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Volume XXXII, Number 8.
SPECIAL SERVICES AT
THE NEW PASTOR TO BE IN
STALLED AND WELCOMED—
DR. R. E. DOUGLAS AND COL.
R. L. ANDERSON COMING.
Next Sunday will be a full day
at the Presbyterian Church. The
Sabbath School assembles at 9:45
a. m. Mr. Stokes will preach at 11
a. m. on the theme “Why there Are
Pastors and Teachers in the Church
of God. • •
At 3:30 p. m. a Commission of the
Presbytery of Macon will be at the
church to formally install Rev. J. W.
Stokes as pastor o fthe Fort Valley
Presbyterian Church. This is an in¬
teresting and instructive service.
Dr. Rutherford E. Douglas of the
Macon First Church will preside ov¬
er the exercises and will preach the
sermon and will propound the con¬
stitutional questions to pastor and
people. Col. Robert L. Anderson will
accomip.ily Dr. Douglas and take
a prominent part. The exercises will
be concluded with solemn charges
to pastor and people. At this service
every member of the church is urged
to be present, for it is specially for
them. Committees from the churches
of Perry and Montezuma and Fields
will also be present, as theinstalla
tion is as pastor of the group.
Dr. Douglas is so popular in Fort
Valley that his coming in itself will
doubtless bring out a large gathering
of his friends and f - : ends of the
congregation. To this afternoon ex¬
ercise the public is cordially invited.
At seven at night all the congre¬
gations of the city will assemble at
the Presbyterian Church to extend
a formal and universal welcome to
the new minister. The program of
music and addresses will be worthy
of the occasion.
The buiJuirE ‘Will (be <?ot»fc$t*.
ably heated.
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SPECIAL MEETING FOR ALL
MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS
There will be a special meeting
Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock of ail
the mothers and daughters of the
community, at the Methodist church.
The service will be led by Mrs. Geo.
W. Mathews. It is hoped that all the
mothers and daughters who can pos¬
sibly do so will attend this meeting.
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GRACIOUS WORDS—AND
M ENCLOSED FIND CHECK
Here are two of the htings that
hold the weary editor faithful to the
job—gracious words of commenda¬
tion and the “check enclosed. •*
Atlanta, Jan.7, 1920.
Mr. Editor:
May this be a bright and
prosperous New Year for the Lead¬
er-Tribune. We can ont do without
our paper. Enclosed find check for
$2.50. Please renew my subscript¬
ion for another year.
Kindly yours,
Mrs. J. M. Gray,
308 W. Peachtree.
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BIRTHDAY OF GEN. LEE TO
BE FITTINGLY OBSERVED
The birthday of Gen. Robert E.
Lee will be observed her jointly by
the United Daughters of the Con¬
federacy and the pupils of the public
schools in theschool auditorium on
Monday at 2 p. m. The sons of Con¬
federate Veterans And the public
generally are invited.
The program will be as follows:
Song—Bonnie Blue Flag—School.
Prayer—Rev. J. W. Stokes.
Reading—Julia Hiley.
Speech—Foy Byrd.
Quartet—Mesdames R. M. Hous¬
er, W A. Woodall, J. D. Kendrick,
N. H. Baldwin.
Reading—Elizabeth Newton.
Reading—Miss Annie Taylor.
Chorus—-Dixie.
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EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Sunday School at 9:45 a. m
Lay Service every Sundav 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, Supt. S. S.
The Leader-Tribune « -“—***“ ^ 'ft
AND PEACHLAND JOURNAL
FORT VALLEY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1920.
J. W. FOMBY NOW WITH CITY
LIGHT AND WATER PLANT
Mr. J. W. Fomby has given up the
position he has held for several
months as special night watchman,
and began duty Monday of this week
as night attendant at the city light
and water plant, going on at mid¬
night and off at noon, alternating
shifts with Mr. J. G. Bostwick.
Mr. Fomby has requested Te Lead¬
er-Tribune to extend in his behalf
an expression of his appreciation to
the busines men of the city who
extended him their co-operation in
his former capacity as night watch¬
man.
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MUCH INTEREST SHOWN IN
OR. MPOWER’S TALKS
Dr. D. L. Mumpower, a medical
missionary to Africa, who is in this
country taking a special course m] . |
surgery, was in Fort Valley Sunday j
and spoke at the Methodist church
at the morning and evening hours
of worship and to the Men’s Bible
Class at the Sunday School hour.
