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ABROGATION OF TWO-THIRD
RULE CHECKED BY CAN
DIDATES BUT SMITH
PLAN HAS JOKER
By John H. Perry
Democratic leaders and managers
of candidates for the presidential
nomination by that party, feel that
the two-third rule governing nomina
tion i« domed and will be eliminated
before the 1928 convention gets down
to business.
Such fact is god news—because the
two-third rule has never been any
thing other than destructive.
But it seems some of ‘“the boys”
cannot give up the two-third rule idea
without playing a bit of politics—or
taking advantage of the situation by
injecting a bit of stategy which might
be used to presenmt advantage—but
which without doubt would do much
harm in time to come as the two
third rule has done in the past.
Partisans and boosters of Gov. Al
Smith, of New York, have laid down
three major pre-cenvention lines of
attack. Approval of this strategy
has been given by a number of Demo
cratic leaders throughout the country.
The best known of these perhaps is
Charles J. Greathouse, of Indiana,
former secretary of the Democratic
National Committee. They are:
I—Nation wide campaign against
the two-thirds rule and substituting
majority choice.
2—Casting for individual viva voce
vote by each delegate, rather than by
state delegation, even though bound
by unit rule.
3—Elimination of candidates for
office and officeholders as delegates
to the national convention.
Certainly the voters want to fight
the two-third’s rule and for the adop
tion of the majority choice. However
observe the second line of the attack.
“Casting of individual viva voce vote
by each delegate, rather than by state
delegation, even tho bound by unit
rule.’” - ¢
Here is the Joker
Serious exception should be taken
to this or, at least, to the unlimited
rule of allowing any delegate to vote
as he sees fit, for this reason:
The great majority of the state:
throughout the nation have preferen
tial primaries. That means that the
primary vote is the choice of that
state, and that she delegate so select
ed is instructed thereby to vote for
the state’s preferential primary
choice.
To allow any delegate so instructed
to violate the state’s instructions as
imposed by the result of the primary
would be tantamount to allowing one
of the electors, chosen to cast the
electoral vote of the state for presi
dent, to disregard the electoral vote
of the state, and vote for whomever
his personal wishes dictated.
Incidentally, this would also open
the door to unlimited graft and cor
ruption. The state of Wisconsin
might send a dozen instructed dele
gates who had, by preferential presi- |
dent primaries vote, instructed its
dozen delegates to vote for McAdoc.
or Smith or anyone else; and whc
could, by the promise of an appoint
ment to political office, of a bribe,
disregard their state’s instruction and
vete for whoever they pleased, and
disregard the instructions of the state
which they were representing, or
rather misrepresenting, in selling out.
When Not Instructed
oOf course the unit rule could be
abolished and perhaps should be abol
ished where the delegate has not
pledged himself expressly to a cer
tain candidate in order to receive the
following and support of that candi
date. In such instance he should be
allowed to vote for whom he pleases,
but whenever a state instructs him
o vote for a certain candidate, it is
nothing short of treason -for him to
violate that instruction.
Also, if -he has made pledges in a
convention to support a certain can
didate, and the delegates in the state
state eonvention who select him, se
lect him because of his pledge to sup
port certain candidates for president,
then, in that event, he should not be
allowed to alter his vote when he ar
rives in the National Convention to
nominate the Democratic nominee for
President.
A« to the third proposition: Elim
ination of candidates for office and
officeholders as delegates to the na
tional convention, there might be con
siderable merit to this.
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F LETCI%K‘.KD FILLING STAT:E%!
The attractive filling station of the
Fletcher Motor Company, in the Odd
Fellows building has been completed
and is quite an addition for that part
of the city. A complete line of tires
and tubes and auto accesseries is be
ing carried by ‘the compifi‘w, besides
being fully equipped for repair work
on all makes of cars. They are the
sales agents for Nash cars in this ter
ritory.
THE FITZGERALD LEADER
SIXTY-FOUR IN NATIONAL
COMMITTEE FAVOR
ABROGATION
Mr. George F. Milton, of
Tennessee, announced in New
York last week that Clyde L.
