The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, November 12, 1920, Friday Edition, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextFRIDAY EDITION Official Orga.l»f*!;;;!iﬁﬂbouhty;nd City of Fitzgen:ﬂd FITZGERALD EX-SOLDIERS SHOW -JOY FOR ARMISTICE Second Anniversary Brings Spectacular Demonstration - 300 AT OYSTER ROAST Speed Parade Around City Last Night Ends Celebration ARMISTICE CELEBRATION Sunday, Nov. 14th, 3:45 p. m. Opera House : J. B. Norman, Presiding 1. Sacred Concert, Band. 2. Invocation: Rev. I. P. Ty son, 3. Community Singing, Ed F. Shumway, Director. - 4. Intriduction of Speaker, J. B. Norman. 5. Address: Judge J. Hansell Merrill, Thomasville, Ga. 6. Finale: Star Spangled Ban ner. 2 Fitzgerald ex-service. men - last? night gave the city the most enthus-i iastic observance of the signing of the - Armistice since the memorablel November 11, 1918. An oyster roast,} bonfire, fireworks and speed parade featured the evening. l The day yesterday was one of the quictest the city has had this fall,‘ “the calm before the storm” someone suggested last night. The evcning’s‘ activities started with an oyster roast at the baseball park last night tcn—{ dered by the Mars-McDonald post of the American Legion to about 200 of the ex-service men of the county. Dr. J. L. Frazier acted as master of ceremonies for the younger ex gobs and doughboys at the “roast.” The legion’s entertainment commit-! tee served oysters galore with coﬁcc,l crackers, pickles and all the neces sary et ceteras. i After the oysters had been stowed,i the spectacular part of the program was carried out according to an ar ranged plan. A huge bonfire was lighted by Commander C. Roy Ad 3, a heavy charge of dynamite was off by former members of the{ fneering curps, and the city’s wild fire alarm siren started its mourn- T screech at 9:07 o’clock, by Chief iWilkerson’s watch. | Attracted by the noise and blaze and led by the city’s motor fire! trucks, a number_of automobiles streamed down to the baseball park to look it over. After a parade around the park, the automobiles. led part way by the fire trucks, with sirens screaming, whizzed around the city in a parade nearly a half mile long. : Despite the liberal use of high ex plosives and a considerable demon stration with fire arms, no one was even slightly hurt during the day.‘ All the shooting ‘was done by men trained to military use of the noise powder. Armistice Sunday Plans. The American Legion Post has ac- A 25% Discount Sale These days are Remnant Days at The Empire Store. Large quantity of accum ulated REMNANTS on sale at Half Price Good lengths of the best materials. = . Ladies Suits, Coafs, Dresses and Skirts All Go In:At ONE-FOURTH OFF - Nonme Reserved Suits... $125.00 Ladies Suits now —_________________s93.7s $98.00 Ladies Suits now ___._____________..s73.so $30.00 Ladies Suits now _.______.____..____s6o.oo $75.00 Ladies Suits now __________________ss6.so $75.00 Ladies Suits now —..._______________ss6.so $60.00 Ladies Suits now ————_____________s4s.oo $50.00 Ladies Suits now ____._____________s37.so $40.00 Ladies Suits now ___________________s3o.oo $36.00 Ladies Suits now ___________________s27.oo $28.00 Ladies Suits now _—_______._____s___s2l.oo $24.00 Ladies Suits now _____*______________slB.oo One Price to “varybody THE LEADER-ENTERPRISE J.L.Dorminey Is Elected Presiden: - By Ice Manufacturers Of Georgia Three More Cars Will Go Out During Next Week, Is Plan THIRTY MEMBERS SEND Cooperative Sweet Potato Sale Is One of Bureau Benefits " More than 1,500 bushels of sweet potatoes, worth nearly a thousand dollars, have been shipped this week by the Ben Hill Counfy Farm Bu reau Federation to a Lexington, Ky. iotato merchant. The second car rolled out of town yesterday. Thirty of the 298 members of the Ben Hill federation cooperated to make up the first twc cars. Three more cars are needed to fil' che Ken tuckey