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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-10
LONG ISLAND DOTS

1t has been raining for the last few
days and it makes the boys and girls
real busy now.
Mrs. Pridgen and her daughter and
son came down to Church Sunday aft
crnoon.
Mr.. Achord Hays made call on
Miss Rhonie Horton Sunday afternoon
Mr.. Sun Williams took two girls out
for ride Sunday afternoon.
Miss Beatrice Tucker and Miss Lii
Ian Horton spent Saturday in town.
Mr.. Henry Hutchinson for the last
two weeks has made calls on the hos
pital girls
Miss Dana Hutchinson came out Sat
urday afternoon to see her mother.
Mr. Fred Phillips called on Miss Ma
bel Russell Sunday night
Mrs. r. r. Dorminey and children
came over and spent Sunday afternoon
with Mrs. NJ H. Hutchinson
Mr.. J. NJ Dorminey and sister made
call on Miss Beatrice Tucker Sun
day afternoon.
Mr.. R. B. Wynn came to Mr.. NC.
fuckers and spent few hours Sun
day morning
Mr.. John Padgett and wife spent
Saturday night with their relatives
near Fitzgerald
(Signed)
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-10
FORMER OCILLA BANK
CASHIER IS RETURNED
TO FACE u. S. CHARGE

MACON, Ga, May Edward A.
Tapp, former cashier of the First
National Bank of Ocilla, Ga, arrest
cd in Omaha, Neb., April II, by de-
partment of justice agents, was
brought to Macon Friday night and
lodged in jail. He is charged with
violating the national banking laws
in connection with an alleged short
age of more than $4,000 which &C
cumulated at the Ocilla bank prior
to his disappearance in 1915.
At the time of his arrest he was
connected with the Commercial Audit
Company, of Omaha.
Among the specific charges against
him is misrepresentation of the saw
ings account of J. S. Golcher, amount
ing to $1,000; alleged false entries in
connection with dealings of ]. A. J.
Henderson, promoter of the Ocilla
Southern railway, amounting to $780,
0O0; forgery of note of the Bowen
Telephone Company for $4,000; forg-
cry of note on the Gaskins- Paulk
Company for $4,000; embezzlement OF
$4,000 August E, 1915 and discrepan-
cies in handling notes to the amount
Of $4,000 through the Citizens and
Southern Bank of Savannah.
Friends of Tapp were in Macon on
Saturday to arrange bond for him but
they could not qualify and he was sent
to Jail.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-10
SCHOOL NEWS
terested in High School choruses.

terested in High School choruses
High School P. T. A. held an in
teresting meeting Tuesday afternoon
Mrs. c. A. Newcomer presiding. De.
licious refreshments were served dur
ing the social hour.
The Eighth grade are studying din
ners and will serve two one on Thurs
day and one on Friday. Details will
be given out next week.
Miss Mcintyre announces her food
and clothing exhibit for Tuesday aft.
ernoon, May 18th Refreshments will
be served by the girls and at a O'Clock
very interesting and entertaining
little Food play will be presented by
the following children directed by
Miss Mcintyre.
Fay Hargrove, Helen Claire Var
hedoe, Christine Isler, Mary Helen
Woodham, Marcia Dickey, Carol Sing
Teton, Doris Cox, Richard Strickland
John Stephens, Bobbie Stephens, Jes-
Sc Grantham, Ruby Dorminey Thorn
as. Cox.
Everyone is cordially invited and
every mother is urged to attend. lii
you can only come for one thing, be
sure that is the Food Play.
Thursday evening at 800 o'clock
at the Christian Church Miss Maddin
will present her High School Express
son pupils in recital Miss Patter-
sons piano pupils will assist.
Monday evening at 800 o'clock al
the same place the Grammar grade pu
pills of Misses Maddin and Patterson
will be presented in recital.
In spite of the inc1ement weather
last Friday the Junior Prom was {
perfect success Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Donald were ideal host and hostess ant
their charming hospitality was thor.
oughly enjoyed by those who attend
ed the Prom
The High School Boys played the
Lions Club Monday afternoon which
resulted in 9 to victory for thu
Lions The game was called at the
end of the seventh inning on account
OF darkness.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-10
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

