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Official Orzar Ben Hill County and City of Fitzgerald
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OMMERCE CHAMBER
Committee Named To Cooperate
with County Farm Bureau
WILL SUPPORT BAND
Pledges Support to Community
Service “Carry On €ampaign”
The Chamber of Commerce re-: |
elected all officers at its meeting last
night, authorized the naming of a
committee to confer with the county
farm bureau, authorized a monthly
appropriation for the support of the
Fitzgerald Concert Band, and pledged
support to the community service
council in its campaign for funds to
carry on the work in Fitzgerald.
Reports of committees showed
twenty-five new members to the
Chamber, bringing the membership
well above 200, the largest it has ever
besn. A balance of more than $5OO
in the treasury was- reported by
Treasurer J. C. Glover. The corpor
ation to build a sweet potato can
ning plant will not be launched until
next year, it was reported. Only
$6,000 of the needed $15,000 stock has
been subscribed. .
Will Support Band
Mr. R. J. Prentiss read an inter
esting paper on fire prevention, punc
tuated with frequent humor and grip
ping oratory.
The matter of supporting the Fitz
gerald band was presented by Man
ager G. S. Willcox, who organize.
and managed the famous Ocilla W,
*O. W. band. That organization has
been practically transplanted to Fitz
genald. The Chamber of Commerce
authorized a monthly appropriation
for its support.
Officers Re-elected
The election of officers was forced
out of its usual chaunel on motion of
Isidor Gelders and the entire official
family was returned in order by unan
imous votes. President J. H. Mayes,
Secretary Will A. Adams, Treasurer
J. C. Glover, and Vice Presidents ]J.
E. Turner and C. A. Newcomer were
'rc-elected without opposition. Mr.
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'_'::J—_J U\/‘J p” STORE o M [@D @onE
,_ AT THE EMPIRE STORE :
A Great Saving to the People in Fitzgerald and Surrounding Territory. Beginning Tuesday
‘ - . morning, November 23, we are going to offer you a discount of
‘ " fie .o & ’ ®
Twenty Five Per Cent Off On This Entire Stock of Merchandise
e i Every ltem in The Empire Store Except Groceries
THIS as you know embraces all the Standard and most feputable» merchandise money can possibly buy. All fresh, new seasonable stock, and has been well selected and bought.
B These goods weré priced. close at the beginning of the season and now: a reduction of ONE-FOURTH OFF means a great saving to the buyer. We ask that you call and
see these goods and investigate these prices. Everything sacrificéd, note the savings in the items mentioned below—all other items in the same manner. Nothing Reserved.
Our eatire stock, from the smallest notion to the largest item all go at ONE-FOURTH OFF, :
Hart, Schaffner & Marx and
Styleplus Clothes and Ovet
coats One-Fourth Off .
$6O. Suits and Coats one-fourth off price now $45.00
$5O. Suits and Coats one-fourth off price now $37.00
$4O. Suits and Coats one-fourth off price now $30.00
$35. Suits and Coats one-fourth off price now $26.25
Stetson and Knox Hats
One-Fourth Off ‘
510.00 Hats one-fourth*off price now__._____s7 .50
% 8.00 Hats one-fourth off price now___...__s 6.00
% 6.00 Hats one-fourth off price now________s 4.50
5 5.00 Hats one-fourth off price now___.__.__s 3.75
Manhattan and No-Fade
Shirts One-Fourth Off
512,00 Shirt one-fourth off price now__..._s 9.00
510.00 Shirt one-fourth off price now...____s 7.50
2 8.00 Shirt one-fourth off price now.__..____s 6.00
5 600 Shirt one-fougth off price now_._...__s 4.50
SHOES. --Ladies’ Mens and
Children’s One-Fourth Off
$16.00 Shoes one-fourth off price now___.__sl2.oo
$12.00 Shoes one-fourth off price now_.____s 9.00
$.9.00 Shoes one-fourth off price now______s 6.75
$ 600 Shoes one-fourth off price now__..__s 4.50
$ 3.00 Shoes one-fourth off price now-..___s 2.25
Tevhegy. | THE EMPIRE M
| ’ i JA ¥ EEQ%DN:EEIRJE’ CO MP ANY ‘ lI\)/Ia,il Orders
" 9 romptly filled
IHE LEADER=ENTERPRISE
Primitive Baptist Deacons Thank
Citizens For Help In Convention
Larger Quarters For i
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Leader Publishing Co.
