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iili : rt;n , Volume XXXII, Number 7. ____. 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. e 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. o MR. PHIL. P. SCROGGS ON AUGUSTA “Y" BUILDING - 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. -O 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 - ” : 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. ■o 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. o 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. o 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. <h MR. J. D. FAGAN BUYS FARM OF MR. C. M. ORR 1 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. ■o 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. •o 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. •o “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. -o 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 et.k *» 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. •o 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. ■o■ 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. o 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. O 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. ipi * *♦♦*♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ $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. ■o- 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. "— --—-■ —0- 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! ■0' 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. ■o Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Floyd left Sat¬ urday for New York, where they will spend about ten days. - —