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VOLUME XXIV. DR. RAINEY MAKES ANNUAL REPORT RE-ELECTED AS HEALTH COM¬ MISSIONER BY COUNTY Board OF HEALTH. At the regular January meeting of the Mitchell County Board of Health, County Health Commissioner C. O. Rainey was unanimously re-elected. A budget of expense for the ensuing year was also agreed upon, the amount being approximately the same as heretofore expended on this work. The Board of Health voted to in¬ clude the cost of gathering the vital statistics in this county in its budget and hereafter the officials compiling these reports will be paid for their services as provided in the law. The collection of this data throughout the state was seriously interfered with last year by a court decision in which it was held that the county commis¬ sioners are without authority to pay for this service. The effect of this decision was to cut off the small fee paid the officials who make these re¬ ports. By assuming responsibility for this expense the Board of Health has solved this problem so far as Mitchell county is concerned. Dr .Rainey submitted his report for the year at the recent meeting and it contained much information that ought to be of interest to every citizen of the county. Few people realize the magnitude of the work be¬ ing carried on and the substantial benefits that are being derived. The outstanding feature of the re¬ port was the small amount of mala¬ ria shown during the past year. Erad¬ ication, preventitive measures and dry weather are responsible for this result, according to Dr. Rainey. Ev¬ ery child in the county above the fourth grade has been taught malaria, its cause, prevention and cure. 790 children wrote themes on the subject. Out of about 3200 white children in the county the loss of time from school on account of malaria was "less than negiible.” In 1924, the report showed, we had fourteen deaths from malaria. In 1925 up to December 1st there were only three deaths. The report states that the mosquito eradication work at Camilla has been highly complimented by the State Board of Health and by the In¬ ternational Health Board. Typhoid fever was reported in only three families in the county in 1925. In 1924 there were no deaths from ty¬ phoid. In 1925 one death. During the past year typhoid vaccine has been administered to 6,033 people in this county. % Smallpox was reported in two fam¬ ilies during the year. Prompt mea¬ sures resulted in stamping out the di¬ sease in both cases. There was not a death from dip theria in the county during the year. Fourteen cases were reported from various parts of the county. Protec¬ tive measures are believed to have prevented loss of life. There was not a single case of scar¬ let fever in the county during the year, as compared with five cases in 1924. The trachoma situation appears to be well in hand, according to the re¬ port. Only four new cases have been reported and three of these have al¬ ready been operated on. Throuugh the good work of the Ki wanis Clinic at Albany, 156 children in this county had tonsils and ade¬ noids removed without cost. The work of this clinic, supported by the Albany Kiwanis Club, has been of inestimable value to the people reach¬ ed by it and Mitchell countians are particularly appreciative of the work done for children in this county. The dentists of the county report a good deal of interest among the school children in having denial cor¬ rections made. Dr. J. A. McDaniel, of Camilla, conducted free dental clinics at the Camilla and Baconton schools and a number of children were treated. In the treatment of hookworm, 2,- 774 doses of medicine were adminis¬ tered during the year. During the year 172 children were permanently protected against diph¬ theria and 118 were temporarily pro¬ tected. The report shows that 768 cattle and 721 head of hogs killed in the city abattoir were inspected before and after slaughter. This city insti¬ tution safeguards the meat supply of the Camilla markets and the results Camilla More Cases Made Against Hunters Mr. Hoggard Faircloth, county game warden, continues active in making cases against parties who vio¬ late the game law. Following a raid made on a dove shoot near Pelham last week when cases were made against several prominent men, sev¬ eral cases have been made around Ca¬ milla for hunting without license and for shooting over alleged baited fields. In some of these cases where it is al¬ leged the law was violated warrants have not yet been sworn out and a list of the victims in the crusade against violators of the game law was not obtainable. COUNTY SCHOOL TERM EXTENDED BOARD OF EDUCATION VOTES TO INCREASE TERM TO EIGHT MONTHS. At an adjourned meeting of the County Board of Education