The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, November 05, 1920, Friday Edition, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextFRIDAY - EDITION Official rean Ben Hil! County and Citv of Fitzgerald FITZGERALD PRIMITIVE BAPTISTS TO ENTERTAIN LEADERS FRGM ALL SOUTH Local Congregation Prepares To Entertain 300 Delegates | CITIZEN’S AID ASKED l Biggest Ministers In South Will Deliver Feature Sermons } Fitzgerald Primitive Baptists are making elaborate preparations for the meeting here November 16, 17, and 18 of the Primitive Baptist Ministers and Deacons of Georgia. About three hundred delegates from the churchss throughout Georgia will be gntertain ed by the local congregation and sev-% eral prominent fnembers of the chu-ch from other states will make speeches during the meeting. The program will be featured by four sermons to ne- delivered by prominent Baptists on Monday, Tucsday, Wednesda;, and Thursday evenings. The three days will be devoted to business ses sions and conferences over church work. . Song service will be under the di rection of Dr. Thomas J. McArthurl of Cordele and Dr. L. A. Baker of. Tifton. Dr. McArthur will act as temporary chairman. Among the speakers will be Elder Mitchell of Texl as, J. J. Kirkland of Humbolt, Tenn., J. M. Thomas, Jennings, Fla., A. V. Sims, of Atlanta, J. Walter Hendrix, of Sardis, George D. Goddard, of Milner, W. H. Grissom, of Baldwin, Miss.,, Wm. H. Crouse and R. H. Bar wick, editors of the Banner-Herald, the church organ in Cordele. The ministers who will preach the evening sermons have not been se lected. The general theme for lues day afternoon’s session will be, atie Ministry of the Word,” for Wednes day, “Every Minister at Work, and Every Church a Pastor’; Thursday afternoon will be a “Love Feast.” - Elder W. M. Blackwell, pastor ofl the church and Mr. Wiley Whitley! have issued an urgent request to \the‘ friends of the ~huvch to assist the congregation in entertaining the vis iting delegatss. Accemodaticns for| at least seventy-five more must be | obtained in order to give the promi nent visitors proper entertainment.| Citizens with accou:odations for the visiting churchmen are urged to no tify Mr, Whitley or Elder Blackwell at once. ASK TRUE SPORTSMEN TO OBSERVE GAME LAW County Gam-e Warden Strickland Will CoOperate With Farmers County Game Warden, Mr. B. T. Strickland today issued an appeal to all true sportsmen to assist in enforce ment of the state game law prohibit ing the shooting of quail before Nov ember 20th. Mr. Strickland urges the co-opera tion of farmers in keeping poachers off their land and offers a liberal re ward for evidence to convict any man of violating the law. The state law provides proper penalties tor its vio lation. CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHNRCH Corner Lee and Jessamine Streets. Bible School 10:00 W. A. Adams Superintendent. . Pgeaching- 11:15 “The Successfu! Chur c .l' Preaching 8:00 P. M. Theme, “Win ning Souls” 2 Prayer Meeting Wednesday Evening 1 8:00 P. M, . We thank the church and others for their excellent funding. All Fitzgerald welcomed to the above services, S. A. STRAWN Minister. 314 Lee St. Phone 69L. A fleet of Five aeroplanes passed over the city this afternoon. ¥ g 1< "/ /?j 7 AN gy ' \ A ; W l i o IIN & One Price to Everybody THE LEADER=ENTERPRISE Playground To Get , o Woman’s Club Aid i it - At Wednesday Session Women Vo | To Help Firemen Equip it. ‘ The feature of the Woman’s Club meeting on Wednesday afternoon was the excellet talk om Citizenship by Mrs. S. G. Pryor Sr. It expressed an optimistic view of a deep responsi ' bility touching about every phase that the new franchise may offer of duty or privilege to woman. | Mrs. Dickey talked on some matters ‘of imniediate and local interest in muncipal government. Miss Gene Farmer played a delightful violin solo. A lively business session developed many plans, among which was a fund of twenty five dollars by assessment to assist-the Firemen in placing play ‘ground equipment in\ their parkl at the City Hall for community use, a plan for a chrysanthemum show, notice of which is given elsewhere. The ap pointing of several committees on dif ferent civic projects, the election of seven new members and the proposit ion to amend the constitution so that membership may be limited to one hundred. This will be voted on at the next meeting. The Play ground committee is: Mrs. George Brown, - Mmyr. Frank Ward and Mrs. H, K. Sligh. The others will be named later. The new members are Mrs. W. W. Wilson, Mrs. James Mathis, Mrs. H. A. Mathis, Mrs. Bruce Martin, Mrs. C. G. Hale, Mrs. J. A. Jones and Mrs. W. P, Phillips. 