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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-05
Wounded War Veterans Toast Foe

The unusual thing that a German
U.Boat sailor should receive, a fearful
silent toast from thirty wounded vet
erans of the World War was due to
deep love and sympathy that his moth
er the great Slhumann-H enk inspired
when as their guest because of her
dev-tion TO the American soldiers AMI
git OF Jour sons to the cause, her grief
lad overcome her when speaking of
that other son equally dear who fought
on the other side and went down on a
German U-boat. Just before this she
had made two regrets of her soldier
trends that no suspicion of disloyalty
IL her part should ever be entertained
tor all instant, and that at her d.ath
ST., should receive military escort and
the sounding OF taps at her grave. No
othtr assurance was needed than this
toast End standing at attention while
She retired weeping from the head of
the table where she had been placed
rs III lrk of honor.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-05

EXIT, MR.. BOIL WEEvIL?
By w. T. ANDERSON, Macon Telegraph

has Next %s e ssa p fas the Ma %a s0ss
the marking Of his onward sweep across the cotton belt Of the
absolutely overcome the pest And
SSad Ga sedf5 ? following ssn
s;H 81 a,s sss
above Griffin who on yesterday
Smith Of Fo SRan h his plan OF killing the Do SeV which has
DR. Smith stated that the boil weev OF the woods and hiding
about June In this section Of he they 1e out about
haVs SQUARES ready
tine hs q maes mr. the st these into sack with draws
ng Gw nn en sn 6 oI 5 have 5
sss % W op and the Sn w n fss % @ d
will be therein mature the young and h he sd be
will have aRRszng mos his s II. sacks with the veev
and eggs closing tightly day decaying squares
fqs 51 o soa sf and M gard s mixture wi"
AFTER 3 d & 5n o U o i ppd n
or one cote M s rag 3[@gn oe n hand an s s
mop the go through the
ton o ia h Ed s pg w na % @
sroys 90 per ol cent Of the weevs
rc g off or iau nd the action nod @ Gw tone 10
to weed But the picking off of the only gives the stalk better
to come Very soon will
boGm erop middle and formerly divide wifi
the boil wee there will be but and there will be no weevs
Dr. Smith says n1materia as to what nghbqr does s with his
a 0 " nd n s def the s & H @ Ga s r
when the food exhausted and she looking
ground n which to feed and deposit
Picking all the old
the time making practically The poisoning
SOC material poisoning all
The
blooms and saving the picking of the
Dr. Smith stated that this plan has probably the
and has been tried the that be counted
produce results He exhibited stalks Of cotton brought from South
and Florida S bos stalk
ct developed and apparently healthy and eted condition He
connected for different agricultural
the West although
Georgian.
Smith with twelve
although
labor than does with But
need be entertained the cotton falling the
produced field
treated adjoining field with weevs and producing
that the
field OF produced field
year aled-abou 200 pounds against 1000 pounds
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-05
FITZGERALD PARTY PLEASED
WITH EXPERIMENTAL FARM

Messrs Carl Fellars, Ed Whitman.
J. B. and P. B. Seanor drove over to
Triton for their Fourth of July eel
ebration and paid the State Experiment
tai Farm a visit, where Prof Starr the
efficient official in charge, impressed
them with his fund of information and
the varied experiments for the bene
fit OF better farming, being carried on
at the station. Boil Weev'w expari-
ments Of all kinds, are in being carried
on at the farm, and it appears that
several of them are showing values,
especially the syrup and Calcium Ar
senate mixture.
The entire party is of the opinion
that our farmers should visit this ex-
detrimental farm regularly, to learn at
this State institution in few hours.
what will take them life time to ac-
quire by personal experience on their
own farms and thus save themselves
from many of the failures which thew
have to meet annually.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-05
A NEW MEANING FOR THE COUNTY
UNIT SYSTEM" OF GEORGIA-For = good

