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Volume No. XXXVI, Number 27.
PEACH COUNTY BILL
PISSED BY SENATE
HANDSOME MAJORITY FOR
MEASURE IN SENATE. VERY
LITTLE OPPOSITION ANTICI¬
PATED IN HOUSE.
Atlanta, Ga., July 2.—The state
senate on Wednesday morning adopt¬
ed by a vote of 35 to 6 the bill to
cre£ ate Peach county from portions
of Houston and Macon counties, and
upon motion of Senator Smith, of
the Twenty-third district, who intro¬
duced the bill, the measure was or¬
dered transmitted to the lower
house for consideration.
This was the first bill passed by
the Senate this session.
Senator Smith spoke in favor of
the measure, stating that the lines
finally agreed upon as boundaries for
the new county were satisfactory to
the people of Houston county, which
he represents.
Senator Pace ot the Thirteenth
district, which district includes Ma¬
con county, stated that the attitude
of the Macon county people was to
oppose creation of the county but
that they would not actively work
against it any longer. On roll call
Senator Pace voted “No. ft
Others voting against the bill were
Senators Ficklin, of the Fiftieth;
Grantham, of the Forty-sixth; Keith,
of the Thirty-sixth; King, of the
Eleventh; and Chastain, of the For¬
ty-first districts.
President Carswell took the floor
in behalf of the measure, declaring
that while he was opposed to more
counties in Georgia, he believed that
the creation of Peach County would
restore harmony in the section in
which it will lie. Senator Passmore,
of the Tenth District, was another
who spoke in favor of the bill. Sena¬
tor Passmore said that by voting for
the Peach county measure, the sen¬
ate would be voting for a greater
Georgia.
The bill will now go to the House
for consideration and if it there
meets approval, will be voted on by
the people in the next general elec¬
tion.
The general opinion is that it will
go through the House of Represen¬
tatives with but small objection in
that branch, since what has been the
controlling factor in the Senate—a
united purpose among the heretofore
contending factions in the local ter¬
ritory—will be the controlling ele¬
ment in the lower branch.
It is true that the contest for and
against Peach County, for the past
four years at least, has fanned itself
into what at times was a bitter feel¬
ing, and it has been admitted by both
factions that this served to retard
progress of the county.
President Carswell, in advocating
passage of the bill emphasized the
fact that the Peach County move¬
ment is the one outstanding new
county which has not flooded the
capitol with a lobby, but which came
before the Legislature “with clean
hands and minus the usual paid lob
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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, JULY 3, 1924.
SENATOR WM. J. HARRIS
SPENDS FOURTH AT HOME
Atlanta, Ga.—U. S. Senator Will¬
iam J. Harris will reach Atlanta
from Washington about July 3rd, his
friends have been advised here, and
will go to his home at Cedartown for
a few days. He will be accompanied
by his daughter, Miss Julia Harris,
who will spend the summer in Geor¬
gia with him. Mrs. Harris will be
detained in Washington because of
the serious illness of her sister, Miss
Lucy Wheeler, a daughter of Gen
oral Joe Wheeler.
Senator Flarris has had no com¬
ment to make about the announce¬
ment of ex-senator Hardwick, and
it is expected business will proceed
as usual in both the Washington and
Atlanta offices of Senator Harris.
Captain Cranston Williams, who has
been secretary to Senator Hands
throughout {he Senator’s term, will
manage the campaign until further
announcement, it was learned here.
Miss Eva Graham, of McRae, Ga.,
the assistant secretary, will have
charge of Senator Harris’s Atlanta
office again this summer. She was in
charge during the congressional re¬
cess last year.
CONIES! OF COUNTY
At a meeting of the county Dem¬
ocratic executive committee held in
Perry last Friday morning on call of
Chairman S. A. Nunn, after hearing
the report of Hie sub-committee ap¬
pointed to investigate the alleged ir¬
regularities at the Fort Valley pre¬
cinct in the county primary of May
15 and after hearing some witnesses
and argument, on motion of Mr. J.
