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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-17
JOHN N. HOLDER
Chairman, State Highway Boar
SAUNDERS TO STAY
IN MEMPHIS; WILL
SELL SOME STORES

MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 16-Mem
phis is to remain as headquarters o.
Piggy Wigg1y Stores, Inc, according
tc the latest plans of Clarence Saun.
dcrs. In statement which he termed
the "announcement OF his new and fl
nal program, Saunders said
Il want the people of Memphis to
know that | love this town and that
I am going to stay right here and
fight every enemy out to the end"
Headquarters of Piggy Wiggly
Stores, Inc, will remain in Memphis,
til the Mississippi goes dry"
The statement also reveals Mr.. Saun-
der's new plan for financial rehabitla-
ticn of his company Briefly, it con-
templates the selling of enough Pig
ely Wiggly units, estimated at about
half Of the more than six hundred
stores in operation throughout the
country, to lift the loans of the banks
and discharging all pool obligations.
Chicago and Kansas City Stores are
among those to be placed on the block
according to the statement. The Chi
cago unit alone is valued at about
81 100000. The Memphis stores are
rot to be sold. The Piggy Wiggly
head is expected to issue a call for a
special meeting OF stockholders and
directors Monday to ratify his latest
plan.
Saunders announced his new finan-
cal program after conference with
friends in GAINESVILLE, Tenn, and Bow
1;rp Green and Louisville. Ky.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-17
,Britafn's Debt to "scaIawaos ~

What chance of success in life ha .
James Cook, who is hOnored through.
out the English-speaking world as ex
pforer navigator? If he were in his
native village to-day we can imagine
him being picked out by some .earnes,
reformer as an example of the hope
less state to which boys ION the land
are condemned. Before he was in hia
teens he was employed in soaring
crows, and when twelve years of aga
he was apprenticed to a shop-keeper in
"a little fishing village near Whitby,
He was evidently rather a "scallywag'
the British empire owes much to ifs
scalfywags-and his master cancelled
MS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Daily Tele-
graph.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-17

This statement shows that 1915 per
cent of the available state funds was
used for direct work on the roads.
There are included in this amount
only such items as enter directly into
the upkeep OF the roads.
The statement has been made that
S675 100000 has been expended TOR
co1iDment in 1922, whereas the records
show that the total amount purchased
was S2O0,03445. This equipment was
.as absolutely essential to the mainte-
nance OF the State Highways OF Geor--
,ria as the pillow, harness, harrows and
Inrles are an essential part Of any farm
rnerations. The gas and oil used tor
H. operation of this equipment IS as
much proper cost of road mantle
nance as the feed for stock is a nee
e5sary part OF farming.
Administration includes salaries,
rent heat, light water, telephone, tel
eoraph. postage. travelling, expenses,
of{ice Supplies, cost of annual report
TO the Legislature, aud1ts, insurance
covering liability of employees, bonds
motive power equipment:
It should be noted that the state
Highway department is forced to Lease
quarters outside OF the State Cap1tol;
hit this expense will be eliminated
within the next thirty days. -,
"Incidentals' include cost OF blue
,rints mostly for construction pro.
ircts: cost of unloading, handling, OF
storage, freight and watchmen Tor
explosives donated by the Federal gov
eminent: also freight. and expressage
on repair material to different bran
ches.
Department has an Equipment Depot.
where there is stored quantity OF
surplus war material donated by thu:
Federal Government. A great deal OF
this material consist OF trucks, trac-
tors and cars that are not in condition
for use until extensive repairs have
been made and some and Others have
been reconstructed. In order overhaul
material the Federal Government has
ted some of the very best machin-
wthat has ever been manufactured
a number OF machinists are at work
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-17

Thinking is the hardest job in the
world5 says David l., that's why we
have so few successful men. Most
folks avoid hard thought.
Sittin down an wishin'
Doesn't change your fate;
Lord provides the fishin'
You must dig the bait.
ART
| just love art, said the soulful maid
And she heaved soulful sigh
Art who? asked the flapper. | don't
believe
| have ever met the guy.
90
DR., Bill says it was the lawn mower
that figured first in public ownership.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-17
Most Remarkable Bird

The 'hoactzin of British Guiana 1,
one of the most remarkable birds IL
The world. Almost as soon as it is
matched the young hoactzin crawls
out OF the nest by using its wings as
forefeet. The thumb" and "forefin,
ger" of the wings have claws with
which the young bird climbs about the
branches. As soon as the wings grow
strong enough to support the E;rd in
the air the claws disappear. The New
York Geological park has just got the
first specimens ever to be held in
captiTtty.-Yonth's Companion.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-17
RTches From Inventions.

