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'VOL. XXVI, NO. 109
SCHOOLS OPEN TODAY WITH LARGE ENROLLMENT
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Big Bank To Lead
Money On Cotton
Fourth National Of Atlanta Announ
ces Plan To Aid Planters
ATLANTA, Sept. s—Of extraord
inary interest in banking and cotton
«ircles of Georgia and the South is
the announcement of the Fourth Na
tional' Bank of Atlanta, which has
fust been made here that it is pre
pared to lend 75 per cent of the mar
ket value of cotton when properly
warehused and insured under certain
conditions.
The prompt and broad service of
fered and outlined by the bank, per
‘haps the most comprehensive yet
made public in the South is as foll-
OWs: ‘
No cotton will be accepted as
collaterdl that grades below low
middling, the owest tenderabe grade
on the New York Cotton Exchange.
‘The amount of the original advance
shall not exceed 75 per cent of the
market value of the commodity at
the time the loan is negotiated, The
customer must agree to maintain 25
per cent margin at all times, The rate
on these loans will be 7 per cent,
Warehouse receipts must be issued
by a warehouse whose financial stand
ing, management and method of op-.
eration are satisfactory to the bank!
in, Atlanta an d to the inspector of
the ‘eFderal Resérve Bank. Prefer
ence will be given fo warehouses or
ganied and bonded under the U. S,
‘Warehouse Act,
Warehouse receipts must be in ne
gotiable form, reciting that cotton
will be delivered only upon the surr
ender of the receipt properly endorsed
If however the receipts states the
‘commodity is deliverable to the hold
ler of the receipt no endorsement is
‘necessary. Receipts must plainly in
dicate the identity of each bale of
cotton, and must also state specifi
cally the amount of advances made
against the cotton, or recite that no
advances have been made by the ware
‘house man.
All cotton must be fully covered
by specific insurance policies in ac
ceptable companies, with loss clause,
either payable to the bank in Atlanta
or the customary clause, payable to
any bank whom advances have been
made on the commodity, In the last
instance the policy must be endorsed
in blank by the person in whose favor
it is issued. .
A certificate. of grade issued by an
agent of the bank in Atlanta prefer
ably the Cotton Certificating and In
spection Company must be furnished
with each loan, The service for this
information is to be paid by the bor
fowar, THe inspection service 4lso
includes the pulling and shipping to
Atlanta of samples of the cotton in
spected. This expediates the adjust
ment of fie losses, should they oc
cur and also provides an Atlanta mar-:
ket for the cotton pledged at the op
tion of the owner,
The purpose of this loan being to
assist in the harvesting and orderly
marketing of the Crob, no loan will
be made for a‘longer period than 4
months_
Tt is the concensus of Qpinion of
those who have studied the cotton
‘situation, and it has been given care
ful eonsideration by the eFderal Re
serve Bank and by Governmental ag
encies, according to officials of the
Atlanta Bank, that the dumping of
the crop this year during the ginning
season would be injuriows, not only
to the cotton planter, byt to the entire
southern section. The lack of expert
demand and the conservative “hand
to mouth” buying of the American
mills, state the bank officials, could
‘have no other effect on'the market
than to depress it, unless some assist
ance is offered to the producer, where
by his cotton may be marketed in an
orderly manner over a period of the
months to correspond with the de
mands of the buyers, -
Officials of the Fourth National
Bank of Atlanta candidly believe that
the plan they have outlined will if
futilized, assist in doing two things;
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i=mMPIRE Fall Millinery at the Empire Store EjpirE:
We wish to ann(mfmm
the direction of MChe Cunyers. We cordially invite you to see us.
One Price to
Everybody
Dry Goods and Clothing Phone 18
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Scarcity of Homes
Shown In Atlanta
Moving Day Finds Capital City Folk
Still Underhoused
ATLANTA, Sep. sth—There are
apartments for rent in .Atlanta now
at the beginning of this new leasing
year, but not many of them, There
are practically no desirable homes
for rent. There are a few large
homes, chiefly of the class suited for
‘boarding houses, available but not a
great many of them.
