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Entered at the Postoffice at Fitzgerald. as Second-Class Mail Matter, under Act of
Congress of March 18,1879.
Official Organ of Ben Hill County and City of Fitzgerald
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less than 25 cents.
Nothing daunted by the lack of co-operation from the city and
county authorities, Hon. D. L. Marttn is going right ahead, working
faithfully and enthusiastically for the success of the 1912 Ben Hill
County Fair. :
It is a well recognized fact that to make our Fair meetings perma
nent, we need Fair grounds. Mr. Martin has secured an optioh ona very
desirable location at a reasonable price. It adjoins the city limits and is
fronted by two good roads, just suited for the purpose. A stock subscrip
tion is being circuiated by Mr. Martin, and every public spirited citizen
should at least take one share with him. The shares are only $25 and
are made payable in 10 per cent installments.
Mr. Martin's success as president of the first Ben Hill County Fair
is an assurance that he will make the second Fair an even bigder affair.
Le’ts join in and help.
Our Opportunity--Chatauqua Week, May 4.
; We must invite our neighbors to come to see us during this week of
clean entertainment. Our merchants should take advantage of this
drawing card and enter upon an extensive advertising campaign in our
neighboring towns, and bring the best people from every town and village
and farm, within a radius of at least 75 miles.
United effort will produce great results at a minimum individual
cost. We urge you to meet a committee of business men at the Leader-
Enterprise office Thursday afternoon at 5 o'clock.
Everyone of you should pull for the success of this gala week and
make Fitzgerald the center of education and culture. We have the
auditorium, we have the talent engaged, we have the public spirited cit
izens who have guaranteed the expense; and what we need now is the
publicity to acquaint the people with the time and place and attractions.
Everybody loves to come to Fitzgerald—we love to have them,
and all we have to do isvextend the right kind of invitation and we’ll
crowd the old town for the entire week.
Mr. Watson And The Baltimore Convention
Tho ultimate success of the Democratic Party is paramount to
the ambitions of any one citizen or a group of citizens. Our first
duty is to the Nation, our second to the Party. We sincerely believe
that the Country’s welfare demands the election of a Democratic ad
ministration, as forecasted in the broad program of the Party as now
represented in Congress and championed by Mr, Oscar W. Under
wood. To elect hins, we shall need the votes of New York and other
northern states, It is well known that the Democracy of New York
is controlled by Tammany Hall. Tammany is largely Catholic, Mr.
Watson’s outspoken views have characterized him as the champion of
an opposition to that large division of Christianity, which may mean
disaster to any cause or candidate that he may espouse.
Whilst we are extermely friendly to Mr. Watson and his politicai
views and have the highest regard for him, ne believe his expressed
desire not to be a member of the Georgia Delegation to the Baltimore
Convention should be heeded, for his presence may jerpardize the
chances of his candidate, the Party’s success, especially the suscess of
Mr. Underwood, the Southern Candidate.
May 14th, Red Letter Day For Fitzgerald
Your loyalty to the City demands your approval of the Paving
bonds. If you are interested in Fitzgerald property, your own in
terests will be served in helping improve the physical condition of
our City. Every permanent improvement adds value to your property
—every forward step brings more homeseekers to the city. The
working man has his interests served in increasing ris opportunity
for employment, for as the city grows more building will be done to
accommodate the new comers.
The Merchant has his chance of incieasing his sales directly
through the number of people employed on the contract and through
the certain future lucrease of our population. :
It you are registered, be sure and vote—vote for Bonds. If you
fail to vote, it will count against Bonds.
A vote for Bonds is a Vote for Progress,
Notice of Dissolution
The firm of Frazer and Holtzen
dorf, Drug Co,, has this day
been disolved, J. L., Frazer assum
ing all the responsibilities of the
firm, and accounts due the firm
are payable to him,
This 7th day of May, 1912,
J. L. Frazer, ;
C. A. Holtzendorf,
| Notice
To the Public :
There were 380 persons registered
for the “Bond Election” to be held
May 14th. 1912, .
This notice is in conformity with
Section 32 of the City Charter.
