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WEDNESDAY
EDITION
VOL. XXVI, NO. 110
STRIKER’S CASE IS DISMISSED UPON ILLEGALITY
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Fitz Hi Organizes
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Athletic Association
“Thirty Boys Turn Owt to Football
Practice Tuesday Afternoon
Tuesday ‘afternoon all the male
students of the high school met, and
reorganized the Athletic Association,
Nearly fifty enthusiasts responded
and joined. This large attendance
means much to athletics in the High
‘School. It shows that all are inter
ested, and intend to make the Fitz
gerald teams successful this year,
The following officers were elected
to head the association for this year:
Travis Morris, president; Harry
Kendricks, vice president; Edwin
Paulk, secretary; Wadley Kirkland,
treasurer; Ralph Russell, manager,
The association should prove a suc
cess with these efficient leaders,
Football practice started .in full
swing Tuesday. The aspiftants for
the team were out in uniform, and
the gridiron looked like old time..
The practice was light yesterday, as
the Coach is desirous of taking it by
Night degrees until the players are
Beasoned and are able to take hard
er practice,
Arthur Justice, one of the school’s
old standbys and who starred in the
position of half-back last year, was
unanimously elected captain. Other
old players reporting for practice
were Travis Morris, Marvin Morris,
Stahcil Turner, Harvey Jay, Jack
Boney, Malory Peavy, Edwin Paulk,
and Raymond Rodgers, Many new
aspirants for the team were on hand,
thirty in number. There is no doubt
but that Fitzgerald will put out a
winning team, With the efficient
coaching staff, and the great amount
of material largest in history, the
school expects to develop a champion
team, i !
A complete schedulé of all football
games will be carried| in an early is
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The Dice Of Destiny
Were Loaded !!!
Strange things are shaken down
from the tree of life by winds of des
tiny—winds now steady and depend
able, now whimsical and full of iron
ic quirks, Surprise, the unlooked for
twist are of the essence of reality.
Forces bigger than human will cast
men and women together, or hold
them at arm’s length.
A man and a woman who were,
obviously, meant for each other, are
central frgures of simple power and
charm in the unfolding of ‘“Trumpet
Island” the Vitagraph-Tom Terriss
Special prouction which will be
show at the Grand Theatre Thursday
It appens to be a sportive breeze that
blows on their lives, So they are
thrown together time after time—
look into teach others’ eyes—but
never meet. ¢
The play is from Gouverner Mor
ris’ famous novel of the same name
and adapted to the screen by Mr,
.and Mrs, Randolph Chester.
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City Council Held
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Meeting Monday Night
' .Monday night’s meeting of the City
Council was of interest only to the
employees and creditors of the city,
whose accounts were duly auditted
and ordered paid,
24he council also voted to dispense
with the services of their Traffic Of
ficer.
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Miss Lucille Williams has returned
from a delightful visit with friends
in Douglas,
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Pepper Industry Profits
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Draw Eyes to Spalding
GRIFFIN, Sept, 7.—Visitors from
the surrounding territory, some from
a distance of .75 miles, are coming
ko Griffin almost daily to investigate
the pepper industry, which has ‘as
sumed proportions not heretofore
reached: &F& ‘Pimento Canning
Plant is running full time putting up
hundreds of thousands of cans. The
&ntire output has been sold aad it is
rushing deliveries,
Pimento peppers are delivered at
the plant for cash. They arrive by
rail truck, wagon and in touring
cars which have been pressed into
service. Producers are pleased- with
results,
It is estimated there are 750 acres
of peppers in Spalding County this
year and this amount will be doubled
in 1922 the factory having facilities
to handle at least twice as many
pimentoes as will be produced here
this year. ;
Farmers Urge Early
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Decision Ford Offer
WASHINGTON, September 7
Indications are that the Ford offer
for the Muscle Shoals nitrate plant
will be accepted or rejected by the
time Congress reconvenes * ffom its
recess, according to a report of a
special committee of the American
Farm Bureau Fedcratio’il, made pub
lic.
