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The only newspaper
published in Fort Val¬
ley, the largest peach¬
shipping station in the
world.
Volume No. XXXVI, Number 31.
GEORGIA PUPILS WIN
SAfETV ESSAY
CLIFFORD PRATOR, JR., OF FORT
VALLEY IS AWARDED SLIVER
MEDAL AND TEN DOLLAR
CHECK.
Washington, D. C.—Sallie Ruth
Lowe, a pupil of Hogansville High
School, Hogansville, Georgia, has
won first state prize for her essay
on safety, it is announced by the
Highway Education Board. Miss
Lowe has been presented with a gold
medal and a check for fifteen dol¬
lars, while her essay is entitled to
represent her state in the final elim¬
ination for one of three national
prizes: first, a gold watch and a trip
to Washington; second and third,
gold watches. Second state prize was
won by Clifford Prator, Jr., of the
Fort Valley Public School, and this
pupil has been presented with a sil¬
ver medal and a check for ten dol¬
lars.
In addition, eight third prizes—
bronze medals and checks for five
dollars—were awarded the following
pupils: Lucy Houston, John Wilkin¬
son, Paul McLarty, and Norma Amis,
all of Hogansville Public School, Ho¬
gansville; Ellagee Galt, Waterman
Street School, Marietta; Edna Mae
Wade and Florence Lowery of East¬
man Public School, Eastman; Frances
Bowden, Waverly Terrace School,
Columbus.
The national safety essay contest
is conducted annually by the High¬
way Education Board among ele¬
mentary school children of the na¬
tion in order to train them in habits
of safety on the highways. The prizes
are gifts of the National Automobile
Chamber of Commerce. The subject
of this (1923) contest was “Highway
Safety Habits I Should Learn.” The
one for 1924 will be conducted next
fall.
To Miss Isabelle Sewell, a teacher
of Clarkston School, Clarkston, Geor¬
gia, go the honors of having written
the best teacher’s lesson from Geor¬
gia. Her paper will represent Geor¬
gia in the national competition for
one of three grand prizes— a check
for $500 and a trip to Washington,
a check for $300, or a check for
$200. The teachers’ lesson contest is
conducted in conjunction with the
pupils’ safety essay contest.
National winners will be an¬
nounced within the near future.
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The Woman’s Club will entertain
Friday afternoon at the home of the
president, Mrs. Monroe Green, as a
farewell party to Mrs. Mann Martin,
who will leave soon to make her home
in Atlanta.
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Our best little estimators have
figured that $500,000,000 will be
spent for radio equipment this year.
This doesn't include the value of
energy spent in cussing out the sta¬
tic however.—Exchange.
Mrs. Mittie Wynne will leave
Thursday morning for Monteagle,
Tenn., where she will enjoy the
mountain breezes for a time.
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FOR SALE!
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Hot Dog and Lunch Stand
L he best location in Fort V alley.
Good business already estab¬
lished. It will pay to investigate.
I am too old for the business.
J. B. LUCAS
THE LEADER-TRIBUNE
AND PEACHLANL) 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 31, 1924.
MISS VERA ALLEN TO WED
ENSIGN HAROLD A. HOUSER
Col, and Mrs. Emmett Houser are
in receipt of the following announce¬
ment, which was published recently
in a Seattle, Wash., paper:
“Mrs. Eva Carr Allen announces
the engagement ot' her daughter,
Vera, to Ensign Harold Alexander
Houser, U. S. N., son of Mr. and Mrs.
Emmett Houser, of Fort Valley, Ga.
The news was disclosed Saturday
evening at a large dinner party, giv¬
en at the Kappa Alpha Theta house.
Following a custom of several gen¬
erations in the bride-elect’s family,
bride’s roses in charming arrange¬
ments with pink candles, were used
for the table decorations. Preceding
the last course, the long stemmed
blossoms with miniature engraved
betrothal cards concealed in the pe¬
tals, were distributed among the
guests.
