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VOL. XXVI, NO. 155
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A Merry Christmas and Happy New Pear to Our Readers and Jfriend
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Lay Plans For Big |
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Highway Bond lssue‘
‘Wm, R. Bowen of Fitzgerald Placed
On Finance Commuttee .
ATLANTA, Dec. 23—Plans for the
proposed $75.000,000 state bond issue
for the construction of 5 highway to
be paid for entirely irom the state
automobile tag tax and the gasolene
tax fund were perfected yesterday
with the election of T. G. Farmer, Jr.,
of Newnan as directing manager of
the campaign and Mills B. Lane of
Savannah as treasurer.
. The plans were mapped out at the
first executive committee meeting held
at noon in Alanta with representa
tives from the congressiona districts
of the state present with the exception
of two who sent their ' regrets,
W_ R, Neel, state highway engineer,
acted as chairman of the meeting in
the absence of ] B Daniel who was
detaim;d until after the committee
went into session.
The four working committees ap
pointed by the president and approved
by the body are:
Legislative: S D, Dell, Hazelhurst,
Paul Etheridge, Atlanta; C.W. Bridges
Damascus; Morgan Thompson, Haw
kinsville; Mrs. C. E. Thornton, Atlanta
Finance: John. T, Moore, Macon;
Rhodes Brown, Columbus; ©° W . R,
Bowen, Fitzgerald; Joe Satterfield,
‘Canon; Mrs. O. A. Parks, Macon.
Publicity: F. E, Twitty, Brunswick,
Hugh White, Athens. Thomas Boas,
‘Calhoun; J. M. Johnson, Hiawassee;
R, J. Kennedy, Statesboro,
Rules, bylaws and constitution, Dell
Etheridge, R. F. Burchr, Jr.. Eastman;
A. W. Evans, Sandersville; Mrs, C. E.
Battle, Columbus.
In working out this bond issue, state
officials have planned to retire the en
tire issue in thirty days by the use
of the.present automobile license fee,
and the gas tax, but the gas tax is
not to be diverted from the general
funds before the year 1925. There will
be no tar other than the gas and
license fee tax required for paying
interest and retiring the bonds. Ac
cording to the present plans, the bonds
will not be sold in one lot but will be
put on the market $7 500,000 annually
and the entire seventy-five million re
tired ehirt yyears after the sale of the
first year’s bond issue,
The entire issue will be used for
constructing the state highway sys
tem, and in addition to the yearly
amount required to pay the interest
and principal there will be sufficient
funds to maintain the entire state sys
tem, pall all engineering and adminis
tration expense and all expense incid,
dental to the collection of the license
fee originating in teh office of the
Secretary of the state.
Ie s also iplanned to remburse the
counties that have issued bonds and
have used the money in constructing
any one or any part of a road that
forms a link in the state highway sys
tem. ;
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J. T.Pittman Named 1o
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Take Public Platform
To Support Plan For Preservation
Of World-Wide Peace
According to advices from Wash
ington, Mr. J, T. Pittman of Fitzger
ald, has been named to take the pub
lic platfordi in support of President
Harding’s plan for America to enter
into an agreement of nations to remove
the causes of war and preserve world
peace in the future.
M. D |
Men’s Bible Class To
Meet At W.R.C. Hall
Choir Will Sing Sunday Afternoon At
Corner of Main and Central
Men’s Bible Class will meet at the
W, R. C. Hall on next Sunday morn
ing at 10:00 o’clock, A number of
good singers will be present and gf
you love music you will enjoy their
program very much.
On Sunday afternoon at 4:00 oclock
at the intersection of Main and Cent
ral our choir will give a thirty minute
song service at the conclusion of this
Rev. J. F, Singleton will give 3 short
talk on Christmas and what it means '
Next Sunday is Christ's Birthday|
come and be with us at these services. |
Fresh Tobacco Seed
To Be Given Away
| To any one who wishes ,
to plant same. This Seed
should be planted during
* the Xmas Holidays or
the Old Twelve Days. -
Lon Dickey
THE FITZGERALD LEADER
Some Things And Others
It is with sincere sadness that we
note the passing of “Marse” Henry
Watterson, who is the last of the old
school of American journalists,
‘“Marse” Henry went to his final
assignment resting peacefully in the
arms of his wife at 6:15 A. M., Decem
ber 22nd ‘in Jacksonville where he
was spending the winter in accordance
with his established custom.
