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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-10-16
Anniversary Column
IA YEARS AGO

(Fitz. Leader, Oct. 1914, 1910
The ninth birthday of Miss Allie
Mae Parsons was celebrated by invit-
ing number of her friends to the
lovely home on South Main street,
which was beautifully decorated in
green and yellow, and interesting pas
times provided in the parlors and on
the porch from $50 to $50 o'clock.
Miss Rosalie Patterson was a Win
ner in contest game. A delicious ice
course with fruit and cake was served
by the hostess and her sister Miss Ava
Parsons and Miss Mildred Tisdel.
Mrs. J. K. Ott1ey of Atlanta was
an honored guest and speaker at the
Woman's Club. Mrs. Ottley is q men,
Der of the State committee on Edu-
cation of the Georgia Federation. Her
presence and her address made this
an exceptional afternoon in Club his
tory. During the social hour refresh
ments were served by Mesdames J.
M. Mcdonald, T. M. Griffin, T. J.
Dickey, G. E. Kicker, and C. A. Holt
zendorf.
Visitors in the city this week were
Mrs. M. S. Smith of Indian Springs.
Mr.. Will Drummer. of the Macon Tel
egraph, Mrs. Annie Bennett to remain
all winter, Mr.. A. Adams of Texas.
the aged father of Mr.. ]. A. Adams,
Mr.. Harker Crawley of Jacksonville,
Mrs. R. R. Renkes and daughters
Misses Mary, Rosa, Margaret and Ag-
mes, coming from Webster, S. D. to
spend the winter, Mr.. John Radcliffe
of Newark, 0.
Visitors out of the city have been
Conductor McCrary, Mr.. Bob White,
accompanied by A. M. Watson of
Townsville for Junction City to Join
some other expert huntsmen for a fox
hunt of week. Mrs L. L. Griner and
children to Mil1edgeville, Mrs. ]. H.
Mayes in Ashburn, Mrs. A. B. Cook
in Milledgeville, Miss Mary Lewis
Putnam to Acworth and on her re-
turn accompanied by her sister, Miss
Annie Laurie Putnam from an ex-
tended visit there. Mr.. and Mrs. L. o.
Tisdel from St Louis where Mr. lis
del was in the hospital with nervous
breakdown; s4aol
Is . . ;WG
s The U. d. C. will entertain Confed-
crate veterans and their wives at the
home of Mrs. L. Kennedy October
10th at 8 o'clock The committee in
charge being Mesdames L. w. Meakin,
E. A. Russell and c. E. Baker.
The city voted to retain the schools
by their special election of Oct. 9TH.
The situation was jeopardized by the
law on local taxation.
The dedication of Ashton CONSOLE
dated school building will take place
October 20th Col. o. H. Elkins will
make the Masonic address and Hon.
M. L. Brittainy state school commits
sioner the educational address A bas-
ket dinner will follow the exercises.
The new mast head on the Leader
names Mr.. Isidor Gelders as business
manager and Mr. Earl Braswell as
city editor.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-10-16
Sailing High, Living Plain

The passengers of the IRIS have
not had the sumptuous meals usually
provided transatlantic travellers. The
matter of weight entered so largely
into the shipping arrangements that
even food was kept to the minimum
weight and comprised canned meats
and soups, canned vegetables, rice
tea, coffee and biscuits, with a plenti-
full supply of fresh fruit Aluminium
utensils and even the dishes for serv-
ing, including the cups and saucers,
were of aluminium. A photograph sup
Piled music at meal time. Luggage
was carefully inspected as to weight,
and only by wink and special con-
cession of the commander was big,
beautiful doll for one of the crews
daughter allowed to pass.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-10-16
MAJOR CHARLES E. McGREGoR-Tens of

