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WEDNESDAY
EDITION
VOL. XxVI No. 59
COMMISSION ASKS $68,000.00 FOR IMPROVEMENTS
COTTON MARKET EXPERT SPEAKS HERE TOMORROW:MORNING
Expert to Outline Sapiro Plan to
" Ben Hill Farmers
AT CHAMBER COMMERCE
Turner and Owens Urge Attend
ance of All Farmers
J. E. Turner, district chairman of
‘the state farm bureau, and C. T.
Owens, county agent, both send com
munications to the people of Fitz
gerald and Ben Hill county today
urging attendance at the meeting
tomorrow, at which cotton market
ing will be discussed and plans laid.
Mr. Owens’ letter follows:
“On Thursday May sth, at 11:00
am. at the Chamber of Commerce,
Mr. J. G. Woodruff, financial agent
will talk to the people of Fitzgerald
and Ben Hill county including the
farmers, bankers, warehousemen and
cotton factory on the important topie
of Marketing Cotton.
“The Farm Bureau wants to do
what the people want done in this
respect.
“These gentlemen will explain two
plans of marketing cotton. One, the
famous Sapiro plan and the other
the American Farm Bureau Federa
tion plan. The object of this meet
ing is to get a voice from the people
as to the most satisfactory plan for
the Farm Bureau to foster.
“These meetings are being held in
fifteen different centers in the state
and when the canvass is made the
people of the state will have had an
opportunity of expressing themselves
as to the plan they prefer which plan
will be adopted by the State Farm
Bureau Federation.
“Mr. J. E. Turner, advisory board
member from this dstrict will preside
over this meeting.
“I carnestly request that these gen
tlemen be given an intelligent hear
ing. The farmers should as far as
possible attend this meeting.”
Mr. Turner’s letter follows:
To Farmers, Warehousemen
-and Business Men:
“One of the most important mat
ters before our section today is the
matter of marketing our cotton. You
‘have recently read of the Sapiro p'lan.
The State Farm Bureau Federation
asks that you come at eleven o’clock,
Thursday May sth to Chamber of
Commerce and hear this plan dis
cusred and express your views.
“Adoption of the plan may mean
Millions to cotton growers and we
owe it to our section to hear the
plan discussed and advise with those
trying to put it into effect. Experts
have been engaged o present the
plan to you.”
.
Negroes Raise Funds
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For School Expansion
Surprise School Board with Offer to
Improve Queensland School
The County Board of Education
was given a shock yesterday at its
regular monthly meeting when Rev.
W. Tucker, chairman of the board
of trustees for the Queensland In
(dustrial school for negroes, proposed
for his board to make $2,000.00 ad
ditional improvements at the school
house, if the county Board of Educa
tion would give its moral support.
Rev. Tucker stated that the pa.
trons of the school, all negro farm
ers in the settlement, had raised the
money and were ready to proceed
with the improvements if the Board
would grant them the privilege. No
money being asked for, the unani
mous consent of the board was given.
A report from Ashton and Lynn
wood tax payers, endorsing the five
mill tax levy for which a special
election is to be held in those dis
tricts May 18th was received.
«Superintendent J. H. Bullard was
authorized to attend the educatonal
meeting n Atlanta as representative
of the Board Wednesday and Thurs
day.
On account of the failure to dis
count the State school warrants, the
Board issued county school warrants
to its teachers for the last month,
bearing 7 per cent interest.
Dr. and Mrs. D. B. Ware, Mrs.
Shephard and Mr. William R. Bow
en left Tuesday for Rochester, Minn.
on account of the health of Mrs. D,
B. Ware.
Supt. J. H. Bullard of the county
schools and Prof. U. J. Bennett are
lattending the Educational meeting at
Atlanta. \
THE FITZGERALD LEADER
A. B. & A. Stockholders To Hold
Meeting In Atlanta On May 9th.
