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The Literary Society met and
organized Friday. Elbert Murry
was elected President and Miss
Sarah McDonald Secretary. A pro
gram committee was appointed by
President Murray and the follow
ing program arranged for the
meeting this Friday: Declamation
by T. P. Pounds; Kecitation by
Miss Mildred Shafer; Debate on
the subject ‘‘Shall Women be
Given Equal Suffrage With Men ?”
The affirmative side will be de
fended by Miss Wilma White and
Stewart F. Gelders. The nega
tive bv Miss Madleen Davenport
and Harold Kassewitz. We will
be glad to have any_one interested
mn the school work or literary
societies to visit us Friday after
noon and hear the program.
The class football teams are
fully organized now, one team for
each class. Two games have al
ready been played. Wednesday
the eleventh grade played a mixed
team and were defeated seven to
six. It was a hot game alright.
The big class game so far was the
Freshman Sophomore clash Thurs
day. The Freshman team had by
far the best individual players but
they were very disorganized. The
backfleld was unable to even form
interference, much less run it.
Ralph Kennedy was by far the
best player on the eighth grade
team, In the lineup he was billed
as a halfback but he played quar
ter and full as well, dividing the
work evenly between each of his
three positions
Aubrey Gaskin was the surprise
of the game. He weighs some
where between seventy-five pounds
and nothing and plays end for the
eighth. It was really funny to see
him get through the line and throw
fellows twice his weight. In the
next game Aubrey will probably
be opposed to his brother, who
was unable to play on account of a
bad arm, and it will be very in
teresting to see which is the better
player. On the ninth grade team
J. L. Pittinan starred, as usual,
making two of the three touch
downs. The ninth worked as a
unit and with lighter players and
as a whole slower men they wiped
up with the eighth 18-0.
As the Junior-Senior story pro
gresses it is getting very interest
ing. It is a pity that it will be
too long to go in the Fitz-Hi.
A New Ficld For Industry.
Atlanta, Nov. B—That bam
boo can be grown in Georgia
sufficiently to make the project
a commercial propersition is the
opinion expressen in a letter re
ceived by Governor Harris from
William Breester, of Springfild
Mass. He called attention toa
bamboo grove he recently saw
in Chatham county. He said
the people of Chatham were
living in a field almost as rich
a gold mineand did not realize
it
Governor Harris sent the let
ter to H. M. Stanley, commis
sioner of labor, which is inclined
to believe that the point of view
expressed therein is right. He
points out that bambo can be
used in making all kinds of
furniture. baskets, boxes, lad
ders and even houses. The
leaves can be used for weaving
and packing purposes, while
portions of the plant are used in
other countries for food for the
poorer people.
’ Brother ‘Milan and Rev. Ora
‘hood of the Certral Christian
Church visited us Friday morning
and took charge of the opening
exercises. Brother Milan sang a
song, which was greatly appreciat
ed and would havesung more if
we bad our piano now. We cer
tainly intend to have the piann the
next time a revival singer visits
us. Rev. Orahood read a chapter
of the bible and drew a lesson
from it which was valuable to
to both pupils and teachers, It
was about a sower sowing good
seed, some of the seed falling in
good ground bearing fruit but
some falling on the hard pathway.
- The Juniors play the Sopho
mores Thursday. These two classes
are rivals long standing and will
play with partically the same line-.
ups as fought for the champion
ship between the eighth and ninth
last year,
Last years Fitz-Hi was admitted
ly a failure. Lets everyone pull to
gether and make an edition this
year which will beat the *“Taps” of
Gordon institute. There are plenty
of good writers t> contribute this
year.
~ The Fitz-High was to play the
iAmericus High in Cordele tcmor
row but as Cordele is & very poor
football town and the attendance
would probably be very poor the
game was called off tor fear of
putting the Athletic Association in
a hole.
The Juniors have organized and
the following officers were elected:
Gordon Forbes, President, Alma
Murphy vice-bresideut, Alvan
Thurmond secretary. The class
colors are red and black., The class
chose both red and white rose for
the class flower, No motto was
selected. No seargent-at-arms or
parliamentarian, both badly need
ed officers, were elected. The class
as a whole did not seem very well
savisfied with the result of their
balloting.
Under the able direction of Miss
Powell the girls have organized a
basketball club, We have two
good places for good Basket ball
courts. The *‘late lamented tennis
court,” and the boys basket ball
court. We also need a tennis club,
now since it is getting cool enough
to play tennis, and we have no
court.
BIDS WANTED
Bids are wanted for the construc
tion of a Concrete Reservoir at the
Fitzgerald Water und Light Plant.
