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WE ARE
BUILDING A CITY
HERE
Volume No. XXXVI, Number 11.
Is Ready for Brilliant Blossom Festival
Preparations for Festival
Reach Pink of
The Fourth Annual Peach Blos¬
som Festival ,a two-day affair on
March lyth and 20th—the second
day to present a duplication of the
first day’s program in order to care
for the overwhelming crowd of visi¬
tors—will be a wonderful spectacle
to beggar description. It will surpass
by far any similar event ever staged
in this country. With 1,500 talented
people in the cast, world-famous
Sixth 13. S. Cavalry drill exhibitions,
five of the South’s best bands in¬
cluding those of Camp Benning and
the Sixth Cavalry at Fort Ogle¬
thorpe, a grea barbecue each day for
sixty thousand people, a new stadium
seating fifteen thousand people, and
numerous spectacular features and
beautiful scenic effects, from mag
nificent float parades to pyrotechnic
displays and sham battles at night,
each day’s program will be a galaxy
of thrills.
The enormous advance sale of tick¬
ets indicates that, in spite of the pro¬
vision of seats for over twice as many
people as gained admission last year,
the capacity will be sold out again.
Tickets are being sold at various
stores in Macon, Atlanta, Columbus
and other cities.
An official of the State Highway
Department has stated that all roads
leading to Fort Valley will be placed
in good condition in time for motor
ists coming to the Festival.
The Georgia Railway & Power Co.,
of Atlanta, has posted beautiful
large color signs on all street cars,
advertising the Festival as the only
celebration of its kind in the world,
and thousands of these posters have
been sent to all parts of the country.
[The Central of Georgia railroad is
distributing 50,000 four-page fold¬
ers advertising the Festival. These
and many other widespread publici¬
ty features are being reported by the
Publicity Committee. The daily news-
Vast Stores For Barbecue
When the army of occupation finds
Kart Valley and Peach county em
Lacing it in glad surrender on next
Thursday and Friday, it will not have
to worry about food supplies. Fbi
fifty cents per plate, from 40,000 to
80,000 people may excite their
tronomic fancies to the utmost and
yet reach the fullness of
tion. A rich reward will be in order
for the man, woman or child who
doesn’t grow fal in one day’s time.
The barbecue dinner will be serv¬
ed all over town—both on the paved
street area and at the barbecue
grounds adjoining the pageant sta¬
dium. Into the barbecue will go 40,
000 pounds of meat, 8,000 loaves of
bread, 500 pounds of coffee, 500
pounds of sugar, six barrels of pick¬
les, six barrels of vinegar, eighty
pounds of butter, 150 cords of wood,
paper dishes and 30,000 cof-
REV. VIRGIL P. SCOVILLE
Rev. Virgil P. Scovilie died at his
home in Greenville, N. C., on last
Tuesday evening from the effects
of pneumonia. Mr. Scovilie was well
known here and had scores of friends
who will mourn his death. He was
born and grew to manhood here, was
about 4b years of age. Besides his
wife, he leaves six children, also two
brothers, John Scovilie of Elberton
land Ed Scovilie of Macon, and one
sister, Miss Mattie Scovilie, who re¬
sided with him. He joined the South
Georgia Methodist Conference be¬
fore reaching maturity, was always
of strong Christian faith, was a mis
sidhary to Cuba for several years.
He -H’rved a number of chui -hes in
this district until by request he
removed to the North Carolina eon
ference.
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Read by thousand, of people in progressive PEACH, Hou.ton, Macon and Crawford Counties, where Nature smiles her brightest.
FORT VALLEY, PEACH COUNTY,GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1925.
papers’ columns are expanding
the great event, while news
which Geo. B. Culpepper,Jr., has
sending to the hundreds of
newspapers have gained an
dance of valuable space.
The Decorations Committee,
der the direction of Dr. W.
Nance, has made arrangements
a fine scheme of uniform
on all business houses. Any
ov person who is approached by
side decorators should take the
ter up with Dr. Nance and get
approval.
All floats are expected to
entered in parades both
days and Friday. Those who
enter floats are urged to
vise Chairman J. D. Fagan,
of the Floats Committee, as
as possible. Entries of floats
far arc: Thomaston, Americus,
con Y. W. C. A., Central of
railway, Woodmen of the
(Kansas City unit and Fort Valley),
Macon, Atlanta, Montezuma,
Cola Company of Atlanta, Dawson,
Perry, Albany, Dublin, J. W. Wool
folk of Fort Valley, W. T. Thurmond
of Perry for Thurmond Grey
melons, Shellman, Hawkinsville,
j ito Box Company of Macon, 2 in 1
Shi e Polish Company of Atlanta,
State College of Agriculture, Cotton
States Fertilizer Company of Ma¬
con, Friend Sprayer Company of Ma¬
con, General Sprayer Company
Macon, International Harvester Com¬
pany of Atlanta.
