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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-14
vETcH CROP INCREASES CORN
YIELD IS BUSHELS PER ACRE

That the farmers of Georgia are be-
coming greatly interested in soil
building is evident from the fact that
more than a half million pounds OF
winter legume seed were sown in the
state last year. and State College
specialists are of the opinion that sub
stantial progress is being made toward
relief from the greatest curse OF ag-
riculture in this state-low crop yields.
Hairy vetch, by far the most po-
pular winter legume in the state was
sown upon about $4,000 acreas, it is
estimated. There were a few failures
due tolack of incubation and other
adverse conditions but reports sent
into the College indicate that fully
three-fohrths of the acreage came
through in good shape. Practically all
of the vetch grown in the state will
be plowed-in and the land planted to
corn.
Experiment stations and farmers re-
port that as an average the turning
| under of only good vetch crop will in,
crease the following corn crop IS bu-
shells per acre. Hence if the exper'
fences may be taken as criterion the
yield of the $4,000 acres on which
vetch is turned under will be 225,OOt
bushels of corn greater than the yielt
on the same grade and amount O.
land, but on which no vetch is plowec
in. In other words, turning under
vetGh on $4,000 acres of Georgia.:
land should add 225,0OO bushels o
| corn to the crop of the state thi:
year.
Practical farmers reported further
interesting facts to the College con
corning growing and turning unde
vetch crops for soil building. Thu
average of their results was that be
fore beginning soil building thei
lands were capable of producing l.
bushels of corn per acre, but that al
ter few years oof soil building thel
corn yields were increased to IS Blu
shells per acre. Similarly, their averag
cotton yield in the beginning was 48
pounds of seed cotton per acre, bu
that this had been increased by sol
building to 1892 pounds per acre.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-14
GEORGIA WEEKLY
INDUSTRIAL REVIEW

ATLANTA-Office building to be
constructed here at cost of $o,000,000
WATKINSVILLE- Athens Rail
way & Electric Co.. negotiating for
1oSsl electric light franchise.
4 Building permits in Georgia during
month of March totaled $5,197,100.
EAIRO-Materia assembled for con
struction of proposed warehouse.
LOUISVILLE T. B. Kelly Co.,
building ten three-room dwellings.
JEFFERSONVILLE West Lake
post office to be reopened.
HARTWELL - Three banks Of
Hart county report total of 100000.
CLYDE-Henry Ford buys 5000
acres of land In Bryan county and a
large tract in Chatham County.
CAMBRIDGE Approximately 8
miles of city streets to be paved this
summer.
Observation-Disclosures Co.
selects site for erection of building.
WALDOSTA-Ten streets to be
paved in addition to large contract
awarded sometime ago.
Tobacco acreage in Georgia practi-
cally doubled this year.
SAVANNAH-Store building at
14VBroughton street to be remodeled.
NWNAN-New equipment for ten
rpoms in city hospital.
SEAVANNAH-Hotel to be built
near Chatham Crescent according to
report.
PERRY-Two story business build
ing to go up at corner of Carroll and
Main streets.
VIENNA-Plans formulating for
paving National Highway through
Dolly County.
ATLANTA-McKeown Bros. Co.,
of Chicago secures five acre tract for
erection of 100000 factory.
MILLTOWN-New school build
ing to be completed by Aug. l.
PERRY-Perry Bottling Co., org
anized for establishment of plant.
LOUISVILLE-Contracts to be
awarded for construction of pavement
sidewalks and drainage system.
PERRY-Perry Warehouse Com
Danv doubling capacity of local gin.
MILLEN-O1d Brier Creek bridge
IN Ee replaced with modern structure.
WAYCROSS-Work to start at
on9s cd editions to three city schools
MOULTRIE-Local 1875 cotton
crop gives promise of being best in
many years.
WAYCROSS-Knights of Pythias
planning construction OF tour-story
building.
ROWDON-Carload of cabbage
sripped from Tiff county nets grow
ers S1S.25 per ton.
RAXLEY-Appling Tobacco Co.,
bn;,d;ng two large warehouses here.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Mountain
Veneer Company installing machinery
in new plant, a, O.
SAVANNAH-Savannah Riding q
Driving Club to erect new building
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-14
SYCAMORE NEWS

