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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-08-31
Official Organ Ben Hill County and City of Fitzgerald
PARENTS OPPOSED To CHANGE
IN PRESENT SCHOOL SYSTEM

n response to a call issued by the
Parent-Teachers Association through
the Leader-Enterprise, more than two
hundred mothers and fathers and 9th
ers interested in the affairs of the
city met at the Carnegie Hall Thurs
day afternoon for the purpose Of dis
cgssing with the members of the
Board OF Education ways and means
by which the trying situation could
be relieved without resorting to other
thea friendly means Unfortunately,
noae Of the members of the Board of
Education presented themselves in
person but letter from President !.
f. Turner, Of the Board OF Education,
Which was read by Mrs. G. A. Heide,
chairman OF the meeting Mr.. Turner
wrote:
ParentTeaehers Association.
Care Mrs. G. A. Heide. President,
Carnegie Library, City,
Ny Dear LOW orkcrS:
Your invitation to be present this
Afternoon at FIVE o'clock to discuss
from the Board of Educe tons stand
point the matter of matriculation fees,
ctr, has been received.
Just at this hour of your meeting
Mr.. Glover and Mr.. Fretwel1 are held
IN court and can not be present.
have not been in touch with DR.. Os-
borne since receiving your kind in
Witation. He probably may be pres
eat with you from having known of
ydaS meeting. Probably Mr.. Beall is
present and will express his views.
l would be without authority to speak
i0E any Of the members who might be
absent were l present. except to as
sure you that each member of the
Board regrets that an uncomfortable
increase in school attendance has put
tsaR cost OF operating our schools be-
yond the amounts we can possibly
raise this year from taxation and, for
this year at least, we have been forced
to resort to the only means of pro-
viding sufficient funds, and that means
has been provided by act of legisla-
tUre which empowers the board in
such emergency as the present 10
H. T..
We have seen this necessity COM
ing on US for more than a year.
Probably the new board which takes
over on January first next may in
their wisdom prevent the necessity by
getting second class teachers, cutting
salaries, reducing the number of tea
cheers, cutting out some grades and
thereby lowering the schools stand
Tag, or impose much higher taxes up
ON the people if the people will sub
init to an increase.
IF you are able this afternoon to
de6nitely plan to place funds in the
Dual VI . AdlOo Will ~HlNH W 1llldlCC
the school for the, balance of this year,
l for one, shall be very happy to use
those funds and relieve the patrons
of such rnatriculatior fees as we have
collected.
"But this is not letter for the
whole board. l merely reduce my
respects to writing and present them
in this manner and re-assure you kat
I personally appreciate every one of
your good and wise efforts.
Respectfully,
81. E. TURNER,
President City Board of Education.
The issue thus being presented to
the attention of the meeting. dis
cussion was invited and several spoke
ors fhe subject Meccre Ea1derc Dav
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-08-31
POSTOPFICE WILL BE
CLOSED LABOR DAY

The Postofice will observe Lahar
Day, Monday, September 3rd ALL
windows will be open from 8 to 9:Se
A. NJ and from 10 4:30 P. NJ.
The city carried will make their VS.
ual morning trip
w A. Adams, P. d.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-08-31
AT THE PRIMITIVE BAPTIST
CHURCH NEXT SUNDAY

Rev. Walter NJ. Blackwell will fill
his pulpit at the Primitive Baptist
church Sunday at the usual hours.
Everybody invited.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-22
EXPLANATIONS in Order.

An amusing tale was told at the
"Lost Property" department of the
Aberdeen (ScOtland) police office, as
result of a recent gale. A gentleman
called with lady's hat, and told the
story of how it came into his posses
sion. He was on his way home and
was proceeding along Union street
when blast of wind lifted his hat
from his head. The hat disappeared
in the darkness, and he made off in
the same direction. When he came
within the faint glow of dim lamp
he saw what appeared to be his hat
trying to jink him. He made grab,
and seized the wandering headgear,
well satisfied that his race was end
ed. On reaching home and removing
the hat from his head, he was startled
to discover that he was sporting" a
lady's felt hat, up-to-date in trimming,
with q trick feather attachment. With
fear and trembling, he realized the
fearfully compromising situation, and
explanations followed. His wife was
not of jealous turn, and accepted the
story--she may yet 'hae her doots."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-22
MOTHER! LOOK At
CH|[D'S TONGUE.
IT cross, feverish, Constipated,
give california Syrup
of FiuS."

