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Official Organ U. S. District Court
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State to Pave 125 Miles of
Road and Build 12
Bridges
LET $3,500,000 WORTH
CONTRACTS FRIDAY
More ‘Contracts to Follow at May
Maeting of State Highway
Department
Contracts for 125 miles of paved
roads, more than 200 miles of top
soiling and grading and for construc
tion of 12 bridges, the largest road
building program ever adopted at one
time by the state highway board at a
session held at the East Point
O(AP)ie. The total cost of the pro
gram will be $3,50,000.
Included in the program are im
purtant liks of a trunk highway ex
tending from Chattanooga to the
Ficrida line, by way of Atlanta and
Macon, This road is now paved from
Atianta to Perry, and some of the
onizacts let Saturday will connect
paved links now lying in South Geor
eig south of Perry.
Important links on the highway
running south from Augusta to Jack
sonville; the highway from Atlanta
to the South Carolina line were in
cluded in the progarm adopted Satur
day..
Contracts let Saturday covered
more than thirty projects and to this
number will be added several other
projects, bids for which were receiv
ed hut for which contracts will not be
let until the next session of the board.
Contracts Awarded.
Caontracts awarded follows:
Glynn, surface treatment of 25.7
miles of road, Sam E. Finley, Atlanta,
$51,4956.51.
Jeff Davis, 55 miles of grading,
Coffee, Eastman, Ga., $25,995.96.
Macon, bridge and culverts, J. H.
Kiriinz, Atlanta, $7,950.
}' ',“roup,‘pavimz 9.4 miles, Davis, At
‘lanta, $225,224.04.
Meriwether, bridge and culverts,
). B. and I. J. Scott, Decautr, $20,-
297.20
* Richmond, paving, 2.5 miles, W.
P. Bowe, Jr.,, Augusta, $56,979.83.
Muscogee, bridge and culverts, J.
Emanuel, 16.3 miles of paving,
Powell, Winston-Salem, N. C. $366,-
R 15.38.
Meriweather, 2 miles of paving,
Davis, Atlanta. $42, 266.67.
Ware, 6.1 miles surface treatment,
‘Sam EE. Finlany, ‘Atlanta, $71,-1
552.83, ' ‘
Lee 13.7 miles of surface treat-‘\
mernt, Interstate, Nashville, $66,-
572.24, 1
~ Bartow, bridge, J. B. McCrary, At
janta, $51,001.45. |
Wayne, 8.7 miles of surfacing, F.‘
W. Long, Jacksonville, Fla.,, $125,-
707.56. :
Houston, bridge and culvert, E 1
M. Beckman, Perry, Ga., $16,605.65.‘
Washington, 2.5 miles of surfacing, |
Finley, Atlanta, $26,449.45. |
Polk, bridge, A. S. Williamson,‘
Rockmart, Ga., $10,670.65. ‘
Terrell, 4 miles of paving, Hop-1
per-Winston, Sunnyside, Ga., $86,-
702.97.
Rabun, 6 miles of base course, Bil
liter and Oliver Bros., Cincinnati,
$44,307.10.
Taylor, grading, 5.4 miles, and
bridges, Nichols, Atlanta, 56,9!:\’.62.?
Bulloch, 11 miles of grading, Wal
lace, Atlanta, $6B, 920.53. |
Emanuel, bridge and culverts, Mal-‘;
lory and Nash, Atlanta, $29,700.30. l
Burge, 12 miles of paving, N. G.,
Martin, Covington, Ga., $50,390.51.
Crawford, grading 4 miles, W. C.
MeCoy, Lafayette, Ala., $48,926.55;
bridge, Small and Triplett, $24,-
057.25. |
Ben Hill, bridge and culverts, H.
R. Ragsdale, Macon, $23,540.
Big Contract Awarded.
Dooly, 11 miles of paving, Davis,
Atlanta, $320,380.81 .
Baldwin, 2 miles of grading, M. R.
Woodall, Atlanta, $19,123.87,
Brantley, 2.8 miles of grading, Mec-
Dougald, Atlanta, $40,516.44.
Union, 2.5 miles of grading, J. R.