Herring and Mrs. T. M. O’Neil
of the Democratic National
Committee for lowa, had vir
tually completed a canvass of
the National Committee and
found that 64, and probebly 72
of the 108 members were on
record as being in favor of ab
rogating the two-third rule in
the 1928 convention which
means that if the 64, pledged
to abrogate, stick to their
pledge, the rule which has dead
locked so many Democratic
conventions will be abolished.
A majority vote is all that is
necessary.
~ Probably the greatest and most in
‘teresting gathering of good roads ad
vocates, engineers, commissioners and
road builders that has ever met, will
assemble in Savannah on June 6th to
11th when the 15th annual convention
of the United States Good Roads As
sociation and the eleventh annual
convention of the Bandhead National
Highway association and allied organ
izations will hold their annual meet
ings.
Invitations were extended from
twelve of the leading cities of the
United States and Canada for the
1927 conventions. The executive
committees of the two organizations
carefully considered the invitations
and selected Savannah, Georgia.
Already seven governors, a num
ber of United States Senators, sever
al Congressmen and a number of
State Highway Commissioners and
Engineers have accepted invitations
to attend and take an active part in
the program.
Gov. H. L. Whitfield, president of
the United States Good Roads asso
ciation and Col. T. L. Kirkpatrick,
president Bankhead National High
way association, are very much pleas
ed with Savannah as the convention
city amd will put forth every effort
to make the convention a great sue
cess. |
Mr. J. A. Rountree, director-gen
eral of both of the organizations with
permanent headquarters in Birming
ham, has just returned from Savan
nah where he has been for the past
week investigating and arranging the
details for the 1927 convention. He
reports that Savannah is an ideal con
vention city and that the people of
Savannah are quite enthusiastic over
the coming of the convention. |
Hon. Robt. Hull, mayor of Savan
nah and Col. A. B. Lawton, president%
of the Savannah Board of Trade, rep
’tesenting the people of that city have}
given assurance that everything pos
sible will be done to make the con
ventions the greatest in their history.
Director General Rountree has
started an active campaign for the
Savannah Convention and will keep
up the work not only at permanent
headquarters in Birmingham but on
March Ist will open temporary head
quarters at Savannah where he will
go and remain for three months, as
sisted by a competent office force
working on the details of the conven- |
tion. |
Did You Ever
Stop to Think
?
i By Edson R. Waite
| THAT it takes civic pride and a
progressive community spirit to make
}better cities.
‘ THAT no city can progress far on
the road of Progress as long as there
is constant friction between its cit
izens.
- THAT great progress is made by
cities who have co-operation and
teamwork.
THAT many cities seem to be play
ing dead. Now is the time for them
to come to life.
THAT in some sleepy cities many
of the prominent citizens only try to
keep the home city about three jumps
ahead of failure, and most of the
balance of the eitizens seem satisfied.
THAT many cities have a bunch of
quitters, the kind of fellows who quit
before they start. What there cities
need is a bunch of good starters, men
who are good stickers and finishers.
Citias that all full of good starters
and good finishers usually focus their
eyes on the future, get a good start
and stick until their city arrives.
Men who are constantly throwing
cold water on projects that mean a
bigger, better and brighter and busieri
home city usually get into hot wa
ter. J
Fitzgerald, Georgia, Thursday, February 3, 1927
ARGUMENTS TO BE HEARD BE
FORE JUDGE CRUM
FRIDAY
Attorney A. J. McDonald made an
eleventh hour effort to stay the exe
cution of his client, Oscar Mars, and
secured an order from Judge D. A.
R. Crum staying the electrocution set
for Monday, January 31st.
Mars was taken to the state prison
at Milledgeville Thursday, January
27th to await the date for electrocu
tion, which had been set for the third
time by Judge Crum.
The case has been before every
tribunal vested with authority to re
view the law and the evidence and
each had sustained the verdict of Ben
Hill Superior court and the sentence.
Through the absence from the state
of Governor Walker, it became im
possible to present application for a
stay of sentence before him in time
to operate for the 31st, hence the ap
plication before Judge Crum.
Mars, as will be remembered was
found guilty of the murder of his
‘wife, whom he shot to death in an
‘automobile near their former home
in the cotton mill village, July 26,
1925, awd escaped to Arkansas at
‘the time. Soon thereafter he volun
!tarily returned to Ben Hill county
‘and gave himself up to Sheriff Dor
‘miny. He was tried during the fall
term of Ben Hill Superior Court in
1925 and found guilty by the jury‘
without a recommendation, carrying
with it the death penalty.