thousands of Georgans, especially among the
"Old Guard" the stalwart adherents OF the late
Senator Thos E. Watson, learned with sincerest
regret the final end of that loyal friend of their
old cheftain, Charles E. McGregor, of Warren
ton.
Tho not generally known to Fitzgeraldites,
Major McGregor intimately connected with
establishing the free school book system in the
local schools In June, 1896, representative OF
the American Book Company, Major McGregor
was in Fitzgerald and met with the Colony dl-
rectors in the interest of his company, the direc-
tors having under consideration the purchase OF
books for the children of the poor of the Colony
at the time.
Thru Superintendent James T. Saunders who
had been selected by the Colony directors to or
ganize the local school system, and the writer,
the directors were persuaded to include books for
all OF the children, to avoid the embarrassment
of the poor, and by special favorable terms made
by Major McGregor the directors were enabled
to make the first purchase of books, which approx
mated about 81 O00 Present at that meeting were
Curtis M Wise, secretary of the Colony Com
pany. Directors D. c. Welsh, Doc. Deniston,
Hayde Thos Wilson and Matrau, and Superin-
tendent James r. Saunders and the writer.
Major McGregor recalled the incident in
speech delivered here during his campaign two
wears ago, at the court house. This experiment
with free text books caused the demand for free
school books to be adopted in the Peoples party
platform and is now part of the Democratic plat
form demands advocated by Governor Walker and
adopted by the State Democratic Convention
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-10-16
DID YOUEvER STOP TOTHINK?
By E. R. WAITE, Secretary,
Shawnee, Okla, Board of Commerce

taken ideas as to the kind of adver-
tisnig that is best, while some others
don't believe in any kind of adver-
Using
THAT some business concerns are
failing because they forgot to make
the proper appeals to the public thru
the printed page.
THAT he who hesitates very long in
business is lost.
To those who do not know business
it does not exist. 1t takes persist
ent advertising to make the public
know it and not forget it.
IF you are a hesitater, if you don't
believe in advertising, won't you
write me a letter and tell me why?
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-10-16
A POLITICAL PRopHEcY-Political propf

A POLITICAL PROPHECY-Political proph
ecies always must be accepted with degree of
reservation and with due regard to conditions ex-
listing at the time they made. Developments,
disclosures, and consequent changes in public at
titude follow each other with such rapdty in
politics that the safe bet one week becomes only
a one-to-ten shot the next Below however, we
present an analysis of the national political out
look as seen at this time by Mr.. John II. Perry,
who has at his disposal unsual resources of authen
tic information. Mr.. Perry is President of the
American Press Association, having relations with
some eight thousand newspapers. He is Presi
dent of the Publishers Autocaster Service Com
pany, dealing with approximately two thousand
other papers, of which this is one. In addition, he
is important factor in the larger field OF news
paperdom, being the proprietor of several daily
newspapers published throughout the country.
Mr. Perry's summation of the outlook for the
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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-10-16

THAT the printed page is the proper
place for the seller to seek the
buyer.
THAT nothing offers such a big
opportunity to please trade and
build big volume business as does
the right kind of advertising.
THAT advertising through the print
ed page is progressive, oonven-
lent way to sell goods or service.
THAT the winners on the road of
better business are the ones who
say, Il can and will and then go
and do it.
THAT truthful advertising proves it
self in accomplishments.
THAT some business men have mis-
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-10-16
EDUCATION IN SHOP WINDOWS shop

windows of Fitzgerald have never appeared to
better advantage than now. The individual who
has not walked around the square recently, win
housekeeping, should do so tonight Show win
dows are an educational device of real merit. They
instruct as truly as the most carefully written text
book They aid us in our daily work by keeping
as up-todate, exhibiting the latest efforts of the
designers the, manufacturers, the inventor, the
chemist and all the tribe of men, who move the
worlds cog-wheels. And Fitzgerald's shop win
dows rank high in this pedagogical effort. They
show that Fitzgerald has the goods No need for
local residents to go away to larger towns to pur
chase needed articles, wearable or otherwise The
suit the hat the book, the new dining table, the
bit of decoration, the gift-anythng you want or
need is on display in the show windows of your
own city. Better take look at thenf-tonight.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-10-16
ROAD GUIDE
1EFFERsoN DAVIS HIGHWAY
Out of Fitzgerald

JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY
Route to Savannah:-Via Abbeville,
cross bridge to Rhine, Milan, McRae,
Alamo, Mt Vernon. Vidalia, Lyons,
Reidsville, Claxton, Pembroke. Take
road via Burnsed bridge to Louisville
road; road good to Canoochee river
bridge: east of Claxton just fair to
Pembroke and Louisville road; Chat
ham county paved. .,e
Route to Augusta-vla AbbevilIe
bridge, take north route two miles east
of bridge TO Eastman, Dublin, Wrights
vile, Barlow, Louisville, Wrens. Road
fair entire distance.
Route to Montgomery, Ala via
Irwinville, Sycamore, Ashburn, Syl-
vester, Albany, Dawson, Cuthbert
Georgetown, Eufaula, Union Springs
Road fair to Sylvester, paved 10 Al
bany and good road to Georgetown.
Cross bridge to Eufaula.
DIXIE HIGHWAY
"Central Route"
Route to Macon-via Abbeville,
Hawkinsville, Perry. Good to Bibb
County line then paved into Macon
Route to Jacksonville-Via Ocilla,
Douglas, Nichols, Folkston,~ Jackson
vile. Good road to Nichols, rough to
Waresboro, good to Waycross, excel
lent to Folkston and Jax'ville.
ROUTE TO CoRDEiE
Via Rochelle, Seville and Pitts,
road good to fair all the way.
(This information will be printed
each week in this column; should any
serious changes be reported, will make
notation of such. Leader qterprise
Promoter of Good Roada.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-10-16
Passengers of Great Moment

Arriving on the IRIS and also by
steamship thru the month will be Yep
pelin engineers of highest efficiency to
engage on November in similar con-
struction work with the Goodyear
Zeppelin Company at Akron, O.,
where plant is now ready for them.
One of these is Karl Arnstein, who
constructed the IRIS and all the last
sixty Zeppelins that spread terror
over the allied countries during the
war. The enterprises of Peace and
not War will now engage his atten-
ton, and that of his co-workers.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-10-16

TYPEWRITER RIBBONS - Just
received fresh stock Of typewriter rib
bons for Oliver, L. c. Smith. Under
wood. Remington and Royals. Carbon
papef aleo-Leader Publishing Co.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-10-16
CARS SUCCEED
CARAVANS

Within two years the first hazard
Gus adventure of small motor cars
across the great Sahara desert was
made with success. The cars were
specially equipped with the caterpil-
lar tread. Now the plan is considered
so feasible as to encourage an Eng
lish firm in disp1acing former caravan
routes over the Asiatic deserts between
Bagdad and Persia and Constantine
pie and Persia with a regular motor
car service. The trip from Bagdad will
take 3 days and the price including
hotel and meals enroute will be $110.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-10-16
ROUTE TO CORDELE
Zbez,l
Uncle John

Jed Hacker is a busy bee
if ever there was one-whose
soul-devourin' aim in life is,
gettin' somethin' done. He sez
he Graves the quiet hour to
sorto rest his mind-but he's
afeard to slacken power and,
mebbe lag behind! We never
see him loiter none, nor loafin'
any place,--too doggone con-
slant on the run, to stop an
wash his face! Of course, such
unremittin' toll augments a fell
ler's pile, but, what's the good
of riches when We amt got time
to smile? I envy not my neigh
Dor who succeeds as he deserves
but the keenest sort of misery
comes along with busted nerves!
The way l tigger Hackers case,
he'll never shift his gear, until
he's PARKWAY up the stairs to
where he goes from here,-an'
when he grabs his harp of gold
an tries to strike the tune, he'll
realize the handicap of gettin'
there too soon!
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-10-16
DOSE OF HIS OWN MEDICINE editor

And merchant were discussing the virtue of bill
board advertising. The merchant contended that
iHore people read the billboards than the news
papers, After lengthy conversation in which Meth
er would give in the parted The next
week the merchant came tearing down the street
to the newspaper office wanting to know why the
obituary of his wifes mother was not in the pap
or, especially after he had seen that copy was
taken to the newspaper office. well" said the
editor, Il know you wanted the obituary read by
the people l took it out and nailed it up on your
billboard Greensboro Herald Journal
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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-10-16

