Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-09-28
COOPERATION v
NOW ASSURED
Territory from Savannah to McRae
Attire With Enthusiasm

motored to Savannah Friday last, utll-
ling this opportunity to visit the
CITY by the Sea, to invite its people
to Join us in placing the Jefferson Da-
Wis Highway on the map and at this
time we feel that we have succeeded
far beyond our expectations. Through
the very kind reception of the project
by the press of Savannah, the News
and the Press, both of which gave the
project their cooperation, we were able
TO secure audiences with the leaders
of business of this large and busy city
and through their influence will have
the various civic organizations behind
the movement to honor the heroes OF
the past and secure first. class high
way from the Chattahoochee to the
Savannah and from Vicksburg to
Richmond.
Hon. S. N. Harris, president of the
Savannah Board of Trade, the recog-
oized leader i'll the Good Roads move
meEt for Chatham, was especially
pleased with the opportunity of secur-
:l.c for his section another link to the
outside world and pledged the sup
por: of His organization to the move
,ne:t. "a. DID q 20 its able ST cretary Mr..
Walker. MIR. R. w. Groves, president
OF the Rotarians, MIR. w. w. Doug
las, president OF the Kwanis,s General
y. 4 Morgat,. c'mmaLGe1 of United
Confederate Veterans. Mr.. Volney
Williams OF the Saw III ah Automobile
9Th, Editor VIM c. Sutlive of the
Press, Editor w. f.. Neel of the
Morning News, MIR. Jos. Winkers,
pr sident of the Young Mems Board
of Trade and others Savannah and
Chatham county roads are the finest
in the State and the proposed route
of the Jefferson Davis Highway will
dink up with ore of the paved highways
leading into the city.
An active organization will be form
ed by the gentlemen interviewed to
bring the project to completion.
Monday was a "red letter. day for
the Jeff Davis" Road. Clyde, Penn
broke Claxton, Reidsville, Lyons, vi
dalia, Mt. Vernon and Alamo gave
the project their enthusiastic support
and pledged their cooperation to the
Jeff Davis Highway Association to
maintain and beautify the entire route
through their towns. Committees IN
each town, constituting branches OF
the Association were organized. each
of which is made UP of prominent c1tl-
zens al. their towns and counties, May
ors, county commissioners, ladies Of
the Woman's Clubs, and members OF
the Uunited Daughters of the Confed-
eracy. -
In every town Secretary l. Gelders
of the Association met with a hearty
welcome and though our time was
limited in each place, the cord1allty OF
the people along the line will ever De
a pleasant memory. At Clyde, though
onlv small hamlet, the county seat
Of Rrvant County, Rev. Moses Register
ri the M. f. Church, Mr.. S. d. Hare,
Mrs Elizabeth Wise, II, u. VanoarckI5
lie, County Sschool Commissioner anu
IT. D. Vanbarckle were appointed tne
local committee and expressed thelr
pleasure at being given an opportunity
to serve such a laudable cause:
At Pembroke, T tor H. M. Sanders
of the Pembroke l. terprise, marshall
ed the forces and introduced the pro
iect to his citizens Mayor w. I. La
nier v. P. Bowers, H. M. Sanders, l..
r. Adams Commissioner J. I. StuDps'
and Mesdames J. P. Dukes and VIZ
Smith will act as an organization conf
mittee and get the cooperation OF
their county in completing the jeff
Davis Highway thru their county.
This is entirely new road work, but
as it is a part of the State Highway
system, will be built as rapidly as the
Department can finance the project:
At Claxtor we met our old TREAD
T Fred Hartley, who had already done
some mss onary work for the Elf
Davis Highway through his attractive
little city and we were soon met 1y
quite a representative number OF c1tl-
Zer,s at the Court House, ready to GO
their full part to back up this memorial
to the Confederate chieftain. Fred
Hartley, was elected chairman of the
Evans county association with Mes
dames w. w. Sheppard and Mary
Daniels of the U. D. C's. and DR.. BE.
Miller, A. M. Ollif, DR.. B. E. Brown,
r. R. Tippins, DIR. S. T. Ellis, Rev. J.
L. Claxton, DR.. B. E. Daniels and 1.
T. Tippins, county commissioners as
the local organization.
At Reidsville, Editor L. NJ Rhoden
had arranged for meeting at the court
house, which resulted in Mesdames J.
P. Rodgers and D. B. Summerford OF
the Woman's Club, and Col J. B. Kel-
ley, M. Landlord and W. G. Mauk,
cashiers of the two city banks, c. L.
Cheney, Clerk of the Court being NAM
ed as the Toombs County Jeff Davis
Highway committee.
Editor H. R. Yandle at Lyons intro
duced us to his public spirited citizens
and soon had live organization, pledgA
ed to do their part for the Jeff Davis
route thru Toombs County. The COM
F. Brown, E. M. Smith, w. w. Odom
and Dan Odom of the two Woman's
Clubs of the town, and Messrs J. H
Mcbride, w A. McNab, Sam and Vim
Estroff, B. F. Brown, H. R. Yandle
Dan Odom w. P. c. Smith, R. L.
Page and w. T. Ivey.
Vidalia, the home OF our good old
friend C. S. Meadows, who was the
first man met as we reached the city
was enthused with the honor of having
the Jeff Davis Highway. Here the
route is to divide into northern and
eastern branch, one going to Augusta
and the other to Savannah. Vidalia's
4Kiwanis Club will have their county's
'Ssoad interests in charge and will hole
&c mass convention at some future date
20 which the people from the Ocmulget
to Savannah and to Augusta will BIZ
invited to participate.
Mrs. wv Poe of the U. D. C. anc
Mesdames L. B. Godbie and w. J
DeLoach of the Woman's Club anc
Mrs. T. R. Lee of the w. c. T. U.