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AND PEACHLAND JOURNAL
Eitabliahed 1888
Published every Thursday
JOHN H. JONES
Editor and Owner
’ A* a Man Tbinketh in Hit
So It He. >»
Official Organ of Pftch County,
of Fort Valley and Western Divi¬
sion of the Southern District of
Georgia Federal Court.
N. E. A. F'eature Service
Advertisers’ Cut Service
Entered as second-class matter
the post office at Fort Valley,
Ga., under the act of March
S, 1879.
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THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 26, 1925
Trail of Pink
Petals
Not the Dixie Highway—"The
Trail of Pink Petals.”
That’s the idea!
In Atlanta the other day a friend
■—Norman Wrigley, manager of the
Wrigiey Figraving Company—sug¬
gested to this editor the idea of giv¬
ing the peach belt’s link of the Dixie
Highway a name that will become
famous. Christened as “The Trail of
Pink Petals, ft with conspicuous, beau
tiful signs bearing that name along
the highway, it will be an enduring
tribute to the wonders of the pag¬
eant of the Fourth Annual Peach
Blosorn Festival and will become
quickly . , , famous ,, throughout , , America. , .
It Will be America S “lover , s , l«ne. „ ’
Let’s go, folks! WE ARE BUILD
ING A CITY HERE.
Augusta Chronicle: Here’s omi
splendid advice: “What’s the best
thing you can do for your town?”
asks the Thomas^ille Times-Entcr
prisc. “Some of us might find our
hest service to the community in
moving out of it or turning our toes
to the funereal moon,” aptly replies
the editor of the Fort Valley Lead¬
er-Tribune.
"AIN'T GWINE RAIN NO MO' ”
Sandersville Progress: The F’oi't
■ Valley announces 1hat the peach
blossom city is preparing for 60,000
people or more at the blossom festi¬
val March 19th and ?0th. We would
like tu know -vhat they will do for
shelter if rain should fall.
WHOA, PAT GRIFFIN!
Bninloidgp Port-Searchlight: No
tice that an editor named Och is
going to give a million dollars,to the
schools. When we first saw the head¬
lines we thought sure that it was
Johnny Jones or Ernest Camp. We
knew that these men of wealth did
not mind a million or two, at any
time, but when we saw it was a Chat¬
tanooga man we were disappointed
indeed.
PAT, HAVE YOU GONE
PLUMB CRAZY?
Maybe if the lady who made some
remarks about our personal appear¬
ance, would have her husband pay
his debts, ns we are trying to do, she
would sometimes see him go unsign¬
ed for two or three days.—Svvaines
boro Forest Blade.
Well, well, now who the mischief
would have for one moment thought
that Bill Boatwright was vain. Hav¬
ing “tuck” the prize at a beauty show
now his vanity is ruffled because a
lady whose hubby won’t put when his
debts are announced, has seen fit to
say that Bill is not as preUy as all
of us fellows thought he wa... Why
Bill, why get ruffled cause “twarnt
no widder” that said it was it? Maybe
that was the main reason that her
hubby could not pay his debts. His
■wife gadded about passing expert
Opinions on us good looking men.
“Snother thing” maybe you have not
paid her enough attention and it is
a case of sour grapes. Us good look¬
ing men have to be mighty careful ov
we-hurt the ladies' vanity by not
looking at them like a sick kitten at
a hot brick. Send us a shot of dope
and we swear that you are as pretty
as Johnny Jones and Johnny is go¬
ing to be “Queen of the Peach Festi¬
val.” —Bainbridge Post-Searchlight.
WANTED—For Peach Blossom Fes¬
tival, 500 hogs for barbecue pur¬
poses. Will pay market price. Glen
more Green, purchasing agent.
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:: II PEACH BLOSSOM
FESTIVAL • ■
It.
Atlanta Georgians Now that
County has realized its ambition
be a political division of the
they are malting preparations in
Valley for their fourth annual
Blossom Festival, to be held
March 19-20—two days this year
stead of one, as has been the
heretofore.
These occasions have grown
importance and beauty, year
year. Preparations are being
for the entertainment of (10,000
tors this year; there were
mately 50,000 last. This year’s
eant, “The Trail of Pink Petals, ■ ’
will be presented on the 19th and
repeated on the 20th, so that every
visitor may huve a chance to view it.
It will far surpass all previous pag¬
eants in grandeur and appeal.
