The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, December 15, 1920, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextPUBLISHED MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY Official Organ Ben Hill County and City of Fitzgerald %B._& A. Officials Address Business en; Urge Promotion Diversification Fitzgerald Buys 13 Times As Much Freight As It Ships. DEPENDS ON SHOP PAY Must Develop Farm Resources For Safety of Business. About forty business men and finan ciers of Central South Georgia were urged to support the farmers of the section in a steady, well-planned move-. ment toward the prosperity that lies only in proper diversification of crops and in depending for cash on at least four major products of the soil. Col. B. L. Bugg, president of the A. B. & A. Railroad, J. L. Edwards, vice president, W. R. Tucker of the exten sion department, C. L. Hood, of the Southwest Georgia Development As sociation, and others spoke during the meeting. Col. Bugg stated that Fitzgerald has not as a community givel proper sup port to any movement for agricultur al development. “Some of you citi zens have tried to promocte agricul tral prosperity,” he said, “but the bus iness interests of the -city have never made a united effort in that direc tion.” Mr. Bugg stated that thirteen times as much freight was being shipped in to Fitzgerald as is being shipped out of it right now. That means, he showed, that Fitz gerald has been depending largely on the payroll of the A. B. & A. Rail road shops to maintain.its “balance of trade.” “This condition is not a safe one,” declared Col. Bugg, “because there is no way of telling how much longer Fitzgerald can depend on that pay roll. Not Considering Sale of Road. “While no negotiations for the sale of the road are under way now. It is quite within the province of possibili ty that it may at some future date be consolidated with another road,” de clared Col. Bugg. Consolidation of rcads is contemplated under the Fed eral railroad law. These shops would probably be moved to a larger cen ter if the road were sold. | “However, our prosperity is entire ly wrapped up in prosperity of each community we serve,” he said, “and it is to our interest to see each communi “l.attain the greatest prosperity pos }-. Four cash crops are necessary to-the prosperity of any .agricultural region.” While Mr. Bugg did not say so, the huge sums of money regularly poured into Fitzgerald commerce monthly through the pay rolls of the A. B. & A. have made it possible for Fitzgerald business men to prosper to a fair degree without having to create more business through active work in developing thé section’s agricultural resources. Cutting off the big month- EMepßz Special Christmas Values EpIRE e ik For Both Men and Women L.adies Ready-to-wearand Millinery Now On Sale at One-Half Price \, /.I; ) $90.00 Suit, Coat or Dless NOW ....ovovvervennencesensesss..s4s.oo $BO.OO Suit, Coat or Dress NOW .....ccoeveevvnncsneensessss.s4o.oo 7300 SUIL Cont or DYSB BOW .. . ivivveissossssocssiieseseißB7Bo $60.00 Suit, Coat Or DIeSS NOW ... ...vvvveverreceeeensssss..s3o.oo $50.00 Suit, Coat or Dless NOW ..4..ccocvvseccccconccsscssss2s.oo $45.508uit,C0at0rDre55n0w.............................532.50 $40.00 Suit, Coat or Dress now ........ccooevveeene..n.. d... 520.00 $35.00 Suit, Coator Dress now ~........cocooeveveeencnses. . $12.50 $30.00 Suit, Coat or Dress NOW ........cccooneeennrncnensss..sls.oo “$25.00 Suit, Coat or Dressnow .........ceevveuevnnerinss...sl2.so ‘3}s2o.ooSuit,CoatorDressnow s DA R se R Une Price to Everybody s Silver Horde Is ° Said To Be Great “Silver Horde” Said to Be Great Photoplay. “The Silver Horde” a drama of the great Northwest, by Rex Beach, which shows at the Grand Thursday, is said to be one of the strongest “fighting pictures” the famous author has ever written. Myrtle Stedman and Rob ert McKim play the leading parts in the story that revolves around a strug gle between Wall Street shewdness and Alaskan strength. ° ly railroad payroll would throw Fitz gerald business entirely on the only partially developed agricultural re sources of the immediate section. S. C. Hood, of Moultrie, secretary of the Southwest Georgia Development Assciation, followed Col. Bugg with an incisive argument for co-operation of business men and bankers with the farmers. He referred to the accom plishments of other sections through organized effort for development. “But you can’t do anything by sim ply passiig a set of resolutions and ‘letting George do it’ ”, declared Mr. Hood. “The bankers and business men have got to