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There seems to be some doubt at present as to whether Fitzger
ald will hold an automotive exposition this year. It has become an
annual event in Fitzgerald and has brought Fitzgerald a large
measure of prestige as a hustling city that it could not etherwise
have obtained. Because business seems bad right now, is no indica
tion it will always be so, although its return to a prosperous normal
will be slowed down if business men allow themselves to become
afraid of the future and wilfully restrict their efforts to make it good
again.
J. Kelly Siznmons, for seven years editor of the Telfair Enter
prise, has transferrea his residence and business interests to Nash
ville, where he has purchased the Nashville Herald. Kelly is one of
the most capable country newspaper editors in Georgia, being recog
nized as such by his election as president of the Georgia Press Asso
ciation. Berrien county will profit by acquiring him and we wish
him best success in working with Flanders, and Herring, and White
hurst, and the Leader-Enterprise and the rest of the boys in building
Central South Georgia into the premier section of the Universe,
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SENATOR DEFENDS THE DIXIE SHORT ROUTE
The Leader-Enterprise Monday quoted the critici-m of the
Tifton Gazette in regard to the Dixie Short Route from Macon to
Jacksonville, through Fitzgerald and Waycross. The Leader-
Enterprise asserted that, despite its faults, the Short Route is still
as good as any other route through Georgia to Florida. The state
ment is supported by J. E. I. Bowden of Waycross, senator from
the eleventh district, who is quoted by the Atlanta Georgian as
follows: '
“The parties criticizing the Waycross-Jacksonville road should
make a tour of the other routes and then compare them with the
Waycross route . The criticism seems to be partly due to prejudice
and partly to ignorance of the situation. I have heard serious objec
tions and criticisms as to the other roads into Florida, but to be fair
with the other routes, I felt that they were not to be criticized,
because the county commissioners were pursuing the same policy as
that of the county commissioners along the Waycross route, trying
to complete the road as soon as possible and make travel to Florida
as easy and pleasant as could be done.
“Charlton County, through which the Waycross-Jacksonville
road passes, has sactificed more than any county in (Geergia for the
building of the highway to Florida. With only a small taxable
property valuation, this county has bonded itself to tHe limit and
cven then has been able to get only a comparatively small amount
of money for road purposes. Charlton County has gone the limit
to provide good roads for tourist travel from which it receives a very
msignificant benefit. The State Highway Department has given aid
to Charlton County and deserves credit for the nmianner in which it
has undertaken to complete this link in the Waycross route.
“l do not believe the construction of this road would have been’
possible had it not been for the interest taken by the State Highway
Department in helping Charlton County solve the problem and ih
helping build the entire Georgia-Florida route. While it is incon
venient to detour on account of road projects under construction,
and while these detours take the traveler over bad roads, a little
patience on the part of the public will solve the problem. Practically
all the complaints arise from the fact that it is necessary to make
these detours.” 1
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LEADER-ENTERPRISE INTRODUCES
A NEW FEATURE
Beginning with this issue the Leader-Enterprise will carry
régularly a Fitzgerald School News Section. The school néws
feature was attempted last fall under supervision. of ‘the English
Department 6t the High School with the intention of Mmaking it a
practice ground for the students as well as keeping the people
informed of the activities of the schools. Press of other affairs in
the school room forced the discontinuance of the section on that
basig, '
The Leader-Enterprise, however, wants to keep its readers in
close touch with their high school and to furnish all possible incen
tive to the students to make it not only the best in the state but
absolutely the best that it can be made. In order to do this the
editor has made arrangements with a Fitz-Hi graduate of last year
who is keeping in close touch with Fitz-Hi activities, to report for
us regularly. ;
Unigimal poems, jokes, essays, stories and other writings of
merit not over three hundred words in length, will be accepted for
publication from any student in the public school system, subject,
of course, to the approval of the editor.
We want especially to call the attention of our readers to Sup
erintendent Hall’s appeal Tuesday morning for loyalty to the school
on the part of its students. Our schools should not only furnish the
medium for training better citizens but through the efforts of the
students should gain more recognition for Fitzgerald throughout
the South. ;
WE NEED MORE SENSIBLE
AUTOMOBILE LAWS
In spite of “speed” laws, both local and, state, that are almost
medieval in their restrictiveness, and with ample forces of officers to
see that the laws are obeyed, Georgia has as many or more traffic
accidents as any other state in the Union. Speeders are liberally
fined every day in every police, court, recorder’s and mayor’s court
in Georgia, and still the daily toll of death is taken. To make the
speed laws stricter is not only well nigh impossible but would make
* them ridiculous. "Phe theory that traffic can be made safe by re
stricting speed laws has been tfied out. It has been tried in Geor
gia since the first gas wagon coughed its doubtful way down the
road. Itisa failure. Let’s try something else.
