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The Fitzgeiald Leader
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Mail Matter under Act of Congress, March 18, 1897
Official Organ of the City of Fitzgerald
ENBOR SPLDERS oo ioL Bditer
STEWART F. GELDERS_:__Managing Editor
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ASSOCIATION, foreign Adv. Representatives.
“LET THEIR VOICES RING OUT IN HAPPY
HARMONY”—Judge T. J. Luke, representative
clect from Ben Hill county, is going to introduce a
bill in the next legislature to make it compulsory
on rural school teachers to give regular daily les
sons or exerciscs in vocal music and singing.
At first glance such a bill might seem light and
frivolous, not a great enough matter with which
to tax the minds of the solons of Georgia who an
nually deal in such weighty matters as deciding
what the salarics of dog catchers and county court
house janitors should be and amending city char
ters of little towns that it would take a pack of
blood hounds to even find. l
But Judge Luke’s hill really strikes deeper and
more truly toward the heart of Georgi’s educa
tional troubles than any bill which has been intro
duced recently. Music is the evidence of a force
that has raised the human race from savagery to
comparative civilization. -~ Singing armies have
conquered empires, singing evangelists have won
continents to the Christian religion. Singing
school children will help raise Georgia’s education
al esprit d’corps from its present plane of indiffer
ence to one of interest that may work out the sal
vation of Georgia's woeful rural lacks.
If the only religion that has a distinct school ot
music all its own has been able to uproot and sur
pass older and better established religions, and
turn the eyes of teeming miliions of the world’s
populace from Obi and the Taboo ahd the philos
ophers of the Orient, then perhaps a “singing ed
ucation” could accomplish wonders proportionate
in magnitude to the goal toward which they strive,
We hope Judge Luke’s bill will pass. It is a
good one.
THE TORY'S SENSE OF HUMOR STAYS
PUT FOREVER—(from Atlanta Georgian) The
London Morning Post usually voices with com
plete fidelity the ideas and convictions of the Brit
ish aristocracy. :
It is the Tory organ. Its views today are, as
nearly as human endeavor will permit, the faithful
expression of the beliefs of that section of British
society which in 1776 thought “Washington and
his rebels” ought to be hanged, and in 1861 bought
liberally of Confederate bonds not that it liked or
approved of the Confederacy. but in the pious hope
that besides reaping a large financial profit, they
might have a hand in “smashing the “Yankee Re
public.”
It is not, therefore, surprising to see the London
Post advancing the idea that over against the bil
lions owed to the United States as a government
by Great Britain, should be set the millions of
Confederate bonds still held by their English pur
chasers,
Journalistic actions of this character make world
despair of the British sense of humor.
And yet it is difficult for us to imagine the editor
of the London Post at some future time earnestly
urging the British government to pay the bonds
of the Irish Republic.
FAIR OFFICIALS ASK
SUPPORT OF PEOPLE '
OF BEN HILL COUNTY
(Continued From Page 1)
Carnival , our families would go
begging and “G.” would go broke,
We have actually lost $lOOO.OO or
more the past two years holding
these fairs, but we are good SPO\'“I
and if the people are with us, and
WE THINK THEY ARE, we will
hold another Fair in Fitzgerald this
fall and thereby keep up Fitzger
ald’s name of being the HUB and
drawing center for alli the surround
ing communities, ’ '
Mr. Pryor states that we are try
ing to seduce «the various civic organe
izations into joining in with us In
putting one over on the general pub
lic,. ' CONSISTENCY, Thou art a
jewel. Don't anybody with a thim
ble full of sense know that if Fitzger
ald has a successful Fair that it ben
efits ALL OF US? Don‘t all of us
know that in all towns and cities,
where there is any city and commun
ity pride, all the civic organizations
readily “join in and help make their
fairs a success, even without beirg
asked to Jo so? Yes we want and
urge all the vatisus c-ganizations and
every individual to join in with us and
help us to build up and ad- ertise Fitz
gerald. We can’t do it without their
help. We appreciate the fact that we
have had it in the past and we feel
that it will be given us more in the
future than in the past.
As to our showing or holding our
Fair under a meager license, we beg
to state that the great state of Geor
gia through its House of Representa-~
tives, saw fit to allow carnivals show
ing in connection with an Agricultur
al, Fair; to show for $25.00. This our
City Officials also saw fit to do in
a W aecal orgdnization and if
WHY NOT SAY “MENTIONABLE” JOHN?
—From Tifton Gazette—“A woman has been shot
for bootlegging. But they insisted on equal suf
frage,” remarks the Brunswick Banner. Women
like they are not satisfied with knowing enough—
they want to know too much. But what we can’t
understand in this business, is how a woman can
be a “bootlegger.” She can’t hide booze in her
boots, and she can’t hide very much anywhere
else under these modern clothes—at least, she
doesn’t hide enough worth mentioning.
