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. DEVOTED TO THE
INTERESTS OF FITZGERALD
AND SYIREGRASS GEORGIA
Official Organ U. S. District Court
Did You Ever
Stop to Think
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By Edson R. Waite, Shawnee, Okla.
THAT the way to get business is
to go after it!
THAT an easy, sure and cheap
way to go after it is by the right
kind of advertising. ,
THAT some business men are alert
enough to take advantage of this op-,
portunity; so go further and act uponl
i; while others simply “git steady in
the boat” and do nothing and lose
more than they ever know.
THAT a booster believes in his
city—a crabbed grouch believes only
in himself.
THAT you should stand by your
city and see that she gets due credit
for her progressiveness.
THAT the reason is simple why
you should advertise. The greatest
number of people read your papers,
therefore, they offer the greatest op
portunity of reaching the buyers.
WHAT by the force of will, the
study of the situation, and application
of eommon sense, many cities deter
miwe the policy of their city; then
with bard work, enthusiasm and per
gisdency, they carry out the policy
# a successful conclusion. These
oitdes are known as growing cities.
WHAT the increase in productive
area that looks to your city, either as
its market or source of supplies,
means that your city will benefit in
proportion to the size of the area
developed. :
THE MEN WHO KILI, A CITY
ARE ALWAYS SORRY WHEN IT
IS DEAD. ) 1
: (Copyright 1926)) |
. Retters continue to come to mem
‘bexs of the band and others from
f#riends who had the opportunity to
3ten in on the radio program at
WIAX.
- Miss Marjorie Owens received a
fetter from friends in Ft. Myers, ad
wiwing her of having enjoyed the con
'eert and her own well rendered solo,
and Mrs. E. S. Miller, of Waycross,
#a former resident of this city, writes
#he Leader that she enjoyed the Fitz
georald program and emphasizes the
‘pleasure she had in hearing Miss
Owens sing, and the talk of J. E.
Bxef. R. Glen Johnson, : |
" 'Windle Hotel, - |
Jacksonville, Fla. &
Program came in fine. Enjoyed
‘éach number immensely. Congrat
vlations. |
- Mx. and Mrs. Rex Worthington,
Lakeland, Fla.
Prof. R. Glen Johnson,
Windle Hotel, |
Jacksonville, Fla. |
With mingled emotion we listened
in t 0 your very splendid rendition of
the “Mingle of Operas,” the vocal
polo. and Southern Melodies from
,WJAX this evening. Permit me to
eongratulate you.
g Carl Schuman,
i Chicago, IIL
Former Academic Director of Music
in Chieago.
SHOP COMMITTEE OF A. B.
&ATOPUSHY. M. C. A
Chester Strickland, chairman, W.
C. Clements and L. M. Walker, rep
resenting the A. B. & A. shops and
Arthur Justice, chairman of the local
joint committees, spent Wednesday in
Waycross in the interest of the pro
posed Y. M. C. A. organization.
A strong effort will be made to
form an active organization here and
the information that these gentlemen
will gather from the parent associa
tion at Waycross is expected to fur
nish the incentive for an immediate
drive for memberships among the cit
izens of Fitzgerald.
A full report of the findings of the
committee will be made ‘to the shop
organization at an early date.
esz st R e e S
TO BUILD TWO BUNGALOWS
Jim Casper” has recently purchased
four lots, corner of Bragg and Cen
tral avenue, where he will build two
modern bungalows at an early date.
And We Call Them
Heathens!
;l'q!ko—ln order to halt
. _eéring in funerals, Toyko
%ablhhed a municipal un
dertaking business with rates
considerably lower than those
of private corporations. Low
rates on motor cars also have
been fixed.
THE FITZGERALD LEADER
| "ENTERPRISE and PRESS ,
CONVICTION OF MOB
MEMBERS WORTH
MILLIONS SAYS HON.
JOSEPHUS DANIELS
South Lost Vast Sums
Through Unfavorable
Publicity Causeci By ‘
Former Lynchings
Former Seeretary of the Navy
Commends Very Highly
Coffee County -
~ Atlanta, Ga.—“ The recent convic
tions in the Coffee County lynching
were worth a hundred million dollars
to Georgia in advertising, because
they show that the spirit of the State
is opposed to such lawless outbreaks,”
said Hon. Josephus Daniels, former
secretary of the Navy in a press in
terview here last:week.