SIR Henry Bessemer who invented
tne s1eel-making process, was a poor
ooV VINO went to London from a coun-
Try town to seek his fortune. CYRUS
mccormick, who created the reaper
ana ana self-binding harvester. died worth
SZo'oOoOoO. w. L. Bundy was a watch.
maker He invented the time clock
winch keeps tab on employees in fac
tories and places of business, and it
made him rich.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-17
State Highway Department Reports
Expenditures on State Road System
Atlanta, Ga, May 7, 1928

Atlanta, Ga, May 7, 1928
10 the Editor:
pelleVlng that the people OF Geor-
STA have perfect right to know and
understand just how the money of the
State Highway Department is expen-
ccd on the State Aid Road system
ana the results obtained by such ex-
pendlturee, the State Highway Depart
l,leht VIII in future endeavor to keep
the pubic informed as to the progress
II making II road and bridge construc-
tlon and maintenance.
WITH this object in view, now that
the Certified Publct Accountants who
were appointed by his Excellencv. the
Governor OF Georgia, have practically
completed their audit, Your State High
way Department is in position to give
70 puDi1c, not its Interpretation of how
the public funds were used. but the
unbiased, authentic information furn-
ished to the Governor by these expert
accountants as shown by their distrb-
luton OF the expenditures.
heir accounting shows there was
received by the Department from
them.
FEDERAL Government and
counties ---------'$ So, 100, 34274
From State Treasurer 1,7o2,339. "a
Interest on State Funds 2,35473
TOTAL ---------- $4,000, 1874
Construction cost from Federal
and County funds $500, 34274
Maintenance
1922 ---- 917,72604
Construction
1922 ----- 55,3S7.11
Construction in
1920 & 1921 paid
out of 1922
funds 1885 4O1 ,4S3.6l 1,374,596.76
Total construction
& maintenance 4,480,9 39.50 SO $3.50
Administration 271, 53299 5.45%
Federal government
proportion of tests
and inspection
fees ------------ 100000 O.86%
Incidentals ---- 2,255.g ga O.45%
Office equ1prlent-- 1854. IL 067%
Plans, surveys, tests "
inspection on con-
struction con
tracts --------- l26,l17.39 2.52%
Ebert Quarry
equipment and ma
ter:al ------------- 12,158,O9 O.24%
Construction of
equipment maintenance
depot ------------- 35,526.46 01%
Automobile
Repairs ---------- 5,953.33 0.12%
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-17
Birds and Animals Exterm,,ated.

outs Agassiz Fuertes. the we'll
Snown naturalist, says that about fifty
species of birds and animals have been
extermlnated in the United States,
while several Others are on the verge
OF determination. The buffalo Tor
olson) is not extinct, there being near
~ 'o'OOO living buffaloes in the United
States TODAY.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-17
81 Q9n R27 Al

S4,9SU,So/.4l 1UUIO
AS shown by the tabulation of funds
above out OF this money there was
spent 1908 per cent on constructor
and maintenance and 5.45 per cent
on admins tration.
Since the amount OF money eXpend-
ed on construction was two and a halt
times the maintenance expenditure
(the latter limited to available funds
it is fair that construction should bear
a greater portion OF administrator
costs than the maintenance. Hence, in
TIE statement below, which reflects
distribution OF maintenance eXpend-
tures only the Department has charg-
ed 80 per cent OF administration costs
to maintenance and "a per cent to con-
Structlon
In order to anafyze the expenditure
Of funds which are received from the
state Treasurer, 1--WE have separated
them from the funds for construction
received from the Federal Govern
ment and counties as follows:
Total received from treas
urer and interest ------ $l-I64, /94.6y
Surveys, plans, tests
inspection paid
in 1922 - S169,117.59
Construction ad-
ADMINISTRATION
costs -.------ 17371111
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-17
FOR SALE