Miss Allen is a graduate of the
University of Washington. She is a
member of Kappa Alpha Theta soro¬
rity and the Tolo club, senior wo¬
men’s honorary. Mr. Houser graduat¬
ed with the class of 1921 from the
United States Naval Academy at An¬
napolis, and is now attached to the
U. S. S. Mexico.
The marriage will be solemnized
on Saturday, August 2, at the Uni¬
versity Unitarian Chapel, Seattle,
Washington.
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS OF THIS
The Leader-Tribune changes
ership and management
August first, when Mr. John
Jones, the new owner, takes
al charge of the business.
Accounts for all advertising
job printing done up to that
are payable to C. E. and J. M.
tin. All indebtedness of the
contracted up to that date will
paid by C. E. and J. M. Martin.
creditors are requested to
their accounts at once to J. M.
tin and all debtors are kindly
ed to make prompt settlement
said C. E. and J. M. Martin, as it
desired to wind up the affairs of this
partnership at once.
As the undersigned is physically
incapacitated to see in person every¬
one concerned, the prompt coopera¬
tion of both debtors and creditors
will be greatly appreciated.
Respectfully,
J. M. MARTIN.
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F. H. Waldron, 33, Pinned
Under Pump in Columbus
F. H. Waldron, 33, was killed in
the Central of Georgia Railway
yards at Columbus, Ga., Tuesday aft¬
ernoon when he was pinned under
a 1,200-pound water pump, as it was
being hauled in an automobile truck,
As the truck hit a rough place Wal¬
dron and the pump were hurled to
the ground, the man’s neck being
broken when the machinery struck
him. He lived about twenty-five min¬
utes after the accident but never
regained consciousness.
The dead man was a pump repair
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This famous camp meeting is easi¬
ly the greatest in the South, and its
scope and power for good are con¬
stantly increasing. Marked improve¬
ments have been made on
grounds this year, and everywhere
are the signs of preparation for the
coming meeting. Notable among the
improvements are the following: the
old seats have been replaced by com¬
fortable new pews; the floor has been
cemented; buildings have been re¬
paired; the water supply has been
doubled, all adding greatly to the
comfort and convenience of the cot¬
tagers and visitors. The improve¬
ments on the grounds this year will
approximate $5,000, and still the
trustees are planning for larger and
better things.
Inspiring Music
The music rendered at these
meetings is one of the features of
the camp. Hamp Sewell and his great
orchestra and choir lead the vast
in song. And such sing¬
It is worth a trip to the camp
just to hear this wonderful
the greatest, perhaps, in
Georgia. Under its inspiring strains
souls have found their way to
the Savior. This year the Mackey sis¬
will add much to this feature of
the meeting, and it is expected that
will be the best of all the great
music the camp ground has ever had.
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THREE BURNED WHEN
Three people were badly burned
when the gasoline tank on a Ford
truck caught fire at the Lee Pope
filling station Thursday evening
about eight o’clock. Fred Howell, of
Bandana, N. C., who is acting as
night watchman for the Lee 1
packing shed, thoughtlessly held a
lantern to the tank to see if it was'
full and it instantly caught fire, j
Some of the burning gasoline was
thrown on Mrs. Howard
who was standing near. Fortunately, 1
she fell after running a few yards
and Mr. Jackson, who ran to her, suc-j
ceeded in extinguishing the flames,
hut not until Mrs. Jackson had re- ■
ceived Eugene severe Stocks, burns on the leg. liv- j
a young man
lng at Lee Pope, inhaled some of the.
fumes while trying to put out the
blaze and injured internally. The i
was
night watchman leg .
had one arm and
burned.
We are glad to report, however,
that the sufferers are responding to
the skillful treatment of Dr. Virgin- 1
ius Brown, who was called to the
scene.
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Indian Springs Holiness
Camp Meeting Aug. 7-17
The 35th annual meeting of this
great camp will be held August 7-17,
under the most favorable conditions,
perhaps in its history.
Accommodations
The camp ground is situated on a
beautiful tract near Flovilla, Georgia,
just one mile from Indian Spring,
Georgia’s greatest health resort.
