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Official Organ Ben Hill County,
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Cast Your Own Future
Every young man’s future lies largely in his own
hands, and the ones who shape best futures are those
" who begin early and mould carefully.
The best mould in which a young man can cast
his business or financial success is a bank "account;
and the sooner this is started, and the more systematic
is the saving, the more pronounced will be success.
Open an account with this bank TODAY. $I
will do to start with, and we pay a liberal rate of
interest on Savings Deposits.
First National Bank
Fitzgerald, Georgia
The Bank for Your Savings
A. B. & A.Gets Right
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To I sue Gertificates
Judge Pardee Will Approve
Issue of $5,000,000 in Or
der Thursday
An order permiiting the creation
of an issue of $5,000,000 in receiv
ers’ certificates for the Atlanta,
Birmingham anl Atlantic railroad
will be signed Thursday morring
by Judge Don A, Pardee, of the
federal court, Judge Pardee an
::jnounced his intention to sign such
-an order following the hearing of
“ eviderce and argument Wednes
dav at noon.
Under the terms of the court’s
order the A. B. & A. receivers
will be empowered to immediately
create an issue of $5,000,000 in
certificatest and to expend zbout
$3,750,000 in retiring a previous
issue of $3.250,000 in receivers’
-certificates, caunceling car trust
notes and other simila: obligations
25 %o Off Mens
Clothing
Suits, Summer Coats, Odd Pants.
This Empire Store selling of Lovely Gage Pattern Hats at $6.65 is attracting unusual
attention from lovers of fine Millinery all over this section. ‘
| Gage---the name is synonomous of everything that’s new and charming in millinery. We've put one price on every hat in the lot,
$6.65 for choice. They're regularly worth $lO to $2O. Word has come to reduce stock, and so present price holds while they last.
And these Silk Dresses and Linen Dresses at $4.45 and $6.40 are far and away
the best you've seen this season at the prices.
Dainty one-piece dresses in the newest Summer Styles. In the $4.45 lot there are dresses formerly $7.50. In the $6.45 lot are
some that were formerly $12.50. Cool, sensible dresses for street, travelling or church wear. Only in sizes 32 to 40 now.
Dry Good Specials ™stas. 150 Taffeta Umbrellas 98¢ Notion Specials ™ spitias
FurSuurdey and NondaySelng, Thesearof Merwiad Tl Crovnetod: Rinor Suy ForSaturdey and Monda Sellng
50c¢ White Corduroy, wide and narrow welts, 38c yard 100 légl;ge TurkiSh Towels 190 Amesrtlglaeré k)a;dy Cf)rset?, > e.CIal fable,. 9t? ¥ 50¢
Best s¢c Antrim Lawns in dainty dress styles 4c yard gjne heavy quality, absorbant, sanitary, 19¢ -38 c per pair Buster Brown Hose for children, black, tan, - 20c¢ pair
Hair Ribbons, another sale, values to 35¢ for 13c¢ yard
$1 grade, 2 yard wide, heavy grass bleached
Linen Damask for : ; . . 89c yard
25 Axminister Rugs, $2.50 grade, for . : $1.98
New Matting Suit Cases for-ladies, $1.50 value, $1.15
1000 yards best 10c Dress Ginghams for . 9c yard
THE LEADER-ENTERPRISE
maturing between now and the
first of August.
The remaining $1,250,000 of the
ifivemillion issue is wanted by the
"road for heavier steel rails, for
ballasting the roadbed, for enlarg
ling the terminals at Brunswick,
laud other improvements. Jvst
when these certificates will be
available for marketing will be
| determined by Victor L. Smith,
lappointed by Judge Pardee as
|special muster to hear the argu
ment and canvass the evidence of
Ithe road,
i In their petition tor the right to
]issue the rew certificates the re-
Iceivers ‘of the A. B & A were
{represented by King & Spalding
'land Rosser & Brandoun.
| -Episcopal Church.
Sunday School at 10 a. m»
Services and Morning Prayer at
11 a. m.
l Read the ads and learn the best
'places to trade at.
FITZGERAILD, BEN HILI COUNTY, GEORGIA, JUNE 21, 1912.
New, Cool, Soft, Good Wearing Summer Shirts
“You don’t speculate when you buy Empire Store shirts. They're the best money can buy
Manhattans $1.50, $2, $2.50; NoFade $1.25; Remington $1 fitg: Y)?'rzfvilt){ll(%?(;ld-ht;atllcll?r()lgfflieg-
lfiestmysd 50 Acres
~of Corn inTwo Days
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RAVAGE OF ARMY WORM
Buliecch County Farme:s up
Against the Pest
Statesboro, Ga. June 19,—The
destruction of fifty acres of corn
in two days by an insect is a record
never before neard of in this sec
tion. This is the alarming news
|that comes from a section three
miles from Metter. According to
|t%e report a worm which the farm
ere in that section cal! the army
T worm entered the field of D. Wil
| liams and after totally destroyign
Ifitty acres of young corn made its
| way through the woods in search
of other fields, The worm was
{distroyed by Mr. Williams Sun
,-day afternoon and Tuesday after
|!noon it is said the field looked as
1f no corn bad been planted there
'save for the youny stalks lying o
| the ground.
