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ft E ARE ^ BUILDING A ary herb Volume XXXVII. Number 21. ASSOCIATION IS FORMED TO *101^^ LOR IN DRI^ I'OR f> |>¥l'll"''17 I /Yjl-/ U / \\/ , Util, rp Pf r l-tll f ivrnr 1 V v T ^ bridge T o Connect Taylor an (l Peach Would Open Large Channels o f Trade 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. ’ ' 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. Enjoying Their Game, Even in Wheel Chairs n., \ m .»... „i........1i . in,.... fined It wh.-el .l)Hirs in the veterans’ hospital at Tacoma, Wash., have or- * I ganged a league and <njoy their games, despite their handicap. * A ♦fw. m . M * ■ ■f-JV. $ % M "Nv m - * v si .y 8 § mm :.v.,V & ■ I r-~ I m j V ./£: m Wfi , m - i l fpilpl 6, AC SKI : : v .tftHBiiT.Mf.JJft. mum m 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, - 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. ■ 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.