Job Printing Department Moved to
;ack of Bradshaw Store Room
~ The job printing plant of the
Leader Publishing Company has
been removed from the front end ot
of the newspaper plant to the rear
‘half of -the adjacent storeroom oc
‘cupied by Bradshaw M:usic Company
and the' iront office rewrrangecd to
;give more elbow room -ail the wav
around the chop.
' Mr. Jeff L. Sisk, formerly of Terre
Haute, Ind.,, will hase ud:2:visira of
!the ‘mechanical end of the job print
iing plant. Mr. Sisk is a type artist
of unusual ability and is turning out
some attractive job work. The plant
is equipped to print the best in every
thing from calling cards in lots of
fifty to 35x48 inch circulars in any
quantity at a price commensurate
with the quality of the work and
quick service.
Mr. A. D. Shaffer, one of the best
ad compositors in Georgia, has super-‘
vision of the mechanical end of the
newspaper plant. Since he first took
charge of the ad composition when
the Fitzgerald Press - consolidated
with the Leader-Enterprise his at
tractive type displays have been fre
quently copied by exchanges.
With more elbow room and &
larger mechanical force the Leader-
Engerprise and Press is prepared to
turn out as strong a Trade Extension
Campaign Edition as the business
men of the city ask.
THANKSGIVING HOURS AT
THE POSTOFFICE
The Postoffice will be closed all
day Thursday, Thanksziving Day
except from 8:30 to 900 A. M. and
lfrom 4:00 to 4:30 P. M. City car
riers will make their usual morning
wp.-
W. A. Adams, Postmaster.
FITZGERALD. BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24. 1920
Sixty-Five Visiting Delegates Were |
Entertained in Homes of Con
| gregation
The: Elder and Deacons of the Fitz
gerald Primitive Baptist ' express
themselves as highly appreciative of
the cordial manner in which Fitz
gerald . people proffered their hospi
tality to the visiting delegates to the
annual bible conference of '~ deacons
and elders of the Georgia church.
Cold rainy weather cut down the
number of delegates who attended to
sixty-five, instead of the more than a
hundred who had written they Avere
coming. All delegates werQJenter
tained in the homes of the members
of the congregation. The entire city
was glad to have them here. |
Elder W. M. Blackwell and Dea
cons D. W. M. Whitley and A. Cal
houn Jones asked the Leader-Enter
‘prise to extend their thanks to all the
people who assisted in making the
convention a success and to all those
whose offers of assistance could not
be accepted. The conference was a
great success in every way and thoce
intesested in it are delighted. |
The following delegates were pres
ent: [ G Sims, Plant City, Bla.,
Elder A. V. Sime, Atlanta, Ga, ‘r'hos.
Haygood, R. H. Holmes and wife,
Mrs. Minnie Reddick, Culloden, Ga.,
Klder 1. J. Samgord, Vidalia, Ga.,
Mrs. Bessie Seckinger, LaGrange, Ga.,
Mrs. Emma Pretorinus, Brooklet, Ga.,l
Elder Dewey Todd, Greenville, Fla.
' Elder B. H. Pierson, Macon, Ga.,‘
| Elder S. H. Whatley, Thomaston, Ga.,
'Elder:J. A. Sutton, Ocilla, Ga., L. A.|
Wonack, and wife, Brooklet, Ga.,
Elder T. E. Sykes and wife Vidalia,
Ga, Elder W. H. Crause and wife
Cordele, Ga., Elder J. W. Hendricks;
Sardis, Ga., Elder W. .B. Screws,
Graymont, Ga., Dr. Stewart, Boston,
Ga., A. J. Laney, Columbus, Ga., El
der J. J. Kirkland, Humboldt, Tenn.,
Mrs. Copeland, Mrs. Hanks, Macon,
Ga., J. Y. Paulk and wife, Tra Paulk
and wife, Ocila ‘3a, Mr. and Mrs
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Men’s Chalmers Underwear
One-Fourth Off ,
' : THE BEST MADE '
$ 4.00 Men’s Underwear 1-4 off price now._s 3.00
$ 3.50 Men’s Underwear 1-4 off price now_.s 2.63
$3.00 Men’s Underwear 1-4 off price now._:s 2.25
$ 2.50 Men’s Underwear 1-4 off price now__s 1.8%
$ 2.00 Men’s Underwear 1-4 off price now-_$ 1.50.
