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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1921-06-03
SERVICES AT u. B.
CHURCH SUNDAY

Services will be held at the U. 8
church Sunday at and $50 p. m
by Rev. J. NJ. Willis and wife Of
Triton.
At $3.50 Mrs. Willis, who has spent
six years in Sierra Leone w. Africa
as missionary will give mission
ary address and show some curios
collected in that country.
The public is cordially invited to
these services.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1921-06-03
College Boys Start
Homeward for Summer

Wilford Burkhart, senior at Geor-
gia Tech. and Jay Rohrer, freshman
arrived home yesterday for the sum.
mer. Wilford will return next week
to receive his diploma at Commence.
ment. Other Tech students expected
home soon are Cecil Powell, Viii
Pryor, Loren Parrott, Harold Par
rott and Orville Hussey.
Derrick Jones and Elton Weaver
are expected home this week from
Emory. Harold Kassewitz and Ar
thur Benton will come home soor
from the University of Georgia.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1921-06-03
Fitzgerald P. O. Does
Big 1920 Business

Postmaster Will Adams states that
Fitzgerald's post office did the Iarg-
est business in its history in 1920
passing the $25,000 mark on regular
postal business and doing nearly
100000 in money order business.
A recent announcement from the
Postmaster Generals office assures
the retention of Mr.. Adams as post
master for the remaining three years
of his term. The administration has
decided to make no changes where
the office is being run efficiently.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1921-06-03
Manager Credit
Association EEsre

Mr.. J. S. Ethridge arr
city from Albany and is c, rDl.r,,1
the organization of the
Credit Association. The
the Association are being fitted up
IN the Empire Annex. Mr.. Ethridge
will personally attend to the details
of getting the organization going,
after which he will Nave a secretary
in charge, dividing his own time be-
tween Albany, Americus, Corde1e
and this city, all of which cities he
has similar organizations in opera
ton Other towns may be organized
later.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1921-06-03
Fitzgerald Boy Wins
Aonors In Drawing

Loren Parrott, son of Mr. J. A
Parrott, and junior at Georgia Tech
this year, was given first honors for
architectural drawings submitted from
Georgia Tech in the Beaux Darts
exhibit in New York City, according
to wire to Mr.. Parrott today from
Harold Parrott, freshman at Tech
this year. The drawings were OF
church architecture. Loren also sub
mitted motion picture drawing
which won honorable mention at
Tech.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1921-06-03
New Garage Is Opened
Here By W. R. Gatlin

Mr.. w. R. Gatlin, twenty-one years
a mechanic and twelve years expert
ence in automobile construction has
opened his garage in the location
formerly occupied by the Tourist
garage. Mr.. Gatlin will move his
family here from Wrightsville, where
he has been operating a garage for
number of years.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1921-06-03
SWIM,MIA. / PARTY

Among the many swimming parties
at Sans-Souci Park was happy
party recently composed of Misses
Maudine Hammock an0 Jazee Goff
OF Ocilla, Miss Clotile James and
Charlotte Louise Smith; Messrs. John
Henderson and Henderson of Ocilla,
Ralph Russell and Sam Bradshaw
and Mrs. E. A. Russell.
After the swimming a delicious
supper was enjoyed in the park.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1921-06-03
PICNIC PARTY

Miss Grace Hobgood entertained
with picnic party at Bowen's Mill
Thursday. 1t was an all day picnic
and the usual pleasures were enjoyed
and a picnic spread at noon.
Among the guests were: Misses
Ethel Mayo, Jeffie Hobgood, Lois
Hobgood, Mary Lou Hobgood
Messrs. w. T. Mayo, Jack Peugh
Frank Wright of Cordele and Mrs
Sol Wixon and little daughter Mar
garet.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1921-06-03

The many friends of Mr.. Roscoe
Wooten will be glad to know that
he is improving after a dangerous
illness with blood poisoning. He is
expected to recover without perma-
nent i'll effects from the injury.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1921-06-03
FIRST METHODIST
EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Corner Lee and Magnolia Streets
1000 a. m. Sunday school. Mr.
Stokoe will superintend and all are
invited. If you do not attend else.
where meet with us. Classes for all
ages.
HIS preaching by the pastor.
ZOO p. m, Epworth League, young
people, especially invited.
500, evening worship.
You are cordially invited to at
tend all Of these services. Do not
neglect Gods house and Gods wor-
ship. Wednesday evening at 800
mid week prayer service.
JAMES Fl. ELDER, Pastor.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1921-06-03

