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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-21
PROGRESSIVE THINKING-"Because town

is small there is no reason why its citizens should
feel that it is small for when people having that
feeling they never do much to make small town
grow. Los Angeles would not be Los Angeles
today if her people so years ago had concluded
that this was only small place and would never
amount to much. That sort OF sentiment has held
back many town The Chamber OF Commerce IN
small town has just as important business to per
form as has a civic organization in larger city
This magazine publishes news items concern
ing development work in outside communities
Only too frequently the editor receives a commun-
ication from some secretary in a small town say
ing: "As YOU realize, this is only a small place
and there is not much doing here in the way OF
news" That expression creates two Impressions
One is that there is something sadly lacking in
the makeup of the civic organization that should
be pushing ahead and the other impression is that
the people living in the town do not appreciate
what they have. If they did appreciate their sur
loundings they would be getting down to work
and work produces results and results produce
news In looking through this magazine there will
be found items OF interest concerning some very
small communities because the people of those
communities are active and have faith in their
towns and a result those small towns some day
are going to be large towns while other small
towns whose citizens have faith in them will
always remain small Big things were never pro-
Queen on foundation of small deas"-Southern
California Business published by the Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-21
SOME PAPERS AND PROHIBITION

A good many newspapers and periodicals, that
harp daily what they characterize as "the fail
IRE of prohibition" were among the outspoken
opponents of prohibition in the days when the
corner saloon fourished and the American brew
cry was a going conern. These papers, or many
Of them have wanted prohibition to fail And the
reflection is inevitable that of the press if the
country had given cordial support to the prohibit
ton acts--if it had upheld prohibition because it
was the law of the land and had not sneered at
because the laws themselves did not meet with
the editorial approval-there would be different
order of things in the country today. The prohi-
biton law is entitled to respect because the citizen
that duty to his government and society,
and he it in the matter of every law Those
he thinks he has the right to violate as well as
those he contends the other fellow should respect.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-21
FREE SCHOOL BOOKS FOR
FLORIDA

By an overwhelming vote, the Florida House
went on record as favoring free text books for
the pupils of the public schools of that state up
to the sixth grade. We will never have really
free schools until we have free text books, too.
The Gazette favors free text books for the Georgia
schools and probably good way to start would
he by furnishing them first to the rural schools,
later including the independent public school sys-
tems-Tifton Gazette. d..
Tax exemption for the rich, and free school
books for everybody's children will attract the
upper, middle and lower strata of society to our
progressive neighboring state, and we of Geor-
Ria are wondering why everybody is going to
Florida Some day we 6eorglans will wake up
and pass measure that will stop some of
these desirable settlers in state.,W We have
everything that nature do for any sectnon, it
is up to us to procide the artificial advantages.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-21
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ON
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VACATION PROBLEMS
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With the closing OF schools thou
sands of children will be left unoccu-
pied, and this natural craving for activ
itv will bring about state OF restless
ness and discomfort that at the adde's
cent age becomes exceedingly hard
for parents to control or suppress.
The latter is the more frequent tenden-
cy with the most unpleasant or harm
full results. Positive methods must be
used giving the child wholesome activ
ity and no parent can do this easily
or indifferently. Only by thought,
consideration annd some ingenuity
can the parents work out this problem
of vacation activities. Fortunate is the
community that has ample play
ground facilities, free wading pools,
swimming pools and organizations OF
boy scouts, girl scouts, glee clubs, or
chestras and the different recreative
or curtural societies that boys and
girls enjoy without pressure. 90
much freedom with automobiles, joy
riding, late hours, too many dates
and morning laziness can not be too
much deplored in our boys and girls
and need kind but firm parental objec-
ton and diverting. The easy way
proves hardest in the end. Those who
will not take trouble find their indif-
ference will make trouble for them
later on
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-21
ROAD GUIDE
JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY
Out of Fitzgerald

JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY
Route to Savannah:-Via Abbevilies
cross bridge to Rhine, Milan, McRaes
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; Chatzl
ham county paved. -,
Route to Augusta-vla Abbevlile
bridge, take north route two miles easf
of bridge TO Eastman, Dublin, Virginia
vile, Barlow, Louisville, Wrens. Road
fair entire distance.
Route to Montgomery, Ala via
Irwinville, Sycamore, Ashburn. Syi-
vester, Albany, Dawson, CuthbSTt
Georgetown, Eufaula, Union Springs.
Road fair to Sylvester, paved tO' Al
bany and good road to Georgetown
Cross bridge to Eufaula. 8
DIXIE HIGHWAY ~,
Central Route" LII.
Route to Macon-via AbbevAiS
Hawk nsville, Perry. Good to- BibDs
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, excei7
lent to Folkston and lax'yilie.
ROUTE TO CORDELE
Via Rochelle, Seville and Fits
road good to fair all the way. .
(This information will be print@g
each week in this column; should az
serious changes be reported, Will Maks
notation of such. )-Leader-F1 terpr1as
Promoter Of Good RnadA-
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-21

total value rowever exceeded that of
the preceding year by two hundrd
million dollars. The quality of the crop
was far below that of the proceeding
year.
And yet under a marketing sys-
tenn, which it is claimed is one of the
most noteworthy achievements of this
commercial age. the smaller crop OF
infer or corn was worth more in the
market than the large and superior
crop of the year before"
Then Gov. Lowden proceeded to
show the farmer is caught on the
horns OF his marketing dilemma
The cause of this lesser and in
ferior crop was a cold, wet summer"
he said, 1T was a summer disastrous
for corn, but very favorable for the
growth of grasses. There was there
fore an increase in the production OF
milk w tn the result that something
like a hundred million pounds more
OF butter was produced i'll 1924 than
in the year before. This was only FIVE
per cent of the total annual production
of butter, but it created surplus of
two and a half per cent, and this re-
suited in a decrease in the price of
butter from twenty to twenty-five per
cent And the price OF butter let it
be remembered largely controls the
price of all dairy products.
Same Juggling in Cotton
Last summer the cotton crop, par
ticularly III the southwest. was suffer
ing severely for lack of rain. And
then one day the heavens opened and
the rain descended. As a result the
government which before had estimat-
ed the crop at twelve million four hun
dred thousand bales, increased the es-
innate TO thirteen mill on bales. This
was an increase of less than FIVE per
cent in the yield. And yet, because of
this estimated increase, the price de-
ciined in the market twenty per cent.
This meant that the total crop of the
larger estimate was worth less in the
market by three hundred m lion dol
lars than the crop by the lesser eSti-
mate
Now there is no music sweeter to
my ears than the patter of rain drops
upon the roof breaking a drought in
the summer time. and yet. to save
my life, cannot tell whether that
rain is a sweet and fragrant bearer
of a beneft-or bankruptcy When the
hot summer winds scortch the fields
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-21
UNEMPLOYMENT ABUSES

The house of commons has been
present. d with figures to show that
ST. 5OO.OOO,000 have been paid out by
the British government in unenploy-
ment benefits since the armistice. Too
many strong young men in the cities
are drawing theinr dole. One promln-
ent member also an editor, insists
that this system is running young men.
They should be required to go into
the country and learn to work tor
what they eat, or else do without as
was the principle by which our early
statesman John Smith. kept his stray
Cling colony from going to pieces.
Some work for everyone and not too
much for any seems fair in principle
and practice, though there are still
people in the world who decry any
such adjustments as bordering on So
cialism.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-21
RECEPTION FOR REV. AND
MRS ELDER