At the Sycamore High School this
week, everything is on the tip-toe OF
expectancy and final plans are being
made for the annual commencement
exercises which begins tomorrow (Fri-
day. evening with splendid entertain
ment given by the grades.
The commencement sermon will be
preached Sunday morning at II o'clock
at the school auditorium by Rev L.
C. Gray of Ocilla.
The graduating exercises will take
place Monday evening at eight thirty.
The faculty and students feel very
fortunate in being able to secure Mr.
c. M. Coalson of Mercer University
to give the literary address. The class
of 1925 consists of three splendid
young men, Carlton Royal, Poul Har-
well. and Herman Hughes.
The commencement exercises will
mark the closing of one of the most
I successful years work in the history
of the Sycamore school under the
supervision of Prof c. D. Champion
| wonderful school spirit has prevailed
throughout the year and the splendid
commencement exercises will round
out a year replete with. unusual sue
cess in every department
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Tapp of Tampa,
Fla, were the guests of Mrs. G. A.
Metcalf last Wednesday, en- route to
i Atlanta.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. c. Owen of Tifton
spent the week end with relatives
here.
Miss Sara Chapman of Sumner was
the week end guest of Mrs. J. I.
Moore.
Mrs. Ralph Fountain and Mrs. G.
w. Warren were in CordeIe Wednes-
day.
Miss Blannie Warren of Inaha was
the guest of her sister Mrs. jamie
Fountain, Sunday.
Master w. D. Morgan spent Satur-
day in Valdosta.
Mr.. Homer Champion, Misses Lois
Champion and johnnie Odom of Dales
attended the class play here Friday
night
M. George elias left first of the
week for his home in Chicago after
visit of several days with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. T. Maddox, Mrs
Katie Brown and daughter Miss Kath-
ryn and Mrs. Mary Zorn were in Ma
con Wednesday.
Rev. T. w. Branch was in Norman
Park last Wednesday.
| Mr.. Warren Paulk of the U. 5
Navy is at home with his parents Mr.
and Mrs! E. Y. Paulk for vacation
Misses Frances Prince of Pulan wht
has been visiting her aunt Mrs. T. E
Murray returned home first of tn
week.
Mrs. w. F. Humphreys is enjoying
visit from her mother Mrs. M. L
: Whitaker of Morven.
. Mr.. Roy Carlisle of Macon spen
. II the week end with friends here.
Mr.. Chas Fountain was in Cordel
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-14
BANKERS WARN FARMERS OF
BOIL WEEVIL DANGER
Continued from First Page)

those who own the farm lands of the
state, who dictate what shall be plant
ed and what shall not be, who decide
how the crops shall be cultivated and
who can compel the use of poison on
the cotton crop, or leave it to the
mercy of the weevil and we say to
these land owners that. if they are
willing to make the fight against the
weevil, we stand ready to help them.
Be it further resolved, THAT it can
not be charged that we are hasty in
the action now taken. We might well
have acted years ago. and perhaps
should have done so, but it is not a
pleasant thing to do, and the step has
been postponed in the hope that it
would be unnecessary; further delay
would be suicidal. Cotton planters, in
the main. are men of intelligence and
should have known long ago that there
is no escape from the weevil, that
there is no complete relief from its
ravages. that more than 80 years ago
it appeared in Texas and is still in
every state and every locality where
it has once appeared that is in Geor-
gia, and those who plant cottoon in this
state must reckon with it, and if they
expect to produce cotton they must
fight the weevil, however much it goes
against the grain to 90 so and how
ever deep-seated may be their pre-
JUDGES.
Be further resolved, That we are
fully alive to the meaning of the de-
struction of the cotton crop in Geor'
gia. We know that it means non
payment of notes due the banks; /
means non-payment of accounts du'
| merchants; it means non-payment o
taxes to the state, the counties and the
cities; it means non-payment OF III
terest on mortgages and the conseq
quent foreclosure of such mortgages
it means inability of people to supper
the schools and colleges; it means the
closing of banks and the failure ano
bankruptcy of merchants; it means
farms abandoned. lands lying idle ant
people leaving the counties and thu
state; it means vacant dwellings ant
stores; it means the disappearance o
money from the small towns and it
concentration in the large cities; /
means the withdrawal and the with
holding of outside sapital; it means al
end to development and to all bust
end to development and to all business
enterprises; it means loss of conn
dence. courage enthusiasm and hope
it means uneasiness. suspicion, tea
and failure; it means an increase o
lawliness and crime, which go hand II
hand with distress and poverty;
indefinite period of all the distressing
this association can place copies in tn
conditions under which we now labo
and under which we have labored TO
four long years.
Be it further resolved. That, this re
solution be printed at the earliest pos
sible moment in quantities sufficien
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-14

to make it certain that the members of
this association can place copies II the
hands of their stockholders, depositors
and borrowers, and in the hands of
farmers and land owners in the terri
tories served by the member banks.
Be it further resolved That the Of
ficers of this association be instructed,
and the member banks be requested
to bring about the publication of this
resolution in the daily and weekly
newspapers of the state.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-14
FORESTRY ADVOCATES
MEET IN WAYCROSS

