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r: — -r.-.-j.;.-,, rs/" ^■iiraWiMi— 1 A PY NEW YE * / 7 i / i ; * j 0 i V. / A h a ? x f ( ■t m k %* m w A > z/ r ' ___ ZZ/A ■ -■y ( IL~£ <" - v K. V. Am r/i iT ; * • • ' #9 WE ARE BUILDING A CITY r» HERE Volume No. XXXVII, Number 1 LIES’ NIGHT FETE KIWIS CLOB T. F. Flournoy, chairman of committee on arrangements, gets erry with flashes in his eyes •iys everything is a secret when v . him for an outline of the ladies’ night and the installation of 1925 officers on* Friday at seven o’clock in Kiwanis hall. W. G. Brisendine and Geo. W. Mathews Jr., are other members of this T/iitteo, and it goes without 1 that such a team of entertainment '•champions will make the hall rattle 'and all guests gasp with surprise. The announcement of the great t ight states the program in tiie three brief words: “Fun and Frolic.” It urges every Kiwaniar. to “come out next Friday night at seven o’clock, bringing the lady with you, and help put on a New Year’s celebration— giving the New Year of 1925 a glad hand and boost, hoping that it wiL be a banner year for Fort Valley. I cordially thank those many good citizens of Peach County who wanted and urged me to offer for the posi¬ tion of Ordinary. . To all mentioning the matter I have stated I would not undertake it nless given practically the unani¬ mous backing of the people. It is a big task to organize the county and start it right, on ah eco¬ nomical business basis, with no poli tics in it, make just and legal settle¬ ments, apply for and get our just share of gasoline money and state highway funds, adopt the best books, and manage the fiscal affairs of the county, all of which duties fall on the Ordinary. Such a task, to be satisfactorily done requires just the same unani mous backing as was given in our Peach County campaign, when wo were working for the opportunity to make this kind of a model county. Having been one of those who made so many fair promises through out Georgia as to the kind of coun ty we would make, I feel a keen sense of obligation to make our promises L-ood. It must be done. We got the county on that basis. This sense of obligation, and the urging of so many citizens who have no interest to serve but the interest 5 public in economy and effi almost convinced me that I be willing to make the ^sacrifice, and it is a very real sacrifice, as the Peach County bill ike that of Lamar County where the Ordinary is serving for patriotic rea ons provides no compensation for he Ordinary, beyond the regular -ice fees, which are nominal. From having given the matter my beF t thought. I nrenared what I deem ■d a sound platform and program—a ery ambitious one for economy, ef -'‘ieiency, publicity, good roads and schools, and which I will ask The (Reader-Tribune to publish next week. My proposed candidacy on this platform met the united disapproval of the local politicians and leaders, and the almost unanimous approval of all others. My best estimate, and others better posted than I say this i-: too conservative, is that those who disapprove are outnumbered more t^Ar two to one by the rank and file *>ters who approve, the plain cit izens. This opposition, however, or at best difference of opinions, makes it Impossible t p get that practicallv ' V and co-operation unanimous backing without which I would not undertake ®he fiea&er-Qfcitmne i Read by thousands of people in progressive PEACH, Houston, Macon and Crawford Counties, where Nature smiles her brightest. CHRISTMAS OBSERVED By CHURCHES OF CITY IN PRETTY SERVICES The spirit of Christmas was shown in the celebration at the different churches in Fort Valley on Christmas day. In the Methodist church, during the Sunday school hour a White Gift Service was given in a scene portray¬ ing "the Birth of Christ. About forty young folks took part in the service, under the direction of Mrs. J. C. Smith. On Christmas night at the Baptise church a beautiful Christmas pageant told the story of the little town of Bethlehem. A large number took part in the pageant, wearing the Oriental cos¬ tumes of the first century. The dec¬ orations, the light and music made the story most effective. The pageant was arranged by Mrs. Albert