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Did You Ever
Stop to Think
?
By E. R. Waite
THAT wide awake business men
never hesitate.
THAT they know the men who hes
itate never arrive.
THAT they know the business that
hesitates is often lost.
. THAT business men must. be up
and doing all the time.
THAT they must be constantly
originating new ideas and advertis
ing.plans and put them into effect.
THAT by so doing they will pro
duce improved business.
THAT the right advertising all the
time increases business.
THAT good ideas inerease busi
ness. Ideas do not hunt the busi
ness men; the business men have to
think them up or hunt them up them
selves.
THAT many varieties of ideas are
handed every business man, but the
sucecess of ideas depends on the de
cision of the business man.
THAT the man who succeeds is not
the man who waits for business, but
is the man who makes up his mind
to get it and then goes ahead and gets
it.
The better a business serves the
public, the hetter business it will
have.
TO PAY WITH THEIR LIVES!
Jacksonville, Fla.—Thrée men were
found guilty of first degree murder
without recommendation of mercy by
a circuit court jury here Tuesday in
connection with the slaying of Mrs.
Mary McMillan who was killed with
an axe in her Jacksonville home last
August 1.
The verdict carries the death pen
alty.
The men convicted were Howard
Shaffer, William Troop and Charles
Stevens.
The case was given to the jury at
3:38 o’clock in the afternoon and the
verdict returned at 8 p. m. after a
recess for an hour at supper time.
Editor’s Note—The victim of these
murderers was a former resident of
this city moving to Florida with her
family about five years ago. Mr. Mc-
Millan was a visitor back here, after
he was released from the hospital and
zave our readers a full account of the
murder at the time.
The old couple were awakened by
the neise of the entrance of the men
into their home and upon investiga
tior, Mr. McMillan was assaulted and
terribly wounded with an axe and
left for dead, after which they attack
ed and murdered the helpless woman.
With the assistance of blood
hounds the murderers were tracked
to their homes by the officers who ar
rived shortly after the assault and
were placed in the Duval county jail.
Mr. McMillan was in a Jacksonville
hospital for a month before he could
be confronted with the murderers
whom he was able to identify.
BAND CONCERT ENJOYED
The first band concert of the year
was given to a large and appreciative
audience on Sunday afternoon at the
Grand.
The band had a new repertoire and
never have played better. The unison
is becoming more marked as also the
shading of expression. The Fall of
Jericho was a descriptive piece of
striking contrast to the ordinary run
of band pieces. It was played excep
tionally well. A free will offering to
defray the expense of opening the
opera house more than covered the
need. Director Johnson comes in for‘
praise incidentally with any compli
ment to the band. A cornet solo by
or. Albert Mathias and a vocal duet
by Miss Owens and Mr. Stokoe were
delightful additions to a well rounded
program. |
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GEORGIA’S FARM POPULATION‘
DECREASES
Georgia had 1,685,213 people liv
ing on the farm in 1920, according
to the VQO census. 1925 U. S.]
Census Statistical Abstract gives
Georgia 1,3310,000 living on the
JFarm.
The per cent of the total state pop
ulation for 1920 living on the farm
was 58.2 per cent. For 1925 this
had dropped to 42.3 per cent. This
shows the remarkable decrease of 22.2
per cent in five years. .5}..15 is the
largest decrease shown for any state
in the union. Here is a problem that
neede the serious study of fidanciers,
edueators, political economists, agri
cultural experts and students in gen
eral of social problems.
THE FITZGERALD LEADER
P . °
rellmlnary
F °
or Shgh
Saturday
Colonel Philip Newbern, at
torney for Harry K. Sligh, has
made application for a prelimi
nary hearing before Judge J.
J. Flanders, of Ocilla, before
whom the original warrant for
the arrest of Sligh was sworn
out.
Application for bond has been
denied by Solicitor General R.
S. Foy, of the Tifton eircuit,
hence the trial before Judge
Flanders.
Col. J. B. Wall, former solici
tor gemeral of the Cordele Cir
cuit, has been engaged as leading
counsel by the family of Mr.
Sligh since above was written.
BOND COMMISSION ADDS
TO LOCAL LLIHGT PLANT
The water, light and bond commis
sion purchased an additional 325 K.
W. engine for the light plant, which
will be synchronized with the electric
units already installed,, giving the
plant a capacity for power or domes
tie uses for a city of fifteen thousand
population.
The cost of the new engine is $14,-
500, which will be paid for out of the
earnings of the plant.
