Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, June 24, 1921, Friday Edition, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextFRIDAY EDITION VOL. XXVI, No. 80 DR. A. M. SOULE T 0 SPEAK HERE ON JULY FOURTH JOHN S. JOHNSTON l TR RS | Popular Railroad Man Drops Dead at Strikers Meeting HAD BEEN SPEAKING Think Strain of Strike and Ar gument Caused Stroke Mr. John S, Johnston dropped dead with a stroke of apoplexy about 11 o’clock this morning,- Mr. Johnston who was formerly a conductor on the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlan tic railroad and went on strike March sth, was attending the regular morn ing meeting of the strikers and had made several short talks to the strik ers, The nervous strain of the strike and the exertion of speaking to the crowd at the meeting is believed to have been the immediate cause of the stroke, Mr, Johnston had been ill a few wee}ts ago-and had not recov ered his strength fully, The ta!al stroke came while Mr. Johnston' was talking to Mr, Bill Bryan, - He complained of being hot and asked Mr. Bryan to fan him and asked another man to bring him some water, Before the water could be brought he told Mr, Bryan that he was sick and started to leave the hall on Mr, Bryan’s arm, On the way out he said “Well friend, its got me,” -and lost conscivusness, He was Carried to a table in the ante - room of the hallsand Dr. D, B, Ware and Dr. E, A, Russell summoned and his family sent for, The physicians found the stricken man beyond all help when they ar rived, Mrs, Johnston was prostrat ed when she realized that her hus band was dead, It was a heart ren ding scene when the wife of the stricken man reached his side and tried in frantic tenderness to restore the unconscious and dying man to life, Mr. Johnston was removed to his home¢ on West Magnolia street, Fun era] arrangements were not complet -4 ' this afternoon but he was a I"s_‘son and it is probable that the Masons will have charge of the fun eral, - Mr. Johnston had been in the ser vice of the A, B, & A, railway about fifteen years previous to March sth when he went on strike, He was yardmaster at Brunswick for some time and lived in Atlanta a short while after being made a conductor, He has lived in Fitzgerald for about twelve years and is well known and liked by a large circle of friends and acquaintances throughout the city. Surviving the deceased are his widow and three sons; John S, John ston Jr, nineteen years old, Hunter Johnston, seventeen, and Edgar Jjohn ston, nine years old. The oldest boy is a graduate of Fitzgerald High School where he was a leader in all school activities, Hunter will “ grad uate next yedr, The sympathy of the entire city goes out to the family of the deceased in their bereavement, | THE -_ ﬂ = . . : . L : . ......--...---....--------------uu-uuu-uuulllulll:lllllllIIllIIlIllIlllllll llllllll:ll-l;lll;'llllllllll/lllllflIllIllllll:lllllll =ll°s= One-Half Price is a Big Reduction E =125 On Ladies Suits, Dresses, Skirts, Blouses and Hats...One-Half Price! “E—__-_“__—___—_ We call Your Attention to Special Table Ladies’ Pumps and Oxfords Now on Sale at Half Price. The above items are now on sale at the EMPIRE STORE for One-Half Price and we invite you to make us a special visit to see tor yourself these wondertul values, an(! we are sure you shall ﬁpd from these Halt-Price items, many selections. —W”mm Men’s and Boy’s Suits THIS INCLUDES ALL HART, SCHAFFNER & MARX AND STLEPLUé IN BOTH WOOL And LIGHT WEIGHT MATERIALS. THE ASSORTMENT OF SIZES AS WELL AS PATTERNS AND MODELS ARE MOST COMPLETE IN EVERY PARTICULAR AT THIS TIME, AND NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO MAKE YOUR SELECTION. NO MATTER WHAT YOUR SHAPE, TASTE Or IDEA, THE EMPIRE ‘STORE HAS THE SUIT YOU HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR—BUY NOW WHILE THEY ARE ON SALE AT One-Fourth Oift One Price to Everybody Week’s Rains Save Crops In Many Sections Of State; Cotton Improves D e e VE T 0 F: MAY HA R MRS STILLMA | ® a3t asen ¥ . P s B R ~.