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JOHN H. JONES
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*Ah a Man Thinkefh in Hi* Heart, Ho I* He.
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THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1925.
One thing we must admit: We
peanuts. But in the face of all,
tion to the contrary
we havenu’t got fleas.
Clarence Harrow must have
veloped a doubt at the last
about his theory of evolution,
being satisfied with God’s
he evidently was determined to
a monkey out of Mr. Bryan.
I It Depends On Your Speed
When the peach trees are left
there will be quite a lot of
left in Fort Valley,” says The
Tribune. And we didn’t know,
even suspect, that a Fort
peach ever got left.—Columbus
quirer-Sun.
The Timber Crop
Go in almost any direction and
fan see forest fires smouldering.
long will this wanton destruction
the timber resources of the state
tinue’.' The timber crop is a safe
dependable source of income and
should be taken care of.—The
son I’rogress-Argus.
Among The Leader-Tribune's
tinguished visitors of the last
were Jack L. Patterson, former
change editor of the Atlanta
Judge Dorsey, a past
legislator from Spalding county,
E. Brewster, editor of the
Herald at Hastings, Fla., and
Puncet Gonzalbo, a former
of this city and editor of the
of the Antilles.
t A Little More Loving
It is a fine thing to pray for
age and faith, but it is still finer
pray for love, A man may do
things for love. Even the frailest
us will not shrink from suffering
trial* if we only love enough. We
have courage and ambition and
for our own selves, but when we
gin to love we transcend self
get up to the high places of
where vve may breathe the very
mosphere of God. I like to think
when the Master took His lonely
to the Calvary Hill that day it
not courage and faith that He
for but just love, love enough to
get the injuries we had done to
here in our world and to give
self freely for our redemption.
He prayed llis Father to forgive
Decause of our ignorance, I
think He meant to say that He
forgiven us and still loved us
to die for us. Love is the thing
need to pray for; all the other
attributes of Christian character
come where there is enough
Francis M. Morton.
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The Man Worth While
At times a man gets a fool
that he must be a nasty, cursing,
ritating sort of creature, provided
■can pretend to the public that
reason for his general nastiness
the fearful load of responsibility
carries all the week, but when
children crawl under the bed, and
cat hikes for the back fence, and
dog growls, and the neighbors
their children into the house
they see him coming there’s
thing wrong, even when the
thinks he is making sweet music
rattling loose change in the shape
five dollar gold pieces in his
A little gold in one’s heart, a
milk of human kindness and
ation in one’s veins and a little
ter in one’s voice is worth more
a lot of gold in the bank or
We have all known such men.
■; However, the man we like to
business with may wear a greasy
and the seat of his pants may
shiny, but if his children have
noses flattened against the
pane a half hour before he is
home to supper you can trust
with anything you have. He is
right.— Washington News-Reporter.
Concerning Courtesy
Courtesy is the one medium of
[change that is always accepted at
par by the people of every country on
the globe. Courtesy radiates a spirit
of good feeling and suggests that we
are not working entirely for the ma
terial returns of work, but for the
pleasure of friendly human associa
tion as well. Life is not too short and
we are never too busy to be cour
!. < ourtesy the outward
I * is expression ‘
of inward . consideration .. .. for ofch- ..
i 1 an
and . . always effective ....... lubri-
1 ers, ’ is an
cant that smoothes , business and , so
, end relationships, elimmating fric- .
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Courtesy is contagious and when
practiced A . . it will permeate ... the whole , , 1
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atmosphere . and . smooth out ^
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The . engaged , . public ,, life has
man in
a great opportunity for passing out
j kindness and good will. He comes in
contact with every kind and condi
tion of individual—the old, the young;
the rich, the poor; the illiterate, the
learned; the happy, the unhappy. A
Bmile, a kind word, or a kindness
done cannot fail to leave its impres¬
sion for good and this good cannot
help but expand. Try it.—Exchange.
When A Man’s A Man
When a man’s a man, he doesn’t lie,
j and he will not play the cheat
And he doesn’t look with a scornful
eye at the begger on the street;
And he doesn’t brag of the things
he’s done or talk of his lands of
gold,
When a man’s a man you will find,
my son, that he’s gentle with the
old.
When a man’s a man you will find his
friends not all of the chosen few.
He never talks of the help he lends
or the good deeds he may do,
He never jests with a woman’s name
nor sneers at the man who fail.
And a dog a pat from his hand may
claim, if he only wags his tail.
When a man’s a man he will never
shirk the task that his hand may
find.
He never sneers at the faith you hold,
nor needless hurt he gives.
When a man’s a man it is plainly told
by the gentle way he lives.
—Selected.
