The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, November 10, 1920, Wednesday Edition, Image 1

The Leader, enterprise and press., November 10, 1920, Wednesday Edition, Image 1

About The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 10, 1920)

Page of 4

Prev Issue Next Issue

Text PDF JP2 (4.5 MB) Clip/Print Image

Page of 4

Prev Issue Next Issue

Return to Top

Newspaper Page TextWEDNESDAY EDITION Official Orzan Ren Hill Countv and City of Fitzgerald ‘ COMMERCE CH AMBER\ Annual Banquet Will Be Feat ured by Good Speeches and Eats MACON SECRETARY HERE Band Play, Diners Sing and Make Merry when Boosters Meet F. Roger Miller, Secretary of the Macon Chamber of Commerce and one of the best known “beosters” in the South will probabty ve one of the speakers at the annual banquet of the Fitgerald Chamber of Commerce on November 18th, W. E. Algee, Tif ton live wire, has *sured Secretary Adams that he will be here. Con gressman Charles R. Crisp declinedl with regret because he has to attend the wedding of his nifece on the same’ evening. : The banquet itself will be prepared and served under the expert direc tion of the ladies of the Episcopal Church guild. Members of the Cham ber will attend as guests without any charge. . All other wjll be assessed $1.50 a plate. Tickets can be secured from Secretary Adams. Manager Sam Willcox of the Fitz gerald Band and Mr. Ed Shumway, Community Service song leader, will be in charge of the musical part of the program of the Chamber. Plenty of snappy music will enliven the repast. The Chamber of Comimerce offi cials are mapping out a militant pro gram of progress for the year that will put Fitzgerald several strides hearer Leing a South Georgia Metrop olis if supported by a strong and ac tive membership. A campaign fer members with 500 as the goal will Fe launched as a starter, Ben Hiil coun ty farmers will be urged to co-operate with the Chamber and ‘o become members in order that city and coun ty can work together for the prosper ity of both. n e * White Woman In Jail Accused of Stealing Mrs. Marjorie Whitman Alieged Tak en $560 from J. M. Bullock Mrs. Marjorie Whitman, a white women, living north of the city, is in jail, bound over by Judge D. P. Ad ams, on a warrant sworn out by J. M. Bullock of Wilcox county. Bul lock alleged that he was driving about the town and county with Mrs. Whitman in the taxi driven by Asa Knight, when he was feloniously relieved of a sum of money, said to be $560.00 in currency. Sheriff Dor miney and Deputy went to Mrs. Whitman’s home this morning and placed her under arrest. A pocket book, identified by Bullock as his own, was found on the premises. Judge Adams assessed a bond of $5OO which up to noon Mrs. Whitman was unable to secure. The woman has been in jail on several previous occa sions here. Dr. Fred E. Keefer of West Or ange, N, J. is spending a few days in our city with relatives and friends. ; ' THE : =N 207, DISCOUNT ON ALL OUR LADIES SUITS AND COATS 20% [=ViPIRE EMPIRE 20% 0 \ENMPIRE L Ladies Suit and Coat in The Empire Store NOW ON SALE AT 20 PER CENT or ONE-FIFTH OFF! is i i i i i i icular. derf h ials in all the hew shade de up in so many beautiful styles, each and every Erzse;xsti?:l; ré?fsftéi:t?gcil%gg;iystgﬁgga;% eCa‘gX'Zl[‘nSt:: treaiiogegsae:" ;:liieass::;tg:g:dlt?r:lo;; :?lm vg;:)teség t?l‘::rrxyas abfetilxi;l?ery Yz:sr:mili);;} ;l:c;d?saen:ln:t)e: amS flanc: of tlfis 'f::::tsv:e a:emszering an additional value by givipg you TWENTY ?ER CENT OFF on these SUITS AND COATS. ? Ladies Suits. Now TN Per Ce: 20 Per Cent Off )\, $21.00 Ladies’ Suits now ..............$16.80 ’,e:- ' , $22.00 Ladies’ Suits now .............$17.60 / \ : $25.00 Ladies’ Suits now ..............$20.00 . $27.00 Ladies’ Suits now .............$21.60 N J $32.50 Ladies' Suits now ....,........$26.00 ¥ < $37.00 Ladies’ Suitsnow ..............$20.60 ¥ $41.00 Ladies’ Suits now ..............$32.80 $45.00 Ladies’ Suits n0w............. .’536.00 f $47.00 Ladies’ Suits now ..............