Hojward with Miss lone Du¬ pree arranging the decorations and Mr. F. W, Withoft directing the mu¬ sic, with Mrs. Chester Wilson, or¬ ganist. The Episcopal church put on % Christmas celebra!i|agitj fnentw. ♦ aiifinight'. which w r as largely Many gifts were distributed by the Associated Charities, the dispensation 'being made bv Mrs. Robt. Braswell and Mrs. W. H. Hafer, who have this work in charge. j On Christmas morning, students 0 f the H. & I. school sang Christmas carols on the streets. the work, so that I shall not offer for the position. It is, of course, understood by all that there is no obligation of any kind out as to the office of Ordinary, else I should have never considered the matter at all. When Mr. Stubbs agreed to resign as Ordinary of Houston he became entitled to the same position in Peach, but none will seriously contend, cer¬ tainly not publicly contend, that this obligation could be transferred. This position, having been declined by the j one originally entitled to it, is cer j tainly citizen, free, just and open the to the positions humblest of l as are Treasurer and Coroner. I want my good friends in the By¬ ron section to know that in declir- j 1 ing to offer for this place, I not am in the least influenced by the talk— none of it, be it said to their credit, | coming from Byron—-that the j people of that good section ot p our little county, where there is no room or excuse for section alism, are so touchy as to have to be baited and coddled to be kept j. in line. 1 do not so discredit their in telligence. I do not think any part cf our county has to be kept in line, J | The people of the Byron section, just j i like the rest of the county, merely j want good roads and good schools, 1 and want our county to get a dollar’s j value for every dollar spent. We are one compact county, working to the ( ! same ends, and it doesn’t matter | on which side of any road an em oloyee of the county happens to live. Let’s all work as one man for the constructive upbuilding of our much prized county—morally, educational¬ ly, economically. If Mr. Mosley is elected Ordinary, he shall have my most cordial sup¬ port and co-operation in every effort, for the proper organization and up building of the county. He is my good friend, and a most lovable man, ana j w r ould be heartily welcomed to Fort | j Valiev. | tV. H. HARRIS. Fort Valley, Ga., Jan. 1, 1925.- ! 1-1-lt. FORT VALLEY, PEACH COUNTY. CEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY I, 1925. THIS IS GETTING TIRESOME Si 1 / . A «U> -Ov 7 \ , f*r \ m Ml sift 9bfi 1 . J * / To£ Me Luva >r\ V- Tr fble hueeY amp 1 lllg \ \ ,x ■ . , i Id V-v "\ I Vjfa |T / / mmm V\\\ f p y v\\ 1 a i V c • jpt ■if \ . a I fl & s /X. t/A m X' v i :) > : Oh Mi /»»N 'VL ) ex ?06L1C 7 =3^ urn r;!k -Mim N. ZJ </ I t l/i 77 / / / &L1.& A IDz *. / > I ■ Vj i /j I col ' 1 A L « A Qvr? / ) 4^ •' ) PEACH COUNTY In announcing for the office of of Peach County 1 wish it be known that I was not moved do so by selfish motives. In urging me to announce for the my friends presented a condi with reference to the creation Peach County which I could reme by giving my services without any remuneration to myself. me that an indebtedness had incurred in the Peach County for the settlement of which funds were provided. It was clear to maintain the dignity of our county and to preserve for t good opinion of the people of these obligations should be They showed me that I would serve best interests of the county by the ofiice and contribut ;, a' this salary to the liquidation of debts of honor which rest upon people, without making any assessments upon the people defray these expenses, My announcement for the hffice made in conformity with the a plan, and if elected I shall glad contribute the salary as above deeming it an honor to be al to serve our new county in way. C. E. MARTIN. OPEN HOUSE Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Withoft and F. G. Withoft will keep open on New Years Day. The hours be from 3 to 10 P. M. ’ s an cus t° m that has been neglected in the crowded years the beginning of the World It is a pleasure to know that has remembered its charm d brought it out ’and laid it beside delightful old customs