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"We Are Building: a City Here' ARE YOU 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 W > _— 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. — j* GO TO CHURCH I 4T- (from Collier’s) 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 « 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. ®he £eaber-®ribune Read by thousands of people in progressive PEACH, Houston, Macon a nd Crawford Counties, where Nature smiles her brightest. I Pays 300 Pennies On Subscription 300 pennies in a paper hag to pay his subscript ion to The Leader-Tribune for two years! 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 a hardship on The Leader-Tribune, Do it 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. Soviet Military Auto Race Route rr - f. ; ;■ iHift ' :SiS Ip.;;, •: v A *****;: vs >• >ym I r I •*' ,Vv V * g|jg|S Wm M KMjf $ h iM S* a. *.‘i . *7 si H * Is MS w. ' y-. SR m > Mi 'm A view of the Georgian road from Vladikavkaz to Tilli.s, over which the 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 I ~ ; 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. * ❖ * Miss Ruth Ware, Yffio teaches at Montezuma, was at home for the week end. • * » 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. * * * ) 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. ♦ .j. * 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. <j> 4 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. *> 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. * 4 + Mrs. Harry Yarbrough from Cuth Jbert, who will be remembered as Miss Susie Lee Massee, is visiting her fat her ( Mr. J. D. Massee. * <■ * 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, _____ 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 Peachland Journal 37 years oM—only newspa¬ per in the heart of one of America’s richest diversified agricultural sections. $1.50 Per Year in Advance. 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 (Continued On Back Page)