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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-12-18

Abba, Ga, Dec 9, 1924
Dear Santa
/ am in the fifth grade I was Ii
years old October 2S | am learning
fast. | want you to come to my home
at Abba, Ga.
Will you please bring me fountain
pen and little watch that will run,
and a vanity case. | sure will thank
you, cause you know | love you San
ia Claus.
| will close for this time.
Emma Myrtle Mitchell.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-12-18

Wright at the same time shaking my
head slowly.
You see how it is" I said.
Il think you're a wonder, brick"
he answered.
He left me.
Later DR.. Gray came and gave
Daddy something, for he quieted and
lay sleeping. the telephone began
"Ifs Mari, Sallie; we're coming over
to make you 20 with us. I've talked
to DIR. Gray, and he says you need a
little pleasure"
1 turned to the dear old doctor.
He nodded. "A frame-up," he adj
mitted, pure and simple. Go with
them I will stay with your father"
Bat what would Cu1titss Wright
think? was undecided.
ITO be Continued
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-12-18

ents in exchange? The whole thing
seems so commercial-such an affair of
even exchange, and somehow obliga-
ton that inks you? That is the way
you feel?
But you still have enough Of the
Christmas spirit left to wish you didn't
feel that way? Well, them there's
hope for you, praise be!
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-12-18
Fitzgerald, Ga, Dec. II, 1924
Dear Old Santa Claus

Oh Santa, it is nearly Christmas. l
can hardly wait till Christmas. Santa,
| go to school and in the primary. Just
6 years old. Santa, l wish for a COCO
nut, bananas, candy, bicycle, drum,
bugIe, cap pistol, cow boy suit and
little horse with saddle.
Oh Santa, it will be the most fun
to have all these things, you know,
Old Santa, don't forget others. sure
will thank you if you will bring these
things. That is all this time, SO good
by.
Jack Rogers
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-12-18

Edison has his mind on flying, May
it be many years before he starts his
great flight.
The helicopter will let men rise
straight up from earth. Eagles can't
do that.
We shall fly at speed undreamed OF
now and the flying machine will rev.
olutionize civilization.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-12-18
Fitzgerald, Ga, Dec. II, 1924
Dear Old Santa Claus

Fitzgerald, Ga, Dec. II, IVA
Dear Old Santa Claus
oh Santa. it is. nearly Christmas
and | can hardly wait, and l know
Won won't forget me and all of your
friends. Santa, I am little girl 8
years old. Just big enough to be so
happy when Christmas comes. l am
going to tell you what want for
Christmas. l wish for harp, gloves,
and big rubber ball, doll and lots
of fruit nuts, candy, bananas, coco
nuts, oranges and some apples.
Oh Santa, it will be SO good to get
All this! But don't forget other little
children. And please don't forget my
little niece and brothers and sisters;
That is all, old Santa Claus, SO good
Sara Rogers
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-12-18
Fitzgerald, Ga, Dec. II, 1924

Dear Santa Claus
l am a little girl and I have. tried to
be a good one this year for | want
you to bring me mama" doll,
doll piano, little doll bed and car
riage. Please bring me lots OF fruit
and candy.
Your little girl, Jeanette Bishop
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-12-18
FITZGERALD. Ga. Dec. Il,

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Dear Santa Claus
VIII you please bring me toy
hatchet, cap pistol, soiX boxes OF
caps. My doll tea set, and all kinds
of fruit, candy and nuts. And remem-
Der my mama and two brothers. |
am six years old and l am in the first
grade. | made a good report this
month, / made all "A's"
Please don't forget my teacher, Miss
Julia Prentiss.
George Howe Jr.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-12-18
FITZGERALD. Ga. Dec. IL. 49,

Fitzgerald, Ga, Dec. II, 1924
Dear Santa Claus
l am a little girl ten years old.
am in the second grade. have tried to
be a real good little girl. Please bring
me doll, tea set and bed. Please
bring my little sister a doll and bed.
Mildred Mcdaniel
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-12-18
Fifzgerald. Ga. Dec. u. 49,