firm’s order and Séeretary C. T. Owens of tha bureau, 1s row sc curing the two thousand riore hush els needed. : The shipment of sweet potatoes through the farm bureau at a high er price than individuals could de mand for their crops is only one of many benefits farmers are deriving from Ben H:ll county’s active farm er’s organization. When cards at testing to membership have been is sued to all members during the meet-, ings this month, the farm bureau in Ben Hill county will be able to op-| erate on. as efficient a basis for the farmers’ benefit as labor unions do. for the working man’s benefit. i The farm bureau members whoi filled the first two cars shipped are S. A. Wright, R. L. Troup, Rhett, O:Brine and Rhett; Dr. T M . Luke, " C Trotip, B, B Nulk B M. Roberts, D: E, Dickson, E.. T. Dunn, W. M. Williams, Dr. J. T. W. J. Nipper, C. H. Smith, Dr. D. B. Ware, J. R. Henderson, J. T. Lord, J. F. Davis, R. W. McLendon, Roger Joiner, Ware and Roberts, W. M. Williams, C. L. Prescott, Wil liam Lowe, C. B. Batten, R. G. Mer cier; S. G- Pryor Sri, W, J. Troup cepted the invitation of the Christ ian church to attend a special Armis tice Day service Sunday morning. The legion members and all other ex-service men who will come will attend in a body. Rev. S. A. Strawn will preach a special patriotic ser mon. Judge J. H. Hansel speaks in the afternoon for the Armistice Sunday Community Meeting at the Grand Sunday afternoon. Professor R. E. Park, who had been invited, is ill and unable to come. The meeting will probably be devoted almost. en tirely to community singing led by the popular Community Service lead er, Mr. Ed Shumway. A choir com posed of members of all local church choirs will sing. The Fitzgerald Band will play. THE EMPIRE MERCANTILE COMPANY, MERCHANTS ‘WILL EXTEND TRADE RADIUS Fitzgerald Man Succeeds Dance of Toccoa As Association’s Head South Georgians Deliver Ad dresses At Convention in . Atlanta Thursday ATLANTA, November 12—J. L. Dorminey of Fitzgerald Thursday morning was elected presideng of the Georgia Ice Manufacturers ocia tion to succeed C. H. Danée of To coa. The clection of officers con cluded the convention ‘at noon, after which the delegates went by auto mobile to Fraley’s Grove for an old fashioned Georgia barbecue. Other officers included J. G. Finch of Moultrie, vice president; John W. Yopp, Atlanta, secretary and treas urer, and the following directors: C. H. Dance, Toccoa; Frank Ellis, Au gusta; N. Godfrey, Savannah; J. W. Hancock, Marietta; W. B. Baker, At lanta; M. H. Goodwin, Thomasville; S. S. Dudley, Atlanta; H. W. Cald well, LaGrange, and C. E. Watt, Ca milla. The Thursday session was partly devoted to a special address by Charles H. Behre of New Orleans, regional vice president of the Na tional Association of Ice Industries, on “The National Association,” and reading of*several papers. These in cluded: “Ice Delivery in Small Towns,” by M. H. Goodwin, Thom asville; “Winter Repairs,” C. T. Bak er, consulting engineer, Atlanta; “Advantages and Disadvantages of ! Associations,” by J. G. Finch, Moul—i trie. Discussion followed each paper. | Song Leaders’ Class % Organized Thursday Community Service School Opens at Carnegie Hall Under Ed Shumiway Under the direction of Edward F. Shumway, Song Leader, the Com munity Service Song Leader’s Class was organized last evening at Car negie Hall. Chairman J. E. Turner introduced the conductor, and A. L. Lincoln, local executive Secretary, spoke briefly on the program and purpose of community service. Little Miss Josephine Hendricks, nine year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Hendricks led the class of 106 members in the song, “Till We Meet Again.” 