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PUBLISHED
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY
AND FRIDAY
Official Organ City of Fitzgerald
SYRUP EXPERIMENT STATION IS SECURED FOR FITZGERALD
Organizer from State Headquar
ters Here Thursday
CHAIRMEN ARE NAMED
Will Try To Raise Funds for
Starving Armenians
To organize Ben Hill County in be
half of the Armenian, or Near-East
Relief, Mrs, Lillian Sharpe of Atlanta,
representing state headquarters of the
Near East Relief odganization was
here yesterday. D. B. Nicholson ac
cepted the appointment as county
chairman and M. M. Stephens as
county treasurer. Chairmen were
named for churches, five woman’s or.
ganizations, and five fraternal organ
izations. More may be named later.
Mrs. Sharp is presenting the plan of
Armenian “Orphan Adoption” of the
Near East Relief with state head
quarters in Atlanta.
In speaking of the work Mrs. Sharp
said: s
“Of all the calls before American
people the call of long-suffering Ar
menia is first in importance and in its
worthiness. ’ ;
“The Armenian people have held
their civilization together under an
oppression that would have crushed
any other people. over 2,000,000 have
suffered tortures, outrages®and death
in the past six years. Martyrs of
their faith as truly as St. Paul and the
martyers of all ages, they died leaving
behind 110,000 little children, father
less, motherless, and homeless. The
Armenian Relief has built 229 Or
phans Homes to care for the wards of
the Christian world.”
Near East Relief is chartered by
U. S. Congress, its work and its books
inspected by Congress. It is char
tered for a particular work, that of
relief in Armenia and adjacent lands.
$5.00 feeds one Orphan one month.
%6.00 feeds one a year.
To care for one Orphan a year is
called an “Orphan adoption.”
Every Church, Sunday Schoql, Club
and Fraternal organization in this
county is asked to co-operate with the
following committees and take one or
more adoptions for 1921.”
County Chairman, D. B. Nicholson;
County Treasurer, M. M. Stephens;
Church:
Christian, Dr. L. A. Turner.
South M. E. Mrs. M. E. Mathis,
Presbyterian, L. E. Roheer.
Episcopal. Dr. J. J. Cass.
Kennedy Memorial Baptist, Mrs.
Roy Graham.
Baptist, Geo. P. Morris. ;
Primitive Baptist, Mrs. William
Rollins.
Woman’s organizations:
Uu D G Mis. k. L. Griner.
Woman’s Club, Mrs. Lon Dickey.
D. A. R. Mrs. R. J. Prentiss.
Eastern Star, Mrs. C. L. Fox.
Rebekahs, Mrs. F. R. Justice.
Fraternal Orders:
Royal Arch, John B. Russell.
Blue Lodge, John B. Russell,
I. O. O. F. C. A. Fretwell.
W. O. W, E. P. Keefer.
W. Columbia, W. A. Adams,
Elks, G. S. ilcox.
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City Council Will
Hear Many Requests
Library and Curb Market Commit
tees Will Appear Monday
At the regular meeting of Fitzger
ald city council Monday night the
city fathers’ will hear several re
quests and’ petitions from Fitzgerald
organizations for funds and for favors.
A committee will appear in behalf
of the Carnegie Library to request a
larger appropriation for the kbrary
work for 1921. Fitzgerald’s book cir
culation is fourth in Georgia, sur
passed only by Atlanta, Savannah
and Columbus, but the appropriation
is the eigth largest.
A committee from the Woman’s
Club will request permission to re
model the auditorium at' Carnegie
Hall for the purpose of building a
stage which will make the hall more
convenient for recitals and amateur
theatricals. :
A joint committee from the Wom
an’s Club, Chamber of Commerce and
Ben Hill County Farm Bureau Fed
eration will request the use of the
Lee street and Central avenue cor
ner three mornings evey week for a
Fitzgerald curb market to which far
mer: can bring their produce and sell
directly to the consumers.
