Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, December 07, 1921, Wednesday Edition, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextWEDNESDAY EDITION VOL. XXVI, NO. 148 N ~ SERA° 99 “Microbe of Love” To Be Presented Here To Play Grand Theatre Under - Aus pices of High School Dec, ¢ The Microbe of Love which the bachelors of the town were warned againstt last week, is actually here and ready for business, the inocula tion will take place at the Grand Op &a House December 9th. You simply «an not afford to miss this sight, for it will be worth $lO of anybody’s mon ey. The Microbe of Ilove without a doubt is the most delightful home talent production ever, staged in this part of the country. We feel fortunate in securing the services of Miss Beu- Tah C .Stanfield of the Wayne P, Se well Lyceum and Producing Company of Atlanta, under whose management the production is being staged, . The play is a three act comedy deal ing in Dan Cupid’s method of conquer ing so called marble hearts. Many funny situations are produced bv the love sick spinsters and balky bach elors. The song hits are right up to the minute and the whole comedy is a <classy production, in fact, it is = a scream from the beginning to the end, the audience recovering from one con vulsion of laughter only to go into another. The ridiculous old maids and good looking bachelors, pretty chorus girls - precious cupids, Mr. and Mrs. Hen peck and the charming Madam Cupid appeals to all classes. But the scene that stands alone is the Left Over Sis ters, they simly bring the house down, so bring along your handkerchief be cause you will laugh until you cry, Check your critical faculties at the box office when you come in the door so you may relax your face and give -it a genuine treat in the way of a good laugh. CAST OF CHARACTERS Spinsters: : Priscilla Prunes ______Nelle Moncrief Lovie Long _.__________Rhea Fellers Arabella Antique ________Fay Glover Sophia Sweetgum ____Grace S. Day Samantha Loving__Evelynne Alberson Wanta Man __________TJulia Prentiss Ima Fraud -._._______T.ois Rodgers Hope On _.._______Ossie Mclntyre Prudence "Albright --LucileyStephens Mrs. Henpeck ____Katherine Godbee : Bachelors: Qan’'t Catch y_______Elmer ‘Whaiteés Never Wed ______Needham Warren Willy Never ________ Dugas Frazer ¢ Lord 'Tis a Pity ___.__Jimmie Hart Watchem Close ______Henry Morris Bobley Bashful ______Tedfred Myers Vgry Bold ____________J. B. Norman Billy Bachelor _.____Sam Kassewitz U. B. Careful __________Lonnie Pope lﬁxnlon Shy __________Henry Morris & Chorus Men: -“ Reginald Dorough. Hunter Johnson, : Henry Morris. : Dugas Frazer, Jimmie Hart, 3 ’ - Chorus Girls: Louise Jones. , Dorothy Thurmond. Freddie Tsler, ' Margaret Wise. * - Estelle - James, Katherine Clarke. : Ethel Beall, - Ruth Lee, Marilyn Qwens, Helen Williams Japanese Girls: - Inez Willcox. Virginia McDonald. . Specials: Mrs. Henpeck _____.._Miss Godbee —’Mr. Henpeck -_William T, Mashburn Left Over Cast: : Piney Melting Heart______Miss Julia Prentiss. "Til He Comes __Mrs_ Nelle Moncrief Ever Ready __Mrs, A. M, Stephens . Cupids: Marcia Dickey, Sarah Anne Pryor, Nat Frazer. Harriet Glover. Teddy Myers. . Harriet Rogers, . Orma Sligh, Forrest Farmer. - Geo, Bennett. _ & Sum Bowers, * o County Commissioners Re-Elect C. T. Owens At the meeting of the Board of Ben Hill County Commissioners Tuesday, Mr, C, T. Owens was re-elected as county agricultural agent for another year, which will be very gratifying to the many farmers and boys and girls in the rural schools who have been given assistance by this department. Mr, Owen, in cooperation with the Chamber of Commerce expects early in 1922 to put out about a thousand young chicks with the boys and girls of the county and foster the poultry business, which can be made a profi table isvestment for the county. As an illustration of the importance of the! Poulrty business to a state, we b the statement if the U, S. Census for 1920, which gives the egg prc - !on of the state of lowa at 145 million ozen, which -at the present prices would give lowa seventy-two million dollars for their eggs alone, some-item to figure on especially since they are produced as a bi-product of the farm at small cost in dollars, This does not include the millions which have been spent with lowa farmers for poultry, Phe commissioners also have a prop 7osition before the State Highway commission for Federal aid in comple ting the Dixie Highway through the oeounty, which they hope to secure Quring 1922, ‘\ » < ;)\' i— o] I "’ 5 % | | P ORYS S it (EF »M%gfm il AN 50 0272 ! $Q$S\\\.