SIDEWALK PUMPS BEING
REMOVED
The sidewalk service pumps loca
ted throughout the eity are being re
moved this week in accordance with a
recently passed ordinance prohibiting
them. >
These old timers were handy so
long as the cars were limited and now
that the room fer parking is ge#ting
to be a problem they had to go to
keep pace with the times. However,
there will be no scarcity of service
stations, @s all the prominent corners
are being made into filling stations.
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Oscar Mars, sentenced to be elec
trocuted next Monday in the state
prison was taken to MilledgeviHe this
forenoon by Deputy Sheriff J. B.
Roberts and Messrs Carroll and Bbnd
as special guards.
Dewey Fowler, convicted of vio
lating the prohibition law was also
taken to the state prison, to serve a
sentence of twelve months.
Bakersfield, Cal.—The cats of the
Kern county low land area are hav
ing expesiences which rarely or never
come into the feline existence. They
are retreating in fear and confusion
before the tumbling hords of mice
which have infested an area of nine
ty-six miles afound Taft, Fellows and
Ford City.
Poisoned gram strewn in the paths
of the rodents migration s Kkilling
tens of thousands of them.
For several days the mice have
been moving out of the old Beuna
Vista lake bed, which had been turn
ed into a grain field. The mice were
robbed of food when a great flock
of sheep was turned into the field.
The situation became so acute that
county authorities called for help
from the United States biological sur
vey and the state bureau of pest con
trol.
E. Raymond Hall, University of
}California zoologist, after inspecting
the infested smeas, declared conditions
iwere “unbeliavable.” ‘
All clothing must be shaken before‘
its ewner dare wear it, he said. An
|oil field driller declared he arose one
‘morning and disocvered that the mice
had eaten all his clothes. The mice
migrate over the land like a moving
carpet and have made automobile
travel in certain spots virtually im
possible.
Despite the heavy toll taken by the
poisoned grain the mice have forged
ahdad. Poison gas was also resorted
to in some instances.
Mr. Hall declared that the plague
was aggravated by tHe fact that for
years an unceasing warfare has been
waged on the natural enemies of|
mice, such as coyotes, wildcats, hawks
and other predatory beasts and birds.
He reporfed that hawks and owls
were swarming from far eff points.
Thousands of ducks were also halt
ing in their migrations to drop down
on the rodents.
Despite all efforts of men and
beasts, Professor Hall said, the in
vaders in the Kern oil fields, making
imperative a cessation of all activi
ties.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
ANNUAL MEETING FRIDAY
ANNUAL REPORTS BE HEARD—
COLLIER, OF A. B. & C.
SPEAKER
The annual meeting and election of
officers for 1927 of the Chamber of
Commerce will be held Friday night
in the Odd Fellows hall, to be enliv
ened with a luncheon set by the stu
dents of the Domestie Science class
of the high school and the P. T. A.
of the 2nd ward.
The entire membership is to be the
guests of the organization which is
expected to be out in full force. The
following is the program for the even
ing:
Meeting called to order by Presi
dent Mayes.
.Supper. i
Message by the President.
Report of the Highway Committee
—J. H. Palmer, chairman.
Report of the Advertising Commit
tee—F. R. Justice, chairman.
Report of the gricultural Commit
tee—R. E. Lee, chairman.
Report of the Entertainment Com
mittee—O. L. Bradshaw, chairman.
Report of the Steering Committee
—J. E. Turner, chairman.
Report of the Treasurer—J. C.
Glover.
Report of the Secretary—Bruce
Nay. |
Address—V. L. Collier, agricultur
al and marketing agent, A. B. & C.
railroad.
Election of officers.
Two Hotels Converted
Into Modern Structures
Atlanta, Ga.—The problem of tak
ing two structures built a number of
years ago and bringing them up to the
highest type of modern hotel con
struetion, offered an architectural and
engineering problem which required
serious consideration in planning the
Hampton hotel annex, it was stated
by Atlanta buil@ers.
When Wade H. Davis, operator of
the Hotel Hampton, determined on
his expansion program to include the
old Candler hotel, he engaged the ser
vices of G. Lloyd Preacher and com
pany, Atlanta architects, for the work
because of the unusual success attain
ed by this firm in revising cther ho
tels as well as planning many ef the
most important hotels i the South.
The Preacher company, which is the
supervising architects of the Atlanta
public schoels, planned the annexes
to the Hotel Ansley and the Cecil ho
tel, in addition to its many large jobs
in hotels and apartments in Atlanta.