3 The classes are free to the public and will meet regularly each night, promptly at eight o'clock, omitting Sunday, for the next ten days. Ow ing to the large attendance the en rollment will be closed on Monday evening, November 15. BOX SOCIAL AT PROSPECT SCHOOL There will be a box social ot the New Prospect School house the 19th of November. Everybody is cordial ly invited to attend. & IL.ower Prices in TThe EEmpire Store Hart, Schaffner & Marx and Styleplus Clothing for Men and Boys, all : ONE-FOURTH OFF! $BO Hart Schaffner, Marx Suit now________s6o.oo $75.00 Hart Schaffner, Marx Suit now___.___ss6.so $60.00 Hart Schaffner, Marx Suit now..___s4s.oo $50.00 Hart Schaffner, Marx Suit now..____s37.so $40.00 Hart Schaffner, Marx Suit now______s3o.oo Coats... $BO.OO Ladies Coats now ________._________s6o.oo $75.00 Ladies Coatsnow ___________________ss6.so $50.00 Ladies Coats now ______.__._________s37.so $40.00 Lodies Coats now _________.________s3o.oo $36.00 Ladies Coats now __________________s27.oo 2500 Ladies Coats Now ....cocecovoveann $21.00 $24.00 Ladies Coatsnow ___________________slB.oo $20.00 Ladigs Coats now ... .. ___..__sls.oo $lB.OO Itadies Soatgtow .o . oiain il STa5O This simply means that you buy them ONE FOURTH LESS THAN WHAT THEY ARE AL READY MARKED. . FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, NOVEMBER 12, 1920 Oe R 2 T e 3 o 8 Py i BROTHERS TRAIN:. TO MFET IN BATIwE "'s‘-‘:.&};' AR e T 5 N & i.'r 2 L 3 e ¢ R BRER B RR G | \ R g {‘\? R | B agee s BN R ‘ ¥R e : i g L ‘ TR RN RERRRRE Rt | \ ‘W ,§,l§” CONERIRID S Pe S e R T S T e 2 R bMAR § MR DI Re ii Kil P RTe R S et e e TR SaH B o BERER BN . W e 5 e CARPRIE BUAY PR s o TMARTERE P o \W*‘ t :j( . B A ;«"*\ el && P 2 S ’,@4; \ e o) R R 2 RRN i | : e | Rt e { S BS RO CPaTe (BN . P S 5 a‘t{npi‘ 9 ARSI vuiagomenaens, ORI o '.'l'.‘:':"":3{:;:E:Efiz'ffft_,. %:-re.(ﬁ\\"‘dﬁ o SRR R e <SR SRR R eR R S SRR R e MR SRR < e Lel o e R Rna SR P e 7 ::;-:..:s::zz- SRS oRN P SRR o SR ) s Do ol g e R A R R ,RN RR S R TAR sreat interest i 8 belng taken {n tee -Yele-Princeton gume o ! staged at Princetgn, M- 18, owing to the fact that ihu:ir re spective captains are brothers; “Tim"” Calizuan (above), the older, ceanter of Yale, &hile ‘Mike,” his brother (luset), p' -z ‘he game position with Prin- * . Fitzgerald Firms l . Expand Business Automotive Company to Have Long est Street Frontage in Section While work.on the new Bowen Block is progressing at a rapid rate and prospects are good for its com pletion before the first' of the year, two local husiness concerns are mak ing extensive improvements at their present locations in anticipation of brisker business during the next year. The Fitzgerald Automotive Salcs‘ Company is lowering the floor of] the double width show room on the corner of Main and Central and will throw all three of their rooms together by means of a wide arch be tween. This will give them a front age of connected show rooms of eighty feet on Central avenue and’ 170 feet on Main Street, the l_argestl automotive establishment in this sec tion. : 3 The F. E. Wyman Cash and Car-l ry, Grocery is remodelling its inter ior. Shelves and countess will be rearranged on a more modern and efficient plan and the entire store is being repainted and refinished. Leonard Brothers Auto Company has recently made extensive im provements in its establishment as has the Thurmond Auto Company $60.00 Styleplus Suit now..______._________s4s.oo $50.00 Styleplus Suit now _______.________s37.so ( $45.00 Styleplus Suit now ________________s33.7s $40.00 Styleplus Suit now ________________s3o.oo $35.00 Styleplus Suit now _______.