\- ‘.\u B A bt REA WAE S Sl ACKO\E R— ' 3 : » THE FITZGERALD LEADER '.° ° \ How U. S. Is Advancing A Billion . To Help The Farmer Help Himself Eugene Meyer, Jr,, Managing Director of United States War Finance Cor poration Writes Special Article Explaining Plan and How It Is Already Showing Fine Results, (By Eugene Meyer, Jr, Managing Director United States War Finance Corp.) ; Written for the Leader-Enterprise. In' normal times it has been the practice of the farmer to sell his products within a short time afterl the harvest. He was then in positionl 'to put the returns into meeting! his financial obligations and buying his supplies and equipment for the next operation. But when he has to carry his output, or a farge part of it, on the farm or in the ware lhouse as has been the case this last season_ his capital is tied up and he is mnot only faced w.th the difficulty of meeting his obligations but he cannot go ahead - properly with his regular farming business, He hasn’'t the money for sceds, labor, and equipment and he is brought to a standstill. When the agricultural populat.on is affected in this way the whole Ination feels the pinch. THE FARMER IS THE GREATEST BUYER. I'N THE COUNTRY as well as the greatest producer, But his potential purchasing power cannot make itself felt in an effec tive manner so long as he is com pelled to play the role of keeper of the national storage, so to speak. He may have done his part in pro ducing food and other commodities. tHe may want,to continue opera ltious and be willing to make the necessary expenditure, but unless he can find a market for his prod lucts his hands are tied. i The way out of this situation s Ito untie the farmers’ hands to PROVIDE HIM WITH the MEANS of spending the marketing of his products over a longer period and at the same time of carrying on the regular farm operations. If in this way we can help the farmer to help himself, the good effect will extend gradually through our whole business structure. ) The War Finance Corporat.op is now making every effort to supply just this help. To assist in the orderly marketing of agriculturai products, the Cor.poration is making advances on adequate security and on g sound business basis to properly qualified associations of producers, to financial institutions, and to exporters of agricultural products, Good results have already been ob tained, For instance, the cotten belt used to make 80 per cent of its exports of cotton within six months of the harvest, Last year it forwarded only 51 per cent in the same period, This has necessitated the carrying of from a million and a half to two million bales of cotton iiito the second six months. The burden fell chiefly on the original producers and the country banks which do their financing, The War Finance Corporation has authorized advances of nearly $60,000.000 on cotton, and the improvement in the situation in the South is, undoubtedly due in no small degree to this assistance. : | Steps have been taken by the corporation to meet the financial needs of the LIVE STOCK INDUS’IyRY, so-as to eliminate the necessity for sending immature stock to market and toc save the breeding herds; and assistance is being given also to CORN GROWERS, WHEAT GROWERS, AND MANY OTHER BRANCHES OF OUR AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY, There is still much to be done but what has already been accomplished indicates clearly that we are on the right rcad. The restoration in a marked degree of confidence in business circles in the south as a result of the imprcvement in the cotton situation has been felt in other parts of the country. The purchasing power of the cotton planter, having been greatly increased, HE HAS GONE INTO NORTHERN AND WESTERN MARKETS FOR PRODUCTS THAT HE NEEDS to carry on his business and to support the labor that works his plantations. Somewhat similar results may be expected in other regions and with other lines of agricultural commodities, because the loans made by the War Finacne Corporation.will help to stabilize the market and thus to engender the confi dence necessary for a more equal distribution of stocks among producers, job bers, wholesalers, and retailers on the basis of the probable necds of consum ers, No other single thing would do more than such a distribution to restore business 1n a sound and conservative manner, The Corporation