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Volume XXXII, Number 23.
REVIVAL
DEEPENS IN INTEREST
LARGE CROWDS, GOOD SINGING.
MR. MOORE’S 11TH SPIRITUAL
BIRTHDAY ELICITS TESTIMO¬
NY OF GREAT INFLUENCE.
The revival meeting at the Meth¬
odist Church is deepening in interest
at every service. The crowds ere
large, the singing is inspiring and
the people are be,'’inning to realize
their need of a great work of God in
Fort Valley. Mr. Stapleton has de¬
veloped a serious hoarseness and
went to Macon Tuesday to consiui a
specialist. If is h mod that e will be
all right in a day er so. However Mr.
Reid is equally good as director of
singing or at the piano. He is leading
the singing and ha-, rendered several
very effective solos. He has a splen
did voice. The chorus choir and the
children are doing splendid singing.
MR. MOORE’S BIRTHDAY.
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ARTHUR J. MOORE
Evangelist Mr.
Wednesday, April spiritual 2lst., birthday. was
Moore’s Seventh Wed¬
He spoke of this in his sermon
nesday morning telling how that God
lifted him from a life of indifference
and sin in a great meeting held at
Wayeross in 1909, led by C. M. Dun¬
away, Nine weeks later under the
preaching of Evangelist Edgar Fer
guson he was led into the spirit-filled
life and 3ince that day he has gone
up and down throughout the nation
preaching the glorious gospel of a
Christ who can save to the uttermost.
Under his ministiy thousands have
been converted and have joined the
church. At the evening service the
pastor called upon ail in the congre¬
gation who had been blessed by Mr.
Moore’s life and ministry to stand
and practically stood. the entire congre¬
gation
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Pianist week
The meetings of this are
being felt through the town and
SEMI-WEEKLY
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TUESDAYS AND PEACHLAND JOURNAL FRIDAYS
FORT VALLEY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1920. EIGHT PAGES
Returns For Houston County of Tuesday’s
Primary For President And County Officials.
Palmer Leads by Good Majority. Smith Second, Watson Poor Third. Candidates Slated
New County Organization AH Win By Decisive Majorities.
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A. Mitchell Palmer 359 36 78 16 15 27 33 15 23 20 7 2 18 28 24 181 882
Hoke Smith 178 17 20 7 3 29 14 6 11 6 7 11 15 12 4 69 418
Thus. E. Watson 62 16 5 3 1 20 56 11 2 18 31 4 4 8 4 30 246
Judge City Court
A. C. Riley 638 71 112 27 19 78 108 33 37 44 45 17 37 51 S2 290 1639
Sol.' City Court
J. W. Bloodworth 609 39 60 4 12 18 29 22 28 28 29 4 5 28 13 199 1127
M. Kunz 26 29 50 23 7 60 77 11 8 17 16 13 32 23 19 83 494
Sheriff
T. S. Chapman 598 52 65 13 2 6 13 1 1 23 1 3 3 3 3 47 834
0. C. Morgan 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 10 28 14 9 69
E. J. Thompson 15 8 21 9 9 27 5 9 17 1 15 1 11 10 4 105 267
G. W. Winn 24 11 25 5 8 43 90 23 16 22 29 12 13 10 11 121 463
Clerk Superior Court
J. J. Culler 16 0 1 0 4 12 3 5 1 4 1 2 7 9 54 123
C. H. Hardison 37 18 10 5 9 50 67 28 24 24 3 15 32 42 22 222 638
H. L. Wasden 583 54 101 17 10 24 29 2 8 20 8 1 3 2 1 28 891
Tax Collector
T." E. T’narpe 635 71 112 27 19 78 108 33 37 45 45 17 37 51 32 290 1637
Ordinary
1. T. Woodard 637 72 112 27 19 78 108 33 37 45 45 17 37 51 32 # 290 1637
lax Reveiver
M. E. Akins 49 51 90 27 17 76 98 15 13 35 30 8 13 5 14 28 565
S. P. Crowell 5 2 2 0 0 0 10 18 24 6 15 7 18 44 12 225 388
C. N. Rountree 574 19 20 0 2 o. 0 o 0 4 0 •l 6 9 - 6. 36 674
Co. School Supt.