________s26.2s Ward Chairmen Named For Polish Relief Organization In Fitzgeraid Mrs. J. E. Turner, General Chair man, Reports Generous Response Here Monday Will Be Polish “Soap Day” in All Fitzgerald Public Schools Mrs. J. E. Turner, general chair man_of the Polish Relief Campaign in Fitzgerald, this morning an nounced the appointment of four la dies as chairman for the citv wards. They will assist in the work of col lecting gifts in their own wards. ‘The chairmen are Mesdames Harold Beall, first ward, R. L. Jones, second ward, Wright T. Paulk, third ward, R. I. Maffett, fourth ward. The re sponse this far has been generous. People are asked to bundle their gifts and telephone their ward chair man. The chairman will call for the bundles Monday. Mrs. E. K. Farm er has asked that all old shoes be tied together by the shoe strings be fore being placed in the bundle in order to save a vast amount of con fusion in preparing the boxes of clothing for shipment. Monday has been designated as “soap day” in the Polish Relief Ap peal and all childrgn are asked to bring soap to schout to send to Po land. Not only has six years of con stant war destroyed Poland’s food production and clothing manufacture but it has resulted in deplorable san itary conditions. Mutt And Jeff Is - Better Than Ever A Singine Chorus and Pretty Danc ing Girl Make Hit Here An almost packed house greeted the fifth annual perrormance of Bud Fisher’s world famous comedians at the Grand Opera House last night, The show was snappy and, although |it did not arouse the same degree of enthusiasm “Oh, By Jingo” did, left ia satisfied feeling with its auditors. ~ The -chique little dancer, Lillian iGoldsmith, was the favorite of the evening. Of more than passable ipulchritude. the little tfady tripped a titilating toe that brought a num ber of encores. The chorus of ten girls ‘of more than passing fairness sang better than the usual “one-nighti stand” chorus. Richard Freeman, as Mutt, danced well and Louis Merkel, as Jeff, merited the bays as champ ion comedian of the evening. Vic toria Kaye and Jack Usher proved! fair soloists, ’ SPECIAL NOTICE It is requested that all ex-service men and especially members of Mars McDonald Post who find it possible to do so, will attend the special ser vices to be held at the Central Christ ian church next Sunda r mosning at 11:15. - C. R. ADAMS, Commanier. J. J. PRYOR, Adjutant. Mrs. Oscar L. Bradshaw is spend ing a few days in Augusta with friends. Dresses... SOBOO Dreskmow .. ... iy $BO.OO Dress now Snuruliubwdaest budan e o SR UN $75.00 Dres now wdaliai i lL iyl i | BhGIRG $60.00 Dress now SLldlu L s alan ol BRR U 0 DO DR BOW &ooioicniniimiinisim S B B BOW .o ol DG SO TREREE BOW s mnisiisnns v i T DEBEN TN HOW ..ol iiiidiiias N D ISR RN NN . i SlooE Dlveßstiow ... " Lo 81800 SISO Dvelab. (i oL e iR R Sl2OO Bree watw - - L L Reh SEABOARD SUED | $5,000 FOR CRASH S G. N. Dawson, IHurt on Dixie Highway in 1918, Asks Damages] SET JANUARY TERM Attorneys Quince, and Rice Fiie Suit in Bea Hill Court. Alleging that h= was badly hnuiscdl and lacerated when a Seaboard Air Line passenger train crashed into his automobile on the grade cross ing about\ eight miles from Fitzger ald in November 1918, G. N. Dawson has filed suit in Ben Hill Supera’or| Court for $5,000 damages. The case is set for the January term of.court.‘ The suit, which was filed by At-‘ torneys Quincey and Rice of Ocilla charges the railroad company with negligence on several counts, includ ing “speeding” at thirty-five to for ty miles an hoyr, failure to blow the whistle on approaching the grade crossing, and others. It is alleged that Mr. Dawson, in ~company with Will B. Wallace of ' Dodge county, left Fitzgerald Sun-| day morning November 3 for E.‘\st~l man. When they reached the gr:ulc‘ crossing they were struck by the‘ ’ train, the car wrecked and Mr. Daw ' son so painfully hurt that he is not yet capable of'doing &, bl day's work. Both men were thrown about | forty feet by the impact, according ’lo Judge Quincey’s petition, J. W. Daugherty was the engineer. The suit is filed nominally against John Barton Payne as representing Wil liam Gibbs McAdoo, who was direct or general of the railroads at the e’ of ithe crash,. . . The Dawson suit is the largest . that has been filed thus far for the {]anuary term of Ben Hill Superior ' Court. IMPORTANT TO SYRUP MAKERS Prof. O. S. Keene, of