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* * »• <* ♦> *5* <• * * * •> The leading new* *♦* "•• and advertising medi* V um of the great Mid- *1* die Georgia Peach and *t* *’• Melon Belt. ♦> * * ❖ * ❖ ❖ ❖ V alume XXXil, Number 16. St FREE Mi Mr. Walter B. Hill, son of chancellor Hill of the Universit;. 04 Georgia, \ s a recent visitor in Vailey in the interest of the Department of Education, with he -is connected. While here Mr. Hill favored e Gtbr of The Leader-Tribune with dul, the purpose of which was to list the interest of this paper in some of the measures which State School Superintendent, M. L. Brittain, is voring, looking to the betterment ' the county school.?. One of ihe-e measures which Pro¬ fessor Brittain is earnestly advoca¬ ting is a change in the laws which will abolish the election of county school superintendents by the people and Pi their selection in the hands of the county boards of education. This system, Mr. Hill pointed out, is now in vogue in Alabama and is redound¬ ing to the improvement of the schools of that state. tl is argued that relieving the county school superintendent of all political strings greatly increases their opportunities for efficient work and that their election hv the county boards of education instead of by the people makes is possible to «e cure capable men for these positions from the State at large or other states, whereas under the popular electorate system the choice is nee gsairily confined to residents of the county. While we have no reason to be¬ lieve that the schools of Houston County have suffered on account of the system now in effect, but, on thf contrary, we have a high regard for the ability and interest of our pres¬ ent county superintendent of schools as a general proposition the proposed change impresses us as a deirablc one. It would not in the lead mili¬ tate against our present superintend¬ ent’s being retained in office, where¬ as it would giv him much wider lat¬ itude in the unhampered discharge of his duties, and would give the board- of education of other coun¬ ties as well as our own a wider field from which to select their future .school superintendents. We are merely passing Mr. Brit¬ tain’s proposition out for what is may seem worth, while retaining an oper mind on the subject. MRS. FRANK MORSE’S PARTY IN HONOR OF MRS. COHN The sewing party given by Mrs. Frank Morse on Thursday afternoor in honor of Mrs. I. Cohn, of Balti more, was a unique and deligbtfu occasion. On the arrival of the doz¬ en invited friends, the hostess gave each a napkin to hem, during which time pleasant conversation was en joyed. After the napkins had beer hemmed they were presentd to the guest of honor and ail repaired tc the dining room, where the Eastei spirit was emphasized in the decora¬ tions of the table and in the refresh merits. A large lamp shaded in yei IjW and flowers of yellow carried out a color scheme of gold and green. The guests sat around the table where a 1 salad course with coffee wa: served. The place cards were min ature labbits and chickens which announced the Easter time. MR. GEORGE WRIGHT BUILDS HANDSOME NEW HOME Work has been under way for sev¬ eral weeks on the handsome new bun¬ galow being built by Mr. George O. Wright at the corner of Miller street and Central Ave. The residence will he of white brick veneer with burnt brick below. The studding, rafters and a considerable por'tion of the storm sheathing have been completed. The residence was designd by and it con action under the supervision of hit- Phil Scroggs of Augusta. o "BOYS’ DAY” NEXT SUNDAY Next Sunday will be observed as “BOYS’ DAY” at the Methodist Sun day Sehool, and ail men and boys are not affiliated with other SUa Jay Schools are especially invit¬ ed to be present. Exercise.? will bi> in charge of the boys and the big "boys.” Every boy, big and little, and every boy’s friend are expected to be there, rain shine. Ladies and girls are also es pecially invited to come and see how many boys will be there. The Leader-Tribune AND PEACHLAND JOURNAL —~—.. '“W “W WOMEN OF THE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION On Wednesday, February 25th, women of the Thomas Library sociation met by invitation at home of Mrs. E. G. Thomas, i and founder, together with ' | Thomas, of our public library. Mrs. Frank Fincher, acting as tem¬ porary chairman, culled upon Parmalee Cheves, our efficient li¬ brarian, for her report. (This will be incorporated in the annual