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Volume XXX111, Number 10,
SHARP CUT IN PRICE
OF FORDSON TRACTOR
G. L. Stripling and Company, of
Fort Valley, the authorized Ford
dealers in this territory, have just
received the following important an¬
nouncement of a sharp reduction in
the price of the Fordson tractor,
which should be of especial interest
to prospective buyers of tractors in
this immediate section.
Mr. Edsel B. Ford, President of
the Ford Motor Company, gives out
the following statement:
‘The price of the Fordson tractor
has been reduced from $790.00 to
$625.00, effective immediately.
‘This price change has been made
possible through lower costs of ma¬
terials and the fact that we are now
located in our new tractor plant with
greatly increased economic manu
facturing facilities in Immediate con¬
nection with our foundry and ma¬
chine shops and large blast furnaces
where iron is poured directly from
the ore, giving us maximum efficien¬
cy with the power to reduce cost of
production, and down comes the price
in line with our policy to market our
products at the lowest possible figure
without in any way affecting our
high standard of quality.
‘We are particularly pleased in be¬
ing able to bring about this big re¬
duction in price at this time because
the farmer needs all the help we can
give him and this big cut in price will
be the means of placing a valuable
power unit within the reach of prac¬
tically every one of them, not to men¬
tion industrial and commercial con¬
cerns which likewise have benefited
through its use and arc already real¬
izing, to a much greater extent, its
value as a power and hauling unit.
But particularly has the Fordson
tractor proved a most valuable factor
in the saving of farm labor, at the
same time increasing me per acre
crop yield as well as making possible
a utilization of previously uncultiva¬
ted land, to say nothing of removing
no end of drudgery.
‘There is no question that the use
of machine power on the farm is the
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11 Mr. C. E. Martin, Vice Prest. , M S
£ Citizens Bank of Fort Valley, 11
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1 Dear Sir:- £ i
! Upon the recent examination of the Citizens !i
11 Bank of Fort Valley, as at the close of business
£ December 14, 1920, I found the records well kept, 1
£ the assets and liabilities in agreement with the 1
books and the business of the Bank closely and
well looked after. The total resources,
$981,583.76, indicate the growth of the Bank.
Yours very truly, ! fi
E. 0. WHEALLER. 1
Upon the strength of the above condition, we solicit the patronage of those who are Ii J
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THE LEADER-TRIBUNE
AND PEACHLAND JOURNAL
FORT VALLEY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1921. SIX PAGES
greatest advancement made in the de
(velopment of agriculture, not only
money saving and money making re
suits, as well as raising the standards
of living on the farm to a much high¬
er level* but because of its proved
value in making every type of land
more productive, amt consequently
our desire to place the Fordson with¬
in the reach of all.
'There is no change in the present
Ford car and truck prices, which are
already at the lowest possible figure
and now with rock bottom reached on
the tractor price a further reduction
in price of either the car, truck or
tractor is out of the question; in fact,
the big price cuts have tieen made in
anticipation of continuous maximum
production and increases may be nec¬
essary before long if a lai-ge volume
of new business is not obtained,
Therefore, present prices of Ford
■products cannot be guaranteed
against possible increases.’ ”
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MASS MEETING OF FARMERS
AT PERRY NEXT WEDNESDAY
A mass meeting of farmers and
other citizens of Houston County in¬
terested in the reduction of cotton
acreage has been called to meet at
the courthouse in Perry, February
9. At this meeting the Memphis
Convention rules will be considered.
This movement was started by the
bankers of the South, who called a
convention some time last fall and
stated most emphatically that the
bankers of the South would not fi¬
nance a farmer who failed to sign the
pledge to reduce his cotton acreage.
It is hoped that there will be
large and representative attendance
at this meeting.
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Place the trash from your premis¬
es in a suitable receptable where it
will be convenient for the sanitary
truck to get it. Keep your premises
clean for look’s and health’s sake and
for the good repute of the town.
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MME. RALPH BASSETT TELLS
OF THE WOMEN OF FRANCE
Last Wednesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Sydney McMillan Ma¬
dame Ralph Bassett gave to the Wo¬
man’s Auxiliary of the Thomas Li¬
brary and a number of guests a most
interesting and instructive talk on
*' le Women of P’rance. She spoke
briefly of the conditions of life in
Paris during the war and the changes
since the armistice, giving frequent
expression to the debt or France to
America and of the great affection
between these nations, She then
told of the home life and customs of
the women of her native land, com¬
paring these with those of our land,
unconsciously revealing many pref-
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erences for those of her adopted sis¬
ters.
