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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-11-30
Fatal Day Nears
For The Members
OF Turkey Family
Everybody's Getting Ready For Big
Spread on Thanksgiving Day.
CIV STEWART F GFIDFRS,

(By STEWART F. GELDERSl
Tom Turkey gobbled a greeting this
morning to his las Sunday sunrise or
Garth.
The gander that will flap his panic
stricken way to safety from under the
wheels of Sunday motorists auto
mobile will gain only temporarily
renewed lease. on life.
This is the last Sunday before Thanks
giving Day.
The cotton has been ginned, the
corn is in the bin, and the Jug, the
russell pumpkins have been picked and
now await the knife that will scrape
them clean for pumpkin pies
The smoke house back of every
farm house is sagging at the roof tree
from the weight of meat within.
Little boys and girls are waiting
eagerly to learn whether they will be
given Just Thursday or both Thurs
day and Friday for big THANKSGIVING
holiday
The potato bank bulges from its
plethora of vans within.
Dad is oiling up the old shotgun for
day in the fields and woods.
Mother is planning already with
what new goodies to load the festal
board Thanksgiving day, the cram
berry sauce, the stuffing for the fowl
the stear'ing rice with gravy to go
with it, the pork and the mutton and
the beef
|; Is tc tc glorious Thanksgiving
day in most CT Georgia Down in
South Georgia they have at last made
a good crop of cotton and have pros
perlty to be thankful for such as thew
have not had for three years past.
In the cities work is plentiful and
wages good. There will be Thanks
giving i'll every flat and cottage.
Down Oh the high school playground
and the college athletic fields sturdy
youths will be straining hard to get
ready for he years big football game.
And IN their studies pastors are
Jotting down the manifold blessings
of the year that has passed, for
which they will offer earths gratitude
at the Thanksgiving day services-Sun-
day Atlanta Constitution.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-11-30
State Highway Dept.
Chairman Visits City

John N. Holder, chairman of the
State Highway department accompan-
led y Mrs. Holder spent the luncheon
hour with the Kiwanis Club last Fri
day, when several prominent citizens
of Telfair County were on hand to hear
the distinguished Georgian laud the
Jefferson Davis Highway project and
give his endorsement to this plan to
commemorate the Confederate heroes.
Later in the afternoon, accompanied
by secretary, .Gelders of the Jeffer-
son Davis Highway Association, Mr..
Holder and his party motored to
Ashburn via the proposed route and
met by appointment some of Ashburns
citizens.
Mr.. Holder expressed himself as
delighted with the project and gave
assurances of cooperation by his de-
partment as soon as their finances will
permit. 1t is probable that a meeting
viii be held within short time at
McRae at which Chairman Ho der end
other prominent Georgians interested
i'll the project will speak.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-11-30
Arthur's Self deserving
Store Opens Saturday

An entirely new system of grocery
merchandising opens here Saturday,
with the opening of Arthur's Self
Serving Store. The system has been
in vogue i'll many OF our cities in the
state, but this is the first trial of it
here.
Those of our citizens who have nev-
er seen the system in operation will
enjoy the experience of doing their
own waiting on" as each patron goes
through the store and selects just such
articles as appeals to them, and when
the shopper is through making his or
her selections, goes to the cashier and
pays for what is selected. The purpose
OF the system is to do merchandising
with as small an expense as possible
and thus make large savings possible,
The store opens Saturday at ITO East
Pine street, the former location of
the Hobby Shop
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-11-30
Rural School Fair
A Great Success

Mrs. Bertha B. Luke and County
Agent, c. T. Owens are to be con
graduated upon the success of their
Rural School Fair last week. Although
only in the county short while Mrs.
Luke's special departments made quite
a good showing in needle work, con-
servation of food stuffs, preserving,
and cooking.
The poultry exhibits, though only
a small percentage Of the club mem
bers who secured eggs from the cham
Der of Commerce exhibited, made a
good showing as did also the pig club
also fostered by the Chamber of Com
merce.
The entertainment of the Club bows
and girls and their friends by the
Chamber of Commerce at barbecue
ard later the free show at the theatre.
were fully enjoyed by the part cipants
The list OF prizes awarded and the
prize winners are in this issue Of the
Leader. Enterprise and speak for
themselves.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-11-30
UNDESIRABLE PUBLICITY
FOR WAYCROSS