Orye, Hendersonville, N. C., $26,001.-
36. £
¢ ¢onee-Clarke, two bridges Kirlinz
Atianta, $17,516.16.%
i,aurens, 7. 6 miles of grading
Sroiterin and Sanford, Tampa, $96,-
Emanuel, 17.8 miles of grading,
.‘}‘f&:‘,rine and Sanford, Tampa, $4B
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tmanuel, 17.8 miles of grading,
Shetterin and Sanford, TaTmpa, $96,-
282.18.
Chattanooga, bridge, S?#/
Triopett, Jacksonville, §20,6° 1/
Jefferson, 6 miles of"fivi ,%V. J.
Br-#en, Jacksonville, $143,706.38.
Lowndes, 1. 5 miles of surface
treatment, Dixon, Savannah, 19,-
THE FITZGERALD LEADER
Band Concert to Be
Given Next Sunday
The first concert of the season is
to be rendered next ‘Sunday. after
noon,. beginning at four o’clock, at
the Blue and Grey Park, by the Fitz
gerald Concert Band. The band is
contemplating playing Friday even
ing concerts, beginning at an early
date, these concerts to be given at
some suitable place in the business
section of the city, and is desirous of
an expression from the public as to
whether or not these concerts are
wanted.
The public is cordially invited to at
tend the Sunday afternoon concert.
The program is as follows:
March—“ The Stars and Stripes
Forever” by John Philip Sousa.
March—*“ln Honor Bound” by Kie
fer. : |
Serenade—*‘Eventide” by King.
Fox Trot—"“Moonlight and Roses”
by Lemare.
Valse—‘“Rosella’ by Skaggs.
Overture—‘‘Royal Emblem” by
King.
March-—*“The Soldiers’ Bonus” by
Myers.
A Mix-up—*“Mixology” by Brown.
March—*“Electric Sparks’” by My
ers.
Finale—‘The Star Spangled Ban
ner.”
R. Glen Johnson, Director.
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NDICTED
SLIGH IS IRDIC
ON ARSON COUNT
Ocilla Man Charged With
'Burning Hcme by
Irwin Jury
Ocilla, Ga., April 13.—(Special)—-
H. K. Sligh, charged with arson fol
lowing the burning of his home in
which were found the charred bones
of what was thought to be a human
being, and subsequently arrested in
Los Angeles after insurance compa
nies investigated his supposed death,
was indicted for arson this afternoon
by a grand jury in Irwin superior
court. His trial is expected to be held
next week.
~ Sligh disappeared after the fire and
the bones found in the house, after
having been declared those of Sligh,
were buried near Seneca, S. C., with
funeral ceremony. He is said to have
carried life insurance with double in
demnity in case of accidental death.
Attempts to collect the insurance led
to investigation and the man’s arrest.
Sligh is said to have told police he
was a victim of amnesia.
When the prisoner was returned
here from Los Angeles he was re
leased on bond and has been living
on his farm and is having it culti
vated. After Sligh was apprehended
and brought back a court order was
obtained permitting the disinterment
of the carcass near Seneca, S. C., sup
posed to have been that of Sligh, but
the grave has not yet been opened. |
Solicitor R. S. Fay will be assisted
by attorneys for insurance companies
in the prosccution of the case in this
court next week, while Sligh will be
represented by Judge J. B. Wall, of
Fitzgerald, and Judge Philip Newbern
and Warren Mixon, of Ocilla.
Grand Matron Visits
Eastern Star Chapter
The local lodge of Eastern Stars
had its annual inspection Tuesday
afternoon by Mrs. J. Mcßoy of Nor
cross, Grand Matron for Georgia.
B e X
587.96.
A paving contract for 16.3 miles of
$366,815.38, is the largest ever let at
one time by a Georgia county, John
Holder, chairman of the state high
way board, said.
Thomas Hardwick, of Sandersville,
former governor, sat with the board
during the awarding of contracts. The
board early in the day asking that the
route of highway 15, from Dublin and
Wrightsville, be changed.