POTATO PLANTS FOR SALE
Genuine Porto Rico potato plants
Sl.25 per thousand, in any quantity
See w. B. Stone, Wilson Ave, -
nile north OF CITY dedM24
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-17

Difference is net amount available
for construction and maintenance OF
State roads and distributed as follows:
S1,53l, SOC. IL
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-17

One good way to reduce to music
is to listen to the musical clink OF the
trace chains on the pillow harness.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-17
FOR RENT

FOR RENT-TWO FURNISHED
rooms on first joor at 416 w. Central
Ave. ii
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-17

When lovely women stoop to folly
they wear sixteen pounds of fur in the
summer.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-17

Cliff Sanders thinks the threatened
strike OF raisin growers in California
should be of current interest.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-17

| once knew man who was so
much in love that he couldn't eat.
Flowers, candy, and thcater parties
kept him hungry.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-17

Hint to Motorists: Be polite to ev-
cry pedestrian, he may be a traffic
cop some day
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-17

One eternal triangle that no longer
appears in our midst, is, eat, drink and
re merry
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-03-13
Hearing Restored in
Twenty-FOur Hours
Amazing Results Secured in One
Day by Use of XII Formerly
known as Rattle Snake Oil.

Deafness and Catarrh need not be
dreaded any longer since the discovery
Of widely known physician. Now 1t
is possible for the, most obstinate cases
of deafness to be relieved in a days
time by the application of a, prescrip-
ton formerly known as Rattle Snake
Oil. This treatment is meeting with
wide success all over the country.
Mr.. D. Dey, Gresham, Neb., 81 years
old, says, Il have used the treatment
for only two weeks and my hearing is
most instantaneous and now the head
noises have disappeared. My catarrh. -
case of many years standing. is inns
proving wonderfully"
This compound, which is known as
XII, is easily used at home and seems
to work almost like magic in its rapids
ity. on people of all ages. .
So confident is the Doctor that XIII
will cure you, that he offers to send n
large 81 bottle for only 81 on 10 days
free trial. If the results are not satis-
factory, it costs you nothing.
Send no money-just your name and
address to the Greene Laboratories, Box
ment will be mailed at once. Use It ac-
Cording to the simple directions. If at
the end OF 10 days your hearing is not
relieved, your catarrh and asthma show
ing wonderful Improvement just send It
back and your money will be refunded
without question. This offer is fully
guaranteed so write today and give this
wonderful compound a trial.
(Advarf;anraan4 n
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-03-13
THE COUNTRY HOME
BY MRS. w. H. FELTON,

children, who honored their parents.
: Ingratitude is said to be the basest
Of all human frailty. Ingratitude
to good friends is bad enough, but
to be denounced and deserted by
ones own children, reaches the limit
of painful endurance, especially when
a parents steps are going down the
certain Way-tO Death and the grave.
There are cases doubtless where
poverty and painful necessity re-
quires charitable assistance to par
ents of both sexes, but there is no
palliation, eXtenuation or excuse for
neglect of old parents, when their
children are able to provide the COM
forts of plain, decent living to those
who brought them into the world;
and doubtless love them better with
the grevious fault of ingratitude than
anybody, else in the world. No re-
spectacle man, of any color, will
allow his aged parents to be cared
for by state or religious charities
so long as he can feed and shelter
them in his own place of abode.
I am getting to the Cruix in this
matter. The present pension law
in Georgia gives full pension to any
person who served in any capacity
in the Confederate army in the Sos
also the widows.
People who do not need this money
draw pensions and younger persons
draw this money for their parents,
who are plenty able to give them
food, clothes aud shelter, if they have
anything to pay taxes on themselves.
The taxpayers are staggering I'M
| der this heavy taxation and, unless
relief is provided, thousands and
| thousands of people will be sold out
of house and home to pay these
enormous taxes. This new pension
| law will, when added to the millions
drawn out for other purposes, COM
pei taxation which the state cannot
raise under existing circumstances.
tYou may disagree with me, but the
time has come to state the terrific
| situation as it exists in our own state.
Pensions, raised even by heavy
| taxation are due to those who stand
in need of food, shelter and other
comforts, and nobody can dispute the
claim of such needy ones on the
mercy of the state and government.
| Nevertheless. no real patriot, ever
proposes to draw pay for his patriot
| ism in army service. If the Good
! Lord has blessed such patriots with
plenty of this worlds goods and they
are comfortable and well cared for
at home, they are not objects of
charity, nor should their neighbors
| and acquaintance be taxed to ex-
| haustion to raise millions of money
| to meet such charitable demands.
Everyone owes duty to the gov
eminent which protects his life and
his liberty and his property.
But when people are blessed with
what money can buy, they should be
thankful to admit it, and especially
should they care for their own moth
ers who should be honored by duti-
full children, and not supported by
public bounty; which is really due
only to those who are unfortunate
| and dependent.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-03-13
The Commandment With Promise !


