Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-11-02
Congressman Crisp
With 3rd Dist. Editors
.Ashburn Host to Editors and Many
Visitors from S. George; jeff Davis
Highway Is Endorsed

The Ashburn civic organizations
did themselves proud last Friday when
they jointly entertained the members
of the Third District Press Associa-
tion, the executive committee of the
Georgia Association and numbers of
farmers and business men from Ware,
Pierce, Coffee, Irwin and other coun-
ties. The splendid cooperation exist
ing between the business men and
farmefe of Turner was in evidence
throughout the day and the visitors
were we'll impressed win the posi-
bilities Of town and county, when
the entire people work in harmony for
their mutual advantage.
The Press Meeting
Besides majority of the editors
OF the district, the meeting was at
tended by representatives of the city
papers, the. Atlanta Journal by Jack
Patterson; the Macon News by Ed
ltor and Mrs. R. L. Mckinney and
Charles ]. Bayne and the Waycross
Journal Herald by its Editor Mr.. Jack
Williams.
Hon. Chas. f. Crisp addressed the
editors and explained satisfactorily
the workings OF the Zone Law and
his positions on the same, which was
approved by the association.
President, Miss Emily Woodward of
the Vienna News. presided over the
meeting. Rev. Chatfield opened the
session with a brief prayer Mr.. C.
H. Bishop, president of the Ashburn
Board of Trade with his usual warmth
expressed his pleasure in having the
editors meet in his town and was re-
sponded to in behalf of the visiting
editors by Editor Chas. S. Benns of
the Butler Herald Others who spoke
were Editors R. L. Mckinney, Chas.
+. Brown of Cordele, I. Ge1ders of
Fitzgerald, Jack Patterson, and Joe
Lawrence.
Resolutions endorsing the Jefferson
Davis Highway and pledging the sup
port of the Press were presented by
a joint committee consisting of Jack
Patterson, c. E. Brown, of the Cor
dele Dispatch and Chas. S. Benns,
were unanimously adopted. q
The January meeting of the Associ-
alton was voted to be held in Fitz-.
gerald.
Luncheon at Auditorium
Nearly three hundred guests were
seated in the High School auditorium
where surnptious menu was served
by the Domestic Science class of the
Ashburn High School, assisted by
members of the Woman's Club.
The much heralded milk fed chick
ems" of Joe Lawrence's were feature
of the dinner.
DR.. Mckenzie the ideal POSTMASTER,
introduced c. H. Bishop. manager of
the Ashburn Creamery and president
of the Board of Trade, who told the
assembly lust how Ashburn and the
folks of Turner County, have over
come the ravages of the boil weevil
through dairying and poultry.
Mr. C. T. Belts, president of the
Georgia Association in detail spoke
of the hows and why's of the work
of the Georgia Association, the work
it is doing in bringing settlers to South
Georgia and helping develop the vast
territory of cut over farm lands in
his section.
Mrs. ]. E. Hayes of Montezuma,
president of the Georgia Federation
of Woman's Clubs briefly but. forci-
bly, told of the interest the women had
in the development scheme and pledg-
ed her future efforts to the welfare
of the rural sections.
Miss Emily Woodward of Vienna,
Mr.. Jack Williams of Waycross, Col.
D. ]. Reed of Waycross, Chas. E.
Bayne of Macon and Others spoke dur
ing the afternoon.
$ At the conclusion of the dinner,
the interested farmers and other visi-
tors were taken to the dairy farms for
a personal inspection.