A certified check for $500.00 will be
required with each bid, and the
successful bidder will be required to
dive a surety bond in such an
amount as is deemed necessary by
the Commission. Plans can be
found at the office of E. Hussey,
Chairman. We reserve the right to
reject any and all bids.
\ FrrzceraLd WATER, Licut & Bonp
133-4 t CoMMISSION.
We Are Ready for Business
Casper Hide & Skin Co.
Is in position to pay
HIGHEST MARKET PRICE
For Hides, Skins, Tal
low, Wax, Wool, Raw
Furs, Etc., Etc.
J. CASPER, Mgr.
Fitzgerald, Ga,
THE LEADER-ENTERPRISE MONDAY NOV. 8, 1915
Banner Audience
Hears Rev. Orahood
Filling the large auditorium to
the overflow point, the congregation
at the Central Christian church last
night listened to a wouderfully clear
exposition, by Rev. Emory G. Ora
hood, of the plan of salvation as re
vealed in the New Testament, the
discourse developing from the theme,
“What Must I Do to Be Saved”.
The splendid audience gave sub
stantial evidence of full apprecia
tion.
As a sort of prelude to the even
ing’s topic, Rev. Orahood said the
Bible is so simple that even the
wayfaring man, tho a fool, may un
derstand it. As to his own position
the speaker said he accepted the
Book from Genesis to Revelation,
“and”, he added, “I am honest be
fore God in my conviction”.
Affirming that the Bible is the
oldest of all books, he said no book
was so misquoted, so misunderstood:
that it is used without system re
sulting in people failing to gain any
sort of conception of God's eternal
purpose through the ages.
“The trouble”. declared Mr. Ora
hood, “is that people read it but do
not study it; rather do they try and
bend it to their way of thinking,
few allowing it to interpret itself.
Delving deep into Lis subject,
“What must Ido to be saved,” the
pastor declared it be the supreme
question of ail ages and that it
comes to every person at some
time. Mr. Orahood said the New
Testament is the will of Jesus Christ,
and that no mortal man has a right
to take away or to add to it
Quoting liberally from the inspir
ed authors, Mr. Orahood gave the
four cardinal elements which go to
make up the christian—Faith, Re
pentcnce, Confession, Baptism. Un
der each head he gave testamentary
evidence in support, dwelling with
particular force and earnestness on
confession and baptism. Mr. Ora
hood said the question often is ask
ed that if a man do all these things
will he be saved? It was his opin
ion that death following baptism
would mean eternal life, but if a
man stops at baptism, does not
work, fails to keep his life spotless
that he then would suffer everlast
ibg punishment.
At the morning service the sub
ject was, “The Religion of Christ”.
It was accorded marked attention.
as have been all the efforts of this
splendid preacher.
The revival has entered its second
and last week. Already it has been
productive of great good, and it is
anticipated that the remaining six
days will be productive of still lar
ger results.
The topic for tonight is “Conver
sion.” ‘
CONTRIBUTOR. ‘
ASHTON NEWS.
The autumn days are here with
their varying moods.
We are sorry to learn that little{‘
Miss Lucile Harden has been |
striken with the typhoid fever.
Her brother Mr, Horace Harden
who has been ill for several weeks
seems to be improving slightly.
~ Mr, and Mrs. T. N. Middle
‘brooks spent Sunday at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Kilpatrick,
News reached here Sunday of
the marriage of Miss Flora Whit
field and Mr. Earl Hall at the home
Pedigree Seed Oats!
Coker Pedigree Red Oat, grown and specially selected
from No. 22, by H. H. James.
Seed Oats and Staple Cotton Seed a Specialty.
eitf Apply H. H. JAMES, Fitzgerald, Ga.
mm
We Can Fix It
J. VANCE LITTLE
“The Bicycle Man”
213 S. Grant. Second Hand Motocycles
A PRACTICAL MINISTER.
The Rev. W. M. Blitch, for four years pastor of Epworth
Methodist Church, is the sort of man Savannah does not like to
lose. He is a builder—and builders are not too numerous either in
the ministry or out of it. He has the enviable record of having
built nine churches and parsonages, with a valuation of $77,400, in
eighteen years, leaving behind himin eazh of the charges he served
a material as well as a moral monument to his labors there. He
will leave Epworth without having broken his record in his ser
vice here.
It means something to a community when such a man is sent
there for pastoral duties. Every community welcomes a man who
is known as a constructive force, a pleader for better living and a
demonstrator of practical ideas. 1f it were not for such men, in
the ministry and among the laity, church growth would be at a
vastly slower pace, if indeed the churches grew at all. Because
church building must keep pace with community growth unless
some of the good results that flow from the churches are to be lost,
there is always a welcome, even from a selfish point of view, for
men who have shown their ability to go into practically virgin fields
and when they leave point to handsome church buildings and par
sonages as the material fruit of their labors.
