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“We Are Building a City Here”
1 ARE YOU
HELPING TO BUILD
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CITY HERE?
Volume XXXVII. Number 39.
SOLICITOR GARRETT MAKES
APPEAL FOR STAMPING OUT
LAWLESSNESS, ILLITERACY
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Ralph Newton and Judge Mosley Give Impetus To
Movement for Paving Peach County Roads;
Chicken Farm and Hatcherv Planned
^ A big boost for the paving of
Peach county roads, a proposal for
a large chicken farm and
and a speech by Solicitor General
Charlie Garrett which struck deeply
into the minds of his hearers were
features that made of last Friday’s
Kiwanis luncheon one of the most
eonstructive meetings of its kind in
recent months. And, oh yes!—
To the thinking man the writer will
stand convicted of having failed to
place at the top as quite as big a fea¬
ture the fact that Ralph Newton, in
his address, emphasized the import
f ace of a bond issue or some other
practical moans for the erection of
the new school building which is so
greatly needed in the Fort Valley
school district. Mr. Newton spoke of
the rich benefits that have been
A realized by other counties through
aving their roads, mentioning the
arge increase in values of farm
lands that have resulted along with
greater comfort and higher efficiency
in all of the affairs, commercial, ag
ricultural, educational and religious,
in those communities. But he em
phasized as much the crying need for
and additional school building to
care of this thriving school district.
Judge Mosley also spoke on the
sub r ct ° f ttTtht Pe ix h ofTfi
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nually which Amounting added to the annual
ZTJrJSE??™* gasoline tax now to about
’in larg
<! r the fhture, would take care of
a bond issue of $ 200,000 at 5 per cent
for road paving, and would retire
them in thirty years. He said further
that if Peach county would vote such
bonds for paving the state and fed
eral government probably would have
$150,000 ready for us by next spring
which, matched with $50,000 of county
funds, would give us $200,000 with
which to make a fine start on a
^probable five-year paving program.
Judge Mosley also dealt with the
matter of good citizenship and law
observance in an impressive manner.
11 I think the greatest thing we can
dJGn Peach County,” he said, “is to
continue to improve our citizenship
and cultivate a more vigorous spirit
of law observance. That will be econ
omy of the highest type. Courts are
very expensive, while good citizenship
is inexpensive. "
Solicitor Garrett Speaks
Solicitor Charles H. Garrett was
^ the main speaker on Friday s pro
gram, the announcer for which was
A. L. Norris acting for a program
committee composed of C. L. Farmer,
B. H.- Fincher and himself. Solicitor
Garrett delivered a powerful address,
beginning with reference to the ques
tion, “What’s the matter with Geor¬
gia?” This question, he said, had been
asked recently and had brought forth
a broad chorus of protest from Geor
gidj* newspapers on the theory thart
we should not find fault with our
state. He asserted, however, that we
should recognize our ills and endeavor
to correct them. .. There are several
things the matter with Georgia,” he
declared, principal among which, as
in other states, is lawlessness.” With
his time limited on account of the
press of superior court matters, he
confined his remarks to what he con¬
sidered the principal cause of lawless
ness : Ignorance. Quoting statistics to
■ w that Georgia has more homi
eiaes than the whole of Great Brit
ain each year, and that a city like
Macon has more homicides than Lon¬
don with its many millions of people,
•FORT VALLEY STORES ARE FULL OF FALL MERCHANDISE
1 Visit them and enjoy a delightful view of the new Fall styles: and you will find the prices equally pleasing
Othe geafcer-®tibune
Read by thousands of people in progressive PEACH, Houston, Macon a nd Crawford Counties, where Nature smiles her brightest.
he pointed to the fact that Georgia
ranks second among all of the states
in illiteracy and drew' the inevitable
connection between crime and illitera
cy. He appealed to the Kiwanis Club
and all high minded citizens to give
of their time and money to the vital
work of wiping out illiteracy in Geor
gia and Peach county.
