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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1925.
Citizenship
Tht who t«k*» th. imlti lod»y to '•
preserve, proi.rl anrf rfvf.nd lh* (‘on.li¬
tution of Ihv United Stale, i.nly a.nume.
the solemn obligation which every citi
yen Mhould share with him. Th.
. . . . .
Constitution which prescribes hi* oath.
my Countryman, i* your*; the law* and
the entire arheme of our civil rule, from
the town meeting and the State capital*
and the National capital, if your*. Every
vottr, a. mirrly a, your chief mairi,Irate.
under the *ame high unrlion, Ihnugh
in * different .phere. eierel.e. a public I
tru*t. Nor i* thi* all. Every citizen owe*
to the country a vigilent watch and eloMi |
surunting of it* public »ervant* and a
fair and reaaonable eatimate of their fi
delity and uaefulne**. Thi* i* the
price of our liberty and the in*piration
of our faith in lh» republic.—Cirorer
Cleveland’* Fir»t Inaugural. 1193.
Welcome, Fall.
Fort Valley
She's style all the while!
Adversity has no friends.—Tacitus,
___—
God gives all things to industry—
Franklin.
People do not lack strength; they
lack will.—Victor Hugo.
Whoever serves his country well
has no need of ancestors.—Voltaire,
---- )
The greater the obstacle the more
overcoming it.—Moliere. ■
glory in
Here’s hoping our Confederate
veterans’ scrip is not nondescript.
When the state is most corrupt,
then laws are most multiplied.—Tac¬
itus. j
I
Maybe: if the country would be a
little dryer the Lord would give it a
little moisture. j
Georgia, editors are rejoicing over
tht> recovery of “Uncle John” Shan
non, beloved Commerce editor. ,
l !
The politicians will miss the an
nual pow-wows at tbe state capitol,
but the people will rejoice.— Winder, '
News. v Xk
.
■
Industry, economy, honesty and
kindness form a quartette of virtues
that will never be improved upon.—
James Oliver.
I I
The darkest hour in any man’s life
is when he sits down to plan how to
Iget money without earning it.—Hor¬
ace Greeley.
The ladder of life is full of splinters
but they alwavs prick the hardest
when we’re sliding down.-W. L. I
Brownell j
Let the farmer forevermore be
honored in' his calling: for they who
labor in the earth are the chosen peo¬
ple of God.—Thomas Jefferson.
REV ELAT ION
By F. W. ROBERTSON
In The Christian Index
God will n*v«r be visible nor will Hit
blessedness. He has no form. The pure in
heart will see Him. but never with the
eye; only in the same way. but in a dif¬
ferent degree, that they see Him now.
In the anticipated vision of the Eternal,
what do you expect to see? A shape?
Hue*? You will never behold God. Eye
hath not seen, and never shall see in
finite form, the Infinite One. now the I
Infinite of feeling of Truth. i
or
Again-—no acientific analysis can dis
cover the Truths of God. Science cannot
give a Revelation. Science proceed* upon
observation. It submits everything to the
experience of the senses. Its law. expound¬
ed by its great law-giver, is. that if you
would ascertain its truth you must see.
feel, taste. Experiment is the test of
truth. Now, you cannot, by searching.
find out the Almighty to perfection, nor
■ single one of the blessed Truths He
has to communicate.
—
It would be a fine thing if Fort
Valley could induce some hydro-elec¬
power company to swing a line
way.
Personal note to Editor Louis Mor- !
ris, of Hartwell: Bet the Fort Valley
buttermilk is better than that of
Hartwell which you have made fa¬
mous. However, you deserve a gold
medal for the inspiration.
The ^ Duke of Griffin, .
