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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-03
Five Counties Go
Over The Top In
Peanut Campaign
Five Have Minimum Quotas and
Others with Large Averages
To Go Over This Week

ALBANY, Ga, May 3-Five coun-
psign to sign so per cent of their 1928
acreage for the Georgia Peanut Grow
er's Cooperative Association. Dough-
crty county went over the top some
time ago. Seminole county was sec
ond, announcement of the minimum
quota having been made Thursday of
last week. This week enough con-
tracts came in for Brooks, Calhoun
and Grady to be announced over. In
Dougherty county about 5000 acres
were signed. in Seminole, 1000; in
Brooks about 500; in Calhoun about
5000; in Grady about 1900 In none
of these counties is the work complete
but it will be followed up with the
view of getting 100 per cent sign-up
if possible.
By the end of this week it is ex-
pected that several other counties will
complete their minimum requirements
In Decatur, Crisp, Worth, Mitchell,
Thomas, Baker, Tiff and other counties
where intensive volunteer campaigns
were held last week, enough contracts
were secured to put the counties in
sight of their goals Field representa-
tives of the Association are expected
to put those counties over this week,
and every one of them has large quo
ia.
A "Victory Drive" will be put on
May 18th to 22nd, in which it is ex-
pected to bring every county of the
twenty five at least to its minimum
quota. AS soon as 50 per cent of the
1923 acreage of the twenty-five coun-
ties as a whole, whether some individ
ual county is incomplete or not, is Sc
cured, permanent organization will be
perfected by the election OF officers
ard directors. Then the work will be
extended to other counties that are
planting peanuts.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-03
Organizations Hold
Joint Session
Chamber of Commerce, Kiwanis and
Lions Meet Together Friday Night

A joint session of the Chamber of
Commerce, the Kiwanis and Lions will
be held at the Odd Fellows Hall Fri
day night, and banquet given, which
will be served by members of the Sec
ond Ward PIT. A., the proceeds to
be used for the Improvement of the
Second Ward school,
The evening will be taken up with
the following program, which will both
entertain and instruct those attend
ing.
Program
Mr.. c. A. Newcomer, President of
the Chamber of Commerce, presiding.
Song America"
InvocationR Bruce Nay.
Dinner Music Melody Orches-
ira"
Welcome Address--C. T. Owens.
Short Talks J. H. Mayes, w. A.
Adams, Mrs l. A. Turner
Duet--Miss Marjorie Owens and
Mr. Burr Stokoe.
Address, Building Georgia" Hon.
Geo. T. Belts, President Georgia Asso-
cation, Ashburn, Ga.
Reading Mrs. Howard Shirley
, Address, Doing Your Part" Zion.
F. F. Herndon, former Redpath lec-
turer of Macon, Ga.
J Short talks.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-03
Senator Harris To
Speak Here May is
Ben Hill County Should Turn Out
En- Masse to Hear Senator

Senator William ]. Harris will speak
at the Courthouse in this city on Tues
day, May 18th, at II a. m. Senator
Harris needs no introduction to the
citizens of Ben Hill, as his generous
support of all public questions affec-
ting the interests of farmers and work
ingmen. especially with refernece to
rural credits, warehouse and Federal
Reserve Bank laws are too we'll known
by the voters.
Senator Harris has not only sup
ported these measures with all his
might, but many of the laws which thus
have been passed to assist the pro-
ducers of the country were initiated
by him. Ben Hill county should turn
out en- masse to hear Senator Harris
en- his visit here and especially the
women voters should take this oppor-
tunity to inform themselves with first
hand information, as to the affairs Of
the nation, on which they are called
upon to pass their judgement in fu-
trre elections.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-03
Girard And Phoenix
City May Consolidate
Name of New Municipality Will
Be Brandon" If Plans Are
Carried Out

GIRARD, Ala, April 80 - Bran
don will be the name of the munich
pality combining the towns of Girard
and Phoenix City, if the will OF $500
persons expressed in mass meeting
here last night is carried out.
Action of the people followed a
iaw-enforcement mass meeting a
which Governor VIM. w. Brandon was
the chief speaker.
Governor Brandon told the people
that every cent in the state treasury
would be spent. if necessary to clean
up the community. The executive
suggested consolidation of the two
towns. Mayor Clyde M. Knowles, OF
Girard and Mayor Claude Gulett, OF
Phoenix City, are quoted as dec1ar-
iNg themselves in favor of the NUM-
cipal union.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-03
A. Dodson Found
Dead AT Home
Foremost Georgia Lawyer and Legis-
lator Succumbed to Paralytic
Stroke, is Belief