M. C. Mosley 589 54 99 15 15 38 92 26 2 15 4 13 26 8 6 62 1064
F. M. Greene 46 .17 13 12 4 39 16 7 35 30 40 4 11 41 26 226 507
Surveyor
€. S. Vance 636 72 112 27 19 78 108 33 37 45 44 17 37 51 32 290 1636
Coroner
A. B. Schilling 638 72 112 26 19 78 108 33 37 45 45 17 37 51 32 290 1638
T reasurer
A. M. Anderson 638 72 112 27 19 78 108 33 37 45 45 17 37 51 32 290 1639
ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE
THANKS ALL CO-WORKERS
Voter* Urged Not To Make
To Candidates in Future But
To Act A* Unit For New
County.
The Committee on Organization in
.he recent County primary feels un¬
der such deep obligation to a number
jf our citizens for assistance in the
work of the Committee that we wish
to make this public recognition of
the splendid work Messrs. D. C.
Strother, Jno. A. Houser, M. L.
Sheats, Roy Adams, Wesley Houser,
Emmett Houser and A, M. Seifert.
The work of the Committee was so
heavy that we found It necessary to
call these gentlemen to our assis¬ dili¬
tance and they worked most
gently and efficiently, with results
most satisfactory and gratifying.
In addition to these names we
want also to thank every worker at
the polls, every interested citizen
and every agency that co-operated so
splendidly in the achievement of the
remarkable victory scored at the
polls.
Beside this word of commendation
and appreciation we wish to submit
to all of our people the suggestion
that for the future we refrain from
making any pledges to candidates
for any offices untii their qualifi¬
cations have been investigated and
reported on; and then that this com¬
munity act as a unit in all of these
political contests until we have suc¬
ceeded in the effort to obtain the
creation of the New County.
A. J. E vans
J. T. White,
J. D. Duke,
H. C. Neil,
C. L. Shepard,
Committee
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THE BAPTIST CHURCH
C. C. Pugh, Pastor
Preaching, 11 a. m. and 7:30 p.m.
3. Y. P. U., Sunday, 6:30 p.m.
Prayer Meeting, Thursday, 7:30.
In the absence of the Pastor Dr. A.
P. Montague, Professor of Latin at
Mercer University, will speak at 11
o’clock. While Dr. Montague is
an ordained minister, he is one of the
best preachers in Ga.,—Scholarly, el¬
oquent and devout. Don’t fail to
hear him. There will be no night ser¬
vice.
eounty, many people coming from a
distance to atte: d the services.
is a responsibility Valley for upon this every per- ing.
son in Fort mee
The walls of the city, said Mr.
are broken down by the inroads
sin and unless we arise and
and fight back the tides of sin
worldlii ess the city will be overrun
nd will lost it-: spiritual power.
danger with Fort Valley is comnla
-c-ncy, se sutiSfaction,”
Mr. Me ore. ‘ 'The trouble is that
4-ople have left their first love;
they have turned away from God
and the Bible. ■ ’
Theie will be #i:o services at
church < n Saturday, as this is
day for the preachers.
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DEMONSTRATION TOUR TO 1L
LUSTRATE VALUE OF TRUCKS
ON FARMS. ARRIVE ft P. M.
BAND, WAR RELICS, JACKIES.
The Farm Truck Demonstrati: .
Tour which the Macon Auto Dealers
are fostering will come to Ft. Valb
Wednesday. The big train of trucks
will arrive % om Marshailville about
five o’clock nd stay here all nigh.t.
The trucks will park on Macon S'.re.
for the night and during the evening
there will be a band concert and ar¬
rangements are being made for a
free picture show.
