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CHRISTMAS SPIRIT; IT MAKES
LIFE WORTHWHILE A '
Tonight is Christmas Eve, the most wonderful time of the year
to every child and the time when the best in mankind is given an
opportunity to shed its light of happy purity on the heart of a
world that beats too much with selfishness.
The history of Christmas is an interesting one. It was estab
lished by the Sun worshippers of ancient times to celebrate the end
of the scason when the days grow continually shorter and to wel
come the Sun on its return journcy from below the equator. To
fthose worshippers of the Sun it was the day of most exquisite hap
piness.
How appropriate, then, that, the fathers of the == - church should
have adapted the pagan holiday to commemoration of the birth of
their Master, to mark the period in the history of the world when
light would begin evermore to increase and darkness to fade from
the hearts of men. The vision of the Christian Christmas was im
mensely larger than that of the pagan Sunday. The feeling of hap
piness in the hearts of the followers of the Great Teacher should be
correspondingly larger.
Yet, Christmas to the Christian world has become largely a
children’s holiday. It is for the children that the day is largely
planned and in their happiness the elders find their joy. Can it be
that only in the innocent hearts of children the beautiful thought of
the day can be truly felt? Can it be that only through the happi
ness of childish minds that wiser minds can feel the thrill of Christ
mas?
Santa Claus is a beattiful myth that is more precious to child
hood of Christendom than any other. But it is far more precious
to the older, more sophisticated, more worldly hearts who recite the
myth and, behind the cloak of Santa’s name, give happiness without
thought of thanks or gratitude, or any reward for self except that the
happiness of others shall make them happy too. It makes it possible
for men and women to be really unselfish for a time. Can you con
ceive what that is worth to men and women, to you?
But what a farce Christmas hecomes at the hands and in the
hearts of some people. To give a “present” because you know its
tecipient expects you to give and because you expect one in return,
is nothing short of sacrilege. Not religious sacrilege, perhaps, but
a thing that defiles the perfect purity of what Christmas was meant
to be. There is nothing unselfish in that, nothing Christlike, noth
ing that would please Him for whom the day is amed.
Still, as long as there are children, Christmas will be a day of
unselfish happiness, and that is the only real happiness. The an
cient sun worshippers made merry today because their god was com
ing back to drive away the darkness and the cold from earth make
life more worth the living. Christians should be supremely joyous
in the faith that nineteen hundred and twenty years ago a Being
came down to earth to give light to those who walked in darkness
and to mark out for them a path that leads to everlasting sunshine
‘nd to perfect happiness. Merry Christmas to You All.
SHALL THE WORLD PAY TO MAKE
ITSELF BETTER?
The ‘principle of free education for all is neither old nor univer
sally accepted. It is practiced in comparitively very few communi
ties of people. Not even in free America is it universally understood,
favored, and practiced. Fitzgerald is perhaps the only town or
city in Georgia where education is entirely free, and even here free
education has its opponents g :
People who are in favor of free schools, which must include
free text books if they are to be really free, must not lose = sight of
the fact that they must ever be vigilant in guarding their free insti
tutions from a strong minority of peoplé who oppose them.
The quoters of platitudes are fond of the remark that it is nec
essary for one to surmount difficulties in order to sharpen his wits
and bring into full development his powers—necesary for others, at
least. They point to outstanding men of genius who fought their
way through difficulties to success. They forget that other uut-!
standing men of genius would probably have never proved them
gelves such had they not enjoyed advantages as well as difl‘icultics.;
And they ignore the cold bleak fact that many men who might have
developed into able servants of humanity have had their talents
stifled and their powers for great deeds broken in the strife of sur
mounting little difficulties that submerged them. |
The purpose of education is to make a man worth more to him
self and in.becoming worth more to himself he becomes, as a corol
lary, worth more to the world. The inverse of that statement is
equally true. Education increases a man's ability to produce.
Whether it be in things or thoughts, large production is what the
world needs. The more there is, the larger is the share of each. That
is the reason for considering' education a matter of public interest,
for supporting it through taxation of all who will benefit rather
than by the tuition fees of those who are being educated.
