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The ■■■■ Fitzgerald Leader
Official Organ Ben Hill County.
As we go to press there are about 2,000 people at the Aviation Track awaiting the flight of Fred
in his Curtis Biplane. Judging from the weather and other conditions the outlook for a successful
spectacular flight is very favorable. Flights will also be made tomorrow afternoon.
For
Nat l. Highway
An enthusiastic gathering of
representative men from the
Counties of Ware, Coffee, Wilcox,
Irwin, Pulaski and Ben Hill was
held yesterday morning at the
court house for the purpose of de-
vising plans whereby this section j
can obtain the National Automo -1
bile Highway which is being built
from New York to Jacksonville,
Fla.
The National Highway will come
by way of Atlanta and Macon and
from Macon will extend to Jack¬
sonville either through the counties
above named or by a course in the
western section of the state, which
section is putting up a hard fight
for it. However, our route, which
is by way of Perry, Hawkinsville,
Abbeville (or Rochelle) Fitzgerald,
Ocilla. Douglas, and Waycross, is
seventy-one miles nearer, and it is
reasonable to assume that if the
citizens of these counties will put
forth the proper effort, the High-
way can be secured.
At the meeting yesterday morn¬
ing, a temporary organization was
effected with W. R. Bowen as
Chairman and J. E. Mercer, secre¬
tary. Owing to the fact that a
number of the representatives
would not be in until the twelve
o’clock train arrived, the meeting
adjourned at noon until 1:15.
At the afternoon session, the
temporary organization was made
permanent, and on motion was
called the Atlanta-Jacksonville
Highway Association. There were
a score or more representatives
present from the different counties
through which the Highway will
pass,-ird quite a number discussed
the proposition, giving it as their
opinion L that this National High-
is destined to he world-re-
nowoed and that it would mean a
great dea | t0 a city or town to be
located on the official course.
The scouting party who are
working their way up from Jack-
sonville to Macon, inspecting the
different proposed routes along the
line are expected to pass through
Fitzgerald the first of next week,
and it was voted as the sense of
the meeting that the project be
given all the publicity possible,
In order to properly do this, it
was suggested that the delegates
from each county select three
from their county to co-operate
with the county commissioners in
getting the roads in good shape
and in accompaning the scouting
party over the roads.
The committees appointed are
as follows: Wilcox county, E. M.
Carnes, Geo. McLeod. S. P. Reid;
Ben Hill, W. R. Bowen, J. E.
Mercer, I. Gelders; Coffee, J. C.
Brewer, £. P. Lowther, C. O.
DuVall; Ware, G. P. Fokes, E.
J. Perry, A. M. Knight.
After the adoption of the follow-
ing resolution, which was offered
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FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, MARCH 22, 1911.
are Now
In Fitzgerald
The Aeroplanes are here. Mr.
s. Berger, manager of the Av-
a tion Company, arrived [yesterday
with. his corps of bird-men, and
they have been busy all day get-
ting the grounds ready at the west
enc i 0 f Central Avenue. It was
the original plan to make the as-
cension from south Main street
extension, but the tract at the
west end of Central Avenue offers
much better a(kantages? hence the
Mr. Berger brought with him,
two air-ships, one a Bleriot Mono¬
and the other a Curtis Bi¬
The Biplane is the machine
in which Fred Ellis made the suc¬
cessful flights in Waycross last
week. The first attempt to fly
here will be made by Ellis this
afternoon and will continue for
the remainder of the week. Much
interest in the Aviation Meet is
manifest, and it is expected that
the city will be full of people each
day. _
W. C. T.U. Meeting
The Woman’s Christian Tem¬
perance Union will meet Friday
afternoon at 3:30 o’clock with
Mrs. J. H. Burke on east Pine
street.
Beauty Doctor Comes
To Fitzgerald
One of the interesting features
in connection with Miss A/exan-
der’s Millinery Opening on Friday
and Saturday of this week will be
the presence of Mrs. Davis, from
the beauty parlors of Waycross.
Mrs. Davis is an expert in this
line of work, having had abroad
experience and her coming this
week will be the formal opening
of her beauty parlor in Fitzgerald,
and after this she will be at Miss
Alexanders every Friday.
Mrs. Davis doctors the hands,
face, and in fact any paitofthe
body that can be improved on. and
if your appearance doesn’t look
exactly to suit you it would be a
wise idea for you to consult
She doesn’t confin her practice to
women alone, bu in every tow P
where she visits, has as man ^
gentlemen patients as ladies.