Geo. W. Brown,
It, City Clerk.
THE LEADER-ENTERPRISE, TUESDAY, MAY 7. 19i2
IA Word About The Rest Room.
Rest Room Free, Ladies And Children, Five-Story
‘ Building, Room 213.
You have read these welcoming words on signs dispiayed in the
shopping district. And, O weary shopper, have you wandered if the
invitation included you? Certainly, if you are in our fair little city
for the day, shopping. Perhaps you have driven a number of mile
or have come in on the train, to take advantage of the wonderfu]
values Fitzgerald merchants are giving every dav. You wish to rest,
you need a little ‘“homey” spot in which to quiet your nerve, if you
have any, and to rest vour weary limbs for awhile—place where you
may find comfortaole chairs, inter.sting reading matter, or even tage
a nap yourself or let the little chiid with you have his accustomed nap.
Such a place is the Rest Room, comfortably furnished in every detail,
even to the baby bed in the corner,
This delightful Rest Room has been open about a wees. It was
the thought of the Woman’s Club, and the expression of the generous,
kind-hearted business men of this town. :
The ladies of the Club are the managers, the business men the
financial backers,
Mrs. E. A. Russell, the newly elected president of the club, Mrs,
Tom Dickey and Mrs. Holtzendorf tave been enthusiastic workers
for the Rest Room, personally soliciting the support of the busiuess
men.
A committee is to be appointed every three months to inspect the
room from time to time and see ‘o it that it is always a cheerful,
well-kept place. The committee for the next trree months consists of
Mrs. Bush as chairman, Mrs. Ed. Dorminey and Miss Aima Roberts.
The Rest Room 1s opened before the early morning train arrives
closed after the last train leaves at night, :
Our Washington Letter.
From the Bureaa of Publicity Na
tional Rivers and Harbors Con
gress, 824-825 Colorado Bldg.,
Washington, D. C. |
Washington, D. C, May 6.
The river and harbor appropria
tion bill which has been under
consideration by the Senate Com
mitiee on Commerce for the past
month has been reported to the
upper branch of Congress and will
be taken upimmediawely. It
carries in round numbers $34,053,-
000, being an increase of $7,791,-
000 over the House measure. The
increases arc largely due to the
demands of flooded sections of the
country, particulariy along the
Mississippi and the Missouri. the
necessity for emergency appropri
ations to strengthen levees and
repair crevasses adding consider
-lably to the amount” which the bill
carries,
While the bill does not appro
priate as large an amount as the
National Rivers and Harbors Con
gress has stood for in its resolu
tions the officers of the orgoniza
tion feel encouraged over the
growing sentiment for a generous
waterway bill making yearly ap
propriations for approved pro
jects, Less and less does the per
sonal side of legislation enter into
the consideration of the measure,
and each project is coming to stand
on its own merits rather than on
log-rolling which marked the bill
in years gone by.
Good roadsand improved
waterways go hand in hand, Con
aress having decided to deal gen
erously with tkhe good roads
movement during the present ses
sion of Congress. In connection
with the American Road Congress
to be held next fall Secretary \Wil
son has authorized Director Logan
Waller Page of the Office of
Good Roads to give a complete
exhibit of the government’s .work
on the public roads of the courtry,
showing how unimproved roads
hurt the farmcr and how improv
ed roads aid not only the farmer
but the consumer. Four of the
biggest associatiors of the coun
try interested in public roads are
consolidating their forces in order
to make the next American Road
Ccngress the Biggest affair of its
kind in the history of the move
ment.
~ There were 1,620,766,000
pounds of butter valued a §405,-
000,000 produced on farms and in
factories in the United States
during the census year, 1909, ac
cording to a statement issued by
the Census Bureau. The largest
total quantity was produced by
the West North Central division.