Several hundred people were enter
tanned in the First NJ f. church Fri
day night. at farewell reception ten
dered by the church members to their
beloved pastor and his wife, Rev. and
Mrs. Elder. who after IL years sue
ccssful ministry in this congregation
were taking their leave for new
work at Mt. Dora. Fla.
There were present the pastors and
members of the other churches with
whom there has been such a cordial
feeling manifest throughout Brother
Elders ministry A program of music
and readings was enjoyed and the
church orchestra played throughout
the evening, during a delightful infor-
NAL social hour. Grape juice and chic
ken sandwiches were literally dispen-
sed all the evening by a bevy Of
young maids and matrons. The eX-
pressions and evidences of the high
esteem won by Rev. and Mrs. Elder
received their heartfelt appreciation
and was very gratifying to their
many friends who were present.
The following resolutions were
adopted by the Sunday school OF the
First Methodist church:
WHEREAS, we, the members OF
the First NJ. E. Sunday school most
sincerely regret the transfer of our be-
loved Pastor and co-worker, Reiv. J.
H. Elder. to another field of labor,
the entire membership having had
most pleasant and helpful relations
with him during his four and one
half years of ministry to this church,
and
WHEREAS, to the Epworth Sun
day school class in particular. his kind
and efficient leadership has promoted
cordial fellowship and deeper spir-
itual insight and love OF the scriptures,
and
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-21
WALKING ON PAVED ROADS

This often happens:
A pedestrian on a paved contry road walks on
the pavement near the right side, at night
A car comes up behind him. The pedestrian
walks calmly on. under the impression that the
driver of the car can see him plainly and will keep
from hitting him.
Another car comes from the other direction 1t
has bright lights which dazzle the driver of the
first car He not the pedestrian at all. The
man on foot is in grave danger of being struck
The man on foot as well as the driver of the car,
should never take anything for granted. In order
to avoid accidents both parties to the potential ac-
c;dent should be keenly alert all the time.
1t would seem that way of avoiding this
contingency is for the pedestrian country roads
to walk against the trafficon the left side OF the
road.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-21

WHEREAS, this relation OF closer
attachment is also shared by his be-
loved wife, who has been a great help
to him and also to our Sunday school
as teacher,
THEREFORE, Be 1t Resolved,
that the Sunday school in session on
this Sunday, May 18th, 1925, extend
to Rev. Elder and Mrs. Elder our sim
cere appreciation for their united la
bors in behalf OF our Sunday school
and its individual members, and we
assure them we do deeply regret to
give them UP and we pray for their
health and their happiness, and that
God will prosper their new field in
the St. Johns Conference OF Florida,
and we commit them to, the people of
Mt. Dora with the assurance that
their consecrated lives and their ear
nest endeavors will bring to the new
associations the same blessings that
their faithful efforts have so fruitful
ly produced here.
Be 1t Further Resolved, that copy
of these resolutions be spread upon
the minutes of our Sunday school and
that copies OF the same be furnished
the Sunday school of Mt. Dora and
the same be printed in the local pa
pers.
Signed: Mrs. Maud Gelders,
Mrs. F. R. Justice, Pres,
Epworth Glass,
c. A. Miller, Secretary,
Burr Stokoe Supt s S
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-21
IDLE LANDS IN DISFAVOR

Many English landlords have gone
so far as to turn their former game
preserves into cultivation, lacking
funds since the war to keep their es-
tates in their former glory. Others
have had golf courses and tennis
courts laid out for rental TO the stream
of week end visitors who cannot al
ford to JOIN expensive clubs, fer the
advantage of sport. Some find this
plan more remunerativs than putting
in crops and it does not detract from
the former beauty of the estates so
much. Anyway, it is considerable
lowering of pride to let the public III
to these lordly estates, formerly kept
as clustered precincts.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-21
INDOORS OR OUTDOORS

The contention OF James J. Davis.
secretary of labor, regarding prison
labor is that too little work is being
done on public highways and public
works. not more than 10000 out a.
700 being so engaged, while the great
err number are used for machine work,
and their products are turn 80 the
markets to undersell and bank ~ the
factories that are employ ng free la
Dor, the men who are trying to make
an honest living. An investigation re-
Gently made showed 100000 shirts
and 3,347, 900 pairs Of trousers were
produced by prison labor in year
and SO per cent were sold in the open
market. the prices paid for the work
being so low as to make large pro-
fits for the contractors wnen under
selling the factories.
Here then is a great economic err
ror, that needs correction. Fewer
hours of work for prisoners, no piece
work, larger compensation and gov
ernmental oversight are surely need
ed to preserve fair show for free Ia
Dor. and their employers as we'll.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-21
Anniversary Column
3Iszs,z ss;;2;AsiAeiasAaaIeielaE
10 YEARS AGO
MAY 17-21. 1851