James B. Nevin in Atlanta Geor¬
gian: They are preparing a great
“peach carnival” in F’ort Valley this
year bigger and more
than ever. They will run it two
instead of one—as has been the past *
custom. Last , , year, there , were _
in attendance; , this ,, . year they , are
lookmg , for 00,000—and „ , more. ’ ,
I'ort Valley simply can’t handle , ,,
the ., thing ,, • , longer day. , And, , ,
any in one
besides, Peach County now “is on
the map „ —really, and , honest-to- .
goodness. So, the show’s just natu
rally GOT to expand. And it all must
rejoice .... the souls , of - Emmett .. .. .. Ilouser
and , Joe , Davidson—the • i two stalwarts ,
who ... ‘earned ■ , on’ until „ Peach , Coun- _
ty . , became a reality. ...
I D(jh|in Me „ en|rer: We hflVe never
j been to thc wo „dcrfu. Peach Festi
val at F’ort Valley, but we do know
the people of Fort Valley and that
is enough to convince us that the
Pcach Festival is fully entitled to '
become i,, an international even.t , They r „,
... '
art people with ■ ...
imaginative power j
j vision— as successful peach
growers must be. Just what the cher- i i
ly blossom v has ot . ,____ become , to Japan, . the ,, ; 1
peach blossom is destined to be to
Georgia, and it ; is entirely due , to ... the
foresight, imagination, thrift and , en
...... . e To^nlnt i 'iVn i i '" 'p , » tha , \
'eelion ^
h
ty was the least possible thing
eia could do for the,. Th h i
hard blow last ve- .c.ii • l ecause . , of the
early maturity of the early and late
Peach crops and. the absence of icine
facilities which would h|ave given
them power to carry over for a brief
oeriod some of their surplus but |
true to the courage characteristic
of them, the r have biiilded m ,
erfully to be prepared to meet sudJ
sr£,?rr.r, ,; s
* ‘ 0 onu to tiem *
"■ nr Z° “"” b,B l "’™ th “
C.lh„„„ Tim.,, Wo are in retirin' nceip.
of an invitation to F’ort Valley’s
Peach Blossom Festival, which is to
be held March 19th and 20th. Editor
Johnny Jones says it is to be one of
the big, outstanding events of tho
in this state.
Sp.irtn sbmaelite: Johnny Jones ii
the time of his young life
ready for the Peach Festival.
I he Fort Valley editor plans to get
a mammoth edition of his most
paper, The Leader-Tribune, <
the occasion may be suitably ob¬
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by his paper.
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Columbus Enquirer-Sun: Editor
Jones, of the Fort Valley Lead¬
announces in his paper
every editor in Georgia is invit
to attend the fourth annual peach '
at F’ort Valley, on Friday,
20, that a barbecue dinner will 1
prepared for the editors and that
wants all editors who contemplate
to write The Leader-Trib¬ <
so that seats for the pageant may
reserved for them. We don’t know
we shall be able to get there
not, but we are going to do our-’
as John Spencer would
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PRACTICAL ROAD BUILDING
PLAN <
Leader-Tribune: •
Since it is now very generally
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that the State of Georgia
a definite practical plan for •
of hard surfaced high- >
and inasmuch as a state bond
for that purpose should not, and
likely would not, be voted by
people, I wish to submit for con¬
the following program for *'
good roads, and pay for ''
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as they are constructed.
Fvom the report of the State Audi- '
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THE LEADER-TRIBUNE, FORT VaLLEY, GA., THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 26, 1925.
News Publishing Company
PUBLISHERS OF
• THE BRUNSWICK NEWS
AFTERNOONS AND SUNDAY MORNINGS
NEWS BUILDING NEWCASTLE STREET
C. H LEAVY,
PRESIDENT AND EDITOR Brunswick, Ga.
February 20,
Hon. John H. Jones, Editor,
The Fort Valley Leader,
Fort Valley, Georgia.
My dear Mr. Jones:—
I have juat finished reading your edition of February
and I want to send you a line to Pell you that “The I
une” is a veritable Georgia peach of a newspaper.
It is clean and wholesome and from the 'dew point of
art preservative, it ranks with the best of them.
