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Volume XXXII, Number 6.
I 1HUIH CLUB. THE
IIH. IN EVERY
GOVERNMENT PLAN FOR
FAR REACHING—A HOME
CLE THRIFT CL\JB IN
FAMILY. THE GOAL.
Plans of far-reaching
to be put into effect with the
ning of the new year, are
by Silas W. Davis, Government
rector of the War Loan
fo the Sixth District.
. . These plans include as their
■^important feature the
.of a Home Circle Thrift Club in
ery family. The past year has
the organization of Savings
ties in the schools, stores, shops,
lories and other places of
jwhere men and women are
Now it is proposed to carry the
A step further by tas»ng thrift
the home.
Plan of Campaign.
The educational campaign
braces four lines of propaganda
verging on the home.
First—through the schools. A
ies of leaflets addressed to the
ents will be distributed to the
with instructions to carry them
The firts of these leaflets,
ed to the mother, tells her in
language of a message from
Sam. Then the Home Circle
Club idea is developed in a way
appeals to the fan?
A week later the child takes
a second leaflet called A
TO FATHER and this appeals to
head of the house from a
standpoint.
A few days later a third
addressed to the mother and
j intly is delivered by the child
tins calls for the organization of
Home. Circle Thrift Club on the
lowing Friday evening or some
evening that is convenient.
For the convenience of parents
franked postal card is encloced
the last leaflet. This postal cadr
ply slates that a Home Circle
Club has beet: organ.«ed in that
ily and when signed and dropped
the mail will secure for that
some interesting thrift literature
including sugsgstions for Ihe
budget and illustrations
ihow ifther people have developed
the idea of thrift.
No effort is to be made to
any report of the Home
Thrift Club beyond tne fact that
lias bee noTganized, for it is not
sired to pry into family affairs.
It is believed, however, that
number of such clubs organized in
comunity will be a good
of the progress of the Thrift
ment in that vicinity.
Second—through the press.
this work- is going on through
schools the press will be
informed of the progress of the
paign and will do its full share
bringing home to the people
vast importance of this work.
The aid o fthe pulpit and of
triotic organizations will be
and from the expressions already
ceived thi3 will undoubtedly be
great help to the organization.
Trhough Women’s Clubs.
Women’s Clubs, under the
of Mrs. Samuel Lumpkin, a
ment has been started to effect
organization of a Home Circle
Club in the home of each club
her. This will secure the
of 3 uch clubs in many thousands
homes and their example will
throughout those communities.
In the meantime Uie aid of
banks and men of affairs
will be sought in impressing
the public the urgent need for econ
omy and industry.
The Government’s
during 1919 has resulted in the
mg of hundreds of millions of
larx During the war the larger
of the savings went into
Securities, but since tne war the
ings banks have enjoyed a
able portion of the fruits of this
paganda, which powerfully
mer.ts the systematic work of
banks in behalf of thrift.
A Return to Economy.
It is believed that 1920 wiH
an important change in the
of the people toward economy.
country has been passing
the most remarkable spending
that the world ever saw. By
of its ntensity and volume there
sure to be a re-action. Before
Christmas it is believed that the
fashioned virtue of thrift will
made tremendous stnaec and
land.
The Leader-Tribune
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AND PEACHLAND . ^,.,r . » TT ^ JOURNAL mTTn »T * ,
FORT VALLEY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1920. TEN PAGES
THE BAPTIST CHURCH
C. C. Pugh, Pastor.
Sunday School, 9:30 a. m.
Morning and evening worship, 11:00
a.m .and 7:00 p. m.
B. Y. P. U., Sunday, 6:00 p. m.
Prayer meeting, Thursday, 7:00 p. m.
The 11:00 o’clock hour on Sunday
morning will be devoted to a ROLL
CALL and COVENANT service. The
roll of the church will be called and
every member is expected to be pres¬
ent and answer to his name. Con¬
veyances will be provided to bring
to the church any members who may
not be able otherwise to come, if
they will notify Mr. Glenmore Green
or the Pastor by 9:00 o’clock Sunday
i mornin K
At the evening hour the Pastor
dl P r .? acb on ’ • • Is my name written
there? 99
i The month of January will be ob
served as REVIVAL MONTH, when
i ever ^ member of the church is ex
> ,ected to be P resent at e%-ery ser
vice during the month. Many have
already signed cards pledging thenv
selves to attend ever y service and
P ra y and wor k that January may
: be the beginning of the greatest
y ear * n ^b e history or the church,
ever y member give the Kingdom
! of God right of way in his life for
J * b ' s one month and see what will
happen,
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TWELFTH DISTRICT A. & M.
