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DEVOTED TO THE
INTEREST OF FITZGERALD
AND WIREGRASS GEORGIA
Official J¥gan U. S. District Court
Progress In Plans For Great
Dixie Highway Celebration
BARBECUE AT FOLKSTON -
~AND VISIT TO FLORIDA
~STATE FAIR FEATURES
200 Hundred—é_;'; to Make Up
Huge Motercade — Fitz
gerald f:.l.‘.{ Going
BREWER IN CHARGE
Waycross afiouglas Willj
Furnish 50 Care Each—
Governors to Attend |
. Reports ‘coming into headquarters
of the Central Dixie Highway from all
points along the route, confirm the
previaus announcements of the ex
tent of..the undertaking. . .The pro
gram for the celebration being work
ed out by Fred E. Bostop; secretary
of the Jacksonville Tourist and Con
vention bureau, Thos. Wrench, of
Folkston, and the local committee
here, will include many. attractive
features along the route and at Jack
sonville, where the entire party will
have free admission to the expositionl
and its various attractions. Free
-passage over' the toll bridge at Folk—‘
ston has been secured through the
eourtesy of the Board of Commis-1
gioners of Charlton county and the
entire citizenship of Folkston and
nearby settlements are already mak
ing preparations to feed the entire
party on the banks of the St. Mary’s
river, where the Florida reception
committee of the motor club and
other civic organizations will meet
the Georgia party. e
Complete arrangements for the
Community Band have been made
and on arrival in Jacksonville they
.will gceupy-an ‘entire floor in-one of
the hotels, chaperoned on the part of
young ladies in the band by Mesdames
J. P. Manning and C. Glen Johnson.
The young men will be looked after
by the director, C. Glen Johnson, C.
T. Owens, J. J. Pryor, F. R. Justice
and Bruce Nay. :
Waycross and Douglas to Have
Fifty Cars Each
Intense interest in the motorcade is
being taken by Douglas and Way
.crops_civic organizations and delega
tions with fifty cars each‘are'assured
by these two progressive cities.
Joe Brewer in Charge |
J. C. Brewer, who on the occasion
of the inter-state motorcade, on the
Central Dixie Highway ten years ago,‘
had: charge of the party, will again
de ih charge and appoint his assist
amts in each of. the towns furnishing
autos. Vice-president John R. Sla-l
ter, of the Central Dixie Highway
vaaséciation, will accompany the par-]
'ty s fromr Douglas,: ‘and:-is* scheduled
for several speeches on the trip.
Judge Harry D. Reed, of Waycross,
well remembered by all the early ad
wocates of this route, will be the of-.
ficial speaker at the celebration inl
Jacksonville, for the highway associa
#ion, at a program where Gov. Mar
tin, of Florida, will represent his
state and Gov. Walker will do the
honors for Georgia.
Broadcasting in Jacksonville
Arrangements are being made with|
WJAX, the broadcasting station of
the Florida Times-Union, for .a con
‘“ecrt by the Fiizgerald Community
Band and a statement of the ¢ondi
tion of the route and its advantages
to northern tourists to Florida points
by J. E. Turner, of the Fitzgerald
Kiwanis Club.
Cars to Register With Chamber
of Commerce
The following have already signed
up to go on the autocade or furnish
. an automobile for the trip: V. L. Col
lier, Bruce Nay, J. H. Palmer, F. H.
Lee, S. R. Frey, J. E. Turner, H. C.
Vinson, F. H. James, E. C. Mann, J.
P. Patterson, B. I. Anderson, J. J.
Dorminey, Drew W. Paulk, O. Ww.
" Fletcher, L. L. Griner, J. M. Williams,
Lloyd Meeks, Homer Waters, J. H.
Mayes, T. M. Walden Auto Co., E.
_H..Daniels, J, G. Williams, Francis
M. Livingston, Phil Halperin and J.
L. Mc¢Carty: :
DRUM AND CORNET CONCERT
The Georgia Industrial Home Drum
and Cornet Cerps will appear at the
courthouse on the evening of the 18th
on the annual visit. Mr. Clem Hack
~Bev, their advance agent is in the
city today making arrangements for
their appearance. These boys are do
ing their bit in keeping the home
fires burning at the home and are
entitied to our consideration.
