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Officia_l Organ Ben Hill County and City of Fitzgerald,
Searcy B. Siack, of the Good
Roads Department of the Uni
versity of Georgia, Messrs. \W. R.
Bowen, M. W. Garbutt and the
writer, of this city, City Engincer
Buchanon, Commissioner You
mans, of Ware and the Chairman
oi County Commissioners of
Charlton, Mr. Strickland, accom
panied by other interested citi
zens of those counties made a
careful inspection of the needs
of the roads between Waycross
and Folkston last Wednesday
and at an informal meeting in
Folkston Mr. Slack explained in
detail the steps necessary to se
cure the co-operation of the State
Highway Commission and
through themahare in the money
furnished by the government for
road extension work., One of the
first steps to be taken is to secure
a physical survey of the road to
be constructed, which cost has to
be met by the counties through
which the same traverses. The
& pproximate cost will be 830 per
mile and Ware and Charlton
counttes agreed to have this sur
vey made at the earliest possible
time.
Commissioner Younmans, of
Ware, in full charge of road work
in his" county, stated that his
county will build a permanent
_Highway to the county line, pro
“hably using creosote blocks in its
N nstruction. Charlton county’s
citizens are fully agreed on the
need of permanent road work on
the Dixie Highway and will urge
a, bond issue for its share of the
work. Former Commissioner H.
J. Davis, of Folkston, to whom
the gredit for the construction of
the s\~, idge across the St. Mary’s
is diie, was present and gave his
personal assurance to the contin
uance of the road work in his
county.
The bridge was inspected in the
afternoon and found nearly com
pleted. Within ten days at the
At the Empire Store
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Spring Wash
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Just received from New York— Our first
shipment of Fancy Dress Percales.
Those who like
& : to be among the
/ > first to wear the
/z new materials for
J i 1 .. Spring,- - Wil be
(41 leased to learn
(At 71N pleasec ¢
l\l\'((i((x(["?,t ~;,,_:J"/ [! § that: we are al-
Qw-”‘;x/',’ f £ ready displaying
\:';‘ N,/ ’ ! ol Spring’s first ship
oany . < .ment of percales.
. Ay Y . N feat .
o fl‘% Y Yy ew designs are
‘a;’,' 1o L/ plentiful. And so
e ?fi.fi Vs J are new colorings.
!:;‘“‘.rf Nst\_ o /\\ ‘But 'new in
- o Rl s et N s b B s e itlstances
bt i i el t‘gf.g;,}f‘;*?.,—:?:\'\ doesn’t necessari-
W I eRN {7/,\ ly mean that the
SNy g **’S“; L] ) designs and colors
B e T ///-, Il are not fast. They
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&5 g new mean that
¥ iy . prices are higher.
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N AN aren’t noticeable.
TN . The values are
: &7 every bit as good
as last year’s.
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Bremen, Jan, 17 —Preparations
have been made for the sailing
today for an American port of the
merchant submarine Deutsch
land.
Says Bremen Not Lost
Copenhagen, Jan. 16.-—Accord
ing to the Kolding newspaper
Avis, the German submarines
Deutschland and Bremen have
not been lost as variously report
ed. The Deutschland, says the
paper, left Bremen yesterday
for New York.
“As to the -Bremen,” adds the
paper, “she has been in the Medi
terranean and the Gulf of Both
nia, as mother ship to submarines
operating there.”
SHORT SKIRT IS PRAISED
‘BY LEGISLATOR
Madison, \Wis,, Jan. 17—Thec
Wisconsin Legislature will con
gratulate the wirls of America on
wearing their skirts shorter, if a
joint resolution to he presented
by Assemblyman Carl Pieper, of
Milwaukee, is adopted. By wear
ing less clothes, says Pieper, the
girls are taking a hard smash at
the high cost of living.
latest this splendid monument to
the enterprise of the citizens of
Folkston and Charlton county
will be opened to the traveling
public and on February 7th dedi
cation exercises will be held in
Nassau county, on the [Florida
side of the bridge, to which Jack
sonville will come in full force. A
general invitation has been ex
tended to tourists and auto own
ers on the Dixie Highway to at
tend the dedication.
The heavy rains have in part
destroyed some of the good work
done in that section but they are
being put in shape by counties
along the line. Travel has been
very heavy to Florida and it is es
timated by the ferry owners that
at least 2,500 cars have been fer
ried to the Florida side in the past
90 days.
FiTZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, JAN. 19, 1917
EARIBITED AT SOUTH
LASTERN FAIR W FEB
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e e s
A complete model of the latest
type of packing house is a feature
of the exhibit of the United States
Department of Agriculture at the
Southeastern Land Show at At
lanta in February next. The pat-,
tern is in minature, but sufficient
ly large to show all the inner de-]
tails from the place of killing to
the preparation for final ship
ment. |
A plant after this model may
be successfuliy operated at any
point having a live stock supply
equal to the demands of a town
of a thousand people,” and up
wards to a city of 50,000.
It 1s practicable to have one
such plant every forty or fifty
miiles i every part of the South
cast, where the population .is of
the average density. It is ccon
omy for the owner of cattle and
hogs to drive them a reasonable
drstance and have them slaugh
tered by a professional packing
house, paying a specific toll there
for, rather than slauenter in the
old crude and wastefui way and
then depend upon the undepend
able “cold snap” to’saye the meat.
At the lowest estimate the av
crage loss to the average Georgia
county, caused by spoiled meat,
is more than ten thousand dollars
and equal to the total sum of nnc|
and one half million dollars 1()}41]
to the state yearly. ~ This amount
saved in one year would fully
equip Georgia with packing hous
es. - ‘f
Nothing would so stimulate’
the live stock industry in thg‘.—]
Southeast as packing housdf) aads
the markets they make, ldcntufl
just far enough apart to atford an
easily rcached selling place for
the live stoek grown.
The expert of the Federal Gov
ernment who will have charge of
the exhibit at the Land Show,
will explain how these plants are
constructed and operated, and it
is quite certain will inspire the
building of many plants through
out the Southeast. FEvery such
plant is the basis of a possible lu»’
cal fertilizer factorv. :
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This Sale and a new Broom are alike on one
point--- both sweep Clean!
Our permanent New Year Resolution is to start every season with a clean
slate. When the new goods starts coming in we don’t want any previous seas
ons goods on our hands.
The January Clearaway is the means by which we accomplish our pur
pose. We start this annual event and not only clear out stocks, but fill the
store with thrifty folks
Who realize what the word “Clearaway means”
Extra Specials ‘
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Manhattan Shirt Sale
Beginning today-January 19 to Jan. 31st ‘
Our entire stock of Manhattan Shirts are reduced
in price to enable you to purchase you a supply at
much less than the old price.
Regular $2.75 grade are now $1.95
Regular $3.00 grade are now $1.95
Regular $3.30 grade are now $2.85
Regular $4.00 grade are now $2.83
EMPIRE MERCANTILE CO.
THRICE-A-WEEK
AND PRESS
LOCATED BRNKRUPTCY
COURT AT FITZGERALD
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The Chamber of Commerce,
which organization has had up
with Judge Lambdin the matter
of designating Fitzgerald as the
location for the bankruptey court
of the new district, received
notice from Judge Hal Lamb
din stating that after careful
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SR Shaad
JUDGE HAL LAMBDIN,
consideration he had decided to
iocate the court in this city.
Judge Lambdin has made several
trips to Fitzgerald in the past
three weeks and scemed more
and more impressed with the city
and its people on cach succeeding
visit. A\ strong fight was made
by the lawyers and people of Cor
dele to have Judge Lambdin lo
cate s ;,‘(3«;*‘;1 sint. In speaking of
the matter Judge Lambdin said
“On my first visit to your splen
did city [ was impressed with the
industry and enterprise of your
people, and the solidity of its in
stitutions. On every hand may
be seen that its improvements are
of a permanent nature. 1 am glad
to cast my lot with the citizens of
your splendid city. Its growth
has been steady and, in my opin
ion, will continue, and while I am
sensible of the claims of Cordele,
(Continued on Tast Page)
Regular $1.75 grade are now $1.35
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Regular $2.25 grade are now $1.63
Regular $2.50 grade are now $1.93
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London, Jan. 17.—FEight Brit
ish and two French merchant
vessels are believed to have been
sunk by a German raider.
The ships sunk by the German
raider were: British—Dramatist,
Radnorshire, Mineh, Netherbyl
hall, Mount Tempie, King Geo
rge, Georgic, Voltaire. French—
Nantes and Asneires, %
The steamships St. Theodor®
and Yarrowdale were camurul.'
Their whereabouts are unknown.
