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published in Fort Ynl
ley, the largest peach
shipping station in the
world.
Volume No. XXXVI, Number 32.
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PEACH SPECIAL” IN GRIFFIN
WEDNESDAY EMBRACES FORT
VALLEY SPEAKERS
PEACH CONFERENCE, PEACH
SHOW AND PEACH BANQUET.
J. W. Rundell and 0. I. Snapp, U.
S. D. A., of Fort Valley, were
the principal speakers on
day’s “Peach Special’ program of
the seventy eighth annual meeting of
the Georgia State Agricultural
ety and the forty-ninth session of
Georgia State Horticultural Socie¬
ty in Griffin, which embraced an in-:
tere: ting peach conference and a
brilliant peach show and peach ban-;
quet. Other speakers on this
program were L. B. Rumph, of
shallville, and J. A. Russell, of Mon-j
tozuma.
The annual meeting of the Agri¬
cultural and Horticultural Societies
of Georgia were held jointly in Grif¬
fin on Wednesday and Thursday of
this week. The complete program
was as follows: 1
9:30, Wednesday, Aug. 6 I
Call to order, J. H. Mills, Jenkins
burg, Ga., president Georgia State
Agricultural Society. i
Invocation, O, K. Cull, Griffin, 1 j
Ga., pastor Christian Church.
Address of welcome, Judge J. j j
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Flynt, Griffin, Ga. 1
Response, J. B. Wright, Cairo, Ga. j
Appointm. it of committee . I
Co-operative Marketing of Cotton,
J. E. Con well, Atlanta, Co-operative 1
Cotton Grower-’ A. ociation. ,
Address, Clifford Walker, Gov-i
ernor of Georgia. :
Address, .T. J. Brown, commission-i
er of agriculture.
2:30 P. M , Wednesday
II. P. Stuckey, president Georgia I
State Horticultural Society, presid¬
ing. -
Practical Peach Growing j. w. !
Ilundell, Fort Valley, Ga.
Discussion, L. B. Rumph. Marshall
ville, Ga.: G. F. Fears, Hampton, Ga.;;
Carey Westbrook, Griffin, Ga.; C. P.
Prothro, Rover, Ga.; O. L. Callahan,
Woodbury, Ga.; L. 1J Veeder, Bald
vin, Ga.
Insj'cetb 11 of fruit exhibits. ‘
Auto trip to Georgia Experiment ;
Station and commercial orchards, im
dor direction of Griffin chamber of
commerce, C. C. Thomas, secret-ry , j
7 P.M. ’|
Peach banquet at Griffin Hotel. j
8 P. M.
Year’s Development in Peach In¬
sect Control, O. I. Snapp, U. S. D. A.,
Fort Valley, Ga.
New Sprays, -I. G. Woodroof, Ex¬
periment, Ga., Georgia Experiment
Station.
Peach By-products, J. A. Russell,
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ANNOUNCEMENT
C[ i WISH to notify all my friends
J and acquaintances that i have
bought out the
LOCK HOT LUNCH STAND
and will appreciate your patron¬
age. :
CLEA NUN ESS”—Our Motto;
STRICTLY SANITARY.
T. F* SHEATS
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AND PEACHLAND JOURNAL
Circulates the most highly developed sections of Houston, Macon and Crawford Counties, where more than halt of Georgia’s peach crop is produced.
FORI' VALLEY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1924.
CHANGES VViLL COME—
BUT GENTLY
Upon arrival the new manage¬
ment was greeted with a Lino¬
type machine half-way out of
commission, and the debut is
made under severe difficulties
with less of that first favorable
appearance than we would have
the paper make. In the mean¬
time, it is not desirable'or wis
to make any changes in the
style of the paper at this time,
but with the arrival of new ma¬
chinery of larger capacity at an
early date and after a careful
study of the business and field,
certain changes and—hopefully
—improvements will be estab¬
lished. This program, we are
sure, will give the peop’e of Fort
Valley and this section an even
larger degree of pride in their
news paper’, and we are confident
that we shall receive generous
support of p. substantial nature
in carrying it out.
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FORT VALLEY SCHOOL HEAD
FOR TWELVE YEARS ASKS RE
LEASF-—TO ENGAGE IN BUSi
NESS HERE.
of the , F rt; ,
At a called meeting 0
Valley Board of School Commission
night, Prof. Ralph :
Cl'S last Saturday I
Newton, for twelve years sifperin
ten dent of the local school system, how- j
handed in his resignation. This,
ever, has not yet been accepted, but
the board has agreed to release him
on condition that he secure an
man to t^ke his place. We, j
understand that Mr. Newton has one
or more men in view and that one J
of these was expected here Wednes-j
day or Thursday of this week I
meet the members of the board.
It is understood that Mr. Newton .
has had an attractive local business j
proposition made him which he is
desirous of accepting, I
Under Mr. Newton’s administra- ■
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tion the Fort Valley schools have
progressed wonderfully and are
ognized as one of the best systems.
in the State, being on the A-l ac- J
credited list'.