Among the Ten Commandments
there is only one that is attended
with a promise, namely: Honor thy
father and mother that thy days
may be long," etc, etc. Parental love
comes next to Divine love, in these
Ten Commandments. We must love
the Lord, first, then we must honor
our parents next. We seem to be
drifting from the second one if we
really claim to love the Creator and
Maker of all things. 1t is the general
trend in the strenuousness and hurry
of modern life, to fail to respect the
counsel and treat our elders with
the respect that is given to other
and outside people with whom we
visit and meet on social terms, Ia
everyday life.
1t is conceded that the Chinese are
still particular in respecting their
ancestors. OF all the races with
which history takes notice, they are
the acknowledged respecters of their
elders. Their civilization-like the
Pharaohs-has been prominent for
thousands of years, because they
honored their parents (Which in
cludes grandparents) and their days
have been long and extended by rea-
son of it.
These old people may not be in
teresting, or attractive in manners
or in person, according to the man
ners and habits of the younger mem
bers of the family, but they should
be given decent attention because
they are what they are, progenitors
of our own existence. I am moved
to say this much because of what
has been told as common news to the
public of how some old people-in-
validS, SometimeS-ares shifted to out
side public homes because their own
people have become tired of proYid-
ing for them and weary of their
presence and anxious to be rid of
them.
Admitting they are uninteresting
and maybe very hard to please, they
are still the parents. 1t is Gods law,
expressed on Mt. Sinai, which en-
phasis the duty Of children-to know
their father and their mother and
the reward is to come later; namely,
in length of life for themselves, etc.
Among the blessings to be pro-
foundry thankful for. on Bonded
knees, is ownership of sufficient cash
or remunerative property, to be able
to secure and pay for nurses and
doctors and undertakers, ETC., when
one is worn out and unable to work
for themselves and assistance is
needful and must be paid for.
Again. There is nothing so COM
forting to old age, as the tender care
of those with whom they are domi-
ciled, and suitable attention to their
comfort and well-being, in their de-
Ginning days. God in heaven under
stood it, as He is Omniscient-knows
all things-and He warned his chosen
people and pointed out the path OF
duty to the Hebrews-on the tablets
of stone - through His servant
Moses, and, to make it plain, and at
tractive, He added the promise OF
long life to dutiful and well-meaning
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-03-13

