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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-08-08
Sheriff Goes To
M. E. Church Sunday
Threatening Letter Does Not Deter
Dorminey From Good Sermon

Sheriff f. H. Dorminey attended
evening Church services Sunday night
Tor the first time in several months.
The sheriff denied that the threaten
ing letter he received Thursday in
tluenced him to attend. The letter in
ferred that he would risk serious con-
sequences if he attended evening SER
vices Il would probably have gone
if J. hadn't received the letter." the
sheriff said. at didn't make any
difference to me one way or the 9TH
er. The sheriff's church is the Cen
trail Methodist of which Rev. l. P.
Tyson is pastor.
Mayor il. Pittman reported for
duty at Mayors court this morning
and tried six or eight minor drunk
disorderly and fighting cases in the
Mayors Court. He has seven more
days of grace according to the "com-
mittee of so-called scabs", it will be
best for him to "hunt a more health
full climate" The mayor doesn't
seem worried over the threading let
ter and appears to have slept we'll the
three nights since he received his in
structions.
The sheriff and the city police are
continuing an investigation to find
who wrote the threading letters but
had announced no success today. The
two letters are entirely unlike in lit
erary style, punctuation and typing,
and it is not considered at all prob
able that they were written by the
same person, as was at first thought
by great many people.
Leader Want Ads bring results
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-08-08
INTEREST PICKS UP
In LEGAL CIRCLES
New Court Legislation Is Sub
Ject Of Much Argument
COURT CONVENES 10Th
Irwin County Is Placed In Cordele
Circuit By Bill; Docket Is
Badly Congested

The Fitzgerald legal fraternity is
having lots to talk about these DAYS
besides the weather and the strike and
the price of cotton and other thinks
that have been discussed until thew
seem to offer no new angles for argn
ment.
Among the things that are making
talk are the proposed Jew City Court,
a bill by Marcus Fletcher, Irwin coun-
ty representative, to take Irwin coun-
ty from the Triton circuit and place
it back in the Cordele circuit, the
approach of the postponed July term
of court, and baseless rumor that
the solicitor generals office was to
be placed back on a fee basis.
The City Court bill has been passed
by both houses of the legislature and
will be signed by the governor. The
date of the primary is fixed in the bill
for September 18th. The legal profess
sion generally favors the creation of
City Court because it believes the
court will expediate business and Incl
dentally, make it worth while for many
civil suits to be filed tia. are not filed
now because of the expense and slow
ness of the superior court procedure.
The bill by Marcus Fletcher of r.
VIII tn nj A.
Cordele circuit has been passed by
both houses but political prophets of
Irwin, Ben Hill and Tiff counties pre-
dict that the Governor will veto the
measure. The cause of Mr.. Fletcher's
proposal seems to be unknown. Its
effect would be to give Judge Cover
eighteen terms of court and Judge Eve
OF Triton only twelve.
The approach of the regular term
of superior court, which has been post
poned to open on August 10Th. is
causing local lawyers to spend addi-
tional hours in their offices preparing
cases for trial, and preparing reasons
why cases should not be tried The
docket is congested as usual and an
effort will be made to dispose of an
unusual number of cases. One week
OF civil business will be followed by
week of criminal business
The Grand Jury will convene Aug
ust 10Th and consider a number of
cases arising out of the strike 1t is
also probable that it will investigate
the threatening letters received by the
sheriff and mayor,
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-08-08
Business Continues
To Improve In City
Reports Of Nationwide Revival Jus-
titled By Conditions Here

Reports from Federal Reserve Bank
headquarters that business is on the
upgrade in all sections of the country
are justified as far as this CITY and
immediate section are concerned, ac-
cording to local merchants.
The Federal Reserve Board report
ed that business was improving, cred
1t was loosening up a little and that
buying in nearly all lines was increas-
ing. The board expressed optimism
over the outlook for the fall season
In Fitzgerald Saturday was one of
the best days local merchants have
had in several months and this morn
ing's business, while by no means a
stampede, was more satisfactory than
most Mondays have been for the last
several months.
While the tobacco crop has not de-
veloped into the big money it was ex-
pected to earlier in the year, it is sup
plying some new money for local cir
cu'atior. Railroad and Union pay
rolls continue to contribute nearly as
much money in the aggregate as has
ever been resolved in railroad pay
rolls here before Cotton is just star
ting to come in and at a price the
farmer is willing to take for TIL
years crop. 1t is anticipated that
within fifteen days the full rush OF
the fall season will be felt.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-08-08
Big Meet Planned
To Talk Cotton
Conference Probably Will Be Held
in Asheville, N. c.

