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FRIDAY
EDITION
BOL. XXVI No. 72
ASK $68:000.00 BOND ISSUE FOR SCHOOLS:
BOARD ASK $68:000.00 BOND ISSUE
THREE MORE SCHOOLS ASK FOR TAX ELECTION
MAKE REQUEST
COUNCIL MONDAY
School Board and Bond Com
mission Agreed on Amount
NEW FIRST WARD BLDG.
Auditorium and New Class
Rooms at Old High School
City "council will be asked Mon
day nght to authorize an election to
vote $68,000 worth of bonds to im
prove the public school properties’
of Fitzgerald. The amount and the
improvement projects were agreed
upon at a meeting yesterday of the
members of the Water, Light and
Bond Commission and the Board of
Education.
The projects which would be cov
ered by the $68,000 bond issue are a
new First Ward School building, a
new high school auditorium and ad
ditional class rooms, and extensive
repairs on the colored schools. The
water main extension needed in the
third ward and the new equipment
needed for the water, light and pow
er plant will not ne asked until
later. The Bond issue will be asked
solely for school purposes.
The estimates drawn at the meet
ing were only approximate. They
provide for an eight room brick build
ing in the first ward something sim
ilar' to those in the second and third
wards. They provide for an audi
torium to seat around 1,000 people
and six standard size new class
rooms at the high school,
Other measures will be taken to
give the third ward fire protection
and the city water, light and power
plant will keep its present equipment
running until sometimes when the
city is in better financial condition
than at present.
The members of the Water, Light
and Bond Commission who met yes
terday are G. E. Ricker, Ed Hussey
and J. D. Dorminey. The members
of the school board are U. J. Bennett,
Dr. W. D. Dorminey, Lon Dickey
G. A. Jolley, and Scott Walker.
Mayor J. L. Pittman presided.
The high school auditorium pro
ject was urged by members of the
Woman’s Club and of the high
school faculty several months ago.
The proposal for an auditorium
brought out the counter-demand:
from the first ward for a new mod-‘
ern and fire proof building and for |
some attention to the rickety col-|
ored school building. The Leader has
advocated all three projects editor-l
ially for several months,
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Marager Credit
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Associaticn [Tcre
Mt J. S, Bthridge aerve oY
city from Albany and is c oo ting
the organization of the B
Credit Assiciation. The
the Association are being fitted up
in the Empire Annex. Mr. Ethridge
will personally attend ‘to the details
of getting the organization going,
after which he will mave a secretary
in charge, dividing his own time be
tween Albany, Americus, Cordele
and this city, all of which cities he
has similar organizations in opera
tion. Other towns may be organized
later.
Cone Bound Over For
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Stabbing Mr. Osborn
Theodis Cone and “Buck” Osborn
were fined $lO each for fighting and
Cone hound over to the Grand Jury
for stabbing by Mayor J. L. Pittman
after a hearing in Mayor's court
Wednesday evening that cinsumed
nearly four hours. Judge*D. P. Ad
ams dismissed the warrant charging
assault with intent to kill when tHe
commitment trial was held Thurs
day.
Attorneys A. J. and Carlyle Mc-
Donald represented Osborn., Attor
ney Ed Griffin represented Cone.
The cutting occured Saturday night
a week ago in the alley between the
Jones and Moore Brothers Stores
on Pine Streets, having been occa
siined by strained feeling between
the two men on account if the A.,
B. & A. strike, :
The many friends of Mr. Roscoe
Wooten will be glad to know that
he is improving after a dangerous
illness with blood poisoning. He is
expected to recover without perma
nent ill effects from the injury,
THE FITZGERALD LEADER
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of acres which can be: made into rich prbducing farms are out to seq
that such a program is put across. The three governors shown herg)
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Mabey of Utah have been sent into Eastern states to secure financi
.u‘)port in .-)lans for irrigation of 20,000,000 acres.®Part of the plan ine
volves thc¥® dea to grant land to former service men, also foodstuff and
farm implements during the injtial ~rop ycas,
B R I Ne, T N R S R PTR
‘The Story of
- Our States
I By JONAT!'AN BRACE
, XXV, ~~TEXAS
j O ; 'I'BE iil-fated
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of Navarez
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first interest
R in Texas.
el This large ex
pediton was wrecked at the
mouth of the Mississippi in 1528,
Four memors including Cabeza
de Vaca were captured by the
Indians and spent eight years
wandering through the country
eventually reaching the Gulf of
California. It was thelr ac
counts of rich Indian villages
which led the Mexican governor
to send Coronada to explore this
country. He returned after a
two-years’ trip without discover
ing the reputed riches which he
was seeking.
