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Volume XXXVII. Number 51.
Santa Claus Arrives in All His Glory in Fort Valley
-ni mazing Display of
Bargains in Stores Draws
Pfaise for Miles Around
Fort Valley is scoring another sensational triumph in (he
Peach Belt of Georgia. She is establishing right now the reputa¬
tion for being one of Santa Claus' central distributing points in
holiday merchandise.
People who visited Atlanta and other larger cities during the last week
came back declaring that Fort Valley merchants are showing quite as
large variety of beautiful Christmas goods as are to be found anywhere—
and they say the showing in Fort Valley is better than is to be found any¬
where this side of Atlanta, and at much lower prices in many instances.
This is easy to believe when you go the rounds of the Fort Valley Stores
and see the wonderful line of Christmas goods with which they are filled to
wverf lowing.
■ It is worth riding many miles to see, and people are doing it.
Santa Claus is a fine old man! He is now reigning over Fort Valley in
all of his glory. Let everybody join in the holiday spirit of love and good cheer
and make it a mighty Merry Christmas. “Good will toward men!” Christ¬
mas is here.
Listening In On Marshallville
By RUTH MONCRIEF
Mrs. Corbin, Mr. Brewer Corbin,
Mrs. Chas. Hargrove and little son,
from Macon, visited Mr. and Mrs. H.
M. Hargrove on last Sunday.
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Mrs. Geo. Pharr went to Atlanta
last week end.
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kV Quite a number of the Marshall
Vide itiwanians went to Haines City,
Fla., last Monday on the “Kiwanis
Special” bus.
* * *
The M. H. S. basket ball team went
to Leesburg to play that team on last
Friday afternoon. Not being accus¬
tomed to playing on an out door
court, our girls were defeated by a
small margin.
* * *
The seniors of Marshallville High
4ool with the superintendent of the
.
r an Delegation
Visits Dorothy
Baptist Church !
I
Dorothy Baptist church was visited
Sunday night by a delegation of six
members of the Ku Klux Klan in
regalia and masks, who appeared be¬
fore the pastor, Rev. Edward Hawk
ins, and presented $28.00 as a con
but ion to the fund for new seats
that church. One of the Klansmen
made a talk on the Klan as related
to the Protestant churches.
DOROTHY BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. E. Hawkins, pastor.
J. F. McDermid, superintendent of
Sunday-school.
Sunday-school three o’clock in af
<r temoon.
Church services every Sunday;
morning, eleven o’clock; evening, se¬
ven-thirty o’clock.
A warm invitation is extended to
the public, and especially visitors, to
worship with us.
BYRON HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
The play ■A Southern Cinderella”
given under the auspices of the P. T.
A. Friday night was quite a success.
The Christmas spirit manifested
throughout the school is due to the
4Tapproaching holidays which begin
Friday, Dec. 18.
The P. T. A. held its regular meet¬
ing Tuesday afternoon, The sixth
grade won the vase, having the larg¬
est number of mothers present.
An interesting musical programe is
mg arranged by Mrs. Mosley in
connection with the annual bazaar to
be held Friday evening Dec. 18 at the
school auditorium.
The teachers will leave Friday
nig*- t and Saturday to spend the holi
- y days at home.
Saturday is y our last day to REGISTER! Tax Collector Thorpe’s hooks will close at the Court House on December 19th. H
She geaher-Sribnrte
Read by thousands of people in progressive PEACH, Houston, Macon and Crawford Counties, where Nature smiles her brightest.
school, Prof. Wight, were entertained
by Miss Marjorie Baker in Macon
last Saturday evening with a six
o'clock dinner. Miss Baker was a
teacher in the high school here for
two years, and was very much loved
by her pupils,
* * *
The citizens of «our town extend a
warm welcome to Mr. Haywood, the
new pastor of the Jlethodist church.
He preached his first sermon here on
last Sunday morning.
* * *
Mr. Alva Chandler and two daugh-,
ters, Constance and Emmie Due, I
from Macon, visited Mrs. E. C. Bryan ;
on last Sunday.
* * *
Mrs. J. 0. Lee entertained a few
friends with a spend-the-day party
on last Monday.
SOLITUDE
Laugh and the world laughs with you
Weep and you weep alone;
For the sad old earth
Must borrow its mirth, 1
It has trouble enough of its own. ;
Sing and the hills will answer; i
Sigh and it is lost on the air; I
The echoes bound,
To a joyful sound
But shrink from voicing care.
Rejoice and men will seek you;
Grieve, and they turn and go; I
They want full measure,
Of all your pleasure,
But they do not want your woe.
