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The Camilla Enterprise.
VOLUME xxrv.
PEANUT SHELLING PLANT IS
BURNED WITH LOSS OF
MAIN PLANT, LARGE WAREHOUSE AND
2,000 TONS PEANUTS ARE DESTROYED
COMPANY WILL
REBUILD PLANT
Local Manager Gives Assurance
That New Plant Will Be Open
By Time Next Crop Is Ready.
Market For Peanuts Here.
The peanut shelling plant of the
Columbian Peanut Co., and a large
warehouse adjacent to the plant own¬
ed by the same company, together
with the contents of both buildings,
were completely destroyed by tire
Wednesday evening, entailing- a loss
estimated at between $150,000 and
$200,000. Stored in the buildings at
the time of the fire v?as a large quan¬
tity of peanuts, estimated at between
1800 and 2,000 tons, the value of
which was about $140,000.
The fire was discovered about 6:30
o’clock, soon after the plant had shut
down for the day and while Mr. W.
J. Fleming, the manager of the busi¬
ness, and his son, W. J. Fleming, Jr.,
were still in the office. The fire ap¬
peared to have originated in the loft
of the shelling plant and at the time
discovered had gained considerable
headway. An alarm was turned in
and the fire department responded
promptly, but the facilities available
were totally inadequate to cope with
the situation when the fire depart¬
ment arrived. It appeared from the
first that the main plant was doomed
and attention was given to saving
nearby property, including the big
warehouse in which hundreds of tons
of peanuts were stored. The heat
was so great, however, that the fire¬
men were handicapped in their work
and the warehouse burned inspite of
all efforts. The big wooden build¬
ings, filled with dry peanuts which,
once they were hot, flamed like oil,
made one of the most spectacular fires
ever seen here. The light from the
fire was seen for miles away and peo¬
ple from the country came in to see
what was burning. Mr. C. S. Carter
was in Newton and saw the light
from the fire at that place. Thurs¬
day morning, twelve hours after the
fire started, the two mammoth piles
of peanuts were still burning furious¬
ly and streams of oil from the heated
peanuts ran off in rivulets.
Mr. W. J. Fleming, local manager
of the plant, stated to a representa¬
tive of The Enterprise Thursday
morning that while he supposed am¬
ple insurance was carried on the
buildings and contents, he had no in¬
formation as to the amount carried
as the insurance was handled from
the main office at Norfolk, Va. He
gave it as his opinion that the shell¬
ing plant will be rebuilt as soon as
possible but that the plant could not
be put in shape for operation before
the close of this shelling season. He
said, however, that The Enterprise
would be perfectly safe in announc¬
ing that the plant will be rebuilt in
time to take care of the next crop of
peanuts in this section.
The destruction of the Columbian
Peanut Co.’s plant here is a serious
disaster, not only to Camilla, but to
the territory for fifty miles around.
The policy of this company of dealing
directly with the farmer and paying
the market price for either small or
large quantities of peanuts delivered
at the plant has made them hundreds
of friends among peanut growers
throughout this section and it was not
an uncommon thing for peanuts to
be hauled in here from points as dis¬
tant as fifty miles. The local plant
was regarded as a tremendous asset
by the business men of this place and
by the peanut growers of this section
and the re-building of the plant will
have a decided effect upon the peanut
crop in this section next year.
It has already been announced by
local busines men that there will be
a market for peanuts in Camilla at
top prices. This statement was made
in advance of the announcement by
the Columbian Peanut Co. as to
whether or not they will continue buy¬
ing peanuts here and ship them to
plants operated by them in other
places. It is hoped that the company
will see fit to continue in the market
and it is possible that they will do so,
ANOTHER SERVICE
STATION PLANNED
MR. D. V. THOMPSON SECURES A
LEASE ON SCOTT STREET
PROPERTY.
Camilla is to have another new ser¬
vice station on a prominent Scott
Street corner, according to an an¬
nouncement made several days ago by
Mr. D. V. Thompson, local agent for
the Texas Oil Company. Mr. Thomp¬
son has secured a lease on the vacant
lot at the corner of Scott Street and
Oakland Avenue, directly across the
street from the' office of the .Georgia
Manufacturing Co., from Mr. J. B.
