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.~ Official Organ of the City of Fitzgerald
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STEWART F. (,iELDEI\'S----Managing Editor
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A BIG WEEK FOR THE “PRESS BOYS’—
The weekly newspapers of Georgia will be pub
fished with greater vim and gusto this week and
many wecks to come as the editors gradually un
loose the heavy load of pep accumulated during
the last week while the Georgia Press Associa
tion was in session. It was a big week, every
fleeting minute loaded with fun and lubricated
with high spirits. From the time the first detach
ment of expectant editors reached the beautiful
and hospitable little city of Washington until the
“rear guard” of little more than a bakers’ dozen
said goodbye over a heavy laden festal board at
Tybee, the refrain of the latest popular ditty,
“Ain’t we got fun,” was the general sentiment of
the crowd. ‘ :
» Some say the 1921 convention was the hest of
the thirty-five the association has held. Some
say it was as good as the best. All agree it was
a wonderful convention in every feature. Even
the old time conviviality that many thought was
constitutionally dead, was in temperate evidence
all the way from Washington to the sea.
An interesting feature of the convention was
the increased number of feminine representatives
of the Fourth Estate. Each year the number of
women in exccutive positions in the press of
Georgia’s brightest weeklies are nominally edit
ted by members of the fair sex. We make the
distinction of calling them “nominally” editted
because the ladies really edit all the papers of the
_state although men still hold editorial proxies in
most of them.
The city of Washington made an impression
that will not soon be forgotten by the several hun
dred’ who enjoyed the hospitality of the fine peo
of that old and aristocratic little city of North
Georgia. And in spite of all the pleasurable di
‘version of the week, the editors succeeded in
transacting a great mass of business and in ex
changing valuable ideas that will make all the
papers better papers. One of the biggest accom
plishment of the convention was the election of
W. G. “Billy”, Sutlive of the Savannah Press as
president of the association. The biggest one
was in selecting the live South Georgia City of
Quitman as the 1922 meeting place.
WHAT IN PLACE OF THE DISTRICT
SCHOOLS—RBefore a proposal to abolish any
useful institution should be considered, something
should be offered in its place. Certainly when
the proposal involves the education of the most
important class of people in Georgia, as does that
of abolishing the district agricultural schools,
semething better must be offered.
There may be something more useful to the
farmer boys and girls than the district agricultur
al schools. Perhaps a system of consolidated
high schools, one in each county of Georgia, and
each offerind the same standard and quality of
education, would e beétter than a system of twelve
district schools. Those who would abolish the
district schools say it would. But, for goodness
sake, get the high schools first,
It has become too much of a‘habit with leaders
of thought and action in ‘Georgia to think their
duty toward the farmer is done when they have
uttered delicious promises, or even when they
have pointed out beautiful prospects and possi
bilities. They are too prone to take away from
the farmer even the small advantage he has gain
ed in the way of education for his children and to
offer in its stead promises and prospects.
Here in Ben Hill County we are going-to have
two good rural high schools this fall, not as good
as the best, but better than the average and sup
ported in a way that will make further improve
ment a matter of course. Neither of these high
schools will offer as much as the district schools.
Neither will effectively supplant the work of the
aistrict schools, In someé gounties there may he
rural high schools that do the work of the district
schools in giving general and agricultural educa
tion. Certainly there should be such schools in
all counties. But until such institutions have
been provided, it is not fair nor wise to talk of
abolishing the district schools, The farmers had
to work too hard to get them, to quietly see them
taken away, and taken away with only the will o’
the wisp of an empty prospect in their place,
The Leader believes that the State Legislature
could develop Class A rural high schools in every
county in Georgia. By distributing the State,
school money in a way to reward the counties who
are alert to the needs of their children and pro
gressive in fulfilling those needs, the rural schools
of Georgia could be brought up to as high a stand
ard as those ¢f any other state in the union.
