Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-09
FAIR COMMITTEES
TO MEET TONIGHT
Joint Body from Civic Associa-
tons Win Organize
FARM BUREAU MEETS
Hear Sam Waxelbaum Explain
Creamery Work Saturday

The joint committee from the
civic organizations and institutions
which will cooperate in staging a
successful fair. in October meet at
the Chamber of Commerce at 8 o.
clock tonight to arrange the details
and assign the. part each is to take
T IN putting the fair across. The meet
ing was called at the farm bureau
meeting Saturday. On the joint fair
committee will be G.. S. Wilcox, Isl
dor Gelders and r. L. Jones, officers
of the Fitzgerald Fair Association,
Superintendent ]. H. Billiard of the
county schools. Superintendent
U. J. Bennett of the city schools,
Mrs. S. M. Whitchard of the canning
clubs, Mrs. Lon Dickey if the Wom-
ans Club. Marion Dickson and J. E..
Turner of the Farm Bureau, repre-
sentative of the Chamber of Com
merce.
The minutes of the farm bureau
meeting Saturday FOLLOWS:
Minutes of the Ben Hill County
Farm Bureau
Ben Hill County Farm Bureau met
Saturday May 9TH, at 2:30 p. m. with
M. Dickson in the chair Minutes of
the previous meeting were read and
approved and the following business
was transacted:
First a very enthusiastic report
from the cooperative Creamery
Committee which made, a trip to
Moultrie inspecting the Creamery
and Ice Cream plant at that point
was made after which an outline of
the creamery business was explained
by Mr.. Sam Waxelbaum the present
owner and manager of the Moultrie
Creamery which was very interesting
and instructive to all present
Mr.. Waxelbaum very strongly
urged the growing of plenty of feed
and pasture for Milk Cows before the
cows are purchased and the dairy and
creamery business entered into. In
this way he said success in the bust
ness would be almost assured. He
related many interesting statements as
to the success the creamery business
at Selma, Alabama
The creameries at that point paid
to the farmers last year more than
$100,000.00 per month for milk.
After some discussion motion pre-
vailed requesting and urging that
delegation of business men and farm
ers making a trip to Selma, Ala, to
investigate the creamery and dairy
business in that section for the ben
eft of the farmers in this County. The
Chairman appointed every member
present as committee to find out
from his neighbor and otherwise Just
how many cows would be used to pro-
mote a creamery at this place and re-
port at the next meeting
The cannery committee was extend
ed more time.
By unanimous vote M. Dickson,
chairman, and ]. E. Turner, Treasur-
er, were selected as representatives
from the Farm Bureau to act in con-
junction with the representatives from
the Chamber of Commerce, Woman's
Club, Canning Club. County School
Board, City School Board and mem
bers of the Fair Association to select
a Board of Directors and officers to
handle cooperative Fair to be held
in Ben Hill County this Fall.
1t was requested that this commit
tee meet Monday evening May 9th,
at 800 o'clock at the Chamber of
Commerce fir this organization
There being no other business the
meeting adjourned to the next reg
uar meeting Saturday May 21st, at
2:30 P Nm. Dickson, chairman.
6. T. Owens. Secretary.