With kind personal regards, I am, I
Yours truly,
C. H. LEAVY,
CHL-.J
I, tor , for ,, the year , 1924, the ,, total . , rev
enue received by the state of Geor
. from - fuel oil tax arid auto li
gia
censes were as follows: , ,,
Fuel ,, Oil Tax (.i ... cents per
^ $3,361,370.67
Automobile tag license
^ j" . $2,532,266.21
,p $5,893,636.88
Received from Federal . , , Aid ,. ,
Fund (estimated) 2,000,000. 0
Total .... $7,8911 686.88
T It . is . , true that , one-third of *he oil
, tax is now , being . paid ... into the state
treasury for the purpose of replac¬
ing the use or sale of Western A
‘ Atlantic rent warrants. These war¬
amounted to $540,000.00, per
annum for five years, a totul sum
$2,700,000. I assume that to
date an equal sum has already been
paid into the state treasury. There
fore there is no reason why that
law should not be repealed, and this
fund converted now into the High¬ *
w V i p U11 ^ ‘ '
it . also true that under
is existing *
, one-third ... , of „ this . oil ... tax , is now
distributed , , among the several
coun
tics > in proportion to state road mile
Th “ leaVM 0 " ly 0ne - third
cent l ,er gallon) of the oil tax to be
expended by the Highway Commis
sion ' xhere is no reason why the
one-third should be distributed to the
counties. It could be much better
expended if left in the State High
Way Fund ’ When di8tribut( ' d th “ SUI «
Paid to the 8eve, ' al rounties is too
''H to accomplish much.
Tht ‘ laWS shpuld be aniended so HS
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s — r
4„,«, Fund AcceDtinir JSL* the JS fnro I
1,4 inoro., „ 0 , i, ,Z 1,7'bo pro
^ U» th.t the Highway Com
shaU set agide t ,
of the total aggregate three' sum
derived from these .sources,
expend the same in actual con
without overhead expenses
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Make Your Streets Safe
LIFE (1) Look where you are going.
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SAVING (2) Cross only at crossings or street corners.
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rules (3) Be careful in outlying districts.
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for (4) Remember the motorist cannot at
see you
WALKERS night until it is often too late to stop his
car.
(1) Signal before turning a corner or stowing
LIFE down.
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SAVING (2) Do n«»t try to be^t a train across a track.
RULES (3) Avoid crossing the track at the
• rear or
FOR front of a standing train that^ is loading or •
DRIVERS unloading passengers.
(4) Go slowly when approaching a blind” or
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sharp corner, and come to a full stop be¬ < •
fore crossing a railroad track. • •
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(5) Slow down when you see children on roll¬
er-skates or bicycles or playing ball. ■
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(6) Keep mind • •
your on driving, your hands
on the steering wheel, and your eyes on
the road.
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i (7) Be twice as careful on rainy days.
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(8) Test often. ■ ■
your brakes
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The A B C of Safety— 11 < •
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Always Be Careful ;; ■.
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for hard surfacing, first the
traveled highways or trunk
along and across the state, and
erwards the pavement of those
of lesser importance, now parts'
the State highway system.
This method, using the above
ures as a minimum and without
crease, would be divided as
F'or paved road work
For top soiled roads, ov¬
erhead expenses, main¬
tenance and repair
Total
This fund of over five million
lars annually should pay for
construction of more than two
dred (200) miles of 18 foot
cement highway, at a cost of
per mile, and there would be left
construction of bridges, top
road, overhead expenses,
ance anil repair, the sum of
than $2,600,000.00.
The total mileage of the state
way system is about 5,500 miles.
this there is approximately
miles of main or trunk roads,
which probably seventy-five per
of the People travel. Of these
stretches, ^ and /T through uT
cities , hav *' bcen P»ved.
> in tbis wa v we *nay pave
.
,,ay * or n1ort ‘ tban two hundred
f road P*' 1 ' linnum . «se a liberal
r soil roads, maintenance and
“ ad ‘ an< ‘ a sbort ilnd
as ll can bo wel! do,K ‘
the state of Georgia
‘“ ‘ bt ‘ b( ' st highways in the
t ........ 1 *r......,"™r
Commission needs
■» .1.. Ub work ,„d „
» M* mmm
I'rov.ilo.l b, law. The
would involve but slight
P"*™* b ^s, and it
P roblen1 ^ of ^ive securing good solution
avoiding more debt.
The above plan should be
I i NOW IS THE TIME
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With mind that’s good and fine
sique,
And telescope to view the land,
And strength to climb its
peak,
And nature’s wonders
I Now Is the Time to ply the oar.
And ride with pride the
foam
That laves the rocks on that
shore
Destined to be your future home.
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Delay means that your gallant
Shall drift with the receding tide,
And that your inner man shall
To foes that hate you and deride.
To speed your ship Now Is the Time
Regardless of the winds and waves;
Fair fields await you, and a clime
Where all is peace among God’s
braves.
—W. C. CARTER
1 AGAINST ODDS
By Edgar A. Guest
Suppose, for a minute, you stumbled
and fell
To the bottom, we’ll say, of a ninety
foot well,
And nobody heard you or answered
your shout,
Would you lie there and die, and not
try to get out?
Suppose you were cornered, we’ll
say, by a brute,
With no one to throw you a rifle to
shoot,
With no one to help in your terrible
plight,
Would you give up your life without
making a fight?