The case was appealed and three
dates have been set for his electro
cution. Deputy Gordon Roberts
brought Mars back to the county
Sunday and he is now awaiting the
final disposition of his case in the
county jail. -
Arguments in the case will be
heard by Judge Crum next Friday at
Cordele. :
GOVEERNMENT MAY OPERATE
SHOALS |
Washington, D. C.—The suggestion
that Congress with years of accumu
lation testimony may yet decide upon
government operation, was advanced
today by Representative James, rank
ing Republican of the House Military
Committee, now conducting new
hearings on private bids. James in
terrupted an explanation of the
American Cynamid Company’s bid.
He favored the early Ford bid, but
was opposed to all private offers
since.
MRS. A. J. CAMERON
Mrs.A.J. Cameron died at the home
|of her son, west of the city, Wed
nesday afternoon after a short illness.
The remains will be taken to her for
mer home in Telfair county for inter
ment. She is survived by her hus
band and seven children, and a large
number of other relatives in this and
Telfair county.
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Builders In East
Buy South’s Brick
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Atlanta, Ga.—The southern man
‘ufacturers of brick have broken into
‘the East and placed a contract for
10,000,000 brick with builders in
New York. This order is said to ex
ceed previous single sales by 6,000,-
000. Through the plaeing of thisf
large order, the way is open for|
other orders of like character and
amount, it was stated. ~ l
For many years New Jersey and |
the West have supplied the brick for'
practically all building in the East,i
Atlanta manufacturers stated. These,
sections of the country being noted'
and established as brick manufactur-|
ing centers, the business has gone to |
those points without competition, itl
was shown. Now that the southern
manufacturers of brick have awak-|
ened to the advantages possessed by
this section through water transporta
tion, brick men here say, it is be
lieved that this section of the coun
try will soon become the brick mart
of the United States. l
Georgia is a great state for man
ufacturing brick and some of the
largest plants in the nation are lo
cated in this state. Local manufac
turers say that it is only a matter
of time when every building of any
importance built in the east will be
built out of Georgia brick—the same
as is the case with Georgia granite
and marble.
Manufacturers of brick in the west
are deprived of water transportation
and are forced to ship by railroad,
which takes a much higher rate than
the water rate from the South. Con
sequently the South can deliver brick
in New York for less money than
their western competitors.
The clay in this ‘section of the
country is just as satisfactory for
manufacturing brick as is the clay
in any other section of the country.
Labor is cheap and the cost of pro
duction is naturally less, which af
fords the southern manufaaturer an
advantage that cannot be overcome
by the New Jersey and Wastern man
ufacturers. |
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IPAVING COMPLETED ON
- PERRY-MACON HIGHWAY
Traffic has been resumed over the
Macon-Perry highway, a stretch of
roadway 29 miles in length and a di
rect route which tourists travelling
north and south rtaverse. The road
has ben paved from Macon to Perry
and this now gives a direct paved
rotue all the way from Atlanta to Ma
con tosPerry with the exception of a
few miles between Macon and Atlan
ta.
The distance between Atlanta and
Perry through Macon is about 136
miles and all of it is now paved high
way except less than six miles. When
traffic was resumed over the Macon-
Perry stretch Monday, a large num
ber of people from Perry and other
sections south of Macon were in that
city, all boasting about the new high
way.
At Perry, tourists are given choice
of the National highway or the Dixie
highway to points south. That a
complete system of paved road from
the site of Houston caunty to Macon
and then to Atlanta is now available
gives promise of making this section
the most prominent as well as popu
lar of any tourist route leading north
and south.
FARMERS MEETING HERE
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17
There will be a group of speakers
from the State College of Agriculture
and representatives of the agricultur
al departments of the different rail
’roads present at this meeting to dis
cuss the most vital part of agricul
[ture, such as marketing of different
farm products and general economy
practices on the farm. R
Speakers will also discuss the bet
ter methods of farming, such as fer-l‘
tilization, cultivation, pure seed, etc.
