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The leading new.
uxd ndnrtiaing medi
um of the grant Mid
dle Cenrgi- Punch and
Melon Belt.
Volume XXXII, Number 26.
U CROP fSil
figures of last week
GREATLY REDUCED ON
ER RANGE OF
ELBERTAS VERY SHORT.
Estimates of a 10,000 car peach
crop for Georgia as published in this
paper a w.eek ago have been consider
ably reduced in the light of more
extended information and the devel
opments of the past few days.'
Mr. J. D. Duke, who was quoted
by us last week us estimating the
crop at 10,000 cars, informed the
writer a day or two ago that he has
been surprised at the shortage of
peac hes now apparent in many or
chards. Mr. Duke drove over a ter
riiory of 110 miles, of this section
last week and found many oc hards
quite devoid of fruit and others with
prospects of a very short crop.
In the light of this informatio n h e
reduced his estimate to between 6
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000 and 7,000 ears, Mr. A. B.
Young estimates the crop at about
6,500 cars.
Mr. Duke states that many Elber
ta orchards have no peaches this
season. He attributes this to exhaus
fion of the vitality of the trees by
the heavy crops of the past three
years. The Elberta orchards which
bore heavily the past three years are
the ones which bear no fruitage this
season. Some of the brag Elberta or
chords of the section will produce
nothing.
Besides the souring and dying of
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S ° me
a'nnarenf late fre v u •“ n ot yet / u11 ^
ing T U '° pIay,nff , .■ havoc
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h..n’ f b ts
not ho vine th^ / reduced a A ln ■ P r °P° r
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tion tion to to the fruit. t
h neaviest Jv : s tf:r crops Cte will ,rr be, are in order y men- the
tioncd, the Georgia Belles, Hiley
Belles Carmens, and Queen of Dixie,
aevording to Mr. Duke.
If the rains of the past two days
continue, brown rot is sure to set
in and further reduce the outlook.
This condition has eliminated the
erme and basket problem which con
fronted the growers earlier in the I
season when shortage and high vn
prices were a critical factor. Many
growers are now canceling orders for
containers. It is suggested that those
who have a surplus of this material;
on hand could find a ready market
and for it that in other brokers sections of the country j
would find it
their advantage to cooperate with |
the growers in unloading on other sec
tions where this material is in de¬
mand.
MRS. SUSAN D. GILES DEAD.
FORMERLY LIVED IN PERRY
Many Houston County friends
were grieved on account of the death
of Mrs. Susan D. Giles, formerly of
Perry, who passed away early Friday
morning at the family residence in
Atlanta. The interment was ; n the
family lot in Evergreen Cemetery,
Perry, Saturday, according to re
ported in an Atlanta paper.
Mrs. Giles was the widow of .Judge
Sam Giles, who died in Perry many
years ago. Her elder sou, Charlton,
and t'der daughter, M, as Susie Giles,
died within about a week of each
other in Atlanta several years ago.
She *3 survived by on 2 son, A. Sam¬
uel Giles, and one daughter, Miss
Mar/ Ciles, both of Atlanta and a
number of other reia ives in Perry
.■ml c'sewhere.
' The
mother and ifugluc” had
spmu the winter in Tamna, Fla, for
their health, and toe family were
thinking of moving there
No more widely beloved people
ever lived in Perry tha; ii the Giles
family. They were very dear friends
of the family of the editor of The
Leader-Tribune for several venera¬
tions.
Our deepest sympathy is extended
the, bereaved ones.
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MISS MARIE ANDERSON
WEDS IN NEW YORK
Many Fort Valley friends and rel¬
atives of Miss Marie Anderson of
New York, formerly of Fort Valley,
are cordially interested in the an
nouneement of her marriage Wed¬
nesday in New York to Mr. Finkle
of New York. Fort Valley is the girl¬
hood home of Mrs. Finkle and she is
remembered here most pleasantly.
