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Th¬ reading news and advertising medi urn of the great Mid die Georgia Peach and Melon Belt. Volume XXXII, Number 20. Sir mn. BRU.LIANT NUPTIALS OF POP ULAR YOUNG COUPLE WED¬ NESDAY EVENING ARE OF .iTA.; E-WIDE INTEREST. The beautiful home of Mr. and Janies Lagan east of the city was waidii Wednesday evening of the o: f Miss Maurice Fagan and Mr. Turner Ashby McCord of ta. C- .•uti'.ern smilax was used with most artistic effect for a mural dec o .. ion throughout the lower floor, and palms, ferns and pink roses were used ill abundance. The Phi Mu col¬ or of shades of rose and white were emphasised and upon the scene fell the shaded light of burning pink ta¬ per. . Beneath a canopy of snowy tu!ie arranged in the living room the bridal altar was improvjged with palms and feathery green, the sum¬ mit of which showed a single Easter lily. The ingress of the brides-maids and o her attendants was made from the drawing room, the bride descend ing the stairway with her father. Mrs. Thomas Radford Turner of Macon, the matron of honor, was gowned in white taffeta, her flow¬ er- being a bouquet of French Col¬ onial roses showered with valley lil¬ ies Miss Audrey Fagan of Brenau College was maid of honor and also wore white taffeta trimmed in fillet lace a - I carried Russell roses. The brides-maids wore dresses of white taffeta and tulle, fashioned alike, and carried Russell roses. They were burg, J iss Marv Dupre of Spartan¬ S. C., Miss Mary Brown of Gainesville, Miss Ruth Houser, Miss Ilc-len Marshall, of Fort Valley. The best man was Mr. Harry McCord of Atlanta, and the groomsmen were: Mr. Paul Warwick, Mr. Ralph Barn¬ well. of Atlanta, Mr. Eldredge Smith of Dublin, Mr. James D. Fagan, ,Tr., of Fort Valley. The bride was a picture of lovli ness in her wedding gown of Du ehesse satin trimmed in rose point lace, from the bodice of which fell a court train. Her veil was of tulle and real lace and adjusted wit4 a wreath of orange blossoms and her flowers were orchids showered with valley lilies. Muecke’s orchestra furnished the music, using Lohengrin’s March, and during the ceremony “Evening Star” was played. The Rev. Church W. F. read Quillian the of the Methodist nuptial vows, the ring ceremony be¬ ing used. Immediately after the ceremony a brilliant reception was held. The we-it portico was transformed into a flower garden and there from crys¬ tal bowls fruit punch was served by Mrs. Fred Crandall, Miss Gladys Slappey, dille Miss Ruby Harris, Marshall. Miss O Ousley, Mrs. Ben Roe The appointments in the dining parlor were especially beautiful, the table holding silver baskets of bride roses and a seven-barnch silver can¬ delabra with shaded tapers. Gar¬ lands of white tulle were suspended from above and caught at the table’s edge and the trophies were French flower bouquets. An elegant colla¬ tion in two courses was served, those assisting in the entertainment of the guests being Mr. Robert Braswell, Mrs. Neltie Miller, Mrs. Morrill, Mrs. John Allen, Mrs. Earn Johnson, Mr* W’ll Brisendine, Mrs. William Blew ster. Mrs. Frank Miller, Miss Clar¬ ence Houser. Mrs. James D. Fagan, mother of the bride, wore a flesh-colored gown of Georgette crepe with Corsage bouquet of valley lilies. Mrs. H. Y. McCord, mother of the groom, was gowned in black satin and her flow ers were Parma violets. Mrs. Sara Barnes wore black with bouquet of violets and Mrs. P. L. Walker was gowned in a dress of Alice blue with lavender girdle and flowe r s. After the reception Mr. and Mrs. McCord left for Cuba to spend hree weeks and upon their return wiP re¬ side on Ponce de Leon Ave. in At¬ lanta. The out-of-town guests were: Mr. and Mrs. Rad Turner, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Barnes, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Em¬ mett Barr.es, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Rob¬ ert Barnes, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Houser, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Neel, Dr. Albert* Jelks, Misses Sara Pellew, Emily