has no authority under the law to make direct loans to individual farmers, Along with other methods, ti is seeking to reach the far mer or stockman through his local financing institution—the institution with which he is acustomed to do business and which is in close touch with condi tions in his community, By advances to such institutions, not only will the pressure for forced liquidation be relieved but the Banks will be put in better position to take care of the current needs of the farmers to the extent that their individual credit may warrant. : ’ Any bank desiring to secure an advance from the War Finance Corpora tion should make application through the Agricultural Loan Agency of the Corporation that has been established in its territory, The address of the agency may be obtained from the nearest Federal Reserve Bank or from the offices of the War Finance Corporation-at Washington. The Agricultural Loan Agencies are in charge of committees of bankers business men, and oth ere and. each agency has headquarters in the place that ordinarily serves as the financial center of the surrounding territory, | 2 Upon receipt of an application from a bank or other financfal institution the committee examines the collateral offered as security and submits a rec ommendation to the Corporation at Washington. Tlf the application is approv cd, the War Finance Corporation arranges to make the advance promptly, thru ‘the nearest Federal Reserve Bank against the securities specified in the appli cation. Loans may be made for not more than one year, and the Board of Directors may, in its discretion renew them for additional periods not exceed ing two years. e e PRI e S bz 5 The Agricultural credits Act, under which the War Finance Corporation is now making advances in the manner ind'cated above, is an emergency meas ure designed to meet the abnormal conditions that grew out of the war, Its object is o make possible the orderly marketing of agricultural products., A time linit is set July 1, 1922 after which no further advances can be made, The total amount of advances outstanding at any one time is limited to $3.000,000,000, The act authorized the War Finance Corporation to make ad vances for any purpose connected with the growing harvesting, preparation for market, or marketing of agricultural products, or the breeding, raising, fattening, and marketing of Livestock, The law provides that a bank obtain ing an advance from the Corporation for loans for agricultural purposes can not charge upon such loans a rate.of interest more than 2 per cent in excess of the rate charged by the corporation. The ultimate objective of the work of the War Finance Corporation is to hasten the return of a normal flow of business, If the producers can be enab led to handle their products for marekting in an orderly way, they can go ahead with their regular business in-a normal manner, make their plans, pur chase their supplies and equipment, and start a business circulation that will undoubtedly reach through the manufacturing and other industries and flow back again to the producers. Considerable progress has already been made in this direction AND 1 BELIEVE THE MOVEMFENT IS GATHERING MOMENTUM and: that steady advances are being made toward the return of more normal conditions in the production and marketing of our agricultural products. odd Fellows Elect . Officers For Year At a regular meeting of Fitzgerald Lodge No. 35, 1. O, O, F,, held last fiight the following officers were elec ted to serve the lodge for the term beginning January Ist; Noble Grand C. A, Fretwell; Vice Grand, Herman Wentz; Financial Secretary F, R, Jus tice; Recording Secreary, P o Spence; Treasurer F, W, Hitch; Trus tee for three years. F. R. Justice, In stallation of all officers will be at the first meeting in January. Fitzgerald No, 35 is now in its 26th year of service and during the entire time has never failed to hold a regu lar meeting, except during the few lodge nights that the “Flu %Juarantine was on”_ They own their own lodge nroperty on which only a small balance is due which will be paid off during 1922 and during the recent campaign for the Robert T. Daniel Memorial Home did their full share in helping to build that memorial. e T Mrs, John N, King, Mrs, Estes and Mrs, Br;tt of Rochelle were visitors in the city recently, FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1921 I:l}:»':‘?.}:;:s:{sf";:i'.‘.itiz"‘»:' e s DAt E 8.8 R R PRSI :1:t113:!:!\:131:? 