$ 1.50 Men’s Underwear 1-4 off price now._s 1.13
Ladies and Childrens Merode Underwear
ONE-FOURTH OFF
All Silks One-Fourth Off---
Including Taffetta, Satin, Messalines,
Charmeuse, Crepe de Chine, Crepe Me
teor and Georgette. 1
$ 6.00 Silks one-fourth off price now...._._._s 4.50
$ 4.50 Silks one-fourth off price now_____.___s 3.33
$ 3.50 Silks one-fourth off price now______..s2.63
$ 3.00 Silks one-fourth off price now_______.s 2.25 |
$ 2.50 Silks one-fourth off price now. ..._.._s 1.88
$ 2.00 Silks one-fourth off price now_-._.___s 1.50
$ 1.50 Silks one-fourth off price now________s 1.13
. )
Men, Women and Children’s .
Sweaters One-Fourth Off .
$13.50 Sweaters one-fohrth off price now--.. 510.12
$12.00 Sweaters one-fourth off prire now-___s 9.00
$lO.OO Sweaters one-fourth off prire now-...$ 7.50
$ 8.00 Sweaters one-fourth off price n0w....$ 6.00
$ 6.00 Sweaters one-fourth off price now-...$ 4.50
$ 4.00 Sweaters one-fourth off price now.._.s 3.00
$ 2.00 Sweaters one-fourth off price now____s 1.50
« AND PRESS
COUNTRY MERCHANT
MUST ADVERTISE TO BEAT
MAIL ORDER HOUSES
ATLANTA, Nov. 24—The
merchant in the town and small
ty is to blame for letting so
much of his local trade go out
‘: the mail order houses, accord
g to men here who are making
What the merchang in the small
city and town should learn, de
-a study of business conditions.
clare these students of conditions,
is to attract trade by advertising,
for advertising is the secret of
every business success in the
world today. Without it no busi
ness can grow. Not only should
the ;merchants advertise, but he
should devote his very best efforts
to the preparation of bright,
snappy, convincing copy.
DOCTORS OF THIRD
T e _1
Seventy-Five Medicos cf Third
District in Convention Today l
WILL BANQUET TONIGHT
Visiting Physicians Guests of
County Association at Feast
About seveniy-iive members of
the Third District Medical Associa
tior. are in session here today at the
twenty-seventh semi-annual conven
tion of the organization. The busi
ness isession at Carnegie Hall this
afternoon will be followed with a
barquet at the W. R. C. fFa’l *onight
at which the visiting practitionersl
will be guests of the Ben Hill County |
Medical Society. The Woman’s Aux-|
iliary of the Fitzgerald Hospital has
supervision of the banquet which will
}be in the nature of an informal hird
and turkey supper.
The session at Carnegie Hall this
afternoon was called. to order at
2:20 o'clock by Dr. Lucius - Lamar,
president, of Dawson, Ga. Rev. I. P.