Dear Old Santa Claus
I am little girl 1Q years old and
one of the greatest lovers of dolls
and play toys and don't please forget
I am smart. I help mama do all | can.
Sweep floors, make beds, sweep yards
and that's not al, can cook too,
oh, pardon me. / almost forgot to
tell YOU like candies and fruits OF
all kinds. Now Santa. please send ME
the things I have mentioned and, oh
what a merry Christmas it will be for
me.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-12-18
FITZGERALD. Ga, Dec. II,

Dear Santa Claus
Christmas almost here and l want
TO tell YOU I am a good little girl.
Bring me some toys. Will you
please bring me doll and doll car
rage, two story books and a little
stove. Dorothy Walker
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-12-18
Sara Rogers
Fitzaera1d. Ga. Dec. Il, l!

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Dear Santa Claus
| am a little boy and I want tricy-
Gle very much also a billy goat with
harness and little red wagon Please
bring me lots of candy, apples and
nuts. You needn't bring me any orang-
es for | am sure Grandma Register
will send us crate from Florida.
With bushels of love to you, Santa,
from your little boy,
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-12-18

This story comes from Ann Arbor
concerning the magnificent University
of Michigan. Twenty years ago a min
ing property at Ligoma, Ontario, was
" decided to the University. The giving OF
the mine was then looked upon as
joke; it hadn't any value.
But the Board of Regents OF the
university will soon give details of the
discovery that the mine is worth ten
million dollars.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-12-18
Why the Sober
Man Did Smile
B2 MARTHA B. THOMAS

the interval be-
IoE Two tween two string
yvu " ALL beans, Miss Bill
and HerAnswer the lsI rest Of the din
Should Be an ers that 1T was nice
Easy Guess to o.. nave ' ~ ,rieN Mn on nv
denied it. OF the seven places at the
table one was vacant that belonging
to Vesta Blaine.
Miss Blaine" continued Miss Cum
mings little wistfully, always mas
such a delightful time at holidays. she
has so many pleasant acqua1ntances
And of course" she hesitated TO give
emphasis to what was coming, "she Is
getting a good deal Of attention from
that young man."
No one had any comments to MAKE
But serious-faced man at the other
end of the table seemed to be very
grave indeed; he bent concentrated
regard upon his plate as though the
contents might yield some secret winch
he hunted.
"A real Christmas Eve!" chanted
Vesta Blaine. Her eyes were like stars;
her cheeks bright with color; she
looked like a flower set down in veg
etable garden. The other boardera
were bit older, bit more tired, bit
disillusioned; they drank their sun
shine from the eXuberant girl, and Won
dered how she could come home at
night still bubbling with high spirits
and fun.
ats snowing!" continued Vesta,
darting smile at the sober man, who
apparently was not aware Of his good
fortune, for he never looked up. "That
soft sft of feathers that comes down
like Iike"-she hunted for an
adequate simile-"like prayers of the
angelsf Only prayers are supposed to
go up, aren't they" she laughed at
her own -conceit. "The trees are like
dreams behind white wells, and the
street lamps are orange moons! love
Il. Do pass me the butter, somebody.
I'm hungry enough to eat shredded
hairpins!"
Everybody did their best to make
Vesta comfortable, even the scrap of
maid who waited on the table. Miss
Blaine offered her pepper and salt
twice, and the landlady asked II she
preferred her roast beef well or me-
dunn done.
"Pm going to a party tonight" an
nounced Vesta after few mouthfuls
to fortify her wants, "the very best
party ever perpetrated."
Miss Billings smiled her interest and
asked where.
ooh. not very far from here; and"-
she paused, looking around the table
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-12-18
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(a. 1928 Western Newspaper Union)

Oh don't believe III CIlrISE
mas? The Christmas spirit
is dead in your You hate
oil this crowding to stores
to buy presents for friends,
relatives and acquaintances
who will certainly be crowd
ing to other stores, or even
the same ones. to buy pres
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-12-18
QUEER DANGEROUS DAYS.
ABOVE THE BANDITS.
CHEAPER SUGAR, PLEASE.
WORTH TEN MILLION.