4 B 5 A S R NN ! BB P S S :--_-:,x_:;%;-\:;;. 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Mr, Croxton is con firmed in his belief in the future of the tobacco industry for Couth Geor gia and is making strenous efforts to get it the proper support by the land owners “of this section, The agricultural extension depart ment of the A, B, & A. has a large number of applicants for tobacco farms in South Georgla and they are anxious to secure farms for these peo ple, who are experts in raising and curing the tobacco best grown in this section. - RUSSELL HOME TO MEET HIS BABY DAUGHTER Judge Gower released Jim Russell on his own recognition, to come home and get acquainted with his newly ar rived daughter, who came to cheer his home last night. Leader Want Ads Bring Results, ENTERPRISE AND PRESS . Strikers Cases To Be o . Tried In Cordele Friday N WP E. M, Bishop, Jim Russell and Thom as Promised Trial Friday The cases of E, M. Bishop, Thomas and Jim Russell, the three railroad men in jail at Cordele are set for a hearing next Friday morning. The ‘cases were on the calendar to be tried Tuesday, then adjournment was had to thi§ morning when an agrecment was reached between Solicitor J. B, Wall and attorneys A. J, McDonald and H. J. Quincy for the decfendants that their cases be set for final dis position next Friday. A strong alibi has-heen set up for the defendants E, M. Bishop, which practically voids the entire array of testimony built up‘ by the.state against these defendants, Bishop, who was included fn the con fession of O. C, Fairfield, as having been with him and the others charged with the burning of a trestle on the A. B. & A. on the night of May 29th, is said to have. been in company of Dr. Frank Ward during the entire time in which Fairfield places his | alleged complicity in his confession. Unless the State can nulify the tes timony of Dr, Ward it will be im-‘ possible to charge either of the defend ants.with this crime, unless it is Fair field who confesses to having had part it Ail the other defendants deny any I:nowledge of the affair and up to now no other witnesses have been found te cooperate Fairfield's confession, 66 ” Live At Home Day Is Set For Dec. 20th ATLANTA, Dec, 7—" Live at home Day” is the next thing on the public program and it has been fixed for December 20th, just five days before Christmas, _ The idea which has been originated by the cotton folk, is in line with plans for regulating cotton pgoduction in 1922 and establishing a sound and sane system of divers.fication of crops on Southern farms. Farmers, merchants aud bankers in the various cotton producing counties of the South have been requested to assemble at their respective county seats on December 20th between the hours of 10 A, M, and 4 P. M. and by suitable agreement and resolutions, pledge their whole-hcarted coopera tion in the plans, The plan provides for not exceed ing the cotton areas planted in 1921, or 26,000,000 acres, or not in excess of onc-third of the open lands culti vated on each cotton farm, the balance of such lands to be planted in food, feed and pasture crops, But this does not mean that cotton will not be in demand, On the con trary business men who have made a study of the situation. as well as‘ those who actually handle the sale of the staple, have forecasted the s.tuation with: accuracy. Randolph Rose, Sr, native Georgi an_ head of a large cotton brokerage firm in New York, who knows the cotton situation at home and abroad, points to a condition which is, in the‘ opinion of cotton men, worthy of con sideration, He shows that in the ev-‘ ent that by -next Spring the world‘s cotton machinery shall have been set‘ in motion to anything like a normal degree, there is going to be a great scramble to get what little cotton the South has made this year. It makes no difference if the aggre gate output does run gz little beyond what has been calculated, even.though the excess amounts to as much.as a million bales, which seems somewhat probable now, not anything like near enough cotton is in sight to meet the demand, if, the demand is natural and organic.” Mr. Rose shows at present of course the absorbing markets are shot to pieces, It is dull times in domestic markets and abroad, the textile in dustry is only beginning to get over the first shocks of the disastrous in terruption of war, It will be some time yet before Europe becomes a contender in industry, but by next Spring the American mills, Mr, Rose