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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. ®J*e 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, _ _ “ Urt 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 , - 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. (Continued on last page)