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THE LEADER-ENTERPRISE.
. Published Every
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
By
The L.eader Publishing Co.
ISIDOR GELLDERS .. ... .....Managing Editor.
One Dollsr and Flitty Cents Per Year
Entered at the Post Olfice Fitwgerald, as Second Class Mail Matter
Under Act of Congress, March 18th, 1897
OFFICIAL ORGAN SiygfFitecraldiand
Rates for Display Advertising Furnished on Application
Local Readers 10c per Line for each insertion. no ad
taken for less than 28c.
Censored Be--Gosh--
On account of an advertisement for the Amusu Theatre, to
which the manager of the opposition showhouse took exception,
Postmaster W. A. Adams was compelled to refuse it the use of the
mail in its original condition. To avoid dissapointing our rural
readers, we effaced the objectionable matter and trust you will
have had no inconvenience in reading the rest of the news. The
Amusu’s ad contained an invitation to that popular playhouse and
had offered some special inducement for that particular evening.
The advertisement was read by the editor and probable a thousand
others before we received the information that it contained anything
objectionable. We reprinted part of the issue next morning, thus
delaying the out of town mail, but reached the Rural routes as
usual by blotting out the censored matter. We welcome Mr.
Ricker into the ranks of the reformers, for up to this occasion his
closest friends were unaware that a change of heart has come over
our former postmaster, and we appreciate his co-operation in
keeping the Leader-Enterprise up to its established standard.
Just Plain Cheap Skates |
When war broke out thousands of American citizens found them
selves suddenly stranded in Europe because of inability to realize on
their lines of credit, and were unable to get out of the war zones,
They set up a mighty howl and eventually the United States
government advanced to them the funds necessary to get them back to
America. In each c-se the government exacted from the tourists a
written agreement to pay back to the government the sums advanced.
- Since then(the treasury department has used every honorable
mzans known to collect the money thus loaned its citizens abroad.
Some of this has been repaid, but much of it has not, and now the
. government has been forced‘to the extremity of publishing in the press
‘of the country the namés and addresses of the dead beats,
‘Wienever you see such & list just remember that they borrowed
from Uncle Sam the funds necessary to pull them out of the jaws of
deathyand now are not honorable enough to repay the loans.
Catalogue them in your mind as deadbeats of the first water. just
‘plain and unadulterated cheap skates. ;
That’s all they are, even if some of them are high 1n commercial
‘circles, pillars of the church, and even ministers of the gospel.
' Why A Demonstraticn Agent?
Conditions change, times change, methods of doing business have
changed and farming has been raised toa science and to succeed in it,
will need the same careful attention that any other business requires.
There was a time, within the past thirty years, when the people of‘
this section could very well get along with the old methods, be happy
and raise their families. They did do it and no doubt were quite as
happy as those living under the more modern surroundings. But
times have changed. Those days the boys and girls were happy to
take their annual outing in a two-wkheeled cart and drive to Hawkins
ville, carrying their bale of cotton, swapping it for such merchandise
as they needed, watch the circus parade go by and come home after a
three days or more camping along the road. School teachers of avy
kind were scarce, few were needed, the population being limited and
‘education had not become the necessity to make and keep a crop as
today. We love the old people, they are the salt of the earth, but
their ideas must give away to the trend of the times and their grand
children and the thousands of people who have since moved into the
territory need all the facilities the State and " county give them to
round out their educational requirements. For the farmer boy, the
most essential part of education is to learn how to arrive more definitely
at the results aimed, without the risks of guessing in planting, ferti
liZing, seed selection and the various other items that exact science to
day places at the disposal of the progressive farmer through the farm
demonstration work under the supervision of some agent from the
College of Agriculture or other authorized body.
With fresh lands, limitless acres, the farmerslof the past have
managed to make some sort of living the old way, some of the
larger land owners have accumulated fortunes through the rise in
timber and the sale of turpentine privileges but there are but few
who can claim that they have made much of a surplus through
the simple farm operations. The timber is gone and the land
must in future form the basis for such fortunes that may be dug
out of it. Intelligent farming minus guess work, will be the
main watch word of the coming generation and the demonstration
agent will be the means to assure the new system its success. We
do not know of a better way to serve our county, than to ever
lastingly keep hammering away until Ben Hill county has its
Demonstration Agent, ik
THF LEADER-ENTERPRISE WEDNESNAY NOV. 10, 1915
Fifty School Boys Killed
President Fairfax Harrison, of the Southern Railwaj Company
reports that during the fiscal year ending with last June, 147 tres
passers were killed on the tracks of that road. He urges the de
velopment of a public sentiment that will put an end to the hazard
ous practice of trespassing. He has preparad a map showing the
point at which each trespasser was killed and ‘‘it looks like a map
of the monuments on the Chickamauga battle field.”’
“Fully one-third of those killed were school boys, ‘‘hopping’’
trains, and a large percentage were valuable wage-earners, walk
ing on the tracks to or from their work. Very few were tramps.’’
SAVANNAH MAN BOOST THE “SHORT ROUTE”
Speaking to a traveling man
out of Savannah, whose territory'
!embraces all of South Georgia
and who is always on the go, a
reporter for the Leader-Enter
prise secured some interesting
information about our competi
tive route out of Savannah.