A laxative today saves sick child
tomorrow. Children simply will not
take the time ::'om play to empty their
bowels, whicf. become clogged up with
waste, liver gets sluggish; stomach
sour.
Look at the tongue, motheri IF coat
ed, or your child is listless, cross, few
erish, breath bad, restless, doesn't eat
heartily, full Of cold or has sore throat
or any other children's ailment, give
teaspoonful Of california Syrup of
Figs" then don't worry, because 1t is
perfectly harmless. and In q few hours
all this constipation poison, sour bile
and fermenting waste will gently
move out Of the bowels, and you have
g well, playful child again. A thor
0ttkh inside cleansing is ofttimes all
that is necessary. 1t should be the
first treatment given in any sickness.
Beware Of counterfeit fig syrups.
Ask at the store for a 50-cent bottle Of
California Syrup of Figs" Which has
full directions for babies, children OK
all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. ADV.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-22
UNLoVED SOLDIER BOYS.

If there is one class of men more
than others who have difficulty in find
ing q sweetheart it is a soldier boy.
Not but that the girls admire him, but
he has little opportunity to pursue his
wooing. He cannot be on hand to take
n girl to entertainments and dances
when he would like. His hours off
duty are hampered. He must keep
early hours and be in his quarters at
an hour which would be the edge of
the evening for other young men.
If the parents and friends of the
girl he would WOO and win are over
ambitious, he has his own difficulties
In endeavoring to convince them that
soldier would make good husband.
No matter how poor young working
man may be, he may become rich and
nrosperOus. The soldier has much to
contend with in his struggle for adj
vancement
For this reason, many worthy
Young army man makes the determine
tion that he will advance to a certain
nositiOn ERE he allows even the
thought of womankind to disturb the
even tenor of his way. He thinks love
will not matter; that he could do with
ont if But he finds wide path be-
tween those whose lives are Frightened
bv love and those who set themselves
the task of doing without it. True sol
diers cannot be with their sweethearts
when they will, but there is the blessed
exchange of letter so dear to the heart
nf a lonely man. He envies his COM
r.des of the barracks when they are
distributed. 1t puts new life in some.
Tho hardness of the expected letter
mikes others despair.
The soldier lad who has no sweet
heort no woman to love him, turns
AWAY from the happy group who are
reading their love letters with lump
in his throat and tears In his eyes.
Love makes or mars a mans life. IL
tn,re IS a sweetheart praying for his
| advances dissipation has no charms for
nm. He will not squander his money
On drink Oh pay day or make pals OF
hose who do. For her sake he holds
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-22
With the Autocrat.

His readers always talk of their sin
timacy" with DR.. Oliver Wendell
Holmes; they know what kind of per-
son he was as we'll as what the taught.
They know that he loved rowing
and horses and great trees; that he
was full of sentiment for his child
hood; that he liked men to be strong
and sanguine, and honOred the weak
ness of women; that he loathed all
gloom and unhealthiness that charity
and tolerance were the virtues he
loved, and If one could combine them
with wit it was so much to the good
Above all, one must enjoy life and
live to the utmost of ones powers.
It reads something like a medical
prescription, and one does not want
health alone. Nevertheless, when the
obvious objections are made, we need
not doubt that 1t will benefit thou
sands in the future, and they will love
the man who lived as he wrote.-New
York Telegram.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-22
More Appropriate.

