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PERSONAL .
PARAGRAPHS
. Miss Martha Sue Hampton has
returned to her school in Berlin after
spending a week with her parents Mr.
and Mrs. R. L. Hampton on South
Main street. ; : |
Mr, and Mrs, J. J. Flanders| of
Ocilla were visitors in our city Sun
day. :
Col. Myer Goldberg was a business
visitor in Abbeville Monday. :
' Mr. and Mrs. J. Percy Manning,
Miss Mildred and Master Lawrence
Manning have returned home after a
delightful week-end visit to Mr. and
Mrs, William T. Reeves in Quitman.
Mr. and Mrs, J. Percy Manning
left this morning for Cordele where
they will be the guests of the latter’s
brother Mr. J. A. Griffin for a few
days.
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Lewis
have as their guest at their home on
West Central Avenue the latter’s
mother Mrs. Z. H. Winn of Cordele,
Mr. Shine L. Smith has returned
from a business trip to Savannah.
The members of the Presbyterian
church and their friends will be en
tertained at an elaborate reception this
evening at the palatial home of Mr,
and Mrs. William G. Broadhurst on
South® Main Street. -
Mrs. T. S. Williams, Mrs. Ben Reid
and children visited friends in Tifton
‘Stinday. \. -
Mt. and Mrs, Harry K. Sligh and
little daughter Anna are visiting rel
atives in Newnan.
FOR SALE—Ford Touring Caf Self
Starter, 1920, almost newy JHAILE'S
DRUG STORE. di4
EPWORTH CLASS
;ENTERTAINED
‘The Epworth Class of the First M.
E. Sunday School wvas delightfully
entertained at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Frey last I'hursday night
by a committee consisting ¢f Mr. and
IMrs. Ray Frey, Mr. ani Mrs. Burr
Stokoe. Mr. and Mrs. A, G, Brown,
Mr. and Mrs. Whitman, Mrs. Myrtle
Beauchamp, Mr. and Mrs. Cale Stever.
Business meeting was called to or
der by the President Mr. W. Raine,
all officers present and about forty
class members and 3 visitors, =~ All
committ@®s gave fine reports.” New
committees for/,next month were ap
pointed.
Visiting Committee, Mrs. J. Elder,
Mrs. Fred Kimball, Mrs. C. A. Mil
ler and Mrs. F. R. Justice. Several
matters of importance were bréught
before the meeting, . ;
A splendid musical program .was
rendered. Delicious, refreshments con
sisting of jello with whipped cream,
cakes and ho t tea was served. The
- color scheme of white and green was
carried out in every detail.
The next class party will ,be in
charge of Division Three.
' An urgent. invitation is extended to
any one not attending Sunday School
else where to meet with us every Sun
day morning.
The Bell will tell you where to:go.
4 Class Reporter
JOHNSON HOME LOSS
i . ESTIMATEZ AT $5OO
The loss suffered by C. A. Johnson
on South Main street Friday morning
is about $5OO instead of $2,000 as
roughly estimated immediately after
the fire, according®to statement today
by Chief W. C. Wilkerson. Water
damage was very slight, Burning
shingles were pulled off the roof by
the firemen to make,possible the use
of only a small amount of water. The
firemen attacked the firg at such close
range that water was thrown only. at
the blaze itself and a minimum of
damage done. Mr. Johnson compli
mented the firemen on their efficient
work.
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Manon’s Candy Kitchen
We invite our Raiiroad fiiends to make our' store
their headquarters. Cool and comfortable.
Bottled Drinks on Ice and First Class Fountain,
Service. - o o e
Fruits and Candies.
- Oranges 30c dozen. iy
Manon Candy Kitchen
: 106 East Pine Street :
Miss Paulipe ~
‘Crawley
Phone 350-]
A g TURTNGRITORRNT TURNRRETIRRGANNNONNNANRANIIIN
Mr. J. Goldberg has returned to
his home in Atlanta after a pleasant
visit to his sons Messrs. Meyer and
Harry Goldberg on South Main street,
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. King have re
turned to their home in Jacksonville,
Florida after a pleasant visit to their
parents Mr. and Mrs. J. H. King Sr.
on South Lee Street. .