We live in queer, dangerous days.
In Seattle the Government wants to
dismantel an innocent looking broad
casting station. Every evening a lady,
wife of the proprietor, sent through
the air beautiful bedtime story.
What could be purer, more innocent!
The Government says MANY things
could be more innocent, for the bed
time story sent out contained code IN
formation for bootleggers. That's
queer.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-12-18

That will do two things. 1t will put
the ten million dollars, through the
university, ipto,>the building of better
brains A good use for the money,
1t will give sharks that live on fools
text to use in the selling of worthless
mining stock
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-12-18
Fitzgerald, Ga, Dec. II,

Dear Santa Claus
Please come to see me Christmas
and bring me doll that says mama.
I don't want crying doll for we have
a baby at our house and he can cry
enough to suit me. Please bring me
A doll cook stove and utensils. Lots
OF fruit and candy.
A merry Christmas to you. Santa,
from Marguerite Blshop.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-12-18

Men invented machines that ought
to have freed the slaves. But they fas-
tened wage slaves to the machines.
They invented flying machines, and
their first real use was dropping T N I
and poison gas on other white men
and on savages.
Science moves swiftly, the brain
moves slowly, and civilization moves
slowly with it.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-12-18
Dear Miss Flo:

Dear MISS FLO:
Will you be kind enough to tell me
whether or not it is necessary for
daughter, who is acting as hostess in
her fathers home, to include his name
in every invitation sent out? If it is,
please give me form which could
use in giving an informal dinner par
ty. To whom should the acknowledge
ment be sent-the father or the daugh-
ter? H. A. H;
The daughter acting as her fathers
hostess, should always include his
name, in every invitation. Below is a
form which may be used:
My dear Mrs:
Father has asked me to invite you
to dine with us on Friday evening,
October 18th. w care both looking for
ward to your presence with pleasure.
Sincerely yours,
The acknowledgement, whether ac-
ceptance or regrets, should be sent to
the daughter, as it is very .discourte-
Gus to receive an invitation from one
person and send the Acknowledgement
to another.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-12-18

All that he says is true and much
more. But the revolution in civiliza-
ton will come in mems brains, and
come slowly. 1t won't come through
machinery, although that will help.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-12-18


Dear Santa
| am little boy and going to school
for my first term and like it fine, so
please bring me a knife with a chin
on it. | want it ITO trim my pencils.
Please bring me a little red wagon
and cap pistol and lots of fruit and
candy
Your boy, J. D. Bishop
Fitzgerald, Ga, Dec. II, 1924
Dear Santa Claus
1t is nearly Christmas and | hope
you won't forget me. Please bring me
a big "mama" doll, little victrola, a
kodak and a little doll house. Please
bring me pentyl of fruit and candy.
With ever SO much love to you, San
ia, | am your little girl,
Dorothy Bishop
Fitzgerald, Ga, Dec. II, 1924
Dear Santa Claus
Please send me big baby doll and
carriage to ride in, little play car
and full stocking
Anita Davis
Fitzgerald, Ga, Dec II, 1924
Dear Santa Claus
Please send me big baby doll and
carriage to ride in, a little play car
and full stocking.
Daisy Davis
Forest Glenn, Ga. Dec. 18th, 1924.
Dear Santa Claus
l am little boy 8 years old and am
in the first grade at school. Please
bring me bicycle, 4 boxes of fire
crackers, some candy, nuts, and fruit,
Base ball and bat Hoping you hap
py Christmas and New Year I beg to
remain,
Your little friend,
Robert R. Dorminey, Jr.
Fitzgerald, Dec 10, 1924.
Dear Santa Claus
This Christmas l want birthstone
ring, pair of bed room slippers,
doll and pair of doll slippers.
want some fruit, a large doll trunk
with little doll hat in it. I am 10
years old.
Your friend,
Johnnie Mae Hornsby
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-12-18
Dope That Deters

Self-satisfaction is the anesthetic TO
all progresS.-Hoston Transcript.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-12-18


President Coolidge is considering
the tariff on sugar. That tariff, so high
is a hardship on Our friends in Cuba.
Cuba complains that it is higher than
it need be to give profit to sugar grow
ers in the United States.
Sugar is necessary to the health and
growth of children, necessary, also, by
the way, to those that obey the Con-
stitution and do their own distilling in
side of their own bodies.
The President undoubtedly will set
tie the sugar question having in mind
the needs Of millions of American mo-
theirs.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-12-18
Fitzgerald, Ga, Dec. IL, l