Twenty-five Years of Diversified
Farming in Clarke County
L. S. WATSON
County Agent
In this story we shall attempt to
record the facts as they were given
to us instead of trying to prove that
diversified farming has been success
ful. The reader can decide for him
<ol whether the plan has worked or
failed. ’
In the year 1900 George O’Kelly
of Winterville, Georgia, bought from
his father’s estate a farm of 115 acres
of land, 90 acres of which had been
planted to cotton and corn until it
had betome so poor that it would not
produce profitable crops. As a re
sult the farm was heavily mortgaged.
In addition to assuming the loan on
the farm, Mr. O’Kelly gave his moth
er his note for $5OO as pagment for
the 115 acres of land. Without any
money this man started out to pay
for a worn out, badly washed, heavily
encumbered farm which had produced
FITZGERALD HIGH
- IS EASY WINNER
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~ OF LOVING CUP
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Take First Honors in Literary
Contest; Fair Showing in
Athletics for Second
DISTRICT MEETING TO
BE HERE NEXT YEAR
High Hopes Expresied for Retaining
Honors Won This Year When
] * Fitz Hi Is District Host
With flying colors and the silver
loving cup, the Fitzgerald High school
students attending the Third District
meet at Americus Thursday and l*‘ri-_
day returned home, bringing the cov
eted honors to their school.
Ashburn was awarded‘second‘plaT!
and Dawson, third. Fitzgerald won
fiirst place in the Literary contest,
Ashburn second and Vienna and Rey
nolds tied for third honors.
Winners announced at the conclu
sion of the meet were:
Declamation, Fred Ingram, Vienna,
first: Leon Kassewitz, Fitzgerald, sec
ond: James Draughen, Reynolds,
third. Girls’ essay, Dorothy Coving
ton. Ashburn, first; Elizabeth Wood
ward., Vienna, second; Eloise Parker,
Montezuma, third. Boys’ essay, Lin
neman, Fitzgerald. first; Frank Jen
kins. Ashburn, second; Hollinsworth,
Dawson, third. Domestic science,
Miss Horsley, Dawson, first; Miss
Bailey, Ashburn, second; Miss Garri
son, Fitzgerald, third. Piano, Robert
Boyd, Americus, first; Miss Gleaton,
Cordele, second; Miss Linda Ewing,
‘As}:burn, third. Spelling, Parrott
‘High, first; Reynolds High, second;
Vienna High, third. Debate, Lon
Knight and Leon Kassewitz, Fitzger
‘ald, first; Miss Doris Newsome and
Miss Louise Barrow, Reynolds, sec
ond. Recitation, Miss Winn, Cordele,
first; Miss Bridges, Plains, second;
Miss Hightower, Americus, third.
In the track meet, Dawson won
district honors with a score of 21
!points; Fitzgerald, second with 12,
and Americus, third, with 10 points.
’ Winners in athletic events were
lannounced as follows: 100-yard dash,
Wall, of Ellaville, first; Shingler,
iCordele. second; Maddox, Ashburn,
third. 150-yard dash, Shotfoot, Daw
son, first; DeVaughn, Montezuma,
socond; Doss, Ashburn, third. 220-
yard dash, Easterlin, Americus, first;
Maddox, Ashburn, second; Martin,
Cuthbert, third. Broad jump, Holl
ingsworth, Dawson, first; Backey,
Ellaville, second; Doss, Ashburn,
third. High jump, Walker, Cuthbert
and Adams, Fitzgerald, tied for first;
Punaway, Lumpkin, second. 440-yard
run. Soker, Dawson, first; Overby,
Lumnvkin. second: Bazemore, Fitzger
ald, third. Pole vault, Adams, Fitz
gerald, first; DeVaughn, Montezuma,
and Kinsrd Cuthbert, tied for sec
ond. Relay, Esterlin, Buchanan, Gam
mage and Gatewood, Americus, first:
Dawson team, second; Fitzgerald
team third. Hurdles, Shingler, Cordele
first; Crouch, Dawson, second; Wil
cox, Fitzgerald, third.
