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(Tlif CiiiiU r- arilumr A N It Pi; vchlanh JO( KS M. KslAlil.lSHEf) ms pi in tsin ii KvKin T»irH8T>.\v JOHN II. JONES Mditor and Owner • A - * Man Yhinkfth in Hi* Hcstrt. So I lit*.* Olli il Organ of Peach founty, Cit> ol J ,rt Viiflry and Wffttcrn Division of tin* Southern I>intri«t of Georgia Federal ( ourt. N. F. A. Feature' K<*r\ Advert u'is' Cut K+*rv Ia.c r.-l « ncl-cltitt matter at t.b«* post H i. .- at I on V alf«*;., (lb . under tl.o si ci til March 1K 71*. SUBSCRIPTION I'RK K.* (Payable in Advance> J War m.so ft M ii f ii Month rO. .0 ADVERTISING RATI ' 80c per Column Inch Ic per Word J.«xiil Ali.rlinfmrni. Hiridlr ( a-h in Adv-mce THURSDAY, MAY 21 Pi Helo , Charlie! Charlie Henris, of Butler Jawjah (a la Hoke Smith), we understand that you stuck your bridesmaid’s face into our office last Friday even jug, with Senator Joe Davidson, when v/e were gone. You didn’t oughter do thataway, ’specially when you’re just out after a Noo Yawk cold. Reckon we’ll have to appoint ourself official guardian of such-like as John Howell and yourself. You evidently can’t take keer of yourselves. A “Hoar Cat" Editor The* new editorial writer of The Gainesville (Fla.) Sun, W. P. Arnold is some “bear cat baby,” if we are to believe half of what he says of himself in the following: “A true Southerner, horn in Georgia, raised on the milk of a grizzly bear, always taught to fear the face of no man or the rule of no woman.” To which he adds that he “once climbed up a thorn tree backwards with a Wild cat under each arm and never got a scratch.” Tifton Gazette. Hurrah for the Central General Manager II. D. Pollard, of the Central of Georgia Railway Com pany, ’ was in Fort Valley yesterday 1 and informed the editor of The er-Tril>unc that he had given instruc tions for placing a watchman at temporary crossing near the new ice plant, where extensive work is under way for changes in tracks, to which we made reference last week. This prompt attention to such , matter .. is * ' a the kind of public service that merits high public appreciation. Southern Hell If Kvelyn Harris, with all of his innate talent and the expansive ge¬ nius of his immortal father, Joel Chandler Harris, joins Fort Valley in making an art subject of Miss Audrey Fagan, it certainly must be unani¬ mous. The current monthly issue of the Southern Telephone Magazine car¬ ries an elaborate cover design show¬ ing a great peach tree full of blos¬ soms, principal among which is a lovely girl. That girl is Miss Audrey Fagan. Evelyn Harris is editor of the Southern Telephone Magazine. That such interest in Fort Valley is being shown now through the Southern Bell’s art medium is encouraging, It indicates that proper interest Will continue to be shown in telephone service here. Exemption of Industries From Taxation If the people of Fort Valley and Peach county were to vote tax ex emption for certain new industrial plants during a period of five vears ' as other ,. sections ,. of the state have done, it is sure that our town and county would get much valuable ad vertising throughout the country, » » and it possible . it . , is not probable* that several new industrial plant s would be induced to locate here. This would mean substantial benefits in the taxes to be collected after the fiv i* years of exemption, to say nothing of the richest measure of profit and bene¬ fit through the payrolls and opera¬ tions of such plants from the day the dirt was broken for their construe tion. Senator J. E. Davidson suggests such action on the part of Fort Valley and Peach county. After arguing one OI tWO ItlinOI* points with him we are inclined to think that his suggestion, as is characteristic of him, is one of high practical worth and should re ceive the careful consideration of every thinking citizen. * . Senator Harris » Senator Win. J. Harris, always alert to the every interest of his con¬ stituents, was good enough to have Fort \ alley designated as one of the fifty post offices in the United States ‘ from which experimental rural routes THE LEADER TRIBUN fc, Kuki vallm, uh, i n\j ftJun i , w*i» * for handling farm produce would be 'operated. For local reasons it was found impracticable for the Fort Val¬ ley office to take advantage of the opportunity, hut Senator Harris’ un¬ failing interest in Georgia, and in : Peach county, is greatly appreciated by all of our citizens, j It happens service that, when flashed the first news of this was over lthe country, we had a man always on I the job VV. H. Harris. He immedi¬ ately communicated with Senator Harris and secured for Fort Valley 1 and I’each county out of the fifty one designated routes in all of America, jit. the is fifty a significant designated fact routes that seven of I were nam¬ ed for Georgia by Senator Harris. That we cannot avail ourselves of the benefits of such routing for farm produce is not the question. We know that the woods are full of republican I henchmen who can take a good idea , and puncture it to the sinking point j with this or that—in this particular lease, with absurd rates of remunera tion for those who would bring the produce to town and thereby seek to discredit the authors of a good, sound idea for the South’s economic ad But Senator Harris has I vancement. I the deep-dyed plan of