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“BETTER SCHOOL” BILL ATTRACTS ATTENTION
The forward movement involved in the betterment of educa
tional facilities in the county and city s attracting the attention of
the press of Georgia. Fitzgerald, known all over the state as the
only city in Georgia which has from its birth, furnished its school
children with free books, simply hopes to extend this beneficial
measure to the children of the county and make the entire county
one school district, under the direct control of a single Board of
Education and one Superintendent, elected by this body for efficiency
ONLY. Owur friend, W. T. Anderson, editor of the Macon Tele
graph, and also a member of the Bibb county Board of Education,
comments on the proposed change for Ben Hill county in today’s
Issue of the Telegraph and points out the benefits derived from the
system in his home county. The Telegraph states editorially:
In several notable respects Ben Hill county has set marks
in Georgia for progressiveness and that continual forward
looking that sets Its mark so effectually and happily on some
communities, but it is doubtful if ever any project has been
" taken on by Fitzge: 214 people so pregnant with good for the
whole county as the propesal to adopt the Bibb county sys
tem in respect to the schools. Macon people perhaps do not
realize it, but it is true that Bibb county has the best school
system in Georgia. It is in one the envy and the despair of
sister counties with large urban population.
Two or three things have noticeably contributed to Bibb's
great educational efficiency. The fact that the board of edu
cation is permanent and self-sclective, enabling the earnest
and capable men on the board to go ahead with their plans
regardless of the chatter of demagogues and the clutter of
county elections, has peen the factor mother to all others.
As a result, the county superintendent is not a man elected
to the most important job in the community, one calling for
great technical kmowledge, thorough grounding in educa
tional theory and trained in long practice, because he knows
how to get votes, but is an expert for whom the state was
scoured and who was engaged at & first-class salary to come
to Bibb and take hold of things. Business men in charge
handled the thing in a business-lke way and hired a skilled
educationalists to direct the educational work of Bibb coun
ty.
As a result of this local self-government, the high efffcien
cy of the Bibb system has developed. Consolidated migh
schools in the country districts, so that the ifarmer’s boy
bas every advantage the city boy kas, just as good teachers,
the same curricula, the same convenience for getting 1t
school each day, strictes qualifications imposed before ap
pointments to teaching staffe can be #ecured, and general all
around exceedingly high standards, are the direct result, and
short of free schoolbooks and compulsory attendance, all a
: school system can take on has been done.
; It is to get this high state of efficiency in Ben Hill county
that the work is being done there now, with the Leader-En
terprise fighting stoutly for it. Ben Hill will adopt 1 all
right, because even cusory investigation €annot but prove
the rightness and benefits of the system, and Ben Hill people
are nothing if not intelligent.
~ Hon. Clark Howell, in his issue of same date of the Atlants
Constitution, strongly indorses this most progressive piece of legis
lation, and properly sees in it a solution of the school book problem.
that is agitating other counties in the state. Mr. Howell says: |
Ben Hill county is planning to take a distinctive forward j
~ step in the improvement of its educational system, whick
other counties similarly sitvated would do well to consider -.j
' as offering opportunity for advancement aloag this hne
‘ It is Ben Hill's purpose as annousced in the Fitzgerald |
Leader-Enterprise to ask the legisleture at its coming ses
ston for an act consolidating its city and country school sys
tems under a single boand, which 15 the plan now followed in
Chatham, Bibb and ome or two other counties of the state..
In addition to this it is propossd to levy a specific school
tax covering the entire county, the school fund to be placed
wholly and entirely at the disposal of the board without
| “strings” or outside interference ; and, moreover, to inaugu
rate for the county a free school book plan of which any and
every school child may take advantage.
‘ This plan has the backing of the Ben Hill grand jury, the
school authorities, the newspapers, and the people general
ly. Its advantages are numerous. Under a single board
the school system of the entire county may be more thor
-oughly co-ordinated, county and city can come together in
the high school system, there is a definite and fixed sum for |
school support and maintenance placed at the board’s dispo- |
sal and it is given better opportunity to meet aud shoulder
responsibility as it presents itself.
Putting the school system on the county unit plan elimi
nates inequalities of scheol taxation, and gives every school
child fair and equal share in the advantages which the
schools offer.
As to free school books, Ben Hill doesn’t propose to wait
on the state, but will inaugurate its own system. Possibly,
this points the way to the solution of the free school book
problem—the inauguration of the plan by the counties of
the state with such state aid as the legislature can provide
» t 0 assit them in carrying it out.
