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Volume XXXVII. Number 27.
SANDERS
IS
OVER
Fort Valley Peaches Were
ting Feature of Kiwanis Meet
in Saint Paul
Returning Monday from the
Kiwanis International convention
Saiqf Paul, Minn., T. Sanders
brought an inspiring message of
greatness in growth and service
Kiwanis in the world, especially
the United States and Canada,
will present the joy of his
tion so that all Fort Valley
ii.fis may share in his new vision
service, at the first meeting
the peach season recess on
August 7. T. F. Flournoy,
of the program committee,
that Mr. Harris’ enthusiastic
will be a matter of consuming
est as the feature of that meeting.
Ten crates of peaches which Mr.
Harris distributed at the Saint Paul
convention took the delegates
all parts of the world by storm,
presented one full crate to the offi¬
cers on the platform and was honor¬
ed with an invitation to come to the
platform and sit with the “big guns.’’
He? presented another crate o f
peaches at the Georgia district din¬
ner in Saint Paul, a Fort Valley
should have had a carload of peaches
up there,” declare Mr. Harris. “The
Atlanta delegates gave away thous¬
ands of bottles of Coca-Cola, passing
it around throughout each of the
four days as fast as the six thousand
delegates would drink it. If we had.
had the proper supply of peaches for
the convention last week, today the
six thousand delegates would be
back in all parts of many countries
singing the praises of our fruit and
increasing the popular demand for
it.”
Those who expressed peaches to
)dr. Harris for the convention were:
Glenmore Green, 2 crates; R. L.
Marchman, 1 crate; J. E. Davidson, 2
crates; William Wright, 1 crate; S
A. Bassett, 1 crate; J. H. Baird, 2
crates, J. A. L. Wilson, 1 crate.
Local Kiwanians will look forward
eagerly to the brilliant report with
which Mr. Harris is bubbling over,
on August 7.
AUTO WRECK
An automobile ... , bearing . tourists . . . was
struck by a switch engine on the
Fterry track of the Central railroad
in the center of town Wednesday
morning about 10:30 o’clock. The lo
comotive dragged the automobile
some distance, wrecking it badly. It
was y not thought immediately fol
lowing the wreck that any of the oc
cupants of the car had received any
serious physical injuries, although
they were very frightened and ner¬
vous. In the car were Mr. and Mrs.
M. G. Caldwell and Bob West. Mrs.
Caldwell was driving. They had been
to South Georgia and were returning
to their home in Atlanta.
Dr. M. S. Brown Lets the
Alto Hospital Contract
Dr. M. S. Brown, a member of the
State Board of Health and chairman
of the Alto Hospital board, went up
to Atlanta Wednesday morning to
spend two days attending to busi
ness connected with that institution.
He stated that while in Atlanta he
probably would let contracts for the
construction of new hospital build
mgs at Alto. Dr. Brown is recogniz
ed as one of Georgia’s leaders
the movement for better health con¬
ditions and the control of disease. He
is especially interested in the proper
organization in Fort Valley and
Peach county for improvements in
sanitation and health, In this con
nection, it is thought that the sec¬
ond consecutive recommendation of
the Peach county grand jury at the
next session of superior court will
give to the county a full-time health
officer and health regulations which
will prove of great value.
Georgia’s state college property is
valued at ?1.62 per capita; South
Caro&ia’s at $4.94.
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Read by thousands of people in progressive PEACH, Houston, Macon and Crawford Counties, where Nature smiles her brightest.
FORT VALLEY, PEACH COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1925.
ATTEND CHURCH AND SUNDAY
SCHOOL; PRAISE GOD FROM
WHOM OUR BLESSINGS FLOW
* * *
Since the creation of Peach county our people have enjoyed
splendid blessings and progress, and the future, with the program
of development which has been adopted, looks bright, Yet a
prominent citizen remarked the other day that church and Sunday
school attendance during this, peach season was not up to the mark
of past seasons. Now this community's life has had as one of its
most conspicuous features church and Sunday school activities.
Thus we followed the impulse to ask the gentleman, an earnest
Christian worker, to write for us an editorial on the subject.
Here is the substance of what he wrote:
The present splendid peach crop and all of our
blessings are due primarily to the providence of
God.
We have worked before just as hard and spent
just as much money in producing a peach crop as
we have this year. But the seasons, or brown rot,
or something kept us sometimes from success. We
bowed in humble submission to God’s providence.