7 -+ o lawmwa erowd turn out and
swell their Christmas offering. They
wiil arrive here fiom Ashburn Thurs
r"day forenoon.
T m g
~ Rastus:, ' “Ah a 4 all “workin’
much nowadays Sam?”
Sam: “Workin’? Man I’'se just
worked to death. I done wish'l
hadn’t married Mandy—she done
. keep me busy gettin’ washings fer
.ber: to: do.” ) |
THE FITZGERALD LEADER
COUNTY HAS NEW
OIL INSPECTOR
Miss Ethel Harrell, of Cochran, ar
rived in the city and has taken charge
of the office of oil and gasoline in
spector for the courity,' having been
appointed by Comr_nigsioner of Agri
culture J. J. Brown, to succeed Mr.
B. B. Watkins. Miss Harrell is mak
ing her home at the Empire Hotel.
P.T. A. CONVENTION HAS
- VERY LARGE GATHERING
Prominent Women of District
Visit City—Mrs. 1. Gelders -
Makes Welcome Address
" ‘Mrs. P. H. Jeter, state ‘president’
P. T. A., made the principal address
at the convention of the 3rd District
P. T. A. tonvention convening here
today, and was given the closest at
tention. Mrs. Jeter is a delightful
speaker and during her discourse
gave evidence of thoroughly under
standing the needs of the children‘
and of methods best applied to secure
the desired. results, in making good
citizens and useful men and women. !
The welcome address was deliver
ed by Mrs. Isidor Gelders and was
responded to by Mrs. W. C. Sawyer,l
of Cuthbert. Others who responded
to the program this forenoon were
Miss Emily Woodward, of Vienna on:
“Proposed legislation for 1927,” ani
able plea for broader educatjonal op:
portunities for the children of G‘éor-,fl
gia; Mrs. Elmer Waits and ~Miss
Manning entertained’ the convention,
the former by renditign of a beantiful
song and the latter with a delight
ful reading. i ‘
State School Superintendent Fort
E. Land spoke this afternoon on ‘ed
i ucational problems in Georgia.
i The out-of-town visitors in atten
'dance are: Mesdames J. B. Johnson,
'L. R. Coxwell and J. P. Horne, Lees
] burg; Miss Emily Woodward, Vienna;
| Mrs. L..L. Woodward, Vienna; Mrs.
F. M. Martin, Shellman; Mrs. C. H.
Turton, Vienna; Miss. Emily. Gurr,
| Vienna; Mrs. W. C. Sawyer; Cuth
| bert; Mrs. H. C. Hortman, Cuthbert;
Mazs. 1. J. Hofmayer, Mrs. M. C. Hol
| man, Albany; Mrs; H. J. Mgddox,‘
| Bainbridge; Mesdames E. E. Living
]ston, A. C. Cole, Erosen Reese, Bobi
i Lowery, Miss Fay Rees and Mrs..
Erosen Rees, of Preston. Fitzgerald
’P. T. A. representatives were Mrs.
Sam Abrams, Japet Barfield, Sadie
lCowart, Mrs. R. V. Woodham, Mrs.
. Sam Bowers and Mrg. Ben Barton.
MOTOR TOURING CRAZE
~ Atlanta, Ga.—The automgbile and
the craze for motor .tdyring has
created a new industrg,itji"the South,
entertaining tourists. . One has only
to travel a short distance on one of
the main highways of the country to‘
become ‘convinced that one-half- of
the world is on wheels and the other
half trying to make its living enter
tainingAthqs_g;;\'v;ho are traveling from
place to place. SR a b
The methods offered ‘for entertain
ing tourists are varied and ‘sometimes|
unique. They may be signs offering
rooms for tourists. Signs may mere
ly indicate that tourists may camp in
a small grove by the payment of a
small sum to the owner, or a well
constructed privately-owned or pub-l
lic tourist camp may be the attraction
offered. ) I
Cold drink and lunch stands, filling
stations and other places where trav
elers may supply their needs have
sprung up all along the highways, but
those .wishing to supply the tourists
may not go to the trouble to con
struct even a temporary booth.