Altogether, the Ben Hill proposal is a decided step in the |
right direction. It should, and undoubtedly will, mean not |
only better schools, but a more thoroughly co-ordinated and %
betier productive system, and that is what every county in J
the state should aim at.
THE LEADER ENTERPRISE AND PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 15, 1916
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Capt. T. M. Harrell, of Seaboard
Air Line, Says Tanlac Gave
His Child Health
o
. “It wouldn’t be doing right not
't.. tell you what your medicine
has done for our little gil’l," satl
Captain T. M. Harrell, of Atlanta,
conductor on the Seaboard Air
;Lim' for 25 years and one of the
‘most popular men in the service.
| “She’s 11 years old,”. he. con
'timu-:l, and has been a little su’-
ferer all her life—weak, puny,
'“(']‘\‘()ll.\', no appetite, no control
over her kidneys, and had head
aches almost all the time, ,
“The child never was strong,
even from the cradle, and when
she got a little older and would
try to play with the other children
and was too weak to romp and
keep up with them, it just didn’t
scem right, for she secemed g 0 anx
tous to be with them and do as
they did. It made me mighty sad
and brought many a big lump in
to my throat to see her that way,
and somehow I never could get
used to it.” ;
“There was nothing on earth
too good for her, and we did ey
erything we could think of to try
and rid her of the pains and weak
ness and make her like other chil
dren; but nothing seemed to do
her any good.
“It has always been a great
worry to get something for her to
eat that would agree with her and
it was a disheartening job, too, for
almost everything would give her
heartburn or sour stomach or
-ause her to wake up in the night
with pains. We'd try first one
thing after another, and when ev
ervthing would fail we would feel
fisheartened and heipless.
“There 1s nothing quite so op
pressive as the feelimg that gets
hold of you when a little one of
vour own flesh and blood is sick
arid helpless and depending on
vou, and you can't find anything
n earth to help them.
. “I saw in the paper where Tan
lac was helping so many women
and eiderly people with delicate
‘ital organs, and who were in
weak and run-down conditions.
land ac | studied over the matter
I didn’t see why it wouldn’t help
hildren: so I got the chid a bot
tle. for 1 believed it was the right
“I just can’t teil you how much
good 1t has done her, for she
scems like a different child. She's
picking up weight and strength
right along, has control over her
kidneys and sleeps and eats as
well as any youngster I ever saw.
*Tanlac has given my child
health and happiness, I do believe,
and I don’t think there is any
thing like it in the world. She
now plays and romps like the oth
ers and 1s just crazy about her
Tanlac. Just now she phoned me
from our home in lngleside to be
sure and ge: her a mew bottle.
“She goes to school now, is jol-
Iy 2nd pleyiul and enjoys hife.”
Tanlac is sold by Deamark
Drug Co, 28y
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Oifice of the Comptroller of the Car.
rency. Wasmagton D. C, March
Sth, 1915
Notice is bereby given to 2l prs
sons who may have claims 2gas the
“Ben Hiil Nationl Bagk. of Fuzgerald
Ga.,” that the same must be presented
to Christopher L. Williams, Receiver
with the legal prooi thereof, withis
three months from this dats. or thew
may be disallowed.
JOHN SKELTON WILLIAMS
Comptroller of the Currency
M-d-May 29,
HEREAFTER 1 ghall deposit in
the EXCHANGE NATIONAL
BANK. I surely can make no mis
take to deposit my money where
many othef peopls have deposited
thousands and thousands until the
bank has larger deposits than any
other bank in this porsion of the
state and where the HONORABLE
TREASURER of the UNITED
STATES deposits U. S. Government
'moneys.—Mr. Prudent.
$350,000.00 TO LOAN
On Ben Hill, Irwin & Wilcox Counties
| FARM LANDS
Money on hand and no delay
in making loans. -
I assure you prompt and effi
cient service,
Liberal Terms and Reasonable Rates.
FITZGERALD, GA.
GIVE ENTERTAINMENT
ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT
The Union School Club will
give an entertainment \Wednes
day night, May 17th. Everybody
cordially invited. No admission
fce.
It consists of the following:
Two plays given by the High
School, “That Rascal Pat,” and
“The Quiet Family.” and other
exercises by the Primary Room.
By teacher,
Miss Lucile Thomaston.
