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Volume XXXII. Number 60.
DUKE BROS. LOSE
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FIVE BUILDINGS ON LEE POPE
PLACE, WITH MUCH GRAIN
AND MACHINERY,
ED. PARTLY INSURED.
Fire, starting about 3:30 o’clock
Monday afternoon, destroyed a large
two-story barn and four smaller stor¬
age houses on Duke Bros.’ Lee Pope
place, 5 1-2 miles north of Fort Val¬
ley. About 2,000 bushels of corn,
several hundred bushels of peas, a
threshing machine and a considera¬
ble amount of farming equipment
were burned.
Mr. Edgar Duke stated Tuesday
that the fire originated in a pile of
shucks in the lot near the door of
the large barn, in which corn was
being placed from the field at the
time, a lighted match or cigarette
having doubtless been dropped among
these shucks or the corn on one of
the wagons. The fire was discovered
before it reached the barn and efforts
were made to extinguish it, two five
gallon chemical extinguishers kept on
the back porch of the over-seers res¬
idence being used, recharged and
again discharged, but without avail,
the fire creeping under the barn and
getting beyond control.
Telephone messages soon brought
help from Mr. J. W. Pearson, who
lent his facilities for hauling water;
from the Fort Valley Oil Co., who
lent a dozen chemical extinguish
ers;the Fort Valley Lumber Co., w.ho
lent 20 barrels already filled with
water, which were rushed out
two trucks belonging to Duke
and the Fort Valley fire truck
to the scene and exhausted its
ical tanks on the flames.
Flying sparks repeatedly
gered the large hotel and
house some distance off, and at
time fire started in the latter
sparks falling among a pile of car
sticks.
A force of men worked all Monday
night and all day Tuesday salvaging
corn and other material from the
burned buildings and preventing the
spread of the fire from glowing em¬
bers.
Mr. Edgar Duke stated Tuesday af¬
ternoon that he could not definitely
estimate the loss from the fire "at
that time, but that it might run as
high as $5,000.00, with $2,950.00
insurance on the buildings that were
burned, Some of the machinery
burned was also insured.
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MRS. A. H. LUBETKIN GIVES
PRETTY BRIDGE LUNCHEON
A lovely bridge luncheon on Tues¬
day morning in honor of Mrs. Alfred
Kuhn was given by Mrs. A. H. Lubet
kin. Roses were the flowers used for
decorations. Mrs. Rob Hale made top
score and won the prize. The hostess
p: esented the honor- guest with a
prize.
There were four tables of players,
who were: Mrs. W. S. White, Mrs.
W. F. Miller, l&rs. P. H. Skellie, Mrs.
A. M. Seifert, Mrs. W. M. Blewster,
Mrs. Ralph Bassett, Mrs. T. S. Mur
phey, Miss Helen Glass, Mrs. Frank
Morse, Mrs. A. M. Solomon, Mrs.
Alfred Kuhn, Miss Lilia Braswell,
Miss Carrie Riley, Mrs. Robt. Hale,
Mrs. S. Halprin, Mrs. H. Moskovitz,
Miss Marie Lubetkin.
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MRS. W. D. DUPREE HOSTESS
TO HISTORY CLUB TUESDAY
On Tuesday afternoon an interest¬
ing meeting of the History Club was
held with Mrs. W. D. DuPree. The
subject wf study was .. Pioneers °f|
Modern Literature, In' answer to
roll call the members gave quotations
from “Men of Letters.” u By consent
the world of , . letters .. , is ■ j
of a man j
called so because he- has learned the
intensest ^meaning of words, letter j
by letter. -'
Mrs. Ralph Newton t in charge of ;
the program presented i »lows , ■
Oliver Wendell Holmes and Criticism
of Elsie Venner—Mrs. Sydney Me
Millan. ,
Thomas Bailey Aldrich, Edmund
narence Steilman—Miss Wilma Orr.
Will Dean Howells and Henry James
—Mrs. T. J. Shepard. '
J. M. Barrie with Synopsis of“Hhe
Little White Bird”—Mrs. Robert
Hale.
Mrs. Lewis Riley played a piano ,
solo and during the social hour Mrs.
Glenmore Green s&ng. The hostess
served a lovely salad course.
The Leader-Trib une
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AND PEACHLAND JOURNAL
FORT VALLEY, HOUSTON COUNTY. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1920.
REHOBOTH B. W. M. U. AT
ROBERTA THIS
Many Fort Valley Baptist
Attend And Have Part On Pro¬
gram. Prominent Speaker*
Present.