A meeting of the Georgia Forestry
Association will be he. at Waycross.
May 18th at which Gov. Clifford Wal
ker will be thep rincipal speaker. The
convention will be entertained by the
Waycross Chamber of Commerce.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-14
FOR RENT

FOR RENT-Two furnished rooms
on first floor. 416 West Central tt
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-14
A NOn.StOrage Battery
P1ant-6O0 Watt
Capacity

The new plant is a genuine Delco>
Light in every respectful 6OO>watt
capacity, strong, sturdily built, economl>
cal in operation. 1t is equipped with a
standard Delco starter and an economical
starting battery. And its price is only
sls5 f. O. b. Dayton the lowest price
and the greatest value ever offered in
Delco>Light electric plant.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-14

THERE is a new Delco>Light-a
l. Delco>Light that places electricity
within the reach of every farm IN
America. 1t is lower in price than any
Delco>Light Plant has ever been. And
it can be bought on terms so easy that
no farm family need wait any longer to
give its home the wonderful benefits OF
electric light.
All that electric light means in COM
fort, convenience, safety and economy is
now available to the million farm homes
that have always wanted electricity, but
have felt that its cost was too great.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-14
e.o.B. DAYTON. o.


Completely Installed at q
small Extra Cost
In addition to this, special arrange
ments have been made whereby the
Delco>Light Dealer in your community
will install your plant and wire your
house for five lights to be located wf1er~
ever YOU specify. You will receive with
the plant five beautiful spun>brass light
ING fixtures complete with bulbs.
And all of this-plant, installation,
wiring, fixtures, everything ready to turn
on the lights-will cost you only $53, IN
addition to the price of the plant itself.
A Small Down Payment
Balance ON Easy Terms
Finally, we have arranged that this
newlow cost for Delco>Light, completely
installed, can be paid on terms SO easy
that anyone can take advantage OF them.
The total cost is only $248, Including
freight "a little more west of the MlsslS.
sippD. But you make only small
down payment. The balance is payable
on easy terms, arranged to suit your
convenience.
Ask for Details
Never before has such an offer been
made. Never before has Delco>Light
cost so little and been so easy to buy. 1t
means that any farm home-yoMr home
can have Delco>Light today.
At the bottom of this advertisement
appear the name and address of the
Delco>Light Dealer for your community.
Cali, write, or telephone for full i'm
formation specifications of the plant,
illustrations of the fixtures that come
with it, details of our complete installa>
ton and wiring plan, and the hgures
that show how easily you can now gee
Delco>Light.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-14
An, Amazingly Low
Price

For months we have been working on
the development of this new Delco>Light.
Our years of experience as the worlds
largest manufacturers of farm electric
plants have enabled us to design plant
that will give dependable electric light
to any home. And our enormous manu-
featuring facilities enable us to build this
plant at the lowest possible cost, and to
sell it at a price that makes Delco>Llght
a real economy.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-14

FOR SALE-Potato Plants, Govern
ment inspected, genuine Porto Ricos,
at SIPS thousand, uncrated. Apply
J. r. Horton, Fitzgerald. If
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-14
WANTED
FOR SALE

LUMBER AND SHINGLES-Phone
900. Casper Hide & Skin Co., 900 block
East Magnolia ST. Grahams old Lum-
Der yard. If.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-08
Zzsz5 e Nzsz5EENz1N0I]IE