Colonel Watterson went to that
“Beautiful Shore” where he last Oc
tober wrote his comrades of the Con
federate army he was sure that “the
bonnie blue flag will be flying at the
fore and the bands palying ‘Dixie’ on
on parade and the pretty girls will be
distributing copies of the ‘Chattanoo
ga Rebel’ to groupy of ragged, red
nosed -angels who have forgotten the
rebel yell.” (The Chattanooga Rebel
was the newspaper published by the
Colonel during the war between the
States.)
His “30” came too early even tho
the Colonel was in point of years ‘an
old man but his mind was just as
brilliant and his pen just as keen, and
his vision just as unobscured as in
years gone by, but the Colonel was
ready. He knew that his years were
not many and he had prepared many
things and builded well that the Louis
ville Courier-Journal might go on_ but
for all this the guiding genius of
“Marse Henry“ and bis versatile pen
and his clear grasp of conditions and
situationse will be missed and news
paper men who have seen him or read
his works will pause with bowed heads
to lament the passing of a real master.
Although he has gone on his spirit
will go marching on, and this is what
""M.agde' Henry” would have liked,
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lOcllla Southern®May
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“Secure Extension
Mr, William R. Bowen and mem
bers of his committee appointed re
cently to confer with officials of the
Southery. Railway held a conference
with the\ receiver of the Hawkinsville
Southern and Florida i Atlanta Wed
nesday and received satisfactory as
surances that the Ocilla Southern will
receive the full cooperation of the re
ceiver in securing the use of that part
of the roadway of the Hawkinsville
road, which is being used at this time
by the Ocilla Southern. The South
ern Railway however was not inter
ested in taking over the Ocilla South
ern railway. .
ENTERTAINS AT ROOK
' Mrs. J. J. Pryor entertained with a
‘lovely rook party on Friday morning
complimenting here sister Miss Louise
Wilcox of Milledgeville ~and Miss
Maude Edna Glover, a bride-elect of
next week.
" Cut out Santa Llauses adorned the
‘curtains in the drawing room and a
miniature pine Christmas tree graced
‘the center of the table. Cut glass bas
kets of narcissis, ferns, and potted
‘plants together with the Christmas
"decorations made a pretty back ground
for the party.
At the close of the interesting game
‘of rook the hostess assisted by Mes
dames J, D. Powell, S, G. Pryor, Jr.,
'C. C, Persons, B. E. Wilcox, Maxwell
'Dickson and Modena Rogers served
a delicious salad plate of chicken sal
ad, pimento sandwiches, nut and rai
sin sandwiches stuffed dates and
' hot tea. S i
|‘ During the morning Miss Dorothy
Cass sang several selections accom
panied by Miss Hazel Jolly ‘on#piano,
Miss Thelma Dorgniney rendered ene
joyable music on tfl:: piano and during
the refreshments Miss Margaret Pope
Thurmond - played the violin accom
‘panied by her sister Miss Dorothy
Thurmond on the plano!
The guests included Misses Maude
Glover, Louise Wilcox, Josephine
Manning,. Irene Jones, Audrey Wil
cor, Hazel Jolly, Mavis Paulk, Eliza
beth McCarty, Sarah McDonald, Cor
rine Womble, Martha Womble, Thel
ma Dorminey, Rosalie Patterson, Eth
elyn Fussell, Evelyn Shewmake, Dor
othy Cass, Lillian Dorminey, and Mes
‘dames W. Farrand Osborne, Modena
Rogers, J. D. Powell, L, C.. Glover,
(B, E. Wilcor., Maxwell Dickson, C,
IC. Persons, Henry Powell and S. G,
) Pryor, sJr. .
FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1921
- We notice where a man who had
not tarried long in our midst was in
veigled into a gome of chance and
“buggled” out of a fifteen-hundred
dollar check, We call this to the at
tention of people who have been tell
ing us that there ain’t as much as
seven dollars and fifty cents in the
world. There must be a mistake
somewhere. In fact we are certain
of it, If we had fifteen hundred dol
lars we would buy.___excuse us while
we shed a few tears. The Wail____put
why go on like this, Now you see
i and now you dont see it____where
is it. It's a great game if you dont
lose____but you always do. Ain’t it?
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May we not wish you all a Merry
Christmas? If uot, why not?
