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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-06
In Jail, He Hears
Of Sister S Death
Strike Breaker Jailed For Larceny,
Tells Real Name To Get Wire

Jim Western, alias I. c. Fuller, in
Ben Hill county Jail OH charge Of
larceny for rifling the pockets of the
men with whom he had been working
at the A. B, & A. shops since the strike
began, was informed yesterday of the
death of his little sister at his home
Miami, Fla.
Young Western had given his name
as T. c. Fuller AMI did not disclose his
real name until telegram addressed
to him and containing the news OF the
little sisters death was sent to the Jail.
Explaining his alias Western told
Mrs. E. H. Dorminey that he was
member of a union and that he
had given an alias in order to protect
|, his union standing while he was
working as a strike breaker His
claim of being union man has not
been confirmed
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-06

WASHINGTON, May 6,-Reduc-
ton of the Federal Reserve Board
re-discount rate in the farming dis
tricts as a relief measure in the agri-
cultural credit situation was regard
ed as probable tonight by some treas
ury officials who commented on the
action of the New York Reserve
bank in lowering the rate on COM
mercial paper from seven to six per
cent.
Coming after the recent reduction
from seven per cent to six by the
Boston Reserve Bank, the action of
the New York Reserve Bank, the ac-
ton of the New York bank was
regarded as indicating a gradual re-
duction of rates on commercial pa
per in other districts in the direction
of a uniform six per cent rate thru
out the country.
AT present the only reserve dis
tricts maintaining the seven per cent
rate are Chicago, Minneapolis, At
lanta and Dallas.
Reduction of re-discount rates on
commercial paper as a means of as
sisting the farmers is understood to
be favored by comptroller OF the cur
rency Crissinger, although the board
has shown disposition to go slowly
in any change of rate levels.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-06
SEEK FELLOWSHIP
in LOCAL BUSINESS
Get-Together Program of Cham
Der of Commerce Starts
HOLD FIRST LUNCHEON
Thursday Closing Be Preceded
By Weekly Luncheons

The first event on the Better Eel
lowship" program of the Chamber OF
Commerce for the business people OF
Fitzgerald was luncheon at the Lee
Grant Hotel Thursday at which about
twenty business men heard a short
talk by DIR. B. F. Fraser, pastor of
the Wesley Memorial church of At
1anta, who is conducting a series of
revival services at the Central Meth
dist church here.
The luncheons will be held each
Thursday afternoon during the sum-
mer and possibly longer than that al
ternating between the Lee-Grant and
Aldine Hotels. Some out of town
man of prominence will be invited to
make fifteen minute talk each week
and the guests have an opportunity
to talk shop and matters of civic and
commercial interests more freely and
informally than at the Chamber of
Commerce or Merchants Association
Meetings
The merchants of the city meet on
Friday night to go into details of the
cooperative sales event on which a
committee has been working since the
meeting of the organization last Fri
day at which Will Halle was elected
president of the association Accord
ing to tentative plans today, the first
cooperative sale will be three-day
event and about $4,000 will be spent
in advertising it over forty mile
radius from Fitzgerald 1t is posi-
Bile that the first sale will be followed
be one day sales each month.
The Thursday afternoon luncheons
will be held at o'clock after all the
mercantile establishments of the city
have closed for the afternoon, &C
cording to an agreement reached at
the last Friday meeting All barber
shops closed yesterday. Other estab-
lishments will close for the first
time next Thursday and close each
Thursday until August.
The Chamber of Commerce had as
its guests at the luncheon the six
farm bureau officials and agents of
the state college of agriculture who
attended the farmers meeting Thurs
day morning at which cooperative
cotton marketing was talked.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-06
WILL MARKET LOCAL
CREAM In MOULTRIE
Committee of Farm Bureau Ar
ranges with Creamery
HEAR PLAN SATURDAY
Ben Hill Delegation Tour with
Others to Selma, Ala,

