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MONDAY
WEDNESDAY
. FRIDAY
Official Ovzan Ben Hill County and City of Fitzgeraid”
Community ServiceZ';zWT
- Make Campaign For $3,500
Follow Demonstration at Grand
Theate_r Friday with Cam
paign Next Week
Joint Committee from Four Or
ganizations Decided Move at
; Meeting Tuesday ;
: A campaign to raise $3,500 to main
tain Community Service work in Fitz
gerald for 1921 will be launched here
following a mammoth demonstration
of the work at a local theatre on
December 8 The decision to make
the sampaign despite the supposed de
pressed “business conditions was
reached at a meeting Tuesday night
of a joint committee composed of
representatives from the Community
Service Council, the Woman’s Club,
the Chamber of Commerce and ‘the
American Legion. ]
At the meeting, over which J. E.
‘Tutner, chairman of the community
service council presided, a committec
of vix was named- to nominate a cam-
Paign general :hairman and ten team
captains to head the drive for funds.
§. € Turner, W. A. Adams, secre
tary of the Chamber of Commuerce,
A. L. Lincoln, local conrnnity ser
vice organizer, Mrs. Franic Ward,
Mgs. U. J. Bennett, Mrs. . B. Wali,
and Mrs. George Brown, president of
the Woman'’s Club constitute ths com
mittee. - : ;
The council has already fostered
the organization of an act've com
munity chorus, an active dramatic
club, established a children’s play
ground and is cooperating with the
Baraca classes of the city to establish
i community recreation center. Dr.
§. H. Dickson, district representative
stated at the meeting that $1,200 had
Bbeen expended by the national head
quacters of Community Service in
Fitzgerald during the last three
months. :
The organizations represented at
the meeting were: Community Ser
vice Council, by J. E. Turner, <chair
man, W. A. Adams, Mrs. Frank Jus
tice, Mrs. H. A. Mathis, Mrs. J. B.
Walf, Mrs. Frank Ward, Walter C.
Wilkerson,; Chamber of Commerce,
by N. N. Littlefield, A. H. Denrhark,
American Legion, by J. B. Norman. |
Stock Nearly Up
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For Export Bank
Subscription Books Wor Sileillion-l
Dollar Enterprise Will Close De.
cember Tenth—Business Men In
terested.
ATLANTA, Dec. Ist, 1920—Mills
B. Lane of Savannah, head of the Cit
izens and Southern Banking system
in Ceorgia, has pledged his full co
operation in the organization of the
Federal International Banking Com-l
pany of New Orleans and authoriz‘ed"
a stock subscription of $135,000 in
the enterprise, ascording to announce
ment by Robert E. Harvey, field di-‘
rector for Georgia. 1
Among new subscriptions tq stock
which have just been received are
those from the citizens Bank of
Shadydale, the Realty Savings. and
Trust Company, Savannah, and the
Farmers and Merchants Bank of Fay-}
etville.
Mr. Harvey announced also a sub
scription to the stock from Garbutt
and Company, a large business firm
of Fitzgerald. ! e
Many banks throughout the state
have sent in their subscriptions and
the state is rapidly nearing its quo:a
of $1,500,000 in the six-million-dollar
concern. Other banks are reporting
as raipidly as meetings of their di
rectors can be held. The subscrip
tion books close December 10, after
yhich the organization will be com
pleted at New Orleans. :
R. F. Maddox, president of the At-
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THE . 8 THE 3
=i | EVERYTHING STILL ONE-FOURTH OFF [ =OOO
~ This 25 per cent Discount Sale Continues i
EVERY item of merchandise the Empire Store except groceries a E-FOURTH OFF. Hart, Schaffner and Marx, and
Styleplus Clothing, Boyden, Empire Speci4l, W. L. Douglas, Defothy Dodd, Grover, Educator and Star Brand Shoes----
Ladies’ Ready-to-wear and Millinery. Silks, Wool Goods, ( ,#toon Goods, Hosiery and notions, Stetson and Knox Hats,
Manhattan and Nofade Shirts. This is a gre& saving L 7 u will Stop and figure what this really means and what the re
duction really is.‘ ' | :
Simply .Take One-fourth From the Marked Price and You Have the Sale Price s
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vevrss’ | THE EMPIRE MERCANTILE COMPANY, | Mail Orders
: . ¢ A STANDARD STORE *” x
THE LEADER=-ENTERPRISE
Jack Scarboro Charged by Gtand‘
Jury with Murder Tuesday
‘NO TRIAL “THIS TERM
Solicitor Will Take More Time
~ To Procure Evidence in Case
Charged with murder in a Grand‘
Jury true bill, Jack Scarboro, well to
do negro negro farmer, was yester
day arrested and placed in the Ben‘|
Hill county jail by Deputy Sheriff G.‘
R. Putmanh. He is accused of having
been responsible for his wife's burn~]
ing to death at their home near, the
railroad shops August 17th.
