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mm ♦ Melon Belt. * «.* + * + + ****** 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 ' 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, o 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. ■o— 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. -o 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. ■O' 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; i 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. •o HISTORY CLUB STUDIES “FRANCE OF 19TH CENTURY” - - 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* ,4s, .. .. , 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. -o 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. •o 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. «■ 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 0 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, ■o 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. •o 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. o 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. -o 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. ■o 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. o 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. •O Mrs. J. J. Williams, Mrs. Vander leith and Mrs. Rhodes, of Athens, are the guests of Mrs. Z. T. Wil¬ liams for the week. •o Miss Connie Mathews spent Christ mas week with relatives in Atlanta. •o Mrs. Boswell, of Marshallville, was the guest Tuesday night and Wednesday of Mrs. O. D. Williams. iiS * world. * + ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ 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. »> o 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. o 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. -o 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