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Volume XXXVII. Number 4fi.
ELECTION TRUSTEES FOR FORT
V ALLEY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL
ON NEXT TUESDAY , NOVEMBER 17
On next Tuesday, November the seventeenth, there will
an election of great importance to the people of Fort
ley and of the southern half of this county.
At this time five trustees will be chosen by the qualified
ers of the new Fort Valley Consolidated School District
ly laid out by the County Board of Education.
This new school district comprises all of the 9th District,
of the 6th District not already in the Byron School District,
atsmall part of the 10th District.
These trustees, when elected and qualified, will be
ed to take over the Fort Valley Public Schools after agreement
to that effect with the Fort Valley Board of Education and the
Mayor and Council of Fort Valley, and they will thereafter have
charge of these schools as schools of the Consolidated District.
So important a step as this will demand intelligent choice on
the part of the voters of five upright and well-informed citizens
otherwise our present well-established Fort Valley system of
schools would be thrown into confusion Citizens should be
elected who have had experience in public service, who are
themselves successful in the conduct of their own business,
whose vision of education and whose J c J low e ge o t e ini
perative needs of our system will enable them to re-adjust
quickly our schools to this new situation and to move steadily
forward to further progress.
' V The substitution of the new and larger Consolidated District
for the present local city school system seems a wise step to
take, and is the only way open for any immediate and substan¬
tial advance or improvement in our schools.
I hope that the voters of the district will take a keen interest
in the election and that the united wisdom of our people will
<tf.nter upon those best fitted to carry on the great task of pro¬
viding for the education of our children.
Respectfully,
RALPH NEWTON,
County School Superintendent.
The Citizens Hank of Fort \ al¬
ley, following an advertisement on
its Christmas Saving Club in The
Leader-Tribune, had a 900 percent
increase in deposits on this club
last Saturday as compared with the
two Saturdays preceding. A “For
Sale” ad of a Fort Valley real es
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tate concern in last week’s Leader
l Tribune brought an inquiry from
/ Terre Haute, Indiana. These examples are
just a few of the many
of the unusual value of The Leader
Tribune advertising. Such things
happen every week to folks who
are awake.
FORT VALLEY 111
WINS; WILL PLAY
bfONT’ZUMA
U~%y 1 Iting JIMMIE FAGAN, start, JR.
off to a flying
fam'quintet of Fort Valley Hi had
litxie trouble in downing the
Y team from Macon last Friday
In the first few minutes of play
local boys had scored seven
and as the pistol fired to end the
quarter the Macon boys had
scratched, the quarter ending.9 to
in Fort Valley’s favor.
Macon scored her first point at
^opening of the second quarter
Gooding, left forward, rang a
The half ended with Fort Valley
ing by a score of 15 to 5.
Col. Shepard Speaks
During the time out between
Col. Leighton Shepard made a
for the local fans to give better
port to Fort Valley’s team. “To
a winning team, we must have a
ning way, and to have that we
hrve the crowd there pulling for
eVy, he said.
Fort Valley tallied 15 points in
last half to Macon’s 6, with
ringing the basket at will.
Montezuma Here Nov. 21
The old rival will invade the
court on Friday night Nov.
From reports we hear that
boasts of a strong five again this
She was champion last year and
going to try and repeat this yedr.
come on, Fort Valley, and pull or
out.
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Absence is liable to make the
grow fonder of more absence.
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Read by thousands of people in progressive PEACH, Houston, Macon and Crawford Counties, where Nature smiles her brightest.
GUERRYSPEAKS
HERE ON FRIDAY
Mr. Davenport Guerry, land¬
scape architect of Macon, will
speak at the court house tomor¬
row (Friday) afternoon at three
o’clock, according to the civic
committee of Governor Treutlen
Chapter 1). A. R. His subject will
be “Planting the Home Grounds.”
4 ou are urged to be present. No
charge for admission.
WILSONS ARRIVE
TO RESIDE HERE
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Wilson and
their mother, Mrs. L. E. Gore, have
arrived from Miami to make their
home here. The furniture for their
| handsome home has not arrived yet
and until it does, they will be with
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Wilson on Cen¬
tral Avenue.
