The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, November 17, 1920, Wednesday Edition, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextWEDNESDAY BEDITION Official 3rzan Ben Hill County and Citv of Fitzgerald “NO FRILLS FOR BUSINESS THIS YEAR,” $.57 MERCHANTS COMMERCE CHAMBER PROGRAM COMPLETE Janquet Will Be at 8 O’clock To morrow at I. O. O. F. Hali PREPARE FOR 100 GUESTS Sumptuous Feed,- Lots of Music and Few Speeches Are Planned Ninety reservations had been con firmed this morning for the Chamber of Commerce annual banquet at the Odd Fellow’s Hall tomorrow even ing at 8 o'clock, it was announced by Secretary Wiil Adams. Others may Procure tickets at the door.. The completed program for the banqust was issued by Secretary Adams this morning, The ladies of the Episcopal Guild, under whose direction the banquet will be prepared and served, are pre paring for about 100 diners. The spread will be one of the most elah erate ever served to the Chamber of Commerce. Ben Hill county food products will be used almost exclu sively and all decorations, including chrysanthemums, will be home prod ucts. W. E. Algee of the Tifton Chamber of Commerce and Frank T. Reynolds of the Georgia Automobile Associa tion are the feature speakers of the evening. Music by the band and the community song leader’s class are other features. The program is as follows: ‘ President J. H. Mayes, will act as toastmaster. ; ‘ Band concert 7:45., Fitzgerald Con cert Band. Dinner 8:00. Invocation by C..T. Owens, county agent, | First course__music by band. Community singing led by Edward F. Shumway. Second Course__music by band. Speech from VY E. Algee, Secre tary Tifton Chamber of Commerce. Third course._music by band. Community Singing, led by Shum way. .. Fourth course._music by band. "‘ Address by Hon. Frank T. Reyn-‘ olds, of the Georgia Auto Associa tion. ‘ Fifth course__music by band. | Closing remarks by President J. H. Mayes, toastmaster. WESLEYAN HEAD TO PREACH HERE SUNDAY Rev. Dr. Quillian, president of the‘ Weslyan Female College, at Macon, will preach at the Central Methodist church Sunday morning and evening, it was announced here today. Rev. L. P. Tyson is absent attending the an nual conference of the church. REBEKAH MEETING All members of the Rebekah de gree of the I. O. O. F. are requested to meet with Mrs. Clarence Miller at 310 E. Altamaha St., Friday af ternoon Nov., 19th at 3 o’clock. A 25% Discount Sale .These days are Remnant - Days at The Empire Store. ~ L.arge quantity of accum ' ulated REMNANTS on sale ¢t Half Price . Good lengths of the best | materials. Ladies Suits, Coats, Dresses and Skirts All Go In At ONE-FOURTE OFF - None Reserved Suits... $125.00 Ladies Suits now —_______.__________s93.7s $98.00 Ladies Suits now —_____._...______. $7350 $BO.OO Ladies Suits now _________._._._...__s6o.oo $75.00 Ladies Suits now _________._.________ss6.so $75.00 Ladies Suits now cmmcesiammad ian Py 50 SOUIOU Laties SUILS 10W maweciiinicinn aussbdsoo $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 ._.____ ... ____...521.00 $24.00 Ladies Suits now - __________slB.oo Tty | THE EMPIRE MERCANTILE COMPANY, | Mauioder | THE LEADER=ENTERPRISE W’at Youali Mean—Gotta Have T .rkey To Be Thani-fui? | o A dilly c————— #EBNERG iRy, ’;:1:- ~h“ré\‘s"‘t ‘ %%E%g;;fgg e g \ iy, Sey 5 YR I S o / i fib .T o ——lh s Bwale ~l' a é«f syihd B odd : W*%f!ég RE™ . ] - F oBN ni - % i L. ' e R ) - i e Fitzgerald Interests Subscribe $15,750 to Cotton Export Co. More Than Million Dollars Is Raised in Macon; Expect Ten Million Total - Four Fitzgerald Bankers Among 165 Southern Banks Repres . ented at Conference MACON, Nov.' 17—With a ‘quota of $2,000,000, Georgia bankers yes-, terday subscribed more than a mil lion dollars to the capital stock of% the Federal International Banking company, a corporatgn to ﬁnzmcial-i ly expedite the exportation of South ern products, especially cotton, at a meeting held at the Hotel Dempsey,! yvesterday. Representatives of 1651 banks, out of a total of 843 banks in the state, subscribed a total of sl,oBB.