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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-01-29
Lold the law and solve the vexing problem.
SOME MORE LIGHT ON LIGHT PLANTS

lopansport. Indiana is another one OF the cities,
whose electric light plant owned and operated by
and for the people, is making a record for efficien
~ and i a credit to its people and the men in
charge Of operations One OF its papers has this
to say Of its municipal owned plant;
at the present rates for electric current, the
light department has much money they don't
know what to do with it. Isn't it shocking?
That's what the editor OF one OF Logansports
newspapers up and asks
"Thev have asked the State Public Debility Com
mission to let them cut the rate but those guys are
50 far away from the home base that they can't
hear hem"
From the profts-yes profits at cents-of the
plant the city is erecting magnificent city build
ing and consolidated fire station. Not only that
but the fathers found there was some money left
over and are planning community building.
Househodcrs who use under 100 kOWatts have
the O-ccnt rate. Users OF 200 l<ilowatts get a 5H
cent rate and so on down to cents for 1000 XIV
This steam plant, nearer the coalfelds than
Fitzgerald but. not enough difference to make it
a great object in saving freight on fuel. If they
can make profit at a DC rate, we should be able
to make enough on the local to make what
ever public Improvements need in the way OF
high school building, auditorium spreading the
expenditure over a given number of years and APP
plying the annual profits water and light to
en- on the tax payers
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-01-29
THE CHALLENGE TO ALL

THE CHALLENGE TO ALA worse menace
than that for which we went to war now conlronts
us at home Indifference to law, the daily making
cf thieves and nurdcrers the breaking down OF our
social structure, license not liberty, indulgence
rot ceremony careIcssness not security.
Millions were subscribed by our business men
to win the Long hours at work were given
with Sl0o year as the sole monetary reward for
the most Intense service. But we are now mcnaced
at home, and like devotion and a like labor are
needed life is to be at all worth while. The law
of the Jungle IS replacing the laws Of sanity and
reason. The health, The morals, the very life and
liberty Of all are at stake.
Real patriotism is sincere service for the good
of our country, which means service to fellow
citizens more than to ourselves. Every man and
woman OF influence n this country for sheer safe
tvs sake, must enlist their greatest efforts to up
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-01-29
FRIENDS

FRIENDS Friendship, the jewel beyond price
that yet may be purchased with a single act OF
thoughtlulncss There is element in life that
can contribute so much to brighten the pathway
or ease the burdens and sorrows of life as real
friendship. When the true friend comes to you in
YOUR hour of trouble lays the kind and sympa-
thetic hand on your shoulder and says 81 am sor-
ry, can help you?' it means much, and the unso-
lcited and timely deeds done with willing heart
dispels the gloom that overshadoWs you.
1t gives you courage to take up the lines Of
your duty and resolve finds Judgment in
your heart to look at the future. calmly and with
a steady and firm purpose to forge ahead
The being is to be pitied who lives self contain
ed and spurns the need Of friends.
The candle loses nothing OF its light by lighting
another candle We do not lose, but increase our
capacity for friendship by being friendly,
Thus as we pass through fife let Us use the OPP
pcrtunites that may come to to be real friend.
The best securities to own are the bonds of friend
ship.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-01-29
Hope!ess

In motor accident case recently
the motorist said that the injured man
would persist in walking right in the
middle of the, road. Judging from the
state of some of our roads we think it
quite possible that the unfortunate
pedestrian had got into a groove
London Humorist.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-01-29
DIXIE HIGHWAY
0Napfra1 Pr,,te0
Agricultural Country

Only 10 per cent Of India's popula-
ton of 319,OO0O0O. are supported by
industrial pursuits, while 70 per cent
are supported by agricultural and
pastoral activities The existence of
child marriage there is declining at
rapid rate, and the increase in popula-
ton has been only 1.2 per cent in ten
years.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-01-29
SOME CLASS TO
THIS ROOD

Did YOU know that the hot dogs
we eat are encased il imported tights:
The United States used 10000 00.
pounds Of these castings in 1928 Tor
which foreign dealers in China, Aus
tralia, New Zealand, Germany and Ar
gentina were contributors.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-01-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Maxwell Dixon are
leaving within day r two to make
their home in West Palm Beach, Fla.
Mrs. Dixon and the children will Wis
it relatives in Willistown, Fla, before
they settle in their new home.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-01-29
SECRETARY H'OOVER's

