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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1927
Page
2
Thomasville chatter covers opinion pieces, civic notes, and the push for an Albany Radium Springs golf course. Reports praise Miss Sallie Hansell’s service to the Times Enterprise, discuss stop and go signal frequency, and weigh a potential eighteen-hole course with a $50,000 cost and ongoing upkeep.
Representative W. H. Platt of Thomasville plans a bill this month to call a referendum on adopting a new city charter with a city manager form. The measure aims to reduce waste and politics and would require public discussion before election. The tobacco industry in North Carolina supports growth, jobs, and investment, with leaders gathering in Morehead for the industry's future.
The county offers a five year exemption for new industries and Thomasville has not yet adopted it. The council faces pressure to call an election but has refused. Despite no industries requesting the exemption in the county yet, many inquiries ask about tax exemptions offered by other counties and cities, suggesting interest exists even if no firms have yet applied.
President Carrington of the National Tobacco Association told a Morehead City session that the United States ranks first in the tobacco industry as the greatest producer and exporter. He cited 1 377 000 000 pounds grown last year with over a third exported.
Eastern Time leaves Thomasville for Moultrie Tifton and intermediate points at 8 15 am 11 00 am and 3 00 pm For Cairo Bainbridge and intermediate points at 7 00 pm.
The article argues that Georgia markets favor out of state goods over home products. It cites bread from local Thomasville and Moultrie bakeries, ice cream, butter, and packing house products, noting persistent purchase of imported items despite local quality. It notes salesmanship and distribution spread as the reason and suggests expanding markets outside Georgia to raise prices and appreciation.
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