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t***+ + (.ompeteht Mechanics « I urn ()nt - i : 1 EXCELLENT WORK I i: H e Have Them \ \ I) < > (H R PRICES ARE RIGHT | ■ Our Growing List of • Satisfied Customers Prove This * « • m. • “ It 1 our Service" ' V i ■ PORT VALLEY MOTOR CO. . ^+4-l~H-->T+-f-*H-"M~i*+++++4-++4'+4-:-+T+'K-+T+A*«-H-+-M*++4»l-++H*4-k+-i. NEBRO HE tlJH It EEK National Negro iIealth*^Wcek observed hcr< April 29th and when a very helpful program at improving the- health conditions the community was carried out at Fort Valley High and school under the directions of the tal colored physicians and nurse. The program included, besides pa pers and talks on appropriate health topics, the second free school for mid -wives and the fourth annual free clin ic. Several mid wives attended t h e school and were given instructions and demonstrations which should prove of great value in improving their ability in the extremely im¬ portant work in which they are en *«g«d. VACATION Time will soon he here. 1 ou will want a new travelling hag , hat box or suitcase. j . , J i 5. A \ I f/j (<j i •* ,i / its, f t 1—1] I I / 1 TRAVELLING BAGS SI.98 W SI 1.95 LADIES’ IIAT BOXES S4.95 SCAT CASES 98C TO $12.50 LEE’S DEPARTMENT STORES} Fort Valley. Georgia The free clinic was well attended and valuable medical and surgical service was given to 75 or 80 patients. The surgical work, tvhich was six tonsilor operations, was done by J)r. R. Carey in charge of the eye, ear, nose and throat division of the rans’ hospital at Tuskegee Institute, Alabama. LOW ROOM) TRIP SI NT) VV FARE Round trip tickets will he sold each Sunday, at rate of one fare plus 25 cents, between all stations on Central of Georgia where one way fare is not more than $6.00. (Minimum Round Trip fare 75 cents.) Tickets limited to date of sale. Consult Ticket Agent CENTRAL OF CEORGIA RAILWAY.—The Right Way. 7-13-0 THE LEADER-TRIBUNE. FORT VALLEY. GA., THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1925. , J)fj vidson () IHtOSPS '' | Rodfl Hotld * • ■ > By JOHN \V. HAMMOND In Telegraph • Atlanta, Ga., May Pca'h live Joe Davidson, of County, for paved roads all over the State, says, but he doubts that a bond of $70,000,000 is the most economical way to ire, them. In fact, he is I bious of the bond issue, and doubtful that it can be gotten through the as • scmhly “I’m for what I know "iui''! ’ needs,” he said here today, want to tret behind something that ■ | will get more than talk and agitation. If it takes a bond issue to get paved roads, then I’m for the bond issue; • but if we can really get more paved roads by not issuing bonds, as I am convinced we can, then I am for that plan in preference. »j i i,rp The i way I .... figure out ..iv the bond > • * sue proposal, i on an issue of .. $70,000, n/lA 000, 4 . or JO , >A years, we w,,11 ,, , have an m terest Charge to pay of about three and a half millions a year, at the rate ot <• five per cent—a little less at m-r -ent, of course—and at the end ..f , the ... hie ol . those bonds will have . we paid • , out enough , in interest along to have a thousand , , more miles of , I our 1 roads, and still owe the original $70, 000,000, or, in other words, we are going to pay that much which we is¬ sue in bonds and paving which will ■ be a thousand miles short of the cash we put into it.” Mr. Davidson says he does not want to be looked upon as opposing any reasonable and proper effort to get jthem paved roads, but he does want to get in the most practical and bene ficial way. Would Use Gasoline Tax I want to put every penny of the gasoline tax road construction. I on That means $3,360,000 a year. Add to that $2,300,000 from automobile tags, and then add to that the $2,000,000 we get from the Government, and there • a>n $7,600,000 /»/wx Increase t the , is a year. gas oline tax by a cent and a half—which will run us up to $9,800,000 a year— and the increase will get us all we need for maintenance of the roads and at the same time we will be get¬ ting an equal amount out of the tran¬ sient passer through the State we are getting out of our home people. .. I hope the advocates of paved roads in the legislature can work out p’plan whereby we can apply the cash $7,500,000 a year we will have avail¬ able to the permanent paving pro¬ gram and eliminate the interest