savs, ought to be going at full tilt and be competing for the best grad es of cotton produced this year, In such an event, Mr, Rose and oth er leading brokers show, cotton prices will rush beyond their present level and by reasom of the large amount of raw materials which abound on the farms ‘of the South farmers may yet realize on their building movement.. AR ) Microbe of Love’ Play Bound To Be Success Fitzgerald stands in the center of thriving towns_ on the north it is boun ded by Abbeville, Macon and Rochelle on the east by Douglas and Waycross, on the south by Ocilla, Valdosta and Tifton, on the west by Ashburn, Cor dele and Americus, and without a single exception the report on each of these towns is that ‘““The Microbe of Love,” is without a shadow ef douht the best home talent play that was ever produced. These towns have heard that Fitzgerald has a réputa tion of doing things just a little bit bettzr han they and will send repre sentatives here Friday night to see if it is true, Fitzgerald does not fear much for her laurels since such well known artists as Col, Samuel Kassewitz, Mrs. Fellar:, Mrs. Moncrief and Billie Mashbiurn together with dozens of others are taking the leading parts. Fitzgorald was at first very skepti ‘cal and decided to let the dangerous microbe alone, but seeing how success fu'ly the other twons have put it over they have decided to risk just one “Nab” themselves, Since this is to benefit the Hig& Schoo!l there should not be a perso in th ecity who isn’t interested in coming, Friday December 9th at the Grand Theatre, ,Admission 50c, 75c, Reserved seats $l.OO, Mrs. Rufus Perry and two children left Monday to visit her sister in Sa vannah for some time, - Clarke Is Sued S e For $lOO,OOO Petitions Qutgrowth of Controversy Between Ku Klux Klan Officer and Four Grand Goblins ~ ATLANTA_ Dec - sth —Suits ag gregating $lOO,OOO were filed here to day against E. X Clacke, Imper.al Kleagle of the Ku Kiux Klan, as an outgrowth of the controversy between him and four grand goblins who came here recently to demand his removal. Harry Terrel, one of these grand goblins sued for $lO,OOO for libel on account of the statement made about him by Clarke in the Sunday issue of the Atlanta Constitution. Terrel had previously filed on Saturday a libel suit for $25,000 A. ]J. Padon of Chicago, anonther of the grand goblins, telegraphed here that he had instructed his lawyer in Atlanta to bring libel suit against E. Y. Clarke for $50,000 because of the bail trover proceedings instituted against him by Clarke. F. W, Atkin of Philadelphia_ anoth er of the grand,goblins, tolepgrapheﬂ! that he had instructed his lawyer to bring a libel suit because of the baill trover proceedings. Z, R, Upchurch, formerly a Klan organizer, filed suit for $25.000 a suit to recover one third of all member sh'p fees collected since June 1920, and a suit on open account for $5OO G The four grand goblins demanding the removal of Clarke were summari ly dismissed by Clarke with the ap proval of Willam .J, Simmons, the Aimperial wizard, L] $12,000 Fire In Sparta ‘ ° . Believed Incendiary : —— ~n G Sl’:\RT;\, Ga., Dec. 6—Fire that originated in the Silver block on Spring street at about 5 o'clock Mon day morning completely destroyed 3 stocks of general merchandise and gutted the buildings, doing $12,000 damage only a part of which is cov ered by insurance, When the fre was .discovered by the night police man and the alarm turned in, the blaze had made such headway that it was with difficulty that the fire de partment was able to keep the fire confined to the building in which it originated. The fire had its origin in the store room occupied by R, M. Bradford, conducting a general merchandise business, All of the contents of that part of the building were destroyed, Thomas Dixon conducting a simi lar business to that conducted by Mrs, Bradford, suffered a total loss, Oliver Cain also sustained a total loss. The fre is thought to have been of incendiary origin. The building and stocks were only partly insured. Deputy Roberts i Leaves To Get Hultz Deputy J. B. Roberts left this morn-' ing for Detroit to bring back Arthur Hultz arrested on 3 warrant from this county for abandonment of his family. Hultz has a wife and five small children here whom he left some time ago and has just recently been located in Detroit. o Soldier Bonus Urged . . By Resolution Officer ‘ ——— l WASHINGTON. Dec, 5 Repre sentative Mott of New York, today la troduced