The Leader further believes that if the legisla
ture and the others in power would try hard
enough they could eliminate many thousands of
dollars of useless expense to which the State is
[ GngeTots
HERE’S TO SUCCESS!
g P——p® We carry a smile for the winner
‘- and rush fer the shake of his hand
. L ||—no matter if saint or a sinner,
.Y he captures the fruits of the land
‘ ----We pay our respects to the
! N 4 h Baron, who stands on the peak
LS lof renown, but we give our re
gards mighty sparin’ to the lone
hearted feller that's down.
We flock whar the diamonds are gleaming and
worship the sperit of gold____Let fools waste theit
effort in dreamin’ of them that’s left out in the
cold____Let’s ask in the magnate’s approval, and
shun the cheap trash of the town, whose presence
suggests their removal,—away with the rabble
that’s down!
I never could quite understand it, but I'm jest
as guilty as you____The High-muckers hardly
demand it—to smear it as thick *as we do-___.
Sometimes, when we bask in their sunshine, they
could freeze us to death with a frown,—but we
wouldn’t be courtin’ no danger, to smile with the
biother that's down.
being put in other lines than education and could
supplement the present state school funds with
money that 13 now being wasted. The State of
Georgia should be concerned in good schools and
good roads first and foremost. The State’s mon
ey should be used to provide them first. After
the legislature has made ample provision for them
then the rest of the money should be divided be
tween the other departments of government.
Schools and highways expenditures are invest
ments on which the state inevitably reaps big
dividends in increased property values and in
creased productiveness of the land. To weaken
the c(lucati(mal'_systcm by abolishing the district
schools, before some other and better medium has
been provided, would be like burning a gilt edged
interest bearing bond,
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MOTORS VS. RAILROADS—Some time ago
we told a little story about how the railroads lost
$200,000 in freights because the onion farmers of
Texas found that the hauling charges by boat
from Galveston, Tex., to New York City were
about half what the railroads were charging und
er their present unconsciouly high rates. The on
ions just floated into New York. The Texas
farmers saved a lot of money and the railronds
lost $200,000 even if they had only charged the
boat freight rate.
A. D. Hill is a general store keeper at Pinesile,
N. Y., 40 miles from Kingston, and buys his goods
at Kingston. The railroad station at Pineville is
a mile up hill from Mr. Hills store. The railroad
charges 30 cents a hundred for ireight from King
ston to Pineville and after that there is the cost of
loading and hauling down that mile to the store
A motor truck concern now brings Mr. Hiil's
goods from Kingston at 30 cents a hundred and
delivers it at his door,
Another case of motor putting it over the rail
road. - There are thousands of such examples the
conntry over and there will be more. If the rail
roads don’t wake up pretty soon, the motor will
take all the profit there possibly can be in rail
roading.
And it isn't rates alone that shows the back
wardness of railroad management today. Not
only are their methods wasteful, but their very
fundamentals are unduly expensive, Compare
what a locomotive will do with what the same
cost in motor trucks will do?
It will be interesting to hear what Henry Ford
will get finally in speed and hauling ability, cheap
ness of construction and fuel, reduction of running
expense, and efficiency of transportation out of the
new motor locomotives with which he is experi
menting.
GOLD STILL FLOODS US, WHAT DOES IT
MEAN?—(By -Frances H. Sisson) —(To our
readers—Enormous quantities of gold have been
coming into our country since last January. Does
it mean more high prices? Will it hurt us in any
way? The Autocaster Service, which represents
the newspapers, asked Francis, H, Sisson, the not
ed New York Banker and financial expert, and the
following is his reply.—Editor.) :
Today the United States has the largest accu
mulation of gold coin and bullion in all ‘its hist
ory, and, in fact, in the history of any other coun
try. On June Ist, we held the enormous amount
of §3,l7s,ooo,ooo—nearly one-half of all the gold
coin and bullion in existence—and since that date
there have been accretions to oir stock of the pre
cious metal almost daily. Gold has been flowing
to this country in a steady stream since the begin
ning of the calendar year. A year ago we held
$2,003,730,000, and, therefore, have acquired $3ll,
306,000 since that date. The aggregate importa
tions of gold since January lst have amounted to
approximately $400,000.000. In each month since
August 1920, imports of the metal have exceeded
exports. This gold has come from nearly every
country that could possibly send it to us,, altho
most of it has come from Europe, and chiefly from
Great Britain and France. About three-quarters
of the total is held by the Federal Reserve Banks.