1t is with extreme regret that we
learn our popular teacher OF expires.
sion, Miss Claire Maddin will not be
with us next year. Miss Maddin goes
to her home town Hartwell, Ga. where
mel department is run under the reg.
rlar course ard given a stipulated
salary. Since coming to Fitzgerald
she has made an enviable record both
in the size OF her class and the amount
OF work covered. She is an indefatig.
able worker and has generously re.
sponded to every call for her talents
in social, religious and school affairs
Miss Blackwood could not meet her
classes Tuesday on account of illness
Mrs. Roy Bragg had charge during
her absence.
For some time it has been rumored
Principal, A M. Stephens was plan
ming to leave us but we waited for
official announcement before believing
it. Fridays paper stated that w. C.
Jones, who now holds the chair oil
Science had been promoted to princi-
palship and we learn that Mr.. Steph-
ems has accepted the superintendency
at Ocilla, our neighboring town. We
regret to lose Mr.. Stephens and his
estimable family
He has done splendid work here
and we wish him continued success in
lis new field.
Mrs. Stephens was elected as
teacher of Expression in Ocilla, sur
rrise and an honor she appreciated
very much, though she has not yet de-
cided to teach
Mr.. and RMS. Bennett have returned
from Macon where MIR. Bennett at.
tended the High School Athletic com
mittee meeting at the Dempsey Hotel
Mr.. Thomas L. Tinsley of Eastman
newly elected Music Teacher for the
term of 1923-24 will arrive Saturday
May 10Th and will play for the Seniors
Commencement Sunday Mr.. Tinsley
is an able pianist and is also a talented
vocalist. He expects to do a great
deal of the choral work in the High
School next year. This is very neg
lected part of our work and we fee
very fortunate in securing the services
OF one who is so capable and SO in.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-10
Big Wooden Mills
May Come South
But 1t Is Not To Get Cheap
Labor"-General Conditions In
South More Favorable

ATLANTA, Ga, May l0-If north
ern wooden industries come into the
South from New England, as reports
received here hint they may do, it will
be because general conditions in the
South are more favorable to the sue
cessful manufacture OF wooden Lood:
and not to get Cheap" labor, accord
ing to industrial leaders here. They
can get cheap labor where htey are, il
Is stated.
AS pointed out here, there is cheap
labor in the South, just as in the north
but there is this difference; Cheap Ia
Dor in the North is foreign labor, much
OF it right from the most disturbed
parts OF Europe and all of it ready at
any time to cause trouble, whereas the
cheap labor in the South is native labor
faithful, Woodworking labor, and it is
cheap only in the kind OF work it does,
its work generally is we'll done but it
1sa work which can not command high
or pay.
But there is in the South, industrial
leaders here say, also an abup%ance of
very efficient labor, highly skilled men
and women whose work in the mills is
equal to any found in New England
and there is skilled labor in the South
which finds remunerative pay in steel
and iron plants, and in multitude of
activities which call for labor of the
better type.
There is in truth difference be-
tween "low wages" and cheap labor,
As manufacturers here and in other sec
tons of the State point out Low
wages are not uncommon in New Eng
land and Cheap labor" is not diff
cult to find here. New England cot
ton mills are coming south, but it is
not because they hope to get cheap
labor. They can get that in the
North
They are coming South, manufactur-
ers here say, because the logical place
for cotton mill is where the cotton
is produced, because the climate in the
South enables all the year work, wher-
as part of the time in the North eli
matte conditions greatly handicap op-
erations and they are coming South
because there is an abundance of good
labor in the South, the kind they need
and it is native labor which does not
carry the germ of radicalism around
with it.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-10
Rattlesnake Farm
With Large Output
Large Amount of Venom Used Fol
Scientific Purposes

Scientific Purposes
Corpus Christi, Texas-W. A. King
proprietor of the Snake King Farm"
at Brownsville, declared that rattle
snakes sold for from SOC each upward,
and that he never sold them by the
pound or by the den. The department
Of Agriculture at Washington has an
nounced list of snake dealers and
market quotations.
There is no regular market for the
skin or oils, he said "These are mere
ly by-products, and have no regular
market price, selling for whatever the
buyer cares to pay"
The chief source of supply, King
said was Mexico Shipments are made
by him to all parts of the world, he
stated, adding that he recently shipped
twenty snakes to London, England.
In addition to the sales of snakes
be said, he donates large amounts of
venom to institutions throughout the
world for scientific purposes.
Mr. Kings farm has capacity Of
$4,000 snakes which are kept in spe-
cially constructed buildings and fed
by machines upon mixture of meat
and eggs. Il have about 10000 snakes
OH my farm now" King said. Last
year, the dealer estimated, his trans
actions involved the sale of more than
10000 snakes.
He said that the biggest purchasers
CT the snakes were travelling shows
circuses and ZOOS and that drug is
manufactured from venom.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-10
AMERICAN LEGION NEWS 4


