Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-18
JOINT COMMITTEE
MAY BOOST FAIR
Farm Bureau Conference Invites
Woman's Club Aid
TO MEET SATURDAY
Decide Then What Cooperation
Can Be Given to Fair

Hill Farm Bureau Federation Satur-
Gay afternoon a special committee
from the Chamber of Commerce and
the executive committee of the Fitz-
gerald Fair Association was present
and entered general discussion of
prospects for fair this fall.
1t was decided to call a second con-
terence Saturday April % at which a
special committee from the Fitzeer-
aid Woman's Club would be invited
to lend its advice At the next meet
ing the Farm Bureau, Chamber of
Commerce, Woman's Club and Fair
Association will all be represented.
The Fitzgerald fair for the last two
years has been held on the sole re-
sponsibility of the executive commit
tee of the Fair Association, G. S.
Wilcox, president, Isidor Gelders,
vice president, and R. L. Jones, sec
retary-treasurer, without assistance
: or financial support from any other
organization. 1t has been found prac
tlcally impossible to make the fair
selt-sustaining and a considerable
deficit has been met each year by the
executive officers of the association.
Representing the Chamber of Com
merce at the meeting Saturday was
the committee composed of ]. A.
Parrott, r. E. Lee, and ]. C. Glover
The executive officers of the Fair
Association and quorum of the ad-
visory board of the farm bureau was
present. A. J. Sword, chairman of
the Fitzgerald Council, presided in
the absence of Chairman Marion
Dickson.
Minutes of Meeting
The minutes of the meeting follow:
Ben Hill County Farm Bureau met
Saturday, April 10th, at 2:30 p. M,
and on account of the illness of M.
Dickson, Chairman. A. ]. Sword
presided over the meeting. After the
minutes of the previous meeting were
read and approved the following bus
mess was transacted:
A committee from the Chamber of
Commerce and the Fitzgerald Fair
Association were present to discuss
the advisability of holding a real Ag-
ricultural and Live Stock Exhibit in
Fitzgerald this Fall. After an outline
OF the proposed Fair to be held by
the Fair Association was made by
Messrs. Jones and Gelders, Mr.. Par
rot spokesman for the committee
from the Chamber of Commerce out
ent to participate in the discussion on
as to the Fitzgerald Chamber of
Commerce cooperating with the Ben
Hill County Farm Bureau and the
Fair Association.
Other discussions were made by S.
u. Pryor Jr., Wesley R. Walker, J.
II. Mayes, and others in behalf of
the Farm Bureau and Chamber of
Commerce in which considerable in
terest was shown on the part of all
parties present that the three bodies
unite together in determined effort
to hold one of the best Agricultural
Fairs ever held in Ben Hill County.
At this point County Agent C. T.
Owens suggested the appointment of
committee composed of L. Stone,
J. Roscoe Kimball ]. Horton Taylor,
II. II. James, l.. Robitzsch and Geo.
Drexler to meet with the committee
from the Chamber of Commerce COM
posed of w. r. Bowen, ]. A. PARROT
and K. +. Lee and committee from
the Woman's Club to meet with the
the members of the Fair Association
and make definite plans and arrange
ments as to working in conjunction
with them on the holding of Fair
this Fall. This committee to meet
Saturday April 23rd, at 2:30 p. m. at
the Chamber of Commerce.
Fix Price on Corn
After some discussion as to
the amount of corn in the county to
be put on the market R, L. Stone, T.
Dunn, A. J. Sword, w. H. Robitzsch,
{. T. Weaver and H. H. James were
appointed committee to decide what
price would be asked for corn This
they agreed to be at SOC per bushel
fob. cars Fitzgerald.
After some discussion as to the
proposed raise to be made by the
Bowen Telephone Co., a motion was
made by H. H. James and seconded
by 5. l.. Stone prevailed authorizing
the Chairman to appoint committee
composed of S. L. Stone, J. Roscoe
kimball, H. H. James and L. Rob-
ltzSch to meet with the committee
appointed by the Chamber of Com
merce and discuss the advisabilitv Of
approving or disappearing the pro-
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