This class entirely supports Dr. Mum
power in his mission field and for
this reason, especially, much inter¬
est was felt in having him here and
in hearing of his Christian and hu¬
manitarian service in the Belgium
Congo.
On Sunday afternoon Dr. Mum
power spoke to the congregation of
Ushers Temple, C. M. E. Church.
Dr. Mumpower’s modest, conver¬
sational manner of speaking, his
ability to quietly but vividly take
his hearers right into his zone of
work, his evident self-sacrificing de¬
votion to the cause of Christ and the
relief of human suffering and igno¬
rance, were more impressive, per¬
haps coming from a man of science
than if than if these qualities had
been reflected from a strictly cleri¬
cal character.
It is certain that a more intimate
interest will be felt in his as well a:
all missionary work in foreign field,
by thosp who had the pleasure and
good fortune of hearing him.
SAMMONS FAMILY REUNION
OF UNUSUAL INTEREST
Marshallville, Jan. 13.—Mr. and
Mrs. E. L. Sammons and children,
Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Sammons and
children attended a recent family re¬
union at the home of their mother,
Mrs. R. L. Sammons, in Fort Valley,
that was of unusual interest. Covers
were laid for thirty-five guests,
eight sons and their wives, one
daughter and fourteen, grand-ehil
dren being present.
Among the gnests were Mr. and
Mrs. E. L. Sammons, Parker James,
and E. L., Jr., of Marshallville; Mr.
and Mrs. J. D. Sammons, Clayton,
Ala.; Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Sammons,
C. H., Jr., and Jack Sammons, of
Fort Valley; Mr and Mrs. Henry
Briley, William, Roscoe, and Evelyn
Briley, of Areton, Ala.; Mr. and Mrs.
Early Sammons, Carolyn and Ira
Sammons, of Fort Valley; Mr. and j
Mrs. James Sammons and James, Jr.,
Fort Valley; Mr. and Mrs. J. VV.
Sammons, Carl Sammons, River
Jrnction, Fla.; Mr. and Mrs. Dewey
Sammons and children, of Marshall¬
ville; Mr. Fred Sammons, Fort Val¬
ley.
An honor glest was Mrs. J. M.
Parker, of Ozark, Ala., a daughter
of the late Governor James W. Hall
of Florida, the mother of Mrs. E. L.
Sammons of Marshallville.
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WOMAN’S MISSIONARY SOCIETY
METHODIST CHURCH
The literary meeting of the Wom¬
an’s Missionary Society of the Meth¬
odist church will be held Monday
afternoon, January 19, at 3 o’clock.
Mrs. J. E. Bledsoe’s circle will have
charge of the program.
NEW STEWARDS INSTALLED
AT METHODIST CHURCH
The following steward , for , the , |
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current , year were installed . 1, , at . , he J i
Methodist church last Sunday at the j
morning service hour, preceding the |
talk of Dr. D. L. Mumpower: Dr. W.
C. Wright, chairman; S. B. Brown,
secretary; G. P. Greene, treasurer;
H. M. Branham, J. B. Bartley, J. E.
Bledsoe, J. E. Broadrick, H. R.
Branch, W. R. Edwards, B. H. Finch¬
er, W. L. Houser, J. D. Kendrick,
F. B. Little, E. T. McMillan, C. E.
Martin, B. T. Marshall, A. C. Murray,
C. H. Prator, C. C. Robinett, C. L.
Shepard, C. H. Sammons, G. O. • I
Wright.
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Success Forecasted by Prominent Citizens Head¬
ing Movement in Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
Mississippi, South Carolina and Tennessee—
Quota’s Total $2,975,000 for Enforcement.
With reports from organization lead
era in every slate giving assurance
of success, the campaign to raise
fim(is t0 earry ou lhe Prohibition
enforcement and extension work
the Anti-Saloon League opens Friday
in six southern states.
The cumpaign starts January id,
the day the National Prohibition
Amendment becomes effective, and
will continue one week, under the di¬
rection of Edward Young Clarke, of
Atlanta. The total quota for the six
southern states is $2,975,000, divided
as follows: Mississippi. $300,000: Flor¬
ida, $350,000; South Carolina, $-■
000 ; Alabama, $700,000; Georgaa ’
$650,000; Tennessee, $600,000.
“While reports from every section
are encouraging and indicate success
for the campaign, we must take noth
ing for granted,” said Judge N ish It.
Broyles, chief justice of the Georgia
Court of Appeals and chairman of the
state executive committee for Geor
gin.