Editor R. L. Duke, brilliant bachelor ,
who so far has managed to outwit
the love y lassies of sprightly Spald- |
tr ck1 ^ *«*» The Ix,ader-Tribune|
office last Friday but oozed right out
again, evidently knowing that if he |
were to ' hang around the Peach j I
peaches ' , for awhile , even his flippant'
heart would fail to flip ... the , door , .il of r
freedom . , and , , he would , , , be a dead
goner. OWBr ■
A Warm Number
A lady writing to Johnny Jor.es' •
very readable Fort Valley Leader- |
Tribune, tells us August was named
a Roman Emporer, Augustus, I
He must have been a hot old mon¬
arch.—Savannah Press,
Griffin and Davidson
The inheritance tax repeal wa
put over. Several bills were intro- j
duced by various members. The edi¬
tor of this paper also with Represen¬
tatives Davidson and Blease sent one
into the hopper and it got by.—Bain
bridge Post-Searchlight.
W. T. Anderson
One thing you must acknowledge
about W. T. Anderson, editor of the
Macon Telegraph and former state
highway commissioner, no matter
how far you may differ with him on
any public question—through all the
stormy winds of political infidelity
and rough seas of political mud, he
serenly on, one of the / ablest
and most gifted big newspaper men
and citizens in Southern journalism.
He is something unique in these days
doubtful daily newspaper tenden¬
combination of highest mod¬
ern business efficiency and purest
fearless, independent edi¬
policies. It is evident every day
his newspaper’s editorial rooms
not form merely a multigraph for
the business offices. There, is no
estimate of the priceless
of a few such newspapers to
West Point and Then
Fort Valley
When the Georgia Press Associa
tion meets in West Point, Troup
on September 21, its mem
will he filled with admiration
one of the very biggest little
in America. Indeed, there are
smaller cities in America with
everlasting progressive spirit and
civic character of West
Point Swe Pt awa >’ '>>’ floo ‘i s of the
river, she has lifted
head each time in a greater blaze
k'lory, unconquerable by fiercest 1
marching onward and
without lamentation, singing i
a song of faith in herself !
Georgia. To know the history
°f ^ ps t Point and then stand be
P ,re ^ er marvelous marks of ppo
gress and witness the unceasing eo
operative work of her people is to
behold a city with a BACKBONE!
West Point never has been known to
««* her hand to the plow and look
backward. She never has been known
to suffer defeat in any undertaking.
She never has stopped with a pro
J> ct - once formally launched,/ until
success was gained,
^ is thp revelation in store for
Georgia editors when they strike
handdi at West Point in September.
What of their prospective meeting in
Fort Vnlley in September, 1926? That
is a story the climax of which we
are confident will not “let them
down. Fort Valley undoubtedly will
w'rap a s pell around their hearts. We
speak with confidence because Fort
Valley’s invitation for the 1926 an- 1
nual meeting, presented at the Way
cross convention in 1924 and empha
sized at the Peach Blossom Festival 1
last Spring, takes precedence and its j
acceptance may be fairly expected.
This is a rich mutual opportunity
for two celebrities—the Georgia Press
Association and the Home of the
Peach Blossom Festival.
New News
We give it up. Florida excursion¬
ists are too numerous to mention. It
is now news when somebody has not
just returned from or is not just
leaving for Florida, ‘Curiosity killed
the cat, •• but thank goodness all of
our folks seem to survive their curi
osity about Florida and live long
enough to get back home. In a week
or two we’re going to offer a reward
THE LEADER-TRIBUNE, FORT VALLEY, GA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1925.
the man or woman who has not
returned from or is not fixing to
a trip to the ballyhoo state.
Yes Tort Valley |
,
Is Growing
The Macon Telegraph, sensitive in
happy manner to the progress of
Fort Valley, says this morning: \
“We bow to Fort Valley upon her
increase in population. By a recent j
thp 0en „ al Assemb | y> she has
n from a city of 3,000 or 4,000
^ R cjty of 7<000 , by extending her
cjty R mjle an(! a quarter in aU
(Jjrect . on8 the 8ame met hod
Thomasv . Ue ^ doubled her
. .
“Fort Valley’s „ , natural , , growth , has
been fast. rr The , territory . which now
is
included . within .... her , corporate limits
^ bpen rea|jty a part of the city
an d she should have had credit for
the population in the census figures.