AMERICUS, Ga, May 2-William
A. Dodson SO, one of the best known
lawyers in this section of Georgia was
found dead in the bath room at his
home here Wednesday morning. His
death was probably produced by a
paralytic stroke. Mr. Dodson, who had
been i'll i'll health during the past year
went into the bath room between q
and o'clock Wednesday morning and
did not return. Members OF the fam
lily went there about 7 o'clock found
the body. He had been dead some
tinc. He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Matte Lewis Dodson. who was a sis
ter OF the late Elijah B. Lewis of Mon
tezuma; one son, William A. Dodson
Jr., of Americas; and two daughters,
Mrs. Augustus O. B. Parks, of Mac
on, and Miss Georgia Bena Dodson,
of Americas and alb rother Glenn bod
son of Atlanta. Funeral arrangements
have not been completed.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-03
Local Odd Fellows
Entertain District Meet
Eighteen Lodges Represented: Prom
inent Odd Fellows Make Addresses

Fitzgerald Lodge IS I. o. o. F.
were hosts to representatives of eigh-
teen lodges Tuesday, constituting the
18th district of Odd Fellows of Georgia.
The business meetings were held in
the Odd Fellows Hall and a sumptious
dinner was served to the delegates and
members of the local lodge at the
Blue and Grey Park, where speech
making was feature Grand Patri-
arch c. A. Fretwell, of the Grand En-
campment of Georgia, acted as Toast
master and introduced the speakers,
being Hon. John w. Bennett of Way
cross, Past Grand Master of Odd Eel
lows of Georgia; Judge J. I. Summer
all of the Waycross Circuit; Mrs. S.
H. Edge of Americas, President of the
Rebekah Assembly of Georgia and
Hon. R. A. Reese of Cordele, Division
Deputy Grand Master.
The affair was a brilliant success
and the large attendance speaks we'll
fer Odd Fellowship and the popularity
OF the local lodge.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-03
AnniversaryColumn
IA YEARS AGOl
DAILY News, Nav is 1oOo)

NDo'y ANS"oJ Ndy ID lSUS)
Members of the Womans Club are
requested to present in writing at the
meeting on May 5th, their choice of
subject for study the coming year
his will greatly aid the executive
board in arranging the new year book.
Mrs. Lon Dickey, Reporter.
Visiting out of town this week were
Mayor J. G. Knapp to Cordele, Mrs,
). l.. McCarty and daughter to Triton,
Mrs. A. E. Jones and daughter to Ma
con, and lawyers to Cordele on the
Johnson-Brubaker case, o H. Elkins.
Judge Haygood, and Attorney A. ].
Mcdonald.
Miss Margaret McGaugh and Miss
Emily Boyd left to spend the weekend
at iDeerland" the river plantation be-
longing to Mr.. Lon Dickey in Coffee
County. The Young ladies will be COM
pl;mented with an old fashioned fish
fry.
Mrs. T. M. Griffin left for a visit
to Alabama.
Mis- Maud Glover entertained the
Miriams at her home Friday afternoon.
H**
Mrs. d. B. Ware went up to Allan
ia to take in the music festival
~
Mrs. Clayton Jaw is visiting her pa
rents Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Harley in
Faldosta.
Miss Florence Roberts of this city
has accepted a position as stenogra-
pher with Col. Walker of Della.
DIR. and Mrs. C. A. Holtzendorf re-
turned from a visit to Cordele, AT,
lsnta and other cities.
DR.. Louis Turner, who graduated
al the Atlanta Dental College is the
guest oE DR.. Holtzendorf He will
probably locate here.
Mr.. and Mrs. TIL. Brown who have
been making their home in Cordelt
for quite while have returned to the
city to reside.
Leaving tonight to attend the music
festival in Atlanta will be Mr.. anc
Mrs. H. c. McFadden. Mrs. Abrams
Mrs. Thompson, and Miss Emma Cow
ell.
A world petition for peace with foui
TO five million signatures is now ready
to present to the third Hague confer
ence.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-03
Business Is Good
Shows Everywhere
Manufacturers, Railroads, Farm
ers, Wholesalers and Retailers
and Wage Farmers Feel Effect
NE &r.CE