Houser and Carolyn Ross, Mr. Bean Bakewell, Mr. Milton Riley, of Macon; Mr. and Mrs. H. Y. McCord, Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Walker, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. McCord, Mr. Harry Wall ker. Dr. and Mrs. J. R. McCord, Mr. D. ’H. Hudson. I>r. and Mrs. C. C. Harvard, Mr. Charles Barnwell, Mr. aid Mr3. Harold Barnes, Mr. Sam Coleman, of Atlanta; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cater, Mrs. Baxter Jones, Mr. aid Mrs. C. H. Hardison, of Perry; Mr and Ms. Harold Rogers, pf Win fbr: Mr. Fred Adams, of Montezu¬ ma. o MASTER SELMA NESMITH CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY Little Selma Nesmith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glover Nesmith, celebrated h fourth birthday on April first , Vi tii a party to a number of his lit¬ tle friends at the home of his parents on Macon street. The children were delightfully entertained with games, after which refreshments of ice cream and cake were served. Among those present were: Wil¬ liam and Marjorie Murphy, Miller Hugh and Earl Doles, Evelyn Doles, Earl anl Lucile Adams, Frank and Bob Edwards, Gladys, Alice and W. D. Melvin, Harvey and Hazel Ne¬ smith and Sara Frances Williams. A number of pleasant birthday re¬ membrances were presented to Sel¬ ma by his young playmates. The Leader- Tribune AND PEACHLAND JOURNAL FORT VAULEY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1920. THE METHODIST CHURCH Wo. F. Quillian, Putir. Sunday School,9:30 a. m. Preaching, 11 :00 a. m. “A Pilgrimage to Paradise. »» Praise Service, 2:30 p.m. Junior Church, 3:00 p.m. Lpworth League, 6:30 p. m. Preaching, 7:30 p. m. "Come 'Thou with Us. • • Prayer Service, Tuesday, 7:30 1 “BOYS’ DAY ** in the Sunday ,-, >M -' . hooL , ■ IT Have >’ou ever . been , boy? a learn how to be one again. Special Program. Every boy ed. The services will all be in pre paration for the revival meeting to begin April 18th. Everybody Great Results Expected Rev. Arthur Moore, who will lead the revival meeting at the Methodist Church beginning April 18th. has spoken frequently in Fort Valley. He is popular with all class¬ es. His preaching is deep and the re¬ sults are permanent in the lives of his hearers. It is hoped that all visi¬ tors in the city will plan to attend the services. Mr. Stapleton is also re¬ membered as a splendid leader of song. Mr. Reid, who will play the piano has not been here before but he is a remarkable pianist. These men constitute one of the strongest evangelistic teams in America. ■o WALLACE PEDDICORD BURIED HERE SUNDAY The body of Wallace Peddicord, killed in an automobile accident in Canton, Ohio, on Wednesday of last week, arrived in the city Sunday at noon, and wa% taken at once to the home of His mother on Fairground street where a brief funeral service was held, conducted py Dr. C. C. Pugh of the Baptist Church. A large group of relatives and friends of the deceased were present at the funer¬ al and at the interment in Oaklawn Cemetery. This tragic death was a shock to the many friends of this well known young reared man. Wallace Peddicord was in Fort Valley, had been a student in the High School, and dur¬ ing his boyhood here had made a host of friends whose sorrow over his sudden taking off is very deep and genuine. Three or four years ago he left Fort Valley and went to make his home in Canton, Ohio, where he be¬ came a trusted and valued employe of the Northern Ohio Traction and Light Company. When the war be gan he enlisted and was assigned the Hospital service, and was soon. sent overseas to France Here he ren dered faithful service to his country and to the great cause of human free ( | om _ It was a part of his duty overseas to accompany convalescent soldiers hack to their posts of duty or when transferred to other hospitals, and in this way he was called upon to trav¬ el through practically all of the war area of France. His patriotic and un¬ selfish conduct won for him the good will of all with whom he came in con¬ tact. His comrades draped his coffin in the flag that he loved and served