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♦ The Camilla Enterprise. ► VOLUME xxrv. MOVE TO COMPLETE HIGHWAY PAVING COMMITTEE FROM BACONTON AND ALBANY WILL APPEAR BEFORE COMMISSIONERS. _ A news story in the Albany Herald Wednesday afternoon tells of a move¬ ment that has been launched by Ba eonton parties to have the paving on the Dixie Highway in this county completed at an early date. The high¬ way is now paved from the Thomas county line on the south to the nor¬ thern limits of Camilla and contrac tors are now at w’ork on another pro¬ ject for four and one-half miles which will carry this paving to the Flint and Newton public road, about four miles south of Baconton. It is now proposed to get the co-operation of the county commissioners of Mitchell county and the State Highway De partment in completing this road to 'the Dougherty county line as early as possible. The Herald prints the following letter from R. M. Tiller, president of the Baconton Chamber of Commerce, which was sent to the Al¬ bany Chamber of Commerce with the view of securing the co-operation of that organization in this matter: “The board of county commission¬ ers of Mitchell county will meet Tues¬ day, December 8 , at the courthouse f in Camilla. We are going to appear before them and urge, request and in¬ sist that some plan be worked out by them and the state highway board whereby the balance of the Dixie Highway will be paved immediately from four miles below Baconton to the Dougherty county line. “We would like to have a good committee from your body to go to Camilla that day and appear with us and aid us in any way that you can to get them in line to get this pro¬ ject completed and at once.” The Herald states that a comittee from the Albany Chamber of merce has been appointed to attend the meeting of the commissioners at Camilla next Tuesday. The commit tee is composed of the following gen¬ tlemen: J. M. Patterson, Paul Brown and J. S. Etheridge. The delegation from Baconton and Albany will receive every possible as¬ sistance from the people of Camilla and other sections of Mitchell coun¬ ty. «We think it can also be safely predicted that the county commission¬ ers will also render whatever assis¬ tance they can. As a matter of fact such a move has already been dis¬ cussed here and it has been suggest¬ ed to get all of the towns between Albany and Thomasville, and includ¬ ing the latter places, to come together in a concerted movement to secure the early completion of this stretch of road. The key to the situation, how¬ ever, is held by the State Highway Department and not by the commis¬ sioners of Mitchell county. Early this year a contract was entered into between Mitchell county and the State Highway Department to complete the paving from Camilla to the Dougher¬ ty county line, the work to be finish¬ ed within four years from January 1st, 1926. The Enterprise is inform¬ ed that Mitchell county has already paid to the Highway Department all of the money required under this agreement and the completion of the work now awaits the receipt of funds by the Highway Department which 4 can be used on this project. It is believed here that upon proper showing by the towns along this Highway from Albany to Thomas ville, emphasizing the importance to this section of the state in connect¬ ing up this link of paving that the State Highway Department will au¬ thorize the completion of this work without delay. The completion of this stretch of road paving, along with the paving project now being carried out by Thomas county, will afford an unbroken paved highway from the northern line of Dougherty county to Thomasville, a distance of almost sixty miles. It is undoubt¬ edly the most important highway pro¬ ject in South Georgia and the pro¬ gressive counties of Dougherty, Mitchell and Thomas are entitled to this consideration from the Highway Department in view of the hearty co¬ that department has re¬ ceived from these counties in the past. The Enterprise would suggest that it would be a good move for the towns of Pelham, Meigs, Ochlocknee and Thomasville to send delegations to the meeting Tuesday at Camilla so that a concerted move in the right direction could be started. Branchville Farm Is Sold This Week Mr. W. H. Bullard, local real estate man, has announced the sale of a farm of 140 acres in the Branchville com¬ munity to Mr. J. M. Rycroft, who for several years has been overseeing for Hand Trading Co. in that com¬ munity. The sale was made by Mrs. W. T. Williford, of Camilla, who is reducing her land holdings. The price paid for the 140-acre tract was $2800.00. Several land sales have re¬ cently been noted in the Branchville district, the