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MONDAY, WEDNESDAY
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(@ciai Organ City of Fitzgerald
Congress Suspends Enlistments
in Army on Monday
OVER WILSON'S VETO
Corporal Stewart Will Be As
signed to R. O. T. C. :
Following close on the heels of the
United States’ Senate’s passage of
the new army bill over President
Wilson’s weto, Corporal J. E. Stewart,
local recruiting officer, yesterday re
ceived a telegram from Atlanta re
cruiting headquarters instructing him
to accept no more recruits :for the
United States army, i |
Congress limited the size of the
army to 175,000 men. After passage
by both houses the bill was vetoed
by the president but passed over the
veto by substantial majorities. The
present strength of the army is more
than.4o;ooo in excess of the size fixed
by congress and it will be gradual
ly reduced as the present terms of
enlisted men expire.
Corporal J. E. Stewart, who has
been stationed here on recruiting ser
vice for several months, will be trans
ferred as an instuctor in an officer's
training school and will leave some
time this week.
Many Enlist in January
Listed below are the names and the
different branches of service of the
men who enlisted at the local Army
Recruiting Office during the month)|
of January, 1921. Corporal J. E.|
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War Risk Bureau
Man Here Tuesday‘
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American Legion Post Will Assist'
Men to Get Compensation
In contradiction to the many things‘
that the Bureaus of the Government
are criticized for not doing, the case
of John Bridwell of Atlanta, Georgia
is extremely interesting. On Janu
ary 29th, Mr. Bridwell was referredi
to the Atlanta office ot the Bureau of
War Risk Insurance to ascertain
whether he was entitled to any ben—]
efits because of tuberculosis that he
contracted as a result of military ser-l
vice,
Mr. Bridwell was examined on the!
same day and his papers forwarded
to the Bureau of War Risk Insur
ance and exactly one week from the
day that he filed his claim, a check:
in the amount of $774.19 was for
warded to him. As Mr. Bridwell is
married and is now on account of hisi
condition, temporarily unable to
work, this meant considerable relief
for himself and wife, and having been
ignorant of his rights, he was made
extremely happy when he received
the check above referred to and was‘
advised that he will continue to re
ceive $9O per_month as long as he
is in the same condition as he is now.
This case should be interesting to
thousands of ex-service men who
have been reluctant to apply for com
pensation as a .result of injuries sus
tained in the service or have not had
any knowledge that they were en-‘
titled to receive such compensation,
and all men who feel that they con
tracted a disability should be urged
to submit to a medical examination
and apply for compensation without
further delay, inasmuch as the longer
they wait, the more difficult it is to
prove their right to these benefits.
The local Post, American Legion
will have a special representative of
Bureau War Risk Insurance here
next Tuesday to assist all ex-service
men in getting thelr case before the
Board. This Post will gladly assist
anyorie who feels that he is entitled to
compensation and treatment.
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Home Town Minstrels
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Monday Night, Feb. 14
The Home Town Minstrels, pres
ented by local talent under the aus
pices of the Carnegie Library Fund,
and B. P. O. E. 1036 sis being care
fully prepared for its production un
der the very capable direction of Mr.
Harry Gordon Duvall, a very popu
lar and thoroughly experienced min
strel director, comedian and singer.
Mr. Duvall is making rapid prog
ress in shaping up the show and ex
pressed himself today to the press.
as being well satisfied with the pro
gress made so far,. with the com
pany of twenty-nine singers, dancers
comedians and musicians.
In the cast will be seen a number
of popular, talented, pretty girls, in
vocal and instrumental solos, duets,
and sextettes. Their names will ap
pear later. Among the male contin
gent will be seen a quartette of young
men of Fitzgerald in the latest mus
ical numbers. The name of Dr. L, A.
Turner will appear on the program,
in a rendition of popular Baritone
solos. Mr. Duvall also states, he has
secured the assistance of our own
Sam Willcox, in a singing specialty,
presented in his own inimitable style’
Mr. Willcox is featuring “An Old
Fashioned Garden”, a very late num
ber. . ‘
THE LEADER-ENTERPRISE
A. B. & A. Officials And Employees
Issue Statements To The Public
‘McCreary Outlires Case of Em
~ ployes; Scouts A. B. &A.