H. Davis it was voted to call off
further investigation and the follow¬
ing were declared duly nominated
for the offices which had been con¬
tested: A. C. Riley for Judge of City
Court; R. E. Brown for Solicitor of
the City Court; Geo. D. Anderson for
Sheriff; and Emmett Houser for
Clerk of the Superior and City
Courts. Contests for these offices
had been filed by Marx Kunz, J. W.
Bloodworth, T. S. Chapman, and H.
L. Wasden, respectively.
This action of the executive com¬
mittee completely exonerates the
managers of the Fort Valley pre¬
cinct of the allegations of fraud
made, against them, and Judge C. E.
Brunson of Perry, a member of the
special committee of three who re¬
counted the votes and rechecked the
voters’ lists of the Fort Valley pre
cinct, is quoted as saying that the
examination disclosed remarkably
few errors for the large number of
votes cast in the short time allowed
and that some other precincts would
probably not show fewer errors.
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Mr. Brown Riley of Beckley, West
Virginia, has been shaking hands with
his many friends here this week.
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Mr. Robert T. Jones will leave
Friday for points in the north after
a visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. M. Jones.
INTEREST IN RIG G1P1N
NOW NEARING FEVER
EACH DAY SEES MORE AND MORE INTEREST MANIFESTED BY
THE PUBLIC AND CAMPAIGNERS FIND SUBSCRIPTIONS EASIER
TO OBTAIN—NEXT FEW DAYS IS CRUCIAL TIME IN THE
DRIVE AS NO ONE HAS A DECIDED ADVANTAGE AS YET. AND
VOTE SCHEDULE DECREASES NEXT WEDNESDAY.
List of Contestants:
(In Alphabetiral Order.)
Mrs. D. W. Byrd ............ ........... ................. Fort Valley
Mrs. Howard Jackson ................ ....................... Lee-Pope
Mrs. M. M. Lowery ..................... ............................. Perry
Miss Dolma Mathews .................. ................ Fort Valley
Miss Nora Rountree ..................... ............... Fort Valley
Mrs. Frank Vance ....................... ........ Fort Valley, Rt, 4
Mrs, Helen Houser Woodall ....... .................. Fort Valley
The second week of The Leader
Tribune’s Mammoth Campaign has
arounsed a great deal more in¬
terest among the public and the con¬
testants and indicates that the “pot”
is fast reaching the boiling point,
and with the number of contestants
considerably reduced it is expected
that ere many more days the inter¬
est will be at fever heat. The list
contains the names of a number of
the section’s most energetic and cap¬
able citizens—a corps of workers
that any section would be proud of
—and with the increased interest of
the public the candidates are finding
it easier to secure votes, hence the
next three weeks promise to develop
one of the warmest racer, ever wit¬
nessed in this section.
So far the number of subscrip¬
tions obtained has not been large
and no contestant therefore has any
decided advantage, as a few long
term subscriptions (obtained before
next Wednesday night, when the
vote schedule is again reduced) will
put any contestant in the lead. Con¬
testants and their friends should
make every effort to secure a decid¬
ed advantage ere then.
In the page advertisement in this
issue, “Who’s Who” will tell the read¬
er about the various contestants and
help them to pick their favorite.
Then get behind her and help put
her over. This campaign is a cooper¬
ative proposition, in which the sub¬
scriber helps himself, by getting his
home paper, thus keeping posted on
what is going on here and elsewhere;
makes it possible for the paper to
Fort Valley Leaguers
Miss Marjorie Brown, Miss Miriam
Edwards, Miss Charlie Matthews,
Miss Annette Shepard, and Geo. B.
Culpepper, Jr., who represented the
Fort Valley Epworth League at the
South Georgia Assembly in Macon
last week, made an enviable record
for the local league.
Each one of these delegates made
splendid marks in all their classes
and all were awarded .certificates of
merit. Three of the delegates were
givn important committee assign¬
ments. Miss Annette Shepard was
made a member on the Policy Com¬
mittee, one of the most important
committees of the convention, and
was also a member of the committee
which arranged the stunt for the Ma¬
con District on Stunt Night. Geo. B.