$37.60 ~ $50.00 Ladies Suits now ...............$40.00 /] / . $52.50 Ladies’ Suits now .............$42.00 §/ = 4\ $5500 Ladies’ Suits now .............:$44.00 A $60.00 Ladies Suits now ..............$48.00 One Price to Everybody THE LEADER=-ENTERPRISE e : j %% o 1 ‘»;‘Hf_:: e g§ | o T R 1 o o 8 Gl L N {Goietorn e e Ty PO, ':'»:s."-é_/» N Al g BRI AR o * 3 RRe 2 S RN PR = R L B R BEEs . ey & ‘ 2 'as@g;';. Galbraith Ji. NC i 4 - New National Comiizs: of the American L. ¥ ° Dramatic Club Is b ® Organized TuSsday S O ! Officers and Committees of Amateur - Thespians Named at Meeting At Carnegie Halbelast evening the Fitzgerald Dramatic Club completed its organization with the following officers and committees. | President—Mrs, George W, Brown.; Business Manager—C. Roy:. Adams. Director—(for first play) Samuel Kassewitz. ! ‘ Publicity-—Stewart Gelders, Jar-| raty Pryor. : . Costume—MTrs, C. C. Persons, Mrs.‘ R. G. Shannonhouse, Mrs. U. J. Ben nett, Program—Mrs. Nelle F. Moncrief, Miss Florence Willis, Miss Julia Prentiss. | Music—Miss Alberta McCloud, Miss Marjorie Owen,” Mrs. Jesse Grantham. Chaperons—Mrs. R. M. McKay, Chairman, The . purposes of this organization are: Pleasure and development along artistic and dramatic lines; to “foster talent wherever found; and to work in harmony with and for the support of all community interests. 2 The following persons have': signi fied their interest as members; new members will be welcomed by the club: iy Mesdames G. W. Brown, Nell Fra zier Moncrief, C: C. Persons, W. E. Yeatman, U. J. Bennett, Lon Dickey, A. H. Thurmond, R. M. McKay, Ru fus Smith, R. G. Shannonhouse, M. S. Cohen,; Misses Hazel Mayes, Flor ence Willis, E. Alberson, Rhea Wise, G.'Spier, I:ucy Tucker, Lillie Tucker, Julia Prentiss, Cleo Rainwater, Thel ma Temple, Bobra Reynolds, Louise Few, Alberta McCloud, Hazel Jolley, Leila Hall, Gladys Pollard,; Messrs. Ernest Hangar, A. L. Lincoln, Thom as Graydon, Stewart Geldets, Jarrat Bryor,, J. B. Norman, J. C. McDon ald, H. W. Carter, H. A. Math}, Samuel Kassewitz, Needham War ren, C. Roy Adams, Eldridge Pow ell and Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Bradshaw, and Dr. and Mrs. L. A. Turner. THE EMPIRE MERCAN TILE. COMPANY, FITZGERALD. BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, NOVEMBER 10. 1920 $20,000.00 OAT FIRE\ Blaze. Starts from Unknown ~ Cause Late Tuesday Morning { WA‘S FULLY INSURED | Barn and Entire Year’s Oats | Crop Proves Total Loss } Fire that ori_g?n;t.e.(-l from an un known cause destroyed the big barn ’ and this years oats crop of Mr. Hen 'ry Burkhart, southeast of the city. ’The barn contained about 10,000 bushels of Fulghum seed oats and the total loss is said o be around $20,000, one of the most costly rural | fires on record in Ben Hill county. The blaze was first noted about 10:30 o'clock Tuesday morning by negro laborers at work in the field back of the barn who saw smoke curling out under the eaves of the barn. They attempted to fight the fire but were unable to check its progress. Q The. Burkhart farm has attracted statewide comment as a ‘ctumpless, mu!eiess, cottonless farm'. The en tire 700 or 800 acres is free from stumps and is cuitivaied entirely by tractor power. ilay and oats arc‘ the principle crops Mr. Burkhart raises. Mr. Burkhart’s loss is covered byl fire insurance. 91 Women To Vote * . n City Election Registration Continues at Court House; Closed at City Hall l Winety-one women are entitled to vote. in t\he city election Deccmbcr‘ 22nd, it was announced this morning‘} by City Clerk David L. Paulk. That number had registered for the ballot before the books closed at 6 o'clock yesterday evening. The total regis tration is only 275 and a very light vote will be polled because no of fice is contested. Registration ot women at the of fice of Tax Collector Fred Craham is continuing slowly. Nearly 200 had registered for the ballot today. Although a great many more women