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Volume XXXII, Number 14
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NOTICE FOR 1920
Notice is hereby given that, in ac¬
cordance with the law, the Re
tion Book of the City of Fort V
for the registration of voters will
open at the office of the City Clerk
and Treasurer in the City of Fort
Valley on March 1st, 1920 at Nine
o’clock a. m. and will remain open
for , registration . , each , and , ,
every ‘
. between , the ., , hours of 9:00 o’clock
a.
m. until ... , 12 _ noon, and , from , 2:00 . _
o’clock p. m. until 5:00 o’clock p. m.,
Sunday excepted, until Wednesday
noon, March 31st, 1920, when it shall
be finally and absolutely closed.
No person shall be allowed to rc-g
ister, who, when called upon by the
Clerk and Treasurer, refuses to take
the following oath, touching his
right to register, to-wit:
“I do solemnly swear that I am a
citizen of the United States of Amer¬
ica; that I have resided in
one year immediately preceding this
election and six months within the
corporate limits of the City of Fort
Valley, immediately preceding the
opening of this registration list, and
it is my intention to remain a resi¬
dent of said City continually until
the day of the election; that I am
twenty-one years of age, or will be
by the day of election, and have
paid ail taxes due the City of Fort
Valley; that I have made all the
returns required by the ordinances
of the City. That I am qualified
to vote for members of the legisla¬
ture; SO HELP ME GOD.”
No person will be allowed to vole
in the election to be held for officers
of said city unless tneir names-shall
appear on the Registration Book.
L. P. GRAY,
2-26-5t Clerk an<l Treasurer,
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MR. AND MRS. J. H, ALLEN’S
BARBECUE AND DANCE
A very attractive and enjoyable
party was that given Thursday eve
ning. February 12t,h, by Mr. and Mrs.
J. H. Allen when they entertained
at a large barbecue and. dance in
honor of their sister, Mrs. A. D. Mor
rill, of Chicago, at the Twin Oaks
Hotel." Although the weather was
eWremely disagreeable, about one
hundred guests were present.
After the barbecue, dancing was
enjoyed, the music being furnished
by Mueckes orchestra from Macon.
The hotel and dining room were
elaborately decorated in red hearts,
foliage, etc., suggestive of Valen¬
tine day.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen’s guests were
from Fort Valley, Marshallville, Mon¬
tezuma, Macon and Perry.
(Editor’s note,—We regret very
much that extraordinary pressure of
work last week prevented our ob¬
taining a report of Mr. and Mrs.
Allen’s entertainment in time for
publication that week; also that the
very inclement weather prevented
our partaking of their cordial hos¬
pitality with many others who were
forced to forego the privilege for
the same reason. Those whom we
have seen who were fortunate
enough to be able to get there thru
the rain and over the extremely mud¬
dy roads reported a most enjoyable
time.)
MEMORIAL SERVICE TO
! FRANCES
WILLARD.
The service at the Baptist Church
Sunday night was under the direc¬
tion of the local W. C. T. U. All
the congregations of the city united
in the service, wheih was in the na
ture of a memorial to Franc esc Wil¬
lard. The program was as follows:
Scripture Reading by Rev. C. C.
Pugh; Tribute to Frances Willard—
Col. Emmett Houser; Song by the
choir- t i I T have , heard , , the voice .
Jesus r » nr World-Wide „i j nr-i r, ,
Col. C. L. Shepard; Prohibition
Fort Valley—Prof. Ralph Newton ’
Prayer—Rev. W. F. Quillian. ’
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MARSHALLVILLE W. C. T. U.
HONOR FRANCES WILLARD
Marshallville, Feb.24. To honor
Miss Frances Willard the W. C. T.
U. entertained at the auditorium on
Friday afternoon. The primary school
grades gave a delightful program of
SOflg’3 and recitations, with a
and a song by little Miss Jessie Boo
ton. Mrs. S. M. Timberlake, presi
dent Miss Crittenden and Miss El
der teachers, arranged the exercises
and Mrs. J. W. Neil gave a reading,
The High School band contributed
music and sandwiches wera enjoyed,
The Leader- I
and prachland journal
FORT VALLEY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1920.
NEAR-EAST RELEF FUND
COLLECTION TO BE TAKEN
On next Sunday, February 29th,
at all of the churches in Fort
a collection will be taken for
Near-East Relief Fund.
Go prepared to contribute to this
worthy cause; help the oppressed
people who cannot help themselves.
