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THE LEADER-TRIBUNE
AND PEACHLAND JOURNAL
Established 1888
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THE LEADER TRIBUNE CO.
JOEL MANN MARTIN, Editor
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Entered as second-class matter at
the post office at Fort Valley,
Ga., under the act of March
3, 1879.
THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1924.
Looks like the municipal offices
are all going begging this year. We
are liable to have to do so too if the
candidates don’t come out of the
woods soon and loosen up with some
announcement fees.
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Fort Valley is making preparations
for the third annual Peach Blossom
Festival, and the definite date of
March 27 has been set for the event.
F'ort Valley and her peaches have
done much for Georgia, and the fes¬
tival is a unique and distincly Geor¬
gia celebration. 'Millions of peach
trees in full bloom add a local color
that cannot be excelled anywhere.
—Dawson News.
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WE FLOP
The Leader-Tribune’s several mild
expressions of preference for Sena¬
tor Oscar W. Underwood as the stan¬
dard bearer for the South in the ap¬
proaching presidential election have
been an offense to our good friends
John B. Vance, Leighton Shepard,
and a few others. The open issue
taken with us by these good friends,
\Miose opinions we greatly respect,
has led us to examine our attitude in
this matter a little more closely. As
Mr. Underwood is no personal friend
of ours, why should we give him our
half-hearted editorial support, to the
offense of those who are?
We have really never been able to
warm up to Mr. Underwood very
much. Besides other things, we didn’t
like the picture of him that his cam¬
paign committee sent out. But we
were misled into believeing him the
strongest hope of Democratic
tory.
This half-hearted support has been
based more upon what we felt Mr.
Underwood ought to mean to the
South than upon a close examination
of his record. We dug up today some
of that record which was not very
fresh in our memory, but much of
which was exposed in an issue of the
Coosa River News, published at
Centre, Ala., under date of Novem¬
ber 16, 1923. We infer that the paper
is the official organ of Mr. L. B. Mus
gro\,e, who opposed Senator Under¬
wood for U. S. Senator from Alabam
a in the last election. We had filed
away that paper for future refer¬
ence—and forgot about it until John
Vance and Leighton Shepard got to
hopping on us. If what the Coosa
River News says of Mr. Underwood's
record .is true, he is not the star we
want to hitch our wagon to, regard¬
less of his long congressional expe¬
rience, influence, and Southern af¬
filiations. If anyone is inclined to
criticise us for inconsistency in the
matter we respectfully refer him to
the essays of one, R. W. Emerson,
who quoth something about a foolish
consistency being the hobgoblin of
little minds. We've got the nerve to
change our editorial mind if we want
to.
In defense of our former luke¬
warm attitude in favor of Mr. Un¬
derwood we must hand it to his ef¬
ficient campaign committees in At¬
lanta and Washington for putting
his best foot foremost most success¬
fully. Underwood political propa¬
ganda has had the mails all to itself.
Furthermore, we had mildly commit¬
ted ourselves to Mr. Underwood be¬
fore Mr. Underwood had committed
himself in recent utterances which
have somewhat alienated our affec¬
tions.
The charge has lately come to our
attention that Mr. Underwood's can¬
didacy is only a scheme to secure del¬
egates in the National Convention in
New York who will flop over to A1
Smith at the logical time. We certain¬
ly have no desire to be a party, how¬
ever insignificant, to the nomination
of A1 Smith. That would be a stigma
on Democracy greater than the oil
and Forbes’ scandal on Republican¬
ism. If we were inclined to accept at
face value Mr. Underwood's latest
protestations on the prohibition ques¬
tion, we are not so inclined to accept
Mr. Smith’s well-known attitude on
this and other issues.
So, if our friends (if any) eare
to know, we’ve decided to be off
Mr- Underwood. W# are sorry if our
THE LEADER-TRIBUNE, FORT VALLEY, CA. THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1924.
PETITION TO REVIVE CHARTER
Georgia—Houston County.
To the Superior Court of said Coun
ty.