Fighting Prohibition
“The uiun-asing efforts which have
marked the organization work pre
liminary to the opening of the actual
campaign for funds must be continu
ed right through to the la ( minute.
There must be no relaxation any
where.”
“The same tireless energy that has
marked the successful fight to drv<>
from America the legalized sale of li¬
quor must continue through this
movement to provide the sinews of
war with which to enforce the laws
that have banished the traffic and
to continue the attack upon it in oth
er lands where it has taken foothold.
“The liquor element boasts that it
has billions of dollars with which to
defeat Prohibition; that if it c. » -ot
break it down in the courts it v#!l
make prohibition so offensive and the
laxity in enforcement so notorious
that the people will demand a return
to the legalized saloon
Hardest Fight Ahead.
“Advised by aide counsel, led by
Elihu Root, they hope to make co -
tions so intolerable and the violations
so flagrant that l he people of the
country will become disgusted wi %
the situation and will prefer liquor
sold openly by legal action ',■> the un¬
licensed reign of the ‘blind tiger' and
the ‘bootlegger.’
“No thinking man can doubt that
Prohibition right now has its hardest
fight ahead of it. We have legislated
the saloon out of business, but it is
making a determined fight to come
back. The liquor forces, driven to
the last ditch, are making the hardest
fight of their lives. Renewed at¬
tacks now are being made in the
courts to nulWfy the Prohibition
laws.
“While these legal moves doubtless
will be checkmated by the able coun¬
sel representing the drys, it cannot be
done without gi'eat expense, If we
are to see the work of years upheld
and vindicated we must provide the
funds with which to bring it about.
We must more than match dollar for
dollar with the liquor traffic—we
must provide sufficient funds to over
whelm them at their own game.
"The speed and effectiveness with
which the remaining work is to be
THE METHODIST CHURCH
ffm. F. Quillian, Pastor.
Sunday School, 9:30 a. m.
Judge H. A. Mathews, Supt. i
Morning Worship, 11 :000 a. m. i
. 4 Gods and the One God. 1 J
Praise Service, 2:30 p. m.
Junior Church, 3:00 p. m.
Praver ■ Service, , ’ Tuesday, 7:00 p. 1 m.
Sunday evening the congre
Ration will unite in a welcome to the
Rev. J. W. Stokes, new pastor of ■
Presbyterian Church. Last Sunday
was a great day in the Sunday School
and church services, Next Sunday
the Pastor will read an interesting
business letter before the sermon.
Everybody Welcome!
The Frederick Withoft Post, A
merican Legion, enjoyed an oyster
supper at the Fort Valley Cafe
Monday night.
done depends ulmoat entirely upon
the moral and financial support and
co-operation of those who have mad*
possible the results so far achieved.
Calling to the South.
“The Prohibition forces are calling
now to the South to finish the Job.
Here, where Prohibition was cradled,
is die place to set the pace and blaze
the way for the balance of the nation
and the world.
“This campaign does not propose to
interfere with individuals; It is wag¬
ing no war on tobacco; it is driving
only toward enforcement of the law
already on the statute hooks and the
enactment of others that may be
necessary to reinforce them.
“It is intended primarily as a cam
paign of education. Literature to
counteract the propaganda of the wet#
j B being disseminated, meetings will
be held and dry candidates will be
supported against, those of the wets
for every political office from presi
dent downward.
I “Officers charged with enforcement
i of the Prohibition laws will be eu
j couraged do their full and duty upheld and so those long who as they
are
lux will be vigorously opposed at the
] polls.”
“In addition to the great work of
law enforcement and combatting the
liquor propaganda in this country
there is the greater task of carrying
the war ou liquor traffic Into other
’ countries.
“World Prohibition by 1930 is the
aim of the dry forces.
World Dry By 1930.
! “Routed from America, many of the
distillers and brewers are planning tc
; resume their business in China anti
I other countries where the liquor traf
; fj c jj holds sway. Already liquor
runners are preparing to bring liquor
j u t 0 this country by airplane from
Cuba, Mexico and the West Indies,
“All these countries and those of
*> rope and Central and South Amer
ica are calling to us for aid. We Must
see that they are not disappointed.
They see what we have accomplished
here and they are looking to us to
show them the way.
“To successfully combat the effort*
of the liquor interest at home, to h^ed
the call for help from China and th*
other countries where the liquor in¬
terests are seking to become intrench
ed and also to carry Prohibition to the
entire world by the time set—-1930—
! will require a large expenditure ol
funds.
Necessity is Obvious.