We realize that you have had many
calls made uon you is the past, but
none are more worthy and can never
be ’ more so than this one. Thousands
, helpless , , and . , looking , . to . „ Fort
are are
Valley _ ,, and ... the United TT States * for *
, . only , , hope of . existence,
H. C. NEIL, Chairman Houston
County Near-East Relief Com¬
mittee.
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MR. A. J. EVANS IN BIG
STOCK YARDS DEAL
A recent issue of The Atlanta
Journal contained the following
news item which will be read with
interest here:
The control of the Miller-Union
stock yards has been secured by W.
H. White, Jr., and A. J. Evans, the
latter being a well known capitalist
of Fort Valley, Ga., while Mr. White
is the president of the White Pro¬
vision company of Atlanta. An¬
nouncement has just been made of
that fact that a majority of the com¬
mon stock of the Miller-Union stock
yards has been purchased by Messrs.
White and Evans, although no defi¬
nite statement has been made as
to the contemplated changes in the
management of tPfe enterprise. This
will be made public on the return
of Mr. Evans from Florida.
The Miller-Union plant is one of
the largest horse and mule markets
in the south and according to Mr.
White, it wil be extended so as to
provide even greater facilities for the
development of the live stock indus¬
try in Georgia and surrounding
states. The common stock of the
enterprise totals $250,000 and the
preferred stock $150,000.
Jt is understood that plans now
under consideration by the new own¬
ers include the expansion cf tbte
stock yards to make posible the
marketing of cattle and hogs in large
numbers, the policy being to encour¬
age by all methods the development
of stock raising in the south. Fa¬
cilities for transit, housing and feed
ing will also be enlarged.
Mr. White, in conforming the an¬
nouncement of the sale of the stock
yards, indicated that the deal was
entirely independent of the White
Provision Company.
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MR. J. L. LONG AROUSES
ENVY OF LOCAL NIMRODS.
Mr. J. L. Long displayed a “bag”
of wild geese recently that has turn¬
ed F’ort Valley nimrods green with
envy.
He and Messrs. Dave James and
Doll Adkins went last Friday to a
point near Ogletree’s Swamp and
while knocking around alone Mr.
Long flushed a flock of about 50
wild geese. With five shots he
brought down six of the geese—two
on the water and four on the rise.
Mr. Long says that for just one
half of a minute he had the biggest
■sport of his life.
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LITTLE GIRL SUCCUMBS TO
BURNS RECEIVED FRIDAY.
Little Lois Barkeley, the seven
year old daughter of Mr. T. D. Bark
eley who lives at Moss Lake just
beyond Gray’s Mill site on the Ma
con road, died Sunday afternoon as
i the result of bums sustained Friday
afternoon.
Th * irl bad , , * athere() ,
playthin * s abwut her and S&t down
i with her back to the {9e when her
j clothing became ignited and she ran
| ! 0 ut into the yard to her mother,
who also was severely burned
j tJle j 1ancls an( j arrns j n extinguishing
the flames.
^ interment was at
| Gemetery in Bibb County above
Macon.
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The editor of The Leader-Tribune
is indebted to his good friend
1 A. B. Young, of Route 5 for a nice
mess of doves left at our office last
week. We regret, not having been
in to thank Mr. Young in person and
to learn something of his prowess
a hunter.
Chamber Commerce
Formally Organized.
HUNDRED MEMBERSHIPS GUARANTEED. OFFICERS ARE ELECT¬
ED AND COMMITTEES APPOINTED. REV. W. F.
QUILLIAN AND T. R. GRESS SPEAK.
The second meeting for the or
ganization of the new Fort Valley!
Chamber of Commerce was held
Monday night in the City Hall, Judge
A. C. Riley presiding, and more than
30 members and citizens present.
Mayor H. C. Neil, Chairman of
the Committee to secure member
ships reported that the total member
ships secured to date was 73, 60 of
which had been paid.
Upon guarantee being undertaken
by the membership committee that
they would secure enough new mem- I
berships to bring the total to 100 or
more, it was decided to enter into !
regular organization and election of j 1
officers. |
Judge A. C. Riley was unanimous¬
ly elected president; Mayor H. C.
Neil vice-president; Mr. J. D. Ken¬
drick, acting secretary; Mr. B. H.
Fincher, treasurer.
Mayor H. C. Neil read a number
of helpful and encouraging letters
received by him from the secretaries
of the eommerical organizations of
live Georgi atowns.
