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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-02-23
LITTLEFIELD CIVIC
LEAGUE CANDIDATE
Gets Nominating Vote for Mayor
on Second Ballot
NO ALDERMEN NAMED
Caucus of Church Officials Will
Reconvene FRIDAY

N. N. Littlefield was nominated to
head the Ben Hill Civic Leagues
reform ticket" for mayor and coun-
Gil at a meeting last night of fifty
three members of the official boards
OF eight local protestant churches. He
received 70 votes, one less than the
number necessary to nominate, on the
first ballot taken of the caucus and
received 80 votes on the second ballot
Drew w. Paulk, whose candidacy has
been before the voters of Fitzgerald
tor several weeks, ran second in the
caucus with nine and William R.
Bowen as third with 8 votes
After one ballot to select a board
OF aldermen. which took more than
an hour, it was voted, on motion of
A. J. Mcdonald, president of the Civic
League, to authorize the chairman of
the Local Committee, J. E. Turner,
and the nominee for mayor to appoint
a committee of five members. of
which the nominee for mayor will be
chairman, to recommend a ticket of
tive aldermen to a second meeting of
the caucus to be held Friday night.
On the first ballot the six high men
were J. E. Turner, twenty-eight, Burr
Stokoe, twenty-six votes, D. A. Bragg
eighteen votes, DIR. E. ]. Dorminey,
seventeen votes, F. r. Justice and
Clayton Jay fourteen votes each.
Clayton Jay is the only one of the
five who had previously announced
his candidacy for mayor. 1t developed
after the first ballot that the five high
men were all from the Fourth ward
and did not include a representative
of the A. B. & A. railway employees
who constitute the largest distinct
class of voters in Fitzgerald.
J. E. Turner, the only one receiving
majority vote, declined the nomi-
nation and his refusal was accepted
Five aldermen are to be named.
After the second meeting of the
nominating caucus Friday a special
meeting of the Ben Hill Civic League
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-02-23
BOARD REMANDS
1T TO CONFERENCE
Sustain Contention that Board
Has No Jurisdiction
MUST DISCUSS WAGES
All Phases of Case Must Come
Under Conference Fire

CHICAGO, Feb. 23-The United
States Railway Labor Board Monday
recommended that the controversy
between employees of the Atlanta, Biz
mingham and Atlantic Railroad and
the road be remanded for further con-
ferences before the boarl makes any
decision in the case
The Boards ruling stated that the
conference held prior to bringing the
case before the board had not fully
complied with the spirit of the trans
portation act and suggested that fur
Their conferences on all phases of the
situation be held before the Board
takes action.
The case was brought to the Board
following notices of wage reduction
which subsequently was ordered res
cinded by the Board. The road ar
gued financial inability to pay the
rates established under the Boards
wage award of 1920.
The road was operating under
100000 month deficit, the officers
showed, and declared immediate relief
was necessary to avoid scrapping the
road. The reduction notice was or
dered withdrawn pending presentation
of the case before the Board,
The employees of the A. B. & A.
railroad in particular are most posi-
lively not in favor of any increase
in rates. They simply want the A.
B. & A. railroad to receive fairer
treatment in the matter of rate APP
portionments from the other railroads
in the section whose territories fur
nish the originating and delivering
points for freight handled over the
A. B. & A. Their argument before
the Railway Labor Board is that the
A. B. & A. should ask the Interstate
Commerce Commission for a more
just rate apportionment instead of
asking the Labor Board to reduce
wages.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-02-23
Fitzgerald Loses
Prominent Citizens
]. L. Dormineys, Miss Esther King
and Genial SPEEDY" Massey Leave

Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Dorminey, Miss
Esther King, and w. R., SPEEDY"
Massey, left this morning by automo-
bile for Raleigh. N. c., to which
place Mr.. Dorminey has transferred
all his business interests, and where
they will make their home.
Mr.. Dorminey, who is president of
the Georgia Association of Ice Man
ufacturers, purchased and will assume
active management of the Raleigh Ice
and Storage Co. His interest in the
Fitzgerald Ice Company has been
purchased by his brother, E. L. Dor
miney. Miss Esther King, who has
been associated with the First Nation
al Bank for fourteen years, will be
secretary treasurer of the new COM
pany. Mr.. Massey, who has been
assistant manager of the local ice
plant, will occupy the same position
in the Raleigh plant
Several farewell teas and dinners
were rendered the party during the
last week. They were socially prom
limit here and Mr.. Dorminey was one
of Fitzgerald's largest business men
and farmers.
Mr. Dorminey's decision to remove
his business interests was not actual
ed by any dissatisfaction with this
section but a desire to transfer his
operations to a more fully developed
section.
The loss of the four will be keenly
felt here by their many friends and
business associates and their depart
ure is accompanied by regret gener-
ally but with best wishes for their
success and happiness in their new
surroundings.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-02-23