Rev. R. M. Mann returned home
Thursday afternoon from Davidson,
N. c. where he attended meeting of
the Board of Trustees of Davidson
College. He stopped over at Gin
ton, s. c. to visit friends on his way
home.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1921-06-03
LILIES "BEARCATS" WIN
FROM STILLEY TIGERS

The Lilies Bearcats defeated the
Stilley Tigers in a very fast and in
teresting Base Ball game Thursday
afternoon by score of seven to six.
Batteries were for the Bearcats Will
son and Young, for the Tigers, Coins
and Startling.
1t would have been a pitchers
battle but for the errors behind
them.
There will be another game be-
tween these two teams next Monday
afternoon at a p. m. Everybody in
vited, Admission free.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1921-06-03

Messrs. C. A. Newcomer, w. A.
Adams and l. Gelders accompanied
Mr.. ]. c. Glover to Nashville Thurs
day and spent delightful afternoon
in that thriving little city. Mr.. Ad-
ans arranged with the Nashville base
ball team. which is in a class by itself,
for game in Fitzgerald July 4th.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1921-06-03

Mr.. w. A. Leonard of Blounts-
town, Fla, is in the city, looking
after the affairs of the Leonard Bro
theirs Auto Company.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1921-06-03

i ne Story OF
Our States
By JoNAr''AN BRACE
XXN4 TEXAS
<TE o. THE Inflated
! !. ! { !. : : !
NSSes9 9&M I expedition
MLs A %NM Of Navarez
AN&N1MNA was RESPONSE
KA. ~ & lhB BILE for the
Y VS. |/ first interest
\S 1< in Texas.
~ - This large ex-
pediton was wrecked at the
mouth Of the Mississippi in 1928.
-Four members including CGbeza
de Vaca were captured by the
Indians and spent eight years
wandering through the country
eventually reaching the Gulf of
California. 1t was their ac-
counts of rich Indian villages
which led the Mexican governor
to send Coronado to explore this
country. He returned after a
two-years' trip without discover
ing the reputed riches which he
was seeking.
To counteract the aggressions
of the French settlements in
Louisiana. the Spanish esttab-
lished many LESSONS throughout
-c2ns, 'hn most important be-
Ing at SAN -.n;onio. Wien tho
United States negotiated the
Louisiana Purchase from Frarre
ti:ey considered that Texas Was
a part OF tuis territory. Over
tits question war was nearly
precipitated but i2ally the Uni
ted States withdrew their claims
In exchange for Spain's with
drawal of claims to the Oregon
region.
Many Americans began to set
tie in Texas, among them Gen
eral Sam Houston and Stephen
f. Austin. Mexico became
alarmed at this rapid increase
Of American pioneers which
threatened to crowd out the Mex
lean population. Oppressive
measures were adopted and
caused the Americans to rise
in rebellion In 1885. During this
uprising occurred the gallant de-
fense of the Alamo by a handful
of Americans and their slaughter
by the vastly superior numbers
of the MeXicans. Remember the
Alamo became the Texans slo-
gan. General Houston decisive
ly defeated the Mexican forces
at the battle Of San Jacinto and
the Republic of Texas was
launched with Houston as presi-
dent. The flag contained one
star, and from this has come the
name the Lone Star State. After
considerable opposition from the
North, Texas was annexed TO
the Union and became the twen-
ty-eighth state.
% by Mcclure Newspaper syndicatel
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1921-06-03

Mr.. Wilford Burkhart is spending
few days with his parents. He
graduates this month from Tech.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1921-06-03

Mr. Sam Hughes is spending the
weekend with friends in Moultrie.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1921-06-03
FITZGERALD COTTON

Good Middling z,
No Sales N
, 1921-05-11

water should not be left to charity, the
need now is very pressing! First the wa
ter, afterwards the roads.
Such action would prove that the wish
and desire of the people is to progress,
with such given proof, n future help
needed. in time of stress, would | am
convinced, receive prompt and hearty
consideration by the Govt. of the U. S.
whose generosity to the needy, the
whole world over, is too great and re-
cent to need any remark! But Santa
Cruz must show first, that she is willing
to help herself, to the extent of her
ability.
AS Mr.. Harding, the President, recent
ly remarked, More business in politics
and less politics in business"
Truly yours
E. GRIGG.
, 1921-05-11
E MS.
ST. CROIX STATION