report to be published in The Leader-Tribune at a later date.) Mrs. Almon Williams spoke in warm terms ol' Miss Cheves’ service, and moved a rising vote of thanks to her. Mrs. Louis Brown ably discussed the subject of public libraries, car¬ rying her hearers back to their be¬ ginnings in Egypt, Assyria and Greece; and, coming down to our own local situation and equipment, she described our needs and those of our children in the way of literature and reference works. After an informal discussion it was decided that the women members of the Library Association, numbering twenty-four, should hold regular meetings on the afternoon, of the last Wednesday in each month, Miss Gladys Slappey volunteering as the next hostess. At these meetings there will be one liferary feature, to he provided by a committee appointed for that purpose. Further deliberations were post¬ poned until the March meeting, and the members, after adjournment, en¬ joyed the charming hospitality of Mrs. Thomas. This movement augurs increased prosperity for our well-used little 'ibnary, and an immediate and gen ?rou.s increase in its equipment. -—Contributed. --o-- DIXIE HIGHWAY BOOSTERS “IN OUR MIDST” THURSDAY Mr. V. D. L Robinson of Chatta nooga, secretary of tne Dixie High¬ way Association, and Mr. Wilson, secretary of the Cairo Chamber of Commerce, were in Fort Valley last Thursday, favoring the Leader-Tri )une editor with a call and an earful >f schemes for permanently paving :nis section of the Dixie Highway. Other citizens of the town, also, who tre known to be interested in per¬ manent road improvement for this section were seen by Messrs. Robin on and Wilson. Mr. Robinson is confident that if he citizens of this section will get in oehind the proposed State bond issue for permanent road building the corn lined State and Federal aid provis ions will make it possible to pave the Dixie Highway thru here. This is a proposition well worth investigation by our newly revivified Chamber of Commerce, and there should be no stone left unturned tc put the proposition across. LOCAL LUMBER COMPANY NOW HAS LOTS OF STEAM Have you noticed that new deep oned note that vibrates thru the air these mornings,noons, and, mayhap.? evenings, tho we haven’t noticed the last named ourselves? Since install ;ng thenr new boilers, engines and ither machinery the Fort Valley Lumber Company evidently have steam a plenty and to spare, for they ■lave installed a regular steam-boat whistle at their plant in the city. It is really the most distinguished and distinguishable whistle in town, ex cept, of course, four famous wild-cat ! fire whistle, but has a far more , pleasing and far less perturbing tone than the latter. i | , The officers of the C tTdoTgood they are now prepared deal more than just to toot thei r horn, too. JEWISH WAR RELIEF HEADS THANK FORT VALLEY The Leader-Tribune is in receipt of a letter from Mr. Fred RusJander, secretary of the Jewish War Cam¬ paign Committee in Atlanta, ack¬ nowledging “with grateful appreci¬ ation the check for $1,007.00 »» sent in by the local committee in charge of this matter.. He says further: “I am indeed delighted at the results of the campaign in Fort Valley. You will be glad to know that Georgia has contributed much more than its quota of $300,000 and I am sure that you will rejoice with me that our efforts will indeed “bring life to those in the shadow of death. yp ~Y FORT VALLEY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1920. TF.N PAGES MESDAMES BROWN, HOSTESSES. IMPRESSIVE REMEMBRANCE OF AGED VETERAN. CONTRIB¬ UTE TO WORTHY CALLS. On Thursday afternoon, March 1, Mesdames J. L. and V. L. Brown were joint hostesses to the Chas. 1). Anderson Chapter U. D. C. at the home of the latter. In spite of threatening clouds und uninviting thoroughfares quite a large number were present and the meeting was a most delightful affair. One of the impressive features was the reading of a beautiful let¬ ter from one of our old veterans, Mr. A. F. Williams, in which he said he would celebrate his one hundredth . birthday March 10th. The Chapter unanimously decided to express its appreciation and loyalty to this oe. casion in carnations, with a letter of congratulation? and goo 1 wishes, which was sent to Mr. Williams. Under the leadership of our most efficient president, Mrs. F. 0. Mil¬ ler, the Chapter is increasing in in terest and in membership, there be¬ ing now an enrollment of ninety seven members. They have contributed to