The Story of
Our States
By JONATHAN BRACE
XVI.—TENNESSEE
P HE history
@fir}{@‘;; Tof Tennes-
TR WO\ see stretches
é“ u‘-"{a.‘\,‘_‘. back to the
= Ifl' E;j year 1541
")\ Sißedl. 7/ when De Soto
\" OGERo4d>/ with his par
(Lfi g ty of Spanish
adventurers probably reached
the present site of Memphis on
the Mississippi. The French
under La Salle built a fort here
about 1682. The English also
laid claim to this territory, in
cluding it in the grant to North
Carojjna. It was not until 1770
that the first permanent settle
ment was made by James Rob
ertson and this was soon fol
lowed by many other settlers
from North Carolina. They
formed what they called the
Washington district, but this
was short lived as it was
promptly annexed to North
Carolina. In 1784 the inhabi
tants, indignant over North Car
olina’s attitude toward them,
declared their independence and
formed the State of Franklin
or Frankland. As this seces
sion was not countenanced by
North Carolina, for a number
of years a state of confusion
existed with two sets of officers
trying to govern. Meanwhile
the settlement suffered severely
from hostile Indians and from
the Spanish, who still held Lou
isiana, and controlled the Mis
sissippi river. In 1790 North
Carolina finally ceded this ter
ritory to the United States. By
1796 the population had in
creased to over 60,000, so Ten
nessee was admitted as the six
teenth state of the Union.
At the outbreak of the Civil
war, Tennessee joined the Con
federacy. In 1866, when the
state was readmitted to the Un
ion, there was much disorder
during the reconstruction period.
This led to the formation of the
Ku Klux Klan, the influence of
which quickly spread through
out the Southern states. This
secret organization took into
its own hands the suppres
sion of crime and the admin
istration of justice.
Tennessee contains 42,022
square miles, and is sometimes
called the Volunteer state., It
is named after its principal riv
er, which is a Cherokee word
meaning “Crooked River” or
“bend in the river.”
(© by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.)
County Offers Reward
For Dam Dynamiters
The county board of commission
ers ~held a short business session
Tuesday morning, passing on current
bills and ether minor matters. Au
thority for a reward of $250. was
voted for the discovery of the party
or parties who dynamited the Dick
son Mill Dam. Warden Tyler made
a report of his work and the condi
tion of the convict gang which was
adopted. \ /
PETITION FOR DISCHARGE
United States District Court, Albany
Division, Southern District
of Georgia.
In the matter of Mattie Smith Gad
dard of Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County,
Georgia
Bankrupt, in bankruptcy.
To the Creditors of the Above-
Named Bankrupt:
You are hereby notified that the
above named bankrupt has applied
for a discharge from all debts prov
able against him in bankruptcy. ‘
The said application will be heard
by the United Stateg District Judge
of said division and district at the
United States court room in the city
of Albany, Georgia, on the 26 day of
May, 1921 at 10 o’clock in the fore
noon. G
All creditors of said bankrupt are
notified to appear at the time and
place stated and show cause if any
they can why the prayer of said pe
titioner should not be granted.
Dated at Albany, Ga., this 25th
day of April A. D., 1921,
GEO. F. WHITE,
1t Deputy’ Clerk.
FIT GERALD, BEN Hl' L COUNTY, GEORGIA, WEHNESDAY, MAY 4, 1921.
—————————————————— e e g lATL A, W lEDINEOSUA Y, MAY 4, 1921,
Are Asked by Stockholding
Strikers to Legally Protect
Their Interests .
The stockholders of the Atlanta,
Birmingham and Atlantic railway
will meet in Atlanta May 9th. The
specific purpose of the meeting has
not been announced but the stock
holders will probably go into the con
dition of the road, it is thought.
Three of the strikers who retired
from the service of the road March
sth are stockholders and they have
asked, in a letter mailed to all other
stockholders, that legal action be
taken to protect the stock. The
letter follows:
To Stockholders of the
Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic
Railway Company:
Dear Sirs.
Since a meeting of Stockholders is
scheduled to be held in the Trans
portation Building, Atlanta, Ga. on
Monday the 9th day of May, 1921, at
9 a. m, we, the undersigned Stock
holders of record since March Ssth,
1921, and formerly employees of the
Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic
Railway, submit herewith a pamphlet
captioned, “Facts about the A, B. &
A. Situation”, which furnishes au
thentic information as to why the
employees (including ourselves) with
drew from the service of the Railway
on March sth, 1921.