Waycross is getting some very I'M
desirable free advertising on account
of the news story sent out from that
city, that its schools may be closed on
account of the hardness of some of
their larger tax payers. We see no
reason why the beard of education
Of that city cannot do as others do,
borrow money or their tax expecta-
tons and Garry on. They will prob
ably do that any way, but it was bad
judgment to allow the suspicion to get
abroad that they may close their
schools. School days are numbered
for every child and whatever time
one may lose during school year,
is seldom made up and becomes a to-
tai loss The loss is greater on the
community and the state at large in
aggregate than it is on the particular
child effected. Keep the school doors
open and avoid this waste.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-11-30
Music Memory Contest
On Last Lap

The final public recital and the third
which has been such an enjoyable fea-
ture of the Music Memory Contest
preparation was given at the Chris
tian Church on Monday night, with
large and appreciative audience pre-
sent The Christian Church orches-
ira, always good, were at their best
by reason of frequent and careful
practice under Mr.. Turner Browns
leadership. Mrs. J. A. Parrot was the
pianist and the other players were
as follows:
Fist violin, Miss Helen Patterson;
second violin, Mr.. Harry Matthews;
\ ilute, DR.. L. A. Turner; cornet, Mr..
Mitson; clarionet, Mr. J. P. Manning;
LIST trombone, Mr.. Clifford Wilkerson;
End trombone, Mr.. Russell; bass horn,
Mr.. J. C. Glover; drums, Mr.. B. F.
Petrino.
The harmony was rich and full and
the time and other points of technique
especially praiseworthy due to care
full preparation. The selections given
by the orchestra were:
Marche Militaire-Schubert
Rigoletto Quartette-Verdi.
Tales of Hoffman-Offenbach.
Badinage-Victor Herbert.
Sextette from Lucia.
La Poloma-Yradier.
and two special numbers in closing,
The Anvil Chorus from II Trovatore,
and Greeting by Franz Mahl, not con-
test selections but well appreciated
because the length of the program had
prevented encores. The vocal numbers
offered were especially we'll rendered
and enthusiastically received. These
were Home to Our Mountains by Yer
d; given as soprano and tenor duet by
Mrs. L. A. Turner and Mr.. ]. M. Da-
Wis and the soprano and alto duet
given by Mrs. R. G. Shannonhouse
and Miss Marjorie Owens. Those
who heard these songs and singers say
they hope they may again have the
pleasure and many who missed this
program say they hope they also may
have another opportunity.
The Preliminary Contest
AS announced in the rules at the
beginning, al contestants must pass
the required average in the Prelimi-
nary Contest in order to qualify for
the final contest, and this will occur
on Saturday morning at the Grand
Theater at 10 O'Clock.
The Final Contest
Judges of the preliminary contest
will decide who are eligible for this
contest according to averages made.
This contest will be held at the Gen.
trail Methodist Church on Tuesday
evening, Dec, 5th at 8 o'clock.
Winners in this contest will receive
prizes aggregating more than S2OC
which appeared in a previous issue o.
e this paper.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-11-30
Thanksgiving hay

THE origin of Thanksgiving Day may be traced back
through the ages and the nations the land of the
Canaantes from whom the Israelites copied many of
the customs The harvest celebration appeared later
among the Hebrews and called the Feast OF the Taber
nacles.
The harvest festival i'll Greece was celebrated in No
vember in honor OF Demeer, the Goddess of Harvests
while the Romans worshpped this harvest deity
name of Ceres
In England this festival called The Harvest Home
and its origin may be traced back the time of the Saxon
occupation.
However, the first harvest festival in America was held
by the Pilgrims 1921 and little by little the spread
until in 1865 it became national holiday proclaimed bv
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-11-30
OCILLA HAS A NEAR
TRAGEDY TODAY

News reached this city today of
family row, with probable fatal effect
on young Williams, son of ]. M.
Williams of Oscrficld. 1t is report
ed that bud Hudson, son in law Of J.
M. Williams had a difficulty with
his father in-law and when his young
son intcrferred Hudson is alleged to
have taken his gun and knocked him
on the head and severely beat him.
No details have been secured at the
time we 90 to press,
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-11-30
Driver Bound Over
To The Grand jury