a resolution in the house providing a bonus for World war vet erans. Stating that the country is now pre pared to repay its debt to the veter an’s Mott urged that the money be raised ‘through a on¢ per cent sales tax, Eastern Star Elects * New Officers For Year Ada Chapter Eastern Star elected officers for the ensuing year at their regular meeting Monday night, The newly elected officers are: Mrs. Soi. Wixon, Worthy Matron, Miss Auta Griffin, Associate Matron Mrs. Parker, Worthy Matron. Mrs, M., E, Whitman Secretary, Miss Ciaundip Graydon, Treas, Mrs, Parker, Conductor. Mrs. Everett Rohrer, Associate con ductor. ’ C ,5,000 Bales Cotton w o . . . I Burn In Mississippi GREENWOOD, Miss, Dec, 5--Re ‘twvcn 5.000 and 4 €OO bales of cotton ‘ alied at $650.060 to £750,000 were de istm_v:-d or badjy damaged by fire that swept through a section of the waer hcuse of the Greenwood Compress and storage Company here last night, according to revised estimates today. Preliminary investigation failed to dis close the origin of the fire, Mrs. O. F. Porter ' ° Dies Here Sunday Mrs. O. F, Porter died at the home o her son, Mr, Thomas Porter iast sunday morning, having reached the age of 86 years and one month and 14 ‘days, She had madc her home in thix city since 1896, coming kere with her ate husband and famny from Minne {sota, The dec -ased lcaves two daugh ters znd two so '8 to » cvrn her d:ath, The remains w: 2 laid tc rest 'n Ev ergreen Cemet ry. Rev Ginn oifici alryg BLUEBEARD! : e C—-—7.7 S T N e ] e T ] PSSR e B g R T SR R ! 3 R ] . en T R AT R R R e e dEE e e TR Rl e ARt SR Cr MR . R SREED S R ‘.t..:.f..:_ R L 3 v . RERE R Ry e & e : BRI, SRR R | R \f“({f' % B 2 :~:;-‘?§£ gt R i 8 G ; SRR R RS it .5_:;:: 2 | S e ; R R 3 B 5 SR DR kR 3 R e : _;_,? TR x B KSR SRS (s AUTQCAS R Here is a camera stydy in court of " Bluebeard” Landruy, the Frenche man whose trial in Paris for mure dering ten of .his wives is becoming world famous The cables ave fulf of the trial. He had proposed mar nage to over 200 women, . Labor Has Right . . To Place Pickets But Picketing in Strike Must Not Constitute Restraint and Intimidation . WASHINGTON, Dec. s—Organ ized labor has no right to picket dur ing a strike, when it involves impor funity the supreme court today de clared. The decision was delivered in an appea Lrought by e American Steel Foundries Company growi.ng out of a strike at its plant at Granite . The court in its decision declared no broad rule could be laid down in the matter of picketing, however, but that each case must be considered on its merits to determine whether the ‘pickcting constituted restraint and in timidation Sales Day At The o Ben Hill Court House ~ Scores of bargain hunters attended the sales day of Sheriff Dorminey at at the court house Tuesday and bid on things they wanted and some they didnt want just for the sport of mak ing the other fellow pay a little more. Show cases and merchand'se sold for the account of Red Jones estate were sold like peanuts and almost as cheap, Farms and other property under fore closure were disposed of and bid_j by the mortgagees to protect l#n“ interests Death Of Watchman o Is Virtually Murder ROME, Ga., Dec, sth—lt developed today that the death of George Barnes white watchman at the plant of the Romme tannery near his ciy, who was instantly killed by a switch engine on the Southern Railway at the tannery late Friday night was practically mur ‘dered. Investigation made in the ecarly hours of the morning developed that he had been attacked and robbed at the filter house of the tannery by some unknown person and struck on head with a heavy club., The club was found in the filter house where the watchman had rung in on the time clock just twenty minutes before he was killed on the track, He stagger ed directly in front of the engine and it wac thought that he expected to cross he racks in front of the engine in time to avoid its striking him, but it now scems certain that he was dazed froin the bLlow, ) Atlanta Banker’s Dog o * Field Derby Winner ATLANTA, Dec. 7—Belle of Joy use, the dog entered by John K. Ot ley. president of.the Fourth National Bank of Atlanta, in the member's field derby at the meeting of the Georgia Field Trial Association, in Waynesboro, Ga,, came first in 3 field of 21 entries, according to news re ceived here, . This wins for Mr, Ottley, the third leg of the challenge cup, the winner of which must have won three times to secure the cup, The same dog re cently