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Volume XXXII, Number 7.
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The Insecticide Plant of Mr. J.
W. Woolfolk in Fort aVUey was al
most totally destroyed bv fire, which
was discovered about 10:30
Thursday morning The stifling fumes
from the burning sulphur made
difficult to get at the flames
several of the fire-fighters were
pelled to retire, being almost
cated by the gases.
The damage to building and
terials amounted to about
with no insurance, the fire hazard
ot the business being such that no
■ be , obtained , . ■ , the
insurance „„„ can on „„
property.
The fire is thought to have orig¬
inated from rain leaking in onto
the lime stored in the building. Small
boys playing on the roof are said to
be responsible for its leaking.
A car of chemicals which was
standing on the tracks near the plant
was damaged by the flames, and at¬
tempt to remove it to a place of
safety where the fire could be ex¬
tinguished being prohibited on ac¬
count of the dapger of communica¬
ting the fire to other buildings near
by.
Work of rebuilding the plant was
begun immediately after the fire,
no serious interruption of th busi¬
ness being eyperienced. The plant
has been able to take care of the re¬
quirement of customers without in¬
terruption.
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MR. WESLEY HOUSER ENTERS
LOCAL INSURANCE FIELD
Elsewhere in this issue, as has
appeared regularly each week since
The Leader-Tribune has neen under
the present management, is the large
display advertisement of the Kinney
Loan and Investment Company.
While this company deals in real
astute, its maiu business i the writ¬
ing of fire and auto insurance as
well as surety bonds. The growth of
th company’s business during the
post year was most gratifying and
has now reached such a volume that
it was found necessary to secure the
sendees of some one to give special
attention to its insurance depart¬
ment, and to that end the services of
Mr. Wesley Houser have been se¬
cured.
Offices of the company are being
fitted up in the front room of the
First National Bank building across
the hall from the law offices of Mr.
Emmett Houser, where Mr. Wesley
Houser, manager of the insurance
department, as well as the officers
of the company, will be glad to give
to owners of property absolute pro¬
tection against loss by fire, insure
autos against loss by theft or fire,
and other protection, and write
surety bonds.
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MR. PHIL. P. SCROGGS ON
AUGUSTA “Y" BUILDING
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A recent issue of the Augusta
(Ga.) Chronicle contained the an¬
nouncement of the selection of Mr.
Philander F. Scroggs to work in
co-operation with the building bu
reau of the Y. M. C. A. in New York
in the erection of the West End “Y »»
building in Augusta.
The article continues: «< Mr.
Scroggs was chosen at a
held by the building committee of the
West End branch. It was said
the choice of Mr. Scroggs was made
after a representative of the
ing bureau investigated all local
chitects with a view toward
one for this work. The Wets
building will cost about $60,000. I
Fort Valley friends of Mr.
will be pleased to know of the
cognition of ability in his chosen
profession with which their
fellow-townsman is meeting.
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EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Sunday School at 9:45 a. m
Lay Service every Sunday
ing at 11:0O o’elock, except on
Sunday. Celebration of Holy
murnon an d sermon on fourth
day at 11:00 o’clock. Evening
vice on fourth Sunday.
Rev. J. F. McCloud,
C. T. Ebernardt, Suot, S.
An impending, if not already
summated deal involving the
fer of valuable ciyt realty in
Valley was rumored last week.
The Leader-Tribune
and peachland journal
FORT VALLEY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1920. EIGHT PAGES
FORT VALLEY GIRLS DON
ROLE OF DIANAS AND
Did you see the modern
sally forth—no, that wasn’t
name—all rigged out in soldier suits,
truu3crs and a,1> , in quest of game of
tlle fuathei ' ed 11,1,1 furred
a .7 e ek ’ !” 0re or 688 aff °! Wel1, we
d,dn , ‘ eith «- h , * ™ Wlsh we had >
and they d,d - dar fJ no }
a " y nan ] es ’ but they dld d ° lt ~ and
they had rca * un ®’ too \^ nd what s
used them with good
f® th * ct ’ shape * f the of exhjbjls qual1 and 111 the larks case ect in
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: which they brouffht back Wlth them
. bor,a f,de ; A,,d talking about
ar;s ' we consider that a good one,
we don t deny that: we might ”
, have quailed , at the , sight , of „ those ,
Dianas in , breeches ... had we
seen em.
