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| THE CIVIC LEAGUE TAKES WISE ACTION
e 4The Ben Hill Civic League yesterday afternoon took a courag
. Bous step foward a better and greater Fitzgerald. Putting down all
. thought of personal interest or selfish ambition, the leaders in the
s;‘ te and the splendid men who were proposed by a nominating
ig of the league as candidates for city offices withdrew from
“ the race “in the interests of civic harmony and Fitzgerald’s better
“development.” Mr. Drew W. Paulk, already a candidate, was nom
“anated for mayor and three of the men who have already announced
; 'fiifl council were included in the league’s ticket.
*"}fi".a':.;fig-‘g he big, public spirited men who were chosen by the nom-
BHing caucus insisted on running, Fitzgerald would have been
BWH Bot a political upheaval that would have caused damage
EEBTEIess of which side won. - Every man who has announced and
,; was suggested for office is a good man,-well able to
- Mandl ‘;« ffairs of the city in a way to make Fitzgerald a higger,
bettertcity. | 4
;': d"the Civic League put forth a separate and distinct ticket
s under the style of a “reform ticket,” thus branding all opponents as
:iz ~men”, a bitter political fight would have ensued and a bitter
" political fight leaves deep and slow healing wounds, leaves wounds
»1‘:;.,:";;;; always shew @ scar. Hard feelings would have been engend
“ered by such a fight that would have for years interfered with
tinited community effort of any kind.
= Drew W. Paulk, who was nominated by the league for mayor,
A, Ij,‘Thurm‘ond, J«E. Turner, Dy, E. K Dorminey, I. A. Cardwell
" and Clayton Jay are aii good men and true, Under Mr. Paulk’s
Q‘i:’péfimced direction the city can continue to make progress. Mr.
-W. R. Paulk and Mr. George L. Kilcrease, who have announced
their candidacies, will be privileged to come in for the same consid
_ eration at the hands of the voters as the five nominated by the civic
“Tleague. The seven candidates for council are good men, able men,
* public spirited men. Out of the seven five can be picked who will
_average equal to any other five men who have ever been chosen as
aldermen-at-large by the ?eople of Fitzgerald. 1 ;
~ And the choice will finally be made without ill will, without
g ditterness, without the figurative wielding of thunderbolts, brand
. ishing of swords and igniting of high explosives that a ' political
~ fight entails. ' ; :
*‘"l%w Civic League has assumed a Flace of its own in Fitzgerald
%fiiflairs. Its mere presence will make for better government in the
~ city and stricter courts because it is known to be composed of men
_ and women who will act with zeal to correct looseness in any civic
_ activity should such correction become necessary. The fact that its
~first test as a civic institution has shown it unselfish and broad
minded will vastly strengthen its position in the esteem of the peo
_ ple at large. ' :
A Thought for the Evening
~ A VERSE AND A VIGNETTE
By Dan G. Bickers
FATHER ANID TEACHER ... ~.is l
A vig'rous youngster! Aye, a father fine 7 ‘
And strong he had. That father gave ‘
Qualities superb unto the lusty youth__ 13
An independent spirit, every sign
And token of a self reliance that should save
Him from error; loyalty to truth,
Courageous heart, an iron nerve! :
A willingness to sacrifice, a will to serve!
This, the inheritance the father left and one
Last note of counsel more before his life was done! 3
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The full-grown youth! Developed, tall,
Broad-shouldered, full of energetic fire, :
Unselfish, love now of liberty! The call
For help from others quickly can inspire
His zcafous action! But untrained is he,
Unused to theories, no vision does he see
Yet clearly . . . So “Potentiality” demands! -
A Teacher, Guide and (I:i)unsellor who understands!
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So is America . . . . The chieftain who
Was “father of his country” well may be
Proud of his progeny . . . . Now, too,
The full grown, but still youthful nation may
As well be proud of its wise Teacher_.__ he
Has pointed out the broader, shining way,
Has taught the larger principles, revealed
The vision, the ideal.___nor once concealed
The dangers in the highway on ahead
To greatness true, to service unafraid!
THE TWO.
Once a boy had a strong father _____ :
N dßut the old man died and the youth grew to young man
ood...
And then required the services of a Real Teacher!
A Sermon to Live By
By Rev' Elam Franklin Dempsey, D. D.
"PLAYGROUND FOR LITTLE CHILDREN
. Hail to ye, oh friends of little children, high and holy in the fel
lowship into which ye have entered!
