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Official :'wregan City ot Fitzgeralo
WOMAN’S CLUB TO
‘Committee Will Ask Council’s
Support Monday Night
BUILD AT HIGH SCHOOL
Contractor Estimates Cost at!
About $lO,OOO I
A committee from the Woman’s'
Club will appear before city council
at its regular meeting Monday night’
to urge the building of a school audi
torium at the Fitzgerald High School.]
Mrs. Lon Dickey,president of thel
Club at the Wednesday club meet?ng'
appointed Mrs. George Brown, Mrs.l
R. E, Lee and Mrs, I. Gelders as the
auditorium committee. '
A member of the committee stated
today that a contractor had looked
over the situation and estimated thatl
cost would not exceed $lO,OOO for anl
auditorium to seat about 2,000 people
on the ground floor and two class
rooms on the upper floor of an audi
torium annex to the present high
school building.
The auditorium, according to the
plan, would be built on the west side
of the high school building, utilizng
the present outside walls of the mainl
building. 'The study hall and down
stairs hall would not be interfered
with,
Should the auditorium be built, the
high school would give one amateur
play or other entertainment for the
public once a month during the school
year, it is planned. The two addi
tional class rooms would be utilized
to care for the overflow of students,
which is now cauring congestion in
some of the classes, according to sup
porters of the auditorium project.
Several members of council inter
viewed by members of the Woman’s
Club committee are quoted as enthus
iastically in fovor of building the audi
torium. The principal cuestion is cne
of the money to Huild it wiils,
A proposai that the ety “leud
itsclf money” by authorizing the Bond
Commission to lend a portiomr on the
bond-retrement fund to the School
Board is said to be il'egal.
South Is Prosperous
Say Atlanta Bankers
ATLANTA, March.2o—As an evi
dence that the South is not “broke”
but that it has instead a more substan
tial prosperity than any otherpart of
the country, take a glance at statistics
in the hands of Atlanta bankers. In
the last twenty years the thirteen
comprising the true South increasc
the.r resources 1,500 percent. That
is a great deal better than the gain of
the country as a whole. It is a great
deal better than anyother part ofthe
country is gble o show. It is proof,
according to Atlanta bankers, that the
South not only is prosperous but that
it wi.l continue to be prosperous.
Another evidence of the prosperity
of the South and of Southerners, ac
cording to J. K. Otterley, president of
the Fourth National Bank of Atlanta,
is the fact that there are 4,271,800 bank
depositors in the South. People who
are not prosperous do not have bank
balances, say bankers and business
men here. The banks of the South
show the people of the South to be in
fine shape, according to all reports re
ceived herc by busiuess agencies.
Mr. O. L. Bradshaw has returned
from Opelika Ala., where he has been
visiting relatives and {riends.
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The {nhauzural crowd which
President Harding faced could
hear his message perhaps better
than at any inaugural in the his
tory ol the nation. « This was due
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LADIES INVITED TO FATHERS AND SONS BANQUET TONIGHT
FITZGERALD CURB MARKET WILL OPEN TOMORROW MORNING
THE LEADER=ENTERPRISE
Inauguratinn Bay
By D. G. BICKERS ‘
God of the Nations, we to-day ' :
Pause as a people here to pray! ‘
We now would ask for the chieftain new
Who takes the place as a leader now
That he may be fearless, honest, true,
Clear in his judgenient, knowing how
To think and speak for the people who
Have called him out to assume the vow
Of leadership; may he know the way,
The dangerous paths on either side,
And the destination, the Better Day;
May he know the Truth as the safest guide
Away from the slough of the sure decay
And up.to the heights where may abide
The Peace of the Nation calm, secure
In the Might of Right that shall aye endure!
THE NEW PRESIDENT
One said of the New Commander: “He is on the job!”
But the New Commander said -__
“Nay, verily, the job is upon me!”