; Fort Valley people cordially
are
welcoming . them here. Mr. and Mrs.
Wilson and Mrs. Gore expect to be at
home on Miller and Church Streets
not later than next week.
Singing En joyed
A singing at the Dorothy King
Baptist church Sunday after
noon was enjoyed by a large crowd.
A number from Macon came to as
sist in the singing and it is
to have a singing there each second
Sunday afternoon, to which the pub¬
lic is cordially invited.
Feed Store Opening
Chas. F. Howe and Sidney P. Howe
have opened their poultry business in
Fort Valley and are putting in a com
P’ete line of pountry and stock feed
and P° ultry equipment at 208 Church
St., and expect to render helpful ser
vice to their patrons in the selection,
care and feeding of their poultry and
stock, also in . the hatching of eggs.
On Saturday, Nov. 21st, they ex
pect to have a grand opening day, in
which a nice metal feed hopper will
be given free with each 100 lbs. pur
chase of laying mash.
FORT VALLEY, PEACH COUNT Y, GEORGIA, THURSDAY NOVEMBER 12, 1925.
GREEN REPORTS
MUCH PROGRESS
CHAMBER
Glenmore Green, speaking for his
committee composed of R. D. Hale, R.
I., Marchman and himself, told the
Kiwanis Club last Friday that sub¬
scriptions to the Peach County Cham¬
ber of Commerce fund had brought it
up to within about $2,800 of the re¬
quired $7,500. S2,720 had been sub¬
scribed by Kiwanians at their lunch¬
eon on the previous Friday and about
$2,000 additional subscriptions had
been received during the week from
other citizens of Peach county. Mr.
Green stated that he hoped to be able
to make a final report on Friday of
this week.
Interest in a Peach County Chamber
of Commerce has reached a point
I where the establishment of such an in
i, titution is m>cessarv to the nlainte .
l of 0UJ . peopleV) faith in their
spjrit of pro g regs> Tho general public I
I 0 pi n i on is positive in believing a coun- j
ty chambcr of commerce abso lutely
necessary to the adequate develop
ment of local resources. It is unthink-
1 able that the public will fail to com- I
plete the fund of $7,500 per year for |
three years to assure the sound es¬
tablishment of such a dynamo of de¬
velopment here.
High lights on the state Kiwanis
convention in Albany were given by
District Trustee T. F. Flournoy, Sec¬
retary T. Sanders Harris, W. G. Bris
endine and others who had been in at
tendance.
Miss Christine Evans spoke in
charming manner of the experience of
Miss Margaret McMillan, Miss Hasel
tine Fagan, Miss Charlie Matthews
and herself as “Princess Fort Valley”
in the float which had the honor of
leading the parade in Albany.
President E. T. Murray received
congratulations upon his election as
lieutenant governor of the central di¬
vision in Georgia Kiwanis and express
ed his warm appreciation a few im¬
pressive words.
L. L. Brown, Jr., chairman of the
program committee, introduced Dr. A.
J. Moncrief, preacher in the revival
services at^the First Baptist church,
and Dr. Moiicrief delivered a polished
address on Kiwanis principles and
ideals.
l In speaking of public improvements
| in Fort Valley, Mayor R. D. Hale stat- j
ed that in spite of the large expendi¬
tures for such improvements the city
tax rate would have to be increased
only about two mills. He quoted in¬
surance agents as saying that recent
improvements in the fire department
would save the people of Fort Valley
about $10,000 per year by reason of
reduced insurance rates—a saving of
four times as much as the added cost
of the fire department.
Fort Valley Speed
W. II. Harris and Wm. M. Wright
evidently were in a hurry to get hack
(to a good town last Sunday. They
“burned the wind,” driving a Ford
from West Palm Beach, Fla., to
Fort Valley, a distance of 540 miles,
in 17 1-2 hours.