The petition of the stockholder*
of The Miami Valley Fruit Company
shows to the Court,
1. That the Miumi Valley Fruit
Company was created and organized
under a charter granted by the Su¬
perior Court of Houston County on
the 14th day of April 1903 and ex¬
pired on the 14th day of April 1923;
but that such corpoiation, in igno¬
rance of expiration of said charter,
has continued in business from the
date of the organization under said
charter until the present time and is
still engaged in business under the
same.
2. That at a meeting of the stock¬
holders of said corporation held at
their office in Fort Valley, Georgia
on the first day of March 1924, due
notice having been given of said
meeting and of the time, place and
purpose of said special meeting, to
wit to consider the expiration of said
charter and the revival of the same,
a resolution was adopted by a ma¬
jority vote of the stockholders, own¬
ing a majority of the stock in the
company authorizing such reviver
and resolving that said charter be re¬
vived and that the president of the
company take the necessary legal
steps to have the same revived; by a
judgment of the Superior Court of
Houston County. A copy of which
resolution is hereto attached marked
Exhibit "A” to which reference is
prayed.
Wherefore petitioners pray that
a judgment of this Honorable court
be had reviving said charter, incor¬
porating The Miami Valley Fruit
Company, for a period of twenty
years from the date of the order re¬
viving the same, and that all of the
property and other rights of such
corporation continue in the corpora¬
tion as so revived and that the acts
and doings of such corporation, in the
period between the expiration and
date of reviver, be confirmed and
held as the acts and doings of the
original corporation so revived.
A. C. RILEY,
Attorney for Petitioners
Exhibit A.
(1 Whereas the charter of the com¬
pany was granted on the 14th day of
April 1903 and whereas the said
charter by expiration of law expired
on the 14th day of April 1923, and
the company in ignorance of said
expiration continued to do business
and is still doing business under the
powers granted by said charter and
whereas it is expedient that said
charter be revived.
Therefore it is resolved that the
president of the company take such
legal steps as is necessary to have
said charter revived according to
the laws of the state of Georgia. >»
Georgia—Houston County.
I, J. W. Rundell, do certify that I
am the Secretary of the Miami Valley
Fruit Company and that the fore¬
going is a true and correct copy of
the resolution adopted by the stock¬
holders Miami Valley Fruit Company
at a meeting held on the first day of
March 1924, at their office in Fort
Valley Georgia; that said resolution
was adopted by a majority vote of
the stockholders owning a majority
of the stock of the said company.
J. W. RUNDELL, Secretary
Miami Valley Fruit Company.
Georgia—Houston County.
I, H. L. Wasden, Clerk of the Su¬
perior Court of Houston County, do
certify that the above and foregoing
is a true and correct copy of the pe¬
tition filed in my office on the 5th
day of March 1924.
Witness my official hand and seal
this March 5th, 1924,
H. L. WASDEN,
Clerk o i the Superior Court of
Houston County.
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CITY REGISTRATION NOTICE
FOR 1924
Notice is hereby given that, in ac.
cordance with the law, the registra¬
tion book of the City of Fort Valley
for the registration of voters will
open at the office of the City Clerk
and Treasurer in the City of Fort
Valley on March 1st, 19-24, at Nine
O’clock A. M., and will remain open
for registration each and every day
between the hours of Nine O’clock
A. M., until Twelve O’clock Noon,
and from Two O’clock P. M., until
Five O’clock P. M., Sunday except¬
ed, until Wednesday Noon, March
26, 1924, when it shall be finally and
absolutely closed.
No person ®hall be allowed to
register who. wnen called upon by the
Clerk and Treasurer, refuses to take
the following oath touching his
rights to register, to-wit:
I do solemnly swear that I am a
citizen of the United States of Amer¬
ica; that I have resided in Georgia
one year mediately preceding this
election and six months within the
corporate limits of the City of Fort
immediately preceding the
of this registration lirt, and
previous utterances have given him
false hopes pi winning the Georgia
delegation. We’ll probably help see
that the Georgia delegates go in¬
structed for Mr. McAdoo, hoping that
if they see that Mr. McAdoo has no
chance to win they will give their sup¬
port to that former splendid stan¬
dard beaaer of Democracy, Ex-Gov¬
ernor Cox of Ohio, who, though then
defeated, is again in the race.