Baccalaureate services were de-
light throughout. Excellent music
was furnished by Mrs. J. A. Murphy
and her choir and Rev. Walter P.
Anthony OF Cordele preached a great
sermon to the graduating class which
is composed of eight young ladies and
five young men as follows: Helen
Patterson, Dora Mathis, Iris Daven-
port, Louis Sc Gibbs, Mamie Peavey.
Ethel Hubert, Lizzie Mae Ellington,
Celesta Simpson, Claude Waters,
Fitzhugh Morris, Sam Kassewitz,
Tom Graydon, and Love Martin.
Delegations from cities and sec
tions of Georgia and Florida contest
ing for locations on the proposed
Dixie Highway are presenting enthu-
siastic arguments before the IA COM
missioners in Chattanooga who are to
designate the route between Chicago
and Miami. Fitzgerald has a good del
egation headed by Mr.. w. R. Bowen
and expects to win out on the Macon
Waycross link through our city.
Visitors in the city this week have
been Mrs. Frank Ezzell and children
of Leesburg, Fla. Mr.. Robert Kill
crease of Waycross, Mr.. Mack Pryor
of Blakely, Mr.. Ray Chaple of Cor
dele, Mrs. A. A. Harvey of San Bias,
Fla, Mr.. and Mrs D Nelson of Win
ter Haven, Fla Mrs Otto Harrod of
jacksonville, Mrs Lena Capo and
children of St Augustine.
Returning from school have been
Miss Allie Mayes from Brenau, Mis-
ses Emmie and Mamie Mashburn
from Mt. Sales Convent in Macon,
Miss Julia Prentiss from Sparks Col
lege where she taught expression
Visiting out of the city have been
Miss Esther Benton in Waycross,
Miss Mabel Rogers in Union Springs,
Ala, Mrs Willis Cole and baby in
Atlanta, U ] Bennett on legal bust
ness N Atlanta, Mrs w R Bowen in
Atlanta, Rev. Blocker in Savannah,
Mesdames r J Prentiss and Clayton
Jay in Fort aV1ley, Editor Gelders in
Americas and the large delegation
to Chattanooga in the interest of the
Dixie Highway, including: Chairman
Bowen, w NJ Garbutt, r V Handley,
Wiley Williams, D w M Whitley, t
]. Luke, C A Renard, A H Thurmond,
H Dormia7, \ N I-,,tleheld, John
Cray. Raymond DAVIS ard A B Pet
erson.
Mrs w w Hughes entertained a
few of the young lady school teach
ers and was assisted by Mrs Mercer
Powell and Mrs Alvin H Thurmond
The guests were Misses Averitte, Col
sher, Geddes, Radford, Washburn,
Persons, Dorminy and Mrs. Willis
Cole, Mrs Chas Isler Mrs Scarborough
Mrs Bragg, Mrs E Dorminy, and
Mrs H B Richie
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-21
INTERESTED IN GOOD
ROADS

1t is not the automobile owners alone that are
interested in good roads but every citizen Of
Georgia who expects to go from place to place,
wants hard road beds the year around to go on,
and the just and fair way is to have the burden
bear upon all alike as near as it is possible If
good roads to be had it will take money and
ii is up to the tax payer and property owner to
find the way to get the money
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-21
SCIENCE AIDS POLICE