There is no liklihood, however, that the present
accumulation of gold will give rise to any marked
measure of inflation, It has been demonstrated
anew y recent expansion of credit and a rise in
pricés, nor does its loss through exportation nec
essarily cause a contraction of credit and decline
in prices. The last quarter of 1919 and the first
THE LEADER-ENTERPRISE AND PRESS MONDAY, JULY 18th, 1921
half of 1920 was a period of considerable reduction
in the country’s stock of gold, accompanied by a
marked increase in prices. Throughout the pres
ent period of increasing gold supply prices have
continued their downward trend. ;
But the recent accumulation of gold in this
country is to some extent a reflection of the inad
equate provision of credits for financing our ex
port trade. In the interest of this trade, every
reasonable effort should be made to obviate the
necessity for foreign countries to dispose of their
gold holdings in such large quantities,
While this inflow of gold has helped to improve
NOTICE!
In the Distnct Court of the United
States for the Southern Dis
trict of Georgia
In the matter of the following
Bankrupt: T. Wiley Fletcher, Fitz
gerald, Ga.
To the creditors of said Bankrupt:
Notice is hereby given that at 10 a,
m. on the date of the meeting named
below, there will be a meeting of
creditors of the above named Bank
rupt at my office, at Cordele, Geor
gia, in said District, to examine and
pass upon the final report of Trus
tee herein, and to transact such other
business as may properly come he
fore said meeting, looking to a final
closing of the case.
Date of mbeting; July 28th; 1921.
Date of this notice; July 16, 1921,
U. V. WHIPPLE, Referee in Bank
ruptcy, Cordele, Georgia. 1t
% NOTICE OF BOND ELECTION
’ Notice is hereby given that an elec
’tion will be held at the Cigy Hall of the
City of Fitzgerald, Georgia, under the
laws providing for the holding of elec
Itions in said city, on the first day of
‘August, 1921, to determine whether
‘or not said city shall issue its bonds
‘in the sum of sixty-eight thousa:d
($68,000.00) dollars principal for :.c
following purposes, towit:
~ Forty-five thousand ($45,000.00)
dollars of the proceeds of said bonds
to be used for erecting and equipping
additional rooms and an auditorium
in the high school building in the
fourth (4th )ward of said city;
Twenty thousand ($20,000.00) dol
lars of the proceeds of said bonds to
be used for erecting and equipping a
public school building in the first ward
of said city, to be owned by said city,
and used as a public schooi vuilding;
‘ Three thousand ($3,000.00) dollars
of the’proceeds of said bonds to be
iusml in repairing the colored school
building in the second ward of said
city,
Said bonds to draw interest at the
rate of five (5%) per cent per annum,
which interest is to be payable semi
annually; said bonds to be issued in
'd('nominatinns of one-thousand ($l,OOO
.00) dollars each, and all of said bonds
to become due and be payable with
in thirty years from the date of their
issue, that is to say none of the prin
cipal of said bonds shall be payable
annually, but al of the said principal
shall become due and be paid thirty
vears from the date of their issue.
Ballots will be printed for the use
in votimg at said election as follows:
For the issuance of $68,000.00 of
bonds for school purposes.
Against the issuance of $68,000.00 of
bonds for school purposes,
And those desiring to vote for bonds
for school purposes shall strike from
said ballot the words:
“Against the issuance of $68,000.00
of bonds for school purposes, |
+ And those desiring to vote against
bonds for school purposes shall strikei
from said ballot the words:
“For the issuance of $68,000.00 of‘
bonds or school purposes.