The something else, as suggested by the methods adopted in
New York City, for instance, where there is more automotive traf
fic in an hour than in all Georgia in a day, is to require a drivers
license of every person who handles a wheel and to make it a mis
demeanor, punishable by not more than $l,OOO fine or twelve months
imprisonment, or both, for anyone to drive an automotive . vehicle
without a driver's license. Children, morons, adults of excitable
temperament who are easily flustered and unnerved, and other kinds
of folks who are potentiai killers when they take the wheel of an
automobile, would be completely excluded from driving. With all
‘automobiles in safe hands, traffic would be safe without speed laws.
: With some drivers, the occupants of an automobile and the gen
eral public are perfectly safe at a speed of sixty miles an hour: with
with others who are now permitted to drive, death stalks unchained
when a vehicle passes the speed of six miles an hour. There are
some drivers in Fitzgerald who could safely be permitted to drive
their machines as fast as they want to any time and any place; there
are many others who should not be permitted to handle a steering
wheel under any circumstances. It is the safe fast drivers who us.
ually pay the fines for violating traffic laws. It is the other kind that
does the killing. That % not only unjust to the drivers, it is very
unsafe for the public at large. As long as children and excitable
women and a few of other kinds of folks are permitted to drive auto
mobiles, we are going to have accidents, and deaths, no matter how
many traffic officers we have, or how strict the speed regulations.
Driving an automobile while drunk, by the way, should be al
felony, instead of a misdemeanor as it now is. e
THE LEAL . .NTERPRISE AND PRESS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1921.
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' A Serm Live By
€rmon to L.ive y /
’ By Rev* Elam Franklin Dempsey, D. D. g
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“IF YOU HAD BUT A DAY”
Text: “Who knoweth what a day may bring forth?”
The Evangelical Messenger has given us the following very
searching message, to which we wilt do well to take heed : |
Would you neglect your private and secret devotions?
Would yBu leave your Bible unopened and unread?
Would you find it prudent and highly £sireable to cancel some
engagement you had made? :
Would you hasten to correct some misunderstanding that had
driven a friend from your side and filled your soul with bitterness?
Would your mind be filled with anxious foreboding over vows
solemnly made to God in your time of great need and which you have
wickedly neglected to pay?
Would you have occasion to pay some debts that have been out
lawed or make restitution of money wrongfully received or recall
some untruth declared?
Would your bank account and the real estate you own bulk as
large in your vision as it now does?
Would you, if it were a Sunday, spend the day with your Sunday
newspaper, or go to a baseball game or attend a moving picture show,
or take a pleasure trip into the country or to some nearby city in the
neglect of the worship of God’s house ? :
Would you be less gruff and grouchy in the home, manifesting
a more tender and considerate and kindly spirit?
Would your past, become uncovered by the blood, loom up be
fore you like a hideous nightmare, filling your last hours with an
guish and terror?
Would the things for which you have been laboring and striving
for years seem as much worth while when facing such a certainty as
they now do?
Would Jesus Christ suddenly assume an importance in your
mind you have never permitted Him to have hitherto and His salva
tion a possession youmust secure at any cost? :
What would be the things most prominent in your mind and
heart—if you had but a day.? Y |
>ha A A R R //‘
Fitzgerald School News
By R. S. COHEN Z|
DEBATING COUNCIL IS
ORGANIZED TUESDAY 1
The old school spirit of Fitz-Hi,‘
was partly awakened from its slum
bers Monday morning when J. J. Gain
ey, Principal, announced that work
would be started immediately on the
High School debate which will be
settled between the two schools of this
triangle some time in March. The
teams of the triangle have not yet
been decided upon but the chances are
that we will have to meet the teams
of Cordele and Ashburn, Both of
these schools usually put out strong
debating teams, and are well worth |
our best efforts to defeat.
The debate is one of the most im
portant contests in one of the most
important events in our school yegr,
as the winning or loosing of the dis
trict meen in Georgia adds or detracts
much from the reputation of a school,
and the Debate means ten points to
ward the winning of that meet and is |
therefore wortn the time that it will
take to- be prepared properly. The
students have not been taking much
interest in this event, but are at last
beginning to see the necessity of win
ning the 10 points offered in order to
win this meet.