Without free text books, there is no such thing as free educa
tion. Those who argue that the children whose parents can - not
buy text books are not worth educating are thinking with their
tongues rather than their brains. Environment is as important a
force in moulding character as heredity. Heredity is an erratic
force. Predictions as to its effect on an individyal can not be based
on knowledge of one or two, or five or six gcnc‘l"\btions back. It is
largely a matter of chance that must be taken as it comes. Environ
ment, however, can be regulated. That is a purpose of education.
In Milwaukee, for instance, an outdoor class is conducted for
children threatened with tuberculosis. In addition to free tutelage
and free books, the city of Milwaukee provides these children with
the proper clothing to make the outdoor class comfortable and with
a certain amount of food, This probably saves for Milwaukee sev
‘eral score children each year who will become valuable producers.
Without the city's intervention these tots would die.
The rebellious and unproductive state of mind commonly and
improperly labelled Bolshevism is probably as harmful a social dis
case as tuberculosis is a physical one. Education is the surest cure
for that disease. Make it possible for a man to make something for
himself and he will not want to forcibly take that which another
has made. Unfortunately, in most of our communities the psuedo
public, partially free educational system makes it difficult for those
most in need of education to get it. ;
gR OO AN SN
A Thought for the Evening
Ihougnt lor the [.vening
A VERSE AND A VIGNETTE f
: By Dan G. Bickers
A A
SEVEN PROPHECIES FOR THE NEW YEAR
VI
I venture this: That in the next year we
Shall see more of prosperity -
Than of adversity_._And why? Because
Of operation of inexorable laws
Which men have in the recent times learned more
Completely, practicably well_._ ‘
In times of years ago, before ;
The Great Calamity, men could not tell
‘What would be done: but now
the% think ahead, the why and how
Of things. The Providence that's oves us today
Is nearer to the most of us than back
yThere in the darker times. And so 1 say,
Times will be better as we onward go, :
Better this next new—year. The black
WNB S teadily i ’
AWAOUAS TOL WV 4 ‘ms ~kd 1‘ flo‘l A
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THE LEADER-ENTERPRISE AND PRESS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24th, 1920
i PETITION FOR CHARTER
| STATE OF GEORGIA County of
| Ben Hill.
| To the Superior Court of Said County
l This the petition of P. C. Collins
| said State and County, and J. H. Dol-
E vin of Birmingham, Alabama, respect
| fully shows unto the Court the fol
‘ lowing facts:
| 1. That they desire for themselves,
itheir associates, successors and as
{ signs to be incorporated under the
| name and style of PELHAM LIME
COMPANY. /
' 2. That the capital stock of said
corporation shall be Ten Thousand
($10,000) with the privilege of in
creasing the same to the sum of One
Hundred Thousand ($100,000) dol
lars by a majority vote of the stock
holders, said stock to be divided into
shares of the par value of Twentv
Five ($25.00) each.
3. That ten per cent of ede capi
tal stock has been paid in.
. That the principal office and
place of business of said corporation
shall be in the City of Fitzgerald,
County of Ben Hill, State of Geor
gia, but petitioners desire the righti
to establish branch offices within this
State, or elsewhere, whenever the
holders of a majority of the stock
may so determine,
5. That the object of said corpora
tion is pecuniary gain for it's stock
holders.
6. That the primary and principal
business they desire to carry on is as
follows:
Dealing in Limestone lands, buv
ing and selling real estate, develop
ing limestone quarries, manufacturing
lime and all by-products; building
and locating storage kouses, to act a 3
agents for other limestone compan
ics, and any and ail other things nec
essary and incident 1o the carryirg
on of such business.
7. That in addition to the privileges
and powers usual to corporations in
general that the following powers
and privileges be granted to you pe
titioners:
(a) That they have the right to
buy or sell stocks, bonds securities,
debentures of other corporations and
to accept the same in exchange for
the stocks, bonds, securities, or prop
erties of any kind of the said proposed
corporation; and to accept the stock
of said corporations at par value or
such other price as the board of di
rectors of said proposed corporation
shall fix, not exceeding the true mar
ket value at such time in full or in
part payment for lands or other
properties purchased from said pio
posed corporation by any of its
shareholders.
(b) To borrow money, to issue
bonds or other negotiable securities
and to secure the same by mortgage,
pledge, trust deed or otherwise and
to provide for the payment thereof.