Dear Santa
/ am a tiny girl but I want you to
come see me Christmas and please
bring me little doll and lots OF fruit
and candy.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-12-18
Fitzgerald, Dec. 10, 1924
ET|OUE 7 TE
(By FLOl

Dear Miss Flo:
Recently, 1 gave dinner party and
the day before the date set one Of my
guests informed me that she would be
unable to attend / Immediately wrote
a note to another friend, asking her
as a special courtesy, to come She
declined, and, as found later, was
very angry that had invited her, as
she said, merely as ''filer-in"
| think she was rather rude about
it, and would like very much to know
whether or not I broke the rules of
etiquette in asking her. Thank you
LIB.
When it is necessary to invite an
other guest as "filler-in' the hostess
must use great tact and discretion, as
many people take offense at being in
vited at the last moment. When the
hostess finds that there will be va
cancy in her dinner party she may
call upon friend to fill the place. 1t
is not, of course, the most agreeable
thing for hostess to do, but it is a
better plan than to leave the place va
cant and to have an odd number of
guests. The invitation should be
hand-writtcn note, explaining very
frankly the reason for the last-rnin-
ute invitation. The friend invited in
this manner should not feel offended.
that she was not invited first. She
should, on the contrary, accept the in
vitation, if she possibly can, and do
her best to make her presence pleas
ant. To refuse the invitation, without
any reason, is very rude.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-12-18
Jeanette Bishop
Fitzgerald, De
Dear Santa Claus

FIIZgtIdIU, DVC' Il, TT
Dear Santa Claus
l am a little girl seven years old in
the first grade I have tried to be a
real good little girl Please bring. me
doll, tea set and table, bed.
Please bring my little brother train
| of cars.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-12-18

Every week firm on Long Island
sends a $4,000 payroll to New Jersey
by flying machine. The idea is keep
above the bandits. In due time bandits
also will get flying machines just as
they got high-powered automobiles.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-12-18
Fitzgerald. Ga, Dec. Il, 1924
Fitzgerald, Ga, Dec. II, 1872

Dear Santa Claus
Please send me a big baby doll and
carriage to ride in, little play car
and full stocking
Anita Davis
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-12-18
FITZGERALD. Ga. Dec

Fitzgerald, Ga, Dec. II, 1924
Dear Santa Claus
Please send me big baby doll and
carriage to ride in, a little play car
and full stocking.
Daisy Davis
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-12-18

A first-class gross business of six
thousand million dollars year for
the big first-class railroads ought to
make some profits possible, with rea-
sonable economy and modern methods.
However, it is much easier to raise
freight and passenger rates than it is
to economic or keep up to date, es-
pecially when you have no real COM
petition.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-12-18

Dr.. G. E. Germ of France. on his
way to America, should have as warm
welcome as we usually reserve for
princes and others that never did a
days work.
DR.. Germ comes to demonstrate a
new method of treating pneumonia, be-
fore the members of the New York
State Physicians Organization. With
this new method six hundred cases of
pneumonia were treated, without one
death. DR.. Germ also treats pernicious
anacnlia without blood TRANSMISSION.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-12-18

May wheat has passed $1.64. 1t
will sell higher. Farmers are rushing
their grain to market now, feeling that
these prices will do. You will remem-
Der that this column predicted $3.50
wheat when the price was below $1.20,
Unfortunately, gamblers have proba-
bly, made more than farmers, although
the farmers, for whom this is written,
have also profited-those that held
their wheat
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-02
Lettuce Shippers
Are Encouraged
by Latest News