., Dear Children: 7 am just begin.
ming to open the letters about James
Madison, so you will have to be pa
tient little while for them to ap.
pear.
So that you will have plenty Of
time to think about it, our president
for April will be James Monroe, born
April IS. 1858.
What has his name become most
closely associated with. what prest.
Tdent was he and what did Thomas
Jefferson say to him?
z. l am giving you these questions as
s~suggestions for your letters. Tell
more than that about him, but do
syI1ot make your letters too long.
Lovingly,
AUNT JULIA.
P. $50 glad to get the health
report from BERTHE Roberts, of
Royston, Ga. 1t is fine for you to
keep it up after the contest closed.
Wish all of you children would keep
to the health rules.
Dearest Aunt Julia and Cousins:
Il have always wanted to write to
Aunt Julia's Letter Box and make
myself acquainted with some of the
cousins since we have been taking
the good old Journal. l hope [
won't wear out all my welcome"
with my first visit and have plenty
left for the next time. [ will be II
years of age on the 21st of Febru-
airy. [ go to school and take the
fourth grade, [ sure like school work
and we have a fine teacher, too. His
name is Troy Sutherland. This
is my first time to write and
I will write again, sometime, if this
letter is printed I would not like
to make my first letter too lengthy.
I just hope to have a letter from
each of the cousins who care to
write, and 1 will answer every one.
Don't forget, now.
Lovingly yours,
MISS BERTHA SUTHERLAND.
Tiny, Va, Box 5.
- Dear Aunt Julia: Will you admit
AN ex-soldier into your circle of
happy boys and girls? I have been
"a reader of the Letter Box for
long time and I always enjoy read
ing the letters from all of the cous.
ms, and as I have never seen any
letters printed from this part of
North Carolina I thought that /
would write. L live in the noun
tains of western North Carolina,
sand, like most of the cousins, 1,
too, live on the farm. Our main
crops here are wheat, corn, rye,
oats and potatoes. There is not any
cotton raised here as it is too cold
there for cotton. Well, as this is my
first letter I guess had better close
ebefore I break Aunt Julia's rules
and don't want to do that. Hope
ITO hear from all the cousins. Will
answer all letters that 1 receive.
From a new cousin,
M. r. BILLINGS.
q, Halls Mills, n. c.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will
sou please make room for little
North Carolina girl?
live in the coutry and like the
country, but would not say +
wouldn't exchange with some of you
for a city home.
I help on the farm and help
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-03-13
AU!NT julius COUNCIL

love hills and mountains. Write me
and tell me all about your lovely
country" Florida cousins. I am
not going back on our own Land
of Flowers" for I really think we
have the most beautiful country to
live in and that ours is the grand
est state in the union. Now Aunt
Julia, please do not look so funny"
I am sure you love Georgia best, and
1 am glad you do, for it proves you
are loyal to your state. 1t is al
most spring time again, cousins,
aren't you glad? I certainly am, for
I love sunshine. birds and flowers.
The violets are beginning to peep
out of their wintery beds at the
modest daisy and the lovely butter
cup in her new spring gown of
bright yellow. Ere long the en-
tire woods will look as it decorated
for a wonderful outdoor ball for the
fairies. Please pardon me for using
so much space. Will make a shorter
call next time. My age is between
eighteen and twenty-five. Some Of
you cousins write me. Here is my
favorite verse of poetry:
There's never rose in all the
world
But makes some green spray
sweeter;
There's never a wind In ell the
world
But makes some birds wing feeter;
There's never star but brings to
heaven
Some silver radiance tender;
And never a rosy cloud but helps
To crown the sunset splendor;
No robin but may thrill some heart,
His dawn-like gladness Voicing.
God gives US all some small sweet
way
To set the world rejoicing.
How many Of you know the his
tory of the first lines of poetry ever
written in America? May I tell
you? Here it is: Shortly after our
forefa theirs landed at Plymouth,
Mass, a party were out in the field,
where the Indian women were pick
ing Strawberries, Seven of these
"squaws" had "papooses;' having
no cradles, they tied them up In.
dian fashion and hung them from
limbs of nearby trees. When the
wind blew these cradles would rock.
A young man observing this peeled
off a piece OF bark and wrote:
Rock-aby baby in the tree top,
When the wind blows the cradle
will rock;
When the bough breaks the cradle
will fall,
And down will come baby, cradle
and all.
Love to all. Your old cousin.
CECILE TYLER.
Dear Aunt Julia: was so happy
to see all the dear girls and boys
writing for the letter box. Aunt Julia
is very faithful aunt. The letter
box is not an intrigue but it is in
trepid. am a girl Is years of age.
I live in the country and like to
do so. I graduated from Whigham
High school in 1922, but now I am
a student at Central school, review
ing my past work. [ have never
written before to Aunt Julia, never
theless, as my dear little friend,
Verna Harrison, is writing, I must
too, as / asked her to write. I can
IoC resist the CcInpLdLlOn. GUESS you
all are acquainted with her. I am
very fond Of music and take much
interest in it's study.
I want all of you dear cousins to
write me, if you can and will. Sin
cerely, PANSY LOGUE.
Whigham, Ga.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins:
Please admit another Georgia farm
er. Come on, boys, the girls are
beating US. Why, I saw but a few
letters from boys in the last paper.
I live two and one-half miles from
the little town OF Roswell. A GER
tain man said of it, Roswell is