ATLANTA, Ga, May Cuisines
is good in all lines. II is good among
the manufacturers. 1t is good with
the railroads and as evidence many
railway lines are making large expen-
ditures for improved and needed equip
ment
Business is also good with the farm
crs of Georgia and of the South. Bus
mess is good with the wage earners
Some of them have received increases
Business is good with the wholeale
houses, with the retail merchants, with
the small community store in tire out
skirts of the city and the large depart
nlent stores here.
Everyone here is beginning to fee
the effect of better business and the
beauty of it all is that it is healthy
substantial, lasting business revival
for there is reason back of it, it is
not a buying spree" but a stocking
up with necessary things bought with
money that can be spared, because il
is largely surplus money.
Two years ago business was halted
by buyers strike People actuated
by desire to save during financial
strinegncy were buying only what
they absolutely had to have and were
doing without many things they should
have bought because they did not feel
able to buy them.
The buyers strike was in direct con-
ditions prevailing during and immedi-
ate1y after the World War. Then there
was buying spree. People flush
with money from high wages, booming
business and war profits, were spend
ing lie drunken sailors. The buying
spree" naturally could not last. II
was an abnormal business condition
which piled up large sales in many
lines. 1t also encouraged spirit OF
extravaganza which was working a
great harm among the people. The
buyers strike was the reaction.
Now there is neither buyers strike
nor a buyers spree, but there is lively
business and spirited sensible buying
There is healthy sign of restored
prosperity, of return to normal with
in the great army of average Georgians
and Americans, the people who work
and earn and have right to spend for
what they need, and they are spending
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-03
Found Jeff Davis
Route Superior

Hon. L. L. Griner, J. D. Dorminey,
VIM. McLendon, Henry Powell and
Martin Gottlieb, who motored to Sa-
1annah last week to attend the annual
shoot of Georgia Gun Clubs, report
the Jeff Davis route via McRae, Vidal
ia, etc, in fine condition up to Bryant
county and in course of being built
thru that county The party crossed
the Ocmulgee at Abbeville, over which
the tourists will be detoured until a
more direct crossing is established.
The party returned via Late's bridge
and Alma, which they found not only
longer route but far inferior to the
jeff Davis Highway.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-03
LOCAL POLITICAL
POT SIMMERINC
Would Be Politicians Agitate Local
Politics with Indifferent Results
Thus Far

The usual prediction activity in
local politics shas made its appearance
with the usual result of would-be can
d:dates resiging about as f;a;t as they
are given public announcement. 1t is
not likely that primary election for
city offices will be called before some
time in July so there is plenty of time
tor the citizens to select such men or
women for the various offices as they
may wish to choose from the many
who are we'll fitted for TIE positions
and who are temperamentally and 9TH
erwise equipped to give the various
departments of the city the best kind
OF attention
For some unaccounable reason, the
local schools are being made the butt
OF political attacks from time to time
and 1t seems they are destined not to
escape this unfortunate situation this
year. Unprejudiced observers have
begun to view the present administra-
ton OF our school affairs with consider
able favor and are unwilling that any
changes should be made on the school
board, unless it is to elect some quail
tied person to succeed Mr. Lon Dickey
whose health seems not to allow him
to continue his valuable services on
this board.
We have every reason to believe that
the present members of the Board of
Education, who have made such an
admirable record in office during the
past years, will be retained, Judging
from the many expressions of approx
al of their services to the schools by
many interested citizens, especially the
patrons of our schools.
For Mayor, Mr.. William R. Bowen
and DR.. Frank Ward have been favor
ably mentioned, though it is not likely
that they will become opposing can
didates, as both have A,e support of
the interested citizens and either would
make an excellent manager of the citys
affairs.
Others who have been mentioned in
connection with this office are Col A.
J Mcdonald, who however eliminated
himself from consideration, on account
OF the press of his large legal practice
and Mr.. J. f. Turner, of the Exchange
National Bank, who also declined to
consider accepting this honor, on &C
count of business affairs
A mayor, treasurer. and member of
the Water, Light & Bond Commission
will be nominated this summer and
the Board of Education comes up for
reelection.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-03
Memorial To Heroes
Strongly Endorsed
Speech of Hoke Smith Strikes Respon-
sive Chord Among Organizations
Promoting Civil War History

