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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-12-07
Girard Night Riders
Sought By Officers

GIRARD. Ala, Dec. 5-Authorities
today continued to search for night
riders, who, riding in this vicinity have
terroriZed scores of persons and ac-
cording to the belief of officers, killed
one. wounded another and severely
flogged third
The men were masked and police
and shcriff's deputies are having little
success in establishing clues to their
identity.
Stanley Greene. railway car inspec-
tor was found dead Hear here. Almost
simultaneously it was learned that M.
c. White, IS, had been whipped II
miles from here. His grandson En-
DRY Wilkinson, IA was shot twice as
he was defending the aged man. In
turn he shot one of the attackers.
Indications were that Greene had
been killed at another place than where
his body was found and brought there
by several men.
A coroner's Jury was to investigate
the killing today. Meanwhile the mans
widow. sick with grief could think of
no reason for the attack on her hus-
band
White and young Wilkinson, both are
in serious condition. Neither would
explain the attack.
The boy is said to have pleaded
with the nightriders not to harm his
grandfather. AS he spoke he was shot
in both legs Just before he collapsed
he raised his shotgun to his shoulder
and fired into the group of masked
men. One of them was hit he asserts.
Greene's wife told officers that he
left home to be gone "about two or
three hours" to attend to some bust
ness. When his body was found, he
was bareheaded and an empty pistol
holster was strapped around his waist.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-12-07
s'Microbe Of Love" To
Be Presented Here
To Play Grand Theatre Under Aus
pices Of High School Dec, 3

The Microbe OF Love which the
bachelors of the town were warned
against last week. is actually here
and ready for business, the inocula-
ton will take place at the Grand OPP
MA House December 9th. You simply
can not afford to miss this sight, for
it will be worth $40 of anybody's mon
ey. The Microbe of Love without
doubt is the most delightful home
talent production ever, staged in this
in securing the services of Miss Beu-
1ah Stanfield of the Wayne P. Sc
we'll Lyceum and Producing Company
of Atlanta. under whose management
the production is being staged.
. The play is three act comedy deal
ing in Dan Cupid's method of conquer
ing so called marble hearts. Mary
funny situations are produced by the
love sick spinsters and baiiy bach
e1ors
The song hits are right up to the
minute and the whole comedy is a
classy production, in fact. it is a
scream from the beginning to the end,
the audience recovering from one con-
vuls;on of laughter only to go into
another.
The ridiculous old maids and good
looking bachelors, pretty chorus girls
precious cupids. Mr.. and Mrs. Hen
peck and the charming Madam Cupid
appeals to all classes But the scene
that stands alone is the Left Over Sis
tiers. they simly bring the house down,
so bring along your handkerchief be-
cause you will laugh until you cry.
Check your critical faculties at the
box office when you come in the door
so you may relax your face and give
it genuine treat in the way of good
laugh.
CAST OF CHARACTFRS
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-12-07
Mrs. O. F. Porter
Dies Here Sunday

Mrs O. F. Porter died at the home
%! her son, Mr.. Thomas Porter las:
Sunday morning. having reached the
age OF sc years and one month ard Ia
days. She had made her home in :his
city since 1896, coming fere with her
ate husband and family from Mime
sofa. The dec ased lsaves two daush-
!crs and two so 10 = Crrn her dt1th.
The remains W., laid tc rest n Ev.
ergreen Genet ry. Rev. CHM oif,f!-
aLTs
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W. w. Croxton To Talk
Tobacco To Local Men