‘ Junking Suggestion
The management of the A. B. and
A. have ‘issued several statements
through the press in regard to the
existing controversy between the com
pany and its employes. The employ
es and their representatives feel that
in justice to the general public and
themselves a statement should be is
sued setting forth their side of the.
controversy at this time. |
The Transportation Act of 1920,
passed by Congress at the urgent re
quest of the carriers to govern the op
eation of railroads on and after the
period of Government control pro
vides a tribunal known as the United
States Railway Labor Board to which
all disputes originating over the ques
tion of wages and working’ conditions
wherein amicable adjustment cannot
be reached, must be submitted. We
herewith quote Section 301, of thel
Transportation Act:
Board Must Fix Wages
“It shall be the duty of all carri
ers jand their officers, employes and
agents to exert every reasonable ef
fort and adopt every available means
to avoid any interruption to the op
eration of any carrier growing out of
the dispute between the carrier and
the employees or subordinate officials
thereof. All such disputes shall be
considered and, if possible, decided in
conference hetween representatives.
designated and'authorized so to con-.
fer by the carriers, or the employes or‘
subordinate officials thereof, directly
interested in the dispute. If any dis
pute is not decided in such confer
ence, it shall be referred by the parties
thereto to the board which under the
provisions of this title is authorized
hear and decide such disputes.”
Inasmuch as the employees were
compelled to handle their recent ne
gotiations for a wage increase in ac
cordance with the pravisions of the
Transportation Act, undergoing the
hardships of working for low wages
and facing a continued incease in the
cost.of living, and waiting many
months for a decision from the Board,
we have contended all along that any‘
change desired in wages or working
conditions by the carrier should nec
essarily go through the same line of
procedure. We were sustained in our
contention by the United S*ates Rail
road Labor Board in their resolution
of January 27th, setting the .late of
February 10th, for hearing bofore the
Board and withholding th proposed
Feduction, pending ‘the hearing and
decision thereon. |
In a statement issued by the man
agement to tile press, mention was
made that employees had been in
creased three fold, this we interpret
to mean three hundred per cent in-}
cease in wages, this is not the fact,
as the United States Railroad Labor
Board in*their Wage Series Report
No. 1; shows the general average of |
incgease to railroad employes since
December 1917 to be 81 per cent.
The statement of the Management as
shown above tends to misiead the
public as to the true facts in the case.
Cannot Junk A. B. & A.
“This same statement mentions the
possibility of the junking or scrap
ping of the A. B, and A. Property,
this is also misleading to the public
as the provisions of the Transporta
tion Act, Section 402, paragraph 18,
provides the only means by which a
railroad may be junked. Quoting in
part, Paragraph 18,
“and no carrier by railroad subject
to this Act shall abandon all or any
portion of a line of railroad, or the
operation thereon, unless and until
there shall first have been obtained
from the commission a certificate
that the present or future public con
veyance and necessity permits of such
‘abandonment.”
Therefore the possibility of the A.
B. and A. Ry, being junked because
of their being unable to reduce wages
is absurd.
Officials of the company are at
present addressing public meetings at
different stations along its line of road.
At these meetings certain statements
are being made with the intention of
trying to stampede the residents of
these communities into the belief that
the railroad will be abandoned if the
company cannot cut wages or change
working conditions to suit itself. We
ask the public and the residents aleng
this line of road in particular to con
sider the above facts before taking
indgment in the matter.
J. F. McCreary,
Secretary of Employes & Represen
tatives Joint Committee,
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Miss Sarah King of Tifton and
Mr. and Mrs. John H. King Jr. of
Waycross will arrive - Friday for a
visit to Mr. and Mrs. J. H. King Sr.
on South Lee Street.
l Mr. Fred B. Steele. of Atlanta, rep
resenting the Community Oil Co., a
co-operative sales company for . oils
and gasoline, is in the city in the in
terest of his company and expects to
organize a local sales agency.
FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1921
[ President B. L. Bugg Gives Ex
amples of Specific Effect
of Wage Cut to Men
ATLANTA, Feb 9.—Colonel B. L.
Bugg, President of the Atlanta, Bir
mingham & Atlantic Railway Com
pany stated that the question has
been asked how much the wage re
duction which he proposes to’ put
into effect will amount to in dollars
and cents to the individual employees
of the Company.
Colonel Bugg has given out some
figures that were taken from the
December, 1920, payroll, showing the
amounts earned by different classes
of employees, an d has had a compu
tation made showning the amount
they would have earned under the
proposed scale when applied to the
same service performed in December.