!. T. Driver, a white man, said to
hail from Florida, was caught with a
pair of trousers under his shirt, taken
fom the counters OF the Empire Mer-
camille company, Saturday night, and
was also found to have pistol con-
cealed on his person and in possession
of bottle of Shine.
Manager Geo. Morris of the Empire
Store, Wright Terrence, Mr.. Calf and
M. Bowen were all kept busy in keep
ing their prisoner until the police ar
rived. Judge Powers bound the de-
PENDANT over to the next grand jury
under $500 bonds, when Driver waiv-
ed hearing before his honor.
Driver was undoubtedly prepared to
carry out his plans had he been given
a chance to draw his pistol
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-11-30
Sneak Thieves
At Large In City

Some one recently stole a perfectly
good $40 hose out of Mrs. L. w.
Frink's front yard on Central Ave.
Another holder theft was walking
openly to an ice box on back porch
in day time and taking the eggs and
butter Ncighbors saw this colored
party leaving but suspected nothing
wrong. The lady of the house was up
stairs at the time. We hope no one
has lost some part of their Thanksgiv-
ing dinner in this way
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-11-30
Wise Demands to Know
Cost Calcium Afsenate

WASHINGTON, November Goth
Following the receipt of several com
plants from the state, Representa-, x
J. w. Wise, of Georgia, today ..;ro-
duced a resolution directing the fcder.
al trade commission to report to the
house the cost of manufacturing and
producing calcium arsenate, an i'm
portant element in fighting the boil
weevil, and whether the product is
controlled by any unlawful combina,
ton. The recent rise in price of cal
cium arsenate has resulted in flood
of protests from cotton growers Of
the south.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-11-30
GOTTLIEB HAS NARROW
ESCAPE IN AUTO ACCIDENT

Mr.. and Mrs. M. Gottlieb and Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Gungl narrowly escaped
a serious accident when the front wheel
of Mr.. Gottlicb's car came off Sunday
evening on Roanoke Drive Mr.. Got
lieb was driving about twcniy miles
per hour, when his vince. suddenly
came off the hub and but fer the pres
cnce Of mind OF The driver, would have
caused tire car to turn over. rs it was
the occupants happily escaped with a
scare.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-11-30
NEWCOMER HOME
ABLAZE SUNDAY NIGHT

Mr.. c. A. Newcomer was fortunate
n having a chemical fire cxtinguish-
cr at hand when he discovered blaze
behind his fireplace Sunday night
A call was sent in for the local fire
department but before they could
reach the home, which Is in the sub
urbs Of the city, Mr.. Newcomer man
aged to put the fire out with a hand
extingrishcr. The damage was very
LITTLE due TO the preparedness of our
genial manager of the Union Cotton
Oil CompaNY
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-11-30
SEND IN YOUR SANTA
CLAUS LETTERS

*, shall be- glad to receive those
aATsI messages to Santa Claus from
oar little friends in the city and coun-
ty and LET them tell their old friend
usf WIN. thew want for Christmas.
The letters viii ne published as
usual. as we know the little ones viii
ike to have them read TO them or see
their own missives in print. Send
them along.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-11-30
FITZGERALD WILL
CELEBRATE THANKSGIVING

The entire business district witt be
closed Thursday and whist some of
of the men will go after quail the most
of them and their families will take
more rational view and spend their
holiday in the quiet of their homes.
Thanksgiving services will be held
at the Central NJ. F. Church at PM.
Rev. Duncan Thomas of the Presby-
terrain church delivering the sermon
for the evening.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-11-30

the emergency is recognized by the
cotton council which is making a
careful study of the movements and
is DESTROYS of being helpful in MAX
ing them continuously successful Co
operative marketing, the council be-
lieves, may effect economics in hand
ling not obtainablc by the Individual
producer, tend to stabilize the market
ing and insure the grower adequate
recognition for the intrinsic value OF
his produce.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-11-30

Genial Tom Price of Douglas, pres
ident of the Union Banking Company
and dozen Other large corporations
in his section, was a business visitor
to the city today II Tom would rrove
back here we'd elect him Governor
some day.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-11-30
Paulk Opens His
New Drug Store