Culpepper, Jr., was made chairman
of the Committee on Constitution
and By-laws. Miss Edwards was like¬
wise a member of this committee.
Mr. Culpepper was made District
Secretary of the Macon District, suc¬
ceeding Miss Annie Watson of Ma¬
con.
A number of viators from
Valley attended the Assembly,
whom were Miss Edwina Houser,
Mrs. Chester Wilson, Mrs. C.
Matthews, Messrs. Veltrie Pearson,
McRae Mixon, Charles Culpepper,
Samuel Jones and Robert Connal.
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Miss Bessie Lippman came Sun¬
day and is with her father, Mr. J.
Lippman, at the Winona Hotel. On
several evenings this week she has
delighted guests of the hotel and her
friends with her singing, which will
be remembered by many Fort Valley
ans who had the pleasure of hearing
her in the churches and homes here
two years ago.
TWELVE PAGES.
better serve the interests of the
whole people and render the commu¬
nity a grater service; and at the
same time helps some favorite win
a valuable prize for only a few
weeks’ work. The campaign only
lasts three weeks longer and each
Prize Winner will make more during
these three weeks than they have
ever made before. There will be no
losers, no risks and no regrets in
this campaign will prove an excep¬
tion to any ever conducted by the
campaign manager.
Votes Again Decrease Wednesday
The second largest vote offer
is now on—and will continue until
the close of business for the day
next Wednesday. Until then a sub¬
scription is worth as many votes as
three subscriptions at the close.
It is hardly necessary to impress
the importance of the coming few
days on the workers as any one can
readily see just how important it is
and why it is so necessary that a
candidate secure every subscription
possible before the close of this of¬
fer.
There may be some few candidates
who still expect the votes to increase
at the finish instead of decreasing,
but those who arc looking for other
offers than those published are doom¬
ed to disappointment, as the vote
schedule printed on the back of each
receipt book will be the one govern¬
ing the campaign, and no extra vote
offers will be made.
. (Continued on last page.)
President of Central
Extols Peach Industry
A tribute to the Georgia Peach is
paid by L. A. Downs, president of
the Central of Georgia Railway, in
a statement that sets forth its fine
qualities as an ideal dish—delight¬
ful, nourishing and health giving.
Mr. Downs states that approxi¬
mately 2,000 cars have been moved
by the Central to date and that about
7,000 additional cars, making a to¬
tal of 9,000, will probably be hand¬
led during the season. He says that
Georgia has not had a crop failure in
26 years—a record not equalled by
any other peach growing territory.
The peach industry, he declares, is
an illustration of the results of intel¬
ligent cooperation between grower
and earner. Tl^e grower has studied
scientific culture and has developed
a fine product; the railroads have de¬
veloped proper refrigeration, ample
ear supply and a quick schedule to
distant markets. The Georgia Peach
Growers Exchange is now providing
modern methods of distribution. In
consequence, the whole country is
able to enjoy the Georgia peach,
which brin S s millions of dollars to
the state - The railway president
points out that his road handles
for but a short distance and
that the interest of the Central is
not a selfish one but that the road
does participate in the prosperity
that comes to the people of this ter¬
ritory.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank our many
friends for their many acts of kind¬
ness during the illness and death of
our sister, Miss Alida Hiley.
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Hiley.
MISS FRANCES LANGSTON .
WEDS MR. PAUL MURRAY
A surprise marriage of wide inter¬
est and containing all the elements of
youth, romance, and first love was
that ol' Miss Martha Frances Lang¬
ston and Mr. Charles Paul Murray,
which occurred last Thursday even¬
ing, June 26.
Without chancing parental yeas
or nays, the young couple, accom¬
panied by Miss Ruby Duke and Mr.
Ben J. Joiner, motored to Perry, and
in the presence of these friends were
united by Rv. W. IT, Lord at the
Baptist parsonage.
The bride is the attractive and pop¬
ular daughter of Mrs. T. Pierce
Greene of Fort Valley, and had just
completed her freshman year at Ag¬
nes Scott College.