Indianapolis, May 9.-Hanford Nc
Nider of Mason City, Ia, past ma
tional commander o. the American Le-
gion, will represent that organization
at the annual convention of the British
Legion to be held in London, May
20. The legion official is expected to
establish liaison with the British or
ganization of World War fighters with
view of maintaining closer relations
Between the veterans of the two coun-
tries.
Kansas City, May 8-The body of
an ex-service man in Hays, Kansas,
who had hanged hinf,elf, was saved
from the potters' field by the Ameri-
can Legion post of that town, when
it assumed responsibility for the body
until relatives were found. The fun
eral was conducted by post members.
The war veterans death was caused
by dependency over the fact that he
was unable to obtain employment and
his increasing i'll health due to physi-
cal disabilities resulting from the war
$50
Asks Observance of Mothers Day"
Indianapolis, Ind, May l0-Dr. Kate
Waller Barrett, president of the Aer-
lean Legion Auxiliary, urges members
of the organization to set aside an
hour on Mothers Day, May Is, to
write to some mother whose son made
the supreme sacrifice in the World
War, In her message to the 5000 units
Of the legion's auxiliary, DIR. Barrett
requests observance of the anniversary
of Mothers Day because of the partic-
ulSr and intimate significance to the
men and women of the American Lee
eion
Five years ago, declares DIS. Bar
rett in her message, these same men
and women, their mothers and wives,
were widely separated, and those who
remained in the homes in. this coun-
try, sorrowfully, yet proudly awaited
the coming of the final victory"
Home circles that were broken
then are reunited today" continues the
message, "and there will be sense of
thankfulness in our observance of this
anniversary. That thanfulness will be
more deeply felt by the remembrance.
of the sorrowful days of the war. But
there are many among the women of
America to whom this anniversary
brings memories of anguish still
gold star mothers and lonely wives,
whose grief is tempered only by the
pride OF a splendid sacrifice"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-10
CRUSOE ISLAND DOTS

| Mrs. f. B. Pridgen and children at
tended prayer meeting at Corinth Sun
day evening.
Mr.. E. H. Pridgen spent Saturday
night with his parents Mr. and Mrs.
t. Pridgen.
Misses Mary and Pauline Pridgen
and Achord Hayes and w. J. Carter
we're the guests of Misses Lillian and
Rhonic Horton Sunday afternoon.
Miss Beatrice Tucker and brother
were in town shopping Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Young and
brother Lonnie were the weekend
guests of Mrs. Young's parents Mr..
and Mrs. Williams.
MIR. w. NJ Horton and daughter
were shopping in the city Saturday.
Miss Lillian Horton visited Mrs. J
r. Ashurst last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fate Griffin announce
the arrival of baby son which has
been named Thurmond Marion.
Miss Lillian Horton visited Mrs.
Mary Young the latter part OF the
Ween.
Miss Mary Pridgen killed rattle
snake Friday which had two rattles
and button.
We are very glad to see Mrs. M. H.
Hutchinson out again.
Mr.. +. G. Pridgen visited his moth
or Mrs G. w. Pridgen Friday after
noon
Mr.. and Mrs. John Padgett spent
Saturday night with Mrs. Padgetts
sister, Mrs. Bette Frazer.
Miss Beatrice Tucker entertained
a few of her friends with sing on
Sunday afternoon.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-10
WHEN EVERY MOVE HURTS

Lame every morning, achy and stiff
all day, worse when it's damp or chill
ly? Suspect your kidneys and try the
remedy your neighbors use. Ask your
neighbor
G. E. Lindsey, car repairer, 407 w.
Suwanee ST., Fitzgerald, says: when
was working in Townsville, Ga, as
car repairer, my kidneys bothered me.
If | tried to lift my back gave way
and stitch took me across my kidneys
so | had to raise up by inches The
kidney secretions passed too often, get
ting me up at night and felt tired and
played out. / used Doans Kidney
Pills and two boxes took the pain from
my back and corrected the kidney ac-
ton. | was cured of the attack"
get Price o0c, at all dealers. DOM
simply ask for kidney remedy-ge'
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same thai
Mr.. Lindsey had. Foster Milburr
Co., Mfrs, Buffalo, N. Y, adv
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-10
ACHIEVEMENT

"Well, I see the next congress will
have to worry along without Represen-
tative Flubdub,'' cheerfully remarked
native who was no admirer of that
statesman.
He did get trimmed, assented the
town crouch. "But he achieved a final
triumph"
How's that?
He joined junket on a government
transport, and is coming back to
Squash Center by way of the Panama
canal"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-10
ASHTON NEWS

