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THE LEADER-ENTERPRISE.
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Monday, Wednesday and Friday
By
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Entered at tho Post O!fice Fit-gerald, as Second Class Mail Matter
Under Act of Congress, March 18th, 1887
OFFICIAL ORGAN SitygofFitaserald.ana
Rates for Display Advertising turnished on Application
Local Readers 10c per Line for each insertion. no ad
taken for less than 25¢.
Read up, speed up, and pay up.
But we repeat, every man has brains—even you.
“‘lnto each life some rain must fall’,—and it does.
Something ‘‘bully” among the ads this week. Digit out.
The man who thinks only of self wastes his thoughts upon
a poor subject.
Dead men tell no tales, ,but a living jgossip keeps’ithe? world
in a squirm. ‘
Occassionlly, however, some benightedsoul for gets himself and
remembers the Golden Rule.
THE SCHOOL BOARD \
MUST ACT. :
That matriculation fee didn’t take well with that mass meeting.
The people of Fitzgerald are unalterable opposed to changing any
part of our free school system and the Board of Education is put on
notice that the patrons of the schools will not tolerate any deviation
from our custom. We want an improvement in the results of our
schools.
It is generally deplored that the children made such a poor show
ing at the District meet and something is wrong, it is up to the
Board of Educaton to solve the problem. We think it would be a
good investment to import some good school authority to make a
survey of the situation, during this last month of the school year,
and before the election of the faculty. Get a line on WHO is WHO
and what we are short on and then get rid of your weak links inthe
chain, and weld on some new ones. There is a change needed and
the Board must act in the interest of the boys and girls, regardless
of whom they may find wanting. Personal likes or dislikes must not
play a part in the selection of our teachers—it must be on merit only.
CANT BEAT THE NEW
PROHIBITION LAW.
You cant beat the new prohibition law by stocking up, as the
Atlanta Georgian states in its Sunday issue:
“Those citizens of Georgia who feel that they are going to need
a considerable supply of liquid refreshments of an intoxicating persu
asion immediately after the first of May would do well, perhaps, to
read rather carefully the State prohibition law before they “stock
up” to heavy.
“Under the new law, you are allowed to bring into the State of
Georgia one-half gallon of whisky, one gallon of wine or forty-eght
pints of beer in one month. You may select any one of these—you
can not have all three, nor any two. That is to say, if you select
the beer, you can not have the wine or whisky.
“But the law goes much further than that, for it is made unlawful
to have in your possession at any time within 30 days an amount
of whisky, wine or beer in excess of this amount.
“If you have in your house at any one time during 30 days, for in
stance, no more than one-half gallon of whisky, vou are keeping with
in the lawbut if you have a gallon or a case of whisky, you are violat
ing the law.
“If you buy ten cases of whisky and store theni in your home now,
you will be liable to indictment and conviction as a ‘bootlegger’ or a
‘blind tiger,’ at any time after the first of May that you may be found
in possession of these goods.
“And it makes no difference whether they are for your personal
use or not.
“This new prohibition law is very drastic and very rigid—as it was
designed to be, and as the people of Georgia were placed on notice
it would be.
- "You will not be able to avoid it or evade it by ‘stocking up.’”
WERE YOU SELECTED?
Book agents are in so bad repute that they have to study new
ways to get audiences with their intended victims, knowing that at
the first sign of his calling the average man reaches for his gun., A
new one is being sprung on the unsophisticated public by a very
sharp individual, who presents himself with the flattering statement
that “you have been especially selected for your high standing, intel
lectuality, ete,” and forthwith sells the sucker a set of books, for
which he has no use, never will read, and forever hates himself for
having been d. . enough to invest any money in them.
Now, if some slick looking guy comes to vou and starts in with the
song that you have been “selected™ just grab for the first thing that's
in your reach and nail him; there are already enough victims to his
guile in the county, that you'll never be convicted.
OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU.
Some people are always waiting for opportunity to take them by
the hand. It never does, and it never will.
Qpportunity is ever present with us, it is by our side, its dogs our
steps, it never leaves us. But it never reaches out its hand. We must
co the reaching, the grasping, the improving.