Col. D. B. Nicholson Will Quit Law
To Enter Ministry At Jefferson
Popular Attorney and Church
man Accepts Call to Return
" to Pulpit
Will Leave Fitzgerald to Become
Baptist Pastor in May
This Year
It became known here today that
D. B. Nicholson, popular attorney
and churchman, will quit the_z practice
of law to enter the ministry at the |
First Baptist church at JeFfersonvillc,i
Twiggs county, Ga., in May. :
Col, now Reverend, Nicholson has'
made his home in Fitzgerald for the
last seven yvears, He came here first
as principal of the Fitzgerald High
School in 1911, after his graduation
fromu Mercer University in 1910, |
‘While principal here he met Miss
Dixie Jay, sister of Clayton Jay, for
mer mayor of Fitzgerald, whom he
married in the following year. :
Rev. Nicholson left Fitzgerald in
1912 to become financial secretary for
the Bunn-Bell Institute in 1913 and
then returned to Mercer Universityi
where he studied law and was admit
ted to the bar before Judge Henry A.i
Mathews in the Spring of 1914. He
then came to Fitzgerald to enter the
legal prafession and has built up a
large practice during the seven years
he has been here. He was associated
for some time with Attorney Eldridge
Cutts, discontinuing the partnership
recently after he had received the
call to the Jefferson church.
While practicing law here, Rev.
Nfcholson, who was ordained a Bap
tist minister in 1908, has done a great
| deal of ministerial work. He has filled
the pulpits at the Bethlehem, Mount
Zion, Big Creek, Rhine. and other
small churches. These congregations
will feel his loss keenly as he is a
keen student of the Bible and a pow
erful speaker. |
The Jeffersonville congregation has
just completed the building of a beau-.
tiful new church and pastorium and
it is no small tribute to Rev. Nichol
son that he has been called by theg
congregation zs the one man in the
South best fitted to lead it in its en
larged work, !
Added interest is lent to the Fath
ers and Sons Banquet at the Odd Fel-!
lows hall tonight by the fact that]
‘ton. A series of electrical am
plifiers were installed under the
inaugural stand—shown - under
construction shere—which made
‘the address “plainly audible to
evary nareop (b tha W ws pa mat.
HIT2GERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEO ‘IA FRIDAY, MARCH 4 :':2l »
Leonard Brothers Co.
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Purchase Buick Agency
Consideration Around $20,000; Keep
Agency at Present Location
Mr. W. H. Leonard of the Leonard
Brothers Auto Company closed a deal
Thursday afternoon with Mr. C. B.!
Salter, agent for the Buick line of au
tomobiles for Ben Hill and Irwin
Counties, by which this popular firm
secures the agency of the Buick I'ne.
for this territory. The cogsideration
involved in the deal was around $20,-‘
000. |
Mr. Harry C, Vinson, general man-!
ager for Leonard Brothers Auto Com
pany will be in personal charge of
the Buick agency, which will remain
in its present quarters at 116 East'
Central avenue, with Reason Whitley
as secretary-treasurer, of both agen
cies of the Company. Mr, B. T. Strickl
land 4vill remain as sales-manager for
the Chandler, Cleveland, Franklin and
Cadillac cars. ;
- In speaking of the purchase of the
‘Buick Agency, Mr. Leonard ex
pressed himself as delighted with se
fcui‘ing this popular make along with
their established line of cars.
The service department of the Buick
will be transferred to the Leonard
Brothers service station, in charge of
Mr. W. H. Nation, the well known
automobile expert who will be glad
to give Buick owners all personal at
tention,
| An unusually good condition of the
business of Mr. Sa'ter made the trans
i fer of the agency possible. Mr. Leon
‘ard stated that it would be impossible
to find a business in bettér condition,
free of bad accounts and with only
‘new cars gn the floor,
Rev. Nicholson as toastmaster will
make his’ last appearance before 2
non-sectarian audience in Fitzgerald.
General regret will be felt in social
and business circles over the depart
ure of Rev. and Mrs. Nicholson but
the best wishes of a host of friends
will go with them in Rev. Nicholson’s
new work.
ter it they were thousands of fesnst
away. On the right 1 G 1
Wells. engineer. hoiding one of,
the amplifiers, the Breatest o
talker” yet invented. and which
it is claimed intensifies sound ono
thoneand hilljan hillion times.