—‘ 500 of which $824,930 - is dcﬁnitely\ subseribed, and $253,550 is sub scribed subject to the approval of, the individual’ banks Seventy-three counties were represented at the meeting, and about ninety bankers were present, subscribing 3 per cent or more of the capital and surplus stock of their banks. While $6,000,000 is set as the cap ital stock of the company at the date of organization, officials¢ stated at the meeting that from $10,000,000 to $15,000,000 would . probably be sub scribed at the beginning of the drive in the twelve Southern States. Twenty-five per cent of the sub scriptions is payable upon December 10; and the remainder in payments of 10 per cent each sixty days. Meet ings of each banking association in the Southern States will be held in the next week to eomplete the sub - Camping Ground Here - o . - For Tourist Parties sllc Chamber of Commerce Arranges wi:h City for Free Accomodations The Chamber of Commerce has made arrangements to accomodate all tourist camping parties in the Blue and Gray Park, it was announced yesterday by Secretary Will A Ad ams. A sign board a..nouncing the fact has been placed at the Sultanna drive entrance of the Dixie Highway. Free water, lights, and police pro tection are provided by the city of Fitzgerald. = The park wil! accomo-1 date twenty parties of campers., : The Chamber of Commerce urges all citizens to snggest to tourists pass ing through here in the afterncon to spend the night in Fitzgerald. The value to the city of makinrg Fitzger ald known as a good overnight stop ping place for tourists is readily seen. scriptions so that the organization may begin to function upon Decem ber 10. Sixty thousand shares at $lOO each are offered. Fitzgerald financial interests sub scribed $15,750 in the new company The First National Bank subscribed $7,500 through Mr. D. A. Bragg, cashier, who attended. The Ix change - National “Bank subscribed $6,250 through Mr. J. D. Dorminey and Mr. W. R. Bowen, subject to confirmation by the board of direct ors. Garbutt and Company subscribed $2,000 through Mr. M. W. Garbutt. l.ower Prices e>:@ : : : in The EEmpire Store - Hart, Schaffner & Marx and Styleplus ® Clothing for Men and Boys, all ONE-FOURTH OFF'! - $BO Hart Schaffner, Marx Suit now__..____s6o.oo $60.00 Styleplus Suit now._ ... . _.___.______s4s.oo $75.00 Hart Schaffner, Marx Suit now__.___ss6.so $50.00 Styleplus Suit now _._.___.___.___...s37.so $60.00 Hart Schaffner, Marx Suit now______s4s.oo | $45.00 Styleplus Suit now ________________s33.7s $50.00 Hart Schaffner, Marx Suit now..____s37.so $40.00 Styleplus Suit now _.___.____________s3o.oo : $40.00 Hart Schaffner, Marx Suit now__.___s3o.oo $35.00 Styleplus Suit now _______.__.____.s26.2s Coats... $BO.OO Ladies Coats now ________._________s6o.oo $75.00 Ladies Coats now ___________________ss6.so $50.00 Ladies Coats now .________________s37.so $40.00 Lodies Coats now __________________s3o.oo $36.00 Ladies Coats now _.________________s27.oo $28.00 Ladies Coats NOW v e ccevunuen---$21.00 $24.00 Ladies Coats now ___________________slB.oo $20.00 Ladies Coats now _.______._________sls.oo $lB.OO Ladies Coats now __.________________sl3.so This simply means that you buy them ONE FOURTH LESS THAN WHAT THEY ARE AL READY MARKED. THRICE-A-WEEK FIT7G#RALD, BEN HILL COINTY, GEORGIA, NOVEMBER 17. 1620 Will Set Prices on Peanuts and Cane Syrup Thursday Afternoon URGE BIG ATTENDANCE Must Give Immediaté Answer to Queries on Prices of Car Lots The Ben Hill County Farm Bureau Federation will hold a special called meeting at the Chamber of Commerce rooms on the Corner of Pine and Grant Streets, Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock to fix the price to be de manded for cane syrup and peanuts. The meeting was called today by Secretary C. T. Owens after receiving several inquires on prices of car lot shipments of peanuts and cane syrup in 5,000 gallon lots. Every member of the farm bureau is urged to either attend the meeting at 2:30 o‘clock or to go to the Chamber of Commerce sometime during the afternoon to give Mr. Owens his estimate. The farm bureau will ship a car load of sweet potatoes to the Atlan tic Fish Company at West Palm Beach , Fla. as soon as the weather becomes warm enough to permit load ing. It has been planned to load the car Friday but loading may have to be postponed if the temperature contin ues so low that it will injure the po tatoes. . Nothing but prices is expected to come up at the special meeting to morrow and it will not be in session very long. Change Date For | . . Franchise Meetmg} Account C. of C. Banquet, Chairman‘ Turner Sets Friday Evening l T | Because of the Chamber of Com merce banquet at the Odd Fellows Hall tomorrow evening. Chairman‘ J. E.