prices ranging around $ 20.00 per acre. HOGS SOLD FOR 10.30 TUESDAY THREE HEAVY CARS HANDLED IN CO-OPERATIVE SALE AT CAMILLA. In the regular monthly co-operative hog sale held here Tuesday of this week, 278 head of hogs, three heavy carloads, were sold to Hall Commis¬ sion Co., of Moultrie, at $10.30 per hundred, basis No. 1 . There were several bidders for the lot and the price received was considered the very top of the market. It was a nice bunch of hogs, how¬ ever, there being very few undesira¬ bles in the lot. Out of the 278 head sold, 188 graded No. 1 ; 64, No. 2; 14, No. 3; 7 No. 4, and 6 Roughs. Mr. W. W. Webb, representative of the State Market Bureau, was on hand as usual and cried the sale. There were several very fine lots of hogs entered in this sale, but The Enterprise was unable to get definite information about all of them. A few that we did learn about are given below: C. II. Cross & Son., of Baker Coun¬ ty, one of the regular patrons of the sale, had sixteen hogs in the sale that averaged 276 pounds each. This was regarded as the best lot in the sale in point of size and finish. Mr. E. J. Anderson, of near Pel¬ ham, had the next best lot and a mighty close second to those from Ba¬ ker county. Mr. Anderson had thir¬ teen head that averaged about 242 pounds, the total weight of the thir¬ teen being 3,146 pounds. Mr. J. Gordon Payne, of near Pel¬ ham, had twelve fine hogs in the sale but we were unable to get the weights. Messrs. B. C. Gardner and J. D. Gardner, Camilla lawyer-farmers, had a nice lot of hogs in the sale. Several loads of number one hogs came in from Grady and Miller coun¬ ties, but The Enterprise was unable to get the names of the parties. There is evidence of an increased interest in hog raising as a result of the very satisfactory prices that pre¬ vail and the co-operative sale is the popular method of marketing hogs. Mr. and Mrs. I. Maples In Auto Accident Mr. and Mrs. I Maples of this place were in a rather serious auto acci¬ dent last Saturday morning which occurred on the Dixie Highway near the Redmond corner. Mr. and Mrs. Maples were driving toward Pelham when a truck owned by Mr. Bob Ste¬ vens and driven by a negro drove on the pavement from a side road, strik¬ ing the Maples car and overturning it. Both occupants were thrown out, Mrs. Maples receiving painful bruis¬ es and Mr. Maples a severe cut on the arm. Their car was badly wrecked. Executive Committee Meeting In Pelham The Executive Committee of the Tucker Association will hold a meet¬ ing in Pelham Friday (today) at the First Baptist church, the meeting to begin at 10 o’clock central time. There will be many affairs of the As¬ sociation to come up for discussion and there will doubtless be a large attendance of the committee member¬ ship. Camilla City Court To Convene Monday The regular December term of the City Court of Camilla will convene Monday. A list of the jurors drawn to serve at this term will be found elsewhere in this issue. According to court officials the docket is light and a short session of court is expected, CAMILLA, GA„ FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1925. REV. H. W. JOINER RETURNED HERE REV. O. B. CHESTER GOES TO WAYCROSS CHURCH. OTHER CHANGES MADE. The closing session of the South Georgia Conference in Macon, held Monday morning, adjourned with the reading of the appointments of pas¬ tors to their charges for another year and soon the news was going over the wires to the home churches. About 1 o’clock the message came to Camilla that the pastor, Rev. H. W. Joiner, was returned, and the news was received with a general delight, not only by Rev. Joiner’s flock, but his many other friends throughout the township. His two years stay here have been a strength' to his church and a spiritual benefit to all who have come in contact with him. The entire Thomasville District re¬ grets losing Presiding Elder, O. B. Chester, who goes to First Church, Wayeross. There were a good many other changes in the appointments of the Thomasville District. Rev. C. M. Ledbetter, pastor of the Pelham ehurch for the past two years, applied for superannuate relation. Rev. W. A. Tyson was sent to Pelham to take his place. Rev. I. R. Kelly, who was pastor at Sale City, goes to Faceville another year and Rev. John Swain takes his place. The appointments for Thomasville District are: Thomasville District—Baseom An¬ thony, presiding elder; Albany and Mission, O. F. Cook, A, E. Hancock junior preacher; Attapulgus and Cal¬ vary, A. G. Brewton; Baconton and Newton, R. F. Dennis; Bainbridge, C. A. Jackson; Berwick, R. M. Wesley; Boston, G. R. Partin; Bridgeboro, J. F. McTier, supply; Brinson and Iron