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THE LEADER-ENTERPRISE.
And Press
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Monday, Wednesday and Friday
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The L.eader Publishing Co.
ISIDOR GELLDERS ... .. .. ... Managing Editor.
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- Under Act of Congress, March 18th, 1897
OFFICIAL ORGAN ity fFitaseraia ana
Rates for Display Advertising r'urnished on Application
ELecal Readers 10c per Line for each insertion. no ad
¢aken for less than 25¢.
In the meantime, we have work to do—let’s do it.
Biessed are the peacemakers, though they get it in the neck.
A Chicago lawyer asserts that the time is near at hand when
prisans will be abolished and criminals will be “doctored” instead of
Bbeing punished.
“If you never begin a task you will never finish it,” velps an ex
<hangze. But how about finishing the one the other fellow fell down
an’?
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To adyertise your goods is to tell the world,that you have goods
that are worth buying. Keep your eye on the merchant who ad
verfises.
T A e e e Y>>
Daon’t kick, for the other fellows kick may be harder than yours.
RURAL CREDITS A BOON TO GEORGIA FARMERS
For selfish political reasons some of the “would-be saviors” of
the farmers are endeavoring to mislead you farmers as to the rural
credits measure passed by the present administration. The Opposi
giow fo some of our congresmen and to President Wilson are pub
lishing knowingly, constructions of the rural credits act, which are
not borne out by the facts.
ft is made to appear to you that a loan at 6 per cent annually,
including the payment on the principal as the law provides, is no
more than what you have been paying to the long loan corporations
and the banks for your money now or in they past. They fail to
give you credit for common understanding and thus insult your
antelligence. Under the Rural Credits Act, you borrow your money
at an nterest rate including the annual payment on the principal of
not more than 6 per cent or $6.00 on every $lOO.OO borrowed, and
when the last interest date is past, your entire debt is paid off, inter
st and principal. Under the old method of borrowing, no matter
_'hqw_znany_ years you have paid your interest, in most cases from 7
to 10 per cent, you still owe the original sum borrowed ; not so with
the government Rural Credits Act. Your obligation is discharged in
Full when you meet your annual interest of 6 per cent or less, as the
rate may vary, but can never be above 6 per cent. ALL other state
‘ments in reference to this act are misleading and made mostly so in
tentionally, with full knowledge of the writer who makes them.
Congressman Parks used the following figures as to the operation of
the new law in Georgia:
“How the act will affect Georgia. According to the census of 1910,
‘there were operated by owners or part owners, and of this latter
wnumber 18,257 farms were mortgaged at a value of $12,000,000. This
indicates an exceedingly small percentage of them in comparison
with those mortgaged in many other states. The average rate paid
on finese mortgages was 8 1-2 per cent, exclusive of commissions, and
the tatal amount paid by these farmers in interest on their mortgaged
#arms was $1,071,000. Should these mortgages be transferred to
the Federal system on a basis of 6 per cent, the farmers of our state
who ow have their farms mortgaged will be saved $315,000 in in-
Gerest annually. If a lower per cent prevails the saving will be in
propartion. The proportion of farms mortgaged in 1910 was higher
ir kowa and Wisconsin than in any other state, yet those two states
are among the most prosperous in the country from an agricultural
Standpaint.
“Roans are made only for the purpose of purchasing land for
agricultural uses, or for purpose of providing equipment and live
stack mecessary for farming, or to improve farm buildings, or for im
provement on farm lands, or to liquidate the indebtedness of owners
‘of Tand already mortgaged. Loans may be made only upon duly
recorded first mortgages on farm lands and improve:nents. These
Toans are made for 50 per cent of the value of the land gud 20 per
cent of the value of the improvements. The amount of any loan shall
e exeend SIOOOO, . .. L
¥ a farmer borrows $l,OOO for thirty-six years at 6 per cent in
terest, by the payment of $68.39 per year all the debt and interest is
fully paid at the end of that period.