A coroner’s jury assembled the Fri
day after the death of the Scarboro
woman returned a verdict of accident,
exonerating Scarboro. Rev. Mm'tin,l
however, was not satisfied with the
verdict and swore out a warrant
charging Scarboro with murder. He
was arrested but allowed his freedom
on $5OO until the grand jury met. |
Solicitor General Joseph E. Wall
stated yesterday thaq he would not
set the Scarboro case for the present
term of court as he required more
time to procure evidence. He inferred
that he would not oppose a motion
for paily Attorney D. E. Griffin rep
resents Scarboro.
The adjourned October term of
Superior- court started grinding today
on minor criminal cases.
ATLANTA’S BUILDING
RECORD IS BEST |
IN ITS HISTORY
ATLA'NTA, Dec. I.—Value of
building "put under way in Atlanta
the first eleven months of 1920
reached the ilemarkable total of $13,-
062,931, yesterday afternoon, an in
crease of $2,620,192 over the entire
twelve months of 1919, the previous
banner building year of history.
November, in all years regarded as
comparatively quiet in building,
helped to maintain the splendid re
cord set in Atlanta this year, in all
166 permits being issued for - huild
ings having an aggregate walue of
$355,121. X
The year 1920 will go in history.
with the unprecedented record of
having averaged more than a million
dollars in building per month for the
year, even if not a single permit is
issued during December.
lanta National Bank, chairman of
the organization committee and o6ne
of the proposed directors of the big
ekport bank, is daily receiving rer
ports from other states showing that
the stock is being rapidly subscribed.
Every bank in the twelve southern
states, whether ‘incorporated under
state or national charter, has been re
quested to subscribe to an amount
equal to three per cent of its capital
and surplus, although larger amounts
have been accepted when tendered.
The New Orleans banks subscribed
to five per cent of their capital and
urplus. National banks are especial
ly anthorized to purchase such stock,
while state banks are permitted to
do so under the Georgia banking
laws. The organization committees
were. also authorized and are accept
ing subscriptions from exporters, im-l‘
porters, wholesalers, and othcrs“‘
whose business will be facilitated by
the organization of the corporation. !
Business men here are taking great
interest in the organization of 'thel
company, recognizing that it” is a
southern enterprise and will be a
strong factor in opening foreign mar
kets for southern products by facili
tating credits.
FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1920
IMPORTANT MEETING |
OF CITIZENS TONIGHT
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A meeting is called to be held at
the Carnegie tall »t 8 o’clock tonight
in which every citizen is said to have
a material interest. . A great oppor
tunity is to be offered for our city's
future welfare anl development inl
which every property owner especial-‘
ly will share, according to those who
have called the meeting.’ |
The proposition is of such a na
ture and in a state of development that
it is not safe to give it too much ex
planation in the public press, as other
interests have their eyes on the same
deal, it is said. We can only state
that every member of the city coun
cil, every member of the Chamber of
Commerc.g‘and every lover of Fitz
gerald is urged to be present at this
meeting and if the proposition ‘is
shown to be feasible and attractive
for Fitzgerald, do their best to secure
lits realization. -
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Stancil Turner Hurt
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In Attempted Hazing
Faculty Is Meeting This Afternoon
To Investigate A%air at School
Stancil Turner, 1%-ysar-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Turner, was
painfully hurt at high school yester
day when he is said to lave been
kicked in the abdomen by Mr. Carter,
one of the instructors, during a scuf
fle that is said to have followed zn
alleged attempt by several boys to
haze Mr. Barringer, another instruc
tor. The attending physician does
not consider his condition at all ser
ious. : :
The facts in the case are being
threshed out at a meeting of the high
school faculty this afternoon and the
blame, if there is blame, may Pe fixed
at the meeting. Several conflicting
stories of the occurence are in circu
lation.
