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HELP1NGTO BUILD
*'A CITY HERE?
XXXVII. Number 44.
INTEREST CROWS DAILY IN
SERMONS BY DR. MONCRIEF
AT FIRST B APTIST
HE PLEADS FOR
REVIVAL AMONG
CHURCH
Declares Church Members Must Work
Out Own Salvation To
> Reach Sinners.
Dr. A. J. Moncrief, pastor of the
First Baptist church of Decatur, Ga.,
is stirring the hearts of his hearers
in the series of revival services which
are being conducted at the First
Baptist church of Fort Valley. Ar¬
riving to preach his first sermon of
the series on Monday night, he launch¬
ed at once into a powerful appeal to
the church people to arouse them¬
selves in the spirit of active Christ¬
ian religion in order that a genuine
revival might be experienced here and
singers might be reached. With each
succeeding sermon his appeal has
grown in magnetism so that the
hearts of his audiences are being lift¬
ed into a greater desire for real King¬
dom work. The congregations are
growing larger from day to day and
so*t- are being stirred, so that Dr.
Mokcrief, Rev. David Albert Howard,
the pastor, and others are warmly
hopeful of those rich results for
which they have been praying.
> Services are conducted each morn¬
ing from ten to eleven o’clock, to
which business men are urgently in¬
vited with the promise that they will
be released promptly at eleven; and
at seven o’clock each night. Quite
a little band of people gather each
horning at 9:45 o’clock in the Baraca
,-<5pm for prayer preceding the is preach- lead- J
ing services. F. W. Withoft
ing in song services with Mrs. Chester ,
Wilson as accompanist.
Dr. Moncrief is one of the most
gifted preachers in the South. He is j
well known here, where he had his
first pastorate many years ago. A !
number of people from Marshallville,
his old home town, are attending the !
Services.
Fort Valley is having lift exceptional,
opportunity tq enjo^ a series of bril¬
liant gospel messages. Those who pos- j
can do So should certainly take 1
advantage bf this blessing. I
Ladies Entertained 1
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l^irshallville, Ga., Oct. 23.—Ladies by
f night was observed here last night
[ [ the Kiwanis club. A banquet of Macon was
served. Dr. Charles Lane
was the principal speaker of the even
in. Mrs. D. B. Frederick, Ed. Wight
and Phillip Frederick sangs solos. A
number of Kiwanians from out of
town were present.
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j* GO TO CHURCH
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against going many and ; of force.
The arguments are and of great
feut the arguments for going are of greater number
Cr ^oree. something
Within the church walls, worldly though we may be,
stirs within us, some wee small voice speaks, as nowhere else. Within
* that church we learn much of the Sermon on the Mount, and we feel
MORE. the
Of course YOU recognize Christ’s Sermon on the Mount as
best of all guides through this life of ours—that it points the one
right path. being — worker with , him
Get back of that minister or priest by a
from inside the walls. Help him through your knowledge of the out¬
side world ho understand this modern day and generation and its
needs. Catholic
White working inside and at his side, be you Protestant,
or Jew, explain to hrm, prove to him, that this modem world longs,
it thirsts, for lessons drawn from that Sermon on the Mount. Help
hirii to comprehend that this generation demands something more than
$ guessing as whether Jonah or the whale did the swallowing and is
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quite indifferent as to whether Joshua or the sun stood still.
Go to church and demand there shall be preached and shown to
us how to be more charitable, more kindly, more considerate, more up¬
right, more tolerant of all other religions and creeds and thus more
Christ-like.
It’s quite easy to stay outside the church and cheaply—oh, so
cheaply—criticize its ministers and priests and their earnest efforts.
9 Slinging mud is far from being a praiseworthy avocation.
Get, inside the walls and help make that Sermon on the Mount a
vital factor in our life.
In no other way will this country of ours become a still finer
America.
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Hurrah for C. E. Knight, of Route 4!