One of the big eastern structural
companies having contract to build
travelling crane above a coal-handlins
plant at a dock, decided to employ
surgeon to remain ION the job" The
honored one was given a note which
read: "Please hand this to the fore
man in charge and tell him that you
will look after any of the men who
may be injured by falling from the
work." The doctor without ado went
out to the plant. He looked up at the
false work that was being built in
preparation for the crane, and it was
so high that the men on it looked like
Lilliputians. He thought of the posi-
bilities If one of them should fall to
the dock and he said to the foreman /:
Il think the company made a mistake.
1t should have addressed this letter to
an undertaken"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-22

should be worked with disk harrow
and q smoothing harrow into a deep,
uniform seeded, since this permits
sowing the seed at a uniform depth
and allows the young plants to emerge
at about the same time and the brush
to develop uniformly. Listing instead
of blowing is practiced to a consid-
cradle extent in the southern section
of the Great Plains area.
Seed Selection.
| Careful seed selection is essential,
since broom corn crosses readily with
other forms of sorghum, including sor-
go, durra, milo, feterita, kaf1r, ETC.,
which are commonly known through
out the southern part of the Great
Plains area. Seed from such hybridS
produce worthless brush. Out Of "a
lots Of commercial seed grown recent
ly. eight were found to be badly n.y.
bridiZed.
While good seed can often be bought
from private growers who make spe-
cialty Of seed production, broom-corn
growers in the drier western parts of
Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas cannot
get the best results by importing seed
from the more humid districts farther
east.
Good seed cannot be obtained from
'threshers, since practically all broom
corn gathered for the brush is harvest
ed before the seed natures. Such seed
are likely to be a mixture of different
varieties or even of worthless hybrids.
The possibilities of getting smut-in-
tested seed are also great when they
are obtained from threshers.
Home Seed Plat.
The most satisfactory source of seed
is home seed plat. The surest way
to get results is to SOW a small plat
on one side of the main field with the
purest seed obtainable. AS the plants
approach the heading stage, all which
are bybrids or not true to the variety
grown, as indicated by different
heights, sizes, shapes, or colors,
should be removed before they can
scatter pollen. AS the brush begins to
emerge from the boot, the remaining
plants of desirable type should be in
spotted daily. All spiky brush having
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-22
"Here They Are"

tention to his duties had enabled
Frank to translate most human emo
lions as depicted on the human face.
In that of his now mute and depressed
passenger he read disappointment and
anxiety She seemed very near to the
point of tears. His generous impulses
dictated an expression of interest. He
was about to speak to her when
crowd got on at ten. The girl passed
out with the others, the ground floor
reached. She must have read the SYM
pathy in Franks face, for, as she
passed him again, she uttered faint,
tremulous 'Thank you" He watched
her till she passed through the re-
vOlving entrance doors of the building.
wish I'd got chance to talk 70
that young lady," soliloquized Frank.
eff I am not mistaken she needs
friend, maybe food. She looked wor-
ried-worSe than that, distressed"
He was awaiting the down signal
from the starter few minutes later,
when he reached out his foot and drew
into view an object lying in the floor
of the car. 1t was large MANILA en-
velope with no direction on its out
side. Frank Inspected its contents TO
find dozen or more stock certificates.
They all applied to a certain South
western Land and Water company and
represented a face value of good
many thousand dollars. A delicate
fragrance, a faint Old-time perfume,
emanated from the package. He had
noticed the same when the girl had en-
tered the car. At once Frank compre-
hended that she had lost the papers.
He waited expectantly clear up to
the noon hour, calculating that when
the girl missed the papers she would
naturally go back her course, seeking
for them. She did not come. Frank.
when relieved from duty, went to the
office of Waltham & Company. After
some inquiries found one of the sales
men of the bond house who recalled
the visit of the young lady Frank de-
scribed
81 remember her." he told Frank.
"She wished to sell some inSipid
shares of stock. told her they were
worthless"
81 think could find her." said Frank
and told of finding the envelope.
Il don't know her name end didn't
notice the transfer signature" advised
the broker. "She looked disappointed
when 1 told her that stock was insipid
worthless it is, in fact. It's on a
concern that never paid dividend
and has pulled along with little of
value except its franchise since it was
launched"
".All the same, I'd like to restore
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-22

his manhood and honor spOtless. tie
is credit to the army. He is always
70 be depended upon. The eyes of his
superior officers single him out. If sud
den and unexpected action is required
he is selected to fill the position of
trust.
The girl who encourages the love
of such man and marries him never
regrets it. He is of the kind of which
mighty rulers are made. 1t is the sol
der who respects himself who is bound
to be respected by others.
The unloved soldier should lose no
time in finding the right girl to love.
Making her happy will be the means
of making himself contented, ambiti-
Gus and give him confidence to win his
spurs.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-22