! Sufreme genius in poetry, painting and eloquence has never been
- enthralled by the Friend of Little Children when “He took them up
~in His arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.”
.. _Fair and sacred i- every little child because He became the Babe
~ When He would delineate His model discipline He “called a lit
_tle child and said, become as little children.”
s&fil*«“Weal and Woe were by Him interwoven with our hurt and keep
%%&;fle children:
" Before His advent, one of His prophetic heralds said, “The
g« ets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets
m," and when he came, it was with tender interest that He ob
-5 te!:lem in their games, playing either funeral or feast, as fancy
_ suggested.
Efi,q “Do we, then, think it no longer of concern to Him how and where
our children play? R » i
gt,‘Xbfl} Jesus went awag' He remained that “same Jesus,” The
Friend of Little Children, whose ‘angels,” said He, “do always behold
¢4 i’g‘ fmy F‘gtflég:':nh;cg isfindHeaven." ‘ |
-© To His teaching and attitude in regard to the little child we
,f?“‘“;‘j:w mk f the best in our present civilization, for until
He came and “set h .in the midst’ of our view of life, that little
i s§§ 'T o ‘*fi_ 2 ;\',:fi;i v‘-.}» ‘“ 3 ::'“
THE LEADER-FNTERPRISE AND PRESS MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1921
FITZGERALD NEEDS BETTER FIRE PROTECTION
The fire Sunday evening at the corner of Monitor and Roanoke
drives brought home the fact that firemen, however brave and how
ever efficient, can not fight fire without water. Three small negro
dwelling houses were consumed by flames because of the fact that
no fire plug was located within hose line distance from the scene. It
is possible that other sections of the city remote from the business
district are equally unprotected.’ S
It would seem that before the city of Fitzgerald"is asked to
spend any large sum of money for civic ‘improvements of doubtful
need, it should be asked to fully protect its citizens and tax payers
at least from fire. It is not probable but entirely possible that a
blaze could start in the now almost unprotected section of F itzgerald
and with a stiff wind wipe out many blocks of homes and thousands
upon thousands of dollars worth of property. At least $l,OOO of the
loss suffered Sunday night could have been prevented had there
been fireplugs near the scene of the fire. b
Fitzgerald may be too poor to buy a great many things it really
needs or wants. But it must not be too poor to protect life and
property from the everpresent danger of fire.
Would Cut Water And Electric Cost
Ten Per Cent with New Machinery
Secretary Dorminey of Commis
sion Says Plant Needs $25,000
Improvements
Two Boilers and One Engine
Have Been in Use More
; Than Twenty Years 8
An investment by the city of $25,-
000 in new boilers and engines for the
Fitzgerald Water Light and Power
Plant would reduce production cost
at the plant by ten per cent and effect
an annual saving to the consumers of
the city of about $5,000, it was stated
today by J. D. Dorminey, secretary of
the Water, Light and Bond Commis
sion in an interview with a Leader-
Enterprise reporter,’
Two boilers and one engine at the
plant have been in use since it was
first built in 1898 and although the
good care they have received have
enabled them to remain in use 'sevenl
years longer than the average life of
such machinery, they are of obsolete'
type and are more expensive to opers
ate than is modern machinery.
Mr. Dorminey said that he was pos
tive that a saving of ten per cent
could be effected at the plant with new
modern machinery. The total cost of
operation for 1920 was a little more
than $50,000. New machinery to put
the plant in perfect condition would
cost $25,000. The savings would pay
for the machinery in five years and
during the next ten years of the nor
mal life of the machinery the cost to
the consumer could be reduced ten per
cent.
In spite of the old style of the ma
chinery at the local plant, water and
electricity is being furnished to the!
people of Fitzgerald at much less cost
than in most neighboring cities. The
highest light rate in Fitzgerald is 15
‘cents per kilowat hour, with a ten per
cent discount for prompt payment
which makes the top rate actually 13.5
cents per kilowat hour. This rate is
graduated to give large consumers of
electricity a rate of about nine cents.
Cordele charges 16 cents, regardless of
quantity, and Tifton 17 cents, regard
less of quantity,
Fitzgerald’s rate for commercial
power, for use through motors, runs
from 7.5 €ents a kilowat hour to 5 cts.
