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THE FITZGERALD LEADER
ENTERPRISE and PRESS
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Mail Matter under Act of Congress, March 18, 1897.
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. PDr. L. C. Hardeman, Governor
"’, The announcement of the candidacy of Dr.
L. C. Hardeman, of Commerce, for Governor,
will no doubt meet the approval of a large
section of the well informed men and women
of the state, who know of.the civic activities
of the Doctor in his own section and generally
throughout Georgia. Dr. Hardeman was a
candidate for Governor some ten years ago
and made a good showing in North Georgia,
where he was then especially well known.
Since those years Dr. Hardeman has become
more widely known throughout Georgia and
wherever he is known the people will flock
to his banner. He is not-much of a politician
but his success as a physician, banker, mill
operator and farmer on a large scale, makes
him an ideal administrator for the State’s
muddled finances. Dr. Hardeman will appeal
especially strong to the women voters of the
state, who will find in him an able advocate
for the improvement of conditions relating to
the home and family, in health, education and
industry. |
. Better First Look Around You
What can possess a man that he pulls up
stakes in this choice region and takes out for
the end of the Florida rainbow? We do not
invejgh against that sunny state’s seductive
charmis; and, anyway, this is a free country in
which a man can go where he pleases. But
how anybody can be blind to the opportunity
lying all about him here in Georgia while he
visions in perfect clarity a faraway land ap.
parently bedight in milk and honey——and gold,
is beyond our humble comprehension.
Go on to Florida if you will; but remember
this: The prosperity in Florida is being
TAKEN there from the outside; it is not com- |
ing from within. And only that wealth which
can and does come out of the state will regu-
Jate its commercial prosperity, once the con-‘
dition of inflation dies out. |
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The Home Merchant 1
The home merchant. Who is he? He is the
chap who gives you credit when you are finan
cially broke, and carries your account until
you are able to pay. '
He is the chap who gives you back your
money or makes exchanges when you are not
satisfied with what you have, bought.
He is the chap who meets you at the door
with a handshake, and lets you out with a mes
sage to the “kids” and a real ‘‘come again,
goodbye.”
He is the chap whose clerks live in the home
town and spend their money with you and
other local people.
He is the chap who helps support our
churches and charitable organizations and
‘talks for the home town and boosts for it every
day in the year.
He is the chap who visits you when you are
sick, sends flowers to your family when you
die, and follows your body out among the trees
as far as human feet may travel.
He is the home merchant—your neighbor—
your friend—your helper in time of need.
Don’t you think you ought to trade with
him, and be his friend and his helper in time
of need?
Don’t you know that the growth and pros
perity of this town depend very largely upon
the success and prosperity of the home mer
chant. Out of town people judge our city by
the appearance of our stores and the degree
of enterprise shown by our merchants. Andi
our home merchants succeed when home folks
give them loyal support. 1
Crossings More Numerous
Railroad grade crossings are -becoming
more numerous every year instead of being re
duced, according to a railroad man in an ad
dress last week. He said that in an average
yvear while 705 old grade crossings are being
eliminated 4,437 are being built, the volume
of increases being several times greater than
the reduction. The grade crossing is one of
the greatest problems before the American
public today, and the man who can find a so
lution of it will render a great service to
humanity. The tremendous cost makes it al
most impossible to eliminate all of them.
A Russian Supreme Court has imposed the
death sentence ontwelve government grafters,
instead of painting them with the usual white_
wash brush. How customes differ.
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New York Elks, with their grill padlocked
for six months, will appreciate the trials of
those who tread the hot sands—all brothers
under the skin.
THE LEADER ENTERPRISE and PRESS /THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1925.
soeTTESE AePoT loNTS
\ THINGE (. @8 PEOPLE_~
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Bermuda’s Ban Lifted
Until now the Bermuda Islanders
would have no railroads, neither au
tomobiles in their island. They have
boasted o fthis distinction to tourists.
Only last week, however, the house
of assembly voted to admit a bill
sanctioning the construction of an
electric railway from one end of the
island to the other. Possibly an au
tomobile highway may yet circle its
shores.
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Pirate and Pioneer / |
The dope evil in the form of hash
eesh adulteration of cigarettes has‘
assumed the proportions of piracy in
the good state of Kansas, the first
state to ban cigarettes along wth li
quor. The dreadful thing about it is
the appalling use by school children
of the dope that is the worst known,
as its effects dre ‘often violent insan
ity. Hundreds of acres of hasheesh
are found growing as a weed all over
the state, so that the 20-acre farm
of it discovered in New York City is
but a patch by comparison. The
weed has several common names such
as “‘cook’s weed,” “loco weed,” and is
also termed “dream drug.” Even on
the state penitentiary grounds it was
discovered growing and in use by the
prisoners.
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Children Aid Community Chest
School children were entisted in
Community Chest work in Toledo,
Ohio, in a novel way and with marked
results. Pupils of the grammar
grades were invited to visit some of
the institutions maintained by the
community budget and to write their
observations as a regulur part of
their English work and w.co ue. c.ed
its. Thirty-five children responded
and from their reports a booklet of
forty pages was compiled and illus
trated and then used as a textbook in
reading for a week. This served so
well as an advertising medium that
the school apportionment was passed
by 40 per cent in the general budget
and the homes, too, were stimulated
by this form of appeal to cdonate
more than form‘erly.*
C!d Union
A union has been effected between
our old kitchen favorites, Aunt Je-.
mima and Friend Quaker milling com
panies having consolidated. The
price of $4,000,000 was paid by
Quaker Oats company, of Chicago,
for the Aunt Jemima plant, of St.
Josph, Mo., which will continue" to
operate in the same place.