‘/‘>:' 3 ¥ 7 LSRRG SR & ot )":: SR f‘c 39 58 L Q,.!w W ” R P RGPy R &0 N E... «f* , e % : J’f,’ﬁv\‘% N s e e :::;:-:};g.fzt;::f%g:::c&:; s - B e Flo Leed gV 0 o :&“k IR S e e ) s }?) Mrs, James A. Stillman, wife of the former president of the National City Bank, who is contesting her husband’s suit for divorce on the ground of unfaithfulness and illegitis macy of the eighteen-month-old Guy Stillmdn, would \Ewe_ Flo Leeds, former @ Zeigfeld Follies girl and “soul mate” of the banker brought into open court to face a cross-fire £xamination, - * Dynamite Cases . ° Are Dismissed Jesse Davis Released From Carge Of Pointing Pistol At Negro Charges of dynamiting brought against Oscar Armstrong and Joe Sherman, negro strikers, and charge of pointing a pistol at Mack Richard son, brought against Jesse Davis, were dismissed by Judge D. P, Adams at cimmittment hearing Wednesday af ternoon, The evidence against the two ne groes in the dynamiting case was held to be insufficient to hold the accused, The defense put up no witnesses, In the case of Jesse Davis, the defense establlished an alibi for Mr. Davis, * ° Miss Clyde King ; Is At Hobby Shop Miss Clyde King, formerly of Man chester, and recently cashier at the Union News Cafe at the A., B. & A, passenger station has accepted a po sition at the Hobby Shop and will be glad to serve her friends there. Miss King is experienced in soda fountain trade and is pleasing the large Hobby Shop patronage with delicious soft drinks, She has charge of the soda fountain and cigar count er and will make improvements in both to bring them up to the highest standards, Advertisement THE EMPIRE MERCANTILE COMPANY. Dry Goods and Clothing Phone 18. THE FITZGERALD LEADER FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1921. ENTERPRISEKE and PRESS ISweet Potatoes Are Hurt by Drought and Early Corn Feels Bad Effects Tobacco Curing Continues and Fair Crop Is Expected; Need More Rain ATLANTA, June 24, Although beneficial showers fell at many places in Georgia at the beginning and close of the week, they were very irregu- Ilarly distributed, and severe drought still prevails over most of the State, !intcnsiﬁcd by high temperatures ex ceeding 100 degrees were reported at stations in all three districts, Where showers fell, even though the amount of precipitation was inade quate, considerable Improvement in crops took place, but elsewhere prog ress has been very slow, and deteri oration, even of staple crops, is evi dent, Cotton, which is withstanding the drought well, made some shght improyement .during the week, ‘but the plants are still small, and growth has been very slow, The number of reports of damage by boll weevil are numerous. Early corn has suffered considerably for lack of sufficient moisture; lowland crops are fair to good; laying by corn is under way, In most places stuble lands have been to dry to plow, though some peas have been planted, Sweet po tato slips in beds suffered badly from drought, and the ground is so dry that transplanting can hardly be fin ished; the crop is early, but is now making slow growth. Peanuts, sugar- | cane, and rice would be much bene fited by rain, Pastures and gardens are poor, Curing tobacco continues, with a fair crop, Peaches and mel ons have been somewhat injured b~yl‘ dry weather, but are apparently of good quality; large shipments con tinue, General rains are much need ed for all crops, Local Men Launch | New Wholesale Co. Mr, J. F. Liggett, proprietor of the City Market, and Mr, J. R. Reece formerly connected with S, L, Smith & Co,, wholesalers and retailers, have formed a partnership as Liggett & Reece to enter the wholesale sugar business, , £ The headquarters of the concern will ge at 115 South Main street, The proprietors plan to cover all South Georgia, Large stocks of sugar will be kept here and ship ments will be made from Fitzgerald. Misses Dorothy Thurmond and Freddie Isler and Margaret Wise re turned Wednesday from Camilla where they have been attending a house party. Miss Marion Butler of Camilla accompanied them home and is the guest of Miss Dorothy Thur- 99 “KATCHA-K0O0” IS Library Benefit Play Best | Staged in Fitzgerald NETS $154.00 FOR LIBRARY Will Go Into Improvements for Library Building The Carnegie Library fund netted $154 from the performance of “Kat cha-Koo” at the Grand last night, The money will go into a fund to be used in improving the building, It is planned to cut an arch in the parti tion bettween the reading room and rest room and turn the rest room into a children’s reading room, Ths present reading room is not large enough. The Musical Comedy given Thurs day, evening at the Grand Opera House, “Katcha-Koo” an Oriental- American fantastique, under the aus pices of the Carnegie Library Board and under the able direction of Miss Hazel Robinson of Greenville, Texas, was perhaps the greatest success in local talent that