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published in Fort Val¬
ley, the largest peach¬
shipping station in the
world.
Volume No. XXXVI, Number 22.
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WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN TO SPEAK HERE
MAJORITY OF LEADERS NORTH
AND SOUTH FAVOR UNION,
WHICH SEEMS
SOME POINTS INVOLVED.
The General Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church (North¬
ern) has been in session all this
month in Springfield, Mass. It closes
tomorrow, or perhaps has already
closed, after a colorful and history
making session.
By a vote of 800 to 13 the Con¬
ference endorsed the Plan of Unifi¬
cation with the Methodist Episcopal
Church' South, and the Methodist
Protestant Church. This plan was
worked out by a joint commission of
the two General Conferences.
The movement to unite belongs to
both brandies of Episcopal Method¬
ism. The last General Conference of
the Southern church was enthusias¬
tic in its support of the plan in 1922.
The bishops have called a session of
the Conference to meet on July 2,
at which time it will cither be adopt¬
ed or rejected. Since the same dele¬
gates will sit in the called meeting
that composed the 1922 conference
it is more than likely that the vote
will be favorable to unification. Aft¬
er that it will have to be voted on by
the several annual conferences be¬
fore becoming a law.
Four of the fourteen bishops of
Southern Methodism voted against
calling the conference, leaving ten
in favor of it. Bishop Collins Denny,
a native of Virginia, is opposed to
unification, while Bishop James Can¬
non of the same state is favorable.
Bishop E. D. Mouzon, a native of
South Carolina, was chairman of the
commission and an enthusiastic sup¬
porter of unification.
Doctrinally and governmentally
the churches are alike. The plan was
entirely acceptable to the Southern
commissioners, with reference to the
Mrs. C. E. Martin’s Interesting
Paper on Mrs. W. H. Felton
Following is Mrs. Edwin
talk at the last meeting of the
Valley History Club, which is
ed by request.
The topic for discussion
“Georgia Women and Their
ments” and Mrs. Martin’s
was Mrs. W. H. Felton of
ville and her public career.
Mr*. Felton’* Public Career
History will accord Mrs. W.
Felton a unique place on its
and our Georgia youth of
generations will thrill with pride
they read that the first woman
ator was a native of their own
Lucian Lamar Knight,
famous historian, has said of
Felton that “she is perhaps the
brilliant and useful woman our
has ever produced, and is fully
peer intellectually and socially
the famous Madam Octavia
Le Vert.
Trucks for Hire!
I would like to contract with
Peach Growers to HAUL
PEACHES. : : :
Have 6 Ford and Selden Tracks.
P. THOMAS,
Dublin, Ga.
Reference: H. L. Moody, care of
Rogers’ Fort Valley Store.
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THE LEADER-TRIBUNE
AND PEACHLAND JOURNAL
Circulates the most highly developed sections of Houston, Macon and Crawford Counties, where more than half of Georgia’s peach crop is produced.
FORT VALLEY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1924. TWELVE PAGES. $1.50 Per Year In Advance.
The American Legion has set
week of May 30th for a national
servance of Poppy Day; and the
Valley Legionnaires and members
the Frederick Withoft Auxiliary
observe Saturday, May 31.
Poppies will be sold on the
all day at a minimum price of
cents, by the younger society
tingent. A prize is being offered
the largest amount of .sales, so
your favorite young lady, and
her wares; help her to win the
Miss Margaret Whiting, the
Day chairman, announces to the
lic that the proceeds of the sale
poppies will be used to aid
fostered by the American
one-tenth goes to the work for
orphans, and the remainder will
used for our local work here in
Valley.
The patronage of the public wil 1
be gratefully appreciated. Wear a
poppy!
Many of our merchants are patri¬
otically decorating their display
windows; let us patronize these home
industries in turn.
Wear a poppy!