SCHOOL OPENS JANUARY 12
The spring semester of th 3
Twelfui District A. and M. School
will begin January 12th. This is our
own branch of the State University
system. The main building will be
completed by shat time. It is pro¬
posed to use the two second story
wings of the building .jag dormito¬
ries for young men.
The above information was con¬
tained in a letter wrtten under date
of Dec. 22nd by H. L. Swain, priori
pal of the Academic Department, to
Hon* Emmett Houser of Fort Valley,
trustee of the school from Houston
County and Secretary-treasurer of
the Board. In this letter Mr. Swain
says, further:
We are anxious that we have at
least sixty pupils for the spring sem¬
ester. If we can secure the key per-'
sons from each county this spring
our student body for i>ext fall will
be assured. It is necessary that ap¬
plicants shall have finished the sev¬
enth grade and that they furnish
letters of recommendation from well
known citizens of their county, or be
nominated by the trustee of their
respective county. 99
Mr. Houser is keenly interested in
the success of the school and in our
county’s having a good representa¬
tion. It would help our county to
have a good attendance at the school.
It offers an excellent opportunity
for young men of the county to se¬
cure an education, especially along
the line of the agricultural and me¬
chanical arts at a minimum ex¬
pense.
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Great Financial Emergency.
The year 1920 will be one of great
financial emergencies. Not only is
our own Government to be financed,
industry to be again set going at full
speed and the railroads financed, so
as to provide the needed construc
tion, but it is clear that the people
• 0 f this country wil she called upon
to aid distressed Europe by investing
j in foreign loans,
In the meantime our Government
has undertaken to distribute widely
among individual investors an im-
1 mense volume of Government Securi
i ties now held by the banks. This
change is necessary to put the banks
in condition to serve commerce and
industry adequately at a time when
their needs will be greater than ever
before.
The only way to provide money
j for all these purposes is by produc
tion and saving. Thrift is more im
portant than ever before,
The War Loan Organization will
| conduct a campaign showing the val
ue of Government Securities to in
dividual investors. There never was
a time when securities of such val
ue could be had at such low prices
with a certainty of enhancement,
and in the meantime a relatively
( high rate of income, with freedom
from taxation.
All of these subjects are to be
covered in propaganda of the War
Loan Organization during the coming
year.
OUR NEW YEAR-1020
Today we welcome a NEW YEAR—another year from all years that
we have yet known; a year unlike others in many respects, but still like
other years when new pledges and promises were made with a full de¬
termination to keep and perform.
While we are making secret and public vows to keep for 1920, let
us make one resolution that will be safely guarded all of the present
year: let us as members of the Big, Happy Family of Fort Valley deep¬
ly resolve to do all that is within our power to pull together and make
our town the VERY BEST TOWN in all this United States; let us re
solve to do no act that will not reflect good upon the town that we
call our own; let us remember that, UNITED, we can accomplish that
which towns many times our size cannot accomplish DIVIDED.
To every Man, Woman and Child in Fort Valley I tneder my sincere
wish for a year of Peace, Love and Prosperity.
H. C. NEIL, MAYOR.
MISS lUBETKIN'S PROM
PARTY FOR MISS
Miss Henrietta Lubetkin
tained most delightfully last
day evening in honor of Miss
Baird, who is spending the
season with her parents here.
Green and white were the
vailing colors, the house being
rated with quantities of holly
mistletoe. Pi’ogressive
was enjoyed .until a late,hour,
a few splendid vocal selections
given by a delightful little
who is now a visitor in the city.
refreshments consisted of cream
cake, the color scheme of green
white being carried out in this
Miss Baird, the honor guest,
ed most charming in an
gown of yellow. The hostess
an evening gown of blue.
Assisting Miss Lubetkin in
taining were Mrs. A. H.
Miss Marie Lubetkin, Misses
and Helen Glass, Mrs. Julius
Miss Leira Cox, and Miss
Maud Anderson. About sixty
enjoyed Miss Lubetkin’s hospitality.
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Mr. Louis L. Brown, Jr., will
turn Saturday to New Y'ork C ; ty to
resume his law studies at Columbia
University, after spending the holi
days with his parents here,
CAPT. JACK RUNDELL A
HOST OF THE SEASON
A delightful “stag buffet party
on Wednesday evening was that
which Capt. J. W. Pundell was
at his home on Macon Street.