A negro porter on a passenger train
unning out of Fitzgerald was paid
$197.43. Under the new scale he would
have earned $150.28.
’ A negro coal heaver working on a
‘coal chute was paid $148.01. Under
the new scale he would have earned
$100.35. oF
A passenger engineer between Fitz
gerald and Atlanta was paid $332.88.
Under the new scale he would have
been paid $274.44.
An engineer handling a fast freight
train between Fitzgerald and Atlanta
was paid $344.89, while under the new
scale he would have earned $293.74.
A negro fireman on a passenger
train running out of Brunswick was
paid $254.72. Under the new scale
he would have earned $178.80.
An agent at a local station in South
Georgia having a population of 951 in
the entire militia district was paid
$125.28. Under the new scale he will
have earned $88.36. The total cash
receipts at this station were $98.54,
from which it will be seen that the
agent was paid $26.74 more than the
money he collected.
A call boy was paid $138.57. Under
the new scale he would have earned
$92.53. ‘ -
An engineer working in a terminal
yard in South Georgia and home ev
ery night was paid $267.95. Under
the new scale he would have earned
$209.86.
A passenger train conductor was
paid $286.64. Under the new scale
he would have earned $232.22.
A negro fireman working in a yard
was paid $22236. Under the new
scale he would have earned $145.85.
A machinist was paid $253.73. Un
der the new scale he would have
earned $199.35.
A negro train porter, who also
worked a few trips in freight service
as brakeman, was paid $218.25. Un
der the new scale for the service per
formed he would have earned $150.24.
An agent at a local station with a
population of 204 where the total re
ceipts amounted to $149.99 was paid
$133.40. Under the new scale he
would have earned $94.98.
A conductor on a local freight train
in South Georgia was paid $328.27.
Under the new scale he would have
earned’ $256.51.
An engineer who during the month
worked in both passenger and freight
seryice was paid $370.16. Under the
new scale he would have earned
$303.23.
An electrician was paid $255.96.
Under the new scale he would have
earned $180.60.
A negro ‘laborer working in the
shops was paid $146.62. Under the
new scale he would have | earned
$103.90.
A car inspector was paid $224.00.
Under the new scale he would have
earned $158.90.
A machinist was paid $233.75. Un
der the new scale he would have
earned $186.31.
A negro coach cleaner at Atlanta
was paid $147.25. Under the new
scale he would have earned $100.38.
- A negro brakeman on a freight
train was paid $228.04. Under the
new scale he would have earned
$146.64.
A telegraph operator. whose duties
also required some clerical ‘work,
was paid $222.37. Under the new
scale he would have earned $172.99. ‘
A negro section hand was paid
$98.80. Under the new scale he would
have earned $62.88. Section labor
ers are furnished houses free in ad
dition to their wages.
A local freighf train engineer in
South Georgia was paid $366.16. Un
der the new scale he would have
earned $308.34.
A switchman in a terminal yard was
paid $218.90. Under the new scale
he would have earned $160.22,
Colonel Bugg stated that the in
stances above given are not extra
ordinary and are fairly representa
tive.
W. C. T. U. NOTICE
The W. C. T. U. will meet Friday
‘afternoon at 3:30 at the home of Mrs,
E. J. Dorminey on South Main. All
members are asked to be present. |
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Brewer, Mr, and
Mrs. Herbert McLean, Misses Vivian
and Annette McLean of Douglas
‘motored over to see “Mary” Thurs
‘day evening at the Grand Theatre.
Department of Agriculture Ex
plains Fitzgerald Plant
TO SHIP MACHINERY
Expect to Begin Operation of
Plant within Few Weeks
Further details relative to the es
tablishment in Fitzgerald of a gov
ernment plant for the manufacture
of sweet potato syrup and sugar were
officially issued today by the depart
ment of agriculture. The statement
follows:
“What may mean an important
new industry for the south and a
market for the waste of one of its
most important farm products, was
given its initial impetus this week,
in the decision of the United States
department of agriculture to estab
lish a production unit at Fitzgerald,
Ga.,, for the manufacture of swcet
potato syrup. %
~ “The process for the manufacture
of syrup from sweet potatoes was
worked out ‘in the laboratories of
the bureau of chemistry by Dr. H, C.
Gore. The syrup is rich in sugar, of
a fine brown color and highly palat
able. It has been found to be val
uable for baking, candy making and
table purposes; many persons think
it equal to first-class cane syrup.