* Rents have been reduced but not
by any means to prewar figures, In
a large proportion of the fashionable
apartments ‘on the North Side leases
have been signed at the same figures
as of the last year. Tn many of the
moderate-priced apartmets the hoped
for-reduction in rents has taken place,
but it has been small, In a few in
stances probably not more than ten,
rentals have increased, ; ‘
Real estate dealers estimated the
average reduction in rents on all the
apartments in the city at about ten
per cent. One estimate of 20 per
cent was made. The average reduc
tion was $lO a month, It ranged
from $2.50 a month in many instances
to $25 a month in a few instances,
The increases were slomonth in most
cases, Rents on one apartment were
icreased from $B5 to $lOO.
And so the annual moving day ar
rived yesterday with Atlanta still
underhoused, much shifting about
from apartment to apartment, but
still not enough homes for the pepu
lazion of the city. Probably as many
as 5,000 families were moving, For,‘
the last three days and n’ghts furni
ture vans and trucks have rumbled
thirotigh the s:rects. 3
At this time last year our firm did
not have one apartment listed for
rent” said oFrest Adair of the Adair
Realty and Trust Company, one of
the largest real estate firms id Atlan
ta and the oldest firm of its kind in
the United States, “This year on
September Ist we have vacancies that
amount to about 5 per cent of the
total number of apartments rented
through this firm., At this time last
year it was impossible to get into the
popular® high class apartments, this
year there are openings in some of
them. Many of the desirable apart
ments are leased throughout. The
vacancies are scattered with one ar
two vacancies in certain buildings,
first: help those concerned collect at
‘an early date their outstanding re
| ceivables by providing the planter
'with money for this purpose and
%second, that it will hold from the
market at the ginning season the sur
plus cotton, which would depress the
price, especially this year when nor
mal conditions are lacking and allow
it to be marketed in an orderly man
ner,
THE EMPIRE MERCANTILE COMPANY,
FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1921
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Business Improves
Reports All Show
Experts Make Careful Survey Many
Directions —Resumption Of In
dustrial Life Near At Hand
ATLANTA, Sept s—To the ob
servant man_ business conditions the
country over as well as in Georgia
land throughout the South, are improv
ing, according to business experts
’here. In other worls, it is stated
they are getting better as the days
go by. . To return to normalcy, as
was expected by those in close touch
with business affairs, has been grad
\ual nevertheless it is coming on sure
ily, it is stated in business circles here,
" For months past, it is pointed out
here the country has been confronted
with questions that have been hard
lto answer, or even to conjecture the
soution, ~B#Sinés¥ “ren have been
lasked when are better times? Is there
any real foundation for the loose talk
labout the hardest winter we ever had
'just ahead of us? Are the approaching
‘months going to bring us to the soup
"and the poor house? Is there going to
ever be a resumption of industrial ac
tivity ? .
| Joel Hunter. of Atlanta, expert bus
iness counsellor, has taken the pains
Ifor several weeks to make a careful
‘study of the conditions as they have
,existed for several months of depress
ed business condition, He has exam
ined every source of information at
his hands in an effort to arrive at a
conclusion as to whether times and
conditions were improving or not,
He has put the question to hundreds
l"of businessmen and government offi
lcials, and with them the concensus of
_opinion is they are,
I Governmental bodies and econom.
ic and industrial experts at Washing
| tow, men who keep their fingers on
the business pulse of the nation, year
'in and year out, as does Mr, Hunter
iin'his work, are of the opinion that
‘times are getting better and that the
country is on the eve of a greater
|season of industrial activity and bus
| iness prosperity thna ever. before,
The indications are certainly plain
that the autumn and winter will see
a gradual resumption of industrial
life”’ said Mr. Hunter, “It will be
slow, it is true, but the trenu is up
ward and without doubt will continue
until the peak of prosperity has again
been reached, after which it is*natural
that decline may comes”
Perhaps the most positive inaica
tion of retirn to normalcy of men go
ig back to.work, the decrease in un
employment, The railroads which
have been in the dumps for many
months are beginning to feel the ef
fect of changed conditions, it is
stated in railroad circles here,
Miss Sarah Thrasher and Mr. Paul
Thrasher and Mr, Youmans of Doug
las were guests of friends in the city
Friday_
ENTERPRISE AND PRESS
G. A. R. Encampment
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To Be At Indianapolis
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The fifty-fifth annual encampment
of the Grand Army of the Republic
will be held at Indianapolis, Ind,, for
the week beginning September 25th,
The railroads have made a rate of
one cent per mile for members of the
G. A. R, their wives or widows of
deceased veterans. Army nurses and
their dependent families,
| To the allied auxiliaries one and
one-half fare for the round trip good
for 30 days from date of sale of the
ticket, Certificates of identification
imust be secured from G, E. Whitman,
A A G,
j The official train will be in charge
of Col, G. E, Whitman, A, A. G. who
ihas arrange? to have a thrpugh tour
ist sleeper from Atlanta to Indianap
!olis. Lower berth $3.50, upper $2.75.