many years the county unit system" has had
distinct political significance in Georgia A goot
many hard battles have been fought over the
county unit system. But today Georgias 154 coun
ties face hardest battle of their existence, and
this battle too must be fought out on the county
unit plan-mostly the Turner county plan if it is
to be won. Here are the facts which are facing
every agricultural community in Georgia, every
,ounty in Georgia, to a more or less degree
/. There today 55,524 idle plows in Georgia &C
oordng to reliable reports and investigation.
g. There are 1904 vacant farm dwellings, in Georgia
B. In the past three and half years 228938 negroes
lave left the For the past months this migration
has amounted to 1850 At the same time 9513 whites
have left the farms
a. The labor shortage in Georgia today on the farms
is estimated at 70843
5 AS to the future the report shows that conditions
improving in Al per of the counties no change
III II per cent and no Improvement in 48 per cent OF he
counties where this migration is st II going on
All OF the above seems be serious enough to stir UP
every county unit in the state bringing the leaders in
community thought and action together to devise ways
and means for the good 1t is good to note that
county after county in Georgia has already taken steps
to call county conferences and to ntegenty discuss
ut problems and to prepare for the future. More and
more counties will have to fail in line and pool their prob
lens and make community matter of their solution We
predict that the Turner county plan with local modifca
tons wherever necessary going to be universally adop
ted in Georgia and throughout neighboring state OF
South Carolina in the future
Machinery and diversified crops can largely solve the
present labor shortagecrops that be planted with
machines and largely harvested with machines can re-
lease thousands from the farms of the south Tractors
with gang plows prepare thousands of acres better
and more quickly than the old horse plow pulled by
feeble mule which barely scratched the surface of the
ground Thousands of idle must be made into rich
and luscious permanent pastures and without extra labor
be made produce $1,000 per acre in dairy meat and
pork products, Georgia grow corn and oats
and and hay and velvet beans and soy beans etc
There must be silver lining to the agricultural cloud
that be enveloping the state and it is I'D to every
ouny to organize its resources to agree upon county
plan and to complete quickly possible the readiust
rent that has become absolutely necessary to the agri
'utura life of the Souh.-Athens Banner
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-05
Undernourish(d Tots
Leave For Mountains
Summer Camp Will Be Established
Near Mountain City

MACON, Ga.,-Twenty-two under
nourished children left Macon in
special car early Monday NJ ming for
their summer camp near Mountain
City, Ga. Last summer they went to
Lake Burton, but it was found rs-
sary to obtain new camp site this
year.
In Atlanta the special car will be
transferred to the Southern Railway
for the trip to Ccrnelia, Ga, from
which place it will be transferred to
the Tallulah Falls Railroad for the fl
nal leg of the trip.
Mrs. Reba Baker, teacher of the
school, was in charge of the happy
children who have been looking for
ward with eagcrness to get to the
mountains. Mrs. Bakers son Arthur.
and two servants were the only others
in the party.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-05
u X \
The Promised Land

A thrilling race was on last Satur-
dHv night, the stakes were not co d
cash but destiny as eleven ships laden
with human souls paused on the Dor
der line ready to make the dash to the
quarantine station and Ellis Island
where many more than the allowed
quota from some of the countries would
struggle for the first chance to pass
the tests. 1t meant the facing of the
rigors of a strange and oftirnes i'm
friendly, land for some, and the depor-
tation of many others, already i1npov-
erlshed by the price of the transpor
tatlon. In the case of Great Britain
and ireland and Germany the quota
is ample but in the case of Greece
whose quota is lowered even from last
year there will be a majority to be
sent back. American housewives nave
a welcome for the 500 German domes-
tic servants said to be among the first
immigrants, also, many industrial plants
will be glad to take large numbers
OF them but in the main, it is pitia-
bic plight for many who have such
wonderful hope and joy and so little
money for their start in the new world,
and are handicapped by their ignorance
OF the language to say nothing of the
different customs and the unscrupu-
lousness treatment of the many who
take advantage of their ignorance.
Fortunately many of our churches sus-
tim missionary workers at Ellis Is
land who treat the immigrants with
hcnane consideration There is nothing
OF human kindness in the red tape pro
ceSses OF the government to make their
dctainment easier Or their dsappoint
ment more bearable. Some dav, the
American consulates and the steam
ship companies will be made to pass
on the necessary qualifications OF pros
pective immigrants before they are
allowed aboard of the ships and hu-
man consideration !, shown as well
as. the greatest selective care for the
protection of our country
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-05

SWAT THE FLY-Now is the time to swat the
fly. However, there is more than one way to do
t. The of the swatter is one; fly paper is an
ether and fly traps still another But the best
way to swat the fly is to eliminate the sources of
the trouble to get rid of the fly's breeding places
To kill the fly with the swatter is work well done
but to stop the breeding OF millions early in the
game is service to the community
One fly under swatter now equals whole
trapful in midsummer. But if Mrs. Fly can't find
Ter favorite open garbage pail in which to hatch
her eggs, her posterity is doomed
Just because there is few flies now is poor ex-
cuse for failure to swat A start can't be made too
carly because swat in time saves not nine. but
millions. .
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-05
Prevailing Plan

Following the new custom of erect
ing something more useful than q
shaft OF marble in memoriam where
the interest is SO general and the funds
permit the Woodmen of the World
have begun the establishment of tu-
berculosis san;tariums which are tc
number four in honor of their war
veterans. The first one to be com.
pleted at San Angelo, Texas is ready
for dedication This hospital will care
for 1900 patients-a grand work in
deed.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-05
SPOTI.IGHTS
ON
PEOPLE =
Lest We Forget
elder.