The Transportation Act of 1920
was passed by Congress in order to
assure security holders upon their in
vestments, to afford sufficient reve
nue for the proper upkeep of the
railways and the payment of wages
to employees that would be just and
reasonable. While the Cummins-
Esch Bill (now the Transportation
Act) was pending in Congress, Col
onel Bugg, while President of the
Railway, was an ardent supporter of
the said bill and at places along the
line of railway he intercsted citizens
to the extent that they appealed to
their Congressmen and United States
Senators to support the said bill. At
the time, he gave assurance that he,
as the representative, of the A. B.
& A. Railway, would be found com
plying with every provision of the
said bill if it were enacted as a law.
Now, therefore, in order to show
Colonel Bugg’'s attitude towards the
Transportation Act, the following is
quoted from the “Records of Con
ference of the FEmployes and the
Management of the Atlanta, Bir
mingham and Atlantic Railway com
pany, January 11, 1921,” Colonel
Bugg speaking:
“I think what you have just said is
a repetition of the ground that was
gone over yesterday, and I am not
disposed to go' over that ground
again, Mr. Curtis. We have fully
covered that point; we know what
the issue is. Now as I said in our
conference yesterday, and I have
said tonight, I am not declining to
submit the controversy to the United
States Railroad Labor Board. I have
by my notice to the employes re
lieved the Company of its obliga
tion to those employes as the pres
ent scale of wages after the first of
February, 1921. 1 propose to stand
on that legal right. I am willing for
the Labor Board to review this
whole case. T offer, no objection|
whatever to its doing so, but there
is a legal right involved there, undcr;
those contracts, that neither the
Transportation Act of 1920 nor any‘
order or rule of the Labor Board can
set aside.” |
If the law can be violated with re
spect to the wages which shall be
paid employes, then certainly the law
can be violated in every other
respect.
In this entire situation a single
stockholder or a group of stockhold
ers who were stockholders prior to
the appointment of a receiver, could
maintain a position in the receiver
ship proceedings setting forth the
collusive nature of the proceedings
as to any violation of their property
rights as stockholders, They could
call for copies of the minutes of any
stockholders’ meeting bearing on the
subject, and directors’ mecting or
any other matter in the corporate
books of record having a bearing on
the issues presented in their petition,
They could attack the good faith of
the President of the Company, not
only in these proceedings but in his
former administration of the Rail
way, and could demand an account
ing on behalf of themselves and all
other stockholders similarly situated.
We are willing to join any .single
ENTERPRISE and PRESS
CO-OPERATIVE FAIR
Farm Bureau Committee Pre
sents Acceptable Report
CONFIRMS LEADER STORY
Farm Bureau and Woman’s
Club Will Lend Support
Co-operation for a greater Fitzger
ald Fair, co-operative creamery, and
co-operation with canner now in op
eration were discussed at the meeting
Saturday of the Ben Hill Farm Bu
reau. The minutes of the session
follow:
The Ben Hill County Farm Bu
reau met Saturday April 30th, at 2:30
p. m. with M. Dickson, Chairman
presiding and fifty-two members
present. The minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approved and
the following bhusiness transacted.
Seek Lower Freight Rates
Among the communications read
by the Secretary, one in particular to
W. A. Adams, Secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce from the
Hon. Charles R. Crisp in which he
stated he and the other Georgia rep
resentatives in Congress were using
their very best influenne in securing
a reduction in freight rates. This was
very gratifying to all members pres
ent.
Mr. I. M. Hyde, explained the op
eration of his cannery and requested
the co-operation of the Farm Bureau.