That address undoubtedly was a
masterpiece in diagnosis of a trouble
and prescription for its remedy,
Chicken Farm Proposed
A Mr. Howe and his son, of Ameri
cus and Atlanta, were presented to
the club by President Murray and told j
of their desire to establish a chicken
farm and hatchery here. T hey out
lined plans which, if carried out,
would mean much to the profitable
development of poultry raising here,
I.iipfert New Member
W. J. Lnpfert, of the J. W. Wool
folk Company, was introduced as a
new member of the club and was
given a hearty reception,
The committee fo rthis week’s
program Friday at noon' is composed
of Glenmore Green, D. C. Strother
and C. Hall.
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FINE BARBECUE
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The local Woodmen of the World
had a rich feast in their hall on the |
f,oor of the Citizens Bank build
ing last Thursday night. Their wives |
and families were guests. !
The fine barbecue supper was pre
pared by a committee of whmh M L.
Sheats was chairman, w r ith E. L. But-^
ler, R. C. Evans and others,
After the supper rousing addresses
were delivered by. Judge A. C. Riley,
Rev. E. J. Saywell, Mayor R. D. Hale
and C. L. Shepard,
The officers of the^ \Voodpnen are:
E. N. McAfee, counsul commander;
E. L.J3 utler, advisory lieutenant; H.
T. Hffiptin, banker; W. G. Akin, clerk; I
G. V. Braddock, past counsul com
mander.
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WMAZ TO BROADCAST
FIRST WEEK IN OCTOBE
Macon, Ga., Sept. 22.—Increasing
its power to 500 watts, WMAZ, the
Mercer University radio broadcast
ing station, will begin operation the
first week in October. The station
was opera t e d at 100 watts during the
pas { school year.
T ^ e watts power will be re
ta ; ne( j un til tK? remainder of the ap
para t us jg installed to increase it to
5000 the greatest strength allowed
individual , United
stations by the
grates government. After the in
crease has been affected, Mercer will
have the strongest station in the
gouth
The programs which will be flung
on air from the Mercer station
are in charge of Carey O. Pick
ard( aIin ouncer, and a staff of five as
sistants. The broadcasting will be
done at a wave length of 261 meters.
the proposed weekly program is as
f 0 ]i ows;
Monday: Mercer Glee Club orches¬
tra.
Tuesday: Religious and educational
program.
Wednesday: Macon Civic Clubs and
Mercer fraternaties.
Thursday: Wesleyan College con¬ 1
servatory of music students.
Friday: Macon and Mercer talent.
FORT VALLEY, PEACH COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1925.
Prominent Men Throughout The State t
Lead Woodrow Wilson College Campaign
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Under the direction of Pleasant A. Stovall (center), of Savannah, state chairman of the Woodrow Wilson Col
pri.min.nl .h„ ™ U.S,
the Woodrow Wilson College, in elude: top-left to r.ght: Mr. Charles 11. h.ntzy, of Augusta, cha man . -
morn! County; Roy B. Friedin of Vienna, chairman of Dooly County; Mr. (. L. Shepard of 1 ort Va ey, c m
of Peach County; (lower): W. B. Mebane of Rome, chairman of Floyd county, and W. W. Poole, Hawk,nsv,lie,
chairman of Pulaski County; and Robert L. Cox, Monroe, cha.rman of Walton County.
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Fort V alle J \, Beautiful _
I .awns
Every home is surrounded by an area that is or should be a lawn,
Upon the appearance of that lawn depends largely the impression the
home makes. Therefore the lawn is of prime consideration.
For the soil and climate here Bermuda grass is the best adapted, but
the fact that it will not stay green during the winter months makes it
necessary to supplement it writh other jpass.
September is the best month for lawn work. Conditions then are ideal
for quick germination of seed and the space of time before freezing wea
jj, er sufficient for the grass to make deep roots and be ready to start lux
uriant growth with the coming of spring.
If you have a Bermuda lawn, and nearly every one in Fort Valley has,
English or Italian rye planted in it now will more than repay you for
the trou bi e and expense with the pleasure of a green lawn during the
winter.
llireolions for Planting
1. Cut your Bermuda sod as closely as possible.
2. Cover it lightly with top soil or well pulverized barn yard fertilizer.
3. Rake this thoroughly into the sod.
4. Sow the seed at the rate of one quart of seed to every two hun
dred square feet. *
5 Rake lighUy once more . Do not rake back and forth but draw the
rake toward you but once. The idea is to cover the seed not more than
one eighth of an inch.