To counteract the aggressions
of the Freuci settlements in
Loulgiana, the Spanish esicb
lished many i..ssions throughout
Cexas, ‘he most Daportuit be-
Ing at Sau Lnlonio. Whon the
United States nezotiated the
Louisiana Purchase frou i"ranee
tiioy considered that Texas wus
a part of lus territory, Over
this ouestion war was neucly
precipitated but £22aly the Uni
ted States witlidrew their ¢lnims
In exchange for Spain’s with
drawal of claims to the Oregon
region.
Many Americaus began to set
tle in Texas, among them Gen
eral Sam Houston and Stephen
F. Austin. Mexico became
alarmed at this rapid increase
of American pioneers which
threatened to crowd out the Mex
ican population. Oppressive
measures were adopted and
caused the Americans to rise
in rebellion in 1836. During this
uprising oceurred the gallant de
fense of the Alamo by a handful
of Americans and their slaughter
by the vastly superior numbers
of the Mexicans., “Remember the
Alamo,” became the Texflps’ slo
gan. General Houston decisive
ly defeated the Mexican forces
at the battle of San Jacinto and
the Republic of Texas was
launched with Houston as presi
dent, The flag contulned one
star, and from this hgs come the
nanie the Lone Star State, After
considerable opposition from the
North, Texas was annexed to
the Union and became the twen
ty-eighth state,
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| Messrs. C. A. Newcomer, W, A,
}Adams and I, Gelders accompanied
Mr. J. C, Glover to Nashville Thurs
‘day and spent a delightful afternoon
iin that thriving little city, Mr. Ad
‘ams arranged with the Nashville base
‘ball team, which is in a class by itself,
for a game in Fitzgerald July 4th.
Mr. W. A. Leonard of Blounts
town, Fla, is in the city, looking
after the affairs of the Leonard Bro
thers Auto Company,
FITZGEQ’ BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 1921.
Last Week Favorable
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For Georgia Farmers
.~ ATLANTA, June 3, 1921.\ The
‘past week was unquestionably the
‘most favorable of the season so far.
High temperatures, especially at
‘night, abundant ‘sunshine, ‘and only
light local showers were highly ben
eficial, and much improvement 'in
crops resulted. Cotton has started
to grow rapidly, and though some
what small, with only poor.to mod
crate stands, it lpoks much bhetter.
Late replanted cotton came up well.
Chopping lis still under way in the
north, More boll weevils are report
ed in the central-northern portion of
the State than the south at present.
Corn also improved materially;
planting is practically finished, ex
cept in the extreme north. Cutting
wheat and oats continues, with yields
better than anticipated; threshing is
beginning. Tobacco plants are some
what small and late. Digging white
Potatoes’ continues, with good yields.
Setting sweet potatoes will continue
for several weeks longer. Sweet po
*atoes, peanuts, cane, melons, truck,
kave all made fairly
Peaches and small
1g rapidly.
i favorable for plow
- crops are now clean
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SWIMM!» : PARTY
Among the many swimming parties
at Sans-Souci Park was a happy
party recently composed of Misses
Maudine Hammock wnd Jazee Goff
of Ocilla, Miss Clotile James and
Charlotte Louise Smith; Messrs. John
Henderson and Henderson of Ocilla,
Ralph Russell and Sam Bradshaw
and Mrs. E. A. Russell,
After the swimming a delicious
supper was enjoyed in the park.
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ENTERPRISE and PRESS
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Ocilla Has Sunday
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' Schaeol Convention
Fitzgerald People on Program for
Annual Session Tuesday
The first annual convention of the
Sunday schools of the Little River
Baptist Association will be held with
}the First Baptist church of Ocilla
}Tuesday June 7th. i
- A program has 'been arranged be-|
ginning at 10 o'clock in the morning
with devotional services led by Rev.
M. P. Jackson of Abbeville, until 9
o’clock Tuesday evening when James‘
W. Merritt, state Sunday school field
worker, will lecture on a teacher
training course in every Sunday
school.
G. A. Jolley of Fitzgerald will re
spond to the address of welcome by
R. V. Paulk of Ocilla at the open
ing session. Other Fitzgerald peo
ple who will figure prominently in
the convention are Col. A. J. Mec-
Donald, president of the Association,
and Rev. J. F. Singleton, local pas
tor, who speaks on Soul Winning in
the afternoon. .