Arrangements for developing the
cream industry in Ben Hill county
were made this week by a committee
from the Ben Hill Farm Bureau that
motored to Moultrie to inspect the
Moultrie Creamery and confer with
Sam Waxlebaum, its owner. Cream
will be shipped daily to the Moultre
creamery by Fitzgerald dairymen
and the local supply will be manu-
featured there until it has grown
large enough to warrant creamery
being established here Mr.. Wake
baum will build the creamery here at
that time, probably next fall. He
will explain the creamery business
at the Ben Hill Farm Bureau meet
ing here Saturday, May 9th.
A c0mmitVe from the Ben Hill
Farm ~Bpreau1will accompany the
delegation oEfarmers from several
COUNTIES >sdrrodnding Co!cu'tt on its
eduSShonsIfour to Selma, Ala, Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday OF
next Teek. The Farmers will ms
pect /the Selma creamery industry,
among ot5ef things. The Ben Hill
party, inclhdIny~J. E. Turner, c. T.
Owens, c, A<Neweomer, Isidor Geld
ers, editor 6f-tEe Fitzgerald Leader,
and possibly pliers will join the Moul-
tire partY<A Albany Tuesday morn
Arrangements were also made by
fhe committeqNfhat went to Moultrie,
for party OF Moultre ladies to come
to Fitzgerxld nexf>Saturday to observe
the operatios-s ffhe Fitzgerald Curb
.M!yarket~wIth a view to establishing
rrsNlrb markeSh Moultrie. The Ftz-
gerald curb marte6eDdcd its second
montA,on May Sth and has enjoyed
growth. IN average of fifty
fart hers bring produce every We'd
ncSday sprFridq morning and the
daily sales are more than $500 on mar
ket days.
The committee from the farm bu-
rcau who went to Moultrie, returning
yesterday, was Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe
Kimball, Raymond Davis, c. A. New
conner, and c. T. Owens They were
named at the last meeting of the
Farm Bureau 10 investigate the com
mercial possibilities of dairy farming
on larger scale than mas previously
been possible in the county, Lack OF
regular market for the milk and
cream in excess of the local demand
has checked the development of the
industry in the past although natural
conditions favor it.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-06
New Drug Store To
Open About May Is
Mr.. Fowler, of Reaves-Fowler Co..
and DIR. Holloway Assume Charge

The new corner drug store which
is to occupy the new Bowen Block
at the corner of Main and Central
will open soon after May 18th it was
stated today by Mr.. A. w. Fowler,
formerly of Soperton, Ga. He and
DR.. Holloway, also from Soperton,
who will supervise the prescription
department, have arrived in the city
and are now in charge Mr.. G. M.
Reayes, senior member of the firm,
is making occasional visits to the
city from his present home at Rhiue,
Georgia
New equipment is arriving daily
and the beautiful new drug store is
being rapidly finished up. New stocks
of goods are on the road and will
probably arrive during the next week
in time for the formal opening dur
ing the following week, possibly on
Monday, May It,
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-06
Leonard Believes In
Cane Syrup Future
Says Educational Campaign in North
Would Create Unlimited Demand

Mr. w. A. Leonard OF Blounts-
town, Fla, junior member of the
Leonard Brothers Auto Company,
and an extensive manufacturer of
Ribbon Cane Syrup on his Florida
plantation, strongly believes in the
possibilities of developing an extern
sive trade in the Northern states for
our syrup, having made personal
demonstrations by developing new
territory for this product in Illinois
and Indiana.
up in the northern states" Mr.
Leonard says, where syrup-contain-
ing farm products are limited to ma
pie and sorghum, one too expensive
for the average family and other not
in the class with the Georgia-Florida
cane for sweetness and flavor, an
educational campaign through col
lective marketing agency would do
wonders in developing new copsum-
ers, who would be willing to pay a
fair price for our surplus syrup,
st is only necessary" he stated,
"for the planters to put UP our syrup
in an attractive uniform package,
which could be standardized, to open
up an unlimited demand for this
farm product"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-06
Weather Conditions
OF Week UnfavorabIe

ATLANTA, May E, Warm wea-
Their prevailed early in the week, but
the last four days were decidedly
cool and windy and unfavorable for
the progress of crops, which made
very slow growth, while the germi-
nation of seeds was poor. Scattered
showers occurred, generally sufficient
except in few southern and south
eastern counties where more is need
ed. Warmer weather IS very much
desired. The growth Of cotton has
been very slow, stands have been in
jured, and considerable replanting
has been done. but the replanted cot
Is coming up very slowly. Corn also
needs warmer weather; planting corn
is completed over the southern hall
of the state and is now generally
over the northern half; condition fair
to good. Wheat has rust; fail oats
are heading, and harvesting is begin
ming in the south. Transplanting to-
bacco and sweet potato plants con-
nues. Pastures have improved Pea
nuts and sugar-cane are doing fairly
well. Planting melons made good
progress. Apples are poor, but a
good crop of peaches and pears is in
Dictated; early peaches are i;pening
in the south Truck crops, white po
tatoes, and garden vegetables are
early but not doing so we'll lately on
account of the cold weather. Farm
work has advanced far ahead of the
normal.
c. F. Won HERMAN, Meteorologist
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-06
Women's Club Will
Aid Community Sale
Ladies Assure Support to County
Fair and Chamber of Commerce

