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aJljr ICraitrr - AND PEACHLAND JOURNAL Established 1888 Published every Thur»d»y JOHN H. JONES Editor and Owner “A» a Man Thinketh in Hi« So !• He. »» Official Organ of Peach County. N. E. A. I-Vuturu Service Advertisers’ Cut Service Entered as second-class matter the post office at Fort Valley, Ga., under the act of March 3, 1879. Subscription Prices (Payable in Advance) 1 Year ... $ 6 Months 3 Months Advertising Rates: 30c per Column Inch 1c per Word Legal Advertisement* Strictly C»*h in Advance THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1925. “Hughes asserts America is ,,f European net,” suys the Constitution. But the net still A DANGEROUS BILL “Knowing the interest of and other patrons of the Fort post office, in legislation ing the erection of post office mgs, Congressman W. W. of this district writeB to the of The Leader-Tribune, enclosing copy of House Bill No. 11791, provide for the construction of tain public buildings, and for purposes.” This bill is dangerous. It has reported favorably by the on Public Buildings and Grounds if enacted into law will change the plan which has in this country for a long time garding the construction of buildings, especially those used post offices, in that it authorize the Secretary of Treasury, and the Postmaster eral, to select sites, determine char acter, and arrange for the tion of such buildings throughout United States. Members of are in better position to where such buildings should be ed, their character, etc., both as cards the wishes and interest of public, than are the heads of departments, especially when we siderthat if such authority were en them i,t would be exercised by bo rd in ate employees of the ments, and not by the head themselves. We heartily commend man Larsen on his position on 1 his bill. He states that “while I there are some objections which may be urged to the present system, I am sure 'there are many more serious ones to be urged to the propose! scheme. 1 understand the proposed measure will receive the considers tion of the House at an early date perhaps the early part of next week —but regarding the matter as I do at this time. 1 am not inclined to support it. ’ PEACH BLOSSOM FESTIVAL Columbu* Enquirer-Sun: Editor John H. Jones, of the Fort Valley Leader-Tribune, gives us to under stand that during the big peach festi val in Fort Valley next month eith er “peaches and cream" or “peach and honey will be served; in fact, we are led 10 believe that if a fel low insists he will be served with both. Which means that the festival this year will be more largely ed than any festival of the kind Fort Valley has ever sponsored. Cleveland Courier: Johnny Jones, editor of the Fort Valley Leader Tribune, is now planning for a Peach Blossom Festival Edition, Johnny , has just exactly what it takes to get out such an edition and The Courier is looking forward with great cap erness to the arrival of this issue of The Leader-Tribune. DR PIERCE ON THE CAPITOL 1 OF PEACH Dr. A. M. Pierce, editor of the "Wesleyan Christian Advocate, writ¬ ing in his issue on January 30th, says: “The capitol of Peach county was the objective of my journey when I left Atlanta last Saturday. The great peach industry of the surrounding section has carried the name of Fort Valley into the far corners of our country. Their annual peach festival has attained wide fame and reached large proportions. It brings a gala day and presents a great spectacle. “With unusual pleasure I anticipat¬ ed this trip. My college class-mate Rev. T. H. Thomson, is pastor there. J was associated with him more close ly, perhaps, than with any other of my class. We ate together, in adjoining rooms, nodded over 'lime lessons, attended church er, and were graduated from same platform. On two occasions, has been gracious enough to me to be with him in protracted ings. Association with him brings pleasure. The hospitality his home leaves nothing to be On this occasion, however, 1 that pleasure because his who is making a fine record at leyan, was wrestling with a case flu. “There was another reason why was glad to go. One of my lives there. The exigencies of prevent my seeing her often. occasion offers, 1 