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“We Are Building a City Here” 1 ARE YOU HELPING TO BUILD f A CITY HERE? Volume XXXVII. Number 39. SOLICITOR GARRETT MAKES APPEAL FOR STAMPING OUT LAWLESSNESS, ILLITERACY * 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 SI wf H II a Vm - 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. -Tr.d. At HOME - ||7/l/|niUC IJlJlJlfi Hill , ]\T ftlVJ rtiyT I/'IV' U I fT FINE BARBECUE - 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. Trade At HOME 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 "" * m lii i •V ■ ;-4 ' ■■■•'A i % i 1 :.s: ■ ■;V • • \ & ' ^ • & ' ip ■ m % v 1 Si i f m Si if®* ■.Ac - i ■ « . 4 * A'i it 88 c>': - i . : yr ; . ■■:■ r NL c\ ■f " v >7 : 1 ■ ^ l v pi: m ■ s. 1 r * , ! ■ m m. m NX: ■ll' Jt iM ' 5 w * i mmm fll| f ’«' - - «. $ Ui in • 7 * ■w V'.# Its m » , 7 > ,i| m I If ■*: m , , Jr'- * * I ■ m f I?: t; *: _ ■HBBnHMMHHHHKSilMi I _ _ | _ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ „ WtffTSS llWil(Wllll»i¥TiiiiiiM lllilMfjiniltlllllJf r( . I-.-. I ’ I -*~\■■■■■' i JjA/" '■ I’«> -tP S—4-— ’ > ■ ■ ■ .■■■- ' ~ r — i;.,—— l —.—' t' i --t — 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. — ~~ ............ .— 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 . 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, LXC/lOUge . BanK .» . , ( S 111 ., (JmS Irf iVf €>€✓■' ^ - 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. •Trade At HOME 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. (Eight Pages) 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. -Trade At HOME 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 W ^ J e ^ C ” t1 ^ d ^ h ^ f t r Z.S 01 t 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. i $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 ^ ‘ 1 _Trade At home- _ 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. i -Trade At HOME 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 » — - •«**••* ** » . . 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. -Trade At HOME Mr. Ralph Newton is suffering from a sprained ankle sustained last Wednesday morning.