The Demonstration Tour is’ -for
the purpose of showing the practi
^ability of the motor frucic as a n, e
dmm of transpovtaUon for the Geor
farmer. They are going to cove
a radius of aboui three hundred mile
during the wees and will travel oi
f scncduled time to prove that a mo
l° r t ruc k can be depended upon t,:
make accurate time. At the differet
stops they will take tne trucks and
go out on the farms and do the every
day work of the farmer.
It is estimated by the committee
in charge of the tour that there wil
be close to $100,000 worth of motor
trucks in this caravan and that every
make handled in this section of he
country with its latest models will
be represented. All of the trucks wil!
be pneumatic tired.
It is strictly an educational en¬
deavor and the dealers have made it
a rule that there will be no business
transacted on this tour or even so¬
licited. There will not be even a cat¬
alogue to be distributed. This is part
of a nation wide movement which
has the sanction of the Department
of Agriculture.
A lecturer will be carried who is
an expert on farm economics and he
will address the crowd on the value
;f the motor true!: on the farm in
eemparison with horses and mules. A
hand will be carried and as an added
eature the navy department will
have a special exhibit of war relics
■nptured during the World War as
■.veil as several late model machine
,.'13. Jackies'will be with the ex¬
hibit.
There is a local committee headed
Wng Mavor H 0 Neil who ore nre
to receive the visitors into
ur city and make them welcome.
'hey ask that you plan to be in town
Wednesday evening to look the
rucks over and hear the music. It
. il be well worth your while.
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ANDIDATE FOR ATTORNEY
GENERAL HERE FRIDAY,
Col. Geo. m! Nippier The of Decatur,
!‘d. ' . candidate for office of At.
orney General of Georgia, was
isitor here last Friday,
■amis with the voters. He was
Diced by our fellow townsman, Mr.
F. O. Miller.
Col. Napier is at present solicitor
of the Stone Mountain Circuit and
j is prominent in fraternal and re
i ligious work thruout the State.
$2.50 Per Year In Advance
WILLIE E6ERHAR0T
KILLED IN WRE6K
CRUSHED TO DEATH WEDNES¬
DAY MORNING UNDER OVER¬
TURNING TENDER AT GAIL*
LARD SAND PITS.
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Fort Valley friends and relatives
of Willie F. Eberhardt were greatly
shocked and grieved when tidings bf
his sudden death in a train •wreck it
the Gaillard sand pits reached t&e
city Wednesday morning.
Young Mr. Eberhardt went out as
usual Wednesday morning as flag¬
man on the Southern freight twain
leaving here forMcDonough at 7, a.
m., after having endeavored yards in vain
to get some one at the to go in
his place, a circumstance which rel¬
atives here interpreted as a pre¬
sentiment. The train crew had just
finished shifting cars at the sand
pits and were pulling- out for McDon¬
ough when the tender, on the r$ar
end of which young Mr. Eberhardt
was sitting, left the rails and over¬
turned, catching him between the
tender siding and a freight car on an unifer adja¬
cent and dragging him
the moving train. His body was ter¬
ribly mangled and death was proba¬
bly instantaneous fvcm h H*»p in¬
cision in the skull.
The terrible accident is attributed
to a new truck under the tendeT
which was working stiffly.
Young Mr. Eberhardt was 23
years old and had many friends her*
and among his fellow trainmen who
are much grieved on account of his
sudden taking away.
Mr. W. D. DuPree, of the Georgia
Agricultural Works, went to Gail¬
lard immediately after the receipt
of the sad tidings here, and brought
the remains back to the local under¬
taking establishment of that compa¬
ny. Late Wednesday afternoon they
were removed to the residence of
the deceased’s brother, Mr. C. T. Eb¬
erhardt, from which the funeral was
conducted Thursday afternoon. Rev.
J. F.* McCloud, rector of St. Andrews
Episcopal Church conducted the
funeral service, and interment was
in Oaklawn Cemetery.
The pall bearers were Messrs.
John B. Vance, J. E. Broadrick,
F. R. Crandall, Axel Economou, A.
A. Williams, and J. Windham.
Mr. C. T. Eberhardt had just left
Fort Valley Sunday lor a business
trip to the Carolinas and it was not
until late Wednesday afternoon that
he was finally reached by telegram
at Columbia. He reached Fort Valley
early Thursday afternoon.