Reservations must be made through
A. A, G, not later than 10:00 A M, on
September 23rd,
Col, Whitman will have charge of
the 6fficia_l train and has arranged
the following schedule.
Leave Fitzgerald at 11:15 A, M, via
A.B. & A. Saturday Sep. 24,
Leave Atlanta 8:30 P M, via N, C, |
& StL. Saturday, Sept. 24,
Leave Nashivlle, Tenn, 7:25 A, M,
via L, & N. September 25.
Leave Louisville, Ky, 225 .P. M.,
September 25th.
Arrive in 'lndianapo!is, 25th, 6:25
P. M |
Department headpuarters will be
opened in rooms 304 and 305 at Hotel‘
Edward where all comrades and their
friends will be welcomed by our gen
ial department commander Col. C.J,.
Hitch or his assistant Adujant Gen
eral. For further information call [
G, E. Whitman A A G, or G, B, Har
ris, D P A, Healy Budg., Atlanta Ga.
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George Kilcrease, Jr.,
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L In Near Accident
George Kilcrease, Jr., narrowly es
caped serious injuries when he fell
under the car driven by Mrs, S. L,
’Smith, at the intcrscctior\ of Pine and
Main streets. The child was follow
ing another car and had turned to g 0
to the sidewalk, when Mrs, Smith re
alized his danger, she suddenly put on
all brakes and stopped within a few
feet. The child was thrown under the
car and thus escaped any injuries,
‘except a decided scare, which may
'bc a lesson to him in the future. Ev
erybody was happy that no damage
was done as the little fellow is a bright‘
youngster and loved by all who know
him,
Mrs, Hurst of Vidalia is the guest
of her daughter Mrs., F, M, Powers
on South Lee Street.
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“LEADER OF QUALITY AND LOW PRICE”
“Clean-Up” Squad
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Coming Here Oct. 8
To Help Ex-Service Men Get Satis
factory Adjustment of Claims-
The Clean-Up Squad sent out by
Government agencies, the Red Cross
and the American Legion arrives in
Fitzgerald on October the Bth and
will establish headquarters at the
Court House. The squad will re
main here until October 11th during
which time, the members will work
with one end in view and that is to
‘get in touch Mwith every exservice
man, who has a claim against the
government, and set in motion the
machinery te get quick and satisfac
tory adjustment of that claim,
The paramount idea of the Clean
up Squad is e cut red tape that has
prevented hendreds of disabied vet
erans and exscrvice men in general
from receiving the compensation that
‘the government 15 glad to give. In
this work the Red Cross and the Le
gion have every assurance from the
goverment of complete and whole
hearted cooperation,
Under the plan or campaign, the
Squad composed of experts who are
thoroughly familiar with every detail
of the workings of the War Risk In
surance Act and the Vocational Re
habitilation Act, will get in personal
touch with evry man who has claim
or who thinks he may have a claim,
take up his case as an individual prop
osiiton, avoid.lengthy and nef¥e wreck
ing correspondence and get results.
With that thought in view the
Squad will visit centers in every state
in the Southeast and before the cam
paign is concluded, every county in
the section will be covered, It s
‘believed that by bringing this oppor
tunity right to the doors of the veter
ands every man entitled to compen
sation will get it and get it speedily.
The Squad furnishes the big op
portunity for the veteran to have
straightened out all his difficulties of
-c’qmpensation and vocational training
’ana medical treatment right at home.