Don't sit still and wait for opportunity to come to you. Go out
2ad hunt it, and hunt tillyou find it. 1t is flirting with you every
cay in the year, every hour of the day. ;
One of your greatest opportunities lies in what you may accom
* lish in aid of your ho metown, for what is good for the town is even
L otter for you. If you want yowr town to do something for you,
>al should first do something for the town. Opportanity believes
= that, and greets the one who does it.
Don’t expect to receive everything and giv nothing. Opportu
ity does not approve of that, will not sanction it, will not lend its
aid and encouragement. Only fools expect that, and fools seldom
step beyond the shadow of their own foolishness.
The wise man makes his own opportunity, and that begets other
aud greater opportunities, and they breed success.
Your fyture is not wp to opportunity—it is up to you.
THE LEADER ENTERP RISE AND PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 17, 1916.
MRS, UCONRDR
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Suffered from Stomach Trouble
; and Catarrh for Five or
| Six Years
!
! Mrs. Jno. O’Connor, who lives
at 338 East Oldham Street, Knox
iville, Tenn., called up the Kuhl
i man-Chambliss Drug Co. recent
[ly and said she wanted to speak
ito the “Tanlac” raan. When Mr.
'Willis answered the telephone,
1+ Mrs. O’Connor made the follow
|ing remarkable remark:
ll “I just wanted you to know,
l and everybody else to know, what
lthat Tanlac medicine has done for
me. Why, I have gained eight
pounds already, and have eonly
heen taking it for ten days. 1
have just finished taking the first
bottle and have sent Mr. O’Con
nor back to tKe store this morn
ing for another bottle. This Tan
tac certainly does just what you
cay it will do. 1 began to eat bet
‘er, sleep better and feel better
from the very first dose, and the
change in my condition has just
veen wonderful. I had a good
doctor before T began using Tan
[ac, but he didn’t seem to under
stand my case, and his medicine
Jid not seem to do me any good,
so 1 just set it aside and quit using
(i
“Tor the past five or six years
T have been in a run-down condi
tion—nervous, weak and at times
very dizzy. I had nervous head
ache and indigestion perfectly aw
ful. My stomach was so weak
I couldn’t digest the lightest kind
of food. T was nervous and de
pressed and slept very little. 1
had become so despondent over
ny condition I thought nothing
could help me. It certainly was
lucky for me when I heard of Tan
lac. It was not like any other
medicine I have tried—it seems
to soothe my stomach, and is a
fine tonic, too, because my appe
tite is good now, and T digest what
! eat. If any one had told me
there was a medicine on earth that
would make me gain eight pounds
w ten days, 1 would have thought
them crazy.
"t don’t believe there is another
medicine on carth like Tanlac. My
catarrh 1s also a great deal better
—m fact, 1 hardly notice it any
more, - 2
Tanlac, the wonderful medicine
that accomplishes such remark
able results in Mrs. O’Connor’s
case, 15 sold byDenmark Drug
Co. adv.
N O:TILCE.
TAX RECEIVER’S LAST ROUND
I will be at m yoffice in the court
house every working day during the
month of April and at: .
Ashton, \Vedncsday morning, April
19th.
Dickson’s Mill Wednesday evening
April 19th,
Bowen’s Mill Thursday morning,
April 20th,
Vaughn, Friday April 21st
Williamson’s Mill Saturday, April
22nd.
I will be at the above stated places
on the dates mentioned on my third
and last round for the purpose of
receiving state and county taz returns
for the year 1916, All parties are
warned to b e their returns in be
fore Ma- s the books close on
thay =
a. J.DORMINY, |
Tax Receiver,
WOMAN'S CLUB NOTICE
i
The members are urged to
bring their dues to the annual
meeting (on Wednesday, April
19, 3 p. m.) the lack of which dis
qualifies them from voting.
- They are also asked to respond
to roll call with a suggestion trom
the new year book.
Voting on =« constitutional
amendment, election of officers
and reports of all officers and
committees will be the program
for the afterncon. If the mem
bers are prompt it will he pos
sible to dismiss for the church
service.