Mr.. Perry is keen political observer. 1t will
be interesting to retain these figures and to COM
Dare them with the result in November.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-10-16
1aaA''1'''
SPOTLIGHTS
ON
PEOPLE,
Convict Servants

One of the facts brought to light
by the recent controversy over the
conduct of affairs at the Old Soldiers
Home in Atlanta was the practice OF
using convicts as servants in the dit
ferent state institutions. Many people,
until this time, supposed it was use
not warranted by law and only allow
ed at the soldiers home. The prison
commission has the authority on the
formal request of any state institution
to assign any number under fifty for
ordinary servants work, either IN
mess halss, dormitories, or the care
of grounds. The University of Geor-
gia, the Agricultural College and the
G. S. C. w. all have had convict la
Dor on the campus.
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Discretion the Better Part
The Argentine flyer, Major Zanni,
who hoped to make round the world
fight, has arrived in Japan at time
when the crossing of the Pacific is
considered a doubtful feat. Brave, but
not foolhardy, the aviator has an
nounced his intention to abandon fur
Their flights. Major Zanni has won the
plaudits of the world in his success
full progress thus far, unattended by
a fleet in the air and on the sea, as
were our own brave airmen, and is at
present enjoying a continued round
of fetes in Toxic.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-10-16
MERIT AND
DEMERIT

Who said "if you can do something
better than anybody else, the world
will beat a path to your door?" A
man serving 90 days as a convict in a
North Carolina prison was so good
baker and so badly needed in the
bakery of the State college that, his
prison conduct being also favorable,
the governor of the state nardoned
him to allow him to resume the pur-
suit of this trade or art
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-10-16
Honoring Walter H. Page

The friends of the late ambassador
Page have decided upon appropriate
memorial for him that will be grad
uate school in international relations,
the only one in the world. This will
call for an endowment of $1,0O0,0OO
and the school will be located at
John Hopkins University in Baltimore
because Page held one of the original
fellowships in this institution and be-
cause the university and the nearness
of Washington will afford easy &C
cess to the Congressional Library.
Peace Plan in Germany
Edward A. Filene, of Boston, Of
fered peace plan awards in Germany
similar to Edward Box in America
The first. prize of $4,000 was divid-
ed between the winners. A second
prize of ST 500 and IS $500 prizes were
also awarded.
Instinct and Science
Proved at great variance were the
recent assertions, each being thought
infallible, mothers instinct and the
stamped impression of the finger
prints in the case of the federal pri-
soner Robert St. Clair, or Urban
John Bergen, both of which identi-
ties were claimed by him. The official
finger prints were not identical, hence
the discredit of his story, tho it was
a second heart break to the mother,
who thought she had found her son,
war records of his death to the con-
trary 1t was cruel act on the prison
er's part, more criminal than that for
which he is now penalized.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-10-16

The law of worthy life is fundamentally the law
of strife 1t is only through labor and painful eff
fort, by grim energy and resolute courage that we
move on to better things.-Theodore Roosevelt.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-10-16
Oddities
ON
4 THINGS
PICTURE WEEK
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PICTURE WEEK
A plan was launched two years ago
by the Chicago Art Bureau to dissem-
mate a wider knowledge of art and in
crease the appreciation of art through
a national picture week. This week is
SO observed by the Atlanta Art As
ISOLATION in conformity with the ma
tional movement. Each school audi
forum in the city is to be visited by
a speaker equipped with machines and
picture slides and the merchants of the
city will display in their show windows
the work Of local artists and almost
every cultural club in the city will
feature pictorial art in some way in
their programs.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-10-16