M ore than enough to buy the bnb> a new
pair of shoes. In this way Mr. Knight,
with other good subscribers, brought
smiles into The Leader-Tribune office last
Saturday.
You. too. can help us to be happy in
the task of giving you better paper
from week to week. We find lots of joy
and inspiration in kind words and com¬
pliments, but that alone will not keep The
Leader-Tribune alive and growing.
If you are one of the subscribers who
has received a notice from us within the
last two or three weeks, don’t delay in
pa>ing up. Every day you put it off works
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NOW and help us to stop writing these
notices
Miss Eunice Thomson’s
Literary Achievement
Fort Valley people will be highly
pleased in reading the following news
item from the Macon Telegraph,
which tells of the literary achieve¬
ment of Miss Eunice Thomson, daugh¬
ter of Rev. and Mrs. Thos. H. Thom¬
son:
The 1925 Veterropt, annual of Wes¬
leyan, received an all-American rat¬
ing, it was announced yesterday. It
Jvas the only annual in the South and
one of the four in the United States
belonging to colleges from 300 to 699
students to receive such an honor.
Other annuals besides the Veter
rQpt incIuded in that classification
were; Tbe Tattler, William Jewell
College6i Liberty, Mo.; The Liner,
HamIjn Universityi st p aul> Minn.;
The Gale, Knox College, Galesburg,
Illinois,
Onlv sixty-one books froni all col
leges and universities of all sizes
were given an all-American rating
from approximately 500 submitted.
Miss Eunice Thomson was editor of
Veterropt and Mrs. JameS Car
michael nee> Miss Rob ertine Belcher,
business manager,
DIVORCE IS CANKER IN LIFE
AMERICA BRITISH CANON SAYS
London, Oct. 28.—The Rev. Wil
liam Bartley Carnegie, canon of West
minster, who has just returned from
the United States, is quoted in an
interview given the Evening News as
saying that “the canker in the life of
America is divorce,” and as declaring
“with all seriousness that America is
degenerating from a human society
into a monkey house, It may well
jnean the end of their civilization,” he
added.
FORT VALLEY, PEACH COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1925.
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race from Moscow to Tiflis, staged by Soviet Husslu ns a military warning to
the rebellious Georgians, will he run. The road took fifty years in'the building, I
having been started by the Georgians in 1806 as a defensive measure. It Is the
only highway across the Cuucasus mountains, nor are there rullways In I
this section.
Enlarging Fire and
Power Plants Here
To accommodate a new boiler and
other improvements of the electric
light and water plant under the
superintendency of J. G. Bostwick
and to care for the addition of the big
new motor fire truck to the fire de
partment of which J. L. Everett is
chief * all of which improvements
have been described in previous is
sues of The Leader-Tribune, both
buildings for these plants have been
enlarged s0 thab the " ew machinery
ay be lnstallud at an early date -
H. & I. TAG DAY
October 31st, 1925, has been given
to Fort Valley High & Industrial
School as city-wide tag day. It is
hoped that every loyal citizen and
lover of education will be taged on
Saturday of this week.
On a Michigan farm a collie dog
a " d a P'g .have become inseparable
companions.
Listening In On Mfirshallville
By RUTH MONCRIEF
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; Miss Bettie Lou McKenzie, who
i teaches at Cordele and Miss Mollie
McKenzie, who is teaching at Wash
ington Ga., spent the week end with
home folks.
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Miss Ruth Ware, Yffio teaches at
Montezuma, was at home for the
week end.
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The first issue of the High School
paper, “The Gold and Black,” came
out last Week.
* * *
Mr. Robert Byrd is at home again
after several months absence. He is
looking well, and his many friends ex
tend him a warm welcome.
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) Miss Clyde Ware is at home after
spending some time at Auburn, Ala.,
where she has been taking china
painting. She will return to Auburn
to finish up her work.
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Q uite a number of our people at
tended the Fair in Macon last week.
