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Let’s greet the many thousands of visitors at our FOURTH ANNUAL PEACH BLOSSOM FESTIVAL on March 19th and 2.0th with bright, clean, 9 well dressed houses and grounds. ‘*W« are building a city here”-- the South’s ideal-- I <7 WE ARE BUILDING A CITY HERE Volume No. XXXVI, Number 7. Preparing’ for * Barbecue for Minimum of Forty Thousand; Great Reserve Supply To Provide for Thousands More Every man, woman and child who can take part in the Peach Blotsom Festival pageant is re¬ quested to register at once, at headquarters on the second floor of the Woolfolk building. Every person is needed. The Pageant Committee does not wish to leave out a single available per¬ son. Help them by registering at once. Dance rehearsals for the pageant will begin the latter part of this week. The time is short. Throw yourself into the happy spirit of the Festival ac¬ tivities. If you can’t go to Festi¬ val headquarters right this min¬ ute, telephone. Through the courtesy of the Fruit Belt Tele¬ phone Company a free tele¬ phone has been installed. Its ^number is 360. With Jno. A. Houser and W. B. Norton, chairmen, and their barbecue committee making thorough prepara¬ tions to feed from forty to sixty thousand people on March 19th and 20th—the two days of the Fourth Annual Peach Blossom Festival; Miss > Pauline Oak, director, whipping her pageant cast into ideal form and re bearsals beginning this week; the < onstruction committee, of which J. V. Woolfolk is chairman, making mighty music with carpenters’ tools in building a great stadium, stages, ftc., and getting the new 40-acre Festival grounds into attractive shape; H. M. Copeland and J. D. Kendrick, with their committee on program and entertainment, cement ing many unique, spectacular fea tures into proportions which promise to hold the thousands of visitors spelbound; with these and other . committees working night and day under pressure of a n even greater desire than they ever have experi¬ enced before to make the Peach Blos som Festival an event of surpassing charm and benefit, it now appears * that the two incomparable Johns of the ticket committee—John Lee and John Vance—are going to have their superior abilities taxed in making even thirty or forty thousand seats care for the multitudes of folks who will pour into Fort Valley from all parts of America. Those who desire seats for their friends or any mem¬ bers of their families would better see Mr. Lee or Mr. Vance quickly and buy reservations for seats, the tickets for which will be delivered later, when the diagram is complete. Elect King and Queen The King and Queen of the h esti val will be elected Thursday night at t :30 o clock at a mass meeting in ihe high school auditorium. Immedi ately afterwards the Royal Court, jj-fty in number, will be chosen from me community at large, and the King and Queen will assign parts for the pageant. Loud Speaker for Pageant John M. Cook, Jr., has been au thorized by lb - Festival Association to arrange for installation of a “loud speaker,” such as is used in national conventions, presidential inaugura tions, etc., for the pageant. Mr. C<mk is communicating with th.i Western Electric Company for the rental of the loud speaker, which will amplify the notes and tones of the produc tion to the satisfaction of the great audience, even to the most remote seats. Miss Oak Forming Pageant The prologue of the Trail of Pink Petals, that romantic and allegorical story of the peach which will be told jfcvividness of color and action as :h'6 main celebration of the festival days, was discussed with the publici ty committee by Miss Pauline Oak and her corps of workers Tuesday tmne Read by thousands of people in progressive PEACH, Houston, Macon a nd Crawford Counties, where Nature smiles her brightest. morning at pageant headquarters. The idea of making the pageant, that one feature of the blossom festi¬ val around which everything' else shall cluster, more fanciful and col omul rather than literal as it tells the story of The Trail of Pink Petals from the time of its Mount Olympic existence through the 4,000 years of its blossoming, carries an appeal to every nature in which there is a dash ot the aesthetic and the sentimental —and in the land of the Sunny South these are legion. Mrs. Laurence Houston, who as