Upon motion by Mayor Neil the
president appointed the following
committee to nominate members for
the permanent standing committees
of the Chamber of Commerce, to be
MRS. FORREST DOLES
GALLED TO LAST REST
Aftr many weeks of critical ill
health Mrs. Mamie Belle Doles, wife
of Mr. W. Forrest Doles, was re¬
leased from her suffering last Thurs¬
day night at the family residence on
Anderson Ave! Mrs. Doles had been
in ill health a year or more and
about three months ago underwent
an operation, which, however, failed
to restore her health.
The funeral services were held
Friday afternoon, Rev. Wm. F. Quil¬
lian and Rev. C. C. Pugh officiating,
and interment was in Oaklawn Cem¬
etery. The pall bearers were Messrs.
R. E. Thames, W. M. Bussey, E. J.
Bowman, W. E. Butler, W. C. Helms,
E. L. Butler.
Besides her husband she is sur¬
vived by four small children, Leon,
Sallie May, Harvie Lee, and Evelyn,
and a large number of other rela¬
tives.
Mrs. Doles was 32 years, 11
months and 13 days old. She was
the daughter of Mr. and Mr. Steve
Rooks o fthe eastern part of this
county.
Many friends sympathize with
these bereaved ones.
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THE BAPTIST CHURCH.
C. C. PUGH, Pastor.
Sunday School . 9:30 a. m.
Services........ 11:00 a. m.,
and 7 :S0 p. m. j
B. Y. P. U„ Sunday, 6:30 p. m. ;
Prayer Meeting, Thursday, 7:30 p. m.
At 11 :00 o’clock the pastor will
preach on “Thou Art the Man,” and
at night on “The Dip that Removed
the Disease.” 1
Does Sunday with you count for
’success, helping you to think clearly !
a nd live better? Your soul needs a! :
God as your body needs food,
wise man works for his daily bread
and on Sunday is found in his place
at every service of his church, where
he.pful messages and the per
spirit of worship will be to
hls soul what food 13 to b,s body ’
You are asked to make-next Sun
day count for good to yourself and
others by attending all the services
of this church. A warm welcome
awaits you.
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Mr. P. L. Neil, of Cheyenne, Wyom¬
ing, Superintendent of Rural Routes
of the Post Office Department at
Washington, is visiting his sister. Mrs.
C. J. DuPree.
Miss Jennie Evans went last
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Thursday to Augusta. Friends sym-f
pathize with her on account of the ■
death of her cousin, Miss Elizabeth j
Alworth, of that city.
reported at the next meeting:
Messrs. J. D. Duke, H. C. Neil, W.
Miller Mathews, J. W. Woolfolk. J.
T white. Upon motion Mayor H.
c. Neil and Mr. D. C. Strother were
appointed a committee to secure an
experienced man to address the body
at the next meeting next Monday
night. Messrs. H. C. Neil, A. M.
Seifert and J. D .Duke were appoint
ed a committee to arrange for a
suitable place for the meeting next
Monday night
Upon invitation of the president,
Rev. Wm. F. Quillian made an en
couraging talk, voicing his interest
in ■ Fort Valley. Mr. T. R. Gress, a
member of the Atlanta Chamber of
Commerce, who was a visitor at this
meeting, upon invitation of the pres¬
ident gave an enthusiastic and help¬
ful talk characterized by the pro¬
verbial “Atlanta Spirit. »»
Up to the time we go to press a
total of at least 80 memberships had
been reported by members of the
membership committee.
The next meeting at the K. P.
Hall in the Evans building Monday
night promises to be one of even
greater enthusiasm and practical
accomplishment.
AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS
After being confined to his home
three or four days Mr. W. T. Duke
passed away suddenly last Thursday
afternoon at his residence on Fair¬
ground street. He had been in de¬
clining health for a year or more but
was able to walk to town almost
daily until a few days before his
death when he complained of pains
about his heart, and at four o’clock
Thursday afternoon he suddenly ex¬
pired and fell into the arms of a
neighbor who was ministering to
him.
Mr. Duke was 72 years, 4 months
and 4 days old. He was born in
Randolph County, Ala., and was en¬
gaged in the mercantile business un¬
til he moved to Fort Valley ten or
fifteen years ago.