,A large number of the women
Fort Valley Baptist Church
' tended the sessions of the
B. W. M. U. which was held in
I berta on Tuesday and Wednesday
this week.
This meeting was presided over
Mrs. G. P. Gostin, of Macon, who
acting in the capacity of
dent of the Rehoboth Union.
the Fort Valley women who took
in the meeting were Mrs. Monroe
Green, who gave the report of the
publication work in the Association;
Mrs. F. W. Withoft, Vice-President
of the West Central Division, who
spoke on the subject, “llow to Put
on a W. M. S. Enlistment Campaign;”
Mrs. C. C. Pugh, who led the first de¬
votional service; and Mrs. W. J.
Braswell, formerly Superintendent
of the Union, who gave the response
to the words of welcome.
The local Baptist Missionary So¬
ciety has an enrollment of ninety
seven and a large number of these
women attended the sessions on Wed¬
nesday, going up in automobiles for
the day. There was present a delega¬
tion form Bessie Tift College, and
Dr. J. F. Foster and Dr. Rufus Wea¬
ver, Presidents of Bessie Tift and
Mercer respectively, delivered ad¬
dresses.
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MARSHALLV1LLE SCHOOL NEWS
The appearance of the
grounds has been very much
proved during the past week
ttie supervision .of Mrs. Richard.
Much interest has been taken in
the fire drifts. The record for clear¬
ing the building is twenty-five se¬
conds.
Both boys and girls have started
to playing basket ball. They have
had several enthusiastic practices.
Henry Floyd went to Albany Fri¬
day for a brief visit to relatives
there. He returned Sunday.
An event which was enjoyed by
many of the younger set was a party
given at the home of Mr. Wade for
the French Class. Some very inter¬
esting games were played after
which delightful refreshnfents were
served.
The boys spent Saturday working
on their basket-ball court. It will be
completed in the near future.
Miss Bassie Booton spent the week
end in Athens. Everyone missed her
from school yesterday and hopeii she
will resume her work soon. Miss
Ethel Rice acted as substitute in her
absence.
Mr. John Wade went to Athens
the first of the week. George Slap
pey taught the French and English
classes in his stead.
A meeting of the “Boys Athletic
Association” was called Monday.
The Editor acknowledges with ap
preciation the receipt of some very
fine samples of what some of out
progressive farmers in this vicinity
are doing in the way of diversifica¬
tion and solving; the cost of higHf liv¬
ing. There wouldn’t be any such
thing as the high cost of living if
all our farmers would devote more
attention to food crops for man and
beast. Mr. Roland S. Jones was the
donor last week of a mess of as fine
turnips as we have ever seen grown
in this section; and this week Mr. A.
W. Tabor sent us three sweet pota¬
toes that registered eight pounds—
one, a little over four; one, two and
half; and one, one and a half.
Little Adelaide Culver was hostess
afternoon, when she enter
tained twen ty-four of her little play
^ ^ home of , her paren ts,
Mr and Mrs j u ij an J. Culver on N.
street, in celebration of her
Games . ice . cream
^ ^ were enjoyed on the
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entertain- , . .
Little Coralie „ Brown
about twenty little friends Wed
afternoon at the home of her
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Brown,
Miller street, the occasion being
sixth birthday of tlie young hos¬
The Hallowe’en spirit, costumes
colors were featured, games were
on the lawn, and lemonade,
ice and crackers were enjoy-
BAPTIST
TABLET UNVEILED
NAMES OF MEN WHO ENTERED
SERVICE OF COUNTRY FROM
THAT CHURCH ARE FITTING¬
LY COMMEMORATED.
By Cleone Duke Braswell.
The unveiling of the handsome
bronze tablet as a memorial of ap¬
preciation to the boys and men who
went out from the Baptist church and
congregation here to serve in the
world war was the inspiration of the
largest public assembly seen here in
many a day.
The spacious church was decorat¬
ed with feathery fern and red blos¬
soming plants and the beautiful folds
of an immense starry flag were seen
behind a lovely bouquet of red and
white roses. On either side of the
altar soldiers’ guns were stacked and
on the right wall the beautiful serv¬
ice flag swung over the bronze tab¬
let until the unveiling took place.
