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WEDNESDAY
EDITION
VOL. XXVI, No. 82
BIGGEST WATERMELON MOVEMENT STARTS HERE
LADIES TO LEAD CAMPAIGN FOR FITZGERALD SCHOOL BONDS
Ladies at Mass Meeting Mon
day Outline Campaign
COMMITTEES ARE NAMED
Will Canvass Each Ward Each
- Wednesday for Votes
At a meeting Monday afternoon of
about fifty ladies of the city inter
ested in the success of the $68,000
school bond election, committees
were’ named to handle, the campaign
in each ward of the city and plans
- were made for a vigorous drive to
carry the election for bonds.
Each Wetlnesday fromg today un
til Wednesday July 2lst, the day be
fore the registration books close,
will be rally day throughout the city,
The committees of ladies will canvass
from house to house and urge every
man and woman to register and vote
gfor bonds 1
It is planned to enlist the Sunday
Schools in thé drive and to - secure
the assistance of the school children
who attend Sunday School in stimu
dating the interest of the parents in
the school improvements project,
Every effort will be made to put the
bonds over by a big majority.
The bond election laws of the
state requires a two third favorable
vote of all vters registered in order
to carry a bond election, Mrs, R. E.
Lee; general chairman of the cam
paign committee, stresses the fact
that everyone must register especial
ly for this election whether regis
tered previously or not. Registration
for a previous election does not en
title any one to vote in the bond
election,
The improvements which are to
be made on the high school are of
larger scope that most people real
ize, The $45,000 of the $68,000 fund
which is to go for additions to the
high school will include the building
of a large auditorium completely
equipped and with an 18x32 foot
stage, a gymnasium, and two new
wings each with three rooms. The
present study hall will be divided
into two class rooms for the com
mercial department. In the new
north wing it is planned to have a
primary department for the fourth
ward and a seventh grade for the
fourth wards The other wing will
care fot the over-crowded condition
existing last year in other rooms,
The new improvements 1!l give the
high school seventeen ¢'uss roomis
instead of ten as at pre::::, fourteen
rooms for high school use and thr.e
for lower grades. It will maks ‘the
high school quite as impo:'ng and
large as ‘any other high school 1n
any town of Fitzgerald's size in
Georgia, An architect's drawing of
the proposed improvement will be
placed on display down town during
the week,
The first ward building which is to
cost $20,000 will be similar in con
struction to the second and third
ward buildings with several improve
ments the others do not have. It
will ‘have eight rooms only but the
preserit congestion will be relieved
to a degree by the additional class
rooms at the high school building.
The new building will be fire proof
and safe. The chief objection to the
present building is that it is a veri
table fire trap, built of wood and
very old,
The lumber from the first ward
building will be used in repairing
and enlarging the negro school
building in the third ward. For that
purpose $3,000 has been provided, It
is expected that the repairs and an
nexes will make the negro schools
tenable for several years more al
though it is at present in an extreme-‘
ly bad condition, i |
The committees -of ladies who will
conduct the Wednesday rally days
are as follows: :
First Ward |
Mrs. L. Keim, chairman, Mes
dames: G. W. Turner, Lon Dickey,‘
C. C. Persons, I, Gelders, J. E. At
kins, J. T, Hendricks, W. L. Watson,
Guy Robinson, Harold Beall, and
Miss Hattie Wideman, ;
Second Ward
Mrs, J. H. Burke, chairman,' with
Mesdames Henry Burkhart, William
Howe, Ennis, George Gray, S. Wal
ker, Harry Nelson, Chalker, Clive L.
Ware, J. H. Benton, U, J, Bennett
and J. M, J. Luke,
Third Ward
Mrs, O, L. Bradshaw, chairman,
with Mesdames J, E. Turner, J. L,
Frazer, E. J. Dorminey, G, A, Jolly,
THE FITZGERALD LEADER
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Why Fitzgerald Needs A
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High School Auditorium
NO. I, by Mrs. J. B. Wall
Fitzgerald negds an Auditorium more than she needs
any other public building except comfortable, safe school
buildings for the white and negro children in the town. Es
pecially is the auditorium needed for the benefit of school
Jolks for their mid term and commencement exercises.
Things of wholesome amusement could be brought to
the city if there were a suitable place for these attractions
to be given. Often the different organizations want to
give entertainment for the benefit of good institutions and
causes and part of the proceeds along has to go for the
rental of a building. So this much of the gain has to be
lost to the cause for which the thing was given.