Miss Etta Carithers, originated the idea of the Peach Blossom Festival, has been chosen to take the part of Pomona, Goddess of Fruit, in the pageant. This is the second of the outstanding roles that have been filled, Miss Charlie Matthews .daugh¬ ter of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Matthews, a Junior in the Fort Valley High School, having been selected for the part of Peach, the main one in the pageant. j feature A big float procession will be a of the program this year, p] a ns for which have already taken form. Two floats are now in process of preparation in New York state, The Rochester Rex Company, Roch ester, a grading machine concern. will enter a decorated machine in the parade. This company grades fruit and a carload of apples will be brought here for demonstration pur¬ poses. They will later be distributed among local people and visitors. The Niagara Sprayer Company, of Mid¬ dleport, is the other company that I is preparing a float for entrance, i The Blossom Dancers for Porno-; na’s Court have been secured, and they are eighteen in number, who .| 1 win be dressed in , aven(k . r , scattcr ing brightly colored blossoms in their I I Mount Olympic setting. With the. Goddess Pomona, who is the Goddess of the fruit8( will be six trumpeteers dressed j n russet t shade and she will have the ten attendants and eight train bearers as she arrives at the' harvest of the fruits. : Following the Blossom Dancers , will be the Garland Dancers who will be dressed in many shades of green,) carrying garlands of flowers, and these will be eighteen in number. The twenty fruit bearers will be featured next in the prologue, and will carry golden platters of choicest fruit, Their costumes will be of garnet, stenciled in gold, as they offer Pomona the nutri ment and the ciousness of their respective gifts of I tbe orc hards. Before Pomona dance the Apple, the Orange, the 1 Grape, the Pear and the Peach in all their concentrated attractiveness and I diffusion of essence and fragrance and Pomona shal j se l ec t the Peach ber f aV0 rite fruit, At this interval Veiled Destiny will appear upon the scene, likely clothed in lavender and grey, and from the Scroll of Fate will read the destiny of the Peach as from its Mount Oympic state it must give itself to a waiting world, Immediately follows the dances of the sunbeams, twenty-six in number, a nd the raindrops of the same nu merical status and the dance of the , Four Winds which will serve to waft; away the Peach to her first habitat! 0 n the banks of the Chinese rivers an d to -Chinese soil. Thus the story of The Trail of the) Pink Petals in its prologue will begin and from the , moment the , Mount, ,, Olympic scene is revealed lo that moment of the grand finale when the ; Pink Petals story has been told will j the thousands of spectators be charmed by the color and beauty and I art and romance which will mark its i , presentation. FORT VALLEY, PEACH COUNTY. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1925. People or More at £ Come On—Georgians!! Adolph Ochs, citizen of Now York, has pledged himself to raise $1,000,000 for The Berry Schools. He asks Georgia first to raise one-tenth of this sum, $100,000. Asa Candler, Jr., of Atlanta, has promised to give $50,000— one-half—if Georgia at large will subscribe $50,000—the other half. Generous citizens have already given $18,000 of the $50,000 needed. The money is for a Georgia institution—located near Rome— j built, inspired by and operated for Georgians. It gives to otherwise hopelessly ignorant boys and girls of the wildest mountain regions of the state, the opportunity for practical, thorough education. It j opens and daughters. the gateway of opportunity to Georgia’s most neglected sons j Should there be any delay, when Georgians are asked, by a New j Yorker, to give a comparatively small portion of a vitally-needed I endowment for such a school? Counting Mr. Candler’s magnificent gift, every dollar subscrib- I i ed brings $20 to the school. It is an unprecedented opportunity to do something real for humanity, in Georgia. Subscriptions may be paid in semi-dnnual installments, covering j four payments, the first due on July 1, next. Send checks either to The Atlanta Constitution or to Robert C. Alston, chairman of the board of trustees of Berry schools, Citizens