held on Thursday of last week, the board vot¬ ed to extend the county school term this year to eight months, instead of the seven months term which has been in vogue here for the past two or three years. The report of County School Superintendent Sloan which was laid before the board Thursday showed that the county school finances are in much better shape than has been the case in several years and the board decided that with careful man¬ agement the school term could be ex¬ tended and authorized the announce¬ ment to this effect. The action of the board will be re¬ ceived with interest throughout the county. Some of the schools have been operating on a nine months basis, but have been forced to depend upon local financing for the additional two months and the extension of the school term means that these com¬ munities will be relieved of part of the burden they have been bearing. Mitchell county school finances are said to be in better shape than the great majority of counties in this part of the state and this fact is at¬ tributed to the sound business judg¬ ment of the members of the County Board of Education and the conserva¬ tive policy that has been followed in handling our school affairs. While it was necessary to cut the school" term in Mitchell county to seven months, in many other counties the term was cut to five months, and besides hav¬ ing the school term curtailed some of these counties are also badly in debt. Our county has steered clear of debt, even during the years of greatest de¬ pression, and the board is therefore able to take advantage of a slight in¬ crease in income to partially restore the service curtailed when the lack of money made it impossible to carry on the full school program. Among the other matters that came up at the meeting last week was the re-election of Miss Ella Foy as Home Demonstration Agent for Mitchell county. Miss Foy’s election was unanimous and The Enterprise learns that the expressions heard from mem¬ bers of the board regarding her work were quite complimentary. Miss Foy has made many friends throughout the county and who will be pleased to know that she will continue to serve the county as Home Demonstration Agent. Second District Dental Society The regular meeting of the Second District Dental Society will be held in Albany on January 28th and 29th. The meeting will be held at the New Albany Hotel, where special arrange¬ ments have been made for the enter¬ tainment of the visitors. A program covering a wide range of subjects has been prepared. Among those who occupy prominent places on the pro¬ gram are Dr. J. R. Mitchell and Dr. I. M. Hair, of Atlanta. obtained are highly important to the patrons of local markets. The above information was selected hurriedly from the mass of (lata cov¬ ering a year’s work of our Health Commissioner. No agency of the county is functioning more thorough¬ ly or efficiently than the health de¬ partment and Dr. Rainey is deserving of the highest commendation for the excellent results achieved. FARM SPECIALISTS HEARD IN CAMILLA SMALL CROWD ATTENDS MEET¬ ING HELD HERE ON LAST THURSDAY MORNING. The farm rally which was held in Camilla on Thursday morning of last week was attended by a small crowd of representative farmers and the talks made by the several specialists from the State College of Agricul¬ ture were heard with interest and pro¬ fit by those in attendance. The meet¬ ing; here was one of 160 that was held in Georgia during the week of Jan¬ uary 11-16 and were arranged by the State College of Agriculture for the purpose of urging the farmers of the state to adopt a balanced program of farming and thereby avoid the disas¬ ters which have in the past followed the one-crop system. One of the speakers last Thursday was Mr. Jule G. Liddell, Extension Swine Specialist for Georgia. His talk was not confined to livestock, however, but was of a general nature and covered the whole range of sys¬ tematic farm management. He spoke of the necessity for soil building and the prevention of lands going to waste from washing and “gullying.” He suggested improvement of soil through growing of legumes and by the use of livestock manures. The soil building program will be followed by increasing crop yields, the speaker said. Georgia ought to average 250 pounds of lint cotton to the acre, whereas the present average is far be¬ low that and the average corn pro¬ duction is only about 12 bushels to the acre. Mr. Liddell stated that there is no money in selling corn direct from the farm but it does pay handsomely when fed to live stock. He said that Georgia now has 3,000 less brood sows than in 1920. Other points made were increased food production, for man and beast; increase in number of cash