In approaching their problem, the
architects were confronted with the
necessity of completely revamping
the old Candler hotel property. For
tunately, the Hampton property back
ed up directly into the Candler ho
tel, and bit of new construction was
sufficient to link to two together, at
the same time giving an additional
room on each floor and necessary ser
vice stairs for the enlarged hotel.
The lobby hall of the Hampton was
then extended through to the cerktral
corridor of the Candler on each floor.
SUTLIVE MADE PRESIDENT
Blaclkshear, Ga.—Pierce Counttans
met at the Masonic hall Thursday
evening for the election of officers
for the year 1927. The nominating
committee eonsisting of Alvin Rat
ilifl', J. B. Simpson and Leonard Green
iberg presented the fellowing slate of
officers: president W. K. Sutlive; vice
president, M. 0. Williams; secretary,
F. W. Freyman; directors, Alex Gil
more, A. J. Strickland, T. B. Wiley,
L. J Cason, E. D. Wisonant, Roma
Thomas. This slate of officers was
eleeted by acclamation.
With the exception of the presi
dent the present officers were re
elected. M. O. Williams has been the
president since the organization and
W. K. Sutlive, vice-president. These
two officers merely swapped places.
Robert G. Mitchell was called upon
and delivered a splendid talk we
counting the advance Blackshear and
Pierce county had made within the
last year. The speaker stated that
more than seventy-five new homes
had been erected in Blackshear since
the birth of the Pierce Countians, not
to mention the numerous buildings
and other improvements which had
materialized throughout the entire
county. He gave great credit to the
organization "and the retiring presi
dent, M. 0. Williams, whose activity
gave birth to the organization.
Nearly 200 members are now enrolledl
and it is expected to materially in
crease this membership within thel
present year. Over 50 members were
present. Oysters were served by the
Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist
church.
B
COUNCIL HAS SPECIAL SESSION
A special meeting of the city coun
¢il 'was held Tuesday night to listen
to agents for various tractors, one
of which the city desires to purchase.
No selection was announced.
Fitzgerald, Georgia, Thursday, January 27, 1927
CARMEL, NEW YORK, FAILS
TO GET IN LIMELIGHT QVER
BROWNING DIVORCE TRIAL
A prize fight made Shelby, Mont.,
a city for a week. A murder trial
converted Somerville, N. J., into a
metropolis for many weeks. A bat
tle over the teaching of evolution ini
the schools citified Dayton, Tenn.|
And trial of the' suit of Frances
(Peaches) Henan Browning for sep
aration from her husband, Edward
W. Browning, came within an ace of
putting Carmel, N. Y., on the map.
Shelby, Mont.,, went dead broke
and quickly lost its place in the sun
after Jack Dempsey whipped Tommy
Gibbons there. Somerville, N. J., is
just a small town again since the
Hall-Mills trial ended. Dayton, Tenn.,
lgoes its old way since Johm Thomas
Scopes was convicted of teaching the
l“monkey” theory in violation of a
| state law.
' But Carmel, New York, is discon
solate. It was ready for fame. Then
trial of the Browning suits was shift
ed to White Plains, N. Y.
Was Already: for Battle
Everybody in Carmel, ’tis said, was
getting ready for the big day, Jan
uary 24, when thé Browning court
battle got under way. ‘
~ Carmel has about a thousand citi-'
zens. Its main street is a highway.
Carmel has a railroad and a station,
but trains are few and far between.
The charming white frame court
house was all prepared for its share
in this exciting affair. The building,
by the way, is 112 years old.
Town Was Excited
Carmel had not been so excited
and has not been so disappointed as
it is today since the last county fair
was held there. And that was 26
years ago. Newspaper reporters and
photographers have not been seen in
the Carmel court house in five years
but big benches and tables were ready
for them. Now they will not be used.
Lunch rooms were all set for a
thriving business—for did not hot
dogs sell for a dellar each while
Somerville was entertaining the Hall-
Mills trial? Rooming houses were
hanging out their “Vacant” signs. A
big crowd was expected. But no
crowds came.
~ The principals in the case, the
!wealthy New York City real estate
'man and his child bride, who was his
!second Cinderella, were ready for
Ithe big time. Each has issued a last
iminute challenge to the other. |
~ ‘“Peaches” expects to have no less
‘than 56 witnesses to appear in her
‘behalf. Browning, it is understood,
‘will have 97 witnesses. ‘
The charges in the case have not
been made public. Justice Morsch
auser has termed the documentary
evidence “slush.” Unofficial reports
have it that the complaints are of an
unprintable ndpure.