Fitzgerald's water rate runs from 30
cents to 15 cents a thousand gallons,
depending on quantity, while Tifton
has a flat rate of 35 cents.
If $25,000 worth of new machinery,
including a battery of three boilers to
burn coal instead of wood, and one
300 horsepower engine, were installed’,!
in 1921, the cost would be paid off out
of the saving effected by 1926, accord
ing to Mr. Dorminey, and after 1926
consumers would get light, power and
| water, ten per cent cheaper than at
present, 5
It would require a bond issue to
raise the necessary money.
HEED THE WARNING
Many Fitzgerald People Have Done
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When the kidneys aie weak they
give unmistakable = warnings that
shroold not be ignored. By examin
ing-the urine and tdeating the kidneys
upon the first sign of disorder, many
days of suffering may be saved. Weak
kidneys usually expel a dark, ill-smell.
ing urine, - full of “brickdust” sediment
and painful in passage. Sluggish kid
neys often cause, a dull pain in the
small of the back, headaches, dizzy
spells, tired, languid feelings nd fre
quent rheumatic twinges.
Doan’s Kidney Pills are for the kid
neys only. There is no better recom
mended réemedy. Ask your neighbor!
Fitzgerald people endorse Doan’s
Kidney Pils.
J. M. Griner, carpen‘er, W. Ocmul
gee St., Fitzgerald, says: “Off and
on for years I suffered from weak
kidneys. During the last attagk I was
so bad that I was almost down and
out. My back hurt me so severely
that I could hardly get around and I
suffered from a dull ache across my
loins. My head ached co’tantly and
sometimes everything turned black
before me. I was dizzy, too. I read
about Doan’s: Kidney Pills and got
a supply. One box cured me and it
has been some time now since I have
had a bit of trouble”
Price 60c, at all dealers, Don’t
simply ask for a kidney remedy—get
Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that
Mr. Griner had. Foster-Milburn Co,
Mirs,, Buffalo, N. Y.
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Mr, Jesse Reynolds who has becn
employed for several months by (he
McLemore Drug Company 1 it a few
days ago for his home in Ashburn,
A S 8 by TN,
ABO e Sood greads.
A - A “‘{"}“,‘L".‘.. aH
Brotherhoods Present
Their Case To Bugg
(Continued from Page 1)
31st, 1921, and it was found to be vir-‘
tually unanimous for leaving the ser
vice in event your order reducing
wages continued. Approximately fif
teen hundred employes voted on this
proposition. Before they had an op
portunity to communicate this vote to
you, you suspended the ordtr reduc
ing wages.
: Disregard Labor Board
One would naturally, assume that
the railroad being under the jurisdic
tion Yof the United States laws or a
Federal Tribunal there would be prop
er regard and consideration of all Fed.
eral laws and other Federal bodies
who are properly authorized and rec- ‘
ognized, under the laws to do certain
things but in this case there - was
shown a disregard and one might say
a contempt for the decision of the
Labor Board because a notice was is
sued which put into effect the propos
ed reduction and wtnt it a little better
by declaring that common or unskilled
laborshould be paid such rates made
necessary by the conditions prevailing
in the different communities where it
is necessary to employ such common
or unskilled labor, and in addition
thereto, ‘tht immediate abrogation of
all contracts. |
On March Ist the fourteeni general
committees again conferred with you
with a view of having you recind the
wage reduction order and {comply
with the orderly procedure as outlined
by the Labor Board, with the result
you served notice on General Com
mittes that all previous negotiations
\regarding the controversy ceased to
exist, and therefore, you have put into
effect a reduction of wages which ac
cording to your .own statement before
the Labor Board is unjust and un
.reasonable.
It has been alleged that the rail
way is operated economically. At
this time we do not wish to take issue
with that statement, but certainly the
employees have a right to know that
such is a fact in a case¢ of this kind,
and therefore, it is thought ' that a
proper investigation might develop
some question as to whether the rail
réad was operated economically,
Issue Ultimatum
In concluding this statement it is
the expressed wish of the employees
that you be informed that they are not
satisfied to remain in the service under
present conditions. The General
Committee haveing for some time
past exercised a restraining influence
over the employees as long as it is'
possible to do so, and therefore, they
will at once proceed to report the
situation to those interested, and as
the employees have already emphat
icaly stated they cannot afford to con
tinue in the service under the reduced
wages which you put into effect
March Ist, it is more than probable
that they will withdraw from the
service within the next twenty-four
hours and remain thercfrom until
such time as the proper tribunal may
have an opportunity to pass uponthe
justness and reasonableness of the
rates of wages as established by the
United States Labor Board.