FITZ-HIGH YOUNG FOLKS
MIGRATE TO CORDELE
A caravan of automobiles supple
mented by a crowd on the 1:25 A. B,
and A. gain went to Cordele this af
ternoon “to root for victory for the
girl’s.basketball team of the Fitzgerald
High School. The girle play the Cor
dele this afternoon. The local belles
have achieveZ onme victory from the
Cordelecttes and are determined to
make it two more today.
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She's not going to spend her
time at Washington cooking for
Congressmen. says Miss Alice Rob
.ertson of Muskogee. Okla.. the
jonly woman elected to Congress
.in the Harding -landslide. Miss
Robertson is the owner and man
yaser of a restaurant at home and
lit. was reported she would follow
'her success by conducting the
{House cafe when she arrived at
Washington to take office. How
ever, as this new picture was
taken in a recent visit to the na
tional capito.she affirmed stoutly
that she was going to Congress ‘o
help make laws—not cook.
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Mary” Takes Town
By Storm at Gsand
Best Musical Comedy 'of Year Is
Unaimous Opinion of Audience
“Mary,” George M. Cohan’s Musi
cal comedy production which played
here last:.night with a New York cast
before a record crowd at the Grand
Theater, literally took Fitzgerald
theater-goers by storm. From the]
opening number, the crust of ice that
usually hangs over a Fitzgerald au
dience was melted and the song and
dance numbers drew repeated en
cores.
The “Mary” production has some
thing unusual for an organization
that plays one-night stands, a real
singing and dancing chorus. Several
other musical comedies that have
played at the Grand- this year had
such a chorus but none of the pro
portions of the “Mary” aggregation
of pep and beauty.
While there “were a number of
good looking women, and men too,
in the big cast. it did not depend on
beauty entirely for its success in “get
ting over” for a big reception by
Fitzgerald’s usually cold and criticali
audience. Good sing was a strong
feature and some wonderful dancing.
Every player from lead to back row
chorus man merits praise. Miss Mar
guerite Zender, in the title role, how
ever, was the favorite of the evening,
with good looks, graceful bearing and
a good voice. The three dancing spec
ialties were deservedly well received.
The orchestra was good. The cos
tuming and stave effects showed a
master’s hand in planning and exe
cution.
“Turn to the Right” here Tuesday
February 15th, is satd to be almost
in the “Mary” class and as it will
probably be the last big show of the
season, is expected to have a record
smashing attendance.
ROYAL & SELECT MASTERS
ELECT NEW OFFICERS
Fitzgerald Council No. 39 R & S.
M. elected the following officers Mon
day evening Jan. 31st for the ensuing
year,
David L. Paulk—l. Master.
W. S. Walker—Dept M.
S, G Pryor Je=P. C.-W;
J,.D. Dorminey—T'reas.
J. W. Pearson—Recorder,
J. N. Ralston—C. G.
I. A. Cardwell—C. C.
T. H. Owens—Steward.
Geo. McCall—Sentinel.
FIRST BAPTIST
SUNDAY SCHOOL
The Sunday School is the~ best
teaching and training auxiliary of
the church. Nothing else takes its
place. If you know too much about
the Bible to become a pupil then
you should do your part teaching a
class, there is work for all. If you
were not one of the 377 present last
Sunday won’t you come and joig us
next Sunday,
G. A. JOLLEY. Supt.
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Leader-Enterprise
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Insures Entire Force
The new law passed by the Geor
gia Legislature last June, establish
ing a fixed schedule of damages for
injuries received during the working
time of each employee in factory or
store goes into effect March Ist and
we have insured the entire force of
The Leader-Enterprise from the ‘
“devil” to the managing editor, in
cluding every “newsy”.
FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY GEORGIA FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1921
Governors Have Big Problems
to Consider for City
EXPECT BIG MEETING
All Members of Body Who Wish
May Attend Meeting
The board of governors of the
Chamber of Commerce will meet at
the Chamber of Commerce rooms at
8 o’clock tonight. While the call for
the meeting was especially for the
board of governors all othér members
will be welcome.