Lewis and others who own .the prop¬
erty, and will begin work immediate¬
ly on the new station.
Mr. 'Thompson announces that the
new station will eclipse anything yet
built in Camilla in point of architec¬
tural beauty and convenience of ar¬
rangement. The building will be of
brick and of sufficient size to provide
adequate facilities for salesroom,
rest-room, storage, etc. The station
will be accessable on two sides with
plenty of space for wash-stands, pits,
and other arrangements for giving
service to cars.
Mr. Thompson has not announced
as yet who will operate the new sta¬
tion, but it is understood that he has
several applicants for lease on the
place. It is certain, however, that
Texas products will be handled ex¬
clusively through this station.
The new station is located on the
Dixie Highway and will have the ad¬
vantage, for the present at least, of
being first and last “chance” on the
northern side of town.
Monthly |_ r tit Hog Sale Q .. i _
Here Next Tuesday
The regular monthly co-operative
h 0 g sa j t , w ill be held in Camilla on
next Tuesday, December 1st. The of¬
ficials of the sale association are ex¬
pecting about three carloads of hogs
for this sale. The present indica¬
tions are that prices will be as good
if not tetter than at the previous
sale. There has been a slight ad
vance in the hog market during the
past few days and if this advance is
maintained prices at the December
sale should be a little better than at
the November sale. A recent court
decision favorable to Swift & Co. in
the case brought by the government
force the packers to give up their
Moultrie plant, which it is alleged
was purchased in violation of the
anti-trust law, was followed by an
advance in the hog market. Whether
this advance should be attributed to
the decision of the court, we are un¬
able to state. The closing of the
Swift plant at Moultrie will be a se¬
rious blow to the live stock industry
in South Georgia and on this account
the people of this section are anxious
to see the packing company win out
in this case, which has been in the
courts for several years.
P. T. A. Will Have
“Daddies Night”
The Parent-Teacher Association is
planning a pleasant evening of enter¬
tainment to be given on Thursday
evening, at the school auditorium,
December 3, which will be “Daddies
Night.” All parents and friends of
the school body will be invited to at¬
tend. The entertainement will begin
at 7:30 o'clock. A nice program is
being arranged for the occasion. Re¬
freshments will be served during the
evening.
but at the time this was written no
communication has been received
from the head office and no definite
announcement could be made.
A very large proportion of the crop
has not been sold as yet and anything
that would have the effect of depress¬
ing the market at this time would be
a very serious matter to the farmers
of this section.
CAMILLA, GA„ FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1925.
Weiner Residence
Damaged By Fire
A fire which evidently originated
from sparks from the chimney did
considerable damage Tuesday morn¬
ing to the residence occupied by Mr.
and Mrs. Louis Weiner. Due to the
prompt response of the fire depart¬
ment, the blaze was confined to the
shingle roof and was soon put out.
The greatest damage resulted from
water and the efforts of neighbors
to save the contents of the building
when it appeared that it was doomed.
The building is owned by Mr. I.
Macey. , It is understood that there
was insurance on both the building
and the contents.
VETERANS BEING
PAID PENSIONS
80 VETERANS AND WIDOWS
THIS COUNTY RECEIVE
$40.00 EACH.
Ordinary R. E. L. Culpepper is dis¬
bursing $3^100.00 in state pension
money to veterans and widows of
veterans in this county this week.
The money arrived last week and as
soon as the checks could be made out
the distribution was begun to the
eighty .pensioners on the rolls in this
county.
A great many have already receiv¬
ed their checks. Those who have not
received them can get them any time
now by applying at the Ordinary’s of¬
fice and signing the pension roll. The
law is very strict in regard to the de¬
livery of the checks into the hands
of the pensioners and all those who
are able to make the trip to the Or¬
dinary’s office are expected to do so.
In cases where the pensioners are not
able to come to town arrangements
can be made to have some authorized
person act for 'them.
The payment of $40.00 made at this
time is probably the final payment
for this year and brings the total
paid the pensioners this year up to
$140.00. Another payment of $100.00
on the 1926 pensions will be made
some time in the spring.