A member of the school board stat
ed this afternoon that it was proba
ble that the board would make a
thorough investigation at its regular
meeting Friday. "
The faculty at a meeting this after
noon decided that ten boys had been
ring leaders in the alleged hazing.
The ten were offered alternatives of
taking a whipping or leaving school.
Five left. The school board will prob
ably take final action Friday. - |
Dr. and Mrs. Julian T. Brice have
as their attractive guests at their cozy
home on South Maine Street the lat
ter's cousins Mrs. Mamie Briggs and
Miss Nettie Hammons of East St,
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Infers Former Fitzgerald Boy Is
- at Bottom of Mystery
CUTTS STILL IN MACONIJ
Fitzgerald Attorney Will Defend’
His Accused Wife, Said
MACON, Dec. I.—A special term
of Houston County Superior Court
may be called early in December. It
was reported yesterday, to dispose of
the murder cases growing out of the
death of Fred’ D. Shepard of Fort
Valley.
. Solicitor Garrett stated last night
that he knew nothing of the likeli
hood of a special term of court being
-called, but he made no deniar that
~such might be the case. It is known
those interested are desirous of hav
ing the matter disposed of as soon as
possible. e
~ Dr. Elmer was as angry yesterday
morning as on the night before when
‘he gave out a statement showing his
connection with Mexican revolution
ists, in reply to information furnished
‘to the State by a physician of Erie,
Pa, |
~ Says Other Arrests Will Follow
} He declared that there would be
ltwo or three more arrests before this
thing is over,” and added, “when Ern
est Hopson tells what he knows about
the case, the truth will come out.” |
~ There were no developments yes
‘terday in connection with the case of
‘Mrs. Annie Cutts of Fitzgerald. Her
husband, Eldridge Cutts, is a lawyer.
E. A. Cutts, Savannah cotton man
and an officer in the Imperial Coun
cil of the Shrine, arrived here yester
-day, afternoon. He is a brother of
Eldridge Cutts. The two met at the
Hotel Lanier and went to the county
jail for a conference with Mrs. Cutts.
“I have nothing to say tonight,”
said Eldridge Cutts, - following this
conference. “I have not retained as
sociated counsel yet. I may do so
tomorrow, and I may have something
to say tomorrow or next day.”
During yesterday afternoon the
Cutts brothers called upon Judge
Charlee L. Bartlett, formerly poten
tate of Al Sihah Temple, with whom
both were well acquainted. Judge
Bartlett declared that the conference
'was merely a friendly one and he
had not been retained as counsel in
the case.
General Walter A. Harris, who
represents Mrs. Elmer, and Judge J.
P. Ross, who represents Mrs. lone
Henry and Ernest Hopson, who are
‘under arrest at Perry, declared yes
terday that there would be no devely
opmehts in the case until-the hearing
BACK TIME MONEY : |
RECEIVED BY THE
- RAILWAY EMPLOYES
About $90,000 of back time pay was
received by the A. B. & A. employes
in this city last Monday, This addi
tional Christmas money for the boys
from their “Uncle Sam” is highly ap
preciated and will add to the holiday
trade of the local merchants.