settle on a definite program of wark and have got to get out among the farmers, ‘ride the woods’ and put it through.” W. R. Tucker of the agricultural ex tension department of the A. B. & A. explained a tentative program offered by the experts of the department. A certain acreage to the plow of cot ton, tobacco, sweet potatoes, peanuts, and sugar cane are recommended. Live stock growing is encouraged. Farmer Ready to Diversify. “The farmer is ready to diversify, to put his farm on a business basis,” aserted Vice-President J. L. Edwards. “It is definitely up- to the business men of the cities and towns to enable him to do it.” A definite plan is the first essential, he emphasized. All must unite on a cut and dried pro gram and must work intelligently to ward having it followed. Mr. Edwards, who held a high po sition under the federal railroad ad ministration in which his work was largely devoted to agricultural exten sion and development, saidlth'at ex perts the country over agreed that a four crop system was the one certain way to agricultural success. “The farm must stand on four legs and one of them must be live stick,” he said. The meeting, over which Secretary Will Adams of the. Chamber of Com merce presided, was thrown open for discussion. W. R. Bowen, J. J. Dor miney, J. H. Mayes. I. Gelders, S. G. Pryor, Jr., of Fitzgerald, and J. L. Paulk of Ocilla, spoke. A Welcome Reduction for Men and 80y5... One-Third Off on all Men’s Clothing --- One-Half Off on all Boy’s Clothing This is Hart, Schaffner & Marx and Styleplus Clothing for Men One-Third Off | Al Boy’s Clothing, Suits and odd ’I/‘/fousers MN‘{AL]::I PRICE : A Ladies Coat or Dress ONE-HALF PRICE THE EMPIRE MERCANTILE COMPANY, THE LEADER=ENTERPRISE FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15. 1920 FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA. WEI \ | Bumper Crops Estimated For Corn, Oats and Cotton. | WHEAT CROP IS LESS : ;Cotton Production Exceeds 1919 x By 1,360,000 Bales. ' WASHINGTON, Dec. 14—The December estimates of the crop re porting board of the Bureau of Crop Estimates were announced here Tues day afternoon as follows: ‘ Corn 1920 average 104,601,000; total production 3,232,367,000 bushels, as compared with 2,858,509,000 bushels in 11919; production per acre 30.9; price '67.7 on December 1; total value $2,- 189,721,000. Winter wheat, 1920 average 37,993, 000; total production 580,513,000 bush els, as compared with 729,503,000 bu. in 1919, production- per acre 15.3; price 149.3 on December 1; total value $866,- 741,000. Spring wheat, 1920 acreage 19,419,000; total production 209,356,000 bushels as compared with 204,762,000 bushels in 1919, production per acre, 10.8; price 130.6 on December 1; total value $273,465,000. All wheat, 1920 acreage 57,312,000, total production 789,878,000 bushels as compared with 934,265,000 bushels in 1919, production per acre 13.7, price 145.3 on December 1; total value $l,- 150,206,000. Oats, 1920 acreage 43,323,000; total production 1,525,055,000 bushels, as ompared with 1,231,754,000 bushels in 1919, production per acre 35.2, price 42.7 on December 1; total value $719,- 782,000, Cotton—l92o acreage 36,383,000, to tal production 12,789,000 bushels as compared with 11,421,000 bales in 1919 production per acre 170.8 pounds; price on December 1, .14 per pound; total value $914,590,000. Cottonseed—Total production 5,- 788,000 tons as compared with 5,074,- 000 tons in 1919; price $26 ton Dec. 1; ‘total value $150,237,000. All crops, 1920 acreage 351,062,409. KRITCHFIELD PLAYERS PRESENT GOOD PROGRAM --The Kritchfield Players have en tertained fair sized audiences Mon day and Tuesday evenings with ex ceptionally good performances of popular dramas. The company is one of the largest that has ever played an entire week under canvas in Fitzger ald. including twenty-two people and several of the actors are unusually good. Clara Hambelton, Bill' Buhier and Tom Franklin carry the leading parts in “big time” style. The Kritch field players will be here for the rest of the week on the vacant lots on West Pine next to the Carnegie Li braryz‘ Mr. W. R Watkins was a business visitor here Tuesday. PRACTICAL GIFTS FOR EVERY CHRISTMAS LIST. ALL OTHER MERCHANDISE/EXCEPT-GROCERIES STILL : ONEXFO H OFF This includes all Chris oods making it possible for you to fill your Christmas list complete at good old-time prices. THE REAL CHRISTMAS SPIRIT IS IN FULL BAST AT THE EMPIRE STORE Wonderful Displays of Practical and Useful Gifts, Everybody pull ing together this year to make this a UTILITY CHRISTMAS. e ettt 2o e T VMR, ‘ALL MILLINERY ONE-HALF PRICE i, $15.00 Hats now Half Price'..........57.50 ',2:'_s4';;&;3‘ .. $12.00 Hats now Half Price ..........