The great stadium and plant for
j pageant, cavalry drills, pyrotechnic
displays, barbecue and other parts
of the program .are satisfactorily
near completion. Everything promis¬
es to lie ready in the pink of perfec¬
tion for “The Trail of Pink Petals • •
and a spectacular variety of enter¬
tainment for the sixty to one hun¬
1 dred thousand people who are expect
ed to pour into Fort Valley next
Thursday and Friday.
fee cups. That will feed a minimum
of 20,000 people each day. An ample
reserve supply of food and equipment
will be in readiness for a possible
increase, in requirements,
j ■Tno. A. Houser and W. B. Norton,
chairmen of the Barbecue Com
: milt.ee, have mastered their marn
moth task, with the aid of
Green, purchasing agent, and a fine
organization. If they don’t stage a
feast to make the ancient Belshazzar
an Ahashuerus—or is it a
burst their tombs in groans of hun
gei •, good things might as well quit
growing.
The barbecue will be ready to
serve at 9:30 o’clock each morning
and continuous service will proceed
throughout the balance o feach day.
Tickets for the dinner will be on sale
at numerous places in town and at
the barbecue grounds.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank our friends
the many kind deeds and expressions
of sympathy extended to us
our recent bereavement, also for tne
beautiful floral offerings.
Mrs. Lula Anderson,
I Miss Annie Anderson,
Mrs. J. W. Morgan,
Raleigh Anderson,
Harold Anderson.
Mrs. Mattie Flournoy has returned
) home after spending the
months in Florida.
Miss Emily Braswell came home
last Tuesday after a delightful
to places of interest in Florida.
Boost Fort Valley!
Mrs. David Albert Howard Winner of
New York Trip Given by Leader-Tribune
CAST FOR THE
Coronation King and Queen
Rev. D. A. Howard, cardinal.
Pages: 'l'om Flournoy, Albert
a"d, Hunter nurse, Burner runner.
iVlembers ol King s Court
Courtiers: Lawton Culpepper,
M. Whiting, George MaUiews,
onapp, JHeroert Vining, John B.
lams, Henry Lee, McRae Mixon,
ris McArthur, Wiilis Campoeil.
Heralds: William Carithers,
Connal. / ■*
oester: Charles Evan.,.
Pages: jack Sammons
Thomson, Leighton Shepard,
Anderson.
Queen’s Court
Ladies: Christine Evans,
Harrjs, Audrey Fagan, Helen
shall, Elizabeth Brown, Florrie
Everett, Nell Buchanan, Pearl
Hainner, Marion Park Emily
well.
Flower Girls: Winslow Howard,
Betty Green, Anita Woolfolk,
garet Baldwin, Nita Bassett,
Hall, Helen Harris. Frances Wilson,
_ _
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Pomona: Mrs. Etta r -tv,
Houston.
Train Bearers to Pomona: Eliza
beth Hartley, Em.ly Duke Mary
Coy, Helen Clark, Fredencka
bert, , , Lena T Allen, AM ’ Helen , ru Wright, ■ u, ’ Ruth *1
,
Attendants , , to , _ Pomona: _ Doris .
Margaret Braswell, ...
lamson, ’ ’ ’
Hutto, „ , Clyde , . Braddock, .. . Mary ,, Emma r ,
McElmurray, Jewel T Haddock, Ocie .
’ ’
„ Ray, Iduma , , Thompson, Mrs. .. Clarenci
• ’
■
Murray, Mrs. Felton Taylor. * ,
Throne Bearers for Pomona: Jack , .
Vining, Rammage Murray, Wyman
Braddock, William Wilson.
Veiled Destiny: Mrs. Robert Hale.