Rules of Health
As a means of helping the gen¬
eral health of the nation we are re
printing ....... the sixteen rules . of , , health ...
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as set forth the Ext ension . In¬
stitute, an organization which is do
ing much to awaken us to the im¬
portance of regular examinations and
proper practices in living. Here they
1 are and it won’t hurt you to follow
them closely.
Ventilate every room you occupy.
I Wear light, loose and porous
clothes.
I Seek out-of-door occupations and
recreations. v
Sleep out, if you can.
Breathe deeply.
Avoid overeating and overweight.
I Avoid excess of eggs, meat, flesh
food, salt, and highly seasoned food.
i Eat some hard, some bulky, -some
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raw foods.
Eat slowly.
| Use sufficient water internally and
externally.
| Evacuate thoroughly, regularly and
frequently.
I Stand, sit and walk erect.
i Do not allow poisons and infections
i | the body.
to enter
| Keep the teeth, gums and tongue
clean.
1 Work, play, rest and sleep in mod¬
eration.
Keep serene.
The Home Newspaper
It has been said that no institution
not founded on a fundamental human
need can live. The reverse of this is : !
j j also true. This is why the home news- ' ,
paper, as an institution, has survived
many things; the onslaughts of indi
vidual opposition, the increase of pa
per and printing costs, the peril of
unpaid subscriptions, the uncertainty
of advertising patronage, the prob- j
lents of its own professional compe¬
tition, and the hazards of its own
mistakes. Through all these the home
newspaper still lives.
When subjected to the test of
whether the home newspaper could be
done without, there always follows
the inevitable reaction of whether the
people of the community would want
to do without it. The more than 17,
000 daily, weekly, semi-weekly and
tri-weekly newspapers in the United
States and Canada stand as proof of
the important service the newspaper
renders in its local circulation field,
The newspaper is not an invention
nor is it a fad or fancy, It is a
gowth, a development made possible
by the co-operative and receptive
spirit of the people themselves be
cause of the need for the transmis
sion of news and as a circulation me¬
dium for advertising the products of
the community and of the world. But
the home newspaper is even more
THE LEADER-TRIBUNE, FORT VALLEY, GA., THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1925.
than this. It is the echo of the
munity’s voice, a spokesman of
community’s mind, a reflection of
community’s vision, a champion of
community’s rights, and a direct
nue for the community’s
The Knoxville (Tenn.) Tribune.
Thp Right
Brookshire, Fla., is a city of
population. ,
T Its , Chamber of Commerce , has
000 members, .
Within thirty ... A minutes . . it
raises
0Q() to fjnance th( , chamber of Com
merce for twelve months.
T it any wonder , that . _i Florida •,
prospering when . people , join . . ,
'
thus promptly . and , pay thus liberal
ly for the development of their city?
—The Waycross ... Journal . . TT Herald. .,
Many Thanks
The Fort Valley Leader-Tribune
gave the League of Women Voters a
splendid editorial during May, one
which is appreciated throughout the
State.
In part it said, “The League of
Women Voters met in the court
house with a splendid showing in
numbers and a program which
breathed sound practical political
thought and high vision. . . . Ad¬
dresses were delivered which should
inspire much ambition among our
men of pretensions to statesmanship. ’
—The Pilgrim, Atlanta.
The People Are the
Laic and Courts
Say what you please, we
know one town where there has
been much improvement in law
enforcement and observance in
recent days. This is Fort Val¬
ley. It can be done when, and as
much as, folks want it done.—
Fort Valley Leader-Tribune.
What The Leader-Tribune says
be applied to any town or city.
officials of a town or a county
just as good morally and as
in the enforcement of the
as the majority of the people
them desire and deserve, and
is therefore true that when it
to law enforcement in any
“it can be done when, and
much, as folks want it done.”—
Herald.
A College of Commerce.
For Fort Valley t ».
This city is faced with the oppor¬
for securing a branch of one
the best business colleges in the
A number of citizens have re¬
letters from responsible
Brunswick, Ga., business men, recom¬
mending the gentlemen who offer to
open a branch of the Georgia-Caro
lina School of Commerce here. It de
pends upon the interest our people
show as to whether we shall have
this institution.
Upon the strength of the following
letter, we have no hesitancy in sug¬
gesting that our people give most
courteous attention and careful con¬
sideration to the proposition which
the representatives of this school
commerce will make.
Brunswick, Ga.,
July 17th, 1925k
The Hon. John H. Jones, Editor,
The Teader-Tribune.
Fort Valley, Georgia.
My dear Mr. Jones:
If I had known that you were located
Fort Valley, (I should have known this)
would have written my friend Mr. Alton H,
Perry of the Georgia College of
a letter of introduction to you.