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FORT VALLEY STUDENT
HONORED AT SHORTER
Rome, Ga., May 26.—To Miss
Elizabeth Everett of Fort Valley,
outstanding member of the class of
’25 of Shorter College, have fallen
several college honors. Miss Everett
was recently elected president of the
Phi Kappa Alpha Literary Club, an
organization whose membership in¬
students majoring in the de¬
partment of English and other lan¬
guages. In addition Miss Everett
holds the office of vice-president of
the Student Council, a distinctive
The New York Times in last
Sunday’s Rotogravure section carried
a lovely picture of Mrs. Felton and
her grand daughter under the cap¬
tion, “Georgia’s Most Distinguished
Mother." It mentioned that she was
the only woman who had ever been
honored with a seat in the U. S.
senate. Georgia should, indeed, feel
it a distinct honor that she stands
out prominently as the only state
having had a woman senator. It was
a master stroke of Ex-Gov. Hard¬
wick, then governor, that he should
make this wise selection. The Brook¬
lyn paper said at the time, “Since
Cyrano de Bergerac ceased to swing
his plumed hat through the air 1 , has
there been such a graceful gesture
as that of Gov. Hardwick’s appoint¬
ing Mrs. Felton to the U. S. Senate. ft
The North, South, East and West
(Continued on last page).
BEST IMS CONTEST
BON IB FULL
The contest for the best Front
Back Yards is now in swing.
civic club in town has appointed
committee to assist the Kiwanis
in handling the details of the
and these committees ai’e going
start out Monday morning on
first inspections.
The Kiwanis Club bespeaks
cheerful cooperation and
for these committees.
The sole idea in the contest is
encourage well kept yards and
tiful home surroundings. We
that the influence of well kept
is worth far more than any prize
could possibly be offered, but
Kiwanis Club feels that the offer
the prizes will be an inducement
everybody to do just a little bit
than they have been doing to make
their places attractive.
There will be no criticism of
one who does not wish to enter the
contest, but it is the earnest desire
of the Kiwanis Club that this be a
contest in which we have the coop¬
eration of every resident of Fort
Valley.
Let's show the world what Fort
Valley can do when she sets her head
on a worth while task.
Thi’ough an error in announcing
the. groups of streets included in
sections for the Front'and Back Yard
contest, Central Avenue was ommit
ted from Group Two. It is included
with Church Street and Persons
Street.
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FT. VALLEY SCHOOLS
CLOSING THIS WEEK
The closing exercises of the Fort
Valley public schools begin this
(Thursday) morning with the class
day exercises. The class history will
be read by John Fletcher Lowe, Jr.;
class poem, by Louise Campbell;
prophecy, by Maxwell Taylor; will
and testament, by Clara Connell.
The class colors, pink and white,
will be presented by the president,
Helen White, to E’rederick Solomon,
president of the seventh grade,
which graduates from the junior
high into the senior. The exercises
close with a song, “Graduates Fare¬
well," by the class.
Friday morning there will be an
exhibit of school work in all. the
grades of the grammar school. Pa¬
trons and friends are all invited to
visit these rooms and inspect these
evidences of the work done during
the year. Attention is called especial¬
ly to the, exhibit of the Home Eco¬
nomics Department consisting' of
dresses and other garments and va¬
rious kinds of sewing.
At ten o’clock the promotion ex¬
ercises of the two seventh grades
will be held. A program of music,
songs, and readings will be rendered
and certificates of promotion into
the high school issued to those earn¬
ing this reward.
Certificates of attendance will be
given to 78 pupils who have been
neither absent nor tardy during the
term.
Friday night at 8:00 the graduat¬
ing exercises will be held. The annu¬
al address will be delivered by Dr.
Walter Anthony, pastor of Mulberry
Church in Macon. The salutatory
be delivered by Maxwell Taylor;
poems will be read by Clara Connell
John Fletcher Lowe, Jr.; Bea¬
Connal will sing “If I Were A
the class will sing “We Re¬
(words by Mrs. F . W.
Helen White will deliver
valedictory; the exercises clos¬
with a “Farewell Song” by the
(words by Mrs. W. J. Bras¬
The following pupils of the elev¬
grade will be graduated:
Louise Campbell, Beatrice Connal,
Connell, Mary Ella Holcomb,
Smith, Maxwell Taylor, Annie
Wheeler, Helen White, Mildred
Ethel Yaughn, Hugh Ander¬
Harris Dyes, John Fletcher
Jr., Julius Mathews.
