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Volume XXXVII. Number 42.
PAYING BONDS ELECTION IS
WITHDRAWN; PEACH HAS NO
LEGAL REGISTRATION LIST
The following notice from Judge M. C. Mosley, Ordinary of Peach
County, speaks for itself:
Owing to the fact that Peach county has no general reg¬
istration list, and cannot have a legal registration list until next
spring, we will have to withdraw the election notice for Bonds
to pave the roads until some time next spring.
« The attorneys looking into the. matter have advised me
that a bond election held now would be illegal. Although it
will be some disappointment ter those wishing improvement to
begin at an early date on the roads of Peach county, we will
have to follow the law in such cases when known.
M. C. MOSLEY,
Ordinary Peach County.
This does not mean that Peach county's program of paving will be
abandoned. It simply means that there will be a delay in the matter,
awaiting the completion of a legal list of registered voters. With Peach
county citizens eager for paved roads, next spring undoubtedly will see
the formal launching of paving work following an election to be called
at a later date, according to present plans.
State and federal highway funds would not be available until next:
spring anyhow, as has been announced through these columns before, and
so there should be little if any delay in the beginning of actual paving work.
EDUCATION IN FORT VALLEY
Wherein Lies True Wealth for Our Children
* By CLEONE DUKE BRASW ELL
An address delivered before
the Kiwanis Club of Fort Valley
on Friday, October 9, 1925.
There are seven hundred forty
eight pupils in the Fort Valley Public
Schools. Of this number six hundred
are Fort Valley children, the remain
ing number coming to the school from
4 the rural sections in five trucks, each
truck bringing about thirty children.
There are twenty-six teachers and
the Superintendent who make up the
efficient faculty, and the approxi
mate cost of the running expenses
of the school per months is
three thousand dollars. The average
cost per calendar month of the
cation of these children from
public fund is three dollars per c-api
ta. Is it worth the price ?
The matter might be viewed from
many standpoints. The scientists tell
us that the value of the chemicals
in the average human being are
worth about ninety-eight- cents.
“There is FAT enough to make seven
bars of soap; there is IRON enough
to make one medium-size nail; there
is SUGAR enough to fill a shaker;
1^ore is LIME enough to whitewash
one chicken coop; there is just a lit
tie SULPHUR: In the blood there
is a teaspoonful of SUGAR and a
tablespoonful of SALT.
There we find the ninety-eight per
cent chemical value of a human be
ing. What is a person worth educat
ed and developed?
Thomas Edison was one of these
ninety-eight cent chemical values but
educated, trained, developed, Thomas
Edison with his genius has been a ile
to give helpful employment to one
hundred thousand men and women.
Other ninety-eight cent chemical
values have been Abraham Lincoln,
the great emancipator of the slave;
Childs, the great benefactor of the
East who in addition to his other
beneficent gifts has educated over
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VALLEY STORES ARE FILLED TO OVERFLOWING WITH BEAUTIFUL FALL GOODS. IT’S A SHOW YOU OUGHT TO SEE
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Read by thousands of people in progressive PEACH, Houston, Macon a nd Crawford Counties, where Nature smiles her brightest.
eight hundred boys and girls and
sent them out on a great highway
of enlightenment to serve and bless;
Florence Nightingale, the “angel of
mercy” in the great Crimean War;
and Madam Currie, the discoverer of
radium, are also among that class
of ninety-eight cent chemical values
who became MILLIONAIRES in the
j world of service and of deed.
I Others who through education have
become “Millionaires in the world of
t ideas and inspiration” are Shakes
; peare, Milton, Lowell, Wordsworth,
Sydney Lanier, with their immortal
host whose blessing to mankind is
inestimable.
In the world of statesmanship we
find Washington, Gladstone, Lee and
. Wilson, who live truly today in the
] minds of men as great examples of
what Gaining and development may
make possible.
| Perhaps in the school of Fort Val
j e y there is today a future president
0 f the United States, a great states
man or j ea( ] er j n the making! Cer
tainly somewhere in the public schools
f) f America today these little ones
are da y j,y da y being fitted for the
g rea t a nd responsible tasks that must
accomplished by the nation in the
ye a j.g of the future!
From the development of iron we
S might draw another conclusion. They '
te)1 us that $1.00 worth of iron ore
w y,en run through the furnace a sec
ond time and made into Rtee] becomes
worth $2.00; when this same one dol
]ar - s worth 0 f j ron is made into iron
screws j t j s worth $100.00; when it
is made jnt0 fj ne wire j t j s wor th
,$500.00; when made into needles it
becomes worth $1,000.00; when one
dollar’s worth of iron is made into
: watch screws j t is worth $300,000.00
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and when made into the finest hair
springs, one dollar’s worth of iron is
worth $1,500,000.00 or sixty times its
weight in gold.