Superintendent Hall called a council
of all students interested in debate, in
order to discuss the subject which this
yvear will be: Resolved, That the con
stitution should give the general as
sembly the power to levy an income
tax. not to eyceed 15 per cent of the
Fderal Income Tax levied in the state,
Several plans are now being dis
cussed for reviving the old Fitz-Hi
spirit, but none will work out without
the hearty co-operation of all the pa
trons of the school and the backing of
the people of the town.
Fitzgerald is the best town of its
size in the country. At one time our
schools ranked as the best in the
state, and they still are. but they are
not so widely known as before due to
lack of ‘mass enthusiasm on the part
of the student body.
This year we have one of the lar
gest student bodies in the history of
the school, and have plenty of mater
ial from which to draw, and will cer
tainly make a good showing when the
time comes. That the school has
some spirit hidden away down in its
soul is shown by the results obtained
by our energetic enior class who
have raised the necessary funds for
a Chemistry Laboratory so that the
students who follow intheir footsteps
will have no trouble in getting credit
for their science work in college due
to lack of laboratory work as they
have heretofore experienced.
HALL URGES LOYALTY ‘
TO SCHOOL
In chapel Tuesday morning, Sup
erintendent Hall gave the students a
lecture on loyalty to their school. He
told them that they were getting their
from their school, and that in view of
this fact they owed their school and
their teachers a lebt which could only
be paid by their showing some spirit
and loyalty to their school. |
Mr. Hall told the student body that
they should feel such a loyalty for!
their school, that every one of the
students should feel it his duty to try
and do something toward the winning
of the toming district meet, in order
to uphold the honor of their school
from which they are getting their edu
cation, |
WILL AID |
'CARNEGIE LIBRARY |
1 Te students were also asked by
‘several of the teachers to contribute |
ireely toward the Carnegie Library
fund either in books or money, as
the Library is their constant source of
refétence, when there is any extra
work to be done. Upon being asked
how many har used the public library
for reference work during the school
year, abeut filty per cent of the stu
‘dents answered in the affirmative,
Interest in U. D. C. Essay Contest
Mrs. Womble stated that five had
entered for the U. D. C. Essay Con
test and that she wished to get ‘some
more, to enter this event. Several
members of the senior class are
among ‘those who have entered this
contest so far. The essay will be
written within the next few weeks.
SIX WILL TRY FOR
DEBATING TEAM
A meeting of all those interested in
the debate was called and it was ar
ranged that the prcliminary debate
would be on Thursday, March 3rd,
when the debators who are to meet
the teams of Cordele and Ashburn
will be chosen. All those who expect
to enter were not present, but the fol
lowing are expected to take part on
Thursday night: Ronald Burke. Mal
lory Peavey, Mark Mayes, Ed Paulk,
Ralph Russell, and Harry Kendrick.
Out of these six will be picked the
teams which will represent the school
in the coming debates.
‘WASHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY
'OBSERVED TUESDAY
‘ The last period before noon, was
given over Tuesday to an appropriate
‘program for the celebration of the
Birthday of Geo. Washington. Ralph
‘Russcll vice president of the literary
socicty presided at this meeting.
~ The program was as follows:
‘ “Principal Events of Washington’s
life, by Irine Archer,
; Piano Solo, by Louise jones
~ ,Principles that actuated Washing
‘ton’s life,” by Ruth Martin.
~ Debates—Resolved, “That. foreign
Immigration should be restricted by
‘the U. S. government.
Affirmative, Dorothy McPhail, Mae
Peavy.
Negative, Ed Paulk, Harvey Jay.
~ Song, Ronald Burke, Arthur Justice,
iEulalic Dorminey, Effie Cleo Brower,
Dorothy Thurmond, Ruth Martin,
~ Duet, Eulalie Dorminay, Dorothy
Thurmond. v
The debate was won by the affirm
ative side, but was hotly contested and
showed that there is plenty of talent
in the high school dlong this line.
This program also developed the fact
that we have plenty of talent in Music
and Elocution, as all of the music and
readings were well rendered.
SCHOOL GETS HALF
HOLIDAY TUESDAY
At the conclusion of the program
Mr. Hall announced that as Feb, 22
is a National holiday. the schools
would also observe it and that the
students would get a half holiday.
This announcement was greeted with
applause, and one of the best meet
ings of the high school literary society
was adjourned.
MUST STUDY TO
MAKE GRADES
“Wednesday morning in chapel,
Superintendent Hall announced
that this year he would innaugurate a
new system of grading delinquent
students so that no student can lag
along during the year and expect to
‘make up his grade and remove ghe
condition. with an easy six weeks of
study in the summer.
