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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-05-25
''MADE In GEORGIA"

Mrs. Harvey Mathis as local chair
man of the Made n Georgia" cam
paign for this week has received sat
isfactory cooperation from our mer-
chants as but few have failed to re-
spond as far as they are able with
some kind of showing in their window
displays.
The Empire Store makes large
display of Georgia products first the
textile from the Fitzgerald Mills in
Guiding the striped dimity so popular
Tor bed spreads, the colored striped
dimity which is fine for curtains and
covers of different household uses, the
dress ratine in white and dyed patterns
the curtain marquisettes, duck, for
coats, etc. Then there are the canned
products, syrup, peaches, etc, from
other Georgia towns and shirts, over
alls, silk hosiery, towels, from other
Georgia factories. There are two
brands of cigars-one the Cuban leaf
and the other "Suits Me" manufacture
ed by C. A. Johnson of Fitzgerald.
In Churchwell's window is a display
of bungalow aprons and dress skirts
of Georgia product or manufacture.
In Guy Johnstone's Haberdashery
are to be seen numbers of overalls.
coveralls and khaki pants for youths
and boys that were made in Macon.
McCarty's corner window is filled
with. dimity bedspreads of which Mr..
McCarty recently purchased several
hundred dollars worth from the Fitz-
gerald mills.
The Fitzgerald Furniture Company
is making window display of Geor-
gia made furniture, attractive break
fast. room sets, porch sets, and office
furniture.
In Bradshaw's Music Store window
we see exhibited beautiful piano ben
ches made of Our own Georgia hard
wood and product of the Macon Mfg
20. Also there are on display, songs
in which Frank Stanton our own Geor-
gia poets verses are used, and other
songs and records about Georgia and.
some records made by the Garber-Da-
Wis orchestra of Atlanta for the Column
bia Company.
The Bazaar Store displays ratine
from the Fitzgerald Mills, silk hos
iery from the Griffin Mills and shirts
from an Atlanta factory.
The Fitzgerald Vulcanizing Com
pany displays tires and inner tubes
that are made in Atlanta and batteries
and tops that are made at Fletcher's
Garage.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-05-25
Mayor Key Explains
A. B. & A.. Purchase

notwithstanding that the pro-
posed purchase of the A. B. & A. rail-
road by the state of Georgia is mot an
aggressive measure but defensive meas
ure for the protection of the property
of citizens" Mayor James L. Kew on
Friday issued a statement urging the
people of Georgia to give careful
thought to the question of state owner
ship of this road.
Even though it never becomes nee
essary for the state to actually buv
the A. B. & A." said Mayor Key, "the
tact that the people have given the
state the power to step in and act when
the time comes will immediately sta
bllfze commercial conditions from one
end of that road to the other.
No body is going to buy land or
project industrial development in the
vast areas served by this road unless
something is done to absolutely assure
its continued operation"
The mayor reviewed some of the
happenings at the big statewide mass
meF - eld at Moultrie last Tuesday
undea 'tke auspices of the Association
tor State Ownership of the A. B. & A.
He brought out that the proposal is
not that the state enter into COMPETE
ton with other prospective buyers, but
simply that bond issue be authorized
to effect its purchase in the event there
is no other buyer and it is placed in
danger of being junked.
This road is $40 miles long" the
mayor continued and serves many
Georgia cities, among them Atlanta,
Brunswick, Cordele, Waycross and
points between. 1t also serves Birm-
ingham."
The road is constantly depreciating
in value and this depreciation must be
met with cash. This outgoing cash
means that the bonds and other secur-
tiles of the road are also constantly de-
preciating. The road has not paid its
1921 taxes.
Three million, six hundred thousand
acres of Georgia lands are located
within five miles of the A. B. & A..
right of way as it stretches through
the state. 1t has been estimated that
junlling of this road would mean an
actual depreciation in the value of
this land amounting to about $40 per
acre, or $36,000,000 in real money"
"And the figure does not take into
account the value of Improvements.
It. is estimated by competent author
atty that the junking of the A. B. & A.
would mean an actual depreciation in
Georgia par values of more than $780,
100000
at follows naturally, therefore, that
the question as to whether or not the
State of Georgia shall place herself in
a position to take over this road if nee
essary is not merely an academic pro-
position but big and vital issue in
volving the protection of millions of
dollars in property belonging to Geor-
gia citizens"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-05-25
Auto Parking On
Streets Regulated