Announcement of the success of
Imperial Valley lettuce<shippers in
their attempt to have Paragraph G,
one of the much discusseT -itams of
the perishable protective tariff, Ell,
minated as evidence in the top icing
ease, has been given out bv Farm
Bureau Director L. C. Lee, mem
ber of the lettuce rate hearing com
mlttee of the county Farm Bureau
This announcement comes follow
ing Il letter received by Lee from
Walter H. Sprague, Los Angeles
attorney who has been representing
the local interests. 81 believe we
should be greatly encouraged by
this decision, because if we have
succeeded in suspending Paragraph
& permanently, with the volume of
sNidence and the arguments in our
favor, we certainly will succeed
with Paragraph H. Sprague opti-
misticallv writes.
While Paragraph H is the one
(which covers the greater part of
the top-icing privilege squestion,
sc y to the placing of ice or salt
in the body of refrigerator ears,
and was considered as Il, possible
menace to the privileges which
will be conferred on the shippers in
the event that Oh - is permanently
suspended.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-02
Airmen of Three
Nations Held
Up Today

Efforts Of three nations to win
long distance supremacy in the
air was held up today.
The world girdling effort of
the United States army air SER
vice, which started from Santa
Monica, Calf, March II, had
reached only to Dutch Harbor,
Unalaska, where three of the
ar1ny's big converted planes
waited for their squadron lead
er, the Seattle, with Major Fred
erick l.. Martin, missing since
he took off from Chignik at
noon yesterday.
The British round the world
plane was near Karachi, India,
after leaving Calshot aerodome,
Southampton, March 25. The
British airmen must await re-
pairs shipped from England,
which are being rushed from
Boulogne to Marseilles, where
they will be embarked, probably
today, from Bombay. It prob
ably will be nearly a month be-
fore the British effort commenc-
ed by Major MacLaren can pro-
ceed.
The French flight, announced
to continue only to Japan, was
: at Karachi, where Lieutenant
Pelletier D. Oisy and his mechan-
ic were overhauling their Bre-
guet plane, preparatory to resum-
ing the flight tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-02
Officials Meet
In l.. H., Plan
Uniform Rules
BY United Press Leased wire

Los ANGELES, May with
the foot and mouth disease discov-
cred in an entirely new section, the
situation in Southern California was
today branded by health authori-
ties as stationary.
Although additional outbreaks of
the epidemic were expected in pre-
viously infected territory, veterin-
arians were somewhat discouraged
at finding diseased herd at Los Al
-amitos, in Orange county, where
the ailment had not previously been
reported.
Scores of guards were dispatched
to the Los Alamitos district and Il
thorough quarantine has been thrown
around the infected area, it was
announced.
Three cases of the plague have
been found at Lynwood, in this coun
ty, authorities said. This outbreak,
however, is only three miles from
previously infected territory.
San Bernardino mountains are
open again and access to the heights
was possible, following a removal
of the quarantine ban imposed by
the San BernardinO county super
visors. The only outbreak in that
county was discovered some weeks
ago, at Fontana, and authorities re-
gard the siuation with optimism.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-02
MAJOR CLARK IS
NAMED TO PROBE
VETERAN BUREAU

SAN FRANCISCO, May 2.-se-
lection of "A board of inquiry into
the administration of Major Louis
T. Grant, director of the veterans
bureau district comprising Califor-
mia and Arizona was started here
today.
Major 0. w. Clark has been ap-
pointed by Major General Hines,
direetor of the bureau, to conduct
the inquiry. He Will select as
members of the board a represen.
tative of the American legion, the
veterans of foreign wars, the dis
abled veterans of the world wal
and two commissioners at large.
7 Major Grants record in the Phi.
lippines 20 years ago win not be
gone into, according to Major Clark
but all evidence relating to his con-
duet of the district office will be
sought. -
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-02
13 Captives Are
Led to Doom by
40 and s Gang

Forty and Eight members prone
naded and cavOrted about the bust
ness streets of Holtville last night,
leading 13 captives to their doom
amidst the noise of exploding bombs
and flash of colored lights and
rockets.
Following the parade the "goofs -
were put through the ceremonies of
their initiation in the presence of
some go Forty and Eight members
from all parts of the valley.
AS part of the festivities there
was Il regular army style feed in
which les hommes functioned en-
Enthusiastically.
Following the initiation there was
a short business meeting at which
it was announced that a delegation
would plan to attend the legion
which there will also be 40 and s
convention az Yuma next week at
promenade.