While the patrons of the school
citizens generally will regret
Mr. Newton’s the educational resignation, field and will his be j
loss to •
considerable, they will be pleased to j
know that he will continue to
his home here and religious to be an important and civic J
influence in the
affairs of the community.
School Faculty Named.
Superintendent Nev/ton has an
nounced the following- teachers who
will make up the faculty for the en¬
suing year:
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Prominent official.; of the Central |
of Georgia Railway, the Southern
Railway System and other great pub¬
lic service mediums through which
the peach belt makes its luscious
offering to the world, with a few in¬
timate friends of John II. Allen in
his own neighborhood, were guest;-,
of that elegant gentleman on Wed¬
nesday at a barbecue which was a
feast to tease the palates of the gods.
This was Mr. Allen’s annual barbecue
at Twin Oaks farm in honor of the j
railway officials, and he was toasted
to a rich golden brown as a host
whoso magnetic personality surpass¬
es itself with each succeeding year.
These friends of Mr. Allen came
from their headquarters in Savannah,
Macon, Atlanta, Columbus and other
points. They were joined by personal
friends from Perry Houston Factor;, - ,
and neighboring communities,
came not only to share again in Mr.
Allen’s celebrated hospitality, but
also to praise him and his arsoc.-n-
in peach, pecan, watermelon, corn,!
cotton their mighty and asparagus contribution production to the forj
com
in g tir.mph of agriculture in Geor
gia. Their pledge of co-operation in |
further efforts was positive and di¬
rect, and they pictured future success
in glowing terms. “We are going on
with construction of new engines
and new tracks, and extensive im-:
CURINGTON WILL BE
MANAGER OF
C. II. Curing!on, assistant
tary ;md treasurer of the
IVach Growers' Exchange has been
made secretary and tr ■ur to
cced ,i. G. Carlisle who will
hie entire time to the general
agement of the exchange. Mr.
ing-ton has been with the
since its organization.
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mm leave
(Macon Daily Telegraph)
A rp. ,i.
! 1 : the little peach
president of the Fort Valley
man’s Club last year and has been
most active in civic endeavor,
larvoly responsible for the beaut if
cation of Sidney Lanier Park in this
city, and contributing liberally of
her time and effort to the upbuilding
of the community. Mr. Martin as
itor of the Fort Valley Leader-Trib¬
une has through the press led the
little city in many great undertak
mgs.
The Woman’s Club gave Mrs. Mar
tin. a reception one afternoon at
home of Mrs. Monroe Green on
Square and the club presented
lovely’gift to her in
of her effective service and
(lW in a]1 cIub endeavor
Mr. and Mrs. John Jone of La
Grange, have moved into the Martin
apartment and Mr. Jones will be edi¬
tor of the Fort Valley Leader-Trib
un ®- V! "L r f Ceivi "f a C ° rdi
wt ‘ lcome in lhc anfl immunity.
CHEW AND SIN f fM I a LAUNDRY ,
INSTALLS POWER WASHER
The Chew and Sing Laundry which
made many improvements since
the return of Mr. Loo Chew Heung
two months ago, installed last week
a lai’ge electric washing machine,
which Mr. Chew says now enables
to launder any kind and quan¬
tity of clothing at new low prices and
with better results.
It required ten men to move the
machine from the depot to the tann¬
dry at 213 Main St. opposite the
water tower.
Mr. Chew says that laundry
to them before ten o’clock on Mon 1
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4 y . Wednesdays, and Fridays will
be ready for delivery the next after
noon.—(Advertisement.)’
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.RKETING EFFORTS UNAN1
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••rR"NT CONTRACT
!i. Landing reports that ..
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Tr, would , be , made , by at , least one
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of the , Georgia . Peach T . Grow- _
< .tor
, dlssolve the ,
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d Monday at
- of the board
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vc r. following the meeting, pre- j
V ,.j dmt 75 per cent of the mem
omM -withdraw then- I
,
al I he close of the season. He
qualified Iris statement, though,
f hat large cent ol , the
a per 1
(i memoers would come
. into the exchange with a differ- j
( n i -ntracl next year. I
/ j( H. Curington, assistant secre
!••. . and treasurer of the exchange, j
elected secretary and treasurer j
to ucceed J. G. Carlisle, who has:
•lived of these duties to give
ill Mime to the general manag-e '- 1
! 1 ( ■ ? the exchange. Mr. Curington
Ki been with the exchange since
irt organization.
, ,! of the directors in unani
w : v adopting a resolution approv
ii" efforts of the organization to
hot the bumper crop this year
made public after the meeting
!. h. B nton, president, who is
a :>t;ij.em -nt characterizing the
7E featured by unity.
A ido from the endorsement of
!: of the organization, only
taken up by the
officials, it was said.