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PETITION FOR CHARTER
Georgia—Houston County.
To the Superior Court of said Coun
ty
The petition of J. M. Jones, W. S.
Connal, J. H. Wright, E. T. Murray,
and McRae Mixon, and W. J. Evans
shows to the Court;
1. That they desire for themselves,
their associates and successors to be
incorporated and made a body poli¬
tic, under the name and style of The
Southern Insecticide Company, for a
period of twenty years, with the
privilege of renewal at the expira¬
tion of said time as is now or may
be provided by the laws of said state.
2. The principal office of said
company shall be in the city of Fort
Valley, Houston County, Georgia;
but petitioners desire the right to
establish branch offices, within this
state or elsewhere, whenever the
same may be found expedient.
3. The object of said corporation
is pecuniary gain to itself and its
shareholders. •
4. The business to be carried on
by said company is the right to mill,
manufacture, barter and sell various
grades of sulphur and agricultural
and horticultural insecticides and
fungicides; to deal in various and
sundry orchard and farm supplies,
horticultural and agricultural machin¬
ery, commodities, supplies, and imple¬
ments, and any and all goods, wares,
merchandise and machinery as are us¬
ual and incident to like corporations;
also the dealing in and manufacture of
liquid sprayers and dusting machines,
of all kinds, with the right to sell and
dispose of said products and things,
either for cash or on time as may be
determined at the will of the com
pany.
5. The capital stock of said corpo¬
ration shall be Fifty Thousand Dol¬
lars, with the privilege of increas¬
ing the same to One Hundred and
Fifty Thousand Dollars, by a majo¬
rity vote of the stockholders owning
a majority of said stock; and like¬
wise to decrease said capital stock
to a sum not less than Fifty Thou¬
sand Dollars by a majority vote
of the stockholders owning a
majority of the stock of the same;
said stock to be divided into shares
of One Hundred Dollars, each. Ten
per cent of said capital stock has
been paid into the company.
Petitioners desire the right to
have subscription to stock in the
company paid in either money or in
property to be taken at a fair valu¬
ation.
6. Petitioners desire the right to
sue and be sued, plead and be im¬
pleaded, to have and use a common
seal; to make all necessary by-laws
and regulations and to do all other
things as may be found necessary and
expedient for the successful carry¬
ing on of said business, including the
right to buy, hold and sell real estate
and personal property suitable to
the purpose of said corporation,
and to execute notes and bonds as
evidence of indebtedness incurred,
or which may be incurred in the con¬
duct of the affairs of the corpora¬
tion and to secure the same by mort¬
gage, security deed or other form
of lien under the existing laws of the
state of Georgia.
7. Petitioners desire the right to
apply for and accept amendments to
Its charter of either form or sub¬
stance by a vote of a majority of its
stock outstanding at the time; and
that they may have all of the rights,
powers and privileges and immuni¬
ties as are incident to like corpora¬
tions or as are allowed by the laws
of the state of Georgia, or as may be
hereafter granted by the laws of the
same.
Wherefore petitioners pray that
they may be incorporated under the
name and style aforesaid, with all
of the privileges, powers and immuni¬
ties as herein set forth and as may be
allowed by the laws of said state in
the future and that they be sub¬
ject to such liability as is provided
by said laws or as may be hereafter
provided by the same.
A. C. RILEY,
Petitioner’s Attorney.
Georgia—Houston County
I, H. L. Wasden, Clerk of the
Superior Court of Houston County,
do certify that the above and fore¬
going is a true and exact copy of
the petition for charter of The South¬
ern Insecticide Company as appears
file in my office.
Witness my official signature and
the seal of said Court this 12th day
March 1924.
H. L. WASDEN,
of the Superior Court of Hous¬
County. (Seal)
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
(Caih in advance).