Although she is still below the 10,000
class, she has perhaps attracted as
much attention throughout the nation
as any city of 100,000 through her an
Peach Blossom Festival.
“She has been able to accomplish
what we in Macon should have done
ere now. We have outlying our cor¬
porate limits settlements which would
increase our population by 10,000 to
15,000. All of them receive the bene¬
fits that issue from the city; practi¬
cally all of the people resident in
these sections have business within
the city. They rightly belong to us.
The fact, however, is that Fort
Valley’s city limits have been extend¬
ed ONI,Y HALF A MILE, making the
present limits only a mile and a quar¬
ter in all directions. So our limits
are even now comparatively small in
the face of the density of settlement
in the neighborhood.
Rushing to Perry
Fire Truck Damaged
Rushing to the aid of Perry in a
last Saturday night, in which 'he
E. Heard home at Houston
Factory and the big two-story colo¬
home of Miss Lizzie, John and
Harvis Kunz on Main street were
the Fort Valley fire truck
was damaged under the strain of
ett > n £ through a rough section of
road which is now under re-con
The truck was brought back and
replaced in good running con¬
It is probable that a larger fire
truck carrying a pump, suitable for
the city’s needs, will be bought at an
date. It is said that the old
truck does not nearly fill the re
of Fort Valley, especial- j
since the extension of the city
Coaches Come
To City Next Sunday
Captain Walter G. Roper, of At¬
president and manager of Dix
Coaches> Inc . ( was in Fort Valley
night arranging for the ope
i on of a line of his elegant coaches
Atlanta t0 Fort Valley via Ma
The {irgt coach win arrive in
For ^ Valley Sunday. Service will
tj nue daily according to a sche
) e t ba ( probably will be advertised
a j er
Wright Residence
Not Sold Tuesday
The handsome residence of the late
W. C. Wright was offered at auticon
in a receivers’ sale Tuesday at the
court house but was not sold. A. C.
Riley and D. C. Strother, receivers of
the court, offered the house and lot
through I. N. Royal as autioneer but
the minimum price fixed by the
court, something over f28,000.00 was
not offered.
2,000 MELONS ‘BRING
NET PRICE OF/1 V* C EACH
This car of melons takes the grand
first prize of a patent rind scraper!
A certain Peach county farmer de
eided last week that he would see
how many melons he could ship in
one car. He assembled 1,600 little
fellows And loaded them. He found
the car not yet full. 400 more melons
were placed in the car, making a to
tal of 2.000. They were shipped to
Atlanta. He received payment in the
sum of 125.00, or 1 l-4c per melon.
Superior Court
The September term of Peach
county Superior Court will con¬
vene next Monday morning. Sep¬
tember 7th. The civil calendar is
published on another page of this
paper. Lists of Grand and Traverse
jurors also appear in another
column.
6 Is Life Worth
jk
FROM THE
Some readers of The Atlanta Geor
gian doubtless found a measure of
human interest in a story recently
sent out from Los Angeles involving
four persons who, after having un
successfully attempted suicide, gave
their mental impressions and reac
tionH when brought back to a rea
sonably stable state of mind.
Two of these would-be suicides
were women—one 21, the’ other 62;
two were men—22 and 67 years old,
respectively. '
Youth and in these instances '
age
reported radically different «xperi
ences on their attempted routes to ob
livion; yet all four thus saved from
self-murder expressed profound
gratification that their attempts had
failed; every one acknowledged a
thankfulness, because the opportuni¬
ty afforded to “carry • • in hu
was on
man endeavor, as bad as that may
be.
have ;
It was not that they no more
troubles ahead, nor that they are as
sured of immunity from future prob
iems. They simply realized, when it
seemed too late, that life after all
WAS sweet and there WAS no as
suranee of anything more attractive
out there in the dark to which they
had momentarily jbeen drawn.
The 21-year-old woman has two
little children. NOW she feels the tug
of her heartstrings, which she had
for the time put aside. The 22-year
old man, a big fellow, has concluded
that there may be others worth con
sideration beside the “heartless
blonde” who had caused his dejec
tion.