so well, The clergyman, officiating at the funeral services held in Canton, em phasized the many excellent quali-1 ties of this young man, mentioning ’ especially his daily custom of reading the Bible and 'he testimony of his companions that his speech was al-. ways clean and free from profanitv, and that his habits bespoke a charac ter of conviction and devotion to du ty. He was a member of the Junior Order ^ of American . Mechanics „ and this organization participated in the funeral rites in Canton. The employ- ! "* » ( the North,,,, Ohio Traction Company also attended in a body, bearing testimony to the esteem in which he was held by his fellow work ers. He met his death just after step¬ ping from a street car in company with a young lady of his acquaint¬ ance. An automobile driven at high speed struck them both, injuring Mr. Peddicord to such extent that he died shortly after being carried to Mercy Hospital. The entire community joins in sin¬ cere sympathy for his mother and brothers who survive him. THE BAPTIST CHURCH C. C. Pugh, Paitor. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. Preaching, 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. B. Y. P. U. .Sunday,6:30 p. m. Prayer meeting, Thursday, 7:30 p. m. The Pastor will preach next Sun¬ day at both the morning and evening service. A very interesting and help¬ ful feature of the coming services is the singing by the young people rler the direction of Mr. F. W. With oft. The ordinance of Baptism will be administered at the evening service. This church is not existing and growing on what it gets out of the community for its own upbuilding, •but seeks to give itself to the com¬ munity and to the needy world in helpful service. Come next Sunday whether or no, You are welcome. m m Si f., H* V 1 m 1>T: £jT : •i j •> :> lap f ■ u. : : . ••• ■• • •' IIE , - m :* Remarkable Truck With Big Pneumatics Here. An old motor truck with a re¬ markable history—the first ve¬ hicle of the sort ever equipped with big pneumutic tires which is visiting Fort Valley this week on a tour ar¬ ranged by the United States Tire Company. This old truck is one of the oldest in existence and its antiquated lines attracted immediate attention. It is on a trip which will take it on a journey of 10,000 miles through the East and South. A short time ago the United States Tire Company began an in¬ quiry into the history of the de¬ velopment of big pneumatic tires and it was found not only that this company was the first that ever made such tires and had gone farthest in perfecting them, but that every one of three old Reliance trucks which were equipped with the first of these tires ever made in 1911 was still in CHILD CRAWLS INTO FIRE AND IS FATALLY BURNED Lewls Benton, the eleven months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Ar- \ who Solomon live on the here, farm died of about Mr. J I A M near t o’clock Thursday morning of! • . . d h the child Durn = susiameu ule .V, crawled into the fire about eight o,clock Wednesday morning in the absence of his mother who had left him alohe for only a few minutes, The child was severely burned a bout the face and abdomen. •'The interment will be at Oaklawn Cemetery Thursday afternoon. •o CHILDREN OF CONFEDERACY ORGANIZE CHAPTER HERE A ... chapter of . Children , of . the .. Con- r „ Teclerucy” has been organized here bv Miss Gladys , Slappey, at the re quest of the U. D. C. When the nam “Capt, J. W. Mathews Chapter was suggested, the twenty little girls, with one accord, gladly consented, f? r ™ braver, truer Confederate sof¬ dier left Fort Valley and fought in Lee’s Army of Virginia. The chapter held its meeting on, Friday with Miss Slappey, and the t b e following officers were elected: President, Miss Virginia Smith; Vice President, Miss Helen White; Secre an( } Music Committee, Misses Mar garet McMillan, Elizabeth I’ugh, Lu <--y Mathews; Flag-Bearer, Miss Eliz¬ abeth Rundell; Standard-Bearer, Miss Maxwell Taylor. in The “C. of C.” will take part the program for Memorial Day. ■o— PROF. CHARLES LANE TO LECTURE HERE APRIL 16 