The committee, headed by A. O,
Bradfute of Ohio, has been studying
the Muscle Shoals situation and has
urged that the government take ac
tion within a short time on the Ford
proffer,
Miss Nell E. Tyler arrived last Sat
urday to take charge of her work in
the City Schools, She will be at
home with Mrs. E. E, Hawks on
West Altamaha street,
FITZGERALD, BEN HILLICOUNTY, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1921
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Rival Gins Slash Price
To Get Farmers Trade
AMERICUS, September 7, Gin
owners at Parrott, in Terrell County,
near here, are engaged in a war for
business. As a result the price for
ginning here has been cut from
$3.75 a bale to $l. It is said that
this low price will prevail through
out the season. The ginning price
includes bagging and ties, and is lit
tle more than the retail price of
these commodities,
As a result of the war many farm
ers who heretofore had their ginning
done elsewhere are hauling their cot
ton into Parrott,
FITZGERALD SCHOOL
. ENROLLMENT
With new applicants arriving daily
the enrollment at non today stood at
1124 white pupils ands 322 in the color
ed schools,
The white enrollment by_grades is:
High School 233, the largest of any
previous year.
st Gidde aid 00l 149
2ad Grade aogsn s Lo kL9
3rd Grade .- .biiooo e 147
gt Grade> cos.. oo tai iol
oth 'Gfade .o ... .o . . . 117
Gth O¥ade .c.ooou .. iiaic 0 117
7th Grade .0 il a 0 8
COTTON MARKET TAKES
DROP THIS AFTERNOON
The local cotton market closed at
19 cents after being up to 20 1-2
earlier in the day. ' Little spot cot
ton is being sold here, y
Miss Mamie Ouda Redmond of
Savannah is the guest of Mrs, J. B.
Cox and Mrs. W, E. Adams,
EUBANKS--FORSYTHE
Mrs, Alice Eubanks and Mr. Gro
ver C, Forsythe were quietly married
in Ocilla Sunday afternoon at 5:30
o’clock,
Mrs. Forsythe as Mrs, Eubanks,
popular milliner of Miss Gaines Mil
linery Shop has a host of friends
here who are interested in her happi
ness and extend congratulations and
good wishes to this happy couple.
Mrs, John N, King of Rochelle
was a visitor in the city Saturday,
Miss Frances King and Mrs,
Brown of Rochelle were shopping in
the city Saturday.
Mrs. Dancey McGraw of Willa
coochee was shopping in the city
Tuesday,
W, M, S, MET WITH
MRS, BURR STOKOE
The Woman’s Home Missionary
Society of the First Methodist Epis-
Icopal Church met at the home of
Mrs, Burr Stokoe, on South Main st.,
on Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Burke had charge of the pro
gram which was very interesting and
helpful,
Light refreshments were served by
the hostess followed by a social time,
~ Mr, and Mrs, Ethridge Adams and
children of Columbus are the guests
of relatives in the city,
Mrs. Cornelia Brown and Miss
‘Peggie Eubanks are _visiting in
Douglas, .
ENTERPRISE AND PRESS
,Savannah Factors Say
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SAVANNAH, Sept. 7. Cotton
men of Savannah’ are expressing the
opinion that cotton will go 25 cents
before a real reactiom sets in.
' Bierne Gordon of the Gordon-
Smart Company says 25-cent cotton}
is expected by the best posted cotton
men. |
A, Rauzin, the president of a
'ocal bank, says the feeling in bank
ing circles is a grea* dcal more op
‘timist:¢ than it “as bLeen for some
time. : .
Lynnwood, Ashton Cotton Miil
and Dorminey high schools will ‘open
Monday morning September 12th, at
9:00 o’clock Eastern time, Teachers
of the above schools are requeste
to meet at the Carnegie Library Sat
urday September 10th at 3:30 p. m.
On -account of repairs the schoo!
at Roanoke will not open the 12th
of September, date of opening will
be announced later.
J, H. Bullard, C.'S, S.
Dr. Hammond At
First M. E. Church
A large congregation gathered on
Tuesday night at the First Method
ist Church to hear an illustrated lec
ture on the Centenary work of the
church, given by a former pastor of
that church, the Rev. E, J, Ham
‘mond, D, D, now of Atlanta.. ' Dr,
Hammond is at present the Area
iSecretary of the Centenary work and
looks after the interest of the Cen
tenary work in the Southeast.
Dr. Hammond spoke for over an
hour using about 100 beautifully
colored slides, showing ' pictures of
actual conditions that exist and worl
being done, not only tn the United
States, but in the entire world,
Fereign people living in the con
gested districts of the large cities
and country places that have been
neglected ‘are being looked after by
competent workers. Churches, adapt
ed to the needs of the communities,
schools for the education of the
young beople and hospitals to relieve
suffering humanity are being built
or improved as necessity requires,
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Revival At Kennedy
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Memorial Baptist
The Kennedy Memorial Baptist
Church, began their revival meetings
Sunday September the fourth, There
was a large attendance Sunday morn
ing also in the evening. The services
are being conducted by the original
pastor, Rev, C, A. Ginn. ;
Everybody is invited out to these
services,
Song service will begin at 8:00 P.