The 62-year-old woman was lonely
—“oh so lonely" yet she has a son
in a distant state, to whom she will
now go on a visit, and she will find
that friends and relatives are of
value after all. The 67-year-old man,
facing want with his good wife, has
discovered that things are not so bad
as he thought, and that a home is
available for him and his life part
ner where they can live in comfort
and peace.
• • Is life worth living?” is a ques¬
tion which mankind has asked for
Pithecanthropius Erectus
Since science gives to me the place
Of father of the human race,
My lofty throne I now resume
To rule the world and man illume.
\ V e. \
For ten octillion years my breast
Has been perturbed with deep unrest:
My children of both hemispheres
Flood my domain with blood and
tears.
Until my soul, shocked at the sight,
Within me dies while grows the night;
My power great I’ll now exert
All future battles to avert.
I will remold man for his sake
Replace him in Life’s Ancient Lake;
A nobler race I’ll make of him,
And never let his glory dim.
My kings and queens I’ll take them
back.
And make of each an akurrak.
For all the people on this ball
Who love to scrap, both great and
small,
Shall in Batrachia learn the knack
Of Croaking their troubles back,
And nevermore defile this sod
By crimes that cry aloud to God.
—W. C. CARTER
COPE FLOURNOY
W INS FINE CARi
Cone W. Flournoy is being con¬
gratulated upon winning a Chevrolet
coach in the subscription contest of
the Macon News, which announced
Cope’s victory as follows:
(• Carrying the fight to the enemy
at all times, Master Cope W. Flour¬
noy, of Fort Valley, cinched his claim
to the grand district car, a Chevrolet
coach, by a strong spurt during the
third period. For a time it seemed as
if he would muster votes to storm
the highest ramparts of the cam
paign, and would probably have done
SO but for strong competition within
| his territory. Master Flournoy's suc
cess has been well earned and all wish
him happiness in the possession of
the splendid ear he has won.”
T. Sanders Harris Is
With Gallaher-Hale
T. Sanders Harris has accepted the
position of office manager of Galla¬
her-Hale Wholesale Grocery Com¬
pany in Fort Valley, of which Mayor
R. D. Hale is general manager, and
is now to be found at that place.
LivingV Yes
GEORGIAN
centuries, The answer varies
with the individual and the circum
which may be present when
query is propounded. To the op
timistically constituted person, life is
worth living, regardless of the
vagaries of fortune. To the pessimist
it is never so good as it might be
under different conditions. But—
Passing these extreme classes,
what of the great masses of men and
women—those who at times arc on
the heights of joy and at other times
in the depths of despair, but for the
main jog along with an equal mix
ture of good and ill fortune, of pleas
ure and pain?
LIFE IS WORTH LIVING, WHAT
EVER BE ONE'S PRESENT EN
VIRONMENT.
Humanity is so constituted that it
can rise above ulterior circumstances
and conditions, if and when it will.
Man was given dominion over inam
mate things and the brute creation,
He is not doing himself justice, nei
ther is he fulfilling his manifest
destiny, when he weakly decides to
flee from that which he knows, no
matter how difficult his problems, to
that of which he knows nothing.
If there is a hereafter, as universal¬
ly the race confidently believes, it
will be all the richer and greater and
happier because one has lived this
earthly existence to the best of his
or her ability. And for every sorrow
there is a corresponding joy; for
every loss there is a compensating
gain.
If the experience of these four who
approached the portals of death be
fore their time, only to be snatched
back for another lease on Jife, by
their experiences before mentioned
shall deter others from tempting
fate, they will be richly rewarded for
giving to mankind the conclusions at
which they have arrived. There is too
much to be • done in the world to
ce ase labor before the inevitable
summons comes.
Meanwhile, let us improve the tiipe
for the benefit of self, loved ones and
the race at large.