London, May 9th. A lockout of
thirty thousand %sea-going stewards and
cooks began today, this step being taken
by shipping companies because of the
mems refusal to accept a wage cut
of about 1790. The lockout may inter
fere with the comfort of steamship
passengers. but owners of vessels are
said to be confident that all vacancies
can be easily filled The Transport
Workers Federation has promised its
support to the stewards and cooks union,
Paris, May 6th.-The agreement
reached by the Supreme Allies Council
in fixing the reparations demands of the
Entente failed TO satisfy a majority of
the newspapers in Paris, which com
mented today in various degrees of
gloom or the situation as it stands at
present. 1T is perhaps not all that we
might have hoped for'', said the 'Journ-
all, but it is perhaps all that it is posi-
BILE to obtain in the present state of mind
of our Allies. If we do not put our
hands on Germany's collar, declares
the Figaro, we will not put our hand
into her pocket. The London confer
ence let slip an opportunity for action.
former Premier ~Clemenceau's newspaper
'L'Homme LiOre" was ever mo1e en-
phatic saying, Germany will not pay,
any more than she will disarm and "a
pers will not force her to'f. A decisive
step has been made by the Allies towards
the execution of the Versailles Treaty.
said Premier BRAND organ the ''Eclair",
and henceforth it will not be possible fer
them to turn back and wait for GERMANY
to consent to make reasonable propos-
ais. "Cablegramme", a newspaper re-
presenting business interests here. de-
clared, 1T requires a heavy dose of 3D.
timism to congratulate oneself on the
mouse to which the London conference
gave BIRTH. Marcel Cochin, writing in
the Communist organ "Humanite'', de-
clared himself convinced that the Nation
al Bloc and the reactionaries intend to
annex the Ruhr region So that French
, 1921-05-11
Important Red Gross Meeting.

THERE will be an important meeting
= of the Christiansted Branch, Santa
Cruz Chapter, American Red Cross, at
the High School, Strand Street, on
THURSDAY, MAY 18TH, AT 4.30 P. M.
The committee appointed at the last
meeting will make recommendations for
the future activities Of the Branch.
All members are urged to be present.
, 1921-05-11
Correspondence
Christiansted, st. Croix,
May 9th 1921.
tor of the st. CroiG AVis''.

and the smoke of battle is clearing away,
perhaps it is not inOpportune to call at
tention to a long felt and very serious
want, appertaining to the towns, namely
a more bountiful water supply; the long
drought that we are now experiencing,
is constantly recurring, yet as soon as a
heavy rainfall occurs, the privations of a
scant water supply is forgotten IN the
present abundance; and the future need
is promptly forgotten, on the od and
perniciOus principles OF Eat drink ana
be merry for tomorrow you oil" Inc
Sanitation Department has done very
excellent work in cleaning up yards, ana
demanding that proper Accommodations
be provided on properties, modern nos
pital equipment and treatment, lntfoduc-
ton OF screening as a preventative
against the deadly fly, and other useful
measures all for the hetterment OF the
people, | would strongly urge the De
partment to go a step further, and en-.
deavour to provide for q better supply OF
drinking water, so badly needed by the
working class. The larger houses are
provided with cisterns for the storage of
water, but the cottages or rooms, occu-
pied by t te working class are rarely pro-
vided with a good drinking water supply,
mostly depending upon the bracklsh
we'll, or on kind neighbours. Now no
one will contend for a moment, that the
need of good roads, to assist in the up
keep of sugar cultivation Is virtually pa
ramount, traffic conditions have very
largely changed in the past few years,
and every little thing, by road or by
field, cannot be ignored, if 1t is for the
betterment and continuance of cultlva-
ton. But | venture to submit a supply
of good drinking water, especially for
the working class, has a prior claim
over even sugar cultivation standing
as it does, for the health Of the worker.
| have with others, urged for over a
quarter of a century, the need OF build
ing a suitable reservoir, at the back OF
the Post Office, the water from the roofs
of the Post Office, the Custom House,
and partly from the old Military Depot
now running to waste, could be led to,
and stored in this reservoir, the roofing
of which, could also be utilized as a
catching surface, this Of course was only
a tentative plan, a better or even addl-
tionaI scheme, could with cooperation
easily be evolved. The good work OF
the churches IN maintaining large els
terms, by which to provide drinking wa
ter for their needy members, cannot be
overestimated Without such aid the
water conditions here would be a serious
one indeed, but surely such an I'M
portant need to a community as
, 1921-05-11
LOCAL.

