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MONDAY
EDITION
Official Crgan Ben Hill County and City of Fitzgerald
OV BEAUTIRGL
cadiirol 4 ‘
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Ab GG CUNMAITIEE
Mrs. Thomas Dickey, as chair
man of the civie department of
the Woman's Club, is making &
great effort to secure the co-op
eration of the citizens in making
beauty spots out oI waste places
about the city. At the present
time, under her supervision,
shrubs and trees are being set out
about the library building. Mrs.
Dickey and her committee are
very desirous to have the city es
tablish a permanent location for
the housing of horses and-mules
of our “country cousins” doing
shopping in the city.
“It is impossible to keep the
stde-walks and alleys in condition
as long as every vacant lot is
used for a wagon yard.
The business men as well as the
public in general are interested in
having the city appear attractive
and just a little care with a small
expenditure of money weuld
make such an improvement in the
business center. The ladics are
willing to do their shave toward
maintaining the parks and beauti
fying them, but we lcok to the
business men and the city officials
to provide better facilitics for the
out of town teams that should
have a better protected gathering
place,” said Mrs. Dickey in con
versation with the writer, and we
agree fully with tae purpose of
the committee and trust the mat
ter will have the attention of the
city council at its next meeing.
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL OB
SERVES LEE’S BIRTHDAY
Friday morning Mrs. Womble's
room celebrated the anniversary
‘of Robert E. Lee’s and Stonewall
Jackson’s birthdays, with an ap
propriate program.
Song, “We're Old Time Con
federate”—Class. :
“Tribute to. Jackson”—Carlos
Horne.
“The South in History”—Class.
¥ Song, “Hurrah for the Sunny
South”—Class.
“Lee ats Gettysburg”—lEthel
Legiour.
“What the World Thinks of
Lec”—Class.
“On Our Way to Washington”
—Eldridge Powell.
Song, “My Maryland”—Class.
“Stonewall Jackson's Way"'—
Alava McNaughton.
“Gen Lee’s Christmas of 1864”
—Herman Gelders.
Song, “America”—Class.
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At the Empire Store Thls ‘N eek’ S SpeCIaIS At the Empire Store
BELOW you will find listed a few of the many specials for this week. You must not fail to take advantage ofjg
these special prices. This is the season in the year when we give you a chance to pick up bargains in almost
everything you need for some time to come. J
4eagl 10 per cent
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73 off men’s
R .
& Suits and
(1/ Overcoats
;- Also Boys Cleth-
E / ing..-u ;
¢ i
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/" Hart, Schaffner and Marx
: 1/ Suit or Overcoat or one of
f‘ the ever popular Styleplus
w{‘} i 4 $l7 Suits or Overcoats less
1 (\‘\ 10 per cent.
&fi(? | | Boys Clothing—Let us fit
A X l| ' that boy in one of these
>AP e \)“ gi‘ E . ¢ - e
(7 W}A\ o mp:ie Suits at a savi g
\f iA ‘ e of 104
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COUNTY AGENT PITTMAN
LNGAGED ANOTHER YEAR
The Chamber of Commerce has
secured the services of county
agent J. T. Pittman for another
year for Ben Hill county. The
splendid ‘work done by Mr. Pitt
man during the past ten months
in the county is bearing fruit and
the fact that the subscribers to
the farm extension fund of last
vear, The First National and the
ixciange National, the County
Commissioners, and the county
Board of Education, as well as the
A. B. and A, and the Federal
Farm Extension Department,
through Mr. J. Phil Campbell,
dhave again assumed to - finance
the work, is an endorsement of
Mr. Pittman’s services. In this
Capital $100,000.00
Suarplus 160.000.00
Nu. 8250
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FITZGERALD, GA., Jan 22,-17 MR
Mr. Editor: .
~ Please print the accompanying card and this letter on your
front page, the card immediately to the right of the letter.
To our mind this is the most unusual and remarkable showing
of strength and popularity we have been able to discover issued by
any other bank in the state of Georgia. Some banks in cities are
larger, but not yet have we seen them publish a list of honors equal
to this. 3
' One of the biggest bankers in the South once saia: “You have.a
smart bank.” i i
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We hope that the depositing and patronizing public will read this
card and agree with this banker in the thought that we have a
“Smart Bank™—a bank very strong, up and doing ali the time, and
winning new patronage day by day. :
Yours respectfully,
J. E. TURNER,
Active Vice-President
THRICE-A-WEFK
FiTZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, JAN. 22, 1917
BANKRUPTCY COURTS IS
OPEN FOR BUSINESS
Judge Hal Lambdin is already
being besieged with' appittations
in bankruptcy, a number having
already beén filed by local as well
as attorneys from other parts of
the distrist. judge Lambdin
will occupy offices on the fifth
floor of the Garbutt-Donovan
building.
| o
icmmcction we desire to especially
express our appreciation of the
spirit of co-operation on the part
of our banks in this farm exten
sion movement. Without their
’fiuzmcinl aid and the liberality of
the A. B, and A., :ailway the
{\\'urk could not be undertaken.
1-2 off all Ladies Ready
to-wear, Suits, Dresses
= & Millinery
-/, . ‘/",
/"'4 sz There is still good choos-
B - ) Ing among this lot of read-
Vi ytowear especially is this
N > ) true with our dresses.
\ % There are styles and ma-
Jion i / terials that will be good
/’ i / W for spring and summer
& A G wear.
oo b i T O Beusth off Skirts
>~\\ {/ / / and Petticoats--
e : f &
X’\\k (;-’ Serge, Poplin and Silk
)\\ Skirts in good styles.
v N Petticoats in all the goed
shades.
AND PRESS
W, R Bywen, President.