%, 1921 in Georgia at Fitzgerald was
an ideal day for flag program The
air was quite cool but the sun shone
brightly and the auto ride enjoyed
by large delegation of the Grand
Army, Sons of Veterans, and Wom-
ems Relief Corps and P. o. S. of A.
that gathered at the w. R. C. Hall on
South Main street to go out to the
Cotton Mill School where a flag was
presented to the school bp Rebecca
Fl. Ball, Patriotic Intructor of the
Women's Relief Corps.
The teachers are Mrs. Brayton.
Miss Minnie Belle Wright, Mr.. B. F.
Shuler and Miss May Shafer who had
thoroughly drilled her children under
their care in songs, drills and recita-
tons, was as follows;
A song by Miss Marjorie Owen,
Starry Banner" After which Mr..
McMillen took charge for the Sons of
Veterans. Albert Matthias, chaplain
Of Sons of Veterans gave a talk and
reading on naming children, towns,
streets and a great many other things
Washington.
Rev. S. A. Strawn, Pastor of the
First Christian Church was intro
duced and made a good Washington
address. Rev. James II, Elder, Pas
tor OF the First Methodist Church
spoke on the origin Of our Flag.
Then all adjourned to school yard
where the flag was raised on a pole
over the school house, the children
singing as it went up and then giving
the school flag salute.
don't think they could have i'm
proved on their program and every
part was so we'll rendered that it
whould be hard to choose a part to
praise extra, it was all so good and
a brighter lot of young Americans it
would be hard to find than those in
our Cotton Mill Schools.
HATTIE M. NELSON,
Press Cor. W. r. c.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-02-23
Prizes Awarded For
"Tacky Party" buds
Mobley's Rink Stunt Party Brings
Big Crowd of Freak Dressers

Sugar" Forsyth, one of the popu-
lar attaches of the Veal Brothers
Shows who spent the winter here
won first prize for the most freakish
mems rube costume at the "Tacky
party" at Mobley's skating rink last
week. Mrs Greenawalt won first for
the lady's costume. Fred Ellington
was second best man and Miss Anna
Mae Hargrove won the second honors
for lady's costume.
DR.. W. S. Halle, Homer Waters
and George Boney were judges of
the costumes. More than one hum
dred competed for the prizes at the
skating party which was the biggest
stunt" pulled off thus far by Mr..
Mobley since opening here. The rink
is the best conducted of any attraction
of its kind that has ever been in Fitz-
gerald. The floor is always orderly
although usually swarming with
merry-makers.
Mr.. Mobley stated today that the
next of his popular stunt nights" will
be Friday March 4th when a program
of races will be held, including a bar
rell race for men and an egg race for
ladies. Prizes will be awarded the
winners.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-02-23
FARM BUREAU BOARD
WILL MEET THURSDAY

The county advisory board of the
Ben Hill Farm Bureau Federation
meets at 2:30 o'clock Thursday after
noon at the Chamber of Commerce
to decide whether to buy fertilizer at
present prices and discuss the Ashton
school consolidation plan. An order
for a car load of mich COWS will be
filled at the meeting and other mat
tiers of Importance discussed. All
farm bureau members are invited to
attend.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-02-23
Expect Huge Crowd
AT Ashton Meeting
Farmers of Eastern Ben Hill to Vote
Il on Mammoth School Plan

County school OFFICIALS and others
interested in the progress of the rural
chhools stated today that they expect
the largest gathering OF farmers in
the county's history at Ashton school
house Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock
when the project of consolidating
four one-teacher schools with the
Ashton school will be submitted for
the approval of the patrons of the five
schools
Those who will speak at the meet
ing are M. L. Duggan, state school
supervisor, Miss Georgia Crews, dis
trict home demonstration agent, Mrs.
5. M. Whitchard, vice chairman of
the Ben Hill Farm Bureau, Isidor
Gelders, editor of the Leader-E Enter
prise, c. T. Owens, county agent and
others
If the plan is approved it will III
volve consolidation of Horton, Ever
green Dorminey and Eureka schools
with Ashton and the purchase OF
three big passenger trucks by the
county in which the pupils will be
transported to and from school each
morning and afternoon, A federal
government man will be secured to
teach agriculture and the school will
be expanded to eleven grades with a
complete teaching staff to make il
equal to any city public and high
school. 1t is considered the biggest
single project ever suggested for rural
school improvement in Ben Hill
county.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-02-23
FIRST WARD SCHOOL HOLDS
PRETTY EXERCISE
Bv Mrs. I, Gelders