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SEMI-WEEKLY
Tuesdays Leader-Tribune AND PEACHLAND
JOURNAL FRIDAYS
FORT VALLEY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, MAY
4, 1920.
STATE FIELD SECRETARY
B. Y. P .U. TO BE
Mr. Frank H. Leavell, B. Y. P. U
State field secretary, will be here
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of
tbls w eek for the purpose of eon
duetin £ a st udy course in the B. Y.
U ‘ Manual ; All are invited to
f tend, especially the young people. 1m
mediately after each service light
s “ nle " s will be served by mem
bers ol tbe Union A11 will be urged
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to remain for ^is feature of the pro
gram>
Condie S. Pugh,
j B. V P. U. Sec. Fort Valley,
IfrTlinnmT Mr I Hllli! 1 nriiiuii nfl||I/flj
™LlllUUIUl 1 IILlMfnL *
riiYrniiis j-WTFR MR , ACT ....... W/FFK
LlllLIIlllU LflU I IlLLIl
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The revival services at the Meth
odist Church are now entering the
last week of the series. The interest
is steadily increasing and the results
are encouraging.
The preaching of Kev. Arthur
Moore is truly remarkable for a man
of his years and it is » demonsration
the Power of the Holy Spirit in a
,ife that is wholly yielded to God.
He Preaches a full a
>’ Savior, and the common people hear
him gladly. The multitudes hang on
bis messages and many souls have
.V iel ded themselves to God.
The Sunday services were largely
attended despite the inclement weath
er ar >d thirteen gave their names for
church membership. In the morning
Mr - Moore preached on lbe text
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‘"-T Wh ' Ch WUS
^1 "° J^ IS Ch SUb 1J.Tl e T T H “ T The *, lnevita a< Cer '
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p r ,- » r
* : P d b P° ke
t0 J. 8 k he ak of women and
the Baptmt church.
me Iung m fa was t sT the arkabl one of f rT Sunday e ° night, f the
Mr - Moore proved that the eompas
sl °nate Christ is being rejected by
vast throngs of people who do not
r £ al ' Ze ^ hat tbey are lnak ‘«K the
that will send them to eter
na i e-.tn. A heavy rain-storm swept
the town as the meeting was closing
and many remained at the church
untU a ®t® hour seeking God. At a
n h° Ur tf>e lghtS We ‘ !t 0Ut pos
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h. l caused by tne
st0 ™ 1 ’ but f andies were brough. in
111 ott ll * /'l. led several times lh
sh °
of the h old-time Methodist camp
, " 8 h\ 7 ^ yieldinK
TO
chrAt I ,1 TT “ WHS
"ho" e preset P reme " lbe red by
Mr. Reid made an interesting
talk Monday morning
missionary travels through
tral and South America. At the
elusion he called on the young
ple of the church to yield their In¬
to God for definite service.
1 he singing hps been wonderful
now as the meetings draw to a
it is expected that the crowds
be uniformly large and the re¬
will steadily increase. Many
from surrounding towns have
present at the services.
MAGAZINE WRITER HERE
TO GET “LOCAL COLOR.
Mrs. V. Rector Griffith, a
zine writer whose “local color”
ticles appear from time to time in
the Ladies Home Journal anil
national magazines, was in Fort Val¬
ley last week getting up data on
our peach orchards and we under
stand that our esteemed fellow cit¬
izen, Mr. A. J. Evans—easi ly ac
knowiedged by-all except himself us
our lead in? citizen—came in for a
particular share of Mrs. Griffith’s
attention, altho he himself may not
have known it.
Mrs. Griffith’s visit here was upon
the suggestion of Mr. F. Roger Mil¬
ler, genera! secretary of the Macon
Chamber of Comrae rce.