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On Trial For. Hitting
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Abe Kruger’s Brother
ALBANY,, Nov. 30—An adjourned
term of the Dougherty County Su-"
perior Court convened Monday morn
ing, Judge John R. Wilson, who is
serving the unexpired term of Judge
W. M. Harrell, under appointment
from Governor Dorsey, is anxiows to
clear the dockets in all of the coun
ties of the circuit before Jan. 1, when
‘Solicitor General R. C. Bell will as
cend the bench. |
Interest centers in the ctase against
Kay Heath, a well-connected young
man from Camilla, who has been in
dicted for assault with intent to mur
der and*on two misdemeanor counts
as a result of an automobile collision,
in which E. Kruger, a-Sale City mer
chant and members of hig_family were
injured. )
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COMMUNITY CHORUS TO
MEET FRIDAY EVENING
The Fitzgerald Community Chorus
has been called to meet at Carnegie
Hall at 8 o'clock Friday evening.
The meeting was called today by Mrs.
R. G. Shannonhouse, president, and
Mrs. J. M. McNeil, secretary.
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Superintendent C. E. Brower of the
A B & A of Atlanta is spending
the day in the city. .
on the application for bail, which vill
come up next Tuesday.
Eldridge Cutts, a man who appears
to be in his fifties, smooth shaven and
with wrinkled face, attracted consid
erable attention in the hotel corridors
and on the streets yesterday as he
went to and from his wife's cell at
the county jail. l
He received numerous long dis
tance telephone calls during the night
and in the morning from lawyer
friends in Southern Georgia, who are
said to have volunteered their ser
vices to aid him in his legal fight
here,
Before leaving the city, presumably
for Atlanta yesterday afternoon At
torney Charles M. Durrance instruct
ed Jailor Tom McCommon to permit
no one to see Mrs. Elmer withoutl
written permission from him.
Farmers And Business Men Hold
Discussion Of Mutual Aid Means
382 TO TAKE PART |
COM!UNITY SHOW
Players of All Ages from Many
Organizations Rehearsing
WILL BE DECEI!IBER 8
Recreational Exhibition Is of
Community Service Work
Three hundred- and eighty two
players, composing twenty separate
numbers, will participate in the Com
munity Service Recreational Exhibi
tion to be given afternoon and night,
‘ Dec. 8 at the local opera house. These
players represent the pre-school age,
‘the several elementary and second
ary school grades, as well as adult‘
groups drawn from churches, clubs
| and industries. |
Frederick- W. Dixon, district rep
resentative of Community Service,
Miss Agnes L. Weed, special repre-
Isentative, and Mrs. H. A. Mathis of
‘the local committee are rehearsing
the groups daily at the several ward
schools, at the I. O. O. F. and Car
negie auditoriums. These workers
have the generous ecooperation of
teachers and principles and club lead
ers of the city.
The purpose underlying this exhi
| bition is to demonstrate to the citi
jzens of Fitzgerald the educational
values in rhythm, grace and team
'work which ¢ome from folk games,
sonbs, tableaux and drills. This is a
‘visualization of a part of the media
through which Community Service is
,striving for health, friendship, recrea
tion and community spirit for all Fitz
gerald. |
The several hundred participants
are manifesting a joyful interest in the
practices, and the occasion has
promise of being the largest as wcll!
as one of the most succe:ssiul and
impressive exhibitions ever staged in
this City.
A children’s matinee will be given
at 3:30 p. m. The evening perform
ance has been set at 8:30 p. m. The
committee in charge desices to in
form the public that an effort was
made not to conflict with the mijd
week church services. No other night
was available and with this explan
ation a request is made that the sev
eral churches endeavor to conclude
their services in time to attend the
exhibition.
l“wm MY CHUM WEEK”
SERVICES AT M. E. CHURCH
Rev. Jas. H. Elder will continue to
preach special evangelical sermons in
the “Win My Chum Week” campaign
of - the First Methodist Church.
The program follows:
Wednesday, Dec. I,—“For the Im
portunate . Soul”, Mark X: 46-52,
Leader, Albert Mathias.
Thursday, Dec. 2—“ For the Dis
tressed Soul” Luke XXIII: 39-45
Leader, Burr Stokoe.
Friday Dec. 3—‘For the Violent
Soul”, Act XXVI: 1-23—Lecader, Ran
ald Burke.
