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MONDAY, WEDNESDAY
AND FRIDAY
Official Organ Ben Hill County and City of Fitzgerald
\s, MEET THURSDAY
Important Business At Year’s
Last Meeting Tomorrow
CORN AND HAY SOLD
Secretary Owens Wants Two
Cars Each of Food Products
~ The county advisory board of the
Ben Hill County Farm Bureau Fed
eration will hold its last meeting of
the year 1920 at the Chamber of Com
merce rooms in Fitzgerald, at 2:30
o’clock Thuursday afternoon. All
members of the board and all other
farmers who can are urged to attend
as several important matters, ‘includ
ing filling three large orders for farm
produce and calling an election of of
ficers, will be considered.
Secretary C. T. Owens stated to
day that he had received orders for
two car loads of corn and of hay in
addition to the two car loads of vel
vet beans ordered last week. Athens
and Commerce concerns want the hay
and corn. Only ten tons of the nec
essary ‘thirty tons of velvet beans
have been brought in by farmers for
the velvet bean order.
At the meeting Thursday afternoon
it is probable that the farm bureau
will speak for the farmers in regard
to the diversification suggested by
the Chamber of Commerce. Several
members of the bureau have expressed
hearty approval but an expression of
attitude of the farmers as a whole is
wanted. ;
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Paul Gungl! Will
e
Start Rabbit Farm
Plans To Launch New Industry Here
in Early Spring
The rabbit farm that has been in
prospect for Fitzgerald for some time
past will actually be started in the
early Spring, probably in March or
as soon as the cold weather breaks.
Mr. Paul Gungl, recently with the
Fitzgerald Tailors, srated today that
he would start the farm himself. |
Mr. Gungle, who has been raising
fine rabbits for a long time and makes
a “rabbit crop” of about one hundred
a month in his back yard, will start
the farm on five acres of land near
the ctty. On that size farm he ex
pects to raise 25,000 rabbits, or about
50,000 pounds of meat and 25,000
skins for market purposes. The farm
will be expanded as the market is de
veloped for the meat.
Mr. Gungle says that tlie rabbit in
dustry has reached a high point of
development in the North and Middle
west where rabbit meat is in large
demand as a staple article of food.
Rabbit meat can be raised in Georgiai
at less cost, because of the milder
climate, it has never been introduuced‘
on a commercial scale.
THE ’ THE :
EMPIRE HAL.F PRICE EMPIRE
All Men’s and Boy’s Clothing---All Women’s Suits, Coats, Dresses, Skirts, Blouses, Millinery, in fact
. Everything in Ready-to-wear and Clothing for both Men and Women.
NOW AT ONE-HAL.F PRICE
—This simply msans that winter things must retire from the stage. They go out, of course, through the Door of Low Prices,
and this year we are speeding their going by the most drastic reductions that have ever marked one of these annual events. Study
the comparative scale ot prices quoted---think of the high standard of quality which the Empire Store maintains---and then ask
yourself whether you can afford to let this opportunity pass. ‘
The Biggest Savings Ever... Certainly the Biggest by Far that
Have Been Offered in Any Event of the Present Year.
Men’s Hart, Schaffner
& Marx and Styleplus
;uits Half Price...
7500 MEN’S SUITS N0W.....537.50
$65.00 MEN’S SUITS N0W.....532.50
$60.00 MEN’S SUITS NOW ....$30.00
$50.00 MEN’S SUITS N0W.....525.00
$45.00 MEN’S SUITS N0W.....522.50
$40.00 MEN’S SUITS N0W.....520.00
$35.00 MEN’S SUITS N0W.....517.50
$30.00 MEN’S SUITS N0W.....515.00
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Here 1s the grand champion steer of al) time and exhibited ar
the International Livestock Exposition at Chicago He was bred. fed
and exhibited by Purdue University of Lafayette, Ind The judges pro
rounced him to be the most perfect steer ever shown in 20 years ‘le
weighs 1360 pounds and was sold to Wilson & Co for $1.75 a pound.
or $2380 The man holding the steer is J S. Douglas. herdsman. who
fzs had charge and actually done the feeding of the Puraue steers
‘or a number of years. three of whieb bave won grand championships
o the last four vears
South Georgia ““Spots’’ Kingfififlb’glx
Pleased With Hog Sale Tuesday
Prices Were Low But Swine
Went Exclusively To Farmers
. Of Section
Thirty-two Spotted Poland China
hogs were sold by Mr. Wright T.