ATLANTA, Ga, May 3-Newspa-
FER editors and organizations connect
ed with the Confederacy have generally
Endorsed the Memorial Day speech of
former U. S. Senator Hoke Smith of
Atlanta, in which he made strong
plea for recognition of the South's he
roes on the walls of the National Am
phitheatre in Arlington Cemetery.
A spirit of national unity and brother
~ love has healed the wound between
the sections until today North, South,
East and West are one, bound by com
mon ideals and aspirations, Senator
Smith declared in predicting that the
mistake in leaving off the Confederate
leaders names would be rectified with
III a short time.
This "grievous mistake in writing
there the name of Grant and leaving
out as unworthy" the name of Lee
will shortly be rectified, Senator Smith
said, through the same spirits which
caused the four sections of the land to
unite in placing the commander of a
Confederate Veterans Camp on the
Commission supervising the erection Of
the amphitheatre.
Senator Smith spoke of the buria
of the unknown American in the Ma
tional Memorial and there, he said
rested the final reason for the doine
away with the discrimination.
eff due honor is paid that nameles'
hero, it matters not from what state
he went FORTH" the Senator said, HI
died an American-upon foreign soil
fighting for the liberty of the world
He may have gone from Georgia.. HI
MAY have gone from Louisiana, o.
Texas, or California, or the Carolinas
or from historic Virginia, who knows
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-03
Loan Agent Held To
Represent Borrower
Judge Barrett Rules Against Tiff
County Man Who Borrowed Money
Through Frank Scarboro

Albany, April "A loan agent who
body else from long loan company
is the agent of the borrower and not
Of the loan company This was hello
by Judge VIM. H. Barrett, of the Unit.
cd States district court and of this dl'
vision, in his decree i'll the case O
Peabody ct al. against George +
Paulk, of Triton, who secured a long
loan from Peabody, Houghtaling &
Co., Chicago, thru Frank Scarboro, o.
Triton, but failed to receive the money
he alleged. The decree was received
here today by George F. White
clerk OF this division.
Paulk purchased certain lands from
Thos. Y. Fletcher, who was indebted
tC George NJ. Foreman, of Chicago
for $4,000 on account of a long
lean, it appears from the papers on
the case. Paulk made application
through Scarboro, who is alleged to
have absconded from the country, tor
loan of $4,000 from Peabody
Houghtaling& Co, with which to take
I'D the Foreman loan and pay other
Indebtedness. His security deed was
forwarded with the application. He al
lcpes that he never received the money
and sought to have the security deed
set aside. A special master appointed
in the case overruled his plea, and
Tudqe Barrett's decree upholds the
special masters findings.
Under the decree, the property is to
be sold for the satisfaction of the secur-
ity deed, if the amount is not paid by BY
June /. The amount includes $45,OOt
principal and more than $4,000 inter.
est. Terms of the sale will be named
by Judge Barrett at Albany June IL
if payment is not made by June l.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-03
MORE VETERANS TO
RECEIVE COMPENSATION

SAN FRANCISCO, MaN3-Near-
ly $500 cases of disabled veterans al
fected by the passage Of the recently
enacted Sweet bill have been found in
the files of the San Francisco office
of the United States Veterans Bureau
A large number OF these claimants will
obtain compensation as a result of the
bills enactment. Alvin Owsley, nation.
al commander of the American Legion
and number of legion members OBJ.
tanned passage of the bill which pro
v;des for the extension of time OIL
service in cases of tubercular and net-
ro-psychiatric troubles.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-03
Emerson Hougb,
Author, Is Dead
Wrote 1.-The Covered Wagon" the
mississippi Bubble" and Other
Famous Stories