However, want to say of Mr. Perry
he is a member of the Brunswick Rotary
Club. a very high-class dependable
operating an Institution here that is a
to any town, graduating from time to
girls and boys well fitted for business
reers. and. in fact. Mr. Perry is
quite an asset to Brunswick.
l, therefore, take great pleasure in
mending both he and his work and am
satisfied that in the event he should
successful in opening one of his
Colleges in your city, that you and the
Fort v » Ue » * el1 U™ s >‘ d *
I was in Atlanta a few days ago ia
interest a the Ethyl Alcohol Bill, and
corridor s of the State Capitol scented
sorted. I mean by this that so few of the
faces are seen in the Senate or the
House this year. I certainly missed you.
With highest personal regards, I am,
Yours very sincerely,
BRUNSWICK BOARD OF TRADE.
FRED G. WARDE,
Managing
Yes! IT e Have No
Canned Peaches
That may be all right for the
to sing over the country
customers ask for Georgia
peaches, but it is not because
gia and Fort Valley have failed
make a start towards
them. Fort Valley has several
neries which put up the best
in the world.
But tnere Is a crying need for
pansion in the canning industry
the peach belt of Georgia. If
problems can be met with the
force of our people’s genius,
WATCHOUT!
’Tis best to look which way you go
Whenever you ride out;
There watches you a wary foe
Who’s ready for a bout.
And though you may be agile, strong,
Equipped for any fray,
The soul who advocates the wrong
Can never win the day.
There are some seas you can not cross;
All efforts they defy;
Who sails on them shall suffer loss.
And prematurely die.
God’s danger signals you should heed;
Avoid the fields of strife,
And onward haste with utmost speed
Along the path of life.
—W. C. CARTER.
ces and energy, we can can such a
large portion of our fruit, and prob¬
ably find a way of making it so at¬
tractive, and distribute it so thorough¬
ly with such broad advertising, that
we will not be receiving complaints
similar to that from Nashville, Tenn.,
which we published recently, and the
following letter received by Judge A.
C. Riley as president of the Chamber
of Commerce:
602 Selma. Ave.,
Tampa, Fla.,
July 16, 1925.
Chamber of Commerce,
Fort Valley, Ga.
Dear Sir:
As a "Georgia Cracker” that don't think
“Georgia” Peaches can be beaten, I wish to
ask a question.
First I will state my case. Last winter
I wanted some canned peaches. I went to
several stores and found all Del Monte goods
and no Georgia peaches except pie peaches.
I was told that Georgia couldn’t successfully
can peaches. I knew better as I, myself, had
canned them, at home, for several years and
knew what I had done, in a small way,
could be done in a factory. I also had just
returned from a year and a half stay in
California. I knew the peaches there were
tasteless. I refused Del Monte goods and
said I would wait until they could get some
from Gt*orgia. Several grocery men said
they couldn't get them—they were not canned
there.
Now my question is—Is that the truth?
Last summer I had read of the waste of
fruit in Fort Valley and my brother saw the j
waste. I just can’t believe that, as progres- I
sive a place, as I know Fort Valley to be
is without a cannery. I want Georgia goods
sold here. I refuse all California goods as I
know the south can go far ahead of them.
Can’t Georgia and Florida wake up to the |
fact that they surpass the so-called "Golden
State of the Golden West?”
I for one, with my family, will d<* our
part. For the success of Georgia Canned
Peaches. I am
Yours truly.
ETHEL J. WEATHERLY,
(Mrs. R. E. Weatherly.)
STATE APPROPRIATION
FOR COUNTY FAIRS IS
ASKED BY PRESIDENT
(Continued from Front Page)
the fact that sufficient appropriations
could not be secured to pay
miums. Under the proposed bill each
county in the State that has a fair
which is operated without profit and
on a co-operative basis, may share in
the State fund. For instance if £100,
000 is distributed in the State by the
various fairs, then the State, through
the Department of Agriculture would
appropriate fifty per cent. •
This money cannot be used by any
fair that is operated for a profit.
Neither can this money be used to
help pay for attractions, advertising,
horse racing or any other expense of
a county fair except premiums for
agriculture, live stock, poultry, wo¬
men’s work, boys and girls club work,
etc.
Mr. Chapman stated today that so
far he has not encountered any op¬
position to the bill, but to the con¬
tract many of the largest bankers
and other business men heartily fa¬
vor the plan, for all realize that this
appropriation would naturally be re¬
flected in larger incomes from
the farms of the State, due to
greater interest that would be arous
ed at the Connty Fairs to
raise better products and better
stock.