Mrs. Davis will be here all day
Friday and Saturday, and will be
g'ad to receive all interested at
Miss Alexander’s Millinery
Parlors.
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of this meeting that the New York,
Atlanta National Highway route
should be built via Perry, Haw-
kinsville, Fitzgerald, Douglas and
Waycross, and that we pledge iD
addition to the roads now being
built our co-operation to the end
that such roads as will be equal or
superior to those of other routes
under consideration.
Resolved that this resolution be
“, to T 1m«“V ourM
Three Hundred And Fifty
Were R. presented at the Institution of
The Fitz^ereJd Lodge.
Sunday March 19th at the Odd
Fellows hall of this city the Fitz-
gerald Nest of Owls was instituted
by Mr. S. C ICowe of the national
organization and Mr. N. G. Brewer
of the state team of Organizers.
The meeting was a most enthusi¬
astic one.
In comparison with the At'anta
nest, which broke the world’s
record for number of charter mem¬
bers, the Fitzgerald Nest goes “era
several better.”
Comparing the population of
the two cities, the Fitzgerald
Charter membership of 350, over
tops not only the tremendous num¬
ber which was installed in the
Gate City Nest but goes ahead of
all records made within the borders
of the Grand Old Empire State of
Georgia.
Mr. H. R. Campbell, national
organizer, was unable to be present
at the institution of the Fitzgerald
Nest, owing to the fact that several
Nests were being installed in dif-
ferent cities on the same day.
Mr. S. C. Kowe, who in addition
to his other responsibilities in the
Order is Official Lecturer, spared
neither time nor effort to fully ex-
plain, in detail, the principles and
attractions of the Grand Order,
which he so ably represents.
Mr. N. G. Brewer, organizer of
the Fitzgerald Nest thinks that the'
n *ost appropriate name for the
Fitzgerald Nest would be “Banner
Nest ’' as they have won that dis-
tmction by making a new record,
; Iid are now preparing to break
former records at their first meet-
in 2r when a large class will be
ready to assume the Wings of
Owldom.
fhe “Banner Nest” of Fitzger-
aid enjoys the distinction of hav-
fully organized, both a Brass
and String band known as the
“Owl Band” and composed of 24
brushed musicians all masters ot
the craft, as willing to tootas they
are to hoot.
The Nest decided to leave time
Mrs. Minnie K. Day
if r w M .„
1 nery
r . will .... be a source of , much in-
Merest among the ladies of Fitzger-
aid to know that Mrs. Minnie K.
Day is with the Walker Millinery
season ^ t r j mmer er ‘
Mrs, Day, in point of service, is
one of the oldest milliners in the
• . y . . . , ,
’ V1D ^ or a numoer ot years
conduc ted a business of this kind,
She has many friends and patrons
f or m :u s „ rn ., n j 1 S . .
f trade , Wlth ... her , nd , to those she
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extends an invitation to call on her
at Mrs - E - Wulker’s, 113 East
1ihewil,be
0 f next meeting subject to the
call of the President,
OFFICERS CHOSEN.
The following were elected as
officers of Fitzgerald Nest.
Past President, G. F. Kircher.
President, F. G. Clark, Mgr.
Fitzgerald Ice Co.
Vice President, C. M. Wise,
Ordinary Ben Hill County.
Invocator, T. F. Heraminger,
Vice President National Bank.
Treasurer, A. H. Thurmond,
Cashier, 1st National Bank.
Financial Secretary, W. R.
Dykes, Merchant.
Recording Secretary, Jno. J.
Schlanser.
Warden, Chas. A. Butler.
Sentinel, G. A. Lagerstrom,
Furniture.
Picket, O. C. McMichael.
j y w borminey, Norris, Sheriff.
D Cashier Ex. Bank.
H A Mercha nt.
D w whitleyj Clerk Superior
Court.
Board of Governors,
^ WGlkerson.
Roland Hardy.
^ A Griffin,
^ ^ Murdock,
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Mr. Brewer » sure that ... the ,
Fitzgerald Nest will attain a mem-
bership of over 500 by their meet-
in d wi u i nau gerate a move-
mentto v haseor build a “Home
their second meet,ng .
Nest,’at as
this is the modus operandi of
nearly all Owl Nests.