City, F. J. Jordan; Camilla, H. W. Joiner; Cairo, Leland Moore; Cairo circuit, J. A. Thornton; Colquitt, E. M. Wise; Donalsonville, A. S. Tru lock; Faceville, I. R. Kelly; Jakin, A. P. Foster, Jr., supply; Meigs and Och¬ locknee, M. F. Beals; Metcalfe, J. N. Sarrett; Pavo, W. D. McGregor; Pel¬ ham, W. A. Tyson; Pelham circuit, L. E. Pierce; Sale City, John Swain; Thomasville, H. T. Freeman; West Bainbridge, B. F. Girman, supply; Whigham and Climax, I. C. Walker; missionary to Japan, W, E. Towson; district missionary evangelist H. P. Stubbs. Rev. Geo. M. Acree, who has just finished a four years pastorate with the Eastman church, is sent to Way¬ nesboro in the Savannah District. Rev. A. H. Robinson, who has finished a four years pastorate at Cairo, goes to Epworth church, Savannah. Rev. Jas. H. Wilson goes back to Leslie and Mt. Zion for another year. Rev. J. H. House has been changed from Cuthbert to Blakely, where he will serve this year. Rev. W. P. Blevins goes back to Quitman for his fourth year and Rev. W. A. Huckabee is re¬ turned to Sylvester. Rev. C. T. Clark another former pastor at Camilla, goes to Davisboro. Rev. J. J. Sand¬ ers, one of Sale City’s former pastors goes to Oglethorpe. Rev. G. W. Hutchinson, one of Pelham’s former pastors, and Rev. E. O. Heath, who has served in Camilla, have both been transferred to the Florida Conferen¬ ce. Rev. W. E. Towson, who with Mrs. Towson and their daughter, Miss Manie, are at home from Japan on furlough on account of illness of Rev. and Mrs. Towson, will resume his work in the mission fields as mission¬ ary from Thomasville District. Rev. and Mrs. Towson are both greatly improved in health. City Election Held Here On Wednesday The regular general election for city officials was held in Camilla Wed¬ nesday and passed off so quietly that but few people knew that it was be¬ ing held. Only eighteen votes were cast, which indicates a dearth of in¬ terest in an important governmental function, but were effective, never¬ theless, in establishing the official status of the nominees in the recent primary. Those elected were: J. M., M. Spence, Mayor; E. J. Vann, Jr., Treasurer; B. H. Jenkins, A. J. Pin¬ son and D. P. Luke, Councilmen; M. H. Metcalf, C. E. Watt and G. B. Cochran, Members of the Board of Trustees of Camilla Public Schools. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Harper spent Sunday in Thomasville with friends. THE “GAS” LINE PAYS DIVIDEND SHORT LINE IS ON THE ROAD TO PROSPERITY REPORTS SHOW AT MEETING. The annual meeting of the stock¬ holders and directors of the Georgia, Ashburn, Sylvester & Camilla Rail¬ way Company was held at the offices of the company in Moultrie on Tues¬ day of this week. At this meeting the officers of the company “laid all the cards on the table,” so to speak, in the shape of a report on the year's operations and the finances of the company. This report showed that the road has done a very satisfactory business during the past year and in addition to paying ordinary expenses and for considerable improvements, has amassed a sizeable surplus avail¬ able for retiring a part of the com¬ pany’s outstanding indebtedness and for the annual dividend to the stock¬ holders. The officers confidently pre¬ dict that with the continued co-opera¬ tion of shippers along this line the road will sooon be completely out of debt and take rank among the best paying small railroad properties in the Southeast. A divident of 3 1-3 per cent was de¬ clared on the company’s outstanding stock and the checks for this payment will be mailed out in time for the stockholders to enjoy their opulence at Christmas. While much credit for the success¬ ful operation of the “Gas” Line is due the famous Pidcock organization at Moultrie, which also operates the Georgia Northern and the Flint River & Northeastern Railroads, these offi¬ cials in turn give the lion’s share of the credit to the loyalty of friends along the line who have turned a large volume of freight to this line. Fifty per cent of the stock in the “Gas” Line is held by business men and farmers along the line and fifty per cent is held by the Pidcoeks, of Moultrie, who have the active man¬ agement of the road. The southern terminus of the road is at Camilla and the northern terminus at Ash¬ burn. It is a part of the old Hawkins ville & Florida Southern Railway, which was ordered scrapped several years ago by the Interstate Com¬ merce Commission, at which time the interests above referred to purchased sixty miles of the line from Camilla to Ashburn. Mitchell County Jail House Empty ’The only person in Mitchell county who has any just ground for com¬ plaining of poor business now is Sheriff C. D. Crow. The county