Trumpeters to Pomona: Mildred
Stalnaker and Ella Eberhardt,
Flower Girls: Mary Frances Lee,
Emily Glass, Virginia Anthoine,
nie Lee Dixon, Francos Thaxton, Ma¬
rv • Vaughn, Helen Aronson, ’ Eugenia
Sanders, , Lillian , .... ,, Sammons, Dolly ,, ... Mao
Stewert, ’ Vio et Oates, Evelyn ., , Hardy, „ ,
Olhc ... Ruth , „ Smith, Margaret Harbuck, , ,
Hazel Wade, Dallis Mullis, Doris
Thames, Leverne Adams, Mary El¬
len Kent, Mary Smith, Maurice Wil¬
son, Julia McAfee, Lottie Bartlett,
Effie Dixie, Elizabeth Matthews,
Gene Brown, Flornece Hiley, Mary
Robinette, Marjorie English, Maggie
i) or sey, FIvelyn Halprin, Muriel Kai
pr i n , Aubry Allen, Christine Alien
Martha Hartley, Louise Sammons,
Mattie Hughes, Mildred ■ Sanders,
Collier, Carolyn Bowman,
,; u ] e Lambert, Elizabeth MurriL..
j Peach Blossoms: Katherine Steed,
I Emily Norton, Lottie Norton, Evelyn
|j i Anciei son, Syi ia Shepa. l, Earnest
ne Bledsoe, Louise Lifsey, Eva Say
we ]| Elizabeth Woolfolk, Catherine
■ Harrison, Frances Branham, Susie
yjae Holcomb, Hazel Burden, Bessie
Austin, Mary Thomson, Lucile Ep
ting, Geraldine Tripp, Mamie Queen,
I Clarice Hartley, Legettis
smith, Lucile Arnold. Lonnie E
[Burden, ! M
Frances Thaxton, arv
l Vau; hn, Myrtis Grey, Marjorie
, Queen, Mozelle Watson, Jessie Ruth
| Arnold.
j CHINA
i Maud Brown Edwards, Roland
Jones, Julian Jones, William Shep
ard, Bill Crawford, Wesley Green,
Howard Green, Gladys Solomon,,
Catherine Shepard, Burin Ilutto, Ira
Sammons, George Sammons, Fran
ces Jones, Jack Tharpe, Frank Har
risor, Carl Turner, Flvelyn Doles,
Margaret Thaxon, Joes Stewart,
Gertrude Sanders, Frances Wade
Lois Webb, Grace and Mamie Queen,
Calvin Epting, Myrtis Weeks,
j Thames, Nadine Joyner, Olan Hester,
[ F3dna Dorsey, Clarice Hunnicut,
Johnnie DuPree, Walter Pearson,
Paul Wilson, Mr. Marehman, Judge
niley. Mrs. Frank Fincher, Mrs.
Homer Allen, Mrs. Frank Hiley, Mrs.
Cheek, Mrs. McLemore, Mrs.
ia Collins, Mrs. T. A. Jones,
Kvans, Mrs. Weeks, Mrs.
Mrs. Waits, Miss Carolyn Loyd,
Myrtiee Fields, Miss Cheek.
INDIA
Group I, Mrs. Chester Wilson
Groupe II., Miss Wilma Orr,
III., Mrs. J. A. Bedingfield,
IV., Mrs. J. C. Punegan.
Goats: If. 0. Queen, John
John Anderson.
Dresses the Peach: Mrs.
Mrs. Luther Farmer, Mrs.
mon Williams, Susie Green.
Bearing Water Jar:
i Whiting.
■ With Canopy: Royse Bartlett,
ert Titus.
i Accepts the Peaches: Chester
son, Zack Williams.
| I Mrs. A. A. Williams, Mrs.
Houser . Mr *’ CorncIius Hall, Mrs.
Bob Berry, Mrs. Herman Avera, Mrs
Millftv<1 V,nson ’ Mrs ’ M ’ Bazel " or
i Mts ’ J ’ Bedingfield, Mrs. O.
ICardell, Mrs. J. C. Dunegan,
Luther Farmer, Mrs. S.
^ Tay , orj Mrf . c B Almon> Mrj
Lucile Windham, Mrs. Mary
„ M „. Ruth whiting
^ Ro})ert Lewi Mrs . chester wil
son > Wilma Orr, Florence ™ ,
1 Margaret Whiting, Susie „ . Green, ,, T Lucy
Mae Joiner, Pauline Scarborogh,
I Ernestine, . Bledsoe, ... , Frances ,, „ .
! Louise ... Evans, Evelyn ,, , Evans, „ n ,,
me . Shepard, . Marv Evans, Catherine
Green, ,, Ruth TT II. McMillan, .. ..... ,, ,,
Hardy, ... Mildred Jones, Elizabeth , ,,
'
Taylor, ... Helen Arenson, . Anwy , ,,
ton, Mary, ,, ... F. ,, Bryan, Eugene „ tT Hutto, .,
John Smith, John Anderson, Robert
Titus, Albert Howard, Luther Farm-
1 er, Jr., Hunter Hurst, Albert Hutto.