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Mrs. M. T. Wise returned Tues¬
from Knoxville, Tenn., where
has been visiting her daughter,
W. J. Eaton.
Two cars of Mayflower
the 1 first carlot shipment of the
son—rolled out of Fort Valley
the Central of Georgia Railway
night, Wednesday, May 28. One
these was loaded by R. L.
mann, E. G. Clark, and W. B.
man; the other by the Georgia
Growers’ Exchange. Two cars are
the loading tracks today (Thursday)
and will probably roll tonight. One
is being loaded by A. J. Evans and
one by the Peach Growers’ Ex¬
change.' Two cars are being loaded
at Byron and will probably move to¬
night. Marshallville has no Mayflow¬
ers and will make no shipments be¬
fore June 5.
The first express shipments from
Fort Valley were made last Friday,
May 23, one crate by A. J. Evans,
packed by H. C. Hance, and one by
Myles I,. Greene, packed by W. E.
Vinson. Both went to Gill Bros., New
York and brought $7.00 each. Yes¬
terday’s (Wednesday) express ship¬
ments from Fort Valley amounted
to 102 chrates.
| PEACH SEASON VISITORS
WE KNOW AT THE WINONA
Peach season folks that we all
know and welcome, now registered
at the Hotel Winona, are: Mr. and
Mrs. W. W. Roberts, Miss Margaret
Roberts, Miss Edith Collins, Mr. and
Mrs. R. W. Roberts, all of Baltimore;
and Mr. Jacob Lippman of New
York. These genial people are un¬
failing harbingers of the Fort Valley
peach season and are always wel¬
comed for their personal qualities
as well as for the help they give us
in marketing our peaches.
The many friends of Mr. W. W.
Roberts are glad to note—and you
can tell it without asking him—that
he is much improved in health. He
is lookin;;: younger and firmer than
in years.
The only thing we have against
Mr. Lippman is that he didn’t bring
his charming daughter with him this
year to delght us with her singing.
He too- seems in better health.
New peach season residents at the
Winona this year are Mr. J. M. Cut¬
ler of Macon, division freight agent
of the Southern Railway System, and
his assistant, Mr. F. II. Humphrey.
These gentlemen will continue right
on the job here looking after peach
movements over the Southern from
this and near by points.
Mr. Cutler says the Southern is
going after its share of peach ship¬
ments from this section this season.
The company is just completing a
re-icing plant at Williamson, which
with their regular icing plant at
Sawtell, near Atlanta, several load¬
ing tracks in this vicinity, and ar¬
for sharing the terminal
of the Central of Georgia
here, gives them excellent
for moving peach cars ex
MEETING IS
OF UNUSUAL INTEREST
The regular communication of
Valley Lodge No. 110, F. and A.
Tuesday night was one of more
ordinary interest, this interest
partly attributed to the very
barbecue supper put on by
five newly raised brethren, M. S.
Frank Morse, Cornelius
H. J. Stripling, and R. C. Joyn¬
Two fellowcrafts, W. G. Aiken
R. M. Scoville, passed a splen¬
examination in the work of that
and were raised to the Mast¬
degree.
The attendance was one of the
in some time, every chair be¬
occupied. Four ministers were
the members and visitors
as noted by Past Worship¬
Master A. C. Riley, Jr., who call¬
upon them for remarks. One of
Rev. W. R. Deal, recently of
Point, Ga., now with the Her¬
of Liberty, Atlanta, compli¬
the lodge very highly upon
atmosphere of reverence appa¬
and the proficiency with which
routine and ritualistic work was
Our union Sunday School picinc,
which is an annual affair the chil¬
dren refuse to give up, was enjoyed
by a large crowd on Friday at Hou¬
ser’s Mill. The unusually big dinner,
plenty of lemonade, jolly games, fish¬
ing and swimming made everybody
happy and tired but ready to go
again.
Many thanks are due the commit¬
tee of gentlemen from the various
Sunday Schools who so ably looked
after the comfort and pleasure of
the guests.
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FORT VALLEY BOY WINS
HIGH HONORS AT EMORY
Friends of Louis Fagan, who is a
popular student of Emory Universi¬
ty, are proud of the record he has
made the past year in college.
