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< OFFICIAL ORGAN of the Fort Valley Kiwanis Club Vet. 1 ^ Here’s the beverage that delights ■7 taste, satisfies thirst and refreshes. * Every bottle is sterilized—insur ing absolute purity Fort Valley Bottling Co. M-. «. HF1SKN1HNB. KIWANIAN Ifalph Newton i J. W. Woolfotk W. L. Snow ! .1. W. Wool folk Co. Spray Material, Peas & Peaches ! Fort Valiev, Georgia EVANS CLARK CO. Inc. Marketing and Dealers in Asparagus »r,d Peach Crates and Supplies. A. J. Evans E. G. Clark Kiwanian Kiwanian r Yvut account, whether large or small, pectfully solicited on the basis of o RQ jir.cere appreciation. PROMPT COURTEOUS EFFICIENT SERVICE XJE Bank of Fort Valley V Manufacturers of CHILDREN’S UNDERWEAR FORT HUH nine Mills F. O. MILLER, Fret- A. J. EVANS, Tre»». & Ge»T Mgr. T. F. FLOURNOY, Supt. K1WAN1ANS l v Lets Pave Georgia’s Roads Now By C. C. Thomas, Griffin, Ga. President Georgia Highway Ass’n. Georgia is known to all the world ’ South, I as the Empire State of the I! | 1 ;.*d -u truly no Better hptter name name could cuuu be ascribed to her, because she is in fact a great State, possessing unlimited resources and populated by nearly 3, 000,000 of the best pepole on earth. W« know that Georgia has wonder ful agricultural \ possibilities; her soil , JS rich; . her climate .incurnassed ’ E • and • her seasons auspicious, but as a mat \ ter of fact only about one-third of i her , x__x land IS • now nrodurinc’ producing crops crops and ana we are importing into the State year more than $150,000,000 of flmir ’ nnultrv ’ canned goods, vege t bles, butter , and . cheese cheese, stock fctock feed ieeu d work stock. We also know that Georgia pos sesses an unlimited amount of natural and material • t and j ly. in resources raw such an abundance as would justify a most ! remarkable industrial devel I opment. TWO There are thousands thousands upon up, thousands of excellent industrial Sites, sufficient to accommodate an unlimit I e< ^ , „ nUm rmhf > , r ,.,f plants P ’ where power, I labor, raw material • 1 and u all 11 environs noirnns necessary •v, for successful manufacture Z at low low cost com, are are assu assured, , and / yet Georgia IS falling behrnd m rndu„ development while Alabama, North Carolina and South Carolina are forg mg . ahead. . We also know _____ that last Winter more than a million tourists, either seeking new homes or on pleasure bent, passed through Georgia on way to Florida. Most of them | P r-oLpJ through over mud roads il.’bpassing they , neither ... +^ tarriea TT |p,l nor Viewed with pleasure our ful resources and unlimited tunities. All of which, not our soil was unproductive; our mate unbearable or our people attractive, but because Georgia THE LEADER TRIBUNE, FORT VALLEY, GA., THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1925. THE KIWANIS KALL Published Weekly on Thursday by the Kiwanis Chib of Fort Valley, Ga. pie have not been progressive enough to build good roads. While Georgia is in fact a great State, rich ... in resources and , possi bilities, yet we all know that one OI Georgia’s greatest needs is better ru ral schools; better school houses; better equipment and a full nine months term in every county, but we likewise know that such a vision can not be made a realty | until .. the , mud j roads are abolished and good roads provided P for the rural school children, ^ jt aii ^ nothinK ^ matter with (Jt< , rpia; her wealth and resources are hcre . in abundance; her soil is still waiting to be tickled by a live, hustling and ener w>tic husbandry and her opportunities are to preMnt th( . m8elves jn abun . dance. The trouble is not with the State, but is the people of the State. Adequate transportation is the one prime necessity for the growth and expansion of ^ SlaU . or nation and thia aMert j 0 „ has bet , n proven by the history of pioneer rail Yoad development in America. And now since the automobile is fast supplanting the ra . lr<iad a a meana of transportation, for there are now near i y 20,000,000 automobiles anli trucks in this country, averaging one automobile for every six of our population, ''there is a pressing demand for permanent hard 6urfaced r<jads . and therefore