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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-09-11
AnniversaryColumn
IA YEARS AGO

(The Leader, September 20, 1910
Mrs c. M. Wise and the Misses
Braswe1l were hostesses at an elabor-
ate reception at the home of Mrs. Wise
complimentary to Mrs. E. E. Sans,
who has come to make her home here
with her husband, superintendent of
public schools, and to the Misses Neal
of Corde1e, who are the attractive
guests of Mrs. ]. ]. Bull. Misses Edith
Griner, Allie Mayes and Rhea Wise
presided over the punch bowl. Assist
ing the hotess were Mesdames G. E.
Kicker, J. B. Seanor, R. l. Mahett
J. L. McCarty "A. H Thurmond and
A. H. Denmark. Mrs. G. C. Smith ia
vored the company with number of
instrumental selections and Miss Rhea
Wise with vocal numbers.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ NJ Stephens enter
tanned a picnic party at Bowens Mill
the crowd making the trip in the bus.
In the party were Misses Verna, F1oy,
Inez and Maize Mclaughlin, Jeanette
Venable, Kate Harden, Mrs. Wright
Terrence, Mrs Earl Hurst and Mes
srs. Chas. Teal, P. Koplin, Roland
Hardy and DR.. Borum.
Visitors in the city this week were
Mrs. w. P. Griner of Douglas, Mrs.
Ed Taylor, and little daughter of Way
cross, Clyde Smith of Atlanta, Alex
Swift of old Colony days, Mrs. A. J.
Dixon of Leary.
Visitors out of the city have been
Mrs. c. D. Lee to Chicago, Miss Mil
dred Saunders in St. Petersburg, Fla,
Miss Susie McCallister returning from
six months in Florida, Miss Maud
Glover leaving for Canada for an ex-
tended visit, Miss Modena Powell re-
turning from trip north, Mrs Jesse
Grantham at Gaskin Springs
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Holder announce
the birth of son.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Murdoch an
nounce the birth of a son.
Young folks leaving for college in
clude Miss May Bailey for Mount
Vernon, Wilson Pryor to Emory Col
1ege at Oxford, Miss Elizabeth Pry-
or to ST. Andrews College at Cuthbert,
Mr.. Ted Myers to Dahlonega, Miss
Nell Frazer and Miss Jennie Mash
burn to Bessie Tiff College at For
syth, Miss Margaret Harris to Wes-
leyan College at Macon, DR.. Fred
Keefer for examination of his course
in osteopathy at Kirksville, No
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-09-11
01IR NATIONWIDE POLITICAL POLL

Much r,,bl;c interest will center in the test vote
NON, heino taken thruout the country by approx
natey !, 700 weekly newspaper publishers with
view TO giving their readers the political thought
now prevalent in the country districts.
Politicians in the great cities VIII watch thiS
result closely for they have come to know that
elections are decided not by the cave dwellers OF
the metropolis but in the homes and farms on the
countryside where the great majority OF the Amer
lean people live and have their beng, erecting
American thought unmoved by sinister inuences'
and uninhuenced by dramatic and spurious patrl-
otto appeal.
This test vote will be published by all kins and
conditions of newspapers. Readers OF these l,/oo
newspapers will cast the ballots and the count
will be read by Republicans, Democrats and Pro-
gressives alike. Unless all precedent is meaning
less, the results likely to cause considerable
astonshment in several sections of the country,
where the three candidates for the Presidency
are supposed to have one hundred per cent
strangle hold on public favor.
Not in years, if ever has there been a political
situation so complicated as that which exists this
wear. The most astute political students are per-
1lexed to point where even the strong partisans
amongst them freely admit they do not know
what will happen in November. Partisan newspa-
pers naturally publish agreeable to their
cause and there is sufficient amount of this kind
of news which is quite truthful to satisfy the
needs of any newspaper, whether it favors Cool
idge, Davis or La Toilette. The secret test bal
lot of the millions living in the small towns, how
ever is likely to give much more of an indication
of the way the wind is blowing
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-09-11

