Newspaper Page Text
‘We Are Building a City Here”
ARE YOU
HELPING TO BUILD
k'A CITY HERE?
Volume XXXVII. Number 47.
FIVE TRUSTEES
CONSOLIDATED
SCHOOL CHOSEN
Very Light Vote Cast Tuesday but
Formality of Election
.Marks Progress.
L. Carter, A. J. Evans, E. M. Fagan,
Judge A. C. Riley and B, F. Smisson
were elected Tuesday as the five
trustees for the Fort Valley Consoli¬
dated School District.
This election, called by Ralph New¬
ton, county school superintendent,
brought out only a light vote—145 to
be exact—but it served as the neces
sary step towards organization of the
new consolidated school under a bill
passed in the 1925 legislature.
These trustees will be authorized to
take over the Fort Valley Public
Schools after agreement to that ef¬
fect with the Fort Valley Board of
Education and the Mayor and Coun
cil of Fort Valley.
Thus the foundation is laid well for
tluSf e enlargements and improvements
in the local school system which have
been desired for so long. Bonds which
could not be issued within the limita
tion of the old municipal district may
be issued now by the enlarged consoli
da#5 district for new' buildings,
eqiwpment and other improvements.
FORT VALLEY
BEAUTIFUL
You have an unattractive out build
ing on your premises. Every time you
look at it you 3 rca ize its ugliness and
feel that neighbor . , and , the , pass
F your 3
fcrs-bv must share with , you, your
fc... 1. £ to tear it down. , But _ it is all „ you
■aft- \
Wife to keep coal , and , wood- , dry ,
’ your
or it serves some other , very j neces
and you cant , be rid . , ot .
sarv • purpose *
it just J yet. „„ Why not plant , a screen
of evergreen that will hide it or vines
that will it: . „
cover
You have an old fence. Every time
you look at it you feel that y° ul '
neighbors and the passers-by must
share your opinion that it is about
as an uncompromising in appearance
as it could well be. But it hides a back
yard that you are intending to beau
ti fV it keeps your small children off
thein'reet and your chickens from eat¬
ing your grass seed or scratching
you A lighbors flowers. To tear it
dowil ‘ems an impossible thing to do.
Why wot plant a hedge in front of it
or \ viSes es that will cover it?
Now is the time to plant either this
screen of evergreens, hedge or vines.
Planted now they will become well set
before hard winter is here and form
a strong root growth that will insure
their life against next summer’s heat.
For a hedge to hide your fence
pWnt Ligustrum amurense (Amur
pivet) It is a rapid and compact
grower and adapts itself well to most
any soil or location. Dig a trench
twelve inches wide and fifteen inches
deep. Work in a liberal amount of
barn yard fertilizer or bone meal and
set the plants about a foot apart and
an inch deeper than they were set
before. Be sure your trench is set far
enough from the fence to allow for
the width of the hedge to be in pro
portal to its height.
For a screen to hide your outbuild
ing. plant Ligusstrum japonicum (Jap
anese Privet) and Eleagnus (Japan
Oleaster) There are several varie
tie's of both of these evergreens any
of which will serve the purpose and
may be secured from any florist. Be
sure you follow the directions for
planting which they furnish.
For a vine to cover either the out
\ building or the fence plant Boston or
| English Ivy, Trumpet Vine; Honey
suck!^ Jasmine and rose. Hiawatha,
Silvermoon and American Pillar are
varieties of roses especially good for
this purpose.
Plant that hedge. Have you ever
noticed what an air of distinction a
well grown well trimmed hedge gives
a hon^? with
Hide that horrid outbuilding a
screen of evergreens or cover it with
vines. It will soon forget its ugliness
and become a thing of beauty.
Go^rnoi _ CIVIC COMMITTEE,
Treutlen Chapter D. A. R.
®he
Read by thousands of people in progressive PEACH, Houston, Macon and Crawford Counties, where Nature smiles her brightest.
\
4,666 BALES FOR
’25 COTTON. CROP
The 1925 cotton crop for Peach
county is 4,666 bales, according
to a preliminary report of gin¬
ning from the United States De¬
partment of Commerce, through
the Bureau of the Census, to The
Leader-Tribune.