MESSAGE TO YOUNG I
PEOPLE ON SUNDAY
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I The First Presbyterian church will
have a message for young people on
Sunday morning. The pastor will use
as the basis of his message the fol
lowing text; Gen 2 5:34; “And Jacobi
gave £ sau bread and pottage of len
tile; and he did eat and drin k, and
rQse up and W ent his way, thus Esau j
despised h is birthright.” j
A cordia i welcome is extended to all. ;
Mr. C. Hall is accepting the position
0 f sales manager of a big real estate
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company in Miami, Fla. However, he
will continue a Fort Valley man and
will maintain his business interests
here.
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D. C. Strother, Peaeh county chairman in the 1925 annual Roll Call of
the American Red Cross, informs The Leader-Tribune that a group of young
ladies will make the call on Fort Valley people Saturday.
Aside from the great, soul-stirring appeal of the Red Cross as one of
America’s purest expressions of her Christian ideals in human service, Fort
Valley has particular reason of a local nature to open her heart in generous
response to the Roll Call, The Red Cross contributed over $800.00 towards
the club house on the Peach Blossom Festival grounds, thus establishing an
important factor, a first aid station, in the Festival plant.
Mr. Strother and his committee of young ladies should hear a deafening
roar of “HERE!” when they make the Red Cross Roll Call in Fort Valley
Saturday,
FORT VALLEY BEAUTIFUL
In a certain town m Georgia, there are two fine houses that stand side
b y side thL ‘ same distance back from the same street. They belong to two
wealthy men who are brothers and were built by the same architect from
the same plan at the same time. But there is, such a marvelous difference in ,
the appearance of them, a passerby has to look the second time to be assured I
of their likeness.
One is a beautiful home surrounded by trees, a beautiful lawn. There
are foundation plantings of evergreens and shrubs. On one side there is a
beautiful rose garden, and on the other a formal garden, a hedge separates
the front and rear grounds.
The other home has no lawn, no trees, no evergreens, no shrubs, no
hedges, no flowers. A pitiable contrast. A lesson in the true value of trees,
grass, evergreens and flowers.
There is no house however modest or even unattractive that can not be
lifted out of obscurity and above the ordinary by an artistic planting of the
grounds about it.
Architects have learned this lesson. Many of them now include a certain
percent for planting the grounds.
Realtors have learned this lesson. Many of them now have the grounds
planted before they place the home on the market. Many of them even plant
the grounds before they put the lot on the market,
Mr. and Mrs. Home Owner of Fort Valley, if you have not learned this
lesSon, will you not wake up to the truth that well planted and well kept
pounds not only add to the appearance oi your home but will add to its corn
mGrclal valuG a * well. That it will not add only to the appearance of your own
property, but to your neighbors and to your town and its reputation as a
city beautiful. j
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Mr. Davenport Guerry, one of the states leading landscape architects
has been secured to come here and tell us the evergreens, shrubs and flowers
are best for us to plant. Of how to plant them, where to plant them and how
to care for them. He speaks at the court house Friday afternoon at three
o’clock. Will you not come out to hear him?
CIVIC COMMITTEE, GOVERNOR TREUTLEN CHAPTER D. A. R.
(Eight Pages)
GREEN AND GOLD MOPE TO
TRIUMPI l FOR SECOND TIME
On Thursday night, November 12th,
the quintet of the Fort Valley High
School will meet the Cherokee Heights
Athletic Club of Macon in the second
game of the season for the locals.
This promises to be one of the fastest
games of the season and the team will
need the support of the whole town
on Thursday night. This team we are
about to take on held the fast Mont¬
ezuma team to a tie on last Friday
night and an extra five minutes of
play was necessary before the winner
could be declared. Montezuma run up
five points to their opponents noth
ing. The locals were also strutting
their cement on last Friday night
when they met the Junior “Y” team
of Macon in the first game of the
WITHOFT’S CAR
IS DAMAGED ON
WAY TO FLORIDA
Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Withoft left
early Thursday morning for Miami,
where they expect to remain until
January. Just before they^ reached
Cordele two hoys driving a Ford car,
said to have been asleep, ran into Mr.
Withoft’s car, damaging it to the ex¬
tent of $200.00. Mr. Withoft phoned
back to Fort Valley that they were
held up until Friday for the car to be
Mr. and Mrs. Withoft were
neither hurt in the least and continued
their journey. Mr. Withoft’s car
was a new Buick Sedan and was in
with the Carter Insurance Com
pany.