Not being actively engaged in bus
mess here Mr. Duke was not very
widely known but among those who
did know him he was esteemed as a
truly good man and sincere Chris¬
tian. He was a member of the
Methodist Church, of which he was
a faithful attendant whenever his
health permitted.
Funeral services were held at the
residence here, Rev. Wm. F. Quillian
officiating, and F'rirlay afternoon the
body was taken to Notasulga, Ala.,
for interment, the remains being ac¬
companied by his son, Mr. W. C.
Duke, of Moultrie, and-son-in-law,
Mr.Daughtry, of near Savannah.
Besides this son and daughter,
Mrs. Daughtry, he is also survived by
his wife, who will make her future
home with her son in Moultrie.
The editor of this paper knew and
esteemed Mr. Duke for his gentle
and refined qualities of character
and joins other friends in extend-
1 "* smcere sympathy to the bereav
L( oneS
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FORTHCOMING WEDDING OF
POPULAR YOUNG COUPLE.
Much cordial interest is felt in
the announcement of the marriage
of Miss Blanche Watson to Mr. Rich¬
ard Jones on March 10th. They are
among Fort Valley’s most popular
young people and many' social act¬
ivities will center around their mar¬
riage. Miss Susie Green will be the
maid of honor. Robert Taylor will
act as best man. The wedding will
be at the home of the bride on An¬
derson Avenue on the evening of
Mai-ch the tenth, and wil be followed
by a reception.
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Freezing weather prevailed in this
section Tuesday and Wednesday
nights, the temperature Wednesday
night going even lower than on Tues
night.
TEN PAGES.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
j MEETING MONDAY NIGHT
On next Monday night, March 1st,
at the old Knights of Pythias Hall in
the Evans building there will be a
big rally meeting of the Fort Valley
Chamber of Commerce at eight o’¬
clock sharp.
We want everybody to come out.
If you are not a member yet come
right on and we will show you why
you should be. We will have a speak
| er with us who will entertain you.
| Learn something about the town you
live in.
Don’t forget the time and place.
A. C. RILEY, President.
It SOUTHERN HUMORISTS ft
SUBJECT OF U. 0. C’S.
The March meeting of the U. D. C.
will be heldThursday, March the
fourth, at the home of Mrs. J. L.
Brown. The subject will be “South¬
ern Humorists,” and the program
as follows: '
Reading—Selection from Bill Arp—
Mrs. J. F. Troutman.
Vocal Quartet—“Swing Low, Sweet
Chariot. • l
Reading from Uncle Remus—Mrs.
George Wright.
Mrs. W. A. Wordall will be chair¬
man of the day.
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Those from Fort Valley who ex¬
pected to leave Friday for Way cross
tend the South Georgia Missionary
sionary conference are 'Mrs. George
Mathews, and Mrs. Russell Edwards,
who are conference officers, Mrs. F.
O. Miller, Superintendent of young
people’s work, Mrs. A. A. Williams,
a a delegate from the missionary so¬
ciety, and Miss Helen White, repre¬
senting the Junior Society of the
Methodist church nero
VINING—GREER
Marshallville, Feb.2b.—A pretty
home wedding was that of Miss Es¬
telle Vining and Mr. Clarence Ru¬
dolph Greer, which occurred Sunday
afternoon at 5:30 at the country
home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and
James B. Vining, near Marshallville.
Rev. Z. E. Barron performed the cer¬
emony in the presence of relatives
and friends.
Southern smilax, pine needles, with
white and yellow flowers, were used
for decorations.
Just before the ceremony Mrs.
Haslam Hafer of Fort Valley sang
“You Are the Rose of My Heart. ft
Miss Willie Rice played Mendel¬
ssohn’s Wedding March for the eou
pie to enter the parlor, and “Trau
merei” during the ceremony.
j The bride wore a tailored suit with
hat and accessories to match, and her
flowers were crimson roses.
Many presents attested the good
will and interest felt for the young
couple.
After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs.
Greer took the six o’clock train for
Americus, which wil) be their fu¬
ture home.
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Y. M. C. A. MEN HEARD
HERE WITH INTEREST.
Upon the invitation of Mr. F. W.
Withoft in behalf of the Georgia
State Committee of the t. M. C. A.,
of which he is a member, about
forty representative business men of
Fort Valley enjoyed a super at the
Winona Hotel Wednesday evening
of last week and heard with much
interest addresses by Mr. H. E. Mon¬
tague, field secretary of boy’s work
of the State committee, Dr. Lee, one
of the international secretaries lo¬
cated’ in Atlanta, Prof. Ralph New¬
ton and Col. C. L. Shepard.