paved have btcome within the last few years * prime P necessity for the greater development of the state. Alrea dy California. Eennsyl vania , Ilinoia> Missouri, North Carolina. p]OTida aild , )thtr gtates have caught a vision bf thi3 necessity and have built or are build ir.g T a State system of hard surfaced highways, ' already reaping the benefits from a> *• d are essive movemen t. And yeti Georgia the Empire State of the south, with her vast resources and opportu ^rrnat ™ d tigh^ys i implssahle ‘during'mlny ntha - of the winter 8ea8 on. Since 1919. wh „ n the present State Highway Department created. Georgia has been receiving Fed was which have thlg wjth the bonds been voted by the counties has built a great tnany miles of good roads, but at best they have been unconnected 1 and 1 in different I ff sec tions, amounting to nothing more than spots when compared to the 6,000 mile sys tern of State-aid roads now surveyed and laid out from county-Beat to county-seat THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1925 IS V. i e t & ! TONIGHT-THURSDAY LADIES’ NIGHT 7:30 P. M. Remember, we start ON TIME. Have a lady with you. two more meetings before the June and July recess Everybody expects a real party tonight. tVe have a heavy pro¬ gram committee on the job, the music committee promises ‘iime real! singing, and needless to say that the food will be splendid. Let - all determine that thie "ill be the best affair that we have ever had. Little Things Count The true Kiwanian is a builder, not a wrecker. He can build by being kind to his neighbor, courteous and just in all his dealings, and by giving some part of his time to serving others. We are all busy, but what progress will a community make if every one is too busy building his own little for¬ tune to give some thought to the com¬ munity itself?—Kiwanis Magazine. j A careful compilation of highway statistics , has been made recently by the State High ! way Engineer, W. R. Neel, who asserts that with the money now available for future road building purposes, including Federal aid, it will require thirty eight years to com plete the present system of inter-county roads, a time so far in the distant future that but few of us living today will ever T see its consummation. , On the other hand it is shown that by amending the constitution and issuing $10, ooo.ooo ol bonds each year for seven years entire system can be completed within that time. In addition to this, and that which should appeal to every Georgian, is the fact that the bonds can be issued, the roads built and the money paid back within thirty without any additional cost to any citi Zen and without any levy of any tax upon the pe0 pk. it is shown from the records which have been kept that two cents of the present gas tax, now being paid only by the ^ who operatas an aut omobire or gas en einfft - w i)i more than supply sufficient reve nue to repay the principal and interest on ^ bondB , nd aJso „ t the Bame time provide ample funds from the vehicular license fee to insure the maintenance in future years of the entire system. Not alone will the sys tern of State-aid roads be built within the 8evari y , ar period, but the counties of the state, which have bonded themselves or other I wise furnished the money for building State ; wide roads will be refunded the amount gpent. do the j If these facts be true what To more accept this people of the State want? plan of having the State-aid system of 6, 0 00 miles constructed within the next seven Without additional gas tax or ad va year . proposition whic lorum levy, is a business the people cannot afford to pass up. But m ,i cr that the people may have the oppor or the Leg tunity of voting upon this question jsIat!)rt which convenes on June 24th next. rouBt pag8 by a two-thirds vote, the bill pro , submit posinB ^ a Constitutional amendment, , t t0 ^ p «,ple Unless the Legislature bill proposing such amendment the cnactB a opportunity to vote people will never Imve upon the issue. amendment amendment A bfl , providing for such an drawn by the Georgia Highway As bas j^n the first sociation and will be introduced on j o{ the next session of the le ay that ^LS^ ° , t js therefore necessary a at) favor that the members of the may Har8e the will of the people and ^ them the question. After the coming . f tbe Legislature it will not ajn two years under the new law favorabi e action by the i ture this summer is imperative. .