the fol¬ lowing worthy calls: Jeff Davis Monument Fund, $23.50; Hero Fund, $25 00; Helen Plane Fund, $10.00; A II. Stevens’ Memorial, $5.00; Veterans’ Supplies, $10.00; besides several local culls. They are also getting up a box for the old soldiers to be sent in April. They have organised a C. of C. with eighteen member? under the su¬ pervision of Miss Gladys Slappey. The Chapter ft-eis that it has been unusually fortunate in securing Mr John Boifeuiilet as speaker on Memo¬ rial Day and is looking forward with great interest anti pleasure to this occasion. MRS. JULIAN WEBSTER WAS HOSTESS TO HISTORY CLUB. The History Club held an enjoy¬ able meeting with Mrs. Julian Web¬ ster on Tuesday afternoon. The hour was changed from three to four in order that members might attend services at the Baptist Church be¬ fore going to the History Club. 7’he home was made bright and attract¬ ive by the use of jonquils and daf¬ fodils. The study was on Commerce and Industry of France, and those who took part on the program were Mrs. G. M. Johnson, Mrs. C. H. Pra tor, and Mrs. Ralph Bassett. Mrs. Lewis Riley and Miss Louise McDon¬ ald furnished the music Mrs. M. S. Brown had charge of the program. A social hour followed the meeting during which the hostess served de¬ lightful refreshments. CHURCH STREET RESIDENCE BADLY DAMAGED BY FLAMES The residence of Miss Pearl Brow i, on Church street was badly damaged by fire which originated in the roof shortly before ten o’clock Tuesday morning, the flames having gained such headway before being discover¬ ed that the entire roof was apparent¬ ly a mass of flames before the fire department could reach the scene. Valiant work on the part of the fire fighters saved the residence from to¬ tal destruction and also prevented the spread of the flames to the resi dences of Mr. T. J. Shepard and Mr. O. M. Houser on each side. The roof ! and upper story of the house with the! exception of the siding were destroy -! cd. practically Many volunteer al! helpers removed j i the contents of the h °' i ’ S ° t0 PlaCCS ° f safety without great loss, and the window sashes 1 and other removable portions of the first floor were also taken out. The residence was occupied jointly by Miss Pearl Brown and Dr. Marc U ‘ s L. Hickson and family, Mrs. Hickson was ill in bed when the fire occurred and was carried to the home of a neighbor. The damage is estimated to amount to several thousand dollars. SI PEANUT STOCKS EXHAUSTED _ j Recent Government reports show that in the southeastern section pea¬ j nut stocks for shipment are practi¬ cally exhausted, the available supply being held for planting. In southwes¬ tern sections practically no stock re¬ mains in farmers’ hands. Shipments from Virginia and North Carolina sections for the week ending Febru ary 21 were 1,101,739 lbs. shelled, and 1,464,12.. Ibs. unshelled nuts, LOT HAS BEEN ACQUIRED BUILDING COMMITTEE POINTED. LIBERAL TO BENEVOLENCE MADE. The Sunday School at 9:45 a. m continues to grow in numbers interest. The birthday offerings cumulated during the past were sent to Thormvell Home School for Orphans. During last Sunday morning’s vices the membership made a neous and liberal offering to their obligations for the year ends March 31st. This clears the for their declaration of in offerings for the new year ning April 1st, on a weekly basis. At the conclusion ol r the same ser¬ vice the congregation enthusiastical¬ ly declared themselves desirous of erecting a pastor’s home upon the lot recently acquired through their own gifts and the gifts of many generous friends. A building committee com posed of Emmett Houser, Frank Young, and W. G. Brisendine was ap pointed. *—o~ Mr. A F. Williams, of Marshall ville celebrated his ninety-ninth birthday on March 10. The follow ing verses were written by one of his grand-daughters as a tribute his beautiful life. In the whistling winds of March In the early dawn of spring, When the trees and flowers bud And the birds begin to sing, When God is manifest As all nature now unfolds, When his handiwork is seen And ’tis plain the world he holds. At this season of re-birth ♦lost marvelous of the year A child of His came down to earth To help, to bless, to cheer. In eighteen twenty one The tenth of March at morn Like a ray of sun at dawning This precious babe was born. He has lived his three score years, Yes—more than the alloted span, Yet no purer life than his Can mortal eyes e’er scan. His gentle ways and words His loving face