Chief Strickland is experimenting
the job of marking off the streets in
the business section to better control
parking of automobiles. Autos are
now expected to be correctly placed
within the marked confines and the
police have orders to make cases
against any one failing to be in his
stall. The plan will give more room
fer travel on the streets and will be
the means of avoiding some of the
collisions on the crowded streets.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-05-25
Wonders Never Cease
In This Old World

w. A. Taylor, who for the past %
months has been a helpless cripple,
unable to use legs or hands, through
a paralytic stroke in July 1920, was
seen walking up town Tuesday in COM
pany with, Lieut.. Simpson, (col) to
whose credit the recovery is credited
Simpson is physcologist and works
along physical lines, impressing his
patients with the confidence in his
methods. 1t is said that Simpsons
work is pretty severe and not at all
recommended for weak hearts, but the
fact that he can DO things is pretty
we'll established by Mr.. Taylor's ex-
perience. Simpson is reported to have
similar success with other patients in
the CITY.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-05-25
Fitzgerald Boys Get +
Honors At Ga. Tech

ATLANTA, Ga. May 25-Randal
Burke and B. H. Hill of Fitzgerald
both Freshmen at the Georgia School
of Technology, have won a place on
the Tech honor roll, according to
announcement today by H. H. Cald-
well, registrar of the school.
The honor roll is made up each year
from the students who rank highest
in all their class work, only ten per
cent from each class being eligible.
Because of the high standards of
scholarship maintained at Georgia
Tech, attainment of a place on the
honor roll is a signal honor and is an
indication of unusual ability on the part
of the students.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-05-25
DR.. Roger William
Dickson To Be

We acknowledge with pleasure the
receipt of an invitation to the COM
mencemcnt exercises of the Atlanta
Medical College on June 9th when our
young. friend Roger William Dickson.
the talented son of Hon. Marion Dick
son will receive his diploma as a prac-
toner of medicine. DR.. Dickson has
reelected great honor on his county in
the several institutions of learning, to
which he has been attached for the
past e.lght years. The University of
Georgia and later Emory University
and the Atlanta Medical College. At
each of which he has led his classes
and distinguished himself for scholar
ship and literary achievements. We
wish our young friend to reach the
plnacle of success in his chosen pro-
tesslon. Roger, there is lot of room
on top, so go to climbing.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-05-25
Ray E. Bemiss, Your
Mother Is Very iii

Mayor Cryer's aid today was asked
to find Ray Eugene Bemiss by his mo-
Their who lives at 208 South Delaware
Avenue, Tampa, Fla. The communi-
cation sent by Bemiss' sister, Mrs.
Theodore Lundgren, stated that the
mother of Bemiss was not expected
to live and that she had sought her
son, who is past 40, in all parts of the
| nltcd States.- Los Angeles Express.
This man used to be in Fitzgerald
and if any one here has communication
with him kindly let it be known.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-05-25
TO INSPECT THE
RIVER ROAD

County Commissioners w. J. Nor
ris ard K. L. Stone are holding con-
ference today with Commissioner of
Telfair County, Thrasher, on the river
to decide OH building a road connect
ing Zen Hill with Telfair County
Both counties are anxious for this
much needed highway and it is thought
probably that road may be built dur
ing this year.
The eader-Enterprise has been adj
vocating this road for years and seems
at last to see its work bring results.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-05-25
WILLARD BATTERY SERVICE
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT

The celebrated Willard Batteries
have been secured by Mr.. d. A. Bragg
who under the firm name of the Bragg
Pa,tery Service, will conduct bat
terry business in the old Post Office
building. Mr.. Bragg will give his en-
tire personal attention to this bust
ness and has secured expert mechan-
les to look alter tht battery needs of
car owners.
A full supply of Willard batteries
and parts will be carried in stock and
the best service possible is assured by
the management.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-05-25
NEW COMPANY TO
SELL CHEVROLETS