The Rev. C. C. Pugh, pasbor of the j
church, presided over the memorial!
services, and the speaker of the even- j
mg was Dr. W. S. Dorset, of Ridge j
who Springs, S. C., former pastor here, j
resigned to go over-seas in the
service of his country. Dr. Dorset
spent some time in England, France
and a year in Italy, and is conversant
with the situations that existed in
these lands. He chose as a basis for
his remarks the words in Matthew:
“If any man would come after me,
let him deny himself anir take up his
cross and follow me.” He spoke of
the way people in this day and
belittle the idea of cross-bearing v
speaking of inevitable conditions
such, and he plainly set forth the
that he who bears a cross in the sense
in which the Scripture refers is one
who does so of his own deliberate
choice and not in the endurance of
something thrust upon him. As
?rcss-bcarcrs he moke of the
forces who went over-seas and in
the course of his address paid a beau¬
tiful and fitting testimoy to the life
of J. Frederick Withoft, the only
son of devoted parents and the only
boy of this community who made the
supreme sacrifice and whose body
lies buried in the land where the
“poppies blow. ft
Dr. Dorset touched withput apolo¬
gy on the question of a League of
Nations and said that he felt his two
years of hard service across the seas
at a time when his family at home
needed him most privileged him at
least a right of expression before an
American audience. He stated that
while he did not ask the people to
espouse the League of Nations he be
lieves without a /shadow of a doubt
that if some sort of a League of Na
tions is not formed as a result
this war the boys who sleep in the
fields of Flanders died in vain, and
that those who are left and in whose
hands rests the right of expression
are not keeping faith with the dead.
Locksley He quoted Hall, verses closing from with Tennyson the idea s |
°f a “Federation of the World,” as
the only appreciable tribute to the
valiant dead. Mr. Dorset’s message'
rang throughout with a just appre¬ j .
ciation of the part every allied na-!
tion as well as every soldier played
in the breaking of the onslaught of
the Germans and especially did he
pay tribute to the valor of the Ital¬
ian forces.
Just before the services began
about fifty ex-soldiers marched down
the curch aisle and were seated
near the service flag and with them
were the parents of Frederick
Withoft, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Withoft,
gave their son in response to the
call. *
Following is the program that was
rendered, Mrs. Julian Webster ^pre
siding at the pipe organ: !
Hymn, God Save Our Men”—
Congregation.
Invocation—Dr. C. R. Jenkins.
Music, “Come, Jesus, Redeemer,
—Quintet. 1
Reading, “The Plain Private”—
Foy Byrd. !
Hymn—Congregation. |
Scripture reading and prayer.
Address—Dr W. S. Dorset.
Unveiling of the Tablet—Mrs. Tom
Flournoy.
Solo, i i When the Blue Stars Turn
Gold i > —Mrs. Glenmore Green. I
to
Reading, 44 Recessional” — Albert
Evans, Jr.
Hymn—“America.
Benediction.
follow Europe’s example of work
^ plenty of
The War Loan Organization is
pushing thrift instruction through
the schools and the post offices and
in this work has the cordial coopera
tion of superintendents, teachers and
postmasters.
The work now going on, and that
which has been done during the past
few years, will bear fruit an hun
dredfold when the rising generation
comes to maturity.
The habits they have formed
the purchase of Savings
will be worth millions to the
and will yield to the men and
of the future large dividends
happiness and independence.
HEROIC HI IS .
RESTORING
WORK IS THE ORDER OF THE
DAY. WAR-WORN LANDS ARE
RAPIDLY GETTING
SHAPE.
One of the most inspiring records
in the South was told in Henry W.
Grady’s Eloquent description of the
Confederate soldier returning after
the war to his desolate home to find
it in ruins, and setting to work with
indomitable courage to rebuild his
home and restore the waste places
which had been made desolate by
fire and '
sword.
This kind of work on a grand scale
is what the traveler sees in Europe
and the heroism of those people fur¬
nishes an inspiring example' to
Americans.
Mr. E. P. McBurney, of Atlanta -
,
President of the Empire Cotton
Oil Co., after spending some months
in Europe the past summer, during j
which time he motored over a good
part oi Northern France/* gives an
interesting account of what he saw.
The following is quoted from the ’
Atlanta Journal: |
Mr. McBurney visited practically !
all the battlefields, from Switzerland I
the coast, and found thousands j
thousands of acres producing
crops, and people fast
up the remaining devastated
He said, however, that the work ’
rebuilding cities ainj towns was
people seemed more intent on
ducing commodities of
value, rather than rebuild their cities.
“I found in Belgium,” Mr.
Burney continued, “that the
tries of the country were 80 to 85
percent of pre-war times, and
the production of coal from
mines was fully 120 percent of
it was then. The people are at
and they are determined to rise from
the scourge of four years of war.
