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The only newspaper published in Fort Val¬ ley, the largest peach¬ shipping station in the • world. Volume No. XXXVI, Number 38. FORT VALLEY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1924. $1.50 Per Year in Advance. WE ARE BUILDING A CITY HERE fv WOMAN’S CLUB HOLDS MRS. BOYKIN The executive board of the Valley Woman’s club held its meeting of the fall season afternoon with Mrs. Edgar Duke. - The officers of the club with chairmen of standing constitute the board of directors whom is delegated the authority discuss all matters of importance to the club and make to the body. Membership is conferred by the board and at this meeting sev¬ eral new members were admitted. The program committee has pre¬ pared an unusually interesting pro¬ gram for the year 1924-25. The direction of the club woi-k will be in the hands of a new adminis¬ tration this year with Mrs. J. M. Green, president, who will give to the club vg men of Fort Valley un¬ tiring and constructive leadership. Although there has been a change of officers, there will be no break in the continuity of the federation work, for all projects fostered by the National Federation of Clubs of which the Fort Valley Woman’s Club is a member will be supported by this club. World conditions challenge the club women to keep awake to new creative forces and to hold the wo¬ men responsive to the great new movements that give them the op¬ portunity to serve, not alone our own community and state hut the whole country. Because of the vital nature of the vital nature of the problems that are facing the women of this day they cannot afford to be content with anything less than constant striving for better methods of work, efficient service, and outstanding achievements. Mrs. B. M. Boykin of Atlanta, corresponding secretary of the Geor¬ gia Federation, will be a guest of the Fort Valley Woman’s club at its first meeting early in October and will speak to the members at; this time. Mrs. W. J. Braswell will be hostess to the club at its first meet¬ ing for the fall season. Members of the executive hoard are: Mrs. J. M. Green, Mrs. W. J. Braswell, Mrs. C. Z. Wilson, Mrs. R. D. Hale, Mrs. C. E. Martin, Mrs. C. N. Rountree, Mrs. E. L. Duke, Mrs, A. M. Solomon, Mrs. Frank A. Vance, Mrs. F. W. Withoft, Miss Wil¬ ma Orr and Miss Katie Mre Williams. Work right, prices reasonable, at DuPree’s Garage, ’phone 161. 1 tpd - r WmmMmm w » * MS 4 *’* * * ■ * ■ jau&p mt •>*- 4> ■ ■r If at any time you have trouble with your top bring your ;j car around to us and we are sure that we can repair it j ’ economically to your complete satisfaction. Try us and be i i able to smile at the other fellow when it rains. , ■ : ! j: i| Fori Valley Motor Company * Fort Valley, Georgia It 4’ 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. SENATOH-ELEGT fnlLTON 0. CARR TRANKS THE To those who supported my dacy for State Senator from the District in. the recent primary, am deeply appreciative and hope to be permitted the great ure of serving the whole district the best interests of all concerned. Gratefully yours, MILTON B. JOE DAVIDSON BUYS COMPANY One of the most important estate deals in Fort Valley within recent weeks was that on last day in which J. E. Davidson the Marshall Grocery Company ing on Macon street. It is under stood that the consideration was $12,500.00 Senator Davidson is ing congratulated upon his acquisi tion of this valuable property. F. 0. MILLER RETURNS F. O. Miller returned Wednesday fi-om a trip to Portland, Maine, and other points of interest. He i delightful trip. The members the Men’s Bible class of the church, of which he is the gifted teacher, will be highly pi a ed t < have him with them again Sunday morning. .Return Cads to Post Many Fort Valley people, especial¬ ly those who receive mail by carrier delivery, do not return notification cards when calling for parcel post packages, special delivery and regis tered matter, according to the local post office authorities, who urge that the public return these cards and thus co-operate in maintaining good, prompt service. Miss Emily Murray, of Miami, Fla. was the attractive guest of Mrs. Louis L. Brown the past week. ■o Hard luck for the dope fiends: the opium crop in M clC edonia is scarce. This means higher prices. ————— j A prominent citizen, marking his letter “personal ’' and thus preventing mention of his name, writes in hearty commendation of a recent editorial embracing the declaration, “We are building a | city here!’’ He suggests its adoption as a watch-word, or slogan, in Fort Valley. What do you suggest— YOU, each individual reader? Certainly WF. ARE BUILDING A CITY HERE, but you may think of a more impressive way of declaring that glorious fact. If so, tell The Leader-Tribune about it. Remember, battle cries and the beat of drums have done more than shot and shell to win many great battles, and over in Ecclesiastes the Preacher asserts: “Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better than that a man should re¬ i joice in his works; for that is his portion. yy own KILL 1925 BOLL WEEVILS NOW By Frank C. Ward, Cotton ! Georgia State College of j ~ j The boll weevil is just as much potential menace to future I crops in Georgia as it was to any those in the past. Because boll vils did so much less damage in gia in 1924 than for several years past many people have the mistaken idea that they have migrated to ev tates and left Georgia uninfested. These people and others seem also think that the weevil may have ouv c i; ma te to differ from that Mexico in a way that makes them less vigorous and less able to damage 0 ur crop or that parasites of the wee v j| may have found our climate so much more favorable to than to the boll weevil as to make them a permanent obstacle to holi weevil damage to future crojs in Georgia. None of these ideas have any foun dation in fact. Having the same weather eonditons in 1925, or any future year, that we had in 1922 or jn 1923 and with no more intelligent 0} , vigorous fight on the weevil than those years we may have in any f u p ure year as much weevil damage as j n 1922 and 1923. Any intelligent and observant cotton farmer in the •states west of us or in South Georgia who has had boll weevil live years or more knows that we have less damage from weevils in seasons fol ] ow j na - ( j ry weather in late fail, in reasons following winters having ex¬ ceedingly low temperature and in season having long dry spells dur ing the fruiting season. Any one of these favorable weather conditions has a noticeable effect on the wee v il damage and most of Georgia had for the 1924 season a combina tion of all three of these so that wee vil damage has been very much less than normal. But it is not often that we have the combination of these three favorable conditions or any two them and it is possible in any year i not to have even one of them. In any year that we do not have these favorable vveattier conditions there will be great loss from 4ipll weevils unless we fight them with every means at our command. There are boll weevils in every cotton growing community and In nearly every cot- If service and satisfaction are what j Miss Mary Emma McElmurray has looking for, get it 1 returned home from a visit to Miss you are you can at DuPree’s Garage, 'phone 161. ltpd ' Lucile Champion in Macon. 1,687 Bales Received In Fort Valley from this season’s cotton crop up to Wed¬ nesday night, Sept. 1 7th. BRING YOUR COTTON to Fort Valley and enjoy the benefits of modern ginneries, good, safe warehouses which properly handle and insure every' bale, buyers who give you the best prices, every sound and satisfactory banking serv¬ ice, and merchants whose fresh stocks of goods offer you highest quality for the lowest possible prices. You have splendid roads to Fort Valley. It will be profitable to use them, and a sincere, hearty smile and handshake await you here. F. W. Withoft, of Fort Valley, who is vice-president of the First District of Rehoboth Association’s Sunday School organization, has announced the following program for the annual 1 district rally which will be held on Sunday at the Henderson Baptist Church, beginning at 2:80 o’clock in the afternoon: Song, congregation; devotional, led by Mrs. J, W. Hodge; address, W. H. Lord, Perry; vocal nnis ic, Tharpe Memorial Sunday School; address, The Boy and His Teacher, Ralph Newton, of Fort Val h>y; reading, representative of the p erry Sunday School; reports of an¬ perintendents; song, congregation; address, Influence of the Teacher; song, congregation; benediction. The chairman is J. L. Eubanks, of Elko; time keeper, S. D. Harrison, Houston Factory; song leader, J. P. Ethridge, Perry, Mrs. II. T. Haprjn, of Fort Valley, has been among the guests t.his week at the George Vanderbilt Hotel, Asheville, N. C. When the allied powers opened their conference they looked for the U. S.—for the cash. ______ GeorgjS ton field in the Plate of right now and they will eat up (Air 1925 crop unless we have another year of very unusually favorable weather or unless we fight them In¬ ifelligently and persistently, We cannot control weather eomli tiojis but if we Jdll all our green cot or) s talks three weeks or more be f ore f rost this lal! we can have the same bene.ficiahcffeet on the weevil <j ama ge to the 1925 crop that the dr y weather of last fail and the cold j n January had on the 1924 crop. j Boll weevils do bolls, not feed blooms anything tender ex C epfc squares, or leaves of green growing cotton and j n warm weather they cannot live more than two or three weeks with out food. If we kill all our growing I stalks three weeks before frost in 1924 we kill all,our 1925 