The farmers in that section are
greatly wrought up over the ap
pearance of the insect and it is
said the stateé authoritics have been
appealed to with a view of check
ing its progress, Owing to the
ibad seasons for planting cotton in
ithis county many farmers =are
{said to have abandoned the stayple
‘altogether and planted corn in its
'stead and if the so-called army
lworm is to devastate the corn crop
ithe farmer will most surely be vv
iaguinst it in this county. Where
;cotton was planted, according to
| Ben S, Mooney, district agent of
'the farmers demonstration worl..
‘the crop is very poor.
{ The report is that the army
‘worm cuts the stalk of the corn
off at the ground, Since it left the
Efieid of Mr. Williams no one else
thas so far reported Its advent into
ftheir fields, It is mnevertheless
‘causing much alarm among the
Efm'mors.
|l Dr. A. H. Denmark is having
(;some improvements made on his
~south Lee street residence, adding"
'several more 100 ms.
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SEMI-WEEKLY
Permanent Buildings
For Grisp County Fair
Fairs Have Meant So Much
for the County They Wish
to Make Them Perma
nent.
~ Cordele, Ga. June 20th—Twelve
‘of the directors of the Crisp
County Fair Association were
present at the court house Satur
day morning, The meeting was a
strong and harmonious one and
enthusiasm was up to a high pitch
before it was over.
Crop conditions, a suitable place
to hold the Fair, and with other
items that have more or less held
public attention now out of the
way, the directors took a firm hold
Saturday morning and not only
determined to hold the Fair next
fall, but started a movement for
a joint stock company to purchase
groulids and erect permanent
Fair building for the purpsse of
making the Fairs permanect in
Cordele each fall. :
The bascball park grounds weref
aygreed upon, located out Eleventh
avenue in East Cordele, and one
third the stock needed to buy the
grounds was subscribed by the
| directors.
'Two Carloads Georgia
| Cantaloupes Have Gone
The melon season in Georgia has
iope-ned and already two solid cars
‘of cantaloupes have bheen shipped
north, The first car was shipped
‘through Macon Tuesday night urd
‘ the seconid, Wednesday morr'ng
Both cars were from Ashburn, Ca,
south of Macon, The prospects
are for a good crop of watermelons
and cantaloupes, It was at first.i
feared that the continued heavy
rains in the south Georgia and
Florida districts would cause a
short crep. but indic tions now!
are that a good average crop willf
be gathered,—Macon Tclegraph“
Flour Headquarters—Da v is’
Bros.
SRR U RS R HITHE |
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Americus-Tifton :
Road Gets Charter
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Atlanta, {June 19,——-Aft-harterl
was granted by the secretary of
state today to the Americus, Tif
ton and Atlantic Railway Com
pany, which the promoters pro
pose to shoot straight from Ameri
cus some 200 miles to Jackson
ville, although the charter reads
only to the Florida line in Charl
ton county ‘‘near Jacksonvelle.”
Attorney Skeen. oi the 'aw (i*m
of Fulwood aund okcen, caive to
Atlanta for the charter ard he
stated that work is to vvein on
the new road at once,
The capital stock of the company
is placed at $lOO,OOO with the
privilege of increasing it and the
main offices will be in Tifton. The
incorporators are: G, R. Ellis and
W. M. Crook, of Americus; D,
J. Dupree, of Oaktield; C. J.
Champion, of Doles; J. S. Shing-
THE EXCHANGE NATIONAL BANK
ATTAINMENTS:
Capital Stock Strength, Surplus and Profits... $300,000.00
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OUR exceedingly large deposits convinces us that the public is
convinead of our extra-ordinary strength, and is pleased
thoroughly with our splendid methods.
Those having idle money, or desiring to save money out of
each moneyed transaction, may receive interest in our SAVINGS
DEPARTMENT at the rate of four per cent per annum, com
pounded four times in a year.
We pay a liberal rate of interest on Time Deposits.
THE TREASURER OF THE UNITED STATES deposits
Government moneys here, and you are invited to deposit yours
along-side. 4
We are always glad to lend money to deserving people, and
always have on hand sufficient reserve so that we shall never be
forced to press collections on parties entitled to indulgence.
R. V. BOWEN, President.
J. E. TURNER, Active Vice-President.
J. D. DORMINEY, Cashier.
M. M. STEPHENS, Assistant Cashier,
Pearl Buttons, 150 dozen of s¢c kind, . 2c dozen
Pound Boxes Fine Talcum Powder, 25¢ kind for lg,gq;
150 Cobweb Bond Fine 10¢ Tablets for . . - %"i
Lot of 25¢ Tooth Brushes, Ivory and Celluloid _
handles for : ; ; . ; 5 ioc
50c box Stationery, containing a pound Linen
Paper and 50 Envelopes, all for . . 28¢
RESOURCES $300,00000
WIS N 6 0F
ler and J. L. Evaas, of Ashbarn;
H. H. Tiit and J, W. Myers, of
Tifton; J. D, Lovett, of Nashville
and T. V. Talley, of Militown.
It is sot forth that the line is to
run from Americus to a point in
Charlton coun. v near Jacksonville.
It will run through Sumter, Lee,
Crisp, Worth, Turner, Lrwin, Tift,
Berrien, Clinch and Charlton
counties.
Cow Peas—Davis Bros.
28 ;. Off Boys
Clothing
All Suits and Knee Pants--25 off.
TUESDAY
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VolL. XVII. NO. 47
