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WEDNESDAY
EDITION
.;O;t;éial Organ Ben Hill County and City of Fitzgerald
At Monday night's session of
the City Council, when the busi
ness for the preceeding month
had been disposed of, Judge Ji R
Horton swore in the newly elect
ed aldermen, Brewer, Carney,
McCall and Isler, and the ball be
gan to roll.
City Clerk, David L. Paulk, ac
clrding to expectations, was un
animously re-elected to the po
sition of the Clerk and Alderman
Pittman made Mayor Pro Tem.
For Chief of Police two appli
cants were on hand, B. T. Strick
land and C. F. Dixon. On roll
call Aldermen Carney, Pittman,
Dorminey and Griner voted for
the re-election of Chief Strickland
and Aldermen Isler, Brewer, Mc—i
Call, Brown and Lee for the elec
tion of Chas. F. Dixon. Mayor
Drew W. Pavlk promptly vetoed
the action of the majority, claim
ing that it was the privilege oi
the Mayor to veto any action of
the Council. Alderman Brewer
briefly spoke against such action,
and Alderman Pittman defended
the position of the Mayor, and
" Mayor Paulk briefly gave his rea
sons for exercising his veto pow
er and his support of Chief Strick
land, stating that the officer was
entitled to a second term, for the
recason that his services the past
year have been satisfactory and
no charges of any kind preferred
against him by his opponents.
A recess was taken in the hope
that the warring factions might
come to an understanding, but at
the expiration of five minutes no
solution had been reached. Chief
Strickland will hold office until a
successor is elected.
Herman Smith, for 20 years a
#.aithful officer of the city, was
~upon motion of Alderman Brew
‘cr, placed on the day force as was
also T. H. Pigue. Officers Carter
and Hendrix were made night of
ficers.
* Chief of the Fire Department
W. C. Wilkerson was re-elected
without opposition as were all of
his assistants on the recommen
dation of the Chief.
Three applications for Health
Officer were read: Drs. J. M. ].
Luke, 1.. S. Osborne and John
son. On a roll call Dr. Osborne
received 6 votes and Dr. Luke 3.
M. S. Hopkins was elected sex
ton, R. B. Fletcher, Street Com
missioner, Geo. Drexler, Scaven
ger, the First and Exchange Nat
jonal banks made joint city de
positories and the Fitzgerald
Teader-Enterprise and Press the
Official organ of the city.
A notice from the Bowen Tele
phone company that an applica
tion was pending before the State
i The Empire Mercantile Company, Leadin g Store of Fitzgerald now offering i
READY-TO-WEAR and MILLINERY ONE HALF OFF !
oW i§ your chance to buy that Ladies Suit, Dresy or Coat. The +i h b itine for: Th |
%fi:lve%r}l’ ta Etgiehggl}:‘oggi ézt. this reduction. Begil;ler??n(g)rtoggy we clglslge oyuotUl OSLY eSuietesl,l C‘gglttslf]ngegses agfi j
All Coat Suits 5"
OFF!
Suits that originally sold f0r....512.75 n0w........ $ 6.38
Suits that originally sold f0r.... 15.00 n0w...... 7.50
Suits that originally sold f0r.... L N0w......... 875
Suits that originally sold f0r.... 20.00 n0w...... 10.00
Suits that originally sold f0r.... _22,50 How ..... 11.20
Suits that originally sold f0r.... 2500n0w... .. 1250
All Waists One-Fourth Off !
Voile, Wash Silk, Crepe de Chine,‘ Georgette priced
from $1 to $6 at One-Fourth off. - ,
THE LEADER ENTERPRISE
NG PRESENT
BJaTON!
aLATON WITH BOOK
.Atlanta, Ga., January 2—A rare
and beautiful de luxe edition of
Sir R. F. Burton’s. wonderful
Oriential fantasy, “Kasidah,” is
among the holiday gifts of Ex-
Governor John M. Slaton, who re
ceived it from the members of the
Beacon Club, of Boston, before
whom he delivered a notable ad
dress on “Georgia and Massa
chusetts” some months ago.
The book is printed on parch
ment and is enscribed with the
names of every member of the
club, which includes some of the
most prominent and distinguish
ed men of New England.
Sir R, F. Biurton «is probably
the most eminent Oriential schol
ar in Europe.
Drs. John \W. McElroy, of At
lanta and Dr. W. B. Mc\Whorter
arrived in the city Tuesday to
open offices in the Garbutt-Dono
van building. Both gentlemen
come highly recommended. Dr.
McElroy is a graduate of the At
lanta Medical college and has had
several years experience as a sur
geon at the Grady Hospital, for
the past year chief surgeon of
that popular Atlanta institution.
Dr. McWhorter is a native of
Athens, Ga. He graduated from
the University of Georgia and al
so from the Atlanta Medical col
lege. He served as house physi
cian and surgeon in the Wesley
Memorial Hospital in Atlanta,
also for two years in the United
States Marine Hospital. He mar
ried Miss Berry, of Athens, in
June, 1916. They are with Mrs.
Crawley, 708 South Main.