NOTICE GLEE CLUB
The boys and girls of last year’s
glee club, or any others interested in
chorus singing, are requested to meet
at Miss Lancaster's utudio in the ,
school building Friday afternoon at
four o’clock.
^ After Every Meal ^
ft - ,<sS SEALED
TIGHT*
KEPT
i0 RIGHT
Pass it around
after every meal.
Give the family
the benefit of It*
aid to digestion.
Cleans teeth too.
Keep it always house
in the Fa
j Costs little - helps mack t
mm
& £ • A' SCHOOL
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A COMPLETF, line—you find just what you want with least difficulty or,delay at the old re¬
liable headquarters for School Supplies—S. B. Wilson’s Ten Cent Store. Among other things—
Pencils. Inks, Tube Paste. Mucilage. Tablets, Note Books,
Diall ing Tablets and Paper; Erasers , Rulers. Scissors. Compasses,
Book Straps and Book Sacks; Lunch Boxes.
Materials for School Dresses and Boys' Jackets.
Socks to fit all the children.
s. B. WILSON’S TEN CENT STORE
FORT VALLEY, GA.
PUBLIC
HEARTED ♦
f
This Bank ha- at ail times -too*! by its depositors
through thiuk and thin.
It ha* always met evert fair demand upon it to
help the people of Fort \ alley and community.
And tli** strength behind this Institution in de
posits, resources and personnel which makes it a
desirable banking home, assures the permanent
maintenance of these policies.
If e Invite Your Business On Our Record.
L
^Citizens Bank Tort Valley^
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS JIH1 RESOURCES OVER
*15*.QUO »• SI. M
LAND SALE
Under and by virtue of the power of sale
contained in a deed to secure debt made by
George M f)avi* to Citizens Bank of Fort
Valley on the 5th day of September. 1924,
same being recorded in the office of the
Clerk of the Superior Court of Houston Coun
ty in Book 29, Folio 494.
Will he sold before the door of the Court
House of Peach county, Georgia, to the
highest bidder for cash between the legal
hours of sale on the 30Vh day of September.
1925. all of the following described property,
to wit: :wM
All that tract or parcel of land, lying and
Ikeing in the County of Peach (formerly
Houston) and State of Georgia, and in
Sixth District therein containing Three Hun
Fifty-two and one-half <352%) acres.
more ox less, and being made up of land lot
No. 169 containing 202% acres, more or less:
also all of land lot No. 170 except fifty (50)
acres in the Southeast corner of said lot.
said tract being bounded on the North by
lands of the Barnes Place; East by lands of
J. E. McDonald: South by lands of J. G.
Avera. and West by lands of Duke
Sale of said property will be made sub¬
ject to the lien of Iho deed to secure debt
thereon in favor of George M Forman A
Company (or Charles Forman), securing an
indebtedness in the principal sum of Ten
Thousand ($10,000.00) Dollars.
The indebtedness owing to the undersigned
is the sum of Three Thousand Three Hun-
dr«Ml Ninety-nine and 35-100 ($3309.35) Dol
lars principal with interest thereon from the
1st day of July, 1925, at the rate of eight
per cent per annum.
The said George M. Davis has defaulted
in the payment of the indebtedness secured
by the aforesaid deed to secure debt, and
the power of sale therein contained has be
come operative.
The proceeds of s*id sale shall be applied
first to the payment of the indebtedness se-
1 cured by the said deed to debt and
secure
; the cost of this sale: and the surplus, if
any. shall be paid over to the said George
Davis, as provided in the deed to secure
debt.
Deed will be made to the purchaser at
sa jd <tale pursuant to the terms of the afore
Ra jd deed to secure debt.
This September 2nd. 1925.
Citizens Bank of Fort Valley.
C. L. SHEPARD.
9-3-4t. Attorney.
Box Supper For Benefit of Hender
son Baptist Sunday School
Building Fund
Supper entertainment at the Hen¬
derson school building Friday even¬
ing, September 11th, from 9 till 12
o’clock. All girls bring boxes filled
with good eats. Everybody invited.
9-3-lt.