• a It is conceded that the people of desire the roads built and would gladly for the bond issue, but many are about endorsing a bond iesue of so large \ Tlir Fort Valiev Oil Co. Manufacturers of COTTON SEED PROD1 CTS FDKT VALLEY, HA. 1>. C. STROTHER & K. M. WHITISH, K1WAN1ANS There’s Music in the Air Bring free entertainment into your home with a Radio Receiving Set. See the Radiola line we are showing. GREEN-MILLER COM PANY GLENMORK GRKKN. KLAVA MAN Georgia Agricultural Works QUALITY SERVICE HARDWARE & FURNITURE U We’ve Got It - ’ F. O. MILLER, Kiwanian For SPRAY MATERIALS SPRAY MACHINES CRATE MATERIALS Call on SOUTHERN BROKERAGE COMPANY F. W. Withoft, Mgr. Kiwanian c HALL KIWANIAN THE TIRE MAN I gum of money to be expanded by the without safe-guards and direct jn the disbursement of the money. Sensing the spirit of the people the gia Highway Association, an oranization composed of representative citizens every county in the State, has drawn a bill which provides for a Commission of members, one to be selected from each Con gressional District, who shall select their own Chairman, and who shall have full and supervision in the expenditure of the money of the people. The salient features of the bill are as fol Jows: It authorizes the issuance of $70,000,000 of state Highway bonds with which to build all of the 6,000 miles of Georgia State-aid highways at the rate of $10,000,000 per year fur seven years, It provides for a Highway Bond Commis sion composed of twelve Commissioners, one from each Congressional District. They are t „ be appointed by the Governor with par amount regard to their particular fitness for the discharge of their duties and they sha s( ,„ct their own chairman who Shall be executive officer of the Commission. The Commission shall have authority to se the bonds, the proceeds of who ■ W1 vehicular license fee an two <<n s ° gasoline tax shall be set aside in the Treas „ ry » s H State Highway fund and s a e disbursed only for the paving an. main .e nance of State highways y as on y Commission, vehicular During the life of the bonds the license fee and the two cents * 8 * 8ct aside and impressed for t e p+yme discharge of the principal and the ,.,l for bonds. payment The excess of principa of this amount nee.^ ^. hu) | b e applied to road cons uc maintenance. bonds The net proceeds o th . Mncpt that amount not exceeding 10 A. which which is to be refunded to the “ m ,e ’ ““ M alrea d y built their roads shaU be u^d tbe building, improving and paving the 6. 000 miles of inter-county seat roads That the counties which hav V buijt aba a a y n „ r be n refunded ’°r n'f iV, to them them r "the”amount the amount of the cost thereof at the rate of 10 A of 1 amoun t of each year. | The bonds shall be backed Y faith c."! ^axatLi W frec ^ cTZnZvsuL. Federal Thetonds government, shall bear interest a t a rate not exceeding 4 1-2% and Bha |i nut he sold lor ess t an cru ed interest. shall The Highway Bond commission t he beginning of each make up a g - ^ th of roads in ,ng 1 ‘ State and shall - allot „ . same to the , b( . Congressional Districts in proportion to relative ratio of the State-aid roads in respective Congressional Districts and amounts so allotted shall be used for road construction in , similar sum in the same manner shall be a main¬ allotted by the Commission for road tenance in said Districts. The Highway Bond Commission shall ap prove all contracts for construction and ma terials thereof and shall keep a record of all receipts, and disbursements, and on the first day of each month shall make up a statement which shall be published in such manner as may be required by law for information to the people. It will be observed by reading this bill, that as far as it is possible to do so, it removes the administration of the bond money and the building of the State-aid roads from the realm of partisan politics and places the responsibility upon twelve men, selected for their particular fitness for the