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse D, Powell have
as their guests at their home on South
Main Street: the latter’s parents Mr.
and Mrs. Frank A. Wilson Sr. of Les
lie. \ ’
Mr. and Mrs. D, E. Jackson and
three children of Tifton spent Sun
day pleasantly here with Mr. and Mrs,
Fred A. Jackson on West Pine street.
Misses Juanita and Loris Meeks of
Ocilla were shopping ' in our city
Monday afternoon‘ :
Mr. Frank H. Greenawalt has re
turned to his home in Wythville, Va.
after a pleasant visit to his son and
daughter Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W.
Greenawalt at the Empire Hotel. :
Alderman George L. Kilcrease has
returned home from Valdosta, "
U D C ESSAY CONTEST
IS NEXT TUESDAY
The U, D. C. Essay Contest is to
be held on Tuesday afternoon at the
library. This is an annual event, of
much importance and a great deal of
interest is shown by several of the stu
dents who wish to win the medal of
fered for this event. ;
FOR SALE—CoIe planter and disfri
butor combined at a Pargaifi, for
cash. See J. E. Wilsor™ R.F.D. 5,
Fitzgerald: dldp
W.CT. U Program
Program of the W. C. T. U. meet
ing to be held at the home of Mrs.
R. J. Prentiss, Friday afternoon.
Song—Work for the Night Is Com
ing.
Scripture lesson and prayer—Rev.
J. H. Elder. 1
Our State and It's Perils—Col. Jes
se Grantham. ;
Citizenship” Quiz—Discussed by
Mesdames Jones, Hussey, Wixon and
Aspinwall.
The Public School “The Cradle of
American Citizenship” ‘Mrs. Burke,
“Why should Scientific Temperance
be Taught in our Public schools”—
Discussed by Mesdames Bennett, Jol
ley, Persons, Beall, Watson and Sin
gleton, .
Mrs, W. E. Yeatman, Pres.
Mrs. W. L. Watson, Sec:
In South America.
A visitor to South America, speak
ing of his observations there said:
“The home life of the people is so full
of music that even the ‘newsies’ sing
their wares, and peanuts, and sweets,
fresh' fruit and cool water are''adver
tised lin recitative. Such itinerant
artisans as scissors grinders announce
their advent by means of a piccolo,
The tired workmen still solace their
evening hours with the guitar and the
phonograph is to be found in the homes
of all but the poorest classes.”
Mesopctamia’s Old Glories.
Nebuchadnezzar’s vast f{rrigation
gystem, which once watered all Baby
lonia, can still be easily traced for
‘'miles about Bagdad. One glant canal,
‘the Narawan, runs parallel with the
Pigris for nearly 800 miles; it is 350|
feet 'wide, and all about it the takeoff
and laterals may still be identified.
Herodotus said he found a “forest of
verdure from end to end” when he vis
ifted Mesopotamia;—National Geo»
graphic Soclety Bulletip,
On Solid Foundation.
Certain world-old principles are the
pbasis of every form of representative
government, and each succeeding era
but proves the soundness of these
fundamentals. The clock may strike
thirteen, but this is no proof of any
thing other than that it is in need
of repair.—Exchange.
THE FITZGERALD LEADER TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1921.
What About G.OO. P.
In Southern States?
Johnston, Goree and Adamson fac.
. tions Represented at Meet.
e e A
WASHINGTON, March 7—Pre
liminary views of the Slemp subcom
mittte of the Republican national com
mittee regarding a reduction of the
representation of the southern states in
the G. O, P. national conventions were
considered Friday,
! Three Factions ;
Georgians occupied most of the time
of the Slemp subcommittee at the
hearing late Wednesday afttrnoon.
Tilts between the Georgia white Re
publicans and Henry Lincoln John
'ston and Ben Davis, of the colored
delegation were rather frequent and
Chairman Slemp repeatedly asked the
Georgians not to go into factional and
local politics. At least three factions
of the Republican party in Georgia
were represented. »
C. W. McClure of the Harding Club
of Georgia reached Washington for
the late afternoon session and made
an address protesting against - siuch
scenes as are witnessed at the Repub
lican conventions while tht Southern
delegates are being “traded.”
