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Official Organ Ben Hill County,
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Don’t WASTE Money
The amount of money you throw away every
year would surprise you il you viould keep an
account of it. Just so would you be amazed to
knaow how much the saving ol this spare money
would amount ta al the end of the year.
Why not try saving regulerly for a year and
lst your surplus money work fov you at a lib
erel rate of interest, Sundays and helidays,
three hundred and sixty-five days in the year.
We endeavor to offer young men every in
ducement to bank their spare money with us;
and we’ll be glad to havc you come in and talk
the matter over. .
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First National Bank
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~ Fitzgerald, Georgia
The Bani for Your Savings.
Charles Barrett Writes
Oof Indiscriminate Imigration
To the Ofticers and Memouers of the Farmers’ Union:
(ne of the evils menacing- Amerioa today and least ux:})“-?“'t'.')od in
its seriousness, is that of indiscriminate immigration. -As 1t is, the
country is full enough of indifferent citizens. Yet through Ellis
Isiand, and other entry ports, we continue each year to pile up an ac
cumalation of diverse nationalities that never can or will be assimilat
ed by our people. To restrict the laws, and construct sensible barriers
is the task to which we should address ourselves, and no class is more
directly interested in it than the farmer,
I have no sympathy with the old “‘Know-nothing” contingent in
America, which used to pride itself on the slogan, *‘America for
Americans only,” and excuse ignorance or sloth on the flimsy pretext
of patriotism, Neither would I put an inflexible ambargo upon en
trance into this country., Ever since we set up in business as a re
public, America has been . an asylum for the opgreSsed of all {ands,
They have looked toward the Stague of Liberty as symbolizing all
that is good and hopeful and inviting to those who failed, from some
cause to secure a ‘‘square deal” in their own countries,
Bat I do recognize that we have a definite duty to perform not
only to the present generation, -but equally to those who are to follow
us. If we allow ignorant, uufit, diseased immigrants, or those with
no respect for our institutions and with inability to assimilate our
ideals—to come in without let or challenge, and to occupy the land like
a swarm of locusts, we shall be working poorly for the Americans of
tomorrow. Caeto ‘. :
America has been called ‘the melting pot of the world, in that
it receives into its capacious spaces hordes from almost every nation,
melting them into a common substance and turning them out Ameri
cans. But industrial troubles—cropping out on the farms as well as
in the great labor centers, warn us that there is such a thing as over
crowding the melting pot, such a thing as throwing into it ingredients
that will not mix with the best and most eénduring elements of Ameri
can citizenship, T : .
The farmers, by keeping in touch determinedly with their con
gressmen, can exert a beneficial influence in produciy > the right kind
of immigration. We do not wish to be harsh, bigoted or intolerant,
But we are under no obligations to accept the refuse of other nations
‘and the first instinct with republics;.;as with _individaals, is that of
self-preservation. : . - :
Charles S, Barrett.
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THE LEADER-ENTERPRISE
FITZGERALD, BEN HILIL, COUNTY, GEORGIA, MAY 28, 1912.
Ben Hill County '
Corn Club Fieetingt
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The Secretary cf the Den Hill‘:
County Corn Club notifies us that
a meeting will be held"in the aach-|
torium of the Lyonwood™School
house pext Friday evening atseven
thirty o’clock to which every mein
ber of the club and all friends to
the corn growing interest are urg
ently invited, - "
Speeches will be made by promi
nent persons appropriate to the
oceussion, and. that ‘will be said
and dona which will tenu towsrd
the more thorough orginization of
the club, and its better work. Mr.
A, J. Swords is President of the
orginization, and young Mr. Rog
ers, who was a winner in last vear’s
contest, and who went to the corn
show in Atianta, is its Secretary.
To our minds-there is not a more
important orginization in-Ben fli‘flj‘
County thar this, and thepr(-sencej
of a large number of its members,
encouraged by the presence also
of strong and influential people In
terested in the general develop
ment of this section means mugch.
more good for our section than ap
pears on the surface.. 2
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Rev. Guyton Fisher delivered
the literary address at the clog;ingx
exercises of the Eastman School
last night. e
We would rather be a SNAIL
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than a JUMPER-AT.
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Wq do not jump a&,everxmroposition to lend money,
‘nor at-any other business proposition. We {first ‘take a
steady, calm, deliberate and searching view at the side first
presented, then turn the proposition, and take like view at
the other sides. If sure, we accept. If there is a doubt,
we decline.
Strict practices of this kind are the only safe practices
for a bank to use handling the very large volume of depos
its which we handle.
Qur prudent practices of this kind are becoming
known, and they are one explanation of the secret of our
steady gain in deposits, and our spreading reputation for
satisfactory and pleasing service.
Of course, should one of our regular and valued pa
trons approeach us for accommodations, we stand already
informed concerning him, and it is not only our duty, but
our pleasure to serve him. :
THE EXCHANGE NATIONAL BANK
U. S. Depositary
CAPITAL STOCK STRENGTH $200,000.00
. . TOTAL ASSETS $700,000.00
SEMI-WEEKLY
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City Court.