are expected to register for the nov eity of the experience,-no great in terest is being taken in _politics and nothing like the full sircagth of the feminine yc.e in the county is ex pected © show itself. Abcut two, thousand women arz eligible to vote in Democratic 'white primaries in rhe county, if they all register. . NEW SPEED COP TAKES | TOLL FROM MOTORISTS Twenty-six cases have been made against alleged violators of the city traffic ordinances by Motarcycle Of ficer J. W. Finley since he came here from Ocilla two weeks ago. The to tal contributions to the city treasury that his activities have caused are about $l3O. The number of arrests have dwindled since motorists in clined to speed have tound that the new mounted cop is “onto his job.” Sa L el Leader-Enterprise Want Ads Pay. . THRICE-A-WEEK THOUGHT POTATO WAS SNAKE; SLICED ITS HEAD OFF; SOME YAM Also Some Yarn If Table Conaversa ; tion At Denmark’s Is Credited The museum that Dr. Denmark us ually keeps behind his soda fcuntain is featured this week with a sweet po tato about thirty inches long and two to three inches in diameter. Cne end ‘has been sliced off with a hoe. The yam came from the farm of Mr. J. C. Hart, north of Fitzgerald. It is said that Mr. Hart was digging his potatoes with a hoe and a vine became hooked around it. Pulling the hoe vigorously the long yam was “snaked” out of the ground. It is ‘built on something cf a cork screw plan and for & moment Mr. Hart is said to have thou2ht he had found a snake. He sliced the *“snake's” head off before he discovered his mistake, or so they say. “No sah, he won’t bite,” said Dr. Denmark’s porter, “But hit sho will eat good, yessah.” : ° Odd Fellows Raise - $4OO For Orphans Ed Shumway Leads Large Gather ing in Community Singing Mr. Ed Shumway, Community Service song leader extraordinary, got acquainted with Fitzgerald peo-. ple yesterday on the evening after his arrival by leading the feature part of the meeting of Lodge Number 35, I. O. O. F. called to raise money for the Robert T. McDaniel Mem orial Home at Griffin. The lodge gave $4OO by individual subscription. After a luncheon and a round of interesting talks by Mr. Shumway, Mr. Lincoln, of the Community Ser vice, and others, the more than one hundred people in attendance at the mecting held one of the most en thusiastic “Community Sings” ever staged in Fitzgerud, Mr, Shumwars brought them all 13 their fect for a sparkling half hour of music. Mrs. J. M.. McNed ac:ompanicd the cingers on the pano Mrp. ! Al Parrott was toastmaster at the mn formal luncheon. S W e e o . City Taxes Coming Better Than 1919 Records to Novembder 1, Show $250 Increase Cver Last Year While tax collections for Ben Hill county have lagged several hun. dred dollars below iast year, Treasur er G. P. Mingledorf of thc C:iy of Fitzgerald stated today that collec tions in the city were in proportion with the raise in tax assessments. Collections to November 1, 1920 were $1,685.29; to November 1, 1919 were $1,432.66. . Taxable vaiues in the city were raised forty per cent by the cqualizer for this year and the tax rate re be $77,695.53 this year while last year duced. The total collections should they were $62.785.40. Tax books closed December 20. ik Special Ready-to-Wear Sale $67.50 Ladies’ Suits Now .....covcovevvivenessss.ss4.oo $73.50. Ladies’ Suits now .......c.c.ovviienns...:ssB.Bo $75.00 Ladies’ Suits now ...........ccoooovnvee....s6o.oo $BO.OO Ladies’ Suits now ...........4.............564.00 $85.00 Ladies Suits now .......c...0e0uu....it....568.00 SRIO LOBIaN TN NOW......ovivesiiiorcrsisnsiißo $95.00 Ladies’ Suits now .............00ueen.....576.00 $98.50 Ladies’ Suits now ~........000vvvnneen5...578.80 $125.00 Ladies’ Suits now .........oocovveerree....sloo From the above figures you can see exactly what we mean and exactly what the difference in price is, when we tell you we are giving you a TWENTY PER CENT discount on all Ladies’ Suits and Coats. . . These