¢Turner has postponed the meet ing of the citizens cmnmitteo.'organ-i ized to “consider a new franchise for the Bog'en Telephone Company, fromi tomorrow evening until Friday even ing-at 8 o'clock. The meefing will be at the Chamber of ‘Commerce headquarters. 1 At the meeting Friday the citizens’ committee will conclude discussion ot’} the proposed new telephone franchisc‘ and will make recommendations to council concerning it. The Bowen Telephone Company has asked a per petual franchise with a license fee of $3OO a year. The council has rcfusvdl to grant that franchise and mem bers have .proposed one for twenty years, at $5OO a year with a further provision that. all telephone poles and wiring be removed from the streets. ) : The citizens committee is com posed of J. E. Turner, chairman, H. A. Adams, D. A. Bragg, A. H. Den ‘mark, Lon ickey, J. D. Dorminey, . %J. orminey, I. Gelders, W. M. Martin, 'S. G. Pryor Jr, A, H. Thurmond, \Lon Wilder. AN PRESS Dresses... 980 D Dress flow ... .. a 0 87350 TR R e e ) A B BB )i b 80 20 36300 BOVORE BOW ..o L L .. SAR 00 SUUOU JOERE HOW ... il s 837 80 SRUOU DIEE ROW ..o i 83000 PO DRess b L el 82700 BeSOO DYSRANOW oo il v LBlOO SEROODsEsRawWw. L. 818,00 BIGOVDISEE RO ... . Lo 810 .00 ‘8L5.00 OERE Haw .o . Ll e et 81 80 $12.00 Dres noWw oo .. .. posestaiging 0 80.00 DEMPSEY AND CARPENTIER SIGN-THE ©‘'"ERS | SRS, & - * ey S Ty ¢ ST ".’.;-5_??2??? ] __—_—-————-—__Q _'jf_;,_ r;:.fji};é % \:'“; g¢s 18 ’:*‘: (4 Yy °t ; ‘* ! e EIPEEES ~Ratne R 5 ¥ N ‘ 54~X. } : ¥ ‘ g - 'y - k 3 -» IS " : . % g A”~ 3 "’g I,mV\ 4 : :s,\'L e .._...... e Y l‘:'“' "‘iﬁ“w Ry : )%x g: Po L s > %“ e i \l*w 8 s B iaiew . B Thev've really done it—they've signed the papers, those fasad papers—rtatal o one of the :we, bat wo_ean only stand by until me=t March aud do our prophesying, as the eomtraet seads that the bowt in which Dempsey will defend his title, shall take place in the United States. Canada or Cuba betwsaen vext March and July Fourth 'the ehampion (o get $300,000 @3+ “argemtier $300,000. Dempsey ?rtainlz giving “Carp” the “\ miy g%er™ as he Is afiixing his Joha anrae am ® L * Greenville Merchants Raise Big Sum to Finance County Farmers Merchants’ Cotton Company Will Lend $200,000 To Help Cotton Holders TS LR Expect Raise Half Million in First Effort of City-Rural Cooperation | GREENVILLE, S. C. Nov. 16. Farmers are seeking loans from the Merchants’ Cotton company, of Greenville, which opened here Mon day to lend money on cotton from a pool of $200,000 raised by local mer chants to help fide the farmers of the county over the present strin gency. The pool, which was in creased from $90,000, the original mark, promises to reach half a mil lion doltars this week, if found necessary. Offices established in the central part of the city were crowded with anxious farmers, who put up their warehouse receipts as collateral and borrowed the equiva lent of 12 cents per pound on the cotton. The market price was 18 1-2 cents. Interest is at the rate of 3 per cent for a terin of six months. No individual loans will be made on more than tweaty Ba :; of cotton. Merchants in supporting this local enterprise, the first of its kind in the south, said it was to their in-} terest to advance money to the farm- | ers, as it will serve_to put money in‘ circulation and stimulate trading,‘ which has been virtually at a stand still the past month. Farmers, elated over the proposition, said it is a measure that enables them to hold their cotton and at the same time realize money to buy clothing and food for the winter and to satisfy pressing obligations. Mr. and Mrs. I. E. Kassner of New York City and Mr. and Mrs. Is aac Kessler of Maton will arrive to day to be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. 