AS a test before its International
Convention of Police Chiefs in New
York. the bureau of Identification had
transmitted by wire finger prints from
New York to Chicago that were iden-
tilted in one minute after being receiv-
ed. The Rogue's Gallery was begin
ming but has never attained the def
mite and scientific accuracy of the fin
ger print impression in identifying
criminals. Besides, with the photo
graph you first had to have your
criminal in custody. Now he leaves his
mark unwittinglv, Involuntary be-
hind him. and the clues are ready
when he falls into the hands of the
police
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-21
GOLD STAR MOTHERS
ON MISSION

Arriving within day or two on the
shore of France will be a group of
Gold Star mothers who set sail last
week on the S. S. Republic with the
mission of decorating their soldier
boys graves on Memorial Day. AS an
official tribute to the unknown French
soldier they are carrying great pop
Nv wreath from the Veterans of For
eipn Wars
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-21
BEST LIFE PHILOSOPHY

1t is hard for us to decide whether DR.. Frank
Cranes statement that "The best thing in life
comes unexpected to you or the old negro preach
cr's philosophy, BLESSED is he that seeketh moth
ing for he shall not be Disappointed is more
nearly correct. Most Of practice the old negro
preachment, but would be glad to know that DR..
Cranes philosophy may yet prove true in our
lives
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-21
ROLLING ROLL OF HONOR
PUTTING THE FORD"
IN AFFORD

Until Henry Ford took the notion
to do something with Muscle Shoals.
the country at large and even the
powers that be were signaly indiffer-
ent to its present or its future use. 1t
was considered has been and none
advised expending anything more on
it Though the loss would be tremen-
dous if remaining inactive. lmmedi-
ate1y every one had something to say
and a great pressure was brought
against sacrificing government as
set to private enterprise. The same
situation looms in the negotiation OF
Ford to buy the discarded fleet of the
U. S. Shipping Board. 1t is doubtful
if it will be permitted, though 1t IS
certainly not serving any purpose now.
Big interests are afraid of Ford's SUI
premacy in any line he enters and use
their influence against him. Over in
Mississippi the success of the Ford
motor business has caused it to be
penal;zed as monopoly although the
people in general. the Governor and
the purchasers of the cheapest motor
car ever built, are condemning the
suit. The sum of $12,000,000 is sought
by the state revenue agent as the pen
ally for alleged violation of antitrust
laws. Ford's representative says If
we. owe the state any money we want
to pay it, but first we want to know
if we owe it."
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-21

/ do not know whether to pray for
rain or to thank the Almighty for the
unbroken drought.
Something is wrong with our me-
thods of marketing when the aggre-
gate money value of larger crop OF
prime necessity is smaller than the
value of a smaller crop.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-21

ON SIDEWALKS OF N. Y.
Fred is doing a staggering bust
nv's these days"
Yes-whats his line?"
"Bootlegging."
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-21
ENEMIES OF THE
COURTS

The real enemies of the courts in this country
are not anarchists. The real enemies are the tech
nicalities that make law suit sporting event
between opposing attorneys instead of an enter
prise to see that Justice is done
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-21

A New Jersey magistrate the wrong party of
course-has been arrested in liquor raid eau
ton is advised in arrestng of the judiciary. There
should be no excuse for slowing up the courts.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-21
AT THE FIRST METHODIST
EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Sunday school 1000 a. m.
No morning service.
Junior League 500 p. m.
Epworth League $50.
Evening service in charge OF Bust
ness Mems Evangelistic Club, $50.
A cordial invitation to the public
to worship with us.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-21

The Detroit driver who fined because he
could not spell stop" not much worse than
a lot CT drivers who may be able to spell it but
have no idea what it means.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-21

1t is reported Colonel Harvey has been receiv-
ing 900 for his editorial work on the Washing
ton Post. Is there any wonder we stick to news
paper work !?
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-21
EVIDENCE

EVIDENCE
Beatrice married Count five
years ago-and she has had TO sup
port MIN ever since"
We'll, one thing sure, he's real
Count"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-21

Miss Annie Browning and mother,
Mrs. R. ]. Browning, of Lakeland,
Fla, were the guests of Mrs. Yancey
Bowles Wednesday.