serene Are as natural as for skies to be blue Or fields to be green. We love him as he looks From those deep eyes so blue, That but reflect his noble soul And a heart that’s ever true. Such a wonderful life— As rich in love us in years, And day by day grows richer As his centenary nears. And when his earthly sun Sets in the glowing West And he so quietly and unafraid Slips away to rest, (( Well d|one—enter thou— This is thy promised land.” We can hear the Master whisper As He takes him by the hand. CONTRACT PLACED FOR NEW ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT The special committee appointed by the city council several weeks ago to provide for the improvement of the city electric light and power plant placed contracts several days ago for the new equipment recommended by Prof. A. St. C. Dunstan. The eqiup ment contracted for include s a new Allis-Ghalmers 250 K .v .a . genera l (,r > a Harrisburg Corliss type engine to drive same, and a Westingbouse switchboard. Deliveries of the new apparatus will he made within three months. ---- Q. MRS. W. O. MOORE DEAD Mrs. W. O. Moore died t her home near Fort Valley early last Sunday morning, after suffering from paral¬ ysis for several years. She' was 73 years old, and had lived in this Coun¬ ty most of her life. The interment took place Monday afternoon at Providence Church, of which she was a devout member. She is survived by her husband, tw ° d / u ^ te r f- Mrs. Bri « ht and , Mrs. R. T D. Glosson, and son, one Mr. Ely Moore, of Macon; also by a -number of grandchildren, anmong whom were all of the pall beard's. ■O In terms of man-days universal military training of our young men for three months would cost the na tion less than the present enforced idleness in coal mining. MAKE FORT VALLEY SPOTLESS! March 12th is the day set aside by the Fort Valley History Club as I j “Clean-up Day. D To make it a success we wish the co-operation of every lady in the town. 1 The following list is the committee I appointed to superintend the clean f ing of the streets in their respective | to blocks them: when th<? city workmen come College St. Mrs. Annie Laurie Ayers, Mrs. John A Houser, Mrs. Julian Webster. Green St. Mrs. W. D. DuPree, Mrs. W D Murray. Centra! Ave Mrs. L. Carter, Mrs. W. H Hafer Church St Mrs M. S. Brown, Mrs. Sidney Mc¬ Millan, Mrs. J 1) Kendrick, Mrs A II Lubetkin, Mrs A. M. Seifert. Person St Mrs. W. M. Blewster, Mrs. T R ()u®ley, Mrs Ralph Newton, Mrs R D Hale E Main St. Mrs. Charlie Taylor, Mrs. J. J. Cul ver. Oakland Heights. Mrs. Grover Ivey, Peach Ave. Mrs. John F. Troutman. Miller St. Mrs. J. B Bartley, Mrs. B. T. Mar¬ shall, Mrs. W. A. Wooddall, Mrs Robert Flournoy, Mrs D. Y. Jones. i Knoxville St. Mrs. W. S. White, Mrs. W. B. Campbell. Orange St. Mrs Homer Avera. Beauty Square Mrs. Roe Green, Mrs. Nina Hart¬ ley, Mrs. Frank Fincher, Mrs. A. B. Greene. Anderson Ave. Mrs. J. M. Jones, Mrs. J. N. White, Mrs. H. M Copeland, Mrs R E Thames. Macon St. Mrs. H. P. Sanchez, Mrs. J. D. Hinton, Mrs. G. B Culpepper ■o THE METHODIST CHURCH Wm F. Quillian, Pastor. Sunday School, 9:30 a. m. BOYS’ DAY. Morning Worship, 11 :00 a. m. Rev. J. L. Gonline. Praise Service, 2:30 p. in. Junior Church, 3:00 p. m. Epworth League, 6:30 p. m. Every boy from one to 100 year S of age is expected—yes, expected_ to be at Sunday School next Sunday morning. Try it ONCE, anyhow! Rev. J. L. Gerdifce, a missionary from Korea, will preach at eleven o’clock. He was in Korea when the Christian Koreans were imprisoned and speaks in a most interesting man¬ ner of this heart-broken people. Y oung folks, remember the League at six-thirty. Everybody welcome! CHURCH NOTES No evening services during the re¬ vival at the Baptist church. The pastor will attend the Inter Church meeting in Atlanta this week and next will lead in revival services at Sparks Collegiate Insti¬ tute. The recent Quarterly Conference showed the church to be in most ex¬ cellent condition. Let us expect a great revival among all of the de¬ nominations. o SLAPPEY LANDS BRING GOOD PRICE AT EXECUTOR’S SALE At the executor’s sale in Perry Tuesday of last week of the estate of the late Mr. J. C. Slappey, the 90 acres of land in and near Fort Valley were bought by Messrs. A. J. Evans and J. E. Davidson at $250.00 per acre; the 101 1-4 acres of Macon County land was bought by Mr. Geo. II. Slappey at $130.00 per acre; and the 75 shares of Southwestern Rail¬ road stock, by Mrs. J. C. Slappey. The land purchased by