ATLANTA, August 8. - Cotton
men here expressed great interest
today in the report from Asheville,
N. C. that Governor Morrison, of
that State, probably will call con-
ference of Southern cotton growers
at Ashcv Re lit the fa;l to ascertain
the worlds demand for cotton, the
cost of production, price to be fixed
by planter and if possible to main
tain the prices so fixed.
Governor Morrison it is stated in
the reports holds the right to call a
conference by virtue of powers vest
ed in him at the last session of the
Noeth Carolina legislature. He will
it is stated request the governors Of
the various cotton states to appoint
commissions to represent them in
the Asheville conference.
Augustine first cotton month
has started off we'll it is stated here
in cotton circles. In Texas a good
deal of cotton will be sold this
month if conditions are anything like
normal. South Georgia farmers. too,
it is stated, should have a good deal
of cotton to haul to town during the
31-day peeiod.
Of necessity the South has begun
to diversity its crops, as pointed out
by cotton men here. But even with
diversifcation-with the increased
Importance attached to food crops
cotton remains, and is highly i'm
portant crop-bringing the South
more money than any other product
of the field.
"The marketing of the cotton crop
will always be tremendously i'm
portant commercial event in the South
said an Atlanta cotton man. "The
world must have cotton-its cotton
wants increase yearly. Nowhere on
the globe are conditions so ideally
adapted to the growing OF cotton as
in the Southern section of the United
States.
The State Agricultural Department
headed by J. J. Brown, recognized as
one CT the best informed agricultural
commissioners in the South, and the
State Bureau of Markets of which
Lem B. Jackson is the director, has
rendered valuable assistance to the
farmers of the State during the last
year, according to agricultural ex-
perts here and the plans and policies
for the coming season are said to be
the best that experts of the department
can devise.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-08-08
NEW AUTO CONCERN
FOR FITZGERALD
Cooperating Industries Will
Form Big Organization
TWO UNITS OPERATING
Baton and Watson and S. F. Brown
Open Up; New Building Goes
Up For Others

One big automobile concern, hand
lisg practically every line of automo-
bile work, composed of several indie
pendentlY owned and operated indus
tries all in one big building is planned
by D. L. Martin of the Martin Man.
ufacturing Company.
The new automobile works will be
unique. A car can be sent in for me-
chanical repairs, repainting, rebuild
ing, retopping and other work just as
though all the work was to be done
by one concern. The cars will pass
through several different independent
plants.
! The first of the several enterprises
to begin operation was the S. F. Brown
Painting Company. Mr.. Brown en-
ployes a forces of several men to
paint and rehnish automobiles
paint signs. He occupies the second
floor of the Martin Manufacturing
Company.
The second enterprise to open was
Baton and Nalsor iirm composed
of Messrs. Hardy l.. Baton and b.
ling P. Watson, both we'll known me-
chanics. They specialize in general
or and self-starter work and in acety-
lene welding. They handle practical
ly every line of repair work. Their
announcement appeared in Fridays is
sue of the Leader.
They lease the ground floor and all
the machinery of the Martin Manu-
featuring Company.
A large new building is now going
up to house a top factory and body
works. Mr.. Martin has not closed
with any concerns for space in the
new building but expects to have it
in operation before the end of the
year.
When complete the industry will
occupy more than 10000 feet of floor
space and will include at least four
independently owned and operated
concerns.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-08-08
Former Citizen Buys
Big Macon Concern

MACON, Ga, Aug. 5th-R. A. Nc
Cord, veteran automobile dealer of
Macon, today announced that he had
disposed of his entire automobile in
terests in Macon to S. Z. Downs, for
cash consideration of $125,0OO.
Mr.. Downs, has for some time been
associated with Mr.. McCord, and sew
eral months ago he took over the inn
plement distribution part of the BUSH
ness of R., A. McCord for Georgia and
Florida, the headquarters being in
Jacksonville. The implement distribu-
ton business has now been disposed
of to w. F. Bussey of Atlanta.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-08-08
Judge Luke Starts
House To Singing
Ben Hill Scion Organizes Class of
State Representatives