German Cohditions
si In Germany, I traveled down the
valleys of the Rhine and the Moselle
rivers and I found only strong', heal
thy specimens of men women and
children. I found no idleness, but a
spirit of determination to work, and
regain what they lost during the war.
Germany will be the Hrst country to
recover. I do not make this prediction
merely from my own observations,
but from what I have heard respon¬
sible men of all walks of life say, whe
have visited the country, and know
the conditions.
“ Work> work and nlore work .
Everybody in Europe , s at work . i„
Eenmark) I was told tnat the country
was ex p 0 rting butter and brick to
this country, and taking back coal to
keep jtg industries turning.”
Mr McBurney said that he found
ne extravagance anywhere. Paris, he
djd nQt present tIle gay) bright
it us . ually did> m d the on i y
spendjng money were the
foreigners were .
He gaid; that he fu]ly bel ieved
England did not want tb stabilize its
rate of exchange; that he believed
the country was satisfied with it, as
a tariff against the importation of
American manufactured goods.
‘* Eng ] and) he said, “is a world
trader, and is just as certain to re¬
gain its place in the world’s com¬
merce, as the sun is to shine. ft
Mr. McBurney declared that
America is in for a surprise from
He said that the people here
not expect the countries to re¬
from the effects of war as soon
they are going to, and that Amer¬
can reap a big benefit now
throwing off its extravagance and
After a salesman had sold a big
order of goods to the Scotch buyer
for a store, he sought to make the
Scot a present of a box of cigars.
44 I’m sorry I cannot accept,” the
Scot said, “but there’s a rule of the
hoose that ye canna take presents
from salesmen. ft
“Well,” laughed the salesman,
“I’ll sell them to you for five cents
then. ft
“Tht’s different now, * * the candy
buyer replied, after taking a good
sniff at the box. I can buy my shokes
anywhere I please. I’ll take four box
es. Minneapolis Journal.
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LOST—between my home on Trout¬
man A v4t and post office, W. O.
W. charm. $2.50 reward will be paid.
W. G. Southall. 10-21-3pltpd
TEN
I MR. JULIAN J. CULVER
TO GO TO
Receives Orders Transferri ng
To Insecticide And Fungicide
Laboratories Near Washing¬
ton. Leaves Nov. 14.
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Julian
Culver regret that Mr. Culver is
be transferred from this
he having recently received orders to
that effect from government head
quarters in Washington.
Mr. Culver has been In charge 0
insecticide investigations and field
j tests dustry, in connection with headquarters with the peach in
in Fort
Valley, for several years, and has
made many friends here, who will
gret to see him leave.
Mr. Culver and his family will
leave here on November 14, and will
go to the Insecticide ana Fungicide
Laboratories of the government
Vienna, Va., fourteen miles from
Washington. He will have charge of
fifld tests throughout the United
Sta'tes, which will keep him on the
road a good deal.
The important work Mr. Cuver
has been doing here in cooperation |
with the peach growers ;s not to be
abandoned, however, as we under
stand that three men are to be placed I I
here to continue and extend this
work,
•d
W. M. U. ELECT OFFICERS,
LEADERS AND DELEGATES
The October meeting of the Bap
tist W. M. U. was held Monday after
noon in the assembly room of the
where the program was given
the Bettie Williams
feature of the meeting was the
tion of officers for the ensuing year.
The present officers, having set •ved
only one year, were re-elected. Mrs.
P. H. Skellie was made leader of the
G. A.; Mrs. F. W. Withoft leader of
the R. A. Society. It was brought out
that the Baptist church in Fort Val-
1 ley is the only church in the State
with a full graded Union and a
Junior and Senior B. Y. P. U. Mrs.
W. A. Wooddall was elected delegate
1 to the State Convention co be held in
November at Augusta. The president
of the local W. M. U., Mrs. W. J.
Braswell, will also attend,
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MRS. FINCHER’S LUNCHEON
FOR MRS. GROVER STARNES 1
Mrs. B. IJ. Fincher was hostess on
Thursday at a pretty course lunch¬
eon, when she entertained in honor
Atlanta,! ,
of Mrs. Grover Starnes of
the guest of Mrs. W. A. Wooddall.
Those present were Mesdames
Grover Starnes, Ben Roe Marshall,
Sanders Harris, Sterling Slappey, H.
P. Sanchez, J. W. Rundell and Misses !
Bertha Bassett and Gladys Slappey.