L l. La
Secretary OF Commerce Hoover an
nounces his willingness to see the
Los Angeles turned over to CONNER
cial service as step Of great benefit
to the country. He proposes a bureau
of commercial aviation in his depart
ment for government inspection to
create"a feeling of safety in CONNER
cial aviation He thinks commission
should be established for the survey
of its possibilities but is not yet COM
rnitted to the idea of a subsidy.
The carriage of parcel post freight
might be first developed and like the
airmai1 service might render a fnan-
ciat saving equal to the cost of the
service. Hoover recommends cities CO.
operating in the matter OF providing
landing fields and developing aviation
business.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-01-29

Mr.. and Mrs. J H. Barnes have pur
chased a lovely home in Tampa and
Mrs. Barnes has returned this week
for their household goods and is Wis
ting her parents Mr.. and Mrs. D. L.
Martin on north Lee.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-01-29
THE WILL AND THE WAY

Tn our community where we feel the
need OF a county home demonstration
aoert but can not provide funds for
il the example of another communi-
~ and its method should be of inter
rst In White a county, a community
garden and nursery has been estab-
lished and funds from the sale OF rho
dordendron. laurel. spruce. hemlock,
white pine and holly trees will be used
to finance many needs of the sewing
and cooking rooms. They are pre-
pairing to respond to calls Tor shipping
BIZ express to any part OF the United
States.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-01-29
But 1t Can't Be Done

The Eskimo dog averages from 20
to 40 miles of travel day, Polar
bears. if they could he trained TO pull
sledges. would make about ZOO miles
a day.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-01-29
liz you want

the real truth about why |
signed up to write a lot of
pieces for these people, it's
because | love animals.
Have you ever studied that
picture of the Bull care,
fully? have you ever
seen such a kind-looking
animal2 I thought this:-
certainly no one who cares
as much. about dumb crea-
lures as they do would put
out anything but the best
smoking tobacco possible
so I said all right, I'll write
your stuff. Honestly, the
money part of it didn't have
much to do with it. That
is, not very much.
Seriously, though, out
where [ come from, unless
a male member of the
population has got that
Bull Durham tag hanging
from the shirt pocket, he's
liable to be arrested for in
decent exposure. And, you
believe me, you can't sell
those western hard-boiled
eggs much and keep on sell
ing them unless it. S got class.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-01-29
MUST NOT ADVERTISE

A contract to appear with the Chi
cago Civic Opera Company on later
date in Washington, D. C., caused an
injunction against Teodor Chaliapln,
the Grand Opera basso to appear in an
other role in that city on February e,
which appearance twas declared would
detract from his drawing power as an
artist whet the opera company should
appear at the later date. A second
modifying order was granted that Chal-
iapin might appear as arranged at the
earlier date, but without any adver-
Using. Probably publicity enough is
already given to insure a capacity
house.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-01-29
WORSE THAN WE
DE AI.T/E

1t is said that the illiteracy OF our
country is four times greater than the
census records it because one third OF
our people are near iliterates who have
barely learned to read and not well
enough to interpret work directions or
to- write an excuse for school alb.
sence OF their children, A quarter cot
our people cannot read the head lines
of a newspaper intelligently and to
the submerged tenth even danger
signs and public notices are only
black marks.
Here we thought how illiteracy m
creases accidents in industry? ne
savings in one year from accident pre-
vention would repay the cost Of re-
moving illiteracy' in the state OF New
York. These are direct results OF IL
lteracy, low wages, lessened produc-
ton. industrial agitation and unrest
profiteering, race prejudice and class
hatred, debased political standards due due
to corrupt politics, and clog and
check on good Workmanship, home
making, citizenship and sound health
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-01-29
FROM NUMBER TO
HEADLINER