crops, mentioning cotton, to¬ bacco, peanuts, poultry, livestock, hay and forestry. The speaker urged landowners to use idle lands for grow¬ ing timber which in time will produce a handsome return. He urged the standardizing of crops for marketing and to improve the co-operative mar¬ keting system. Education was also stressed as a crying need and special mention was made of vocational schools and club work. Another speaker was Mr J. H. Wood, Head Poultryman of the State College of Agriculture. He discuss¬ ed only the poultry situation in Geor¬ gia and submitted figures and facts to substantiate his claim -that the poultry department of the farm ought to be highly profitable. He stated that the increase in the value of poul¬ try in Georgia in the past few years has been greater than in any other part of the United Stales, but even at that we are not producing any¬ thing like as many as we consume and there is a ready market at good prices right here at home for all the poultry and eggs that is produced in Georgia. He did not advocate com¬ mercial poultry plants, operated on a large scale without consideration of other farm operations and the speak¬ er said that most ventures of this kind prove a losing proposition. He said, however, that every farm ought to support a flock of hens and if prop¬ erly handled will prove profitable and will serve to encourage the wife and children to thrift and economy. He referred to the fact that Carroll coun¬ ty farmers are making money out of poultry and said that the average flock in that county is 500 birds, which would be considered a commercial flock in Miehell county. He advised a flock of 100 birds for the average farm in this county. He said that 75c corn fed to a good hen will bring the farmer $2.50 per bushel. Mr. Wood went into detail about' the best methods of caring for poul¬ try to avoid disease and to get the best results. His talk was most in¬ teresting and should have been heard by many more of our people who are interested in poultry. Despite the small crowd, the meet¬ ing was a success and it is believed much good will result from the infor¬ mation offered by the speakers. Mr. and Mrs, L. R. Goff, of Valdos¬ ta, spent the week-end in the city vis¬ iting Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Bunch. Their mother, Mrs. S. A. Nix, return¬ ed home with them Monday, after spending several weeks here visiting her sister, Mrs. Bunch. CAMILLA. GA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 22. 1926. E. T. FITZGERALD, SR. CLAIMED BY DEATH OLD AND HONORED CITIZEN OF GREENWOOD DIES AFTER SHORT ILLNESS. The news of the death of Mr. E. T. Fitzgerald, Sr., an old and honored citizen of Greenwood community, which occurred at the family home at about eleven o’clock Wednesday morning came as a sad shock to hun¬ dreds of friends throughout this coun¬ ty. Mr. Fitzgerald had been ill only a few days and the sudden ahd serious turn of his illness was quite unex¬ pected. Up until about a week ago Mr. Fitzgerald appeared to be enjoy¬ ing usual good health and was in Ca¬ milla shaking hands with his friends. One day last week he fell and hurt his hip and this injury confined him to his bed, but was not considered serious until a day or two before he died when his family noticed that he appeared to be losing strength and was not responding to usual treat¬ ment. The end came Wednesday morning, with the members of his family and friends of the community gathered around his bedside. Funeral services were held at Greenwood Baptist church Thursday afternoon at two o’clock and were con¬ ducted by Rev. J. I. D. Miller, pastor of the church. Interment was made in Oakview Cemetery at Camilla. A large number of* sorrowing friends attended the services and followed the remains to the last resting place in the family plot here Mr. Fitzgerald was 77 years of age last December and had spent the greater part of his life in this county. He was born in Stewart county and moved with his parents to Mitchell county when he was a young man. Soon after moving here he married Miss Emma Spence, daughter of the late II. W. Spence of this county and for the past forty or fifty years they have lived in the Greenwood communi¬ ty. The deceased is survived by his widow and five children, as follows: Mr. Joe Brown Fitzgerald, of Lees¬ burg; Mrs. J. C. deGraffenreid, of De sota City, Fla.; and Messrs. D. W., E. T., Jr., and G. H. Fitzgerald of this county. The deceased had been a member of the Methodist church since early in life and gave his support to the movements in his community that tend to build up a religious and moral influence. Mr. Fitzgerald belonged to the old school of Southern gentlemen and his home has always been noted for its hospitality and he