Mr. c. S. Rice and family were Wis
itors in Sycamore Sunday
Mr.. Johnny Mink and wife made
their sister Mrs. Henry Snellgrove a
call Sunday at the local hospital Mrs.
Srcllgrove underwent a successful OPP
Grafton on Tuesday.
Mr., H. ]. Nipper and family were
visitors at the home of his sister Mrs.
Belle Bailey Sunday
We are glad to have Mr.. Mack
Barnes and family of Osierfield living
in our community again.
Mrs. J. D. Bishop and daughters
Marguerite and Julia Bernice and
niece Miss Cora Dykes spent Sunday
al the home of Mr. and Mrs ". S.
M;ddlebrooks.
Mrs. Hunter and granddaughter are
visiting at the home of Mr.. Eddie
Ball in town this week.
Mrs. r. w. Reeves and son from
town spent Sunday at the home OF
her parents Rev and Mrs. las Bishop
Mr.. and Mrs. J o Lawrence Of
Della were guests of MIR. and Mrs
o. S. Middlebrooks Sunday.
MIR. Brown Mccall and family from
town we're the guests of Mrs. S. R
Waller Sunday.
We are sorry to learn that Mrs. w
H. Robitzsch is suffering with bad
ly inflamed foot caused from stepping
on rusty nail.
Rev. and Mrs. r. G. Shannonhouse
from town made Mrs. H H. Hooker
pleasant call Sunday.
(C;noad
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-10
RICH BACHELOR WANTS WIFE

Many people have blamed me for
not getting married. Since childhood
l have suffered from stomach and liv-
er trouble, neverbeing able to get any
medicine or doctor to help me. Now
that Mayr's Wonderful Remedy has
entirely cured me, am anxious to
get wife 1t is simple harmless pre-
paration that removes the catarrhal
mucus from the intestinal tract which
causes practically all stomach. liver
and intestinal ailments. includini appen-
Gicitis. One dose will convince or mon
ey refunded at Denmark and National
Drug Companies and leading druggists
everywhere. adv
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-10
What Hosts Have to Stand

Host Showing visitor around),, this
sundial was put up by my greatgrand-
father nearly hundred years ago.
Visitor-And does it still keep good
time?-Boston Transcript.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-10
Qrnamanta

Some men," said Uncle Eben,
"thinks dey is dom de community
favor by dressin up an standin' on
de corner where folks kin look at EN-"
washington Star.
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ahead than the clock.
90
A BUILDERS CREED

Adversely often serves as an inspir-
alton. The worm turns even mare Wig
orously after it gets the hook.
Other crops may be failures, but
neither drouth nor flood, hail, insects
or anything else prevents an abundant
crop of politics and politicians.
Nothing is so hopeless as trying to
explain how You came to forget your
wedding anniversary.
Remember the first time your lips
met hers and how foolish and embar-
raised you felt; remember the other
night when you broke the worlds rec
ord endurance test. What a changed
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-10
Triumph Of Gcnlus.

In 1547, when he was more than
seventy, Michael Angelo began his
greatest wOrk-St Peters church, in
Rome. He refused rewards, saying
that he worked for the love of God
alone.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-10

If your job only requires one eye
it is better to keep the other on the job
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-10

All mothers, says woman politician
should have the vote. But no amount
of representation will force the teeth
ing infant to let them have an s hour
night.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-01-11

Brandon News since the. first copy
was issued, more than thirty. one
years ago, and still enjoys reading
1t each week.
Miss Mary RSburn Hutton went to
her home In Jackson Friday to spend
the week. end. On account Of illness,
she was not able to return to her
school work for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Il. Wilson, and
pretty baby, Of Jackson, were the
guests OF their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
r. w. Wilson. during the Christmas
holidays.
G.. II. Grain, weli-known planter,
OF Route 3, Braxtotn, Miss, transact
ed business in the city Thursday, and
while here paid the News office a
pleasant call.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Green Myers and
little son, of Route 2, Florence, were
visitors in the city Tuesday, and
while here were pleasant callers at
the News office.
G. G. Ferguson, prominent citizen
Of Route 4, Pelahatchie, transacted
business In the city Monday morning,
and while here paid the News office
an appreciated cali
II. \. Patrick. prominent citizen
Of Route 4, Pelahatchie. transacted
BUSINESS In the city Monday, and
while here was pleasant caller at
the News, office.
J. H. Winstead, highly respected
citizen OF Route 4, Pelahatchte, was
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-01-11