Fort Valley Hears
Davenport Guerry
Mr. Davenport Guerry, landscape
architect and florist of Macon, spoke
to a large and appreciative audience
.
at the Peach County court house on
last Friday afternoon. “Planting (he
| Home Grounds” was his subject and
be came upon invitation from the
civic committee of the Governor
(Treutlen Chapter D. A. R. in the fur
therance of the work toward a Fort
!' ake Y Beautiful. \
Mrs. Ben Fincher, regent of the
’chapter, introduced Mr. Guerry. She
spoke with appreciation of the sus
tained interest in the Fort Valley
Beautiful column in the Leader-Tri
i bune . of th c renewed interest of Fort
j Valk an «' 'y of home-owners their homes a,lfl in grounds the appear- and
i ur gcd a greater co-operation to the
end that Fort Valley might become
one of the prettiest towns in Georgia.
Mr. Guerry began his speech bv
telling of the age-old interest in gar
dens. “In the beginning, he said, “God
planted a garden eastward in Eden
and commanded man to dress it and
keep it.” He then told of the three
| great division of plants U8ed by tbo
]andscape gardener jn the beautify .
of , grounds—Conifers , ,
| ing or cone
bearing . plants , such , as cedar, , cypress, j
i 'jumper, . . and . pine: broad-leaved , . , ever
valuable . for , their ... foliage. „ ..
greens,
, bloom , and . fruit, , ., such , the ,, T Ligus- •
! as
trums, Laurels, r , Oleastersand Camel- ,
.. lias. Deciduos r , • . shrubs , such , Spireas, ., .
as
Forsytheas, _ , and , ... Weigelias. ... He told
of the effects to be gained by the
| I planting , ,. of , these ,, m . masses and . ■ as
single specimens, of where to plant
them, how to plant them, and the
j . care necessary for them,
Of e.<ndcial interest was his listing '
of native shrubs and evergreens ,
which the amateur might secure in I
the woods and use to beautify his I
home grounds. Among these he named
Azaleas or the wild honey suckles, |
Calycanthus or sweet shrub, Holly,
Dogwood, Smilax and Hawthorne,
French mulberry, Cherry laurel, Red¬
bud, Jasmine, Yucca and Magnolia.
Closing he told of the pleasurable ;
beneficial effects of the garden habit
and of the influence upon the life
and character of not only the gar¬
dener but the family, the neighbors
and the passersby.
U. U. G. Alik MrCTIVC Ik J 11M. j
-
The CharIes D - Anderson Chapter
| of the U - D - C - was entertained at
7 ' H. e M. bome Copeland, °f Mrs. with H. C. Mrs. Neil J. and M. Jones Mrs.
and Mrs. Cliff Prator joint hostesses.
New plans were made to carry for
ward and broaden the work. A bazaar
will be held the first week in Decern
ber, and cakes, candies and fancy
work sold; other plans to be made
later.
Mrs. W. S. White sang a beautiful
selection, after which the meeting was
given over to the representatives
I from this chapter to the Convention
j held Miss in Wilma Sandersville. Orr spoke interestingly
: of the Convention and Miss Claudia
Culpepper also told of the work plan
ned there. ,
MRS. C. H. PRATOR,
Press Chairman.
CARD OF THANKS .
We desire to express our deep and
abiding appreciation for the kind at¬
tentions and sympathy of our friends
during the recent illness and death of
OUT husband and father, Z. J. Wil
liams.
MRS. Z. T. WILLIAMS
AND CHILDREN.
The loneliest place in the world is a
Pullman berth just after you switch
outh the light for the night.
FORT VALLEY, PEACH COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY NOVEMBER 19, 1925.
m
iOf «}
i N *
c ')hanh $ • e I,
be.
> VvP' /ym «
/ xfs t>Vj r
vi
&
V V/
A P s a 1 m JtK ft
i
O give thanks unto Ihe Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth forever.
O give thanks unto the God of gods: f or his mercy endureth forever.
To him who alone doeth great wonders: for his mercy endureth forever.
To hijn that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth forever.
To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth forever.
To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth forever.
The sun to rule by day: for his mercy endureth forever.
The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth forever.
Who remembered us in our low estate 1 for his mercy endureth forever. A,
And hath redeemed us from our enemies: for his mercy endureth forever. if*
Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy endureth forever.
() give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy endureth forever. ill
—PSALM 136:1-9, 23-26.
i
V/ptJ
mm > a
A- WA Or rmtamitorvm
t
K1WAMANS HEAR
REV. JAS.
