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STEWART F. GELDERS, Eprrop
The Public Schools of the city
of Fitzgerald have opened for the
twenty-first year of their exis
tence. On Monday morning,
September the fourth, with fit
ting ceremonies and many beau
tiful and appropriate speeches,
our schools reached their major
ity and prepared to cast their first
ballot. As cach year of the past
two decades has shown many im
provements over the previous
year, so this year and the ten
vears in the decade to come will
show improvement, but in a
greater degree.
The Fitzgerald schools have
from their very “childhood™ been
leaders and especially in their
“carly youth” did they show ex
traordinary precociousness. In
fact, we were the best school n
the Third District for five years
N succession,
In the past we have had most
excellent faculties and student
bodies. Some of our instructors
are now holding down positions
of great importance in the educa
tional world and many things
might Ire said of the graduates of
Old Fitz-i. .
But in our previous history
some times weak links have ap
peared in different departments
and no chain is stronger than its
weakest link, but no weak link is
apparent this. time, although the
High School faculty is almost eng
tirely new, and all the links seem
to hang together. The personnel
of the faculty is up to and above
the unusually high Titzgerald
standard, our student body lis as
good as any we have had in the
past and their’s is a spirit of the
heartiest co-operation between
teachers and pupils at the very
start. \WWhat more could be desir
ed?
The classes, lAterary Societies
and Student Council have not yet
been organized- but ne doubt all
three will be when we get more
settled.
On account of the gxcessively
crowded condition of the High
School it was found necessary to’
send the A division of the Eighth
Grade downstairs to Mrs, Howe's
room to study.
Prof. Irvine arrived in town to
day from Macon. Trof. Irvine
had a commission in the army
and resigned it to take up work
m.th(.- litzgerald High School as
principal, He resigned some
tme ago, in time to arrive last
week had his release heen oiven
him. 3
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SMALLEST EGG iN THE
WORLD AT CORDELE
Rebecca Citizen Sent Hen Egg
Which Weighs 85 Grains
Cordele, Ga., Sept. 6.—Rebecea
caps the climax with a new type
of hen egg. P. M. Sikes, travel
+ing representative of the Reming
ton Typewriter company, reached
Cordele this morning with a
sample of the smallest hen egg in
the world, it is thought. It
weighs ecighty-five grains. . The
average hen .egg weighs 435
grains in terms of druggists
measurements.
This egg is the size of the Eng
lish sparrow egg and has the gen
eral appearance. But ti is a real
hen egg and comes from the
home of J. G. Young, of Rebecca.
It was left on exhibit at the Dis
patch office.
Mr. Sikes accredited the won
derful transformation to the ef
fect of a certain well known med
icine administered by Mr. Young
while experimenting with his
poultry.
39,922 OFFICERS LOST
TO THE BRITISH ARMY
14,422 Have Been Killed, 24,680
Wounded and 2,800 Missing
London, August 25.—Causual
ty lists for the first two weeks of
August show that the British
army lost 600 officers killed, 1.-
702 wounded, and 204 missing, a
total of 2,506. This brings up the
losses since the begining of the
war to 38,922 officers, of whom
11,442 have been killed or died of
wounds, 24,680 wounded and 2.-
&00 are missing.
Wby don't you ADVERTISE in
THE LEADER-ENTERPRISE. It
PAYS.
~ Watch our foothall team go.
We are rid of the old “ring
bunch” who ran the team in the
past and any man who earns a
position on the team gets it. And
believe us there is some crowd af
ter jobs.
Kurte Thurmond, who made
Gordon Institute lift its lid to
him, is taking a sort of general
supervision over the practice and
his advice 15 going to go quite a
way toward “beaging Tifton.”
The school roll is as follows
through vesterday afternoon ;-
Primary, 264. ;
Intermediate, 557.
High School, 194,
Total, 1,015.