It is, as well the chance of many
‘to find out if they have claims if they
have to get them filed properly so
that response will be satisfactory and
immediate.
To reduce trouble delay, and ex
pense to a minimum, the Squad will
furnish each disabled veteran, who
reports at Squad headquarters with
transportation back home and meals,
and lodging until his business is com
pleted, |
While the squad is here, it will take
up in addition to the affairs of local
veterans, the affairs of exservice men
in Tift, Irwin, Turner, Ben Hill Tel
fair and Jeff Davis Cotinties. ]
Cotton Quotations
For South Georgia
AMERICUS
Date Grade Staple Price
22 __Strict Middling-_7-8” ___ll 15
g 2 = oMiddlmp. . .00 78 o 1
24 __Strict Middling___ 7-8” ___l2l/
26 ._Strict Middling___ 7-8” ___l4
27 '-_Middling___.____ 7-8” ____l4l4
ASHBURN
Date Grade Staple Price
24 __Good Middling_... 7-8” __-_12%
24 __Strict Middling_.._. 7-8” _._-_ll%
24 CMadlingelll L 0 /88 RO DG
F!TZGERA!..D
Date Grade Staple Price
22 sMiddling ... 7-8” . _ 1114
23 __Middling———---__ 7-8” 1114-11}4
23 __Strict low midd‘ing7-8” <onclol/
24 __Strict Middling_._ 7-8” ____l2l4
24 __Middling_...___ 7-8" 1154-1214
24 __Strict low midd’'ng 7-8” ____ll34
25 __Strict Middling--. 7-8” 1214-13
25 ccMiddling ol 78" 12%-]3%
25 ._strict low Midd’g.. 7-8” 11%-12
26 ...Strict Middling_.. 7-8” ....13%
20 MidQling aoa oL /-8 18V
26 -_strict low Midd’g_. 7-8” ---21214
27 2.Strict Middling... 7-8” ___.14%4
27 ._Middling_...—.... 7-8” 13%4-131
Mr, Elmer Brockington of Bruns
wick is the gues of Needham Warren.
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Rabies Prove Fatal 1o
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Cordele’ Veternarian
D, A. A, Downs Bitten By Dog
Months Ago Succumbs
CORDELE, Ga, Sep 4—Dr. A, A.
Downs prominent and popular young
veterinarian succumbed to a violent
attack of rabies at the Cordele sani
tarium this afternoon shortly before
four o’clock,
He sustained his first shock early
yesterday morning at a down town
barber shop and went Immediately to
the hospital. There all possible local
medical skill was called in and two
specialists from Atlanta immediately
responded to a summons, Until late
today Dr. Downs was cdnscious and
himself seemed aware of his peril,
This served to impede possible med
ical assistance, but his attack was so
violent and worked so swiftly that
attending physicians_ atthough hold-=
ing little hope for him were astonish
ed at its progress.
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Fatal Auto Accident
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On Dixie Highway
Mr. J. H, Summerell a travelling
salesman from Atlanta, Ga,, was
(brought to the hospital Saturday ev
‘ening with a fractured skull the re
sult of an auto accident, which happ
‘ened about a mile north of Ocilla on
‘the paved road,
- Mr. Summerell was driving a Ford
and when he struck a collie dog on
the pavement his car turned over on
him, He was brought to the city at
once by Dr. DB. Ware and carried
o he hospial where an examination
revealed his skull fractured, Cards
in his possession identified him as a
member oi the B. R. T, Lodge 624,
of Jacksonville, and was immediately
looked after by local members of the
order. His wife, who was in Atlanta
to which place Summerell was head
ed, was notified and arrived Sunday
afternoon, accompanied by Miss Julia
Clark, Mary White, Mr, Gaitor Clark,
Ewell Lloyd and J, €, Hatten woh
arrived here in an automobile.
The unfortunate man succumbed to
his wounds this morning,
The deceased was 28 years old and
travelled for a wholesale Dry Goods
firm of Atlanta. Bestdes his devoted
wife Mrs, Carry Knowles Summerell
he leaves two children Dorothy and
Vincent and a loving mother Mrs.