The Creole is here today with St. Tho
mas and Porto Rico mails.
The s. S. Guiana from New York is
understood to be sailing for these islands
today.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-11
NOT MUCH OF A DISGUISE
School Ma'am Not Likely TO Pose as
a Widow Next Time She Takes
Vacation.

A rather successful Hoosicr school
ma'am has for one Of her ambitions
never to look her profession Sc
that people can guess it when they
see her. SO whenever she goes ON q
vacation she poses as a stcnographcr
a clerk or a member Of some other
profession than her own when ht
left at Easter time she said that This
time she was going to be a widow
for a week"
She succeeded in carrying Oft her
pose successfully too, until the day
before she started home. Thou on
that day she overheard the coIorcd
elevator boy talking to man she
had met. $50 she am Widow" be
said.
Yes" the man nodded his heal
81 amt surprised the boy retortcd
with conviction. u said that the dry
She come, say that woman either
widow Or a school teacher, Both
Of 'em always have such pert, Il
Observation-Disclosures way"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-11
SINGS SWAN SONG
Swanton Courier Gives Up Ghost
With Thursdays Issue.

Swanton, VT, June 1.-THE follow.
ing farewell notice appeared in the
editorial column of the Courier, Thurs
day:
As announced on the front page,
this is to be the last issue of the Swan
ton Courier. There will be an ar
arrangement made to carry out the
Subscription list through some other
newspaper.
The only reason the paper is stop
| ped is because there is not enough
Support to allow its existence. AS
everybody knows the cost Of produc
/ ing even a local newspaper like the
Courier has mounted way out of pro-
! portion to its revenue during the past
! few years. The publishing of small
town newspapers was never a sine
cure, Today without loyal advertis-
ers and strong support it is physical
mpossibility 1t is suicidal to at
tempt it. For instance the total To-
cal advertising revenue in the last is
tsue Of the Courier, from all mercan-
title establishments in town, amounted
lin dollars anG cents to $l115.
We see no reason to comment You
have the whole story.
THE regrets on being obliged to
suspend the old Courier are keen, eX-
tremely so Except for four weeks
during February, 1920, when it was
imposs bic to obtain stock, the Cour-
Ter has bobbed its head up every
week for A years There is consid-
cradle sentiment attached to this
paper and the service it has perform
ed in the community. II is too bad
to have to break the tie Necessity
alone is the reason.
The Courier now drops out Of
sight with a knowledge that it has
| faithfully and sincerely boosted Swan
ton during all its long life, and, in a
most public spirited way exploited the
towns institutions and encouraged
it's aspirations, Outlines under the
most trying stances. 1t has
been humble, perhaps. 1t has been
loyal, always-to the best little town
on Gods green earth.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-11
SATURDAY, JUNE II, 1921.
U. S. Good Investment

No one ever made money by selling
the United States short. One OF
the foremost merchants in New
York, scared by the free silver talk in
the United States twenty-five years
ago this summer, sold part of his
New York real estate and put the
money into British consols, which he
believed the safest investment in the
world.
British consols were then 113. The
real estate in New York City which
he sold has since tripled in value,
British consols sold on June at
"A rs, within one point Of the lowest
IN one hundred years!
Cannon, when speaker of the house
answered criticisms of the first bill
lion dollar congress- by saying:
This country is a - of success.
Exchange,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-11

Now's the time for everyone with
the bug to go fishin. The game hog
goes for tiSh-the real sport goes for
fishing The one chap would clean the
streams and pickle the product fol
personal use if he could. The other
would stock the streams with the
gamiest fish to increase the joys Of
fishing.
There is more than one way Of show
ing you have been fishing. The in
creased health, vigor and tan give evl
dence of the out of doors. Fishn' fol
tiShin' puts pep into your thinkin.
and punch into your performance. Fisl
in the pan and the odor of frying call
ing loud enough to call the cat from
the barn or your friend from the mex
block is the evidence of fishlng.-Grit
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-11

ANlomohNe speeding ia TINS CITY
Is RECEIVING close attention these DAYS.
AS a result OF two traps set Tuesday
/ by Inspectors A, a. Griggs and c. T.
Pierre of Montpelier, seven autom0-
I bile drivers will appear in the city
court to explain why they were exceed
ing the speed limit The names of
those against whom a subpoena has
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-11
GOLD