. Cost Still Unknown
“While the product is a success
from a laboratory standpoint, the
department is not in position to
recommend it to manufacturers un
til questions of the cost of commer
cial production and the market value
of the product, compared with cane,
corn and other syrups, is determined.
“For this reason, the project was
turned over to the offie of develop
ment, in the bureau of chemistry.
Members of the staff made a tour
of the principal sweet potato cen
ters of the South, where they found
a widespread interest in the project.‘
Chambers of Commerce, Rotay Clubs
and simila commercial organizattions
in a score -of cities, olthough aware
that the proposed plant was only ex
perimental. were anxious to secure it
for their own communities. Fitzger
ald was selected partly because has a
large potato curing establishment.
which promises a supply of material
from the 1920 crop. A site and buil
ding for the project were also avail®
able. ‘
“Equipment especially constructed‘
by the department. at’ Washington
will be shipped to Fitzgerald immedi
ately and installed to be put in op-|
eration as soon as possible. |
To Utilize Surplus.
The possibilities of the sweet pbtato
syrup findustry lie largely in the utii-‘
ization and marketing of a part of the
crop which heretofore has not l)ecn‘
practicable either for storage or ship-‘
ments to the northern makets. This
results in the loss of a large percen
tage of the crop annually. Potatoesi
that are too large or too small for
table use or for commercial canning
are as useful in syrup making as per
fect ones. |
The process, which was developed
by Dr. Gore, has been patented by
the department of agriculture for
the benefit of the public. The ap
paratus required is so simple and
comparatively inexpensive that plants
could be established within team-haul
ing distance of growing centers as is
case with dfinneries. i
This is the first project undertaken
by the new office of development
hen the commercial possibilities of
sweet potato syrup production has
thoroughly tested, it is the intention
of the bureau of chemistry to establish
similar semi-commercial plants for the
development of other projects that
have been worked out in its lebor
atories.
Jesus, Not Church,
Saves World--Screws
Primitive Baptist Elder Speaks to
Capacity Audience Tuesday
Speaking before an audience that
filled the house almost to capacity,
Elder W. B. Screws conducted the
second of a series in the Revelation at
the Primitive Baptist Church last
night.
His theme was “The Tribulation
and the Gospel of the Kingdom” and
he showed that after all the saints of
the past and present ages are taken to
heaven. A remnant of Jews will be
called to preach the Gospel of the
Kingdom in all the world, during a
great tribulation period of three and a
half years, and that a great multitude
of all nations will be regenerated and
saved for the earth.
He claimed that the Millennium
will be ushered in when Jesus comes
to judge the nations, and will not
be brought about by the efforts of the
church.
Tonight at 8 o’clock he will speak
on “The Judgement of the Falce
Church, and the Marriage of the
Bride.
Mrs. Eugene Reese of Abbeville is
spending a few days here at the Em
pire Hotel,
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« Using the law o(lleverageu as ihe principle .upon which he has
worked out the problem of heavy hauls, T. H.\ Brlsq. well known
Bnglish inventor, ¢laims he has in the model shown her>. @ vehicle
which will revelutionize raral transportation. A horse p={ing on
levers on the first wagon, pulls the second wagon, 80 geared tnat it
in turn pushes on the first wagon, increasing the pulling power of a
horse one-half again. Of course a motor tractor or automobile may
nsed instead of the horse.
Sunday School Association Names
Adams President At Last Session
State Officers Address Ben Hill
+ County Organization at
Two Day Meeting
The two day convention of the
Ben Hill County Sunday School As
sociation came to a close last night
with the election of W. A. Adams.
secretary of the Chamber of Com
merce, as president for 1921.
Other officers elected were G. A.
Jolley, wice president, Miss Grace
Davis, secretary treasurer; J. C.
Glover, chairman Fitzgerald division,
J. A. George, chairman Eastern Di
vision; Mrs. H. A. Mathis, chair
man Children’s Department; A. J.
McDonald, chairman adult’s depart
ment.
The convention was opened Mon
day afternoon by Rev. S. A. Strawn.
Other speakers were saMiss Flora
Davis, Miss Daisy Magee, Mr. R. D.
Webb, general superintendent for
Georgia; Mrs. R. J. Prentiss, Rev. R.
M. Mann, and others.
The banner for attendance was
won by the First Methodist Sunday
School, which had more delegates
present at each session than any other
school in the county.