T. ~. Price, Vice Prescdere
J R Clemen's, Vice President
J. F. Turner, Viee ¢lees .
J D. Dormin~v, Tashier
M. M, Stephens, Asst. Ca lier
(Special to Leader-Enterprise.)
\Vaskington,_'D_j_ C.. .Jan. .22
P‘rcsi(;cnt Wilson placed before
the House and Senate teday at
noon, in person. the contents of
additional notcs forwarded to all
belligerent governments, for fur
ther consideration of peace pro
posals. :
THE EXCHANGE NATIONAL BANK
The following is the proud list of honors that puts
and holds this strong institution in the lead and hizh up
in banking realms:
Depoesitory for Railways.
Depository for Insurance Companies. .
Depository for Other Interior Banks.
Dorasitory for Kstates,
Depository for City of Fitzgerald.
Designated by Act of Georgia Legislature as Depository
of Ben [lill County.
Depaository for United States Tax and Revenue Moneys.
Empowered by Federal Reserve Board pursuant to act of
Congerss to act as Administrator, Kxecutor, Trustee and
Registrar of Bonds.
Entered on National Bank Honor Roll, july 1912, for, its
showing of Superior Sggength.
Has the largest Su‘fi}lus found in this section of Georgia.
Leads all other banks in this portion of the state in year
round deposits.
- The following directors and officers are fair specimens of
the strong, conservative :lgi(l"pupu]zu‘ sharcholders:
\
Capital Stock Streng¥lly - ... ... .. ... ... .0.8 200000.00
Susplusidnd Profits ... 0080, ... .. ... a 8 127,000.00
Cash and. Exchange for Daily U5e............$ 381000.00
Deposits Over Three-Fourths of ............551,000000.00
Assets APPROVED by Our Board Over . ... .$1,000,000.00
Softowed Mosey . . o SUrTTT L 0 B None at all
OFFICERS:
Wm. R. Bowen, President.
J. B. Clements, Vice-President.
T. S. Price, Vice-President.
J. E. Turner, Vice-President.
1. D. Dorminey, Cashier.
M. M. Stephens, Assistant Cashier.
DIRECTORS:
W. R. Bowen. . J. Dorminey. J. D. McLauchiin,
1. B. Ware. P. H. Gaskin. 1., O, Tisdek
J. B. Clements. E. T. James. o 5 Price
J. H. Dorminey. A. J. McDonald. J. K. Turner,
J. D. Dorminey. Jacob McMillan.
. WIFES HANDS ON U. 8.
‘f FLAG; KNOCKED DOWN
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| Washington, Jan, 19—Scme
idays ago Quartermaster Lutsich,
_coast guard service, on recruiting
‘duty at the Battery, New York,
knocked a man down because he
wiped his hands on the American
gflu;:. He wrote the Treasury
| Department, stating that he “re
| eretted to report that it had been
'necessary to knock a man down”
for lack ef respect for the flag.
. Today Byron Newton, assistant
“secretary of the navy, wrote Lut
ssich a personal letter highly com
,mending him. _
X Al G LGt e e
| Mrs.R. V. Holt, and baby, of
Waycross, are guesis of Mr. and
Mis E. €. Mannt
Muslin Under
wear Sale...
OF all the sales there has not been anything equal
to our Muslin Underwer Sale. Because of the
fact that the values are exceptionally great.
You can only appreciate these val
ues by seeing them. There IS every
muslin Garment among this lot at
a reduction that will sell them.
One Fourth off all Sweaters,
Furs, Motor Sets.
10 per cent off all comforts and
Blankets.
E One Price to Everybody ;
E. Phones 18 and 155.
Mconday
Wednesday
Friday
VOL. XXII, NC. ¢
TROOFS PREPARE
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10 LEAdc FEEXIEO
El Paso, Tex., Jan. 20.—1¥ &
unothicially reported tonight by
army officers that actual with
drawal operations were under
way at El Valle, e southers eut
post of the punfive expedition im
Mexico and at San Joaquin, be
tween 1 Valle and the field head
quarters. at Celonia Dublan.
Predictions that the entire ex
pedition wi'l begin its march
Columbus, N. M., within the nexg
seventy-two hours were made by
army officers today. '
Al s‘uppiic:'. billed to Ameticans
in the Casas Grandes-Colsnma
Dublan district and sent 1o fo
arez for transportation over Qlye
Mexican Northwestern ratirdad
fh:x\'v heen ordered neld at Jusgez -
and no more shipments ol sop
piics will be made over this neaf
ifm' the punitive cxpedition.
| Arrangements were also heing
rade in Tvaresr taday for semding
all ayeitahle freioht cass to Casts
i‘lr:m(‘.cs: to bring ouat the stocks
of coods and svrpluas supplies
!f'.‘wm the stores of the American
!.\inmmn-: erd others who have
| been supolving the Americmn
ih'mqr-% in Mexico.
i The dispatching of four cmpyy
motor truck trains of fhinty
trucke cach from Colnmbus duor
ing the past twenty-four honrs
was taken here, to mean vcarly
withdrawal. The pitching of =
'nnmhcr of large tents at Coluny
bus for housing cauipment, or
| dinance, merchandise and «her
armv stores also was considercd
anoindication of the early with
drawal and arrival of the expedy
tionary column at the ficld heafy
quarters,
Gen. Pershing’s troons will e
olaced along the horder witn
headquarters at 1 Paso and Suw
Antonio. according to reporis
here and in Columbus today.
l S
i MARY E. FUSSELYL, " %
Mrs. Mary E. Fusseli diwed =t
her home in Broxton after an at
tack of appoplexy Wednesday al
ternoon at 2. o'clock, Jan. 10. Be
sides her husband, Mr. Robert
[Fuszell, sha leaves twelve chibd
ren to mourn her loss. The te
mains were laid to rest in The
Moore cemetery Thursday after
noon.