weevils j without having to depend upon the uncertainty of having dry weather j this fall and extreme cold this winter. J- E. DAVIDSON THINKS THE VOTERS OF The voters of Houston county always have my deep, sincere for the generous manner in they have again honored me in mg me to the important office representative in the General bly of Georgia. It will be my desire at all times, as it has been the past, to serve each and every zen, and the entire State, to very best of my ability. Respectfully, J. E. GHURCH NOTES September is a busy month in B. W. M. society circles, for the hoboth associational year closes October and all the reports must in hand. The district of which Fort Valley church is a part will a rally at the Houston church on Thursday, Sept. which will be an all day session. Mrs. Alva Davis is of this district and will preside this meeting. A splendid program been arranged and many of the tist women here are planning to tend, several having a part on program. The September general of the Baptist W. M. S. held afternoon at the church was attended. The meeting was full of as we being a most one. New officers for the next cirdional year were elected and circles drawn. Mrs. W. J. president, was in the eba’r and heard the program, the subject which was “O'ur State,” arranged Mrs. Bettio Williams, chairman the Gray circle, which was as follows: Devotional, Mrs. W. D. Tharpe. (i Prayer and Prayers” was the sub¬ ject of a talk by Mrs. Bettie Will¬ iams, which was particularly inter¬ esting and inspirational. The individuality of the states', common bond and abiding char acteristies, with the apllication made to the Baptist ranks was told by Mrs. C. N. Rountree, who was followed by Mrs. J. D. Duke, who told something of the wonderful spirit of courage Thc Bank of Fort Valley hag been fully organized and will open for business immediately upon the grant¬ ing of the Charter, a legal requirement. The Capita] Stock of $30,000.00 (with which we will commence) has been over subscribed, banking quarters have been secured, and all necessary supplies purchased; in fact, every detail has been attended to. The Bank of Fort Valley will conduct its affairs in such manner as to meet the best interests of the people of this community. We shall handle the business entrust¬ ed to us with courteous efficiency. The Bank of Fort Valley will be in a position to handle all business consistent with sound banking prin¬ ciples, and our first consideration will be the best inter¬ ests of our customers. Your account, whether large or small, is respectful¬ ly solicited. Your moral support will be deeply appreciated. BANK OF FORT VALLEY W. B. Nichols O. E. Pearson J. W. Hodge E. T. Murray l F. J. Frederick J. E. Davidson W. R. Edwards A. R. Ware J. D. Duke J. L. Brown C. L. Shepard The most intensively circulated and thorough¬ ly read news and ad¬ vertising medium in its field. J. W. Wool folk, prominently suc¬ cessful for a long time in the spray material, pea and peach business, announces that he has formed a partnership taking in W . L. Snow and Ralph Newton. The partnership will bo known as J. W. Woolf oik and Co.' Mr. Snow already is well known in connection with this business, hav¬ ing been identified actively with Mr. Woolfolk for several years. Mr. New¬ ton, too, needs no introduction, hav¬ ing established his high ability and worth as a citizen and public official during his twelve-years administra¬ tion as superintendent of the Fort Valley public schools. This combi¬ nation of successful, progressive men forms a most promising partner¬ ship. that prevails throughout the state of Georgia. The circle program was concluded with a solo, “Does Jesus Care,” by Mrs. W. H. Hafer, which was a reminder in song of Jesus’ love and His care. The new circles were drawn in the democratic way and the election of the, following officers followed. President, Mrs. W. J. Braswell; vice-president, Mrs. F. W. Withoft; Secretary, Mrs. J. E. Lee; assistant, Mrs. J. M. Allen; treasurer, Mrs. Mittie Wynne; assistant, Mrs. W. D. Tharpe; literary chairfnan, Mrs. E. ! B. Hughes. After the business session Mrs. jEi'fie Cumby put all hearts in an at¬ titude of consecration with a splerx ! did talk on personal service. The whole program was full of in terest and spirituality and the so ciety started the fall season with 8' re at promise. Beginning next Monday afternoon, Sept. 22, a program will be held at , the Baptist church every afternoon during the week, in observance of the annual week of prayer. Each circle will have charge of one program, the meeting on Wed¬ nesday will he conducted by- the young people, members of the junior organization, which is always one of special appeal to the Society, which fosters the work of the junior organi¬ zations. The meetings will begin at three o’clock and close promptly at four (Continued on last page.)