The South ‘has 'lost’ 'vast sums
through the unfavorable publicity
caused by lynchings; said Mr. Dan
iels. “Such crimes cannot always be
prevented,” he' continued, “but the
state that punishes those perpetrat
ing them will benefit from the in
creased esteem of the nation. Cof
fee county is to be commended hear
tily for its action in the recent case.”
(RO s :
Mrs. Lon Dickey has purchased thel
J. H. Spence property, corner Jackson
and Central avenue, recently occu-‘\
pied by Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Whitsett.
The house occupies the rear of the
two lots, the front facing Central{f
avenue being reserved for an apart
ment house, for which Mrs. Dickey
is having plans made and will build
early in the new year.
ST GRSt e
CHARLES E. VINSON
Savannah Press:
Funeral gervices for Charles El
Vinson, who died Saturday night
about 12 olclock at Orlando, were
held Monday afternoon from the fun
eral parlors . Rev.
Walter Anthony, D. D., pastor of
Wesley Monumental Methodist
chureh, conducted the services and in
terment -was in Bonaventure ceme
tery. T |‘
' At the grave funeral rites of the
Knights Templar, of which Mr. Vin
son was a member, were conducted.
‘The deceased was also a shriner. He
belonged to Palestine Commandery,
Knights Templar and Alee Temple
of Shriners. He was affiliated with
Solomons Lodge No. 1, F. &A. M.
~ Mr. Vinson leaves his widow, Mre.
Julia B. Vinson; three sons, Lewis,
of Jacksonville; Charles, of Char
lotte, N. C., and Edward Vinson, of
Orlando; one daughter, Mrs. George
Roberts, of Charlotte, three sisters,
Mrs. A. 8.-Hutchinson, of Mt. Vernon,
Mrs. Paul Elkins, of Macon, and
Mrs. Austin -McEachern, of Tampa,
Fla., and two brothers, B. Frank Vin
son, of Macon, and Harry Vinson, of
Fitzgerald. ;
. The pall bearers were T. A. Bry
gon, J. C. Lewis, Gen. Robert J.
Travis, Wylly Clark, Charles McCall
and Sam J. Wheaton.
Editor’s Note—The deceased was
well known to the business men of the
early days of the colony city, which
he visited about every sixty days in
the interest of Meinhard Schaul and
Co., of Savannah, wholesale clothiers.
We extend to his brother, Harry Vin
son, and family our sincere sympathy
in their bereavement.
'JUDGE W. H. FISH
The sympathies of the community
go out to Mrs. Anna Haygood, in the
loss of her brother, the late Chief
Justice W. H. Fish, who died at his
home in Macon Wednesday.
Judge Fish served the state as
chief justice of the supreme court
for 18 years and at his death was
Dean of Mercer University.
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The annual sale of Red Cross
| Stamps, being sponsored by the Wom
ian’s Club, Mrs. R. V. Woodham,
chairman, is being urged.
The litle penny messengers at
tached to your letters or packages
will carry the message of hope to the
many afflicted with tuberculosis for
whose benefit the proceeds of the
sale are exclusively applied.
The stamps may be had at any of
the ' drugstores or hotels and also
through the chairman, Mrs. R. V.
Woodham at 716 S. Main street. Be
sure and attach one of these pretty
little tokens to each of your letters
and Christmas packages. ‘
Fitzgerald; Georgia, Thursday, December 9, 1926
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CITY TOO MOVE FILLING
~ First reading of an ordinance de
claring side walk filling stations un
lawful was read at the meeting of
the city council Monday night, and
‘may be pasagd at the next session of
the city council.
A similar ordinanee was passed
some years ago, but became a dead
letter, none of the subsequent admin
istrations forcing its enforcement.
The rest of the evening was taken
up with routine business, the usual
‘monthly reports of departments be
ing read and bills paid for the month.