that have handed deww When I offered the tax payers of Peach County the use of the Austi i T heater and offices for twelve months without charge, tiiis was solely in the interest of economy and not with any view of securing a ten¬ ant. No option—no obligation— no strings of any kind—are tied to ray offer. It is simply a donation. K j nC e my offer was rr uie, oth ers y, jth attics or cellars to rent, to give the county free use of their property for the first twelve mortbs- ■with option or understand j n g- as to future tenancy—-that is no concern of mine except as a tax payer. I shall certainly not enter into competition in the matter of making conations. If the tax payers of the countv wish to use the building a year—with-i out cost and without obligation— tli e y are welcome to it. All I ask is that they sweep it out and give me back the keys at the end of the year. 1-1-lt GEORGE H. SLAPPEY. FOR THE NEW YEAR 1 r. C. M. This new vear which the Lord bestows 1= for His children’s gain; For them He died, for them arose That they might with Him reign. Help us to live, most blessed Lord, The gospel we profess, And walk with Thee the living Word, The Spirit, too, possess. / True witnesses help us to be. To Thy sustaining grace; Teach us to preach salvation’s fre > ' To ev’ry tribe and race. Successful ir.aKe our labor, Lord, In winning souls for Thee, So Heaven shall be our reward To all eternity. — W. C. CARTER, COLLEGE NIGHT IS FEATURE AT BAPTIST “College Night” was a feature of the religious activities at the Bap¬ tist church on last Sunday night. Baptist boys and girls from the vari¬ ous colleges of the state, who were ; pending the holidays at home, spoke briefly of the religious work in their respective schools. The program was arranged by Misses Beulah Davidson, Florrie Joe Everett and Jo Allen. ENJOYING PIANO MUSIC Fort Valley Listens to Playing of One of Most Gifted Sons Fort Valleyans are enjoying the piano music of Horace Rundell, one of Fort Valley’s most gifted and ac¬ complished young pianists, who is at home for the Christmas and New Year season. Horace Rundell is a graduate of the class of 1923 of the Fort Valley High School and has for a number of years been included in Fort Valley’s musical circles. He is studying piano and pipe organ in Atlanta. At the church services Sunday at the Baptist church he presided at the piano and played the accompaniment for the anthem sung by the junior choir, which was especially MM and appropriate to the New After tne holidays young Mr. Run¬ dell will resume his musical studies. NEW YEAR DANCE A dance will be given at the Wi¬ nona Hotel Thursday evening from nine to twelve o’clock. Music will be furnished by a Fort Valley orchestra. Hundreds joined the Citizem Bank’s Christmas Savings Club last year and received nice checks this . Christmas. Did you receive a Christ- j mas Savings Check this year? Insure funds for next Christmas by enroll ing in the 1925 Club. (Eight Pages). $1.50 Per Year in Advance. CLUBS TO STAGE PLAY HERE ON 16 The Woman’s club and iviwanis club will sponsor a play to be put on Jan. 16. The play: “Mrs. Temple’s Telegram” will be directed by Miss Audrey Fagan. Thpse in the Woman’s dub committee chairman, are Mrs. Mrs. C. Chester Hall, Mrs. Wil- j son, Helen Hume, Mrs. A. M. Solomon I and Mrs. Neltie Miller. Kiwanis cora mittee: Mr. C. Hall, chairman, Mr. R. D. Hale and Mr. Ashby McCord. SUDDENLY AT RIS ROME Highly Esteemed High Point Man Is Victim of Heart Disease. (High Point, N. C., News) Charles F. Weedon, well-known High Point, N. C., man, died at his j home, 3J 7 Hamilton street, about 1 . o’clock December 11. He had been ill with heart disease for the past five weeks, but his con¬ dition was not alarming; and he had been able to be large part of the ' up a time. His death early today came un- 1 expectedly and therefore was a shock i > his relatives and large number of friends. Mr. Weedon was 55 years of age,; baving been born in High Point oi ; March 20, 1879. He was* son of the ■ate Henry W. Weedon and Rachel 1 Kendall Weedon, and brother to ou • j townsman. Mr. L. A. Weedon. ■ On September 15, 1894, he married Miss Emma Olive and to this union children horn, six surviv- 1 were