According to Mr. Hall, any student
who fails in any study, will be con
ditioned,and allowed to attend sum
mer school to' make up his work, but
the examination he must pass after at
tending summer school wmust be given
by the teacher in charge of the de
pdrtment in which he failed and not
by the teacher oi the summer school,
or any outside coach.
Mr. Hall says by doing this he
thinks that he will relieve the various
departments of the trouble of handling |
lagging students who have herctoforo}
iound it comparitively easy to mak'i
up any failures in their work. By
this plan, the student has to come up
to the requirements of the teacher
under whom he failed, and will not be
forced upon that teacher, by the sum
mers chool coach. .
ORGANIZING GOOD
BASEBALL TEAM
The boys are beginning to take a
great deal of interest in the develop
ment of a baseball team, but do not
seem very much interested in any kind
of track athletics; which is very un-1
usual for this time of the year.
There is every prospect of the boys
turning out a good baseball team, but
still, baseball is little more important
than track athletics, as track work is
one of the events of the district meet.
However, track work is to be star
ted at an early date, stated Mr. Hall,
so that we can count on old Fitz-Hi
taking off some honors in that line.
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Mr. Derrick Jones has returned
to Emory College in Atlanta after
a pleasant Wisit to his parents Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Jones on West Pine Street.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell King and
little son Billie have returned to their
home in Waycross after a pleasant
visit to Mr. and Mrs. J. H. King Sr.
on South Lee Street. 2
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“California Syrup of Figs" is
Child’s Best Laxative
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Beware! Says “California, or you
}mny not get the genuine “California
' Syrup of Figs” which doctors recom
il for babies and children of all
g Nothing else cleans the little
0 vcels and regulates the childs stom
ach and liver so gently. so thoroughly.
Directions on each bottle, But you
must say “California.” Don’t be talk
ed into an imitation fig syrup which
hasn’t the delicious, fruity taste or the
perfect “laxative physic”action.-Adyv.
(ADVERTISEMENT)
Harper’s Sure Crop Peas
REMARKABLE SEED \DISCOVERED BY ACCIDENT: ITS DEVELOPER
TELLS THE STORY
Osierfield. Ga., Feb. 25th; 1921
Six years ago a few vines of field peas came
up in my'cotton. I don't recall just where the
cotton seed came from, however I noticed the
few hills of peas-were thrifty and very prolific
hence I saved them for §éed and’ have ' been
planting them for the past!six years; together
with my peanuts and beans_between the corn
rows and have been rdising thore than I can
get gathered without extra cost and have built
up my land to where I can raise twenty-five
and thirty bushels corn per acre without any
fertilizer.' .
I would advise’ planting them in the Spring
in the rows with peanuts hcts{vfcqp the_': corn
rows. oln this way you raise ‘them without
extra cost; they mature early and will fertilize
the peanuts; the vines will cover six to seven
feet rows. By planting them in the early
Spring you get them in due time to plant for
- TESTIMONIALS: .
FROM FARMERS AND BUSINESS MEN OF THREE COUNTIES
WHAT'A SEED DEALER. SAYS
* Fitzgerald, Ga., Oct. 29, 1920.
To Whom It May Concern: b
I have seen peas grown by Mr. J. J. Harper
growing and bearing and know these peas will
produce abundantly on any soil &t any season
of the year. Any planter will do well to plant
them, and all seed dealers will help their
customers by selling them and recémmending
them.
DENMARK DRUG CO.
By A. H. Denmark.
PROMINENT BANKER SURP;RISED
¢ Fitzgerald, Ga., Sept. 26th, 1920.
Mr! J. J. Harper, Osierfield, Ga. &
Dear Mr. Harper:— : : ‘
In company with Dr. A. H. Denmark, who
is a dealer in garden seeds and field peas, and
Mr. W. R. Paulk and one or twa others, I
recently visited your pea crop near ‘Osierfjeld,
Ga., and was very agreeably surprised to see
the finest field of peas I have ever seen in
South Georgia. §eS T TR
Heretofore we have not been able to get pea
vines to fruit very well, but those which you
developed during the last few' years are finer
than anything I have seen and I congratulate
you on developing so fine and fruitful a cariety,
I predict a strong demand for this variety,
and am very glad to hand you this testimonial.
In fact, all the others accompanying me on
this inspection were very favorably impressed
very much as above stated. - T
J. E. TURNER,
Vice-President, Exchange National Bank,
Fitzgerald, Ga. 1
OSIERFIELD MERCHANT
ENDORSES IT
Osierfield, Ga., Nov. 15th. 1920.