The Tri-County Motor Company,
A. B. c. Dorminey, proprietor, are
the new sales agents for the Chevrolet
automobiles for Ben Hill, Wilcox and
Irwin counties who will open sales
rooms here The new models are
now on sale and John Evans, the pop
ular auto salesman, who will be in
charge of this department. will be glad
to demonstrate tn ecaYs to his friends.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-05-25
CARRIERS Surprise
Store In New Quarters

..SXse entire week has been taken up
blythe management of the Surprise
Store in getting their new store ready
for the large stock of merchandise
which this firm carries. The new To-
cation, south of the Exchange Nation
al Bank, is one of the very best in the
city and the record of this store for
bargains, according to Mr. CARRIER will
be kept up in the new location.
The store has been remodeled and
with the full compliment of fixtures for
each department, is now one of the
most convenient shopping places in
the city.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-05-25
MEMORIAL SUNDAY AT
Services at Lee Grant Hotel. June
1899

AS we strolled into the large and airy
dining room of the Lee Grant Hotel
Sunday afternoon we found large
audience with faces expressing more
than ordinary interest.
There was solemnity and hush that
spoke more eloquently than words of
the sacredness of the hour The room
was beautifully decorated with pines
and flags while surrounding the pull
pit were tall bushes of the Yucca hang
ing full of its bell shaped flowers so
pure IN their creamy whiteness shading
into delicate green where only partly
open. Huge bouquets of CHEEKY fac
ed petonias seemed to fairly smile up
on us a vision of hope while their
sweet perfume pervaded all the atmos-
phere. 1t was like perfect June day
although yet May.
The soft southern breezes cooled
the air with languorous balmy breath
that was delightful Comrade Nc
Cormick escorted the writer to a seat
OF honor among the speakers and vet
Grams which gave us a sense of COM
radeshlp very comforting. As we
walked up the aisle the organ under
the deft fingers of Miss Nettie Ho1ior-
an tenderly sounded "Who Will Care
For Mother Now?" and memory
flashed back to the scenes of the early
oVs, and then as we gazed into he
countenances of the old warriors we
saw something that saddened us. Hol-
low cheeks, dimmed eyes, wrinkled
faces, and bowed forms spoke of de-
Ginning years and in those faces we
read thoughts of other lands than this
where we are all pilgrims only and
never feel it more keenly than on these
memorial days. Rev. Long of the Lu-
theran church gave the sermon from
the text IT cannot hold my Peace"
His words were eloquent and so was
that empty sleeve.-Mother Enterprise
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-05-25
REV. BLACKWELL ACCEPTS
CALL TO ATLANTA

Rev. Walter M. Blackwell, who has
occupied the pulpit at the local Prim-
tive Baptist Church for the past sew
en- years has resigned his charge to
take effect June lst, having been call
ed to take charge of the Primitive
Baptist Church at Atlanta.
Rev. Blackwell has been a popular
preacher in this section and has host
Of friends who will regret to see him
leave the city, but are congratulating
him upon his securing so desirable a
charge in the Capitol City.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-05-25
Summer School
Course Offered

A summer course will be offered
for the benefit OF those pupils in the
seventh grade and high school who
have conditions in mathematics.
This work will begin Monday, May
18th at the High School Building and
should be taken by all who need help
III these subjects. Any additional in
formation will be gladly furnished.
u. ]. BENNETT, Supt.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-05-25
Grand Lodge I.O.O.F.V
Meets At Macon

A number of local Odd Fellows are
in Macon this week attending the ann
ual session of the Grand Lodge and
the Rebekah Assembly. From the
extensive preparations made by the
Macon lodges, big time is no doubt
had by the visiting members.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. R. Justice and son
Lawrence Earle, c. A. Fretwell and
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Mcneil are some
sof those who went.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-05-25
OCJLLA BOY GETS
PROMOTION IN NAVY

