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Something More Than Pink Petals for the Hungry Soul, Cod Bless Them!
Mr. John H. Jones,
Leader-Tribune,
Fort Valley, Ga.
Dear Johnny:
Permit me to express the thanks of my Committee to you
individually, and to every member of your staff, for the won¬
derful spirit of cooperation shown in making the Festival such
a success. t
We are also under undying obligations to you for your as¬
sistance in getting the interest of the members of the Georgia
Press Association so thoroughly aroused.
Cooperation has been the key-note of the Festival from
start to finish, and it has certainly been exemplified by every
newspaper and by all those who could in any way contribute to
the publicity necessary to make the Festival a success.
With kindest personal regards, I am,
T. F. FLOURNOY,
Chairman Publicity Committee.
March 21st, 1925.
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AND PEACHLAND JOURNAL
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it A* • Man Thinketh in Hi*
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THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1925.
May first will be Child Health
Baby Peach County will
the event with her first
health officer under the Ellis
Dr. M. S. Brown.
REPORTER THANKS CITY
Roy E. White, a reporter on tin
Atlantic Constitution, write this
tor: "I wish to thank those in
of the Peach F’estival Association
the courteous treatment accorded
while in Fort Valley on Thursday
Friday of last week. . . . There
nothing but the highest praise
the way in which everything
handled and I especially want
thank those good ladies who
so faithfully with the little folks
order to present such a treat to
public. They are the ones that
serve the praise for the wonderful
showing of the pageant. 1 have
spent a more profitable two days in
my life than Thursday and
of last week in Fort Valley. It was
great.”
Mr. White wrote a story in the
Constitution “telling of the courte¬
ous treatment that the Atlanta visi¬
tors received while in Fort Valley.”
This is just a sample of numerous
lettesr received this week by The
Leader-Tribune dditor.
TO PAT GRIFFIN
Of Bainbridge, Charlie Bonus of
Butler, “Uncle Jeems” Williams of
Greensboro, Mark Ethridge of the
Macon Telegraph and a lot of other
editors who have been crediting us
with the report that a Fort Valley
negro boy “can rake red coal* from
the fire place and eat them with as
much relish as a nice roast potato,’
we beg to advise that several weeks
-of vigorous investigation have failed
to reveal when, where and how The
Leader-Tribune said any such thing,
dad gum it ! If we were guilty, we
wouldn’t blame Pat Griffin for say¬
ing last week:
Intended going to Fort Valley this
week to the peach festival until we
'read about Johnny Jones seeing a
nigger eat fire. When an editor
drinks that kind that makes him see
fire eating niggers, when he lives
there all the time, what the name of
thunder would a visiting editor see if
he got filled up on ‘some of tlu
A
same? He never would get over it.
Nope, ’J'raid to risk it. >>
p. s. —Linotype operator aay« he
think* maybe Joel Man n Martin,
former editor, started the report. Our
column* are open for hi* defense.
INITIATED!
This editor has now been initiated.
He has taken the first degree in the
mystic order of the Peach Blossom
Festival. He has ridden the goat, the
rail and the stars, crossed the hot
■sands, trembled and thrilled, run the
whole gamut of romance and adven¬
ture with gods and goddesses, fairies,
the elements, kings, princes and rob¬
bers. No pledge of secrecy is required
in this order. Nothing can be told
It defies description, can only be ex¬
perienced. We lie awake at night:
thinking about it. In our initiation we
did everything except get actually
shot, as happened to us in joining
another order once upon a time. Aft¬
er all, among the high lights in our
returning memory were the perfect
interpretations of their parts by Miss
Nora Rountree and Judge A. C. Ri
ley ,ns Indian and Chinaman respec¬
tively, in the pageant—and, oh:
Leighton Shepard as the “Voice of
the South,” broadcasting'Uiver WSB
for the Atlanta Journal. As in other
arts and sciences, he a master. And
Dave Strother as Persian prince, and
Cornelius Hall as Spanish don—
ah-h-h! Our only way to stop this
thing is to think of Miss Charlie
Matthews as the peach. The words
just won’t come.
PEACH FESTIVAL PERMANENT
Macon News: The Fourth
Peach Blossom Festival at F'ort
ley fulfilled early predictions that
would eclipse anything that had
before, and it is gratifying to know
that steps are being taken to insure
this great event as a permanency.
From the time the first, festival
was given there has been but little
doubt that it would be held again ii
successive years, and yet there is a
certain advantage in knowing abso¬
lutely that this is to be the ease and
preparations maybe made accord¬
ingly.
Fort Valley citizens have purchas¬
ed an attractive plot of ground on
'”1 ich the festival is held, and the
stadium has been built to last for
many years to come. On this basis
still further improvements will be
made and the entire country will be
Put on notice from one year to the
other that the blossoming of the
peach orchards will be duly cele¬
brated.