The pleasing program so splendid
ly given by the first grade pupils of
Mrs. R. E. Lee, in the first ward yes
terday afternoon was demonstration
of what school teachers may do to
instill the love of country and its
great men in the hearts of even very
small children. Their enthusiasm
was much in evidence as was their
thorough preparation.
The sand table had become min
iature Vernon estate with its white
cardboard mansion, its log cabin
quarters, the winding Potomac with
its boats, and paper and twig trees
including the famed cherry tree which
came to its untimely end, in this in
stance, at the hands of little Harry
Stroud, posing as the youngster
George
Strings overhead of paper hatchets
and cherries of the children's making
and some neatly written lessons about
tilS nag WI. v q hOli dlu tic llhC
pinned to the walls, and appropriate
epigrams of George Washington in
scribed on the black boards, gave the
symbolic setting.
The exercises were featured by
patriotic songs, marches and a play
drill with Victrola accompaniment
All the children wore colonial hats
and carried flags. Geo, Washington
and Betsy Ross were inpersonated
by Robert Jordan and Julia Manning
in costume and dialogue.
AS finale, the huge birthday cake
of sand with ever so many red, white
and blue candles was lighted up and
then the children by turns to blow
them out expressing the wish that
Washington's life inspired in them
such as to be good, brave and true
like him.
Thirty-five adult visitors and as
many older school children enjoyed
the exercises. On leaving each re.
ceived favor made bp the children
shield in red, white and blue with
a picture of Washington on it.
FLAG RAISING AT COTTON
MILL SCHOOL
BY Hattie M. Nelson
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-02-23

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DID YOU KNOW THIS? .

= Fitzgerald has more white way I
= lighting than any other city OF its Z
= size in Georgia and it costs the I
*tax payers less per lighting unit :
= because the tax payers own their I
y own light and power plant. Z
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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-02-23
ROBERT JUSTICE FINDS
DIXIE WEATHER FINE

Mr.. Robert Justice returned today
from Schenectady. New York, where
he has been for the past year, and will
make an extended visit to his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. R. Justice on West
Pine Street Robert says that our
February cold snap is like Summer
to the weather the "N'Yarkers" are
experiencing right now.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-02-23
WASHINGTON BIRTH
CELEBRATED HERE
Patriotic, Civic Organizations
anc Schools Observe
LIBRARY FUND BOOSTED
Woman's Club Costumed Colo
NAL Tea Is Big Success

Washington Birthday was observed
in Fitzgerald yesterday more gener-
ally than it has been for years, with
four patriotic organizations, TIL e
Woman's Club and the First Ward
School and the Cotton Mill School
staging programs during the day.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-02-23
NOTICE

l hereby announce that I will make
a reduction of 209o on assessments
on improvements for the year 1921.
WILL S. HALLE,
City Tax Assessor.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-02-23

Mr.. w. A. Turner of New Orleans
La, has returned to his home after
a pleasant visit to his sister Mrs. T.
S. Smith on East Jessamine street.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-02-23

Mr. J. Kassewitz of the Fitzgerald
Furniture Co. returned this morning
from Atlanta.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-12-08
The Bennington Garage
DECEMBER SPECIALS

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All paints, enamels top dressings $3.50 discount.
Famo Gas Intensifier, regular $l00; special soc
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Special prices on these staples for this month
only. Many attractive Christmas Present posi-
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cessories. -
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The E. L. Nichols Store

Offers 500 pairs of Ladies' Pure Silk Hose at
LOO pair in pretty gift box The price was
$500.
5000 Silk Blouses at Observation-Disclosures 2.9S
$500 Brown Coney Fur Coats at -. $4,000
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The Murrays
HOLIDAY GREETING:

HOLIDAY GREETING:
When friend meets friend wishing to look
her best. Letus contribute our Share to that
enjoyment by offering for your selection a
DRESS and COAT SPECIAL for 10 days at
January Clearance Reductions.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-10-13
U. S. TAKES BREWERIES
CHICAGO PLANTS ARE SEIZED BY
FEDERAL OPERATIVES.
Called First Move in an Effort to
Make the Big Town
Dry