M. F. Locke, Roc Green, Nathan
Arenson, Mark Arenson, Julian Aren
son, Billy Lee, Stanley Clark, W. E.
i Butler, Jr., Dana Butler, Sidney
[Taylor, Douglas Bedingfield, Royse
: Bartlett, H. O. Queen Buford v , , ,» Moo
I dy. Chester ... , Wilson, ..... /ack Williams,
i 1 Mr. Bryan, Mr. Bryan, Raburn ,
Lockb ,
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PERSIA
The Persian: D. C. Strother.
Persian Dancers: Elizabeth
I’ranees Brown, Emily Shepard, Ju
j liette Anderson, Hazel Braddock,
Laura Houser, Miss How, Jamie
!ser, Evelyn Smith, Elizabeth Ruri
dell, Helen Dasher, Beatrice Connal,
Miriam Edwards, Christine
Mrs. Paul Murray, Mrs. Cornelius
Hall. Evelyn Duke, Gladys Wheeler,
Emily Anderson, Viloula White, Mrs,
Chester Wilson, Marcia Murray, L.
P. Grav, S. G. Steed, Claude Wilson,
Thin! Mathews, Frank Carter, A. C.
Hutto, Franklin Carter, J. B. Bart
\ re< ^ Carter, Will Fharpe, Ken
!lllb King, Marvin Avera, Newton
j Jordan, Brown Hayes, Clifford
j Holmes Prator, Frederick Solomon,
| A - (r - Bpwman, J. W. Murphy, >oe
G«sen, Harris Neil, Jr„ George An
derson, Louis Hartley, Ray Joyner,
>1. D. Joyner, Mrs. S. J. Steed, Mrs.
Frank Fincher, Mrs. T. M. Anthoine,
Mrs. Lester Wilson, Mrs. R. C, Joy¬
ner. Miss Stalnaker, Lucile Hinton,
. ilia Kiigo, Eioise Thames, Ruby Ar
nold, Evelyn Rowell Annie Grace
: Burden, Mina Mae Houze, Ida Mae,
j Murchison, Ruth Murphy, Elizabeth
(Hiley, May Underwood, Ruby Mur
[ray, Frances Brantley, Evelyn Brant Fred
‘ ley- Virginia Murray, Annie
.Shepard, Carolyn Vance, Sylvia
,
i Shepard, Martha Carter, Lorene
Hartley, Martha Lee Houze, Wynelle
Davis, Nell F'incher, Miss O’Shields.
[ HOLLAND
Thaddetis Scarborough, Franny Vin
ing, La Verne Adams, Mary Ellen
Kent, Mrs. Dunnagan, Mrs. Cardell,
i Virginia McMichsel, Russel Murray ’
Pauline Nelson, Carolyn Loyd,
[Steed, Mrs. Jack Duke, John Duke,
: (Continued on page seven)
(Forty Page*)
High Lights
Durden A- & P. Winner
J. L. Durden, manager of the
Valley A. &. P. store, is winner
the Southeastern states in a
, week contest in flour sales,
sold more than any other A. &
store. That is going some, and
Durden has received glowing
gratulations from headquarters.
Plants for Schools
Mrs. Helen Hume, chairman of
D. A. R. Civic Committee,
that a large number of plants
jeen put out at the high school
beautify the grounds.
Guerry, of Macon, has given
plants and A. J. Evans has a
number of plants on the way to
tribute. D. C. Strother, Mrs.
McMillan and J. F. Comer have
fertilizer, while Willis T.
furnished a truck and driver.
W. O. W. Meeting
The Woodmen of the World
hold a meeting on the first night
Festival, March 19th.
Score for Edward* Brothers!
Carrying out the idea
recently , by the , Leader-Tribune, , _,
wards Brothers are erecting a
l'ul sign 8x16 feet at Clopine,
ed with the following;
words: “State Route 7—The Trail
Pink Petals—Clopine,
tral Georgia’s Foremost Watermelon
Center.” Eight advertising spaces
being taken by representative
ness houses.
Gate Keepers Wanted
T. A. McCord, chairman of
Festival committee on gate
and ushers, asks that all men who
( will gate keepers notify him
serve as
at once. Fifty men are needed.