and Southern bank building, Atlanta. They will be promptly acknowledged. [ JOE DAVIDSON IN FLORIDA Senator and Mrs. J. E. Davidson left last Friday for a ten day motor trip through Florida. Senator Davidson has remembered The Leader-Trib une with several postal cards, all which natrrally indicate that he and Mrs. Davidson are having a delight¬ ful vacation but “there’s no place like home,” especially when it is “Uncle” Joe’s own Peach cotpity. A. J. Evans is moving his offices from the Citizens Bank building into commodious rooms ad-joining Ev ans ' Clark Company, in the new ad¬ dition to the Marshall Grocery Com¬ pany building. Tie King and queen, and the court to be selected by them, which will be mposed of fifty people, will like be dressed in the Louis Fifteenth They will be seated beneath gorgeous canopy and will with the dancers and actors trail the Pink over land and ■ea in the ro story, Publicity Committee On Fire No house ever burned with more no fire department ever with more lightning-like speed a congregation, than the publicity of which the ever-iov Tom Flournoy is chairman evi in its far-reaching work to the world sit up and take no¬ of the ^Fourth Annual Peach Festival. This commit/ee is after all kinds of wholesome with remarkable energy efficiency, so that the highest of all other members of, the organization will be taxed meet the nation-wide interest is being created through news magazine, radio, motion pic and other avenues of publicity, J. A. L. Wilson, has been (faced thf . head of the commit tee to com the new Festival grounds. It without saying that, undr Mr. direction, the finest possi of the grounds will be real Mrs. Alice Crandall, Otis F. and Jimmie Fagan form a on f] oats and decorations, their work undoubtedly w j[] | a beautiful revelation in that j base H f t he festival, In every respect General Chairman L. Shepard is being given all as to say in the splendid ad - he is making before civic in various cities that the Fourth Peach B!ossom Festiva! win a ,. ecord -breaker and will at once this wonderful Blossom Fes scheme as a permanent national ■i *.,» w. *• ^ RAILROAD OFFICIALS HERE C. T. Airey, vice president and traffic manager, and F. J. Robinson, general passenger agent of the Cen tral of Georgia railroad, spent Wed nesday in Fort Valley. They were ! enthusiastic in predictions of bril¬ liant success for the Fourth Annual Peach Blosom FestTval’and ail other enterprises in Peach county. F. T. Murray, president of the Kiwanis Club, John Allen and others enter¬ tained Mr. Airey and Mr. Robinson in a pleasant manner. NEW ROAD SIGNS The Hotel Winona, of .which the enterprising Emory Coppedge is manager, is placing 200 attractive new road signs along the Dixie high¬ way in Southern Georgia and Flori¬ da. Mr. Coppedge will leave tomor¬ row for a Florida trip, to erect these signs and to distribute artistic adver¬ tising matter from The I.eader-Trib une Press for the Fourth Aeimal Peach Blossom Festival, The signs are in red and black, size 12x36 inches, painted by Lubetkin. » REV. J. W. SMITH IS ILL His many friends will regret to learn that Rev. J. W. Smith is sick with the “flu” and that because of his illness and the fact that he is booked to deliver a series of lectures on the Presbyterian Progressive Pro gram in Cuthbert, Fort Gaines, Pleasant Hill and Dawson sometime soon, he will discontinue his Bible notes in The Leader-Tribune for several weeks. However, the Bible Class Notes for this week had been prepared before Mr. Smith became ill, and they will appear in next week’s issue. NEW WRIGLEY PRESIDENT P. K. Wrigley has been elected president of the Wm. Wrigley, Jr., Co., the $90,000,000 Chewing Gum Corporation. P. K. is just past thirty and one of the youngest presidents of a large manufacturing concern in the United States. He started his business career by putting Wrigley’s on the map in Aus ra ^' a an ^ bas been vice-president of the American Company since 1915, except for two years in the United States Naval Aviation Service during the war. His father, Wm. Wrigley, Sr., now becomes chairman of the board of directors. ---- Our appetite for real winter weather is not as keen as it was last August It cost the government $1,674.