A cubic foot of pure gold weighs l.
90 pounds.
The UnitedOstates gold'dollar weighs
25.S grains.
Twenty per cent Of the worlds gold
supply is produced in the United
States.
Gold may be beaten so thin as to re-
qulre $4,000 sheets for pile an inch
thick.
An ounce Of 22-carat gold is worth
80 per cent more than an ounce Of IA
carat gold
Cold was used by the Romans for
filling teeth about 500 years prior to
the Christian era.
The worlds production Of gold In the
last quarter of century equals that
of the preceding 400 years.
United States gold coins are com
posed Of 90 parts gold, seven and n
half parts copper and two and half
parts silver.
In the subtreasury which Is to go
ont of existence June 80 of this year,
there is more than S1o00,000000
worth of gold. The total gold reserve
in the United States on July !, last.
was S2,234,0O0,000.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-11
STARS AND STRIPES

Laziness often masQuerades as con-
tent.
a secret is best kept with fewest
guardians.
A little extravaganza courts great
debt and breeds greater temptations.
Patience is the tool of art, the SYM
boil of wisdom, and the weapon of for
tune.
The man who looks back on a mis-
spent past sees there the grave Of his
future.
No man may look forward to sue
cess who cannot look backward with
honest self-critIcism
We ask our friends to forgive our
faults, not to smile on them; our en-
emies will do that for US.
Poverty mated with temptation
hears a brood Of crime, and with ne
cGsslty a noble Lineage Of art and sci
ence.
Silence IS a democracy in which
fools enjoy equality with wise men, IL
state however, which they rarely en-
ter-Chicago American.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-11
To Test Metal Airplane.

Difference of opinion over the re.
liability and strength Of the all-metal
airplane has caused the British gov
eminent to purchase one for the pur-
pose of testing it to destruction. The
machine selected is built of duraumin
supposedly as strong as steel and very
light. Engineers will put weights to
parts of the wings and fuselage where
they know there Is great strain in
flight, and will add to the weight un.
til the portion they are testing col
lapses. By this method they car
reckon to a nicely the resisting pow.
er of the metal frame.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-11

Income tax payments were shy S35,-
100000 in New York city because the
fellows with the big income couldn't
get the cash with which to pay. What
in the world do they do with it? saws
Houston Post. Are the bandits. watt
ers and belhops that bad?
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-11
POPULAR SCIENCE

Acetic acid is being manufactured
from coconut shells in Ceylon.
A process for the production Of al
cohor and Yeast from seaweed has been
patented in, England.
An automatic device has been in
vented to keep railroad switches
cleaned and fabricated
Electric controls permit new
searchlight to; be operated from points
as distant astten miles.
The first paper maker was the
wasp, which always coats its nest
with thin film of paper.
OF European invention are collins
made of waterproof cardboard the
lids being attached with glue.
For teaShlng anatomy British sur
Stpil lElbu llONlbil IiNlhlt lluis
showing the operation of bones in a
human Skeleton andsmuscular and alb
dominul refleXes.
The common peanuts the source of
a new substitute for milk which so
closely resembles It's prototype that 1t
turns sour and curdles, produces but
termilk when churned and may be
made into cheese.
In Hawaii 1t has been found that
weeds can be kept down in sugar plan
tations by covering the fields with pa
per, which is easily penetrated by the
sharp sugar cane shoots.
Recent experiments conducted with
rubber-Seed oil are declared to have
shown the material to be a satsfac-
tory substitute for linseed oil in the
! manufacture of paints, varnishes,
soap, lnoleunl and other articles
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-11

In old days, when a man became a
grandfather he would let up on work
and sit in the chimney corner and
smoke He must hustle on until he's
greatgrandfather nowadays before
he can have chmney-corner rights.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-11

Official estimates from Washington
show that an enormous amount Of
money is being spent in gambling in
this country, but somebody always
manages to seize all of it but "A little
change when the police interrupt the
game.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-11

A shipment of German song birds
the first since the war-has arrived
at an American port 1t is said that
they are singing smaller nowadays
than formerly.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-11

There has been a reduction in tie
price of steel boilers ana fire boxes,
so the general public may expect a
more comfortable winter.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-11

Wouldn't It be fine IL we could keep
war prices on everything we have to
sell and get prewar prices on every.
ching we have to buy?