“The law will permit loans to run for at least forty years. 1
mrge bommowers to accept a reasonably long period of repayment. The
«curse of farm-mortgage debt under present conditions has been the
‘pressure to repay within a short period. It has entailed hardships’
+on the family. It has robbed the children of an education. It has
“prevented ithe taking of a short vacation and trips of travel, made
*debtan oppressor, and has given a mortgage of destructive influence
~over the destinies of the family of the debtor. ° Yet under former
«wonditrons these influences could not be avoided. This law does
“away with these evils. 1t provides a mortgage contract that cannot
‘©e recalled. No foreclosure can take place, except for failure on the
~yart of the debtor to fulfil the conditions of his cofitract. No re
‘rewal charges or commissions can be demanded. Every payment
11 dmaes Bhe principal .of your debt and you have the assurance of
'} nowing that if your regular annual payments are made your debt
il be discharged-at the end of the contract period without any ad-
Gilimmal payments on: your part. Should a borrower desire to make
4 -avier payments at any ‘time, he may do so and thus shorten the
neried of his contract. He can pay off his entire debt at any time
he may wish to doso. Therefore, he does not lose any freedom by
ouiking a long-time contract; he is only insuring himself against
‘Pressure to pay out large amounts and thereby deprive himself and
Familv” - 5
THE LEADER-ENTERP RISE AND PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1916.
TO ALL GRADUATES OF
F. H. S.
You are requested to be pres
ent at an alumn meeting to be
held on August 24, 1916, at the
Carnegie Library at 8 p. m. for
the purpose of organizing an al
‘umni association.
Show your spirit and be there.
e S. KASSEWITZ,
TF. Tem. Chairman.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Day left
Tuesday for Hawkinsville, where
Mr. Day will have charge of the
oftice for Farmer-Garbutt & Co.
Mr. Carl Fellers has resigned
his position with the First Nat
ional to go with the Livingston
Cotton Co.’s local office.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Frazer an
nounce the arrival of a son at
their home.
Mrs, S. L. Rogers, of Broxton,
is visiting her son, Allie, and lit
tle grand-daughter.
Mrs. H. G. Powell and son,
Jesse, left this morning for Wash
ington, D. C,, to visit Mrs. Pow
ell’s brother, Mr. J. E. Mercer.
Mr. L. P. Arthur, of Atlanta,
is in the city on business.
Mr. J. P. Gray and grand-son,
Lawrence Kilpatrick, left today
‘or a month’s vacation in Ken
tucky, Ohio and Indiana.
Atty. A. J. McDonald left last
night for Atlanta to attend the
session of the pardoning board
today.
Sen. O. H. Elkins is in Atlanta
on legal business.
LIBEi. FOR DIVORCE
Mrs. Eiizabeth Taylor s,
Wallace W. Taylor.
Libel for Divorce.
Superior Court Ben Hill Couf
ty.
The defendant, Wallace W.
Taylor, is hereby required to be
and appear at the next term of
Ben Hill Superior Court to be
holden on the first Monday in
October, 1916, to answer the
above petition; in default where
of, the Court will proceed as to
justice shall appertain.
Witness the Hon. W. F. Geo
rge, Judge of said Court, this 12th
day of July, 1916.
D. W, M. WHITLEY,
2tweekly 2 mo. Clerk.
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FOR SALE
FOR SALE—S3,OOO.OO. A. B.
Cook residence, Lee and Orange
Street, 2 lots. Can be bought
cheap. $500.00 cash; $1,600.00
loan due in 5 years; $900.00 in
monthly payments. Call and see
us about this bargain immediate
ly—Montague Realty & Invest
ment Corporation.
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~ FOR SALE—472 acres of good
farm pebble lands located Ash
ton, Ga., 5 miles from Fitzgerald,
Ga. 2 public roads, handy to
church and school house; includ
es 1 large dwelling, 6 tenant hous
es, outside barns and houses, 1
large new stockade, 7 head of
mules, 2 two-horse wagons, 1 one
horse wagon, plows, gear, farm
implements, enough cleared lands
in cultivation for 10 plows.