Sution Gets Free Trip
To Factory in Detroit
S. B. Sutton, the energetic repre
sentative of the Frigidaire Co., left
Sunday for Detroit to attend a meet
ing of the life azents of the company,
having won that distinction through
his successful operation of his office
in this district. A special school of in
struction will be held at the compa
ny’s factory, making the trin both
pleasant and of future value to its
sales force.
s st A
—Mr. and Mrs. Major Harris, of
Ocilla, done their Easter shopping
here Saturday.
only 12 bales of cotton on 60 acres
the previous year, with cotton, which
was to be his main cash crop, selling
at from three to seven cents per
pound.
Seeing that he could not pay for
the farm and at the same time do
such improvement as he wanted done,
Mr. O’Kelly decided to pay the inter
est on the locan and to use such addi
tional money as he might have, in
buying better work stock, better farm
implements and in improving the soil.
He at once adopted the plan of
making the farm self-sustaining, of
orowing a sufficient amount of cash
crops in addition to cotton to pay
the running expenses of the farm
leaving the cotton as a surplus cash
crop except for the payment of the
fertilizer bill.
For the first five years he planted
Continued on Page Three
Fitzgerald, Georgia, Thursday, April 14, 1927
Saunders Store Now
Nearing Completion
The beautiful store rooms, being
erected by Leonard Brothers for Mr.
C. L. Saunders formerly with Church
well's, is nearing completion and will
be ready for occupancy in a few days.
The .store has two attractive fronts,
one on Main street and another on
East Pine, with the display windows
recessed, making it convenient for
window shoppers to study its attrac
tions without interfering with the
sidewalk traific and furnishing at the
same time better protection for the
ocods on display. The finishing touch
es are being applied by Contractor
Howze, who expects to finish by Sut
urday night.
JR. ASSOCIATION
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W. H. Robitzsch, Jr., and How
ard Reeves Honored by |
State College
Some 60 odd club members, boyvs
and girls, of Ben Hill County, met
at the office of the chamber of com
merce Saturday, April 9, for the pur
pose of cleeting officers and trans
acting such other business as might
come before the association. County
Acont C. T. Owens briefly outlined
the object of the meeting and the
program for the afternoon, which was
as follows: election of officers, which
resitlted in the installaiug od Wilbur
Fitzgerald 'as president and W. H
Robitzseh, Jr., secretary. Mrs. E. K.
Farmer being present, made a very
interesting talk to the girls, outlin
ing a week’s short course i nart and
home economics, which she hoped to
be able to put on in Fitzgerald under
the auspices of the Woman’s Club
sometime during the latter part of
June.
Certificates of honor from the
State College of Agriculture were
awarded to W. H. Robitzsch, Jr., and
Howard Reeves for their splendid
work as clubileaders in their different
communities. These certificates of
honor were presented to the leader
boys by Mr. J. E. Turner in a very
interesting and impressive speech. His
fitting remarks were enjoyed to the
fullest extent by both boys and girls.
' Bowen’s Mill was selected as the
l place to hold the first club pienic, date
of which will be announced later.
; After the business session the boys
‘and girls were served with ice cream
‘and then given a trip of inspection
‘to some of the larger commercial
‘poultry plants. These plants ranginy_{‘
in size from 1200 to 2500 chickens.
When the inspection trip was over
the entire club party spent the re
mainder of the afternoon at the
Grand theater as guests of Mr. C.i
E. Ricker, manager. 1
County Agent C. T. Owens says
the outlook for club work is much
better this year than any previous[
one. Some of the club boys having;
as many as four or five projects to |
carry out. Demonstrations will bui
put on in the growing of corn, cotton. |
peanuts, tobacco, potatoes, pi;zs.i
calves and poultry. The increased in- |
terest in pigs, calves and poultry is’
much better than heretofore. One
club girl, Miss Pauline Brannon, wil]i
possibly be the largest poultry grow
er among the club members, she is'
entering the work with 250 highl
class baby chicks. A number of other
Poultry Club girls will have smal]erl
numbers. i
Resolution Passed by the Club Boys
and Girls at Their Metting
To the County Board of Education:
We club boys and girls of Ben Hill
County wish to thank you for giving
us Mr. Owens, county agent, for an
other year. His work with us is doing
us @ood and we think he is a big hélp
in instructing us how to grow more
money crops to the acre and how to
farm to make money instead of mak
ing just a living and sometimes los
ing money.