DID YOU KNOW THIS?
Fitzgerald is not whol!ly de
pendent either on agricultural or
industrial pay rolls for its pros
perity. and is therefore better
protected against price slumps or
labor troubles than most small
cities in the South. '
FARM BUREAU TO
HOLD HOG SALE
Market Expert frc;n State Ag.
College Will Assist \
SWINE PRICE RISING
iFarmers Should List Live Stock
with Secretary Owens
The Ben Hill Farm Bureau Fed
eration will hold its first Cooperative
hog sale at the Farm Bureau stock
pens, it was announced foday by Sec
retary C. T. C‘wens. C. C, Camncr,
live stock marketing expert fiom
State. College of Agricuiture, wili as
sist in the sale and will (irect the
grading of the hogs.
Hogs sold Wednesday at 8:12 cents
a pound and the price has been slowly
rising recently. Mr. Garner stated
that the market would probably be a
cent higher by the sale date. He has
been assisting cooperative sales thru
out the state.
At least six buyers will attend this
sale and some competitive bids will
be received by wire, according to Mr.
Owens. Buyers wi'l come here Thurs
day from the Marshall sa'e at Amer
icus Wednesday.! Six carloads are in
sight for the Amevicus sale.
Mr Owens stnted that the farmers
who expected to sell hogs must list
them with him several days before
the sale in order that he may be ablec
to secure cars for them. The quest'on
of having the proper facilities for im
mediate shipment will affect the sales
price. ‘
The hogs will be graded as follows:
No. 1—165 pounds and up; No, 2—130
to 165 pounds; No. 3—loo to 130
pounds, all fat and smooth. There is
one cent a pound difference in price
for each grade and scrub stock is
graded off more heavily.
Live stock is expected to be a pop
ular “money erop” in this section ncxt}
year and the success of the first sale.
‘will have some -effect on the success
lof future sales. If a good run of an
ima's is offéred for sale, it will be
easier-to get a number of buyers here
for the next sale.
At one sale held previously, mést of
the farmers came to look on and see
what the “other fellow” got for his
hogs and as a result very few were
brought for sale. An effort will be
made by the farm bureau to prevent
Isuch a situation at the March sale.
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lHoke Smith Retires
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From Public Office
ATLANTA, March, 4—On the eve
{of h's retirement from pub'ic office,
Hon. Hoke S2'th 77 S Qapator from
Georgia, today issued the follo:
statewient:
“About to retire from pub'ic life, I
wish my constituents to know, that,
with a heart full of love for them, I
sincerely thank them for the many
honors they have confered on me.
*“Lhere are no words with which I
can express my intense appreciation
for the generaus support they have so
often given.
“Whatever difference of opinion
may exist as to my public work, of one
thing all may be assured, I have never
cast a vote, or dore an official act,
Imoved by any influence other than ar
}eamest purpose to promote their wel—‘
| laie and as a private cit zen I shall al- |
‘ways rejoice to find opportunities to
sti'l serve them, ’
“While “the promise of my work
after March 4th is congenial and n‘rat-i
ifying, it is d’'mmed by the regret that |
it will probably keep me away from !
Georgia much of the time for scveral
months, but the day will be welcomed
when I may return home to stay.”
Upon his retirement from the Sen
ate tomorrow, Mr. Smith will resume
the practice of law, with offices both|
in Atlanta and Washington. He re-|
cently purchased a handsome suit of
five offices in the Southern bui'ding,l
one of Washington’s newest and most
desirable office buildings and his of
fice force has alrecady been installed
in this building.
W. O. W. MEETING
There will be a meeting of Fitzger
ald Camp No. 15999 Modern Wood
men of America, Monday night, the
7th, Initiation and a surprise that
night so attend.