First Asparagus
Evans & Woolfolk shipped the
season's first asparagus on Monday,
The Campbell Fruit and Supply Com
pany made a shipment to New York
i for Mrs. Alice S. Crandall Tues
on
and Evans & Clark made a ship
| ment on the same day.
Evangelistic Club
The Men’s Evangelistic Club, of
• is president, will
which A. L. Luce
meet in C. L. Shepard’s offices
Thursday night, when a report will
be given by members who motored
i to Dublin last Sunday in the
over
F'ort Valley Motor Company’s excel¬
lent bus to participate in the organi¬
zation of a new club.
Another New Store
E. It. Oates announces in today’s
Leader-Tribune that on next Satur¬
day, March 14, he will open a new
meat, fish and fruit market on the
corner of Main and Macon streets,
in the front part of the store of C.
Hall, which has been cut off with a
partition.
Pageant Cf Notice
\II mothers who sent in names of
children for butterflies, which has
been changed to little flower girls,
r- 1< ”.so brintr thorn in for rehearsal
Friday* night, March 13th, at 7:30.
NOTICE TAX DELINQUENTS
On Saturday. March It. I will be
ft (he office of M. L. Sheafs, no xt
. R-:P
door to J. F'. Lowe’s store on
road street,, for the purpose of fol
, 1 c-ting 1924 State and County taxes.
(’. r PIERCE
j Sheriff, Houston County.
PEACHLAND
JOURNAL
36 year* old—only
newtpaper in heart
of one of America’*
richeit diveraified
agricultural * e c
tion*.
$1.50 Per Year in Advance.
| Other Winners
Edition Awards
1
Named Today
Mrs. David Albert Howard is de¬
clared winner of The Leader-Trib¬
une’s free trip to New York in April,
according to the final decision of
judges this morning, which makes it
possible for announcement of prizu
winners to be made today, instead
of next Thursday. Mrs. Howard’s ar¬
ticle on “The Peach Bio. som Festi¬
val,” appearing in the an supplement
under the name of Lr Hamilton
Howard, is adjudged t. • best con¬
tribution to the edition, t he delay of
announcement until i it week was
imminent because all • tides were so
good that the judges wanted to give
each contributor a free trip to New
York. The judges are enthusiastic in
their agreement that the edition is &
remarkable display of the wonderful
talent of writers in this section of
Georgia. Other contributi ins which
were submitted but failed to win
prizes were almost too good to turn
down.
Other Prize Winner*
Homer J. Avera, $10.00 for best
artjcle on « The Peach County Pro .
gram.
j W. A. Horne, $10.00 for best ar¬
ticles on “Houston County” amt “Ma¬
con County.”
! : Dozier K. Walker, $10.00 for best
article on “Crawford County.
Alice D. Shepard, $10.00 for best
article on “The Georgia Peach.”
i Mrs. Frank Vance, $10.00 for best
'article on “The County With a Soul, n
j Lynwood W. Gray, $10.00 for best
article on “The Diversified Agricul
turai Development of the Peach
County Territory. n
Mrs. W. T. Pearson, $2.50, and
Mrs. J. M, Allen, $2.00, for Peach
Recipes.
j Mrs. Howard wins the rize New for York best
tri P in ,ieu of cash cash P
best .
photograph, as well as for ar¬
ticle.
Thcre are other equally fine
articles in the edition which did roc
qualify for prizes under the sub
jects named or arrived too late, aft
I er the time of the contest expired.
‘ Checks for cash prizes will be mailed
by Saturday night, March 14th.
10 THE GREAT BEYOND
Mr. M. A. Edwards, one of Fort
I Valley's most beloved citizens, passed
away Sunday afternoon at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. W. B. Norton
on Church street. Ilis death was
caused by influenza, his i'.’iess last¬
ing only one week.
, The life of this good man was an
inspiration to all who knew him. He
possessed the gentleness and beau
tiful courtesy of the oil type of
Southern gentleman.
Mr. Edwards was 79 years of age
and one of the last of the Confeder¬
ate veterans of Houston county. He
w;,s ,or niany years clerk of the
court of Houston county and was a -
so a furniture dealer and miricul
turist and had mhei bu. in . - intei
ests in the county. lie was a member
f the Methodist church. Funeral
services were held at the Norton
residence Tuesday morning at 9:30
o’clock, conducted by R ( ‘V. T. H.
Thomson pas tor of the Methodist;
church, assisted by Rev. D. 4- How
»nstor of the Baptist church and
Dr. W. C. Lovett, of Marsballville,
Interment was at. Perry.
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