This year He has seen fit to give such seasons
as to produce perfect peaches in perfect sequence.
In lact, we stand amazed at God’s goodness in
many ways of late to Peach county. He has opened
the door of Heaven and poured out upon us many
blessings for which we were praying. Certainly we
have come to accept His word, “It is God that givetli
thee power to get wealth. ..
To show our appreciation to Him every man,
woman and child of us should attend the regular
services of his church and praise Him in song, thank
Him in prayer, worship Him in spirit. and listen to
those whom He has called to prochdmJSH is Truth.
DaVUlsOll S]Wilds I
I Week-End at Home
j
J. E. Davidson, former state sena
I tor and now repesentative in the
legislature from Peach county, came
home for the week-end and discussed
J legislative affairs with much inter
J est. He believes that the legislature
I will , be quite ., peppery in this, its
first ...... biennial session and . one which ...
will have to do the state’s business
for the entire next two years. He is
very hopeful of the passage of the
bill to abolish a state inheritance
tax, he having introduced such a bill
l as t week. He has also introduced lo
cal bills which have to do with a
consolidated school in the Fort Val
ley district and the establishment of
a city court for Peach county,
COULDN’T GET PEACHES
Jeffersonville, Ga., July 1.—A rep
r esentative of a Birmingham steel
company related a strange experi¬
ence here today.
He stated that he was particularly
partial to peaches and cream, but
strange as it may seem during a re¬
cent tour of the State he had been
successful in only one instance, in ob¬
taining his desire at the various
cafes in which he dined. The success¬
ful occasion he further declared was
brought about by the chef going out
and getting the peaches for the order.
The traveler is ’still puzzling over
the reason for the dearth of peaches
and cream in the peach belt,
LEADER-TRIBUNE ONE OF
BEST XMAS PRESENTS
“Since Christmas I’ve enjoyed
your paper every week—it being
one of the most lasting Christmas
presents I received,” writes Mrs.
W. II. Steinbauer from Newark, N.
J. “Everything at home seems to
be on the ‘boom’ now and I’m more
than delighted with everything I
hear about Fort Valley and Peach
county. I wish you continued suc¬
cess in your ‘much awake’ news¬
• •
paper.
I ' Mrs. Withofl Doitv “ ir
Mission W ork In Ky.
Mrs. F. W. Withoft is spending
this week in the state of Kentucky in
the interest of mission work. She
has been hent out as instructor by
the Home Mission Board for this
particular work. She expects to ar
rive home next Monday, having been
away ten . days. .
Chess Tournament
The annual tournament of the
Georgia-Florida Chess Association
will be held in Macon, at the Y. M.
C. A., on July 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th.
Three loving silver cups will be
given for the winner of each of the
three classes—A„ B., and C.
All lovers of the game of chess
wlio live in Fort Valley are cordially
invited to attend,
Macon is making preparations
the event, and expects to give every
body a good time.
Listening In On Marshallville
By RUTH MONCRIEF
Miss Helen Johnson is visiting
her uncle, Mr. Jim Johnson, of Mi ia
mj, she intends to remain there un
til the last of August, just before
school opens here in September.
i
Dr. Lovett, pastor of the Metho
d ist church, is ill in the hospital of
Atlanta. His friends were saddened
by the news, but they are praying
for his speedy recovery.
Miss Winnie Johnson, Mr. C. W.
Johnson, Mrs. H. T. Fleming and
daughter, Mr. II. P. Fleming, and
Miss Morrison of Macon spent Sun
day afternoon with Mrs. H. M.
grave.
Mr. Alva Robert Bryan of Haines
C ; ty, Fla., is visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Bryan.
Mrs. Gus Jolly of Kissimmee, Fla.,
HARMON WILL
WITH
CHURCH
Rev. J. A. Harmon, of Macon,
retary and treasurer of the
Education Movement of the
Georgia Conference, will fill the
pit at the Methodist church
morning and evening. Mr.
was formerly pastor of the Fort
ley church, and his many friends
the city will be glad of an
ty to hear him again.
I
Memorial Services
Indian Springs For
Rev. C W.
i Macon, July 1.—A special
rial service to the Rev. G. W.
ews, president of the board of
tees of the Indian Springs
Camp Ground, who died June 2,
this year, in a Macon Hospital, will
held at. the annual Indian
Camp Ground meeting August G
15.