We were afraid we would lose him
but now we can go ahead as well with
him as the boys and girls of other
counties can with their county agents
Very respectfully yours,
Junior Agricultural Club of Ben
Hill County.
Wilbur Fitzgerald, Pres.
W. H. Robitzsch, Jr., Sec’y.
Local Elks Install
- Officers for Year
The local lodge of Elks installed
their officers for 1927 Friday night
after a delightful banquet at the Al
dine Hotel, given to a number of in
vited guests, besides the members of
the lodge.
Tha new officers are: Exalted Rul
er, Will Haile; Est. Leading Knight,
J. B. Wall; Est. Loyal Knight, W. G.
Broadhurst: Est. Lecturing Knight,
Henry McCowan; Treasurer, Drew
W. Paulk. Delegate to the grand
Lordge, Homer Adams, G. W. Mc-
Lean, alternate.
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Mr. F. H. Hilliard, of Jacksonville,
spent the week end with his family in
this city.
Senator George and Congress
man Crisp to Be Eve
ning’s Speakers
LARGE PROGRAM
IS ARPRANGED
Local Talent Heaviiy Drawn on to
Furnizsh Unique Stunts
and Music
Ladies night for the Lions, which
is being held tonight at the Empire
Hotel, promises to be a red letter eve
ning for the Lions and their guests,
a decidedly attractive and interesting
program having been prepared by
its efficient entertainment committee.
Lion W. H. Lasseter, president of the
club, will be the Toastmaster, and in-f
troduce the visiting speakers during
the evening. '
The program as planned is:
Orchestra: Miss Marie (‘h:wt:tin.'
Mr. Jim Evans, Mr. Sam Jones, Mr.!
Brown, Mr. Fowler and Mr. R. Glen
Johnson.
Song by asstmbly-—America.
Invocation-——Rev. J. F. Singleton.
Club song. '
Dinner. ‘
Musie by orchestra. I
Solo—Miss June Morris, contralto.
Stunt—-By the Tailtwister.
Introduction of officers and Con
gressional guests. |
Address of welcome—President W,
H. Lasseter. i
Male quartet — Messrs. Fowler,
iill, Dr. Griner and Haile.
Clock stunt-—By Tailtwister.
Address—Senator Walter George.
Balloon stunt—by eight ladies.
Duet—Mrs. Robert Littlefield and
Miss Helen Chastain.
Address—*“Conditions in China’’ by
Congressman Charles R. Crisp.
Reading—Miss Bishop, with Miss
Cheek at the piano.
Cigarette stunt—By Tailtwister.
Musical entertainment — Homer
Waters.
Home, Sweet Home.
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ERECT MEMORIAL
TO V. L. STANTON
Waycross Will Perpetuate Its Fore
most Highway Booster With
Beautiful Arch ;
| At
Waycross, April 14.—Plans have
been drawn for the proposed Stan
ton Memorial, a beautiful highway
arch to be placed on Albany avenue
at the intersection of=Stanton avenue,
it was announced today. j
The plans were drawn by .J. H.
Chafin, Waycross engineer of Wallin|
and Comer.
The arch will have four columns|
the taller two of which will be about |
nineteen feet high. A whiteway light |
will be placed at the top of each cul-%
umn, and between the two columns, |
on each side of the street, will be a|
sidewalk. |
V. L. Stanton, to whose memory
the arch will be erected, was one of
the pioneer good roads boosters of
South Georgia, his outstanding ac
tivity having been directed toward
the designation and improving of the
Central Dixie Highway from Atlanta
to Jacksonville. Mr. Stanton worked
untiringly for the building of a per
manent highway from Waycross to
Jacksonville, and the present hard
surfaced trail between these points,
built since his death, is a memorial to
his faithful efforts.
B e
—Mrs. E. K. Farmer, of La Grange
was in the city several days the last
of the week.
Great Throngs Expected to Hear
Roscoe Luke in Community Revival
Final preperations for the Roscoe
Luke Community Revival are rapid
ly being completed and everything
will be in readiness next Sunday night
when the first great Union service
will be held. All the churches are
cooperating and the vast warehouse
will be full for the opening at 8:00
o'clock Easter Sunday night.