Among the matters to be decided
tonight are Fitzgerald’s offer to the
Primitive Baptists to get their college
established here, the moving of the
headquarters of the chamber to a
more convenient location, establish
ing a curb market in Fitzgerald
where the farmer can sell directly to
the consumer, the scope of the 1921
Automobile Show and others.
W. L. Robuck, of the Cordele
Chamber of Commerce, who went
with party of Georgia boosters on the
Georgia Tech Industrial Tour thru
the manufacturing regions of the
North and East, will speak.
A sub-committee of the joint mar
keting committee of the Chamber of
Commerce, Woman’s Club and Farm
Bureau will ask the approval of the
board on the curb market project.
It is considered probable that the
Chamber of Commerce will go on
record tonight on the question of the
value of the A. B. & A. railroad to
this section. Although the citizens
of Fitzgerald at a mass meeting
Friday passed very pointed resolu
tions attesting to the city’s need of
the road, many members consider
that the Chamber of Commerce as a
commercial body should also take a
stand on the question.
BOXING MATCHES AT ;
RECREATION CENTER
The Young Men’s Recreation Cen
ter, in the Goodman Building on S.
Gant Street, next to the First Nation
al Bank; will be the scene of several
hot encounters with the padded fist
tonight. Price and Oglesby, heavy
weights, are the headliners for this
evening’s- entertainment. Horace
Buckalew, welterweight champ of the
city. will defend his title against any
challenger. Other events are planned.
Dr. Tom White will be referee.
Cut In Cotton Crop
South’s Real Hope
Acreage Will Be More Heavily Re-|
duced. than Ever Before l
Atlanta, Ga. Feb. 3.—Randolf Rose,
New York investment banker, former
ly of Atlanta, who is now touring the
South, is a firm believer of reduced
cotton acreage for the grower.
“The real hope of the South lies in
33-1-3 to 50 per cent cut in acreage
in the new season” says Mr. Rose.
“The planter should not be beguiled
by any advance in the market in plant-‘
ing his usual crop. It would most
certainly prove disastrous and would
only be playing into the hands of the
bears,
Discussing the present cotton mar
ket Mr. Rose says:
“Higher prices should be seen short
ly. From all over the country reports
come of mills starting up on full time
again. Their stocks are almost ex
austed and at the present time they
are doing considerable buying. The
bearish news ffrom Manchester and
Liverpool has been overdone and the
latter market showed surprising
strength in a few days time.
Officials of the American Cotton
Association declare that the cotton
acreage will be more heavily reduced
this year than. ever before in the his
} tory of the industry.
“A half crop of cotton in 1921 and
full corn cribs and smoke houses this
fall is the one and only solution of
the problem, not only for the present
situation. but for all time in the fu
ture” says Harvey Jordan, national
secretary of the cotton assocation.
ATLANTA PREACHER MAKES
MONEY ON HIS GARDEN
ATLANTA, Feb. I.—The Rev. J.
R. Spock, of Atlanta, is preparing to
cultivate a home garden on a plot 21
by 45 feet in size, similar to the one
on which he realized profits lust year
at the rate of $6,615 per acre. He
specialized on lettuce and peppers
which were sold from market baskets
at retail prices. Dr. Speck planted
his seed in February and took off two
crops before the second frost in Nov
embér. The lettuce was 20 inches
apart and both hot and Bell peppers
were planted between the rows. Of
the former, he gathered a crop worth
sBg, and also sold $5O worth of pep
pers, totaling the sum of $135. l
IT IS LITTLE BOOSTS LIKE THESE THAT MAKE IT SEEM
WORTHWHILE TO KEEP ON WORKING
FOR FITZGERALD
(From The Savannah Morning News)
Fitzgerald is an interesting town. It has always been unusual
-——even unique. Ever since it “was carved out of the native pines of
Georgia” by the wide-awake colonists who built the town, colonists
who came from other sections of the United States, for the most part
—it has attracted attention. It is a town alive—and therefore a
lively town. It has a newspaper—now almost a daily newspaper.