FOR TAX COLLECTOR
I hereby announce my candidacy
for Tax Collector of Houston County,
ubject to the Democratic Primary.
Your vote will be greatly appreciated.
T. E. THARPE.
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FOR TAX RECEIVER
To the Voters of Houston County:
I respectfully announce that I am
a candidate for re-election to the Of¬
fice of Tax Receiver of Houston
County, Georgia, subject to the Dem¬
ocratic primary.
Your vote and support will be ap¬
preciated.
c. N. ROUNTREE.
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FOR CLERK SUPERIOR COURT
The friendB of Emmett Houser
hereby announce his candidacy for
clerk of Houston Superior Court, sub¬
ject to the Democratic Primary.
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FOR SOLICITOR CITY COURT
I respectfully announce myself a
candidate for re-election to the office
of Solicitor of the City Court of
Houston County, subject to the Dem¬
ocratic primary. Your vote and sup¬
port will be highly appreciated.
J. W. BLOODWORTH
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FOR SOLICITOR CITY COURT
I hereby announce myself as a
candidate for the office of Solicitor
of the City Court of Houston Coun¬
ty subject to the Democratic Primary.
I will very greatly appreciate your
vote and support.
R. E. BROWN.
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FOR SHERIFF
I hereby announce my candidacy
for Sheriff of Houston County,
ject to the Democratic primary.
Your vote and influence will be
appreciated.
Respectfully,
GEO. D. ANDERSON.
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FOR COUNTY SCHOOL
TENDENT
To the Democratic Voters of
ton County:
I hereby announce myself as
candidate for County School
intendent of Houston County
ject to the Democratic primary.
elected I promise to do all within my
power to make the schools of the
County the best in the State.
Respectfully,
W. H. LORD.
it is my intention to remain a resi¬
dent of said City continually until
the day of election; that I am twenty
one years of age, or will be by the
day of election, and have paid all
taxes due the City of Fort Valley;
that I have made all returns required
by the ordinances of the City; that
I am qualified to vote for members
of the Legislature: SO HELP ME
GOD. No person will be allowed to
vote in the election to be held for
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Range of
Young Men’s Suits in Browns,
Grays and Black Stripes—
SCHOOL BOYS ! $20.00 to $30.00 fj !i
We are Headquarters for Basket¬
ball and Track Tennis Shoes—
$1.50 to $4.00 Gentlemen’s Golf
Oxfords, Crepe Sole . $7.85
Edwards Bros.
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si i°
U It’s all right to build
air castles— but
keep your founda¬
tion on the ground
Make your a foundation’' solid for
the future of your loved ones.
WH \T IF sickness comes to you
or some member of the family*
WHAT IF you have a disastrous
fire?
WHAT IF the earning capacity
shall cease?
WH AT IF old age comes?
JA Bank Account—a nest egg--call it
what you will, not only removes
fear but provides for both necessity
and luxury.
Let us help you do these things. *
Citizens Bank of Fort Valley
Capital & Surplus $150,000.00
it There Is No Substitute for Safety.”
Officers of said City, unless their
name shall appear in the Registra¬
tion Book.
N. W. Jordan, Clerk & Trcas.
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DON’T TAKE A CHANCE
Ft. Valley People Should Act in Time,
If you suffer from backache;
If you have headaches, dizzy spells;
If the kidney secretions are irreg
ular,
Don’t delay— likely your kidneys
are sick.
Ft. Valley people recommend Doan’s
Pills. Ask your neighbor.
Here’s a Ft. Valley woman’s
perience:
Mrs. J. W. Culpepper, Alberta St..
says: u I have found Doan’s Pills
a reliable remedy. My back gave
me a lot of trouble and sharp twinges
stabbed through me. When sweeping
the floor, sharp, shooting pains caught,
me across my kidneys and I became
dizzy and specks danced before my
eyes. I felt weak and tired easily and
my kidneys acted too freely. When.
people recommended Doan’s Pills
I used them. Doan’s rid me of
trouble and I have lot of faith in
this remedy. ft
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