High Y Outlines
Year’s Work
The Boys High Y Club presented a
fine program of speakers before the
High School body Tuesday morning,
the pi-ogram being given for the pur¬
pose of showing to the school just
what the club is doing and what it is
worth to the boys. An outlined pro¬
gram of the year’s work was given
for the benefit of boys of the High
School.
From time to time the dub
bring to the High School, speakers
who will discuss questions touching
the moral, religious and other sides
of a boy’s life and character. These
bid fair to be very helpful to the
youth of the school.
The program Tuesday morning was
in charge of E. M. Davis, Jr., Presi¬
dent of the Boys High Y., and the dis
cussions were of the four sides of
development of perfect manhood.
Prof. T. L. Anthony discussed the
mental side. E. M. Davis Jr. and
Robert Culpepper talked on the moral
side. Prof. Reid and Bill Bennett
discussed the physical side E W.
Calhoun and George Joiner, Jr. spoke
on the spiritual side. All the talks
were interesting and inspiring.
The High Y has just taken on new
growth and inspiration and is plan¬
ning for another successful ear.
City Election To
Be Held Next
Next Wednesday, December 2nd, is
the date for the annual city election,
in which the candidates nominated in
the recent Democratic primary will be
formally elected. The general elec¬
tions are always tame affairs, as the
contests are always settled in the pri¬
mary, but the election is neccessary
and all who can remember should
make it a point to go out and vote on
this date. The polls will be kept op
'n all day, as is the custom, for those
who care to vote.
Dr. Jno. M. Spence spent several
lays in Atlanta this week.
JUDGE FRANK PARK
DIES IN FLORIDA
FORMER CONGRESSMAN FROM
THIS DISTRICT PASSED
AWAY LAST FRIDAY.
Judge Frank Park, former repre¬
sentative in congress from this dis¬
trict and prior to that judge of the
superior courts of the Albany circuit,
died in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., last Fri¬
day, -according to announcement car¬
ried by The Albany Herald Monday.
The information was received with
sorrow by hundreds of friends of the
ex-congressman in this district.
Judge Park, as reported by The
Herald, had been seriously ill for
some time, suffering from the effects
of blood poison, and one of his legs
had been amputated several days be¬
fore his death in an effort to save his
life. After the operation it was re¬
ported that the patient’s condition
was encouraging, but the next infor¬
mation received from his bedside was
that he passed away at a late hour
Friday.
It was announced that Judge Park's
body would be taken to White
Springs, Fla., to be interred beside
his beloved wife who preceded him to
the grave about two years ago.
Judge Park moved to Florida last
spring, following the completion of
his term in congress, and he had been
engaged in the practice of law there
up to a short time before his death.
His health had teen poor for several
years and it was understood that it
was in the" hope of recovering his
health that he took up his residence
in South Florida.
In his prime Judge Park was a
powerful factor in politics in this dis¬
trict and numbered his friends by the
thousand. As an official he was faith¬
ful and conscientious in the discharge
of his duties and loyal and true to
his constituents.
Valdosta Man Buys
Farm Near Camilla
Mr. F. A. Brown, local real estate
operator, has announced the sale by
the Columbia Mortgage & Trust Co.,
of Memphis, of a 150 acre farm lo¬
cated six and one half miles south of
Camilla to Mr. A. J. Strickland, of
Valdosta, the consideration being $2,
000.00. The place sold through Mr.
Brown is a part of the R. S. Cochran
farm located on the Hawthorne Trail.
Mr. Strickland, the purchaser, is al¬
ready interested in a large farm in
the same locality. This place was in
charge x>f Mr. Owen Davis last year
and among other crops sixty acres of
tobacco was grown. It is undertsood
that tobacco will be grown on a large
scale on this farm again this year.
Three Basket Ball
Games At Sale City
Three interesting basket ball games
are scheduled to be played at Sale
City Thursday and Friday night of
this week. The game Thursday night
will be between Sale City High and
the Empire Sporting Goods Co. team
of Albany. This is expected to be a
close game and basket ball fans are
invited to be on hand to witness it.
Friday night will witness a double
header at the Sale City Shell, when
both the boys and girls teams of Sale
City High and Pavo High will meet.