Mr. Reason Paulk under the firm
name of Paulk Drug Co., is opening
in his new location at liz East Pine
street, the former location Of the Mar
Gus Quality Shop, where he has in
stalled the drug store recently pur-
chased from the Fowler Drug Co.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-11-30

DR.. and Mrs. L. G. Henderson and
family of Albany were the guests Of
Mrs. A. w. Kirkland last week.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-12

and to provide for contingencies that must
arise later AS an example Of care in this
respect, take the deal below, which went
the rounds of eleven tables in a duplicate
match, only two players going game.
L dealt and bid the spades. At some tables
b started to bid his two-suiter and got up
To three spades, and at one table to four, the
bidding going this way. One spade, pass,
pass, two diamonds. the higher ranking suit
Two spades, pass, pass three clubs, passes
waiting FOR a choice, and picks the oia-
monds, bidding three, which doubles, 3
passes and z goes to three spades. Four
clubs by A. and now Y goes to four spades.
This A doubled.
Here is the play, showing the Importance Of
New-York tribune., 1922-03-12
Author Of Foster on Auction, Auction Made Easy,
Fosters Complete Hoyle, Etc.
By r. F. FOSTER

five for his bid He shifted to small club
and Z ruffed the third round After three
rounds Of trumps can count A for four
hearts, and reasoning that with both queen
and jack he would have shifted to hearts for
the second trick, 7 led the ace Of hearts and
put on dummy's nine. When the jack fell
from 3 the fnessc of the eight must be made
as the only chance for game
This is the solution Of Problem No. So, in
which hearts were the trurps, to lead and
w to win all six tricks:
Z starts with the deuce of spades, which
tramps and leads trumps discarding the
four of diamonds. When Y leads the smaller
OF his two diamonds, Z wins with the seven,
and leads his top spade.
If A discards a diamond on this trick,
sheds club and makes his top club and the
diamond If has unguarded the spade by
letting go one Of the diamond lead, makes
a trick with the five OF spades. If A un-
guards the clubs on the secoA ID spade lead,
sheds the diamond and makes two clubs.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-12

ample, and the reasons for the take-out are
clearly stated.
Question-If a duplicate board is passed
up by all four at the table, must the dealer
then bid something?-G. 3.
Answer-If it is the first time the board is
dealt it should be redealt at once if all four
pass. If it has been played, some one must
have made bid on it, and it should be passed
along as it stands, marking the N and and
the E and W scores at 90.
Question--A recent writer says bids of two
in major suits are not recommended except
with six in suit and all the tops. We have
always played with the bid of two to show
outside tricks-D. A. G.
Answer--If you bid two on outside tricks
and also on length, your partner never knows
which it is. A bid of two in major suit
shows six cards, and denies support for the
other major suit. If there are only five cards,
matter what, bid one only. The side tricks
are shown by rebdding the hand. For in
stance: Start with ore heart, and if overcalled
bid two hearts. This shows a sound heart
bid and an outside sure trick Without the
side trick there would be no further bidding.
With seven hearts and the tops, bid three and
say nothing more, if you have no outside trick.
With an outside trick go to four hearts.
Question--It is AS opening lead, but
lays down a card. The declarer calls on A
to lead his highest heart A declines and
insists that he cannot be penalzed, as the
declarer exacted a penalty to which he is not
entitled. He can call suit, but not the high
est card of it.-J. l.. L.
Answer-There once was rule that if
wrong penalty was demanded none could ba
enforced, but it is not in tha present code
New-York tribune., 1922-03-12

heart. Z at once read him for four cards of
that suit
AS Z must lose three tricks in clubs and
diamonds, he cannot afford to lose a heart
also, or he is set If A has four hearts,
has only one Against a trump declaration
A would not lead small card if he held two
touching honors, such queen and jack
therefore BIS card is the queen or the jack
This being so. q can establish a double fnesse
over A If he keeps the smallest heart in dunn
my and plays the nine to the first trick
OF course, if A has led from both queen
and Jack, the nine will hold the trick, but
the game looks impossible. AS it turned out,
rs ANALYSIS was correct. On winning the jack
of hearts with the ace he went right to the
trumps, and after catching them all led the
eight Of hearts through A. What is going
to do with it? If he ducks, plays the
three. and z continues with the next heart,
so that wins two more tricks with the ten
and king. If A covers the eight, the king kills
tha queen and two more hearts make.
The curious think about this hand is that
no opening will save the game. At the only
other table that went game called the dla-
monds. but did not go on with the clubs, as
went to three diamonds over two spades snd
Y went to three spades.
At this table A led the top diamond, and at
once read z for no more, as Il must have had
New-York tribune., 1922-03-12