CHICAGO, April 80. - Emerson
Hough, author, died in a hospital in
Evanston today. Mr.. Hough was GO
Years old and was taken to the hos
pital last Thursday suffering from
intestinal obstruction. An opera
ton was performed on Saturday,
Heart and respiratory complications
caused his death.
Mr. Hough, who was a disciple OF
outdoor life, had written many west
ern stories, his book, THE Covered
Wagon" having just recently been
reproduced in motion pictures.
In the winter of 1895, donning
skis, he travelled over Yellowstone
National Park and his activities aft
er this trip was credited with insti-
eating the act of Congress protecting
buffalo herds.
Mr.. Hough explored many of the
widest and most out of the way or
ners of the country, and during his
earlier years gathered much of the
material for his later books of travel
adventure and romance. Many of his
novels were of the historical romance
type, involving the building of the
West, with its pinoeer difficulties, gold
lands and Indians.
Among his more well-known and
famous stories were. Fifty -four
Forty or Fight" published in 1909
and "The Mississippi Bubble" in 1902
Others included "the Law of thu
Land" "The Way to the West, The
Way of a Man., Hearts Desire,
"The Story of the Outlaw" and "Tht
Young Alaskans in the Far North"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-03
PREFERRED RHODE
ISLAND CHICKENS

Chicken thieves secured sixteen of
Sam Wilcox's best Rhode Island Reds
and was about to get the rest this fore
noon, when Mrs. w. T. Paulk spied
little negro in the yard and on ap-
preaching him, he dropped his sack
and fled. Mr.. Wilcox will be glad
to reimburse any one who may in
nccently purchase these stolen chick
ems, as they are very high bred stock.
Should these chickens be offered for
sale, he would also appreciate it if
they would Sotify either him or the
police.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-03
Mr.. Owens Declines
Chairmanship

| wish to thank my friends for the
honor conferred upon me in announc.
ing, my name as an aspirant for the
Presidency of the Board of Education
Of Fitzgerald. l would be only toe
glad to serve the educational interest
Of our city or county in any way that
| could where it did not conflict with
my duties as Agricultural Agent.
Again thanking you for the conf
dence manifested in this announce.
ment, am,
Yours very truly,
c T. OWENS
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-03
STORES AND BANK CLOSE
FOR HALF HOLIDAY

Practically all Of the retail stores
and the two banks are closed this aft
ernoon, the first of the half holidays,
agreed on by the businessmen of Fitz-
gerald. Thursday afternoons until the
heat of the sumner months has passed
will be given over to recreation and
snort
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-03
PLAN FOR NEW SCHOOL
BUILDING AT LYNNWOOD

Miss Cora Lane, supervisor of
Building for the State College, was in
4he city this week, in consultation with
the County Board of Education and
the Trustees Of Lynnwood school, in
re to their proposed improvements at
this rural chool
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-03
City School Census
Shows Large Increase

Supt. U. ]. Bennett completed the
local school census and reports 1,457
white and 629 colored children be-
tween the ages of six and eighteen, an
increase since 1918 of white 357, and
al -ecrease in colored of 90, which &C
cordng to usual reckoning would in
dictate a population of over ten thous-
aud for Fitzgerald proper.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-03
LOCAL MEN APPOINTED
TO GEORGIA INCORPORATED

Governor Hardwick has appointed
Mayor Drew W. Paulk, and chairman
OF the Board of County Commissioners
!. W. Morris as official representatives
for the county at the State Convention
CT Georgia Incorporated to be held in
Macon next week.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-03

Mr.. Lester Schnare, consul at Swa-
tow, China, sailed with his wife on
April 4th for vacation visit in the
United States. It will take 20 days to
make the trip to Los Angeles, and they
will make brief visit to Fitzgerald
during their stay in this country,
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-03
OLD SETTLERS RETURN

Mr.. and Mrs. f. Mason, former res
idents of this city, but for the past five
years residing in Cincinnati, o., re-
turned to the city to make their home
again among friends.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-03

Poi J. E. Mathis, superintendent of
schools of Americas, one OF the fore
most educators in Georgia, was the
week end guest OF his daughter Mrs.
Dan Mckay and family.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-03
NEW~FILLING STATION

w. F. Jones, the popular caterer TO
automobiles, opened new filling sta
ton on Pine and Main streets, where
he will be pleased to see his friends.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-03

Editor Cross of the Rochelle New
Era, was a visitor to the city Monday
and incidentally made the Leader a
call
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-03
NOTICE

Attention: G. A. R. and S. of v.
The w. R. c. ladies will serve their
second quarterly birthday dinner next
Tuesday May the 9Th at the W. R. c.
Hall, come at noon and bring your
families.