The World War taught a valuable
lesson in emphasis of the value of a
trained and educated youth. No illit¬
erate soRiier ever became even a non¬
commissioned officer and no soldier
with only an elementary education
ever received a commission.
The uneducated boy and girl of
the present and the future may be
likened to the tying of a calf to a
post wherein it can graze on the tall
blue grass only the limit of the
scope of the circle of the rope, taunt- j
ed and mocked by that which is just
beyond, yet tethered by a rope is im
possible. It is quite possible for a
Fort Valley boy or girl to be tethered
by a ‘rope of ignorance’, doomed to ;
move hopelessly in a small circle in j
the world of possibility and achieve- 1
ment!
“The time has come when it is al
most impossible to match muscle and
endurance against machinery and 1
there is little chance in the world to
day for the untrained worker.
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FORT VALLEY, PEACH COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1925.
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ing for greater mutual happiness and prosperity throughout this whole
if wonderful section of Georgia.
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We are neighbors. Our broad community interests are one and
the same. That which is for the richest measure of benefit to all of
ufc will bring the richest measure of good to each of us. We must
know one another better, come closer together in understanding, link
3 hearts in one high purpose of progress. In that way this section
our
will realize her vast possibilities in development and every man, woman
and child of us will be ushered into a ) radiant realm of new prosperity.
Fort Valley is at your command. If she; can co-operate with you
for the promotion of your community interests, school, church or other¬
wise, her civic forces are eager to respond to your call.
You will find Fort Valley people generous in sentiment and ser¬
vice. This spirit extends into every channel of business. When you
do business in Fort Valley you deal with people who wish to be your
friends. The Leader-Tribune brings you a message from merchants,
bankers and other business concerns who offer you quality and service
worth riding many miles to enjoy, Come to Fort Valley and find the
real pleasure of doing business with these people whose messages come
to you in our advertising columns today. I
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SERIES
SERVICES BEGIN
SUNDAY, OCT. 25
Rev. David Albert Howard, pastor
the First Baptist church of Fort
states that a series of evan
services will begin in his
on Sunday, October 25th.
Dr. A. J. Moncrief, well known
acher and Bible student, will de¬
ver the sermons in these meetings,
hourg of serv ices during week
will be ten o’clock a. m., and
en o’clock p. m.
Dr. Moncrief was a former beloved
of the Baptist church here.
has a host of warm friends
this section, his early
having been in Marshallville.
has won distinction as a Baptist
in Georgia and Florida. Among
churches he has served are the
church of Rome and the First
of Barnesville.
W. O. W. BARBECUE
GIVEN NEAR BYRON
Davis Camp, W. O. W., 1197, of
Byron, gave a barbecue last Thur?
afternoon at Houser’s Mill in be
of the membership of the By
camp, their friends and families,
stew, fried chicken and
were served. The camp was
represented, many friends and
families were present and every
greatly enjoyed the feast. This
a live, enthusiastic camp and the
encouraging for a great in
in this camp. Seven were add
at this gathering.
After refreshments were served the
gathered at the hall and
candidates were properly introduc
into*the mysteries of Woodcraft,
Fort Valley, Beautiful
Now that the Kiwanians are erecting attractive signs indicating to the
stranger that he is entering Fort Valley, will it not be well to take a look
at the signs he is to look at in Fort Valley ?
j Nothing has ever been done that added more to the appearance of
' Fort Valley than the removal of the old shelters from the stores but no
thing could have been done that would have emphasized more the old ugly
i signs, many of which yet remain—horrid reminders of tin shed, cross-road
; village days - To UK accustomed to them, they make little impression, but to
the stranger their shabbiness and ugliness must cry aloud.
Merchant, tailor, doctor, lawyer—go outside, far enough to '
get away
get a proper perspective—look at your sign. Ask yourself the question,
“Does my sign reflect credit upon myself, my business and my town”—
If not, tear it down and put up one that does. In no way can you better
help Fort Valley become the Fort Valley you want her to be.
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Have you planted your winter grass ? In one block ten out of fourteen
lawns have already been sown.
You have time yet in which to sow yours. The Fort Valley Realty
Company, co-operating toward a Fort Valley Beautiful, will sell you seed
at cost. Get yours and plant now.
