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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-01-18
THE " BAIT

A record audience greeted this play
at the Grand last night and it was
noted there was large number of
people present not commonly inter
ested in the theatre, as a general
thing and who would not countenance
a musical comedy. The cleanliness of
the play justified their choice as in
this respect it was in the class with the
usual high school play and similar,
too. in that element of mystery so
common in the high school play: only
a little more exaggerated on this per-
haps. The plot was quite clever, as
might be expected from the part au-
thorship of the favorite writer, Mary
Roberts Rhinehart. an d to which
doubtless is due much of the drawing
power that has made the play have
such phenomenal run in the last year.
The storm effect was the superb
part of the play and the acting of
the aunt, the doctor and the detective
were especially good The rest was
mediocre but altogether leaving plea
sing feeling of satisfaction over the
play as whole. The patrons are ap-
preciative of their opportunity of see
ing play so much talked about.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-01-18
THE BOIL WEEVII LETTER CONTEST =

The Leader a=nounces today its boil Weevi
Letter Contest. The contest is aimed to bring
cut practical suggestions as to how the boil weevi
menace can be overcome in this section of Geor
gia. We hope that readers will respond to it
with the same earnestness Of purpose that led us
to arrange the contest.
For the last ten years we have been talking
about the boil weevi and making theories about
it and listening to advice from outside For the
last eight years we have had the pest right here in
our midst Our farmers have had to fight it seas
on in and season out Our townfolks have had to
fight and the crop short and money was
short Townfoks and farmers ought to know
something about it by now.
We hope that every farmer and farmers friend
in Ben Hill and surrounding counties who has
found out something about the pest will write a
letter to the Boil Weevil contest Judges telling
about it. The letter must not be over 500 words
and it won't hurt the writer's chances for winning
If it is even shorter. We want to print as many
of these letters we have space for during March
so that every man in this section can get the ben
eft OF his neighbours experience in making his
crop this year.
Even if you don't want the prize money, get
into the contest with letter giving us and our
farmer friends helping hand in this boil weevil
fight. Let's be "brother's keeper" in this
and let's show eve love our neghbor as ourselt'
by helping him out as best we in downing his
insect enemy.
The boil weevil this year will probably have a
chance to do more money damage than he has in
the last two years, because this years crop is
probably going to be worth more money per pound
than in the last two years. For that reason it is
even more important that we do our best to get
id of him, or at least check his ravages as much
as possible.
The Boil Weevil Letter Contest" is open, fair
free field and no favor. Let's Col
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-01-18
JOINT INSTALLATION
CEREMONIES

Last Saturday afternoon, January Is
the two oldest patriotic orders in this
city met and held a joint installation
OF officers at the w. r. c. hall
The w. r. c. were given precedence
in the installation services, the meet
ing being called to order bv he retir-
ing president, Mary j. Raynor and aft
er the usual preliminary duties, the
installing officer Francis L. Beauch-
amp took charge and duly installed the
following officers, most of them had
been reeltced, but few new ones
were called to the colors:
Prcsidcnt-Mary J. Raynor.
S.V.P.-Anna Deniston.
JV.P-lda F. Keeney.
Chap.-Addie A. Brooks.
Treas-Francis L. Beauchamp.
Con.-Julia Griffin.
Guard-Francis L. Thavcr.
Sec'y.-Hattie NJ, Nelson.
Press. Cor.-Miriam w. Lee.
Pat. lns.-Maggie White.
Color Bearer No. Marie Thomas
Color Bearer No. 2-Rene Stever
Color Bearer No, 3-Anastasia Nc
Closky.
Color Bearer No. 4-Bertha BRAY.
ton.
Asst Con.-Cora Bigham
Musician-Mary A. Green.
Asst. Guard-Hattie Snyder.
After these officers had been install
led, the Old Veterans of the Colony
Post No. II, took the floor and were
called to order by their commander
and after a short business session. the
Installing officer, G. F. Whitman was
ushercd in and in his usual impressive
manner installed the following newly
elected officers to the Post:
Pc. F. McGregor.
S. V.-C. ]. Hitch.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-01-18

The pay envelope of 100000 wage earners in %
industries are checked up by National Industrial
Conference Board. 1t finds that the average wage
last September was about 40 cents an hour. This
compares with an average of Is cents an hour in
July, 1914, on the eve of the war. The board
makes the point that wages have triile more than
doubled. What OF it? How about the cost of
living! How much does man. supporting a
family on 40 cents hour have left these DAYS aft
CT the landlord, grocer, bucher and others get thru
with him? The pre-war standard is Bunk, Some
progress forward should be expected in nine wears
provided we all produce more.-Athens Banner.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-01-18
McRAE TO HOLD FIRST JEFF DAVIS
HIGHWAY MEETING January 10Th, Robert