The season of experimentation is at
hand It has been our experience that
‘shine’ as an important ingredient of
egg-nog is an abysmal failure,
We notice that the Interstate Com
merce Commission denied Henry Ford
the right to reduce freight rates on
his railroad on coal by 20 per cent.
Reductions on transporting other com
modities were not denied however,
which is some consolation to people
being served by this line.
When trains get to travelling three
hundred miles an hour the only way
that a person can get run over will be
to take a plane, Not many people
are quick enough and not many au
tomobiles are fast enough to make the
grade otherwise. ‘
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Cotton Quotations
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For State Georgia
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Cotton quotation service. Bureau ofl
Markets and Crop estimates. Atlan
ta District, B. R, Oastler in charge.
NOTE—The following prices are from
reports of actual sales received by this
office and are not estimated prices.
Report of Sales at Interior Market:
~ ATLANTA The past week has
szen more activity in the market than
any time during the last month, Spin
ners seem to realize that the desira
ble cotton is slipping away from them
and that it will be 3 long time before
a new supply will be on the market.
Some sales reported: »
ALBANY:
Dage Grade Staple Price
15 __Strict Middling____ 7-8" ____l63
15 - Middling. .. "7.8%. 1517
DUBLIN
Datc Grade S'tagle Price
15 __strict low middling 7-8” ____ls
10/ oMbl T 7oy -BT
17 SohHadlngs T 7oRY C6t
FITZGERALD:
Date Grale Staple Price
15— ddling:. |co o 0708 s o ISR
15 __strict low middling 7-8” ____l4s4
16 - -Middimper- -=7 7.0 {537
17 __strict low middling 7-8” ____lsl4
GAINESVILLE:
Dz G-ade Staple Price
15 - Muddliheo. . 7eBY . 1674
15 __strict low middling 7-8” 15 11-16
MACON
Date Grade Staple Price
16 oMadiabng: .- oo o ooße 0
16 __strict low middling 7-8” ____l6
17 Mddling .. - o 08 7RIS T
STRIKING EMPLOYEES AT
JAIL GIVEN BIG DINNER
The striking employees of the A, B,
& A. who ate now confined in the
Ben Hill County Jail were given a
surprise today by a large turkey din
ner furnished by Mr..L, L. Griner.
It was enjoyed very much by all.
Christmas Greetings 1921
| We take this opportunity to express to you our
sincere thanks and appreciation for your liberal |
patronage and favors you have so kindly shown |
.to us in the year just past.
We wish for you and yours a very Merry Christ
- mas and a Prosperous and Happy New Year.
Sincerely yours,
THE EMPIRE MERCANTILE COMPANY
By Wm. R. BOWEN, President N
ENTERPRISE AND PRESS
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Bill Salter Arrested |
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- For Gaming Here
Attempt to Frisk W. E. McArthur
Of Jacksonville, Fla,
Bill Salter, a young man about the
town, was committed to the county
ljail, in default of a $5OO bond assessed
]by Judge F. M. Powers for g‘aming‘
and violating the prohibition law,
It developed in the preliminary hear
ing before Judge Powers, that the
young man, in company with Dow
Brown, induced a Mr. W, E. McArthur
of Jacksonville, Fla, under the in
fluence of liquor to participate in a
game of chance and secured from him
money and a cashier’s check for $1,500
Wednesday evening. The check was
on a Macon bank, unindorsed and
Salter is alleged to have made a stren
uous effort to secure an endorsement
to it, when Deputy J. B. Roberts in
terfered and placed the party under
arrest.
Salter is held to appear before the
next Grand jury.
McArthur was bound over to the
Grand jury for violation of the prohibi
tion law and made a bond for $250.
Help To Make Xmas
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Bright For Kiddies
. ATLANTA, Dec. 22—Did you ever
‘have a small boy or girl say to you,
““Is there a Santa Claus—there isn’t,
is there?
What did you reply? Or did you
laugh?
Perhaps the kiddie who asked you
that was pretty wise, maybe scorn
ful, But the point is he DID ask, No
matter how fictional he thought the
Santa Claus idea to be, the point is
that he showed pretty plainly that he
he would like to believe in Santa
Claus. or he remembered how jolly
it was when he did believe.
It would be a pity if there was no
‘Santa Claus—that is to say, if the
spirit of Santa Claus didn't exist,
~ That is really what makes Xmas
bright for the kiddies—the Santa
Claus spirit,
Haven‘t you observed that small
men and women, even after they have
outgrown the believing-in-Santa-
Claus stoge, still hang up their stock
ings? They laigh in sheepish apolo
igy for the sentiment. But that stock
'ing idea sort of holds a warm spot
in their hearts. They like its senti
ment, its Christmas . spirit.