Thedford’s % IbRAUGHT f BLACK-1 ■v % Liver Medicine Made from selected ’ medicinal roots and herbs—Nature's own remedy and for Indigestion. Constipation j % | g W | Sold Everywhere r-io < \'t £1 > s iff i*ir JUjj mm ■ wf •*in~ Wr, m - ft B Wo at SK - ik I £i ASFAITSIATE tt The Shingle That Never Carls ff THE * reason why so many people are demanding the Carey Asf.'ltslate Shingle for their homes is because it gives them sc much more for their money. It is the logical result of half a centur/ of good roof making. Carey Asfnltslate Shingles come in three attractive colbrs, Blue h'ack, ReU and Green. Ask us for samples and further details. FORT VALLEY LUMBER COMPANY FORT VALLEY, GEORGIA <'ha.rgt? on a bond issue. When the in terest is counted off on the total bond ' ssut ' the cash available will equal the fi* t amount \VC* win %0t f roni bonds, and when we get to the end of the 10- years’ paving 1 program we will be del 1' r<(., 1 n -d( VV( liter . no. s .op , the cash program at the end of 10 w whc ‘ n ,hp main hi ^ hwa V s <« th<! haw bt, ‘" ‘ if we want >. bul ,iin «° r * ht on a * " n * ns We want to wlth ,,llr * ec - °" d s,r > roaii * iin<l im|,rov " lht " n - ," . lhen t00 ! fraid al) the ' ' am “ ,, "°' J ’ 1< ‘ of thl '” StiiU ' ' lo not understand a $70,000,000 bond issue is not going to put hard surface paving on ad lb< ma * n highways of the State. but on those roads which are termed , secondary highways’ we will have somti of a less durable paving mate rial. “On first consideration I am in fa* vor 01 having the paving work on all the highways done by contract, but there is some merit in the argument ; that thp State convicts can Ik* used on 'the general , road construction pro-, , _ thc Legislature gram, and J believt ' (jught ^ w car(lfu) and verv “"deration . , to that . prop** Sltion. 11 th( USe of the convicts can I he at a saving Ol 40 per cent on the , , which has been claimed, cost, and , they , can he efficiently handled , , t in road construction work, then it might be a very advantageous as well its it very economical thing to use them.” farmers ark urged to S WE 1925 COTTON CROI* . FROM THE ROLL WEEVIL Continued from Page 1. th- cevil, which will emerge from hiberna tion earlier this year ami in greater num b*r* than ever before, thus bringing about a -U' aiion in Georgia that alarm* thoM«* who have marie a study of the weevil and who r*-a!i 2 < the utur ruin that follow. in its wait# a (situation that also greatly alarms \ ■very one who ha* th*- interests of the state at heart, and Whereas, there is no problem confronting th<J p<**pi<* of Georgia today so important, crop 60 ‘’T^' this year, ““ ,h and " if we blunder ,,f the cotton if now. we K „ to i( w „ yteld to foolish „ v „ r . cnn . fidence, or entertain and encourage a sort of superstitious belief that we have ge€*n the last of the boll weevil, and make no further effort to fight it. we may find ourselves at SAGE TEA TURNS GRAY HAIR DARK It’e Grendmofher’* Recipe l« Bring Back Color and Lustre to Hair That beautiful, even shade of dark, glossy ing hair can only be Tea had by and brew¬ Sul¬ a mixture of Sage phur. Your hair is your charm. It makes or mars the face. When it fades, turns gray or streaked, just an application or two of Sage and Sul¬ phur enhances its appearance a hun¬ dredfold. Don’t bother to prepare the mixture; you can get this famous old recipe im¬ proved by the addition of other ingre¬ dients at a small cost, all ready for use. It is called Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound. This can always be de¬ pended upon to bring back the natural color and lustre of your hair. Sulphur Everybody uses “Wyeth’s” Sage and Compound now because it darkens so naturally and evenly that nobody You can tell it has been applied. brush simply dampen a sponge or soft with it and draw this through the hair, taking one small strand at a time; by morning the gray hair has disappeared, and after another applica¬ tion it becomes beautifully dark and glossy and lustrous. the -n.i of tio* y*r in >. con.iition ever before. I Now therefore, be it resolved, That, Georgia Rankers association, in annual , vention assembled, realizes and rwujfnii.iT responsibility that devolves upon it. eollectively and individually, bring to bear every legitimate influence lo |JM( . HV< . ry