Weather conditions have always
been nearly ideal. For a time the
skies were a little threatening on the
first day this year, but on the whole
there was nothing to justify com¬
plaint. and in the course of the two
days the largest crowds were in at¬
tendance that Fort Valley has had
in all the history of the enterprise.
The capital of peachland has won
wide and lasting fame and v o con
gratulate her on the decision to make
the annual event permanent.
AW, G'WAN!
Commerce News: Johhny Jones,
down nt Fort Valley, is wearing his
beaver hat and dress suit during the
festival. After all. it may he that
editor Jones is not so much con
cerned about the peaches on the
trees as he is about the other kind.
Observation of Oldest Inhabitant
■I kin rememeber when ihe corset
makers made more money than the
rouge manufacturers. Cincinnati
1 have just looked over your
rial edition and in all sincerity it
a Peach—beautiful, luscious and
lectable—and on a par with the
er fine varieties that have made
Valley and your section
throughout the land.——Ernest
Editor Walton Tribune.
1 desire to congratulate you on
youi splendid special edition and
plement of March 12th. It is a
nificent stroke of enterprise and
People should appreciate it as well as
the improvement you have made in
1 he Leader-Tribune since coming to
Fort Valley.—T. L. Bailey, Cochran
Journal and Cochran Lumber Co.
Congratulatings on this week’s is¬
sue of The Leader-Tribune. It is a
masterpiece and merits the genius
of an editor. —J. C. Prather, La
Grange, Shuttle Publishing Co.
Congratuiat oils on yotv “Trail of
Pink Petals” . mr.i n. It is fine and
should prove a wonderful advertise
'i. t’l of Fort Valley and Peach Coun¬
ty.—-Henry D. Bul l's, LaGrange.
Congraluiai: ms on your wonder¬
ful issue abj i* uio Peach F’estival.
—J. J. Mi, LaGrange.
The Festival number was a Pencil
of an issue, worthy of and a credit
to you and the. good town of Fort
Valley. Heap big congratulations.
Lov Warwick, Valdosta.
Mrs. Lon Dickey, in an expansive,
brilliant article on the Peach Blos¬
som Festival, in The Fitzgerald Lead¬
er, says in part: “Only lack of time
prevented us form dropping in The
Leader-Tribune and Peachland Jour
nal office and greeting Mr. John FI.
who once edited the Fitzgerald
Press. His “Peach Blossom Special,”
published March 12th, in its peach
colored covering, was not only an
triumph, but a very helpful
THE LEADER-TRIBUNE, FORT VALLEY, GA„ THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1925.
Dear Mr. Jones:
Circumstances prevented my getting down to the Festival this year;
the first load of happy travelers have, returned however, bringing stories
of a wondrous entertainment, and a charming hospitality at all of which
we do not wonder, but bemoan our fate at having to wait till next year to
attend.
On page 24 of your Peach Festival Special Supplement, I see you
found space for my little verse “Springtime In Fort Valley”—in between
the story of Houston and the recipe for a peach meringue—and who could
find a choicer place than that, I ask?
The object of this short note is to ask that you oblige me, for remit¬
tance enclosed with a few copies of this supplement, since all my friends
who brought back copies, refused to give theirs up, and 1 want a couple
for my files before you distribute the whole issue. On March 7th I read
this little verse over the Atlanta Journal’s “WSB” radio station and we
got Responses from as far as Birmingham, so no wonder the Peach Festival
draws crowds from far and near, as it is known by its previous reputation.
This issue of The Leader I consider a work of art.
With best wishes, I am
Yours, etc.,
DAVID EDW. UNGAR
Atlanta, Ga., March 20, 1925.
MORE BLOSSOMS
In his seventeen years of
per experience this editor has issued
many special publications, but
before has one received such a
measure of praise from near and
as is being showered upon our
cent Peach Blossom Festival Edition
of The Leader-Tribune. In all
modesty we may agree that this edi¬
tion was excellent in artistic propor¬
tions and wealth of the real sub
stanc of this wonderful town and
county. Such was due, not to this
editor, but to the high ability of those
wh oassisted us in the edition.
It is a striking fact that numerous
visitors from other cities called lipoil
us. while at the Festival last week and
urged upon us that they be given
opportunity to buy space in next
year’s edition. It appears that the
high merit of the beautiful Festival
Edition has completely sold the ides i
as one of such worth that our big
problem will be in living up to the
anticipations and requirements of tin
1926 number. However, we shall
plan throughout the year for a pub¬
lication next year which will embrace
all ambitions nml desires in
bloom.
Parts of some ow the comment on
the edition are published herewith.
Some wore published last week.
Congratulations on your special
editio n. It was a peach!—Quimby
Melton, Editor Griffin Daily News.