This they promised and appointed
Mrs. S. M. Whitchard, C. A. New
comer, H. H. James and C. T.-Ow
ens, to confer further with Mr. Hyde,
as to the details to be worked out,
wherein the Farm Bureau could co
operate with him in this canning in
dustry and report at the next meet
ing, T
A co-operative creamery to be in
stalled in Fitzgerald was discussed
at some length and all present ex
pressed a keen interest in installing
a plant of this kind. A committee
composed of J. R. Kimble, Wesley
Swift, Raymond Davis and C. A.
Newcomer was appointed by the
Chairman to obtain information rela
tive to the operation of a co-opera
tive Creamery and report at the next
meeting.
The committee which met the Fair
Association composed of R. L. Stone,
J. R. Kimble, J. Horton Taylor, H.
H. James, and Geo. Drexler made
the following report or recommenda
tions which were unanimously adopt
ed after quite a lengthy and interest
ing discussion:
i Suggest Advisory Board
‘! Report: “After due consideration
‘and deliberation, we recommend that
ltwo representatives be appointed
from the Farm Bureau to act in con
junction with one representative
from the Chamber of Commerce, one
from the Woman’s Club, one from
the City School Board, one from the
Canning Club to be selected by the
County School Board and three rep
resentatives of the Fair Association
each representative to have equal
vote in electing a general manager
and a Board of Directors to govern
a co-operative Fair to be held in Fitz
gerald this Fall.
“We further recommend that in
view of the fact, that the present Fair
Association now has considerable in
vestment in the way of fencing, build
ings, and other equipment necessary
to the holding of Fairs we agree that
all money left over after all premi
ums and expenses are paid, be turned
over to the old Fair Association
composed of R. L. Jones, G. S. Will
cox and I. Gelders.” ;
After an outline of the Club work
planned for the County by County
Agent, C, T. Owen an urgent re
quest that all Farm Bureau members
co-operate in this work as far as
possible the meeting adjourned to
meet Saturday, May 7th, at 2:30
p. m.
: M. DICKSON, Chairman.
C. T. OWENS, Secretary.
stockholder or group of stockholders
in bringing a legal action for the
protection of the rights and interests
of the stockholders and, therefore,
may we suggest that any stockholder
of record prior to February 25, 1921,
communicate with the first under
signed at the earliest possible time,
expressing his wishes in the matter.
Yours very truly,
(Signed) I. T. Bass,
17 Marion Ave, Atlanta.
(Signed) E. J. Hunter,
Manchester, Ga.
(Signed) W. D. Cargile, ‘
Manchester, Ga.
How To Get Most
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Is Lecturer’s
National Cash Register ' Com
pany Lecturer Tells Mer
chants How to Advertise
A vigorous plea for system as the
foundation for success in business
was made last evening before a large
gathering of merchants and business
men in the Courthouse by W. F.
Brennan of Dayton, Ohio, represen
tative ‘of the National Cash Register
Compz‘iny. Accompanying the lecture
was “The Troubles of a Merchant,” a
moving picture showing how the man
who “guesses about the various pro
cesses of his business will certainly
be more or less of a failure and sure
to be the first to go to the wall in
time of stress.
The lecture and picture were ar
ranged by the Chamber of Commerce
of Fitzgerald. It covered mehods of
advertising, salesmanship, and many
of the points of the best modern bus
iness practice.
During his talk the lecturer laid em
phasison the value of newspaper ad
vertising to“the retail merchants. He
said in part; “I believe T am safe in
saying that ten merchants fail today
because they advertise too little, to ev
ery one who fails because he adver
tises too much. Hundreds of stores
have remained small because of this
neglect. ;
“Advertising is simply a way of
telling possible purchasers about the
goods you have for sale. To be easy
to understand, an ad must be made of
simple words, short sentences, few
ideas. Big words and involved sen
tences will not be read. The pur
chasing public does not care how well
educated you are—lt simply wants to
know what you have to sell, its quali
ty, and itswprice.
“Your advertisement should take
the reader over the five steps of sell
ing; Attention, interest, desire, confi
dence, action. Some people, seme
times, only glance at ads. If the
headings are schemed to make a com
plete impression, the ad gets both the
“glancers” and the “readers.” Illus
trations must be suited to the sub
ject; they could cover on the ideas of
the text. Desire must be stimulated
by attractive details, but it is mostly
aroused by pictures. Variety is one
of the best means of keeping interest
in your ads. Change your offer
ings.