Those participating in Mr. Run
deli s kospitality included Messrs. J.
W. Woolfolk, Dave Strother, J. S.
Dav.dsin, S. T. Hurst, A. J.
B. H. Fincher, W. A. Wooddall,
P. Sanchez, Will Blewster, T.
Murphey.
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MISS HOUSER’S PARTY
ON NEW YEAR’S EVE
Miss Ruth Houser was a
hostess of New Year’s Eve when she
entertained a number of friends
a dinner party, before her return
Montevallo, Ala., where she will re
sume her duties as instructor in Em:
lish. Those enjoying Miss Houser’s
hospitality were Misses Leonora Neil
Mary Lane and Elie Lee, of
Miss Clarence Houser, Messrs. Wil¬
liam Houser, Wesley Houser, A. Q,
Riley, Jr., Howard Riley.
MR. DAVID CRANDALL, A
HOST OF NEW YEAR’S EVE;
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Mrs. Alice S. Crandall entertain¬
ed at a delightful dinner on Wed¬
nesday evening in compliment to her
son, Mr. David Crandall.
The decorations for the occasion
were in pink and wiiite. The guest
list included Misses Audry Fagan,
Elizabeth Brown, Elizabeth Parham
Ruth Evans, Annis Gene Wise, Mess¬
rs. WiH Jones, Willis Campbell J
D. Fagan, Jr., Frank Troutman.
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HISTORY CLUB STUDIES
“FRANCE OF 19TH CENTURY”
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The members of the History Club
held an interesting meeting on Tues
day afternoon at the residence qf
Miss Gladys Slappey. A large a t.
tendance was recorded and a delight
ful program enjoyed.
Mrs. Welton DuPree was d} a ir
man. The subject for study- was
“France of the 19th Century.” Those
taking part on the program were
Mrs. Edgar Duke, Mrs. O. G. Single
ton, Mrs. Tom Flournoy, Mrs. C. H.
Matthew*
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MR. AND MRS. BRISENDINE’S
SERIES OF PARTIES
One of the most delightful affairs
of the holiday season was the dinner
party given on Friday by Mr. and
Mrs. W. G. Brisendine.
The home was prettily decorated
j for and the occasion flowers. The with table Christmas had col¬
ors as a
i center-piece a large basket of crim
; son carnations, other decorations be
in * holl y’ mistletoe and candles,
| ^ be S' u e3t list included Misses
Maurice and Audry Fagan, Clar
ence Houser, Mrs. Nellie Miller, Mr.
and Mrs. John Allen, Mr. and Mrs.
Will Blewster, Mr. and Mrs. John
Baird, Mr. Dave Strother, Mr. Ash¬
by McCord of Atlanta, Messrs. R S.
Braswell, J. D. Fagan, A. C. Riley,
William Houser.
On Christmas evening Mr. and
Mrs. Brisendine entertained at their
home with a buffet supper. The
Christmas spirit was carried out in
the decorations of holly, misleltoe
and red candles. Those present were
Misses Maurice Fagan, Audry Fa¬
gan, Ann Baird, Clarence Houser,
Mrs. Neltie Miller, Mr. and Mrs.
John Allen, Mr. and Mrs. John Baird,
Mr. and Mrs. Will Blewster, Mr. D.
C. Strother, Messrs. Wesley Houv.r,
Willian- Houser, James Fagan, Frank
i Troutman, ft. S. Braswell, A. C. Ri¬
ley, 1 toward Riley, Ashby McCord of
Atlanta, Major Clifford Mathews.
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I MR. AND MRS. J. H. ALLEN
entertain at dinner
i Mr. and
1 Mrs. John H. Allen en
j tertained a number of friends re
•
i cently at a dinner party at their
delightful country home, Twin Oaks
Fruit Farm.
Christmas decorations w£re used
in dressing he attractive home in
holiday attipe. Among those present
were Misses Clarence Houser, Mau
rice Fagan, Audrey Fagan, Bessie
Allen Of Atlanta, Messrs. Dave
Strother, James Fagan, Frank Trout¬
man, /.\ahby McCord of Atlanta, and
Mr.'and Mrs. Will Brisendine.
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MR. S. B. BROWN HOST
1/ TO FELLOW STEWARDS
Mr. S. B. Brown was host on
Monday evening at an enjoyable din¬
ner, complimentary to his fellow
stewards of the Methodist church,
following a business meeting of the
stewards.