I received a copy of your paper
commemorating the Peach Blossom
F'estival and congratulate you on it
—F. L. Adams, County School Supt.
and Editor Pike County Journal.
Harris County Journal: Mr.
ny Jones, editor of the Fort Valley
Leader-Tribune, sure issued an edi¬
tion of his paper for the peach ldos
om festival that is a ga ». Magazir 6
form and a rare picture of the town
Dalton Citizen: The Citizen is in
receipt of an invitation to attend the
Annual Peach Blossom Festival to
be held in Fort Valley Thursday and
Friday, March 19-20. This is a great
event, and one that not only adver¬
tises Fort Valley and Peach county,
hut the entire stale of Georgia. It
directs national attention to our
great state and its marvelous re
sources.
Augusta Chronicle: The great suc¬
cess attending the Georgia Peach
Blossom Festiyal ought to insure that
attraction as a permanent institu¬
tion in the state, hereafter, and it
should be even more widely adver¬
tised than ever before.
Washington News-Reporter: At
this writing the Georgia peach festi¬
val is in full swing. Johnny Jones in¬
vited all the editors of the state to
be his guests on this novel and note¬
worthy occasion in Fort Valle, Peach
county, Georgia, and many of the
alleged molders of public opinion are
today feasting the eye on miles and
miles of beautiful pink orchards and
dozens and dozens of beautiful
j eaches of womanhood, who annual
gather at this middle Georgia
publicity feature of the Fourth An¬
nual Festival. ' I
Sandersville Progress: Editor John¬
ny Jones of the Leader-Tribune, at
Fort Valley, issued a “Peach Blos¬
som Festival Edition” last week that
was a credit to Georgia.
Butler Herald: Hon. John II.
Jones, editor and publisher of the
Fort Valley Leader-Tribune, has the
distinction of issuing as a supplement
to his most splendid paper, the first
magazine edition of its kind ever
published by a weekly in the State,
' It is souvenir of
a the fourth annual
Peach Blossom Festival being held
this week at Fort Valley and is re
plete with fine articles relative to
the peach industry in the new county
of Peach, the growth and rapid ad
i vancement of that section, its relig
j * ous > educational and civic advan
tages, attractive advertising matter
and splendid Illustrations. The cover
is in color work and is a very fine
piece of art. It is printed on an excel
It nt grade of paper, Elberta tinted,
and looks as good as peach ice cream.
Thousands of these copies, selling at
25c each, are being spread through¬
out the 1 United States and will ere
atl ‘ great interest about “The
World’s Peach Paradise” wherever
received. Our hearty congratulations
are extended Editor Jones and his
co-laborers in this great and very
successful undertaking.
Sander*ville Progress: Fort Valley
held the spotlight last Thursday and
Friday when the annual “Peach Bios
some F'estival” was staged. Those in
attendance state it eclipsed by fai¬
l'll previous efforts. It is now a state
event and in time will be a national
event.
Harris County Journal: Thanks to
Home Brew in the Enquirer-Sun.
Your kind rt ipinder to Johnny Jones
had the desiiYd effect. We have the
invitation to the great peach blos¬
som carnival. Of course we’d rather
accept a Fort Valley peach, yet
willing to receive only a peach’s
blossom, and are wearing the soles
off our shoes hunting a vacant seat
in a car going that way on the 20th.
Adel New*: The Peach Blossom
edition of the F’ort Valley Leader
Tribune last week was a “peach” of
a paper, with the color of peach
cream and with an abundance of
news, attractive advertisements and
splendid contributed articles telling
of the glories of the peach section.
Editor Johnny Jones gets out a good
paper all the time.
Dalton Citizen: The Peach Blos¬
som Festival edition of the Fort Val¬
ley Leader-Tribune is a peach of a
special edition. It L printed on peach
colored paper, and tells all about'
, peaches Fort Valley and Peach
i county. In fact it is peaches
cream i\< m first to las 1 page. We
congratulate vou, Johnuv
LaGrange Graphic: Johnny J.Hirs’
Peach Blossom Festival editio’
a Peach.
Rockmart News: Editor Tl.o. H.
Jones, of The F’ort Valley Leader
Tribune has again proven his abili- 1
ty as an editor, and demonstrated
the co-operative spirit of the business
enterprises of Fort Valley in Lis spe-1
cial edition promoting the Peach;
Blossom Festival. The regular issue!
and supplement were published on
P eactl color paper which produced
novel and attractive appearance. Me¬
chanically and editorially it is a
meritorious piece of work, of which
Mr. Jones and the people of Fort
Valley may justly feel proud. ,
Editor and Mrs- Johnny H. Jones,
Fort Valley, Ga.
lly Dear Frit nds:
We thank you most heartily for the very ki 1 and cordial
reception given t s and our Press party on yesterday and wish
to thank you for .11 the newspaper folks there. It was so good
of you to make such an elaborate feature of this event for the
Press.