Those who attend the event Friday
night are sure to get their money’s
worth. The games will start at eight
o’clock, Eastern Time. An admission
fee of 15 and 25 cents will be charged.
P. R. Cleveland Buys
Big Tract of
Baker County, like many other
counties in South Georgia, is exper¬
iencing a considerable boom in real
estate. Last week the Baker County
News carried the announcement of a
$100,000 land deal in Baker County,
which included two deals. In one of
these transactions Mr. P. R. Cleve¬
land of this place was thp purchaser
of a 1500 acre tract of timber land.
The consideration is understood to
have been in the neighborhood of $15,
000, Mr. Cleveland operates a naval
stores business in Baker county and
he bought this land on account of the
nine timber on it. The other transac¬
tion was the sale of the Beach Grove
plantation, consisting of about
acres, to W. W. Smith, of
ind R. L. Montague, of
S. C.
1100 Lbs. of Turkeys
Shipped to Miami, Fla.
Mr. W. W. Bullard, of Liveoak
community, shipped 1100 pounds of
turkeys to Miami, Florida, this week
and he left Wednesday by automobile
to go to Miami and look after the
sale of the Thanksgiving birds. Mr.
Bullard stated that this was an ex¬
perimental shipment and if the re¬
turns are satisfactory he has about
2,000 pounds more which will be
shipped later. Prices are reported
good in Miami but the cost of trans¬
portation by express and other
charges mount up considerably on a
shipment of this kind. Mr. Bullard
has been buying turkeys during the
fall and had accumulated several
hundred.
CITY COURT HELD
IN PELHAM MONDAY
WHITE MAN CONVICTED OF RE¬
CEIVING STOLEN GOODS
FROM A NEGRO.
The regular November term of the
City Court of Pelham convened Mon¬
day morning-, with Judge Ben T. Bur
son, presiding, and Col. Chas. Watt,
Jr., solicitor, and other court officials
in attendance. The business on the
docket was disposed of during the
day and late in the afternoon the
court adjourned for the term.
Jess Ward, a negro, entered a plea
of guilty to the charge of simple lar¬
ceny and was sentenced to pay a fine
of $50.00 or serve 5 months on the
chaingang. Ward was charged with
stealing some meat from the ware¬
house of The Hand Trading Co. He
admitted the theft and told the court
that he sold some of the meat to Jim
Sabor, a Syrian storekeeper of Pel¬
ham. Sabor was then put an trial for
receiving stolen goods and after a
short trial he was convicted and sent¬
enced to pay a fine of $100.00 or serve
12 months on the chaingang.
A verdict of not guilty was return¬
ed by the jury in the case of Mose
Davis charged with assault and bat¬
tery.
Considerable time was taken up in
the trial of a civil case in which E. C.
Rawls was sueing John Wilkes on a
note. The verdict in this case was
in favor of the plaintiff for the
amount sued for. Hill & McElvey and
B. H. Rawls represented the plain¬
tiff and Col. Chas. Watt, Jr., the de¬
fendant.
A default judgment was awarded
the plaintiff in the case of the South¬
ern Cotton Oil Co. vs. R. B. Webb,
the action being a suit on a note.
Judge Cox Leaves
For Washington
Congressman E. E. Cox, with his
secretary, Mr. J. M. Mayo, left Mon¬
day afternoon for Washington, mak¬
ing the trip through the country in
a car. The< new congressman expects
to spend the time between now and
the opening of congress in getting
his office affairs in shape and in lo¬
cating a residence. Mrs. Cox expects
to join her husband in Washington
early in December. Congressman
Cox announced before leaving for
Washington that he has no plans with
reference to new legislation to be in¬
troduced by him, but that he antici¬
pates a busy session with many mat¬
ters of general interest to the country
to be disposed of. While keeping
himself informed on matters of nat¬
ional interest which will come up at
this session, Congressman Cox will
keep in close touch with his consti¬
tuents and will endeavor to look after
their interests faithfully. To this
end he invites correspondence from
the people of his district and will be
glad to have expressions of opinion
on the issues that come up in con¬
gress.