Browning, through his attorneys,
has charged that he was the vietim of
a plot when he married Peaches. He
asserts that the girl and her mother,
Mrs. Caroline Heenan, engineered the
marriage so that they might get rich
quickly and easily. Mrs. Browningg
also was accused of being a ‘“fortune
hunter” and a “gold digger.” i
To these charges, however, Mrs.
Heenan made the following reply:
“g golden day will come to Babe
in court to repay her for the six
months of mental anguish she suf
fered. In court will come a greater
reward. We feel that what Babel
will reveal will enforce a great less,on!
and accomplish more good than any-|
thing that may be bought with all -ofi
Browning’s millions. We should win
the case easily.” : ‘
!
' Transportation Helps
Standard of Living
Standards of living have been im
proved by means of improved trans
' portation, it was stated by Col. B. L.
' Bugg, president of the A. B. & C.
railway.
“We ean intelligently and profita
bly specialigs in production; we can
do better work and more of it and
get more for it; we can exchange our
products for the products of all parte
of the world as we need them; they
are easier to get and we are better
able to pay for them than ever be
fore,” said Col. Bugg.
Col. Bugg pointed out the depen
}dance of the railroads upon the well
‘being of their patrons. |
f “While they, the roads, may appear
at times to prosper in spite of am
economic depression such prosperity‘f
js short lived and they must sooner
or later face the inevitable fact thatj
the well being of all is the only real
basis of prosperity for themselves,"{
he said. 1
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CHAUTAUQUA TO OPEN HERE‘
APRIL 23
Announcement of the opening date
of the Redpath Chautauqua for this
season has been received by Secre
tary Bruce Nay. Bhe opening num
ber will be held on Saturday, April
23. The entire program for the week‘
will be published as soon as received
and is expected to exceed in interest,
entertainment and instruetion any
previous season. .
Home Her Career t
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W EmpmsasTer)p £
t is not necessary to go outside
‘ the home for a career, says Mrs.
- Charles G. Dawes, wife of Vice
Pres., of U. S, “The Second Lady
l of the Land,” cares little for out
side interests or sports, she is an
ardent lover of her home and cen
| ters her life upon it : ' ‘
KIWANIS CHAIRMEN ARE
NAMED BY GOV. BROOKE
Monroe, Ga.—District Governor
!Arth-ur Brooke, of Atlanta, has an
‘nounced the following district or
;state committee chairmen for the
year 1927:
Agriculture—Lyman B. Veeder,
Cornelia, Ga. |
Business Standards—B S. Thomp
son, Madison, Ga. ‘
Classification —J. W. Jacobs,
Gainesville, Ga.
Convention Program—B. L. Bugg,
Brown building, tlanta, GaG.
Finance—Emmett Williams, Mon
roe, Ga.
Good Will and Grievance—R. L.
McKenney, Macon, Ga.
Inter-Club Relations—R. H. Jones,
Jr., Citizens & Southern Bank, At
lanta, Ga.
Kiwanis Education—Frank M. Oll
iver, Savannah, Ga.
Laws and Regulations—J. L. West
moreland, Candler building, Atlanta,
Ga.
Music—Francis Williams, Macon,
Ga.
Public Affairs—Carden C. Bunn,!
Cedartown, Ga.
| Publicity—Ernest Camp, Monroe,
Ga.
Under Privileged Child—Dr. C. C.
Harrold, Macon, Ga.
Special Committees
Efficieney Contest—Louis Ellis,
Americus, Ga.
Attendance Contest — Jere M.
Pound, Athens, Ga.
On-to-Memphis — A. A. Pound,?
Jackson, Ga.
i District Convention—H. D. Reed,
IWaycross, Ga.
Re-Forestation—R. E. Benedictine, |
Brunswick, Ga.
Special District Committees
Public Health—Dr. T. J. McAr
thur, Cordele, Ga.
Martha Berry School—W. W. Mun
dy, Cedartown, Ga.
Drainage—Dan G. Bickers, Savan
nah, Ga.
Highways—H. D. Reed, Waycross,
Ga.
Speakers—F. W. Webb, Valdosta,!
Ga. l
New Industries—V. R. Carswell,
Brunswick, Ga. l
WAR OVER CIGARETTES !
