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i D. C. STROTHER PRESIDENT, E.
T. MURRAY SECRETARY OF
PEACH COUNTY ASS N.
A Peach County Flint River Bridge
Association was organized at a rous
ing mass meeting in the court house
Monday night. This association was
formed along the lines of the Taylor
County Flint River Bridge Associa¬
tion which already is very active in
plans for building a bridge across the
river between Reynolds and Fort Val
ley. The two associations will co-op
crate in a campaign to build this
bridge as quickly as possible and
pen up a state highway connecting
the two counties.
It is the opinion of all citizens who
have looked into the matter that such
a bridge will open up valuable trade
communication and will bring about
( the high development of important
sections of both Tavlor and Peach
counties. The need for such a bridge
has been felt for a long time
Monday night’s mass meeting fob
lowed rapidly after the introduction
of the plan by C. E. Martin before
the Kiwanis Club of Fort Valley last
Friday. Edmund Hurt, of Butler,
spoke before the club and outlined
the plans and progress made thus far.
D. C. Strother was elected presi-
4f dent of the association for Peach
4 with E. T. Murray
county as secre¬
I tary. An executive committee was
elected, composed of C. L. Shepard,
J. E. Davidson, M. C. Mosley, W. H.
Harris, R. .D Hale, W. G. Brisendine,
J. D. Duke, J. W. Woolf oik, J. E. Lee,
A. J. Evans, H. M. Copeland, Glen
more Green, A. M. Solomon, E.
Coppedge, George Lamar of Powers
ville, C. E. Martin, Ralph Newton,
John H. Jones and the officers.
C. L. Shepard acted as chairman
of the mass meeting and C. E. Mar
tin stated its purpose. Mr. Hinton,
of Taylor county, W. H. Harris, J. E.
Davidson, W. G. Brisendine and oth
Jers spoke.
The executive committee was au .
thorized to name such special com¬
mittees as are advisable, including
probably committees on surveying,
piAlicity, finance and legislation. The
officers and executive committee
were elected upon a report of a nom
mating committee composed of John
H Jones Ralph Newton, C. E. Mar
tin T Sanders Harris and Willis T.
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amp e. .
Joint Meeting ID re h o° n
President E. T. Murray o «- >
van is Club of Fort Valley is extend
. and
ing an invitation to the officers
executive committee of the bridge as¬
sociations of both Taylor and Peach
county to have lunch with this club
on Friday, May 29th, and hold a con
ference immediately afterwards to
whip plans into more definite form.
Dates Final Peach Spraying Announced
Hileys will be ready for the final
application of spray or dust the last
week in May, and growers are advised
to treat every Hiley tree between
May 25th and 30th. This is an ex¬
ceedingly important application for
both curculio and brown-rot, and as
it is the last application before har
vest a special effort should be made
to thoroughly cover each peach using
full four pounds of arsenate of
lead and the 32-32-200 self -boiled
lime-sulphur, or 80-5-15 dust.
Georgia Belles should receive the
last treatment sometime during the
W eek of June lst-6th, and Elbertas
should receive the final spray during
the week of June llth-17th. Do not
make the mistake of spraying Geor¬
gia Belles and Elbertas for the
time immediately after finishing ...
leys. Wait until the dates given
The quality prospects of the
of peaches which is soon to be
vested are excellent. The
drought has been unfavorable for
®he £eafrer-®rtbune
Read by thousands of people in progressive PEACH, Houston, Macon and Crawford Counties, where Nature smiles her biightest.
FORT VALLEY, PEACH POI NTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. May 21,1025.
To Speak Here On
Columbia Seminary
On Sunday
I»r. D. McIntyre, representing
movement in Georgia for the
'of Columbia Seminary from
bia, S. C., back to this state, will
in our city on Friday of this week
will speak on next Sunday
; at the Presbyterian church in the
terest of the movement, according
word received from Dr. J. S.
, of Atlanta, Chairman ol the
Committee.
The need for more universal re
ligious training is the crying need
.the times, says Dr. Lyons, and
fact is being recognized not only
ministers and the churches but by
industrial leaders. “The leading
istician of the day has said that
most important group m any
munity is the ministers. The editor
a leading commercial journal
that what business needs most is
religion of Jesus Christ, and a
them captain of industry said at
meeting of a commercial club
the most important institution in
city is the church,
“There cannot be religious leader
ship without ministers,” says Dr.