CITY ELECTION BE HELD
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21
’
The election of four aldermen and
a member of the Water and Light
and Bond Commission will be held on
Tuesday, December 21st, ratifying
the nominations of the primary elec
tion. -
The -nominees are J. D. Dorminy
for the bond commission and Messrs.
W. R. Paulk, Lacey Ennis, O. L.
Bradshaw and George Gray for the
city council.
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LIONS WILL ENTERTAIN
The Lee-Grant will be fairly
swamped with Lions and their male
cubs Friday night, when fathers and
sons will gather to banquet at .the
popular hostelry.
The 'event $s echeduled for 8
o’clock and & good program of enter
tainment is being provided by the
program = committes, : Lion .Graley
Hale, chairman. :
President W. H. Lasseter will act
as toastmaster during the evening and
a number of vocal and instrumental
artists have been secured to. make
the evening a delightful affair. |
Clarence Lee To Retire
From Service, Dec. 20
The affable Clarence Lee will soon
be missed from his accustomed place
at the postoffice, where he has been
serving its patrons with a smile for
the past twenty years. |
Having reached the age of 64, un
der the rules of the postoffice depart
ment, Mr. Lee is retired and will en
joy a pension from the government
for the balance of his life, which his
many friends hopes will be very, very
long.
Mr. Lee came to Fitzgerald as one
of the first colonists from Nebraska
and started in the newspaper business
with his brother O. D. Lee, both of
whom accepted positions in the post
office during the regime of the late
Mr. Marston, and have served under
Miss Elinor Marston, Geo. Ricker and
W. A. Adams.
Farmers and dairymen will meet
Saturday at 2 P. M., at the Chamber
of Commerce to hear the reports of
the several committees who have been
making a survey of the milk situation
in the county. N
Preliminary information received
from several of the committees indi
cate a sufficient supply of milk in the
county to secure the milk station as
outlined in the Leader of last week.
The Seminole Milk Company, of
Jacksonville, will lease the Fitzgerald
Creamery, receive whole milk or sour
cream, if the supply will indicate a
five hundred gallon daily delivery.
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FIRST WARD CHILDREN
| HAPPY
The happiest. crowd of -children
were those of the First Ward; when
they ‘were inducted Monday morning
into their new school house, with its
many new features, making for the
‘comfort and health of the children.
ECHOS FROM THE MOTORCADE
Fitzgerald Gets Valuable Publicity
Waycross Journal-Herald editorially
under the heading ‘“Congratulations”
The Central Dixie Highway owes
its thanks to Fitzgei’ald.
It was Fitzgerald that initiated the
motorcade of Monday.
It was Fitzagerald that sent out the
publicity for this i.notorcade.
It was Fitzgerald that asked Flok
ston ask that other cities have cars
and men in this motorcade.
It was Fitzgerald that asked Folk
ston to provide a luncheon and Jack
sonville to provide entertainment.
It was due mainly to Fitzgerald
that the_motorcade was such a decid
’ed success. <
Congratulations are 'due Fitzger
ald. :
For one, the Waycross Journal-
Herald takes unstinted pleasure in so
waying tribute to initiative, hard work
’and constructive enthusiasm.
Ocilla Star: .
Amid the plowing of whistles and
ringing of bells the motorcade which
'beza_n at Fitzq@f,}d Monday morning
arrived here on time about 8:30 and
a short stop was made to allow the
;'Ocilla motorists to join the proces
'sion to Jacksonville.
| At various places along the route
representatives of those towns join
ed the motorcade and by the time it
reached Jacksonville the party unm
bered about 200. i
The trip was made in the hope of
arousing interest in getting the por
tion of the Central Dixie Highway
between Waycross and' Macon paved
so as to put this route on an equality
with sny other route leading into
Florida.
Douglas Enterprise: l
The Central Dixie Highway auto
cade, organized through the efforts of]
civic clubs and. highway enthusiasts
of Fitzgerald, I. Gelders, chairman,
in cooperation with other boosting
agencies along the route, passed
through Douglas about 9:45 Monday
morning. All cars were decorated
with bunting and flags. The boosters
were headed toward Florida, where
they were guests of the Florida State
Fair late that night and part of Tues
day. 1
The motorcade was organized at‘
Fitzgerald, on the route thru Ocilla.