In addition to Judge Luke, who will
dn'the preaching, comes Charlie But
ler, famous gospel singer and enter
tainer. Mr Butler has been preclaim
ed one of the finest soloists in the
United States, and fo rthat matter,
in the world. He has sung in Eng
land, France and Italy, and has been
with the biggest evangelists in the
world.
Mr. Butler brings with him his
pianist Mr. Julian Holloway, who goes
with him everywhere. Mr. Holloway
is a great musician and the two
will give Fitzgerald music lovers some
County Affairs
in Fine Shape
The report of the auditors for the
county, just received this week shows
the County’s financial affairs in fine
condition with no outstanding unpaid
debts and a surplus of ove r $42,000
to the credit of the county, consisting
in liquid assets, convertable into cash
las needed. This in the face of ex
pensive road work ou the Dixie high
way and including the 25 per cen
proportion of the county’s part of
building the Bowen: Mill bridge.
Another intervesting feature of the
audit discloses, the splendid admiis
tvation of our tax collector, Mrs, I,
M. Graham, whose accounts, show a
difference of $20.17 which she had
overpaid the county. The sherifi's oi
tice also shows up to the eredit of this'
officer, the audit showing only a|
small overpaid amount, due only to
errors in charges through the Justice
of the peace offices. The county is
in the best financial shape it has
ever been in, some of the credit nof
doubt being due to the county attor
ney Col. A. J. McDonald, who has|
been the legal and financial adviser
of the Board of Commisioners. |
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WIDE INTEREST |
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IN MOTORCADE
Judre Allison and Directors
to Attend Celebration
of Hichway Paving ’
Nothing in the history of highway
celebrations has attracted the atten-|
tion nationally. as has the announced
opening of the naved hichway fr m !
Perry to Atlanta, one of the main|
links of the Dixie Highway, which,
twelve years ago, had its birth at al
meeting in Chattanooga, when dcle-;
gations from every state from the,
Great Lakes to Miami vied with euch';
other in securing this ‘“‘main Strcut"i
through America to traverse their |
cities and counties and pledged lhel
building of a highway that could beq
travelled in comfort during every
season of the vear, in rain or shine.
[Ffor the most part this has been
accomplished. Through every state,
paved stretches, connecting the north
ern boundaries with those of the
south, are living evidence of the en
ergy of the promoters of the Dixie
' Highway, and to them is due largely
the credit of this marvelous highway
development.
With the completion of the short
stretch on the boundaries in Spalding
and Henry counties in Georgia an al
most continuous route of-hard sur
faced roads is the result of these
years of effort. May 24th and 25th
have been designated to celebrate
the completion of the route from
Perry to Atlanta, appropriate exer-i
cises to be held in Perry Macon, near
Griffin and Atlanta to announce to
the travelling world that 154 contin
uous miles are paved through Geor-|
ia. i
On the south end of the Dixie.
Highway, through Ware county to
the Florida line and into J;wksunvillo,!
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Kiwanis Program For
Meeting on Friday
Opening number——*“Moonlight and
Roses.” 3
Brass quintet—*“Gems of the
Southland.” 2
Piano solo—Miss Mary [rances
Turner.
Saxophone duet—“ The Winding
Trail”
Vocal solo-——Miss Marjorie Owen.
Miss Mary Frances Turner, piano
and saxophone.
Miss Marjorie Owen, piano and
mellophone.
Mr. Jack Coleman, saxophone.
Mr. Harry Matthews, violin and
baritone.
Prof. R. Glen Johnson, cornet and
saxophone.
thing long to remember and no doubt!
will have capacity crowds to hear
them sing and play.
This revival has been advertised all
over this section and people from
many nearby towns will come in to
hear the preaching and singing. Judgel
Roscoe Luke needs no introduction to
any Georgian being well known as a;
judge on the Court of Appeals of
Georgia, and since . his conversion
some years ago has held some of the
oreatest revivals ever held in the
Stare.
A call has gone out to all those
who wish to join in the big chorus
to go to the platform at the ware
house next Sunday night at 7:00
o’clock to be assigned a seat. s
People are requested not to park
their cars on Thomas street during
the meeting as it would disturb those
listening - inside. Park on Central
Ave. and other nearby places.