:The Atlanta merchant urged a re
juvenation of the Republican party in
the South, and the elimination of the
“purchaseable element” in party poli
tics. '
Delegations were present from Mis
sissippi, Lousiana, Florida, Georgia,
South Carolina, and other Southern
states.
~* Johnston’s Speech,
Henry Lincoln Johnston made an
impassioned address protesting against
reduced representation and insisting
that the Republican party should see
that the negro in the Southern states
/had his rights atthe ballot box in
stead of talking about reduced repre
sentation. 5
C. P. Goree, representing one of the
Georgia factions, made the concrete
suggestion that ‘basis of representa
tion be on the number of Republican
votes cast in the. congressional dis
tricts. In this he supported the argu
ment of the so-called Adamson fac
‘tion, although tht two factions are not
together on other local issues.
Georgians present included Mr. Go
ree, Charles Adamson of Cedartown,
A. J. Spence of Camilla, Harry S.‘
- Edwards 'of Macon, Clark Grier of
Augusta, C. W. McClure, Atlanta; D.
C. Cole of Marietta, and W, J. Tilson
of Atlanta. Mr. Tilson is chairman
‘anr Mr. Grier secretary of the state
I'Repub]ican League, .
“Knifed” Candidate?
‘ Henry Lincoln Johnsten endeavored
Ito bring out that this league had
Fitzgerald School News
INTERESTING MACHINE |
FOR SCIENCE DEPARTMENT
In chapel Monday morning Mr.
Hall announced that he had bought
some new apparatus for the high'
schol laboratory. This addition to our
laboratory equipment, is a Planetar
ian, a small working model of the
planetary system. This machine is
so geared that the whole * planetary
system is iaid out to the student, so
that he may see it in -action, and ac
tually see the relative speed of the
‘planets. This machine is ‘a valuable
addition to the laboratory equipment.
It has not yet been decided just how
this machine is to be paid for, but the
faculty is discussing the plan for put:
ting on a high school play sometime
Ibefore the end of school. \
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FITZ-HI DEBATE ;
TEAM NAMED ;
The preliminary debate, to ‘decide
the four students who were to have
the honor of representing Fitz-Hi in
the coming triangular debate was
held on Monday night.- Mr. Barrin
ger, presided as chairman -at this
meeting. Ten of Fitz-Hi's best de
baters, showed up to contest for this,
one of the highets honors, which can
be obtained in a high scool career.
Those students who contested were
Affirmative—Dorothy McPhdil, Mal
lory Peavey, Will Ed Smith; Nega
tive—Mark Mayes, Addie Davenport,
Harry Kendricks, Myer Cook, Ralph
Russell, Ranald Burke and Harvey
Jay. % :
The judges on the occasion were
three of the ministers of our city:
Messrs S, ‘A. Strawn, R. M. Mann
and 1. P. Tyson. p
. After a debate, which was astonish
ing, in the amount of information
brought out by the students who had
been given so short a time in prepar
ation, on the subject, which was one
of the hardest ever selected in the
Georgia high school debates, the
judges retired to make their decision.
The judges decided upon the follow
ing students, as being the best fitted
to represent us against Cordele and
Ashburn: Dorothy McPhail, Ralph
Russell, Will Ed Smith, Ranald Burke
“knifed” the Republican candidate
for congress in the Atlanta district, a
candidate supported by the Jo?lston
faction. The argument was sfopped
by Chairman Slemp, who urged that
local politics be side-tracked for the
broader question of how to build ufl
the party in the South and what to do
about adjusting representation as be
tween states that furnish large Re
_publican majorities and states that
cast but few Republican votes,
‘ Mr. Goree suggested that not only
should the national committee base
representation on the number of votes
cast but it should also regulate repre
sentation in ‘state anddistrict conven
tions. He said it was outrageous that
some Georgia counties casting less
than 100 Republican votes had as
many delegates in the local conven
‘tion as counties. giving large Republi
can votes, such as counties- in the
‘Seventh and Ninth congressional dis
tricts. ey
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1 “re Elderly Woman.