Douglas, Nicholls, Alma, Waycross
and Folkston. The procession. pick
ed up cars at every point, and when
Jacksonville was reached, the proces
sion was of some length. The entire
party stopped at Folkston where the
people of Charlton county served an
old fashioned barbecue. From Way
cross to Jacksonville, about 76 miles,
‘the motor caravan viewed an un
'broken stretch of asphalt pavement.
Those joining the motorcade at
Douglas were Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Brewer, Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Price, Mr.
and Mrs. J. R. Slater, J. B. Jardine,
Thos. A. Dixon, Dr. and Mrs. T. H.
Clark, O. F. Deen, A. S. Bussey, Carl
Tanner, L. A. Pope, Walter Youmans,
J. M. Thrash, W. H. Carroll, A. P.
Darby, W. R. Wilson, R. A. Moore,
Mrs. Jesse Upton, and Miss Rebecca
Merrier. These names were furnishe
ed us by one of the party, and we
hope no name has been overlooked.
One of the significant points of in
terest on the trip to Jacksonville was
the old St. Marys river bridge, five
miles south of Folkston. This wood
en span connects the states of Geor
gia and Florida, and has been in ser
vice for a number of years. From
the old bridge is a vista that is a fit
introduction to beautiful Florida. The
old bridge will be abandoned within‘
a short time, giving place to a new
steel and concrete structure to be
placed thirty feet north of the pres
ent span, the contract for which will
be let during the next several weeks
by the Georgia State Highway De
partment. I
In past years the bridge has beeni
operated as a toll bridge, the pro-
ceeds being divided between Charl
ton county in Georgia and Nassau
county in Florida. All tolls will be
removed when the new bridge is
built, and this announcement is wel
comed by Dixie Highway bosters who
desire to give travellers free pass
port, north and south, through the
state of Georgia over the Central
route.
Hawkinsville Dispatch: |
On Monday of last week, a party,
consisting of Mr. Mc. C. Pate, presi
dent of the local chamber of com
‘merce, Mr. E. E. Moore, newly-elect
‘ed secretary, Mr. H. S. Fountain,
treasurer, Miss Cleo McEachern and
Mrs. E. E. Moore represented Haw
ikinsville in the Central Dixie High
way motorcade to Jacksonville.
' The motorcade was in celebration
of the completion of the highway
from Waycross to Jacksonville and
was participated in by sixty-nine cars
bearing approximately 350 people
from the South Georgia section thru
’communities vitally affected by the
gompletion of this integral part of
the Central Dixie Highway. .
' The highway enthusiasts were met
‘at Folkston by the Jacksonville re
‘ception committee, including Mayor
Alsop, Charles A. Clark, W. L. White
‘head, Andrew Smith, C. B. McCorkle,
A. T. Hines, Fred Boston, convention
secretary of the chamber of com
merce; St. Elmo W. Acosta, city com
missioner; Rex Sweat, county traffic
officer; F. O. Miller, president of the
Jacksonville Motor - Club, and Ralph
A. Williams, president of the city
eouncil. 2
A speech of welcome to Folkston.i
was made by H. E. Mallard, secretary
of the board of trade. Mr. Mallard
c¢haracterized the Central ‘Dixie high
way as the main street of America,
and detailed the growth of that sec-{
tion since the inauguration of the!
good roads movement. f
A response of welcome was made
by Isidor Gelders, secretary of the
Central Dixie Highway Association
and one of the most energetic work
ers in establishing the road.
W. T. Anderson of the Macon Tele
graph was lauded as the moving
spirit of the highway by Judge Harry
D. Reed, of Waycross, who commend
ed the spirit of the motorcade and
urged the members to continue to
use their energies for the develop
ment of Goergia roads.
Mayor Alsop was called upon to
make the main address at the Folks
‘ton gathering in the absence of Gov
ernor Clifford Walker of Georgia.