HIGHWAY MEETING-Ja January 10Th, Robert
T. Lees birthday, is expected to become red let
or day for the Davis Highway project. meeting
in which all of the cities and counties east Of the
Ocmugee river will officially participate was call
ed by T. L. Meadows, chairman of the Toombs
county Jefferson Davis Highway committee and
letters of invitation were sent by Mayor B.
Jackson of Vdalia to all of the civic organizations
the mayors, and county commissioners Of the
counties affected. Secretary Gelders also sent out
hundreds of letters to the several county commit
tees, T. d. C's and Confederate Veterans from Nc
Rae to Savannah and Augusta and large dele
cation is promised to be at the meeting on Friday.
w. r. Nee State Highway Engineer and II. c.
Smith, construction Engineer OF the State Depart
ment will represent the State Highway Depart
ment
The Savannah Board of Trade wired that they
will be officially represented at the meeting head
cd by that noted orator, Frank. c. Battey, by a
delegation The meeting will be held at the Court
House at McRac at 2 90 o'clock when a number
Of prominent speakers will the adoption Of
this route for the memorial to the Confederacy.
The next meeting is planned by secretary Gel
ders to be held on April 10Th, Memorial Day in
Montgomery Alabama, the first capitol of the
Confederacy, to which the state delegations from
Mississippi to Virginia will be invited
The following letter was sent out by the Asso-
Cation
LET'S CO.
Friday, January 10Th, LEES BIRTHDAY" will
be celebrated at McRae with rally for the Jefferson
Davis Highway to which you urgently invited to at
tend Meeting will be held at the Court House pm
As you already know the proposed Highway is to
gothrough town and county and will be of national
Importance. The people west of the Ocmulgee River
hope to have your cooperation in making this the short
assistance do that and bring extensive tourist
travel through section which now mostly passes thru
travel will be of great value each of our towns and we
hope to have your support The entire route is dedicated
to the memory of the Confederate cheain and is planned
TO connect historic places connected with the history
of the Confcderacy
The State Highway Department will be represented
at this meeting by Chief Engineer W. r. NeeI and Com
sructon Engineer H. G. Smith who will address the
meeting.
Other prominent speakers have been invited and will
be on hand
Take day off and give your best efforts to this
laudabe undertaking.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-01-18

with the high disdain with which it was once re-
ceived. An eastern paper stated recently that
Henry Ford who is the richest man in the world
is determined to be the President of the United
States" And the Philadelphia Record makes this
comment; well, worse things might happen to
the U. S, Henry confesses that he is not strong
on history but he makes up for his deficiency by
being wonder in other lines. In this connection
we note that one Truman H. Newberry, of Mich
gan, has just sailed for tour of the world We
trust that he will be back in 1924 in time to give
loyal support to his distinguished fellow-townsman
II the latter shall really be candidate for presi-
cent What prophet, scanning the returns from
the Michigan election of l9l8 could have predicted
that five years later the man returned as defeated
would be spoken of for the highest honors in his
country, while his successful competitor, after
spending fortune to gain seat in the United
states Senate, would have to resign that seat to
9void expulsion and would leave Americas shores
Tor an indefinite stay abroad ?'-Albany Herald
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-01-18

J. N.-Johu Butcher
Chaplain-D. Nelson.
Adjt-G. f. Whitman
.. M. NJ. Mosher.
0. DIP. R Booker
0. G.-ISaac Massey.
Pat. lns.-D. Nelson.
Both ceremonies were interesting
and impressive and earh participant
gave careful attention to the duties
required of them, and if there were
any mistakes made they were so slight
that they were not noticed.
The Hall was as usual on such oc-
caSlons, decorated with flags and bunt-
ing and beautiful bouquet of hand
some roses decorated the presidents
desk and lent their fragrance and beau-
ty to the scene. A social half hour
followed the ceremonies in which old
friends met old friends and had a good
time chatting about the past, present,
and future.
Miriam w, Lee Pres. Cor.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-01-18
FITZGERALDITES TO
ATTEND POSTAL MEET

Postmaster w. A. Adams and car
riers ]. A. George, F. O. Wyman, R.
G. Plckens, and A. G. Brown will
leave here Friday afternoon for Allan
ia to attend the Postal Conference
convention to be held on the 10th in
the Baptist Tabernacle at Atlanta.
Several officials from the post off
ice department at Washington, D. c.,
are scheduled to make addresses to
the employees of post offices in this
State.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-01-18
SERVICES AT PRIMITIVE
BAPTIST CHURCH