Tyson, of the Central Methodist
Coat Suits and Coats, Dress
Styles and Models
One-Fourth Off
$BO.OO Suits one-fourth off price now.______s6o.oo
$60.00 Suits ene-fourth off price now__.___s4soo
$50.00 Suits one-fourth off price now.______s37.so
$40.00 Suits one-fourth off price now.______s3o.oo
$30.00 Suits one-fourth off price now.____._s22.so
Millinery---Best Styles
One-Fourth Off
$15.00 Hats one-fourth off price now._____sll.2s
$12.00 Hats one-fourth off price now__..__s 9.00
$lO.OO Hats one-fourth off price now..._._s 7.50
$ 6.00 Hats one-fourth off price now_._.__s 4.50
$ 400 Hats one-fourth off price now______s 3.00
Skirts and Blouses
One Oourth Off
$l6OO Skirts one-fourth off price now______sl2.oo
$14.00 Skirts one-fourth off price now._____slo.2s
$12.00 Skirts one-fourth off price now_.___.s 9.00
$ 8.00 Skirts one-fourth off price now.__.__s 6.00
$20.00 Blouse one-fourth off price now______sls.oo
$16.00 Blouse one-féurth off price now.__.__sl2.oo
$12.00 Blouse one-fourth off price" n0w.....-$ 9.00
$lO.OO Blouse one-fourth off price now..___. $7.50
$ 6.00 Blouse one-fourth off price now._____s 4.50
$ 3.00 Blouse one-fourth off price now._-._.s 2.25
Expect Big Crowd At Farm Bureau
Meeting; To Adopt Plans For 1921
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Carnival Company Is
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Home In Fitzgerald
Veal Shows Reach City Tuesday and
Go into Winter Quarters
The Veal Brothers Shows rolled
into Fitzgerald yesterday morning af
ter having closed a successful season
playing at fairs and as a solo itrac
tion in cities and towns all/. Iver
America, and are rapidly moving
their large equipment into winter
quarters at the Lon Dickey Tobacco
Warehouse company.
Almost the entire personnell of the
shows will be quartered in Fitzger
ald until the season opens next
- spring.
church, delivered the invocation. Dr.
J. L. Frazer made a rousing address
of welcome to the visitors in behalf
of the Ben Hill County Medical So
ciety. Dr. fi T. Stukes, of Americus,
responded for the visitors.
Nine physicians read illuminating
papers of interest to the profession.
The order of speakers was, Dr. M. S.]
Cohen, of Fitzgerald, Dr. J. C. Lo
gan, Plains; Dr. L. L. Whiddon, Ocil
la; Dr. L. F. Grubbs, Americus: Dr.
lohn T. Moore, Sycamore; Dr. R, P.|
Glenn, Americus; Dr. Frank J. Ward,
Fitzgerald; Dr. S. .P. Kenyon, Daw
son; Dr. D. B. Ware, Fitzgerald.
The annual election of officers will
be held at a session at the W. R. C.
Hall following the supper. The pres
ent officers are Dr. Lucius Lamar,
Dawson, president; Dr. E. B. Davis,
Byromville, vice president; Dr. Chas.
A. Greer, Oglethorpe, sec.-treas. The
officers of the Ben Hill county Med
ical Society are Dr. E. A. Russell,
president; Dr. J. M. J.‘Luke, sec.-
treas.
A feature of the supper will be a
song program by members of the
Fitzgerald Community Chorus led
by Mrs. Nelle Frazier Moncrief.
Chamber of Commerce Committee Is
Named to Confer with Farmers
Thursday
A full attendance of members of
the county advisory council of the
Ben Hill County Farm Bureau As
sociation and many other interested
farmers, is ea(pectcd for the meeting
at the county court house at 3:30 o'-
clock,. Thursday afternoon. A com
mittee of nine from the Fitzgerald
Chamber of Commerce will confer
with the farmers on a program of
cooperative work for the next year.
The Chamber of Commerce plans
to cooperate more closely with the
farmer through the farm bureau this
year than ever before and the meet
ing Thursday afternoon will be the
first step toward an effective joiat
drive for more prosperity.
The Chamber of Commerce com
mittee which will advise speciffically
on the best practical means of secur
ing markets in Fitzgerald for all
crops, is composed of C. A. New
comer, W. R. Bowen, W. A. Adams,
J. J. Dorminey, G. A. Jolly, J. C.
Brewer, C. S. Isler J. H. Mayes, and
'SHERIFF DORMINEY o
| GETS TWO STILLSI
. Sherifi E. I Ddrminey and his|
‘deputies raided two stills Tuesday
and destroyed six hundred gallons of
beer, ready for distilling. The stjlls
were located near Mobley Bluff on
‘the Ocmulgee. -No arrests were
!made by the officers, as no one was
found in charge of the'premises. The
stills were destroyed. \
Sheriff Dorminey and his deputics
are keeping a close watch on the il
licit whiskey traffic and allow nomne
to escape their vigilance for long
B. Y. P. U. WILL MEET
THURSDAY AT SUNRISE
Sunrise services will be held by
the B. Y. P.U. at 7 a. m; Thursday
'at the Baptist church.