Exercises in Camilla on the Fourth
OF July marked the elimination of a
successful campaign of several years
by the D. A. Rs. ofiCanifla and Pei
ham to open the Hawthorn Trail, a
historic way between their. towns.
They celebrated with the unwilling
Of 4 granite boulder in the center of
the city. The U. D. C.'s have been
busy also raising the funds for a mon
ument to the Confederate dead which
will be completed in the near future.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-05
~"HT'"~N'-1- E.@ 5aNs2S NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
PURCHASES JESUP SENTINE-

AMERICUS, Ga, July A. B. Fl
Watts, who has been an editorial wri-
ter on the Americas Times Recorder
during several months past, has pur-
chased the Jesup Sentinel in associa
ton with R. D. Mcqueen, and they
will conduct he paper together. Mr.
Watts has been granted an indefinite
leave of absence from his duties il
Americas and is now in Jesup super.
intending certain Improvements which
will be made Immediately in the Sen
tinel plant.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-05

Representative Ernest c. Wimberlv Of Toombs
Nounty' claims credit for being the youngest men,
Ter OF the House. by six months Mr.. Wimberlv
i - years Old lie IS well known in Atlanta hay
ing taught in the Fulton County high school,
Mr., @imberly was for brief period member OF
the high school faculty of Fitzgerald He is a
bright young man and has great future before
him.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-05
Clean Up AS You Go

This is the motto OF newly organ
lied association with a name nearly
as long as the pledge fer member-
'hio which is Il will make every effort
to leave the roadside in such condition
that the pleasure to be derived from
it by others may not be lessened by
any careless act of nine" Needless to
explain that this movement is one es.
pecially designed for tin can tourists
over scenic highways and the official
name is the Motorists League for
Countrywide Preservation.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-05
THE STRAW voTE-1 the presidential straw

THE STRAW VOTE-If the presidential straw
vote conducted by Golfers Weekly shows true
trend OF feeling then Henry Ford is by good mar
GIN the choice of the ma jorty of people for Pres
ident OF the United States
An analysis of the vote shows that the issue is
between Ford and President Harding. When
straw vote is taken usually the majority of the
votes cast represents the rank and file OF the mass
es Active politicians very seldom concern them
selves with voting in this manner but if the polit
zeal leaders will give an ear to the sentiment Of
the people then Henry Ford will receive the Dem
ocratic nomination for President
1t is quite coincident that Ford leads in This
straw vote IN the home states of Harding. Tohn-
son, Underwood and LaFollette
great deal of talk is being heard about the
third ticket There will not be third nor fourth
ticket If the leaders OF both major political parties
VIII nominate man for President who is nonp-
lar choice candidate that man would undoubtedv
be Henry Ford, with William G. McAdoo close
second choice If the Republicans were TODAY 70
nominate popular choice man for President that
man would be President Harding.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-05
Honoring Song and Writer

The City of Pittsburgh sent dele
CATION to the dedication on the Fourth
of July of the old home in Bardstown
KY, where Stephen Foster wrote NV
Old Kentucky Home" The delegation
going as Pitsburgh's guests included
four relatives of the author and the
city council and number of city off
Gals
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-05
First Hand R ports

While the French people discuss the
feasibility OF broadcasting parliament
airy debates in their Chamber of Dep
uties and receive no support of the
plan from the deputies and senators
themselves, in Georgia the Atlanta
Constitution just goes on and puts
the achievement over and from now
on the Georgia solons tell the wor
what they do and say in Legislative
'ssembly. Instead of expunging the
records in times of heated debate and
personal controversy they will have
to turn off the switch.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-05
Best of Friends

There is an increasing amity be-
tween our country and Sweden to be
noted of late. Two large delegations
of Americans in Sweden this month
call attent on to it. The Tercentennial
Jubilee has observed this week as
Swedcn-American week and the Ali OF
July was celebrated as its elimination.
Thousands of American visitors par
ticipated in the festivities, which were
attended by the King of Sweden and
the Crown Prince A statue of Gus
tai III, a gift OF American citizens
Twas unveiled and this recalled the fact
that he authorized the signing of the
first treaty of commerce and amity OF
any nation with the new republic after
the revolutionary war The Baptist
World alliance will be meeting in
Stockholm the last week of this month.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-05