6 Press down tiimly by rolling, beating down with the back of a
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spade or treading,
t Cautions \
1. If there are bald spots in your la^n, spade these well, .. work , in . a
generous amount of top soil or pulverized barn yard fertilizer and reset with
before
sidewalk „ and . the , curb.
2. Do not forget to plant the space between the
3. Be sure that you and your neighbors keep the chickens off.
A fine lawn is the best means of expressing a well cared for- home, the
outward sign of inward beauty.
CIVIC COMMITTEE,
Governor Treutlin Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution,
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Following a call from a committee
which stated as its purpose an inves
tigation of the affairs of the former
Exchange Bank here, a number of
depositors in that bank, which closed
its doors in July, 1024, met in the
court house Friday night to or
ganize and raise funds wijjl^which to
pursue the investigation. A chairman
of the meeting was chosen and con
sfderable money was paid into the
treasury for the purpose as ou^lmed.
Persons connected with the movement
are very active and state that they
will seek to bring about the co-op
erations of hundreds of depositors.
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Dixon's Shoe Shop
i Has New Machinery
Dixon’s Shoe Shop is helping to
set the pace for “building a city j
here.’ Mr. Dixon has just installed
some of the most modern machinery
for shoe repairing in the Country. You
will find much interest in inspecting
bis tensive. new He machinery, is of which the two is quite three ex- j |
one or
shoe sops in the South to install I
this handsome new equipment. It will ,
ena ble him to turn yopr shoes out
looking almost, if not quite, like new. ■
DEATH --Trade OF MRS. At HOME-- G. N. OATIS i |
Friends here of Dr. and Mrs. G. N ‘j
Oatis . of Cuyahoga _ , Palls, T , Ohio, werA '
grieved to learn of Mrs. Oatis’ death j
,t te, home 1„, Tb.»to, O.G. |
was before her marriage Miss Louise ,
Ri)ey of p erry and was a frequent
and admired visitor to friends and
relatives in P’ort Valley. She was the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Ri
ley of Macon, formerly of Perry. I
The body was brought to Macon and
interment took place Sunday after-j
noon in Rose Hill cemetery.
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WESTVIEW TOURIST CAMP IS
CITY’S LATEST IMPROVEMENT
New Realty Firm
Sells Wright Home
One of the largest real estate trans¬
actions that has taken place in Fort
Valley in some time is the recent sale
of the new W. C. Wright home to
Mr. Norman L. Wilson of Miami,
Florida.
This sale, involving a large sum,
was consummated by the newly or¬
ganized Fort Valley Realty Com¬
pany, which concern, through its push
and energy, put the deal through in
less time than ten days.
Mr. Wilson, an old Fort Valley boy,
after living in Florida some time, has
decided that Fort Valley is the best
place after all to live and contem¬
plates making the (W)right place
his home; however, he expects to
continue his business operations in
Florida and will spend quite a sum
in advertising Fort Valley in South
Florida as this is the section, he says,
in which to buy for safe and con¬
servative investments.
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Clopine Clippings
The many friends throughout this
community are pleased to learn that
Mr. Norman L. Wilson of Miami,
Fla., has purchased the W. C. Wright
home in Fort Valley and expects to
begin living there some time soon.
Mr. Wilson is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Jno. L. Wilson of this communi
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peach county It is
ratifying ^ to know that Mr. Wilson,
^ ^ jn F , orjda
several years and well acquainted
with the conditions there should
lect a farm that he purchased re
cently in this communit y
It is a further proof that we have
the greatest state and the finest op
portunities in this county, and in this
particular community than any other
state j n the Union.
Tourists passing this way say that
people in Fort Valley‘try to route
thdm over community and county
roads, which is impossible to follow,
Due to the reworking of part of
Route 7 from Fort Valley to the
Houston county line. Now that the
roads have been re-scraped and well
and with only a slight rain the roads
drug they are in better condition
throughout this community would be
the best in the county.