Prof. Charles Lane of Macon, the well-known Georgia lecturer, will de¬ liver on of his best lectures here next Friday night, April 16, at the public school auditorium. The lecture will be given under the auspices of the Ladies’ Library Association and the proceeds will be used for the enlarge¬ ment of the Thomas Public Library. The admission prices will be 50c for adults and 25c for children. Those who have heard Prof. Lane in any of his inimitable lectures will miss no opportunity to hear him again, and those who have never had the pleasure of hearing him a rare treat is in store on this occasion. o PROGRAM FOR MEMORIAL DAY, MONDAY, APRIL 26 Master of ceremonies -Capt. Jim Mathews. Invocation ■Rev. J. W Stokes Quartette. Introduction of the Speaker Rev. Wm. F. Quillian. Address—Col. John T. Boifeuillet. Song—by Children of the Con¬ federacy. Prayer - Rev. C. C. Pugh Mrs. O D. Williams Sec. Memorial association 4-8-2t existence and doing full service The Company got possession of these trucks and two of them are now touring the country—one.In the South and the other in the Middle West—to give motor truck owners visible proof that motor trucks which run on pneumatic tires live a long time. The party is under the direction of D. W. Hughes of Hartford, who is an expert on truck tire construc¬ tion and practice. Mr. Hughes has a war record of nearly two years spent in active flying - in the Royal Air Force and is one of the few men ■who have had the axperience of crash ing to the ground from a mile in the air and living to tell the tale. Mr. Hughes is accompanied by a staff of assistants who give demon¬ strations of methods of mounting, demounting and Inflating big tires. PEACHES NOT HURT BY MONDAY NIGHT FREEZE All the large orchardists of this v y unanimous in the opinion that the P each cro P wa! " not a P p?t " eiably damaged by the freeze Mon day night. The official lowest tem perature ! Monday night, as recorded by the , standard , , , government , (ll ther- „ mometer of Mr. Julian J. Culver, in charge of the branch of U. S. Bureau of Entomology heie, was 31 degrees. Thin ice was in evidence in various portions of the eityTuesday morning. The high winds which prevailed be¬ fore the freeze removed the moisture left in the buds by the recent rains and this prevented freezing of the buds. One of the largest orchardists of this section stated Thursday morning that his estimate of the loss incident to the last cold wave would be not over 100 cars. This would be some thing like three-tenths of one per cent. Reports have come from other sec¬ tions of the Middle Georgia peach belt of appreciable damage to early varieties. o~ DR. W. S. DORSET, BACK FROM OVERSEAS, HERE The many friends here of Dr. W. S. Dorset, former pastor of the Bapi ist church here, were delighted to have him visit Fort Valley several days this' week. Dr. Dorset spoke at the Baptist church Sunday morn¬ ing and was neaid by a large number of his old friends, who were giad to hear his voice again and of some of his experiences abroad. He also spoke at the Methodist church on Tuesday evening at the prayer meet ing hour. He spoke most interestingly and iliuminatingly of the Y. M. C. A. work overseas, in which he has been engaged for more than two years, and deplored the fact that polities in Washington had nullified the earn¬ est and altruistic work of the world’s greatest statesmen at Paris and Ver¬ sailles. It was his outspoken opinion that the U. S. Congress had made a mess of things and that it was a lam¬ entable pity that the noble sacrifices of our men abroad should be thus brought practically to naught. EVERYBODY ELECTED—NO FIGHTS NOR “SCRATCHES” Wednesday’s municipal election was a very quiet one, entirely with¬ out incident of note, a very light vote being polled. Needless to say,’ the en¬ tire primary ticket was elected, al tho the sealed ballots were turned over to Mayor Neil and are not to be opened until Friday night. TEN PAGES PRESBYTERIAN SERVICES Sabbath School 9:45 a. m. J. W. Woolfoik, Superintendent. Wednesday April 14th, 7:30 p. ■ Prayer and Praise