Lyons. “There are 318
churches in the 5 synods that control
Columbia Seminary (Alabama,
j da, • Georgia, Mississippi and
Carolina.) If the growth of
church continues the same as in
past twenty-five years, in 1050
will be 500,000 Presbyterians in
territory. Where will we get our
isters ?
It is pointed out that the
in the territory mentioned are
far removed from the seminaries
the Southern Presbyterian
'at Louisville, Ky., Austin,
Va., and Columbia, S.
tha; ministers usually stay
preach near where they have gradu
a ted.
I “Georgia is a stragetic point
the location of a theological semi
nary for the Southern Presbyterian
church. Most of the other
are well equipped for buildings, en
jdowment and is for faculty. the The of
J campaign purpose
ing funds to re-endow Columbia Sem
mary, so as to insure its return
Georgia, where it will be nearer
center of the five synods it serves. A
site of 40 acres has already
<^n five miles from Atlanta, and
building fund of $314,000 subscribed.
j A splendid spirit of interest and
operation is being shown
the state, says Dr. Lyons, and
. Committee feels confident that
1 Presbyterians of this community
f , 0 ^ j,. p art generously toward
dowirig Columbia so that it can
moved to Georgia, and can
its centennial in 1928 in its new
.
ings.
Georgia is the youngest of the
^ teen original states and the
state east of the Mississippi.
J development lio, and the fruit of brown-rot the trees and is
: on
! markably free from these pests
the present time. The crop,
is not yet made, and growers
not allow themselves to become
confident as to the final outcome.
J is brown-rot still possible to inflict for either serious curculio
The late varieties are just
or are now in the
(stage, which is a period of
inactivity. The curculio will
active again in each variety 3 to
weeks before ripening, when
acid test in curculio control will
cur. Therefore, the last
should be made on the several
ties at the time specified above,
in addition disking under the
of the trees should be frequent
ing the next several weeks for
culio pupae destruction.
Government and State
Fort Valley, Georgia.
Issued May 21, 1925.
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SMITH RESIGNS
PRESBYTERIAN
PASTOR A T
Rev. J. W. Smith requested
Presbyterian church of Fort
Sunday to release him as pastor
border that he might accept the
I of evangelist of the Macon
jtery, Effective June 1. His
was granted with much reluctance.
Mr. Smith stated that he would
continue to make his home in
Valley. This news will somewhat
set the disappointment of the
of Fort Valley over his resignation
pastor, for his powerful work as
preacher and deep interest in all
fairs of the city have won for
the high esteem and warm
of all of our citizens.
He left Wednesday morning to
tend the General Assembly at
ington, Ky.
ClaSS SneakeTS t lor
ort Valley ci t
JT J
Honors have been conferred on the
graduating classes of the Fort
sc hools. The valedictorian of
grammar grades is Carolyn
an( j the salutatory will be
^ b y Ernestine Bledsoe. In the
graduating class Miss Miriam
| wards will be valedictorian, and
ey Green salutatorian. The seventh
'grade graduation exercises will oc¬
cur at nine o’clock Friday
May 29. Senior class graduation
ercises will occur at 7:30 o’clock
the evening of the same day. , Hon. A. ,
P. Persons, of Talbotton, Ga., will
liver the literary address.
Ne x _ Tuesday , evening, May ,, oc 26, a .
7:3° o’clock, Miss Marjone Brown
Miss Smiths music class and Miss Mi
riam Edwards of Miss English’s
pression class will give a recital.
On Wednesday the domestic
1 department, under the direction
M j gs Carrie Cravey, will have
large exhibit of sewing and
household work.
Tomorrow (Friday) evening
Hj) ,, h g c bool Dramatic Glee Club
preBen t un operetta, “The Gypsy
ver, under the direction of
Louise English and Miss
i Smith.
j! (.Connell’s The recital music of class Miss last Ruby
'evening was one of splendid merit.
j Remodels Store.
I j
I N. Hauser, jeweler, is adding
to the beauty of his sotre by
handsome remodeling of his
windows,
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Georgia lands produce three to
crops of field crops or vegetables
year.
■ Georgia has 33,000,000 acres
land, most of it arable.
Quality Printing
Gooc! every time or we make it Rood.
And, “by the aweat of the brow,”
we are boosting for you all the time.