C. L. Farmer and his program com
m ittee gave the Kiwanis Club of Fort
Valley a well balanced program of j
education last Friday, embracing an
address on “The Religious Element
in Education” by Rev. Jas. L.
pastor of the Presbyterian church,
and an address on local school
gan ization by Ralph Newton, county
sc hool superintendent. Dr. J. H. Ford
re ndered a vocal solo which added
mucb to the enjoyment of the pro
gram.
d. C. Strother, chairman for Peach
C0U nfy in the annual Red Cross Roll
Call, made an impressive appeal for
a generous response by Fort Valley
people. President E. T. Murray called
on Fort Valley citizens to give full
support to the excellent high school
basket ball team. Davenport Guerry,
of Macon, and T. F. Flournoy spoke
on the absorbing subject of beautify
ing the city.
President Murray called attention
to the approaching election of offi
cers on December 4th.
The program committee for this
j week is composed of Rev. Marchman David and Al
j bert Howard, R. L.
C. E. Martin.
Open Store Saturday
The Peach Poultry Company, of
which Chas. F. Howe and Sidney P.
Howe are owners, will have its
“Happy Opening Da^” on Saturday
of this week—Nov. 21st. An interest
ling announcement of the opening will
be found elsewhere in this paper.
__ _
i Mr. and Mrs. Lester Hartley an
nounce the birth of a son, Alfred
i Eugene, on Thursday, November 12.
i
THANKSGIVING SERVICE
A union Thanksgiving service will be held next Thursday at 10 a.
m. at the First Baptist church, Rev. Jas. L. McGirt, pastor of the
Presyhterian church, preaching (he sermon. The day has been desig¬
nated by the president of the United States and the chief executive
of the state as a day of praise to Almighty God for blessings bestowed
throughout the year, and it is earnestly hoped that the people of Fort
Valley will show their gratitude to the Giver of all good gifts by as¬
sembling in His House on the date named. This section of Georgia has
been signally favored this year and it is fitting that a day should be
set apart for the public acknowledgment of benefits received. Mr.
McGirt, who came from Macon some weeks ago to assume the Pres¬
byterian pastorate, is a young man of pleasing personality and a gift¬
ed speaker.
MASONS WILL
HAVE BARBECUE
Fort Valley Lodge No. 110 F. & A.
M ’ wj]] observe Iaides , night Tuegday ’
No y mh barbecuc at 7:00
o clock in the Masonic banquet hall,
followed by special entertainment for
the ladies. All masons and their
j a dj e s are especially invited.
' JOHN B. WILLIAMS,
j Worshipful Master,
; E. M. SAMMONS,
I Secretary.
PANTRY SHOWER FOR
WESLEY MEMORIAL
| Methodist women throughout the
j g tate Georgia are working this
! Qn ^ shQwer which ig
an a " nuaI evel « a * the Wesley Me¬
morial hospital.
The shipments from the different j
j churches will be on display at the hos
pital on November 24th, which is
I known as a Thanksgiving offering.
Annual Conference
Macon November 25
The South Georgia Annual Con¬
ference of the M. E. Church, South,
will convene in Macon, at Mulberry
street church, Wednesday, Nov. 25,
Bishop William N. Ainsworth presid¬
ing. Rev. T. H. Thomson and Mr. W.
L. Houser, of Fort Valley, are mem
bers of the body, Mr. Houser being
one of the lay delegates representing
the Macon district. Many of the local
Methodists are planning to attend the
meeting. On Thursday at the munici¬
pal auditorium Bishop Warren A. Can¬
dler, of Atlanta, will deliver a special
Thanksgiving sermon. It is under
stood that the vote on the question of
unification with the M. E. Church will
be taken the first day of the session.
Library Auxiliary
The Library Auxiliary will hold its
November meeting at the homo of
Mrs. John A. Houser, at 3 o’clock
Wednesday, November 25th. All of
the members are urged to be present.
(Eight Pages)
DISTINGUISHED
VISITOR HERE
NEA J SUNDAY CTTmrrk A Y
The Right Reverend H. J. Mikell,
D. lanta, D., will Bishop make of his the fall Diocese visitation of At- to j
the congregation of St. Andrew’s
church next Lord’s Day, Nov. 22, at j j
11:00 a. m., when he will officiate at
the service and preside at a meeting
of the Wardens and Vestrymen after
the service. !