Last year the total roll was 844,
through October Ist. The High
School roll was 161,
Mr. Spain, of the Ginn Book
Company was at school this
morning. e asked a few ques
tions of the different Mathematics
Thirty boys turned out to prac
tice cach of the three days the
squad came out, and a husky
looking bunch they are. Every
man of the thirty had two or
three year's class team or varsity
experience and there is promise
of a 150 pound team. We have
plenty of speed and grit for the
backfield and oodles of bean and
backbone for the line. This ought
to be a successful year for Fitz-
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ATHLETIC ASS’N,
The Athletic Association has
been organized and promises to
beat anything we have had in the
past. About thirty earnest work
ers claim membership—and will
have receipts from ‘Treasurer
Paulk to show for it. The Asso
ciation was organized Monday
at the noon hour—no afternoon
session was held.
Prof. Ricketson took the chair
until Mr. Elbert Murray was elec
ted president in a triangular race.
“AB” is an athlete, a scholar, and
a gentleman and the fellow to
have at the héad of any organiza
tion from B. Y. P. U. to football
team. The boys will all pull for
him. He was a member of the
Student Council last year. Ralph
Kennedy was elected temporary
manager until the team was or
canmzed. He is a good one for
the place. Alvin Thurmond will
be captain until the team is pick
od and can elect its own captain.
Elbert Paulk 1s the offieial money
oetter and holder of the Associa
tlon.,
| HOW SOME FOLKS FIGHT
i THE WEEVILS
‘ Geo. Miller, formerly a resident
|of the ‘Colony, but now of Ash
' burn, was in the city this weck.
| Mr. Miller has traveled extensive
’ly in the boll weevil sections and
'being a close observer, has learn
ed of various methods of fighting
the pest.
< Besides plowing the stalk un
der as soon as the crop is gather
ed in’ some sections he saw the
farmers burn the weevils, using
quite an original method in their
plan. A tallow candle is inserted
into a bottle and the bottle placed
between the rows and the candle
lighted at night. The flame at
tracts the weevil like moths and
thus thousands are destroyed ev
ery night. A little tedious, but
he says it brings results.
UNITED BRETHEREN CHURCH
409 W. Oconee St.
REV. E. B. SOMERS, Pastor.
Sunday school 9:30 a. m. :
Preaching 10:30 a. m., and 7:45 P
m,
Junior Y. P. C. E.-at 2:30 p.m.
Sunday. Senior Y. P. C. E. 7:30 p. m.
Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7:30
p. m.
Evening Worship—7:3o - .
~ Prayer Meeting Wednesday at 7:30
p. m.
. Our Invitation
To all who mourn and need com
fort; to all who are weary and need
rest; to all who are friendless and
want friendship; te all who are home
less and want sheltering love; to all
who pray and to all who do not, but
ought; to all who sin and need a Sav
ior and to whosoever will, this church
opens wide its door and makes jree a
place and in the name of Jesus, the
Lord, says, “Welcome.”
THE LEADER-ENTERPRISE AND PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER B§, 1916.
ettt T e
Beats Other States In Pig Club Results
According to reporis of all pig clubs
in the United States, Geor@a leads
in largest net profit per pig and low
est cost of producing gain, excelling
'such corn states as Indiana, Nebras
ka and Kentucky. Georgia club boys
have purebred pigs for one thing. The
purebreds and low cost of feed netted
an average of $20.77 profit per pig at
a cost of 2.9 cents per pound of gain.
Moving Pictures Used
A novelty in extension work among
farmers in Georgia and in the United
States is the movies. A complete
power outfit of engine, dynamo and
moving picture apparatus is carried
out to school houses in the country
on an auto truck. The very best of
results as to pictures are obtained.
Vast crowds swarm to see the agri
cultural piptures, many to see movies
for the first time.
Field Specialists Visit Farmers
No more important work is done
than that which is conducted by spe
cialists who go out from the College
of Agriculture and come in touch with
the farmers and help them solve their
problems. Through these specialists
demonstration work is done in heef
production such as right feeding, con
struction of silos, planting feed crops,
introduction of purebred animals for
breeding stock, the organization of
livestock clubs and holding of live.
stock meetings.
Cream Routé® Established
‘Cream routes have been establish
ed during the past year for collecting
and marketing surplus cream of farm
ers. The cream is shipped to the Col
lege creamery and there made into
butter.
Purebred dairy sires have been in
troduced, advice has been given as
to feeding, silos have been built and
home-making of butter and the care
of milk has been emphasized. Two
specialists in dairying are constantly
at work among the farmers.