So many of the school pupils went to
the Fair on last Friday not many
sons were recited and we had only one
session.
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The Kiwanians entertained their
wives at dinner on last Thursday
evening. Under the supervision of
Mrs. D. C. Rumph, who is sponsor
for the Kiwanian dinners this month,
the hall was beautifullv decorated
with Hallowe’en colors and
baskets of yellow flow :
Conference Monday
At Methodist Church
The fourth Quarterly Conference
for the Fort Valley Methodist church
will be held at the church Monday
evening at seven o’clock, Rev W. F.
Smith, presiding elder, presiding.
Stewards and other officials for the
ensuing conference year will be elect
ed at this conference and final re¬
ports will be made by the pastor and
the heads of the different organiza¬
tions of the church. Mr. Smith will be
the guest of the local pastor while in
the city,
Hunnicutt in Americus
J. B. Hunnicutt. Connected with the ‘ c |
large farming interests of A. ’ i
Evans, has ftioved to Americus to di-
1
rect operations of the Arles planta- I
tion near that city.
The sale of patent medicines in the
United States last year exceeded
$160,000,000,
the tables. A delightful salad 1
course,
with hot roils and coffee was served,
followed by ice cream and cake,
Music was furnished by the orchestra
and two songs by Prof. Wight and
Mrs. D. B. Frederick. Several
speeches were made followed by Dr.
Chas. Lane’s inimitable jokes, told
as Dr. Lane can tell them. The
evenings entertainment was closed
with the singing of one verse of
America. Every body had a good
time.
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The Baptist church began a series
of meetings on last Sunday. The pas
tor, Mr. Donehoo, will do the preach
ing and the singing will be led by Mr.
Marvin Pharr, a senior at Mercer
j University and a gospel singer, of
noted reputation.
* * *
Dr. J. E. Haslam and family visited
home folks Sunday.
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Mrs. Harry Yarbrough from Cuth
Jbert, who will be remembered as Miss
Susie Lee Massee, is visiting her
fat her ( Mr. J. D. Massee.
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The Woman’s Club met on last
Wednesday afternoon at the school
auditorium, An interesting pro
gramme was rendered, and a speech
on paved roads was delivered
b y Col. Guerry, of Montezuma. The
c j ub ; s “doing things” and they hope
soon to have enough funds on hand
1
for some very much needed improve
j ments.
Hallowe’en
Carnival
Committees are working out the
plans for the Hallowe’en Carnival
and unless the weather is too bad
it is expected to he great fun. Au¬
tomobiles will he asked not to park
in the main business block, so that
the booths may be placed and by
dark the stage will be set for the
arrival of the spooky visitors.
No need to ge home for supper
as cats will be supplied and sold
by a number of the club women
having booths.
All are asked to costume and
come help make the carnival one of
real delight for the young folks.
DEATH CLAIMS MRS.
EDGAR L. AVERA IN
TAMPA FLA., SUNDAY
The funeral of Mrs. Edgar L.
AvAa, who died in Tampa early Sun
day morning, was held Tuesday af
ternoon at Wesley Chapel Church.
Dr. Chamlee, president of Bessie
College, assisted by Mr. Sutton, pas
tol . of Wesley Chapel conducted the
funcral , , servlce • ’ whlch ... was largeiy . . .
tended by many friends from Fort
Valley, Macon and other places.
Mrs. Avera, as a life-long resident
of this section until a few months
ago, having moved to Tampa, was
held in high esteem by all who knew
her. She is survived by her husband;
three sons, Homer, Herman, Marvin;
two daughters, Misses Emmie and
Euralee Avera; two brothers, Geo. M.
Davis of Fort Valley and B. S. Davis
of Valdosta.
The body arrived early Tuesday
morning from Tampa and was taken
to the home of her son, Herman,
which was her old home. After the
funeral in the Church, interment took
place in the Wesley Chapel cemetery.