tO-be face more imaginary troubles
than is generally believed. Even the
most sensible and level-headed wom-
en- are in fear over some old bridal
superstitiOns. 1 am besieged with
letters from brides-tO-be begging me
tell them what these superstitiOns
are, that they may steer clear of the
rocks which are supposed to bode I'M
pleasantness, and point out the guild
ing post to joy and happiness.
To begin with, there are certain
dates upon the calendar which can
not be fixed upon for the eventful day,
as brides for many generations back
have been warned against them.
Therefore be governed accordingly.
The days set down as being unlucky
are: January 1, 2, 4, ., Z, 10 10;
February 6, Z, 10; March 1, 6, s.;
April 6, IL; May 5, 6, s.; June Z, 10;
July 5, 10; August Is, 10; September
6, Z; October 6; November 10, 16, and
December Is, Is, II.
December is deemed the luckiest
The old adage also warned the
enamored bride-to-be that "change the
name and not the letter is to change
for worse and not for better" 1t is
an OVERLOAD woman whose vanity leads
her to don her bridal robe in its en-
tirety before the hour set for the cere-
mony. No bride should go to the altar
without something old and some
thing new, something borrowed and
something blue" She should be care
full to put on her right shoe first. She
must see to it that horse shoe is
concealed in the flowers beneath which
the ceremony is performed. A wish
bone must accompany it. To try on a
wedding ring before the ceremony is
said to invite misunderstanding. Ii
she takes a hand in making her own
wedding cake, she will be pretty apt
ever after to have no one to cook or
bake for her. According to the rise or
fall of the cake, her good or poor
fortune is Indicated. No bride or
groom must turn their heads backward
after once starting to the altar. Post
ponement of a wedding is most unfor-
tunate. Should a second postpone
ment be deemed necessary, for any
cause whatever, it might be as well
to break off the match altogether. 1t
is extremely doubtful if it would ever
eliminate In marriage. The last warn
ing is
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-22
CoingUp!
X
IN
Blu
Walter Joseph Delaney

Copyright, 1917. by w. G. Chapman.)

Copyright, 1917. by w. G. Chapman.)
"Going up!" sounded out in Frank
Mitchell's sturdy tones, always CHEEKY
and inviting, he, as usual, bright and
smiling and accommodating.
He checked his elevator true to the
floor level to a hundredth part of an
inch just as graciously, and opened the
door of the car just as invitingly as
though the timid, plainly dressed
young lady whs claimed his services
were some grand duchess. She thanked
him with voice and eyes. There was
something to his hearty manner that
awakened a responsive chord in the
girls lonely soul. For she was that :
her face showed it and he noted that
her gloves were frayed and mended
and that her coat was thin and faded.
The face he never forgot. The sweet
mute appeal, rare student of human
nature as he was, told him history
with patience in it, and disappOint-
ment, perhaps deprivation and suffer-
ing.
Twelve, please" she said, as the
one fellOw-passenger left the car at
ten. Then she started sli Chilly as, six
feet progressed, the car came to stop
with jangle.
"Stalled!" announced Frank. '"There
is 80 DANGER" he spoke in a quick,
thoughtful way. they'll have it fixed
in a minute or two"
She smiled and nodded in a trustful
way, as though he impaired a sense
of due protection. Then she asked
him If Waltham & Company were on
the twelfth floor. He gave her the ex-
plicit number of the Office and the win
ming eyes thanked him again.
''SOrt of feel as if that girl has left
an aching void! !" sOliloquiZed Frank, as
his lone passenger left the car with a
bright friendly nod. ''WOnder what
she's after at 1215-a job, 1 suppose.
She doesn't look as if she were buying
or selling stock"
For either or both purposes people
usually visited the brokerage office in
question. 1t was three trips later when
Frank checked his car, descending
from the thirteenth floor.
"GOing down." the girl spoke the
words drearily, almost with a catch
in her voice. Two years intelligent at
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-22
YES! MAGICALLY!
CORNS LIFT OUT
WITH FINGERS