Be glad and your friends are many; ’ f
Be sad and you lose them all;
There are none to decline
Your nectared wine, '
But alone you must drink life’s gall.
Feast and your halls are crowded;
Fast and the world goes by;
Succeed and give, I
It helps you live,
But it cannot help you die.
There is room in the halls of pleas
ure;
For a long and lord) ' train;
But one by one,
We must all file on
Through the narrow aisles of pain.
—r-iia Wheeler Wilcox.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Central Avenue |
Rev. James L. McGirt, pastor; C.
B. Almon, superintendent of Sunday
school. .
Sunday-school convenes at 9:45;
morning church service at eleven
o’clock and night service at seven
o’clock. Mid-week prayer service each
Wednesday evening at seven o’clock.
The Sunday preaching services are
conducted each Sunday except the
second Sunday of each month.
cordially invited !
Everyone is to
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worship with us at these services.
FOItT VALLEY. PEACH COUNTY. GEORGIA, THURSDAY DECEMBER 17. 192:..
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In the Aegean. It Is the Greek island of Syra, where the Near East Relief has completed its “Woodrow Wilson
Memorial,” a model orphanage center and training school for 2,000 refugee youngsters.
Masonic Elections
Held Tuesday Night
Royal Arch Masons
At the stated convocation of Aus¬
tin Chapter No. 18, Royal Arch Ma¬
sons, held Tuesday evening, December
15th, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year:
T. M. Anthoine, High Priest.
II. F, Smisson, King.
W. A. Wood, Scribe.
W. G. Akin, Captain of Host.
0. H. Wilson, Principal Sojourner.
J. W. McCoy, Royal Arch Captain.
E. R. Braddock, Master 3rd Vale.
J. J. Windham, Master 2nd Vale.
E. M. Whiting, Master 1st Vale.
E. M. Sammons, Secretary.
W. M. Wright, Treasurer.
W. E. Mathews, Sentinel.
J. W. Smith, Chaplain.
E. A. McHan Council
At a stated assembly of E. A. Mc¬
Han Council, No. 9, Royal and Select
Masters, Tuesday evening December
15, the following officers were elect
ed for the ensuing year:
Win, A. Wood, Illustrious Master.
H. F. Smisson, Illustrious Deputy
Master.
E. M. Whiting, Illustrious Princi
pal Conductor of Work.
E. M. Sammons, Recorder-Treasur -
er.
Z. T. Williams, Jr., Captain of
Guard.
G. C. Poole, Conductor of Council.
R. S. Braswell, Jr., Steward.
W. E; Mathews, Sentinel.
})[{, PERDUE LOCATES
HERE ON JANUARY 1
Dr. G. N. Perdue, a well known
dentist of Marshallville, will locate in
Fort Valley, opening offices in the
citizens Bank Building on January
1 st.
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BYRON WOODMEN
ELECT OFFICERS
-
Byron, Ga., Dec. 12.—At regular
meeting of W. O. W. Camp Davis
No. 1197, Georgia, the following
ficers were elected for the year 1926:
R. L. Duke, consul commander; E.
L. Lisenby, adviser lieutenant; J. E.
Grace, banker; H. M. Davis, clerk;
L. F. Howard, watchman; H. G. Sul
Ifvan, sentry, and C. L. Clark, raana
g er ^ Lester, district mana
ger of M acon, was with the camp at
this mee ting and made a splendid
ta ik on woodcraft. Each and every
mem ber seemed to be very enthusias
tic and the coming year is expected
to be a very prosperous one for this
camp.
4,763 Bales 1923
Peach Cotton Crop
The United States Department of
Commerce reports to The Leader
Tribune. that Peach county K‘ m
ned 4,763 hales of cotton from the
1925 crop prior to Dec. 1.
ROUTE FIVE NEWS
Miss Irine Wilder was the week end
guest of Miss Lola Belle and Katie
Wilder.
* * *
Mr. Luttrell Hartley and little
daughter, Dorthy, were dinner guests
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Hartley, Saturday.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Alton Hartley of Fort
Valley spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Leslie Jones.
* *
Mrs. Eugene Ray and daughters,
Imogene and Mamie, and Miss Runa
; Moody of Fort Valley visited Mrs. E.
j l. Greer Sunday.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Hartley of Fort
Valley were Sunday guests of Mr.
| 1
. m< j Mrs. W. A. Hartley.
1 * * *
Mrs. Will Wilder and Mrs. John
Frank Wilder called on Mrs. Leon
Hartley Friday afternoon.
m * *
Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Ray spent Sun
day with her sister, Mrs. It. F. Ray,
j who has been quite sick. We hope for
her an early recovery.