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A telegram to friends in this city
Saturday announced the death of
Mr. Walker Reid, whic hoecurred
near Orlando, Fla., Saturday, due
to an automobile accident.
Mr. Reid has been coming to
Valley every fruit season for
fifteen or twenty years and was well
known and much liked by the
ple of the community. When he
in his “teens” he came here as a
■ Florida peach packer,” but worked
himself up until he became promi¬
nent in the shipping of peaches in
this section, he having charge of the
shipping of peaches from the
fruit farms belonging to Mr. A. J.
Evans of this place last year. He
Mrs. Reid spent the summer of 1919
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Will
Carithers, and their coming from
year to year was looked forward
with pleasure by many friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Reid were
at Parilth, P’la., when Mr. Reid’s
death occurred, which must have
been instantaneous, according
messages received.
The 3ad announcement is
with much regret by Fort Valh •
ans generally, as well as by all
fruit men and the many Florida
who came here under the
of Mr. Reid and found in him an
ployer well worthy of their
dence.
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MR. C. E. MARTIN HEADS EX¬
ECUTIVE BODY GA.
A distinct honor in recognition
his high standing in banking
of the State, which will be
ted by his many friends, was
conferred upon him at the
of the Executive Council of
Georgia Bankers’ Association
last Tuesday morning, preceding
luncheon at the Capital City
in Atlanta in honor of T. R.
nett, who was recently
as State Superintendent of
under Georgia’s new banking
and at which about 150 bankers
the State at large were present.
Before his ppointment as
Superintendent of Banks, Mr.
nett was chairman of the
tive Council of the Association.
this meeting he handed in his
ignation of this office, and Mr.
E. Martin was elected to
him as chairman of the
Council of the Association.
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THE BAPTIST CHURCH
C. C. Pugh, Pastor.
Sunday School, 9:30 a. m.
Morning and evening worship,
a.m .and 7:00 p. m.
B. Y. P. U., Sunday, 6:00 p. m.
Prayer meeting, Thursday, 7:00 p.
The 11 o’clock service on
! will be of unusual interest,—the
dination and public installation
a newly elected Deacon, Mr. W.
Tharpe. The official board of
church will constitute the
council. The public is cordially
vited. Every member of the
especially is expected to be
The Pastor will begin at 7
a series of Sunday evening
on some PRACTICAL
TIONS, ft questions that every
is asking in one way or another,
questions which touch the
things of life and destiny. The
wer to these questions can not
found outside of Divine
The first one discussed on next
1 Man day evening Get Right will with be, God? ii How ’ A Can
welcome and a blessing await
who come with a hungry heart.
MR. G. C. DUNCAN DIES AT
UNAOILIA. RELATED HERE
The Houston County friends of
j Charles Clinton Duncan will be griev
e( i to i earu 0 f his death which oc
. curred at his home in Unadilla on
j December Charlie Clint 25th. Duncan, he
as was
! popularly known here, was born m
I Prry on January 27th, 1875, and
here spent his youth, moving from
j Perry when he was 15 years of age.
In 1890 he was married to Miss
Zeph Pate, from which union there
are three children, Chahles Gilbert,
Janies R., and Elizabeth.
Althongh taken in the prime of
middle age, his life has been a use¬
ful one. For a number of years he
served as mayor of Unadilla and rep¬
resented Dooly County in the Legis¬
lature. He was regarded as a lead¬
ing citizen of his town and county
and esteemed by all who knew him
for his high qualities of character.
He was prominently connected in
Houston and adjoining counties, be¬
ing the son of the late Mr. and Mrs.
James R. Duncan.
Besides his bereaved wife and 3
children, other relatives are three
cousins in Perry, Mrs. R. L. Cater
and Messrs. C. C. and J. P. Duncan,
his aunt, Mrs. C. E. Gilbert and un¬
cle, Dr. C. R. Mann of Perry.—Perry
Home Journal.
Mr. Duncan was also a first cousin
of Messrs. C. E. Martin and J. M.
Martin of Fort Valley, and a brother
in-la wof Mr. W. B. Nichols of Una
dilla, a prominent stock-holder in the
Citizens Bank of Fort Valley.
a little the elder, he was the child
hood playmate of the editor of the
Leader-Tribune, to whom his un
timely death brings poignant sorrow,
He has an aunt, Mrs. M. C. Mar
tin, and a cousin, Mrs. F, P. Catch
ings, living in Atlanta, andseveral
other cousins in that city and in
other parts of the State.