w. W. Croxton. General passenger
agent of the A. B. & A. will arrive in
the city this afternoon and will meet
a committee of interested business
men and planters to talk over the to-
bacco situation. Mr.. Croxton is con-
firmed in his belief in the future of
the tobacco industry for Couth Geor-
gia and is making strenuous efforts to
get it the proper support by the land
owners of this section.
The agricultural extension depart
ment of the A. B. & A. has a large
number of applicants for tobacco
farms in South Georgia and they are
anxious to secure farms for these peo-
pie, who are experts in raising and
curing the tobacco best grown in this
section.
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PROVIDE HIM WITH the MEANS spending marketing his
good % @ T hroa g h oa R o BUSINESS % the
this 1eS w Fa1 . % op n9 making effort
ad on R51ad BUSINESS As
as 9s5sfRs h 1sf d sts sa
six MONTHS 0'n SS 9 @ate y go pf ssr' t M on s.
Fiji Ss5 II 5Ss sssss 'ss
rs Sss s ssSR Shss
eS 1o small de 5 hs situation the
M 3 e b % Eliminate nse al, ns ssds
S$SR sS$SSSSS @ i;'$5
the situation has been feIf
T$ sS r & $ fR5 s32$i
his business and the labor that
s'ss s S VIII s4
sIsi !s3 5@s ss "ssa a
ds fs
to make direct loans to
thre& local fnns P 1E sSs s With
ton: his us ] 5 rs
the that
Hny bsn fd des %aS % an advance from the War Finance Corpora
e ep 9a a @ bsea a the IS Pse e % the
ses on may s % Fa sm s P s e
Loan ana Agen ss are iarf % business and
the financial Of the surrounding territory
n + 4: .sss
R Rn the see @
ling
.sa5 : ,t &
possible products
The outstanding
for marketing breeding
charge
the corporation
The ultimate objective Of the work the War Finance Corporation
flow of
led handle their products for marketing orderly they
chase their supplies and circulation that will
backa to the produc
Considerable already this
BELIEVE THE MOVEMENT IS GATHERING MOMENTUM and that
made
lin the production and marketing of agricultural products
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Atlanta Bankers Dog
Field Derby Winner

ATLANTA, Dec. Belle of Joy
use. the dog entered by John K. OF
ley. president of the Fourth National
Bank OF Atlanta, in the members
field derby at the meeting of the
Georgia Field Trial Association, in
Waynesboro, Ga. came first in field
of Fl entries. according to news re-
ceived here.
This wins for Mr.. Ottley, the third
leg of the challenge cup, the winner
of which must have won three times
to secure the cup. The same dog re-
Gently won the" seventeenth American
Field Futurity at Venita. Oklahoma
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-12-07
Eastern Star Elects
New Officers For Year

Ada Chapter Eastern Star elected
officers for the ensuing year at Their
regular meeting Monday night The
newly elected officers are:
Mrs. Sol. Wixon, Worthy Matron
Miss Auta Griffin. Associate Matron
Mrs. Parker, Worthy Matron.
Mrs. M. f. Whitman Secretary.
5 Miss C;audi7 Graydon. Treas.
Mrs. Parker, Conductor.
Mrs. Everett Rohrer, Associate con-
ductor
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Sales Day AT The
Ben Hill Court House

Scores of bargain hunters attended
the sales day of Sheriff Dorminey at
at the court house Tuesday and bid
on things they wanted and some they
didn't want just for the sport of max
ing the other fellow pay little more.
Show cases and merchandise sold for
the account of Red Jones estate were
sold like peanuts and almost as cheap.
Farms and other property under fore
closure were disposed of and bid .siis.
by the mortgages to protect their
interests
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5000 Bales Cotton
Burn In Mississippi

GREENWOOD, Miss, Dec. 5--Be-
tween 5000 and T. COO bales of cotton
,alued at $3.50. eco t. $750000 were de-
stroycd or badly damaged by fire that
swept through section of the waer-
house of the Greenwood Compress
and storage Company here last night,
according to revised estimates today
Preliminary investigation failed TO dis
close the origin of the fire.
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Soldier Bonus Urged
By Resolution Officer

WASHINGTON. Dec. S. Repre-
sentative Mott. Of New York. today III.
PRODUCED resolution in the house
providing bonus for World war vet
Grams
Stating that the country is now pre-
pared to repay its debt to the veter-
ans Mott urged that the money be
raised through a one per cent sales
tax.
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Deputy Roberts
Leaves To Get Hultz

Deputy J B, Roberts left this morn
ing for Detroit to bring back Arthur
Hultz arrested on a warrant from
this county for abandonment of his
family. Hultz has wife and five
small children here whom he left
some time ago and has just recently
been located in Detroit
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-12-07
Labor Has Right
To Place Pickets
But Picketing in Strike Must Not
Constitute Restraint and Intimidation

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5-Organ-
lied labor has no right to picket dur
ing strike. when it involves impor-
funity the supreme court today de-
clared. The decision was delivered
in an appea brought by .ne american
Steel Foundries Company growing
out of strike at its plant at Granite
The court in its decision declared
no broad rule could be laid down in
the matter of picketing, however, but
that each case must be considered on
its merits to determine whether the
picketing constituted restraint and in
timidation.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-12-07
RUSSELL HOME TO MEET
HIS BABY DAUGHTER

