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OFFICIAL Fort of Valley the ORGAN THE KIWANIS KALL and BUY Get AT Full HOME Value Kiwanis Club Published Weekly Thursday by the Kiwanis Club of Fort Valley, Ga. for Your Money on r Vol. 1 Here’s the beverage that delights ( taste, satisfies thirst and refreshes. Every bottle is sterilized—insur ing absolute purity Fort Valley 0>£g$vla Bottling Go. W. G. BRISKNDIN'E. KIWAMAS J. W. Woolfolk W. L. Snow Ralph Newton J. W. Wool folk & Co. Spray Material, Peas & Peaches Fort Valley, Georgia EVANS CLARK CO. Inc. Marketing and Dealer* in Asparagus and Peach Crate* and Supplie*. A. J. Evans E. G. Clark Kiwanian Kiwanian Your account, whether large or imall, respectfully solicited on the basis of sincere appreciation. PROMPT COURTEOUS EFFICIENT iui SERVICE j Bank of Fort Valle > Manufacturers of CHILDREN’S UNDERWEAR FORT VALLEY KNITTING MILLS F. O. MILLER, Pres. A. J. EVANS, Treas. & Gen’l Mgr. T. F. FLOURNOY, Supt. KIWANIANS I URGES IMMEDIATE ACTION ON SCHOOL AND COLLEGE NEEDS “With the legislature in session and public sentiment all over Geor¬ gia 1 aroused to the necessity of taking definite steps for the improvement, rehabilitation and expansion of the, state’s educational system the time has come- the Zero hour”~-for tan-, gibie^concerted, enthusiastic action.” This is the emphatic declaration of Harold Hirsch, prominent Atlanta lawyer and former president of the University of Georgia Alumni Asso ciation. Mr. Hirsch is chirman of the | Citizens’ Educational Movement, and in an interview given The Week” i furnishes facts and figures to show ] beyond Egging any doubt that Georgia is j 1 behind even her sister Sou them States in education and that ; something tangible must be done and quickly—if this State is to keep pace even with the more backward States of the union in education. * • One fourth of the children of of school not 1 Georgia age are even enrolled in school,” he pointed out. “A second fourth of the children of the state have only six months of school-or less a year. | “More than this, he declares that no State appropriation worthy of mention has been made for college ; or university buildings in Georgia in j Twenty years, which is in itself an¬ other challenge to the leadership of : Georgia. Continuing Mr. Hirsch said: The Citizens’ Education Movement rejoices that in response to the call of the Governor, the Georgia Educa¬ tion ^Association and scores of high minded citizens and newspapers, we have come up to the meeting of the General Assembly with an aroused sentiment in favor of progress in educatian. Whatever qlse the legisla¬ tors of Georgia that may the think, citizens they of cer- this j tainly know state ar^ depending upon them for | an aggressive program in behalf of our schools and colleges. *r THE LEADER-TRIBUNE, FORT VALLEY, GA., THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1925. << All of us know that Georgia has fearfully neglected her State col There are times when we glorify them for their miracu¬ accomplishments;—for the loyal ty of their alumni in raising funds supply equipment which should come from the state; for the they have builded in the the sturdy leaders they have Likewise there are times we should celebrate the victo ries of our public schools won in of constitutional provisions which handicapped no other states; phenomenal growth of our ac high schools, the brave coun and cities which have issued and constructed scores of mod school buildings, and then voted , maintenance taxes until they actually suffering, that their might be educated. “But this year we are taking ‘We can never attain the bet ter until we take a good look at the In the past we moved at a snail’s pace in education while other not so handicapped as we tnov at a ra P’^ rate- I n the recent past have quickened our pace. But if, wt ' w<lU ^ galn * e ^ oa an ao ! far behind must break into , { we run! We are still among the trail¬ There is no disloyalty to Geor- 1 when her strongest citizens point the record and call for a new ef¬ How can we set our pace to j j n un i ess we bnow the rate of our progress and the speed of other states ? “Consider the facts: ’ “Georgia spends less per inhabitant on education than any other southern 'Georgia’s investment in public school property is less per pupil than other southern state, One-fourth of the children in school , , have only , a six months term . less. ! THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1925. Friendships “If I were asked to give advice to a group of young men who wanted to get ahead in the world” said a successful old man, 'I would say ‘Make friends.’ Looking back over a long life, can see that much of what the world calls my success is due to what friends have done for me. As sit before the fire and allow my mind to run buck over the years, I see that many of the results which in my youth 1 credited to business ability, came because I had made influential friends. They did for me because they liked me. Any man who is right will attract friends because of his rightness, We all get what be longs to us.” There is no finer product of Kiwanis than the friendships formed in it. True enough, friendship formed with the hope of gain ceases to be friendship, True enough, the only way to make friends is to be one. But Kiwanis offers opportunities for men who know each other. Men who are right need only know each other to like each other. Such likings ripen into warm friendships which offer opportunities for each of the pair to give help to the other without thought of selfishness. The warm friendships developed in Kiwanis are the lubri¬ cants which grease the wheels of life and make it more worth the living. Let any man who has been a Kiwanian two years take stock of the friendships made there; he will also take stock of himself. If the friends made are few, he is lacking. If his friends be many, he has taken full advantage of his opportunities to do friendly acts for many people. N EXT meeting, following the peach season recess, on Friday, August 7. Dues were payable July 1. Send Your check to Secretary E. G. Clark. ‘‘One-fourth of the children school age are not even enrolled school. “Georgia’s average salary to ers is $600-—next to the lowest southern states. a Thirty-two per cent of all gia teachers are still in one room schools. “Fifty-five percent of teachers have only a high school cation or less. “County superintendents are elect¬ ed by the people and are not select¬ ed on a basis of training and equip¬ ment for their work. << Ten counties have half the wealth of the state and only one-fifth of the teachers. Forty counties are so poor that a 50 mill tax would not give decent education to the children. . Forty counties do not tax them¬ selves properly for education. Georgia spends twenty-eight cents p er white inhabitant on colleges— s ou th Carolina four times as much— Mississippi three times as much— North Carolina and Virginia twice as much. “The value of Georgia’s state col j eg . e property is $1.62 per capita— South Carolina’s, $4.94—Mississippi’s $ 3 . 18 —North Carolina’s, $2.72—Flor Ida’s, $2.48. «jyj 0 s t a te appropriations worthy of mention bave been ma <le for college and university buildings for twenty yearg Georgia ranks last in appropria¬ tions per student enrolled in its state university, technical college and wo men’s colleges. In conclusion Mr. Hirsch sets forth figures showing that Georgia is am ply able to provide the funds needed to bring the educational system up to a reasonable state of efficiency. 'Georgians should get behind Catarrii Medicine T is reatment, a Combined both local and internal, and has been success ful in the treatment of Catarrh for ovet forty years by all druggists. F. J. CHENEY &. CO., Toledo, Ohio The Fort Valley Oil Co. Manufacturers of COTTON SEED PRODUCTS FORT VALLEY, GA. I). C. STROTIIRK & E. M. WHITING. KIWANIANS GREEN-MILLER COMPANY Poaeh Growers ’ Supplies GREEN-MILLER COMPANY GLHN.MORE GREEN, KIWAN1AN Georgia Agricultural Works QUALITY SERVICE HARDWARE & Wc’vc Cot: 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 ( bond issue for buildings for schools and colleges,” Mr. Hirsch suggests as a remedy, ‘A bond issue for school and college buildings, for a county unit system, for a stronger state department of education, for better maintenrmce for our schools and colleges and a special state equalization fund to help rural schools in the poorer counties. FI GIRL STRUC DUMB St. Charles, 111.—Angered by the haunts of her companions at play, Maud Walker, aged 11, lost the pow¬ er of speech completely but is ex¬ pected to recover in a few weeks. A "S3 ) A good night’s rest There’s nothing like it to put you in shape for the clay’s duties or pleasures. There’s nothing like I Dr. Miles' Nervine ' to bring refreshing, 1 restful slumber. 1 Buy If a bottle. it does not help you, we’ll give your money back. Your druggist sells it at pre-war prices—$1.00 per bottle. Number 47. 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