Railway Commission for permis
sion to penalize clow paying users
of telephones was supported by
strong arguments on the part of
Alderman Brewer and opposed by
Alderman Pittman. A motion to
send resolutions in opposition to
the application was carried by a
vote of 5 to 4. Mayor Paulk ap
pointed a committee consisting of
Alderman Griner, I%l‘6\\'ol‘ and
Isler to draft the resolutions and
forward them to Atlanta. Stand
ing committees and trustees for
the Carncegie Library were au
thorized to be named by the
Mayor by the next meeting of the
council.
Firemen elected were: Pay de
partment, Arthur Chapel, 'J. P.
Horn and Isham Hungate. Vol
uiiteers: W, | Jewell, Y. M.
Bowles, I. S. Parish, J. H. Burke,
Willis Brewer, Bob Reynolds and
Harry Nelson.
THRICE-A-WEEK
FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, JAN. 3, 1917
At the meeting of the Board of
Education, Mr. R. ]. Prentiss, re
tiring County Superintendent,
made his final report for the ycar
and turned the office over to his
successor, |. H. Bullard, with the
munificent sum of 38¢ in the
treasury, for which a check was
attached to the final financial
statement of the retiring afficer.
A resolution of appreciation
was voted Superintendent Pren
tiss by the Board, whom he serv
ed as secretary for the past eight
years. A letter to the members
of the Board from the state audi
tor complimented Mr. Prentiss
very highiy for the condition of
bis accounts, as shown by the
audit recently made. A number
of patrons of Ingiewood appcear
ed before the board with a request
to reopen that school, wiich was
granted after a careful considera
tion. .\ line school at Horton, in
cluding Irwin, Coffee, and Ben
Hill county patrons was author
izedl ‘opencd and Miss Ida McMil
lan recommended for the place.
Provision was made {or the
prompt payment of the teacher’s
salaries through a loan of $lO,-
000. Tax Collector Fred Graham
reported about §1,500 due on
school taxes ready for the new
administration within a few days.
The resignation of Mrs. Williams
at Crisp srhool was accepted and
the Superintendent authorized to
secure her successor at once. The
new school law will be energeti
cally enforced, according to the
sentiment of the County Board of
FEducation and every effort made
to better the school facilities in
the county to mect the require
wients of the patrons. The board
1s in entire harmony and is giving
Superintendent Bullard their full
co-operation. Fach school will
be visited regularly according to
statements made by Supt. Pullard
who will devote his entire time
to the supervision of the rural
schools. =
TO THE TOBACCO GROW
ERS
The A. B. and A. Farm Devel
opment department has placed
tobacco-seed in our office for free
distribution to those who have
agreed to plant tobacco this sea
son. The seed is put up in pack
ages suitable to the acreage you
want to plant”and full directions
about preparing the seed bed and
cultivation will be furnished each
applicant. You should plant your
bed by the 10th. Come in and
get your seed.
Leader-Enterprise.
Vil L S
lEx-Sheriff Fountain is having
a couple of tenant houses built on
his farm cast of the city.
Dl' €SSesS 1-2 off !
®
Dresses that sold f0r.......... .$5.75 now ....... $2.88
Drespes that sold for. .. ... 4., e haw ....... 4D
Dresges that sold for. ... .00 1080 now ........ 5.25
»
Dresses that sold for. ... ... 1180 now ........ 8.78
Diresses ¢hat sold f0r........... 1880 Row .. ... 828
Dresses that sold f0r.........;, 1400 aew ........ 7.00
Dresses that sold f0r........... 15.00 now ........ 7.50
Dresses that sold for. ...\ ... W B aew . ... 098
/ 2
Dresses that sold f0r........... 2000 now ....... . 10.00
Drésses that sold f0r........... 2800 now ........ 12.80
bEORGIA OFFICERS EN
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TERTAINED IN ELPASD
SRS i
A continuous round of enter
taitments and dances, for the
Georgia officers, is making life on
the Border one of peasure for the
lads of the Empire state, Fl|
Pasoians have taken the (}cnrgial
boys into their homes and hearts
and, aided by the El Paso Ge n‘gia!
Society, are making dull hours in’
the Georgia camp a scarce article.
El Paso boasts of its beautiful
women and in truth may they
boast, for they are many and
most charming. Their graces
have won the hearts of the single
officers and the applause of those
whose hearts are back in Georgia.
Dance in Honor of Georgia Of
ficers
Shortly after the arrival of the
Georgia Brigade on ihe Border,
a dance was given by the El Paso
Georgia Society as a welcome to
the Georgia officers in El Paso.
Promptly at 9 o'clock the doors
of the ball room at the Hotel Paso
del Norte were thrown open and
e Sweet styains o e orchestra
floated out through the night. So
thorough the welcome and -so
gracious the El Pasoian hospital
ity, that the wee small hours of
the morning found the Georgia
boys still tripping on the light
rantastic toe.