She is on her way to Key West,
Fla., gathering data at various
places enroute.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL SONG
COMPOSER, GUEST HERE
Mr. .. E. H. Lorenz of Dayton, Ohio,
7 s \ he e ae *t of friends here Sunday,
Mr. Lorenz composed the music f or
man, h, the B.pti.t
day School. He was a guest at the 1
Sunday School and several of his
compoeHlon* were used for the morn-
Hail, Wind And Rain
I Again
Menace
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A heavy rainfall with a
erable amount of hail visited
: Valley and sections north,
northeast of the city about 1:45
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o’clock Sunday afternoon. Hail
stones of the size of small marbles
and a few almost as large as pigeon
eggs fell thick and fast for a few
minutes in the city and over an area
extending from Houser’s mill, 8 or
3 miles northeast of the city, and
thence in a westerly direction north
°f the c ‘ ty as far as the orchards of
Mr. Walter Pearson, Ike Miller, and
Sl B - Wilson.
Heavy hail and considerable dam
age to peaches was reported around
Houser’s mill.
Some damage also occurred on the
Miami Valley Fruit Farm, the Hale
Georgia orchards, the W. H. Jones
orchard 011 f udge H. A. Mathews
piace where considerable damage
was reported. Ike Miller is also said
to have lost heavily and there was
damage on Mr. J. A. L.
orchards and other places,
Louis L. Brown’s, Jno. A.
Housers and J. H. Allen’s orchards
MAYOR NEIL NAMES
GOOD ROADS
Week Of May 17-22 l o Be Known A.
National Ship By Truck-Good
Roads Week
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I’ ^ be week of May 17—22, 1920 is
to be known as National Ship by
TrUck ~ Good Roads W ^k.
This movement has been sanction
automotive associations, farmers’
organizations, agricultural societies,
etc. It is being proclaimed by the
state, andthemay
ors of all important towns are being
asked’to lend their aid to this great
movement.
Its object is primarily the building
K’ood roads and-the securing of a
more direct method of transportation
between the farmer and his market.
The movement is being fostered
the Firestone Ship By Truck Bureau
of Akron, Ohio. In accordance with
th ‘‘ objects outlined m a letter from
‘ bis Bareau to M ^ or H. C. Neil,
Ma y°*’ Neil has iusued the following
pr0clamation:
EXECUTIVE ORDER
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PROCLAMATION
By 1 ruck—Good Roads Week—
May 17—22, 1920. j
WHEREAS, Every citizen of this
isdependaiit upon our transpor
systemjrand
I WHEREAS' The one most used
is our highway; and
! WHEREAS, Thousands of
tons of
perishable produce are lost for lack
of rapid transportation to market;
and,
WHEREAS, Our roads must be
built for service so that the heavy
traffic may be carried; and, ;
WHEREAS, Good roads and the
motor truck will afford rapid trans¬
portation for the farm poduce and
merchandise of ail kinds, thereby ma
te ially decreasing the cost of living;'
and,
WHEREAS, Good roads cost
than bad ones ’
NOW, , THEREFORE, I, H. C.
Neil, Mayor of the City of Fort Vai
ley, do hereby proclaim the week of
May 17—22, 1920 inclusive as
SHIP BY TRUCK_ GOOD
ROADS week
in the City of Fort Valley, and I
hereby suggest that our citizens
lend every aid possible to this under
taking, which i« to b. m ,do in the
T trade . , territory—that . 01 .. tr “ A tour ' --- our -
they also give
consideration to the serious problems
which are apparent in our territory
as to the transportation of produce
and GIVEN*’’,! supplies.
GI\LN under my v, hand and offi
cial seai at the City Hall in the City
tion 1920 011 Va ley thls lst da - v of May,
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H. C. NEIL, Mayor
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THE HISTORY CLUB j
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The History Club will meet this
(Tuesday) afternoon with Mrs. Lew
is Riley. The subject for study will
be “La Belle France” and chare" Mrs
Frank Fincher le |„
Those who will take part are Mbs
Wilma Orr, Mrs. J. J. Glass and Mrs
E. T. McMillan. Mrs. Tom Murphey
escaped the hail
Another thunder storm with
of high velocity broke over the clt
Sutfday night about 9:30, a heavy
down-pour of rain continuing thru
out the night,
1 he local electric light service was
put on the blink and interrupted en
tirelyfor a time, and many telephones
were put out of commission.