R. D. RIGSBY, Consul.
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Ben Hill Civic League to Ratify l
Nominations at Meeting Sunday
Johnson Home Is
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Damaged By Fire
Defective Flue Thought Cause of Bad
Blaze This Morning
The home of C. A. Johnson on
South Main Street was bady damaged
by fire this morning when a defective
flue caused a b'aze under the roof. The
heaviest ,damage was to the interior
of the house by smoke and water.
Two lines of hose were used on the
burning home, one from inside the
second story and one from the roof,|
through which the firemen knocke(ll
holes to allow the water free play. As
‘much furniture as possible was re
moved before the flooding process was
started.
The damage is estimated around $2,-
(0. The loss is covered by insur
ance.
Will Pcopen Play
| Ground Tomorrow
Chief W. C. Wilkerson ot the Fitzs
gera'd Fire Department stated today
that the work of repairing and re
bu'lding the apparatus at the child
ren’s playground in the city hall park
was nearly finished and that the play
ground will be reopened tomorrcw,
Saturday.
The firemen have removed all the
apparatus to the east side of the park,
‘eaving the west side open for a
stretch of turf on which the children
can play group games. The trapecze,
swings, teeter boards, slide and other
apparatus have all been repaired and'
repainted. The f'remen will see that
l_!‘,‘()od order is kept among the chi]drcnl
2t the playeround,
Tlnrd Annual Community
Hathers and Sonx
Banquet
8 P. M. Friday, March 4, 1921.
ODD FELLOWS HALL
FITZGERALD, GA.
Togdtmaster.._ .o . Col "Dy B Nicholson
Muste a ceuic sLoon ot o nmiie s L ißand
Song, ‘America’’_....._._llieq by E, G. Hale
Invocation-__._Master Renard Shannonhouse
Welcome Address______Master Peter Boney
Musieocies o foids. Lo lii svl Band
Origin and Aim of “Father’s and Son’s
8anquet'.........-..C01. 1. B, Nicholson
Toaste 10 Patiers. . ... uiocaibinnainints Solis
108 t 10 BONS.winwcuscvnn meminsalny - HOshErs
Quartette___.___Messrs. Frank James, Charlie
Garwood, Sam Kassewitz, and William
Mashburn. *
Oration, “The Parable of a Prodigal Father”
seii e el W s A SVEERGE JUBEICR
Oration, “Chums”____Master Cap Linneman
S o s i s i sramna il S TN
The logical Big Brother for any boy is that
boy’s own father.
League Will Meet at First Bap
tist Church at 3 O’clock
Sunday Afternoon
Public Is Invited to Meeting
When Political Ticket
Will be Announced
The Ben Hill Civic League will
meet at the First Baptist church Sun
day afternoon at 3 o’clock to formal
ly ratify the nominations for mayor
and council made by the nominating
caucus that met Tuesday and Friday
nights of last week.
The public in general is invited to
attend the meeting Sunday and it is
expected that the biggest crowd in the
history of the league will be present.
It is possible that something general
ly unexpected will develop at the
meeting. The league as a whole has
the privilege of ratifying or rejecting
the nominations of the caucus in
whole or in part and none of the nom
inces will be obligated to make the
race until they have accepted the for
mal nomination at the Sunday meet
ing. :
‘ The ticket as proposed by the nom
linating caucus, whicn was composed
'Df members of the official boards of
eight local protestant churches, is as
follows:
For Mayor, N. N. Littlefield; for
board of aldermen: J. E. Turner, Burr
Stokoe, E, J. Dorminey, J. B. Daven
port and Frank R. Justice.
A. J. McDonald will preside as
chairman of the league. Mrs. W. E.
Yecatman is secretary. J. E. Turner
is chairman of the Local Committee,
'which was empowered by the league
to recommend a ticket. Mrs, S. M.