The Christmas spirit was carried
out in the decorations and a deli
CJOUS seven-course dinner was serv-
ed. The pastor, Rev. Wm. F. Quillian,
and twenty stewards were present.
Mrs. R. D. Hale and Miss Susie
Brown assisted in serving.
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MISS MILDRED ANDERSON »
GIVES PROM PARTY
One of the largest affairs of the
holiday season among the young so¬
cial set was the prom party given on
Tuesday evening by Miss Mildred
Anderson at the home of her parents,
Mr and Mrs. Geo. D. Anderson, at
I Myrtle.
| The honor guests were Misses Jen
S nie Lee Duncan, Carlos Heard and
| Elizabeth Brunson of of Perry. people
A i arge number young
| j from Fort the Valley guest and list, Perry was in
c i u ded in
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Misses Meeta and Louise McDon
aid, Eugenia Riley, and Mrs. Edwin
McMillan were the supper guest of
Mrs. O. D. Williams and Mi.ss Katie
Mae Williams on Monday evening,
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Mr. and Mrs. Alrron Williams en¬
tertained a few members of the
younger set Tuesday evening in corn
pliment to Mr. D. E. Ralston, of Kan
sas City, a guest in ths eit^
$2.50 Per Year In Advene*
PRESBYTERIAN SERVICES
Interesting services will be
at the Presbyterian Church
and each and every member is
nestly requested to be present.
Rev. J. W. Stokes, the
pastor, will preach at both the
ing and evening services. At the
morning service a call of the
bership roll will be made and
reception of new members. After
the sermon the first quarterly cele¬
bration of the Lord’s Supper will
observed.
The subect for the morning
course will be, “Why the Son of
God Died for Me,” and at the even¬
ing service the subject will be,
“What Our Response Should Be co
Christ’s Dying for Us. 99
Morning service, 11:00 a. m. Even¬
ing service, 7:00 o’clock. Sunday
School meets promptly at 9:45 a. m.
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EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Sunday School at 9:45 a. m
Lay Service every Sunday morn¬
ing at 11:00 o’clock, except on fourth
Sunday. Celebration of Holy Com¬
munion and sermon on fourth Sun¬
day at 11:00 o’clock. Evening ser¬
vice on fourth Sunday.
Rev. J. F. McCloud, Rector.
C. T. Eberhardt, Sunt. S. S.
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SMALL BLAZE 6IIIES FIRE
LADDIES USELESS RUN
An alarm sent in about 3:30 Tues
day afternoon caused a prolonged
blowing of the fire whistle, suggest¬
ive of a conflagration of considera¬
ble proportions and gave the depart¬
ment a run to North Knoxville st.,
where a small Maze was
on the fornt porch of a house be¬
longing to Mr. A. M. Solomon and
occupied by negroes. A bucket of
water in the hands of the tenant
sufficed to quench the flames.
Attention is called by the de¬
partment to the importance of send¬
ing in the correct numbers of five
alarm stations when calling the de¬
partment, as errors In this respect
could cause delays in the depart¬
ment’s locating the fire. In the above
mentioneed case number 56 was
given, whereas numebr 55 was al¬
most in the yard of the house that
was on fire.
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EPWORTH LEAGUE WILL
HAVE “SNOW FROLIC »»
The Epworth League will have a
“Snow Frolic ff on Thursday even¬
ing at 8:00 o’clock in the parlors of
the Methodist church.
All Leaguers and their friends are
invited to be present. The affair is
being giver; in honor of the young
men of the community and vicinity
who were in the service of their
country during the recent world war.
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MR. AND MRS. BLEWSTER
GIVE DINNER PARTY
The dinner party at which Mr.
and Mrs. Will Blewster entertained
on Saturday evening was a delight¬
ful affair of the Christmas season.
The Christmas spirit was empha¬
sized in all the decorations of the
home.
Those who enjoyed Mr. and Mrs.
Blewster’s hospitality were Mr. and
Mrs. Julian Webster, Mr. and Mrs.
W. G. Brisendine, Mrs. Neltie Miller,
Mr. George Slappey.
WOMAN’S MISSIONARY SOCIETY
TO HOLD PLEDGE MEETING
The Woman’s Missionary Society
of the Methodist church will hold
the Pledge Meeting In the church
parlors on Monday afternoon, Jan¬
uary 5th, at 3:00 o’clock. It is urged
that every member be present, as
this is the most important meeting
of the year.