Today at the Grand: Big Nine-
Reel Program. ;
A woman driven to desperation
was compelled to steal in order
to obtain focd for herself and
posthumous child. What influ
ence did this desire to steal have
on the child? “The Social High
wayman” is a socioiogical play
which is conspicucus from the
general run of such piays in that
it has a climax altogether differ
ent from the rest, interesting as it
is novel, pleasing and original in
all its dramatic details with sweet
romance well blending with the
strong melodramatic incidents of
the picture. This high-class
World Film feature will be the at
traction shown on the screen at
the Grand theater on Tuesdayv.
With Our Adverti
See McCarty-Johnstone's win
dow and see for yourself how hap
py and comfortable your little
folks will be when wearing one
of the little play suits and romp
ers,
There is a minature baseball
park in detail in the window of
Watt-Holmes jlardware Co.
A fine line of laces in every va
riety at Maffett's.
Just unpacked ag the Empire
Store is a line of white and
black beaded slippers of satin for
evening wear. Some very pretty
greyv kid pumps for street wenr
at the Empire Store.
Buy you one of tae white sum
mer frocks of voile 2 the Empire
Store. All ready to wear.
If you want the prettiest strip
ed goods for suits and dresses, see
the pongees and voils 2t Church
well's.
Casper Hide & Skiz Ca.
228-229 EAST PIKE STRIET
‘Buys Hides, Fur, Woul, oz
Tallow, Brass, Copper, Pewar
Aluminum Turpentine Sxilie, Clii
Auto Car Tires, Buliver T
FARMERS!
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Attention!
WE have plenty of mone
| te Jozr on five yvear e
on FARM LANDS v lrwin and
Ben Hill Counties If you ae
in peed of mopey, 1 wil pay
you to see ug, for we are e
pared 0 make guick lvane
ATTERTION W. R C
All members of the W. R. €
2re reguested 1o meet at the gl
on Tuesday, May 16, ou acconmd
of the zomezl inspection
ELIZABETH KEAPP, |
FLIZA MOSHER
Fri-&-Mon Secretary
ACT QUICKLY.
Delay Has Been Dangercus in Fisz
gerald.
Do the right thing at the right time
Act quickly in time of danger.
In time, of kidney danger Doan's
Stdney Pills are most effective.
Plenty of Fitzgerald evidence of
thetr worth
.’\'l"t‘ M. I Lchols, 808 8, Grant, St,
Fitzgerald, says: “1 suppose heavy
lifting or overwork brought on 7:::*-
kidney trouble, 1 noticed the trouble
most when | got up in the morning.
1 had dull pains across my back and |
always felt tired and languid. I alsc
had dizzy spells and occasionally ev
erything turned black before me. One
box eof Doan's Kidney Pills cured the
attack. Two or ‘hree times since ]|
have had a slight return of the 2.’%?:-I:’."tci
but Doan’s Kidney Pills have always |
rid me of the attack.” $
Price 50c at all dealers. Don’t}
simply ask for a kidney remedy—get |
Doan's Kidney Pills—the same that|
Mrs. Echols had. Foster .\mburnt
Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y. i
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blend which made it so popular in the days of Henry Clay. This unique blend
of high-grade coffees from different parts ol the world still remains a secret
in spite of many attempts to duplicate it. . €',§ 4
But the real secret of the goodiness of French Market Coffee is in the
exclusive voasting process. Here the natural flavor and qualitygof French :
Market are developed to a high degree of excellence. It is this uniqué roast
ing process which makes French Markcet a dchgh_tful. healthful be‘{erag.e
that can be taken freely at any hour of the day or night. For generations it
was known as the midnight drink of New Orleans Society.
A hundred vears ago French Market Coffee—the Old Secret Blend—
could be had only at the Old French o
Market, New Orleans. Now it is sold PR
everywhere in sealed tins. . ch M
Send 10¢ for 12 cup sample and 48 0 SN .a’.
booklet of the Story of Old French @ ' e ‘4“
Market. We will also send names of 1{ e
grocers in your town who sell French ll 4 ARt o)
Market Coffee. 1 Ib. cans 25¢, Yol 2-{;,}@% jfl L e
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Mrs. W. W. D. Branch
children, of Fitzgerald, are spe
ing the week with Mr. and M
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119 East Pine Strset . - Fitzgerald, Ga
Miss Lucile Peek and Miss
Mary Stanten spent Monday in
Fitzgerald where they went to
bserve methods in that splendid
stem of schools.—Coffee Coun
' Progress. ‘
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