modiatcly at the end Of the speech remarked 10 Mr, Sartoris that l did not have any curiosity at all He added he did not think l would eyer question anything he said 10 me.
 Nr Sauoris rather took eEcep- tion to this, and said he thought he could awake my curiosity if Jack would enter into the plot with him. Accordingly the plan was made be- tween Jack and Syd Carton and Mir. Sartoris. It WIS intimately carried out to perfection, although at one time Jack rame near 10 throwing the whole thing overheard,
 Tn accordance with the plan made hy the three men, Melville Sartoris wired me that he was coming to town. and that he would like us to dine with him that night al the Travellers club. Also, was to in- vite any Of my friends that I chose ID 10 thirty Co lunch with him the next day on his yacht
 0r course. before this Mir Sar- torls had wired Jack and he had invited lot of our friends him solf. telling them the luncheon ua' to hc given at the Travellers club after which wr were all 10 taks passenger aaroplanes over 70 Al lan'ic City where the yacht val n7oorod Then vo were to have din nor. and hoard a private car fol home.
 t'ocsn't that aound Ike a von 1crml party, Euth'
 Tna ra'rh in the whole thing, O course, n7S that would accept i all without question. ne'er asktni ow Nr %ar'oris could give : 1unrn"on on hoard his great sea EoIuC yacht in an inland city, an' would not even ask anything , atout the arrangements,
 CCcpyrlght. 1925, NEA Service. 1 lnC)
 TOMORROW Letter from Les lie Prescott to Ruth Burke,
New Britain herald., 1925-08-08
By Thornton W, Burgess

bridge somewhere you're hound
 10 find,
 Unless you quit or lag behind.
 Danny Meadow Mouse.
 Danny Meadow Mouse was on the wrong side of the Smiling Pool. There it lay, the dimpling Smiling Pool between Danny and home. Danny is such little fellow that the Smiling Pool was as big 10 him as a lake would be 10 you, But Dan ny didn't worry, You see, he had just had one narrow escape after another. and he was so thankful to be alive, and not in some ones stomach. that he didn't waste any time worrying over his present diff faculties.
 Danny had filled his stomach, and so was feeling in very good spirits. He had told the Merry Little Freezes that he guessed he could find some way Of getting back. He knew he could swim if he had to, but it would be 8 long swim, and q very dangerous one, So Danny de- | cided 1t would he much better 10 l try the Laughing Brook, and see if | he couldn't find way across that, Danny started along down toward the lower end of the Smiling Pool. | Rv and by he came to where the 1 Smiling Pool ended, and the Laugh | ing Brook once more started on its way toward the Big River. There were grassy banks. and Danny likes grassy banks. Danny always likes grass He likes 10 eat it. and he | likes it because he can travel about in if quite hidden from sharp eyes looking for him,
 Danny looked across the Laugh ing Brook. It was quite wide here Danny knew he could swim. but he hadn't forgotten that pickerel he had seen in the Smiling Pool. And SO the very thought Of sWimmins made him shivery, Perhaps I car l find a place where 1t isn't so wide. thought Danny
 The Black Shadows were creep, ing across the Green Meadovs, ant iolly, round, red MT Sun was dis e appearing under his rosy clouC blankets as he went to bed behind the Purple Hills, Danny liked if Danny is one of those people wh' really do not care whether it Is da, or night. He sleeps when he i sleepy, eats when he is hungry anc just runs around when he feels liz 1t. Being very small, as you knuy he is, he feels little safer at night when the Black Shadows have com creeping across the Green Meadows
New Britain herald., 1925-08-08

'asciaatIng t.%ih.fi of tweed SUR. ps dinner toat
 somehow O. other m gay. tho impression Of nshbiness.
 "A few set'ius.up exercises wouldn't hlr, h.u:," Ma rkeugu', as shc came Up L. him.
 But he Is hanosomt, atter al.'" she said 10 herself AS h. toos her hand, and smiled hl' cordial, de- lightfui smile,
 She turned tc Dan and noticed that his surly look vanished as he looked at her.
 Gosh, you're pretty thing He said "I never realized i' betore''
 May was !nduoi,aNj% lovely 'hst bright morning She wort d scar ., suit and cap, and scarlet saU"als were bound around hcr white ankles.
 She turned, smiling 70 Carlofa and saw the look of jealousy and suspicion that the little woman flashed al hor. 1 "I certainly hope she doesn't think I'm trying 10 take her Tan away from her. May thought
 Then she brushed that, and all other vorrisome things from her mind, and gave herself 10 the toy of th. swim.
 The water was cold, but May vas fast swimmer and was soon ing ling with the unNonte1 exercise. She turned over on her back 70 float. and saw that Carlotta and Herbie were still on the beach,
 She swam back to shore, and ran 10 them.
 What's the matter? Afraid II the surf It's wonderful" she cried.
 "Herby doesn't swim and I'm keeping him company Csriotta ex- plained gloomily.
 "Well come on in, any way May urged him. "lll hold your hand, and take care of you"
 She laughed like happy child.
 But the laugh died in her throat as she saw the look on Herble's face. She realized in flash that he wps afraid to go into the water.
 Oh, we'll What was the differ ence? You had to overlook lot of things when man had money! And May was sure that Herbie was a millionaire, at the very least. The snapshot os his house in Brookline had convinced her of that!
 (To Be Continued)
New Britain herald., 1925-08-08
Don't Let Your Weight Shrink