Paulk at the hog sale Tuesday on his
big stock farm east of Fitzgerald.
The average price was only $52 each,
but Mr. Paulk, whose huge herd of
blooded “Spots” has established him
as the “Spots King” of Central South
Georgia among the swine raisers of
the section, declared himself well
pleased with the result.
“I did not expect a profitable sale
under present conditions,” said Mr.
Pulk, and the main purpose of the
sale was to get the Spotted Poland
China better established among the
farmers of the section. That purpose
was well served as every hog that was
sold went to a farmer for breeding
purposes.”
A large number of farmers and
stock raisers from suurrounding ter
ritory attended the gate. Among the
out-of-town purchasers were the fol
lowing gentlemen: M. A. Dix of Ab-.
beville, J. E. Smith of Dublin, A. L.
Coffee of Eastman, William Williams
of Milan, W. F. Hyers, of Coffee, M.
C. Dorminey, of Dublin, R. C. Paulk,
of Ocilla.
Mr. Paulk stated that he did not
know when he would stage another
sale but that the date would be gov
erned largely by local conditions.
| THE EMPIRE MERCANTILE COMPANY,
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Business Outlook Is
Reported Good
Conditions Will Show Decided Im.
provement in Next Sixty Days, Said
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ATLANTA, bDec. 29.—Kandolph
Rose, formerly of Atlanta, but now
a well known cotton broker and in
vestment banker ‘of New York City,
is here for the holidays on a visit to
his mother, Mrs. R. M. Rose, at 481
Peachtree street.
Mr. Rose says that there is a very
optimistic business outlook prevailing
in New York and other cities of the
east,
“Thepresent nervous condition in
Business circles. accentuated by the
drop in the price of cotton, wheat and
other commodities, will give way. in
a few months to settled conditions
and industrial enterprises now closed
will open again” said Mr. Rose.
No changes are expected in present
conditions, Mr. Rose said, until prob
ably February or March. January is
what is called “the inventory month”
during which stock is taken by all
business and industrial enterprises
and plans made for the new year’s
business. Big business is looking
ahead to a revival of activity in in
dustry in general, declared Mr. Rose.
Mr. Rose expressed the opinion
Boys Suits Half Price.
$23.00 BOYS’ SUITS N0W.....511.50
$20.00 BOYS’ SUITS N0W.....510.00
$lB.OO BOYS’ SUITS N0W.....$ 9.00
$16.00 BOYS’ SUITS N0W.....$ 8.00
$15.00 BOYS’ SUITS N0W.....$ 7.50
$12.00 BOYS’ SUITS N0W.....$ 6.00
$lO.OO BOYS’ SUITS N0W.....$ 5.00
$ 8.00 BOYS’ SUITS N0W.....$ 4.00
$ 6.00 BOYS’ SUITS N0W.....$ 3.00
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FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29 1920
'Kll House Dresse;,~
All Childrens Dresses
All Middy Blouses,
HALF PRICE.
Don’t forget that ev
erything in the Em
pire Store is still
~ One-Fourth Off
Georgia Head of American Cot
ton Association a Suicide
LOW COTTON IS REASON
Shoots Bullet Through Head at
His Home in Newnan
ATLANTA, Dec..29—Robert W.
Mattox, president of the Georgia divi
sion of the American Cotton Associa
tion, and the past two years one of
the most zealous workers in the State
in organization of the cotton farmers,
killed himself last night between 7
and 8 o'clock, at the home of his
mother-in-law in Newnan. Mr. Mat
tox has been living with his mother
in-law, Mrs. E. J. Orr, since the death
of his wife. nearly a yearago.
Information was received at the of
fices of the American Cotton Associa
tion in Atlanta early this morning,
and was as great a surprise here as
in Newnan. Mr.- Mattox was in At
lanta the day before Christmas and
appeared in fine physical condition
and good spirits.
Mr. Mattox was rather an extensive
cotton farmer and this year has suf
fered the same experience of nearly all
of the cotton growers. He had been
unable to dispose of his crop at a price
| anywhere near the cost of its produc
tion and of late has appeared to wor
ry a great deal over the general cot
ton market conditions. That, and a
despondency caused by the death of
his wife, is believed to have been the
' reason he shot himself.
FEINBERG FURNITURE CO.