Ample hotel and boarding houses
accommodations for the visi¬
who come from all parts of
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, South
Carolina and other states.
Improvements
to accept all cotton ware¬
house receipts as collateral “which
appear safe.” The bank officials
stated that this is a matter in which
each Federal Reserve Bank acts sole¬
ly as it deems wise and that for the
present, at least, there was no inten¬
tion of a change of policy of the
sixth reserve bank here with respect
to cotton warehouse receipts.
Much progress has been made, ac¬
cording to cotton rpen, in the licens¬
ing of public warehouses under the
warehouse act because of the atti¬
tude of growers’ cooperative associa¬
tions and bankers toward receipts
issued under the law. The Federal
Reserve Bank here, while continuing
to accept all safe warehouse receipts,
has been working in cooperation with
officials here in charge of the ad¬
ministration of the act.
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A GAIN IN BUILDING
During the first six montsh of this
year 328 cities and towns in the Unit-j
ed States reported plans filed and
building permits issued amounting to
$1,966,082,235, a gain of. eight per
cent.
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Most folks can show tremendous
especially indignation when over they political committed! wrongs— J
are
by members of the party to which
they do not belong.—Exchange.
EIGHT PAGES.
SKELUON TELLS IALE
OF LOST GOLD HUNTER
Meridian, Miss.—A negro fishing
in Toomsuba creek, near Kewanee,
found the skeleton body of E. J.
Bower, 65, gold prospector of Ke¬
wanee, who disappeared from his
home March 7. The body was pinned
a log from which he fell while
attempting to cross the stream. A
coroner’s jury fixed his death due to
drowning. Bower believed there was
gold in the creek and made frequent
there and it was on one of these
expeditions he lost his life.
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SHOOTS EAGLE
Macon, Ga.—Cleo. P. Roberts, 126
High Street, killed an eagle yester
day afternoon near Tracy’s Lake,
while the big bird was trying to car
ry off a pig k had killed,
The eagle measured 64% inches
from tip to tip of its wings,
For some time the bird has been
in that section, and was believed to
have killed chickens and pigs, but
yesterday was the first time that
anyone has been able to get close
to the bird to kill it.
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Cotton Warehouse Receipts
Refused for
Atlanta, Ga.—Action of the St.
Louis Federal Reserve Bank in de¬
clining to accept any cotton ware¬
receipts for collateral other
receipts of United States li¬
warehouses will not change
policy of the Federal Reserve
of Atlanta, according to an¬
just made here by offi¬
of the bank.
The Federal Reserve Bank of At¬
covering the sixth federal re¬
district composed of the states
Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Ten¬
Mississippi and Louisiana, will
O. A. CLIETT CELEBRATES
EIGHTIETH BIRTHDAY
O. A. Cliett, of Powersville, recent¬
ly celebrated his eightieth birthday
with his daughter, Mrs. C. B. Ander¬
son, of Fort Valley, his sons, F. G.
Cliett, of Tybee Island; Hugh A. Cli¬
ett, of Los Angeles, Cal., and J. B.
Cliett, who lives with him and culti¬
vates his farm.
Mr. Cliett is one of the. old boys
of the sixties. On the eigth day of
April, 1861, he volunteered his serv¬
ices to go in defense of his country,
serving four years, two months and
eleven days. The last two years of
the war he was a prisoner of war at
Camp Douglass, 111. The last twelve
months he was wardmaster of a
large hospital. He was detained until
the nineteenth of June to look after
the sick prisoners until they were
well enough to be sent home.
He was born and raised in Houston
County, and is believed to be the
oldest native born Houstonian. He is
living on the farm that he settled
in the fall of 1866 near Powersville.
He has a beautiful farm, well im¬
proved and in a high state of culti¬
vation.—Macon Telegraph.
BOBS HER HAIR AND
WEDS AT AGE OF 74
Biloxi, Miss.—Having her hair bo
bed for the ceremony, Mrs. Mary
Sanders,74, and A. J. Fuller, 96, both
inmates of the Confederate soldiers’
home here, were publicly married in
the presence of several hundred per¬
sons today. The groom was the 8th
husband of Mrs. Sanders.