J. L. PITTMAN, Mayor,
DAVID L, PAULK, €City Clerk, |
For Fire and Life
Insurance
See C, W, QUEEN, Special Agent
for Southern States Life Insurance
Co,, Office with G. S. WILLCOX,
in Old Third National Bank Bldg.,
Fitzgerald, Ga. eitf
Phone 359
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the reserve position of the Federal Reserve Banks
it represents on the whole a withdrawal of the
metal from countries which need to strengthen
their currencies. The effect upon the exchange
rates is not precisely measurable, but it is certain
that the movement can not continue at the pres
ent rate without adversely affecting exchanges.
So far as this country is concerned, there is prob
ebly more cause for apprehensicn on this score,
in view of the possible further impedients to our
export trade, than for fear of an inflation of our
currency and prices in consequence of the zccune
lating gold supply
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REGISTRATION WOTICE
Notice is nerepy given tnat the reg
istration books of the city of Fitzger
ald will be opened at eight-thirty
o'clock on the morning of the 22nd
Jay of June, 1921, and will be kept
“en unti 6:00 P, M. July 21st, 1921,
cach day between the hours of 8:30
A, M. to 6:00 P, M, for the purpose
of enabling the qualified voters of
said city to register for an election to
be hed on the Ist day of August, 1921,
to determine the question whether or
not said city shall issue its bonds in
the sum of $68,000,00 for the purpose
of building and equipping a public
school building in the First Ward of
said City, and for the purpose of
erecting and equipping additional
rooms and auditorium in the High
School building in the Fourth Ward
of said city and for the purpose of re
pairing the colored schcol building in
the second ward of said city,
tf David L, Paulk, City Clérk,
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maj.ority of votes registered must
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‘ The following is quoted from the Penal Code of Georgia,
“ARTICLE 24”—THE PUBLIC SAFETY!
$22. (530) DESTROYING, INJURING, OR OBSTRUCTING RAIL
ROADS. llf any person shall willfully and maliciously destroy, or in any
manner injure or obstruct, or shall willfully and maliciously cause, or aid and
assist, or counsel or advise any other person to destroy, or in any manner to.
Injure or obstruct, any railroad or branch therof, or any .bridge connected
therewith or any vehicle, edifice, right, or privilege granted by charter, and
constructed for use under authority thereof; or if any unauthorized person
shall turn, move, or in any manner interfere with any gate, switch, sideing;
or other appurtenances to any such railroad, he shall be imprisoned in the
penitentiary not less than four nor longer than eight years.”
513. Wrecking, or Attempting To Wreck Trains, Cars, Etc. Any person who
shall, by any device whatever, wreck, or attempt to wreck, a railroad train,
locomotive, car, coach, or vehicle of any kind, when used or run on any rail
road track for the purpose of travel or transportation or assist or advise it to.
be done, shall be punished with confinement in the penitentiary for life, un
less the jury trying the case shall recommend the prisoner to.mercy; in that
event he shall be punished by confinement in the penitentiary for not less
than five nor longer than ten years. If the conviction is founded solely on
circumstantial testimony, the presiding judge, without the recommendation of
the jury, may in this discretion sentence the prisoner to confinement in the
penitentiary for not less than five nor longer than ten years.”
$500.00 (Five Hundred Dollars) Reward will be paid by the undersigned.
for evidence that convicts any person or persons who interfere with the op
erations of the ATLANTA, BIRMINGHAM AND ATLANTIC RAILWAC
in violation of above sections of the Penal Code of Georgia,
ATLANTA, BIRMINGHAM AND ATLANTIC RAILWAY COMPANY
Atlanta, Ga,, 'B. L. BUGG, RECEIVER,
July Fifteenth, Nineteen Twenty-One. auglZ
Mr. Mack Bush of Augusta is vis--
iting his mother Mrs. T. C. Bush.
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