The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
W. D. Murray of Fort Valley and had
just completed his freshman year at
the University of Georgia. He was
one of the outstanding' athletes of
the Fort Valley high school, and has
for several years been connected
with the local office of the Ameri¬
can Railway Express Co.
The Leader-Tribune joins many
friends in wishing these young peo¬
ple a long, happy, and useful life.
REMOVE ALL REFUSE
Orchard sanitation should by all
means be enforced during the har¬
vesting season, and peach growers
are advised to give this matter care¬
ful consideration during July when
the heavy movement will be under
way. Curculio and brown rot are now
evidently well under control in most
orchards, and this should be a special
incentive for growers to prevent the
establishment of sources of infesta¬
tion and infection in the orchards
for future crops.
After pach picking a number of
peaches will be found under the
trees, having fallen to the ground
during harvest operations. In many
cases this fruit is allowed to remain
in the orchards indefinitely where it
decays and mummifies. Much of this
fruit has fallen on account of it hav¬
ing been “curculio ripened.” If it is
allowed to remain in the orchard
the curculio population is thereby in¬
creased. This fallen fruit further¬
more forms a dangerous source of
brown rot infection for the succeed¬
ing peach crop, as it is the mummies
of the previous year which are
largely responsible for blossom blight
which occurs in the spring.
Peach growers are urged to go
through each orchard after every few
pickings and have all fallen peaches
picked up, hauled out, and destroyed
by burying with quicklime at least
two feet below the soil surface. Aft¬
er the completion of the harvest of
each variety the trees should be strip¬
ped of all fruits which the pickers
have missed, in order to prevent the
formation of brown rot mummies
which when they drop to the ground
will also serve as a source for blos
(Continued on last page.)
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WOMEN OF IHE SOUTH
THOSE WHO RENDERED SERV
ICE IN THE SIXTIES MAY
HAVE NAMES INSCRIBED ON
CHILDREN'S FOUNDERS’ ROLL.
Atlanta, Ga.—In recognition of
the fact that the women of the six¬
ties rendered almost as much serv¬
ice to the Confederacy as did the
men who fought, The Stone Moun¬
tain Confederate Monumental Asso¬
ciation announces that the women
who rendered service to the South
during the sixties r^ay be memo¬
rialized by the children who enroll
in the Children’s Founders Roll of
the great Confederate memorial at
Stone Mountain. The names of the
women so honored by their descen¬
dants will be inscribed in the Book of
Memory in the same manner as those
of the veterans of the Confederacy.
As practically every woman of the
South rendered the class of service
later known as “Home Service
Work,” this means that a large num¬
ber of the women of the sixties will
be eligible for memorialization
through the children’s enrollment.
In many cases women rendered
conspicuous service during the War
between the States and secured for
themselves an enviable place in the
history of the period. Others partici¬
pated in the nursing of the wounded,
in making clothing for those at the
front, in all the different phases of
activity that went on behind the lines
while the men fought and the women
waited, worked and pi'ayed. An¬
nouncement that the heroines of
those times are to have a place in
the world’s greatest memorial will
please those who have desired and
requested the privilege of memorial¬
izing the women dear to them. A
number of women’s names have been
sent in already.
News of the Children’s Founders
Roll has penetrated to many distant
places. Three children living in Swed¬
en were enrolled last week. They are
the descendants of a Confederate
Colonel whose daughter’s marriage
took her to Sweden.
Enrollments have been received al¬
so from Alaska, Japan, Honolulu, the
Haiwaian Islands, Southwest Africa,
Mexico, Canada, the Canal Zone, the
Philippines and other distant lands
where Southerners have gone to
make their homes.
The Association hopes that every
child in every Southern family will
be enrolled eventually, as this will
mean that every Confederate hero
and heroine will be memorialized.
The child’s name and that of their
ancestor may be enrolled with each
contribution of one dollar to the me¬
morial. Every child who enrolls will
receive a small bronze medal showing
that he is one of the founders of the
gre.it memorial.
Names and contributions should be
sent to The Children’s Founders Roll
504 Hurt Buliding, Atlanta, Georgia.
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The United States is now using al¬
most as much electricity as all the
other countries of the world com¬
bined.—Exchange.