“HIS CONVERT” :
Recently there fell under my cyes the obituary
notice of Rev. Asbury Coke Mixon and I was at
once deeply impressed with the style of the sig:
nature to the article, which is as follows, “W. T.
Speers, M. D:. His nephew, his convert, and his
physician.”
“His convert!” This venerable man was in his
ninety-fifth year, had the reverence and love of
three generations, but I venture to say that what
among his achievements gives him greatest joy
in that brighter world is the fact that there are
those who say “I am his convert.”
“I am his convert”—my fellow Christian, can
anyone say that of you? If not it is your duty to
change that condition of barrenness, for God ex
pects us to bear fruit.
Be a soul winner! >
Dr. George R. Stuart tells of a Presbyterian
banker who wanted to have the joy of the soul
winner., .
He agreed to do what Dr. Stuart suggested;
and then he was told to come to the evening
meeting and when the altar call was made to go
and invite three friends to come forward. This
was a hard trial, but he did it and, each time, his
friend shook his head.
Greatly humiliated, the banker returned to his
seat.” |
Dr. Stuart encouraged him, however, to per
severe and added this further diréction: ‘“After
business hours, this afternoon, shut yourself
into your office and- for one hour pray
for God to use you in the winning of your friends. ‘
Then, at the evening service, go speak to at least
three as you did tonight.” The following even
ing the banker could hardly wait for his chance
to speak to his friends; each came at .once; and‘
one after the other were happily converted. With
face aglow, he said, “Dr. Stuart, I know what it
is now!” This blessing is for everyone who will
do likewise.
TIONETTE—“Why are kisses like grapcs?"|
Tony: “I wonder!”
Tionette—"They are best when you get them
in bunches.” —Rutgers.
Clever Cop ,
CROOK (under arrest): “Kin I oo Vn k a’ ot
me hat?”
Officer: “Certainly not. Ye can’'t be running
away from me that way. You stand here and
oi'll go back and get it.”—Oklahoma City News.
POLICEMAN (to prisoner leaving dock, who
has just been sentenced to six months): “Ex
cuse me, but do you want to let your house?’—
Jack Canuck (Toronto) Canada.
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Not So Easy
OFFICER (examining passports) : “Where
are your proofs that she’s your wife?” Henpeck:
“I haven’t any; but if you can prove she’s not my
wife you're a made man.”
—Charleston News and Courier
ADA—*“No man can kiss me by force.”
Helen—"No, you're always willing.” Princeton
Tiger. B
HE—“lf T should kiss you, would it be petty
larceny ?” :
She—“No! It would be grand ""—Columbia Jes
ter.
Mr. “G” Pryor sees fit to criticize our
City Council, let him go to it. We
have no idea that any of these gen
tlemen care what Mr, Pryor thinkg of
this manly and patriotic act on their
part,
[ For the benefit of those who may
not know or who may be misinformed
or mislead by this distinguished “G”,
;wc want to state that we offer each
season, inducements to the boys and
girls of this community to encourage
them in their work, in the way . of
special prizes for their endeavors to
wards raising good pigs, good chick
ens, canned goods, etc, We have at
| Our expense now a young man in col
'lcgc. Whether this be selfish on our
part or not, we leave it to the public
;to judge,
We have co-operated with the lad
ies of the town in every way possible
during our fairs and on our grounds.
We have gladly given them space and
carpenters free of charge to assist
them in making funds for the various
organizations during our fairs, We
feel and know that the ladies appre
ciate this and and that they are with
us.
Mr. Pryor has stated m one of his
articles that he had been asked to join
in and become one of the Fitzgerald
Fair Association, We know that Mr.
Pryor has never heen solicited verb
ally a'ong this line and if he has a
letter from us asking him to become
one of us, we'ask the gentleman to
publish it. Let the public see It.
No folks, if “G" would be as busy
helping lend his MORAL support, if
he has any, t 6 making our Six-County
we want to state that we offer each
Fair a success, as he is knocking the
Fair Association and the ex-employ
ee of the A. B. & A Railway, who
make up one third of the good citi
zenw of our town and who have heln
to make Fitzgerald what it is, he
wotild be looked on as a ek Aiffer.
THE LEADER-ENTERPRISE AND PRESS FRIDAY, MAY 13th, 1921
ent citizen,
In conclusion, we wish to state that
we have personally invested down at
the Blue and Grey Park, about $5,000
and when it comes to a question of
turning our good hard-earned money
over to a committee of several, we
know not whom, to handle just as
they see fit, and we stand on the out
side and look in, then we, like all good
business men, REFUSE, They might
have elected “G” Pryor Manager of
our funds and you all know that he
couldn’t manage a Bull VYearling.
