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WE ARE BUILDING A CITY f) HERE Volume No. XXXVII, Number 2. FOURTH ANNUAL PEACH BLOSSOM FESTIVAL FOR FORT VALLEY ASSURED AT TUESDAY’S MEETING Peach Products Dinner Marks Formal Debut of I MOTHER MEETING FRIT Mass Meeting All citizens are called to an¬ other mass meeting at seven o’¬ clock Friday night, at the indoor basket ball court, preceding bas¬ ket ball games with Thomaston and Hawkinsville, to elect a gen¬ eral chairman for the Fourth Annual Peach Blossom Festival. Let’s go there, put a general chairman into harness, perfect the organization and GET TO WORK. * ■ ' Ralph Newton, elected Tuesda,, night to the general chairmanship of the Fourth Annual Peach Blossom Festival, has declined to accept the office, expressing his profound re¬ gret. Mr. Newton has been drafted for the office of County Superinten¬ dent of Schools and he states that— “The urgent duties of organization i.nd execution which nty new position as county school superintendent will place on my shoulders precludes the T possibility of my administering the chairmanship as 1 should and I must decline to accept it. I am deeply grateful to the people of Fort Valley for their expressions of confidence and regard, and would gladly serve them in any way possible, but my new duties must take first place.” This makes necessary the election <f another good man for the gener¬ al chairmanship, and a second mass meeting will be held Friday night for that purpose. Tuesday night’s mass meeting in the high school auditorium was a mag¬ nificent demonstration of the high Ideals with which our people cherish the Peach Blossom Festival as a great Southern institution. It voiced again ' ihe noble spirit with which every man, woman and child in Fort Valley and Peach county are eager to pour their utmost energy and talents into the production of a 1925 Peach Blossom Festival which will surpass all antici¬ pations of many thousands of people who will come here from every part of America. This will be a gigantic undertaking, in view of the brilliant achievements in the festivals of the last three years. C. L. Shepard, general chairman of the 1924 festival, the grandeur and beauty of which amazed the fifty thousand people who flooded Fort "iyy, presided over Tuesday night’s Jng. The high school auditorium was the scene of one of the largest gatherings of the kind ever witnessed by the hundreds in attendance, ac- {HWEH'BHUNWELEBIIUN Wednesday ushered in the first formal functions of the new county of Peach, with the initial election of officers. Ideal harmony marked the days preceding the election and the affair passed off m the majestic calm of that high purpose with which the Peach county people are welded into one splendid purpose. As quickly as commissions are is sued by the governor and a temporary ^urt house is recommended by Judge sH^ley the latter to issues the Superior the Court order and for proper sr.me, the wheels of county govern rr.ent will begin to turn. ®Jte ! Read by thousands of people in progressive PEACH, Houston, Macon and Crawford Counties, where Nature smiles her brightest. i j cordinv to expressions heard on “. ic „, furnithedbyt h e „ School Glee Club. Tij*> meeting opened with a prayer offered by '1 bos. II . Thomson, pastor of Methodist church. Chairman introduced a number of heads of ic bodies and citizens who spoke terms of burning desire to do part in the 192b festival. them were Mrs. Laurence Houston, in whose genius and vision, as Miss Etta Carithers, Fort Valley found the wonderful Peach Blossom Festival idea several years ago; Mayor R. D. Hale, Mrs. B. H. Fincher of the D. A. R., Mrs. T. R. Ousley of the U. D. C., Chairmaiv W. L. Houser of the Board of Education, Miss Lucy Fin¬ ney, festival costumer, Mrs. F. W. Withoft of the Woman’s Auxiliary of the American Legion, jMrs. A. A. Williams of the D. A. R. Vice-Pres¬ ident Glenmore Green of the Kiwanis Club, Superintendent J. F. Lambert of the city schools, President Floyd Carithers of the high school senior class, Editor John JI. Jones of The Leader-Tribune, Mrs. J. M. Green, president of the Woman's Club, Judge M. C. Mosley, ordinary of Peach county, George Lamar of Powersville. R. L. McKenney, publisher of the Macon News, and Malcolm D. Ains¬ worth, managing editor of the Macon Telegraph, spoke in warm measures of praise for the wonderful progress ive sj irit of Fort Valley and Peach ct unty. Chairman Shepard introduced them with expressions of deep appre¬ ciation for the co-operation they al¬ ways have given in making the festi¬ val a success. Early in the meeting Judge A. C. Riley’s motion that the Fourth Annu al Peach Blossom Festival be staged was hdopted ur/xnimously amid a storm of applause. Glenmore Green nominated Ralph Newton for general chairman at the dose of the meeting. Mr. Newton was declared by all to be an ideal