Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-07-31
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| MISS, Offering pIlLCo III WI 'Hti q
that comes out OF print shop begin
ming with the newspapers, including
weekly, semi-weekly thrice-a-weekly
and daily papers, considered from sew
eral points, with prizes for each, SUCH
as local news, and topographic quail
ty, most attractive front page with re-
ference to news and makeup, best
display advertisement OF the state tair,
g columns wide by inches long) and
for best editorial on the state fair not
exceeding 500 words. Highest prizes
are $50 each but aggregate SoOO IN all;
And so the art preservatlve OF all
arts" is recognized.
Talking of Traffic Congestion
At the resort of Avalon, on Catalina
Island, in southern California, there
are 140 motor vehicles owned and OPP
Grated by the residents. There are but
i IL miles of public streets tho there
fare some privately owned roads, on
the estates of the rich island dweliers,
the island being 7 miles wide and 20
miles long. They have never mao d
parade in Avalon, nor time When az
the automobiles we're operated at once
co nothing serious has happened
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Fairgrounds Established: .o,
The CITY of Athens, Ga, has Deen
working four years for municipal play
grounds. This month sees the ACCOM-
91;shment. thru the combined efforts
Of different organizations, the money
for equipment being furnished BY the
Kiwanis. Rotary and Elks cups.
There are two Fairgrounds, one 1oi
white children and one for negro chill
dren. with trained supervisors TOT
each.
Florida Land Gifts
lust recently the Florida Press as
ISOLATION was rendered a permanent
home with an adjacent orange grove
that will yield yearly rcrenue tor
upkeep. At the national COM n ION OF
Business and Profession women
meeting in West Baden, Ind, last
week gift of land for aged business
women was made the federation by
manager of land company at Tam
pa, Fla, and urged by the Florida de-
legation for acceptance. Besides the
offer of the land there is an additional
donation of $1,000 worth of building
material This plan provides home
for women too old to work and also
for those who find it difficult to secure
new positions.
Told of the Toll
The largest ship ever entering the
Panama Canal, H. M. 5. HOOD, passed
safely thru last Thursday and paid Its
commensurate toll OF $Zz'ooo'
Interesting Relic ,.
In an iron foundry in Baltimore
has been discovered the identical Prov
of the Confederate iron clad Merit
mac. vouched as authentic. by the
chief engineer of the notable vessel.
An appeal has been made to
the Smithsonian Institute to OBTAIN
nossession of this relic and preserve
II among the war souvenirs.
Stays Out All Night
The Shenandoah is more easily man
aged high in the air than near us
hangar in time of storm. Two unsuc-
cessful attempts to bring it down TO
moorinp due to high winds last FRI
dav caused the commander to keep
the giant craft aloft until morning ana
more favorable weather conditions ell
sued.
Save the Peaches .,u,,4
This became the foremost tnooshe
and action before the Chamber OF
Commerce in Columbus last week
This spirit for conservation OF Geol
qia's wasting products was not proli;ip,
ted bv selfish interest either wh n1a
which makes it more commendaoie
for Columbus and Muscogee county
are not in the peach belt. 1t mas DC
come matter of state priae anu
;nterest that aid should be tortn-oclli-
;n~ IN the marketing OF the Duiiipedi
nron that promised only waste T Hnu
49, 70 the growers in the Fort Vaiies
aoc.;on Personal letters were sem NJ
So, hotel restaurant and care III ~ n IS
onos county urging the SERVING ooi
eos .hes in some form at every liea
p ,r;',n the rest of the peach sed st,at
dufihs .n was a reaction 10 tna,
ne ~ see Of California truits d. "A
reporl::o luncheon in Fort Vailey, I'D AID
LEO at hotel tables in Mac wa ooroused to
the whole state should DC "buy
hs need that every
t tns u Of Georgia peaches
Should Have Sp te eerowding tnssfs
the f Gsn bargain counts is as in the
IN ths .,euer before so serious .;stown, Pa,
was neu wear riot in Norr ,sed a great
recent here here the crucsh ca on1laose and
store class class window to ,e e score
added to the tw ,a,u Of whom had to at "a
of women ne a hospital. The d broo' bargain
t nsuny "a a piece proved a 'sN'
| to many. .SH
c.,ifornia's opportuniity, make regular
NOW a5,,,es across the :, so MI the com
scheaa the next step will be Unstable
i me.'i from California or f.ot from Cali
t! :tn " If the east, certainly IRON how
iorna Mhf her seasg Fruit picked s{+g ape
10 We ha carried without any t swift
esn ~ process for the cooi ai'd l,;Gh al.
at'ns o p,o strata of air at the nlgn vii ii
4 t;tnde travelled by the arr : eond;tion
he su sufficient to keep it in tar cona
IL, i reaches the eastern market