Fitzgerald Teachers -
To Get More Money
‘School Board’s Estimate Raises Sal
| aries About $6,000 in 1921
Fitzgerald school teachers will draw
$6,079 more in salaries in 1921 than
they drew in 1920, according to the
budget drawn up by the school board
and approved by city council at its
meeting Monday night. The scheol
appropriation was nearly $3,0000
the larger and income from other
sources is expected to be larger. The
pruning knife was used ruthlessly on
appropriations for books and equip
ment but expenses for repairs is ex-
Lpected to be larger.
- The comparative financial state
‘ment of the schools for 1920 and
11921 is given below by G. A. Jolley,
secretary-treasurer of the school
board.
Comparative Statement
Financial statement of the Fitzger
ald Public Schools, showing amounts
expended druing the year 1920 and
an estimate of what will be needed
in the operation of the schools for
the year 1921.
ACCOUNT 1920 1921
Salary Account -$32,486.95 $38,565.00
800 Account __. 205001 1,500.00
Furniture Fixtures
& Equipment.. 752.79 300.00
Rebaies Lo o 41.90 750.00
Boel se © 677,09 0 90000
Interest __—..... 1,270.64 1,500.00
Domestic Science 121.55 125.00
Print'g & Station. 201.69 200.00
Miscellaneous -.. 605.79 500.00
Totals $38,208.71 $43,940.00
Increase needed 5,731.29
Available resources outside of city
appropriation:
State of Georgia appropria. $ 9534.03
Tuition (estimated) —.—--—._._ 2000.00
Need Arom: ity . .-.c..ts. 3240697
City increase over last year 2928.97
Respectiully submitted,
Fitzgerald Board of Education,
By G. A. Jolley, Sec. & Treas.
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Traffic Officer To
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Be Truant Officer
Motorcycle Officer Will Keep Child
, ren and Autos in Order
J. W. Finley, traffic officer of Fitz
gerald, has been appointed truant of
ficer, it was announced today, and
will enforce the compulsory attend
ance laws of Georgia in Fitzgerald.
Mr. Finley yesterday received his new
motorcycle and will begin a perma
nent campaign this week against
speeding and other violations of traf
fic laws. His duties as truant officer
will not interfere with his effective
’ness as “speed cop.” :
Mrs. R. M. Pryor is visiting friends
lin Broxton for a few days.
Farm Bureau Make
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Protest On Critics
Important Meeting of Advisory
Board Will Be Held Thursday
The Ben Hill County Farm Bu
reau Federation will ‘probably con
sider resolutions at its meeting at
2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon. in
protest against attacks made on the
American Federation before a con
gressional committee in Washington
by state and federal officials.
The Bureau will also perfect plans
for buying fertilizer on ‘a co-opera
tive basis, and other things. Secre
tary Owens states that he has orders
for a car load of cows and a car load
of velvet beans which he expects to
fill at the meeting Thursday.
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Swiss Bell Ringers
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Play For High School
Senior Class Will Give Play, “Assist
ed By Sadie” March 10
For the benefit of the board of ed
itors of the Fitz-Hi-Way, the high
school annual publication, the Swiss
Bell Ringers, nationally known as
high class” lyceum performers, will
give an entertainment at the county
court house February 16th. The pro
ceeds will go into the production of
a better annual magazine to adver
tise the glories of “Old Fitz-Hi.” |
The next high school entertain
ment will be the Senior Class play at
the Grand Opera House March 10,
it was announced yesterday by the
department of English under whose
direction the play will be given. The
cast announced for the attraction,
“Assisted by Sadie,” a mirthful farce,
is declared by Mrs. Shewmake, who
has the play in charge, to be as good
as any' the class has produced in
many years. The cast follows:
Sadie Brady........__Pauline Dunn
Mrs. Carley_.._._Effie Cleo Brewer
Harriet Carley_________Mildred Hale
Vickie Vaughn Norma Shannonhouse
Senora Gonzales...._Audrey Wilcox
Mrs. Quinn_________.__Ruth Martin
Alonzo jDow___..._.__.__Mark Mayes
Col. Jenniver__.________Floyd Wiicox
Reginald Null.______Earnest Justice
Bunch ____________ Eldridge Powell
Doctor Beedle._..__.__Ranald Burke
Mickael Cameron...__Edwin Stovall
Mrs._W. E. Yeatman of the Jun--
ior Society, Mrs. Isaac P. Tyson of
the Adult Society and Mesdames R
J. Prentiss and R, L. Jones have re
turned to their respective homes af
ter attending the Woman's South
Georgia Missionary Conference in
Fort Valley. {
Farmers!