The talks forcibly emphasized the
importance and oportunities for Y.
M C. A. activities in Fort Valley
Dr. Lee impressively srressed the
danger of leisure to youth and point¬
ed out how the Y. M. C. A. aids in
eliminating the temptations that be¬
set the idle mind.
It is expected that local interest
in the organization of a Y. M. C. A.
here in the near future will be great¬
ly stimulated by these addresses.
RECITAL AND PLAY
BY PUPILS PLEASES.
The recital at the school auditor¬
ium last Friday evening under the
able direction of the teachers of
music and expression of the Public
School was highly enjoyed. The
play, “Hansed and Gretchel,” by the
very small folks was especially
pleasing.
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$2.50 Per Year In Advance
PRIMARY ELECTION
Notice is hereby given that on
Friday, the second day of April,
1920, there will be held at the usual
voting precinct in the Fort Valley
City Hall, between the hours of nine
o’clock A. M. and four o’clock P. M.
central meridian time, a democratic
primary for the nomination of a
Mayor of the City of Fort Valley
for the term of two years, three
Aldermen for a term of two years,
two School Commissioners for n term
of six years, two Light and Water
Commissioners for a term of four
years, and three members of the Ex¬
ecutive Committee for a term of
two years.
All candidates for these offices
are required to file notice with the
undersigned committee of their can¬
didacy not later than the 25th day
of March, 1920, at noon, and candi¬
dates for Mayor are required to pay
an entrance fee of $7.50 and candi¬
dates for Aldermen an .entrance fee
of $4.00, notice of candidacy and
payment of entrance fee being nec¬
essary for entering name of candi¬
date upon the ballot to be used in
the Primary.
The registration books of the City
of Fort Valley for the regular munic¬
ipal election wil be opened at the of¬
fice of the City Clerk and Treasurer
on March 1st, 1920, and will remain
open until March 31st, 1920, noon.
All legally registered white voters
whose names appear upon said regis¬
tration books will be qualified to nur
ticipate in the Primary to be held on
April 2nd, 1920.
This February 24th, 1920.
C. L. Shepard, Chairman,
Jno. A. Houser,
C. B. Anderson,
Democratic Executive Com¬
mittee City of Fort Valley.
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HISTORY CLUB MEETING
WITH MRS. ROUNTREE.
The History Club held an inter¬
esting meeting Tuesday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. C. N. Rountree.
The study was on Education and
Science of France. Roll call was
responded to^ with the names of the
colonies of France. The program
was as follows: Educational Sys¬
tem, by Mrs. J. W. Rundell; Univer¬
sities of France, by Mrs. E. L. Duke;
Scientific Inventions, by Mrs. M. S.
Brown; Louis Pasteur, M. and Mme.
Pierre After the Curie, by Mrs. Lewis Riley."
program, which was in
charge of Mrs. Tom Shepard, the
club adjourned and enjoyed a social
hour, during which the hostess served
s salad course.
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FT. VALLEY AGAIN WINS
FROM PERRY TEAM.
The F’ort Valley High School add¬
ed another victory to its string Wed¬
nesday afternoon of last week when
she overwhelmed Perry High School
by the score of 54 to 3. The fiass
ing of the Fort Valley boys was too
much for the Perry lads. Although
they had no chance of winning the
Perry boys continued fighting and
they are to be highly comended for
this. F'ort Valley had a game sched¬
uled with Gordon Institute for this
date but at the last minute it was
cancelled on account of the flu at
Barnesville.
The line-up:
Fort Valley (54)—Brown 10, L.
F.; Green 8, R. f ; Vinson, 16, C.;
Evans 20, L. G.; Wilson, R. G.
Perry (3)—Skellie, L. F.; Wal¬
lace, R. F. ; Watson, 2. C.; Murray
L. G.; Ward, R. G
THE METHODIST CHURCH
Wm. F. Quillian, Pastor.
Sunday School . .. ........9:30 a.m.
Morning Worship ......11:00 a.m.
Social Purity. 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 evening hour will be in
troduced with a song service. You
are invited to make this your church
home. Everybody Welcome!
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LENTEN SERVICES.
There will be services at the
Episcopal Church every Monday
evening at 7:30 o’clock during Lent,
Rev. J. F. McCloud preaching.
All are cordially invited to attend
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