boarding house, of which the sheriff is the “cherry host,” after a long per¬ iod of declining business which dates back to about the time prohibition be¬ gan to “take” in this county, has suf¬ fered another serious business slump. The last and only boarder left several days ago and the clanking of iron doors and the merry song of the jail birds is heard no more in this county. Sheriff Crow is looking somewhat “put out," but is trying not to com¬ plain. The condition at the county jail is the best possible answer to the moanings sometimes heard regarding the disregard for law. Undoubtedly there is disregard for law, in a meas¬ ure, but the more serious infractions are far less numerous than only a few years ago when every term of court found,,several murder cases, of¬ ten involving prominent white peo¬ ple, on the docket for trial and the jail was packed to overflowing with prisoners charged with minor felonies and misdemeanors. Pelham City Primary Was Held Thursday As we go to press (Thursday after¬ noon) our sister city of Pelham is in the throes of a red-hot city primary in which two of her prominent citi¬ zens, Dr. D. A. Spence and Mr. A. R. Baggs are waging a vqry interesting contest for mayor. Dr. Spence is the present mayor of Pelham and he is being opposed by Mr. Baggs, who has previously served the city in this ca¬ pacity. The outcome of the election appeared to be considerably in doubt according to the information this pa¬ per had at press time. We are un¬ able to give a complete list of candi •ates for city* council, but under¬ stand that there are several close con¬ tests for these places. Tucker Association Minutes Published The minutes of the Tucker Baptist Tucker Association for 1925 are off the press and will be distributed to the various churches of the Associa¬ tion this week by the Clerk, Mr, W. M. Harrell, of Pelham. The minutes contain very comprehensive increases in membership, finances and general interest in the work is shown. The grouping of the reports and statisti¬ cal data and the arrangement of the minutes in general is such as to give quick access to the facts contained therein. FATALAUMOBILE ACCIDENT SUNDAY FLINT FORD, LEE COUNTY OFFI¬ CIAL, DIES OF INJURIES RECEIVED NEAR HERE. Mr. Flint Ford, deputy sheriff and road tax collector of Lee county, was fatally injured in an automobile acci¬ dent near Camilla Sunday afternoon about four o’clock and died a few hours later in a hospital in Albany. The accident occurred near Mr. John Acree’s place, on the Flint and New¬ ton public road which is being used as a detour during the paving operations on the Dixie Highway north of Ca¬ milla. Mr. Ford was driving a Ford roadster at a rapid rate of speed and lost control of the car on a curve in the road, i>..e car overturning and pin¬ ning him beneath it. Mr. Med Aus¬ tin, of Bainbridge, came along a few minutes after the accident and suc¬ ceeded in getting Mr. Ford out from under the car and brought him to Ca¬ milla for medical attention. Mr. Ford was able to walk when he ar¬ rived here and it was not thought at first that he had been seriously in¬ jured. Dr. J. M. Spence and Dr. F. L. Lewis were called to attend him and found that his right arm was broken and that he had suffered in¬ ternal injuries. The physicians ad¬ vised that he be rushed to a hospital for treatment. Chief of Police Wade Baggs and Mr. Groover Jones took the injured man to Albany, where he died about two hours after reaching the hospital. He became unconscious before leaving Camilla and never re¬ gained consciousness again. When Mr. Ford was brought to Ca¬ milla he stated to^ those attending him that he was driving rapidly toward Albany; that the brakes on his car were not working and that he ap¬ proached the curve unexpectedly and was unable to slow down. He said that the steering gear appeared to lock and when it did respond the car was whipped around so far that it turned over. A strange thing about the accident was that several people here recog¬ nized the injured man as Mr. Wade Laramore, of Leesburg, and this name was given the hospital authorities in Albany and the true identity of the man was not known until Mr. Lara more’s brother arrived at the hospi¬ tal and disclosed the error. Camilla Methodists Welcome Pastor Back To show their feeling of pleasure and appreciation at the return of Rev. H. W. Joiner to Camilla, the Metho¬ dist congregation gave a warm wel¬ come to the pastor and his family on Wednesday evening at the regular time of the mid-week prayer meeting. The church was all alight and dec¬ orated with gorgeous roses and chy santhemums, looking fit for a wed¬ ding, when the pastor and his family arrived to see an