j,.gitimate means to prevent destruction by the boll weevil of the crop for 1925, and of future years. Re it further resolved, That, \while th* members of the Georgia Ranters' ile not arrogate t o themwlves the right to - fate to land own , r vv hat they shall do their own property, they do have a full nation of the fact that they as bankers merely trustees for the funds which bandit*: that their responsibility is. not in their'stockholders, their directors and their depositor*, but «i-«» to an the people of th* communities which they serve. They, there fore, feel unwilling to remain silent and not protest against a program which they feel -ore w ill h ad to ruin. They f«*el hound to raise ,h ‘ ir voic ' , ‘ a « ain>,t »”* ,iru * of action not in accord with the judgment of those who have devoted years to th.* study of this question. They f**cl that no farmer and no land owner b«’ the right to *<*t up hi* private opinion against the mature judgment of experts. B“ it further resolvml. That, we, the bank¬ ers of Georgia, are sensible of the obligation that rests upon us, and in this resolution, we undertake to und a warning in lan guag** no man can misunderstand and to an rm ,e.ac the *•, ponsibility . xactly where It belongs, that is ...... whl . „„„ th- farm .and, ..f th. -tat*' who dictate what -hall b< f planted an<l what shall not. be who decide how the »h«n ^ and who can compel <>r imwm «n th.- cotton crop. . r l,H , ' 11 th , h , ’ m ri> f th w „. v ti a „d stop catarrh: open : NOSTRILS AND HEAD .* . 9 Says m • ( roam Applied in Nostril.*? ; ! Relieves Head-Colds at Once. * If u-iir nostrils are tlogged and yom head stiiiffd and you can’t breathe freely becaun.e bottle of a told or nitarrh, ju&t _ r et a Kinail of Ely's < ream Halm, i! any drug ore. Apply a little of this fragrant, antiseptic « ream into your no* rils and let it penetrate through every m paAM-age of sum head, toothing ond iCirf ling tlie inlhuned. swollen mu • »us ueuihrane ami you get nisi ant relief. \Ji! How good it feels. Yuiir n**e ril- are open, your head is clear. i:o nore hawking, eimllling, blowing; no nore headache, drvnesft or struggling <»r breath. Ely's Cream Halm is ji ;-1 vliat sufferers from head colds and atari h need, it's u delight. l CENTRAL OF GEORGIA TELLS HOW AND WHY RAILWAY IMPROVEMENTS ARE IMPORTANT / The public, which makes use of the railroads for traveling and shipping, under¬ stands in a genera! way that transportation facilities must be kept up to a certain standard in order to provide satisfactory service. Those not directly connected with transportation, however, probably do not realize the extent and variety of the work that is continually in progress on a modern railroad. The Central of Georgia Railway has during the past five years invested nearly $13, 000,000 in road and equipment. It is interesting to note some of the details of tGe annual expenditures for this purpose which totalled S4,225,000 in 1924. The purposes for which this money is spent indicate the growth and prosperity of Central of Georgia territory and show that this railroad is doing its part to meet the increasing demands of business. Important improvements in our transportation plant in 1924 included: The re-laying of 147 miles of track %>ith heavier steel rail. The construction of 84 new industrial tracks, *24 new passing tracks and 8 miles of new road. The ballasting for the first time of 92 miles of track and the renewal of ballast on 88 miles of track. The replacement by permanent concrete of 5491 feet of culverts and embank¬ ments, and the rebuilding of 6201 feet of untreated pile and timber trestles with creosot ed material. The renewal of more than half million crossties. The installation of 14 miles of telephone line to facilitate train dispatching. The protection of 9 highway grade crossings by signal bells of flashlight type. The erection of 6 new water tanks. The construction of three new’ steel and concrete bridges and a 700-foot underpass with concrete walls was completed, 8 bridges were strengthened to permit the use of larg¬ er, heavier locomotives, work was started on steel and re-inforced concrete viaduct 1890 feet in length, and on 2 steel and concrete bri dges. The construction of new coach and paint shops at Savannah and new’ store and oil houses at Columbus, and a