Support and cooperation for the
Fitzgerald Community Sale was vot-
ed unanimously by the Woman's
Club at its meeting Wednesday af-
ternoon. The ladies will probably
arrange a rest room for feminine Wis
itors and it is planned that the Club
send invitations to club women thru
the section which the sale will cover.
The official report of the meeting
by Mrs. ]. B. Wall, club reporter,
follows:
The Woman's Club held meeting
"Wednesday afternoon for the purpose
of attending TO several matters of
unfinished business and new things
that have arisen Wednesday, the
18th, was settled on as the date for
"Grandmothers' Day" Mrs Sigh
has again rendered the use of her
pretty lawn and the gracious invita-
ton has been accepted and the Social
Committee is at work to make this
occasion the usual happy success.
After much discussion about the
Carnival feature of the Fair, the Club
voted 10 put itself back of the Asso-
citation in working out this problem
OF amusement and finance
The Executive Committee was in
structed to appoint general chair
man" to work with the Chamber of
Commerce in arranging any other
matters the Club can help with. Mrs.
Lon Dickey was appointed
Mrs. F. NJ Powers who was elect
ed treasurer at the annual meeting
rendered her. resignation and Miss
Maude Glover was elected in her
place.
Various Committees that had been
appointed at the last meeting report
cd. Mrs. L. A. Turner, the new pres
ident, made some announcements.
Mrs Persons expressed the Clubs
appreciation of Mrs. Dickey's faith
full constructive years work and pro-
posed rising vote of thanks for her
untiriug services The Club voted to
join with the other clubs of the third
district in sending an appreciation to
Mrs. Massey, of Cuthbert, the re-
firing president, for the faithful SER
vices to the District.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-06
New Manager For
Leonard Brothers

Mr.. w. A. Leonard of Blounts-
town, Fla, arrived in the city Thurs
day with Mr.. James Nesbitt of Balm
bridge, who succeeds Mr. Harry Vim
son, as manager for the firm here.
Mr. Vinson resigned on account of
his impaired health Mr.. Nesbitt has
been frequent visitor to the city
and has quite a number of friends
and acquaintance in this territory,
whom he will be glad to have cali
on him at his place of business. Mr..
Reason Whitley will continue with
the firm.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-06
REESE JOHNSTON

The marriage of Miss Carrie Ed
miston, daughter of DR.. G. A. Ed
mission, and Mr. Pat Reese at Able
vile, April 5th has been announced
Both young people are we'll known
here but the announcement of their
marriage was a complete surprise.
The young couple motored to Able
vile accompanied by Miss Mae Ed
miston, the brides sister, and Her
man Land. Rev. T. Fuller performed
the ceremony Mr.. Reese is con-
nected with the Western Union Tel
egraph Company. Mrs. Reese joined
her husband in Appalachee, Ala,
this week.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-06
BUREAU ADVISORY BOARD
WILL MEET SOON

ATLANTA, May 6.-Whether il
is advisable for the farm bureau to
attempt the formation of a cotton
marketing plan, is to be decided al
a meeting of the advisory board OF
the Georgia federation to be held in
Atlanta at an early date.
President R. A. Kelly and Secre-
tary ]. G. Oliver will shortly to find
out the exact sentiment prevailing
towards the formation of plan to
market the cotton crop this year
They will report their finds to the
advisory board, and at that time, ac-
ton will be taken.
President Kelley recently returned
from the meeting held in Memphis,
and reports that the convention
adopted resolution endorsing the cot
ton marketing plan as inauguarated
in Texas, Oklahoma and other states,
and went on record as favoring the
formation of national sales agency
to be located at Dallas, Texas.
Meanwhile, organization work in
a number of counties throughout the
state is progressing most favorably
In Hall county, under the most ad-
verse conditions, more than one hun
bred and fifty bona hde farmers have
Joined that county bureau, and tht
campaign is still under way.
]. G. Woodruff, the financial agent
of the state federation reports that {
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-06
BEN Hill FARMERS ENDORSE MARKETING PLAN
WANT COOPERATIVE
OPTIONAL CONTRACT
Ben Hill Farmers Approve OPP
tional Contract Plan
TWO PLANS DISCUSSED
Compulsory Contract Plan Not
Thought Practical