GAOOh1NG Af1EADN-OndeT above title,
old friend John w. Greer, one time secretary of
the local Chamber of Commerce and editor of the
Daily News, during its brief existence has pub
lished his ideas city and rural development. We
old timers, it was back in 1909 and 10 when John
held forth in this burg he was then in his dream
age, the silver hair had not yet mixed with the
golden the need of Investigation and spent
quite time in organizing creamery among
abe members OF the Chamber of Commerce He
had all the stock Sold lot for the build ng procur-
cd and was placing the order for the machinery
when some one threw monkey wrench into the
works and the whole thing went up in smoke.
Greer had ideas far ahead OF his day along com
munity- development and full OF enthusiasm.
In an~unlucky moment he let himself be shoulder
ed with the management Of daily paper, saddled
with big debt, and naturally it had to succumb
to the inevitable failure But we didn't start out
to write his failure, really want to speak OF
his success, as he left this community for Triton
to take charge of the development of the late Mr..
Tits farming interests and made some progress
but not until he began his activities in CoIqut
County, did John really begin his lfe's work
Moultrie which was just an ordinary country
town OF about eighteen hundred people, was
backed by the leading cit zens OF the town. he be-
gan to put some Of his ideas into operation and
the town and county began to grow and with their
growth secured the confidence in his plans for
greater Moultrie. Backed by Moultre's capital
lists, Greer began realize his dream and through
his efforts brought about the erection OF pack
ing plant which the stimulus for an animal
industry program that began to make itself felt
throughout the entire territory and which jumped
Moultrie into the ranks Of the cities of Georgia
instead of the former village
There are those who may not give credit to
Greer for all or even part of this development but
those of us who have been in touch with the grad
ual development OF southwest Georgia are per-
fectly willing to credit him to the fullest extent
for the pioneer work that he did do and did it un-
der most adverse conditions
In way, the little booklet Looking Ahead" is
history in miniature Of the growth of the Greer
idea OF development, and carries within it's pages a
full outline of community development plan for
five-year period, which could well be followed
with profit in every county That his early eff
orts were slow in maturing was more the fault of
his conservative co-laborers than his and we are
glad to learn that definite step has been taken
by the people of Crisp county, to fully demonstrate
the worthiness of Greers plan and we look to see
him put Cordele and Crisp County on the firing
line of progress
Looking Ahead" can be purchased at 25c per
copy and copy of it should be placed into the
hands of every farmer in our own county. No
better investment could the Chamber of Commerce
make with its funds than to get our people nocu
lated with its spirit
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-05
4 \ \
Improving on Nature

An engineering project that will ben
fit the ha'f of state is that of CON
structing the American Falls reservoir
in Idaho. The immensity OF this prol
ieCted reservoir will make it one of
the wonders OF the world as it will
be the largest in the u. S and the
fourth largest i'll the world the others
being at PAM ma, on the Nile and on
The Euphrates. The inundation will
cover floor OF $4,000 acres and the
full capacity will be 100000 acres,
the preliminary arrangements include
the moving of the town named Amer
lean Falls to another site and chang
ing the railroad, and the aggregate
cost is estimated at $l2,000000.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-05

Keep your eve on the unemployed boy. He
reeds something to work off that surplus energy
and il he gets into devilment somebody is not do
ing their duty by him.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-05

Billy" Sutlive, editor of the Savannah Press,
President of the Georgia Press Association, and
one of Chatham county's representatives in the
legislature, had ito miss his 18th wedding ami
crsary, being called to Atlanta to attend the op-
ming of the session of the legislature. Billy"
eceived the well wishes of his colleagues, who
ympathized with him, i'll his enforced absence
from home on this suspicious occasion
Be hospitabe. but don't let the flies eat with
YOU
Thet Ford presidential boom seems to be slip
pirg into high
The Anti-Saloon league ought to change its
name to Anti Bootlegger
Lots of folks experts at lodging automobiles
but the fellow who can sidestep his taxes is an
artist indeed.
The road to good health contains no jaywaIkers.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-05

People whose houses are not well screened do
rot have to leave home to attend mosquito meet.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-05
Concentrating the Monroe Doctrin,

Fourteen tin-American countries
were represented in party lea ING
Washington this week to attend an
American historical revue in Los An
geles commemorative the Tooth ami
versary of the PRONUNCIATION of the
Monroe Doctrine
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-05

A brokerage firm seems to be one that goes
broke. H. u ~
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-05

There is no honor among bootleggers.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-05

The Anti-Saloon league ought to change it.
name to Anti Bootegger
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-05

The road to good health contains no jaywalkers
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-05

Be hospitable but don't let the flies eat with
YOU.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-05

,Thct Ford presidential boom seems to be slip
pirg into high
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-07-06
FRENCH PRESS HARD
Industries Near Witten Are Compelled
To Suspend Because Raw Materials
Cannot BE Obtained

Dusseldorf, July 1.-TWO branch
faIories of the Krupp Works neal
Witten have been compelled to close
because of the lack Of raw materials
and as a result Of other restrictions
ordered by the French as penalty
for the Duisburg train bombing. Sew
eral thousand men have been thrown
out of work
Nearly one third of the stores In
Dortmund and lesser proportion in
other cities also are closed because the
blockade has cut off incoming ship
ments of goods.
The German authorities said the
food supplies are diminishing and that
no eggs or butter yre available while
meat is scarce. The food shortage is
due to the lack of transportation ia
cilities and what supplies come across
the frontier are moved mostly in mo-
tor trucks'