’Whitchard is secretary of the com
‘mittee. |
Mr, John W, Rowland has retumcd’
from a business trip to Columbia, Ala, |
FITZGERALD COTTON
Good Middling ___________lo%e¢
No Receipts No Sales
COURT HEARING ON |
WAGE CUT ORDERED
Judge Sibley Fixes March 26th
| as Date for Hearing s
COMMITTEE TO MEETSH
Eight Members Return from &
Conference in Atlanta |
~ March 26th was set as the date for‘
hearing on the A. B. & A. wage re
ductions in an order issued yesterday &
by Judge Samuel H. Sibley, at the &
petition of Col. B. L. Bugg, receiver |
and former president for the A. B. &@&
A. railway, At that time the Brother- §
hoods and the receiver will have an &
opportunity to present evidence and &
argument on the wage reduction or- |
der issued Monday by Receiver Bugg -
on authority of Judge S'bley of the |
United States District Court in At-‘
lanta who has assumed control of the
railroad through the receivership ac- |
tion. 4
Eight members of the Joint Fe'd-'
eration Committee representing the
13 crafts affected by the wage reduc
tion order returned this morning from |
Atlanta, where they had been in con
ference with Col. Bugg. “They will |
meet in executive session at 5 o'clock |
this afternoon. The purpose of the |
mecting has not been made public but
it is thought probable that they will
consider the order fixing a date for |
a hearing on the wage reduction. 4
The union officials who have re
turned are C. L. Fox, chairman of
conductors; E. C. Hogan, chairman
of clerks and station employes; C. W, |
Cook, chairman of railway employ'ep,:
department; W. S. Lonkert, chalrman
of sheet metal workers; J. T. Hen
dricks, chairman of carmen; G. s:é
Garrett, chairman of electrical work
ers; I. C. Smith, chairman of boile:.*:%
makers; M. D. Towns, chairman o‘%
the blacksmiths. All live in Fitzgera’{,j
ald, i
W. M. Martin, chairman of th
joint committee, is still in Atlanta and |
it is understood wiil request another
conference between the committee
and receiver Bugg before date of the
court hearing. ;
International heaquarters of ¢
Brotherhood Railway Clerks, Freight
Handlers, Express and Station Em-
Iployes yesterday confirmed the report
lin the Leader-Enterprise Monday
that a strike ballot had been taken by
Ig\]! crafts affected by the wage redues
’t?on order and that it had been veteds
to strike if all other means of sec‘
ing a .satisfactory settlement of
wage controversy failed. The vote
‘was completed January 28th, e
The strike was sanctioned by the”
international heads of sixteen Brother
hoods meeting in Chicago yesterday,
accomplishing the final formal step in
making ready for a strike. No strik@é
has been called, however and will
probably not be until it becomes evi
dent that all other means of maintain
ing present wage scales have failedf’:ga_:_é
Mrs. R. Lee Hilliard Sr. of Way
cross is spending a few days with Mr.
and Mrs. Frank H. Hilliard on South
Main Street. 3
What will it profit a commuflity if it gains
the whole world and loses its own boys?
THREE MINUTE ADDRESSES—"
“The Boy and the Home”____S. G. Pryor, Sr.
“The Boy and the Church”__Dr. J. H. Elder
“The Boy in Business”___...___]. E. Turies
“The Boy and the School”__Supt. E. G. Hall
“The Boy and his Dangers”__Dr. F. J. Ward
Solo, “Have You a Father Somewhere
Today vosodinis aivuai. i S BAEE VS EGENE
Oration. .o cioon oo oo oolßalpitt GO
Address, “The Value of the Boy”_.____Alvin
G. Brown. :
Oration, “Give us Men”____Master Bill Booth
Musie: c2cdoina . Dol 0 e (1T IR
Address._.__._____.____Hon. H. E. Montagiiej
State Y. M. C. A. Secretary of Boy’s Work,
Atlanta, Ga. : L
Muaie o@ o L
Discussions
A noble character is a father’s best gift to
his son.
Menu
Bouillon Crackers
Pickles and Celery -
Chicken Fricassce Creamed Potatoes
Peas
Salad
Rolls Coffee |
Crushed Fruits Cake ™~ |
The greatest profession in the world is that
of being a father. -
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