Service. The protracted senes of . listic services came to a close I Sunday night. The weather was j iable and the attendance likewise i but all who attended was helped an‘d ; che help will spread to others doubt less through them. The cordial co¬ operation of ho members of the other churches was very gratifying, The Presbyterian church has never been sectarian in its treatment of other deiTominatio its. If they main :>i ta:n the “Word ai d sacraments in iheir fundamental integrity” they are received and treated as members of the body of Christ. With the first of April the new church year begins, The four months of Rev. Slokes’ pastorate have seen much acccomplished. The member¬ ship has been rounded up, many new workers have been added to the of laborers, and a number of new nembers have been added to the roll, the willingness of . all ,, is . very . Lying to the pastor and his associate officers. o-- dr. c. z. McArthur badly HURT IN AUTO ACCIDENT Dr. C. Z. McArthur was seriously injured last Thursday afternoon when his automobile fell over into a deep fill and overturned on him as he was returning from his farm southeast of the city. The accident occurred a short distance from the Marshallville road and near Edwards Bros.’ farm. Dr. McArthur did not lose iciousness and was endeavoring to dig himself out when a negro man he,pc,, hn, «, r mdei the car ami Mr. W. A. tell, who was also passing in his drought him to his home. While no bones were broken and here were no external bruises, Dr. McArthur’s condition has been -idered serious for several days and ears have been entertained that he , have suffred .. ». internal . ... may injuries, Grave concern was entertained for mm on Wednesday, but his condi tion was reported improved today (Thursday) and his many friends hope for his early recovery. CHIMNEY TOPPLES AFTER STORM—FIRE DEPT. CALLED A fire alarm sent in Monday after called the fire department to j the residence of Mrs. E. W. Hiley at corner of Miller and Person It was found that the alarm was a precautionary measure to the falling of a chimney as aresult of-the storm ear¬ Monday morning. Mrs. Hiley was ill in bed at the The incident of the falling and arrival of the fire attracted a large concourse of and children. -o— V. OVERALL CLUB BACKS POLITICS OFF THE STAGE Politics and the Peace to have taken a back seat while! Overall Club forward marches, C. L. must be overthrown and old exist -once more. The Overall Club of Fort Valley Thursday afternoon at one thir o’clock at the Franklin Theatre, were a number of our citizens prerent, and the following was decid upon: Overalls will be worn beginning 12th. 1920, until September 1920. It is desired that the reg illation overall be worn, blue, brown white.. However, overalls without ;he “bib” will be permitted: also eafl be worn if desired. Jumpers must be worn; no civil¬ coats. Already one hundred and sixteen have signed the agreement to overalls. Let every man in the sign and be a member of the Order of the Overalls. The ladies, also, are catching the ! enthusiasm and a Mother-hubbard, Club has been suggested. ! o— l W. B. WATSON WITHDRAWS , FROM RACE FOR SHERIFF' -- j I take this means of expressing my most hearty appreciation of the courtesies shown me in my race for sheriff of Houston County, but I find it necessary for me to with draw my name form the consider ation of the voters. I found that it ! would take more of my time and money to canvass the county than I was able to give, to successfully carry my campaign through. Again thanking those who so kind¬ ly pledged me their vote and all of my friends I am, Very truly W. B. Watson. world. $2.50 Per Year in Advance i 1 COUNTY DEMOCRATIC EXECU¬ TIVE SUB-COMMITTEE AN¬ NOUNCES RULES FOR PRIMA¬ RY APRIL 20TH. ‘ m pursuance the resolution a dopted by the Democratic Executive LVmmirtee of Houston County at Liu meeting on April 5th, 1920, the sub-committee appointed to mike the rules for the primary election to be h eid ia ll ? e bounty has prescribed the , following rules for the Primary Election lor County Officers tor