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MR. J. D. FAGAN BUYS
FARM OF MR. C. M. ORR
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An important farm and orchard
deal of recent interest was the pur¬
chase a week or so ago of the Perry
Road farm and orchard of Mr. C.
M. Orr by Mr. J. D. Fagan.
The parcel contains 367 or more
acres, well improved, and has 8,000
bearing peach trees on it. The con¬
sideration was $40,000.00, nearly
$189.00 per acre.
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GET YOUR COPY IN EARLY
AND ALL WILL BE HAPPY
Again we find it necessary to re¬
mind our esteemed advertisers and
contributors that the publication
date of The Leader-Tribune ha3
been advanced a day—permanently.
The paper is dated Thursday, but is
printed on Wednesday. We are oblig¬
ed to have all display advertising
copy by TUESDA NOON in order
to get it set, the forms made up and
the paper printed on time to go in
the post-office Wednesday night. It
is to the advertiser’s interest that
we have advanced the date of publi¬
cation, and that the paper be got out
on time. We don’t like to disappoint
anyone who wants to get an adver¬
tisement in the paper at the eleventh
hour, and we don’t like to lose the
money by refusing to take an adver¬
tisement at jtheeleventh hour. So
we have adopted the fwelvth
as our closing time, and that twelvth
co-operation will be appreciated.
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WILL GET $5,000,000 FOR
ANIMAL IF HE FINDS IT
London, Dec. 29,—Accompanied
by Laddie. ft a German war dog,
which he captured on the western
front, Capt. Lester Stephens will
leave London for Central Africa in
ssarch of the Brontosaurus, a
historic monster, for possession
which, according to the Daily
the Sniithonian Institution
$5,000,000.
“Laddie” will be emcloyed to
and follow the trail of the monster.
The brontosaurus was seen in
Congo recently by the Belgian
plorers, Gapelle, Lepage and
Captain Stephens believes the
tile is hiding in the subterranean
in Central Africa. He is taking
him a Mannlicher-Schoenhauer
a Winchester repeater, and a
barreled shotgun and a
revolver.
MR. J. L. LONG HOST AT
’POSSUM AND BIRD SUPPER
Mr. J. L. Long entertained a num¬
ber of friends last Friday night at a
very enjoyable ’possum and bird
supper. The atfair was entirely in¬
formal, the sumptuous repast of
’possum u la Southern style, quail
or. toast, and many othre good things
on the side—including' Bevo—being
preceded and followed by conversa¬
tion, story-telling, jokes,etc., ad lib¬
itum. Mr. C. B. Long, of Richland,
Gu., a brother of the host, greatly
added to the entertainment of the
guests by giving several impersona¬
tions, at which he is a past-master.
Six fat “stall-fed possums con¬
tributed to the feast, while the birds
were the product of the good margs
manship of Messrs. J. L. and C. B.
Long, who had just returned from a
successful hunting trip in South
Georgia.
The guests present were Messrs.
R. Flolrnoy, Edwin McMillan, J.
W. Rundell, M. D. Goode, Robest
Evans, J. W. Evans, Willis Snow,
Lewis Riley, L. P. Gray, J. M. Martin,
Ed. Wellons, C. B. Long, J. T. White,
Doctors M. L. Hicgson, J. R. Kinney,
W. L. Nance, W. H. Hafer, M. T.
Wise, M. S. Brown.
Mrs. J. W. Rundell, Mrs. Robert
Flournoy, Miss Elizabeth Rundell and
Miss Alice Long asisted Mrs. Long
in netertaining and serving the
guests.
MISSIONARY TO AFRICA TO
BE HEARD HERE SUNDAY
Dr. D. L. Mumpower, of Africa,
who is supported by the Men’s Bible
Class ol the Methodist Church of
bort Valley, will be here Sunday,
j ar >d w111 speak at the Sunday School
hoar at tbe 11:00 °’ clock ser -
vice.
Everyone is cordially invited to
hear him.
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“FOR A CJTY BEAUTIFUL”
1 NEW TRASH BARRELS PLEAD
Have you seen our nice new trash
barrels in on Main St., all freshly
painted a bright yellow and equipped
with new grass rope handles and
closely fitting lid3 —and with the
bung-holes knocked out? Well, use
'em.