Sometimes a grown person or a
boy or girl is seen beside. the road
with a basket of fruit and a small
sign announcing the price for which
the apples or other tempting products
of the orchards are offered for sale.
‘Farm houses are vying ‘with hotels
and boarding houses in the cities and
towns in seeking to furnigh lodgings
and meals for touristss, Private
homes in citids and towns Have fitted
up their spare rooms -and posted
signs telling those ‘Who drive through
the streets ‘that they' will entertain
tourists. . ot By
| The idéa seems to prevail that the
| tourists gre leaving a trail of monéy
|as they dash across the country and
‘a scramble is apparently on to see
who shall get the major portion of
|this cash. However, - there are so
,many trying to get in on the pie-cut
ting that it seems impossible for
,l everyone to obtain even a small share,
and when divided out, the person who
gets enough to pay him for his time,
trouble and expense must be un
|usually lucky. - \ .
-_Fitzgerald, Georgia, Thursday, November 11, 1926.
Atlanta, Ga.—Figures made public
here today by railway executives
show that the railways of the coun
try have spent within the past six
years more than five and a quarter
billions of dollars to provide trans
portation- facilities, or an-average of
seven hundred millions of ‘dollars a
year. i
In the South, it:was shown, the
railroads are meeting by the expendi
tures of many millions of dollars the
‘demands imposed uporthem :by the
South’s industrial awakening. '
Ever increasing demands. are made
upon the railroads, it was stated
here, for _transportation. facilities;
more trackage is required; there is
need of more locomotives; more
freight and passenger cars and, last
but not least, the railroads are ex
pected to provide, for the safety of
passengers. } /
Installing safety devices is a con
siderable item of expense, it was
stated here. It was also stated that
double tracks have improved service
and lessened transportation risks,
both to passenger and freight. Ex
ecutives further point out that under
the modern methods of railroading
economies have been effected by
which the railroad’s dollar goes far
ther than it ever did before, and
greater efficiency of operation ob
'tains the maximum ' return from
equipment. _ : :
McAdoo Making Fight
On Dry Law Violators
Atlanta, Ga.—William G. McAdoo,
son of Georgia, son-in-law of the late
President Woodrow Wilson, and
adopted son of California, has at
tracted considerable attention by the
vicious fight he has been making in
the latter state against the violation
of the national dry law, according to
o number of Georgia editors who
have editorjally discussed the situa
tion. ] :
; “As Mr. MeAdoo is still looked
upon ' as: an- active candidate.for. the
next. Democratic nomination for the
‘presidency, it would appear from this
that he is determined to carry the
dry fight to the people of the nation,”
says Hon. Pleasant' A. Stovall, editor
of the Savanngh (Ga.) Press and
forme rminister to Switzerland under
the Woedspw Wilson administration. |
It will be recdlled that at the na
tional conv’egi‘di\ of the Women’s
Christian Temperance Union in Los
Angeles, rieently,-Mr. .MaAdoomade
2 mfii.&é:fis the strict enfaree
ment of the Eighteenth: Amendment
and the Yolstead act, charging that
those who ‘were seeking to obtain
‘modifiea_'tion__'were in effect “nullifi
;cationists,”_ guilty of staging a 8 ‘“‘re
bellion against the United States.”
‘T he former Georgian, according
to Editor Stovall, does not admit
that he is a presidential eandidate,
but neither does he deny it and those
in Loz Angeles who know what is
‘going on in Mr. McAdoo’s mind
agree readily enough that the fight*
of Mr. McAdoo against the wets 'is;
‘on-—particularly if the wet leader
ship is to go to Governor Smith, Gov-1
ernor Ritchie, of Maryland, or for-i
mer Senator Pomerene, of Ohio. 1
“The fact that Mr. McAdoo is a
national prohibitionist and emphatic
in his denunciation of liquor traffic,
will no doubt be of great benefit to
him in securing the indorsement of
the southern states,” says Editor
Stovall. “But whether he can win
the nomination in a national conven
tion on this issue is problematical.”