has peen presented to ‘the Fitzgerald public in many years, | Miss Robinson proved herself to be a very talented directur tn the choos ing of her characters and in the splendid way in which each did his part. The first scene was staged in India, Mr, Stewart F. Gelders, in the title role of Katcha-Koo, a comical char acter, surprised his friends in the way he handled this part, showing that he possessed a talent along the com edy line that they were not aware of, Mrs, Nelle Frazer Moncrief as Sol ejah, who has delighted the Fitzger ald people with her talent for imper sonating, many times before, was never better than in this role which was done in perfection., Miss Ethe lyn Fussell as Urbana, another prin cipal character, way exceptionally good, One would hardly have recognized Mr, Harold Kassewitz in the part of Maharajah as he was so much his part which he did splendidly, Mr. Sam Kassewitz as Dick Hor ton, and Mr, Carlyle McDonald as Harry Bradstone created fun thru aut the evening and performed their parts like professionals, ' Miss Marie Ward, as Mrs, Chattie- Gaddin, also a promsnent character was very much at home in her role and showed a marked talent for the impersonation of character, and with the many bright and funny sayings was a favoriate of the evening. Miss Dorothy Cass as Dolly gave much pleasure with her beautiful singing and dancing, and the way in which she played her part_ The duets sung by Miss Dorothy Cass and Mr. Sammy Kassewitz, “Tell Me Why You Love Me” pnd “When I Went to School with You” were beautiful, Miss Cass has a very (Continued on Page Three) “LEADER OF QUALITY AND LOW PRICE” Work On New First Ward ißaptist . Church Begins; Finish By Fall Volunteer Carpenters Assist Putting Up Building, for Young Congregation Work on the new First Ward Baptist Church building is progress ing rapidly in the hands of members of the congregation who are volun teering their services in putting up the fine new building, Rev, C. A% Ginn, pastor, expects to 'have the building ready for occupancy by fall, The building is arranged to secat about four hundred ’people in the main room” and a hundred more in the Sunday school room which is separated by a movable partition, Temporarily the building will be frame only but in the course of the year it will be veneered with brick. The architectural style will be very attractive with a turreted steeple and gothic roof, The building was planned :by Rev, Ginn and is nicely arranged for ventilation and is built so that additions and annexes can be made to fit into a general plan for a larger church, It is the third churcn Rev. Ginn has planned, ’ The congregation of the First ' Ward Baptist church s now abour sixty with 120 in Sunday school. The church has been growing rapidly tor several years under Rev, Ginn's guidance, The boar¢ of deacons 1s J. D. C. Ivey, who is also superm tendent of the Sunday School, S. G. Goodner, J. B, Cliff and W, A Turner, The old church has become entire ly t@o small for the congregation and is to be either sold or rebuilt into a pastorium. The church is on the corner of Gordon and Altamaha streets. It is surrounded by lotty sycamore trees and makes a very at tractive sight, Contract Closed For Champ Fight Returns Contract was closed today between the Leader and Mr, R, L, Webster with the Internationat News Service to furnish leased wire report on the Carpenti'ebDempsey fight for the heavy weight championship oi e world, July 2nd, A special telegraph wire will be installed with an instrument in the Odd Fellows’ Hall Saturday. The service will cost the promoters about $lOO and an admission charge will be made to cover this expense, The fight will start about 11:30 o’clock Fitzgerald time and is scheduled to last one hour, ST s Mr. and Mrs, J..C, Brewer, Mrs, Dart, Mrs, Truitt Nelson, Mrs, Dai sy .Wilcox McLean, Mrs, Marshall Ashley came over from Douglas Thursday evening to attend Katcha- Koo, v & . Men---Boys---Women and Girls All-Wear Shoes —AND THE EMPIRE STORE HAVE THE SHOES YOU NEED! Because you'll find the best shoes America produeces here ‘and you will find them At the correct prices. The EMPIRE STORE prices are based absolutely on the market today. \] WE CORDIALLY INVITE THE MEN, BOYS, WOMEN AN GIRLS TO THE E PIRE STORE TO EX AMINE OUR LINE OF NEW SUMMER PUMPS, AND OXFORDS AND NOTE ‘THE WONDERFUL QUALITY AND REASONABLE PRICES! Dorothy Dodd and Grover Shoes for Women; Boyden, Empire Special and WL. Douglas for Men; WL. Douglas and Star Brand Shoes for Boys; Star Brand.and Educator Shoes for Girls. ; e o D L YSRGS = o OF HAWAII 5i %V ;::;:3:5:-_;:‘-, - Y R RN E Bt R R PR By R Y Rl % DR BB PR Q@’W R . e O e PO D e ?’