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The Leader-Tribune
Telephone 119.
1 NINE CARS OF
MAYFLOWERS TO
MA RKETS ROLL
Uneedas Come in Next Week—Early
Rose Expected About June 5th
< • H- Sammons, fort Valley freight
agent, informed The Leader-Tribune
late Wednesday afternoon that seven
(cars of peaches, Mayflower variety,
had been shipped from this point and
two additional cars were being load
,
: He stated that the Mayflower
ed.
1 crop was about complete and
of Uneedas would begin
next week, while the Early Rose va
'riety is expected to move about
He stated that he did not
the Mayflower crop was large
[to have much effect on the
better varieties.
The peach season is now taking
center—in fact the whole
Hundreds of crates are moving by
I press on all trains, in addition to car
h oat * shipments. adding The that negro
peddlers are
'pleasing touch of color to the season
b X meeting travelers on all
i^ith baskets of the luscious fruit.
I The highly desirable effect
payrolls in handling the peach
[crop bloom is next expected week to and swell business into will full
into high gear.
yjj f /ll St(*r S 4ffil
Healing Rapidly
Friends throughout Georgia of Rev.
Geor g e W- Mathews, formerly of
Fort Valley, but now of Ashburn, will
I. inf interested „ r „ ct{ ,d to to learn learn that tnat he ne is is re- re
, covering rap5dly at the Middle Geor
gJa Sanitarium> where he wag taken
|f 0 u 0W j n g an au to accident in which
| his arm was broken.
Rev. Mathews is very widely
in middle and south Georgia. He was
for a number of years secretary
the South Georgia Conference Board.
He is a brother of Judge H. A. Math¬
ews.
City Bakery Enlarges
W. H. Harper, of the City
is being congratulated upon the
tractive enlargement and
of his place. It now has an
ly inviting appearance. Mr. Harper
giving Fort Valley one of the
bakeries in the country. If you’ll
to think about it, Fort Valley
enjoys the very best in numerous
things—banks, merchants, lawyers
doctors, farmers,
shows, municipal public
churches, schools, etc. And - - er,
- newspaper.
FOR MISS BROWN
Miss Gertrude Brown was
charming house guest at a
luncheon given by Mrs. R. D.
last Saturday morning at her
on Persons street.
Quantities of sweet peas were
in decorating the rooms forming
charming background for the
young girls in their summery
of brilliant colors. Four tables
rook were played and a
luncheon served.
(Twelve Pages)
DRAMATIC CLUB
PRESENTS PLAY
FRIDAY EVENING
The Dramatic Glee Club of the Fort
Valley High School will present “The
Gypsy Rover” Friday evening, May
22, in the school auditorium. Those
who attended the operetta that was |
given last spring under the direction j
of Misses Smith and English will re-!
member the delightful Miss Cherry
Blossom and the splendid talent
shown in the work of the pupils,
Shepard Spoke In
Americus Friday
C. L. Shepard spoke before a joint !
meeting of civic clubs in Americus '
last Friday in the interest of the pro
posed Woodrow Wilson College
Valdosta. Mr. Shepard is a
G f the state executive committee in
this campaign and is doing powerful
ser vice for the cause. He met with an
enthusiastic reception in Americus.
THE < y ’ ]y| ’ Q ^
I HL Hlbn _ e 5LHUUL3 rHnnT «,
i
. ( Bi-Y is the name of the High
School • Y. M. C. A. which started in
Kansan 1 several years ago. Today
there are 2,000 Hi-Y Clubs in the
United States, and 40 in our State.
There are more than 1,000 members
in the Clubs and most of them are in
the Bible Study classes.
| The objectives of the Hi-Y Club is
“Clean Living”, “Clean Speech” and
Clean Sport.” The Christian leaders
see k bring into the lives of the I !
v. boys high , ■ . ideals ■ , , of , Christian ... . living, .
J how well this is being done Ts
evide „ ced by the finc work that ; is
being carried on by the Hi-Y Club
of I 1 ort Valley, under the leadership
of Wesley Green, the president. j
| E ven with the spreading of the
jjj.y movement in the State there is
s gii an untouched field of 50,00C
boys in Georgia. The State Y. M. C.
A. is the agency which sponsors this
.
movement and they need the active
support of all citizens who are inter
ested in the welfare of our youth.
, Large Improvement In
Fort Valley Motor Co.