College Boys Start I
Homeward for Summer
Wilford Burkhart, senibr at Geor
gia Tech, and Jay Rohrer, freshman,
arrived home yesterday for the sum
mer. Wilford will return next week
to receive his diploma at Commence
'ment. Other Tech students expected
i home soon are Cecil Powell, Will
' Pryor, Loren Parrott, Harold Par
rott and Orville Hussey.
‘ Derrick Jones and Elton Weaver
|are expected home this week from
'Emory. Harold Kassewitz and Ar
i‘thur Benton will come home soon
ifrom the University of Georgia.
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Fitzgerald P. 0. Does
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Big 1920 Business
Postmaster Will Adams states that
Fitzgerald’s post office did the larg
est business in its history in 1920,
passing the $25,000 mark on regular
postal business and doing nearly
$200,000 in. money order business.
A recent announcement from the
Postmaster General’s office assures
the retention of Mr. Adams as post
master for the remaining three years
of his term. The administration has
decided to make no changes where
the office is being run efficiently,
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Moultrie Chickens
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MOULTRIE, June 3, 1921, The
price of frying size chickens has
certainly been put on the toboggan
in Moultrie, The reason is not easy
to understand, but the fact remains
that friers are selling on the streets
here for forty cents, At this time
last year they were bringing $l.
Eggs are cheaper also than they have
been in a long time, fresh country
eggs being quoted at twenty and
twenty-five cents a dozen, Hens are
selling for from twelve to fifteen
cents a pound,
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_2 Congressman R. C, Fitzgerald of Ohio is shown here puffing a $2,000
Pipe, a meerschaum owned by the late Emperor Francis Joseph of
Austria. It is owned by L. O. Shank of Dayton, O.! It is spid to be the .
most remarkable specimen of meerschaum carving in the world, *
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Call Farm Burean
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In Special Session
Will Plan to Organize Yam Grow
ers and Live Stock Men Here
J. A. Johnston, district agent, and
C. G. Garner, live stock - marketing
agent of the State College of Agri
culture will be here tomorrow to talk
to the farm bureau members at a
special called sessiin at 2:30 Saturday
afternoon at the Chamber of Com
merce,
The purpose of the meeting is to
plan an organization for sweet po
‘tato growers and live stock raisers
iof Ben Hill county with a view to
developing better -markets and en
abling the farmers to raise the two
crops on a larger scale than has been
profitable in the past.
JUNIOR CAMP FIRE
GIRLS’ ACTIVITIES
i The*unior Campfire girls chaper
oned ,;,]Miss Ethel Mayo recently
visited our Fitzgerald Hospital one
day and listened to a splendid and
helpful lecture on first aid given by
Miss Pollard, head nurse of the Hos
pital,
At another time with Miss Mayo
as chaperone they visited the Cot
ton Mills and were conducted thru
the mill by Mr. J. H. Mayes, show
ing them how cloth was made.
The girls going on. these trips
were Misses Gladys Stephens, Louise
Weaver, Frances McDonald, Mickey
Sanders, Dessa Searcy, Julia Turner,
Irene Bowles, Marjorie Denmark,
Edna Jack Paulk, Elizabeth Dormi
ney, Margaret Pope Thurmond, Ev
elyn Owens, Louise Smith, Lorena
Justice, Estelle Hall, and Kitty Jim
Wideman.
PICNIC PARTY
Miss Grace Hobgood entertained
with a picnic party at Bowen’s Mill
Thursday. It was an all day picnic
and the usual pleasures were enjoyed
and a picnic spread at noon.
Among the guests were: Misses
Ethel Mayo, Jeffie Hobgood, Lois
Hobgood, Mary Lou Hobgood,
Messrs. W. T. Mayo, Jack Peugh,
Frank Wright of Cordele and Mrs.
Sol Wixon and little daughter Mar
garet.
Rev. R. M. Mann returned home
Thursday afternoon from Davidson,
N. C. where he attended a meeting of
the Board of Trustees of Davidson
College. He stopped over at Clin
ton, S. C. to visit friends on his way
home.
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Fitzgerald Boy Wins
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Honors In Drawing
Loren Parrott, son of Mr. J. A
Parrott, and junior at Georgia Tech
this year, was given first honors for
architectural drawings submitted from
Georgia Tech in the Beaux D’Arts
exhibit in New York City, according
to a wire to Mr. Parrott today from
Harold Parrott, a freshman at Tech
this year. The drawings ,were _of
church architecture. Loren also sub
mitted a motion picture = drawing
which won honorable tmention at
Tech. '
SERVICES AT U. B.