&‘2s Py e L *"% VR 0 i SRR Al e S 88, i A el e ,iﬂ\;;\(%«%‘ 3 W e R K BN ot Ro RS S bl oot NNZEGN BB S BoabEE T e O O S N R G D S R A Bigo s SN A [ g & g L L ® PR PR i RO {2 EASPan ) £ ovaey 4 N § N R FES e S f % ‘i": £ ‘E. 3 ‘- Ve R ¢ f_\ g 2 @ ? ! & CLINEDINSY This is Wallace Rider Farrings ton, who lias just been appointed governor of Hawaii by President Harding. Mr. Farrington was born in Maine and was a newspaperman before he went to the islands. There he has been editor of the Pacific Commercial Advertiser, and Hono- Julu Bulletin, He is now vice-presi» dent and general manager of the Bonglulu Star-Bulletin. Farm Bureau Meets On Yams Saturday Sweet potato growers co-operative selling, and farm loans will be the principal themes of the regular semi monthly meeting of the Ben Hill Farm Bureau at the Chamber of Commerce at 2:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon. J, G, Woodruff, financial agent of the Georgia Farm Bureau, is slated to talk on farm loan associ ations, A full atteadance is urged. Secure Lots For . Junior Curb Market i it C. T. Owens, county agent and farm bureau secretary, announced today that use of the lots between the present curb market and Wey man’s store had been offered to the boys and girls vegetable clubs of the county free of charge by Mrs, Dickson Bell, owner of the lots. The Junior Curb, Market 1s to be innaug urated by the corn, pig and canning club boys and girls in a short while. It will be organized and operated separately from the regular curb market and a separate shelter will be buiit, : S b ne £ B - Mr, and Mrs, G. W. Manon an nounce the birth of a daughter this afternoon Grocery Phone 155 FITZGERALD COTTON Good Middling _________lo 7-8¢ No Sales No Receipts Official Organ City of Fitzgerald {JULY 4th PROGRAM i NEAR COMPLETION Baseball Game Between Abbeville ’ And Nashville Booked iANNOUNCES BIKE PRIZES Secretary Adams Expects Big ’ . gest Celebration Ever ’ Dr. Andrew M, Soure, president of the Georga State College of Agricul | ture and acknowledged as one of the leading educators in the South, will addrgss the vast throng that will be in Fitzgerald for the Fourth of July Celebration, Dr. Soule's acceptance of an urgent invitation from the local Chamber of "Commerce and Farm Bu reau was received yesterday, Dr. Soule is one of the best known iblic men in Georgia, He won = 'notahle reputation - during the war, ’when he served as food administrator for the state, He has built the Geor gia State College of Agriculture from a little fourth rate school to the sec ond greatest of its kind in the United States, Fitzgerald is especially honored by Dr, Soule’s acceptance because during 'the next few weeks he will be leading the hardest fight the state College has ever had, The state department of agriculture, a politically controlled ‘(lcpartmeut is trying to cut out the ‘extension department of the college. Other Features Secured Secretary W, A, Adams of the Chamber of Commerce, who is géneral chairman of the celebration commit tee announced today that he had booked a baseball game between Nashville and Abbeville. Both towns have paid teams and have played highly successful seasons, Nashville having lost three times and Abbeville twice since the season started, At a meeting yesterday of bicycle enthusiasts in Fitzgerald, *Chairman J. C. Crews of the bicycle race com mittee announced the prize list for the bicyc'.~ races, The Cycle Trades of America Association secured the donations for the Fitzgerald races from the big manufacturers of bicy cles and bicyele accessories. The prize list is as follows: | $15.00 cash, Chamber of Com imerce; One gold watch set, New Depargure Mifg, Co., Bristol, Conn,; One Gold Medal, Cycle Trades, of America, Sew York, N. Y.; One Pt | Tires, U, S. Tire Co,, New York, N. 'Y.; One Bronze Medal, Emblem ‘Mfg, Co., Angola, N, Y.; One Chain ’Diamond Chain 'C Mfg, Co,, Indian apolis, Ind.; One Pair Handle Bars, ‘Chicago Handle Bar Co,, Shelby, O.; One Bicycle Pump, Bridgeport Brass Co,, Bridgeport, Conn;; One Solar Lamp, C, M. Hall Lamp Co., Ken osha, Wis; One Pair Pedals, Tor rington Company, Torrington, Conn, One Trip Cyclometer, Veeder Mfg, Co., Hartford, Conn. (Continued on Page 2) Mail Orders Promptly filled