TOLL OF CARELESSNESS- recently
compiled by the State of Oregon show that %
per cent of its automobile wrecks are caused by
carelessness OF 9131 accidents reported from jan
rary to June &c. last 5457 are charged entirely
to carelessness Added to these may be included
the following speedings, 1888; failure to give right
of way 1881 reckless driving 26O cutting corners
372; double at intersections 155; driving while in
toxicated 1923; failure to give signal 200; driving
on left side OF street or highway o. improper
parking 10; reverse directions in middle of block
40; passing to left of street while discharging
passengers 81; inexperience "a; jockeying on brd-
ges 21 total of $3.50 accidents which might
have been avoided according to the report of the
secretary of state, had the drivers been careful.
IT is probable that these Oregon figures would be
a fair average for other states.
That too many automobile drivers "let the in
surance company pay the bill' is responsible for
many avoidable accidents. Let drivers remember
that no insurance policy has yet been devised
which will return the life of person killed thru
en- automobile drivers careessness. Safety to
life and property rests almost wholly in the hands
|Cf the automobile driver.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-09-11

UNOFFICIAL" STABILIZATION-Th rep
aratons program worked out by the unofficial
committee OF experts, and now agreed upon at
the Reparations Conference, owes its great success
TO the fact that all the work done unofficial
and nonpolitica
For months committee of the most able Amer
lean iinancers and practical business men labored
in Europe to work out program to restore Eur
opean stability, but disconnected from the gov
eminent of the United States.
international cooperation and application OF
business principles had to be employed becamse
there were divisions of opinion in both political
parties and powerful factions opposed 10 any par
ticipation by our country officially IN European
affairs. The separations program had TO be work
Cd out on financial and economic lines with plan
so wise, clear, strong and practical that II oOuld
afterwards be put into operation and carried thru
ever period of years by any administration thai
might be in power in any of the countries direct
ly interested.
1t so happens that men very prominent II the
Republican and Democratic organizations part
Icipated in this unofficial non governmental expert
committee and the agreement reached during the
international conference is entitled to the support
Iof public opinion in all political parties TO bring
about the desired economic results
The biggest men in our country, regardless OF
party are agreed that reconstruction OF the eco
homie life OF Europe on sound business principles
is indispensable to our own welbeinp and pros
Iperity.
Take the simple fact that Europe bought 80 pei
cent OF our farm exports, making market for the
tsurplus products OF our farmers, making business
tor our ships, railroads and factories-and Their
realize that that market was DESTROYED by the
war. After the armistice, four years were spent
Ill lighting over political theories largely over
names like the League of Nations and the Worle
( curt, but always arousing partisan political strife
and preJudces and racial antagonism
The recent London conferences that have reach
ed an agreement the PREPARATIONS plan were no
conducted on political lines-the new labor prem
Ter OF England presiding; American statesmen par
ticipating without injecting politics. Germany anc
france for once burying the Ratchet and all sub
scribing to the final agreement-the greatest stel
toward international peace along business line
that has ever been taken
Much remains to be done to carry the repara
tons plan into full effect Berlin and Paris advice
show strong desire to work for peace and friend
ship between the people of the world France ant
England were about as far apart as France ant
Germany and the first steps are taken for the evac
utlon OF the Ruhr "Peace hath her VICTORIES no les
renowned than war"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-09-11
Z1,ez,aI
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Uncle John

Seems to me that waitin' Is
the bosom friend of pain. Find
the thing exemplified in waitin'
fer a train. Teller waits fer
anything, he's flirtin' with de-
spair, but-worst of all is
waitin' while the BARRIERS bob
bin hair!
Teller in a hurry, mighty
anxious fer a shave. Got
million duties fer the time he
hopes to save; Maize beats him
to it, which of course is on the
scuare-but, Maize is a fairy
bell with half a day to spare!
Waitin' in the barber-shop
with bristies on yer face. Hate
to see The Beauty-Parler shove
Us OUT of place! Might as well
be reconciled to things that has
to be,-but where we're fetchin'
up ats a mystery to me!
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-09-11
YyO01 lJEED NOT FALL