and while here. paid The. Brandon
News office a pleasant call.
|. Messrs. R. L. Bullock and T. j.
Smith, Of Jackson, were visitors in
the city Friday. They were pleasant.
A. L. Compere, well known plant.
er, Of Monterey, was business
visitor In the city Wednesday. He
paid the News office pleasant call.
Mrs. F.. A. Jackson, Misses
Josephine Cooke, Merle Lindsey and
Gladys McEwen motored over to
Jackson Tuesday night to the show.
Evon Pennington, well-known
planter, of Route 4, Pelahatchie, was
business visitor In the city Tues
day. He paid the News office call
H. c. Jones, prominent resident OF
Lucknow vicinity, attended court
here Monday, and while here was an
agreeable caller at the News office.
s. w. Tinnin, prominent resident
of Fannin, was attending to busi-
ness In the city Monday. He paid
the News office an agreeable call.
DR.. w. H. Boone, prominent
physician, Of Pickett, transacted
business In Brandon Monday, and
was an agreeable caller at the News
office.
j. G. Shade, popular citizen OF
Leesburg, was attending court and
transacting business In the city Mon
day. He was an agreeable caller at
the News office.
J. r. Franklin, well-known planter
of Shiloh community, was in the
city Monday, attending court. He
paid the News office an appreciated
call.
r. NJ. Martin, we'll known citizen
of Route 2, Mendenhail, Miss, was
a business visitor In the city Mon
day, and was a caller at the News
office.
A. j. Roberts, highly esteemed
citizen. of Pelahatchie, transacted
business in the city Tuesday and
called at the News office. MT.
Roberts has been subscriber to me
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-01-11
City News in Brief

day enroute to their home at Pisgah.
They were pleasant callers at the
News office.
Mrs. Bessie NJ. Cooke left today
TOR her home in Antlers, Okla, after
an extended visit in the home of Mrs.
r.. E. Jackson.
Mrs. Hazel Pierson and children,
of Iowa.. are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
W. 4. Owen. One Of the children is
III with diphtheria.
ID. b. Ward, tax assessor for Ran
kin County, transacted business in
the city Monday. He was pleasant
caller at the News office.
Calvin A. Hawthorn, popular
citizen OF Pelahatchie, was busi-
ness visitor here Monday. He called
at the News office.
ID. I. Bilbro, prominent member of
burg, was business visitor In the
city Monday.
c. Il. Mckay, OF Pelahatchie, r. J..
and a candidate for county tax as
SCISSOR, was caller at the News Of
flee Monday.
j. l.. Bass, we'll known citizen OF
Braxton, Miss, was business visit
or In the city Monday, and while
here was at the News office.
r. w. Harpe, we'll known planter
of Route 2, Pelahatchie, was a bust
ness visitor in the city Monday. He
called at the News office.
Mr.. Val. H. Sessions, of Bolton,
came over Saturday afternoon to be
here for the services at the Episcopal
Church on Sunday.
J. H. Brown, well-known planter
of Route 4, Pelahatchie, was in the
city Monday. He was an agreeable
caller at the News office.
w. NJ. Hopson, we'll known plant
ef. of Route 2. Pelahatchle, was
business visitor here Monday. He
paid the News office a call.
G.. A. Warren, well-known planter
OF Route 3. BraxtOn, Miss, transact
business in the city Friday. He paid
the News office an agreeable call. -
w. T. Raglan and Cleve Tanner,
of Pelahatchie, were visitors in town
Monday. While here they paid the
News. office a pleasant call.
Mrs. Frank Robinson has returned
to her home at Tunica, Miss, after
an extended visit in the home of her
father, Mr. Robert MaXey.
w. I'll. Dickson, of Vicksburg,
travelling passenger agent for the
A. & V. Railway Company, attended
TO bushes affairs in the city Friday,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-01-11

attending to business. matters In the
city Monday, md while here paid
the News-office pleasant call.
G. 3. Harris, wel-known citizen
Of Route 2, -Mendenhall, Miss, trans.
acted business In the city Monday,
and was an agreeable caller at the
News office.
L. Q. Mulltcan, and son, Edgar,
prominent planters Of the Florence
vicinity, were business visitors In
the city Saturday morning. They
were agreeable callers at the News
office.
Mr.. Henry Steinbrenner, of Little
Rock, Ark. spent Saturday to Mon
day with brother and sister law,
Mr.. and Mrs. O. l.. Simmons. lie
Furnished them plenty Of quail while
here.
w. G. Barksdale, highly esteemed
resident OF Goshen Springs, and
father OF Supt. II. p. Barksdale,
spent this week in the city attending