Dance in Honor of Gen. Harris
General Harris, Commander of
the Georgia Brigade, was the
guest of honor at a New Year's
dance. The Woman’s Club, a
$250,000 structure just completed,
was thrown open New Year's eve
to welcome a host of gallant of
ficers and charming ladies. In
this gathering were many men of
note in the U. S. Army. General
Morton, Commander of the 10th
Division, of which Georgia is the
second Brigade, General Bell,
Commander of the El Paso Dis
trict, Gegeral Young, Command
er of the Kentucky Brigade, Gen
eral Harris, of the Georgians, and
many others. Officers from most
every state in the union were
present and the patriotism and
loyalty to country was made
manifest by the congeniality of
the khaki clad men from, East,
West, North and South on this
festive occasion.
| Et. A, E. Adams:
RECEPTION FOR NEW PAS
TOR
There will be a reception for
the new pastor of the First Meth
odist Episcopal church, Rev. J. S.
Girahl, and family, at the church
on the corner of Magnolia and
Lee streets, Thursday, January 4,
from & to 10 p. m. All members
of the church and their friends
arc most cordially invited to at
tend. ;
Com. on Reception.
Adanga, Ga, Jdnuary 3.
Residence streets in fashionable
sections of Atlanta are being ter
rorized by a couple of well-uress
¢d and youthful bandits who evi
dently have not been in the busi
ness very long, but who do not
permit this to detain them from
collecting the coin when they
stick up a victim in regulation
style and tickle his ribs with the
muzzle of a revolver.
Among the recent victims was
Tom Gentry, a well-known young
Atlantian, who was held up on
Peachtree street and relieved of
21l his ready cash.
Washington, D; C,, Jan. 2.
ifour ceclipses of the sun and three
of the moon wil occur in 1917, ac
cording to a memorandum issued
today by the naval observatory.
The last year in. which seven
eclipses came was carly in the
last century, and the next will be
in 1935,
On January 8 there will be a
total eclipse of the moon by the
carth’s saadow, visible through
out the United States, beginning
at 12.50 a. m. and ending at 3:40
a. m., ecastern time. Between
2 and 4.29 a. m., eastern time, the
eclipse will be total.
GRAND JURORS FOR AD
JOURNED TERM SESSION
JANUARY 15th
W. R. Watkins.
Mose McCall,
- Dock Deese.
J. P. Minshew, Sr.
J. AL Justice. {
G. .R. McCook.
G. W. Gladden.
C. L. Evans.
A. G. Brown.
5. 6. Pryor, Jt.
L. li. Stone,
R. V. Handley.
1. J. Dormincy.
' F. G. Clark.
M. D. Stokes
W. .M. Mangum.
. L. Dorminey.
G. R. Womble.
' Wiley McMillan.
K. C. Bermont,
G, A\ ISent,
Tom McCullers.
C. M. Simons.
A. 1., Willhamson.
M. E. Whitman.
W. H. Roberts
T. M. Wilbanks.
S. 5. Young, Ir
Luther Livingston.
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llinery 1-2 off!
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Wednesday
Friday
VOL. XXII, NO. 158
Fitzgerald has many reasons to
be proud of its Carnegie Library,
both as an acquisition to the cigy
(in a material way and as an in
stitution of real value to the com
munity. lts instant popularity
and its continual increasing in
influence shows at once the ap
preciation of our people for such
‘a benefit and the cfficient manage
| ment it has hud under the direc
'tion of Miss Louise Smith, the fi
i brarian.
I Other towns larger than ours
{have libraries just as expepsive
| (and more so) to maintain, with-
Lout the return of enthusiastic pat
irnnugc and the actuzl education
i:l] advancement that has beem
cours (maesured by the amonug.
tof reference study that - supplée
iments the public school work.}
; We feel that the larger success of
~our library is due to the persenal
'interest as well as the abifity of
Miss Smith in choosing readable
matter tor our shelves, and i
“understanding how to keep it i
circulation. The following statis
(tics speak for themselves:,
| Statistical Report for 1916
'Books circulated during the
Lsenr il s
' Books purchased ~.........393
Books contributed ..........126
i Total number of books cata
bitlopmed Sl
. Fines colected ............/6288
| Reference help given ......2,652
l Borrower’s cards in use ....1068
| Monthly average ........ .2,16%
[Daily average <. iy
Out-of-town visitors ........416
1 Library open to public. .307 days
| The trustees of the library for
11916 have been: Mayor Paulk,
' Alderman Griner, Mr. J. B. Wall,
‘Mrs. R. M. Mann and Mrs. Isides
Gelders, Secretary.
‘ TAKES A VACATION
} J. W. Pass severs his connee-~
tion with the Fitzgerald Bottling
Works, of which he has been the
active manager and part owner
ifor the past 7 years. Mr. and
Mrs. Pass will leave for points i
| Florida Thursday. During the
fyears Mr. Pass has been i the
lcity he has participated in the vp
| building of the business interests
‘of the city. As manager of the
i IFitzgerald Bottling Works he has
built up a large business in fins
Ecntirc section and his successar
;will no doubt continue the samnse
{liberal policy that has been es
;t:x!)lishcd by Mr. Pass.
I Mr. J. J. Terry returned yes
‘terday from spending Christmas
and New Year with the family
of his daughter, Mrs. Olin Me-
Coy, in Cordele.