Extensive Publication Work Done
Besides bulleting, circulars and pos
ters, the Editor of the College pro
vides 150 weekly papers.of the state,
a column of free plate each week for
a greater part ef the year. This plate
carries important agricultural infor
mation and reaches a large part of
the farmers of the state. A news
and information service with daily
papers is also carried on. A circula
tion of 500,000 a week is obtained for
items in newspapers.
Aid In Horticulture
Extension work is done with orch
ards in planting, pruning, spraying,
packing and marketing; in trucking
and home garden work; with canning
clubs and with civie clubs in land
scape gardening. Two specialists are
constantdy in the field,
Aid In Building And Drainage
The Department of Agricultural En
gineering of the College of Agricul
ture is under heavy demand from
farmers of the state for plans for al!
sorts of #arm buildings, for silos, water
works, septic tanks, lighting plants,
dipping vats, cold storage plants, hy
draulic rams, grain elevators, smoke
houses, etc. One spedialist is con
stantly in the field aiding farmers in
this line of work. y
County Agents Work Wfth Crops
24,634 atcroee corn, 30 bushkels per
acre; 9,500 acres of cotton, 1,315
pounds of seed cotton per acre; 500
acres in tobacco, 257 pounds per acre;
6,512 acres in wheat, 16 bushels per
acreg 7,683 aocres in oats, 34 bushels
per acre; 1,061 acres of alfalfa, 4.8
tons per acre; 585 acres sown to crim
son clover, bur clover and vetch:
7,341 acres in cowpeas; 3,994 acres 9o
velvet beans; 871 hcres in soy beans;
3,381 acres in peanuts; 1,929 acres to
potatoes; 20,344 orckard trees cared
for,
Purebred Livesweck Introduced By
Agents.—Brood mares 240, stallions
52, jacks 242, beef cattle 489, hogs 1,-
550, sheep 412.
Treatment of Livestock Diseases
and Pests.—Treated for blackleg 8,-
240, tuberculine tests 4,692, cattle
treated for ticks 48,900, for lice 11,
748, hogs treated for cholera 53,500, for
lice 30,112, for worms 16,032; horses
treated for distemper 84, for digestive
ailments 200, for accidents 200.
Treatment Plant Diseases And In.
sects.—For sunut and rust of wheat
6,376 bushels; oats 10,368 bushels; for
insects effecting tobacco 166 acres;
oats 312 acres; potatoes 183 acres;
orchards 424. .
Inoculation of Legumes.—For alfal
fa 1,061 acres; for crimson claver, bur
eslover and vetch 7,145 acres; lespe
deza 41 acres; cowpeas 785 acres; vel
vet beans 757 acres,
Feeding Demonstration.—Dairy cat
tle 3,902, béef catie 1,250, swine 38,
605. ‘ >
Blles.—Silos built by demonstration
farmers 222.
Lime.—5,1566 acres were treated
with 7,684 tons of lime. 2
Fertifizer.—Farmers advised regard
ing use of fertilizer 11,800; demonstra
tions with ' fertilizers 600; tons aof
home-made manure used under agents’
advice 60,000. <2
Farmers' Organizations.—Number of
farmers’ clubs formed 108, member
ship 2,092,
Improvements on Farms.—Building
plans furnished 320, improvements on
buildings 1,696, water works installed
1562, lighting plants instailed 191,
homes screened 928, fly traps installed
1,254, telephone systems put in 24,
drainage laid out 280 farms, acreage
drained 9,630, stumps removed from
17,905 acres; acres terraced 31,600;
home gardens started 5,720; farmers
induced to rotate crops 1,264.
Visitations.—Total visits made by
county agents to co-operating farmers
48,440; to other farmers and business
men 30,120; miles traveled 233,719:
calls made upon agents at their offices
47,168,
Meetings.—Meetings held with farm
ers 1,036; attendance 101,800; field
meetings 750, attendance 8,312.
Literature and Letters Distributed.
—Official letters 239,892, circular let
ters 55,980, circulars and bulletins
204,786; articles for publication 1,
128
} Work With Schools.—Visits made
by county agents to schools in inter
iest of club work 2,900, attendance
49,000.
County Fairs.—County fairs promot
ed 100, exhibits obtained 5,728, prizes
won by club boys and girls 2,156.