TO CHANGE LOCATION
The Feinberg Furniture Store will
move Friday from its present location
to the Bush Building in the one hun
dred block on East Pine strcet. The
Thurmond Automobile Company,
which is now handling the Studebak
er agency in the Bush building, will
move into the Burkhart building on
the corner of Central and Main where
Mr. Burkhart has been making ex
‘tensive improvements for the Fitz
gerald Automotive Company.
Mr. Malcolm Hester of Brunswick
is visiting relatives in our city. :
that the optimism in business now
shown in New York will be reflected
in Atlanta and the South during the
next 60 days.
During his stay in Atlanta, Mr.
Rose has received a warm greeting
from many of his old friends who are
greatly pleased to learn of his success
in New York business circles. A few
years ago Mr. Rose lost all he had in
the South, removed to New York
and started all over again. He is now
the head of two successful businesses
in New York City. St
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These men, Scnator Nelson of Mfnnesota, -Senator Knox of Penn
sylvania, both Republicans, and Senator Overman of North Carolina.
Damocrat, have been appointed by Vice Presiden: Marshall wo arrange
ind have charge of the inaugural ceremonles when President-eloct
“tarding §oes into office next March. ¥
Jurors Drawn For January Term
; Of Ben Hill Superior Court
Local Bar And Court Officials
Face Heavy Calender And
| Docket For Term
| L
~ D. W. M. Whitley, clerk of the
‘court, yesterday announced the names
of Grand and Petit jurors drawn by
‘thc jury commission for service at
‘the January term of court. A heavy
civil calender and criminal docket is
faced by the court. 1t is expected that
‘the two damage suits against the S.
A. L. Railway, filed since the last
term. will go to trial, they aggregate
136,000.00. 3
The following grand jurors drawn
for the January Term. 1921:
Ji H Burke, S, G, Prvor, Jr. W. S
Minshew, D. R. Rakestraw, H. H.
James, A. H. Thurmond, James Paulk,
Jr, S. E. Leverette, W. M. Martin,
D. F. Taylor, S. J. Walker, R. R. Dor
miney, F. M. Malcolm, W. R. McLen
don, R. E. Smith. G. A. Conally, Roy
Adams, J. L. McCarty, C. T. Weaver,
J. E. Turner, C.'S,'Rice,D. B, Smith,
Thos. J Luke, Sr., H. L. McLendon,
W. J. McGlamory, C. M. Innis, L. C.
Harper, J. F. Hartley, W. R. Paulk,
John A. George.
The following jurors were drawn
for the first week for January term
1921:
D K Young, F G Austing ). E
Pridgen, L. R. McCuller, B. C. Green,
J. H. Grider, W F. Jones, W. E. Haile,
Warren Gibbs, H. A. Adams, J. C.
Howard, J. M. Evans, Ted Myers, M.
W. Garbutt, G. F. Williams. J. B.
Roberts, J. M. Williamson, R, E. El
lison, D. C. Dorminey, H. L. Forbes,
K. 8.. Grigsby, James T. Sitith, L.
N. Chasteen, C. R. Kilcrease, i
Spence, C. A. Newcomer, M. H. Hut
chinson, C. L. Orser, A. C. Stone, D.
m
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Wwomen's Suits, Coats
and Dresses are
ONE-HALF PRICE
$98.00 Suits, Coats & Dresses now $49.00
$90.00 Suits, Coats & Dresses now $45.00
$BO.OO Suits, Coats & Dresses now $40.00
$75.00 Suits, Coats & Dresses now $37.50
$60.00 Suits, Coats & Dresses now $30.00
$50.00 Suits, Coats & Dresses now $25.00
$45.00 Suits, Coats & Dresses now $22.50
$40.00 Suits, Coats & Dresses now $20.00
$35.00 Suits, Coats & Dresses now $17.50
$30.00 Suits, Coats & Dresses now $15.00
$25.00 Suits, Coats & Dresses now $12.50
S. Fowler. A. L. Reeves, C.C. Parker,
B.'S. Green, D. Z. Luke, T. M. Grif
fin, L. W. White, J.F.Hager, D. W.
Garrison, D. L Paulk, R. W. Min
shew, C. W. Cook, M. F. Recves, Geo.
F. Barnes, Geo. F. Gray, T. H. Ow
‘ens, F. W. Hitch, Emory Wilcox, J.
C. Glover.
The following jurors were drawn
for the second week for January Term
1921:
i J. J. Pryor; A.J. Brown. E. R. Gia
ham, Jorn G. Gray, John Hutto, Laur
ence Phillips, A. C. Mathias, S. B.