There We're just two things that
Tom Kendall could do well. One
was to shave his father on Sunday
mornings and holidays; the other
to press the old mans trousers once
a month. Toms father, John, was
a back woodsnan in the hills out
side of Lynchburg, Va. His mother
and sister had been burned to
death in a forest fire. He was
SCARED and partially crippled in
the same fames.S
In 1904 when Tom was Is, his
fat,.er was killed. Tom made his
way ca foot to Richmond where
ne secured employment as a talley
r. n the freight yards Of A.
Rail- lie N-zs
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-09-11

day war was declared he sold his
business for $1,000 and enlisted
in Canadian regiment. He was
gassed in the Argonne and wounded
in a later engagement. At the
close of the war he returned to
Montreal, drew out his money and
bought a prize chicken farm in
Ottawa Today he is married, has
a palatial home, two growing boys
aud is called wealthy.
He says he will eventually quit,
return to Lynchburg, buy a home
and enjoy the life of a country
gentleman.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-09-11

So a week and was allowed to
sleep in the rear of a locomotive
shop. Two years later with 500
be had saved from his scanty earn
ings he laid in a stock of candy,
cigars, magazines, fans and gum
and was permitted to sell them on
passenger trains. Trainmen taught
him to read and write and by the
time he was twenty-one he had
educated himself, equivalent to the
first year in high school. Incl
denslly he had saved $1,425.
With this money he went to New
York. He opened a small tailor
shop on Broadway. IN one year he
built UP a trade that encouraged
him to open a larger shop.
Just before the world war he
-77oTri ~ efoatreal where he opened
s ga Scr sIao. On the
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-09-11
ROAD GUIDE
,rRFERsoN DAVIS HIGHWAY
Out of Fitzgerald

JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY
Route to Savannah:-Via Abbeyllie,
cross bridge to Rhine, Milan, McNae
Alamo. Mt. Vernon. Vidalia' LYONS
Re;dsville. Claxton, Pembroke. Take
road via Burnsed bridge to Louisviiie
road. road good to Canoochee river
hridee. east of Claxton just tar TO
Pembroke anf Louisville road; Chat
ham county paved. .,I:,,.
Route to Augusta-via A0oeVlile
bridge, take north route two mics eas'
NJ bridge TO Eastman, Dublin, virgins
vile Barlow. Louisville, Wrens. Koao
fair entire distance.
Route to Montgomery. Ala via
Irwinyille, Sycamore, Ashburn' oy.-
vester. Albany, Dawson, Cuthoert
Georgetown, Eufaula, Union Springs
Rod fair to Sylvester, paved TO Al
hsny and good road to Georgetown
Cross bridge to Eutaula.
DIXIE HIGHWAY
Central Route" -.
Route to Macon-via AboevilLe'
Hawkinsville, Perry. Good 10 Dloo
County line then paved into Macon con
Route to Jacksonville-Via Ocilla'
Douglas. Nichols, Folkston, Jackson
vile Good road to Nichols, cough 70
Waresboro, good to Waycross. excel
lent to Folkston and Jax'ville.
'e'' ~ ROUTE TO CORDELE
Via Rochelle, Seville and Pitts'
road good to fair all the way. $3.50
1This information will be printed
each week in this column; should any
serious changes be reported, will make
notation of such. enterprise
promoter of Good R"aAA
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-09-11
1T DRIVES our WORMS

paleness, lack of interest in play. fretfuI-
ness, variable appetite, picking at the
nose and sudden starting in sleep. When
these symptoms appear it is time to give
Whites Cream Vermifuge. A few doses
drives out the worms and puts the little
one on the road to health again. Whites
Cream Vermifuge has a record of fifty
years OF successful use. Price35c. Sold by
. T. J.. Halle & Co.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-09-11