Other Work.—During the year 11,
284 farmers were induced to adopt
fall plowing, 4,496 were induced to se
lect and test seed for planting, 1,005
induced to grow seed for sale.
Effect on Communities
Of the farmers who are demonstra
tors in co-operation with county agents
79 per cent raise their home supplies;
40 per cent now trade on a cash ba
sis; 20 per cent have paid off mort
gages; 45 per cent have decreased in
debtedness; an increase of 53 per cent
in attendance upon agricultural meet
ings has occurred; 610 homes have
ipstalled labor saving devices.
Statistics of Boys' Clubs
BEnrolled 'in Corn ~Clubs. . . . 8,680
Boys reperting results. . . . 2,210
Bushels reported . . i . 99450
Average cost per bushel. . . . 42¢
Average number of bushels per
HOH@R Gb e e e s 45
Enrolled in pig clubs . . . . . 2,605
Average profit per pig . . . . .$20.77
Average cost per pound gain . 2.9 c
Bnrolled /in Oats elubs . . ¢ . 400
Enrolled in Four-Crop clubs . . 929
In t@otton clubs. .. . & ¢ § '« QEO
In Pegoelubs . & ¢o¢ .. 1025
Miscellaneous clubs . ... ... . 750
Work With Negroes
The work among' colored farmers
is carried on in co-operatien with the
Georgia State Industrial College at
Savannah and the Fort Valley Indus
trial School at Fort Valley, An agri
culttral train operated over the Cen
tral of Georgia railroad drew great
crowds to hear the speakimg and wit
ness exhibits, Two field specialists
have given advice to 50,000 colored
farmers. .
INTERNED GERMAN CRU
ISERS TO BE MOVED
Washington, D. C., Sept. 6.
Convoyed by American warships
and flying their own flag, the
German auxiliary cruisers Prinz
[Fitel Friedrich and Kron Prinz
Wilhelm, now interned at the
Norfolk Navy Yard, will be
transferred to Philadelphia some
time between the 20th and 30th
of this month. The American
escort will serve the double pur
pose of guarding against attempt
to escape and protecting the Ger
man boats from attack by allied
warships, as it will be necessary
for the squadron to pass outside
the three-mile limit.
The state department will noti
fy the German ambassador of the
change, but it will not be neces
sary to ask permission,’ as this
country has become responsible
for the ships and may do what
ever it believes necessary. The
transfer is to be made because
construction of a new dock at
Norfolk has reduced available
space there.
There are 324 officers and men
on the Prinz Eitel Friedrich and
420 on the Kron Prinz Wilhelin.
The facilities at Philadelphia will
allow greater liberties to the in
terned seamen, who are kept un
der close surveillance.
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN
CHURCH
Bible School, 9:30 A. M.
Communion, 10:45 A. M.
Preaching, 11:00 A. M.
Senior Endeavor, 7:00 P, M.
Preaching, 8:00 P. M. |
All news contributors to this paper
will greatly oblige the management if
they will only write on one side of
their manuscripts.
HERE'S TO LAUGHTER
From the New York Herald:
Here’s to laughter, the sun
shine of the soul, the haepiness of
the heart, the leaven of Youth, the
privilege of purity, the echo of in
nocence, the treasure of the hum
ble, the wealth of the poor, the
head of the cup of pleasure; it
dispels dejection, banishes blues
and mangles melancholy, for it is
of the foe of woe, the destroyer
of depression, the enemy of grief;
it is what makes kings envy peas
ants, plutocrats envy the poor,
the guilty envy the innocent; it’s
the sheen on the silver of smiles,
the ripple on the water’s delight;
without it humor would be dumb,
wit would be withered, dimples
would disappear and smiles
would shrivel, for it's a glow of a
pure soul, the birth cry of mirth,
the swan-song of sadness.
H. T. Green and son, of Col
umbus, Ohio, came down on the
Dixie Highway en route to points
in Florida Thursdav.
President
2
Said:
®
“To be prepared for war is
one of the most effective
- means of preserving peace?
" No. ycu're wrong. It wasn't Rcosevelt. It wasn't
Wilson eith¢r. Your simply guessing, now.”