Monday remained cloudy but
there was little rainfall during the
day.
It was impossible to estimate the
extent of the damage on Mon¬
day, but it is thought to be heavy
in spots.
Many peaches, were knocked off
the trees and much fruit that re
mains will be hail-pecked, altho the
heavy foliage protected it to some
extent,
However, owners of several larg
orchards in which hundreds of peach¬
es apparently were knocked from
some of the heavily fruited trees are
still optimistic over the prospects for
a good crop.
LOCAL SUBSCRIBERS,
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE
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ing your Leader-Tribune itelivered
to you by the city mail carriers will
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special carrier, unless you too
far from other subscribers to admit
of his getting to you each Tuesday
If you do not receive your paper bv
our special carrier please call if at the
post office for the present you
have been getting your paper in
post office box it will be found j n
your box as usual Tuesday and
day mornings.
This arrangement is necessitated
by postal regulations applying to all
papers other than weekly papers,
Our semi-weekly feature got us up
against this law, which requires
a one-cent stamp be affixed S^oScI to each
Paper delivered by loci
carriers. This would be a pohibitive
expense, take a lot of time and be a
lot of trouble.
«ew arrangement will give
most of .vou your papers earlier than
you have been accustomed to get
them. A few of you in outlying see
tions of the city may be ineonven
* en<:e( l> but if we can find a way to
serve .V° u more efficiently we will
do so. Help us serve you efficiently
by letting us know where you prefer
to have our paper delivered— wheth¬
er cJess. at your business or residence ad
If you have a post office box
P Le/canT can be T" stamped " 777 with ° your y,,ur box pa '
number and thus facilitate distribu
tion.
Rural subscribers will receive their
papers by R p D carriers as here
tofore.
BIG HOG AND CATTLE SHOW
FOR SOUTHEASTERN FAIR
Pr ’ I tt Fa?r n Assodltio^
Southeastern has
authorized the announcement that
y afcj °nal .Hog and Cattle show
Sou!-h- be"an^annual 7 ,d 7 conn ection with the nd
will co-one^H™ #
! ture between the fair and the Sou"
77! ^ Cattlemens Wme Association Grower’s and the
tion ° Associa
Atlanta was chosen over all other
applicants facjjities, winch because are of being the added splendid
to
SWNt.*** .. -7 4 .U / WhiKKmd, V . -cinway 7 Wr* irai’K con
f ark Wltb tbe ail “ pounds belt line; ., at ample Lakewood
side slue
S ° that ex
livestock 7 ( d 1,lost in the th “ !
T be National buildings j
Mo^^^^la^ma^rn ,H tha "*~ Hog and Cattle Show!
n ---
tween the Southern Cattle ami Swine i
breeders; both a committee was appointed'
associations to consider the''
have^nniLm VI cary 7 oat S ° Uth the pJ an to j
bred a pUrfi
show • which will u include both
breeding and fat stock, which will not
only stimulate Southern breeders to
Assertion ^ re „‘ n the opinion wh' S ° of Utheasber Secretary Fair R
h n
joint cnmmW fu “WTgjSr?** explained to the I
^ Falr pent Association thousands which has afreadv
of dollars to help
sssrsr^rga Somh^ff fUb and h ° K from the
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PHILATHEA SOCIAL WAS
ENJOYED THURSDAY P. M
The Philathea Social in the church
parlors of the Baptist church Thurs¬
day afternoon was well attended and
was a most enjoyable affair. Mrs.
Will Tharpe had charge of the pro
gram. Mrs. Julian Webster and Mrs.
Lewis Riley played. Mrs. Tom Fiour
noy and Miss Smith sang and Miss
Carolyn Vance gave a reading.