Publicity Supt.
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Friends of Mayor H. C. Neil are
glad that he is able to be out again
after his recent illness, and hope
that he will soon be entirely recov¬
ered.
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Mrs. J. J. Williams, Mrs. Vander
leith and Mrs. Rhodes, of Athens,
are the guests of Mrs. Z. T. Wil¬
liams for the week.
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Miss Connie Mathews spent Christ
mas week with relatives in Atlanta.
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Mrs. Boswell, of Marshallville,
was the guest Tuesday night and
Wednesday of Mrs. O. D. Williams.
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BED COINS HIV BE
ISSBED BV UNCLE 5IH
TWO-CENT AND FIFTEEN-CENT
PIECES ARE A POSSIBILITY.
THEY ARE NEEDED IN MAK¬
ING CHANGE.
Boosters for the resurrection of
the two-cent coin and an addition of
a fifteen-cent piece have been re*
iwarede, and the inconvenience in
making change caused by tbe read¬
justment of practically al! prices
may be. compensated with the us4 : of
these two new coins in every-day
life.
Congressman Daniel F. Minahar,
of New Jersey, has introduced two
new bills in the houe of representa*
tives, which will, if passed, cause the
coinage of the two-cent piece 5nd
the fifteen-cent piece.
The campaign for the coinage of
such money has been conducted by
the National Association of the Mo¬
tion Picture Industry, which pointf
out that the coins of this denomina¬
tion will be highly desired by patrone
of the movies.
A circular from the association
points out that the new coins will ba
a benefit to the public in the pur¬
chase of newspapers, magazines hnd
periodicals, the sending of telegrams
and in other dealings.
If ever there was need of the tiro
cetn piece it is now, declares the cir¬
cular. “There is a noticeable short¬
age of small silver coins everywhere
today, and it is believea that in view
of the public demand for this new
coinage, coupled with the fact that
the film industry and the newspa¬
pers are working jointly for the
? ame > that Roy Baker, director of
the mint, will give his approval to
the measure. »>
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WEST POINT’S LOSS BY
FLOOD A MILLION DOLLARS
Bradstreet’s weekly report at ttoi
district estimated at own thaxv <Bk
million dollars the losses irasif
at West Point, Ga., as the result
,the recent flood whic hswept tfe*-'
,western part of the State.
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FORMER FORT VALLEYAN
HAS GOOD WORDS FOR US
Atlanta, Ga •>
12-28-19
Fort Valley Leader-Tribune:
Enclosed find money order for
$1.50, for which please renew mf
subscription to your paper for an¬
other year.
I congratulate you on the im*
provement of the good old Fort Val¬
ley paper since I left your city
twelve years ago.
If your subscription price has in¬
creased any let me know and | will
send balance.
Yours Very Truly,
Arthur Glam.
Mr. Glass is connected with th»
• .Southern Book Concern, 71 WWte
jiall St., dealers in books, stationery,
pictures, etc.
MR. AND MRS. WEBSTER AND
MR. AND MRS GREEN’S PARTY
Mr. and Mrs. Julian Webster anil
Mr. and Mrs. Roe Green entertained
jointly a number of friends on Tues¬
day evening at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Webster at a buffet party.
The artistic use of holly, Christ¬
mas bells, red candles and the elec¬
tric lights shaded with red made a
soft glow and a scene of beauty long
to be remembered and from which
radiated much good cheer and hap¬
piness.
Among those present were Mr. and
Albert Evans, Mr. and Mrs. John H.
Baird, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hurst?; Mr.
and Mrs. Whit Durden of Atlanta,
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Flournoy, Mr.
George Slappey, Mr. and Mrs. F. W.
Withoft, Mrs. Neltie Miller.
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THE METHODIST CHURCH
Wm. F. Quillian, Pastor.
Sunday School, 9:30 a. m.
Judge H. A. Mathews, Supt.
Morning Worship, 11:000 a. m
U The First Thing. M
Praise Service, 2:30 :r
p. m. ••
Junior Church, 3:00 p. m.
Epworth League, 6:00 p. m.
Evening Worship, 7:00 p. IY1.
Prayer Service, Tuesday, 6:00 p. *n.
A good New Year’s resolution-—
to ’attend church every Sunday in
1920. Begin next Sunday. Make
this year you- best.
Everybody welcome 1