Medicos Make Plans
For Atlanta Meeting
' Atlanta, Ga.—More than a score
of committees, each composed of
leading Atlanta .and Georgia physi
cians have been named by Dr. Frank
K. Boland, general chajrman, to han
dle details of the twentieth annual
meeting of the Southern Medical As
sociation, which is to be held in At
lanta November 15-18. In addition
to the various comiittées, hosts for
the eighteen sections and conjoint
meetings have been named from the
Fulton County Medical ‘Society.
Several thousand ‘doctors, many of
them’ accompanied by their wives, are
expected to attend “the convention,
which i¢ said to be/the third largest
body of its kind in. the world. The
}National Malaria Committee and the
'Southern Association.of Anesthetists
)will meet conjointly with the associa-}
tion. The Social Hygiene Conference
of the American. Hygiene Asociation
lwill be.bheld in Atlanta November
;18-20. + Its program will not overlap
the Southern. Medienl Association’s.
it is stated, but.its conference will
open with a general session on Thurs
'day evening, the last day of the as
sociation convention, and continue
}thronghii‘ridgy- .and Saturday.
THEY LIE IN FRANCE WHERE LILIES BLOOM
e They lie in France
=t Where lilies bloom
Those flowers pale
That guard each tomb
; Are saintly souls
That smiling stand
Close by them in
That martyred land
* And mutely there the long night shadows creep
From quiet hills to mourn for them who sleep.
While o’er them through the dusk go silently
The grieving clouds that slowly drift to sea
And lately round them moaned the Winter wind
Whose 'voice, lamenting, sounds so coldly kind,
Yet in their faith those waiting hearts abide
The time when turns forever that false tide.
In France they lie
Where lilies bloom :
Those flowers fair
For them made room. :
Not vainly placed
The crosses stand ‘
T § ‘Within that brave TR
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g o And stricken land; T
: £4°.% ‘Their“~honor lives,; . " B A
Their love endures, > .
SRR R R hiejn o noble cdeath .. o
: _ The right assures, TR
"For they sshall have their heart’s desire .
. They who, unflinching, braved the fire
Across the fields their eyes at last now see
Through clouds and mist the hosts of victory.
CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW
| |
70 BE HELD TOMORROW
‘ The annual Chrysanthemum ShowJ
of the Woman’s Club of Fitzgerald,‘
will be held .in the club rooms of ‘
the organization, Friday afternoon.
This announcement has been made
by Mrs. G. E. Ricker, president of
the club. ;
in addition to the regular show, a
special program of music, vocal and’
instrumental, has been arranged be
tween the hours of three and five in
the afternoon.
Those who have blossoms for dis
‘play’ are‘ requested “to have them in’
the rooms not ‘later: than 10:00
o”’clock in the morning so that they
may be:properly grouped and cata
logued.
_The show. this year will be financed
by a free will offering taken at the
door. The public is cordially invited
to attend. - .
__ The followifig prémiums have been
offered by the ‘Womian’s Club: |
For best collection of six or more
White or Cream blossoms, $2.00.
For best collection of six or more
Pink blossonis,” $2.00. - Sl
" For best collection of six or more
Yellow blossoms, $2.00. ¢
For best collection of six or more
Bronze blossoms, $2.00.
Red Blossoms, $2.00. :
_ Second. premiums on the same as
histed above will: be; $l.OO ‘in eachl
instance. e
WAYCROSS CIVIC CLUQS; TO
70 SUPPORT MOTORCADE
. .At @joint luncheon of the Kiwanis,
Lions, American Business Men and
Chamber of Commerce, held at the
Phoenix Hotel last evening, full co
operation was pledged after a five
minute’s statement made to the as
sembled members by I. Gelders.
Mr. Gelders was introduced by Jack
Williams, editor of the Journal-Her
ald and prominént member of the
Kiwanis Club of Waycross. Hon.
Valentine S. Stanley, son of the late
V. L. Stanley, presided at the ban
quet. Others who took prominent
[part during the evening were L. E.