The sons are Wallace, Frank ! , Ralph and Carey Weedon, and daughter is Mrs. John Dermic!, t Badin. He also is survived by the and his stepmother, Mrs. M. E of Blowing Rock; by four John H. Weedon, of Corr Miss.; Bindley A. Weedon, of Valley, Ga.; Clarence Weedon, Detroit, Mich.; and Daniel Weedon Boston, Mass.; and by four sis Mrs. K. C. Denny, of High Point, C.; Mrs. Dalton Kenneth, of Mrs. Rankin of Concord, Mrs. M. C. Rerie, of Statesville. Mr. Weedon had been associated the J. Ehvood Cox Manufact company here as inspector of logwood for the past 29 years and was held in high esteem by those whom he was associated in bus He was a member of High Poinc No. 1155, Benevolent and Pro Order of Elks, and had a I • circle of friends throughout the and section. Funeral services will be conducted the home on Friday afternoon at. o’clock. Rev. Charles P. Coble, of the First Presbyterian officiating. The Elks wili * * ve cha ™ «* ‘, he "**«* “ ve m 0akw ood cemetery. The Fort Vallov Woman’s Club , ^old their regular meeting afternoon, Jan. 6, at 3 at the home of Mrs. A. M. | , I Santa Claus could not have brought Valiev anything more accept- j thru the crossing watchman who j Tuesday on the Main street sing cf the Central of Georgia c which is another mark 0, nlendid spirit with which the r ponds to this city’s needs. PEACHLAND JOURNAL 36 years old—only newspa¬ per in heart of one of America’s richest diversified agricultural sections. 1925 PEACH CROP 10 BRING MILLION TREES IN FRUIT WITH HOPE CROP WILL BE LISHI Macon, Ga. Dec. 28—While 500,000 peach trees will be cut down during the Winter, according to latest esti mates from reliable resoure it is known that a million trees v !1 come into bearing the coming sc on says . the Macon Telegraph. This presents a problem of how to curtail the coming crop to prevent the glutting of the markets, so detri¬ mental to the peach industary during the past season. It has been the rule, growers say, that a light crop usualy follows a big crop, hence they are hopeful that coming season will not be too pro¬ lific. In Foi't Valley, the heart of the peach belt, there is less worry and mere optimismdhan in any other sec of the state, according to finan¬ cial agents of Atlanta and Maco'i Gariks who have just made a tour of belt. Growers there believe that the coming season will he a financial They are laying ’heir plans ‘rdingly. Expect More Trees There were Si,800,000 bearing trees Georgia during the past season, _ of a total of 12, 000,000 trees, record obtainable now would in that there will be approxi 9,800,000 bearing trees for coming peach season, unless grow wield the axe a little more vig than they have thus far. No early varieties have been plant *- Heaviest planting appears to been in tavor of the Hileys and Elbertas and it is in these two it is said that most of the trees will come into bearing the year. The percentage of the iruit,ac to number of trees, the com season, will be devided as follows: Rose .... 3,6 .......... 7.8 ........... 34.2 ......... 8.1 .......... 46.3 Eliminate Early Peach Varieties etrlier than those named not to be reackoned at this time. the growers have eliminated prac¬ all of the Mayflowers anu extremely early peaches. Elbertas furnished approximately per cent of the crop in the Mid¬ Georgia district during the past outside of the Cornelia dis w hore practically the entire crop , as 0 f thnt variety. Hileys furnished bout 20 per cent of the Middle C-lsor crop. > t The heavest cutting of old or¬ reports W. F. Tun er, horti¬ agent of the Centra) of Geor -; a Railway, with headquarters here, has ben at Fort Valley, Marshali il!e and Montezuma. Whole orchards >»'"* a*"** 1" tM. sections Many trees are being cut down Jones County, according to re ,. but not on such awholesale as -; n Macon, Houston and Peach Expects Smaller Crop 4. Notwithstanding the increase in number of trees.” said Mr. Turner look for a smaller crop the com year than during 1924. It is one the laws of nature that a small follows a large one. Then, too; arc movements under way to a number of by-product plants operation, which will help to keep ov;l ^be number of cars marketed.” The Central of Georgia Railway coin: ued on page five