The optional contract plan of CO.
operative cotton marketing as sug-
gested by the United States Bureau
of Markets was approved at meet
ing of farmers here today in prefer
ence to the compulsory contract
plan, also called the Sapiro plan.
which has been adopted by Georgia
Cotton Growers Cooperative Mar
keting Association.
The two plans were presented and
explained to the farmers by ]. G.
Oliver secretary of the Georgia Farm
Bureau, and ]. G. Woodruff, financial
agent. Accompanying the two to
the meeting were W. F. Whatley OF
McRae, F. P Moss of Ocilla, J. A.
Johnson, of Macon, and w. S. Brown
of Savannah all agents of the state
college of agriculture. J. F. Turner.
district vice-president of the Georgia
Farm Bureau presided at the meeting.
Several farmers who spoke on a
motion to adopt the "Sapiro Plan"
declared that while it was splendid
in theory they did not believe it
would be possible to get any large
number of farmers to sign an IRON
clad contract for period of FIVE years
to dispose of all their cotton through
single organization. The farmers
considered the weakness of both
plans to be that no guarantee could
be made of aid in financing the crop.
Must Have Cooperation
Editor Gelders of the Fitzgerald
Leader urged the adoption and sup
port of one of the plans stating his
belief that the solution of the ills OF
Southern agriculture lies in cooper
alton, regardless OF what channel
through which cooperation is Sc
cured. Even if neither of the plans
now before the cotton growers meets
with immediate material success, the
attempt to put them in operation will
a least be another blow struck
toward welding the Southern farmers
together" he said.
Spinners Would Support
J. H. Mayes, general manager of
the Fitzgerald Cotton Mills and pres
ident of the Chamber of Commerce,
stated after the meeting that he be-
lieved the cotton spinners of the
country would support practical
cooperative marketing plan. The
Fitzgerald Cotton Mills have for the
last few years been buying most of
their .o+ton direct from the farmers,
Mr. Mayes said
The spinners of the country as a
whole would surely be willing to pay
the farmers as much for their cot
ton as they are now paying through
the middemen," Mr. Mayes told a
Leader reporter at the Business
Mems Luncheon yesterday, land the
probability is that should co-opera-
tive marketing plan be worked out,
the producer and spinner would split
the middleman's share ffty-hfty."
(Note-The Leader will publish
Monday a synopsis of the compul-
sorry or Sapiro Plan and of the op-
tional plan for cooperative cotton
marketing.)
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-06
Peanut Pool Closed
Out AT $40 Per Ton
Ben Hill Farmers Sell IS Tons of
Coolers to Ocilla Brokers

A pool organized by about fifteen
Ben Hill county peanut growers
last Saturday was closed out yester-
day when seyenty-hve tons of pea
nuts were sold at $40 ton to Gray
and Caldwell OF Ocilla. The price
was quoted F. O. B. Fitzgerald and
was for peanuts in bulk
The members of the pool were ].
r. Horton, F. H. Dorminey, D. w.
NJ Whitley, Wesley R. Walker, C.
E Ball, f. Q. Downing, J. H. Smell
grove, J, c. Bowers, T. w. Swords,
Sinyard, F. M. Lamb, R. L. Troupe
and others. 1t was the first cooper
alive peanut sale engineered this
year Others may follow
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-06
SOME FARMER FRIENDS
REMEMBER THE EDITOR

w E are indebted to D. J. Seigler
for a fine lot of potatoes, to Mrs.
Mary Winslow for some nice rad
ishes, to Mr.. M. f. Floyd for
bunch Of the finest Bermuda onions
we have ever seen grown in the coun-
ty. Mr.. Floyd has an acre of these
fine onions, from which he expects
to net quite nice sum. All
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-06
Ocilla Southern
Changes Schedule
Changes Take Effect Sunday, May
18th, 1921.