For the fourth time in five years
,the state of Kansas is embroiled in
a battle over its 15-year old law pro
:hibiting the sale and use of cigarettes.
‘Bills to repeal the law have been in
‘troduced in both branches of the leg
iislature.
| Foes of the anti-cigarette law as
‘sert that it is a joke. Cigarettes are
both sold and smoked throughout the
state, they assert. Kansas wants‘
good roads, and these men su;z;:cst{
that cigarettes be placed on sale and
taxed as a means of raising $500,000
a year toward this end. '
Attempts were made to repeal the
anti-cigarette law in 1921, 1923 and
1925, but each time the attempt met
close defeat. Now a new war is be
ing waged to take the stripes off cig
arettes and restore them to legal cit
izenship in the state alMne in its dis
tinction.
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FITZGERALD PEOPLE IN
ACCIDENT
On Sunday afternoon a collision
occurred on the Ashburn road be
tween the cars of Mr. Abe Kruger
and Dr. G. W. Julian, of Tifton.
There was no serious injury te the
occupants except to Mrs. Julian who
suffered some lacerations. Mrs. Al
len Garden was with her parents and
suffered some bruises. Both cars
were damaged to some extent. The!
accident occurred by too close mar-l
gins taken by three cars in passing.
The blame and damage was assumed’
voluntarily by Mr. Kruger. ;
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FOUNDER OF CORDELE BURIED
IN ATLANTA
Atlanta, Ga.—Funeral services for
H. C. Bagley, retired insurance and
business man arid founder of the
towns of Cordele, Richland and“ He
lena, Ga., was buried here Wednesday.
He died aftsr a short iliness.
Lions Sponsoring
Countywide High
School in Ben Hill
Two itenerant peddlers, soliciting
about town for the sale of some clean
ing preparation, were warned by the
police this morning to take out li
cense for their business or leave the
city. Whilst one of the firm (?)
made his way to the city hall to se
cure a license for peddling, Dunlap,
the other member continued on his
rounds on South Lee street and en
tered the home of Mrs. C. M. Wise
and secured a fine woolen blanket,
which he secreted under his over
coat and carried to his room on S.
I(}rant street.
Officer Barna being notified of the
loss of the blanket, made search and
found it in possession of Dunlap,
whom he turned over to the county
authorities.
r A MESSAGE FROM BORDEAUX,
FRANCE
0. W. Fletcher is authority for the
information that he tuned in on Bor
deaux, France, on his Crosley radio
and had a five minute musical pro
gram from that far off French city.
Some radio stunt!
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LOCAL STUDENTS WILL
COMPETE IN NATIONAL
MEAT STORY CONTEST
Miss Lucyle Cook, home economics
teacher at the Fitzgerald High school,
is entering a number of her students
for competition in the Fourth Nation
al Meat Story contess which si just
getting under way in high schools of
the United States. Miss Cook has
made request of the National Live
Stock and Meat Board of Chicago,
under whose auspices the contest is
held annually, for the necessary num
ber of entry blanks for her girls.
Those competing in the contest
will soon begin the preparation of
their stories, it is said, and the stories
then must be forwarded to Chicago
where they will be judged by a com
mittee of home economics authori
ties. University scholarships and cash
prizes are to be awarded to success-.
ful contestants in all sections of the
country, according to the contest
rules.
No restrictions are placed on sub
ject except that they must deal with
some phase of the subject of meat or
live stock. few typical titles men
tioned are ‘“Meat—lts History and
Uses,” “Meat, and Its Relation to
Health,” “The Story of Beef, Pork,
or Lamb,” “Meat, a Factor in Ag
gressive Civilization,” “Meat Hints
for the Young Housewife,” “Bill Cut
ting Cuts and How I Cook Them,”
“The Value of Meat in the Diet,” and
“I Learn to Buy Meat.”
The National Meat Story contest
has become an annual institution in
high schools, to quote the National
Live Stock and Meat Board. The
Board points out that this plan of in
struction has been found most suc
cessful by teachers in schools of
every state in the union. It not only
assists the teaching of the subject of
meat but tends to direct more atten
tion to the entire course of home eoo
nomics; and home economics is con
sidered of greater importance today
than ever before as the trend is to
ward education to solve the many
problems which confront the house
wife.
ODD FELLOWS INSTALL NEW
OFFICERS
The following officers were install
od Tuesday night to serve Fitzgerald
Lodge No. 35, I. 0. O. F. for 1927.
C. A. Miller, district deputy, offi
ciating.