Sunday, Dec. 4—7:ooyp. m. “The
Investment of Life”, John V: 35, XII:
24-25—Leader J. H. Burke.
SPECIAL SERVICES AT
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Mrs. W. F. Mott of Waycross,
State Christian Endeavor Superin
tendent will deiiver an address at the,
Christian church in the interest Ofi
the Won.an’s Missionary Socicty at
the regular mo ning scivice, :
Mrs. Mott is a magnetic speaker
and is doing a great work with the
young people of the State.
Everyone is cordiaily invited fo
come out to hear her at this time.
Centeral Christian Church, Sunday,
Dec. 5, 11:15 a. m.
FITZGERALD COTTON
Good Middling ..........15 1-4
Wednesday Receipts ....5 Bales
VOL. XXV, NO. 142
Twenty-Five Farmers and Busi
ness Men Attend Meeting
Tuesday Afternoon
Session Adjourned to Later Date
When Final Action Will be
Taken on Plan G
Twenty-five Fitzgerald business
men and Ben Hill county farmers,
constituting the joint committee from
the Chamber of Commerce and the
Ben Hill County Farm Bureau Fedw
eration, held a round table discussion
of means of farmer-merchant cooper
ation at a meeting at the Chamber of
Cemmerce yesterdav aiternoon. The
committee adjourned until a date to
be announced later when definite. az
tion will be taken. )
The discussion, which was a lively
‘one and lasted three hours, developed
‘several ways in which to better mu
tual service between town and coun
try. Improvement in the farmer’s
method of preparing his crops for
market and the building of a generat
warehouse in which all kinds of crops
can be held in order to market them
as they are demanded were two ma
jor points brought out. :
Sweet potatoes, peanuts, syrup cane,
and corn were found to be the mest
profitable crops, other than cotton
and tobacco, that can be raised in the
county. Special efforts will be made
to improve marketing facilities for
them. Fitzgerald already has two es
tablished potato warchouses, a grain
elevator and a peanut oil mill. Anm
ample market for syrup will be es
tablished also.
The meeting yesterday was the first
definite effort here of a strictly farm
organization and a strictly commer
cial organization to work out together
a joint program for mutual aid. Pres-~
| ident J. H. Mayes of the Chamber of
Commerce, and Chairman Marion
'Dixon of the Farm. Bureau advisery
council presided at the meeting.
~ As an initial effort to bring city and
county in closer touch the Chamber
of Commerce'is planning a vigorous
“Buy Home Products” campaign to
begin in a short time. Pressure will
be brought to bear on all merchants
to handle locally raised or mamufacs
tured products exclusively if ‘possible.
The members of the joint commit
tee present at the meeting were
Messrs. Stone, Jolly, Prescott, Adams
Mayes, E. L. Dorminey, Dickson,
Swords, Walker, Owens, Rhett, Rob
erts, George Williams, L. Robitzsch,
W. H. Robitzsch, Gelders and others.
“THE RAINBOW GIRL” .
AT GRAND THURSDAY
“The Rainbow Girl”, sure of a glad
hand no matter how many times it
may take a place in the firmament,
comes to the Grand Thursday, Dec
ember 2nd. ¢ ‘
Since its brilliapt premiere at the
New Amsterdam Theatre two seas
sons ago, “The Rainbow Girl” has
inscribed a colorful page upon thea
trical memoirs. It is this original
production that is being sent here by
Gleason and Block for the coming
engagement, as no duplicate company
has been organized during the two
seasons it has been before the public.
Though filled wih captivating and
teasing music by Louis A. Hirsch,
with a series of dancing numbers
which are distinct features because of
’their originality in conception and
| ~xecution, supplemented by a bril
ili@nt chorus, dexterous in pedal and
voc~| practices, and a stage several
tinies filled with Urban settings, “The
Rainbow' Girl” was written primari
v to amuse, it is studded with lines
and situations which inspire mirth.
These were supplied by Jerome K.
Terome, who wrote the comedy upon
which this musical offerms was
founded, and acnanid Weli, whese
lyric* stage. 2
