The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-12-21
FORECLOSURE SALE
Fitzgerald, Ocilla and Broxton Rail
road Company.

-itNSC1 diu, OCllla ana BrOXtOn Kali
road Company.
PURSUANT to the decree in the suner-
lor court OF Ben Hill county Ga on,
tered on the 10Th day of April. 1915
IN the case of Title Guarantee &
rust company VS.. Fitzgerald. Della
IND BroNton Railroad companv
lending iii said court and pursuant
a further decree entered in said
ause III said Court on the 18th dav of
november, 1917, | will expose to pub
&c sale, to the highest bidder, at tbe
courthouse door of Ben Hill county
Georgia, on the first Tuesday in Ian
larry, 1918, during the hours provided
by law for making public sales, and
as nearly at eleven O'Clock A. M as
may be practicable, the property re-
ferred to in said decree as:
Parcel Number One: The line of
railroad belonging to the said Fitz-
gerald, DELLA & Broxton Railroad
company, extending from DELLA, in
Irwin county, Georgia, by way of
Barnes, to Fitzgerald. in Ben HEtI
cognttYA ;-c altt 81 e'Itv
that has been given the work of the
Red Cross. 1t shows that he hasn't
but a thimbulful of brains-excuse
me for allotting him that muai he
hasn't any, and therefore is C. pit
led rather than censured.
The Unpatriotic Citizens
Which brings to mind little fin
cident. Recently we wrote up an tun-
patriotic citizen without disclosing
his identity, Three different parties
confided to us that they had him spot
ted, each naming different party.
And the funny part of it is, not
one of them guessed the right man,
| Who would have thought it? We don't
expect to tell, because we are much
more ashamed of it than they are.
20 and hear DR.. Broughton at the
Baptist church Tuesday evening.
High Rank Civilian Fighters"
One of the first women to join the
Red Cross in the membership drive
was Mrs. w. NJ Mangum, one mile
north of town. Il cannot do any
work" said Mrs. Mangum, "but / have
three sons in service, and since I can
not go with them l know the next
best thing to send them is the Red
Cross, but am SO glad to join. How
ard has been in the army years and
is now stationed at Honolulu. One of
my other sons volunteered, and the
third was drafted. I'll tell you another
thing l am going to do" said Mrs
Mangum, 81 am coming in to hear
DIR. Broughton Tuesday night if I
have to walk. Do you think that
building will hold the people?" she
asked anxiously. eff it doesn't we
are, at least giving him the best we
have" was Our reply.
- Another
Mrs. Mollie Smith, of 607 West Cen
trail Avenue, was another new mem
Der enrolled Saturday afternoon. 81
want that service flag for Christmas
Eve" said Mrs. Smith, "also, the SER
vice flag for having sons in Uncle
Sans service. I have four, Arthur,
Cline, Rufus, and Wallace, and | am
proud of these two flags" (And
some of us give little money to the
Red Cross and imagine we know how
Carnegie feels when he gives away a
library.)
When we witness such scenes as
these we are reminded of a certain
little popular song which goes some
thing like this
f"Uncle Sam, is that somebody calling?
Someone calling you from far away?
Don't you hear that gentle mothers
voice?
Listen, this is what she seems to say:
While I'm only one of the million
mothers,
l speak for all the U. S. A."
, Though God never made men for
soldiers,
J Now the clouds of war have bust,