grasp it gladly. “The congregation at Fort is among the best in the South gia Conference. They made a record in the Centenary Other worthy achievements are their credit. It was a pleasure to ship with them twice on the There seems good prospects that Wesleyan will make weekly to all of their homes for the year. “Bro. Thomson has made a beginning. That means that he make a better ending, for he is kind of man who grows on a gation. All of his wares are not the window. He is one of the efficient pastors in his and one of their finest ters.” A. M. PIERCE. SAVING By the end of 1925, there will something like twenty-two of dollars on deposit in the instiutions in the United States. It is a tidy sum, and the oest about it is that it represents a steady growth for years. (In good years and bad years and indifferent the savings of the people of the United States have increased. They have more than doubled since 1912. It is a gratifying phase of the economic life of the country, for shows not only thut wo can save that we are saving—that the egg gets bigger from year to year. 1 he habit of saving really is more important than the money itself that’s salted down, for men and women who have learned how to save can save again if their nest eggs are swept away. And it is the thrift habit of millions that gives j strength to a nation, as well as the hundreds of millions or billions they have ! n the bank. Some interesting figures from a recent publication by the American Bankers Association are given by the Macon News as follows Thrift Week gives a timely inter est to some figures re.:.'i tly publish- 1 t .,l by the American Pankers V icia- 1 ion, showing the it .me. iso in (he number >id volume f savings ac ; counts, : j also in the amount of 1 during inuaranie in force, the past years. r r e figure a;j follows: ■ us Number of Total Bank 1 Year Depositors Savings ] 912 12,584,31 fi $ 8,425,275,000 1913 14,295,931 8.820.192.000 j 1914 11,385,734 8.728.536.000 .1915 16,084,587 8 7 ( )I 523 191 fi 10,344,770 9 478 068 000 1917 10,631,586 1 1115 790 000 1918 10,637,760 1 1 589 373 000 1919 18,176,251 12 456 460 000 1920 20,915,612 14 67'’ 178 000 1921 26,573,870 1 (i 618 595 000 1922 30,323,320 17.331.479.000 192.3 85,42 17 19.567.953.000 1924 38,867,994 20.873.562.000 | The increase of the number of I people holding insurance is 1912! even move striking. At the end of the total value of insurance policies in the United States was $15,555 - 901,1 71; in 1922, a decade later, which included the war. it reached $50,290,710,180, an increase of more than 30 ' or cent. Of this vast amount two-thirds are investments by wage earners, of whom the num her is estimated at about 25,000, 000 . I Il is but another sign of the gen¬ eral participation in prosperity and the increased tendency to practice thrift.—Albany Herald. SOME FORD HISTORY The fact that truth is stranger than fiction is we 11 illustrated by I some of the business ventures have aided in making America fam ous as the foremost commercial na tion of the world. There is some¬ thing fairylike in the record of the rise of certain business firms and of none of them is this more striking ly true than of the corporation of which Henry Ford is the head. The following is a bit of inside history of that organization which has be come one of the leading business firms of history: The list of original stockholders in | the Ford Motor Company, with the amount of stock subscribed by each, was as follows: Henry Ford $25,500 I THE LEADER-TRIBUNE. FORT VALLEY. GA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1925. Fort Valley's Fine Water The sanitary department of Georgia .State Board of Health a report which reflects to the another of the superior advanta of living in Fort Valley. This holds her place among Georgia at the head of the list in of water supply, “Excellent”—absolutory A-l—is mark given Fort Valley water. vith the high I oiks do not' expect to find in the sit nation of Fort Valley—and high standard of public service ! all avenues which influence conditions, make Fort Valley a dld P lace ln which to L1VE is more essential, and nothing prove of such distinct advantage, | the growth and happiness of a Thus, “we are building a city here.’ Alex Y. Malcomson John S. Gray . 0 h n F. Dodge . Horace E. Dodge Horace II. Rackham . Albert Strelow ... . | John W. Anderson C. H. Bennett . j James v. C. Frey Couzens . . J. Woodhall Miss R. V. Couzens Of this sum only $28,000 was in cash. Ford put in his car for and let Malcomson have worth of stock for guaranteeing 000 worth of bills. The Dodges no cash, but agreed to furnish terials for the amount of their Most of the others put in , notes, ir whole or in part. Strelow sold out for $25,000 Couzens in order to invest in a mine in British Columbia. Had stuck, his stock today could be for $50,000,000. The gold mine a failure. Malcomson sold to Ford for 000. His stock, it is estimated, today be worth $250,000,000. Bennett, Woodhall and Frey out soon after Malcomson. and Frey each received $25 000 fot their stock from Kor d and Ford bought Woodhall’s stock $5,000. I Miss R. V. Couzens, sister of I Couzens took out $355,000 from investment of $100. Jas. Couzens took out The Gray estate sold its stock 1 $20,250,000, after drawing | of $10,335,075. The investment of Rackham and | . , C8ch ! th< „™ \ 7 ’ 4d '’’ 75 °' ™ r> 0 «£e brothers took out a to tal of 634,871,500, These flKUres are authentic, having * )een ^ rom the books of the * ord Motor Company at the request L. Benson, author of “The Nt ‘ w Henr >' Ford ” Monroe Advcr ti-ser. LIBRARIAN REPORTS A report from Miss Gena Riley, li¬ brarian, for the Thomas Library was a most gratifying feature of the , Jltnuary the library Aux iliary which assembled at the home ' tho residen t, Mrs. A. J. Evans, 0T P on afternoon of Jan. 28th. The rec ord ^ ol quarter showed a hun dred P er cent increase in books lent, aad a large number of borrowers add¬ ed to the list, which is conclusive evi¬ dence of the growing usefulness of the library. In commemoration of the 166th anniversary of the birth of Robert E >urns - Mrs. John A. Houser, chair for the afternoon presented an inspirational study of the universally b'ved Scotchman. Of his poetry, Mrs. H° US<M ' mentioned that Emerson once said i “ The winds whispered it, the trees whistled it, and the corn and flax rustled it until it beFpme the property and solace of mankind.” Rev. J. VV. Smith, who because of his Scotch ancestry, was preeminent¬ ly fitted to speak 011 Burns, was then introduced “for,” the chairman stat¬ ed, “next to his ain God and ain coun trie, the Scotchman loves Bobbie 1 urns." , Mr. Smith, in he beginning of his lemarks, told of the parentage, birth, early life, told of the paretitageSL life, and the severe hardships of the poet. He characterized (he of Burns as being filled with inspiration and sympathy. In it all, masculine strength and feminine ten derness is found to a marked degree. Of the place which Burns holds in Scotch history. Mr. Smith said in con elusion. "It is said that the man who see farther than others can give the world vision, that the man who ran stand steadier than others can forgets himself in doing good for it character, and that he who himself in doing good for can give it religion. It cannot said that Bobbie Burns gave char or religion to the world; but Woman’s Club On The Job While Fort Valley and County are wrestling with the tude of first progressive along new lines and some good, tical pi ejects like the Chamber Commerce are being crowded out fb.drolling ambitions in new and the exigencies of traditional quirements and established tions in the community life, some of us are being so much sorbed in the brilliance of our pirations to plant our proud feet on the alluring peaks of it is refreshing to have c impelled to sober reflection the manner in which others are ly holding faith with the tals of the civic structure. It is good to have patience cultivate the valleys from whVh rich stores of nourishment come build, not halos and fame, but men and women and the pure, human relations and ideals which no halo, no fame can be during. They do say that “cleanliness next to godliness;” and we know an immaculate appearance is a of charm and uplift. But there such a thing as the appalling sepulcher,” and real beauty is than skin deep, of either man or community. Thus we marvel happily over significance of the steadfast way in which the Woman's Club of