Price $60.00 per acre, payable 5
years, or 472 bales of cotton. In
terest at 7 per cent for 2 1-2 years,
payable in advance, principal pay
able in 5 equal annual install
ments, beginning Nov. 15th, 1917,
Address “H,” Care Leader-Enter
prise, Fitzgerald, Ga. T
WANTED
AGENTS—SSO.OO weekly. Sell
our 15 household inventions New,
live, quick sellers. General agents
getting rich. Every home buys
me or more. Samples furnished
active workers. Write NOW.
\ddress MAIL ORDER, Box
525, Fitzgerald, Ga. T
WANTED
City real estate and farm lands.
Must be offered at bargain prices
or offering will not be considered.
Write description and prices
and mail to me and if offerings
attractive will discuss in person.
Address “Investment”, Care of
J. E. Turner, Fitzgerald, Ga. TF
LOST-—Pocketbook containing
card pass with name of owner and
$3O. Reward if returned to the
Leader-Enterprise office. pd
TO THE VOTERS OF THEI
THIRD CONGRESSION- |
- AL DISTRICT |
I hereby respectfully announce
‘ny candidacy for re-election as
your Representative in the Sixty-
Fifth (63) Congress, subject to
the Primary to be held Septem
ber 12. i
During the short time I have
been your congressmaa, I have
sincerely endeavored to serve you
faithfully, and if my efforts and
record meet with your approval, I
will feel greatly honored and pro
foundly grateful if you will give
me your support in the coming
election. Congress has been in
almost continuous session since
you elected me, and duty required
me to stay here, which prevent
ed me from visiting you as often
as I wished. The Ways and
Means Committee is now daily
working on a Revenue measure;
being on that committee, I must
remain here until the new tax law
is pasesd. As soon as Congress
adjourns, or before then, if public
business will permit me to leave,
I expect to canvass the District,
meet the people personally, and
talk to them face to face, both in
dividaully and on the stump. -
If re-elected, I promise to dis
charge the duties of the great of
fice with fidelity, and to the best
of ‘my ability.
From the depths of my heart I
thank you for your past kindness
to me.
Cordially yours,
Dd-Sep-19. Charles R. Crisp.
WOMAN’S CLUB COMMIT
TEE FOR THE ENSU
ING YEAR
. Mrs. 8 G. Pryor, Présiden:
has appointed the following
Standing Committees of the Wo
men’s Club:
Civic Department
Public Buildings and Grounds—
Mrs. T. J. Dickey, Chairman.
Mrs. A. H. Denmark. .
Mrs. W. R. Parsons.
Floriculture—
Mrs. T. M. Griffin, Chairman.
Mrs. Lula Shepherd.
Miss Fannie Boyd.
Rest Room—
Mrs. G. P. Mingledorff, Chair
man.
Mrs. W. G. Broadhurst.
Mts, 1. T Cass,
Lookout—
Mrs. A. H. Thurmond, Chair
man.
Mrs. D. B. Ware.
Mrs. C. 5. Isler,
Health—
Mrs. E. A. Russell, Chairman.
Mrs. E. J. Dorminy.
Mrs. W. D. Dorminy.
Educational Department
City Schools—
Mrs. B. H. Beall, Chairman.
Mrs. R. E. Lee.
Mrs. R. M. Mann.
Rural Schools—
Mrs. E. N. Davis, Chairman.
Mrs. J. F. Sheahan.
Mrs. L. S. Osborne.
Mother’s Aid—
Mrs. J. E. Andrews, Chairman.
Mrs. I. Gelders.
- Mrs. G. A. Heide.
Library Department
Library Extension—
Mrs. G. E. Ricker, Chairman.
Mrs, J. L. Prazer.
Mrs. J. B. Wall.
Children’s Story Hour—
Miss Julia Prentiss, Chairman.
Miss Helen Mathews.
Miss Alice Morris.