Nearly every+small boy and girl
feels that way about it. Ask them,
and see.
Maybe your youngster has reached
that wise age, and you no longer get
the chance to pla, Santer Claus. You
know you miss t{e thrill of it. |‘
Why don't you awaken the Santa
Claus spirit you've got and go out.
and get some fun out of it? Go out |
and pretend you are Santa Claus, Take
along some gifts to fill some strange
kiddies stockings. Maybe they still
believe in Santa Claus-—with a starved
yearning belief that too often has|
meant disappointment Christmas morn |
ing.
" This is all there is to this story —'
help bring Santa Claus to some child |
and even some grown-up who may
‘not see him unless you fetch him.
Make somebody happy this Christ
mas,
NO PAPER MONDAY
On account of Christmas, we shall
not issué a paper Monday, giving our
employees' the day to celebrate.
. Leader-Enterprise and Press,
Since the Krupps have stafted mak
ing typewriters we believe that our
next war will be fought with these
weapons, Did any one ever “smear
you with a typewriter?” Here is an
other thing for the disarmament con
ference to confer about,
Henry Watterson
Great Newspaper
~ Man Lays Down Pen
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Death Calls Editor and Lecturer At
} Jacksonville Thursday
r JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Dec. 22
Henry Watterson, one of the country's
{best known journalists, former owner
and publisher of the Louisville Cour
ier-Journal, died at his hotel here at
6:15 this morning.
Death was unexpected, though it
was generally known several days ago
that he was seriously ill. He had been
here six weeks on his way to Fort
Myers.
His wife, son and daughter were at
his bedside when the end came, He
would have been 82 years old in Feb- |
ruary. |
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Henry Ford’s Plans ‘
~ Watched In The South
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|Donlopmmt of WMussel Shoals and
Probable Purchase of A. B. & A.
May Bring Gigantic Results ‘
ATLANTA, Dec. 22—Following re
ports received here that engineers of
Henry Ford, working on the big Mus
sel Shoals, Ala, project, have inspect
[ed harbor facilities at Brunswick, Ga,,
including the A. B, & A. railway ter~
im'mal property, business men here see
great possibilities for the railroad and
the port. |
There are excellent reasons why the
A, B. & A. Railway could be used to
great advantage by Mr. Ford in de
veloping his plans, it is pointed out
by Atlanea manufacturers and business
lleadcrs. They also show that this
‘naturally would mean a tremendous
}development for Brunswick and all
!the territory tributary te the railroad,
Agricultural men here point to the
fact that there are vas stretches of
\virgin, fertile lands along the A. B. &
A, railway which may be obtained at
'cheap prices. With confidence which
| the public would have in the ultimate
‘future of the railroad, once acquired
| by Mr. Ford, it. would be a very sim
| ple matter, agriculturalists here say,
'to quickly develop and place thrifty
‘settlcrs upon every undeveloped acre
tributary to the road.
| The outlook at Brunswick, which
|is being discussed here in ‘buusiness
circles, is -regarded as unuusual and
far-reaching, With the large expen
-diture or_increasing the plant of the
Atlantic Refining Company, involv
something like a million and a half
dollars; large expenditures for road
improvement on the mainland and the
construction of the magnificent cause
way and bridge to St, Simon’s Island‘
all now on the program for 1922—the
possibility of Mr. Ford taking over
the A, B. & A. railway and further
developing the port of Brunswick and
the opportunity Brunswick has for se-,
curing the location there of the State
Port, and elevators to be constructed
by the State of Georgia, business men
here recognize one of the most en
couraging signs of the return to pros-]
perous conditions that has been re
ported from any section of the South.
If Henry Ford gets the Mussel
Shoals plant, and acquires the A. B,
& A., as reported, it is believed here
that developments will be undertaken
in the states of Georgia Alabama and
other Southern states which will place
the South on the industrial may of
the world as perhaps no other section
of the country has been placed hefore,
-~ BANKS CLOSED MONDAY
On account of Christmas the under
signed banks of the ctty will be closed
Monday:
First National Bank.
.Exchange National Bank.
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Fitzgerald Stores To
Be Closed Monday
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Will Observe Christmas Holiday On
Monday, December 26th, .