Fort ley is devoting itself to the mentals in . * building a city While many of us talk of the of pageantry in a surpassing Blossom Festival, they call us to tion in a “clean-up, paint-up * • cam paign in order that our thousands visitors may go away talking, not al¬ together about the wonders of festival show, but, with more some •ffect upon the outside praising the cleanliness and of the community in which the val’s wonders were produced. Even more, we marvel, and ourselves to task, when we that the Woman’s Club is to, and never faltering in, its establ'shed purpose of nurturing the “Soul of the community,” which Ralph Newton, m a recent address, lifted up before us as our supreme asset and source of lasting and sound success. The Woman’s Club, through its Child Welfare mittee, of which Mrs. C. E. Martin is chairman, is pressing forward with a campaign through the public 1 schools , , for - “saner eating.” „ I*ind the community in which folks have been happiest during most years and you will find the community which has not merely done great, spectacular things, but the cornmu nity which has let no blazinr: am'oi turn e ’er interfere with its c! >;• > at tention to those so called little things” little in their return of per sonal limelioht but supremely great in tiioir vital relations to physical ai: i mental health, spiritual n irture. modesty, refinement—in short char¬ acter—the SOUL of that community. In this way such a community, when people come to praise its spec¬ tacular high-lights, may speak in a still, small voice that will carry into far regions, saying: “We are proud of this thing which draws your praise, but we find our real joy and neigh borly love in a consciousness of hav¬ ing kept bright the little lamps ot true refinement, humane service and human consideration that warm our hearts and make pure the warmth of our firesides.” I.et none of us f; il to give our ut most co-operation to the Woman’s Club in these precious undertakings, two vital features of which now are the “clean-up, paint-up” campaign and the educational program for saner eating. vision, especially to his own country¬ men. In his day, the spirit of patriotism was ebbing away in Scotland and th" fires of heroism were burning dim ly; but his spirited songs, given to his people in their own simple lang uage, fanned into an unquenchable flame the smoldering embers of lie roistn and devotion to their country.” Mrs. W. S. White concluded the program by singing two of the most beautiful Scotch ballads, “Flow Gent ly Sweet Aftin” and “Annie Laurie.” WANTED —For Peach Blossom Fes¬ tival 500 hogs for barbecue pur poses. Will pay market price. Glen more Green, Purchasing Agent. 2-5-4p-tf. 25 dozen best grade 10c handker chiefs for men and women, sale price 5c each. R. S. Braswell* Son. I 'Twould be interesting to know how many New Year resolutions are still being kept. MY FINGERPRINTS 1. Not a word my wife had spoken, Save one heaven given pray’r; For her holy heart was broken By My Fingerprints placed 2. There maliciously 1 placed them. And as demons fierce they stare; Centuries can not erase them, Fingerprints that I placed there. 3. Mordant are my garments gory, Tortured am I with despair. Pity me! Thou Lord of glory. For My Fingerprints are there. 4. Faithful was she, noble woman; Still My Fingerprints are there. I disloyal and inhuman— Savior, hear a felon’s pray’r. W. C. CARTER. WANTED —For Peach Blossom Fes tival 500 hogs for barbecue poses. Will pay market price. Glen more Green, Purchasing Agent. 2-5-4p-tf. Anything that is worth doing at all is worth doing the best you know how. SHERIFF’S SALE Will be sold before the Court House Door within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in March, 1925, the pillowing described pr op erty, towit: That lot in the City of Fort Valley in the Ninth District of, originally Houston County now, Peach County, Georgia, fronting South on Preston Street, also known as Church Street, and bounded as follows: North by Flournoy lot, South by said street. East by Sam Gardner lot and West by the parsonage lot of the C. M. E. Church, same being the lot deeded by H. A. Mathews to Mark Miller on November 1st, 1917, as evidenced by deed of record in office of