(c) To sell, lease, rent or otherwise
dispose of any of it's property or the
whole thereof whenever in the opinion
of a majority ot it’s stockho!ders it
is for the best interest for the eaid
corporation; and, under like circum
stances, to sell mortgage,' lease or
hire its franchise or other property
for the purpose of raising money.
(d) To subscribe for, purchase, sell
otherwise acquire or dispose of the
shares, bonds, securities, debentures,
or other obligations of any corpora
tion or corporations now or hereaf
ter organized under the laws of any
State or of the United States, bonds,
and securities of the United States and
foreign Countries.
8. That they, their associates, suc—l
cessors and assigns may be incorpor~i
a‘ed for a full term of Twenty (20)!
years, with the privilege of renewal!
at the end of said term and with thc:
privilege and powers ‘usual or inci-|
d.nt to corporations in general. i
9. That they desire for said c‘)r~l
poration the power and authority to%
apply for and accept amendments to |
its charter of cither form or sub-|
stance by a ma‘ority of its stock|
outstanding at the time. :
10. That they desire for the said
corporation the right of renewal
when and as provided by the laws o{|
Georgia.
11. That they dcsire the right to
sue and be sued, to plead and be im
peaded, to have and to use a com-‘
mon seal, to make all necessary by
laws and regulations and all other
things that may be necessary for the
successful carrying on of the _busi
ness proposed herein. ‘
WHEREFORE, Petitioners pray
to be incorporated under the name
and style aforesaid, with the powers,
privileges and immunities herein set
forth, and as are now, or may hcre
aiter be, allowed a corporation of
Lsimilar character, under the !aws of
Georgia. :
Wall, Grantham & Kassewitz.
Attorneys for Petitioners,
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF BEN HILL
I, D. W. M. Whikley, Cletk of the
Superior Court *n aad for sa'd coun
ty do herekv cari'ty that ibe fore
going is a irne and correct copy of
the applicatior for charter of the
PELEAM . LIME COMPANY, as
the same appears on fdu mn this of
fice.
Wituess my oficial signature and
the scal of :aid court *h s, the 26€ th
day of November, 1420
D. W. M. WHRTLEY,
Clerk Superior Court, Ben Hill
County, Georgia.
[ .
Mr. Martin Gottlieb passed a suc
cessful examination before the United
Sates Court at Albany Thursday and
is now a full fledged American citi
zen, Martin is proud of his elevation
to citizenship. Col. Jesse Grantham
accompanied him to Albany and stood
sponsor for his good behavior.
Do You Step Out with Snap and
Vigor? Are You Able to Get
Things Done?
DON'T STAND IN
YOUR OWN WAY
People with Thin, Weak Blood Have
a Hard Time of it. Théy Should
Take Pepto-Méngan
Look at the facts gf your health. So
much depends on Waving red blood. If
you stand up in Aront of your work
with half-starved blood in your sys
tem you are stAnding in your own
stead of standing in your own way,
progréss.
Thin blo makes you dull. It
makes you/pale. You take no enjoy
ment out fof your work. It is only
half Jas gbod as it should be.
Ydu ¢an remedy that condition so
casily. / Begin taking that fine tonic,
Pepto-Mangan, today and keep it up
for awhite. Your blood will become
nourished. Pepto-Mangan makes red
blood corpuscles. You will get energy
and strong power of resistance. In
stead of standing in yourown way,
Eyou will push yourself ahead hecause
iof greater vitality.
~ But be sure you get the genuine
ll‘cpto-!\‘[ungan. It is put up in both
'liqui(l and tablet form. Ask for
“Gude's” and be sure that the name is
lun the package. The tablets or the
liquid have the same medicinal value.
] Advertisement.
Comb Sage Tea
.
Into Gray Hair
Darkens Beautifully and Restor¢ds Its
Natural Color and Lustre at/Once
Common garden sage, brfwed into
a heavy tea, with sulphur/nd alcohol
added, will turs gray, ¢freaked and
faded hair beautifully rk and lux
uriant. Mixing the Sag€ Tea and Sul
phur recipe at home, fhough, is trou
blesome. An easier fvay is to get the
read-to-use prépargfion, improved by
the addition o er ingredients. a
large bottle, at¥little cost, at drug
stores, known as “Wyeth's Sage and
Sulphur Compound,” thus avoiding
a lot of muss.