M. and preaching at 8:30. The ladies
will have their prayer meeting every
evening from 3 til 4:00 o’clock,
The junior girls prayer meeting ev
ery meeting from 4 to 5 o‘clock,
A cordial welcome to all
MRS. R, M. WARE ENTERTAINS
Saturday afternoon Mrs, Robert
Mayhue Ware was hostess to the
T, M, T. Club in hono¥ of their be
loved lady manager Miss Hattie
'Wideman whose marriage to Mr,
Roy Bragg will be an event of Thurs
day afternoon.
As the little girls arrived they
were given necedles and thread to
hem cup towels for the honor guest
who will go to keeping house after
a short wedding trip,. Iced orange
crush was passed to each of the
guests while they were busy serving.
Another feature of entértainment
was a contest to see who could carry
the largest number of grains of rice
on a toothpick a given distance, Miss
Widemanr proved to be the winner,
having fiftecen to her credit.
Next, Miss Wideman was given a
pretty market basket and told
“There’s ahout to be a shower, Come
in and take in the clothes before it
rains.”” The pieces of linen were
hanging on a clothes line suspended
from one corner of the dining room
to another, While taking them in
Miss Wideman expressed her sur
prise and pleasure in well chosen
words,
The refreshments consisted of a
salad plate with iced tea, Music
was furnished by the Victrola.
Thse invited were Misses Lucille
Willcox, Wylene Jolley, Helen Reid,
Alice. Ward Pounds, Frances Den
mark, Mamie Ruth Rogers, Dorothy
Jay, Elizabeth Stovall, Martha
Strange, Elsie Bragg, Thoris Sim
mons, Susan Ware, Virginia Ware
and Julia Wideman,
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Schedule Lynnwood
School Trucks
Truck No. 1, R. E. Swanson, Driver,
Eastern Time:
Leave L, C, Harpers e
Leave T, D. Walkers ___.____ 8:00
Arvtive at schodl uiita.. . . 810
Leave Mr. Bults &.0 L .c..... 830
Jeave D Nullseco oo i-+ (s
Arrive. SCHobk Llii i il 848
Truck No, 2 Jno. Cooper, Driver,
Leave Lulaviliss o oo O 7.20
Leave A 4. Harts .o . 7:40
Leéave D. ) Seiplers. . . ... .. 800
Leave J. O, McCullers ..______ 8:10
ARGIYE sehoO) oo 10 o o)
Léave B R Shops ..o 880
Leave ‘Deese Store .........___ 8:35
Leave corner of Sultana and Lynwood
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Schedule for Ashton School trucks
will be announced Friday, September
Sth at Ashton School House
SCHOOL NOTICE
Ashtor Public School will open on
September 12th, with a full corps of
teachers and a much improved school
property, ile trustees and County
school Board are looking forward to
a prosperous and epcck marking year
in the schools. Tt is the wish of the
superintendent and the teachers to
work as a unit and in harmony with
the trustees and patroms for the wel
fare of the pun's and ‘he upbuilding
of the community. Fupils, patrons
trustecs and tcachers n.ust work as
ore it ail iz accomplished for the pu
pil and for the community that should
be
Pupils are requested to bring their
report or promotion cards to enable
them to be classified in a grade with
out an examination,
All pupils not furnishing satisfac
tory evidence that they are qualified
to take up the work of the grade
they desire, must pass an examination
over the next lower grade hefore be-
F. M. LAMB, Principle. :
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They take all criminals’ finger
prints nowadays for . identification
because no two persoms’ fingers
have the same marks, Criminals
are degenerates.. Now the U, S.
scientists at Washington are taking
the finger prints of monkeys to
see ¥ they cannot establish the con
mection between the human family
of many thousands of years ago and
the ape family of toda{.( Copy- |
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arrangerfient between this paper and
Ponular Science Moathly.
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Car Men’s Picket |
Post Is Shot Into
According to an investigation held
by the Union officials a rifle was
fired at the Car men’s picket post
Monday night between seven and
eight o’clock from the negro car of
the shop train at or near the yard
office, Deputies Myers and Cone,
who were notified at once failed to
make an investigation, as requested,
Sheriff Dorminey was also notified.
No arrests have been made.
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County Commissioners
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Hold Regular Session
The Board of County Commission
ers met Tuesday in regular session to
dispose of the monthly business for
the county, Miss Jamima Hogan,
their efficient clerk, handed in her
resignation to take effect October 1
which the Board regretfully accepted
and elected Paul Stone for the place,
BODY OF DOUGLAS
WAR VICTIM IN U. S,
DOUGLAS, September 7. News
reached the city today that the body
of Joe Gaskin, the son of Mr, and
Mrs, D, P. Gaskin, who was killed
in battle during the world war, has
reached thereached the United States
and would be sent home. Gaskin was
he only boy from Douglas who was
killed while in action.