I wish, also, to compliment the people of your city, county
and section for their ma nmoth success in this year’s most beau¬
tiful pageant. It was wonderful in its entirety and you hav^ prov¬
en to the world when you start out to do a thing it will be done.
With my best regards, 1. m,
Fraternally yours,
0. D. ROUNTREE, President,
Georgia Press Association.
Wrightsville, Ga., March 21, 1925. .
town, and, incidentally, feasting the
innerman ,n Georgia barbecue and
other delicacies. And we couldn’t get
there!
Oconee Enterpri»e: We are invited
down to Eort Valley today to be the
guest of the Peach Blossom Festi¬
val, but for the want of ready cash
we had to decline the invitation.
However, Johnny, we thank you just
the same.
Augusta Chronicle: The Georgia
peach festival held at Fort
this week has proven one of
greatest attractions of its kind ever
inaugurated in the South.
A « Peach .. of a Paper
Montezuma Georgian: The Peach
1 Blossom Festival edition of The
1 Leader-Tribune, edited by Johnny
j Jones, of Fort Valley, reached our
desk a few days ago.
The cover design of this special
edition is a picture of the King and
Queen of the Pd*ach Blossom Festival,
which was held in F'ort Valley this
week.
The edition carries (he program
for the pageant and several pictures
of those playing the important roles.
The paper on which this issue ,j s
printed is peach color. I
A list of the Peach County offi¬
cials, names and the account of the
first court held in Peach County.
Interesting articles on adjoining
counties appear in this special edi- l
tion. Enough praise cannot be ten
1 dered Mr. Jones on this peach of a 1
^ newspaper in Peach County.
Cuthbert Leader: The Fort Valley
Leader-Tribune’s special Peach Blos¬
som Festival Edition is a handsome
publication on pink paper with tasty
typography. It is a cred , to Editor
Jones and his associat s I
Millen New*: Those artistic invi¬
tations, and the equally attractive
supplement to the Leader-Tribune—
"The Trail of Pink Petals”, and a
number of other things we have read
and heard about the Peach Blossom
Festival at F’ort Valley this week,
ikes hungry to attend. Quite 1
us a
de'egation from here will go, how
e cr.
Calhoun Times! Unless all signs
fail the Peach County festival is go
ing over big, and Editor Johnny
Jones’ Leader- Tribune gave a little
for good measure in its contribution
to the cause. “The Trail of Pink Pet¬
als” edition was not only a work of
art, but it carried a refreshing air
of dignity too often missing in boost
i er editions.
DonaIdsonvillc News: The metro
politan issue of the Fort Valley Lead
er-Tribune issued last week reflects
g . , credjt upon tHe editor and the
()f y ()rt y a ;] ev ^’ e }, a( ] hoped
t(> tlu , .. Tra j 1 Q f pillk petab"
and enjoy a day with Johnny .lone
during the festival, but, man'- pro
posing was about as far as we were
able to advance.
Brother Jones, and thanks for the
good time we are certain to have hud
jf we cou i(j have only gotten to Fort
Valley.
Jackson Progress-Arguh: Editor
John H. Jones issued a special Peach
Blossom Festival edition of his al
ways interesting Fort Valley Leader
Tribune. This edition presented in a
striking way the resources and possi
bilities of the F'ort Valley area. It
was a splendid effort and reflects
credit on Editor Jones and the en¬
terprising business men of that sec¬
tion.
Covington New*: Johnny Jones’
peach-blown issue of The F'ort Valley
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L< ader was the most attractive spe¬
cial issue to reach The News office
in many a day. The only thing it
lacked was the flavor of peach
brandy to make it real.
Early County News: The Peach
Blossom Fe. tival is being held in Fort
Valley today and tomorrow. Editor
Johnny Jones, of The Leader-Trib¬
une has issude splendid edition of
his paper in con memoration of the
1 big annual event.
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i PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
j J. W. Smith, Minister
T! < ro will he preuchi.'g next Sab
hath by the pastor at 11:00 A. M.
ami 7: :o P. M. At the morning serv
ice the Ruling Elder-elect will be or
dained.
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1 HUFF DALAND AIRPLANE
1 DUSTERS AT FESTIVAL
One of the outstanding features
, f the Peach Blossom F'estiva! was
the appearance of Huff Daland air¬
plane dusters at the pageants, where
they added much to the beauty of
the finale by showering pink petals
upon the stage. On Friday they dis¬
tributed a special edition of “The
Duster Dispatch" with greetings to
the newspaper editors who were
guests of the occasion and showered
them with pink petals. Roger W. Riis,
genial advertising manager of Huff
Daland Dusters. Inc., was very much
on the job.