"Man On The Box”
Will Pl»v Here
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The delicrhtful £ comedv ’ made
ixie, . <t _, e
amous ^ enr ^ '
^ an ° D 1 lC Ht '
t' ract * on at fhe Opera House tor
one uight only. This is a book
play in every sense of the word,
E very character being drawn from
the book and the lines of the story y
are followed closely. Much care
has been given to the selection of
the actors for the various P arts >
a ° d » well-balanced representation
of a good play is thejresult. Crit-
ics ever y wh ere concede that Grace
Livingston Furniss’^ dramatization
Third Ward School
Wins The Prize
Those ir. charge of the Turner
Art Exhibit are well pleased with
the results and feel that it was a
great success. The net
will amount to $120.00. This sum
goes to the purchase of pictures
for the school.
The Third Ward School won
the prize by a very small margin.
The amounts turned in by the
schools were as iollows. Firs
Ward $25.15, the Grammer grades
at the High School building $37.32,
and the Third Ward $40.10. The
room raising the largest sum was
the first grade at the Third Ward
School $15.50. A very close second
to this was the Fifth A grade at
the High School building, with
$15.15.
We wish to thank those who
came for their generous patronage.
We wish further to thank Mr.
Seanor for the use of his
and Miss Alexander for the
of the piano.
E. E. Sams.
Postal BaiKs are
Doing
Washington, March 20.—“The
postal savings bank system has
been more successful than reason¬
ably could have been expected.”
This was the comment made by
Postmaster General Hitchcock on
the analysis of the returns from
the forty-eight postal savings
banks which have been in operation
since January 3 last. The reports
from the forty-eight second-class
postoffices where the postal banks
are located cover the period from
the establishment of the hanks to
™ ,y ' ’ ,nn In that time
8.928 , accounts were opened , and ,
»,< >1 deposits were made, he av-
amount ot each deposit being
^ j'^Tou 50, t oTthe ie same deposits perio Y 011 * ?
drawing out t or tne ueposits. The
net amount on deposit was $133,
869. If the same ratio ot deposits
and withdrawals is is maintained
for a year the amount on deposit
at the end of the year would be
$ 8 °3,214.
The aggregate population of all
the fort V- ei 8 ht cities in whic h P»s-
tal savings banks thus far has been
es t a bhshed is approximately 37o,
0^0. Statistical reports of the
postoffice department have esti-
mated that if the postal savings
system should be patronized in the
same proportion when it is estab-
lished at ail mone y order postoffic-
es, the total amount on deposit
after one year’s operation would be
about $2,000,000.
Postmaster General Hitchcock
is engaged now in preparing for
the establishment of 250 additional
postal savings banks, an appropri-
at i 0 n of $500,000 having been
raade bv the recent congress for
vol. XVI. no. 22
Ice Company
MaRes Statement
With the approach of the sum¬
mer season we deem it wholly
proper that we should make some
statement to the consumers of ice,
regarding the policy we shall pur¬
sue in supplying the city with Ice.
Since purchasing the Ice Plant
several months ago, we have spar¬
ed neither time nor money in mak¬
ing every possible improvement to
the building and the equipment,
(|n( j now f ee j p er f ec tly sure that
it no time will we be unable to
nirnish the publie with all the ice
they shall require, as our machin¬
ery, we hope, is in such a condi¬
tion that no serious Accidents are
likely to happen, thereby placing
us in a position where we will be
the least bit handicapped.
We wish also to make the state¬
ment that the very closest atten¬
tion will be given the deliverymen.
We are well aware of the fact that
formerly there was considerable
complaint from the patrons on ac¬
count of short weights or discour¬
tesy on the part of the delivery-
men—this we wish to say will not
trouble the public in future. It is
the intention of the present manage¬
ment of the Ice Plant to secure
deliverymen who are honest and
courteous—we expect them to
treat a customer with the same
deference that a grocery or dry
goods clerk accords his customers.
It will be only the course of a
few more weeks before real sum¬
mer weather sets in, and we ex¬
pect at this time to send our
wagons out every day to all parts
of the city, having regular
schedules m ipped out. which we
will try to arrange so as to give
all the patrons the best service.
If at any time, one of our
patrons 1ns a misunderstanding
with the deliveryman regarding
weight, books, or anything for
that matter, we trust that you wdl
not try to settle the matter with
the deliveryman but call up at Ice
Plant.
We wish to assure you that it
shall be our intention to give Fitz¬
gerald the very best Ice Service
the city has ever had—we are here
to please you, and feel sure that
with your help and co-operation
we can do it.
Fitzgerald Ice Co.
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