While here he will be the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Liipfert at
Church Street. ^
their home on j
A cordial invitation is extended to
all to attend the service at St. An¬
drew’s.
Peach Service Station
Is Little Auto City
R. L. March man & Son have opened
the last unit—a cafe—of their Peach
Service Station, as announced in to
(day’s paper. They are also arranging
1 extensive advertising for Fort Val
: ley, including a large number of
handsome two-color placards to be
placed in hotels and other public
places along the Dixie highway.
The Peach Service Station embraces !
a beautiful filling station, tourist
j camp grounds, a lovely cafe, rest
room and other attractions for local
automobilists as well as tourists,
Mules Escape Fire
J. F. Comer’s stables caught fire
Saturday afternoon and Mr. Comer
discovered the conflagration only just (
in time to tear down the back end ,
and help 24 fine mules to escape. The ,
mules are now being kept in a barn 1
on South Macon street facing the
Fort Valley Oil Co.
Peachland Journal
37 years old-J-only newspa¬
per in the heart of one of
America's richest diversified
agricultural sections.
$1.50 Per Year in Advance.
MANY RESPOND
TO RED CROSS
CALL SATURDAY
■
If you want the happiness of
appearing in the list of those
Peach county people who have
responded to the 1926 American
Red Cross Roll Call, give your
dollar to D. C. Strother at once.
The list will be published next
week.
Mrs. T. R. Ousley, chairman of the
Fort Valley Chapter, American Red
expresses warm thanks to D. .
0. Strother, the Roll Call chairman
for this year, and the following young
ladies who assisted him in the splen
work: Misses Laura Houser,
Branham, Jeannette Nichols,
Duke, Jamie Houser, Juliette
and Elizabeth Haslam. 124
had been enrolled for 192G up
Wednesday.
Wash ington A nswer
To Red Cross Call
M. H. Brown, writing from Wash¬
D. C., on a ccpy of the Red
rotogravure supplement of -
week’s Leader-Tribune, says: “I
much impressed with this, and
seeing it I sent my check
enrollment of my wife and myself
the Red Cross.
VALLEY HI
WINS FAST GAME
By JIMMIE FAGAN, JR.
Nichols Missing From Line-up
Starting their second game of the
season last Friday night without the
services of their star player, Cole¬
Nichols, against the fast Chero¬
Quintet of Macon, by a score of
19 to 8 the Fort Valley boys downed
Central City lads who had just
week before played the fast
team to a tie, a fiye min¬
extra period being necessary to
to determine the victor, which
to be Montezuma.
Fort Valley Loses To
Montezuma 23-15
Playing before a large audience
night, the Fort Valley High
team went down in defeat at
hands of the fast Montezuma quin¬
by the score of 23 to 15.
on V the a , local s t! ; e court r 7 ghest since ^ the mt 7 days ,aye, of ‘
Skinny Braswell and Myles Greene,
The referee seemed to be sincere in
his judgment in letting the boys
rough it up.
In De Vaughn and Vincent Montezu
ma has two star players. In fact their
whole team was just a little superior
in passing compared to ours,
Nichols Closely Guarded
Coleman Nichols was the star for
p 0 rt Valley, shooting nine points.
fhe montezuma team had been coach
to keep a keen eye on “Stud.” This
they did but even at that the little
demon slipped out of their hands at
times.
Little Murray who substituted for
played a good offensive game,
Ole Bill Carithers was right in
slapping the ball out of his op¬
ponent’s hands.
Will Play Montezuma
Fort Valley High will go after
Montezuma’s scalp on the latter’s
court Friday night.
-
Sale of Miona Springs
i
A recent news item of much inter¬
est to the people of Fort Valley and
South Georgia is the sale of Miona
Springs with 650 acres adjoining to
Miami realtors for the sum of $10,
000. It is understood that a new hotel
will be built and other valuable im¬
provements made which will greatly
enhance the popularity of these splen¬
did mineral waters which have no
superior in the State, according to
the analysis of the State chemist.
Parties who invested in lots in the
town of Miona can no\v reap the re
ward of patient, waiting as already
they are coming into demand and
.should meet with ready sale to Flor
ida people seeking a health resort
in the up-country. #