won the” sevententh American Field Futurity at Venita, Oklahoma. Dennison’s Crepe Paper Plain in all Colors ~ Decorated Christmas Crepe Paper, Cards, Seals and Stickers at the . Leader-Enterprise Office PUBLISHED ON MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY Official Organ City Of Fitzgerald . . Athenians To Ride . * . With Foch On Trip ~Atlanta To Athens Invitation Committee Will Accompany Marshal To Athens Friday ATHENS, Ga., Dec, 7—The special committee from Athens that is to go to Atlanta Monday to arrange with the Foch train managers relative to the length of time the train will be stopped in Athens Friday, December 9th, will g 0 to Atlanta again Thursday and re turn to Athens on the special train with the Foch party Friday, it was learned through authoritative sources Saturday. So far as is known, the Athens com m-ttee will be the first local committee in the United States that will be hon ored wih a ride on the allied general’s special train, The Committee is composed of the following members: Mayor Andrew C. Erwin g(‘crctary E. W_ Carrol of the Chamber of Commerce; C, S, Comp ton, John R. Northcutt, of the Amer ican Legion, Senator L. C. Brown, and Stewart F. Gelders managing ed itor of the Athens Daily Herald, County School Board Met Yesterday The monthly meeting of the County Board of Education, with L. Rob \itzsch, president, G, J. Roberts, RR. Dorminey, Wm_, Williams, and S .S. Young members and Supt. JH, Bul lard, was the center of considerable |interest, Trustees from the several consolidated school districts being in ‘attendanco to learn something of the relative standing of the finances of Ilhoir districts, under the new consok idation and the extra five mill tax. lOwing to the slow collection of tax ies in the county, some of these funds (will be slow .in becoming available | for current expenses and the Board | provided an appropriation to make | partial payments to the rural teachers, so as to provide them with Christmas lf\mds, ; .. One interesting feature of the meet |lng was the request from the three remaining smaller schools in the western part of the county for con solidation and the asurance that the same will be uwndertalden for next year. The consolidated school, if the plans materialize mav he located on the old Trwinv'l'. road The <chool j will be a five teacher <choo! and take ‘in considerable territory with annrox imately three hundred children f the school age. | The building will be modern in the i equipment, built of brick. The pa trons of the school districts involved will have to raise about one half of the monev neceded, which the Board ;of Fducation will match with county funds . . . Girard Night Riders Sought By Offi ought by Uthicers GIRARD, Ala., Dec. s—Authorities today continued to search for night riders, who, riding in this.vicinity have terrorized scores of persons and ac cording to the belief of officers, killed one, wounded another and severely flogged a third. . The men were masked and police . and sheriff's deputies are having little success in establishing cfues to their identity, Stanley Greene mailway car inspec tor was found dead aiear here. Almost simultaneously it was learned that M. C. White, 65, had been whipped 11 miles from here, His grandson Em ory Wilkinson, 14 was shot twige as he was defending the aged man, In turn he shot one of the attackers, Indications were that Greene had been killed at another place than where his body was found and brought there by several men, A coroner’s jury was to investigate the killing today. Meanwhile the mans widow, sick with grief could think of no reason for the attack on her hus bhand. White and young Wilkinson, both are in a serious condition. Neither would explain the attack, The boy is said to have pleaded with the nightriders not to harm his grandfather. As he spoke he was shot in both legs. Just before he collapsed he raised his shotgun to his shoulder and fired into the group of masked men, One of them was hit he asserts, Greene's wife -told officers that he left home to be gone ‘“about two or three hours” to attend to some busi ness, When his body was found, he was barcheaded and an empty pistol holster was strapped around his waist, IMPROVING NORTH MAIN Miss Ella Gray and Mr. ]B, Sgan or are removing two negro dwellings ‘on north Main street and have let the contract for two modren bungalows to take their places, Mr, Bert Frey 'has th econtract and is beginning the building operations today.