Effective Sunday, May 18th, 1921
the following changes will be made
in Della Southern r. X. schedules
Train No. !, daily except Sunday
will leave Rochelle GAS a. m, in
stead of 5,45 a M, arriving Fitzger-
aid 7;55 a. m, leaving $40 a Ill.,;
Arrive Della $40 a, m, leave 9:lC
a M; Arrive Alapaha 1000 a. M,
leaving 1910 a. m; Arrive Nashville
1880 a. IN.
Train No 2, daily except Sunday,
will leave Nashville ll:l0 a. m; Ar
rive Alapaha II ;48 a. m. leave HISS
a. m; Arrive Della 12,47 noon, leave
l;20 p. m; Arrive Fitzgerald l:50 p.
M, leave 2:l0 p. m; Arrive Rochelle
$40 p. m.
Train No. 3, Sunday only, will
leave Rochelle Gas a. m.,; Leave
Fitzgerald $50 a m; Leave Ocilla
$40 a. m; Leave Alapaha 9l0 a. m;
Arrive Nashville GAS a. m.
Train No. 4, Sunday only, will
leave Nashville 1000 a. m; Arrive
AIapaha 1896 a m, leave 10:45 a. M;
Leave Della 1l:35 a. M; Leave Fitz-
gerald 1905 p m, Arrive Rochelle
ITO p. m.
H. II. HILL,
o;Jtc ro,o.,i AF,.,rra,
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-06

number of counties are organizing
farm loan associations. Mr.. Wood
ruff's advice will be rendered free to
any county in the state wishing in
formation and data as to how to
proceed towards the formation of
such an association. Mail addressed
to him care of the Georgia Farm Blu
reau Federation, GIG Chamber of
Commerce Bldg, Atlanta, will reach
him.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-06
BISHOP REESE breaches
AT EPISCOPAL SUNDAY

Bishop Reese will preach at ST
Andrews Episcopal Church next
Sunday night only, at o'clock. This
is the occasion of the Bishops an
nual visitation Special music will
be provided. And the people of Fitz-
gerald are cordially invited to come
and hear Bishop Reese.
The Church School annual picnic
will be ON Saturday of this week,
starting from the church at nine O.
clock
r. G Shannonhouse, Pastor.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-06
NEW HOURS AT LIBRARY
FOR SUMMER MONTHS

The Carnegie Library is now open
every morning from $50 to 1890
o'clock and every afternoon from $3.50
to $50 o'clock These hours will be
kept through the summer and fall.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-06
LOWER RESERVE
RATES ORDERED
Treasury Officials See Hope for
Agricultural Relief
6 PER CENT IS FORECAST
Talk Follows Reductions by
New York and Boston Banks
ATLANTA RESERVE BANK
CUTS DISCOUNT RATES

ATLANTA, May 6. = An
nouncement was made by M. B.
Wellborn, governor of the Fed
eral Reserve bank of Sixth dis
trict, located in Atlanta, that eff
fective Friday, May 6, discount
rates on all classes of paper will
be at six per cent instead of sew
en- per cent
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-06

Miss Eleanor Marsdon of Atlanta
is visiting friends and relatives in
Fitzgerald. Miss Marsdon is well
known here as she wa, cohnec.e
with the Post Office for many years
during and since the postmastership
of her father
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-06

Observation-Disclosures, Pleasant
Florida root easily, inexpensively
overcome any tobacco habit Fine
for stomach trouble. Just send adj
dress. c. A. Stokes, Mohawk, Fla.
d9p
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-06

Mesdames Joe Dillon of Many, La.
and Jennie Guile of Gloucester, La.
are visiting their sister Mrs A. K
Hall at her home on West Magnolia.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-06

Mrs Kate White returned Thurs
day from St. Augustine, where she
has been spending the winter.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-06

Supt. z. G. Hall Of the city schools
is attending the Educational Con-
vention in Atlanta.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-06

boned frock of white has a baby
blue bodice and is trimmed sith
blue curled ribbon. The dr3uped
shoulder effect is from grand.
mothers day and promises TO be
very popular this season On the
right is dainty frock of embrold
cred handkerchief linen and with
hemstitching adding to the bodice.
It has . beautiful lace yoke. In
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-31
DR.. WELLINGTON KOO THE
PRESIDING OFFICER OF
LEAGUE NATIONS TODAY

Gencia. Aug. 9O.-Preparations for
the work to be done by the assembly
of the League of Nations, was begun
by the council of the league at the
regular session held this morning.
DR.. V. X. Wellington Koo. of China.
was the presiding officer at today's
meeting il having been decided at
yesterdays meeting that DIR. Koo
would act as president at the regular
meetings Of the council and that Wis
count lshii would be in the chair
when the Silesian problem is consd-
cred in extraordinary session.
Commissions which have been
studying matters concerning health
and other technical problems under
the auspices of the league were COM
pleting their reports which will be
submitted to the assembly next week.
The disarmament commission, and the
commission on amendments to the
covenant Of the league, will begin
their final sessions tomorrow.