Punch and wafers were served
during the hour,
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non ME
IBEHD IRIS Ml
From reports of commercial acre¬ ican Red Cross, with the cooperation
of many other organizations.
age of watermelons in early produ- Mr. Abbott was in Atlanta for a
cin £ sta tes, as received by the Bu- conference with Dr. T. F. Abercrom¬
reau of Cro P Estimates from 321 bie, of the state board of health, and
watermelon and others in ,1. L. McMillin, manager of the sou¬
growers thern division cf the Red Cross. At
Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Tex- the conference some startling -facts
as, as to their intentions to plant wa- about malaria were brought out.
termeions for this season, it is esti- Mr ' Abbott presented a diagnosis
°f - county South Georgia,
mated that about 86.300 , ftn wdl ,, , be one in
acres where 550 people were living in an
planted this year as compared with area of 25 square miles. This diagno-
66,700 acres the season of 1919, or si s showed that 82 per cent, of the
an increase of about 29%. The great- P.°P u latio « was afflicted with mala
ria. T In school houses, when the study
• .. -ci Honda
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icrease occurs in 0 f the county was made, every child
reporters state they will plant about present held up his hand, said Mr.
54% more than they did last year, Abbott, when the question was asked,
or about 22,850 acres. Alabama and “7 rrom ho has a hnd study , chi11 of ® and the fever conditions , ? ”'
Texas growers do not plan on much and from first-hand testimony of the
this year, but Georgia grow- people, it was learned that the
“ rs P b,n to increase their
about 38%- over last year. The
age indicated for this season is
lar K est of any season in these
s ' nce 1915, at which time it was
mate<i (5! '- 7<l0 acr<! » w «e planted.
The nearest approach to the
acrea K e ^ ba l of 1917, when it is
The 1918 season was the
durin ^ this Period, when only 42,150
acres were P lanted ’ Insufficient data
was received ^ California, North
Carolina, South Carolina and Vir
pinia to make a reliable estimate.
It should be borne in mind that
this f° recast covers only the inten
tions of the growers for this year
and will, of course, be higher or low
er as C ' r cumstances warrant.
CANTALOUPE ACREAGE
LARGER THIS SEASON
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From reports of commercial acre
age of cantaloupes in early pro¬ -
ducing States received by the Bureau
of Crop Estimates from 83 canta¬
loupe growers and others in Arizona,
California, Florida, Georgia, New
Mexico, North Carolina and South
Carolina, as to their Indentions to
plant cantaloupes for th'.; If
is estimated that about 48,950 acres
will lie p.anted this year as compared
with 37,485 acres for the season of
1919, or an increase of about 28%
The greatest increase occurs in New
Mexie ) wi ere the Field Agen’ of
n
ouitau ,, _ i.es that , the there
. - growers
will ■ t about 106% more than
they d. i list year, or about 2850
acres. Cahiornia, Floruit and. South
Caroii-ui expect to increase their
acreage about 40%, while Georgia
will have an increased eereage of
7°^ ‘ na 8Towersdonot 23% ' 7‘ Z ° na expect a " d N to ° rtb have Car °~
as (
large an acreage for this season as
^ aSb season > as they expect to de
their acrea * e ab ^t 30%. The
,n<llcated , for thi * >s
L ^ e ^ ar ^ est °* aa y season in these
States since 1915, at which time
000 acres were P lanted Thd
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approacb to the 1920 acreage is that
1919 and 1p 17, when it is estima¬
ted 37,485 acres and 34700 acres,
^ _ espectlveIy , ’ " ere PtenteJ. , The 1918
P f nod " wbe 7* ” he ° niy shortest 23,740 durin ? this j
at ' res were,
w 1 "of r,n„: Vy
about ....... 50% „ i„ dkaled
000 acres. For the Turlock Section
n ,° lncrease ,s expected but for the
____ San Joaquin Delta an increase of
about Should 20 % 'be^blrne^n
mind that
this forecast c ’o v er-s only the inten
tions of the <? row ers for this year
and wi,) ’ of course, be higher or low
er as circumstances warrant.