Worth Money
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“You are putting out a good paper
well worth the money,” writes A. P.
Sanders from Tignall, Ga., in renew
ing his subscription.
FORT VALLEY HIGH
SCHOOL NOTES
Miss Lancaster, head of the
Singing department and teacher of
piano and violin, has resigned from
her position and returned to her home
in Pennsylvania.
* * *
Miss Maurine Woodburn, of Doug
las, who has been elected to succeed
Mjss Lancaster, will reach Fort Val
ley Xhursday an(i w jH enter upon her
dutjes at once.
* * *
The first of a series of numbers
the music and Junior expression
departments was given Thursday
morning at chapel period, reflecting
creditably on both teachers and
pils. The following program was pre¬
sented :
Violin duet Summer
Night Waltz Frankiin
Evelyn Duke
Royall Pearson
Readings: “Just Boy”
Irvin Pearson
“Two Little Girls I Know
Elizabeth Hartley
“Gossip” Carolyn Bowman
“When You Ask About Your Fixins”
Luther Farmer, Jr.
Chorus ‘Juanita”
Seventh Grade Girls.
* * *
‘Tooth paste for everybody’ is
the intention of Colgate and
Company, as they have followed up
Dr. Frank D. Wesley’s lecture and
showing of the film—“Good Teeth
Health”—by generously dis¬
a small tube to each mem¬
of the entire school community.
* * *
The Sixth grade A and the Sixth
B contributed to the pleasure
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season. When the final whistle blew
the locals were at the big end of a 32
to 11 score.
The game will start at 7:30 p. m.
Thursday night and we promise you
one of the best games ever played in
Fort Valley. The admission will be
fifteen cents for all school students
and twenty-five cents for all others.
Come out and show the team that
you are behind them. A winning bas¬
ket-ball team is the best advertising
asset a town can have. Let’s put Fort
Valley on the map with a winning
team. The victory last Friday night
started the team on the right track
with your support we can keep it
there.
ELECTION
TUESDAY
Next Tuesday, Nov. 17, will
bring an election of five trustees
for the Fort Valley Consolidated
School District created by an act
of the legislature this year. An ar¬
ticle from County School Superin¬
tendent Ralph Newton elsewhere
in this paper makes clear the need
for very serious attention to this
election on the part of citizens of
Fort Valley and adjoining territory
in the new school district. No for¬
mal announcements for the new
board of trustees have been made,
but The Leader-Tribune was in¬
formed this morning that several
men had been approached on the
matter, any of whom would be
willing to serve if elected. They are
E. M. Fagan, B. F. Smisson, Dr. M.
S. Brown, Judge A. C. Riley, A. J.
Evans, L. Carter, W. L. Houser.
Glenmore Green.
of chapel expreises Friday morning
by each singing a song ensemble, the
f or mer, Those Evening Bells,” the
latter, “Farewell to Thee, • ’
* * *
Among the junior students in Miss:
McConnell’s music class, four won
go i d stars recently as follows: Earl
W iIson Frances Jones, Amzie New
ton ’ Sarah Martin Martha Dwight
mis ^ sed one g o!d s t ar and therefore
] lonorab i e mention
* * *
The stage is set for the Eleventh
grade who will put on a delightful,
entertainment Wednesday morning
in chapel. The program, which will
appear next week, is well balanced,
and careful preparation has been
made for its presentation.
* * *
Basket ball season is under way.
A very gratifying crowd attended the
first game of the fall last Friday
evening.
* * *
An advertising committee from
now on is going to be on the job be¬
fore each game on the home court,
in order to give everybody a chance
to know about the game.
* * *
There will be four regular practi¬
ces on the court each week, as well
as some theory and technique of the
garne at other times. The boys are
f as t getting into good physical con
dition, each one seeming to realize
training is nine points of a victory.
* * *
The admission charge to a game
is the small sum of fifteen cents for
students and children, and twenty
five cents for adults. Watch for dates
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