CHURCH SUNDAY
Services will be held at the U, B
church Sunday at 3 and 830 p. m
by Rev. J, M. Willis and ‘wife o
Tifton. ‘
At 8:30 Mrs. Willis, who has spent
six years in Sierra Leone W. Africa
as a missionary will give a mission
ary address and show some curios
collected in that country.
The public is cordially invited to
these services.
New Garage Is Opened
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Here By W. R. Gatlin
Mr. W. R. Gatlin, twenty-one years
a mechanic and twelve years experi
ence in automobile construction has
opened his garage in the location
formerly occupied by the Tourist
garage. Mr. Gatlin will move his
family here from Wrightsville, where
he has been operating a garage for
a number of years.
FIRST METHODIST
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Corner Lee and Magnolia Streets
10:00 a. m. Sunday school. Mr.
Stokoe will superintend and all are
invited. If you do not attend else
where meet with us, Classes for all
ages,
11:15 preaching by the pastor,
7:00 p. m., Epworth League, young
people, especially invited,
8:00, evening worship.
You are cordially invited to at
tend all of these services, Do not
neglect God’s house and God’s wor
ship. Wednesday cvening at 8:00
mid week prayer service,
JAMES H. ELDER, Pastor.
Mr. Sam Hughes is spending the
week-end with friends in Moultrie,
We have opened a first class re
pair shop in old Tourist Garage,
on Main street and will appreci
ate a share of your business,
We employ only competent Mechanica_;
every job is guaranteed to give Satisfae ion.
Give Us A Trial.
Gatlin’s Garag
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Official Organ City of Fitzgerald'
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PET%Tjggscggggrofi”"' :
To Hold Elections in July for
Rural Schools
WOULD INCREASE TERM
Make Eight Months Term at
Five Ben Hill Schools
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Three more Ben Hill county rural
schools have petitioned to be alldwed
to hold elections to levy a five mill
local tax for school purposes it was
announced by Superintendent J. H.
Bullard today. The petitioning
schools are Roanoke, Crisp and Dor
miney High. Lynnwood and Ash-.
ton have already voted local school
tax, carrying the election May 18th
in favor of better schools, 2
Superintendent Bullard stated that
he would present the three new tfi
titions to J. R. Horton, ordinary,
totlay or tomorrow with the requesti{
that elections be called as soon as
the law allows in order that the tax
might be voted and levied in time
to apply on the 1921-1922 school
year. - '
If authorized by Judge Horton,
the Crisp election could be held
June 15th as the Crisp petition has
been on file since May 12th. The
trustees of the Crisp school are W.
A. Luke, A. J. McEachern, and Ar
thur Davis. T
The Dorminev High School peti-';_-
tionr was filed Thhrsday. The lav’.i.
requires that they be kept on file:
twenty ays and that ten days uotic"eg
must be given befire an election, is
held. The earliest date on wh;cfig
the Dorminey High School election
could be held is Saturday July 2nd:
The trustees are D. D. Garrison, jf
G. S. Ragsdale, and C. C. Rg.fiw%
i The Roanoke petition was . filed
itnday and the earliest possible date
for its election would be Tuesday",;l
July sth. The Roanoke trustees are
O. S. Middlebrooks, Stokes and
Tomberlin, A
If the elections are authorized and.
carried, as patrons of the school are
confident they will be, the five lead=
ing schoils of the county will have
an eight months term and the board
of education will be able to offer
enough salary to have some choice
‘in selecting teachers for the schools.,
Tt is not expected that any other
'school districts will petition to he
allowed to levy local taxes this year
but further progress is expected in
rural school affairs during the next
yvear when the people of the county
have had time to observe the im
provements that are to be made in
the schools that have consolidated*
and provided more liberally for ed
ucation,
LILES “BEARCATS” WIN
FROM STILLEY “TIGERS”
The Liles Bearcats defeated the
Stilley Tigers in a very fast and in
teresting Base Ball game Thursday
afternoin by a score of seven to six.
Batteries were for the Bearcats Wil
son and Young, for the Tigers, Goins
and Starling.
It would have been a pitchers’
battle but for the errors behind
them,
~ There will be another game be
tween these two teams next Monday
afternoon at 4 p. m. Everybody in
vited,. Admssion free,
Mr. Wilford Burkhart is sbending
a few days with his parents. He
graduates this month from Tech.