Awmong the States, Wisconsin
ranks first as a butter producer,
with Towa second and Minnesota
third, Pennsylvan‘a, Michigan,
Ohio, Illinois, New York, Texas
and Indiana trailing along in the
order as given, One and a hsif
billion pounds of butter valued at
over four hundred million dollars
is going some along the butter
route. G
The memorial exercises in honor
of the late Major A. W. Butt, the
Presiden’ts Aide who was a vic
tim in the Titantic disaster, held
in Washington on° Sunday,
brought together the most distin
guished company ever assembed
in the Capital City of the Nation,
The exercises were held under the
auspices of a local l>dge of
Ancient Free and Accepted
‘Masons of which ‘‘Archie” Butt
‘was a member and who lived the
principles of Masonry every day
in the year. The exercises were
profoundly impressive, the Presi
ident finding it difficult to speak of
ithe sterling qualities of his Aide
‘who has growr to be more like a
son to him than a military attache,
Boys’ Corn Clubs.
Tierow, Ga., April 30, 1912,
Dear Corn Club Members:
I am writing you this letter to
assure you of my dreat interest in
you and your corn, and am wishing
for you the gdreatest success possible
in this contest.
As should be expected, of course
I am exceedingly anxious to see
some one of you boys win the first
prize in the state, and there is no
reason why you should not. You
have some of the best soil in the
state, the climate is ideal, the moist
ure supply has been plentiful so far
and will continue so, and this is
all to youradvantage—and I believe
you are as good boys as can be
found in the state. Then why not
win? You can doit. Go after it
with all your might.
I want to make a few suggestions
to you. Read carefully every bulle
tin sent you by both the State Col
lege of Agriculture and the United
States Department of Agriculture.
You will note in these bulletins
that one essential thing to do is to
cultivate often and soon after‘every
rain, unless it rains every day. It
is a notable fact that the largest
yield ever produced by a boy was
done by eleven cultivations.
The cultivation should be shallow,
however, not over one and a half
inches deep, if possible. This can
best be done with some form of
spring-tooth celtivtor or spike tooth
or with scooter ana scrape if you
can't do any better. The first culti
vation given might be deep, as it
will help to keep the soil loose for a
time, which will be beneficial.
There are very handsome prizes
offered to you in your county,
and there are more than $5,00C
offered in the state. Among those
offering prizes in the South Georgia
Land and Industrial Exposition to
be held at Tifton, Ga., sometime this
fall. 1 want you to keep thisin
mind and select 10 ears of your very
best corn from your acre and send
' Sound Banking |
To the Board of Directors Third National Bank,
: Fitzgerald, Georgia
I submit herewith my report of an examination of your
bank, with such comments as are justified by conditions:
I believe that the policy of the bank is conservative and
ALL that is necessary to success.
1. The Loans and Discounts are well distributed
. 2. The Cash Legal Reserve is properly maintained
3. There are NO excessive loans
4, Overdrafts are few and secured
5. Past due paper is not large
6. Liability of Officers and Directors is not excessive
Signed ] K McDONALD, Special Examiner
it is the custom with this bank to have once a year a
thorough audit of this bank. It is the only way you can
determine the real condition of a bank. Mr. McDonald has
been a National bank examiner for twenty years, and is
recognized as a banking expert. He has been examining
the banks in Fitzgerald and south Georgia for a number of
years and is familiar with conditions in this section.
The Third National Bank of Fitzgerald
Resources, $300,000.00
it in. I shall be glad to take charge‘
of it and see to it that it is entered
for the handsome prizes offered. Il
am hoping, too, that you can go to
this fair, as it will be worth your!
while to meet with the other boys
of South Georgia and see what each
has done. The railroads and express
‘companies will carry your exhibit
free of charge. Also, lam hoping
that your father will go along with
you and take some kind of exhibit.
There will be many prizes offered
for the men as well as you boys.
Another opportunity which I hope
you will keep in mind is that of
spending ten days at the State Col
lege of Agriculture at Athens, Ga,
at a short course offered the mem
bers of the Boys’ Corn Club free of
charge. This will be held the first
ten days during next January. This
will be a fine opportunity for you to
have an enjoyable trip, and at the
same time learn something that you
would like to know. It is just fine
to go and see the wonderful things
that are there.
Before long I hope to get all the
boys of your county together and
talk to you about the wonderful
opportunities you have.