the U. S. Chemical Department will spend 3 days in the county next week with county agent C. T. Owen, demon strating a method adopted by the department to prevent chrystaliza-‘ tion of cane syrup. Every cane grower is interested in these dem onstrations and will find it proﬁtab!e' to attend. l Parties making syrup next week, are urgently requested to communi cate with Mr. Owen at once, so that he can arrange for these valuable demonstrations. Mr. Keene. will ar rive in the city Monday and will hold demonstrations Monday, Tues day and Wednesday. Rev. Father George Sebastian of Minneapolis, Ind. is visiting his un cle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. August Deimel. A 25% Discount Sale - Silk Hose Special Brand new stock just re ceived, all pure thread silk [ two dollar quality for only - $l.OO SPECIAL TABLE Trimmed Hats | AT ONE-FOURTH OFF \ These are wonderful values, marked very reasonable when received and are cheap, as originally priced and this ONE-FOURTH OFF makes them unusual values. $lO.OO Hats on this Table for e suvclas LS TEO $B.OO Hats on this table for DS BRI ORI L $5.00 Hats on this Table for Wbl Loh oBT $4.00 Hats on this Table for asligalii e L SBOO "\..‘--\“\\\\\\\\\“\\\\\\\\\\\‘-\\\\\\\W\V\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\‘“\\\\\\\\\W FITZGERALD COTTON 1 Good Middling ez T 8 S 8 Friday Receipts _______l9 bales VOL. XXV. nO. 134 —_—" Will Arrange to Céver Six Ad ditional Counties December FOR CHRISTMAS ‘TRADE —_—— Merchants to Make An Especial Business Getting Effort The Leader-Enterprise is making arrangements to cover a wider terri tory than ever before during the month of December in order to give Fitzgerald merchants a medium thru which to attract trade from a ter ritory that has not previously been touched by local business houses. Local firms ecustomarily make at tractive offers here to buyers during the holiday season and “toyland’ here is as elaborate as in any of the big cities of the state. The Fitzger ald merchants can offer and always have offered as good inducements td Christmas buyers as any place in' Georgia. They have not “been in troduced”, however, to thousands of families in motoring Jistance and have not therefor had an opportunity to serve them. The trade extension drive during the holiday season will be the open ing wedge for a more wigorous “greater Fitzgerald” campa’gn than has ever been conducted in the past. Local merchants realize that they can give buyers more for their money than in many other business centers where people go throuzh force of habit. In fairness ro themselves and to the buyers they wili ‘‘teli the world” about it. ) The Leader-Fnterprise is planning to spend between SI.OOC and 31,500 to make the holiday trade extension effort a success. Local biisiness men can take advantage of it and instead of accepting a temporary business de pression with the “grin and bear it" attitude, can make the 1920 holiday | season the briskest business scason in l many years. VACCINATION IS A | SCHOOL REQUIREMENT The Fitzgerald Public Schools de sire to protect themselves against a possible epidemic of smallpox by re quiring all children to be vaccinated who have not heretofore been vac cinated. This is a protection to which all well regulated schools adhere. It is a reasonable require ment and it is to be honed that the patrons may cooperale with the school forces in this matter. Now. 12th is set apart for Inspection Day. All pupils on this day will be re quired to produce eviaence.of vac cination. or present a certificate of exemption signed by a regular prac ticing physician. 1f any one has failed to comp'y with the regulation by the 12th one week more will be granted. Those who have not qual ified by the 19th wiil te asked to withdraw irom the schcol and re main out till the requirements have been fully met. g (Signed) E. G. HALL, Supt. Mail Orders Promuptly filled