Thhe speakers are as follows: G.}
V. Cunningham, state college of ag
riculture; J. A. Johnson, district{
agent; E. B. O’Kelly, agricultural |
agent, A. C. L. railway, and possibly;
some others. These men are all good
speakers and will have godo informa- |
tion for their hearers. i
“Ilt w ill be worth your while to
come and hear them,” says C. T. |
Owens, county agent, who has the{
arrangements in charge. |
iRECEIVER BUGG PAYING BACK
| TAXES
~ Winding up the affairs of the re
ceivership of the A. B. & A. railway,
Col. Bugg has been sending out
checks for back taxes to the several
counties along the line, Ben Hill re
ceiving $6OOO for 1924 taxes, ac
cording to announcement by tax col
lector, Mrs. F. M. Graham.
This is the second payment of
$6OOO received by Ben Hill county
for deferred taxes, leaving only two
more payments due the county, one
for 1921 and 1926. Interest on the
deferred amounts, amounting to
about $4OOO, which has accumulated
against the receiver, is being demand
ed by county authorities and will
probably necessitate a special order
from the courts to dispose of. It is
understood that in the sale of the
property to the new corporation, pro
vision was made for the payment of
all accumulated debts against the
property while in the hands of the
receiver.
City Taxes All Paid
The taxes for the city for the years
up to 1926 have all been paid in full
by Receiver Bugeg.
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FIRE AT DUNN FARM
The fire department responded to
a call from the E. T. Dunn farm on
the Dixie Highway and reached there
in time to save some of the property
from destruction.
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SATURDAY
Col. J. B. Wall, leading counsel for
H. K. Sligh, in jail at Ocilla, on the
charge of arson, has requested a com
mitment trial for his client before
Justice J. J. Flanders, before whom
the warrant for the arrest of Sligh
was sworn out.
Solicitor Foy, of the Tift circuit,
is expected to be at the trial, repre
senting the interests of the state.
Col. Wall has associated with him
Col. Philip Newbern, of Ocilla.
HON. ROSCOE LUKE T 0
HOLD MEETING HERE
Hon. Roscoe Luke, judge of the
court of appeals of Georgia, has ac
cepted an invitation f the Businoess
Men’s Evangelistic Club, of Fitzger
and, to hold a revival meeting here
ibeginning April 17th and continuing
Ifor two weeks.
Judge Luke is a distinguished
fGeorgian. For a number of years
lhe has been in public life of this
!state and is well known all over Geor
‘gia as an able jurist.
| Before his conversion several years‘
ago, he had little to do with churches
or religion. After his conversion,
however, he announced, that from
then on he would fight the Devil as
hard as he had worked for him be
fore. Judge Luke is a layman and
speaks in a language that men and
women understand. He talks of
'things that are of vital importance
to every human being, of life, of
'death, of Heaven and of hell, and in
!such a forceful manner as to com
pel attention and hundreds have been
converted under the power of his
preaching.
’ The Fitzgerald Business Men’s
'Evangelistic Club, backed by the min
isters of the city, are busy with plans
for this meeting. They expect to
make it the most important thing|
that has come or will come into this
community in years and they will be
assisted by various groups from near
by cities who are anxious to hear this
great and good man.
Everyone in the city who professes
to be a Christian or who has named
the name of Christ, is requested and
expected to work for this meetingl
so that the maximum good may come(
to the city by reason of his coming. |
Remember the date, April 17th. ;
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
|
TO MAKE BIG DRIVE TO ‘
INCREASE MEMBERSHIP
A membership drive is planned for
the Chamber of Commerce at a meet
ing of the new board of directors,
which was held Tuesday evening.
A special meeting of the board is
called for Friday night, when com
mittees will be appointed to make a
house to house canvas for members.
It is incumbent upon every proper
ty owner, business and professional
man, every manufacturer and ban
ker, to assist in procuring sufficient
funds for an active functioning of a
Chamber of Commerce. |
To secure tangible results from
a Chamber of Commerce activities
money is needed and the only sources
from which that can be had, are the
citizens who directly or indirectly
benefit from the proposed work of
the organization. Among these may
be included practically everyone
within a city, as our own well doing
is closely tied up with the well doing
of everyone else in the community.
Make up your mind tha® you will be
a libersl subseriber to the Chamber
when the committee calls on you.