Merit Flanders of Ocilla, son of
Editor J. J. Flanders has been adj
vanced to Ensigne in Uncle Sam
Navy, Tor which we extend our con-
gratulations to his parents.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-05-25
POST OFFICE TO CLOSE
MEMORIAL DAY

Following our usual custom the local
Post Office will be closed all day on
Tuesday, May 80, Memorial Day.,
except during the following hours
All windows will be open for business
from $50 to coo A. M. and from 400
to $50 P. NJ The city carriers will
make the morning tip.
Respectfully, w. A. ADAMS
Postmaster
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-05-25

to the circulating mediums in this
locality. We question If but few real
ize the importance of this pension
money as an element in the continued
prosperity of this city and county.
1t would require transactions in the
hundreds of thousands of dollars quar-
terly in agriculture or manufactured
products to net Fitzgerald trade bal
ance equal to the sum of this pesion
money which is added every three
months to her wealth.
Deyo Brothers have now completed
their contract of painting the Lee
Grant Hotel and a vast improvement
has been made in that great structure
by the magic touch of their brushes.
(Feb 1907
The crossing of the Seaboard by o.
& V. was affected Monday. The adj
vent of the o. & ", uniting with the
f. 0. & r. B. is enthusiastically well
coined by all Fitzgerald as it's vast
Importance opening up extensive trade
territory both north and south is thor
oughly appreciated. 1t is the inten-
ton of the company of which Hon.
J.A.J. Henderson is president to push
the construction of the o. & V. north
ward via Rochelle, Hawkinsville, on
to Macon and southwark via Valdosta
into Florida. The progress of these
extensions will be watched with in
terest.
February 1000
1t is permitted the American dam
sci to enjoy one particularly inter-
esting birthday anniversary "Sweet
Sixteen" when all earth assumes a
romantic and roscate tinge. This hap
py period visited Miss Jessie Hager
last Thursday and a party of young
trends met at her home on south
Grant street to participate in the
merry making. Music, games and So
cial converse were INDUCED in until
late hour Dainty refreshments
were served and Miss Jessie was the
recipient of numerous handsome pres
ents. Those present were Lollie Rut-
land, Beulah Chaple, June Ray, Bcr-
tina Sedlymeyer, Jessie Hager. Nellie
Hager, Turner Brown Fred Herring
ton, Robert Monroe, James Blanton,
Willis Quinn, Martin Robitzch, Wal
ter Forbes, Otis Dunn, and Pigford
Sandlin.
Roy Terry went to Cordelc We'd
nesday where he will spend few
days with his sister Mrs. o. S. Mccoy.
Capt. w. Friend, yesterday shipped
to his daughter in Bosom, as a valen-
tine, a box Of fine ripe Strawberries,
which he bought at the Vendome
Grocery and which had been raised
by w. Dieterick, who by the way is
one of the successful fruit and truck
growers Of the Colony.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-05-25
Memorial Day
At AndersonvilIe

The trip to AndersonvilIe on
May 30th will be made by auto
ombile and will leave the w. R. C.
Hall at 500 A. M. All those who
will furnish autos please report to
the committee at once. All mem
bers of the w. R. c., G. A. R. and
5. of VS.. who contemplate going
and those who will furnish flow
ers please report at once and you
will be provided with transporta-
ten.
AL flowers must be at the w. R.
z: Hall by $50 P. NJ, Monday,
NAV goth.
Fer further information see the
committee
A. c. MATTHIAS,
H. L. MANON.
c. r. STEVER.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-05-25

nnttees were received. A letter was
read from Gov. Walter E. Harris of
Macon expressing his appreciation of
the charter night. Gov. Harris stated
IN his letter that the charter night of
the Fitzgerald Club was the most
elaborate he had ever attended.
J. b. Norman was called upon to
tell of his recent conquest. He stated
ne was III the best company and would
always feel safe with Spier bv his
side thru out life.
K. J. Prentiss and A. c. Garden
were asked to make speeches along
a similar line.
Quite a number were called upon
TO express themselves about the XII
vans Club. The testimonials given
were such that all went back TO their
several duties with a new spirit.
The. club was honored In having
as their ghest Judge o. T. Cover of
Cordele who made the main speech
of the day.
He paid the Kiwsnrs Club a higlf
tribute and urged each member to be
a builder. J. B. Russell had charge
OF the days program. The attend
ance prize was won by A. c. Garden.
The Kiwanis Club is anxious to
push forward in every good wav the
building of an auditorium FOR our CITY
Schools.
Publicity Com.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-05-25