His friends and supporters in Ben
Hill county were delighted to see
the shining countenance of Judge
Thomas J. Luke Ben, Hills repre-
sentative to the Legislature, smiling
at them from TIE front page of the
Atlanta Journal this morning Under
the picture was a story of Judge
Luke's activity in organizing a sing
ing class which holds a daily con-
cert in the house of representatives
The Journal says:
Members of the house of represen-
tatives may have omitted to do some
things they should have done, and
may have done sole things they
should not have done, in legislative
way, but one accomplishment of the
session decidedly to their credit, and
the credit of their leader is the old
fashioned choir organized by Repre-
sentative Thomas J. Luke, of Ben
Hill County.
Every morning 80 minutes before
the house convenes, Representative
Luke assemblies his singers around
him in the house and gives a concert
of oldfashioned hymns and revival
songs, the kind that were sung 100
years ago, contained in special song
book compiled and published under
his direction, with copies furnished
free to all members of the house who
care to sing.
One of the lawmakers of century
ago would doubtless feel at home il
he should come to life and walk into
the hall of representatives during one
of these concerts, for he would hear
the old songs sung in the safe ole
way.
Representative Luke is the author
of a bill to authorize the teaching
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-08-08
Despondent Woman
Takes Deadly Poison

Mrs. L. S: Fields, whose husband
is employed at the A B & A Shops as
a boiler maker took bicloride of mer-
curry and carbo1ic acid this forenoon
with suicidal intent. At the time
of going to press the unfortunate
woman is still living and some hope
is held out for her recovery. Be-
sides her husband has two little child
rem.
No motive was given for the rash
act. The family recently moved here
from Vidalia.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-08-08
Fitzpatrick Confers
With Strikers Here

Val Fitzpatrick, vicepresldent of
the train.ncn and chief executive in
the A L. & A, strike. was in Fitz-
gerald Saturday and Sunday in con-
ference w''h local union officials and
strike leaders. He returned Sunday
night to Atlanta. Mr.. Fitzpatrick ex-
pressed himself as content with the
situation at the opening of the sixth
month of the strike The fifth month
ended Friday, August 18th. Some
of the strikers who were laid off
from work last fall will soon have
been out of work a year.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-08-08
NEW MECHANIC AT
GATLIN'S GARAGE

Mr.. J. T. Gatlin, formerly of Plant
City, Fla, has arrived in Fitzgerald
and will be associated with Mr.. w.
r. Gatlin as a mechanic at Gatlin's
Garage. Mr.. Gatlis in working with
all makes of cars has specialized on
Franklins.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-08-08
Newcomer Named V-P.
Of Yam Association
Wei Perfect Organization In Triton
On August IL. To Sell Vans

Triton, Aug. 7,-Representatives
from ten counties in South Georgia
met at the Board of Trade office and
organized the Sweet Potato Curing
House Association. This is compos-
ed of the active operators of potato
curing houses in this territoey and
later they hope to secure as members
every one who operates a house. The
following temporary officers were
elected: A. H. Pinson, president, Syl-
vester; Chas. A. Newcomer, vice
president, Fitzgerald; w. F. Brigham
vice president, Bailey; Chas. E. Grub
secretary, Triton. The president has
called meeting in Triton for August
18th at 10 a. M, at which time
permanent organization will be per-
fected.
Meet in Abel
ABEL. Ga, Aug, ALI sweet po-
tato growers in this section have been
invited to attend a meeting in Abel
to be held Friday August 10Th for the
purpose of creating a sweet potato
association along the lines of the mel
on association. Sweet potatoes will
be graded, cured and sold by this CO.
operative association of growers, and
probably shipped under a label. The
town of Abel has rendered barbecue
for the event and Secretary j.. Par
IRISH of the Melon Association and
J. B. White, sales manager, for the
address the meeting. Everybody in
terested in the sweet potato industry
should without fail be present.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-08-08
REV. HILL CELEBRATES
18th ANNIVERSARY

Rev. L. A. Hill, formerly pastor of
the Central M. f. Church in this city,
for the past two years serving the
Trinity Methodist at Savannah, ce1e-
brated his 18th entry into the minis
try Sunday.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-08-08
WILSON IS HERE