Not every man gets a good start in
prison but Harry Snodgrass No. 20 in
the Missouri State prison has done So
This was due to there being III the
prison a state radio station which gave
wide publicity to his ability as pi-
anist. Radio fans became interested in
him, clubbing him King OF the Ivor-
les and now he is leaving the pen
behind with host of@good friends to
greet and boost him as he goes on a
vaudeville circuit, being already in
possession OF cash gifts OF $3,587.3
from his many admiring auditors.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-01-29
QUITE A SUCCESS

QUITE a SUCCESS
What somebody termed a two ring
circus in celestial regions last Satur-
day morning came and went accord
ing TO schedule and luckily was view
ed through clear skies from many mn
portant locations where scientific OBJ
servation was of special significance
The Los Angeles scared a mile high
and above clouds that obscured sur
face inspection, was in a position to-
allow photographs and moving pictures
that promise the most accurate and
thrilling results for science.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-01-29
ROAD GUIDE
JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY
Out of Fitzgerald

JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY
Route to Savannah:-Via Abbeville,
cross bridge to Rhine, Milan, McRae,
Alamo, Mt. Vernon. Vidalia, Lyons,
Re dsville, 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; Chat
ham county paved.
Route to Augusta-vIa Abbeville
bridge, take north route two miles east
of bridge to Eastman, Dublin, Wrightss
vile, Barlow, Louisville, Wrens. Road
fair entire distance.
Route to Montgomery, Ala via
Irwinville, Sycamore, Ashburn, Syl-
vester, Albany, Dawson, Cuthbert
Georgetown, Eufaula, Union Springs
Road fair to Sylvester, paved to Al
bany and good road to Georgetown
Cross bridge to Eufaula.
DIXIE HIGHWAY
Central Route"
Route to Macon-via Abbeville
Hawkinsville. Perry. Good to Bib
County line then paved into Macon
Route to Jacksonville-Via Ocilla
Douglas, Nichols, Folkston, Jackson
Vile Good road to Nichols, rough te
Waresboro, good to Waycross, excel
lent, to Folkston and Jax'ville.
ROUTE TO CORDELE
Via Rochelle, Seville and Pitts
road good to fair all the way.
(This information will be printed
each week II, this column. should any
serious changes be reported, will make
notation of such.)-Leader-F 1terprist
Promoter of Good Roads.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-01-29
EPISCOPAL SERVICES

There viii be Sunday School at 10
| A. M. and preaching by Rev. r. J..
Stllwell at HIS on Sunday February
| LIST.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-01-29
Anniversary Column
10 YEARS AGO

~
(Fitz. Leader, Jan. 29-Feb. 5, 1879
Tomorrow January 30th will be Bel
gian Flag Day in our city and a large
committee of young ladies assisting
the Woman's Club committee will sell
flags or American buttons all day.
The young. ladies are Misses Nellie
Frazer, Elizabeth Pryor, .Jeffic Per
sons, Fannie Boyd, Edith Griner, Isla
Greene, Mary Fred Broughton, Helen
Osborne, Maud Glover, Hattie Taylor,
and Helen Matthews.
The, class of Is will present their
annual class play on Feb. H. The cast
of characters includes Sam Kassewitz,
Claude Waters, Tom Graydon, Fitz-
hugh Morris, Love Martin, Leroy
Powell, Elsie Tisdel, Louise Gibbs,
Lizzie Mae Ellington, Mamie Peavey,
Iris Davenport, J. c. Russell, Helen
Patterson, Dora Mathis, Jessie Lee
Rogers, Miss Radford and Mr.. L. G.
Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. K. Farmer enter
tanned with six o'clock dinner which
was served by their daughter Miss Sa-
rah, a pupil in the domestic science
department Of the High School, The
guests were Mr.. and Mrs Gown, Mrs.
Wiley, Mrs. Howard Wooding of La
Grange, Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Thurmond
and Miss Esther King.
The Woman's Club program for
Feb. 3 has for it subject, Women in
Social Service Paper on Conditions
of Women and Children in Industry"
by Mrs. c. T. Baker and Problems of
Immigrant Women by Mrs ]. B. Sea-
nor.
Visitors in the city have been Mrs.
McAfee of Indiana visiting her son
Guy tombstone, Mrs. Ida Wilcox and
little son of Rhine visiting Mrs. S. F.
Stewart, Miss Inez Thomas of Allan
ia visiting Mrs. ]. E Andrews, Mrs.
w. H Oliver of Sasser visiting Mrs.
J. H. Goodman.
Mrs Harold Beall entertained her
Sunday School Class at her home. A
social hour was enjoyed after an cleo
ton o fofficers as follows; EVELYN
Shewmake, president, Quinette Prem
Secretary; Julia Wideman, treasurer;
Sarah Farmer, asst. treasurer; Estelle
Waites, class reporter.
Boy Scouts and Camp Fire girls
will attend special anniversary ser
vice at the Christian Church Sunday
evening Feb. Rev, Orahood will
preach to them. w. A. Adams is
Scout Master.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-01-29
OPERA COMES HIGH