Said our friend: °‘'The eastern
route, as the Savannah people
are calling their proposed Dixie
Highway extension, can never
become a serious competitor to
the Fitzgerald route, the more
central Dixie Highway. The Al
tamaha ferry, of five miles, at a‘
cost of three dollars oneway, is
some handicap, but in addition to
this ferry there are two more to
cross. One over the Satilla%and
one over the St. Mary into
Florida, at an additional cost of
$2, making it $5 for ferry fees
in all. The roads through liberty
and Mclntosh counties will al
ways be difficult to travel and
little if any work can be expect
ed by these counties. I have
traveled both routes, frequently,
travel them rightalong, and I am
fully satisfied that your route
Children’s Day
The children met for their Story-
Hour last Saturday afternoon in the
Rest Room at the Library building,
which will be their permanent quar
ters until the enthusiastic leader.
Mrs. Carol Wimberly and her as
sistants can work up some interest
in the playground project which is
getting to be such a feature in pub
lic welfare work in all the cities and
larger towns. The club president
was much inspired by the play
ground demonstration shown the
Woman'’s Club Federation in Sav
annah and has noted with interert
the action of the autorities in Col
umbus, calling for a visit from the
Savannah director, Mr. Gainmon,
with the purpose of organizing a
similar plan to Savannah. ‘
Oif For Baptist
Missionary Convention
Mesdames E. J. Dorminey, J. B.
Wall, L. Kennedy, A. H. Thurmond,
and A. S. Rogers, left Tuesday for
Savannah to attend the annual
meeting of the Baptist Woman Mis
sionary societies, which convenes in
that city today and Thursday.
Central Methodist
Church,
Are you attending the services
every afternoon from 3 to 4 o’clock
at the Central M, E. church? The
programs are interesting the ser
vices inspiring and uplifting. Mrs,
Conly and Mrs. W.T. Jones have
charge of the meeting tomorrow
(Thursday) afternoon. The study
will be of Brazil and Cuba Friday
afternoon the subject is ‘“Giving”
and Mrs, Jack Mayes and Mrs. E.
K. Farmer are the leaders. Help
with your prayers and attendance.
Publieity Supt.
The Baptist convention next
week. Clean up your premises
and give the city a chance.
will have to be named the of
ficial route into Florida. The
thirty five miles of road that lie
between Waycross and the
Florida line are being made into
first ciass roads and as I travel
them >ften I can speak with
authority.
The western and eastern travel
will always come over your
route, though Savannah will
make every effort to induce
travel to that city; few will ever
attempt a return trip via Darien
and Brunswick, after once ex
periencing the difficulties to be
overcome. At best the roads
will never be more than passable
whilst your route will have no
trouble to make the entire dis
tance a first class road. Take
the ferry at Darien, at best it
will take an hour to make the
five miles over a railroad
trestle and should the motor
have left your side of the swamp
it may be two hours bzfore they
can return and carry you across.
Naturally I would favor Savan
nah, my hometown, but the facts
are too plain.”
Machine Shop and
Foundry Changes Hands
Jewell & Holton, late proprietors
of the Fitzgerald Machine Shops and
Foundry, have sold out, the deal be
ing closed Noy. sth, Mr. Holton re
tiring. The new firm are E. N,
Davis, J. W, Jewell and S. C. Davis
each with a one-third interest in the
property and business.
This change of firm places the
the Fitzgerald Machine Shops and
Foundry on a strong financiai basis.
Mr. E. N. Davis and his son, S. C
Davis, as well as Mr. Jewell, are well
known. The Leader-Enterprise be
speaks for the new firm a forward
movement in their business and
success in their special lines of work.
Madam Butterfly
A former and favorite Ex
pression teacher Mrs. Lucile Mec-
Crory will give a delightful en
tertainment in the Carnegie
auditoruim Friday night 8 p. m.
Japanese stage effect and Japa
nese costumes will be used for
the readings from ‘‘Madam But
terfly’”’ and these will be inter
spersed with the best musical
numbers from home artists. The
prices will be 25 cent for children
and High School pupils, and 50
cent for adults.
The proceeds will be shared by,
the Woman’s Club and used for
a piano fund. (A piano for the
auditorium.)
Mrs. Gelders,
Pres. Woman’s Club.
Notice,
There were regigtered for tbe‘
General Election to be held
December 21st, 1915, 184 persons,
this notice is in accordance with
Section 33 of the City Charter.
Dated this 10th day of Novem
ber 1915, ‘
Davip L. PAULK,
City CLERK.
““Judgment” And |
Its Real Meaning.
One of the largest mid week
congregations of the entire re
vival greeted Rev. Emory G.
Orahood of the Central Christi
an Church, last night, when he
commenced his diseourse on the
selected subject, ‘‘Judgement.”
Outside of the church member
ship there was a large guther
ing of interested outsiders at
tracted by the prestige this emi
nent psstor has justly attained. ‘
Since it is not possible to re
produce Mr. Orahood’s discourse
the crux may be summed up in
this general statement; It is
appointed once to man to die,
and the [judgement; there is
only one thing certain in this
life and that is death with its
unbreakable ]aw of appearauce
before the High Throne sentence,
be that heaven or hell.
The speaker cited numerous
biblical authorities as they ap
plied to the subject. ;and so un
raveled them as to ,make the
path an open way to those who
would. Taken altogether it was
a splendid effort, and made a
profound impress‘on upon the
congregation.
To-night Mr, Qrabood wiil
preach on the subject, ‘‘Seed by
The Wayside,”” and tomorrow
night, ‘“The Invitation of Jesus.”’
—Communicated.
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