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AND FRIDAY
‘Official Organ City of Fitzgerald
OCILLA SOUTHERN SHOPS BEING SOUGHT FOR FITZGERALD
Men Believe It Will Be Carried
to Highest Tribunal
CUT IS $240,000 MONTHLY
Officials Said To Anticipate No
Trouble in Affair
The opinion generally expressed
by union men in Fitzgerald is that
the wage reduction. proposed by the
A. B. & A. railroad will be placed
for settlement before the federal la
bor board. The trainsmen meet in
Manchester Sunday and the conduuc
tors meet here Sunday and will prob
ably make recommendations to the
Union heads.
A. B. &A. WAGE CUT -
TOTALS $240,000
ATLANTA. January 7—A reduc
‘tion in wages of employees of the
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic
railroad, effective Monday and repre
senting 50 per cent of all increases
granted since 1917, will amount to
$240,000 per month, it was announced
by the road Thursday. Representa
tives of the ‘employes rejected the cut
in a joint session with the road heads
last month, and they will meet again
Monday to determine their final
course of action.
In railroad labor circles the Atlan
ta, Birmingham and Atlantic wage re
duction is universally views as the
enterting wedge for general reduc
tion throughout the railroad world,
according to statementsh made
Thursday.
Officials ,of the Atlanta, Birming
ham and Atlantic state thot the cut
is necessary in view of the fact that
the road isoperating at loss of $lOO,-
000 per month.
Those in close touch with the situ
ation confidently predict that the em
ployes will avail themselves fully of
whatever recouruse there may be to
the federal board. On the other hand
officials anticipate no serious trouble.
In 1917 the Atlanta, Birmingham
and Atlantic monthly monthly pay
roll totalled approximately $141,000.
This was subsequently increased to
$245,000, then to $355,000 and the last
increase granted by “the government
fplaced it at $380.000. A large number
of the cimpany’s employes in the
shops have been discharged.
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MRS. T. J. GRIFFIN
The many friends here of Mrs. T.
J. Griffin of Helena, formerly of Fitz
gerald, will be grieved to learn of her
death which ocured Monday at Raw
lins Sanatarium in Sandersville, Ga.,
after undergoing an operation. She
is sur¥ived by her mother, Mrs. El
lis, a sister, Mrs. C.A. Johnson, a
daughter Mrs. Albert Henderson and
a son Mr. Edwin Griffin.
NOTICE
To the Well Dressed I}adi?s of Fitz
gerald”
Mrs. Bessie almer, high class
dressmakyr. n located in the Sur
prise Stgre,/would like to meet all
ladies infepésted in harid made dress
es. See'fne before planning your af
ternoon and dinner frocks,
lt’ (Adv.)dB
LLEADER-ENTERPRISE
Look over the odds and ends around your house for which you have no further use---old Furniture, tools, lawn mowers, sewing
machines, baby carriages, stoves, electric irons, rugs, porch chairs. Whatever you have, turn it into cash, A small Want.
Ad in the Leader-Enterprise, costing only a few cents, will do it. N o
Call up 328, ask for the Want Ad Department and describe what you have. Your ad will be written for yoii, and a bill f‘bf the
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J. HWhite of Jacksonville, Fla.
Grand Master of Works of the Patri
otic Order, Sons of America and ed
itor of The Fraternal Record, ad
dressed the Washington Post of the
P, O. S. of A. and the members of
the locdl P. O. of A, after a banquet
last night in his honor at the Lodge
Hall. About one hundred members
were present.
Col. D. B. Nicholson presided, and
introduced the speaker of the evening
who is credited with belonging to
more fraternal organizations than any
other man in America. He has be
longed to sixty secret orders and was
for five years a member of the na
tional Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows.
Mr. White urged the need for ac
tive work on "the part of every loyal
American ‘at this time to counteract
the tendency toward radicalism that
is resulting from the prevailing spirit
of discontent the world over.
MRS. BONEY IS HOSTESS -
- A delightful informal 4 ffair of Sat
urday was the tea given by Mrs. W.
Boney, Sr., et her pretty home on
west Cypress™ Street, honoring her
sister, Mrs. E. T. Majette of Jesup,
Georgia.
The home was prettily decorated
in the Christmas colors, red and green
and quantities of narcissi and fern in
baskets and vases were used.
The guests were met at the door
by little Misses Martha Olivia Boney,
and Virginia Majette of Jesup who
were petite and lovely in dainty in
afternoon frocks.
Late in the afternoon Mrs. Boney
assisted by her daughter, Miss Mar
tha Olivia and Miss Virginia Majette
served delicious sandwiches, t ea, and
fruit cake and mints.
Among thoe presentwere: Mesdam
es E. F. Majette, James Paulk, Isaac
P. Tyson, Wright T.Paulk, George
W. Brown, William D. Dorminey and
Miss Epsie Campbgll of Athens .