The scientific Expert Sewing Ma
chine man who is we'll known in
town is again here for a few days.
So now don't delay to call for me, if
you want your sewing machine put
in first class order for your fall work.
l refer you to McCarty-J tombstone
Company.
Yours to serve and please,
Phone SOIL D. M. WILSON,
1t. Advertisement.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-08-08

of vocal music in the public schools
of Georgia. 1t bears the Endorsement
of DR.. M. L Britain and other lead
ing educators. But for the crush of
other legislation it would have
passed Saturday, but Representative
Luke was content to let it wait until
next year.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-08-08
ENTERTAINED AT DINNER

Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Meeks enter
tanned at dinner Sunday Mr. Val
Fitzpatrick, Grand Vice President of
the O. R. T., Mr.. E. C. Herring and
Miss Clyde King.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-08-08

Is the superrace to come from
western America? Twice has Henry
Savage, the theatrical producer,
found it Necessary to have beauti-
ful big girl in stellar role of pro-
duction and each time he has had
to turn his eyes to the west to find
lem. First attempt was answered
- California but the more recent
=. II found a Missouri maiden the
e DICE, Miss Louise Dose, of Kan
sas City, beautiful song bird who
IS SIX feet tall. . when this western
girl visited eastern art eenters,'
where she studied, she was hailed
by artists and sculptors as Mod
ern Juno" II was there that Saw.
age was attracted TO her talent and
persuaded her to give tnp Grand
Cpera ambitions fog q a6asOn -
two 81 S4sas BillXA -
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-08-08
PEACH GROWERS TO MEET

A meeting of the prospective peach
growers is called for Thursday night
August 18th at the Chamber of Com
merce for the purpose of organiza-
ton and making arrangements to Sc
cure the necessary trees. The meet
ing is called jointly by the Chamber
of Commerce and Farm Bureau, whose
interested members are urged to at
tend
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-08-08
FREE TEXTBOOK
BILL IS FAVORED
Committee Of Legislature Will
Ask Its Passage
COST Sc CTS. PER CHILD
Books In Fitzgerad Cost City that
Amount During Three Highest
Price Years

ATLANTA, August 8.-The house
committee on education met Satur-
day and accepted a favorable report
of subcommittee on the Wimberly-
Walker free textbook bill The
measure will be returned to the
house for final passage with favor
able report of the entire committee.
A subcommittee appointed by
Chairman Holloway held a confer
ence Saturday with M, L. Britain,
superintendent of schools. At this
meeting it was agreed to make it
optional with the local county board
of education whether or not the pro-
vision of the law shall be adopted in
that county Several minor amend
ments were adopted covering the
D manner of distributors.
Those who conferred with Super
intendest Britain Saturday were
Representatives Wimberly, Nichols.
Gresham and Woodward and Sena-
tor B F. Walker.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-08-08

G. A. Jolley, secretary of the Fitz-
geral Board of Education. gave the
figures on the cost of free text books
for the last three years to a Leader
reporter Saturday. They show that
free books have cost the tax payers
of Fitzgerald an average of only IS
cents per child per year during
the three years lof highest prices the
United States has ever seen. During
tie three years the average yearly
cost has been $i,446. 19. The average
number of pupils enrolled during the
three years was 1924.
The enrolment, by the way. in
creased 344 or about twenty-four per
cent during the last three years, jump
ing from LAO in 1918 to 1,644 in 1919
to 1888 in 1920. The enrolment for
this year is expected to exceed 1000.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-22
MRS FRANK sEAMAN
CIV AuFi'rf
lpubllsHed In The Tura World November
y 1921 World Publishing Company