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There is quite a lot of moving in
our community especially with the
negroes. All are moving to town. The
labor question is getting to be quite
a problem with the farmers.
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\ Quite a few of our young people j
' spent Sunday with Mrs. Leolin Greer.
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Mr. W. A. Hartley and daughters, ;
Eunice and Edna, and Mrs. Leslie i
Jones motored to Macon last Wednes
day.
* * * I
i Mr. and Mrs. G. I). Hartley have
gone to West Palm Beach, Fla., for
Mr. Hartley’s health. They will re
turn in the early spring. |
* * * I
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Young were
Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Riley
Young of Byron. i
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* * *
1 Messrs. Elma Hartley and J. T.
Brantley motored to Lizella Sunday,
Even after you mend a broken pro
it isn’t as good as new.
FORT VALLEY
BEAUTIFUL
Are you planning to observe Arbor
Day January 8 th Fort Valley Beau
tiful is insisting that you do. Order
those trees that you decided on, now
-—so they will be here in time.
* * *
The greatest obstacle in the way of
Fort Valley ' Beautiful—the garbage
can—has been removed. Now, for a
greater effort for cleaner sidewalks.
A little extra effort on the part of
merchants on Saturday night before
closing will help wonderfully in the
appearance of the down town streets
on Sunday—the day of all days when
thc Y shou,<i be the cleanest. Try it,
Mr. merchant, please and let’s see if
it doesn’t.
* * *
The winter frosts have left some
of our flower gardens in an unattrac¬
tive condition. Dead weeds and flower
stalks should be cut down and burned
—not only for appearance sake but for
the garden sanitation. Eggs and lar
vae of many garden pests can in this
way be destroyed and a greater sue
cess for another season insured.
* * *
You are tempted to prune your
roses and other shrubs. Don’t do it—
now—wait a while. February is con
sidered a better month for our cli
mate, for then you run less risk of
harming the new growth, that natu
rally follows in a mild winter, kill
ed.
# * *
“Woodmen spare that tree.” The
holly is one of the most beautiful of
all evergreens and in the United
States it is fast becoming one of the
scarcest. Don’t cut down a holly tree,
Break off a few branches if you must
hut break them with the same care
that you would from your own Came
lia Japonica. Why not transplant one
from the woods into your own yard |
where you can enjoy its beauty the
entire year ?
* * *
Would you mow your winter
grass?" Yes, just as you do your j
Bermuda in summer, but be careful
that the blade to your mower is sharp
and properly set.
* * *
“I have neglected to plant my sweet
peas, is it too late?" No, but would
advise planting not later than the
first of January. I
CIVIC COMMITTEE GOV. TREUT
LEN CHAPTER D. A. R. I
Springfield, 111., Dec. 16—(AP). Wo¬
men are not eligible for jury service
in Illinois, the state supreme court
decided Wednesday.
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Brilliant Banquet
Domestic Science
Class High School
The domestic science department
of the Fort Valley high school, of
which Miss Carrie Cravey is direc¬
tor, honored the board of trustees,
the faculty and heads of civic organi
zations with a banquet last Thursday
evening which gave striking evidence
of the splendid progress it is making.
It was an evening of bright revela
tion to the honor guests, who spoke in
high terms of praise for Miss Cravey
and her class.
,
Miss Annette Shepard, president of
the senior class, presided with exqui
site grace and dignity at the banquet.
Following the invocation by Rev. T.
H. Thomson, Superintendent J. F.
Lambert introduced the school faculty
aTid hoard of trustees. Sparkling
toasts were presented and responses
made by Miss Ruby Harris, Judge
A. C. Riley, Miss Emily Taylor, Miss
Sammie Davis, Mrs. E. L. Duke, Wm.
Allen and Miss King.
Other speakers were Mayor R. D.
Hale, John H. Jones and Miss Cravey ,
while Miss Carrye T. Dodds gave two
delightful readings. Highly enter
taining stunts were staged with
gifted actors ns W. L. Houser, Pro
f essor Smith, Wm, Allen, L. Carter,
Mayor Hale, E. M. Fagan, E. T. Mur
ray, Judge Riley, Rev. Jas. L. McGirt,
A. J. Evans, Professor Lambert and
others.
The domestic science class certainly
proved its genius in this extraordinary
entertainment.
Montezuma Do i ens
Fort Valley Again
By JIMMIE FAGAN, JR.