CIVIC COMMITTEE,
Governor Treutlen Chapter,
Daughters of American Revolution.
Fellowship Parly
Of Presbyterians
The Presbyterian church and Sun¬
day school will give a fellowship so¬
cial at the church on Thursday night,
October 22nd. A splendid program of
wholesome entertainment will be ar¬
ranged and refreshments will be serv¬
ed. Mrs. J. W. Woolfolk is chairman
of a committee making the arrange¬
ments.
the work having been conducted by
District Manager H. L. Lester, of
Macon, Ga.
; Sovereign R. L. Duke is consul
commander and Sovereign H. M. Da
vis, clerk of this camp, 1197, Ga.
Negro Trade School
Here Is Dedicated
The Royal C. Peabody Trade School,
a handsome brick structure buil^at
a cost of over $25,000 for the usif of
boys at the Fort Valley High & In¬
dustrial School, was dedicated Tues¬
day morning.
The trade school is the gift of Mrs.
Royal C. Peabody and her son, Chas.
Peabody in memory of Royal C.
Peabody, who was a brother to George
Foster Peabody. The Peabody bro¬
thers, George Foster, Royal C. and
Charles J., were born in Columbus,
Ga., and all of them have shown deep
and practical interest in the progress
and welfare of their native state.
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Great Interest At The
Horse Shoe Court
New members are being added
daily and some very exciting games
are already being played by the Fort
Valley Horshoe Pitchers’ Club.
A tournament is soon to be staged
by some of the expert players, which
will attract a lot of visitors who en¬
joy the game.
All the members of the club are
requested to meet at the grounds Fri¬
day night, 7:30 o’clock. AH visitors
are welcome at the grounds in front
0 f Mr . Troutman’s house.
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Since oysters came back nine mil
, lion pieces of shell have been mis
takens for pearls.
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IMPROVEMENTS
OF MUNICIPAL
SERVICE SEEN
Mayor R. D. Hale, in a brief speech,
revealed to the Kiwanis Club last
Friday several steps that have been
taken within the last few days by
our “city dads” for the quick im¬
provement of municipal service along
various lines. These improvements in¬
clude the purchase of a big Ameri
can-LaFrance No. 75 three-combina¬
tion motor fire truck that will give'
Fort Valley the best fire protection
available in America today. Thi 3
truck, Mayor Hale stated, can throw
streams over the water tower and
tear shingles from a roof. The old
motor fire truck will be rebuilt and
thus Fort Valley will have a splen¬
did two-unit motor fire truck service.
Contract also has been let to the
Henry Construction Company of
Greenville, S. C., for the laying of
concrete pipe in Oakland Heights and
West End, thus bringing a large ex¬
tension of modern sewerage service
to important residential areas. This
follows an election for bonds for this
purpose and was let wh in bids were
opened last Thursday. T he successful
bidders were about $6,000 lower than
the next low bid, their bid being $25,-
707.
The old water tower is coming
down now, following the erection of
the new water tower several months
ago. T. M. Anthoine has his gang at
work bringing down the steel struc
ture, the first part of which, Fort
Valley's first fire alarm frame, came
down Monday evening. That alarm
for years responded to the hands of
the late Abe Glass and awoke Fort
Valley to fire dangers.
Glenmore Green, President E. T.
Murray and District Trustee T. F.
Flournoy were elected delegates at
Fridays’ meeting to the state Ki¬
wanis Convention at Albany on Nov.
2, 3 and 4. W. G. Brisendine, R. D.
Hale and D. C. Strother were elect¬
ed alternates.
Judge H. A. Mathews, Mayor R. D.
Hale, C. L. Shepard and others spoke
on getting a hydro-electric line
through Fort Valley, and the import
ance of this matter was emphasized.
Ladies’ Night
The club voted to have ladies night
on Friday, October 23. The commit¬
tee to arrange this affair is composed (
of Glenmore Green, R. D. Hale, D. C.
Strother, A. L. Luce, C. Hall and T.
A. McCord.
Following a very full business pro¬
gram, the special features of the day
were presented, including two bril¬
liant addresses on education by Mrs.
W. J. Braswell and L. L. Brown, Jr.
Mrs. Royal C. and Chas. S. Pea
bbody, George Foster Peabody and
Rev. Howard Melish, D. D., rector of
Holy Trinity church,. Brooklyn, N. Y.,
attended the dedication exercises, the
principal addresses being delivered by
Dr. Melish.
A lunch prepared by girls of the
school was served to the visitors and
a number of Fort Valley people who
were in attendance.