DEVOTE® TO THE
INTERESTS OF FITZGERALD
AND WIREGRASS GEORGIA
Vol. XXXVII-—No. 15
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‘Woman’s Club Sponsors Lc-zal
Participation in Nation-
Wide Celebration
INSPECTION TRIPS
vILI 3E FEATURE
Several of the Newer and Most Mod
ern Homes of the City
VWill Be Open
The Woman’s Club of Fitzgerald
will this year observe the nuation-vide
celebration ot a Better Homes VVeek,
in a very complete and satisfactory
way. For several years past the idea
of conforming to the prevailing ob
servance has heen discussed and ten
tatively planned and a Better Homes
committee has been one of the stand
ing committees of the local club.
This year, with a 2 nunber of new
¢ modern, a'tractive homes made
available for the demounstration, the
committec under the ch:irmanship of
Mrs. R. E. Lee have arranged for a
wide-spr ad i Iterest 'l' ”i" move-~
ment.
Beginning on Sunday, April 24,
the ministers of (he city have.given
conrent to talk from the pulpit or to
give a sermon that bears on the sub
ject of betier homes. On Monday and
I'riday mornings at high school chapel
exercises students from each grade
will talk on theines that touch on
hores and home influence. On Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday after
noons on tae close vl the Chautau
qua sessions there will be inspection
visits made at the homes of Mrs.
Cecil Powell, Mrs. E. L. Dorminey,
Mrs. Jim Casper, Mrs. Ted Dunn,
Mrs. J. B. Seanor and others. These
visits are to demonstrate floor plans,
tasteful or economical furnishings,
various conveniences and attractive
‘ness, and to stimulate home owner
ship.
. There are national prizes offered
' for such features, the highest being
'ssoo. Large and wealthy homes are
not considered in this contest. Esti
'mates and photographs largely form
i the contest exhibits for the national
,bum'd of judges.
Better Homes Week will include,
"on Friday afternoon, an exhibit and
'a demonstration by the Domestic
Science department at the high
school. A large attendance is urged
for each of these afternoon demon
strations as the success of Better
Homes Week is measured by the num
bers who attend.
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PROGRAM OF INTEREST
|
1 AT LIBRARY MEETING
| By LOUISE SMITH
~ The Georgia Library Association
which met in Savannah April 7-9 was
considered the most satisfactory ses
sion in the history of the association.
Fifty-three delegates were registered.
The De Soto Hotel was headauarters
for the visiting delegates and all the
business meetings were held at the
Savannah Public Library.
- Every speaker on the program was
present and a most helpful and in
spiring three days was thoroughly en
joved. Many social affairs had been
}pl.mm-d for the visitors; Mrs. S. B.
ißul]nrd. vice-president of the Sa
vannah Library Board, opened her
ilove]y home on Thirty-sixth Street,
'and entertained the entire body at a
}mnst beautiful buffet luncheon; a
most delightful tea at the Hutington
§Club; a trip to Tybee as guests of
‘the Central of Georgia and while on
the island, the visitors were the
guests of city of Tybee. Friday eve
ning the Savannah librarians served
dinner at the famous Bannon Lodge.
On Saturday morning the ladies of
the Woman’s Club furnished cars to
convey the visitors to the historic old
De Renne estate where they visited
the De Renne Library which is the
most complete collection of Georgia
books in existence.
The Library scholarship which was
given to the library making the
greatest progress along all lines since
the last meeting of the association,
went to Forsyth, this scholarship was
given on the per cent basis. Miss
Miller, from the Amarican Library
Association, who presented this schol
arship for the Georgia president,
mzde the further anncuncement that
‘there was another library in the state
‘which had always been an outstand
-lin_o: library and deserved honorary
mention and she had the pleasure of
giving that mention to Miss Lonise
Imith and the Fitzgerald Library
cver which she presided.
Miss Margaret Jemison, of Emory
University, was chosen as the new
president, with Miss Fannie Hinton
secretary and treasurer; Miss Helen
Eastman, Rome, vice-president. The
place of the next meeting to be de
cided by the executive board.