“Well, maybe you canfname offhand the 12 states in
in whichfwomen will be allowed to vote for President this
year. No? My, but your gettirg Ivsty. Better biush up
your Historical knowledge right now by reading
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Leader-Enterprise
Nothing better for the blues
than work.
Miss Nellie Wilbanks, of Osier
ficld, was the attractive week-end
guest of Miss Flossie Robitzsch.
Protracted services are being
conducted at Prospect. These
services will probably continue
for several weeks. .
Mr. G. C. Hunter.and wife and
Miss Lillie Stone, of Bowen's
Mill, were visitors here Saturday.
Messrs. Audie Cone, Ben Delk,
Bryon Bishop and Theo Middle
brooks spent Sunday at Spring
Lake.
Mrs. Julia Jones returned home
Saturday after a week's visit
with her brother, Mr. W. H. Ro
bitzsch and family.
Miss Nellie Wilbanks, of Osier
ficld, was the guest of Miss Flor
ence Kilpatrick Sunday.
A birthday party was given
Miss Edith Bishop and Mr. E: P.
Middlebrooks the 23rd by the
former’s parents, Rev. and Mrs.
Jas. Bishop. Miss Edith was
only twelve years of age while
Mr. Middiebrook’s being respect
fully eighty-four. Old and young
guests were invited and the day
was spent very pleasantly.
Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Reeves and
children, Alma and Leonard
spent Sunday at the home of Mr.
T. N. Middlebrooks.
Little Miss Opal .Barnes was
dangerously ill Monday evening.
Mr. Geo. Dykes, of Appling
county, spent the week-end with
his parents here.
Among the Ashtonites who
'spent Sunday at Brunswick and
St. Simons Island were: Misses
Lora Walker, Ethel Griffin “and
‘Norma Griffin, Messrs. W. R.
‘Walker, R. J. Horton, Harmon
‘Giiffin, Bennie Bishop, Massy
and Dolphus Reeves.
Mr. Henry Nipper and wife
{rom west of town were visitors
here Sunday, coming in their
new car.
Rev: C. A. Cozart returned
home Tuesday from a motoring
trip through north Georgia.
Mrs.! Jas. Harper and children,
of Ocilia, were visitors here Sat
urday.
Miss Alice Fussell returned
home Wednesday from North
Carolina, where she has been vis
’iting for some time.
On Friday evening a musical
recital was held at the schoo!
building. The music being per‘
formed by the pupiis. Prof. Holt
hopes to open school with a play.
The play to be rendered by the
puipis.
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FIRST WARD BAPTIST
Cor Gordon and Altamaha
| Rev. C. A. Ginn, Pastor.
| Sunday School, 9:30 A. M.
. Preachiig, 10:30 A, ‘M and
7330 P, M (
' We are now at home in our
new chapel and can bid you a
hearty welcome. o
Let the Leader-Enterprise figure
with you on your next Job. They
are equipped to de any kind of worlk,
SHERIFF’S SALE
GEORGIA—Ben Hill County.
r Will be sold before thé Court
‘house door of said county on the
first Tuesday in October, 1916,
'within the legal hours of sale to
‘highest bidder for cash the fol
lowing property, to-wit:
30 acres of land lot No. 187 in
fourth land district, originally Ir
‘'win, now Ben Hill county, being
‘the place where Haywood Joiner
lived in February, 1892, Also 23
acres of land lying and being in
land lot No. 189, in southwest
corner of said lot in fourth land
district of originally Irwin, now
‘Ben Hill county, Georgia.
~ Also 113 acres of land lying and
being in northeast corner of land
lot No. 214 in fourth land district
of said county, bounded on north
and east by original line of sajd
lot, on south and by agreed line
between the said 113 acres and
the balance of said lot of land,
with the improvements thereon.
Said land levied on as the prop
erty of W. A, Luke to satisfy ex
ecution issued on 6th day of Feb
ruary, 1914, from City Court of
Fitzgerald in said county, in fa
vor of First National Bank, Fitz
gerald, Ga., and against W, A,
Luke. This the Bth day of Sep
tember, 1916,
W. H. FOUNTAIN,
4t Sheriff Ben Hill County.
W. RAINE
222 EAST PINE STREET
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