Pedrick of the Lions, Dr. B. H. Min
lchew of the Kiwanis, Col. Bennett, of
the Chamber of Commerce and Rev.
|C. C. J. Carpenter, of the American
| Business Men’s Club.
' Mr. Thomas Wrench, of Folkston,
presented the invitation for the mo
torcade to be the guests of his town
for dinner on the 22nd. Mr. J. H. |
Palmer of the local Kiwanis, also en-!
joyed the hospitality of the Waycross
clubs. f
The following committee was ap-:
pointed to look after Ware countyl
and Waycross division of the motor—,
cade: H. D. Bunn, Arthur Knight,
Miller Lott, Jack Hopkins, M. M. Mon
roe and Russell King.
Textile Mills Doing
Big Business Now
Atlanta, Ga.—Textile mills—suf
fering only a slight decline in the
goods market on top of the tremend
ous raw cotto nprice tumble—are en
joying an advantage that has not
been theirs for several years, it was
stated here. As the world is bare
of cotton goods ‘“‘the odds are in fa
vor of the present wave of buying
to continue, and even become great
er,” it was pointed out.
——— s |
GAS TAKES A DROP;
PAN-AM SETS THE PACE
’*_'.Another two cent cut in gasoline
‘was announced by the Pan-Am Com
nany, and gasoline may now be had
for 23c per gallon at their stations.
As a madir of course, the rest of the
oil companies had to reduce their
nrices and meet competition. Pan-
Am is represented here by E. L. and
J. A. Dorminey.
BOOK WEEK IS THEME
AT LION CLUB LUNCHEON
Miss Louise Smith, librarian, was
the principal speaker at the Lions’
Luncheon Wednesday, when W. A.
Adams, in the absence of President
Lassiter, introduced Miss Smith as the
most efficient librarian in the state.
Miss Smith spoke interestingly on
the value of books in the home and
explained the motive for Book Week,
which is being generally obsérved by
the schools and libraries o f the na
tion. 4 :
.. Reports of committees were made in
regard to a permanent meeting place
for the luncheon but definite action
was deferred to a future meeting. A
report on the motorcade was made by
Lion Gelders, who reported progress
along the entire route and a prospect
of 250 cars when the motorcade
reaches the state line. Lion Meeks
reported on the number of cars thus
far signed up locally and Lion Waters
made a brief report on finances. Dr.
Griner was voted a member of the
club. i 2 :
America should have its healthiest
year in 1927, if the old adage about
apples and health still holds, accord-
Foundation. The estimated apple
ing to the Sears-Roebuck Agricultural
for this, yut.ia.moxgh‘sn 234,000,000
bushels, v which * is" te“ Tirgest _crop:
since 1914 and the third lai@est 36
the history of the United States. Be
cause the 1926 production is fully
one-third larger than last year, apple
prices have dropped to the lowest
point in years and give promise of re
maining at a low level throughout the
season.
l Practically all of the increased
production of the commercial apple
crop this year was made in the east,
the principal apple orchard section
of the country, according to the
Foundation. Here favorable condi
tions prevailed throughout the grow-.
‘ing season, although some sections re-l
ported the crop as maturing lateri
than usual. The crop in the north
west, the only other important com-I
mercial apple section in the countl'y,l
however, suffered severely froml
freezing in late September with the |
result that yields were materially re-l
duced. i
The export trade is likely to affect
fthe apple market to some extent.
‘While increased consumption in Eng
land, one of the big consumers of
American apples, is not expected this
year because of the continued unem
ployment which is beeping the buy
ing power of the country low. Ger
many, another of the big consumers,
is taking more American apples than
the year before. "Improvements in
the purchasing power of the German
people and reduced apple crops in
European countries which compete
with the United States in the Ger
man apple market are given as the
reasons for this year’s increase in
the American apple trade with that
country.
Central Pharmacy
To Open Monday
Under New Owners
The Ben Hill/Drug Co., which was
purchased last Friday by Dr. D. B
Ware, Jim Evans-and others, will
re-open next Monday as the Central
Pharmacy, to be incorporated, with
Jim Evans, the popular druggist in
charge. |
The store is being put in first class.
condition and Mr. Evans left Tuesday
night for Atlanta to purchase addi
tional stock, so that the trade can be
supplied with everything in the drug
line, on opening day.