The Carnegie Auditorium cannot be used during the
library hours and it is not large enough ror properly
equip&ed for anything except a lecture or musical. There
are many reasons why Fitzgerald needs un Auditorium
but the greatest argument in its favor is that she needs it
for educational advancement.
Good Tobacco Crep
Is Seen For Season
Dickey Tobacco Warehouse Manager
Arrives and Inspects Crop
Despite a twenty-five per cent de
crease in tobacco acreage this year,
the tobacco crop in the Fitzgerald
district will be fully as large as the
one last year and will be of much
higher quality according to informa
tion today from the Dickey Tobacco
Warehouse Company.
C: M, McLaughlin of Danville, Va.,
who is to manage the warehouse this
year, arrived in the city Saturday and
has been inspecting the crop, He is
well satisfied with prospects. While
only about 750 acres has been planted
in tobacco in the immediate Fitzgerald
district agaist 1,000 acres last year
about the same crop is being harvest
ed, approximately 500,000 pounds, and
is uniformly higher, About $117,000
as realized on the crop sold last year
This year about 100,000 pounds of
good tobacco held over from last year
will be placed on the market and will
swell the total.
The tobacco growers who have heen
interviewed declare that they are mak
ing the best crop they have ever made.
It is coming in about thirty days
carlier this year and is being handled
more skillfully. The market is to op
en probably the week of july 18-23,
The five big tobacco companies will
be represented and_several commis
sion men will also be on the floor,
The Imperial Tobacco Company will
be represented by R, J. Thornton, th~
Export Tobacco Company will be rep
resented by J. D. Morton, Liggett &
Meyers by Mr. Strickland, of Cobb-
Gwynn and Company.
Mr, Lon Dickey president of the
Dickey Tobacco Warchohse Co,, ex
pressed himself well pleased with the
prospects and confident of a success
ful season for South Georgia grow
ers. The company is furnishing sup
plies for fifty acres in Pike county
and is in touch with growers in other
sections of the state who will market
through the Fitzgerald warehouse,
WATERMELON CUTTING
FOR “FOURTH” CYCLISTS
Chairman Crews of the Fourth of
July Committee will give a water
melon feast to thg boys participat
ing in the bicycle events, The boys
will leave here at 4:30 for ‘Lake
Beatrice Thursday afternoon,
Mrs. J, B, Searior returned Monday
from Atanta and Fayetteville
Mrs, Shaul fo St, Petersburg, Fla,
who has been staying with Mrs, D.
Burnett at 213 south Johnson street
left for Hendersonville, N, C. to spend
the summer,
L. L, Griner, C. S, Isler, Louis Ttk
ner, R, C, Johnson, Modena Powell
Rogers, John Rowland and Miss
Allie Mayes. :
Fourth Ward
Mrs, S, L. Smith, chairman with
Mesdames R, M. Ware, R, I. Maf
fett,. Frank Ward, J. L. McCarty,
Clayton, Jay, Lawrence Glover, Jack
Mayes, Mac Pryor, R, E. Lee, Cliff
Parker, Forrest Farmer, J, Kasse
witz, Misses Louise Smith and Maud
Glover, J
FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1921,
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Armour, onlp daughter til %e“h
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Armsour. whom tw:'aid years ago
would never walk, is today a beam
ing, healthful, blushing June bride.
She was married this week to John
i Mitchell, Jr., of Chicago, a child
ood playmate. Born a cripple, she
was healed a few years ago when
her father brought the most famous
European specialist from Vi ina to
Chicago. When the operation proved
successful, the surgeon was given 8
3ond Refunding Bill
Attacked By Watson
WASHK :GTON, D, C,, June 27th,
—The first speech in opposition to
administration’s program to give the
secretary of the treasury power to re
fund $10,0000,000,000 allied debt to
United States and extend the thme of
payment and iterest was begun in the
senate late Monday afternoon by Sen
ator Watson of Gergia. The junior
Gergia senator attacked the bestowal
of such broad authority upon pres
ident and secretary of the treasury,
saying the proposal even exceeded the
so-called emergency authorizations
voted the Wilson administration dur
ing the war, sy
As he proceeded, Senator Watson
launched ¥nto an attack on the Re
publican party—for failure to redeem
its campaign pledges, He referred to
the delay in the disarmament move
ment the worthlgssness of emergen
cy tariff bill, the failure of this coun
try to bring American troops back
from the Rhine, and the deadlock ov
er the peace resolution, :
“I read in the papers also,” said
Senator Watson, “that secretary Hoo
ver is opposed to formation of a quasi
government corporation to help cot
ton exports now, If not now, when?