Ftaoutlnu determining agssFs-
ueuts and directing ng.Ices the,sof
NESr DISTRICT no 3ag OF the city
0f Tulss. Oklahoma, and declaring on
WHIIERFEoIs the Guy Engineer on tho
fRth day ~ NONrWbnr l1-l. submitted 20
the board hla written statement showing
me names of the owners. The nunoer Of
~ the property 1ui estimate OF me loihl
opst 1f the Improvements the proportional
me Htutring property and The total oTti-
mated amount 20 b" assessed against such
owner suoiec, 90 aSsss5iIen' ,,e ln 7I hEEI
torn and substance a. provided m Sec.
Ton z OF Article lH Of the Charter OF said
Utiy ~ Tulsa. and,
WUEREAR. this board haH duly exam
med said statement and found the same
90 be correct ard IN conformity 20 law;
E88Wr ~ THEEEf%dEGF 4HE sdiFb BE = E5sSns E6Maniss
BIuNERs uF THE CITY Or TULSA,
OKLAHOMA
BE IT FtRTHER RESOLVED, that il
is the determination Of mia board 20
vided for In said STREET IMPEON r.
NENT DISTRICT $50. 358 agalnFt the
lots ana blocks abutting said improve
ment and th" property benefited thereby
set out IN the Aforesaid ststcIusut ot ths
is II FtRTHFR RESOLVED that
notice of such determination 90 asuefs b,
given t0 all owners ~ any and all suol
property By publication " The Ia'sa
/ DAILY World. @ daily nsWspaprr ~ genera
circulation IN the cay u' Tulsa. Okla
hHms, tU- five 90 consecutive days. BE-
ning on the z2ud day of November, l2gl
and
BE TT FURTHER RESOLVED iha'
/ tho cry Auditor be- and she hereby q
/ directed 90 send written notice BY regis
tered mail o." ~ ot the owners If prop
/ srty affected BY the aforesaid proposed
ssstssments. said notice 10 be lu form an'
substance As provided 10 Section y
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TULSA ENCAMPMHN'r no. 80. L. O. o. p.
meets Second and Fourth Friday RIghts
i.3o. All pstriArchs invited,
]. 3. RICE. g. y.
X, "A. FULLER srtbs
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Attest MRS rUANK SIAMAN.
DIir Auditor
Approved IUASk E utNtNt
tiiN Atfururs.


OuhIlrhrI iu tho TuIso uaUF WoHi
November ''. 1Ht' world Publishing
COMPANY ruh'Nhcr.N
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LEGALS

showing when and boz what manner SAID
notices were EivUn. Hud attech 60 ana
make part Of said certflcotr the aft
tHo notice so rubu.hod sud he days on
HE IT FGi,TuGR HEs6LvED mat
IF tns pubIt uualth and safety and for
o." furthrranOr of street improvements.
by reason whereof This resolution shall
,ats ettsrt from and aft~ tts adoption.
eppfoNaI snd publication.
ADOPTED sud ne emergency clause
,is ,3,' op'T, iys ,'raga',g 1na isf approved '''
APPROVED thla lsth 1pF or November,
7. .. EVANS
MRa rrANW SEAMAN
'iir Auditor.
FRANE d. prNcAn.
City Attrrnsr,
I'uelsr-a iu tho rulsa usHy World Ne
yemhct Of. % ai 'a t lNti. WoNd
E5Iicf T6ig 'IlhARiSdi" ~ As
sTuErf iNpp5vENuSf bisrnltr
NUMBER hia CITY or TULSA.
OKLAHOMA.
In compliance win tb- RESOLUTION ~ the
Hoard VI tumWlsn. .uusrH adopted on The
hereby rIven mat t6s hoard o., Conmis
sioncrs Of the city NJ rulss. Oslahoma,
hos eaaWincd the estimate Hnt abatement
.I w" iINN tHNINN a. w hN' N.NhMhN
of The cost OF tho concrete pavement
which should b. aaacrHed aFatnst tha
eDuttlug property, tho property benefited
and other property liable io asseenmenf
and the owners thereof In ErWHET tN-
PROMINENT District No 9TG which
Wclu1es tho following described portions
uf streets toawitt
.rrNrH 1rREEr frem n, Fast lin.
~ Lewis Avenue 20 the West lima %
Florence tKcrrl Avenue
Aud Haid board OF Commissioners hss
hY resolution duly approved the Aforesaid
statement ana estimate of the city Eng.
uecr Hnd has determined 20 assess The
tori ot the improvements In SAID district
sruinrt the ahuttinE property, tha prop
vst} benefited, and other property ltabl'
/ io assrsHncnt and the ownera thereof, as
. follows, tu-wttf
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All owners nf abuttirH property. prop
efty benefited by said improvements and
other property liable 20 HsscHsiuent are
hereby notified that all inAttefa afteetlng
property thereby and any claim or oh.
irptiuug 10 the assessments a. above SCI
forth shall be- filed In writing IN the Office
Of Mrs FRANK seaman, CITY Auditor, of
the Guy of Tulsa. oklahoma, on or before
the ana day NJ December, 1921, At 400
o'clock o m.. and the same shall be heard
by tho Board NJ ComniHsiunsTa on the
gnd day OF December, 1921. At 200
o'clock o. m, aud any claim or objee
ton not 10 Ted In writing before said
time SHAH be deemed waived.
DATED. this lsth day OF November
1924 -