“As a general rule it is well to give
prices in your ads. If you do not give
them, the reader may assume that the
price is high. If you are advertising
high-grade goods, pface the empha
sis on the quality and mention the
price in an incidental way.
“Be absolutely honest in your ad
vertising. You may as a leader, oc
casionally sell goods “below cost,”
but don't overdo the below-cost Sale.
Everybody knows business cannot
be conducted on that basis.
“To give individuality to your ads,
it is well to have g specially desiy:
name-plate for the name of your firm
or store.
“Make your ads different. D.
copy what other people say. Put
your personality into them. Tell
the story about your goods just as
you would tell it in the store. If
your ad is just like everybody else’s,
it will not be read.
“Cuts are good if they really jllus
trate, but 4 bad cut is worse than
none. Donlt use a cut that isn't just
what you want, simply because you
can get it from a syndicate cheap. If
you get a syndicate to plan your ad
vertising, be sure to get individual
attention. « Ready-made ads don't al
ways apply to your particular busi
ness, and will not get results for your
store. To make a favorable impres
sion, an ad must have an attractive
appearance, by having symmetrical
form, attractive lettering, and ap
pealing illustrations.
“Don’t spend a few dolars in ad
vertising and then say, ‘advertising
don’t pay’. Advertising does pay as
attested by thousands of mercharts
sver the country who have become
successful through its judicious use.
Tt may take a little time to secure
maximum returns, but ik you make
it a part of the continuoug policy of
your store you will not be disap
pointed with the results,
“Select your advertising medium
carefully. Its value, to a certain ex
tent, depends upon the 'goods you
<¢ll and the conditions under which
you sell them. Except for the small
store, serving a district in a large
city, more people can be reached of
tener and at less expense by newspa
per ads than in any other way. The
merchant who is not using them is
missinb a big opporiunity.”
Out of Retailing
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Fine Strike Breaker
On Charge Of Drunk
Ex-Soldier Working at Shops Breaksg
in Dr, Sharpe’s Residence
Pleading guilty to being drunk,
Gordon Daniel, formerly lieutenant
in the 301st Tank Battalion, U, S.
Army, and now employed as a strike
breaker at the A.,, B. & A. railroad
shops, was fined $25 by Mayor J. L.
Pittman in Mayor’s Court this morn
ing.
Daniel was charged by P. C. Col
lins and C. S. Barrett with having
while in a drunken condition, at
tempted to enter several homes on
West Central avenue and with finally
having gained entrance to the home
of Dr. W. L. Sharpe. He was arrest
ed in the house.
Although Daniel had been arrested
one time before for drunkeness and
forfeited a cash bond of $25; by
agreement of the prosecution,
charges of disorderly conduct were
quashed and the light fine was im-l
posed.
'MOTHERS DAY PROGRAM
EAT CENTRAL CHRISTIAN
\
| The Sunday School of the Central
Christian Church has arranged a fine
program for next Sunday, May Bth,
Mothers Day.
The Loyal Daughters have agreed
to furnish some special flowers for
the occasion and Mr. Jim Evans has
agreed to furnish some special music
with his fine orchestra.
The Sunday School choir will have
something special in the way of sing
ing and Mrs. U. J. Bennett wll have
chargeof the program. Col. Jesse
Grantham, will deliver a 10 minute
address on “Mother.” Everybody is
welcome. Come whether you belong
to this Sunday School or not and en
joy the morning with us.
Don’t forget the place and time.
Next Sunday morhing at the Chris
tian Church,
MISS ARMANTROUT
ENTERTAINED :
The Young People’s Missionary
Circle of the Central Christian Church
held its regular monthly meeting last
right at the pretty home of Miss
Gladys Armantrout on east Central
Avenue,
The following program was rend
ered:
Song.
Prayer—Rev. S. A. Strawm.
Business.
Devotional—Loren Chapel.