Chicago, Oct. 11.-That Prohibition
Commissioner Haynes was in earnest
when he threatened to mop up the
humid areas Of Chicago was indicated
when prohibition officers under his or
ders seized the Mutual Brewing COM
pany, 1924 West Twenty-second street.
1t was the first move in a campaign
to stem the illegal beer supply Of Chi
cagO at its source. Special agents have
been investigating Chicago's beer sup
ply for two months.
Evidence against nine other brew
cries in this city has been filed and
government seizure will follow imme-
diately.
Local prohibition operatives seized
the RuehI Brewing companys plant
Saturday, initiating a cleanup drive
upon evidence gathered by local inves-
tigators.
Criminal action will be instituted
Immediately against officials of the
Mutual Brewing company, 1t was said,
on charges including "the manufacture
ing, possessing, transporting and sell
ing of beer containing more than the
authorized alcoholic content"
The warning Of Commissioner
Haynes evoked a long lament from Mr..
HIGHLANDER, the local enforcement Of
ficer, who said his staff of 81 aver
ages less than one investigator fol-
every $4,000 inhabitants"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-10-13
LOOT INDIANA BANK
BANDITS HOLD UP FIRST MA,
TloNAL AT DYER.
Customers and officers Are Locked in
Vault-Cashier of Kansas
Bank Shot.

Dyer, Ind, Oct. 11.-Five bandits
fled toward Chicago In an automobile
after robbing the First National Bank
here of $4,000 in cash and bonds.
They were well ahead of posse
formed after the alarm had been
spread by two bank officers and four
customers whom the bandits had
locked in the vault. Dyer is eight
miles south of Hammond and 30 miles
from Chicago.
Peoria, oct. 11.-Yeggmen at five
o'clock in the morning blew the safe
at Bartles-Sweeney Oil company sta
ton, located near the heart Of the
city, and escaped with approximately
$500. Two shots were let loose which
wrecked the building. The property
loss is estimated at $1,000.
Kansas City, Mo. oct. 1.-THE
State bank of Muncie, a small town
between here and Leavenworth, was
robbed, and in an exchange of shots
between the robbers and bank officials,
it Is reported, l.. Il. Worthington, cash
Ter of the bank, was shot Telephone
wires between here and Muncie have
been cut presumably by the robbers.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-10-13
FIFTY LEGION WOMEN HURT
Ten Are Taken to County Hospital as
Grandstand Crashes at Decatur
Meeting.

Decatur H., oct. 11.-Fifty women
members of the American Legion aux
iliary were hurt and ten were taken to
the Mason county hospital when n
grandstand collapsed here.
The injured include: Mrs. White,
Elgin, broken right ankle; Mrs. f. c.
Rogers, Berwyn, spralned ankle and
body bruises; Mrs. Mary wilkins, De-
catur, gold star mother, sprained ankle
and body bruises, and Mrs, Eta
Sharks, Decatur, sprains and bruises.
The women were seated in the stand
that had been erected on the south
side Of the public square waiting for
the American Legion parade, when
one OF the supports tilted forward.
Other supports and Orders crumbled
and with a crash the stand, which is a
block long. crumbled.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-10-13

Our best intentions are carried Out
by those who find them after we drop
them dead,
Trouble Is the most obliging thing IN
the world. It will never dodge the
people who are looking for IT,
Iowa has 2oS12O farms. of whic'
nearly one-hall are operated by their
owners.
The Philippine islands export more
cocoanut oil than any other district
in The world
Air, under pressure at a low tenn
pcrauro, can be turned into liquid
or even a solid.
Curiosity IS merely something tina.
is inspired by things that arv none Of
our business.
A newly developed variety Of cot
ton has the long fiber OF the Sea
Island cotton and has the advantage
that il develops earlier.
Not one scholar and thinker out or
thousand Will declare civilization a
success. our gods, our wars, our
hopes, our fears, are all tinged with
baIbarism.
Science ana superstition have been
1T war for ages. but new evidence that
science will ultimately win comes
from the many times superstition mas
querades IN the clothes OF science aud
4 clafms Ia Sc natural phenomena,
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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-10-13
MRS. EDITH PARKER SOUGHT
Witness Declares Wife of Cooperative
Society Head Has 100000
in Liberty Bonds.

Chicago, oct. 11.--Mrs. Edith S.
Parker. wife Of Harrison Parker
founder of the Cooperative Society Of
America, is in possession of more than
81 600, 900 in Liberty bonds, according
to testimony before Master in Chancery
C. b. Morrison, who Is hearing the
plea for adjudication for bankruptcy.
This testimony coupled with that Of
her husband that Mrs. Parker has a
safety deposit vault in a New York
bank. may turn the investigation TO
the Eastern city. Attorneys for the pc
titioners already have sent Albert NJ.
Blum to New York city for the pur-
pose Of investigating report that Par
ker has an elaborate suite of offices
there and has a corps Of men selling
stock in the company which Is now un-
der fire.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-10-13
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