George Crawford, Noble Grand.
Lloyd Meeks, Vice Grand.
P. H. Spence, Chaplain.
C. A. Ginn, Recording Secretary.
C. A. Miller, Financial Secretagy.
E. A. Bullard, Treasurer.
S. B. Bullard, Warden.
H. E. Nelson, R. S. of N. G.
F. J. Hanson, L. S. of N. G.
E. B. Grigsby, R. S. of V. G.
Elbert Gibbs, L. S. of V. G.
T. H. Owens, Conductor.
J. B. Gaskin, O. G.
A, Garcia, I. G.
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FIRST M. E. CHURCH
W. C. McGarity, Pa#stor
Church School, 10 A. M., Burr
Stokoe, Supt. |
Morning worship, 11:30.
Evening worship, 7:30.
Mid-Week Prayer Service each
Wednesday, 8:15 P. m.
“The Church Where a Welcome
Awaits You.”
DEVOTED TO THE
INTERESTS OF FITZGERALD
AND WIREGRASS GEORGIA
Vol. XXX VII-No. 4
Committee to Investi
gate and Report
to Club
Will Also Try to Get City
on Air Mail Route Between
Atlanta-Jacksonville
An interesting meeting of the Lions
Club was held Wednesday at their
new quarters in the Empire Hotel and
was the occasion to adopt two pro
jects for the ensuing year, each of
which may be of unusual service to
the entire community.
- Lion Chastain’s proposal to co-op
‘erate with the city and county boards
of education for the erection of a
county-wide high school in Fitzgerald
met with approval of the ¢lub mem
bership and a motion was adopted to
have the public welfare committee to
make a full investigation of the pro
ject and submit their recommenda
tions to the club at its next meet
ing.
A proposal to secure a permanent
landing field for aero mail planes,
and have Fitzgerald included as one
of the permanent stopping points of
the aero mail between Atlanta and
Jacksonville was also approved, pro
viding the location may be secured
and the city authorities interested in
its preparation. Lion Gelders and W.
A. Adams were named a committee
by President Lasseter to get into eom
munication with the authorities and
the owners of the land and report to
the club at an early date.
Miss Myrtle Agee, Sam Jones and
Jim Evans furnished the musical pro
gram for the luncheon and proved
themselves capable entertainers,
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The model service station just com
pleted by the Standard Oil Company
on the corner of Grant and Magnolia
streets will open for business Satur
day when the company will give 4
quarts of oil free to their patrons.
The station is one of beauty and
}is conveniently arranged for quick
service.
HAPPY WHOSE HOME IS HERE;
WINTER JOYS IN THE SOUTH
Advantages enjoyed by those who
make their homes in the South, to
which thousamds from other sections
journey annually to escape the rigors
of winter in less hospitable climes,
are pointed out in an advertisement
of the Southern Railway system, ap
pearing in February magazines under
the heading: ‘ “Happy,’ I said ‘Whose
Home is Here.”’
This advertisement, the fifth of a
series being carried by the Southern
in national publications having a com
bined eirculatiorn of 10,000,000 is il
lustrated by an attractive soumthern
farm view and reads as follows:
When winter comes, with sleet and
slush—when bleak March winds make
spring remote—fortunate those who
live in the South, where others come
for sunshine and health.
Here the farmer is not subjected to
‘the rigors of NortHern winters. He
and his family and his crops do well
where the outdoor months number
twelve. h
Industry also profits from the
blessings of the climate. In the thriv
ing factories of the South people
work in the sunshine—and they live
in well-kept, healthy communities.
Strong of stature, healthy and en
ergetic, the Southern people the year
round reap the benefits of a moderate
climate.
'COLORED SCHOOL BUILDING
IS NEAR COMPLETION
The building on Monitor Drive will
be ready for occupancy by the color
ed schools in another week. The
building is incomplete however ae
cording to first plans, only six rooms
instead of eight being prepared for
occupancy.
The same condition occurred with
the second ward at its erection. Had
the first plans been complied with,
| and eight rooms completed, Mr. Hill,
!repreSentative of the Rosenwald fund
for the Negros, would have provided
an ample equipment fund for the
building. At present there is a hitch
about this donation. The loss of a
possible $2,0600 denation is worth
looking into by the proper authorities.
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TIMELY RAIN
The rain last night was just in time
to save the tabaeco plants, which up
to now have been making slight pro
gress. Tobacco growers feel more
encouraged mow that their plants are
out of danger. :