Among the claimants for first visions Of
robins was the commuter who told us he'd seen
one for the last three mornings from the win
dows of the 1903 accommodation. If we didn't
believe it, he said, we could come out, stay the
night at his house and catch that train in with
him the next morning. Skeptical as we are,
we took his word about that robin.
Almost every one we saw who hadn't seen
the first robin expressed themselves as disap-
pointed. About the only individual who hadn't
New-York tribune., 1922-03-12

He's not a rare enough species. There are
thousands Of certified guaranteed first robins
putting in appearance every season.
These first robins are deceptive things, and
none seems to know it better than the typical
old nhabtant who is invariably one Of the
first to descry the birds. The spring harbn
ger may cause the old inhabitant to turn down
the collar Of his ovorcoat, but not to remove
the red flannel chest protector, not when robin
redbreast is wearing one of his own.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-12

~ NE Of the distinguishing marks OF
Il first class player is the time and care
" he gives to the consideration of the
situation as declarer before he plays
10 the first trick. even from dummy In the
addle game there are many situations that
remand careful play from both hands, when
certain crisis has been reached. 1t is IN the
anticipation of this crisis that the expert shows
tis skill
In many hands 1t Is clear from the first that
] certain play will be needed, or certain
hnesse must be tried, at some time or other
perhaps not until several tricks have been
Won and lost by each side.
Examples have already been given in these
aftcles of the importance of making pos
Sloie re-entry in dummy on the first trick by
giving up high cards in the declarer's own
nand, when they were entirely unnecessary to
win the trick. We have had examples of
covering second hand to prevent the third hand
from taking advantage of the eleven rule. and
soch defensive plays.
inere are also many cases in which con-
'ehaonal plays are not the only guide In a
.'-Sfdmper, for instance, q small card led, IL
dummy has three to the queen, and nothing
w" eHdll III tne ueCidIeI UdiHt tiO p~S'
S"ance for trick is to put on the queen, as
sas lead Is often small card from both ace and
@i's against no-trunper.
another case is when dummy holds queen
a. an'a che small, and the declarer has the ace
'ne pest chance for two tricks in that suit IS
- put Oh the queen; but the rest Of the hand
may oe such that you can afford to lose that
suesh and still go game. On the other hand,
~'s Two tricks in that suit may be essential
ene success of the contract
su these plays depend on the ability Of the
~-llater to see clearly what il ahead Of him
New-York tribune., 1922-03-12

cr Bureau; for there is connection, obscure
though it may seem at times, between the
weather and the first robin.
The Weather Bureau, for instance should
announce, "Fd1 dold aCG7ncr; first robin" and
then there would be no controversy about 1t.
Or in the case of a sudden change "SnoW and
colder. FIRST robin apt to pass out." Thus, if
any one saw robin later he would know that
New-York tribune., 1922-03-12

he was viewing only the second robin or pos
sibly the third.
Probably Central Park averages high
percentage of first robins seen as any locality
in the city. 1t seems such likely spot for a
to summer in the city is bound to get
quainted sooner or later with the park Yes,
YOU may look for the first robin anywhere in
the park except in the ZOO. He won't be there.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-12

seen the first robin, and didn't want to, was
the early worm And he contided that if he
had to see such bird he hoped he wouldn't
see the first robbn but The robin first.
Personally we make no claim to have seen
the first robin much as we looked for one. AS
might be guessed from those things the artist
has drawn above he hasn't seen a robin from
first to last However, We guessed by more
reliable sign that spring is here. We saw
girl with the first furpiece around her neck.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-12

out no-trumper with bust if you have any
fve-card suit, but that you must have six.
II. l.. N.
Answer-Only one writer on the game in
sists on six for the take-out, but as no facts
given to support the rule. it is better to
stick to the usual convention, which is recon-
rended by all other writers of any standing,
and take out with any five. In the Par Auc-
ton hands the first deal in Pack is an ex-