$6.00 /8 i’-lg},?ﬂtg}'g $lO.OO Hats now Half Price ..........$6.00 L eß\ 3 9.00 Hats now Half Price ..........$4.50 QY * B ) $ 8.00 Hats now Half Price .. ........$4.00 : = “ ,' $ 5.00 Hats now Half Price ..........$2.50 \ 55 R ) $3.50 Hats now Half Price ..........$1.75 TBy N " § 2.50 Hats now Half Price ..........$1.25 AND PRESS +| CHICAGO CUBS WANT : - vk . o PN DR e g A A 8 oo ..\\\\ N ' % R R SN L DR B B OSR AR B e 3 B P R B i o AT “:\ . R B PO RN A AT TN N S SRR o R NRS ¥ Roa SRS \.' RN e %Ro S ] RN g R -f.\__; $ SRR < SY = . N T S o GRARRERR ST A o R . N 2] SR G Ri 2 " AT ol AL R N IO B et fLRT bo PRI oTN ey Bl R B> R L e RIS " PRI S SOPREN A 2 TR L R PRRREI L S ADo B EOIRES, LM Sr sVNRO N SR e P DR RS YR e e X T 1R ViR LA R xﬂo‘g K e 1 v et ea 2 e o . J Geogge Gipp | Eyes of sport followers in tne middle western states sre cen tered on South Bend, Ind., where in a hospital there George Gipp, famous atllete of Notre Dame"col lege, is battling with pneumonia. @ipp is virtually an all-American choice for backfield football posi tion this fall. He is also a good baseball player and has been of fered a contract with the Chicago Cwuhn Snae Raeloo NBT HARRY VINSON ABLE TO SIT UP IN CHAIR TODAY Mr. Harry Vinson, who suffered a stroke of paralysis last week, was re ported at the Fitzgerald Hospital to day as much improved. He was able to sit up in a wheel chair today. It is not thought that Mr, Vinson will suf. fer any permanent ill effects from the stroke. Spots! Spoti!t/Sp,ots! All “SPOTS” are down—“SPOE*>Cotton—"“SPOT” Corn, “SPOT” Everything is Down—even “SPOTTED HOGS” are down but they still have the “SPOT and Still hit the “SPOT”—So, come over A 0 The Big Sale ~ Tuesday, Dec. 28th Attend the BIG BARBECUE at noon and eat some ‘SPOT TED’ HOG and then buy you a “SPOT” at your own price’ " and fill those vacant “SPOTS” on your Farm— @ The Red Village Farm “THE HOME OF THE SPOTTED HOG” (One Mile East Of The City) WRIGHT T. PAULK Defense in Shepard Case Wins . Move for Continuance. SENTIMENT FOR DEFENSE State Must Show Hand Today; Case Thought to Be Weak. MACON, Ga, Dec. 14—After five hours of heated debate upon legal technicalities, the 4 defendants in the Shepard poison case won the first vic tory here today, by excluding the state’s ex-parte affidavits as legal evi dence and securing an order se:ting the continuance of the hearirg at which time Solicitor General Barrett will be forced to show his hand in op en court. The defense’s fight centered upon the introduction of e)\c‘-partc affidavits as evidence in a preliminary trial as petitioned for by amendments by Mrs. IToma Henry, Mrs. Annie Cutts and Ernest Hopson. Judge Mathews rul ed in their favor in this instance. General Walter A. Harris, repre senting Mrs. F. Eugene Elmer, re quested merely a bail, hearing for his client and in such was willing to ad mit the state’s affidavits. It was on this point that Solicitor Garrett com promised. Wednesday the state will be forced to show practically its en-‘ tire hand in order to make a case. ‘ Tonight, a list of one hundred wit nesses is being prepared and deputies will be dispatched to bring them to Macon. Public opinion in Macon has veered strongly to the defense since noon, ad there is a decided feeling that the state has no case. This is, of course, superficial judgment. Prosecut ing attorneys are confident of success‘ in making their case Wednesday. Executive Committee To Await Opportune Time ALL MONEY REFUNDED Amount Given Is in Bank and Checks Be Sent Donors Community Service work in Fitz gerald under a trained director will be deferred in Fitzgerald until a more opportune time for securing funds. This decision was reached by the ex ecutive committee of the Community Service Council at a meeting yester day. All money raised in the drive last week will be refunded. After a lengthy discussion of ways and means, the members of the coun cil present at the meeting decided that it will be impossible at this time to raise sufficient funds to carry on the budget suggested for communi ty service. The work has not, how ever, been discontinued, nor has the effort here of community service workers failed, members of the com mittee made plain. Active continu ance of the work is simply deferred until a time when the people are more prosperous and bette able to support the work. The efforts of Mr. A. L. Lincoln, organizer from headquarters, was highly commended by the committee, as was that of the other representa