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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. By phoning your news items to our society editor you will help make the Leader-Enterprise more useful. 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