Now is the timé the cotton farmers
need help if they are ever to get it.
They are in a deplorable plight down
in my country,"” :
The senate did not have before it
the bond refunding bill, but Senator
Watson anticipated its early report
anl made the initial attack on the
measure, /
Mr. D, Holmes of the Watt-Holmes
Hardware Company of Cordele is in
the city on business for his firm.
ENTERPRISE and PRESS
lVeal Brothers Agent Says South
’ Georgia Is Well Off
’WILL SHOW HERE AGAIN
’Signs Contract to Play Three
| Other gairs in Section
l Mr, L. McAbee, general agent’ for
Veal Brothers Shows, left Fitzgerald
today after spending three days in the
section making arrangemecnts to play
here the third week in October, Mr,
McAbee expects to book his show
ithl' last two or three months. of the
year in Georgia, Florida and Alabama
and go into winter quarters in Fitz
gerald about January Ist i
The conditions of the crops in South
Georgia and general business pros
pects he declared to be unusually
good and far better than he expected,
He has recently been in Wisconsin,
where Veal Brothers is playing this
month, and after several automobile
trips through the country, he says,
that South Georgia will experience
much better business this late sum
mer, fall and winfer than will north
ern states. South Georgia is much
better fixed than sections west of the
Mississippi and many sections of the
south,
“I was delighted with prospects as
I found them in the far South and
cpecially in South Georgia,” Mr.
McAbee said, “and I am going to
book as many towns in this section
as possible this year
Rome, Adel, Madison, Fla, and
probably Quitman and Moultrie will
have the Midway attractions of Veal
Brothers, Contracts were signed at
a joint meeting of the managers of
these Fairs at Adel Tuesday after
noon, when contracts were also
signed for Fitzgerald’s Fair.
Fitzgerald Fair dates are October
10 to 15th, the attractions comingl
here from Rome, where they will be |
the features for the Floyd county |
Fair, President Sam Willcox and |
Red Jones of the Fitzgerald Fair
Association met with the represen
tatives of Adel, Quitman, Moultric,l
Madison, Fla. and arranged the
dates for their Fairs yesterday. f
SINGING AND REVIVAL
QT ARBOR CHURCH
Rev, J. F. Singleton of the First
Baptist church will' begin revival ser
vices at Arbor Church next Wednes
day. Prof, C. R. Mullins, who is‘con
ducting a singing school at the
church now, will have charge of the
musical program during the revival.
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State Income Tax
Is Not Expected
Legislators Do Not Believe There
Will Be Radical Tax Changes
ATLANTA, June 29 —ln view of
the statement in Governor Hard
‘wick’s inaugural address that he was
going to walk in the footsteps of
Georgia’s wise forefathers, legisla
tors express doubts whether he will
advocate the revolutionary doctrines
rumored to be made in Georgia's tax
ing system, .
If the State income tax idea 'is
adopted, this would make a Federal
and State levy. It would be neces
sary to hire from two to threce hun
dred accountants that would require
an expenditure of from $400,000 to
$600,000 annyally before any income
would accrue to the State,
Thereby levying on a few, extrav
agance would be encouraged, and of
course, the taxes would be passed on
and revealed “in the higher cost of
living, it is pointed out by lawmak
ers here.
Necessarily, it is shown, the tax
receivers and tax collectors of the
State would have their fees cut off
if the advalorem system were abol
ished, A
The State income tax is a sugges
tion from coMege professors who
deal with taxes theoretically, it is
claimed, and it is known that Gov
ernor Hardwick is not inclined to
yield obeisdnce to theorists in any
sense, ' -
Accordifig to- tax experts here,
Georgia’s lamented statesmenp
Toombs, Hill, Stephens and Jenkins
—all favored Georgia's present tax
system as best adapted to restrain
extravagant expenditure, and wheth
er the present lawmakers shall cast
them aside is a matter of specula
tion, according to lawmakers who
are discussing the tax system,
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repe. CggSecretary of Navy Denby upon his arrival from England. This
»ww@y.xpl‘\:?lxoW'i_ the Admiral and Mrs. Sims leaving the stcamship
fempie at™ New York, while &n route to the capital.