. Section 9 of an Act of Congress
providing for meditation, concillation
and arbitration in controversies be
tween certain employers and their em
ployees approved July 15,1913, pro
‘vides that no reduction of wages shall
‘be made by a Receiver without author
lity of the Court, after notice to the em
‘ployees, said notice to be given not
}less than twenty days before the hear
ing upon. the Receiver’s petition .or
application. This section of the Fed
-leral law aiso provides that the employ
‘ees shall have tht right to be heard
thrdugh their representatives upon all
‘questions effecting the terms and con
ditions of their employment.
¥ Road Violated Laws
~ Your action in reducing the wages
of your employees, in our opinion,
was in violation of the contracts be
tween the Atlanta Birmingham and
Atlantic Railroad, a violation of the
Transportation Act of 1920, and in vi
olation of the Federal law effective
July 15, 1913, commonly known as the
Newlands Act. Further your action
in reducing the wages of the employ
ces without a hearing through their
chosen representatives was in violation
of the universally recognized principal
of collective bargaining, | !
. As preyiously stated it is more than
probable that the employees as rep
resented by the fourteen general com
mittees will withdraw from the service
within the next twenty-four hours,
Rl QESRTAR S RN o sk ik it L e
will preciude such action we will cer-|
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Q.—ls there really any difference
in batteries?
A.—Yes, but there are really only
two kinds of batteries. Those with
wood seperators and those with
Threaded Rubber Insulation.
Q-—ls Threaded Rubber Insulation
the only feature that puts the Willard
Threaded Rubber Battery ahead of
ordinary automobile battery?
A—By no means. The Willard
Threaded Rubber Battery has all
the improvements that have grown
out of Willard’s years of specializa
tion in building starting lighting and
ignition batteries.. Ask us about it.
.
Fitzgerald Storage
Battery Company
219 East Central Ave.
: Telephone 573
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" Batteries
Charter No. 6082 " Reserve District Ne. &
. REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE ‘
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First National Bank :
AT FITZGERALD, IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA AT THE CLOSE.
OF BUSINESS ON FEBRUARY 21st, 1921.
;i ' RESOURCES:
e Loans and discounts, including rediscounts, G
(except those shown in b and ¢) —.._______ $1,135,842.89
*Total Loans Eod ot gRaEe, eSy B
Disdhes: $1,135,842,89 ‘
d Notes and bills rediscounted with Federal ..
Reserve Bank (other than bank acceptances -
sold)esed fterns4ay oot TTR 189,370.75 $946,472.14;
2 Overdrafts unsecured-—c-==---2sl3,6B3.9o_____________ 13,683.90)
4 Governmgnt Securities Owned:
a Deposited to secure circulation (U. S. bonds
ciparvdted - bAT v gil Y 100.000.00
d Pledged as collateral for State or other de- .
~Osits or bills payable ________________ 150,050.00 :
h War Savings Certificates and Thrift Stamps
Tactulallfir %wrgd shatib e T e 1,682.00 :
otal U. S. Government Securities.__.__________._..._ 2
5 Other bonds, securities, etc.: g
e Secx_mtxes, other than U. S. bonds (not in
cluding stocks), owned and unpledged_____ 17,661.64
Total bonds, securities, etc., otherthan 'S, 17,661.64
6 Stocks, other than Federal Reserve Bank
gel T GRS RRa O Tty 1,875.00
7 Stock of Federal Reserve Bank (50 per cent
of subscription) Spy R e b D S 7,350.00
8 Value of banking house, owned and unim
- cuml_)ere.d el il lionil o 15.542:31
o P Equity in banking house. —___.___________ 15542.31 15,542.31
9 Furniture and fixtures iNP RRSR e 5,000.00:
11 Lawful reserve with Federal Reserve 8ank........... .1 46,720.81.
13 Cas}x in vault and net amounts die from the
nationall Banlka: booe oot gl set e 92,106.62:
14 Net amounts due from banks, bankers, and -
trust companies in the United States (other :
than included in items 11, 12, or 13) —______________ 10,774,75-
16 Checks on other banks in the same city or
town as reporting bank (other than item 15)__________ 2,360.79
Total of items 12, 13, 4515, 16700 S 10524216
17 Checks on banks outside of city or town of .
reporting bank and other cash items _______________. 1,522.49
18 Redemption fund with U. S, Treasurer and y
GHE fromh U 8 Pragbarer . 0 L T 3,000.00.