The public is cordially invited.
Men, Women and Childrens
Hosiery One Fourth Off
$ 6.00 Hose one-fourth off price now____._s 4.50
$ 5.00 Hose one-fourth off price n0w...-..$ 3.75
$ 4.50 Hose one-fourth off price now-..__.5'3.75
$ 400 Hose one-fourth off price now_...__s 3.00
$3.50 Hose one-fourth off price now______s 2.63
$ 3.00 Hose ‘one-fourth off price now_.____s 2.23-
$ 200 Hose one-fourth off price now__..__s 1.50
% 100 Hose one-fourth off orice now—-....$ .75
% .75 Hose one-fourth off price now....__s .56
5 .50 Hose one-fourth off price now--....$ .38
¥ .35 Hose one-fourth off price now-_._._.s .26
§ .25 Hose one-fourth off price now-.....$ .19
Rugs and Carpetings
ONE-FOURTH OFF .
5. 9x13% Velvet Rugs 1-4 off price now____ss6.2s
229, 9x12 Velvet Rugs 1-4 off price now____s44.2s
#5750 9x12 Tapestery Rugs, 1-4 off price now $28.12
7250 9x12 Printed Tap, 1-4 off price now__sl6.BB
215.50 9x12 Crex Rugs 1-4 off price now____sl2.3B
250 9x12 Crex Rugs, 1-4 off price now_.___s 9.38
592,50 9x12 Velvet Rugs 1-4 off price n0w._524.38
+ 0.50 6x9 Congoleum Rugs, 1-4 off price now $ 7.13
“lankets and Comforts
G NE-FOURTH OFF
- 1.00 All Wool Blankets 1-4 off price now__slB.oo
~20.00 All Wool Blankets 1-4 off price now._sls.oo
2.00 All Wool Blankets 1-4 off price now.__sl3:so
$16.00 All Wool Blankets 1-4 off price now._sl2.oo'
$l2OO Woolnap Blankets 1-4 off price now..s 9.00
$ 9.00 Woolnap Blankets 1-4 off price now._s 6.75
$ 8.00 Woolnap Blankets 1-4 off price now._s6.oo
$ 6.00 Cotton Blankets 1-4 off price now__s 4.50
$4.50 Cotton Blankets 1-4 off price now.__s 3.38
- FITZGERALD COTTON
Good Middling __________l6 1-2
Wednesday Recefpts 10 Bales
VOL. XXV, \NO. 139
COMMUNITY CHORUS
PRESENTED TO CITY
Program at Odd Fellows Hall‘
Heard by Big Crowd Last Night
TO CONTINUE WORK
lUnder an O_fiicers, Chorus
Will Continue Work
The Fitzgerald Community Chorus
was formally organized and predented
to the city at a community mass meet
ing and song demonstration in the
Odd Fellows Hall Tuesday evening.
The chorus was formed with the com
munity service song leaders, class as
a nucleus. : :
Mrs. R. G. Shannonhouse. was elect
ed president of the chorus, Mr. H. B.
Brown, vice president, Mrs. Nelle
Frazier Moncrief, vice president Mrs.
J. M. McNeil, secretary, Mr. J. H.
‘Burke, treasurer. The officers will
work in conjunction with the music
icommittec of the community service,
council, whose chairman is Mrs.
Frank Ward.
The program last night was opened
by community singing led by Ed F.
Shumway of the community service
council. Thirty members of the song
leaders’ class led the class and the
audience in various songs during the
demonstration. Mr. Shumway pre
lscntcd the chorus, after its organi
zation, to Chairman J. E. Turner of
Ithc community service council. Mr.
Turner accepted and presented it to
Mayor J. L. T'ittman for the city.
Mayor Pittman accepted the services
of the chorus. :
Community and neighborhood sing
ing during the year. The first sing
will be at 3 o’clock Thursday, Thanks
giving, afternoon at the City Hall
Park. Another will.be Sunday, after
ncon at 4 o'clock. Leaders from the
class will direct the singing.
Mr. Shumway and Mrs. Shumway
left Fitzgerald this afternoon for
Waycross where he will organize
singing.
Miss Annie Flo Hollingsworth of
Ocilla spent Monday in -Fitzgerald
shopping.