'Simon Moore for a few days. Complete Plans To Present Playground Interesting Program At City Hall Park Thursday Afterncon 3:45 The children’s playground at the City Hall Park will be formally pre sented to the children and the city government of Fitzgerald and accep ted by the children and by the city at a program at 3:45 Tharsday afternoon at the park. The program as announced today by, Mr. A. L. Lincoln, Community Service Organizer, will he opened with Community singing led by "Ed. F. Shumway. The apparatus will be presented to the children by the city government by little Miss Blanche Davis. Mayor J. L. Pittman will formally accept it for the city. The children’s playground was made possibly by the joint efforts of the Community Service Council, the Junior. Red Cross, and the Woman's Club and the members of the Fitzger ald fire department. The Commun ity Service Council furnished plans and specifications, the Red Cross and Woman’s Club supplied tunds to pur chase material, and the firemen built the apparatus. 3 The program will be held either on the ground or in the council chamber, depending on the weather. Mothers are asked to bring the kiddies for the big event. The program follows: Chorus-America, by Ed. ¥. Shum way, leader. Presentation of < Ap paratus to Children of City, by J. E. l'urner, chairman, Community Ser fvice Council. Presentation to Mayor and Council by Miss Blanche Davis, for children. ~ Acceptance for City by Mayor J. L. Pittman. Opening of Playground to Children. A 25% Discount Sale Silk Lose 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 Si i IR $B.OO Hats on this table for ,_________________s6.oo $5.00 Hats on this Table ﬂar ARSIy L $4.00 Hats on this Table for ... ... . .. ......$3.00 FITZGERALD COTTON Good Middling _____________lB¢ Wednesday Receiptss__23 Bales Vidl.. XXV. \Q. 136 - FOR REAL SERVICE Leader-Enterprise Trade Ex tension Program Gains Favor XPLAINED IN LETTER Al Leader’s Holiday Advertising - Will Be Straight Business When the bottom drobpcd out ef the cotton market the management of the Leader-Enterprise decided that this Christmas season would be no time to ask business men to invest in frills and furbelows of a fancy Christmas edision and began to work on a plan for turning a pros pectively dull business season into a period of aggressive business exten sion, The general facts of the project are roughly explained in letters mailed to about 100 business men last night 'and this morning. The plan has met approval from all who have been in- Itcrviewcd and pledges of co-opera |tion from most of the merchants. ' To carry into effect a long cher ‘ished plan to extend the trade terri tory of Fitzgerald retail merchants, ‘thc Leader-Enterprise will forego this year the publication of a Holiday ' Bdition and issue instéad a series of ‘trade making issues, beginning Dec . ember Ist, which will reach practical ’ly every auto owner within thirty miles of the city. ~ Thousands of dollars find their way to mail order houses and other thou sands to the larger cities in our own state. Fitzgerald mercantile estab :lishments arc ailled with the scason’s best offerings in every line, and te Ithcse we hope 1o attract the bar gain scekers from many counties ' | . o ‘Baptist Meeting ! Closes Tomorrow ’More Than Hundred Delegates ! Brave Bad Weather To Attend ! The State of Georgia Primitive | Baptist Convention enters its last "day with a business conference to , morrow morning. Bad weather cut down the attendance to a few more ‘than a hundred delegates from the lstatc at large but more arrived this “afternoon and more yet are expected for the last day. . At the opening session yesterdlv,' Dr. T. J. McArthur of Cordele was elected chairman and R. H. Barwick !secrctary. The program committee 'iis Elders T. E. Sikes of Vidalia, R. | H. Holmes of Culloden, and J. Wal ' ter Hendricks of Sardis, chairman. | The preaching committees is Elders | W. M. Blackwell and Mr. D. W. M. ! Whitley of Fitzgerald and Ira Sims of Plant City, Florida. ] The opening scrmon was delivered iMonday by Elder A. V. Simms of ! Atlanta. Last night the sermon was "preached by Elder W. B. Screws of EGraymont. Tonight Elder J. Walter | Hendricks of Sardis will preach. The !public is cordially invited to attend all meetings.