1t is preposterous that any human
beings, outside of actual barbarism,
should grow up unable to read.
But teaching them to read and
write is only the first step. The next
is teaching human beings TO THINK
which is considerably more difficult
and important.
1t isn't what you READ that counts
It's what you THINK AFTER YOU
read that improves government and
civilization.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-09-11
NOT READING.--T!iINKING.
Joy ON MARS
YOUNG AT 102
TWO YOUNG MEN

The World Federation of Education
Association organizes world war
against illiteracy. For this war the
Crown Prince of Japan has appropri-
ated million yen. China has adopted
the slogan "China a Literate Nation
in One Generation"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-09-11

1t takes a Frenchman, and an old
one, Camille Flammarion, to say that
the people on Mars are much more:
JOYFUL than we are.
The Marian year is twice as long
as ours. A man there fifty years old
has lived 100 years, nearly. The eli
mate is better and the planet being
smaller, verything is lighter. An or
binary Marian could easily carry his
mother-in-law upstairs in his arms,
even if she weighed 400 pounds. Mil
lions of years Older IN their civiliza~-
ton than earth men, the Martians are
far ahead of us in knowledge, and
that means happiness. In fact it's the
only solid happiness.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-09-11
Mascots for IRIS

Air sailors, like Jack on the sea,
show bit of superstition. The trial
trips OF the L. S. dirigible IRIS on its
several trial trips over Germany, be-
sides its passengers and crew number
ing 90 people, carried canary as mas
cot for the officers and two black
crows for the crew The ship behaved
splendidly, rose 1900 feet and attain
ed 90 miles an hour 1t will leave
within day or two. if it has not al
ready set out, for its destination at
Lakehurst. N. J., where its immense
hanger is ready to receive it.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-09-11
Paper Airplanes

A test has been made this week of
a new paper composition for the fus-
ilage OF airplanes. The first test was
given by the head OF the navy office
|at McCook field at Dayton. O.. flying
10 Washington. D. c. Should these
test flights over the country prove
successful this kind OF ship will be
ordered in quantity for naval stations
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-09-11
Oddities
ON
= THINGS
- - R,Y NJ.
! oc-ers Hide Stories

Lockers Hide Stories
There are still 5000 packages in the
lockers of the war department that be-
longed to men who have died in the
service of their country. Some OF
them remain unclaimed by relatives
since the Civil War Not long ago a
search for a family ring was made in
a package dated 90 years back. 1t was
found. How many stories of love, adj
venture and romance are bound up in
these souvenirs. They form most
heterogeneous collection. The trinkets
of no value are preserved with the
same care as the articles OF great val
ue which includes diamond rings, and
other jewelry, medals, Liberty bonds
and cash. Sometimes the merest tribe
will be a link in identification and IS
worth a million dollars to the anxious
family who have been enabled to 10
cate the body of their precious dead
and in some cases remove 1t from
nameless grave to their family bury
ing ground. @
Scenario Stealing
The determined stand of an Alaba-
ma woman to expose the theft OF her
scenario in her injunction case against
the Ten Commandments film now
showing in Atlanta, only brings to
greater publicity a common trick OF
number of film companies to use the
plots and main features of different
scenarios submitted to them and have
one of their own scenario writers
work them over for production with
out credit or remuneration to the orig
inator. The injustice done the original
writer is one that many have chated
under but felt powerless to oppose, as
single unknown individual s~7'rst a
rich corporation has little cl''c - of
making case, the charges OF course
being so cleverly made as to perplex
an investigator. There is sometimes
an opportunity to combine original
featues of several stories in one as no
end of manuscripts are hopefully sub
mitted to the film companies for ap-
proval.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-09-11
SPOTILGEITS
ON
PEOPLE y
American Benefactors
,lders