service to be rendered, who are the direct representatives of the people whose money they are spend ing. Only under this plan, <>r one similar thereto, can we ever hope to get Georgia out of the mud during the life time of the ma jority of those of us now living. The immediate necessity now confronting the people is to get the passage of this bill during the coming session of the Legislature and it is for the purpose of thoroughly in forming the people of the importance of the measure that this article is written. Let every Georgia, who loves Georgia and has her future development and welfare at heart call upon his Senator and Represena tive in the Legislature and urge them to pass the bill and permit the people to vote upon this, the most important issue before the people of the State today. , Jn many sections of Georgia, local good roads enthusiasts are seeking to form Zone Highway Districts for the purpose of or main bonding themselves to build certain roads through their respective counties. Each Project of this kind however will require an a,i valorum tax to he levied by each county ^ off the bon d B and interest, which is an unnecessary taxation upon the people. statewide bonds ail of the roads ^ ^ win be paved WITHOUT ANY ADDITIONAL COST TO THE TAX PAYER and the principal and interest of the bonds i™ id oXt wit,> the two "■f *™''”' n °' V ^ id by the automobile owner. | what is the sense of passing a Zone or 1 District bond bill and creating a special tax levy on the people of the counties ™ ch Di « tri f wh t" of any‘^flevy ^ the roads ^ ^ , et>g buiW aU of Georgia at the | ^ -. and not any favored nection. Ra ' b County is just as much a part of the state of Georgia as Chatham and Echos county is lost as important an integral part of if Georgia i.eo g as Foiton. Jjet'e not just build a trunk line between Savannah .... and At main lanta, (which will require an ad valorum tax levy to pay the bonds) but let’s build all of the intcr-county H*‘Ht roads in the BUY AT HOME and Get Full Value for Your Money Number 97. the same benefit and that without cost. One of the chief benefits from paving Georgia’s system of Highways will be thti possibility of building up the rural school system in the State. The counties of tho State farthest removed from the main lino between Savannah and Atlanta are the coun ties which need the paved roads most. It> is in those counties where there are more* mud roads and fewer flcnool houses. They can never build up their rural schools and giver the country children the opportunities fov education that they are entitled to until they their roads paved. They cannot issue bonds, many of them, or have already issued lo the limit of the law, and therefore are powerless to have paved roads and better sc hools until the State votes bonds and furnishes the money. j appeal to all of the people in behalf of the rura l schools of the State and the thous anl j 8 0 f country boys and girls who are call j ri g f or a nine months school and an equai opportunity for education. I appeal to every man and woman who loves all of Georgitv an d wants to see all of Georgia grow and develop to get squarely behind this move nient which will raise Georgia to that high p j n nicle of greatness which her resources, her opportunities and her noble men women entitle her to enjoy. ARE YOU ALL RUN DOWN? _ Many Fort Valley Folk, Have Felt That Way. Feel all out of sorts? Tired, achy, blue, irritable? Back lame and stiff? It may be the story of weak kid neys! Of toxic poisons circul&’mg about Upsetting blood and nerves. There’s a way to feel rinht again, Help your weakened kidneys with Jj (tari > H pi)l s - a stimulant diuretic. I I Doan's are recommended by many people . this , . , 1 y. in oca J { . A. Seales, farmer, Route No. 2, Box No. 4, Hawkinsville, Ga., says! "A cold which settled on my kidneys caused ft lame back. When I went to j jft anyt hing, it terrible pam Struck me j n the small of my back and I was d 0W n and out. The kidney Secre turns passed ....... tOO often, getting me Up at night. I read about Doan S Pdl8 an( J t wo boxes which 1 Used ’ cured f ... t J, e attack. •/ me 0 60c, at all dealers. FosteT-Milburn £ 0-) MfrS., Buffalo, N. Y. Adv.