Mr. J. D. Ledbetter
Buys Building Lots
Thorugh a transaction which was
closed this week, Mr. J. D. Ledbetter
purchased from Mrs. Leon Perry a
two-acre tract on the Dixie Highway
iust south of Mrs. Blanche Bush’s
•esidence. The consideration was
$1,500. The property is in one of
Camilla’s most desirable and rapidly
rowing residence sections, though
o?re distance out. It is understood
hat Mr. Ledbetter bought the place
vith the view of erecting a nice resi
■nco on it in the near future.
NUMBER 33.
M. E. CONFERENCE
MEETS IN MACON
LOCAL CHURCH SENDS GOOD
REPORT. RETURN OF REV.
JOINER HOPED FOR.
Rev. H. W. Joiner, pastor of the
local Methodist church, left Tuesday
for Macon to attend the annual ses¬
sion of the South Georgia Conference,
and to submit report for the year’s
work with the Camilla church to the
conference body. Following a prece¬
dent dating back for nearly fifty
years, the pastor will report all ob¬
ligations of the church as paid in full.
The church has enjoyed the leader¬
ship of Rev. Joiner as pastor for the
past two years and has felt that he
is unsurpassed in his wonderful and
clearly revealing sermons of the gos¬
pel and his earnest and faithful ser¬
vice to his people. He is generally
loved and appreciated and it is the
wish of his church and the town as
well that he be returned to CamiMa
for another year. The Thomasville
District has the same feeling about
the return of Rev. O. B. Chester an¬
ther year as presiding elder.
The South Georgia Conference op¬
ened its fifty ninth annual session
Tuesday night at historic old Mul¬
berry church with a large gathering
of ministers and laymen. Bishop
William N. Ainsworth, Camilla’s own
son, is presiding over the sessions of
Conference. Rev. Walter Anthony is
the host to the conference.
When the plan of unification came
up before the Conference body Wed¬
nesday, it was rejected after a stor¬
my session. A ballot taken at the
close of the session showed that 94
stood for unification and 217 against.
Col. J. D. Gardner, a staunch anti
unificationist, was a lay delegate
from this district to the Conference
and took part, in the heated debate on
this question.
Conference will come to a close
probably Sunday night with the read¬
ing of the appointments of preachers
to churches for the next year, which
is always the last act of Conference
body in session.
Farmers Bank Plans
Handsome New Home
The Farmers Bank of Pelham is
planning to erect a handsome new
building which will be used exclu¬
sively by the bank, according to infor¬
mation received here. The bank has
recently purchased the building now
occupied by the institution from The
Hand Trading Co. and has also ac¬
quired the store next door to its pres¬
ent quarters by purchase from A. F.
Richter. The consideration for the
two pieces of property was about
$10,000. Both of the old buildings
will be removed and the new building
will be erected on the double lot,
which will have a frontage of approx¬
imately fifty feet on Railroad street.
The new building will be modern in
every particular, it is understood, and
will be equipped with the latest fa¬
cilities for handling the bank’s busi¬
ness and for the accommodation of
its customers. The cost of the new
building, it is estimated, will be in
the neighborhood of $50,000. The
Farmers Bank is one of the strongest
financial institutions in this part of
the state and its latest move to pro¬
vide adequate facilities for handling
the increasing volume of business is
in line with the well known progres¬
sive policy of the institution.
Ford Business At
Pelham Is Sold
An improtant business transaction
of last week was the sale of the Ford
agency operated by James Motor Co.
at Pelham, to Messrs. Haley and Jor¬
dan, of Albany, and Welch, of Pel¬
ham. The purchasers took charge of
the business last week, it is under¬
stood, and will operate it under the
name and style of Jordan Motor Co.
It is understoood that the sale price
for the stock and business was be¬
tween $15,000 and $20,000. The
James Motor Co. retained the notes
and accounts held by it at the time of
the sale. The stock in the James
Motor Co. was held by Mr. C. V.
James and Mrs. Mills, of Pelham,
and Mr. J. D. Ledbetter, of Camilla.
Mr. G. V. James was in eharge of the
business. Mr. James has made no
announcement regarding his future
plans, it is understood, except that he
expects to remain in Pelham where he
has other business interests.