Clerk of Superior Court of Houston County. Said lot being the residence of Lee O’Neal and Beulah O’Neal. Levied on to satisfy a fi. fa. from the City Court of Houston County in favor of Isaac Miller vs. Lee O’Neal and Beu¬ lah O'Neal. Tenant in possession no¬ tified. This Feb. 5, 1925. GEO. D. ANDERSON. Sheriff. Houser & Mathews, Att.vs. Isaac Miller. GEORGIA, PEACH COUNTY. ,, Mrs. Tula P. „ Kendrick ... and , William B. „ Reeves _ , having . applied , as Execu tors f or probate in solemn form of the j ast yyju atl( j Testament of W. R. BROWN, late of said county, de cease d, the heirs at law of said W. R. BROWN are hereby required to ap pe ar at the Court of Ordinary of said County on the First Monday in March> 1925 , next, when said appli cation for pro bate will be heard, I Witness the Honorable M. C. Mos ley, Ordinary of said County. This February 2nd, 19 25. M. H. DuPree, Clerk Court of Ordinary. !", THE GREAT AMERICAN PEOPLE | \ By STANLEY ' ’ < ■ • (JOHN SHUT THAT" >s ' s THIt* 1 OFF I + S CANT SIT DOWN TO READ FOR TC /w; w>» A MINUTE WITHOU + 23 c. THAT THINS * + • ■ ■ * $ ^ \ STARTING TO 1 $ ! lH 3 1 * O I ❖ \ + * ■ • + ", I .Sj * ■*) + A * <* !! ^///z £3 ^ / / ' ’ / I. . ",! v I \ [ «• • • (tv -7 i ■ 0 < 3 ® • C-A-T ' / {bw, Mm) ", OFF ’ I SWN A ***+*** | <“H l '1 I 1 '1 " 1' I 4 ♦ ■!' 1' ♦♦ tH'H’Htti ' H't ' ’ < • a *.JuuW tj, • + ■ <, 1 [ 0 + 5* + ■ 1 j ■ ■ Mi 7 * ' ,• . b a It : | '’TWth&'kd * * ■■ * •** * • • • ■ • > I . < > < • i ■ ■ a&h < - LEADERSHIP The man who is not getting every cent is <» and per cent, of value from his dollars handicapped in his competition with those ‘J who are. < ■ j! Men who have this Institution as their ally are getting a service, counsel and assistance < * that enables them to compete on equal terms | with the best. • J ■ ■ ■ ■ Citizens Bank of Fort Valley Capital and Surplus $150,000.00 + • ■ ■ > SHERIFF'S SALE GEORGIA, PEACH COUNTY. Will be sold before the door of the Court House of Peach County be¬ tween the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in March, 1925, to the highest bidder for cash the follow¬ ing described property, tewit: An undivided one-third (1-3) in tcve.-t in and to all that certain tract, lot or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the State of Georgia, County of Peach, and in the City of Fort Valley therein, fronting East 70 feet, more or less, on Anderson Avenue^ and running back with uni¬ form width a distance of 240 feet, more or less, bounded on the North by lands of A. J. Houser, East by Anderson Avenue, South by the lands of J. D. Duke and West by a ditch. Said property levied upon and sold j a* the property of Mrs. L. P. .(ones, j to satisfy an execution issued on the 0«'d day of October, 1924, by T. R. Bennett, Superintendent of Banks, j in favor of The Exchange Bank of j F Hrt Valley versus Mrs. L. P. Jones, f**r the principal sum of Three Hun died Dollars ($300.00), besides in terest and costs. Written notice of levy given Mrs. S. II. Hall, tenant in no.-session. Also, at the same time and place the following described property, to ,v it An undivided one-third (1-3) in¬ terest in and to all that certain tract, let or parcel of land situate, lying end being in the State of Georgia, County of Peach, and in the City of Fort Valley therein, fronting East 70 feet, more or less, on Andersoa Avenue and running back with uni¬ form width a distance of 240 feet, more or less, bounded on the North by lands of A. J. Houser, East by Anderson Avenue, South by the lands of J. D. Duke and West by a ditch. Said property levied upon and sold as the property of Mrs. Lena F. Jack son to satisfy an execution issued on the 3rd day of October, 1924, by T. R. Bennett, Superintendent of Banks, in favor of The Exchange Bank of Fort Valley versus Mrs. Lena F. Jackson, for the principal sum of Three Hundred Dollars 1 r> the th District of Peach County ($300.00), besides interest and costs. Written notice of levy given Mrs. S. H. Hall, tenant in possession. This February 4th, 192 - I . GEO. D. ANDERSON, Sheriff, Peach County, Georgia. 2-5-4t. Counter of 32-inch best Dress Ginghams, 36-inch Percales, dark and light patterns, sale price 19e yd. Rale closes Saturday, Feb. 7th. R. S. Bras¬ well & Son.