The deceased is survived by six
sisters and three brothers. These are
Mrs. Frank Harrison of Fort Whitsefl, Vallfey,
Mrs. S. F. Wheatherly of
Tex., Tex., Mrs. W. H. Gisler of AustwelL
Mrs. Booths of Booths, AUt.,
Miss Amelia Eberhardt of Macon,
Miss Mollie Eberhardt of Grays, Ga.;
Messrs. C. T. Eberhardt of Fort VaL
ley, J. F. Eberhardt of Beaumont,
Tex., and Edward Eberhardt, re¬
cruiting officer stationed at Los An¬
geles, Calif.
Many friends sympathize deeply
with these bereaved ones.
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BAPTIST W. M. S. IS
SIGNALLY HONOREfi
Asked To Make Display Of Organs
zation And work At Soutbara
Baptist Convention In Wash¬
ington, D. C., May 12th.
Fort Valley has been signally hon¬
ored by those planning the coming
annual session of the Women’s Mia
sionarv Union, auxiliary to the
Southern Baptist Convention, to be
held in Washington ,D. C., beginning
May 12th.
The Women’s Missionary Society
of the local church has been aske4
to make a display of its organization
and work, including its four junior
auxiliaries, to represent the work of
the State of Georgia; and our town
takes pride in the honor thus con
ferred upon the organization of our
Baptist women. Mrs. F. W. Withoft
been asked by the State Board,
B. W. M. U„ to arrange this display
which will probably include phofo
graphs of the various societies in
dicated.
Fort Valley will l>ive a fine rep¬
resentation at this great Convention.
Among those planning to attend
are Mrs. C. C. Pugn, Mrs. W. A.
Wooddall, Mrs. F. W. Withofr, Mrs.
A. J. Evans, Mrs. J. L. Riley, Mrs.
Charles Byrd, Mrs. W. J. Braswell
and Miss Emily Braswell.
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MRS. S. H. MORGAN, FORMERLY
OF PERRY, DIES IN ATLANTA
Many Houston County friends
were S. grieved by the death of Mrs.
H. Morgan, formerly of Perry,
which occurred at St. Josephs Infir¬
afternoon. mary in Atlanta at 6:15 Wednesday
The body was brought
thru Fort Valley at 6 o'clock Thut»
day afternoon for interment at Par
i^MYs. , y Morgan had been ill for
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the sitter of Mr,
Holtzclaw of Perrv, and an aunt ®f
Mrs. Welton DuPree and Mr. John
1 H. Powers of Fort Valley, Mrs. C.
C. Duncan of Perry, and Mrs J S.
j Cole of Macon. She is also survived
by her husband and one son, Mr. Jno.
S. Morgan, of Atlanta,
thaaa Many friends sympathize with
bereaved onea,
SCHOOLS TO OBSERVE APRIL
23 AS SHAKESPEARE
oc.nooIs c , , throughout ., . the
are planning to observe April 23
Shakespeare day, according to
ports received by the bureau of
cation, department of the interior,
which has issued a series of
suggesting how the day may be
served.
“The study of literature, and
relations to daily life having become
more of a reality than it ever was be¬
fore,” says the bulletin, “it is
fitting that the memory of the
est writer of the world should be
served by the children, who toe
quently gain the impression
Shakespeare is a bull study, and
a reflection of the human side
m an.
“ 1S understood that the
will observe the day by readings
s Pl \ lor a Y * s ; extracts presented from by the the better
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j themselves, w..’ch_ n> the gist of
suggestion offeree by the bureau
education.
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CARD OF THANKS
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j Mr and Mrs w A Cornell
WendTX =? kindly
<leat >> dunnj their the mother. idl n e„ ano at
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Mr. Axel Economou
jigan last Thursday from friends in
a magnifieieni deer-skin
i mounted on felt, a retie of a
party in which he participated
these friends when in Michigan
season.
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