KRUGER AND WATERS FURNISH
ENTERTAINMENT AT
LUNCHEON
The Lions held their weekly lun
cheon at the Empire Hotel Wednes
day with President W. A. Lasseter,
presiding.
Invitation from the Macon Lions
Club to attend their luncheon Mon
day, February 14th was favorably re
ceived by the club and a delegation:
will represent Fitzgerald on this nc-l
casion, when state and national offi-|
cers of the Lions will be principal
speakers.
Lion W. A. Adams reported pro
eress for the aviation field committeel
which was given further time. Lion
Hill was authorized to confer with a{
promoter in regard to putting on a‘
community play at an early date. Thc,
county wide high sdhool building for'
Ben Hill and Fitzgerald was hri(-,flyi
discussed by Lion Chastain. l
Lion E. Kruger, in charge of en-!
tertainment for the day, introduced
his brother, Abe Kruger, who render-|
ed two vocal numbers, and IIomel"
Waters, who with his guitar and har
monica, filled a fifteen minute periud.i
FORTY-EIGHT HOUR LABORING
WEEK ADOPTED
Waycross—Beginning Tuesday the
large shops of the Atlantic Coast Line
railroad in Waycross inaugurated the
forty-eight hour week.
During 1926, the Atlantic Coast
Line spent more than $BOO,OOO for
additions to the shops, which increas-‘
ed its capacity and will eventually in-‘
crease the number of employees.
The shops employ more than 2,000!
men, and this addition of four hoursl
a week to the working time means‘
an average addition of $l5 a month
to the salaries of these employes, o]'!
an increase in the monthly payroll
for Waycross of more than $30,000
a month. This monthly increase in
sures Waycross of a continuance of
the business prosperity that charac
terized it during the last half of the
year just passed.
It is expected also that the first
half of 1927 will bring important an
nouncements as to improvements in
the Atlanta, Birmingham and Coastl
railway, which has been placed under‘
the control of the Atlantic Coast
Line. ]
STANDARD OIL STATION
OPENED LAST SATURDAY
The new filling station of the
Standard Oil Company, popular Mec.
Vaughn, agent, corner Grant and'
Magnolm, had its opening Saturday
and was visited by a large numbex"
of car owners, taking advantage of
the free oil proposition, with which|
the station introduced itself to the
public. ;
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RICKER STARTS POULTRY FARM!
Mr. G. E. Ricker has secured the|
services of A. J. Gaskin, of Deleware,
Ohio, an experienced poultryman and
will establish a poultry farm on a!
large scale on his pecan grove west
of the city. In addition to poultry, a
model dairy will also be installed be
ginning with ten purebred Jerseys,
as soon os the proper buildings can
be erected.
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HOWE BUYS FILLING STATION '
Louis R. Howe has purchased the
filling station, corner Sherman and,
Pine from Brooks & Son, and with his]
father, Wm. Howe, are in charge.|
Both of them are well known and
have many friends in the county. !
LARGE DEMAND FOR HIGH
GRADE BLACK WALNUT LOG
'With the growing popularity of‘
black walnut furniture and in in-!
creasing use of ply wood or veneeri
by the manufacturers, the Forest
Service, United States Department of
Agriculture, points to the great de
mand for high grade black walnut
logs suitable for this use.
Logs suitable for cutting into ve
neer, to bring a price of from $l5O
to $2OO a thousand board feet at the
mill must be 18 to 24 inches in dia
meter at the small end and practi
cally clear of defects. Larger logs
of good quality naturally bring higher
prices, but smaller logs and logs of
fair quality generally do not bring
more than about $lOO a thousand
board feet at the mill, according to
the department.
Logs at the mills bring higher
prices than logs in the woods or de
livered at a shipping point, as freight
is a very large item of cost. The val
ue of standing timber, says the For
est Service, depends greatly on the‘
distance from the mill to where it is
to be converted into timber or ve-’
neer. The price for standjpg walnut
trees is about $5B a thousand board
feet less on the average than at the
mill.