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MRS. SOLOMON’S ROOK
FOR MRS. ALBERT KUHN
A happy social event of the week
was the Rook party Saturday after
noon at which Mrs. Moses Solomon
was the delightful hostess, entertain¬
ing in honor of her sister, Mrs. Albert
Atlanta. There were
tables of players. The house was at¬
tractive in its decorations of mari¬
golds. The hallowe’en idea was em¬
phasized in the decorations, score
cards and refreshments, in a color
scheme of yellow and black. Mrs.
Tom Murphey made high score and
was presented by the hostess with a
pretty hob-dish plate. In the cut for
the consolation, which afforded
much merriment, Mrs. Harris Neil
won the cake mixer. The guest of
honor was presented with a vanity
by the hostess. A lovely salad course
with orange ice was enjoyed.
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The Canny Scot.
* growing section of tbo
* world.
$2.50 Per Year In Advance
EMIR LEAGUERS
10 HIE FRIDAY
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MACON AND DUBLIN DISTRICTS
TO BE WELL REPRESENTED
IN CONVENTION HERE THIS
WEEK END.
On Friday afternoon, Oct. 22nd,
a PP roxlmate ly sjxty-five Leaguers
I the confereace arrive in Fort Valley ready for
I representing the Ep
Leagues of the Macon and
| -Dublin ^ names Districts. Information delegates as be to
j may
°btained from Miss Etta^Carithers.
The first meeting of the confer
ence W ‘H begin at the Methodist
t 0 '| lu, ' c ' h and Friday after evening brvk;" > at eight
a service a
social wil1 be tendered therVisitors in
the t-hurch Parlors by the local Lea
KUe - Luncheon will be served for
delegates at the church Saturday.
An interesting program has been
arran 8' e d by Miss Annie Watson of
Macon, who is the District Secretary
of League work of the Macon Dis
trict. Dr. Guyton Fisher of Americus
'I' 11 P reaeh at the Methodist <;hurch
Sunday morning, and Dr. W. F.
Quillian will hold the last service of
the conference, which will be Sunday
evening.
A cordial invitation is extended to
the young people of Fort Valley to
meet with the Leaguers thruout the
conference.
The following will be the program
of services:
® "10—Song Service.
8 :lff-Devotional—Dr. C. R. Jenkins.
I ® ; 30—Address of welcome—Mayor
H. C. Neil.
Welcome from the League—
G. W. Mathews, Jr.
Response—Miss Doris Haddogk,
Macon.
I ® :00—Tithing Epworth Leagues—
G. W. Mathews, Sr.
Announcements. Adjournment
for reepetion in church parlors.
Saturday Morning
prayer meeting—Miss
Ida M. Cobb, Macon.
I(>:00-Devotionai—Miss Doris Had
dock.
1 0:1 5-Organization and roll call.
1 0 ^-Departmental meeting—Misses
Chappell, Cobb, Christian, and
Watson.
11:00-Song service.
* :15-District plans- Miss Annie
Watson.
11 :3 °-° ur publications—Dr. C. R.
Jenkins.
12:00-0ur hymns—Miss Lucia Chap
pel.
12:15-Luncheon.
Saturday . J
Afternoon.
service.
:1 5—Devotional—Mrs. W. R. Ed¬
wards, Fort Valley.
First depit.—
Mr. Felix Wilson; FourtI>~ dept.
—Miss Florine Smith.
of the quiet hour.—Miss
Pearl Woodruff.
:30-Demonstration Cabinet meeting.
Saturday Evening.
8:00—Song service.
8:15—Devotional.
8:30—Investing a life- Mr. Arva C.
Floyd.
Sunday Morning.
7:00-Morning prayer meeting, led
by R. C. Floyd.
11:00-Sermon, Dr. Guyton Fisher.
Sunday Afternoon.
3:15—Devotional—Miss Francis Bur
ghard.
3:30—Giving the Youth a Chance—
Miss Ida M. Cobb.
4 :00—Attaining the Standard—M'ss
Pearl Woodruff.
4:30—Question Box. Answers by
Miss Watson.
5:00—Adjournment. <
Sunday Evening
7:00-Song service.
Consecration service, Dr. W F.
Quillian.
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U. D. C. OCTOBER MEETING
WITH MRS. WM. WRIGHT
The U. D. C. met Friday afternoon
with Mrs. William Weight for the
October meeting. Mrs. Louis Brown
was joint hostess. About 75 mem¬
bers were present to hear the reports
_
from the delegates who attended
the State Convention in Macon last
week. A social hour was enjoyed,
during which fruit salad and punch
were served.