Commerce Commission
Confirms A. 8.& A.Sale
TOBACCO EXPERT SIGNS ,
GROWERS FOR COMING
SEASON IN BULLOCH CO
2
Statesboro, Ga.—J. C. Hurdle, the
‘tobacco expert, who has been brought!
ito the county by the Bulloch County i
Chamber of Commerce, is fast sign
ing up tobacco growers for the com
ing season. Mr. Hurdle expects to
supervise the growing, gathering,
curing and marketing of approxi
mately 1,200 acres of tobacco, grown
by several hundred farmers. The
plan is to have as large a number of |
farmers as possible put in about 4|
acres of tobacco each, just enough[
for them to give .their personal and'
‘special attention to.
1 . Bulloch county has splendid tobac
‘co growing lands, as does the other
counties-in.this section of the state,
and Mr. Hurdle is of the opinion that
as fine grade of bright leaf tobacco |
can bg grown in this section as any- |
'where in the Southeast. |
Col. A. L. Deal, a prominent Bul
loch county farmer, grew ten acres
of tobacco this year and sold it for
$3,200, or an average of $320 an
acre. A great deal of enthuisasm has
been worked up in Bulloch over to
bacco growing and the chamber of
commerce has brought Mr. Hurdle to
the county to devote his entire time
to this one crop. He is a trained to
bacco man, having had a great deal
of experience in growing tobaceo in
'North Carolina and South Carolina,
and in the Georgia tobacco belt. He
was one of the first men to become
interested in growing tobacco ir
-Georgia.
Out of Style Now
To Carry A Cane
Atlanta, Ga.—Cane carrying, once
‘the vogue of the so-called smart set
in Atlanta, has gone the way of the
wild pigeon, the corkscrew and the
brown derby, Atlanta haberdashers
said today. ‘
A few stores in Atlanta display the
canes in show windows, but only for
show purposes, at least that may be
surmised since one may travel a live
long day in any city street or high
way in Georgia and never once come
across a man carrying a cane, or a‘
cane carrying a man. 1
It would be about as odd a sight
in Georgia now to find a gallant
sporting a cane, a double-breasted
frock coat, rounded cuffs and mut
ton shop whiskers, as it would be to
see a Georgian sitting down to dine
on spinach twigs. In other words
such a man would be classed as loco.
Noted Writer Takes
* Partner In Bureau
Atlanta, Ga.— Adelaide Howell
Bower, known on account of her work
with amateur writers as “the friend
of the beginner writer” has just sold
to Caroline Rosorborough a half in
terest in the Student Writers’ Bu
reau of Atlanta, of which she is pres
ident, according to an announcement
here in literary circles, Miss Ros
borough has been elected secretary
and treasurer of the bureau.
The bureau, which was established
last year, has grown to large ‘propor
tions and much of its success has
been due to the efforts of Mrs. Bower,
it was staoted at the headquarters.
While Mrs. Bower will continue to
give much of her time to the bureau, :
she will also lecture to clubs and or
ganizations interested in authorship.
Both Mrs. Bower and Miss Ros
borough are well known in literary
and newspaper circles of the south.
Mrs. Bower was for several years the
head of the short story department
of an Atlanta newspaper.
COMING VIA CHARLESTON.
i Charleston, S. C.—With the arrival
of the United Fruit Company's steam-.
ship San Bruno from Puerto Castille,
Honduras, which docked at the South
ern Railway’s fruit pier with a cargo
of 36,000 bunches of bananas,
'enough to fill 90 cars, Charleston has
become the port of entry for ba
nanas and othe rimported fruits to
be distributed throughout the South
Atlantic states and into territory as
far west as the Ohio river cities. |
The bananas will be moved to the
interior in refrigerator cars on fast |
freight schedules operated by the
Southern which has rehabilitated its
fruit pier and equipped it with de-|
pressed tracks to facilitate the move
ment of bananas from ships to cars.!