Bullard, W. S. McCullars, J. T. Young,
S. S. Young, Jr., Scott Walker, E. E.
Wyman, W. T. Nipper, S. J. Brown,
J. W. Hopson, C. S. Rice. Wylie Wil
liams, H. M. Paulk, R. L. Troup, H.
A. Day, C. A. Fretwell, Newton Wat
son, Wright Tomberlin, Tom Cun
ningham, H. O. Benton, G. W. Glad
den, L. A. Deese, S. B. Tomberlin, B.
T. Strickland, V. T. Roper, E. L. Dor
miney, V. R. Davis. H. M. Hobgool,
G. C. Mixon, J.*S. Parrish, Seth Sam
ples, L. G. Lavender, A. R. Stanford,
“A. H. Denmark, John Dixon,, S. H.
Deese, Sam L. Day, R. Davis, J. M.
Davis, Arthur Daniels, J. Horton
‘Taylor, A. W. DaLee. W. E, Cowart,
'H. E. Cooper, Otho Coates, E.C.
iCampl)cll, L. S. Cobb, John Cooper,
|W. L. Stovall, C. S. Isler, H. A. Ow
‘ens, L. Gelders, G.R. Cooper, Sidney
Clare, B. O. Cook, 1. A. Cardwell, A.
B. Campbell, James Garrison,
. There was a nicegattgndance and a
very excellent tim had at the
Christian Church you peoples’ so
cial held at Mrs. Mabet Parrotts on
Tuesday evening as side splitting
games and a nice course of eats were
enjoyed by all.
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Blouses are
Half Price
$29.50 BLOUSE NOW .........$14.75
$25.00 BLOUSE N0W..........512.50
$22.50 BLOUSE N0W..........511.25
$19.50 BLOUSE N0W.,........$ 9.75
$lBOO BLOUSE N0W..........$ 9.00
$15.00 BLOUSE N0W..........$ 7.50
$14.00 BLOUSE N0W.,........$ 7.00
$12.50 BLOUSE N0W..........$ 6.25
$lO.OO BLOUSE N0W..........$ 5.00
$ 7.50 BLOUSE N0W..........$ 3.75
$ 550 BLOUSE N0W..........$ 2.75
$ 4.00 BLOUSE N0W..........$ 2.00
$ 3.00 BLOUSE N0W..........$ 1.50
FITZGERALD COTTON
Good Middling .........13 1-2¢
Wednesd Receipts ........None
VOL. XXV, NO. 157 -
Outlines Platform Designed To
| Give Immediate Relief
T
SOLONS TO TAKE ACTION
el TR 5
Measures Will Be Presented to
Congress Soon, Is Claim
CHICAGO, Dec. 28—A platform
of legislation designed to provide re
lief for agricultural credits was an
nounced today by J. R. Howard, pres
ident of the American Farm Bureau
Federation, upon his return from
Washington, where the proposal was
placed before members of Congress.
Assurnces that legislation as outlined
would be incorporated in bills to be
drafted immediately was given him
by committee members, Mr. Howard
said,
The federation’s proposed measures
as the means of relief were:
Regulatory power over farmers’ co
operative marketing associations
should be in the hands of the United
‘States Department of Agriculture
‘rather than the Federal Trade Com
lmissio,n.
| The farmers’ cooperative marketing
movement must not be hindered by
the provisions of the Shemarn law,
enacted to control trusts and not with
any intent to curb cooperation for the
benefit of the public at large.
The Federal Reserve ct shoulda be
amended so as to provide prefential
rates for loans for productive pur
poses over loans for speculative pur
poses.
The warehousing act should be ex-,
tended so as to serve the needs of
both individuals and co-operative as
sociations, carrying with t a. rural
credts plan to aid marketing of crops.
The federal land bank system
should be extended to provide farm
ers personal credit.
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Public Schools Will
Re-Open January 3
Method of Collecting Tuition Changed
Superintendent Hall States
All pupils will be expected to be
in their respective places ready for
work, January, 3rd, at the regular
hour for opening.
Those who pay tuition may see the
Superintendent January Ist. from 8:30
to 12:00 noon and get admission
cards. It is the policy of the Board
to require all tuition in advance and
that it be paid only at the Superin
tendent’s office.
E. G. HALL, Supt.
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Taylor of Lou
isville, Ky. are the guests of Rev. S.
A. Strawn at the Central Christian
church parsonage.
Mail Orders
Promptly filled