Beautiful Pageant
Closed Children’s
Week Here Sunday
The pageant, “The Voice of the Fu¬
ture,” presented at the Methodist
Church Sunday evening which occu
pied the evening service was a beauti
ful and impressive climax to the ob
servance of Children’s week.
The Sunday school hoard of South
ern Methodism fostered the Children’s
week program, arranging the pro
gram which was directed by Mrs.
Ruth Whiting Smith.
At the conclusion of the pageant a
committee from the Sunday school
in ade recommendations to the Church
favoring a forward step in Sunday
work to the end that the school
entertain a teacher training school
^ 01 ’ the study and advancement of the
teachers, recognizing the importance
of teacher training in the develop
rnent progressive me ■ o( s am a<
vancemont of Sunday school work.
The Methodist Sunday school is or
ganized, wit£ full graded departmen s,
superintendents or eac e
partment, but it is necessary to keep
teachers and substitutes well mtorm
ed in order that they may do efficient
work in the Masters cause.
Christ and Hallowe’en
Christianity is a religion of joy and
innocent recreation and as a witness
0 f foresight of the Christian Church
in this regard, we will, in a short
while enjoy the mirth of what is
known as Hallow-een, more proprely
called All Hallow’s Eve, the vigil of
the Christian Year festival of All
Saints, Nov 1st, when we, in our own
peculiar way, specially remember all
tbe saints now living and those
have passed away. Thousands
Christians on this day will assemble
in their Churches and partake of The
Lord’s Supper to rejoice with their
fricnds i ivin g and dead.
Let U s be grateful to those who
make our local festivities productive
0 f m ; r th and joy for the common good,
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Metal flasks in which heat is
are being made for use in homes.
A Frenchman with wooden legs
making a walking tour of the
(Eight Pages)
LADIES NIGHT
OF KIWANIANS
LIVELY PARTY
Mayor Hale Introduces Program of
Condensed, High-Power Fun
and Laughter
Mayor R. D. Hale and his program
committee gave the Kiwanians and
their guests on ladies’ night last Fri
day a side-splitting evening of fun.
; Hie program was not long but it was
' packed full of laughs and thrills, from
1 the time Rev. Thos. H. Thomson made
his touching appeal for the care of an
! * n ^ an *' w hich turned out to be a
j i bounc through >ng the colored auto baby between all the way
race Em
mett Houser and F. O. Miller, the
nail driving contest between J. W.
Woolfolk and F. R. Crandall on one
log and C. E. Martin and J. E. Bled
soe on the other, and several more
events.
Miss Ruby McConnell on the piano,
Mrs. Ruth Whiting Smith in readings
and a quartet composed of F. W.
I Withoft, R. D. Hale, C. L. Farmer and
Dr. J. H. Ford were charming fea
tures of the entertainment.
Numerous prizes donated by Fort \
,, ,, merchants and manufacturers
were awarded in a drawing conducted
by Mr. Hale. The ladies served a de¬
lightful supper.
Chamber of Commerce Up
President E. T. Murray has ad¬
dressed a letter to members of the
Kiwanis Club urging that they at¬
tend the meeting tomorrow—Friday—
and give attention to the matter of
organizing a chamber of commerce
here. It is the purpose to take final
action on this important matter.
The committee for the program this
week is composed of T. Sanders Har¬
ris, J. D. Duke and W. R. Edwards.
LIBRARY
NOTES
How often do you go to the Libra¬
ry ? Often enough to realize that
there are changes made there ever so
often ?
Suppose you drop by some day, and
soe how spacious the quarters are
now, and how the books have been re¬
arranged, and a Work room added to
the equipment. There are many good
magazines there, and a well lighted
and quiet reading room—where you 1
may sit and read without fear of in
terruption.
If you have a tew spare minutes,
you might help with the saving of ,
some of the old books. The librarian
wiU be very glad of your help, and the
library is yours, you know.