That newspaper is a fair reflector of the vigorous life of the com
munity ; it is more, it is a promoter and guide of the best activities.
This is said both because Fitzgerald and its newspaper deserve the
tribute and because they together form an ideal example of how the
newspaper in the town and the best efforts of the people in progress
co-operate. .
In the issue of Friday, January 28, the Fitzgerald paper had
three editorials. One was a plain forceful argument for a “bigger,
more useful library” in Fitzgerald; the next was headed, “Let’s Re
organize the Parent-Teachers’ Association”; the other was a strong
appeal for support and utilization of the Young Men’s Recreation
at-the Y. M. C. A. Three front page stories were significant in this
issue: One was concerning plans of the County Farm Bureau, and
the Chamber of Commerce to co-operate in better handling of the
watermelon crop from the Fitzgerald territory in the coming season;
another was about the determined action of the local trade organi
zation to go after and get the location of a church college for Fitz
gerald; and the other was regarding the getting together of the
Woman’s Club and the Chamber of Commerce to make definite
plans for establishing a “curb market” in Fitzgerald. There were
other stories and articles—about the hospital auxiliary, the Sunday
school association’s activities and various other organizations and
institutions working for the betterment of the town and county.
The point is: There is life at work in that town, organized life,
life with motive and purpose, vitality that is directed and propelled
and guided; the newspaper tells the world what sort of a commun
ity Fitzgerald is in these news and editorial articles. The outside
world would not know of the numerous evidences of life in the town
if the newspaper did not tell about them. Nor is that all, the town
itself would not know of these activitties unless the newspaper co
operated with the forces that are pulling up and out for greater
things. The organizatiens owe a great debt to the newspaper that
thus lends its enthusiastic aid to such movements; the entire com
munity owes such a newspaper a debt it will never accurately com
pute and can never pay.
Plan Night School Of 1
Telegraph (Operators
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A night school for telegraph oper
ators may be opened here by W. E.
Knox, former telegraph operator and
more recently an official of the Ocilla
Southern Railroad. Mr. Knox states
in a letter to the Leader-Enterprise,
which will be published later. that
there is a steady demand for good
itelggraph operators by railroads and
‘commercial telegraph companies. Mr.
Knox is himself an expert on the key
and his railroad connections will en
able him to assist in placing good
operators. The school would be con
ducted at night so that ambitious
young men and women now other
wise employed could learn telegra
phy.
For Your Spring Suit
1,000 New Patterns for Your Selection for that
Spring Suit Have Arrived in Our Establishment.
e . ’[ HE Reduced prices on these
E < selected woolens make it
| L 7 possible for us to make your
<N N SPRING SUIT at a large re
&= Y\ ) duction from - last season’s
/ ~ Al prices. We want our friends
(= ff . and customers to come in and |
eBl N look over our new arrivals in |
R ) Spring Woolens and make
| their selection from them
E ~> Wwhile the assortment is com
| oe.| ) Plete.
/== FIT and WORKMANSHIP
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MADE at HOME BY EXPERT TAILORS.
The Fitzgerald Tailors
- M. GOTTLIEB, Manager 206 East Pine Street ' |
White Lightning ;
Cause Of Robbery
White Man Who Assaulted and
Robbed Armentrout Blames Liquor
White lightning was claimed by Bob
Foster to be the cause of his downfall
before Judge Adams this week, when
he was tried for highway ropbery.
It appears that Foster, who recent
ly came here from Chicago, assaulted
A. J. Armentrout at his home Wed~
nesday night and after beating the
old man, relieved him of his watch
and money.
Judge Adams bound Foster over to
the Superior Court fixing his bond
at $5OO in the robbery charge and $2OO
for violation of the prohibition act.
CURB MARKET WILL
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Joint Committee Makes Definite
Plans Yesterday
SEEK COUNCIL'S 0. K.