The entire business section of the
city will be closed Monday on account
of the Holiday, Fletcher Fussell having
secured the signatures of practically
every store in the city to an agreement
to close up,
We the undersigned business men
agree to close our respective places of
business all day Monday the 26th in
observance of a Christmas holiday:
" Home Furniture Co,
Fit-Right Tailoring Co.
Davis Bros. Co.
Fitzgerald Hardware Co.
The Ben Hill Company
Leonard Bros. Motor Co.
Crew’s Bicycle Co,
Singer Sewing Machine Co,
Marcus Quality Shop,
The Bazaar Store. 3
Vendome Grocery,
Surprise Store.
Fitzgerald Realty & Insurance Co.
Fitzgerald Furaiture Co.
Miss Virginia Gaines.
Johnson Hardware Co.
- McLellan Stores Co,
Empire Mercanile Co.
Russell Brothers,
Exchange National Bank.
Bradshaw Music Co.
Guy Johnstone.
Mrs. Douglas Cigar Store.
J. H, Churchwell,
Reliable Tailors,
T. M, Walden Auto Co.
J. C. Wilson.
Watt & Holmes Hardware Co.
Harnish Shoe Shop, 1
Fitzgerald Tailors,
Fair Store,
Bee Hive Grocery.
Wilkins Cash Grocery Co.
W. Raine.
Georgia Shoe Co.
C. A, Miller.
Planters Warehouse & ILoan Co,
Hussey & Bowles.
- E. J. Dorminey Motor Co.
| Herald.
| Leader-Enterprise,
Wm R. Bowen. A. J. McDonald.
J. B. Clements. Jacob McMillan.
! J. H. Dorminey. J. D. McLauchlin.
| J. D. Dorminey. P. H. Gaskins
E. J. Dorminey. T. S. Price
/ D. B. Ware. J. E. Turner
The foregoing are directors of tThe Exchange National
Bank, and have given us their counsel and the benefit of
their judgement many times. Many times have we come
together in business for the bank and we are informed to
know they appreciate the line of fine patronage their bank
enjoys. Their moneys and interests are chiefly here among
us, they are of us and for us all ; they feel a friendly interest
in those who make up our community and compliment this
bank with their patronage.
We feel it appropriate to EXPRESS TO ALL, THE
SEASON’S GREETINGS and WISH FOR EVERY ONE
a CHRISTMAS TIME FULL OF THAT CALM and
QUIET HAPPINESS which comes to those of humble na
ture and pure in heart,
We know this to be their sentiment and, for them, we
communicate it to all.
THE ACTIVE OFFICERS OF
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The Exchange National Bank
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MONDAY, WEDNESDAY
AND FRIDAY 4
Official Organ City Of Fitzgerald
Watermelon Growers
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In Ben Hill Organize
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C. A, Newcomer Elected Member of!
General Board of Directors S. W. |
Georgia Association 0%
~J. J. Parrish and Dr. Jarmon, both!
of Adele, officals of the South West.
Georgia Watermelon Growers Associ=
ation met in this city with local grow=
ers Wednesday and after a full expla=
nation of the purposes of the organ=
ization to several interested growers
present, an organization was fo’rm!;s_;‘
by the election of C. A. Newcomer as |
a member of the general board of
directors of the South West Georgia
Association, who will represent the
Ben Hill growers on the board of
directors and have supervisory charge |
of its affairs in the county.
The immediate purpose of the asso=
ciation is the marketing of watermel-"
ons, which will be done ona coo’;
erative basis and for which pools of
car shipments will form the neuclus
of operation. The association will al
so furnish the seed, Tom Watson and
Irish Grays, being the only vatietie’s""»‘?
handled by them, and will have regu,‘-"’;‘
lar supervisors visit each farm, to se~
cure the best results from the time
of seeding to shipping of melons, The
expenses for these preliminary and
associational expenditures will come
from the growers by the assessment
of $1 per acre. e
A minimum membership fee of ten
dollars is charged. Further informa
tion as to the organization can be had
by applying to C. A, Newcomer or
C., T. Owen, county agent.
Farmers desiring to market water
melons in car lots or less should avail
themselves of this cooperative selling
movement, '
CIVIC LEAGUE ENDORSES
| STRICKLAND FOR CHIEF
At a meeting of the Civic League,
said to have been held last night, B,
T. Strickland received the unanimous
‘endorsement for Chicf of Police, So
far as learned no other endorsements
were made. :