TRY A LITTLE OF Authorization that
tobacco warehouses will be thick potato curing
houses next season. Likely some OF them will
prove about as profitable the many potato cur
ing plants now rotting down all over Georgia. The
present tobacco craze shows how unstable we are.
First after the boil weev hit between the eyes,
we Jumped in and went wild in the growing OF
hogs for market Hogs went down some from their
war price. We promptly quit hogs and the next
thing we tried was potatoes a commercial scale.
Curing plants sprang up all over South Georgia.
The next year the country was flooded with po-
tatoes. We dropped potatoes as if they were hot
bricks Then we heard about the farmers around
Selma, Ala, getting rich by milking cows and
selling cream. We were told by wise men that the
dairy business was the and certain road to
prosperity. We then fenced up patch OF wire
grass; bought cream separator picked up few
second and third rate cows here and there, plant
ed little feed stuff and announced to the world
that we were in the dairy business to stay. Cream
was then selling at from forty to fifty cents a
gallon-a price never before heard Of
"But Oh, but! the price gradually went down
20 normal Some of us promptly quit the dairy
business pronounced it failure. Some OF us went
back to Our old friend cotton, and lost everything
we had in one year Some tried little tobacco this
year and did we'll Some of us failed Others are
going to try it next year Some will succeed. 9th
ers will fail: The acreage will probably be doubled
next year. Ambitious towns will build warehouses,
expecting profits Like the potato curing houses
some Of the tobacco warehouses will likely fail to
bring in the dough. A little reverse may come to
the tobacco crop and then we will be ready to try
something else. We not willing to stick to any
thing. With failure in our first attempt are
ready to quit This is true with everything but
cotton. We will plant old friend and stick to
him whether he brings us prosperity or adversely.
Failure to make cotton may cause our children
to go in rags and hungry but we never desert
him. Let us hope that the tobacco crop is not a
spasmodc craze like potato growing, dairying and
the like have proved. Let hope that tobacco as
a money crop is here to stay"-Syvester Local.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-10-16
RADIO AND WORLD
PEACE

The exchange of ideas on national
events and politics through information
al radio casting stations by statesmen
and diplomats, especially at critical
moments, with world audiences listen
ing, can do much to establish immed-
late and satisfactory understanding of
national acts and avert in many ms
tances the menace of war No longer
need slips of paper" and other dip
lomatic slips be the cause of sudden
hostilities between nations.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-10-16

More than 10000 electric lamps are used to
light the steamship Leviathan.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-10-16
BY THE SIDE OF
THE ROAD

There is barn on a Pennsylvania
road that has national reputation,
though it is just common looking
barn. 1t was the spirit of the owner
in making hoboes welcome to sleep
there, that started the Hagerty Barn
on its way to fame. Even after the
first structure burned down probably
because of some of its dodgers care
lessness, Mr.. Hagerty rebuilt the
barn and continued his welcome, ev-
en- enjoining his heirs on his death
from closing its doors to tramps. This
is memorial worthy of note though
so humble, as it typifies the spirit o.
that "friend to man."
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-10-16
IS ALL BASEBALL cRooKED?-The coun

| rs ALL BASEBALL CROOKED?-Ihe COun-
try will look to Judge Lands to make no halt
til the truth of the baseball scandal is smoked out
and the people definitely satisfied that the sport
is cleaned of any semblance of crookedness. a''
There should be no delay in prosecuting search
ing inquiry into the situation and less delay in the
who may, in the slightest degree be tarred with
the brush of corruption. Baseball must remain
clean unless the whole fabric of American sport
is to be torn into tatters. Indeed it pity
that a complete reorganization of ethics OF
play is not brought about forthwith. Horse-rac-
ing has developed into little short of gambling
saturnalia, the honesty of which is questioned in
almost every race; boxing is getting almost
notorious as wrestling which longer holds
shred of public confidence; college football
has developed to point where young men are
taken into colleges because of the thickness
of their skulls and the agility of their limbs rath-
than because of the standard of their ntellects
and education. Many find their places on the cam
pus because they are able athletes Without that
requirement they could poke their noses
within mile of college hall College execu-
tives, however, close their eyes, admit them to the
| roster, and then the team goes into the field as
an honest offering to college ability and sport. We
have reached that point wheer victory is the OBJ
jective-victory at any price-victory with any
sacrifice of moral standards, and we need to make
change. If the national game of baseball is not
fit to be the second husband of Caesars wife, we
might as we'll take the word sport out our die
t'onaries.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-10-16

A pound of coal will produce as much electric
energy as man doing a full days work.