Judge Cover released Jim Russell
on his own recognition, to come home
and get acquainted with his newly ar
rived daughter. who came to cheer
this home last night.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-12-07

In normal times it has been the
practice of the farmer to sell his
products within a short time after
the harvest. He was then in position
to put the returns into meeting
his financial obligations and buying
his supplies and equipment for the
next operation But when he has
to carry his output, or a large part
of it, on the farm or in the ware
house as has been the case this
last season. his capital is tied up
and he is not only faced with the
difficulty OF meeting his obligations
but he cannot go ahead properly
with his regular farming business.
He hasn't the money for seeds,
labor, and equipment and he is
brought to a standstill
When the agricultural population
lis affected in this way the whole
nation feels the pinch. THE
FARMER IS THE GREATEST
BUYER IN THE COUNTRY
as we'll as the greatest producer.
But his potential purchasing power
cannot make itself felt in an effec-
tive manner so long as he is COM
PEELED to play the role of keeper
of the national storage, so to speak.
He may have done his part in pro-
ducing food and other commodities.
He may want g.. to continue opera
tons and be willing to make the
necessary expenditure. but unless
he can find market for his prod
ucts his hands are tied
The way out OF this situation is
to unite the farmers hands = to
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IMPROVING NORTH MAIN

Miss Ella Gray and Mr. J. B. Sean
or are removing two negro dwellings,
on north Main street and have let the
contract for two modren bungalows
to take their places. Mr.. Bert Frey
has tn econtract and is beginning the
building operations today
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-12-07

Mrs. John N. King. Mrs. Estes and
Mrs. Britt of Rochelle were visitors
in the city recently.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-12-07

HoU q. S. Is Advancing A Billion
To Help The Farmer Help Himself
Eugene Meyer Managing Director United
Special
Showing

Eugene
Written the Enterprise
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% Chorus Men:
= Reginald borough.
Hunter Johnson.
Henry Morris.
Dugas Frazer.
Jimmie Hart
Chorus Girls:
Louise Jones.
y Dorothy Thurmond.
Freddie Isler.
Margaret Wise.
Estelle James.
Katherine Clarke.
Ethel Beall.
Ruth Lee.
Marilyn Owens.
Helen Williams
Japanese Girls:
: Tnez Wilcox.
Virginia Mcdonald.
Specials:
Mrs. Henpeck --------Miss Godbee
Mr.. Henpeck William T. Mashburn
Left Over Cast:
Piney Melting Heart Miss Julia
Prentiss.
Til He Comes Mrs. Nellie Moncrief
Ever Ready Mrs. A. M. Stephens
Cupids:
Marcia Dickey.
Sarah Anne Pryor.
Nat Frazer.
Harriet Glover.
Teddy Myers.
Harriet Rogers.
Orma Sigh.
Forrest Farmer.
I Geo. Bennett
i sam Bowers.
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Mrs. Rufus Perry and two children
left Monday to visit her sister in Sa-
vannah for some time.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-12-07

Leader Want Ads Bring Results
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OLD DAYS IN AMERICUS
(To be continued.)
Copyright, 1929

the success of the meeting. Presi-
dent Peabody, of the South Georgia
League, and First President
Howard are in the city and will adj
dress the Epworth League at the
First Methodist church tonight.
At the conclusion of the morning
service at the Presbyterian church on
Sunday, an election was entered into
for an elder and two deacons. This
resulted in the election, on the first
ballot, of Prof A. G. Miner as elder
and Macon Dudley and Edward
Stowe to the board of deacons.
Christmas is yet two weeks off,
but already the holiday feeling is
rampant and the people are making
purchases outright or having goods
set aside. All the stores are carrying
a splendid line of holiday attractions,
and the show windows are ablaze
with pretty things to attract the pur-
chaser,
Rev. w. L. Wooten, now pastor
of st. Paul's church in Columbus, has
been transferred to the First Meth
odist church here, to succeed Rev. G.
w. Matthews, who goes to Dublin.
The amateur performance given
recently by the Daughters of the
Confederacy will be reproduced by
request Friday night. SO urgent has
been the request for the re-appear,
ancge of the amateur dramatists that
this will be granted.
w. Z. Worrell, prominent citizen
OF Cuthbert, spent yesterday in AM
CIRCUS, coming up on business.
Judge A. L. Miller, of Macon,
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A VoICT IN THE DARK.