Mrs. E. H. Hale ofAthens is visit
ing her son, Mr. E. Grailey Hale and
family on west Central avenue,
FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 7. 1921
61 WERE LYNCHED IN '
1920; 53 NEGROES:; 3
BURNED TO DEATH
Sixty-one persons were lynched in
1920, according to records compiled
at Tuskegee Institute. Of these, 52
were in the South and 9 in the North
and West. This is 22 less than the
number, 83, for the year 1919. Of
those lynched 53 were Negroes and
8 were whites. One of those put to
death wasa Negro woman. Eighteen,
or less than one-third of those put
to death, were charged with rape or
attempted rape. Three of the victims
‘were burned to death. The charges
against those burned to death were:
rape and murder, 1; killing landlord
in a dispute, 2.
The states in which lynchings oc
cured and the number in each state
are as follows: Alabama, 7; Arkan
sas, 1; California, 3; Florida, 7; Geor
gia, 9; Illinois, 1; Kansaf 1; Ken
tuckey, 1; Minnesota, 3; Mississippi,
7; Missouri, 1; North Carolina, 3;
Ohio, 1; Oklahoma, 3; South Caro-
Jina, .1; Texas, -10; Virginia, 1; West
Virginia, 1.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH NOTICE
Next Sunday morning at 11 o’clock
a special service is announced, in
order to have the opportunity of
hearing Rev. G. L. Tucker speak as
the special representative of the
Board of Religious Education.
It is requested that parents make
a special effort to have the children
as well as grown people hear Mr.
Tucker next Suunday morning, Janu
ary 9th at 11 o’clock. Please make
note of it as it is an extra service.
Bring some one with you.
R G SHANNONHOUSE, Rector.
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Davis and
handsome young son John D. Jr. of
Atlanta are the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. E. Grailey Hale on west Central
Avenue. Mrs. Davis will be remem
bered by her many friends here as
Miss Fredonia Hale. |
Miss Rosalie Haire of Abbeville was
in the city shopping Monday. |
JAN. COURT TERM
Judge O. T. Gower of Cordele will
open the January term of Ben Hill
Superior court Monday morning to
continue the grind on the same bus
iness that began at the October term
of court. None of the large damage
suits that have been filed since the
October calendar was arranged will
be called for trial during the January
term and no new criminal business
will be introduced.
All jurors drawn for the January
term must be present at the court
house at 10 o’clock Monday morning.
Ashton School News
School opened January 3rd with
many new pupils. Welcome new pu
pils. we are always glad to see new
faces. ‘
Some of our patrons are changing
farms consequently we are losing
some of our pupils and friends. |
~ The Eigth Grade has taken up the
study of physical Geography. The
Civics Class is making quite a study
of the Constitution of the U. S. That'’s
right Civic’s Class let’s learn to
know and appreciate the finest coun
try on the face of the globe, the U.
S. of America! The Ninth Algebra
has taken up the H. C. F. and the
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We are sorry to lose Miss Ma
bel Walker and Miss Annie Griffin
from our midst.
Parents why don't you visit the
school and see whet your boy and
girl is doing?
We are glad to have you and know
they are. Visitors are always wel
come.
Ouur base ball team is doing some
very fine practice work.
It is almost impossible to seat all
of the pupils, in fact, we need a good
many more seats.
Bessie Fountain.
Mrs. ;\ el B. Cook is spending the
week with Mrs. Geo. E. Ricker at her
attractive apartment on west Pine
Street.
Program Of Farmers
Week At Athens Made
Farm Bureau National Secretary
Among Lecturers at State College
ATHENS, Jan. 7—The Georgia
State College of Agriculture is put
ting on a series of lectures and prac
tical .\demonstrations for the farmers
in Georgia during “Farmers’ Week”,
January 24 to 29, 1921. The work is
of a thoroughly practical nature and
can be applied by the average Geor
gial farmer on his own farm. It will
consist of lectuures followed by ac
tual demonstrations of the subjects
discussed.
Lectures and demonstrations will
be given on fighting the boll weevil
with calcium arsenate, in the finishing
and grading of a lot of market hogs,
judging dairy and beef cattle, in tiie
slaughtering and curing of the farm
meat supply, in the study of pasture
grasses. pruning and care of the home
orchard, and in the const:auction of
sweet potato storage houses. There
will be a big Tractor demonstration
the last day.
Will Study Marketing
Evening conferences on marketing
problems will be conducted by Proi.
M. C. Gay, Field Agent in Market
ing, and his assistants. The market
ing and distribution of farm products
is now receiving more attention than
in the past. This feature of “Farm
ers’ week,” will be strongly empha
sized becauuse of its importance and
urgency at this time.
A study of the Farm Bureau in
Georgia will be made and Mr. J. W.
Coverdale, Secretary of the American
Farm Bureau Federaton will be pres
ent and address those attending the
short course.
Farm Loan Head To Speak
The Hon. A. F. Lever, who passed
the Agricultural Extension act thru
the House of Representatives and is
now in charge of the Federal Farm
Loan Bureau of the Treasury De
partment at Washington, D. C. will
speak on Friday night, Januaury 28,
at 3 b M.
Those who are planning to attend
the short couurse should write to the
Georgia State College of Agriculture
asking that reservation for room be
be made for them during “Farmers’
Week.”
Central Christian Church .