American Benefactors
The Rockefeller millions are always
in the limelight, one of the latest
gifts being a million dollars from
John D., Jr, to restore the Cathedral
of Rheims, and the palaces of Yer
sailles and, Fontainebleau. An artis-
tic blemish ON the court of honor at
Versailles will be removed, in the mat
ter of huge statues of historical char
acters that are of such exaggerated
dimensions as to be incongruous in
the general effect Only the expense
of doing it prevented their removal
long ago, and this latest generous gift
of Rockefeller affords the early oppor-
tunity of correcting an inarticulate
scheme of adornment
Athletic Prowess
The complete breaking down OF
two champion scullers, Walter Hoov-
er, of Duluth, and Hilton Belyer, of
New Brunswick, by prolonged and
over early practice this summer
should be warning to athletes to re-
member that over exertion is one of
the greatest dangers to college youths,
whose zeal too often outmeasures
their strength. Every fall season sees
some student impaired by straining of
the heart or other injuries, due to his
eruberant ambition to make a team
or make a record as a star that will
give him prestige in his college.
Citizens and Voters
why don't people voter" Lack of
Why are people not interest
ed? Ignorance of citizenship. Can
person be patriotic who is Indifferent
to his citizenship? What can be done
about it? To those who are not in
terested in the ballot a movement to
arouse that lack is necessary thru or
ganized effort. The League of Wo-
men Voters is doing an admirable
work in this respect. In the cities they
are working by wards to get candi-
dates and people together and are us
ing pratical inducement to increase the
number registering. For those people
who make excuse for not voting that
they are disguised with politics" good
talks and addresses in
school houses and other community
centers are needed to show them their
personal obligation to "clean UP" what
is corrupt. The use of radio and NOV
ing pictures in this enlightehing pro-
gram could be made of incalculable
value. The use of school houses as
polling places would be stimulating
feature, particularly to woman voters,
who would then associate their use OF
the franchise with their children's in
terests and the casting of ballot
would assume its real significance.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-09-11
Whose Fault?

A survey of foreign consulates show
that immigrants from Europe with
agricultural heritage locate in Amer
lean cities to engage in industrial pur
suits This is one of the worst fea-
lures of immigration because it per-
mits foreigners to live in settlements
where their native language and So
cia1 life prevails, preventing that as
sanitation and education to American
ideals so necessary to our country's
best interests. Foreign employment
bureaus are largely Blamed for this
state of affairs, but it would appear
that our government could control that
matter by putting conditions on the
admission of aliens, certain percent
age to the trades and larger percent
age to agricultural work. True, this
would entail a parole of at least a
year. There are many who believe
some such oversight of immigrants
should be maintained, anyway, for
their own and our countrys good.
They should be wards of the govern
ment until they are citizens and ma
turalization should not be too long de-
ferred. There is nothing more detri-
mental or expensive to our country
than ignorance or crime and foreign
quarters are generally charged with
both.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-09-11

Clarence barrow, lawyer. who
thinks and feels, and consequently
earns little in proportion to his great
ability, tells the Court that to hang
the two young men whom he defends,
Loeb and Leopold, would be worse
crime than they committed"
And that is the truth, exactly. If
red Indian tortured white man for
twenty-four hours. that would not ex-
|cuse white men for torturing that. red
man even for twenty-four minutes.
The greater the intelligence and res
possibility, the greater the crime
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-09-11
Prison Class Rooms

TIE county jail AZ Spartanburg, S
c. VII become Z day school by the
present Plan 10 employ teacher six
hours dzy for the benefit OF the thir-
tv-seven prisoners enrolled Fifteen OF
the- can neither read nor write. Hard
IL znv q them had finished studies OF
tte third grade The innovation is due
10 AT :liiterzcy campaign in the state.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-09-11
AMERICAN FIREMEN supREME-The An

AMERICAN FIREMEN SUPREME Am
erican boys made wonderful soldiers because they
were cheerful and could stand hard knocks. It is
probable that they are good fire fighters for the
same reason The responsibility that rests on
the fire department. of this nation may be better
understood by repetition of the statement that
that $4,000 people were burned to death last
year and $5OO,0OO,OO0 worth OF property destroy
ed in the United States
With such a. record of death and destruction,