You say to the drug store man,
"Give me a small bottle of freezone."
This will cost very little but will
positively remove every hard or soft
corn or callus from ones feet.
A few drops Of this new ether COM
pound applied directly upon a tender,
aching corn relieves the soreness In
stantly, and soon the entire corn or
callus, root and all, dries up and can
be lifted off with the fingers.
This new way to rid ones feet Of
corns was introduced by Cincinnati
man, who says that freeZone dries in
a moment, and simply shrivels up the
corn or callus without irritating the
surrounding skin.
If your druggist hasn't any freezone
tell him to order a small bottle from
his wholesale drug house for yOu.---adv,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-22

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture.)
Since broom corn can be grown sue
ceSsfully where the rainfall is light,
1t is especially we'll suited to the south
ern section of the Great Plains area
and supplies the need of settlers In
that region for a dependable crop for
cheap, new land. One of the marked
advantages of the Southwest in broom
corn culture is that the usually dry,
sunny weather of the region during
and following harvest is favorable for
curing the brush so that it retains its
natural green color. While, however.
the broOm-cor industry is
largely conferred in the Southwest, 1T
Is still carried on to greater or less
extent in the central states.
About two-thirds of the broom corn
of the country is of the dwarf variety.
The fiber of this is usually much finer
than that of the standard broom corn
and it's methods of growth facilitates
harvesting. The head, or brush. of the
dwarf plant, however, is relatively
small and is used chiefly for making
whisk brooms. The United States de-
partment of agriculture has recently
developed third variety-the Acme
which combines the height and other
growing qualities of the dwarf with
the size of brush of the standard. This
variety is not yet grown commercially.
The cultural requirements of broom
corn are practically the same as those
of milo, kafir, and corn. The time and
depth of blowing depend largely upon
the nature of the soil and the quantity
of the winter rainfall. Fall blowing,
however, is generally preferable to
spring blowing. Whether the land is
plowed in the fall or in the spring, it
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-22
BEFORE HUBBY COMES HOME.

It is often q difficult matter for
man to forget Il girl with whom he mas
been smitten though another has wooed
and won her, and a that. The sensible
philosophical fellow "tears her image
from his bosom though his heart be at
the root"
The man who is lacking in the right
kind of judgment broods over the loss
of his old sweetheart. He is like
moth that would hover about the flame
and would keep her ever in remerl-
brance of him by continually putting
himself in her way. The poor young
man who has his daily bread to earn
has surcease from grieving in hard
work, which brings him fOrgetfulnesS.
1t is the discarded lover with plenty
of money and nothing to do who wan
ders into mischief's path. He does not
think it amisS to stroll past, his OLD
sweetheart'S cottage home and stop at
the gate for a chat to lsarn how she's
getting along. He sits OF her porch re-
calling events of the days that are gone.
1t is this sort of man who always
evades invitations to wait until hubby
comes home. He avoids meeting her
alleged lord, making all sorts OF eX-
cuses, which it never occurs to an in
nocent woman to disbelieve.
He is the serpent who enters Eden.
If he fails to wreck the home 1t is
certainly not his fault. Men OF TINS
type who call repeatedly and unwant'
ed, imposing upon the good nature OF
the woman who fears to let him know
she would rather have his room than
his company because he invariably
leaves before hubby comes, are danger
GUS persons. The longer she keeps
from calling the matter to her nus
bands attention the worse she is on.
There are some neighbOrS who Will
gossip whether they have reason to or
not. No young wife should feel delicacy
or be backward in telling a One-time
admirer of this type that her after
Moons are not for her to receive male
callers. If they desire to visit her
home, they must come when her nus
band is at leisure to receive and do
his share of entertaining them.
This course of action would put a
stop to the inclination of dishonor-
able free lance to think of rifiing an
other mans home of its honor and It's
treasure. Many innocent and thought
less women are drawn into snares
through their reluctance to speak out
bravely or deny themselves to such
callers.
An honorable mans interest In girl
should cease with her marriage to an
other. If it appears to increase after
she has become bride, it should be
warning that he is deliberately putting
temptation in her way. He knows the
husband would not tolerate his calls.
The man with no business who can
drop in any time for a chat takes
mean and unfair advantage of the man
who has to work. 1t is for the wife to
guard her husbands interests sacredly,
realize the position in which she Is
placing not only him, but herself. 1t
is not a compliment for wife to nave
an old lover still hanging around.