He was signally honored when he
was chosen as one of twenty-five to
represent his college at a literary
meet recently held in Athens, and
he was elected to membership in the
National Honorary Literary Society
and Fraternity, Gamma Chapter Al¬
pha Phi Epsilon, on account of his
outstanding work in the Phi Gamma
Literary Society.
This Honorary National Society
was established in 1837, and the Fort
Valley men who have had this honor
conferred on them are Judge H. A.
Mathews, Attorney C. L. Shepard,
and the late A. B. Greene. Besides
his regular class work, Louis was
exchange editor on “The Phoenix ft
and was captain *of the basket ball
team.
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Advertise in The Leader-Tribune.
performed.
The lodge continues to grow, there
being work in some degree every
second and fourth Tuesday night.
Nuptials of
Absorbing Social Interest
L. MOODY MANAGER
ROGERS STORE HERE
The many Fort Valley friends of
II. L. Moody will be glad to know
he ha;f returned to Fort Valley
manager of the L. W. Rogers
store here, after having
about a year as manager of
of that company’s stores at Dub
Mr. Moody is well and favorably
to the Fort Valley retail gro¬
trade, and we predict for the
store here a new era of pros¬
under his genial and popular
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PRESBYTERIAN SERVICES
There will be preaching next Sab¬
by the pastor at 11:00 A. M.
7:30 P. M.
Sunday School at 9:45 A. M.
A cordial welcohe for all.
ROGERS
Specials all the Week.
24 lb. sack Sure Nuff 85c
Self-Rising Flour . .
1 lb. Can Choice Pink 12 lc
Salmon 2
2 lb. Can Rogers’ Corn io lc
or Tomatoes, can . . 2
ROGERS
The most intensively
circulated and thorough¬
ly read news and ad¬
vertising medium in its
field.
FT. VALLEY HONORED
BV GREAT COMMONER
HERE TO ATTEND HOUSER-GAR
RETT WEDDING, CONSENTS
TO SPEAK IN INTEREST OF
GREATER WESLEYAN.
Fort Valley is to-be most signally
honored above most towns of its
size in having the. privilege of hear¬
ing Hon. William Jennings Bryan,
one of the most outstanding figures
in American political and religious
life for the past thirty years, speak
here at the school auditorium next
Thursday night, June 5. While his
subject has not been announced, his
address will be delivered in the in¬
terest of the Greater Wesleyan cam¬
paign.
It is by no ordinary arrangement,
but by a most fortuitous and fortun¬
ate combination of circumstances
that Fort Valley is to enjoy this dis¬
tinction. But for the happy occasion,
wrought by Dan Cupid, that brings
him here, it is extremely doubtful if
any less personal consideration or
persuasion could have brought him.
Mr. Bryan is a platform lecturer of
renown. Fort Valley and the
section are most for¬
in having this opportunity to
him.
Mr. Bryan, as everyone knows, is
of one of the largest Men’s
classes in the country—that of
First Presbyterian church of Mi¬
Fla. Reverend Willis Garrett,
of that church, is to be wed¬
in Fort Valley next Thursday
to Miss Ruth Houser, one
Fort Valley’s most charming and
young women. Mr. Bryan,
his way North, will stop in
Valley to attend the wed¬
of his pastor. It was through
influence of Miss Houser, his
bride-elect, that Mr. Bryan
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The marriage of Miss Ruth Houser
of Ft. Valley and Rev. Willis Gar¬
rett, pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church of Miami, Fla., will be a pret¬
ty and interesting social event of
June the fifth, taking place at the
Methodist Church in the evening.
The ceremony will gather a vast as¬
semblage of out of town society as
well as P’ort Valley folk.
Pink roses will predominate in
the decorations of the church, which
will be transformed into a bower of
Spring flowers. Dr. Charles R. Jen¬
kins, a former pastor of the bride
will perforin the wedding ceremony.
The birde will be given in marriage
by her father, Mr. W. L. Houser.
The ushers will be Messrs. Louis
Brown, Jr., Samuel Mathews, Will¬
iam Houser, Dave Strother and Ed¬
win McMillan. Little Misses ‘ Sara
(Continued on last page).