man for this important position and wa' clott¬ ed by a hearty unanimous vote A committee notified Mr. Newt, m, on Tuesday, of his election, but he could not accept the honor for vital rea¬ sons which have been stated. A representative of the John B. Rogers Producing Company, one of the lai’gest enterprises of its kind in the world, was present to offer his company’s services. Chairman Shepard, in stating the purpose of the meeting, explained that the Peach Blossom Festival had experienced such miraeuiou-.j ''row’ll during its three-year career, leaping last year to an attendance of about fifty thousand people forcinf sales (Continued on back page) | The officers elected Wednesday, without opposition, are: j j, g. Davidson, Representative, j £ jj os i e y ) ’ Ordinary, \ j EmmeU Houg el . clerk of SupeHo , Court. Geo. D. Anderson, Sheriff, W. H. Hafer, Coroner. T. E. Tharpe, Tax Collector, £ n. Rountree, Tax Receiver, Ral h Newton> Superintendent of 1 g c j, 00 j g C. E. Martin, Treasurer, < T. F. Flournoy, County Surveyor. : FORT VALLEY, PEACH COUNTY.CEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY8, 1925. EVERYWHERE THAT MARY WENT ~r ! k \\\ V H j | I IV' / L / : \ \ Vd I 1 . ■ \ . \ \ > ,A : ( A ‘\v\ T v! wzk S’ * I Vi \ ! I m MM v y \ A hi 1 I t AT rt V K V irit w ! 1 Sp¬ Jim XN? '-A iK' m -\w \ % A \ \' "-Hr N ( \ : o -rx O' . g - - •v Orr-v 'V V x. ; ' \ * M* U / w Wu / C. E. Martin, vice-president, am 1 B. H. Fincher, cashier of the Citizens Bank of Fort Valley, went to Atlan¬ ta Wednesday to attend important meetings. Mr. Martin attended a meeting of the executive committee of the Georgia Bankers Association, c' which he is chairman, and both Mr. Martin and Mr. Fincher attended a meeting of the Income Tax Insti¬ tute, under the auspices of the Geor¬ gia Bankers Association. Several leading income tax experts o f the country made addresses at the insti [ Lite, i____’ PLAY, MRS. TEMPLE’S i ____ v .... I Mrs. Temple’s Telegram,” a play of striking parts, will be presented by gifted members of the Woman’s Club and the Ki¬ wanis Club, under the direction of Miss Audrey Fagan ? at the Austin theater on Friday night, January 16th. Tickets will be placed on sale this week. I NEW GAS STATION MANAGER H. V. Duke is new manager of the gas and oil service station f irmer!}' known as the Jones Filling Station. W. H. Jones has gone to Atlanta to enter business. Mr. Duke is or.erat mg the popular place under the name of “Triangle Service Station,” which will be found attached to a signifi¬ cant page advertisement in The Lead¬ er-Tribune. LADIES NIGHT OF Kl KIWANIS CLUB’S NEW YEAR CELEBRATION HAS FLOOD OF FEATURES CROWNED WITH SUPERB DINNER. Ladies’ night and the installation of 1925 officers made up a brilliant program at the New. Year celebration of the Kiwanis Club of Fort Valley last Friday evening, when a sump tuous dinner was served by the Gov. Treutlen Chapter, D. A. R., amid lovely decorations and exquisite touches of the New Year scheme ir. fireworks, novelties and favors. It was a popping good time for every¬ body; popping cigars, cigarettes, candles and other novelties, popping eyes at a swift succession of surprises, and popping stummicks with the stag¬ gering feast. T. F. Flournoy, W. G. Brisendine and Geo. W. Mathews, Jr., conducted the program, and they had to be lighning artists to keep up with what they turned aloose. The 1925 officers and directors ’ were introduced. President Murray made a concise address in which he touehed upon the high points of to which the Kiwanis will direct its energies during the year. He thanked the women of Fort Val!e Y for their splendid co-op oration and pledged the club to re¬ niain >°y al to the women in their ef ' fnrts for C,V1C improvement. Special j thanks were extended to Mrs. Chester ilson for her fine assistance as pi anist for the club. Emphasis was laid upon the importance of co-op- j with Woman’s Club ' eration .. ,, the its, in j (Continued on back page) I Out of 25 fires in 1924, Fort Val¬ ley suffered a total loss of only $2,- 542.50, according to J. L. Everett chief of the city fire department. This was an inconsiderable loss— remarkably small in comparison with the large amount paid out by Fort Valley during 1924 for fire insurance. Chief Everett has been with the department ten years. He states that the biggest fire loss in Fort Valley during that period of time was not over one-fourth of the amount of in : surance carried. It is not news to state that Fort Valley enjoys highest J efficiency in fire protection, - . OR. C. C. JARREL AT The pulpit at the Methodist church v ill be filled Sunday morning and of evening Atlanta, by Rev. general C. C. secretary Jarrell, of D. the D., j , Hospital Board of the Southern Moth- j odist Church. Dr. Jarrell is one of the outstanding figures of the denom j na ti 0 n and is a fluent and gifted speaker. Fort Valley Methodists are fortunate to have the opportunity of hearing him. HUNTING PARTY , R Davidgon A j Evang j w Woplfo]k) Glenmore Green, John Allen, J. D. Duke, R. L. Marchman, L. P. Singleton and other Fort Valley ans left Monday afternoon for a day’s hunting in Berrien county. By the time this paper ' .f. is published ye editor probably , will , have , been feasting , on , the proof of the pudding?!’