reductions in prices means Y o SHGW IS SUCCESS More Than 400 From This Sec ~ tion Attend Pretty Display ~ $5OO PRIZES AWARDED | R ST l Show Will Be Held Here Again on Bigger Scale Next Year ‘ More han four hundred club wom en and their friends from Fitzger | ald, Rochelle and Ocilla attended the ' Fitzgerald Woman’s Club Chrysan ' themum Show held vesterday at the - home of Mrs. J. B. Wall, ' It was estimated that more than - $l,OOO worth of the beautiful blooms Ewere on display. The prize awards, '\vhich aggregated nearly $5OO in val ue, went to Fitzgerald exhibitors !with the exception of five which were taken by exhibitors from Ro | chelle, 3 5 " A committee of five from the Woman’s Club, Mesdames G. P. Min gledorff, George Ricker, Harry K. Sligh, J. M. J. Luke served reiresh ~ments during the course of the show, assisting Mrs. J. B. Wall and Mrs. ' S. L. Smith in entertaining. Mrs. Lon 'Dickey had general direction of the 1 show. : 1 The prize awards were as follows: " Mrs. C. D. Mcßae of Rochelle, best twelve assorted colors; $25 art work at Owen’s Studio. Mrs. J. A. Bond, Ben Hill County, second best twelve assorted; silk hose J. H. Churchwell Company. Mrs. Wadley Garbutt, best ten vellows: mahogany nut bowl, Watt ‘Holmes. Mrs. S. L. Smith, second best, holiday stationcry, Denmark Drug Company. Mrs. W. L. Watson, best seven white, cut glass basket, Russell Brothers. Mrs. L. O. Davis, second best, service tray, Empire Mercan tile Company. Mrs. S. L. Smith, best five pink, wicker flower basket, National Drug Company. Mrs. George W. Herring ton, second best, brass fern dish, Johnson Hardware Company. Mrs, C. D. Mcßae, of Rochelle, best five cream, fiber art square, F¥z gerald Furniture Company. Mrs. W. F. Pollard, second best, Pyrex dish, Home Furniture Conpany. Mrs. Walter Blatkshear, Rochelle, best five bronze, hand painted jap anese tray, McCarty-Johnstone Com pany. Mrs. Wright T. Paulk, second best, Salad bowl, McClellan Com- Mrs. W..F. Pollard, best five red, pair of stamped pillow cases. Miss Virginia Gaines. Mrs. Wright T. Paulk second best, Stone fruit cake, Wilson and Dykes, Mrs. W. L. Watson, most beauti ful basket of blooms, any color, Red Seal Victor record, O. L. Bradshaw. Mrs. C. D: Mcßae, of Rochelle, most perfect bloom, $l.OO in gold, Fitz gerald Woman’s Club. ' Miss Gladys Pollard, "best sik lav ender, set toilet articles, Haile Drug Store. The array of blossoms of all colors was really beautiful and the visitors at the show were astonished and de lighted. The "Worgan’s Club is plan ning now to stage a show next year on a much larger scale and to con tinue to encourage the growing of chrysanthemums. § & ™ LA ME FASHION r vEGOT BER ARMS .;':?:'ssl.'.'-."" g i O SR P R L G G N, e BRI %‘:'ai}-':'.f"" SR o . B R T .i)?‘-ﬁ..-,-:,:g* e _\3 ol g R .5 A E e %’ g i R R R e B p ¥.. o WA gNG R RLU PR e e R \\§ R RN G B AR SRRt I AR e Allce Brady the pretty tu: movie star. has acswered the dic tates of Dame Fashion, who i evidently very fearful lest Allce should have culd neck and hands Bo a beautiful black skunk neck piece protects milady’s neck and long gloves her hands and wrists. However, Dame Fashion has sud ly neglected Alice’s arms, for her short s'ioulder cap sleeves leave some ¢€pace for the chilly fal) rinds, .Notwe the belt and sides the™ -gray satin '&anql are «ned with long biack fur. Song Leaders School ! . | ' Will Open Tomorrowi Ed Shumway of Community Service Arrives from Thomasville =~ The Cnmmunity Song Leaders School will be opened at Carnegie Hall * Thursday evening, November 11, at 8 p.