After a pleasant hour at Folkston
the motorcade left for Jacksonville
where it arrived at 5:30 o’clock and
made the final stop of the journey at
Heming Park where parking space
had been provided. |
A concert was played on the band
stand at the park by the Fitzgerald
Concert band, sixty-five piece musi
cal organization which accompanied
the Georgia delegation on their tour.
A short address of welcome was made
)by Mayor Alsop.
- “We are glad to welcome you to
Jackronville,” said the mayor.
“The splendid ovations which have
been given this entire motorcade
along the route to this city, is ex
cellent indication of the popularity
of the highway and the leaders who
brought about the making of this
good road.”
On Tuesday the Georgians were |
guests at the Florida State Fair and
every possible courtesy was shown
them. ’
ELECTION NOTICE
Pine Level Lodge No. 353 will hold
a regular communication Monday
evening, December 13th. The an
nual election of officers to be held.
All members are requested to be
present. 33 oF
‘.. B. L., Coburn, W. M.
J. W. Pearson, Secretary.
Fitzgerald High Be
County Wide School
BUILDING AND LOAN WEEK
BE OBSERVED THIS MONTH
! With plans going forward for the
organization of nine new building and
loan asgociations in as many Georgia
cities and with expressions of approv
}al throughout Georgia, the Georgia
'Building and Loan League’s Educa
‘tional Campaign Thursday seemed as
sured of sensational success.
The Educational Campaign launch
ed at a State League meeting Novem
ber 18 is. to reach a climax during
the week of December 13 to 18, has
been designated as Georgia Building
‘and Loan Week. During that week
newspaper stories, newspaper adver
tising, public speeches, civic club
meetings and all other available med
jums will be wused to broadcast
throughout Goergia the benefits to be
obtained through Building and Loan
development in Georgia. The cam
paign is ‘being adequately financed
by contributions from various Build
ing and Loan Associations through
out the state and from business men
and bankers from Atlanta and other
towns who believe the building and
loan movement is the key to the ul
timate development of all of Geor
gia's vast national resources.
George W. West, president of tho’
Georgia Building and Loan League
week, said Saturday, ‘“the spirit of
the men who are sponsoring the cam
paign is the finest of any civic move
ment with which I have been connect
ed. The League asked at the outset
a fund of $lOOO of which to finance
the Educational Campaign at the ori
ginal meeting. This fund was over
‘subscribed and since the meeting ad-i
ditional contributions have been made
without solicitation, carrying the
[fund substantially over the amount
originally asked.” |
The cities in which new building
and Joan associgtions are to be start
ed .lj",){:\llt of the campaign are:
Newnan; LaGrange, Summerville, Vi
idalia, Rossville, Cordele, Bainbridge,
Gainesville, Carrollton, Hazlehurst
}and Alma.
Expressions of endorsement have
come from leaders of all walks of
life throughout the state. 1
W. R. C. Smith, former president
of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
said, “The Chicago Building and Loan
Association helped me to build my
first home. I would not have saved
and would not have gained the ele
ments of thrift had it not been for
this opportunity.” |
F, A. Wilson-Lawzenson, publisher
of the Atlanta Georgian eaid, “I
know that one of the greatest factors
in the city of Cleveland is the build
ing and loan association, and if we
are to 'bring people down here
through our Forward Atlanta Cam
paign, we must help them find homes
and help them save.”
Milton Bell, cashier of the Federal
Reserve Bank said, “By making home
owners of those people we make them
better citizens with an interest in the
welfare of the community. Anyone
who has invested in a business or
community will have the interest of
that business or community at heart,
and will not become radical. It is
on this theory that many corporations
are distributing stock among their
employees.”
Ward Wight, former president of
the Atlanta Real Estate Board said,
“T am heartily in favor of the move
ment. It is the best thing that has
happened for the real estate business
of the State. There is only $1,250,-
000 invested in building and loan as
sociations in the entire state while
several times this amount could be
loaned to home builders in Atlanta.”