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THRIFT AND PRODUCTION
REMEDY FOR HIGH PRICES
The National City Bank of New
York, in a recent bulletin says in
part:
ii The pressure for goods is unabat¬
ed and since the demand exceeds the
supply, naturally the tendency of
prices is upward. The plain situa¬
tion is that production is unequal
to the market demand. The situa¬
tion has shown the futility of most
of the outcry against profiteering.
“The dealer who takes advantage
of a scarcity or of the ignorance of
his customers to exact an unusual
profit is not an admirable character
in the eyes of anybody, but in times
of real scarcity prices re bound to
go up, for there is n economic neces
ait for it, and somebody is sure to
make money out of tbe rise. The
only remedy for high prices and ab¬
normal profits is increased produc¬
tion-greater supplies on the mar
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Economists agree that increased
production to a large extent de¬
pends on new capital and that new
capital can be produced in suffi¬
cient quantities only through the
economy and safe investment of the
people.
THRIFTY MILLIONAIRE
RESTORES CHILDREN’S LOSS
The importance which the late
Henry C. Frick placed on thrift and
the habits of saving is clearly shown
by incidents of his career.
Mr. Frick was born In poverty
built up an estate estimated at $200,
000,000. A striking illustration of
his belief in the necessity of thrift
was given by his action in giving to
Pittsburgh school children $170,000
whic hthey had raised in a thrift and
savings campaign and which was lost
when the bank in which it was depos¬
ited failed. He is said to have de¬
clared that if the children were al¬
lowed to losfe |hese savings they
would receive a set-back in charac¬
ter and habits which would be. irrep¬
arable.
IMPROVES FACILITIES
The Fort Valley Lumber Company
hr i recently undergone a complete
change in ownership and extensive
improvements in equipment, the bus¬
iness and property of the company
having several weeks ago been pur¬
chased by Messrs. J. W. Woolfolk
and A. J. Evans from Messrs. R. C.
Joyner and J. R. Jordan.
Tiie new owners and operators
have considerably enlarged the plant,
putting in a complete new power
equipment and other machinery.
A sash and door department have
been added, this and other additions
to its equipment considerably in¬
creasing the company’s facilities for
serving the building trade and others
in need of builders’ supplies.
Mr. Joyner is still with the com
puny. and Mr. John Clark is in
charge of the office.
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STUFF NEW YORK POST
The following editorial apprecia¬
tion of Dr. W. 0. Scroggs, which ap¬
peared in the Baton Rouge (La.)
State-Times of January 1,1920, will
be read with much interest and
pride of fellow-townsmanship by his
many friends in Fort Valley.
“The resignation of Dr. W. .0.
Scroggs from the faculty of the Lou¬
isiana State University is a serious
loss to the univerity, and to the
eaue of education in Louisiana.
'Coming as it does following the
resignation of Dr. Dodson, and the
previous retirement of Dr. Fleming,
Kerr, and others, it will make itself
especiall felt in the teaching staff
of the university.
“The people of Baton Rouge re¬
gret, along with the university, to see
Dr. Scroggs leave his duties here for
a field of labor that will call him
many miles from here, because he
not only made himself felt at the
university, where his scholarly at¬
tainments were recognized, but he
was a force for good in the upbuild¬
ing of the city of Baton Rouge. He
played a prominent part in the es¬
tablishment of the commission form
of government of Baton Rouge. He
planned and largely built up the Or¬
ganized Charities of the city, and in
the field of government and taxa¬
tion his advice was eagerly sought,
and when given has always been
clear ond helpful.
“He goes from the state universi¬
ty to a wide, and perhaps, a more
useful field, taking up duties on the
editorial staff of the New York Ev¬
ening Post.
u Dr. Scroggs is a young man. His
friends look forward to a brilliant
and useful career from him in his
New York home.
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GAS MASKS WANTED
FOR CITY FIREMEN
The recent fire at Mr. J. W. Wool
folk’s insecticide plant, when sev¬
eral fire-fighters were partially over¬
come by tie fumes from the burn¬
ing chemicals, has suggested to Mr.
E. T. McMillan, councilman and
member of the committee on fire
protection, the desireableness of the
city’s having about a half-dozen gas
masks such as the soldiers used over¬
seas, in order that the fire-fighters
may be equipped for handling any
emergency that might arise.