Visitors at the Fort Valley Motor
Company are being delighted with the
| extensive improvements in its offices.
! improve
Mr. Luce states that large
iments have been made also in the \ i
shop and service.
Teachers Fort Valley Public Schools
Are Named for the Season of 1925-26
Following ' K a Hie names of
p or t Valley public school teachers for
year 1925-’26:
| j K. LAMBERT, Superintendent.
T. H. Smith, principal High School
1
and Science teacher.
Miss Elmer Trippe, Mathematics.
Miss Marguerite O’Sheals, Latin.
Miss Sammie Davis, History.
Miss Zeph Pate, French and Civics.
Misses Bessie Anderson, Sammie
R a yle, Myrtis Fields and Ruby Har¬
ris, Junior High School.
PEACH LAND
JOURNAL
,'t(> years old—only
newspaper in heart
of one of America’s
richest diversified
agricultural sections.
$1.50 Per Year in Advance.
ANY THOU
STICKERS
FLOOD COUNTRY
Letters from Distant Points Reach'
Fort Valley Hearing Stickers
The beautiful stickers, “Eat Geor¬
gia Peaches All the Time,” described
in last week’s Leader-Tribune, are
multiplying by the thousands over
the country, thanks to the energetic
work of President E. T. Murray and
T. F. Flournoy of the Kiwani Club*
These stickers are observed on lets
ters coming from distant points.
They are from a design by Miss Chris*
tine Evans and certainly must ex*
cite the desire for the luscious Geor*
gia peach.
Every citizen of the peach sectioil
should use these stickers on all let¬
ters. They may be obtained from'
either Mr. Murray or Mr. Flournoy at)
the cost price of $2.00 per thousand. *
Ladies’ Night Thursday
Tonight (Thursday) is ladies’ night
at the Kiwanis Club. An exceptionally
good program has been arrange . and
the officers of the Civitan Club o f
Perry and the Kiwanis Club of Mar
shallville, with their wives, have been|
invited to attend.
It Rains Razors
The Kiwanis Club drew for twd
ga ^ ety razors presented by Copeland’s!
phar lagt Pridav ( ; gorge B. Cul
pepper, Jr., and Glunmore Green!
were the lucky ones. President Mur¬
ray then lifted up a big box contain¬
ing fifty more of the razors and pre¬
sented one to every member of thd
club with the compliments of Dr. H,
M, Copeland.
J. D. Duke conducted the special
program of the (lay. Unusually good
features of this program were read
Sam Jones, the iatter giving the gem
ings by Miss Miriam Edwards and
which he had won first place in
Fort Valley high school and at
district high school meet.
C. E. Martin presented the matter*
of organizing to co-operate with the
Taylor County Flint River Bridge As¬
sociation for the construction of a|
bridge across the river. This matter
is covered in another story in this!
paper.
Plan Half Holida y
In Summer Months
Further interest is being manifest*
ed in the announcement that the mer
of Fort Valley, particularly
the dry goods business houses, are
to begin closing their stores each
Thursday afternoon during the montha
of June, July and August.
Practicallv Practically all all of ot the tne men’s mens furnish- rurnisn-
2d SeirTntenUon^ anf i a rv poods stores dZH have siirni
fled their o tl0S,n *
stores and it is expected that fill of
them w jn show their willingness to
c ] ose by signing the petition which is
to be circulated soon to begin closing
the first Thursday in June, to allow
themselves and their employees th <3
privilege of a half holiday for recre
ation.
In closing during the months nani
ed) as do the stores in Macon, Monte
zuma and Hawkinsville, it will bej
done in a co-operative way and ncj
business will be lost.
COPELAND’S TEA ROOM
Mrs. Pierce Green, with Miss D.
Wilson, will operate the new tea
room at Copeland’s Pharmacy, instead
of Mrs. Myles Green as was stated
through error in last week’s Leader
Tribune.
Miss Marion Horne, fifth grade.
Mrs. Nell Dover, fifth grade.
Miss Annie Belle Ethridge, fourth
grade.
Miss Lula Ree Ethridge, fourth
grade.
Miss Loretta Sparrow, third grade.
Miss Mary Yoemans, third grade.
Miss Bessie Greer, second grade.
Miss Mildred Yoemans, second
grade.
Miss Mattie Luck, first grade.
Miss Willie B. Mosley, first grade.