unusual number of people filing in to prayer meeting, which was in itself enough to warm the heart of a pastor. After the in¬ spiring prayer service Mr. M. M. Acree went forward to the chancel and asked that the congregation re¬ main seated for a few minutes while he told how glad he was to have Rev. Joiner back. He was followed by a number of others, who made short and cordial speeches of appreciation of Rev. Joiner. The entire company then went back to McRee Hall, where refreshments were served and a pleas¬ ant social time enjoyed. In honor of the joyous occasion a shower of sim nle gifts were bestowed on the pastor and his family to add to the surprise and warmth of the welcome. These were on display in the Wesley Class room. The officers of the Womans Missionary Society acted as hostesses of the occasion. NUMBER SA PREPARING PLANS FOR PEANUT PLANT NEW SHELLING PLANT WILL BE LARGER AND BETTER THAN PLANT DESTROYED. Before the fire which destroyed the Columbian Peanut Company’s shelling plant here last Wednesday night had burned itself out, plans were being prepared for a larger and better equipped plant which will be erected right away so as to be ready for the next crop of peanuts raised in this sec¬ tion, and the company was also en¬ deavoring to make arrangements for warehouse space so as to be able to continue in the market for peanuts this season. The above is literally true, for as this is written on Wednesday night, one week after the peanut shelling plant at this place was destroyed, to¬ gether with 2,000 tons of peanuts, the fire is still burning in the huge mass of peanuts. Following close upon the report of the disaster to the shelling plant here, Mr. W. J. Fleming, local manager of the plant, was advised from the head¬ quarters of the company in Norfolk, Va., that plans were being prepared for a new plant and he was instructed to make certain arrangements looking to the early beginning of the work of rebuilding. Mr. Fleming states that the plans will provide for a consider¬ ably larger building, with improved machinery and equipment and possi¬ bly increased shelling capacity. Mr. Fleming states that the farmers throughout this territory who have patronized this plant in the past may rest assured that the Columbian Pea¬ nut Co. is planning adequate arrange¬ ments for taking care of their peanuts in the future as they have in the past. As soon as suitable warehouse space can be secured, and negotiations are now in progress for these facilities, it is expected that the Columbian Peanut Co. will be in the market again for peanuts, which will be ship¬ ped as needed to other points of the company in Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia. Mr. Fleming was ex¬ pecting to give The Enterprise a defi¬ nite announcement regarding the buying of peanuts Wednesday even¬ ing, but at that time the necessary arrangements had not been complet¬ ed. The announcement that the peanut shelling plant here is to be rebuilt is an important piece of news to this whole section. The peanut crop has become one of Southwest Georgia’s several money crops and probably ranks next to cotton in the amount of cash turned loose among the farm¬ ers. The Columbian Peanut Co. was one of the first concerns to establish a market for peanuts in the Georgia territory and its plant at Camilla has been a big factor in making the pro¬ duction of peanuts a permanent in¬ dustry in this section. Baptists Will Have Decision Day Sunday The First Baptist church will ob¬ serve next Sunday, December 6 , as a day they have set aside some time ago as Decision Day. The services of Sunday School and church will be combined for the morning into a spe¬ cial service to begin at 10 o’clock. All parents are urged to come and bring their children to the service which will be of special importance to all. The officials of the church and Sunday School have been planning some time for the day that it may be a great day in the work of the Kingdom. Sunday night there will be a spec¬ ial follow up service after Decision Day and a full attendance at this service also is desired. Live Stock Business Good, In This County Local mule dealers report business good in this county, and this fact is attested by the number of loads of mules and horses which are received here almost weekly. Last week both the local stables, G. B. Cochran A Son and the Metcalf Live Stock Co. received shipments of mules and this week Mr. Metcalf was forced to make another trip to Atlanta to replenish his stock of mules at Camilla and Pel¬ ham. The mules and horses being sold here are of the best class and the conclusion to be drawn is that the farmers are getting ready for a big crop next year.