Holding a comfortable margin at
the end of the first half by the score
„f 15 to 9, the Fort Valley Hi team
collapsed under the onslaught of the
Montezuma boys during the second
half and lost the game by the score of
25 to 24 last Friday night in Mont
ezmna. /
Fort Valley Lodge No.
110, F. & A. M., to Meet
Regular communication of Fort
Lodge No. 110, F. & A. M.,
will be held Tuesday evening, Decem
her 22nd, at seven o’clock. Annual
reports and election of officers for
the ensuing year.
John B. Williams, Worshipful Mas
ter.
K. M. Sammons, Secretary.
METHODIST CHURCH
Thos. H. Thomson, pastor. .
Sunday school, 9:30 a. m., Judge H.
A. Mathews, superintendent.
Preaching by the pastor at 11 a. m
Sermon appropriate to the Christmas
season. Special Christmas service by
the Sunday School at 7 p. m.
No meeting of the Epworth League
Sunday.
Prayer meeting, Wednesday at 7 p.
m.
To all services the public is cor¬
invited.
Peachland Journal
37 years old—only newspa¬
per in the heart of one of
America’s richest diversified
agricultural sections.
$1.50 Per Year in Advance.
LADIES' NIGHT IS
FRIDAY’S EVENT
FOR KIW I MANS
Installation of Judge Riley as Presi¬
dent and Other Officers to
Feature Program.
W. G. Brisendine, T. F. Flournoy
and T. S. Harris are the rapid-fire
artists who are arranging a record
breaking program for what promises
to be the greatest event of the year
for the Kiwanis Club of Fort Valley
—ladies’ night tomorrow, Friday.
The installation of Judge A. C. Ri¬
ley as president and other officers
and directors for 1926 will be a big
feature of the evening’s entertain¬
ment which will begin at seven o’clock.
Others to be installed are—
First vice president, C. L. Shepard.
Second vice president, L. Brown.
Jr.
District trustee, T. F. Flournoy.
Secretary-treasurer —T. Sanders
Harris.
Directors—Ralph Newton, J. W.
Woolfolk, C. E. Martin, I^agan, D. C. Stroth¬
er, R. D. Hale, J. D. D. A.
Howard.
Something sensational is expected
to break in the way of a farewell
party for E. T. Murray, retiring presi
dent who is going to Atlanta on Jan
uary lst) if he doesn’t get frightened
an(1 ta k e to the tall timber,
Every Kiwanian undoubtedly will
b e present with his lady to enjoy the
mc *t thrilling stunts of the year.
Chamber of Commerce Report
Glenmore Green, chairman of the
committee on a Peach County Cham
^er of Commerce, announced at last
Friday’s meeting that he would pre
sen t a final report at this week’s
me eting.
Mrs. C. E. Martin, with impressive
rein arks, presented as guests at last
Friday’s luncheon Howard and Hugh
Smith, who are being given a year’s,
schooling by the Kiwanis Club,
Ralph Newton, J. D. Kendrick, C.
L. Shepard, R. D. Hale and John H.
Jones were appointed a delegation to
respond to an invitation from the
Montezuma Kiwanis Club at a ban¬
quet on Thursday night of this week
to discuss plans foi advertising the
Dixie highway.
T. F. Flournoy and W. G. Brisen
dine m ade enthusiastic reports on
plans for Arbor Day and cleaning up
the city’s streets. day’s
A. L. Norris, chairman on the
program, presented A. L. Luce, F. R.
Crandall, Mayor R. D. Hale and Wm.
J. Liipfert who made striking three
minute talks on Education in Kiwanis
Ideals. The club went on record as
considering this the best pi-ogram of
the year.
White Gift Service
On Sunday Evening
1
The White Gift Christmas service
to be observed at the Methodist church
Sunday evening will be characterized
by beauty and simplicity. The pageant
to be presented is the “Shepherds’
Vision,” and portrays in a realistic
and lovely way the old yet ever new
ijtory of the birth of the Christ child.
The decoration of the church wilT
be in white and will represent a snow
scene. The Wesley Bible Class will
have charge of this feature. A large
cast under the direction of Mrs. Ruth
I | Smith will present the pageant.. The
music will be under the direction of
Mr. Henry Branham and the Christ
j j mas Carols will be sung in an inspir
.
; ing manner.
The public is cordially invited. /'’I
Georgians in New York
John Floyd McTyier, secretary of
the Georgia Society of the City of
New York, sends The Leader-Tribune
a list of members of that society in
which appears the name of Mrs. Mc¬
Tyier, a sister of W. H. Carither’^f
Valley.