Executive Board meeting at
2:45 sharp,
(zood Seif-Rising
5areet........ ... ..$6.50
Flour in 24 & 48 ib. bags
Also in wood.
Davis Bros. Co.
CORDELE WINS IN |
DISTRICT MEET
(Continued from First Page.)
most favorable discussion among
the hundreds of delegates and
others who were entertained in
the homes of the city during the
event.
The following are the resubm
of the different events:
Atheletics—Montezuma first,
Fitzgerald second and Americus
third.
Declamation Contest—Ameri
cus first, Montezuma second and
Cordele third.
Recitation Contest Cordele
first, Plains second and Americus
third.
Exhibits—Americus finst. Cop
dele second and Fitzgerald third.
Music—Americus first, Vienna
second and Montezuma third.
Girl's Essay—Cordele first,
Montezuma second and Dawson
third.
Boy’s Essay Dawson first,
Vienna second and Cordele third.
Spelling Contest—Vienna first,
Cordele second and Montezuma
third.
Music was furnished for the
events by a school orchestra, in
cluding about twenty pieces and
made up entirely of home talent.
On Friday evening B. H. Palmer,
chairman of the city board of edu
cation delivered the welcome
address and Prof. Strozier, of Vi
enna, vice-president of the high
school association of the Third
district, responded.
Ashton News
If you can’t smile, dont growl.
Mr. A. M. Powell and family
irom West of town spent Sunday
m our vicinity.
A surprise rook party was given
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Troupe Wed
nesday night.
Misses Beatrice " and Flossic
Robitzsch spent Thursday night
with Miss Nellie Wilbanks and
were among the number of rook
players at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Lon Peterson.
The happiness of life consists
of concentrated service.” Most of
us find that out as the weary vears
go on, and we learn instinctively
to turn our thoughts from our
selves to those about us: pn ev
ery hand we find they are wait
ing our loving ministrations.
Miss Ozzie Willingham is rap
idly improving from a long and
severe illness.
Mrs. Reason Roberts is visiting
her daughter and son, Mr. and
Mrs. Edwin Engram, near Salem
this week.
Fortune knocks once at every
man’s door, but if he happens to
be out she doesn‘t go hunting for
him in any saloons.
Mr. Z. T. Bailey, of Jackson
ville, visited his sister, Mrs. T. N.
Middlebrooks here Thursday and
Friday.
Mr. E. J. Dorminy, of Bowen’s
Mill, spent Wednesday night with
his sister, Mrs. Lon Peterson.
Nothing of importance is ever
accomplished without hard work.
Some men and women will sigh
and say: “I could have done scme
thing if T had any opportunity,
but I never did.” If you will ob
serve the reason, generally speak
ing, these people never had any
opportunity because their oppor
tunity came in the form of hard
work and grit, and they couldn’t
abide its presence. He who is not
airaid of work usually finds plenty
of opportunities awaiting him.
e who is looking for an easy job
has very few opportunities, and
he doesn’t deserve them. |
Casper Hide & Skin Co.
228-229 EAST PINE ST.
Buys Hides, Fur, Wool, Wax,
Tallow, Brass, Copper, Pew
ter, Aluminum Turpentine
Stills, Old Auto Car Tires,
Rubber, Etc.
Tomato Plants
Earliana Beauty Globe Stone
Extra fine plants. Eight
weeks old tint fruit, bud
formed. 100 75¢: 200
$1.25; 300 $2.00, sent by
Parcel Post, postage paid.
Nancy lizll, Triumph, Bunch
and YVellow Yam sweet Pota
to Plants: 500 $1.25; 1000
52.00, postage paid. We
fill orders ‘‘daily’ in April.
EVERCREEN PLANT FARM.
EVERGREEN, ALA. |
ARrAnHEENYORa R BREAR
Wanted-4 .ie s
g 9" Auto Tires, Zine
and Brass, Copper, Turpentine Stills,
mixed Rags, Burlap Sacks, ete. -
Highst Cash Prices Paid & full Weights--Come to see us
FITZGERALD JURNK CO.