Rev. S. H. Whatley of Thomaston,
georgia will preach at the Primitive
baptist Church tonight and tomorrow
night at eight O'Clock.
Rev. Whatley is one of the ablest
preachers of this denomination and
1t is to be hoped that he will have a
large audience. Everybody is welcomed
to these services.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-01-18
SONS OF VETERANS
INSTALL OFFICERS

Capt. Geo. Whitman, S. V. C. of the.
Georgia and Tennessee division acted
as installing officer for the officers of
the Roosevelt Post No. which in
stalled the following officers for the:
year: s. B. Billiard, Commander; C. B..
Lee, S. V. c.; H. L. Mannon, J. v. c..
A. G Brown, Treas; Geo Whitman.
Sec; w. F. Johnson, Guide; C. RA
Stever, c. B.; John Booker, P.
Chas. Leopold and w. H. Hogan as;
Guards. u
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-01-18
MARRIED IN FLORIDA

MIR, Newton Watkins surprised his
friends on his return from Florida
recently when he announced his mar
riage 10 Miss Nellie Johnson of Ha-
vana, Fla. The marriage was con-
Sumated January 9th at Calvary, Fla,
and the happy couple are making their
home on Mr.. Watkins plantation, east
OF the city.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-01-18
AS THE ALBANY HERALD SEES FORD

views OF Henry Ford apt to be interesting no
matter whose views they happen to be- He is
Unique flgure, and few men in America are more
ADMIRED and more hated, more feared and more
trusted than he. Even in the "effete East" where
'"ere might not be expected to be any great politi
cal appreciation of the Detroit manufacturer the
mention OF Ford for President" is NOT oreetad
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-01-18
REV. BLACKWELL SELLS
RESIDENCE IN CITY

Rev, Waiter o. Blackwell, former
pastor of the Primitive Baptist church
here. bun now of Atlanta, was in the
city this week to close deal by which
Mrs. Carrie Jay became the owner of
the Blackwell home on west Pine
Street.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-01-18

Were You at the intermediate B.
\. T, y. last Sunday? If not, you
missed a good meeting. The Union is
growing. the members are interested
we expect to do great things this
year
We urge all Baptist boys and girls
attend. Others especially invited.
Meeting Sunday afternoon, 4:S0,
First Baptist Church.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-01-18
APPOINTED OIL INSPECTOR

Geo. Harrington received his COM
mission from Commissioner of Agricul-
ture ]. J. Brown as inspector of oils
from this county. This is Mr.. Her
rington's third term and his friends
are congratulating him, as he had sew
eral strong opponents for the position.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-01-18

Mr.. Merl Wyman and family are
vacating the Jackson home on west
Pine street and are moving into the
cottage formerly occupied by the late
Mrs. Keefer.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-01-18
The Color Line

The Color Line
Always the line of social equality
must be guarded in the equal oppor-
tunity for education granted to the
colored race. Just now case of
meeting the issue squarely, devolved
upon the president of Harvard Col
lege in refusing admissions to a col
ored man in the dormintory for Fresh
men. The students father, himself a
University graduate was disposed to
be augmentative about the denial so
the President made public his answer
and a logical one it was In regard to
the compulsory residence of the fresh
man in freshman dormitories he said
ITO maintain that this rule should
not be established for SO IL per cent
because the remaining IL of one per
cent could not be included seems to
me an untenable position" Forum
ate it is that leaders like Booker T.
Washington was and his successors
at Tuskeegee are not promulgating
the doctrine of social equality but are
advocating racial integrity and mutual
helpfulness for both white and black.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-01-18
Hero of The South

Hero of The South
And one of the Worlds greatest
men was Robert Z. Lee whose birth
day will be celebrated Friday.
In that stupendous memorial of the
Confederacy to be carved on Stone
Mountain, the figure of Lee will be
the first one seen, and so, large will it
be as to show plainly to the foot of
the mountain.
The length of the horses head will
be thirty feet which gives an idea of
the immensely of the sculpturing.
Three months will be spent on this
figure OF Lee and his mount.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-01-18
HAS STROKE OF PARALYSIS

w. F. Cowart of 212 S. Sheridan
street suffered stroke of paralysis
Wednesday and is reported in a very
serious condition.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-01-18
Baby Bonuses

Baby Bonuses
The firm of S. w. Strauss & Co..
Chicago offered a bonus of 500 for
every baby born in the family of an
employee and cash gift to each en-
ployee who would marry as part of
their employees welfare appropriation
this year.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-01-18
Daniel Webster