Ask Council Monday Night for
Use of Lee and Central
Fitzgerald's curb market will open
March sth on Lee street and Central
avenue in front of the Post Office,
according to the plans made at the
meeting yesterday afternnoon of the
joint committee appointed from the
Woman’s Club, the Chamber of Com
merce and the Ben Hill County Farm
Bureau Federation.
A sub-committee from the curb
market committee. composed of Mrs.
Lon Dickey, president of the Wom
an’s Club and chairman of the mar
ket committee, C. T. Owens, secretary
of the farm bureau, Mrs. S. M.
Whitchard, vice-chairman of the bu
reau, Will Adams, secretary of 'the
Chamber of Commerce, will appear
before city council at its meeting
Monday night to secure official per
mission from the city to use the
streets and sidewalks in front of the
Post Office for a curb market on
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
mornings of each week, the time at
which the market will be open.
During the month that intervenes
before the date set for opening the
curb market, the Woman’s Club and
Farp Bureau will each conduct pub
licity campaigns, one aimed at secur
ing fullest support from the house
wives and the other at getting the
producers’s hearty cooperation.
The Woman's Club Curb Market
Committee is Composed of Mesdaimes
C. D. Carroll, Harvey A. Mathis and
S. L. Smith with Mrs. Lon Dickey
as chairman ex-officio. Secretary C.
T. Owens has not named the standingl
committee from the farm bureau but
it will probably consist of the chair
men of the six community councils.
They are Wesley R. Walker, Ashton;
A. J. Swords, Fitzgerald; R. R. Dor
miney, Dickson's Mill; W. H. Lee,
Bowen’s Mill; J. Horton Tayler, Wil
liamson’s Mill; W. S. ' Roberts,
‘Vaughn-Taylor.
The board of 'governors of the
Chamber of Commerce will formally
approve the curb market plans at the
meeting tonight. The advisory coun
cil of the farm bureau will approve
them at their meeting next Thursday
and the Woman’s Club the followingl
Wednesday.
FITZGERALD COTTON
Good Middling _______l234c Ib.
Friday Receipts _____.___None
VOL. XXVI. NO. 15
A wire received from Hon. C. R.
Crisp informs the Fitzgerald Cham
ber of Commerce that the Sweet po
tatoe syrup experimental station will
be located here. Americus, Macon.
Moultrie, Tifton, Mcßae and other
cities were in competition for this
plant and had been visited by the De
partment’s experts, who recommend
ed Fitzgerald for this Government
plant. The telegram received by Mr.
Adams, of the Chamber of Commerce
ead: : |
“W. A. Adams,
“Fitzgerald, Ga. .
“Department of Agriculture today
officially announced decision to in
stall experiment ‘sweet potato syrup
unit in Fitzgerald;
“C. R. CRISP, M. C. Third Dis.”
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Phonograph Educator
To Be Here Saturday
Local Young Women Will Assist in
" Phonograph Demonstntio?
Miss Margaret Streeter, represent
ing the Educational Department of
the Victor Talking Machire Co., will
give a lecture and demonstration. at
Carnegie Hall, Satruday afternoon at
3:30 o’clock. No admission will be
asked, and the public is cordially in
vited to attend.
This entertainment should be of. es
pecial interest to mothers and teach
ers, as Miss Streeter comes to the
Bradshaw Music Company highly re
commended for her work in offering
children the best in music.
“Italian children hum operatic airs
on the streets,” said Miss Streeter in
a recent lecture in Atlanta, “while our
American children whistle “The Liv
ery Stable Blues,” because this is the
music they hear in our homes.”
~ Miss Streeter will be assisted in
her work here by Misses Nellie Aver
itt, Julia Prentiss and Ozella Brad
shaw.
Mrs. H. L. Fields of Birmingham,
arrived this morning to spend some
time with her parents, Mr., and Mrs.
W. H, Ellington,
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Drew of Erie Pa.
‘and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Blyly and
lovely little daughter Madleyn of
Erie, Pa. are the guests of Mesdames
H. C. Drew and M. J. Drew.