Although well. past the half cen
tury mark, the bride set a new pace
when she eagerly had her hair bobbed
for her eigth matrimonial adventure,
and local persons have distinguished
her as the oldest bobbed hair enthu
siast in the United States.
Rev. Abner Jones, a Methodist
minister and also Confederate vet¬
eran, performed the ceremony.
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DUTIFUL
“Pretty tough job weeding that
corn patch. What sort of weeds are
easiest to kill?” asked young Tom¬
kins of Farmer Jones, as he watched
him at his work.
“Widow’s weeds,” replied the
farmer. “You only have to say, ‘Wilt
thou?’ and they wilt.”—Exchange.
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Many Business Houses
Close Thursday Nouns
Practically all the stores and busi
ness houses here will close each
Thursday afternoon, beginning July
31st and ending September 25.
idea is nothing new to the trade over
the state at large, A good many
towns begin closing each Thursday
afternoon beginning in June. The
rush of business here during peach
season prevents the merchants from
closing. Now as peach season is
merchants have signed a petition
close each Thursday at 12 o’clock
beginning July 31 and ending Sep
tember 25.
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We are thankful that you remember us when you’re in trouble j
but come around and see us. We don’t want you to feel that the
only time we want to see you is when your car Is out of order. No, j
we want to keep you on our friendship list. We want you to know
that you are always welcome here whether you bring your car
troubles here or not. Sooner or later ive expect to show you that
we are the best repair garage in town and we would like you to
make use of us.
I Fort Valley Motor Company
Fort Valley, Ga.
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COIMI PERRY'S
PERRY TO HAVE NE WCONSOLI
DATED SCHOOL BUILDING. TO
COST APPROXIMATELY $43,-
500.
After considering half dozen bids
the contract for the new Perry Con¬
solidated School Building has been
let to the New Winder Lumber Com¬
pany of Winder, Ga.
The consideration is $43,500 for
the building proper not including
heating and plumbing. The contract
for heating and plumbing has not
yet been let but is expected to cost
something like $10,000.
Construction work is to begin with¬
in 30 days from the operting of bids,
viz. not later than August 9th and
according to contract must be fin¬
ished within 100 days after con¬
struction begins. In the mean time
the buildings at present on the lots
are to be removed, it being the plan
of the Board to sell the buildings
known jis the “Cotijage’’ and the
“Mann” building and have them re¬
moved and to tear down the “Old
College” building later to be used
in the erection of an athletic build¬
ing. The plans for the new build¬
ing also contemplate the cutting of
a street between the school lot and
the property of T. S. Chapman and
through the property of E. M. Beck¬
ham, opening up an entirely new
thoroughfare and giving easy access
to thg school from the. side.
The building will be located on
the northwest corner of the lot tq
leave more room for an athletic field
and will cover an area about 200
feet square. It will be built of red
face brick, one story in height,
shaped in the form of a “U”, the
auditorium being in the center. There
will be eleven class rooms, a room for
music and one for art, a laboratory,
a library, and a principals room, be¬
sides toilets, etc. The heating system
will be steam; the plumbing, lighting
and ventilation systems to be one
of the best and most modern. The
auditorium will have a seating ca¬
pacity of 850 people.
William J. J. Chase, the architect
is also Supervising Engineer for the
new school.—Perry Home Journal.
WAR MEMORIAL DIRECTORS
APPOINTED FOR 12TH DIST.
Hawkinsville, Ga., July 28—H. F.
Lawson of this place and Guy Wells
of Eastman have been appointed dis¬
trict directors for the Mercer Uni¬
versity Alumni War Memorial pro
it is announced. The Mercer
War Memorial program has
for its purpose the erection upon the
Mercer campus of a memorial build
in honor of alumni of the insti
who fell in the World War.
Mr. Lawson and Mr. Wells will
organize Mercer men in the
district embracing the coun
ties of Bleckley, Dodge, Emanuel,
Johnson Laurens, Mont¬
Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen,
Twiggs, Wheeler and Wilcox.