gelhei with the presidential prel'et | ential primary to be held on April 20ih, next. The members of the Executive Committees of each Dis trict will either hold the election in j i ters person of or the procure District three hold qualified vo to the elee : tion at each precinct. The Polls at all the precincts ift I the County to open at 8 a. m. and close at 4 p. m. Central time, Each manager to receive $1.00 for bolding election. The manager bring i0r consohda tion to receive $1.00 in . addition to $1.00 for holding election. Man ager at each precinct, except Perry and Fort Valley are allowed to em¬ ploy one Clerk and at Fort Valley and Perry two Clerks. The pay of each Cerk to be $1 00. Candidates must pay the respect¬ ive amounts as herein stated not !u ter than April 10th, 1920, to the Chairman or Secretary of the Exec¬ utive Committee ,or bo barred from entering the primary as a candidate. Registration books to close on the 10th day of April, 1920. No one shall be allowed to vote in said pri¬ mary who has tai’ed to register on or before that date. One of the managers at each pre¬ cinct must bring the returns to Per r\ on April 2 Is to be consolidated noon, on that date, when the votes Oi all the precincts shall be eonsoii dated and the results declared. te ,f t L g-ssu a a notice of such intention of contest with the Chairman of the Executive Committee prior to the announcement of the result. No person residing within the cor¬ porate limits of Perry or Fort Valley can vote for County School Super intendent. See Acts General Assem- 11,19 ' Any voter can cast t his u ballot n * at the Court House. The following amounts have been assessed on the different candidates the respective offices, to-wit: Judge of City Court .... $15.00 Solicitor of City Court ..$15.00 Clerk of Superior Court . $15.00 Ordinary Sheriff ........ 10.00 ............• 15.00 Tax Collector ... $15.00 Tax Receiver ... I 15.00 Treasurer .......... 5.00 County Surveyor $ 5.00 Coroner _____________ $ 1.00 County School Superintendant ................. ........v........... $15.00 S. A. Nunn, Chairman Demo¬ cratic Executive Committee Houston County. R. N. Holtzclaw, Secy. D. E. Com. H. C. G. D. Anderson, Sub. Com. Dem. Ex. Co., Ho. Co. Ga. (Editors Note: The rule above an¬ nounced by the Sub-committee de¬ barring residents of Perry and Fort Valley from voting for County School Superintendent is meeting with a considerable amount of Drotest, as many do not construe the cleauses of the State School Law bearing on this subject as does the sub-commit¬ tee. We understand that State School Superintendent, M. L. Brittain, has expressed the Valley opinion that the Perry and Fort school systems are entiiely independent of the County school system, inasmuch as they derive their share of the State school funds thru the County Board of Education, and that therefore the residents of Perry and Fort Valley are entitled to participate in the election of the County School Su perintendent. A meeting of the en tire membership of the Copnty,Deni¬ ocratic Executive Committee has been called and will be held at Perry Monday noon to decide this ques tion.) •o STORM FRIDAY MORNING DOES DAMAGE IN CITY The storm which broke upon this section early last Friday morning did a considerable amount of damage thruout the city. . 1 he barn of Mr. Lifsey and the garage of Dr. A. J. Titus and W. A. Melvin, all in Ohk j aRC | Heights, were twisted on their foundations, the large sign of the Oakland Heights Land Company was blown down, the old First National Hank Building in the heart of the business section was partially unroof ed, the top of a chimney was blown from the residence of Mr. E. G. Clark on Knoxville street and the sheet iron roofing partly lifted from his garage. Telephone and electric light wires were broken down in va rious parts, of the city by limbs blown from trees. V\ F; ve heard of n da bur r reporled to orchads in the vicinity. o TAX RECEIVER’S NOTICE I will be in Fort Valley at M. L. Sheats and Son’s furniture store Wednesday, April 14. Last round, P. H. Skellie, T. R.