Teaching the Bible in the Philli
pines—Randall Burke.
" The Bible in Tibet—Gladys Arm
antrout.
Solo—Jewell Hall.
What we Owe to Heathen Lands—
Rev. S. A. Strawm.
Benediction,
After the program a social hour
was enjoyed. Many musical selec
tions were rendered and dainty re
freshments were served.
About twenty-four guests were at
the entertainment,
Fitzgerald Leader WANT-ADS
Quick Results, Phone 328
COTTON—Good Middling __ll 1-4¢
No Receipts ~ No Sales'
Official Organ City of Fitzgerald
High School Auditorium Esti
mates Are Not Ready
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TO RESIST PHONE RATE
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Council Hears Request for $68,-
000 from Power Plant
e PR
el
Action on a call for a bond elec
tion was again deferred at the meet
ing of the City Council Monday
night, on account of the promoters
of the Auditorium and school ex
tensions to be able to present ap
proximate estimates of their require
ments,
The Water Light and Bond Com
mission presented a complete report
of their requirements and estimates
of the cost, approximating $68,000.,
includng new and enlarged equip
ment at the plant, an additional well
and extension of the water mains in
the third ward.
An appeal was made by the col
ored citizens of the city through
their spokesman Dr, McMillan, for
a new schoal building for colored
children, the present building being
unsafe and entirely inadequate to
care for the large number of children
in attendance.
The usual routine business was
transacted receiving the monthy re
ports of the department heads, pay
ing bills and the like.
A committee of the council, con
sisting of Aldermen Flournoy, Kil
crease and Milton, was appointed to
confer with the Telephone Company
and take such steps as may be
deemced necessary to resist the rate
increase for local telephones.
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Evangelist Talks At
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Business. Men’s Lunch
First of Regular Luncheons at Lee-
Grant Hotel Thursday at 1 P, M.
Dr. B. F. Frazier, of the Wesley
Memorial Church at Atlanta, who is
‘conducting, a series of evangelical
services at the Central Methodist
church here, is slated to address the
business men of the city at the first
weekly luncheon to be held wunder
the auspices of the Chamber of
Commerce at the Lee Grant Hotel
Thursday at 1 o’clock.
The Chamber of Commerce plans
to make the weekly business men’s
luncheons a permanent feature of its
work. Prominent speakers will be
followed by a general round table
discussion and shop talk, A cover
charge of seventy-five cents will be
made and, the luncheons will be open
to all business people, whether mem
bers of the Chamber or not. The
luncheons will alternate between the .
Lee-Grant and Hotels..
MRS. W. A. ADAMS .
IS HOSTESS \
On Friday afternocn Mrs. W. A.
Adams was the charming hostess
entertaining at a delightful party at
her lovely home on West Central
Avenue complimentary to Mrs. T. F.
Matthews of LaGrange who is a vis
itor in our city.
The rooms where the guests were
assembled were made bright and at
tractive with quantities of Dorothy
Perkihs roses and fragile fern ar
ranged effectively in vases and bas
kets.
A couple if hours were pleasantly
spent sewing and chatting after
which Mrs. Adams ably assisted by
her sister, Mrs. D. P. Adams and
Mesdames Louis Keim and James A.
Parrott served an elaborate salad
course followed by a dainty sweet
course,
Among those present were: Mes
dames T. F. Matthews, O. L. Brad
shaw, Louis A. Turner, E. N. Davis,
James A. Parrott, D. P. Adams, S.
A. Strawn, Louis Keim, George W.
Brown, Ulric J. Bennett and W. A.
Adams. : :
Cheering news of the improved
condition of the health of Mr. R. J.
Prentiss is being received by mem
bers of his family from Gary, Ind.,
where Mr. and Mrs. Prentiss are
visiting for the summer.
Mesdames Emma Renfroe, A. S.
Dorminey, J. E. Turner, and Misses
Lillian Dorminey and Mary Edwin
Turner were the ‘guests of Mr. and
Mrs. D. J. Henderson in Ocilla this
week,
Leader Want Ads bring results—
Try one Phone 228.