Well, this little trouble which has you
upset
i Is nothing compared to what others
have met;
So why do you whimper and whine
at your case,
Why give up and quit without mak¬
ing' the race?
Remember, my boy, when you’re
j troubled by doubt,
F'rom caverns of gloom men have
i worked their way out
I When the Fates have you cornere 1,
your courage must show—
Don’t lie down and die at the very
first blow.
and put in practice, and it would
provide:
More 1
1. than two hundred miles of
hard surfaced road per annum, and !
the entire cost paid for as paved j
2. About one hundred mile ofi
graded top soiled road per year, to}
be paved later.
j 3 Overhead expenses of Highway
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Haved road construction on <
Iravolloil i„ ««!««,
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i ,du mtnt , thiough -j the , poorer as,
we I* ^ aa the L wealthi f «>«'>tics. |
m » nwa > - lnt suosequent paving of
(secondary roads.
| 8. Most of the primary roads in
i eluding these already hard surfaced
would be completely paved in about
foftr or five years.
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’economy - in of labor
cost and mate
riab •
10. No bonds would be required.
11. A definite program for the fu
ture instead of annual allotments ot
funds for projects in many counties
of the state.
12. A consequent reduction of ov
erhead expenses, because of present
scattered projects. >
13. The completion of the primary
highways would conform to the pur¬
pose of the Federal aid law provid¬
ing for military and post roads.
14. This plan would more directly
and immediately benefit those who
psy the fuel oil and vehicle taxes.
There would be no need of a eon -1
stitutional amendment. The next
General Assembly could enact the
necessary legislation.
If after consideration of the fore¬
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going, you think it worthy of publi¬
cation. it will be <
appreciate! with
the hope that perhaps it might be o'f
some service in the practical solu¬
tion of this •
very important question.
Respectfully,
A. H. THOMPSON.
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LaGrange, Ga. "
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ST. ANDREW’S CHURCH
EPISCOPAL
Rev. «•
E. J. Saywell, Pastor.
Holy Commuivon 7:30 A. M.
Church School 9:30 A. M.
Holy Communion 11:00 A. M.
Y. P. S. L. 6:30 ••
P. M.
Evening Prayer 7:30 P. M.
All are invited to attend.
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NOW and THEN < >
Nothing ever really happens by chance.
< ■ What happens later depends
to you upon
what you are doing now.
> > Decide upon the future you want, and work
■» now to bring about what you want then.
You will find that your plans call for a grow¬
ing bank account. We suggest that you ojxen
it here.
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Capital and Surplus.$150,000.00
METHODIST CHURCH
Tho* H. Thomson, Pastor
Sunday school, 9:30 A. M., Judge
H. A. Mathews, superintendent.
Preaching by the pastor at 11 A.
M. and 7 P. M. Sacramental service
at morning hour.
Epworth League at 6 P. M.
Meeting of Board of Stewards,
Monday at 7 P. M.
Sacred concert by Episcopal choir,
Tuesday at 7:30 P. M.
Prayer meeting, Wednesday at <
M.
To all services the public is cor
invited.
CREAM FOR CATARRH
OPENS UP NOSTRILS
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from Tells- Him To Get (p.iirK Relief f i
Head-t idd-. Ii s Npbnditl! —i
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WATCHES, CLOCKS and PHONOGRAPHS *
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Repaired at a Minimum Charge
• All Work Guaranteed l
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P. W. SMITH i
Railroad Street
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FOR SALE !
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2 Mules and 1 Horse
S tons Hay 4-
1 Tandem Harrow *
2 Disc Harrows
1 Wood Saw and Belt
1 Spray Tank, good condition • •
1 Mower and Rake
Lot Plows-—1 and 2 horse Turners, Middlebursters and
Hamon Stocks
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WILL SELL CHEAP < >
F. T. HOUSER:
WANTED—For Peach Blossom Fes¬
tival 500 hogs for barbecue pur¬
poses. Will pay market price. Glen
more Green, Purchasing Agent.
666
is a prescription for
Colds, Grippe, Dengue, Headaches,
(Constipe'ion, Biliousness,
i It is the most speedy remedy ws
know.
Ouch! Aching Joints,
Rub Rheumatic Pain
Rub Pain right out with small
trial bottle of old
B “St. Jacobs Oil.”
Rheumatism is “pain" only.
s-urrLS
liniment which never disappoints and
«T“- ^ Po**
, Sflr^S'vgr^fKSi . • , ,- “ .
J*“b> OiT at an, drug .lore, and ie
J H 3t a mon,e,,t - vou 11 ** free from
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L ptr ‘‘St &
^ atica.o neuralgia, OiV’, jus: lumbago, backache,
sprains.