“D. J. Gantt, recently placed in
charge of Prohibition enforcement in
1 be South, declares the government
appropriation for this purpose for 1920
is woefully insufficient and that, it
will lie impossible for the federal gov
eminent to take over all the respon¬
sibility.
“There is no doubt that this cam
paign for funds, with its purpose#
clearly understood and the pressing
necessity for its success obvious, will
receive (lie active support of a large
percentage of the people of the Smith.
“It vitally concerns the business
man from whose employees the temp¬
tation of strong drink’ lias been re¬
moved, and it also vitally - concerns
the mothers of , this -country, who#*
sons, now growing to manhood, will
never know the debusing influence ol
the saloon.”_ , „
THE BAPTIST CHURCH
C. C. Pugh, Pastor.
Sunday School, 913*0 a. m. t
Morning and eveiiirig worship, 11:00
a.m .and 7:00 p.'fti.'
B. Y. P. U., Sunday, 6:00 p. m.
Prayer meeting, Thursday, 7:00 p. m.
The Pastor will' preach at 11
o’clock the second of the.series of
sermons on Some Practical-. Ques
lions. a oe»
' ( P* ris •
There will be no night service
but the congregation will worship
with the Presbyterians in a welcome
service to their new Pastor.
Remember the mid-week prayer
.
meeting Thursday night It is dif¬
ferent. Come and see.
Mr. L. P. Gray ditto (see Geo.
English item). •Pushing automobile,
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NEW DEACON INSTALLED AT
BAPTIST CHURCH SUNDAY
The formal installation of Mr. W.
I). Tharpe as a deacon of the Bap
list church last Sunday morning was
a beautiful and impressive ceremo¬
ny. The service was conducted by the
Board of Deacons and the Pastor,
Rev. C. C. Pugh, who presented Mr.
Tharpe with a Bible to be used as
a code of living.
Those who spoke on this occasion
were Messrs. A. J. Evan, Tom Flour¬
noy, Ralph Newton and Rev. C. C.
Pugh.
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VALUABLE CITY REALTY
CHANGES OWNERSHIP
One of themost important trans¬
actions involving central residence
property in Fort Valley which has
taken place in some time was the
purchase recently by Mr. C. E. Mar¬
tin of the old Skellie home place on
Church street from Mr. C. M. Orr.
The property contains about four
acres of ground, and is one of the
most attractive and desirable pieces
of residence property in the city.
Mr. Orr retains the privilege of
residence on the property until Au¬
gust, but may release it sooner.
The many friends of Mr. Orr and
family will regret very much the
possibility of their removal from
Fort Valley, involved in the sale of
his residence here and of farm on
the Perry Road, which was bought
several yeeks ago by Mr. J. D. Fa
gan.
Mr. Martin has also sold to Mr.
Ben Roe Marshall a residence lot on
College ’street facing the public
school grounds.
The considerations involved in
these transactions were not released
for publication.
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CLARKE—GRANT WEDDING AT
MARSHALLV1LLE SATURDAY
Marshallville, Jan.13.—A pretty
home wedding was that of Miss Ed¬
na Frederick Clarke and Mr. Horace
Willis Grant, of Albany, at 5 p. m.,
on Saturday at the home of the
bride’s mother, Mrs. Alice Houser
Clarke.
Rev. H. T. Freeman was the offi¬
ciating minister.
Pink carnations, with Southern
smilax and potted plants were ar¬
tistically used in decoration.
There were no attnedants and only
the relatives and a few friends were
present.
Miss All.e ...... Houser of „ _ Fort . ,, Valley „
played “A Perfect Day before the
couple entered to Mendelssohns
Wedding March, and during the cer
emony she player Traumarei.
The bride wore a blue traveling
suit with hat and accessories to
match.
Mr. and Mrs. Grant left on the 6
p. m. train for Albany and many sin
cere good wishes are extended to
them.
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DEATH OF MR. H. T. BARKSDALE
MOURNED IN MARSHALLVILLE
Marshallville, Jan. 13.—Friends
of Mrs. Mims S. Ware and her sis¬
ter,s Mrs^ C. H. Richardson and
Mrs. W. M. Miller, deeply sympathize
with them in the loss of their only
brother, Mr. H. T. Barksdale. His
recent death was caused by the ex¬
plosion of an ammonia tank in the
Fulton Ice Plant. The interment was
in Riverside Cemetery, Macon, with
Masonic honors, by Wolihin Lodge,
of which Mr. Barksdale was a mem¬
ber.