Since coining to P'ort Valley eight¬
een months ago Madame Bassett has
appeared before many audiences here
and in neighboring cities, but none
are more appreciative of her gifts
than are the women of P’ort
and , no talk .... has she made , that
more enthusiastically received than
this on the women of her own coun¬
try.
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FORT VALLEY RED CROSS
CHAPTER IS REORGANIZED
Members of the Fort Valley Red
Cross chapter met in the Thomas Li¬
brary Wednesday afternoon, January
12th, at 3 o’clock for the purpose of
reorganizing the local chapter and
j electing new officers for the coming
I year. The meeting was presided over
i by Mr. R. E. Brown, chairman of the
chaptei-. The following officers were
elected: Mrs. T. R. Ousley, chairman;
Mi-s. W. J. Braswell, vice-chairman;
Mr. W. R. Fuller, treasurer; Mrs.
Frank Fincher, secretary; Mr. Ralph
Newton, chairman Junior Red Cross;
! , Mr. Joel Mann Martin, chairman
publicity committee; Mrs. T. R. Ous¬
ley, chairman nursing committee;
Col. C. L. Shepard, home service cor¬
respondent for claim of bx-service
men.
The chapter is making plans for an
active year of health work. As a
first step in the year’s program the
chapter has made arrangements with
southern division headquarters to
send a Red Cross nurse to Fort Val¬
ley for two months to instruct the
women of the community in the prin¬
ciples of home hygiene and care of
the sick. It was announced at the
meeting that the nurse would arrive
on February 7th and would give her
first attention to the sixty high
school girls. Prof. Newton has organ¬
ized these girls into four classes and
is making it possible for every girl
to receive the instruction from the
nurse. ,
The chapter also made an appro¬
priation for a kit of recreational e
! quipment to be given the Junior Red
1 Cross as a token of appreciation for
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able assistance of the Juniors in
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the ,, work i of- j the .. chapter . m
senior
past . years. The Community Service
workers , at , present , putting ... on a
are
splendid , , program of , recreation .. lti
the ,, city ., and , it ., was thought ., ,, a good ,
time .. , to present , the ., Juniors . with ... the!
kit of balls, etc. |
Plans also were discussed for|
... bringing a series . of „ State Board ot f |
Health TT ... and - ti Red . Cross „ . pict- . .
moving
to Port Valley and , details , , of »
ures _
these plans will be announced later.
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DID YOU KNOW THIS MANY
TRAINS PASS FORT VALLEY?
Few persons in Fort Valley per¬
haps realize the importance of Fort
Valley as a railroad point, or the real
purpose and importance of the little
two-story brick building near the
passenger depot. The second floor
of that, little building is the local
nerve center of the railways passing
through here. It is there that the
train crews get their orders that keep
the trains moving safely and effici¬
ently. That little office is the great
Cyclopian eye of the trains; without
it they would run as blind things and
collisions would probably be fre¬
quent. •
During the month of December
this railway telegraph office in Fort
Valley handled 923 train orders, 608
passenger trains, and 452 freight
trains. This does not Include work
trains, of which there were a number.
Eight of the passenger trains were
handled between 11:25 P. M. and
4:14 A. M.; 305 of them between
11:00 P. M. and 7:00 A. M.
Sixteen passenger trains stop daily
at Fort Valley. Four other daily
through trains, the “Dixie Flyer” and
the “Southland,” do not stop here ex¬
cept for orders or water.
Fort Valley has an average of a
bout 28 freight trains daily through¬
out the year.
The fifth annual conference of
negro farmers and exhibition of farm
products and home canning will be
held at the Fort Valley High and In¬
dustrial School on Thursday and Fri¬
day, P'eb. 24 and 25. Lectures will
be given by government experts,
leading • educators and practical farm
ers of both races. Partners and land
owners will tell „ their .. . experiences in
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crop production r and buying . land,
_ Prizes . will , be awarded , , for ,
commum
ty, club and individual exhibits, .....
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O. S. O Neal, , farm , agent, . , located
at this institution, has charge of .
H ar
rangements , and exhibits.
A . , large attendance , from . this ..... vicin
lty J and other sections of the State is
ex P cc e •