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Hardwick Confers
- With His Cabinet
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Department Heads with Governor to
| Discuss State Finances
| ATLANTA, June 29, Governoft
‘Hardwick’s second day as chief ex
‘ecutive of the state today will be
‘marked by a meeting of his unoffic
ial cabinet, so to speak. These are
heads of state departments, Presi
dent Clay, of the senate; Speaker
Neill, of the house, and a number of
leading legislators will confer with
Comptroller General Wright, Secre
tary of State McLendon, School Su
perintendent Brittain, Tax Commis
sioner Fullbright, Pension Commis-i
sioner Lindsay and State Treasurer}
Speer in the governor’s office this af
ternoon, {
It is Governor Hardwick's idea to
canvas with department heads and
members of the legislature the ex
act status of the state‘s finances to
determine, if possible, upon a general‘
policy with reference to the require
ments of the state and the means of
meeting these requirements,
The gevernor's first day in office
yesterday was a busy one. Most of
the day was taken up with legislative
conferences and receiving congratu- |
lations. In between times, he devot
ed himself to the handwritteen prep
aration of a special message to the
legislature, recommending the crea
tion of a single legislative commit
tee to handle all matters of State ap
propriations and expenditures. He
declared this to be the only means by
which the State can hope to keep its
appropriations within its income. |
The message of the governor
brought quick results in the House,
This came through the adoption of a
resolution amending rule 190 and
providing for the consolidation of the
Committee on Appropriations and
the Ways and Means Committee,
the new committee to he known as
the Ways and Means Committee,
This committee will have direction
over hoth appropriations and reve
nues, -
Governor Hardwick’s haste in
transmitting his first message to the
legislature was due to his desire to
present his views to the two houses
before their organization was finally
completed by the adoption of rules
of procedure,
These rules, under parliamentary
practice, are -adopted by a majority
vote, but after their adoption a two
thirds vote is required’ for their
amendment. In a word, by submit
ting his recommendation before the
rules were adopted the governor ob
viated the disadvantage of having to
secure a two-thirds vote for his plan,
ADDRESSES STRIKERS
ON “OPEN SHOP” PLAN
O. D. Gorman of Mauk, Ga, gen
eral chairman of the railway tele
graphers formerly in the employ of
the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlan
tic” railway is addressing the strik
ers this afternoon on the Open Shop
Plan at the Odd Fellows Hall, Mr,
Gorman is a powerful speaker and
has made a deep study of labor prob
lems, About six hundred people are
in attendance at the meeting today.
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Judges And Prizes
- Named For Paradé
$5O 1n Prizes for Ten Features of
“Fourth” Parade Next Monday
Judges and prizes for the Fourth
of July parade were announced to
day by W. A. Adams general chair
man of the Fourth of July celebra
tion and C, T, Owens, parade chair
man. The Chamber of Cominerce
and merchants of the city have of
fered $5O in prizés for the ten best
features of the parade, Three ladies
have been named. to judge the floats
and exhibits,
The parade will include a boy
scout section, bicycle section, farm
bureau and singing society section,
merchants section, and other sec
tions. It is expected to be the long-‘
est and most elaborate the city has
ever secen. The judges are Mesdames
G. S, Flournoy, G. E. Robertson, and
J. A. Parrott. The prizes' are as
follows: -
Best decorated Float______ $15.00
Second best decorated Float. 7.50
Best decorated Car ... L. . 7,501
Second best decorated Car___ 3.50
Most Comical Float ________ 3.00
. Most Comical Character _____ 2.00
Best decorated Bicycle ______ 2.00
Second best decorated Bicycle, 1.00
Winner of Singing Contest__ 5.00
2nd Winner of Singing Contest 2.50
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Bill Introduced To
Stgp Theft Of Autos
ATLANTA, Jufle 27 - Every
Georgia man who owns an automo
bile or who expects to own one
shoutd be interested in the passage
of a bill, to be presented at the ap
proaching session of the Legislature,
which is designed to stop the steal
ing of automobiles by making it
practically impossible to sell a
stolen car. It is befng backed by
prominent members of both houses
and is endorsed by all the orp,;miz:l-‘
tions interested in the 2ll1ttlllnl|)”k“
industry, A similar bill passed the
Senate last summer but never came
up for a vote in the house, owing
to the cangestion of-the last few
days, .