Miss Hattie Taylor.
Social Department
Hospitality— ‘
Mrs. C. A. Holtzendorff, Chair
man.
Mrs: J. E. Turner. ‘
Reliable D
eliable Drugs
AT VERY POPULAR PRICES
Your i)rescription will be compounded from the freshest and purest of drugs,
and the utmost care as to accuracy will be observed in every detail. Done
while you wait.
Stati oner L complete line of plain and fancy stationery is a
y feature of this store. Your every wish can be grati
f;lled both as to style and to price. Economy, though, prevails in every pur
chase.
Toilet Articles, Toiletlgrtifies oflevery. variety for men and women N
are s ity i B
Face Cream waysoof t?l ev;gt ;ow prices and the quality is al
Face Creams and other preparations for women represent the best products
of the maarket. No articles of an injurious nature is at this store. They
make good. :
NATIONAL DRUG CO.
“ A GOOD DRUG STORE ”»
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J/see the distinctive showing ofAu'tumn
and Winter fashicns and Woolens now being
displayed exclusively by
McCarty, Jollnstone
Company
where you wili be afforded the advantags of
individual selection of the fabric and have
your new clothes made as you want them;
when you want them, at prices consistent with
quality-economy.
You can arrange for a delivery at a time that
suits you best.
Mrs. J. G. Williams.
Membership—
Mrs. J. €. Bush, Chairman.
~ Mrs. Carol Wimberly.
Mrs. W. A. Adams.
Music—
Mrs L. A. Turner, Chairman.
Mrs. J. A. Murphy.
Club Quartette—
Mrs. C. A. Holtzendorff.
Mrs. E. F. Keefer. _
Mrs. L. A. Turner.
l Mrs. G. E. Ricker. {
- Mr. John King has resigned his
position with the Board of Coun
ty Commissioners to accept a
place at Waycross. Mr. Carl
Fellers will look after the county
commissioner’s office in his stead.
Mr. I. Goldenberg left for Bal
timore and New York to pur
chase the Fall and Winter stock
for the Goldenberg Co. This firm
will be well supplied with sea
sonable merchandise for their
growing trade and at the right
prices. Wait for their new stock.
l Henry Burkhart, accompanied
by his son, Chas. Oser, and Mr,
Stevens, made a “flying trip” to
Atlanta over the Dixie. Their
schedule was 9 miles to and from
the capitol, so the roads must
have been good.
Judge J. R. Horton returned
from White Springs, Fla,, this
morning, to which place he went
last Sunday for his health, but
finding the spring overflowed, he
decided to return home.
Rev. W. J. Deßardeleben and
family, of Jonesboro, passed
through"the city today en route
to Brunswick for a two week’s
vacation on the coast.
G CITATION
GEORGIA, Ben Hill County.
To All Whom It May Concern:
Aesop Wilcox of said State and
County having, in proper form,
applied, as a person selected by
the next of kin, for letters of ad
ministration on the estate of Dan
iel Fuller, late of said county,
this is to cite all and singular, the
creditors and heirs of said Dan
iel Fuller to be and appear at my,
office at the August terr»‘l9l6,
of the Court of Ordinary of said
county; and-show .cause, if any
they can, why' permanent letteys
of administration should not be
granted to said Aesop Wilcox on
said Dantel Fuller estate.
Witness my official signature
this the 11th day of July, 1916.
J. R. HORTON,
Ordinary Ben Hill County, Ga.
Wed-4weeks.
Mrs. G. R. Way and her three
attractive children, Rita, Lois
and Otis, of Claxton, are the
iguests of her sister, Mrs. L. As
pinwall, on South Merrimac
iDrive. .
Visiting cards, for ladies or
gentlemen, $l.OO per 100. De
’livered the same day ordered at
}the Leader-Enterprise.’ ik
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MONEY to LOAN
Unlimited amount on
Farm and city property
OFFICES;
Davis Building - Fitzgerald,
Bank Building - Rebecca.