new’ turn-table at Macon. • Revision of line and grades, elimination of grade crossings and curves on the Bir mingham-Columbus line, the largest single project of its kind ever undertaken by the Cen¬ tral of Georgia. Work started in 1924 and will be completed in 1925. The purchase of 10 locomotives and 15 all-steel passenger train cars and the build¬ ing of 10 cabooses, two tank cars and 3 road way cars. The railroads must-continually provide additional facilities for handling the pub¬ lic’s business. Our list of physical improvements in 1924 shows how the Central of Geor¬ gia is measuring up to this responsibility. Increased facilities cost money. •money that can come only in small part from putting back into the business what can be spared from current revenues and that in the main must be borrowed. The public, we believe, realizes as never before the good results of a policy that will permit the railroads to establish sound credit so that adequate transportation for the future may be provided. Constructive criticism and suggestions are invited. L. A. DOWNS, 4 President, Central of Georgia Railway Co. Savannah, Georgia, May 12, 1925. say to land ownm that, if they are willing to make the fight against the weevil, j we Re stand it further ready to resolved. help them That be it cannot ' charged that w* are hasty in the action taken. We might well have acted years ago. ' and perhaps should have done but it so. is not a plea-ant thing to do, and the step has been postponed in the hope that it would be unnecessary . further delay would he jcidal. of intellig* Cotton planters, should in the main, know are long met n-«• and have n l ^ al ^ no ***<•»!>* from the weevil, * hat lher * *' no complete relief from its rav that r " r *' th * n 30 y f,&rs jt «ppear* - ed in Texas and is still in Texas, and is still in every -tat* arid every locality where it has once appeared, that it is in Georgia, and those who plant cotton in this state must reckon with it. and if they expect tq, pro¬ duce cotton they must fight the weevil how e ver much it goes against the grain to do so. and however deep-seated may be their prejudices. Be it further resolved. That we are fully alive to th. meaning of the destruction of the cotton crop in Georgia. We know that it mean* non-payment of notes due the banks; it mean* non-payment of accounts due mer chants, it metns non-payment of taxes to the state, the countie* and the cities; it means non-payment <if interest on mortgages and the consequent foreclosure of such mortgages ; it means inability of people to support the schools and colleges; it means the dosing of banks and the failure and bankruptcy of merchant* it means farms abandoned, lands lying idle add people leaving the counties and the state: it means vacant dwellings and stores; it means the disappearance of money from the small towns and its concentration in the larger * ities; it means the withdrawal an«l th- of outside capital: it means an end to development and to all busi¬ ness enierpri• - ; it means loss of confidence. ; 0 STOP! 1 jj ; ; \ our pluming the second time for 7 ire j i Service . h\ phonin o THE 6 J, TIRE CO. Watch for Next Week’s Ad t ' «*<wi rave, enthusiasm and hope; it means un jeasines-. suspicion, fear and and failure; crime, it mean whicl an increase of lawlessness igo hand in hand with distress and poverty mean- in short, the continuation for an in ‘ definite peri iod of all the distressing condi lions under which we now labor and unde j which we have labored for four long years. He it further resolved. That, this resolu tion be printed at the earliest possible mo ment in quantities sufficient to make it cer J tain that thi* members of this associatior ' ,- an plan* copies in the hands of their stock holder-, depositors and borrowers, and in th« j ; territories hands of served farmer.- by Htid the land member owners banks, in th* s j h,. u further resolved. That, the officers o ) this association be instructed, and the mem ber banks be r«iuest«i, to bririK about th. , publication of this resolution in the daili and weekly newspaper.- of the state. i R PER CENT FARM LOANS ti PER CENT AN UNLIMITED SUPPLY OF MONEY 1 To place on desirable Peach, Hous- I ton. Macon and Crawford County j farms By V. P. BASSETT FORT VALLEY, GA. Phones 22 and 2004. • 10 YEARS 6 % '