of this fact by the sign erected by the rail¬ road and will be required to stop and then proceed across the railroad at a speed not greater than six miles per hour. In the case of other railroad crossings a full stop is not required but <ftivers of motor vehicles are re¬ quired to slow down to six miles per hour in crossing the railroad. This law was passed both for the protection of thq public and the rail¬ roads and its strict observance will prevent a great many of the accidents that are now being reported every day. Those who violate this law will not only lay themselves liable to pro¬ secution but in case of accident will not be able to go into court and claim damages against the railraod com¬ pany. Adjourned Term Of Camilla City Court An adjourned term of the City Court of Camilla will convene next Monday, November 2nd, for the trial of business scheduled for trial at the regular September term, but which was adjourned on account of the rush of farm work. It is expected that the adjourned term will be in session for at least two *days. The jurors drawn to serve at the regular September term are ordered to appear at the adjourned term for service. A list of the jury will be found in this issue. NUMBER 29. BAPTISTS MEET WITH UNION ML ASSOCIATION IS LARGELY AT¬ TENDED. HOSPITALITY SHOWN DELEGATES. The Tucker Baptist Association opened their thirty second annual con¬ vention Wednesday morning at Union Hill church, six miles below Pelham. Representative delegates and visitors were present from many churches when the session convened at 10:45 o’clock, Eastern Time. Judge Ben T. Burson, of Camilla, presided' as mod¬ erator and Mr. F. E. Joines, of Sale City, as clerk. Opening devotional services were led by Mr. B. U. Curry, of Pelham. Organization for the new session then took place. Judge B. T. Burson was unanimously reelected as moderator and Mr. W. M. Harrell, of Pelham, was elected clerk. Recognition and welcome was then given several dis¬ tinguished visitors to the Association, among whom were Mr. J. W. Merritt, Business Manager of the Christian Index, Rev. Walter P. Binns, pastor of the First Baptist church at Moul¬ trie and Rev. J. L. Claxton, State Field Worker. Dr. C. O. Rainey delivered the re¬ port on publications, after which Rev. J. W. Merritt delivered a splendid and inspiring address. Rev. J. G. Graham, pastor of the First Baptist church of Camilla, gave a fine report on Missions. The introductory sermon was de¬ livered' by Rev. J. T. Rigsby in a high spirit of faith and steadfastness and was inspiring to the entire body. Rev. J. L. Claxton, State Field Wor¬ ker, had an interesting message to deliver, discussing affairs of the de¬ nomination. Rev. Walter P. Binns, of Moultrie, delivered an address that was full of interest to the entire gathering, speaking at length op the Baptist Pro¬ gram, stressing of course the part of foreign missions. The good people of Union Hill com¬ munity were most gracious in their hospitality to the Association body, giving them a glad welcome. At the hour of noon recess they served a most delightful and bountiful bas¬ ket dinner, and pleasant food, warm hospitality and general fellowship put in everyone the true feeling of brotherly love. , t The afternoon session was. devoted largely to routine business and' to re¬ ports from various committees. Yesterday, the second day of the session, with its start off in a clear, beautiful day, gave promise of even larger attendance than the first day, and certainly no less of enthusiasm and optimism, which was the spirit of Wednesday’s session. Many af¬ fairs of vital importance were to be 'discussed and necessary routine of business to finish. Work of the Sund day Schools, young people organiza¬ tions and womens work were included op the program for the day. Rev. J. G. Graham, of Camilla, was chosen to Meliver the missionary sermon to the Association body Thursday morn¬ ing. The next place of meeting had not been decided on up to Wednesday night. Camilla vs. Dawson; Game Here Friday Our boys went to Thomasville Fri¬ day and got licked by a better and larger team by the score of 61 to 0. But let’s not get discouraged because Thomasville has a larger and more boys to pick from than Camilla. We held them real well at the first of the game but in the last quarter they sent in fresh boys, whom our boys could not stop because of Ex¬ haustion, and having had to play the whole game. But let’s forget the defeat and start anew Friday, when we play Dawson on the home field. Dawson licked us in Dawson in the first of the season, and Friday afternoon we will put our best in the game for sweet revenge. We want Camilla to turn out. Hopeful Will Have Entertainment Nov. 6 On Friday evening of next week, November 6, an entertainment will be held at Hopeful by the 4 H Club Girls for the benefit of the work there. The entertainment begins at 7 o’clock. Everybody is cordially invited to at¬ tend.