Thirty books have recently been
giyen to ug by tbe Boston Lend a
! Hand Mission—books mostly for
| j children. Come time up well and spent. look them over
it will be
FORT VALLEY BEAUTIFUL
PANSIES AND SWEET PEAS
In writing last week of hardy annuals no mention was made of pansies
sweet peas. Both of these are grown to such perfection here that this
or
space is given to them separately. For the outlay of work and expense, no
larger returns in quantity or beauty of bloom could be secured than by grow¬
ing either or both of them.
The seed of pansies should have been planted in late August and those
wishing to have a bed now, unless they planted seed then or have a neighbor
who did and is gracious enough to divide, have no other alternative than to
buy plants from the florist, who usually has them for sale around November
the first. The Mastidon or Trimardeau strain are best suited for this climate
and will give you a profusion of multi-colored booms rom e luary
May, if the blooms are kept picked.
The bed should be well prepared with plenty of leaf mold and barn-yard .
fertilizer and should have an open exposure, otherwise the plants will be
straggly and the blooms short stemmed and inferior. Frequent shallow culti
vation is essential.
But of all the flowers that grew with many gardeners and ower tovers,
the sweet pea is incomparable. For fragrance and beauty it is unexcelled, t or
length_of blooming period it is unparalled by any other annua or pe- enia .
With side applications of fertilizer and frequent thorough watering, it is
possible to keep them blooming continually for four months.
| Buy the Eearly flowering Orchid or Spencer variety of seed. Dig a trench
about fifteen inches wide and twelve niches deep. Fill this trench with six
inches of the best garden soil obtainable mixed with plenty of well pui r^ed
barn yard fertilizer worked in well. Riant your seed in the middle of f s and
cover with an inch of soil preessed down firmly. As the plants grow fill in
with more well fertilized soil until the trench is nearly filled. Stal with
brush or stout stakes on which is stretched stout cord or wire. Thes> takes
I should he not lower than five feet. Frequent shallow cultivation is intial
e
to these also,
Don’t delay planting either of these .any longer than is avoidable
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ELECTSCHOOL
TRUSTEES FOR
THIS DISTRICT
Five Trustees for New Consolidated
School District Will Be
Chosen Nov. 17
Elsewhere in this paper will bo
found a notice from Ralph Newton,
Peach county school superintendent,
of an election to be held on Tuesday,
November 17th, in which the citizens
of the new Fort Valley consolidated
school district will choose five trus
tees from the district at large.
Under the law passed in the Geor
gig legislature this year the new con
solidated school district will embrace
the city of Fort Valley and all of the
community in this end of the county
which the city schools have been serv¬
ing, so that those who have been
patronizing these schools will now
have a part in their control. Instead
of sending their children to the Fort
Valley schools, people around Fort
Valley soon will he sending their
children to their own schools in Fort
Valley.
With this consolidat on our people
will enjoy those advantages in school
government and expansion which
have been shared by the communities
around Montezuma, Perry and other
sections that already have taken such
a step, and it is highly probable that
under the impetus of this progressive
movement the people in and around
Fort Valley will quickly vote bonds
for the erection of new school build
ings that are so much needed.
The election of trustees for the
consolidated school district will mark
a very significant event in the de¬
velopment of Peach, “the county with
a soul. » i
HAPPY CARNIVAL
FOR HALLOWE’EN
SATURDAY NIGHT
‘‘Hallowe’en is a time for fun,
A time for the old to be happy and
gay
Joy and mirth for every one,
And join the young ones in their play.
All kinds of comical sights are to be
seen
On this jolly old night of Hallowe’en;
Hobgoblins left and ghosts on the
right,.
Spooks and witches to give you fright,
and clowns on every hand,
Queer red gnomes from Demonland.
Dainty Columbines and knights ap
pear
To join in our frolics here.
Queer, spooky chants upon the air,
Whistles and groans are everywhere.
The toot of horn and beat of drum.
the fun. ■
Then come and let us join
The Woman’s Club as sponsor for
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