While gray, faded hair is not sin
ful, we all desire to retain our vouth
ful appearance and attractiven:ss. By
darkening your hair with Wyeth's
an;i Sulphur Compound, no e :an
tell, because it does it so naturally,
so evenly. You just dampen a sponge
or soft brush with it and raw this
through your hair, taking one small
strand at a time; by mormng all gray
hairs have disappeared. = After an
other application or two 3*‘}‘ hair be
comes beautifully dark, glossy, soft,
and luxuriant, anl you appear vears
younger.—Adv, i : _
Goodwill
&
THE season prompts us to express to
you our appreciation of that intangi
ble and invaluable asset, “Goodwill” that
you have so kindly bestowed on us during
the past year and which we fully recipro- |
cate. .
We extend to youall the compliments
of the season, wishing you a Merry Christ
mas and a Happy, Prosperous New\i[ey
3 | 7= A
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First National Bank
of Fitzgerald, Georgia
LEGAL NOTICE
GEORGIA, Ben Hill County.
Will be sold courthouse door said
county first Tuesday January Nine
teen Twenty One, during lega! hours
of sale to highest bidder for cash.
City Lot\ Numbe le, Square
Eleven, ¢, in City Fitzger
ald, said county, according to plat of
said city on file in office clerk super
ior court Irfvin County, Georg.a.
Levied on ks “property of Green
Duncan to satisfy fifa issued from
Ben Hill SupeXior Court favor Mamie
Duncan v. Green Duncan, said prop
%
FITZGERALD OVERLAND COMPANY
DEALERS IN
'OVERLAND AND WILLYS-KNIGHT AUTOMOO ES AND PARTS. MOLINE
UNIVERSAL TRACTORS. DEMONSTRATION ¥ EE. ASKABOUT THE SLEEVE
VALVED MOTOR.
Distribugors for
TIMKEN, HYATT AND NEW DEPARPURE ROLLER BEARINGS. (Wholesale to
Dealers, Garage Discount to Garages, Disgbunt on Hyatts and New Departures to Public.)
MR. DEALER, YOU CAN BUY FROMUS AT SAME PRICE YOU BUY FROM FAC
TORY. .
Dealers for Philagdelphia Grid Storage Batteries
THE ONLY BATTERY WITH A TWO-YEAR GUARANTEE. WE STAND BEHIND
THIS GUARANTEE OURSFLVES.
Full Battery Service |
BATTERIES RE-CH GED, RENTED AND REPAIRED.
"‘ .
p-to-date Garage Service
WE REPAIR AUYOMOBILES; OR ANY KIND OF MACHINERY. BRING IT TO
THE SHOP\OR FHONE 433 AND WE WILL COME AFTER YOU QUICK OR DO
THE WOR ERE IF YOU PREFER. We specialize in weIding—ELECTRICAL.
Repair Work, Cyliuder Reboring and Piston Fitting.
Accesories, Gas oil, and Tires
Our prices are right—our line is complete. Would sugest that you see us before you send
away for Generator Brushes, Electrical Equipment, or Piston Rings, etc. The chances are
that we have the goods. We carry a stock of Ford Parts and have some parts for a good
many cars. WHILE WE THINK ABOUT IT 7
We sell Ford Champion 60 c
X Spark Plugs at
REMEMBER XMAS IS MOST HERE. IF YOU INTEND SURPRISING the WIFE
WITH THAT NEW AUTO YOU MUST PUT IN YOUR ORDER NOW.
e Ael el e [ R
Fi Id Overland C
itzgera veriana Co.,
- H. K. SLIGH, Manager
; Successors to SLIGH & SMITH, Inc.
112-114 E. CENTRAL AVE ~ PHONE 433
: ; “ALWAYS AT YGUR SERVICE”
erty in possession Green Duncan,
Dece 0, 1920.
E. H. Dorminey, Sheriff.
el s
Newspaper space costs too much to
be used to buy complaints. That is
why advertised goods are the best.
Dererence.
Deference is the most complicate,
the most indirect. snq the \most ele
gant of ajl comnlimants —Chenstone,
Advertised goods are good goods.
Advertisers can’t afford ‘to misrepre
sent. .
[ rs. Holtzendorf
‘and Turner
DFNTISTS"
Upstairs. next door to the
National Drug Companv
. PHONE §7