An Atlanta financier last week
stated that if each County in Georgia
increased her yield by only ten thou
sand dollars by stimulation from
county fairs, that the State would
receive in return more than a million
and a half dollars in increased farm
produets. This is less than three per
cent on the investment and is rather
a low estimate.
A farmer who might win first
premium at his County Fair has the
opportunity of exhibiting at other
fairs, thus he is given more than one
opportunity to secure premium
money. The County fairs would re
eeive just as much money from the
State fund as larger City or State
fairs in proportion to the amount
they paid for premiums.
It is to be hoped that every legis
j lator in Georgia who has the inter
est 0 f constituents at heart will
vote for the passage of this most
f
worthy bill.
Strength
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PERSONALITY YOU'LL LIKE
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Deeply rooted in the personality of this Bank
are all the qualities you admire in an individual
strength, courage, and service. t
Its strength anti courage have won I lie close
friendship of its depositors, as well as a reputation
for standing by its depositors.
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Its service, shown in its willingness to go out of
its way to help people, is making new friends for
it all the time.
Courtesy
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DAWN OF NEW FUTURE FOR I
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l em s of marketing and distribution 1
can be solved. “I dare say the whole
110,000,000 people of this country can j
b e supplied with Georgia peaches
through intelligent marketing accord
j n g to value and quality,” he declar-I
ed. i
j A. J. Evans made the outstanding
address of the occasion, covering with
keen analytic mind, in few and well
1 chosen words, the vital factors which
have now to do with the further suc
cess of the peach grower. The sub¬
stance of his remarks is conveyed in
another article in this paper.
Other speakers were W. M. Knapp,
F. J. Robinson, J. F. Jackson, J. M.
Mallory, J. D. McCartney, C. N. Wil¬
liams, W. D. McKinstry, John H.
Jones, P. T. Anderson and Chas. B.
Lewis. Mr. Lewis, president of the
Fourth National Bank of Macon, in¬
dicated complete faith in the profit¬
able survival of the peach industry
as a leading factor in the agricul¬
tural achievements of Central Geor¬
gia and declared his utmost confi¬
dence in the sound conditions which
attend this section. J
L. A. Downs, president of the
Central of Georgia railroad, crowned
the occasion with a sottnd analysis of
conditions which matched the ad-
1 dress of Mr. Evans. “We have only
done our duty to this territory,"
stated Mr. Downs in answer to the
numerous words of approval of the i
Central’s service during the last I
peaich season. “There has been a won-!
derful spirit of co-operation among saw! j
the railroads this season, We
last year that something had to be
done to handle this growing peach
crop. Many conferences were held in
this direction. We saw finally that
the proposed ice plant for the peach j
belt should be located here, a scheme
for added trains must be adopted and
double tracks must be given to the
heart of the peach tiAritory in order
that shipments might not become
congested. Our plans embraced the
future, based upon the remarkable
growth of freight traffic in the past
as shown by the fact that this traf
fic has doubled—increased from two
hundred million tons to four hundred
million tons in this division since
1920. Our tractive efforts also have | j
doubled since 1920—and we look yet
towards the promising future to
handle the peach business.
"The farmer in this country is to
be pitied because he is the only man
who doesn't name his price for his
products. The merchant does, the
does.
“You, the growers, have got to fix
distribution and protect your
at the markets. Whose fault
it that too many peaches are in
York some morning? You’ve
to organize in order to get your
to the market at the proper
The growers must organize—j
of them, not a part of them,
“The Central of Georgia railroad
with you every year—to serve you.”
The toastmaster, Mr. Baird, then
upon Mr. Allen, who responded
a gracious manner to the many^ ex
of warm appreciation for
his hospitality.
J. EVANS GOES TO HANDLE
CROP AT CORNELIA, GA.
(Continued from Page One)
in which corporations of
large capital, such as the railroad?*
the Atlantic lee & Coal Company,
have pledged their renewed faith to
the peach belt by big investments
the past year. In speaking of
officials of the railroads and the
Ice & Coal Company, Mr.
Evans declared: 4. Nowhere have I
found a set of men who have
in a better way than
officials. They have handled a
crop well. All roads have worked
unison. We'Ve had little complaint,
the placing of the great re-icing
here has assured us of quick
when delay meant enor
loss. It is an example of a
type of the most efficient
Mr. Evans referred to the impor
fact that some of the large na
chain-store distributing agen
had involved themselves direct
in the distribution of this year’s
crop, making it possible.yby
own nation-wide organizations,
distribute the peach crop with
profit by eliminating the
man. “It is a ray of hope,”
Mr. Evans. “The Welch Grape
Company, the A. & P. Tea
and other important factors
the distribution and consumption
America’s fruits have shown that
will come here in a vitally ac
way if we offer satisfactory