THERE they were, Nancy and
= Nick and Kip, standing help
lessly on their hands in the passage
with their feet sticking up in the air
and the gnomes coming after them
as quickly as they couldsrun, for the
Cats eye had turned red and warn
ed them of the escape.
Crookabone was first on the spot.
ooh, hop he cried, pointing a skinny
finger. $50 here you are! / call this
luck. Tweekanose, pull off Nancy's
Green Shoes; Jugabump, you take
Nick's, and Snip-Scissors, lay hold
of the key and take it back to its
hiding place in my cellar until I can
find a better place for it."
The words took longer than the
deeds. And before you could poke
the ashes out of the cook-stove the
gnomes had skipped back to their
ugly, dark, underground village
which had more hiding places than
your daddy's watch has wheels, car
rying with them the wonderful treas
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ures. Nancy and Nick could still
hear Crookabone's mocking laugh in
the distance. Then the gate slam
med. All was still in the passage.
Kip spoke first. This is nice
fix. I'll say" he remarked. His
voice sounded choked and odd, just
as yours might if you were trying
to carry on a conversation and stand
upon your head in the corner at the
same time.
What had we better do?" asked
Nick in dismay. owe can't help Mr..
PIN PIN now"
cts all my fault" sobbed Nancy.
ooh, wish / hadn't forgotten! Well
never get back to Brownieland! And
who'll help Mr. PIN PIN dig the gilt
terry stuff for the Christmas toys?"
"And think of the chimney-sweer
and the toy-maker" said voice in
the dark. "They'll have to be saved,
toow
(To be continued)
Copyright, 1929
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-10
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY.

(ffOmeCn 11meS-NecOfQef Deceul>
Der 10, 1917
Americas now has synchronized
time. The installation was made yes
terday which connected the clock
here with the Washington Observa-
tory time, and the clock will be self
winding and self-setting.
For several days past movement
has been on foot in the city for the
purpose of organizing an association
for taking care of the needy poor
during the winter, The amount ask
ed is only Csc month, and should be
given cheerfully.
w. w. Thompson, of Smithville,
the LIE Conte nursery man, has car
load of famous Lake Jesup, Florida,
oranges here, and he has adopted a
unique plan to get rid of them He
has put out regular peddling wagon
on/the streets and will sell from l
orange to 100 boxes.
Mrs Marie Louise Myrick left this
morning for Atlanta to attend the
executive committee of The Woman's
Press Club of Georgia, which con-
/ venes at the Kimball house today.
The death of Mrs. Elizabeth Pick
EFT at her home in Americas was not
/ unexpected, since she was of venera-
BILE age and in feeble health for some
time. She was widely connected and
was useful member of the COM
munity.
The handsome gavel made by the
Americas Furniture company, OF
Georgia oak and mounted with 22k
gold and coin silver and beautifully
engraved by John Starbuck of James
Fricker & Bro, will be on exhibition
at their store this afternoon before
1t is sent to the Hon. Charles F.
Crisp, for whom it has been specially
made and engraved, and to whom il
Will be presented by constituency
OF Americas friends on his election
to the speakership.
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a man who kets his own way in sv
cry undertaking, sooner or later
He knows the movie game to ~.
present great advantage of all of h,
people. Our companies were turnir.
out successes while our competitOn.
twere shutting up their studios.
remember that Dick was look;n.
on when McMasters rehearsed fos
Cissy's instruction: And that C;o.n
was furious. / could tell because ~
was so white. / supposed he wss
wild because he had to be shown hr
the producer, but when / told Moth
erdear, she said that perhaps WASN'T
the reason.
Motherdear seemed angry, too. but
Dick registered anger far better than
the other two. Why, couldn,s
imagine. After that day, Dics
Barnes never spoke to me if he conld
avoid it.
But he talked to Ginette more than
ever. | pretended not to care. and
mot to see.
l knew that | was illogical: didn't
want Dick to make love to me; then
what right had ! 20 care to whom he
talked?
Ito be continued)
Copyright, 1920
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-10
TEN YEARS AGO TO-DAY.