#i& Mr. Ed Shumway, a singer and director of ability and ex perience has been sent to Fitzgerald for the specific purpose of conduct ing this school. The purpose of the school is to train the members in the methods and mechanics of song leadership. The ciasses are frce-not even a “voice” is required. The public, old and youug ‘s invit:l and a gnod tinie is promisel The classes will prove quite a benefit to the schools. church es, church societies and clubs of the City, for those who take the work will be able to lead groups, large and small, in singing, which is one of the best mediums of self expression for all our people. Come and bring your friends. Mr. Shumway has been in Thom asville for the last two weeks. He was in Dublin before. In both places his work has been popular and suc cessful. ' . Mr. and Mrs. Wright Fitzgerald and little daubghter Marietta of East man spent Sunday very pleasantly in the city with Mr. and Mrs. Perry Fitzgerald. ® & Ladies Coats Now 20 Per Cent Off = &g $14.50 Ladies’ Coats now ............ .$11.40, \ $16.50 Ladies’ Ciats now ..........,.:$13.20 ' $17.00 Ladies’ Coats now ............$13.60 A \ i $18.50 Ladies’ Coats now .............$14.80 N & $19.00 Ladies’ Coats now .............$15.20 % A\ $20.00 Ladies’ Coats now .............$16.00 { kY $22.50 Ladies’ Coats’ now .............$lB.OO ! $25.00 Ladies’ Coats now ..... ~.....82000 b $30.00 Ladies’ Coats now .............$24.00 | $35.00 Ladies’ Coats now .............$28.90 ’ | $40.00 Ladies’ Coats now ............522.00 £ | $45.00 Ladies’ Coats now .............$36.00 1 $50.00 Ladies’ Coats n0w..............540.0.0 :f A i $65.00 Ladies’ Coats now .....,........$52690 holl ‘ $75.00 Ladies’ Coats now ........... .$30.00 v Vo | $82.50 Ladies’ Coats now ... ..........$66.00 1 " FITZGERALD COTTON Good Middling AL ST e Mondays Receipts ——eeeuo-220 balas v _VOL. XXV, NO. 133 e AAV, NO. 1. Ll el Lincoln Gets Song Leader Over Dublin and Thomasville ‘ PARK MAY SPEAK Distinguished University Pro fessor Was Invited Today The Armistice Day community meeting planned for Sunday afternoon under joint auspices of the Marrs- McDouald Post of the American Leg ion and the Community Service Coun cil gives promise of surpassing all other efforts at community meetings. Mr. Ed Shumway, Community Ser vice Song leader, arrived in Fitzger ald yesterday from Thomasville, He had previously been at Dublin ‘and at Thomasville. Both cities made stren uous efforts to secure his aid in stag ing the Armistice Day Celebration. The popu'ar leader was secured for Fitzgerald, however through the of forts of Mr. A. L. Lincoln, local or ganizer for the Community Service, Mr. Carlyle McDonaid of the Amer ican Legiou’s Armistice Day commit tee wired shortly before noon today to Prof. R. E. Park, of Athens, pro fessor of English at the Universitv of Georgia, asking him to make the ora tion of the day at the meeting. Prof. Parks is known all over the state for his brilliant oratory and beautiful use of language. Alumni of the Uni versity here have joined the American legion in asking Prof. Parks to come. A reply is expected tonizht or to morrow. 3 . The committee had previously tried ito secure a speaker from a less re ' mote part of the state than Athens. T General Walter A. Harris, of Rainbow division fame, was unable to accent because he is to address the meeting .in Macon Sunday. fudge U. V. - Whipple of Cordele also had another ‘ engagement : | Music by the Fitegerald Band kil "by a choir from local churches and, . as the big musical feature, singing by ' the entire crowd. led by Mr. Shumway [ will form, the major part of the pro ‘gram Sunday. A mamoth crowd is {cxpected to atten d . - . Local Christians , : Attend State Meet Delegation of Nine,ls In Augusta For State Convention The Fitzgerald Christian Church is ¥epresented at the state convention of the denomination in Georgia by a delegation of nine prominent members who left Fitzgerald,yesterday for the scene of the meeting. The Fitzgerald delegation, which is headed by Rev. S. A, Strawm, is com posed of Mesdames M. D. Bennett, O. L. Bradshaw, L. A. Turner, G. H. Gill, Russ Smith, J. A. Parrott, and Mr. and Mrs. Will A, Adams. The convention runs through Friday and the delegates will return Saturday. Mrs. Bruce Martin has returned home after a pleasant visit to friends in Macon. Mail Orders - Promptly filled