Danlel webster.
This is his birthday. He was another
OF Americas great statesmen who dis
tinguished themselves in other capaci-
ty than the presidency of the United
States. He was acknowledged then and
now as the greatest lawyer of his day
and IN his long service in the U. S.
Senate was an orator and DICTATOR of
matchless renown. Some of the arqu-
ments waged between him and his su-
perb opponents, both Haynes and
Calhoun, are classics in our American
literature. but the one thing he did
not do, little Mabel, was to publish
the dictionary with whose author,
Webster, he is too often confused.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-01-18

GETS ORDERS FOR UNIFoRMs;>
Guy Johnston has secured the Con-
tract for the uniforms for the city
employees and soon the force will be.
dressed up in metropolitan fashion.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-01-18
They are On the WAY

The dough boys from the Army of
Occupation may not know where they
they are coming, but they are on
their way, sailing 1000 strong with
their war brides very many of them
and all personal belongings which are
said to be as varied and as odd as any
cargo ever shipped and because of the
numerous animal pets included, the
St. Mihiel has been dubbed Noah's
Ark. Smile now if you will but later
shed a tear for their pitiful change of
circumstances Not for them any more
the rich mans sport of horse shows.
fox and stag hunts, polo matches,
baseball and foot ball on the finest
diamond in all Europe tennis courts.
golf fields and army schools open to
their use. Now again, dollar will be
just a dollar, and either as a soldier
or citizen, it will need to be stretch
ed as they have forgotten how to
serve the simple needs of plain every
day living.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-01-18
BANKS TO BE CLOSED

On account of Lees birthday the
banks will be closed Friday.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-01-18

.SPOTI.IGHTS|
people 81
elders ~
,lders

Nifty Spring Repairing.
With $175.000 already appropriated
for the overhauling of the presidential
yacht, Mayflower, and pending bills
20 place new roof on the White
House, install new heating plant,
an automatic refrigerator and reno
deled basement, the next president
will find everything in apple pie order
when he succeeds this administration.
undermining the executive mansion
began under Roosevelt twenty years
ago but there is still this much to
do.
Another National Week
Beginning yesterday, the 18th, with
Benjamin Franklin's birthday, the
American Library Association has re-
commended this week as a National
Trift Week, for which they have
compiled list of books for special use
OF libraries. While no holiday was de-
sired in celebration it was expected
that the day would not pass unnoticed
and it is hoped that the 2O0th anniver-
sary of Frank1in's career as a publish
er may be remembered also during
this year 1923.
1t is notable fact that while Frank
lin won many honors and was entitled
to be called by many titles of distinc-
ton such as statesman, philosopher,
publisher, inventor and others, it was
his expressed wish that his simple
epitaph should read Benjamin Frank
lin, Printer.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-01-18
A Contest of Credit


A California producer of moving
pictures recently conducted a contest
offering prizes for bright ideas. Eight
81 900 prizes were given. One of these
prize winners who suggested the ten
commandments as basis for film pro-
duction gave his money to a Los
Angeles hospital for INDECENT children.
Another, Michigan man used his
money to make payment on a new
home. A Long Beach, Cal, man US
ed his money to pay off the last mort
gage on his home. A Rhode Island
high school girl intends to apply hers
toward her college education. Here
we see both the end and the means
justified.
The Arvada enterprise., 1923-09-06
WESTMINSTER
Continued from Page One

ing the summer in this ncighborhood
ieit ior her nome in Texas Sunday
evening.
: buperintendent f. S. Davis of
es'minster Community church Sun
uay sShooi' Is making plans for the
annual school rally day to be held
probably on Sept. %.
Mr.: Finch, father of Mrs. Lillian
NJ. Moon, has been confined to his
nome by illness.
n. H. McCulloch is able to be out
after several weeks of illness.
Miss Ella Oleson spent the week.
end and Labor day in the noun.
tains.
J. G. Weber arrived Monday
from Los Angeles to spend his vaca-
ton with relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Strawson returned
from their honeymoon in the Yellow
stone and visited at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred s. Strawson be-
fore leaving for Rochester, N. Y.
Mr.. Strawson gave an interesting
talk to the Sunday school this week
and told of his work in social set
tlement under the direction of the
Y. NJ C. A.
Hiram Gillespie of Iowa City, Ia,
arrived here Friday and returned
Monday to his home there. accom-
panied by Mrs. Gillespie and the
children, who have spent the sum-
mer ut the Grc~orv home here.
Mrs. F r Morton and dnuphtors
Prth "nd Alice. called on friends
here Wednesday of last week.
Grennour Gregory of Boulder was
visitor here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles n. Brock
and family went to Grand Lake Sat
urday to spend Sunday and Labor
day.
Miss Virginia Room. former
Westminster girl, visited the Misses
Oleson and other friends here Friday
and Saturday on her way home from
Montebellow. Cal, to Arapahoe, Col