Sl Gl it
Mr, Luther Hussey has returned to
the city after spending several days
in Atlanta, the guest of his brother,
Mr. Orville Hussey who'is a student
at Georgia Tech,
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Also a “grip” on all success
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Enterprise & Press
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MONDAY, WEDNESDAY
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Official Organ City Of Fitzgerald
NEW GRAND DRAWN
- STRIKE CASES
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| Eighteen railroad men were indicted
ljointly with Mayor J. L, Pittman for
\#nterfering and intimidating some of
|the present employees of the A, B, &
iA. Railway, The indictments were
' handed down late Monday evening,
| when Judge Gower discharged the spe
fcial grand jury in charge of these cas
es.
E Those indicted are Mayor J. L, Pitt
man_ B, W, Mayo, Preston Ware, B,
L, Starling, A, J. Dykes O, C.-Fair
field, John D, Huckaby, Lonnie Os
borne, E, R. Roberts, Ben Reid, Frank
Waters W O Osborne, J] W Hornsby,
B & Suttoni A K Hall, Jim Russell,
Alf Smith, S, A, Morris, Thomas Hen
ry, all white, :
The cases were called for trial this
morning, first case being called was
O."C, Fairfield. The State has 68
witnesses and a large number of wit
nesses are expected to be called by the
defense, At 10:00 o‘clock on account
of the absence of some of the witnesses
‘the case was put off for an hour dur
ing which time the court tried Annie
‘Tucker for. a statutory offense.
l Attorneys A, J, and Carylsle Mec
|Donald are representing the striking
‘employes of the A, B, & A, .and the
state is represented by Solicitor Gen
eral J, B, Wall and Judge D, E. Grif
fin, special council engaged by the
‘citizens committee to prosecute the
{ strike cases,
The special Grand Jury, investi
gating the railroad strike cases were
A, H. Denmark, foreman, F. M.
Lamb, clerk, D, D, Giten, 1. A
Yarborough, S. A. Wright, F. R, Jus
tice, J. M, Williamson, G, R, Stokes,
H. A, Owens E. J. Thugston €. L
Sanders, J, S, Ellington, M M Ste
phens, W. J. Mayo, G. W, Gladden,
D. D, Lovette, €. S ~laler, .= W,
Scarborough and H. L. McLendon.
The case of the State vs Fairfield
was taken up again at '11:30 and 63
new jurors added to the regular
panel many of whom disqualified for
legal reasons, Demurers were pre
sented by the defendant’s attorneys
to the indictments’ but were over
ruled by Judge Gower. A plea in
abatement was presented to the
state’s attorney by the defense, which
attacked the validity of the court, it
being illegally called according to
the allegations of the defense and
that all the actions of the court and
its juries were illegal, The court
being a special term $t is alleged that
Judge Gower failed to appear in
court on the regular July term and
then and there postponed the regu
lar term, but that he ordered same
postponement from his office in
Cordele, in which according to the
defense he erred and all proceedings
under the special term set were nug
atory and void,
- On motion of the Solicitor Gener®
al J. B, Wall the court adjourned
until 2 p. m, to give the attorneys
time to look up authorities to meet
this new condition brought up by
the defendants attorneys, Col. Hall
Lawson of Abbeville is assisting A,
J. and Carlysle McDonald for the
defendants,
Indictments Are Set Aside
When court opened “this affernoon
a surprise was sprung on the jurors,
defendants and attorneys, when So
licitor General J. B, Wall in answer
to the plea of abatement presented
before adjournment, stated that he
could not legally answer to the plea
made that the court was called il
legaly, in that the Judge failed to
open court in Fitzgerald on the 11th
'of July and then and there order a
;postponemcnt of the term of court
rto the fifth Monday in August; but
that an understanding had been had,
'with the bar of Fitzgerald in the of
fices of A. J. McDonald and with
‘his consent, that no question of il
legality should be raised in the
!evcnt this postponement was made,
‘as requested by the bar of Fitzgerald
and that J, B, Wall and A, ], Mez-
Donald were aprointed a committee
by the bar to so inform Judge Gow
er who was. then holding court in
Abbeville, and which was done,
Since however the point has been
raised by the attorneys for this de
fendant, Fairfield, the solicitor asked
the Judge to dismiss this court and
to ‘mmedicteiy draw a new Grand
Jury to convene Thursday Septem
ber 8h at 10 a. m. to again investi
gate the cases now pending. Judge
Gower immediately announced the
closing of the session of the court
and proceeded to call a new Grand
Jury, Eighty-eight names were
drawn out of the Grand Jury box
from which it is hoped a qualified
jury of 18 may be had, The newly
drawn jurors are:
Burr Stokoe
J, A, Randall J o
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