He is survived by his widow, one
daughter, Miss Frances Barksdale,
at Shorter College, and a young son,
Horace, in Atlanta, where the family
reside.
FORT VALLEY MARKET
MAKES IMPROVEMENTS
The Fort Valley Cash Market has
started the New Year in a very de¬
cided manner with respec tto the
improved appearance of their place
of business on Macon street. Paint¬
ers have been busy this week ren¬
ovating-,the interior of the place as
well as repainting the front.
Recently Mr. Lisenby, the pro¬
prietor,had installed a fancy display
counter which has added much to
the grocery section.
Mr. Lisenby has been in charge of
this business only for the past few
months and in that short time he has
WO n many friends and patrons for
his rapidly growing business.
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A PIONEER FORT VALLEYAN
AND VETERAN OF THE SIX
TIES JOINS LAST BIVOUAC OF
COMRADES GONE BEFORE.
After an acute illness of five days
Mr. Robert L. Braswell passed away
at six o’clock Monday morning at hi#
home on East Church street. He
would have been 74 years old on
March 29.
Mr. Braswell had been a prac¬
tical invalid for the past seven years,
but through his indomitable will pow¬
er was able to be about town among
his friends, with whom his genial
companionship was always welcome,
for never within the two years’ ac¬
quaintance which the writer had with
him was he ever heard to complain,
nor did he permit the over-hanging
shadow of fatal disease to becloud
his cheerful intercourse with his
friends, and he was ever alert with
interest in current affairs and il¬
luminating in reminiscence of Fort
Valley’s earliest history, with which
there was perhaps only one contem¬
porary of his as familiar.
The fatal attach which ended his
cheerful and stoical walk among his
fellows same upon him last Wednes¬
day, baffling the skill of his faith¬
ful physicians, theend coming Mon¬
day morning.
The largely attended funeral ser¬
vice was held from the residence
Tuesday morning, Rev. W. F. Quil
lian and Rev. C. C. Pugh officiating.
The interment was in Oakiawn Ceme¬
tery.
Mr. Braswell was a veteran of the
Civil War, with a clear service re¬
cord, he having entered the ranks
of the Gray in November, 1861, at
the age of 15, when he enlisted as
a six months’ soldier with the Ever¬
ett Guards and was sent to Savan¬
nah with Capt. H. Long in command.
At the expiration of the six months
he returned home, and in June, 1862,
when the Fort Valley Infantry was
organized, he became a member of
that company with C. C. Richardson
as captain; I. H. Branham, first lieu¬
tenant; W. J. Anderson, Jr., second
lieutenant. In 1862 and 1863 he was
in the skirmishes in Kentucky with
Gen. Kirby Smith and later was in
the battle of Vicksburg and Big
Black, Miss.
After the battle of Big Black his
command returned to Vicksburg and
surrendered to Gen. Grant. Here he
prisoner for „ forty days, , then
was a
0 , ed anJ returned home . This was
jn the Western A
Jn Ma 18fl8 he was sent to
Andersonville and was a KUard , or
Qne month After this he was in the
battle of Resaca> then the battle of
Atlanta, where he lost both of hia
brothers. He was in Company E,
57th Georgia, under General Clai
bourn,
Soon after the close or the war
he was married to Miss Laura Love,
and of their seven children six sur
vive, three sons and three daugh
ters. The sons are Messrs. R. S. and
W. J. Braswell, of Fort Valley, and
Mr. E. Warswick Braswell, of Ma¬
con. The daughters are Mrs. A. M.
Seifert, Miss Lilia Braswell and
Miss Pauline Braswell, of Fort Val¬
ley. Nine grand-children also usr
vive him, and one cousin, .Mrs
Kearsh, of Fort Valley.
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FORT VALLEY OEFEATS
The Fort Valley High School bas¬
ket ball team went to Montezuma
last Frida/ and brought back another
victory. The game was started off
With a rush by the Fo.rt Valley boys
and they continued the fast play¬
ing all during the game. The score
was 62 to 13 in favor of Fort Valley
when the final whistle blew.
Fort Valley’s next game will be
with either Americus or Dublin at
the local campus on Friday after¬
noon, December 16.
The line-up for Fort Valley in the
Montezuma game was as follows:
Brown, R. F., 32 points;
Greene, L. F., 8 points;
Vinson, C., 18 points;
Vining, L. G., 4 points;
Wilson, R. G.
Evans and Fagan, substitutes.
Mt. Geo. H. English has been
nursing a lame foot for the past
week or so—cause not released for
publication. Ask him. --4
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