tives that have been sent here from headquarters, Miss Betty Boyle, Miss Agnes L. Weed, Frederick W. Dixon, and Ed. F, Shumway. The work of orgdnization met with almost univer sal approval, but the time is inoppor tune, according to the committee. The community chorus, the dram atic club, the playground, the Baraca recreation center and the other per manent works of community service, will bear the burden of carrying on the work until better conditions war rant hiring a director, C. T. OWENS ATTENDS ATHENS CONFERENCE Mr. C. T. Owens, county demons tration agent and secretary of the Ben Hill County Farm Bureau Federa tion, is in Athens this week attending the annual conference of county agents at the State College of Agri culture. Mr. Owens stated before his departure that he will return pro bably on Saturday. He has been sta tioned in Ben Hill county during the last year and the county and civic organizations who furnish the funds for his work have approprated money to secure his services for 1921, WARNING NOTICE—The parties who picked my colliie puppy near the Ben ﬁ(bumﬂail Sun-. day afternoon will return same at once to avoid all trouble. No questions will be asked. E. H. Dorminey, S}xer-‘ iff. It. pd. Men’s Clothing One-Third Off $75.00 Hart, Schaffner & Marx or Styleplus Suits now ......$50.00 $66.00 Hart, Schaffner & Marx or Styieplus Suits now ......$50.00 $60.00 Hart, Schaffner & Marx or Styleplus Suits now ......$40.00 $50.00 Hart, Schaffner & Marx or Styleplus Suits now ......$33.33 $45.00 Hart, Schaffner & Marx or Styleplus Suits now ......$30.00 $36.00 Hart, Schaffner & Marx or Styleplus Suits now ......$24.00 $30.00 Hart, Schaffner & Marx or Styleplus Suits now ......$20.00 BOYS’ CLOTHING ONE-HALF PRICE $20.00 Bays’ Suits now ONE-HALF PRICE ................$lO.OO $lB.OO Boys’ Suits now ONE-HALF PRICE ................$ 9.00 $15.00 Boys’ Suits now ONE-HALF PRICE ................$ 7.50 $12.00 Boys’ Suits now ONE-HALF PRICE ................$ 600 $lO.OO Boys’ Suits now ONE-HALF PRICE ................$ 5.00 $ 9.00 Boys’ Suits now ONE-HALF PRICE ................$ 4.50 $ 8.00 Boys’ Suits now ONE-HALF PRICE ................$ 4.00 $ 6.00 Boys’ Suits now ONE-HALF PRICE ................$ 3.00 FITZGERALD COTTON GOOD MIDDLING _____l47-8 Wednesday Receipts ____ 5 bales VOL. XXV, nO. 151 Business Troubles Said Cause of Suicide Tuesday. WAS PROMINENT MAN Held Several Important Public Offices; Was Wealthy. Frank Taylor, prominent Turrer County farmer and stockman, com mitted suicide in Rebecca at 10 o’clock Tuesday night. Mr. Taylor was in Fitzgerald in the _atternoon doing some shopping and to those who came in touch with him, nothing unusual was noticeab{c. The suicide is believ ed caused by business troubles. Mr. Taylor was a regular visitor to this city, doing most of his business here, where he was held in the hghest esteem by all who knew him. For a number of years Mr. Taylor was County School Commissiner of Wil cox county and when Turner county was created, his efficient services in the interest of schools was rewarded by his election as Ordinary of Turner County. Mr. Taylor was a progressive far mer, being largely interested in stock raising, and owned several of the best plantations in his district, Wm. A, Taylor and George Taylor of Fitzgerald. were brothers of the deceased man. The deceased leaves two daughters, Miss Bessie Taylor, of Rebecca and Mrs. W. E. Paulk of Ocilla and one son. The remains will be laid to rest in Rebecca Thursday. The deceased was a prominent member of the Bap tist church, and the Masonic order. The shrinkage of the values of farm prducts and failure to collect outstand ing debts seem to have been the sole motives for this rash act. o New Saving Stamps Are Ready To Issue | ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 14.—The Atlanta postoffice has received a sup ply of the new treasury savipngs cer tificates to be issued during the com in year. They are in denominations of $1 and $25. The new $1 stamp, which is non-interest bearing, is bright red in color, imprinted on a green tint, and bearing the portrait of Alexander Hamilton, first sec¢retary of ‘the treasury. The $25 certificate is similar in degign and terms to the $lOO and $l,OOO treasury savings cer tificates, which will also 'be offered next year. bty The 1921 war savings stamp of $5 maturity value is larger in gize than the 1920 issue, is orange in color and bears the portrait of Lincoln. The 25c Thrift Stamps are unchanged. Leader-Enterprise Want Ads Pay. .- {,, \ = 3‘,/ : oW - I g e Ul i Mail Orders i Promptly filled