All shipping is about ended except
in C a; alia and Adairsvillc section.
r -r ■' i 1 : ■ movement of cars yesterday was
,, ! . good with improved mar-j
Let conditions, prices ranging from
; fiv.it 1 to fiait $1.25 from better this than section. paid for the J
The nex meeting the hoard of
directors will be held in November
or December..
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v/> w. ROBERTS, CRITICALLY
ILL, IS CARRIED HOME
W. W. Roberts, who has held a
, m place in the hearts of Fort Val
y people through over twenty years
activity in the peach shipping and ,
eannnig industry, will be carried to
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\ rovements along all lines, because
'•e know greater things are yet in
fore for this wonderful section, if
declared General Manager H. state-] D.
" )V.: <1, of the Central, and his
ment expresses the attitude of all 1
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other speakers, among whom were
Judge A. C. Riley, P. T. Anderson,]
.ice-president and general manager
of thi Macon Telegraph, Solicitor
Charles II. Garrett, C. T. Airey,
ice-president and traffic manager,
and II. D. Pollard, general manager
the Central of Georgia Railway
Company, F. B. Parrish, general
agent of the Fruit Growers. Express,
J. C. Wassun, general division super
ntendent of the Southern Railway
System, and John H. Jones.
Among- other prominent Central
milroad officials and employees in
attendance were G. L. Candler, assis
general manager, C, K. Law
meo, chief engineer, W. B. McKin
try, comptroller, and H. V. Jenkins,
fir-dent treasurer, of Savannah; W.
;., Stewart, assistant general freight
afrcn t, Henry Baldwin, division super
intendent, J. Reichert, superintend
( n ^ 0 £ f re jg b t terminals, and S. G.
Brannon train master, of Macon; E.
Dou -btie, train master, S. C. Har
ri;, 11 , division passenger agent, and N.
F. Green, union ticket agent, of Co-j
lumbus,
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APPEALS FOR GREAT P R O
GRESS1VE PROGRAM FOR BET
TER SCHOOLS, ROADS AND
HEALTH, AND FAIR TAXES. .
When informed of the announce
merit of the withdrawal of Honor¬
able H. II. Eiders from the
ors’ race, Governor Walker gave to
the press the following statement:
“I would be untrue to every !
worthy sentiment if ) were not grati¬
fied and humbled by the practically
unanimous endorsement of my ef
unanimous endorsement of my ef
forts by the people 01 'the State, ear
with i! a new
for a term now appro :h ailing three j
years, it i» gratifying that during my
- nisi ration there has been
ed such a general recognition of the
vastne-vs of the undeveloped 1 > sourc
es of the Slate and such universal
impulse toward its progressive de¬
velopment along- all educational, ag¬
ricultural and industrial lines that
practically all old political faetion
al lines have been obliterated. My
only ambition is to have a humble
part in crystallizing this impulse
through cordial co-operation of the
press, through the women of the
State and the people generally, into
a great progressive program for bet¬
ter schools, better roads, and better
I take this occasion to re¬
mind the people that this program,
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j 425 • C ARS SHIPPED AT GOOD
;-RICES—ESTIMATE THREE
;'"f 19 3, s AS LARGE CROP AS ,N
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Watermelon growers who are ship¬
ping through the local freight agency
are looking up. Those who were dis¬
appointed in the season’s peach mar-
1 ket are finding that the cloud has a
silver lining. 425 cars of fine melons
had been shipped up to Wednesday
night by the growers within a few
miles around Fort Valley through
the local freight agency, ac
cording to a report from C. H. Sam¬
mons, agent. Prices range from $150
to $275 a car.
l! is estimated that at least 350
arc more will be shipped through
i agency by the local growers,
making the 1924 crop total about
7 75 care as against 270 cars from
the same acreage during the
whole season of 1923—an increase
of nearly 200 per cent.
Other Crops Abundant.
Planters report the finest corn
crops in five years and as much cot
■ on already made beyond danger of
the boll weevil as was finally picked
a.fit year. These are high lights on
the silver lining which promises such
abundant harvests and good prices
on all farm produce as to satisfac¬
torily reduce the peach market dis
uppointment'. The fall season gives
a uraneo q£ a quick renewal of
j-rofii aple returns and a happy spirit.
Move 2,873 Cars Peaches
A: ent Sammons reports a total
movement of 2,873 cars of peaches
hrough the local freight agency
from this immediate section during
th- recent season, as compared with
2,796 in 1921, an increase of 77
. ur over the previous record year.
Ice Consumption
In the peach movement of this
> 4,700 tons more of ice were
used than in the previous record year
of 1921. The 1924 consumption to-
18,758 tons, of which 10,437,100
were manufactured in Fort Val
ley and 31,804,800 lbs were shipped
in from other manufacturing points.
JACK JOHNSON, SECOND,
MELTS HIS WATERLOO
Jack Johnson, a few years ago,
was a name for colored hero wor¬
shippers to conjure with; and the
Jack Johnson of this story also was
man of physical parts and prowess
among the local darktown bucks. But
he met his Waterloo when he got
impudent with Night Marshal J. W.
Joyner one evening last week.
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