The world’s first historian was an
old woman—and still, in every primi
tive community, she is the li¥ing store
house of communal memories. The
world’s first sage was an old woman,
coining the hoarded wisdom of genera
tions into proverbs and maxims. In
all probability the world’s first doctor
Was an old woman, though here she
was displaced rather early. After ages
of neglect she is coming once more
to be appreciated at something like
‘he{x_' value.—Chicago Jourpal, .
; e 3
| “Red Rag to a Bull.”
It 1s probable that the expression “a
red rag to a bull,” signifying some
thing which arouses wrath, has been
imported from Spain, where red cloths
-are used In ‘the bull rings, in order to’
infuriate the animals before the mata
@or makes his appearance. But bulls
-are not the only animals affected by
red. Many horses, especially stallions,
are Irritated by red; and turkey-cocks
attack wearers of red most ferocious
ly, as do ganders. Physiologically,
red is a color which Irritates and
fatigues the optic nerves; and so it
‘arouses temper and produces a quar
relsome frame of mind.
| Proud of Armorial Bearings.
_ The early Dutch settlers of New
York, who founded important families,
were frequently aristocratic Holland
- ers who brought their coats-of-arms
with them, as an Integral part of their
household goods. Such families as the
Van Rensselaers, De Puysters, Beek
mans, Schuylers and Stuyvesants had
their arms beautifully engraved on the
elaborate silver services which were
| among thelr proudest possessions.
Why?
“How to Live More Than One Hun
dred Years” is the title of a recent
lbook. But what, we desire to ask,
would be the object?—Philadelphia
Public Ledger.
lwith Mark Mayes and Harvey Jay as
‘alternates. :
~ All three of the judges expressed
their surprise and appreciation of the
~debates of the evening, which were
some of the best ever presented in the
high school for a preliminary debate
‘of this nature.
The students have had but a short
time to prepare these speeches, but
‘thea mount of information which was
~seemingly dug from the earth, was
iastonishng, All of the ten students
‘made-an unusually fine showing, and
showed a great deal of interest in the
event,
We can-rest assured that Fitz-Hi
will be well represented in the coming
debates with Ashburn and Cordele,
probably on March 18.
REV. ELDER AT
CHAPEL EXERCISE
Tuesday morning, Rey. Jas. H, El
der of the First Methodist church pre
sided at the chapel exercises. Mr.
Elder made an excellent address to
the students, and urged that every
student in the schoo! should make a
great effort for success in life.
TRACK WORK : #
STARTS THIS WEEK
‘ «Mr. Carter announced that he
would like to meet all of the boys
interested in track work in his room
at recess. He wishes to begin track
practice as soon as possible, so that
'we may also be well represented at
‘the coming meet which will be held in
Asrburn, on April 22 and 23.
The students will attend in a body
the senior class. play, “Assiste_d by
Sadie”, which iS to be given at the
Grand Opera House, on Thursday,
March.lo. Humor, mystery, romance
and adventure are mixed up in just
the right proportions to make the
snappy comedy which will delight the
theatre goers on next Thursday night,
Mrs. Shewmake, who is directing the
play, promises us one of the best
plays ever presented to the populace
of Fitzgerald; and as it is being put
on by the senior class of their own
high school the people will d@nb!v-.l
FEAST OF
for Spring Buyers
OUR Mr. Harry Gar
’ ber has returned
from a purchasing trip
in the Eastern markets
and reports having pur
chased the most unpre
ceedented bargains |in
néw and fashionable
merchandise. =
Our stock of Ladies’
Ready-to-Wear is re
plete with original cre
ations, individual pat
terns and at prices
which” remind one of
the pre-war period.
- For men we have a
strong line of Spring'
Suits in most attractive
patterns in the popular
materials of the season.
We have been extreme
ly fortunate in our shoe
purchases for this sea
son and the immense
stock purchased en
ables us to secure ex
ceptional values, in
many instances far be
low the 1915-16 low
price levels.
The Spring and Summer
goods are arriving daily
and are being put on dis
play on arrival. We invite
your. most careful compari
son with our competitors
and feel certain of the result
- Come and see us.