Georgia’s real economic progress in his heart. He is “on the job. ’> Mayor Halo s Article On Fort Valley Fremont, Wisconsin, April HI, 1025. | | Fort Fort Valley, Valley Knitting Ga. Mills, . Gentlemen: Guef it will be the proper thine for me to explain how we are addressing you. We have just received a copy of the "Concrete i Highway Magazine” for April and it's with ■ n lot of interest that I read an article on Fort Valley by your mayor. It. D. Hale. | This article was so well written that it rather interested me to go a little farther ■ J and nml riirht check hm up 1 on wiM some of th the statements »* they total led up correctly and when doing it [ no I ticed the Fort Valley Knitting Mills had a branch Bt Macon anil that »h.y made Under- 1 ■ wen r. But to get back to that article for a mo ment. It’s one of the best written articles it’s been my privilege to read for some time. 1 It gives a very clear idea of your town and when you have grasped that your thoughts tell ! you to compare that city with come ,lf practically the same size that you are fa miliar with up in thia country. i , , I am free to confess „ that city has your th , of th( . C0m| , ari80 „ )hat , made We think we are in some shipping region up hrre but your pcach hiudman eclipse us. • • • You know we are in a fishing locality and that barbecue with its Brunswick stew just makes us laugh. This county has had a po t,ito bakp . h<| * 1 hnvp never heard of but one two barbecues in this country and “ then the quantities .... of , provisions were nothing like w hnt that article mentions. l Guess 1 shall have to close by saying that I imagine we have more miles of concrete roads up here. This State is honeycombed with that type of construction anil I feel that it will prove equally a» attractive to your city a. it has to this state. Anticipating your kind reply. we arc. Very truly yours. FREMONT PKAKI, BUTTON WORKS, I Goo. H. Dobbins. Literary Eye Tarns T o Peach Festiral N- 25 Grovor St root. Auburn. N. Y.. May II 1925, Mr. John H. JonoH, Gonoral Manager. i Till: LEADER-TRIBUNE, Fort Valley. Ga. My dour Mr. Jones: i i i Hill just ill receipt •f vour good letter , »f May 7th. and I am taking immediate opportunity to acknowledge it and to thank you. The spirit of that letter is typically the Roirit of tin* southern gentleman courteous and generous 88 1 have always found him. and 1 think that is why I had no hesitation in riting you as I did. My faith, you see. was justified. rile 1'eaeh blossom Festival Magazine Sup piement has come in. in the same mail, and - I can hardly wait to get « spare moment to -go through it fngn cover to cover. As I leaf It through, 1 see many things which take ■ back me to the hours 1 have spent in Geor K ia. ! For example, that barbecue, 1 attended oni ' in A,lHn, ‘ l once t the ‘Cue grounds. and l>, “°* us< ’ 1 w “ s the first wom » n wh ° h»<i spoken before the ’Cue Club, the presi dent or the club presented me with the pri- ' VMt< * formula of the famous Brunswick stew thcr< - Naturally l am very proud of "f l „h„ii shall icrtainly , • , take . immediate oppor tunity to write t» the Rembrandt Studio of Fort Valley, ami will take the liberty of mentioning your name as •ho has l one re ferret! me to them. The l'each Blossom Festival Pageant must have ' been very wonderful. I am particularly interested as I took a course in Dramatics am! Pageantry last summer at the School of Religious Education conducted in Auburn in connection with the Theological Seminary i h, ' ri ' ' " x,)l " in ,h '" 1 spend most f my 1 time in literary work and so the beauty and romance of such an affair as your city stag J *l»peals to me very strongly. Then as a lmsi " < ' s, ‘ promotion thought f„r your part of | !!"' T'"‘ " " as , wonderful - Kur « tentious. is enough to challenge the interest ,<nd attention of Other communities every wh " r "' 1 ,h *' » f 1 ’'°r' 1 V alley. Again thanking you for your kindness and courtesy, and hoping that if you ever come to Auburn, or I can serve you in any way that you will let me know, I am. Very sincerely yours. ( MRS.» KMMA GARY W AI.LACK. A Lost Tail Dolly (having seen a lilaeksnake) — fq,, mamma'. I jusl saw a tail that Kas wassii'S a; me. but there wasn’t arty dog on it. C WSWEi 5? % ' ' m m I m s i | | ,1 i m m . % i ! I ,3 ( m I None Are So Blind As Those Who Will Not See There were those who thou r lit that pearlies could he grown uithout spraying. 7 here were those who thought that Irish fxttatoes cotdd lw grown without fighting the jettato hug. There were those who thought that grape, fruit and oranges could he grown without controlling the citrus cancer. And once these were prosperous. Hut now they are “has-beens, — with nothing hut a lift of tin I hi id debts. Ijet us hope that there will not he those who persist in belie v ing that cotton can he raised without jtoisonin^ nr the boll weevil. Let us hope that none of the farmers in this section of Geor gin will be blind to the facts, will refuse to see that the only sure and safe way to produce cotton jtrol itahly under boll weevil con¬ ditions is to poison regularly and thoroughly with calcium arse¬ nate. None are so blind as those whit will not see. * j a\Z£ n s c> OF it* FORT VALLEY Capital and Surplus $150,000.00 Resources A Million Dollars v i J ;i * 1 s m m & : |J % >> * r i X