Georgia Ben 111 l County:
In City Court of Fitzgerald.
To Jurors, parties and witnesses:
The jury drawn’ and summond
to serve at the May Term, 1912,
of the City Court of Fitzgerald
are hereby required and notified
to attcnd>said City Court on the
Third Monday in June, 1912 ab
9 o’clock a. m.
A}l psrties and witnesses are
réquired to be present at the said
terfn, in criminal cases. There
wiil be no civil busivess tried bug
every cciminal case will be in order
for trial,
. This May 28th, 1912,
E. Wall,
Judge City Court Fitzgerald.
Property Owaers Take Notice
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Owners of property on streets that
are to be paved are hereby notofied
that after the contractor begins work
0o one will be allowed to make wa
ter connections. If there are any
siew connections to be made or old
ones, that should be repaired, it is
iraperative that the matter be at
tended to at once, as the contractor
begins work next week.
A. B. Cook, Mayor.
Mr. L. H. Parris Goes Toi
~ Heard National Bank |
Mr, L. H. Parris, for some two?
years individual book keeper for |
‘The Exchange National Bank, has |
resigned His position to accept a|
position as head bookkeeper, in
charge of the individual book-|
keepers for The Heard National |
‘Bank of Jacksonville, Fla., a very|
large institution with a Million|
Dollar Capital, and with deposits
over One Million Doilars.
- Mr, Parris has given the highest,
satisfaction © to The KExchange
National Bank, and that institution |
regrets to part with his valuable |
' services; yet, full of appreciation:
!for his splendid merits as an ac-!
' countant, and as a man with a|
ibright future in the banking busi-i
| ness, they are pleased at his pro
! motion. |
. Having conducted himself pra-!
‘dently ever since his arrival in|
Fitzgerald, and with an aptness at)
| winuing friends for himself, many |
of our people will regret aiso to
see him leave,
The Heard National Bank of!
Jacksonville is now making ready |
one of the finest bank and oflice |
buildings in the South, and Mr.
Parris’ surroundings will be in
every way condusive to rapid as
lcension in banking service,
It is rather a distinct compli
ment to The KExchange National
Bank to have had a man in its
service who has proved himself
competent for such-a responibles
position, and it is at once a com
pliment to the the Fitzgerald Bank
as well as to Mr. Parris himself,
that he has be2n chosen. e
Joint Debate - for--July 4th
Congressional Candidates Will
Debate Here.
" A matter of considerable interest
will be the announcement that John
R. Mercer, Emmett Shaw and Chas.
Crisp, candidates for Congress from
this District, will hold a joint debate
in this city on July 4th. This de
bate was arranged for-as a part of
the Fourth of July celebration prep--
aration for which are now on foot.
That the debate between these three
candidates is one of the most inter-]
esting numbers that could have been
placed on the program is indisput
able, and there will be people here
from all over the District to hear
these gentlemen discuss the cam
paign issues and hear from each one
his political views.
Mr. Fred Waters is over from
Augusta, visiting relatives. |
TUESDAY
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Fitzgerald Has Only 52
Deaths In One Year
AN EXCELLENT RECORD
Fitzgerald, Ga., May Ist., 1912,
Leader-Enterprize.
As keeper of the record of
*Vitah Statistics” for the City of
Fitzgerald, I herewith submit a
statement of the deaths within the
city limits during the year from
May Ist, 1911 to April 30th 1912,
Abbendicitis ;.. v 0w
Acute indigestion. ... ..., .. ..51
manant o
Brioht’s .Disease -.,.........v00 8
Congestion Liver.. .. ........54
Didrohoes; ebr. ... 0. ... e K
Drapay & i
Heart disense. .. ... 0. ....i. @
Foxwer, typhioid . v .00 0B
Feover, mislarml. . . 0.. v K
S ape . i e
BOCUmbnlg. ... .l
Vollageh - .
Philiyels .0, s
Baaasy .o L L T
BORBOEN . ... e D
Tdhrenlonis .. ... ....... a 8
Eabbae: . os an
[ Of the above 25 were colored
’[and 12 had pe docter, se name of
‘disease was not known, 15 were
children under 16 years of age,
17 were females and 36 males,
Respeectfully submitted,
L. S. Osborne, M, D.
Health Officer.
Chautauqua Queen Contest.
The Chautauqua Queen contest
which has already]become very in
tevesting, is on at the Candy
Kitchen and will be run by the.
following rules. For each 50ct.
ticket 100 votes will be given, for
each $3.00 season ticket 1000 votes
and for each $5.00 season tickets
9500 votes. There will positively
be no votes sold.
The following young ladies have
entered:
Miss Blossom Mercer 11,5000
Miss Fannie Boyd________. 5000
Miss Jeannette Venable____ 5000
Miss Minnie Whitley 5000