Ivan E. Allen, chairman of the
Forward Atlanta advertising. said,
“Such associations, through absorb
ing surplus capital of persons of mod
est means as well as the rich during
times of high prosperity, leave a read
ily available store of wealth for the
entire community in periods of strin
gency, enabling building operations
to continue regardless of the price
of cotton or the conditions of Wall
street.” :
E. R. Black, president of the Atlan
ta Trust Company, said: “I am a
great believer in every man owning
his own home. It makes him a bet
ter citizen and the state whose people
own their homes will be a conserva
tive state and one in which the busi
ness interests will be amply protect
ed. Building and loan gives them
this opportunity.”
T. C. Erwin, vice-president of the
Citizens and Southern Bank said, “I
am heartily in sympathy with local
building and lean associations where
they are operated under prudent,
conservative management, and be
lieve that such companies are a bless
ing to any community, as they enable
young salaried men to buy and build
homes on long-term, easy payments,
to say nothing of the saving habit
they inspire.” |
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
BY THE
LEADER PUBLISHING CO.
Vol. XXXVI-No. 49
County Board Votes to
Consolidate the High
Schools With City
in January 1927
City to Receive Additional
Funds from State—39 Ru
ral Pupils Registered
The Boards of Education of the
city and county are to be congrat
ulated on their adoption of the pro
gressive county-wide high school plan,
which has been under consideration
by both boards for several years.
Under this plan, children passing
successful examinaitons for the ninth
grade work in the high school in the
city, from any cf the rural schools
of the county, will be admitted to the
ninth grade of the city school, with
all of the privileges of the resident
pupils.
Under the plan, the city will re
ceive from the state an additional
$l,OOO per year, a special fund being
available for accredited high schools
for rural communities. Already 39
pupils from the rural districts’ are
registered at the high school and it
is expected that a number of addi
tional pupils will avail themselves of
the opportunity to secure a complste
high school course.
The following suggestions, if fol
lowed, will save you much time and
annoyance in connection with your
Christmas mailings.
1. Shop early. Stocks are mow
complete.
2, Clerks have time to wait on
you.
3. Pack your gifts so thal ihey
will not get broken. k
4. Have all parcels properly paek
ed, addressed and ready to go before
presenting for mailing.
~ B. Address plainly and fully. Puob
street and number on every pareel.
‘This will probably save delay and
8. Put your return address om
each parcel.
7. Mail now. Place the words
|“Do not open until Christmas” on ihe
outside of parcel. s
8. Avoid the postoffiee between
4:30 and 6:00 P. M., if possible as
that is the busiest part of the day.
9. Place a two cent stamp on all
post cards. ikl
10. All work in postoffices and
all deliveries eicept special delivery
mail, will cease at 13:00 onom em
Christmas Day.
11. The postoffice will be opem
for business on Christmas morning
for 1 hour, 9 %5 10 o’clock. It will
not open in the afternoon.
' 12. Rural carriers will not report
for duty on Christmas Day.
18. City carriers will work until
12 o'clock, making one delivery.
14. Do not =ail up the postoffice
on the telephone and ask if you have
a parcel. All parcels will be deliv
ered as fast as possible after arrival.
15. Bring your postoffice box key
along. We are too busy to stop work
and go after your mail skl 8
Cordially yours, &
W. A. Adams, Postmaster.
Hon. Wesley R. Walker i 8 in cor
respondence with interested parties
in Chicago, with the view of securing
a cannery for this county.
Information received would indi
cate that good profits can be secured
to the farmers growing vegetables,
such as tomatoes, beans, okra, ete.,
if grown in sufficient quantity to as
sure a supply for a cannery, and for
this reason Mr. Walker is making the
initial investigation.
i Should a sufficient number of far
‘mers be willing to contract to plant
‘the desired varieties for canning pur
iposes, a canning factory is assured.
'Those interested may communicate
with Mr. Walker, who is in position to
give more detailed information.
TURN ABOUT FAIR
PLAY—N. ORLEANS
COPS SWAP WIVES
New Orleans, La.—Two New
Orleans policemen have traded
wives. Mrs. Aline Jones, di
vorced wife of John Raymond
Credo, yesterday married E. S.
Blessy. Crede announced to
day that he would soon marry
Mrs. Thelma Esterling, divorced
consort of Blessy. All of the
bridegrooms and brides figured
in the divorce suits which en
abled them to marry again.