I The service, according to R.
Burden, chairman of the
to arrange the program for this
casion, will consist of a reading of
preamble and resolutions on
death with testimonies from the
of the personal influence of this
i The annual meeting of the
of trustees on Aug. 11 will be
sided over by M. D. Smith, of
lanta, who, as vice president,
matically became president on
death of Rev. Mathews. At this
sion the annual election of
will be held.
The evangelists this year will
Dr. H. C. Morrison, of Wilmore,
and Rev. Charles H. Babcock, of
ifornia, Dr. wjjty^qve 'E, T. Eaton and
daughter charge of
young people’s -sfervkes in tjie
tabernacle. Rev. Hamp Sewell,
evangelist, song composer and
of national reputation, will lead the
1 singing. Tom and Ethel Eden will
I sist with the music, giving special
numbers.
I The camp ground hotel will be un
der the supervision of Rev. J. D.
s m jth, of the South Georgia Confer
I enee an( ] jyj r Osborne, of Atlanta,
j - ! w jn bave charge of the Dodge Me
mor j a i dormitories
The Dodge ^ Memorial „ . , is operated . .
for ... the use of , rodained ministers of -
any denomination and full time evan¬
gelists, as guests of the camp ground.
Local preachers will be given half
rates. There are also annex buildings
at the rear of the tabernacle which
may be rented for light housekeeping,
Concessions are made in connection
with these for pastors wishing to
j b r ' n K their families,
In recent years there has been a
great growth in the camp ground
equipment, particularly in the taber
nacle. This year there has been a
new surface slate roof put on it; and
in the spring of 1924 the ground un
der the tabernacle was excavated
ant i a cement bowl was put in. At
the same time R. F. Burden present-
is visiting her father, Mr. T. J. Mar¬
tin.
Mr. Donehoo, pastor of the Baptist
church, and his family visited Mrs.
i Donehoo’s parents, near Americus
' last week.
The B. Y. P. U. was represented at
the State Convention at Columbus by
Misses Bernard Battle and Minnie
i Massee. A good report was given to
ths entire union the following Sun
day night.
Mrs. Pit Baldwin and Mrs. J. O.
Fr: or of Brunswick, are visiting
Mrs. M. L. Patrick.
Master Robert Harrison of Fort
Pierce, Fla., is visiting Mrs. P. R
Frederick.
Miss Mary Niles is . visiting her
brother, Mr. J. M. Niles in Atlanta,
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recently developed by the
warfare service. There is a
attachment with this mask,
the wearer to he heard clearly
j In the henviest tiring, It was d<
signed chiefly for service by
posts during attack. The telephone
connection is inserted near the mouth
piece. The only drawback Is
when the mask is adjusted, the
Is unable to speak to anyone nearby
although being able to carry on tele¬
phone conversation with distant sta¬
tions.
1500 CARS FRUIT
HAD BEEN MOVED
WEDNESD’YNIGHT
529 carlots of peaches had
moved from the Fort Valley ter¬
ritory during the previous week
up to Wednesday night, making
the total local shipments for
the season 1,500 cars,
The large figures of 529 for the
last week as compared with 5G0 car
j loads for the preceding week are
; due to the heavy movement during
the latter part of last week. Ship
ments this week have been light, ac
cording to C. H. Sammons, Fort
Valley freight agent, who reports
movements of 92 cars Monday, 87
cars Tuesday and only 50 cars Wed
nesday. 97 cars were placed Wednes
i day ni £ ht an(l being placed Thurs
day amon & orchards of this section.
4 ' 604 carloa<is of peaches had been
shi PP ed from Georgia on Wednesday,
Picking of the queenly Elberta be
gins & the latter part r of this week.
Sandersville Editor
Visits Fort Valley
C. B. Chapman, senior editor of
the Sandersville Progress and a man
of long record of effective services
to Georgia, accompanied by Mrs.
Chapman, is visiting his daughter,
Mrs. McMichael, in this city, follow¬
ing a vacation of five weeks at Hot
Springs and in the Ozark mountains
region. Mr. Chapman, with his son,
Gordon Si Chapman, publishes a
newspaper which is recognized as one
of the model weekly publications of
America.