Mr. McMillan suggests that some
public spirited citizens may possess
such masks which they might be will¬
ing to contribute to this purpose.
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METHODIST W. M. S. TO HOLD
n FRENCH ORPHAN PROGRAM yy
On Monday afternoon, January
j | in the church parlors, the
(Woman’s j Missionary Society will
a meeting the program of
i which will relate to the French or
phans. This society supports two
Fral1cb orphans. The program will
be as follows:
Song—"America. ft
Prayer—Mrs. F. O. Miller.
Song—By all.
Talk—Mrs. Ralph Bassett.
Marseillaise—Chorus.
Offering.
Prayer—Mrs. Frank Fincher.
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WORLD’S LONGEST BEARD
The man behind the whiskers
Zachariai Wilcox, of Carson City,
Neb. Wilcox is a carpenter by
and waile working wraps nis
feet six inches of beard around
chest. He has never had a shave.
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$2.50 Per Year In Advance
MR. HARTLEY
RESIDENCE BV FIRE
Shortly after noon Sunday the
beautiful country home of Mr. Geo.
D. Hartley, northwest of Fort Valley,
was destroyed by fire, originating
in a wood closet into which a young
grandson of Mr. Hartley’s threw
some burning papers onto a pile of
kindling. Before water could be se¬
cured the fire had made such head¬
way as to be "beyond control with
the means imm ‘diately at hand and
the rapid spread of the flames pre¬
vented acces to the telephone to no¬
tify the city fire department. An
alarm was sent in, however, by a
neighbor, and the city’s fire truck
sped to the scene but arrived too
late to save the residence. They suc¬
ceeded, however, in saving the
smoke-house by the use of the chemi¬
cal tanks, no water supply being a
vailable for the pump.
Only a few clothes and the barest
of house-hold contents were saved.
A large grocery and dry goods
store across the road was also burn
ed.
The los is estimated at between
$12,000 and $15,000, with $3,000
insurance.
Mr. Hartley is the owner of the
Winona Hotel in Fort aVlley, and
he and his family are now making
their home there.
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1. A. M. SEIFERT NOW
WITH GREEN-MILLER GO.
After seven year of effivient
service with the Georgia Fruit Ex¬
change, as manager of the Fort Val¬
ley office during the peach and wa¬
ter-melon seasons, and with the At¬
lanta office of the concern during
the other months of the year, Mr.
A. M. Seifert severed his connection
with that organization on January
first, and is now associated with the
Green-Miller Company of Fort aVl¬
ley.
Mr, Seifert was a A very compe¬
tent manager of the interests of
the Exchange members here and in
Atlanta, the hard work incident to
the shipping seaon last summer
telling seriously on his health.
Mr. Seifert says he left the Fruit
Exchange wit hthe utmost good
will, preferring a line of business
that would enable him to be at home
more of his time. His many friends
here are gratified that his new con- .
nection enables him to continue to
make his home in Fort Valley, and
predict for both himself and the
Green-Miller Company an era of
mutual success ami prosperity.
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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.
“Gods and the One God. ft
Praise Service, 2:30 p. m.
Junior Church, 3:00 p. m.
Epworth League, 6:00 p. m.
Evening Worship, 7:00 p. m.
Prayer Service, Tuesday, 7:00 p, m.
The Methodist Church is planning
for a nation-wide revival. These
plans are already being introduced
injo ,the local church. Let every
member get in line for this work and
be ready for service. The Board of
Stewards and Sunday School Super¬
intendents will be installed next
Sunday at the morning hour. Every¬
body welcome!
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WILD DUCKS EASY FOR
FORT VALLEY NIMRODS
Two parties of Fort aVlley duck
hunters have made good records for
themselves this week.
Tuesday morning Messrs. William
Hiley, Harris McArthur and Dick
Jones went by automobile to Walden
where they “took to” the Ocmulgee
river, whic hstream they pursued to
Hawkinsville. Wednesday morning
a message was received here that
they had been detained overnight by
a broken automobile spring, but that
they had bagged 30 ducks.
Another “ducking” party compos¬
ed of Messrs. D. E. Williams, Grover
Ivey and Miller Mathews returned
for ma trip to Flint river with 22
of the web-footed fowls to their cred
it.
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Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Floyd left Sat¬
urday for New York, where they will
spend about ten days.
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