2 MUTT AND JEFF AT GRAND WEDNESDAY, NOV. 10TH Mutt for President, and Jeff for the Vice-President. That is the popular ticket for solid fun that will get ev ery vote in America. Preparations‘ for a reception of the candidates are‘ now under way and the place and the date for the big occasion is the GRAND, Wednesday, November the 10th. This segson “Bud” Fisher’s famous heroes will appear in an en tirely new play with special music entitled, “Mutt and Jeff at the Ra ces”. Manager Gus Hill, as usual,‘ is sponsor for the funny pair who will hold high carnival and cut comical capers in a series of rib-tickling sit uations for the benefit of their mil lions of devoted admirers. Pretty girls galore, infectious music, catchy melodies, smart ensembles and a num ber of surprising fcatures will attend their welcame and «.ilerating pres ence. From all accounis this season is said to be the best in which they have appeared since Jiey entered tie ficld as inimitable stage favorites. BARFIELD-DAY Mrs. Eliza L. Duy announces the marriage of her datighter Ruby May to Mr. J. Franklin Barfield on Satur day, Oct. 30 th_ 1920 at Graham Pres byterian Church, Graham, N. .. They will make their home in Durbam N. C. PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH Elder Walter M. Blackwell Pastor, Preaching 11 2. m. and .7:30 p; m; Meeting Days Ist and 3rd Sundays Prayer meeting each Wednesday Evening. Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Pryor, Sr, had as their guests recently at their home on north .Merrimac Drive, Mr. and Mrs. R. Wilson Pryor, and two sons of Douglas, Ga. Miss Sarah Smith has returned to her home in Jackson, Ga., after a de lightful visit to Mr, and- Mrs. W. Wim berly Wilson on south Lee street. Mrs. Harry C. Viason and hand some young son Billie have returned home after a delightful visit to rela tives and friends in Americus. itzgerald and Surrounding Terri SEMPIRE ¢ t Int erritory MPIR _ N and boys of ritzgerald and odurrcunding Verritor SYORE Hart, Schaffner & M d lus Clothing Reduced €7 art,dSchaffner arx and Stvieplus Clothing Reduce This is an important announcement for you. Empire Mercantile Company’s Entire Stock of CLOTHING, inc' ling Mens and Boys, at Greatly reduced Prices. Come and see for yourself the Saving you can make. There has been no decline in the prices of Hart, Schaffner & Marx and Styleplus Clothing 'y the manufacturers up to now. However, the EMPIRE STORE is making this REDUCTION to enable you to purchase the BEST CLOTHING the market affords at the same and in many in ‘ances LESS than you pay for inferior Clothing. Hart, Schaffner & Marx Suits Reduced $37.50 to $67.50 . Vaive < : Sttt t. Our Entire Stock of Clothing has been Greatly THE EMPIRE STORE’S Reputation for High-Grade De endable Merchandise, as well as truthfulness in advertising is back of th'e above statemen - O Re- duced and now selling at lt)meaqualed pricegs for the sarrfe class of merchandise. You can only appreciate these wonderful clothing values by coming in and see for yourself what we are really offering youin this Reduction. - A THE EMPIRE MERCANTILE COMPANY, FFTZGERALD. BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, NOVEMBER 5. 1920 Tax Payments Are $1,700 Under 1919 Despite Inciease In Tax Valuations, Pagpinens are Siow Tax Collecior Fred Graham stated today that payment of taxes for the agcurrent year is cousiderably slower than in previous years. Despite the fact that the county's taxable assess ments should bring in more than $6, 000 instead of $4.400. receints were $l., 700 less November Ist this year than last year. : The tax books close - officialy on December 20 and a penalty is attached to paymeent of taxes after that date In order to avoid the usual last week’s rush tax payers are urged to make their payments as soon as possible. % e Female Registration ® “Reaches 122 Friday et | Comparatively few Country Women Have Registered up to Today The registration of feminine voters in Ben Hill County reached 122 today and, since the city council passed re solutions permitting women to vote in the city election December 27, reg istration has been on the increase. . The vast majority of registrants are still city women, Women from the rural districts are apparently tak ing little interest in politics. The Woman’s Club and the Wom an’s Temperance Union wish to urge every woman in Fitzgerald to register at the City Hall before November the 9th in order to be allowed to vote in the City Election in December. ' f RLI T ) YA 'CHRISTIAN MISSION | SOCIETY MEETS x Mrs. C. H. Gill =ntertainei the Mis-’ :sionary Society of the Central Chris-' tian Church on Monday afternoon at her home on nortl: Main strect. l The subject of the program was “The New Emphasis on Knowing the' World.” Mrs. David Dixon lead and after a devotional, gave a very inter esting talk on the subject. e : The prayer service comsisting of a' chain of prayers was one of tha sweet ‘est features of the meeting, drawing all to a closer communion with God. A review of the world fields was :given by Mrs. J. M. Mosher, Conditions of Chinese Country Life-- Mrs. O. L. Bradshaw. Story of M. J. Shaw—Mrs. Shaw. Sherwood Eddy’s Statement of Pres ent World Conditions—Mrs. J. A, Parrott. Immigrants coming Into Our Country Each Week, and the Challenge this Makes to Our Churches—Mrs. W. R. Skinner, Several new members were welcom ed into the society, one being Mrs. S. A. Strawm, the wife of the astor who has recently joined him in his work here. . After the program, Mrs. Gill assist ed by Mesdames Brown and E. H. Chaple served ice tea with a salad and pastry course, Mrs. J. Percy Manning is spending a few days in Macon the guest a few days in Macon the guest of her daugh ter Miss Josephine Manning who at tends Wesleyan College in that city. Mr. and. Mrs, M. Gottlieb and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gungl. motored to Macon Wednesday to attend the State Fair. - Mrs. Owen Higgs and baby of At lanta are visiting their mother and grandmother Mrs. E. E. Bailey .on South Grant Street, .2. JBIB Miss Lillian Price of Douglas is the lovely guest of Mr, and Mrs. Forrest Farmer on south Lee street. THRICE-A-WEEK REPUBLCIAN LANDSLIDE - REPORT IS CONFIRMED Washington—Latest returns from the national election give Harding 390 electoral votes against Cox’s 127 with 14 votes still in doubt. The Republicans wiil have 257 representatives in the House and a majority of ten in the Senate. Meyer London was the only Social ist elected although the party polled 2,000,000 votes, the largest in its his ‘tory. William Jennings Bryan has suggested the resignation of Wilson in order that the Republic ans could put through a nlan for an association of nations for peace without further delay. Woman’s Club _Stage Brilliant Displav at Mrs. Wall’s 4 MERCHANTS GIVE PRIZES Out of Town People Will Exhibit At Fitzegerald Show S _The Chrysanthemum Show to be given under the auspices of the Woni an’s Club has been set for Tuesday ; afternoon, November the 9th, at the .home of Mrs. J. B. Wall, 301 South Lee Street, between the hours of 3 o’clock and 10 P. M,, the hostesses to be the members of the sccial depart | ment of the Club, Mrs. S. L. Smith ;Chairman, assisted by Mrs. Wall. An admission fee of twenty five cents will be charged, the proceeds to pro mote the public activitics of the club i along various lines. The following prizes have been gen. , erously contributed by the merchants - for the various classes of blossoms: | A half dozen photographs, value $25.00 ' Owens Studio; Service tray, Empire Mercantile Co.; Cut glass basket, Rus |sell Brothers; One Japanese fiber art square, size 6 X 9, Fitzgerald Furniture Co.; Wicker flower basket, National Drug Co; Holiday stationery Denmark Drug'Co; Silk hose, J. H. Churchwell; Japanese hand painted tray, McCarty Johnston Co; Pyrex baking dish, Home Furniturz Co; Red Seal Victor Record, Value $2.50, Bradshaw Music Co; Stamped Pil low cases, Miss Virginia Gaines; Brass Fern Dish, Johnson Hardware Co; Stone Fruit Cake, Wilson and Dykes; Salad bowl, _McClellan _Ten Cent Store; and $1 in gold, the Wom an’s Club prize for the most perfcct blossom of any color, The flowers are to be classed as follows; the best collection, the best ten yellows, the best seven whites, the best seven pinks, the best seven sal mon, the best seven cream, the best six bronz, the best gx red, the most perfect blossom, the most beautiful badket of blooms of any color, - the next most beautiful basket of blooms of any color, the next and so on un til the fifteen prizes have been dis tributed. Make a careful selection of your basket, and If possible match a tulle bow with the color of your blossoms. These add greatly to the! beauty of the show. Sy | Among those who have signified their intention of entering the contest are: Mrs. C. D. Mcßae of Rochelle; Mrs. Wright T. Paulk, Mrs. Wilmer Turner, Mrs. L. A. Turner, Mrs. Har. old Beall, Mrs. S. L. Smith, Mrs. L.. W. Boney, Mrs. Wadley Garbutt, Mrs. A. Kratz and others several out of town people wil exhibit, . Mrs. Howard Wooding will assist as one of the judges, the-others to be secured from out of town. Mrs. Lon Dickey is engineering the show. ~ Hon. R, J. Corbett, a prominent banker of Moultrie passed through the city today enroute to his home. Mr. Corbett was formerly a citizen of the Colony, operating the first saw mill bought into these woods in the col ony days. » The Emma Tucker Mission Band will meet at the residence of Mrs. Harold Beall, Saturday afternoon at 4 o’clock Mr. and Mrs, James Paulk have as their guest at their home on south Main street the latter's father, Mr. A. A. Graham, of Jacksonville, Fla. Harry Vinson, the popular manager of Leonard Brothers Motor Co., it attending the state fair in Macon. Farm Bureau Sells 2 < _ Five Cars Of Yams Lexingtbn, Ky., Merchants Order Through Ben Hill Bureau The Ben Hill County Farm Bureag Federation will ship one car of field run_sweet potatoes from Fitzgerald to Lexington Ky. Monday and will continue to ship cars as rapidly as they can be loaded until an order for five cars is filled. The farm bureau quoted a price higher than the mar ket in South Georgia which was ac cepted without question by the buy ers, ! This sale is the first of its size that has ever been engineered by a county farm burecau federation in Georgia, Elder Blackwell To Resume Old Charge Former Primitive Baptist Minister Succeeds Elder Thomas - Elder W. M. Blackwell, formerly Primitive Baptist minister here and who made his home here while ser ving churches in Valdosta, Pavo, Thomasville, and Ocilla will assume the Pastorate here next Sunday. He succeeds Elder J. M. Thomas of Jen nings Fla. The local congregation is making extensive perparations for the meeting here November 15-18 of the elders and deacons of the Georgia district of the church. . LOVELY BIRTHDAY PARTY One of the largest and prettiest of parties of the week was that on Mon ~day afternoon by Mrs. L, W. Boney at her pretty home on west Cypress street in honor of her attractive little ‘daughter, Miss Martha Olivia Boney whose eighth birthday anniversary it was. : The entire lower floor of she home was artistically decorated for the oc casion with beautiful yellow and brown chrysanthemums from Mrs.‘ Boney’s own garden. Halloween de-| corations, hlick cats, pumpkins and, withches weris everywhere n evidence | Delicious fruit® punch was served! from the side porch throughout thc: afternoon by Misses Mamie Ruth Rogj ers and Sarah Frahces Brightwell. ' Many delightful games and contests, were enjoyed after which the gucstsl were invited into the dining room where delicious ice cream and cake were served. l The dining table in its snowy linen was adorned with the white birthday] cake topped with eight tiny yellowi candles. Each guest place was mar-| ked with a yellow and black streamer’ which hung from the chandelier on the end of which was a dainty bas ket filled with mints as souvenirs, Miss Boney was the recipient of many lovely gifts attesting her popu larity. & Mrs. Boney was assisted in enter taining and serving by Mesdames W. E. Boney and W. P. Philiips and Mis es Mamie Ruth Rogers and Sarah Frances Brightwell. Among those enjoying the occasion were; Misses Louise Rogers, Gen eva Hussey, Alice Hale, Philena Ty son, Miriam Bowers, Mary Julia Adams, Christine Isfer, Eliabeth Rus sell, and Masters John Ralph Smith,‘ Sam B. Bowers Ji, Dan Johnson, Fleeman Boney, Edward Johnson and Max Phillips. UNIQUE WINDOW DISPLAY Young mothers are admiring the display of baby woolens, in the win dow of the Bazaar, where everything for the comfort of the baby is shown. GITTEroI " (oFoNOJ o S OeED Mrs. 'W. H. Taylor has returned home after a delightful visit to rela tives and friends in Irwinville. Henry " onneborn’ ' Suit W laeol OLYIEPIS Redticea $25.00 to $45.00 CITIZENS WILL ATTEND MEETING TO SETTLE TELEPHONE FRANCHISE TONIGHT Farewell Gathering For Rev. Taylor Pastor of First Methodist Church Leaves to Serve Northern Church The Epworth Bible Class of the First M. E. Church had an enjoyable social meeting at the attractive home of Mr. and Mrs. S, R. Frey on south Lee street on Monday night. The attendance was larger and the enter taining features made brighter than usual in honor of Rev. and Mrs. Jas. ‘Taylor who left Tuesday morning for a new pastorial field in the north. This parting gives genuine regret to all, as the relations of the last two years have been most pleasant and harmonious. | Mr. A. G. Brown expressed the sen ‘ timents of the entire class and of the congregation as well in a tender i speech of farewell, at which time was _presented to Mr. Taylor, a purse of i $25 in Gold as a parting token from the Epworth class whose teacher he " has been. [ Mrs. Frey was assisted in serving a _delicious oyster supper by Mesdames Roscoe Kimball, Fred Kimball, F. W, Hitch, who were the entertainment committee. | l The guests included, Mr. and Mrs,“ Ray Frey, Rev. and Mrs. Jas. Taylo-‘,i Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Justice, Mr. and | Mrs. J. H. Burke, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. | Wilkerson, Mr. and Mrs. R, C. Pick | ens, Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Kimlmll,l ' Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kimball, Mr. and Mrs. Caleb Stever, Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Burr Stokoe, Mr. and Mrs. W. Raine, Mr. and Mrs, 'A. G. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Whitman, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Hitch, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Newcomer, and Mesdames Isaac White, E. N. Davis, Arthur Cripe, Isidor Gelders, Mrs. Myrtle Beauchamp, Mrs. Jennie Kirke, Mrs. Myrtle Stever and Miss! Thelma Temple, I Rev. and Mrs. Taylor left Fitzger ald Tuesday morning to motor to Chicago, over the Dixie Highway. ‘ His successor here has not yet bcen[ assigned by the church conference. | NOTICE We will open the stock yards in Fitzgerald just as soon as there is suf ficient business to warrant the open ing, at this time hogs are moving slowly and the market will discourage selling for sometime. We will handle your hogs promptly through the Ocilla yard until the Fitz gerald yard has been opened and urge you to call us at Ocilla for any infor mation as to market conditions, call us reverse and we will geadly advise you. ---W. I. McCranie Livestock Co.,___ Phone 25 and 50, Ocilla Ga. Ded Dec. 12 e i FARMERS, ATTENTION! We will not Operate Our Ginnery Next Week Except On Wednesday the 10th and Saturday the 13th The week following we will operate ONE day the date of which we will advise you. Please arrange to bring your cotton in on one of the above days next week. Fitzgerald Cotton Oil Company FITZGERALD COTTON Good Midding ________________ 20 Friday’s Receipts __________47 bales VOL. XXV. NO. 131;3 Conference of Council and Com mittee is Open to the Public e Plu A CLASH 1S EXPECTED Marv Members Strongly Obpvose Eternal Franchise Request All citizens of Fitzgerald interested in the contest between the Bowen Telephone Co. and the City Council over a new franchise for the company will attend the conference called at 8 o’clock tonight in the council chambers at the City Hall. The difference between city and company arose over a raise in rates granted to the company by the state railroad commission last year. The present franchise which expires in May 1930, specified the rate to be charged. Acting on the assumption that the company had violated its franchise contract by raising rates, council this year fixed a license fée of $5OO a year on the company. A fee of $3OO a year is specified in the con tract. » | . The meeting tompght will be pre sided over by Mayor J. L. Pittman, The council members who are present are G, S. Flournoy, George Kilcrease, W. R. Paulk, H." G. Channell, C. S. Isler, H. Milton, Yancey Bowles, J. H. Mayes, George Lewis. The cit izen’s committee is H. A. Adams, J Gelders, J. D. Dorminey, J. J. Dor ‘miney, S, G. Pryor, Jr, D. A, Bragg, A. H. Denmark, A. H. Thurmond, N. ‘M. Jordan, W. M. Martin, J. E. Turner and Lon Wilder. Wall and Grant ham are legal counsel for the city. 1. E. Griffin represents the telephone Co. HIGH SCHOOL HOLDS BIG CARNIVAL TODAY Dublin Football Team Will be the Guests of Honor at Campus Fete The annual High Schooi Carnival will be held tO}lig’ht on the campus of the Fitzgerald High School. The proeeds will go to the athletic asso entertainment has been arranged. As special guests of the Athletic as sociation will be the members of the Dublin football team which plays the high school this afternoon at™ 4 o’clock The visitors are doped to win the game, \ ONLY ONE THING LACKING—MQNEY “I have doctored nine years for stomach and liver trouble and spent thousands of dollars, but instead of becoming cured of these ailments, my bloating and pains and attacks be came worse. 1 was persuaded a year ago to take Mayt's Wonderful Rem edy and have never suffered since tak ing the first dose. I wish [ had the money back I spent for other niedi cine.” It is a simple harmless prep aration that removes the catarrhal mucus from the intestinal tract and allays the inuammation which causes practically all stomach, liver and in testinal ailments, including -appen lici tis. One dose will convince or money refunded. Denmark. and National Drug Cos., and druggists everwhere, adv. 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