J. KASSEWITZ, Manager
Rear of White Swan Laundry -:- Fitagerald, Ga.
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ACCOUNT
ANNUAL RE-UNION
United Confederate Veterans
Specially Arranged Train Service and Equipment, May 15 to 19
Inciusive.
SCHEDULE VIA A, B. & A, ALL THE WAY
Leave Fitzgerald 10:35 p.m..-Ar. Birmingham 10:25 a.m.
SCHEDULE VIA ATLANTA AND CONNECTING LINES
Leave Fitzgerald 11:10 a. m. 10:35 p. m.
Arrive Atlanta 7:10 p. m. 6:10 a. m.
Arrive Birmingham 6:00 a.m. 12:10 p. m.
Pullman' tourist sleeping cars will be operated leaving Way
cross for Birmingham, via Manchester, night of May 15th and 16th,
and leaving Birmingham for Waycross evening of May 18th and
19th also standard sleeping cars if there is a good demand for
same. The lower berth rate from F itzgerald wiil be Standard, $2
Tourist $1.25.
Tickets will be sold May 13th to 17th inclusive, and for trains
scheduled to arrive at Birmingham before 1:00 p. m., May 18th.
Return limit May 25th, 1916, unless extended to June 14th by de
posit of ticket at Birmingham prior to May 25th and payment of
fee of 50 cents.
Further information will be cheerfully furnished by A., B. &
A, Ticket Agent or W. W. Croxton, General Passenger Agent, At
lanta, Ga.
Coal! Coall Coal!
Extra fine quality Coal for domestic use. A
Delivered anywhere in the City $5.50 per ton cash.
Eo SQ BILL
Phone 145 or 407-L.
Coal Yard corner Central Ave. and Thomas St.
DIRE DISTRESS
It I¢ Near At Hand to Hundreds
of Fitzgerald Readers.
Don’t neglect an aching back.
Backache is often the kidney’s
cry for help.
Neglect hurrying to the kid
uey’s aid.
Means that more serious troub
les may follow.
Doan’s Kidney Pills have prov
ed their worth in such cases.
Here’s Fitzgeérald testimony.
J. M. Griner, carpenter, West
Ocmulgee St., Fitzgerald, says:
“Off and on for three years, I suf
fered from weak kidneys. My
back hurt me so severely that 1
could hardly get around and I
suffered from a dull ache across
my loins. My head ached con
stantly and sometimes everything
turned black before me. 1 was
dizzy, too. One box of Doan’s
Kidney Pills cured me.”
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remcdy——‘
get Doan’s Kidney Pills—the
same that Mr. Griner had. Fns-‘
ter-Milburn Co., Props., Buffalo,
NoYe adv
Go to Simons Bros.& Co.
For Easter Post Cards. !
~ Booklets.
Cotton Chicks.
Rabbits. |
Easter Baskets,
Empty or filled with
Candy Eggs.
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CHICKEN DINNER ‘
Next Wednesday,April 19, at the’
Home of H. C. Stevenson, 502 West |
Altamaha St,, the Ladies Aid So
ciety of the U. B. Church will serve
one of their famous 25¢ chicken
dinners. Children 15¢. ‘
3t COMMITTEE.
ia’ Small
| Georgia’s Sam Sma
ki
Rev. Dr. Sam W. Small will de
llver his famous “Cavalry Charge”
address on “Routing the Liquor
Traffic,” in Fitzgerald, on Friday,
April 20,11 a. m., at the Baptist
Church.
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The coming to Georgia of Dr,
’ Small is a glad boom to the State.
He is our “Sam” and beyond ques
tion stands at the head of the plat-.
form lecturers in the United States,
especially on every phase of the
liquor question known in Georgia,
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~ No doubt Mr. Small will be et -
d by a large audience in Fitzgerald,
i cordial invitation is extended to
everybody to attend,
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Plant trees and flowers and thus
make your home attractive,
e AL
All new s contributors to this saper
will greatly oblige the management if
they will only Write on one side of
their manascripts,