Write me at any time you need
any information and help. I shall
be only too glad to do anything'l
can.
The above letter is being mailed
out to each member of the Boys’
Corn Club of Ben Hill county. Some
may not get it, so would be glad for
you to carry it in the next issue
of the Leader-Enterprise.
Yours siacerely,
G. V. CUNNINGHAM,
District Agent Boys’s Corn Club and
School Extension.
Picnic at Lake Beatrice.
There was a delightful picnic at
Lake Beatrice on last Tuesday after
noon, given by the members of the
Romeda Club, formerly called the
Thimble Club. The guests of the
occasion- were the husbands. The
unique part of this picnic being that
the children were left at home.
However, the few. hours were much
enjoyed, and the lunch was the best
that eleven good cooks could pre
pare, and few, if any, will be served
to a better one "again this season,
though all are enthusiastic about
having just such another soon.
The crowd went over in carriages
and automobiles, and was composed
of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Justice, Mr.
and Mrs. E. J. Hammond, Mr. and
Mrs. E. N. Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Ed.
Whitman, Mr, and Mrs. Ed. Hussey,
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Frey, Mr.and Mrs.
Jas. Burke, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Gray,
and Mesdames White, Tisdel and
Gelders.
- House forrent, 320 E, Magnoha.
Big Delegation Goes
To Macon Reunion
A partv of Ben Hill Veterans
and others left yesterday at noon
in a special car for the Confede
rate Reunion at Macon, which is
now in full blast.
Miss Isla Green, of tnis city,
accompanied by her mother, Mrs.
W. A. Green, went up with the
Veterans on their ‘“‘special”, Miss
Green having been appointed
Sponsor for the Ben Hill Camp
by Commander Marcus Luke,
The commander displayed excel
lent judgement is extending this
honor, and in Miss Green, Ben
Hill will be well represented,
Those who went up yesterday
on the Ben Hill Special were:
Miss Isla Green, Sponsor, Mrs.
W. A, Green, Past Commander,
D. B. Muil, Commander Marcus
Luke, David Ewing, C. Bovyd, J.
M. Thurman, C. L. Carr, Peter
Troup, James 3. Barnes, J. H.
Hicks, Jos, P. Moore, Thos, C.
Moore, J. L. McCullers, J. R,
Kinard, and Rev, Brett,
~ Ocilla and Irwin County will be
well represented at the Reunion,
a delegzation of about 42, mostly
Veterans “having passed through
the city yesterdav in their special
Ocilla Southern coach. The Irwiz
‘county Camp sent no Spotsor, but
‘Master William Henderson, ar.,
!pfayed the role of mascot, donning
‘the Confederate Uniform, and was
Lthe centre of attraction in the
Ocilla delegation.
" Among the visitors from Irwin
County who passed through here
yesteraay en route to the Reunion:
were: S. L, Padgett, J. R. Smith,
P. J. Stapleton, S.J. Bruce, D.
F, Owens, E.J. Young, W. M.
Seymore, W. H. Harden, Wiley
Whitley, J. A. Sutton, Daniel
Tucker, Daniel Purvis, W. E,
Kendrick, W, H. Childs, W. J.
Phillips, A. McMillan, R. B.
Donovan, W. N. Hudson, G. L.
Stone, John Purvis, Jesse Gran
tham, W. M, Henderson, J. W.
Hargrove, Godfrey Purvis, P.‘T.
Smoot, and D, W. Pope, Others
ia the Ooilla party were: A. R.
Paulk, L. L. Luke. J. O. Sutton,
L. W. J. McClellan, H. P, Mc-
Clellan, M. Griffi-, R, V. Stone,
D. C. Smith, Mrs. W. M. Hen
derson, Mrs. R. H. Rogers, Miss
Alice Young, Miss Nancy MecClel
lan, Miss Dora Barpes and Mrs.
J. T. Oxford.
Attention, Boy Scouts!
A meeting of the Scouts is called
for Saturday morning at 8 o’clock at
>the First Baptist Church. Let every _
Scout come and bring alunch, as we
‘expect to take an “outing.”
Scour MASTER.