DEAD; HEART BEATS 5 HOURS
Cardiff.—Corporal Bernard Wat¬
kins’ heart beat for five hours after
he was declared dead in the Royal
Infirmary.
ed . the camp ground with enough
patented seats to fill the building.
The plans for this year show that
10,000 people will be expected during
the ten days’ session, coming and go¬
ing at different times. Requests for
information and reservations have
already been received by Dr. J. M.
Glenn, of Dublin, from many people
of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and |
South Carolina. The cottages on the
grounds will all be occupied, I
There is cab line running from I
a !
Flovilla to the camp ground which
meets every train.
“The Indian Springs Holiness Camp
Ground,” said Mr. Burden, “is not un¬
der any one denomination but is a
separate organization incorporated
i by the state of Georgia. It has for
its purpose the one thing of present¬
ing the cause of holiness to a select
i ed group. It does not seek for crowds
to attend unless they are definitely
interested in the work going forward
.there.”
PEACHLAND
JOURNAL
36 years old—only
newspaper in heart
of one of America’s
richest diversified
agricultural sections.
$1.50 Per Year in Advance.
OPEN AIR DRAWS
BAPTISTS OUT ON
SUNDAY EVENING
A “patriotic service” will be held
on the Baptist church lawn next
Sunday night. The stage will be dec¬
orated with national colors, patriotic
songs will be sung and a patriotic
message will be given by the pastor.
The beautiful, spacious and com
fortable lawn attracted a large con¬
gregation last Sunday night and this
4th of July service will no doubt ap¬
peal to an even larger number.
The open air services at the Bap¬
tist church are characterized by much
interest, large gatherings enjoying*
the cool breezes of the evening, while
gaining spiritual truths. All evening
services will be held in the open dur¬
ing the summer months when the
weather permits, Improvised seats
have been arranged on the church
lawn, a platform built for the choir
and orchestra.
F. W. Witnoft, director of music,
arranges special musical programs,
a male quartette and orchestra be¬
ing special features.
Pastor D. A. Howard used a bas¬
ket of perfect peaches on last Sun¬
day evening as an ob ; t lesson front
which he pointed to i any truths ixt
the spiritual life. r t 1 e peach in its
coloring, symmetry, solidity and de¬
licious flavor was compared to the
influence, self respect, cleanliness of
life, personality and spirit of man¬
kind. These qualities in the fruit in¬
sure success in the commercial mar¬
ket while the same requisites in hu¬
man kind insure success in the mar¬
kets of life.
The theme was unusual and full of
interest to the large audience who
were led in their thought to see that
through the peach, nature taught?
, many worth while lessons of spiri¬
tual value. ,1
BASEBALL
Thanks to the active interest of
John Vance and others, the West!
End Ramblers, a baseball club of At
lanta, has been scheduled to play thel
Fort Valley club here Thursday aft
ernoon a* 3:30 o’clock. The Ford
Valley machine has been playing al
fine brand of baseball all season and
hopes to register victory over the(
visiting club.
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P. O. NOTICE
l
Beginning July 6th, 1925, collection!
trip made by city carrier number 1,
leaving the post office at four o’clock
will be discontinued. This is for the
information of the patrons of the of¬
fice who are accustomed to dropping;
letters in street letter boxes for col¬
lection at this hour. j
MRS. SUSIE SEIFERT, Act. P. M 4
Peaches for Ye Editor I
Life is just one delightful thing;
after another, each of which is
peaches—beautiful, luscious peache3
to make the angels envious. Now
come along J. Dawson Kendrick and
William Wright with two bushel bas¬
kets of the pick of the orchard, and
about next December and January,
when the winter wind bites ye edi¬
tor’s toes, he will be tickling the
other end with glorious bites of mar¬
malade, et cetera—the crowning;
glory of Paradise Found.
Cox New Winona Clerk
J. A. Cox, Jr., arrived Monday from
the Quincy Hotel, Quincy, Fla., to
become a clerk at the Hotel Winona,
succeeding J. A. Curley, who is leav
ing many friends here to accept a
splendid position with the power
company at Albany, Ga. I.'
(lope /' loiimoy 7 hanks l Oil
Those who have been helping me in
the Macon News automobile contest
have my deep thanks. The help of
everybody in Fort Valley and Peach
county will be appreciated very much.
PLEASE help me win an automobile
by giving me your new subscription
or renewal to The News. Cope W,
Flournoy. 7-2-ltt