DEVOTED TO THE
INTERESTS OF FITZGERALD
AND WIREGRASS GEORGIA
Vol. XXXVII-No. 5
|CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING;
ENTHUSIASM IS EVIDENT
C. A. NEWCOMER WILL HEAD
BODPY THROUGH YEAR'S
ACTIVITIES
The annual meeting of the Cham
ber of Commerce held Friday night
at the Odd Fellows hall was exceed
ing well attended and the members
and visitors present were given a good
insight into the work done by its of
ficers during 1926.
“President J. H. Mayes presided and
gave a good account of his steward
ship for the past year. J. H. Palmer,
chairman of the highway committee,
reported the work done by his com
mittee, including the expenditure of
$527.69. The amounts spent includ
ed a campaign of road information
by the committee through a card sys
tem tor 12 weeks and the transporta
tion and hotel expenses of the band
on the occasion of the motorcade to
Jacksonville, November 22nd.
F. R. Justice, chairman of the ad
vertising committee reported an ex
penditure for his committee of $lB
during the year. O. L. Bradshaw,
chairman of the entertainment com
mittee also made a brief report of
the work of his committee. For the
steering committee, having the ex
penditure of money in charge, chair
man J. E. Turner made the repert.
J. C. Glover, treasurer, reported $3,-
717.78 collected during the year and
$2,799.03 expended, leaving $918.75
in the treasury, for the first time
since the organization of the Cham
ber of Commerce.
V. L. Coliier, of the A. B. & C. rail
road madc an encouraging speech
along lines of possible development
for. the year and illustrated his talk
with concrete examples of construc
tive work done by cities and towns of
similar size and importance as Fitz
gerald.
Secretazy F. H. Abbott, of the
Georgia association also made a brief
talk on the possibilities of Georgia
and Ben Hill county during the year
with a program of diversification on
our farms and the backing of the
cow-hog-hen program by the organiz
ed efforts of the business men of the
city.
‘ Election of Officers
} Mr. C. A. Newcomer was elected
president and O. L. Bradshaw and J.
'H. Palmer, vice-presidents on an in-
Efnrmal secret ballot. The directors
nominated by a committee were J. G.
Williams, Drew W. Paulk, S. G. Pry
or, Jr., J. H. Mayes, M. M. Stephens,
A. C. Garden and J. A. Parrott.
A delightful supper was served by
the students of the Domestic Arts
class of the high school and the P. T.
A. members of the 2nd ward school.
Full Report of Secretary Bruce
Nay
| At the close ot January, 1926, your
I present secretary was approached if
| he would consider becoming part time
;secrctary for the Fitzgerald Chamber
|of Commerce. The committee stat
{ing that theysfelt he would be able
|to take care of the needs for 1926
|m as much as they did not feel able
,to employ a full time secretary. Af
iter a representative had conferred
i with the church, of which your secre
| tary is pastor, consent was gladly giv
ien for this arrangement. As we are
now at the end of the year’s service
we wish to thank all who have so
splendidly co-operated and because of
the 'interest taken upon the part of
the citizens of this city, we are able
tp present the following report.
’ Early in Marck a canvas was made
by nine committees for the purpose
of securing funds with which to op
erate the Chamber of Commerce dur
ing 1926. As a result of this can
vas about $275 per month was sub
scribed, representing 152 firms and
individuals. Three who made sub
scriptions up % date never made a
single payment. During the year the
organization lost by death two of its
members, Dr. L. A. Turner and Dr.
T. E. White. Four members were
lost by removal to other cities, three
by bankruptey. Ten subscribers paid
only for one month and during the
rest of the year from time to time
from all sources there have been lost
38 members, leaving a balance of 114
‘who have continued to support the
;work tl:roughout the whole year.
‘Monthly subscriptions ranged from
[soc to $25.
Letters pertaining to all kinds of
Ithings have been received and an
swered, a copy of the letter and an
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| FREIDLANDER IN CITY
. Mr. Louis Freidlander, of Freid-
Jander Brothers, who will operate the
‘new store in the Churchwell former
location and Mr. 1. L. Eisonson, gener
al manger of the corporation, were in
the city Monday looking after the fit
tings of their store here and incident
ally contracting with Lucius Howze
for the interior remedelling of their
new stores in Douglas, Waycross and
Valdosta. The stores are operated
under the corporation name of “The
Nettler Stores,” ten of which are now
being operated in South Georgia
cities.