But, we have made a proposition to
the Farm Bureau and the other or
‘ganizations, that if they would guar
antee to pay ‘all premiums and stand
any loss of running the fair, that we
would turn our $5,000.00 invesmment
over to them, t run as'they saw fit.
Now folks we have boosted Fitz
gerald at our expense and stand ready
‘to continue to do so and if the good,
iunselfish. non-pagtisan citizens want
to help us in pulling a Fair this fall,
‘tell us so and we will do it.
Fitzgerald Fair Association,
G. S. Willcox, President.
’ R. L. Jones, Secretary
Dodson’s Liver Tone
Instead of Calomel
Calomel is 'i;u-i;:iéii;e;w acke
the bones and paralyzes the liver. Your
dealer sells each bottle of pleasant,
harmless “Dodson’s Liver Tone” under
an ironclad, money-back guarantee that
it will regulate the liver, stomach and
bowels better than calomel, without
sickening or salivating you—ls million
bottles sold,
NOTICE!
On and after May Ist, fishing at
Lucy Lake will be prohibited. -Stay
swave <B, Q. Cook. dM3l.pd.
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Fifty iniles from New York City, in the historic Ramapa Hills, the
atithorities found a white family in rags and tatters—man, wife and foug
kiddies.
They knew themselves as Thompson, but none had a first name,
The little girl in the above picture was the oldest child. Kind foiks
have taken her in hand, given her the name “Ella” and are teaching
her. The family arc not idiots but they are nearly as backwarg g«
savages, .
HEAD STUFFED FROM
CATARRH OR A COLD
s Sir parsiind s Neststte
Instant relief—no waiting. Youxj!
clogged nostrils open right up; the
air passages of your clear and you
can breathe freely.| No more hawk
ing, snuffing, blowing; eadache, dry
ness. No struggling fbr breath at
night; your cold or catadrh disappears. |
Get a“small bottle off Ely’s Cream
Balm from your druggist now. Ap
ply a little of this fragfant antiseptic
healing cream in your nostrils. It
penetrates through evety air passage
of thee head, soothes the inflamed or
swollen mucous membrane and relief
comes instantly. ' ] ;
Its just fine. Don't stay stuffed
up with a cold or nasty catarrh.—adv.
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How Many Colors for a Section?
Not long ago a train started out of
Grand Centra) in two sections. After
running a few miles the first section
lost time, and the second, running
ahead, was ordered to put up green
signals and run as first section. As this
train approached the next tower the
dispatcher asked the signalman if the
engineman had put up signals. The
L signalman replied, by telephone, “Yes,
he just put up the green and blew.”—
New York Central Magazine,
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Real Estate, Renting, Insurance
~ Offices Third Nai’l Bank : s Fitzgerald, Ga.
?03T OFFICE CLERKS
ARMED WITH PISTOLS
Postmaster Will A, Adams today
received he first consignment of hea
vy United States army, .45 calibre
Colt revolvers with which the gov
ernment is arming postal employees
in order to put an end to an epidemic
of postal robberies that has recently
broken out,
WATCH YOUR STEP—
TODAY’S FRIDAY 13TH
——*’ 3
If you step on a banana skin or
try to walk down stairs on your arm
or break a leg or chip a tooth or
botch a job today, don’t worry. Just
blame it on the day, Today ir Fri
day the Thirteenth, the universally
acknowledged day of misfortune.
; e eet
Not#a Frinzied Financler,
Charged with having taken £145 of
A 8 emplayers’ money. a Neweastle of
fice boy was declared to have been
reading trashy novels. It was thought
‘0 be only fair to the financial papers
that the public should know where he
jot the idea fym.—Punch, London.
Save Telegraph Poles.
Of 1558 telegraph poles in the
Montgomery-New Orleans line, which
were pressure-treated with a light
creosote oil. 1,040 poles were still
sound after 16 years, says the Ameri
can Forestry Magazine. In 91 per cent
of the cases of decay, the fungi had
entered the wood through checks and
shakes,
JONES®* NEW LOCATION
' I have rented the Burkhart Gasoline and Oil
5 Equipment and am now located at the corner of
Main and Central Avenue in front of Burkhart’s
Automobile Sales Room, where I will be pleased
to see all my old custorkers.
W. F. JONES, %The Gas Man”’
Reward for DZnamlters
We will pay $1,266,00 for the apprehen
sion and conviction of the party or parties
who destroyed the mill dam at Dickson’s
Mill and the bridge.
Ben Hill County Commussioners
By J. W. Morris.
M. Dickson.
We Have Moved
To Our New Store at
- 120 South Grant St -
- BRADSHAW\ MUSIC
COMPANY
Demand Your Shoes
Mended With
Lmnmsmco.
- FITZGERALD\GA.
Patronize Home Industry
Casper Hide and Skin Co.,
Wholesalers and Jobbers, Dry Goods, Sewer
Pipe, Auto Accessories, Springs, Leather
and Findings.