A Ton of Fertilizer for A Ton of
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Cotton Seed
Fertilizer Prices this year are only $2.00 per Ton less
than last year, while Cottop Seed are worth only around -
$20.00 per ton.
We will exchange a Ton of Fertilizer (Meal and Acid
Mixture) listed this year at" 539.50 per ton for a Ton of good
sound, dry Cotton Seed delivered at our Mill or we will
make this same grade to you at $32.50 per ton cash and mix
ture of our “12 and 8” at $34.50 per ton cash. ;
: We have some 16 per cent Acid brought over from last
year that we are offering cheap for cash.
OUR FEED MILL IS NOW IN OPERATION—BRING
US YOUR VELVET BEANS, CORN, ETC., AND LET
US GRIND THEM UP. \4 ;s
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Fitzgerald Cotton oil Co.,
FITZGERALD COTTON :
Good Middling __________l3cts.
Wednesday’s Receipts ___None
VOL. XXVI,NO. 17
APPROPRIATIONS
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Schools and Library Get Moke
Money at Monday Session
O'I:'HER EXPENSES CUT
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Council Grant Use of Streets to
Proposed Curb Market
Mayor Pittman with his full cabi
net, Aldermen W. R. Paulk. Geo.
| Lewis, C. S. Isler, George Kilcrease,
G: Elornoy, J. i€ Glaver, C. A.
Miller, H. Milton and Jack Mayes,
Secretary David L. Paulk, and Chan
cellor of the Exchecquer L. P. Min
‘gledorf were all hand to meet a dele
gation of ladies from the Woman’s
Club at the regular meeting of the
‘Council last Monday night.
~ Considerable routine business was
disposed of before the ladies were
given a chance to present their
claims, consisting of an increase in
the annual appropriation for the Car
negie library to $1750.00, which was
granted, following talks in behalf of
the proposition by Messrs, Jesse
Grantham, J. B. Wall, W. R. Bowen,
W. A. Adams, Miss Louise Smith and
Mesdames Geo. Brown and C. F.
Shewmake.
C. T. Owens and W. A. Adams
spoke for the privilege to establish a
Curb Market between Central and
Ocmulgee avenues on Lee street
which council granted without a ‘dis
senting vote.
However. the evening was not one
of entire unanimity as the session
lasted till past 1 o'clock Tuesday
morning,.
The entire budget for the ensuing
year received the finishing touches.
Each department -committee present
ed its requirements and in each in
stance some downward trimming
was accomplished by the watchful
ness of each of the councilmen.
The street department was loaded
up with part of the duties of the san
itary department and all of the cem
etery department, for which the
street commissioner was granted a
slight increase. The salary of the
Health Officer was decreased from
$B5 to $5O. per month. ]
A complete Occupation Tax ordi
nance was given its final reading,
taking up almost an hour of City
Clerk Paulk’s valuable time. Several
other ordinances were passed and at
12:45 a. m. ¢we mention the time for
the special protection of members of
the Board of Education, who were
kept out to this late hour) the school
board was given its inning and was
granted s._._______as per their bud
get.
Uncollected Taxes Asked 4
During the debate, on the passagé
of one of the ordinances, Mayor
Pittman took occasion to call the
council’s attention to the fact that
considerable amounts of unassessed
Taxes were due the city from the
Consolidated Grocery Co., the Isler
Grocery Co. and the Farmer- Gar
butt Compress €Cempany for im
provements erected on railroad
property and for which no returns
had been made up to 1917. Clerk
Paulk and Tax Assessor Will Haile
were ordered to present the full ee
tails to the next meeting of the coun
cil for further action.
Citizens who attended this meet
ing, could not be but favorably im
pressed with the earnest desire on
the part of the Mayor and Council
to serve the best interests of the
city of Fitrzgerald. 22 :
FOR CITY TREASURER
To the Voters of Fitzgsrald:
I respectfully announce my candi
dacy for re-election the office of
*reasurer of the citf oi~"’l*‘itzge'rald,
subject to your approval in the com
ing primary.
G. P. MINGLEDORF.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Grare have ar
rived from Macon and are making
their home with Mrs. Stella M. Hall
on South Grant street.