- 500,000 to operate the railroads during the war. FIRST MEETING OF TEAR, INTEREST The board of trustees of Thomas public library held its meeting Tuesday morning in reading room of the library, Ralph Newton chairman of the presiding. The librarian s report for the half of the past year was gratifying, showing an increase books loaned of nearly one per cent, a substantial increase the number of registered a wider use of the library as a of reference for the public of the county, and a rapidly popularity of the reading room. The meeting included to four-year terms of on the board, Mr. D. C. and Mrs. Jno. A. Houser and election of of the following for the year: Mr. Ralph chairman, Mr. D. C. Strother, vice chairman, Mr. C. E. Martin er and Miss Gena Riley, secretary and librarian. Mrs. A. J. Evans, as the newsly elected president of the Woman’s Library Auxiliary was welcomed as a new member. She pledging the con tinued support of her organization and the board in turn expressing their appreciation of the fine assis¬ tance rendered in the past. The entire meeting was character¬ ized by unusual interest and enthus¬ iasm which nromises much for the progress of the libary in the new year. The following report for the Thomas Public Library for the year 1924 was made by the librarian, Miss Gena Rilev, to the board of trustees at their regular meeting Tuesday. Number of volumes in library 3150. Number of volumes added, 237. Number of registered borrowers, 1 136. Number circulated, 9600. Number of magazine subscriptions, 14. Number of newspaper subscrip tions, 2. Total income, $830.00. ---- FORT VALLEY OBSERVES GEORGIA DAY THURSDAY Fort Valley observed Georgia Day, commemorating the founding of our state by Janies Oglethorpe, on Thurs¬ day. Under the direction of Mrs. Ben Fincher, regent of the Fort Valley chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, a Georgia Day program was given at the school auditorium at 8:30 o'clock. Mrs. J. D. Kendrick spoke on the- advantages to be found in Georgia, and Mrs. Fincher presented to the school on behalf of the D. A. R., a new United States flag. Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Mathev Sr., formerly of Fort Val¬ ley, now of Ashburn, will regret to learn of the death of Mrs. Mathews' mother, Mrs. G. G. N. McDonald, which occurred on last Tueday, after a long illness. Wise old hens are looking forward to the beginning of many spring gar¬ dens. Statistics prove-—well, wh t do want them to prove? The army and the navy are up in air over the value of aircraft. ——------ Advertise in The Learer-Tribune watch the results. i (Eight Page.) $1.50 Per Year in Advance. WASHOUT AT HOUSER’S MILL; LESTER Mr. E. L. Lester was seriously jured and three negroes hurt day morning when a building, dermined by the heavy rains, in at Houser’s mill. The washout was discovered Saturday night hut nothing could done until morning, when Mr. with,scvernl men went d >w i to things over. They were standing the platform of the building when collapsed and Mr. Lester and negroes went down; for ornately waterway was dry or they have drowned. Mr. Lester had right wirst borken, his left crushed and severe bruises on body. He as carried to Sanitarium Tuesday for a of his wrist. Mrs. Lester him to Macon and will be with until he is able to return home. PEACH EDITION ADVERTISERS A number of new names are add¬ ed to the following list of people and business firms who are co-operating in a splendid way with the Peach Blossom Festival Edition of The Leader-Tribune by ordering advertis¬ ing space. Others have indicated that they would sign contracts and furn¬ ish copy right away. Those desiring space will have to hurry, as the edi¬ tion will be closed very quickly. Fort Valley Coca-Cola Bottling Co. J. W. Woolfolk & Co. Fort Valley Lumber Co. Valley Milling Co. Gallaher-Hale Grocery Co. Crandall-Campbell Co. Georgia Basket & Lumber Co. Anthoine Machine Shop. H. V. Kell Co. Hotel Winona. Mrs. M. T. Wise. Fort Valley Cafe. \ R'. S. Braswell & Son. Anderson Drug Co. Emmett Houser. Judge M. C. Mosley. City Bakery. Copeland’s Pharmacy. John Vance. Eberhardt Machine Works. Bank of Fort Valley. Citizens Bank of Fort Valley. Almon Implement Co. Franklin Theatre. Fort Valley Motor Co. Lee’s Department Store. Wheelers Pharmacy. L. W. Rogers Co. Fort Valley Crate & Lumber Co. C. L. Shepard. W. L. Houser Canning Co. Kendrick Ins. Co. Southern Brokerage Co. Evans-Clark Co. Houser & Mathews. Jno. T. Slaton. A. C. Riley. Strickland Barber Shop. - N. Hauser. I Rev. W. F. Smith, presiding elder of the Macon district, will make his first official visit of Ihe current year Sunday next. He will fill the .pulpit at the Methodist church at the ev ening hour and will hold the Quar terly . - Conference ,, , Monday , evening. . - This is Mr. Smiths o third . year , on - the district , . - , and , his , . friends ... , in . the , city always , , , look , forward c . with ,i pleas- , ure to his coming. He is an able . , preacher , and , will ... no doubt , ,, , be , heard , by , a large . congregation. Mr. G. T. Coppedge, joint proprie¬ tor of .The Winona Hotel with his son, Emory Coppedge came over from Barnesville for a week-end vis it. PEACHLAND JOURNAL 36 years old—only newspa¬ per in heart of one of America’s richest diversified agricultural sections. 19-20th DISTRICT CONFERENCE A gracious reception for Miss Pau¬ line Oak, director of the Peach Blos¬ som Festival pageant, discussion of the proposed Peach County Chamber of Commerce, a report from District Trustee T, F. Flournoy on the recent. trustees’ meeting in Macon, and ad¬ dresses A. L. Luce and Ralph Newton in a program directed by Mayor R. D. Hale, with other inter¬ esting features, filled last Friday’s luncheon with inspiration and de¬ light. One of the outstanding fea tures of the meeti', was a. , discussion of the propose, i'or a bond issue for permanent highway con struction in Georgia. Ly a narrow margin, the club voted to contribute, one dollar per member towards a. publicity fund in the roads bonds campaign. L. L. Brown, Jr., opposed o action,'and challenged any mem her to a debate on the question of State bonds for roads. T. F. Flour¬ noy, chairman of the program com mittee, probably will arrange for this debate in the near future, Mr. Flournoy's report on the trus¬ tees’ conference in Macon on Janu¬ ary 29th lifted up several objectives for the Kiwanis Club’s endeavors, during the present year. In addition to recommendations favoring a State bond issue for roads, the trustees urge that Kiwanis sponsor a memo ria hall for the celebrated Martha Berry School near Rome, and also, that the Ellis Health Law be put into operation in all Georgia counties. In this connection Judge A. C. Riley explained the Ellis Health Law and its system of operation, and his mo¬ tion that the Peach County Grand Jury be requested to elect a health officer and Ordinary M. C. Mosley" and County School Superintendent Ralph Newton put the system into effect here was carried unanimously Active interest in agricultural de¬ velopment, attention to the under¬ privileged children of Georgia, and the work of reclaiming delinquent juveniles of the State were other features of the trustees’ meeting on which Trustee Flournoy made an en¬ lightening report. It is significant of' his characteristic alert civic spirit that he invited, through the trustees... all Kiwanians to attend the Fourth. Annual P. m b Blossom i l.val i. Fort Valley on March 19th and 20th Among the guests at the luncheon were F. J. Frederick, of Marshall ville, and Judge M. C. Mosley. The Clean-Up, Paint-Up campaign and the movement for a nutrition kitchen and saner eating in the pub¬ lic schools, being conducted by the Woman’s Club of Fort Valley, were subjects of enthusiastic discussion, and warm pledges of support. It was announced that an inquiry had come from Cuba for a number of cars of dried peaches. Sanders Harris was named to look after plans for the erection of another handsome tourist sign at Echeconnee, similar to the one already attracting so much attention at Barnesville. Mayor R. D. Hale introduced a r.ew Kiwanis quartet, composed of ,j , M , Cook> Jr T A McCord , c L Farmer and him-elf. This quartet promises to become another fine fea ture of the Kiwanis artistry. Ihe address ,, of - A. , L. , Luce , on Law r Observance ,, and . that of Ralph New- 1 ton . the Kiwanis ... . Ideals , , burn on were • . of „ the , . mg expressions principles . and spirit ... which , . , „ the wholesome , , upon in¬ Huence ... ot . Kiwanis ... . , builds , itself., 1 hose addresses , , should . , . , be carried . , to - and . child , , within , man, woman Y Men's Fibre Silk Socks, regular 50c quality, to go at 29c pair on and Monday at R. S. Bras¬ & Son. 12-12, It >