Funice Haddock Summerell of Grof
ton, N, C., where he remains were
shipped for interment, ’
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Sheriff And Deputies
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Capture Still Saturday
Sheriff Dorminey and deputies Put
man and Roberts captured a life-size
still in the Evergreen district Satur
day, in charge of Toney Liles and
Jim Smith, both of whom yere
brought to the county jail and held to
the action of the Grand Jury which
is in session this week.
To Scrap Camp Gordon
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Within Few Months
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ATLANTA, Sept. s~Major Gord
on H, McCoy, ficld artillery corps,
is in Atlanta under orders from the
War Department to make an apprais
al of the property at Camp Gordon,
preliminary to disposal of the camp
as directed by Congress, Maijor Mc
Coy said nothing was to be done im
mediately in scrapping the camp and
selling the site, ‘although this will
probably take pace in a few months.
Major McCoy said no party of of
ficers and enlisted men has come here
to begin the work of tearing downl
and salvaging the buildings, as has
been reported.
Camp Gordon is now garrisoned by
a small party of soldiers in quarter
master corps in command of Capt, T.
C. Locke,
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'MONDAY, WEDNESDAY
AND FRIDAY
Official Organ City Of Fitzgerald
HIGH SCHOOL
Twelve Hundred White Pupils Are
Enrolled; More Coming
Each of the Ward Schools opened
this morning with a full complement
of teachers and many of the rooms
were taxed to their utmost to take
care of the many applicants. No
special exercises were held accept in
the High 'School,
The. usual crowded condition at op
ening exercises this morning indicated
the large enrollment and also the need
of an adequate room whether audi
torium or chapel that the students
may be-seated when they come to
gether. The school board was well
represented and at the invitation of
Superintendent U, y. Bennett, made
brief remarks; also the ministers Rev.
Elder speaking on the Scriptive lesson
of “Love and Charity contrasted with
Wisdom.” Rev, Singleton stressing
the complete mastery of even a few
subjects as preferable to the super
ficial study of many or any. Rev.
Shannonhouse presenting the funda
‘mental needs of quality and obedience
to be developed through the school
life, Rev. Mann gave a humorous
talk relative to his past status as
school board president and his wel
come to the new facutty in the words
“Piggly-Wiggly” which being trans
lated is ‘Walk in and help yourselves’,
- Of the new faculty each one was
presented to respond in brief and hap
py style as Mr. Bennett introduced
them,
Professors A. M. Stephens, and E, A,
Wimberly and Misses Burkhalter,
Godbee, Mclntyre, and Mrs. Walter
Morgan.
A number of visiting mothers,
Mesdames 1, Gelders, F, R Justice,
Lon Dickey, Shannonhouse, Frank
Ward and E. K. Farmer wrre also
called upon and expressed their great
personal interest, thefr intended co
operation this year and their purpose
to refrain from criticism but to stand
with the teachers and while all regret
the temporary loss of the auditorium,
the project will be kept before the
people until it is realized,
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’Plan For Medical
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- Examination Adopted
Beginning Wednesday afternoon, a
general examination of the pupils of
the Fitzgerald Public Schools will be
gin; the examinations will be con
ducted at the Carnegie Hall. Drs, E,
J. Russell and J, M. J. Luke yill be
in attendance each of the days, exam
ining the eyes, ears and throats of
the children,” Geeneral examination
will.be conducted Wednesday by Drs,
D. B. Ware, and Thornton; Thurs
day by Drs, E. J. Dorminey and Cof
fee; Friday by Drs, R, M. Ware and
W. D. Dorminey; no examinations
on Saturday but on Monday Drs. T,
J. White and Frank Ward will be in
charge and each day following until
all pupils have been examined the
physicians will rotate as above.
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Superior Court In
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Session Today
l The criminal section of the Ben
Hill Superior Court opened here this
Imorning, with Attorney Carlysle Mc
l[)onnld acting for the State by ap
pointment, in the absence of Solici
‘tor General J. B, Wall, who is direct
ing the investigations before the
Grand Jury.
e it il
Mr, Stansall Turner has returned
from Offerman where he has been
spending several weeks.
Mr. and Mrs, Mark E, Mathis have
moved into the Beauchamp residence
on South Lee street where they are
keeping house,
Mail Orders
Promptly filled
Grocery Phone 155