Corner Lee and Jessamine Sts
Bible School 10:00 A. M. W. A.
Adams, Supt. ‘
Preaching 11:15 A. M., Theme--
“Invoicing.”
Junior C.E. 11:15 A, M.
Preaching 7:30 . M. “A sheriff in
Bad Redeeme:l.”
Prayer Meeting Wednesday, 7:30
P. M., Subject “Stewardship.” Dlir. L.
A. Turner, leader.
Those of all faith and no faith are
welcome.
S. A. Strawm, Minister, 314 South
Lee street. Phone 67L.
Mrs. Hary Garber is spending the
in Thomasville, with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. William Fe.nberg.
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Deßilzen left
for points in Florida, Thursday after
spending a few days with Mrs. Rosa
Renkes and family on South Lee.
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The secretary of agriculture in
the Harding administration may
come out of the south. according -
to reports from high Republican
sources. The man is A T Hert '
of Kentucky, one of the mos! sue
cessful ‘““dirt” farmers ot the
south who owns and operates a
big farm and plantation qgear :
Louisville. Mr Hert was a mem
ber c¢f the Republican Nationa)
Comuiittee and was Very active 1p
the receut campaign
F. & A. M. NOTICE
Pine Level Lodge No. 353 will hold
a regularl communlication Monday,
eve, Jan. 10th at 8:00 o'clock. Work
in E. A. P. Degree. Members re
quested to attend. Visitors welcome.
David L. Paulk, W, M.
J. W. Pearson, Secty, -
INSTALATION
A joint instalation of Son’s of Vet
erans, Colony Post No. 14 G. A. R.
and W. R. C. at their lodge room,
Monday evening the 10th. All mem
bers of the 3 orders to be on hand at
8 o’clock. Especially all Offigers
elect. Invitations given by the Com
mander Sons of Veterans,
Mrs. S. W. Babbitt returned this
ternoon from Colum‘l:us,f"’where she
was callel by the sickness and death
of her brother,Robert Darden,
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contralto, is from President
Elect Harding’s - bome town
Marion. Ohio. She ‘has been
studying i{n Washington for some
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other American tqur
FITZGERALD COTTON
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VOL. XXVI, NO. 3
WOULD GET GENERAL
OFFICE MOVED HERE
Chamber of Commerce Oomnflfifé
tee Appointed Last Night efi
CONFER WITH RECEIVERS
Think City Has Good Chance of
Getting Project Through
It became known today that an ef
fort is being made by local business .
men and capitalists interested in the
Ocilla Southern Railroad to have the
railroad shops and general offices
moved from Ocilla, where they have
been since the road' was organized
about ten years ago, to Fitzgerald.
At a special meeting of the ,Cham’?»:f;
ber of Commerce here last night l‘:,
committee was appointed to c¢ onfer
with the receivers and superintend=
ents of the railroad. The committee
which is composed of J. H. Mayes,
Will Adams, L. N. Littlefield, J. ¥
Dorminey, and G. S. Wilcox, will
meet Mondap with M. W. Garbutt
of Fitzgerald and J. A. J. Hendereofi{;
of Odcilla, receivers of the road, and
H. H. Hill, general superintendent,
at the court house in Ocilla to effect
and agreement on the project. =
The Ocilla Southern is a shortline
road running from Nashville, Ga., to'
Perry, through Ocilla, Fitzgerald
and Rochelle. When it was first ora’?
ganized Ocilla was a much larger
shipping point and freight origin than
it is now but Fitzgerald has become
a more important point along the
route than is Ocilla. M. W. Garbutt,
who with J. A. J. Henderson of Ocil
la. is receiver of the road, lives and
has his business headquarters in Fitz
gerald. :
About fifty families and property *
worth half a million dollars would be
transferred from Ocilla to Fitzgerald
if the shops and general offices were"",,.,'
moved. Those interested in the ef- :
fort to secure the shops for Fitzger-;‘.f
ald hold that the railroad, which i&;
in bad financial condition, would gain
by locating its headquarters in a more
prosperous shipping point. g
Other matters receiying attention
by the Board were the appointment
of P resident J. H. Mayes, as améilfl%é
ber of a joint committee with thc,fié
Fitzgerald Hospital and the city ad
ministration, which is to meetwfikfi
the Trustees of the Baptist Hospitd’ig
Association at Atlanta next Tue%;
An effort will be made to get this or=
ganization to take over the local hqfig
pital. Another committee to coope.fi@
ate with the Boy Scout organization -
was authorized, W. A. Adams, being
appointed to me@k with the district
organization in Amlericus next week.
Miss Eulalie Graves is making her
home with Mr. and Mrs. G, P. Mingle
dorf. ; §
Mrs. Rosa Renkes announces the -
marriage of her daughter Theresa to
Mr. Nick Deßilzen of Andover, S.
Dakota. Marriage took place in At- .
lanta. January 1, 1921,
Mrs. S. H. Kiser of Tallahassee,
Fla, who has been spending some
time with relatives here left Wednes
day afternoon for Doerun, Ga., where
she will visit her daughtre Mrs. Eu
gene Powell before retuurning to her
home. ok