(From the Times-Recorder De
cember 10, 1919
TIE Americas Camp Woodmen of
the World held its annual meet
ing for the election of officers, at
which time the following named
Woodmen were elected: j E. Court
ney, B. c. Hogue, W. w. Mcneil,
DR.. NJ K. Ford, Mr.. Redmond, L. w.
Burke, j. L. Jones, DR.. H. B. Allen,
DR. j. F. McMath, r. L. Parker, R.
NJ Tobin, and the affairs of the camp
here was reported by the retiring of
ficers as in splendid condition.
A pleasing solo by Miss Ruth Muir,
of Eufaula, will be the attractive fea-
ture of the special program Of music
to be given at the First Baptist
church today.
The ladies of the Hospital associa-
ton who have conducted with such
success the past week the cafe and
dining room at the Armory, will con-
tinue through Monday and Tuesday
rhe proceeds will go to the building
of the new hospital.
A big ten-day sale will be conduct
ed by the Cable Piano company of
Atlanta in this city next week UNI
der the supervision of j. B. McLen-
don, the branch store being open here
for 90 days.
The death of Mrs. Nancy H. Buc-
hanan yesterday morning was shock
to her friends in Americas among
whom she had resided for so many
useful years. She was 72 years of
age, and greatly beloved by all who
came in contact wit hher.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Glawson enter
Eained with 'possum supper Thurs
day evening at their pretty country
home six miles from the city.
Warmth and good cheer greeted the
guests within the portals of the cozy
home, and 25 congenial friends were
invited to enjoy the occasion.
Miss En- Eldridge entertained at a
delightful bridge party Monday for
Miss Sadie Ellis, of Cordele, Miss
Madge Horne, of Atlanta, and Miss
Laurie Hooper
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WHY They PARTED.

Il was down with pain in my right
side which at times almost crazed
me. Most all of the doctors said OPP
GRAFTON. But what want to tell you
is the pain disappeared with the first
dose of your medicine and | never
see any since. Mayr's Wonderful
Remedy has the right name-gas,
sour stomach and dyspepsia have
left, too" 1t is simple, harmless
preparation that removes the catar-
rhal mueus from the intestinal tract
ard allays the inflammation which
causes practically all stomach. liver
and intestinal ailmepts, including APP
pendicits. One dose will convince or
money refunded. For sale by How
ellis Pharmacy and druggists @ery-
where.
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from the beginning had | felt lost
or out of place in my art.
My director was indulgent and pa
ternal, as to a daughter of his own.
| never heard syllable of profanity
in the neighborhood of my Set. Rose
told me that Demaison himself had
made that rule against swearing in
my studio.
| loved my profession. loved to
talk about it. Often and often |
wanted to talk shop with Dick
Barnes. We would consider Jimmy
AEcott dead as Caesar. If Dick
thought best, if only he would tell
me about his experiences in cinema
in London.
But Dick kept away from me. He
was the only man in tho company
who avoided me. Even the property
boys had more to say to me than
Dick did
1t was odd that a man of his ex-
cellent manners should totally neg
iect the ordinary eouftesieS COM
pany pays star. 1t was odd that |
should link up Dicks increasing neg
lect of me with McMaster's pronounce
ed attention to me.
McMasters recently had taken UNI
usual interest in the making of his
productions. He invaded the stu
dos. He worked as hard as the
directors themselves. Once when
Cissy was playing bashful, awk-
ward cowboy lover, McMasters stop
ped the cameras, stepped on the set,
motioned Cissy aside and showed him
how to embrace me with ''fervor
mixed with chivalry and shyness."
1t didn't feel like that peculiar
compound to me but / was helpless as
we'll as speechless. Always l feel
like child when McMasters is
around. He's fifty, and the kind of
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CONFESSIONS
OF A MOVIE
STAR
CHAPTER XLVII
CISSY is SHOWN HOW TO
EMBRACE ME.

AS A CHILD was always dream
"A ing dreams and making mar
velous plans which fell through from
the weight of their own magnifi-
cence.
think every girl does that. It's
the reason, l suppose, why many of
them take such a keen interest in
me, movie star of their own age.
It's the reason many of my fans envy
me my opportunity to live the world
of schoolgirl dreams before the cam
eras.
One way, my girl fans might well
envy me. l actually take the great
est pleasure in my acting. Very
often l thank the kind fate which
had ordained it so.
I had been eased into stardom.
There had been no struggles, few
rivalries, and few humiliations. Never
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BIBLE THOUGHT FOR TODAY.

JOY FOR WEEPING His anger
endureth but moment: in his favour
is life: weeping may endure for a
night, hut joy cometh in the morning.
Psalm 30:5.