Miss Marion Van Gorder left today
for enjoyable visit in La Grange.
where she will attend college COM
mencement and meet some alumni
friends of whom quite a number are
expected to be present for happy
reunion.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-05-25

Hon. J. E. Turner left today for
Atlanta to attend the meeting Of the
Georgia Bankers association. Mr.. Tur-
ner is member of the Executive
Committee of the Georgia Bankers
+. and is on the program for a speech
before the convention.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-05-25
Base Ball Game Here
Friday Afternoon

Fitzgerald's fast winning team will
cross bats with that licely Ocil1a nine
on the local diamond Friday afternoon.
Both OF these teams are in good con-
ditlon and real snappy game may
be expected.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-05-25
Able Lecturer Coming
To Fitzgerald Soon
KINGDOM IS AT HAND
Is 1t True! "That Millions Now Living
Will Never Die"

Local citizens have secured Mr.. G.,
R. Pollock of New York to deliver
this noted lecture on this widely adj
vertised and much discussed subject.
The thinking and reading people of
our city will wish to hear the subject
discussed at length by this able lee
turer. The lecture will be free.
Mr.. Pollock will speak at the Odd
Fellows Hall Thursday, June 1st, at
800 P. M.
adv.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-05-25

(Ben Hill Co. News, 1907
The Federal pensioners have had
another quarterly inning and as re-
suit many thousand dollars are added
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-05-25

Leader Want Ads Bring Results.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-05-25
Kiwanis Hold Regular
Meeting Friday
Club Willing to Push Movement For
School Auditorium

AT the regular
meeting of the XII
wants Club Friday
every member ans
wered the roll call
by giving his name
and nick name, and
business.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-08-06
BOTH SIDES SEE
VICTORY IN THE
COMING PARLEY
Strike Committee Claims
Railroad Equipment Is Be-
coming Unserviceable;
Denied BY Rail Chiefs.
tBy Tb Associated Press.)

New York, Aug. 5.-Both sides
I in the rail controversy today
claimed to see impending victory
in the conference of national Off
cials Of the engineers, trainmen,
enginemen and firemens unions
and b. M. Jewell head of the shop
| crafts, with federal executives at
Washington.
The eastern strike com mittee in
terpreted the conference as proof
that equipment of the railroads
was becoming so unserviceable as
to justify engineers, firemen and
trainmen in protesting that the
| lives of crews and passengers were
being endangered by its continued
use.
Rail chiefs, as represented by
Robert Binkerd, vice chairman of
the Association of Railway Execu-
tives, characterized the Washing
| ton session as the workings of
strike physiology and labor poll
Itics."
| Neither side predicted what
would be the result of the confer
ence and both maintained they
would continue unabated their sep
arate efforts to bring the strike to
an end-strike, leaders by bring
ing the railroads to their knees"
and the rail chiefs by hiring new
men until the power of the strik-
ing crafts is disintegrated. Me-
chanics continued today to flock to
employment agencies. it was re-
ported, although road officials saw
a decrease in the numbers. This,
they explained, was because the
widely heralded conference at
Washington had renewed the hope
of former employees that they
would return to their jobs with
seniority rights unimpaired, il they
remained on strike while longer,
Several roads reported that the
coal situation has become so serl-
Gus as to almost overshadow the
shop crafts strike. This was par
Iticularly true of the Erie, which al
ready has annulled AZ trains in the
east because of threatened short
age of fuel for its more important
trains.