The following announcement
was.given out here officially -
day:
“Ifor some time past it has been
assumed that the following Brit
ish and French merchan ships,
which have long ween overdue,
had been sunk by a German raid
cr: British-—Dramatist, Raduor
shire, Minich, Netherbyhail, Mt
Jeniple Ning Georoe, Georwi
Voltdire. [Drench—Nantes an
Asneire Definite information
;i L NOW ]H";'H ‘fik'fi‘.':.\\'\} I‘['4':'.‘l l‘;"."
nambuco confirming this assarip
tici.
“On the evening of Monda 7 “he
Japanese steamer Hudson Mary
arrived off Pernambuco havirs en
board the masters and 237 m n of
the crews of some of the oot ves
sels, which ware sunk on various
dates between Dec. 12 and I.a,
il_)' 5 ;
'+ In gddition the steamer St,
Theadore was captured and 2
!]n‘iz(‘ crew put on board; and the
‘:«‘lczmlvr Yarrowdale was captur
jed and sent away with about 400
men, the erews of other of the
sunken vessels, who were to be
’lan(lcd. No further news has yet
been received of their where
;:lbuuts."
’ 63 Americans on Board
| Philadelphia, Jan. 17--The
‘Hritish consul-general here said
today that at least sixty-three
!_\nwricans were aboard the Brit
ish steamers Georgie and King
‘George which sailed from here
and which are reported sunk by
a German raider.
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At the Empire Store
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IS ressces...
mßadically reduced for a quick Clearaway
In order to give
you nothing but new =
style garments, we 3
make it a rile to /1 ) .
hold a complete o \./,-:fg" '
clearaway at the end !fl' '\“
of each season, at (g AR
which time we so re- A ‘g:fié/' k ~
duce prices as to in- ,&i‘i"fi@
sure a positive and ,m\,': ‘\"ii'w\“\»\\
quick disposal of ev- /‘,?r’ ,ti,,b\_' . ;:'\ \,fi‘&" '
ery dress in stock., <7, 2x ‘;%’2{‘@ss%\‘&’/‘%%’
: AV "J,/'i:“./ K\ WY
We have some ~s}?‘3\‘%*@ll;’\/‘/\\’)%&
dresses left and they t{&\‘\%‘fl" I"?/’(‘fifi'
include silk, serge, T .‘:’s‘( 177 ‘//'—}ii‘l!&l
poplin and combina- e '!l |igifil 4 [RiB?
tion of silk and wool T ‘
season’s styles, sizes ¥
fabrics. All this i
for misses 16 years ’
to size 40 for wo- / \s}
men. Here is how <G\
prices have been re
duced,.
seooo Liressen for ... i v il il B H
P2O Dresues dor .. ... ciihiiniiion. D
PEOOO Ihepaden lor .. .. . il LG SN
SIBOO Didgses for .., ), 0 0 59.00
RISOUD Dleeskes for 00, i i ane
SIS Drecsis for (.. 00 0 A
1000 Dressés for ... ro e 0 v s
Monday
Wednesday
Friday
VOL. XXII, NO. 8
Atlanta, Jau. 17.—'The Geargia
State Automobile Associatior
was organtzed in Atlaata Jas#
night at an enthusiastic meeting,
and a campaign was launched fe
obtain a membership of not less
than 10,000 automobile owners 1w
all parts of the state. ;
With a membership of 10,000 =
fee of only 85 a vear would pluns
at the disposal of the associatinn
a sum of $30,000 with whick te
carry out its purposcs— geol
roads and proper highway and
automobile legislation.
The folowing ofiicers wxome
elected
W. Tom Winn, Atlanta, presy
dent; vice-presidents, St Elme
Massengale, Atlanta; john Grs
hamy, Romes | R, bSmith oo
Cieovee D McCuteheon, Ationts,
wmnd Isidor Gelders, Fiizgeratd.
Oun the executive commitiee
aré Wlie West, Decatur: H.
Hermance, Tom Gentry, George
R. Holliday and Frank Reyniis,
Atlanta.
J. D. McCartncy, Rome; Wit
Jiam T Anderson, Macon; Thes
W, Loyless, and others promimes
\u\'m' the state were named as ¥
'rinus commitice chairmen.
' The monthly institute of 7he
county teachers association w7}
hw held at the Carnegie Hall Sag
l;urr!;l_\' at 10 g m.
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