So much has been sad and writ ten during the last few years about the danger of overweight that one Is inclined to forget the danger of un- derWeight,
 Of course, underWeight persons are not considered as bad risks by Insurance companies. but still, an undernourished body is susceptible 10 many fatal diseases,
 If underweight, one should con- suit physician to determine If there are any apparent symptoms which might indicate disease.
 If these are no such symptoms, then one may take himself in hand for time and uith a little care and attention hs may put on weight
 Plenty ct fresh air, exercise,
New Britain herald., 1925-08-08

May thought that "awcet" was the last word in the world to de. scribe Dan Sprague. His thin, Nnc. featured face was sullen; and yet there was touch Of satin about it, The ears were pointed like a 'auns ears And there vas a deep d,mple in the chin,
 May remembered a downright old English couplet'
 "Dimple in the chin. Devil within"
 Then she remembered q dmple cleft the chin of that detonar and disturbing person =. Herbert Wa terbury.
 "Well, I'm 10 angel myself" she thought T can give him q run for his money if he s'arts anything"
 Whatever else Ehe was. May Scy- mour was always honest with her self,
 The noEt morning daTned bright and warm , one Of those heaven ly days Of early October.
 While May was reading the morn ing papers and drinking coffee in her room the telephone rang
 Carlotta's high soprano greeted her ear: "Hello, Sleepy. were all going swimming Want to come along, don't you''
 "Of course. I do, Wait for me in the lobby for about five minutes will you" May asked.
 Meet us on the beach. We're all dressed 10 go in," Carlotta answer. ed. And hurry The surfs won. derful."
 . In less than ten minutes May was in her bathing suit and down or the wide expense of sand, It was not hard to find Carlotta and the two men, for there were few bath CTS at this time of the year.
 A bronzed young life saver came along, and smiled into her eyes as he passed her.
 Please don't drown. lady," he said, The waters HWfuIly cold to- day. And l don't want to get my suit wet"
 May smiled back at him. He was like q Eodiu statue .. this talI young man with his superb muscles and splendid shoulders.
 4 minute later she found herself  contrasting him with Herbert Wa terbury She had to admit that Her bert in a bathing suit was not thc
New Britain herald., 1925-08-08
A Wife's Confessional
 Adele Garrsons New Phase of REVELATIONS OF A WIFE


1 or two and the fact that had been able 10 score her of had caused her 70 give way 10 an ill-tempered hadscring ot both Katherine and me, which was none Inc less vicious because cloaked Tn smiling courtesy,
 Tna sor,iug Of the tea gave her time to reco}er herself and when she made her aIi'ur her efforts 10 make amends were almost pain fully patent.
 "We must sce more of each 1 other" she said. as she stood in the doorway, so striking in her slender beauty and her air of distinction that l did not marvel artists loved to paint her.
 "Im going to send Hal over in q day or two 70 bring you both over 10 the hotel for luncheon with me. What day would he convenient for you"
 DO Come Again"
 I'm To sorry" l murmured vith every aspect ot disappointment, "but your husband can tell you how impossible it is for either of us 10 get away now. We could not make a definite engagement"
 "Then how soon could you?' she urged
 That Is something quite hidden from our knowledge" l said smoothly. "Of courser if anything unforeseen comes up which releases us. we should he glad 10 come, should VIC not, Kathorine?'
 "Oh, Of course, delighted." pre- varicated Katherine, and, unseen by the others, she doubled up a small fist and shook il at me mean inglv from the folds Of her nurse s uniform.
 But am afraid that you will have 10 forgive me this time" went on. "and return your own call Do come again after the house is thoroughly cleaned, You have seen us upset, and l should be glad to show you that We really do live in civilized fashion"
 The laugh with which she greet ed this was high and strained, and I guessed that the reference to the house-cleaning in the talks con- corning which l had scored so de- cisively, had irritated her again But she evidently was determined 10 let nothing mar her lcave-taktlS and she pressed my hand warmly with a laughing, mischievous in' junction;
 Don't forget to bring that hus- band of yours over to sec us when he comes down 10 the farm. shan't easily forgive you if you're selfish and keep him all 10 your self"
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