Messrs. Evans and Davidson did not include the residence property in Fort Valley. —o MR. C. McELMURRAY BUYS VALUABLE CENTRAL .REALTY Mr. C. McElmurray bought this week from Mr. C. G. Gray the unim¬ proved realty on Church street be¬ tween the residence of Mr. Gray and the store now owned by Mr. McEl Murray on the corner of Anderson Ave..extending back to the line of Mr. C. H. Prator’s lot on Anderson Ave.; also the vacant lot on Ander¬ son Ave. between the same store and Mr. Prator’s residence. The consid¬ eration is said to have been $5,000 for the two pieces, ************ >$♦ Tho only newspaper * * published in the heart * of the largest Peach* * * growing section of the ♦ * world. ❖ *J» *J* «$♦ *J* **♦ *J* «{* *J» e}e *5" $2.50 Per Year in Advance TELLS THRIFT STORY Hon. Clifford Walker, Attorney General for Georgia, is a strong be¬ liever in Thrift. He has practiced :t from to , hood and an interesting story is toul of his early experience. When a small boy he earned some money, which was placed in his father’s drawer for safe keeping. Occasionally, Clifford would go over and look at the money to be sure it was there and enjoy the satisfaction of knowing that he had it. ‘One day he missed the money and in great consternation told his father about it. The wise father led him to a safe and took from an inside drawer a note. “See here, my son, »» said he, “this i: your money in the form of a note. It draws eight percent inter¬ est and it works for you while you are asleep.” “That taught me a lesson about the use of money,” said Mr. Walker, tP and all through boyhood I made it my business to earn all the money I could and save it. For sometime I delivered every copy of the Atlanta Journal that went to my town. Dur¬ ing Christmas I sold candies and dur¬ ing court week I kept a lemonade stand. Sometime I sold cigars. In various ways I accumulated quite a sum and by the time I had finished school, I had $800 saved up. I am still drawing interest on that money. “I am glad to see people investing their money in Savings Stamps. It will be a godsend to them in times of emergency.” Mr. Walker holds that the in vestment of county sinking funds in Treasury Savings Certificates is le¬ gal. Of course, the Treasury Sav¬ ings Certificates in $100 and $1,000 denominations are a Government ob¬ ligation just as much as a Govern¬ ment bond. The Treasury Savings Certificates, however, have a distinct advantage over the bonds, in that they may be redeemed on demand at the Treasury Department and the holder will receive all that he puts in, plus interest. If he leaves the Certificates until their maturity at the end of five years, he will receive something over four percent. Another advantage of these Treas¬ ury Savings Certificates is that the interest is compounded automatical iy- If you buy bonds it is necessary to cash the coupons semi-annually ami then you must reinvest in order to compound the interest. On of moderate size the inter¬ est will not be large enough to in¬ readily in a loan, In the Sav ings Certificates it is invested for for a period of five years. Then can get the principal and rein¬ vest it if you like in a new series of Savings Certificates. Savings’ Stamps which sell for $4.14 in March and $4.23 in Decem¬ ber will be redeemable at $5.00 on first of January, 1925, which is exactly the same rate of increase as that of the Treasury Savings Cer¬ tificates. The advantage of $100 and $1,000 Certificates is that they may he reg¬ and thus if the securities are the owner is protected. With these advantages the Treas¬ Savings Certificates is an ideal for sinking funds or trust on amounts up to $1,000 a o When asked Monday if he wanted renew his subscription to The Mr. M. L. Sheats “you bet I do. I take a lot papers but that’s the one paper I always read every word in, all the advertisements, beginning to end. »» That’s real interest and loyalty. there are lots of other folks in around Fort Valley of this same Bob Flournoy, for in¬ and Mr. A. B. Greene, and .J. F. Lowe and Mr. J. A. L. Wil¬ and just lots of others. They the kind of folks that salve the weary souJl. May their increase. REVIVAL SERVICES OF UNUSUAL INTEREST The revival services at the Bap¬ church this week under the lead¬ of Dr. J. H. Dew are arousing good deal of intesest. Dr. Dew’s and discourses are said to be refreshingly original, interesting effective. The interest in the is general among all the goers of the town regardless denominational affixations.