M Mr ^ E d Splllers ,s having the
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store re-decorated with
wXpapi^n *****
renovated Mr J B Incas' " s
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in charge of the work ; :
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M - f S E Martin en tertained
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Ssh ° o1 class with a bicnic at
ousers mill Saturday. Rev. Arthur
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The only newtpaper
published in the heart
of the largest Peach
growing section of the
world.
$2.50 Per Year In Advance
COST ONE SOUTH GEORGIA
COUNTY $46,520 A YEAR. EL
LIS LAW TO BANISH DISEASE
FROM STATE.
Atlanta, Ga., April 30.—Within a
year every county in South Georgia
will have the Eilis health law and
witin the next five years malaria will
be driven from the state.
This was the statement here to¬
day of F. H. Abbott, secretary of the
Georgia Association, in discussing
the progress of the anti-malaria cam¬
paign launched in Georgia early this
month by the association, the state
board of health, the United States
Public
this county from malaria approxima¬
ted $46,520 a year, or $84/50 per
capita. In the face of nothing this ioss, it was
stated, practically had been
spent to fight malaria and only about
$8.50 per child per year had been
spent for education.
Mr. Abbot., offered some interest¬
C ?™^ r ' R0T ! B - He show |^ t ^ t th °
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undir cultivation; that at was $ 5.47
P er family; that the loss per person
cheris y hfentirefofntywollw r° Ug «. ^ a iw
the loss of
have paid 550 teachers’ salary for a
month, at the present salary rate.
“If the money lost through ma
la T i£ ' had only been saved and put to
better Woo 8 ™’ morf f
crops, good roads, hapmW
and prosperity on every hand, as well
better health.” said Mr. Abbott.
believes that if the ir
,
increased, it will mean the death of
ma I He aria deser in Geor « ia -
'oed how the campaign is
being conducted. It is being taken d -
rectly to the people in rural sections
and small towns, instead of being
confined to the cities. The motio'
pictures made by the association,
‘‘Life Story of the Malaria Mosqui¬
to,” vividly illustrating the danger
of the mosquito and showing how it
can be killed by oiling, drainage,
screening and quinine clinics, is being
shown on an average of three times
a day. There are three of the pic¬
tures, with Red Cross equipment,
camera men, and lecturers accom
p ' eacb Picture.
? nyl njr Already the
P 7 ure counties bas been to an shown average ln e of fe ht a Ge'or- thou
sand people a day. Mr. Abbott says
that the movie crews are going into
ove W county eventually, continuing
until the weather gets too hot and
then renewing the campaign in the
Such an impression have the pic¬
ture and the speakers made that
nearly every county has appointed
committees and passed resolutions,
and in one county the grand jury
took action loading to the securing of
the Ellis health law and the stamping
out of the malaria mosquito.
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FORT VALLEYANS ON STATE
MASONIC COMMITTEE
At the session of the Grand Chap¬
ter of Royal Arch Masons of Georgia
held in Macon last Wednesday, Mr
O. Miller of Fort Valley was ap
pointed chairman of the general wel
f are "committee, and Mr mmj W E Mur
" f F ° rt V.lh,. . of .ho
rft'r, "c If?
tin of Fort Valley,, was appointed on
the jurisprudence committee.
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The Vivifies of the Salvatio n
Army , are bein ^ carried on in 66
countries - This far-flung organiza¬
t!0n holds meetings and conducts its
work in 40 different languages. In
United States alor,e its enterpri
embrace: field evangelical work
for unempLed, the poor, industrial homes
or the slum posts and
7' j" mate ^ f nty hos Pltals, resCUe chil-
1 - s homes and relief work in pri
besides other forms of relief,
“ ^ «l «»
of free ice and coal.
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. Miss Wilma Orr was hostess ^ to
“ y Scho °'