They know of course that these things are not the whole result
of their activities, for the building of churches and homes for pas
tors and their families can mean only that there has been a decid
ed growth of religious feeling and increase of church membership.
So, it may be said again that the Rev. Mr. Blitch is a citizen that
should be welcomed in any community. It is realized that he has
been a force for moral and material good in Savannah in the last
four years.
of the brides aunt Mrs. Monroe
Bost of Osierfield. Several years
ago the young couple resided here
and attended school at Ashton.
Ashton extends hearty congratu
lations.
Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Reeves re
turned home Wednesday night
from Thomson where they have
been visiting relotives. |
Mr. E. P. Middlebrooks is visit
iag his nephew Mr. B. F. Mercer
west of town this week. |
Messrs. Dave Bishop and Fred
Walker attended the fair in Mac.
on Wednesday, Thursdav and kri
day.
Knowledge is power but igno
rance can probably mobilize a
larger army. .
Mr. and Mrs. Hayes visited our
sehool Friday afternoon.
Cheer up and smile. Everything
is good if you look at it in the
right angle. Our products are
bringing a better price this year
than last. If you have a little pain
now and then, be glad of it—it’s a
PLANT
Fulghum Oats
WHY?
BECAUSE—
-Ist. They are earlier by 3 weeks
than the Texas Red Rust Proof, and
are thereforeg athered before the
other oats are ready.
2nd. They are drought proof.
. 3rd. They are adapted to all
kinds of soil and conditions.
4th. They are rust proof.
sth. They are beardless.
6th. A bushel will seed one
fourth more than other oats.
Tth. They are a Georgia pro
duct.
WE HANDLE BEN HILL COUN
TY FULGHUM SEED OATS
GROWN BY E. K. FARMER. Price,
'sl.oo per Bushel.
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iDa‘ns Bros.
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sign that you are still alive and
that it will enable you to sympa
thize with your brothers that are
in worse pain, we only go this
way once; let’s get all the blessings
and joys out of it we can, Itisa
beautiful world, this world of ours
with its sunshine and raips, its
mornings and evenings, its sky, its
rocks, trees, flowers and birds,
Mr. Reason Walker is on the
sisk list this week.
LEONNE DELORAINE.
\
Disparagement.
“I hope you never talk about your
neighbors,” said the exacting friend.
“I never do,” replied the frivolous
woman. “They’re an awfully uninter
esting lot.”—Washington Star,
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Smile, and try it again.
THE HOME BUILDERS OF FITZGERALD
EVERYTHING FOR
THE HOME
bkes | DEESowE |
GRAHAM LUMBER CO.
NEW RICE MILL
at Dickson’s Mill
Rice Polished and Cleaned. Will Open for Business
Friday, Cctober 15th and be open for the ac
commodation of the public every Friday
and Saturday during the season.
Bring your Rice and have it polished and cleaned.
M. Dickson, Proprietor
Phone your orders to
the Fitzgerald lce Co. :
The Coal we deliver must be good;
otherwise it is ours and the
money is yours ! !
FITZGERALD ICE CO.
g PHONE FIVE (84) FOUR =fiaa
Prompt Delivery Guaranteed
Blockaded
Every Household In Fitz
gerald Should Know How
To Resist It
If your back aches the kix?‘
are blockaded. N LA
You should help the kidneys
with their work.
Doan’s Kidney Pills are especial
ly for weak kidneys.
Recommended by thousands—
home testimony proves their merit.
Mrs. S. 8. Persons, 316 S. Grant
St., Fitzgerald says: I had drop
sical swelling under my eyes and
my feet were swollen. I also had
rheumatic twinges acd my back
was in terrible shape. I was weak
enough to go to bed. Thare was
a dull ache across the small of my
back, which felt as though I was
being pulled apart. Dizzy spells
bothered me and black specks
floated before my eyes. Doan’s
Kidney Pills, which I got at the
Denmark Drug Co., did me a lot
of good.”
Price 50c at all dealers. Don’
simply ask for a kidney remedy—
get Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same
that Mrs. Persons had. Foster.
Milburn Co. Props., Buffalo, N.
Y. Adv.
Ginners’ Report
For October, 1915
Show 7,484,781 bales. Report for
same date 1914, showed 9,826.000
bales. Before the report came to
the city, a number of interested par
ties gathered at the telegraph office,
and in a spirit of fun marked down
their estimate of the expected re
port. Dr. McLean, perhaps the only
one in a million actually guessed
the correct number of bales ginned
all over the cotton belt.
*‘Madam Butterfly’’ will be
presented at the Carnegie Audi
torium Friday evening, Nov 12,
Bp, m.