.? (Eight Pages). FORT VALLEY, GEORGIA, TUESDAY NIGHT, JANUARY 13TH, 1925 6:30 O’clock—Kiwanis Hall SPONSORED BY GOVERNOR TREUTLEN CHAPTER D. A. R. 1. Selection—Peach County Orchestra. 2. Invocation—Rev. D. A. Howard. 3. Selection—Peach County Orchestra. 4. Assembly Song. 5. Introduction Peach County Officers—John H. Jones. 0. Peach County Products—W. H. Harris. 7. Peach County Opportunities—E. H. Holland. 8. “Jest Jedge”—A. C. Riley. 9. Peach County Quartette—Sam Jones, Wesley Green, Coleman Nichols, Floyd Carithers. 9. Peach County Spirit—Ralph Newton. 10. Orchestra Selection. PEACH PRODUCTS WILL MAKE GREAT FEAST ON TUESDAY, JAUARY13 GOV. TREUTLEN CHAPTER D. A R. WILL SERVE PEACH PROD¬ UCTS DINNER AT KIWANIS HALL. Celebrating the birth of the new county of Peach in this veritable “land of milk and honey”—peaches and cream—watermelons, asparagus, pecans, King Cotton and Prince Grain—“the cow, the sow, the hen” —jimminy cricket! we’ll have to strut all over for lack of breath— Celebrating the birth of this bounc¬ ing new county of Peach, the Gov. Treutlen Chapter D. A. R. will serve a Peach Products Dinner at 6:30 o’¬ clock on the evening of next Tues clay, January 13, in Kiwanis Hall. At this dinner only products raised in Peach county will served. That is no limitation, and the dinner promises to be a rich, royal feast. Music will be furnished by Peach county talent. The proceeds from this dinner will go towards local civic work sponsored by the D. A. R. Tickets for seats will be sold for 75 cents. Reser¬ vations can be made by telephoning Mrs. Ben Fincher. JUDGE MATHEWS IN FLORIDA Judge Henry A. Mathews left Tuesday for a week’s visit in Flori¬ da. All cases set by him to be heard in his chambers in Macon are being atterdad to by Judge Malcolm D. Jones. .-w -SR*..' :iV. Sport and Sportsmen? Basketball in Fort Valley in past months has reached its height No town in the surround country can boast of a better high basketball team than Fort ley. These boys have struggled and hard to develop the Foi’t Valley just recently obtained new indoor court, and we thought this would bring better yet it has not. Why? When the citizens of Fort Valle}', the support of the school children. frr the Peach Blossom Festival. • vone knows they render their support. Yet when we as’: few people H to turn out for a basket- 1 .. ! they to—. . well .. ,, they game go see our games. Of course thi PEACHLAND JOURNAL 36 year* old—only newspa¬ per in heart of one of America's richest diversified agricultural sections. $1.50 Per Year in Advance. EVANGELISTIC CLUB OF BUSINESS MEN IS ORGANIZED IN PEACH FORMAL ORGANIZATION PER. FECTED AT MEETING SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THE BAPTIST: CHURCH. Following a recent visit of Dr. Pla¬ to Durham, of Emory University, and many members of Men’s Evangetostio clubs in Atlanta, Macon and other cities, a meeting was held at the Bap¬ tist church Sunday afternoon at tw (> o’clock, when the organizatim of such a club for Fort Valley and vi¬ cinity was completed. This body will be known -is the Peach County Busi¬ ness Men’s Evangelistic Club. Other clubs are being formed in the county, to be known by the names of their respective towns or communities. Officers elected Sunday afternoon were: A. L. Luce, president. John H. Jones, vice-president. F. W. Withoft, secretary-treasurer. These officers, as an executive committee, are drafting by-laws to be presented at the meeting to be held next Sunday afternoon at two o’clock at the Baptist church. The movement of Rusiness Men’* Evangelistic clubs has swept the country and is proving a powerful factor in religious progress. The or¬ ganization of this and other clubs in Peach county is in pursuance of the religious feature of the Peach County Program which was launched weeks ago at a mass meeting citizens from all parts of the coun doesn’t apply to our few regulars. Is it that the admission is too high? No, it can’t be, for the admission hr only twenty cents for children and thirty-five for adults. No one would miss this amount about once a week, Too, we have comfortable accommo¬ dation 1 -' for our patrons. This admis : sion has been raised to its present price on account of the expense for visiting teams here. i Charley Morgan, one of the best officials in basketball in the state sc.yt. our court is one of the best in this section. The F. V. H. 5. Record. The Fort Valley high school so far has played ten games, of this (Continued on back page) I