One banana ship will teachi
Charleston each Monday which will
increase the port’s inbound tonnage
and provide regular schedules for ex
ports to Central American and West
Indian ports. By bringing bananas
through Charleston, the United Fruit
Company expects to secure improved
service to the entire South Atlantic
territorv. 43
PUBLISHED EVERY
THURSDAY BY THE
LEADER PUBLISHING CO.
Vol. XXXVE-No. 45.
Reports reached here of a de
cision of the Interstate Com
merce Commission in the case
of the A. B. & A. Railway trans
fer to the Atlantic Coast Line
. System. !
It is understood that the trans
fer was allowed as applied for
and that the new corporation
will take the road over, operat
ing it as a separate unit from the
parent organization.
All rumors ‘heretofore current
about the city and especially
.~-those circulated by some of our
i sidtef cities in the immediate
} territory, of 'a probable removal.
- .of the shops may now be ignored.
It is generally believed, ‘how
| ever that the change will so in-,
| crease the earning power of the
i road that enlarged shops may be
| mecessary and a much larger
{ number of train service em
| ployees be required at this point,
‘ which in its nature will be the
; division headquarters. !
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'FITZGERALD’S FIRST BABY
‘ SHOW A HUGE SUCCESS
' Fitzgerald’s first baby show brought
a crowded hotse at the Grand Opera
House last week .to see their kin
flashed on the screen. Anxious
mothers and fathers, brothers and
sisters filled every seat awaiting the
‘showing of the baby in the family
on the screen: ’ ;
Hundreds of babies taken from
different sections of the city weze
taken and reproduced on the screen.
John Rogers, cameraman :for the
Shutt-Rogers studio has been busy
for the past three weeks photograph
ing and making ready the baby show.
People of today are not altogeth
er interested in the tobacco and cot
ton: crops,’ for Monday and Tuesday
'nights it was shown that the baby
crop is the most wonderful of them
all. Probably ' governors, senators,
orators, capitalists, inventors, artists
and many others were shown in the
iflne group of Fitzgerald’s coming
citizens. "~ 7 - i i ;
~ George Ricker is to be compli
mented on bringing to Fitzgerald auch
a showing and it is hoped by mothers
‘and fathers that in the future anoth
‘er presentation may be shown.
Atlanta, Ga.—Writings of the late
Thos. E. Watson, author and states
man, will soon be available in all
parts of the country as the result of
the formation of a book publishing
company at his home town, Thom
son, Ga., according to announcement
just made here. The concern will be
‘known as the Tom Watson Book com
pany, with its plant and offices in
Thomson, and the granddaughter of
the “late Senator, Mrs. Georgia Lee
Brown, .owner of the Watson copy
rights, controlling the majority of the
stock in the newly organized com
pany.
In addition to the standard and his
torical works of Mr. Watson, the com
pany will republish and distribute
many smaller books and booklets,
such as prose miscellanies, sketches,
life and speeckes of Thos. E. Watson,
Political and Economic Handbook,
Roman Catholic Hierarchy, House of
Hapsburg, Ancient Civilization and
others.
Among Mr. Watson’s best known
lbooks are his Story of France and
Life of Napoleon. These two books:
are used in this country and abroad:
by some of the leading colléeges as
reference and text books. “The vol
ume of sales of these;books in the
United States, as well as in France,
"was highly encouraging to Mr. Wat
son during his lifetime, it was stated,
and caused him to continue produe
ing other historical works, such as
Life and Times of Thomas Jefferson,
Bethany, a story of the Old South,
Waterloo, Life and Times of Andrew
Jackson, a story of the South and
West, and the Last Campaign of Na
polean, the latter never having been
published as it was completed just
before his death in Washington in
September, 1922.
As a candidate at one time for
president of the United States, and
at another time candidate for vice
president, Mr. Watson made a deep
impression in every section of the
‘country by his oratorical ability and
intellectual powers. As the origina
ltor of rural free delivery -of mails, he
was known in the most isolated parts
'of the country. His constructive
iwork in both the House and Senate
' at Washington, together with his lit
lerary writings, made him a national
figome.