The many friends of Mr. R. E. Chil
dre of Butler, are very sorry to learn
that he is seriously ill at his honie
in Butler.
It is understood that all of the
railroad crossings from Fort Valley
to Perry are to he eliminated when
the paving of Peach county roads
are to begin. The paving will be car
ried on the road on the left side of
the railroad and will eliminate the
crossing at Fagan, DuPrees, Clopine
an d at Botan. No objection is ex
pec ted from this portion of the
county, as the road now leading from
Fort Valley to the county line will
convince any person that we should
have paved roads there not later than
the last of 1920.
Mr. Jno. L. Wilson, who has been
visiting relatives in Charleston, S. C.,
ected hom( , thjg week
^rmries auxnutu log Singing ul as
last Sunday.
Sheriff Anderson, accompanied by
Deputy E. B. P’agan, left Tuesday
morning to carry “Clarance” Whit
ley, the little ignorant negro who
was seen in the community in peach
season, to the insane asylum at Mil
ledgeville.
Peachland Journal
37 years old—only newspa¬
per in the heart of one of
America's richest diversified
agricultural sections.
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$1.50 Per Year in Advance.
The increasing volume of tourist
travel through Fort Valley has creat¬
ed a demand for an up to date tourist
camp. Recently Charles T. Eberhardt
and C. L. Shepard purchased the E.
L. Avera Home Place in the North¬
west section of the City and they have
opened a very fine tourist camp on
this property. Shower baths, laundry
and other modern conveniences have
been installed; and large numbers of
tourists are stopping there every
night.
The beautiful grove on this prop¬
erty has been cleared, the trees
whitewashed and ample lighting fa¬
cilities provided. Each night the tour¬
ist camp presents one of the most in¬
teresting and attractive features of
the city’s life.
The new owners propose to install
a filling station and store right away
for the convenience of the tourists
and the citizens in the West section
of tfie city.
Mr. V. R. Hartley and family are
in charge of the property and operate
the tourist camp and the Westview
Inn.
It is .understood that the property
is to be laid off into a very attractive
subdivision, and one of the best resi
dential sections of the City thereby
opened up to the public,
j Q n eV ery hand we find new evi
| 0 f ^he substantial and rapid
g rowth of Fort Valley; and the West
| v j ew Tourist Camp and Westview Inn
with the general development of this
fine piece of property will add ma¬
terially to the city’s progress. f
If our people will take advantage
of the many opportunities in the lo¬
cal field, we are sure that they will
find that Fort Valley and Peach coun
offer opportune, ...... for and ,
es w.se
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MASS MEETING
FRIDAY NIGHT
The Executive Committee of the
Fourth Annual Peach Blossom Festi
val has called a mass meeting to be
held at the County Court House Fri
day night, September 25th, at 7:30
o’clock.
j The purpose of the meeting is to
elect a General Chairman for the
Fifth Annual Peach Blossom Festival
and to perfect the organization look
ing to the best celebration yet held,
I It is generally recognized that pre
viously the Festival organization has
worked at a disadvantage because
the undertaking wms deferred until
After Christmas. It is expected that
by beginning four or five months
earlier the work of staging the Fes¬
tival will be considerably lightened.
All Peach County citizens are urg¬
ed to be present at the mass meet¬
ing on Friday night.
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WHERE GOLD IS FROM
| Recent figures show that Canada
now stands third in gold production.
First come the Transvaal with an
output of 8198,000,000 in 1924. This
was the largest record ever made by
those famous mines. The command
ing position of south Africa is the
industry \vill not be challenged for a
hmg time, for it produces more than
one-half of the worlds supply. The
United States, although second on
the list, makes a poor showing with
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. . one-half of the vearlv outwit
ten years ag() Canada’s total in 1924
was $31,500,000, of which $25,700,
P qq was pro{ j uced j n Ontario. Lin
coin Journal.
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Mr. Ralph Newton is suffering
from a sprained ankle sustained last
Wednesday morning.