To Whom It May Cogiceryy: = E
This is to certify that I have seen Mt ],
Harper's new variety of field peas of all ages
growing and bearing and they are the most
prolific peas I ever saw. I am convinced that
they can be grown as a surplus crop in the
row with N. C. Runner peanuts between the
corn rows without injury to the peanuts, and
at the same time fertilize the land:.- “Fhey are
not susceptible to disease and are adapted to
South Georgia climate and %oil.
v M. R. JOWERS. Planter and Merchant.
Mrs. Thomas C. Morton and lovely
little 'daughter Julia Conn have re
turned to their home mn Gray, Ga,
after a delightful visit to Mr. and
Mrs. Ludlow L. G:'ner on South
Main Street.
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hay for which’ they are unexcelled. They are
also fine for table use either green or dry. I
have tested them out under all conditions and
absolutely know that I have the peas for South
Georgia. <
For many years, to my knowledge, field peas
have been a failure in South Georgia because
of disease. We have been spending thousands
of dollars in North Georgia for peas for hay.
Now that I have solved ‘the problem of elim
inating that expense and that I have originated
a field pea adapted to South Georgia climate
and soil, I feel that I have rendered valuable
service to my fellow South Georgia farmers.
Herewith you will find testimonials from
some of the leading farmers and business men
of this section.
I have a limited supply of sced for sale at $5
per bushel, which can be shipped same day
order is received.
J. J. HARPER. Osierfield, Ga.
RAILROAD PRESIDENT
ENDORSES SEED
Ocilla, Ga., Oct. 29, 1920.
Mr. J. J. Harper, Osierfield, Ga.
Dear Sir:—
.You remember, when at your place - some
time back, during the growing of 'your crop,
I was so much carried away with your crop of
field peas, I asked you to save me ten bushels.
Please save them for me. j
I considered them the best field peas I ever
saw growing. I had never seen any like them.
If you care to use this letter as a testimonial
I take great pleasure in your doing so.
Yours truly,
J. A. J. HENDERSON.
CITY ALDERMAN NEVER
& ; SAW ANY BETTER
‘Eitzgerald, Ga., Sept 20th. 1920,
Some time in July this year I had the
pleasure of visiting Mr. J. J. Harper's farm
near Osierfield, Ga., and I saw lis new variety
of field peas planted between his corn rows
together with beans and peanuts, and I can
truthfully say that they were the finest crop
of peas I ever saw in my life. I saw them in
all stages, some ready to gather and some.
bearing, and I am sure Mr. Harper has the
finest peas you can get for South Georgia;
being adapted to South Georgia climate and
soil. T own and operate a 25-horse farm and
was glad to find a variety of field peas that
we can grow successfully here.
W. R. PAULK,
“SOLVES THE PROBLEM,”
SAYS EDITOR
Ocilla, Ga., Nov. 17th, 1920,
To All Concerned:
I visited the farm of Mr. Joel J. Harper the
past summer and saw his field of peas. I have
never seen anything to equal what I saw on
this farm. Tl}é' peas were of different ages
and were in every stage of bearing, but all the
vines alike were fulll I am satisfied Mr.
Harper has developed a pea that will solve the
problem of a béaring-pea for South Georgia.
J. J. FLANDERS,
Editor Ocilla Star.
Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Priester of
Blackshear are visiting the latter’s
parents Mr. and Mrs. J. H. King Sr.
on South Lee Street.
| Mr. E. H. Edwards transacted bus
!iness in Ambrose Thursday.
REMEMBER toask
your grocer for Cal
umet Bzking Poewder and be
sure that you get it—the In
dianhead on theorangelabel.
Then forget about bake
day failures. For you will
never have any. Calumet
always procuces the sweet
est and most palatable foods.
And now vzmecinber, you
always use locs than of most
cother brands because it pos
sesses greater lcavening sirength.
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There is no waste. Ifa
recipe calls for one egg—two
cups of flour—heif a cup of
milk that’s 21l you use.
You zncver have to re-bake.
Contains only such ingre
dients as have been officially
approved by U. S. Food Authorities,
is the product of the largest, moct
modern and sahitary Baking Pow
der Factories in existence.
Gluten gives flour a good part of
its food yvalue—the element that
nourishes the body. To be sure of
getting it, use only pure baking powder
with plaifi flour, (not self-rising flour),
Calumet
Columbia
Muffin
Recipe
—4 cups sifted
flour, 4level tea
spoons Calumet
bakirg Powder,
1 tablespoon su
gar, 1 teaspoon
salt, 2 eggs, 2
cups of sweet
milk. Then mix
in the regular
way.