£9. (Othir dekery if gy o 0 To 7 TTTR TR 60,000.00
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TREAL o eey $1,477,802.45
o LIABILITIES:
2L Captsl Stocle sard inl - U SF TEE T o 125,000.00
22 durflus knd Lo UL e G e 125,000.00
23 a Undivided profits ________________________ " 23880.96 : :
b Less current expenses, interest, & taxes paid 13,429.56 10,450.50
27 Circulating notes outstanding —______________________ 92,600.00 -
29 Net amounts due to national banks __________________ 7,937.50
30 Net amounts due to/banks, bankers, and trust
companies in the Upited States and foreign i
countries (other than included in items 28 or 29)______ 8,937.63
32 Cashier’s checks on swn bank outstanding ___________ 6,307.98.
Total of items 28, 29, 30, 31, and 32_.___.____ 23,183.11
Demard deposits (other than bank deposits)
sub,]et):t_to reserve (deposits payable within 30
ays: . :
33 Individual deposits subject to check oo oo 407,240.44.
34 Certificates otp deposit due in less than 30 days
(other than for money borrowed) o- . ______ 55,000.00¢
& UG R L 646.00-
Total of demand deposits (other than bank
deposits) subject to Reserve, items 33, 34, 35,
00y and 88t - RStB3 o T S L T 46D 886 44
39 Certificates of deposit (other than for money '
Dosrawed) . Cacpil il eol ) e pds 174,616.06-
A 2, - O¥her e ideposits L 0 e s o eoL 229,066.34-
Total of time deposits subject to Reserve !
} Items 39, 40,4 and 42 o odo o Lol L 403:682.40 )
48 Bills payable with Federal Reserve Bank __________._ 235,000.00:
N 8 807 0 Busni es U S R R I e i $1,477,802.45.
54 b Liabilities for rediscounts other than with
than with Federal Reserve Bank (see %
iter‘n Ve iocvnataainiiban e BN BRI LD L g 189,370.75
*55. Of the total loans and discounts shown above, the amount on which in
terest and discount was charged at rates in excess of those permitted by law
(Sec. 5197, Rev. Stat.) (exclusive notes upon which total charge not to exceed
50 cents was made) was $9,750.00. The number of such loans was 99.
98 Aggreg‘:fie amount of salaries or compensation paid by this bank to the-
Chairman of Board (if any), President, Vice Presidents, Cashier, and Assist
ant Cashiers for month of January, 1921, $800.00; Annual pay of all these offi
cers at January, 1921 rate of pay, $9,600.00; number of these officers on date of
this report was 4.
59 Aggregate amount of salaries or compensation paid to all other employ
ees of the bank for month of January, 1921, $610,00; Annual pay of these em
ployees on basis of the January, 1921, rate of pay, $7,320.00; number of these:
employees on date of this report was 5.
STATE OF GEORGIA, Ben Hill County, ss:
I, D. A. BRAGG, Cashier of the above-named bank do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and) belief.
D. A. BRAGG, Cashier..
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 7th day of March, 1921,
; - IRENE JONES, Notary Public.
CORRECT—ATTEST: M. W. Garbutt, Jas. L. McCarty, J. B. Seanor, Di
rectors.
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Plain Talk About Telephone
TELEPHONE ALY
Y Profits " X
There are those who would have you believe that the
telephone business is a financial bonanza. The plain
fact is that few private business concerns make as
little profit on actual investment as the telephone com
panyo
As to dividends—the latest Government census of
the telcphone systems of the country shows that the
average dividend paid by the larger companies, in 1917,
; was around 6%. Dividends of the average company
k have decreased since then, because telephone rates have {
not been advanced sufficiently to cover all increases in
| operating costs, :
“A notable feature of the telephone industry,” adds
the Government’s report, “is that a large number of
thev small systems pay no dividends—"
Looking at the matter in all fairness, Mr. Subscriber,
can you consider the profit of the telephone company
exorbitant—when it is usually less than the investors
s could get as revenue on their money if they simply
. . loaned it out fer interest? ;
pak “At Your Service”
| Bowen Telephone Co.,
FITZGERALD —:— GEORGIA |
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