The bill will follow the lines of
the law in successful operation in
Michigan and several other states,
It provides, in brief, that when
ever a car is sold the seller must
fill out a bill of sale giving the en
gine number and other identifying
marks. One copy out this is to be
sent the Secretary of State and one
retained by the buyer of the car, The
buyer shall report to the sheriff of
his county within ten days and the
sheriff will inspect the car and see
that it “checks” with that described
in the bill of sale, There is very
little “red tape” required. Penalties
are provided for altering serial num
bers of automobiles and for forgery
or alteration of bills of sale,
The bill will protect not only the
present owners of cars, but hun
dreds of innocent purchasers of used
automobiles, While most of the thefts
occur in the larger cities, the K small
town and country sesidents are fre
quently “stung” by buying a car
from a, stranger who gives no proof
of le'gai posession, The car is after
wards traced and recovered and the
purchaser loses his money and has
no redress, Hundreds of such cases
were reported ‘in Georgia this year,
. FITZGERALD COTTON
Good Middling _________lo 7-8¢
No Sales No Receipts
Official Organ City of Fitzgerald
Several Cars To Be Shipped
Away Each Day this Week
PRICES SATISFACTORY
Though Market Is Slowing
Down, Growers Make Profig
The movement of watermelons
from this section thréugh Fitzgerald
to Atlanta and Northern and East
ern points started in earnest. yester
day with the sale and shipment of
four cars which brought a total of
$1,075 in cash to the growers and
further shipments today. Six cars
ire being loaded for shipment to
day I'hree competing buyers are
here to bid for the melons,
Pelegraph market reports received
by County Agent C. T, Owens today
on Tuesday's market show the fol
lowing prices to prevail:
18-20 Ib, melons—Bs7s to $125.
22-24 h. melons $125 to $175.
26 Ib. melons—sl7s to $225,
28 Ib, melons—s27s to $325.
30-333 Ib. melgns—s3so to $4OO,
The market was reported as weak
and unsettled yesterday with a wide
range in prices and much stock un
sold. No.report will be received on
the condition of the market today
until tomorrow* morning when grow
ers can obtain the information from
C. T, Owens at the Chamber of
Commerce,
Cars being loaded tor shipment
today are one by J. A, Justice and
'Mr. Rakestraw, one by C. L. Pres
cott, two by G, W. Rogers, one by
Gray Brothers, who sold three cars
yesterday, one by W. L. Watson,
‘The buyers who are on the ground
are H. C, Slaughter of Chandler and
Co., of Lakeland, Fla, L, E, Hollo
way of the Holloway and Co. of
Atlanta, .J. W_ Firor of the Planters
Products Company of Montezuma.
A car of cantaloupes is to be
shipped today or tomorrow by Dr.
G, W, McLean and Marion Dickson.
Prices are satisfactory on canta
loupes. }
While the market is gradually
slowing up as shipments become
heavy, the growers who have sold
their melons express satisfaction at
the price and all melons that have
been sold have showed a substantial
profit to the growers, The high
freight rate on melons has not af
fected the price yet although it is
considered possible that it will be
felt toward the end of the season
when the demand begins slumping.
. Between $1,006 and $2,000 will be
paid out here for watermelons each
day for the next two week" accord
ing to crop observors, and the new
money is expected to prive a notice
able stimulus to business,
Extend Y. M. R. C.
Volley Ball Court
Number of Members Makes Two
Courts Necessary for Center
The officers of the Young Men's
Recreation Center are indebted to
Mr. Caleb Stever, who is an expert
electrician, for his service in chang
ing the electric lights at the Volley
Ball court, so they are able to have
two courts instead of one. This
change was made necessary on 'ac
count of the growing popularity of
the game, and the additional number
of persons desiring to enter into the
games, ;
Volley Ball is fast becoming the
leading recreation game of America
and the entire world, It is easy to
learn and not so strenuous but that
any one can be benefitted by partic
ipating in it, The officers are to be
commended for their untiring efforts
in promoting this form of recreation
where men, ladies, boys and girls
can enjoy themselves in wholesome
and clean recreation, Some exciting
games are being planned, and team
work encohraged.
The general public is cordially in
vited to come out and enjoy these
games. Seats provided for ladies,
Grounds open every night except
Wednesday and Sunday 8 to 10:30
p. m, Boys and girls are urged to
‘use grounds in afternoon. See War
ren Davis at White Swan Laundry
for use of grounds. ,
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Mr, and Mrs, F, A, Wilson and
Mr, Cato Wilson and Mrs. J. J.
‘Sluan of Leslie were week-end guests
of Mr, and Mrs. Jesse Powell,