was a big-hearted, generous and kindly man who was al¬ ways glad to see his friends and have them in his home. To these and hun¬ dreds of other admirers who were less intimately acquainted with him, his death brings sorrow. Gardner Wins Place U Debater Again Camilla has again occasion to be proud of the fine record Milton Gard¬ ner is maintaining at Florida State University at Gainesville, Fla. At a recent tryout at the university to se¬ lect debaters for the annual triangle debate between South Carolina, Ten¬ nessee and Florida, Milton Gardner won first place and with Ross Quincy will go to Knoxville, Tenn. February 13th, where they will meet South Car¬ olina in debate. The question to be argued is, “Resolved that the United States should enter the world court without reservations.” The Florida debaters will have the negative side of the question. Milton Gardner won in annual debate last spring over Au¬ burn. He again added to his laurels by winning the medal in junior ora¬ torical contest at close of school last summer at the University. Judge Roscoe Luke Preaching In Newton Judge Roscoe Luke, of the Georgia Court of Appeals, is conducting a series of meetings in Newton this week, preaching in the court house every evening at 7:30 o’clock. The services are well attended and much interest has been manifested. Judge Luke is delivering some strong mes¬ sages that have a peculiar appeal to “the man in the street" who is often not reached by the regular church ser¬ vices. Judge Luke will speak Sunday afternoon at three o’clock and a gen¬ eral invitation is extended to the peo¬ ple of this section to attend. Paving Contractor Making Progress Now After much delay from bad weath¬ er, the Davis Construction Co. is again making good progress on the Dixie Highway paving north of Camilla. The paving crew is now working in front of the Worley place and lacks only a little more than a mile of fin¬ ishing the road to the big slough bridge, where it will connect with the first paving laid. The contractor ex¬ pects to finish up in about two weeks with favorable weather conditions. Traffic over the highway is now being detoured at the T. A. Acree farm, coming- into town via the J. R. Spence place. SALE CITY TO GET CAGE TOURNAMENT BIG BASKETBALL EVENT TO BE DIVIDED BETWEEN SALE CITY AND THOMASVILLE. The boys basketball tournament of the Southwest Georgia Athletic Asso¬ ciation is to be divided this year and Sale City and Thomasville divide the honor of entertaining this important athletic event. Many Southwest Georgia towns were bidding for the tournament and Sale City was among the strongest contenders. The decis¬ ion was reached Saturday at a meet¬ ing of the executive board of the as¬ sociation held in Moultrie. The girls tournament will be played in Moul¬ trie. The decision to divide the boys tournament in two sections was made on account of the large number of teams which will take part and which would make it rather an unwieldly af¬ fair if held in one place. The teams that will play in Sale City in Thom asville will be decided by lots. The winning team from each section will meet on some neutral court to decide the championship. The girls tournmanet will be played during the last week in February. The boys tournament will be held the first week in March. The brack¬ eting and pairing of the teams for both the girls and the boys turna ment will be done by drawing, which will take place on February 13th. The executive board will employ all officials and pay all expenses, 30 per cent of the gross receipts from ad¬ missions being used for this purpose. The members of the executive board who were present at the meeting Saturday were: L. R. Towson, sup¬ erintendent of the Pavo schools, pres¬ ident; H. M. Mills, athletic director Albany High School; J. C. Sirmons, superintendent Tifton schools; E. C. Elean, superintendent Bainbridge schools; H. R. Mahler, principal Thomasville High School and J. L. Yaden, superintendent Moultrie Pub¬ lic Schools. Sale City is being congratulated upon her succes in landing this im¬ portant event. Their succes is due largely to the prominent place the Sale City School has won in district atheletics, especially on the basket¬ ball court, and the large amount of interest that is manifested by the peo¬ ple of Sale City in school athletics. Plans are already being made for the entertainment of the visiting athletes and officials during the tournament. Every home in town will be thrown open to the visiting players and they will be given a royal welcome and en¬ tertainment during their stay in the East Mitchell capital. The tourna¬ ment will attract large crowds of vis¬ itors and Sale City is well prepared to take care of them. The new bas¬ ketball shell erected