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St = Toddlers, Automobiles, mechanic
ally driven, Air Rifles, Pocket -
Knives and Children’s Cuttlery, ‘.
‘ Cowboy and Indian Suits, Baseball , ‘o
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/@‘/ Gloves, Erector Sets, Crokinole Sets o‘fii&' |
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Double Personality l
When Paderewski failed to include
Washington among the cities of his
American concert tour this season,
some rumors were circulated that he
held resentment against the present
administration for their attitude re
garding the League of Nations. To
refute this idea, Paderewski has
given gracious consent to appear in
Washington in a benefit performance
for the American Legion endowment
fund for disabled sodiers, and ex
plains his refusal to appear in a mer
cenary role, that is for his own per
sonal gain, before the diplomats and
statesmen with whom he has had only
diplomatic relations on the grounds
of his own sense of propriety. So it
is seen that refinement of feeling
rather than resentment was shown in
Paderewski’s action.
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Divorce Brokers
Getting divorced in Paris is such
a frequent mission abroad nowadays
by the corrupt rich class of Ameri
cans that professional divorce brok
ers, more commonly French them
selves, are doing a flourishing busi
ness now beginning negotiations on
steamers going over from New York.
These shrewd brokers soon discover
prospects among the unhappy or else
the flirtatious divorce seekers, and
frequently enroll them as clients’ be
fore they reach the other side. Again
they seek them out at dinner dances
at fashionabl hotels soon after arri
val, and by ingratiating manners,
sympathy and exchange of confi
dence, they speed them on to the di
vorce trial. Other brokers work by
advertising methods, plying Ameri
can arrivals with offers of quiet and
satisfactory settlements of martial
differences, on the order of painless
dentistry.
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Aeroplane Service Stations |‘
One of these public stations in
actual opertation now near London,!
since the organization of a light aero
plane club with 15 woimhen members
early in October. A garage stores
the small planes termed the ‘“moth”
or “June bug” type at the moderate
charge of $3.70 a week, including
the service of fueling it and bringing
it out of the hangar. There are en
gineers with government licenses on
the ground to make inspection of the
wings and motors for a fee of $l.BO
and workmen who for a similar price
will thoroughly clean the plane. The
De Haviland Company started this
enterprise.
'Anfiiversary Column 3
10 YEARS AGO i
y Dec'ember 1-13.
St. Williams Church was formally
dedicated on Wednesday morning,
December Ist, beginning with early
mass and followed by services to
which the public were invited. A
number of visiting priests were pres
ent to take part and also assist the
choir of male voices. Mrs. H. Devald
is the organist. Bishop Keiley
preached the sermon and in conclud
ing remarks paid high tribute _to the
zeal and_faithfulness of Father
Schonhart and the Fitzgerald people
who with a small membership have
erected such a handsome and sub
statial structure within a year after
the project started.
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Mrs. J. B. Seanor entertained the
local W. C. T. U., about forty being
in attendance, Mrs. C. A. Holtzen
dorf reporting the state meeting at
Covington.
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Rev. G. W. Matthews was pre
sented with a gold watch from thel
Central Methodist congregation at
the prayer meeting service, in view
of his departure to a new charge, Mr.]
R. J. Prentiss making the presenta
tion. Rev. L. A. Hill will succeed to
the pastorate here. I
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Visitors in the city have been Dr..
John H. Powell, of Atlanta; Miss Bes
sie Bierman, of Tifton; Mr. Fred Ball,.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Davis, of Albany;
Mrs. Koplin and daughter Annie, of
Atlanta.
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Eight cars from Fitzgerald and
surrounding points left for a motor
cade to Jacksonvlle in the interest of
the “Short Route” of the Dixie
Highway.
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A recent hunting party on Joiner
Island included Messrs. Ed Hussey,
Geo. Gray, H. C. Drew, Jim Fletcher,
'J. D. B. Paulk, Hemry Land, Aubrey
Culberson, D. B. Broadhurst and
f others.
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| A civic program at the Woman’s
' Club was in charge of Mrs. Lon
Dickey and some of the numbers
were: “A Clean City,” by Mr. W.
'A. Adams; “Happy City,” by Dr. A.
'S. Ford; “The Garden Beautiful,” by
Mrs. J. E. Turner, using a number of
colored plates in illustration, and
' “Public Playgrounds,” by Mrs. Carol
Wimberly. .
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. At a dinner party given by Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Parrott on Thanksgiving
the guests were: Rev. and Mrs. E.
G. Orahood, Mr.-and Mrs. E. S. BillL,
Miss Marie Bill, Mrs. Dickerson and
daughter of Aurora, 111, and Mr. and
Mrs. J. M. Mosher and Mrs. Klinknett.
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The Mother’s Aid Committee of the
Woman’s Club has asked the mothers:
to visit the schools on December 9,
Uncle Remus D*ay‘: &
Little Marcia Dickey will celebrate
her first birthday anniversary omn
December 9, which is the same as.
Uncle Remus’ with a party of her
sister Athleen’s little friends, read--
ings and refreshments being appro--
priate to the day. The guests will be
Margaret Wise, Dorothy Thurmond,.
Ethel Ligeour, Theda Tisdel, Effie
Cleo Brewer, Margaret Thurmond,
Josephine Flournoy and Thomas
Dickey, Jr.
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Mrs. D. P. Adams entertained with
a large afternoon party in honer of
the popular teachers, Misses Virginia.
McLaren and Mary Hartnett.
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CATHOLIC CHURCH
Rev. John J. Besmer. Third Sun--
day in Advent. Mass at 9:30 A. M.
Rosary, sermon and Benediction, at.
8:00 P. M. :
is a prescription for
Colds, Grippe, Fhu, Dengl!e,'
Bilious Fever and Malaria.
It Kills the Germe.
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