on the school campus about two years ago will seat several hundred people and affords excellent accommodations for the players. / Road Meeting In Atlanta Next Week The County Commissioners of Mitchell county and a number of citi¬ zens from Mitchell, Thomas and Dougherty counties expect to appear before the State Highway Commis¬ sion in Atlanta on Friday of next week, January 29th, for the purpose of urging the completion of the pav¬ ing on the Dixie Highway in this county. All but ten miles of this pav¬ ing is completed and the highway De¬ partment is under contract to finish this work. The purpose of this meet¬ ing is to get the Highway Department to finish up this work with the mini¬ mum of delay. NUMBER 41. MITCHELL SOLONS DIFFER ON BONDS SPENCE FAVORS STATE ISSUE CONDITIONALLY. MJELVEY OPPOSES PROPOSITION. Through an interview that was giv¬ en a representative of the Albany Herald here Wednesday afternoon by Dr. J. M. Spence and Col. O. B. Me Elvey, Mitchell county’s two repre¬ sentatives in the legislature, their positions on the proposed state bond issue for roads, schools and the pay¬ ment of past due pensions became known. The Herald is publishing a series of interesting views with rep¬ resentatives and state senators from Southwest Georgia and the local cor¬ respondent of the paper was instruct¬ ed to get an interview from Dr. Spence and Col. McElvey. Dr. Spence favors the bond issue for roads, conditionally. He is quot¬ ed as saying: “I am in favor of a bond issue for public roads provided it can be arranged for those counties that have already voted and applied road bonds to be re-imbursed for the amount so expended, so as to allow them to share in an equal way with other counties that have not voted bonds improvements. Take the coun¬ ty of Mitchell, for example; we have already voted $400,000.00 of road bonds and have or soon will have about thirty miles of road paved in this county, which takes in all of the Dixie Highway in the county. I would not be willing, and do not think it would be fair, to vote for additional taxes on top of the ones incurred to care for these bonds when a similar improvement is contemplated, we will say in another county on the same road, and let the state bond money be applied to the payment of road im¬ provements in such other county to complete the system, without regard to the fact that Mitchell county has already incurred the expense of such paving and will simply have the bond expense already incurred over and above what a sister county would have. If it can be arranged so that we and other counties similarly sit¬ uated can get in on an equal basis with counties not already bonded as we are, I will certainly support the issue. Otherwise I will not support the measure. I shall vote for the bonds for school improvement and for the bill for the payment of Confed¬ erate Vterans.” Col. O. B. McElvey, of Pelham, was in Camilla Wednesday afternoon and when asked for an expression of his opinion by newspaper men stated that personally he was opposed to a bond issue for roads or for the other purposes mentioned. He stated that he would not like to commit himself at this time regarding his official at¬ titude, but that he probably would vote for the submission of the ques¬ tion to the people of the state, as in no other way could the sentiment of the people on this matter be learned. In the general election, he said, he would oppose the measures. Col. Mc¬ Elvey takes the position that the re¬ ceipts from the state gas tax and other sources will afford a- sufficient sum to carry on road, improvement as rapidly as the work can be economi¬ cally done. In this county, as in other counties of the state, there appears to be a growing sentiment in favor of bonds for paving a system of state high¬ ways The biggest change in senti¬ ment noted here has been among hard headed business men who are usually slow to commit themselves for a bond issue. The point that seems to be winning support from this element is that the bonds are to be taken care of out of the state gasoline tax without an additional levy of taxes. The senti¬ ment of the rank and file of our citi¬ zens, however, is not easily determin¬ ed and the proposition will have to take more definite shape before the discussion will become general enough to form an idea of what the result of an election will be in this county. Albany Raises Big Advertising Fund Albany is receiving the congratu¬ lations of neighbors and friends over the success of the one-day drive con¬ ducted there Tuesday to raise $60,000 for an advertising fund. The ambi¬ tious undertaking went over with a swing that was surprising to no one who is familiar with the progressive and loyal citizens who are building Albany.