Since it takes $4,000 to finar-ce one
week OF Metropolitan opera i'll ATTAIN
ia it is no wonder that year round
should cause the Chicago CIVIC Opera
Company a large deficit, this year
$40 000 to $4,000 more than the loss
es last year This deficit was not due
to decrease in attendance which was
SO per cent higher in fact but pro-
ducing costs increase while admission
prices were lower.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-01-29
THIS IS A FISH STORY

The water wheel OF the Homestead,
Wooden Mills in New Hampshire be-
came so jammed with fish one day
last week hat the mills had to shut
down while watchmen were stationed
at the gate to rake them away, and
.tfe town people carried them home by
the sackfu1. They were OF the sucker
variety and averaged from one to two
and a half pounds IN size.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-01-29
MUSIC THE HUMAN TOUCH

That music contributes to the ad-
vancement OF human welfare is dem
onstrated By the recent award OF $1,000
BY an American magazine to Mrs. Ed
ward Mcdowell as having performed
this valuable work in 1928 Mrs. Nc
Dowell would assign herself the sec
end place in this award as her main
work is to interpret the lovely heart
touching compositors OF her late FAM
Gus composer husband
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-01-29
CROSSWORD PUZZLES

I .
The parents of Hudson, n Y, and
adjacent rural communities petitioned
the District Superintendent of schools
to order teachers to desist from Great
ing interest in crossword puzzles at
school, as the children were being di-
verified from home and farm duties
bN the craze.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-01-29
RUY EVERYTHING

The American buyer in France has
become a menace to the permanence
OF French Art, by his omnivous pow
ers Of acquisition. There was debate
in the French Chamber regarding sal
cs of number OF hisoric art pieces
for trifle to American purchasers
who had slight defects repaired by
French antiquarics and then held or
sold them again at high valuation.
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SPOTLIGHTS.
ON
PEOPLE =

ONE OF len
Laying $1,000 on the table at I'm
iyersalist Laymen's dinner, Mr.. Arth-
ur G'Golden RuleD Nash pledged
100000 more if other churchmen could
raise 100000 among them for a fund
to rehabilitate the church's property
in Japan, increase the superannuate
fund and contribute toward the nation
al church in Washington, D. C, This
fund would be spent for all denomina-
tfons' to set an example of Christian
cooperation and tc teach real democ-
racy, real brotherhC cd.
WHO IS IT,
WHAT is IT?
Since a marble bust was drawn from
the Hudson River by war depart
ment dredge, there has been much
speculation what it was and how long
it has lain there. The head was imbed-
ded in 10 feet OF hard clay so that
engineers say it might have been 100
or 200 years sinking to the depth in
which it was found. | is of Camara
marble supposedly and weighs fifty
pounds.
Some believe it to be the bust of
Augustus Caesar though how it
should be at the mouth of the Hudson
River is a mystery except Of course
that it fell off sailing vessel in the
long ago. Mr.. Gutzon Borglum noted
sculptor intends going to examine the
head which is on exhibit in Fifth
Avenue Art Gallery. Some think the
bust a part of the Canova statute of
George Washington destroyed in 1888
when the North Carolina capitol was
burned, and known to have been saw
ed i'll part and then lost by the soul
ptor who was to reproduce it and who
himself disappeared after becoming fl
nancially involved. Anyway America
mas her antique and some dignity is
added in the field of art.
ETHICS SUPREME
Red Grange a meteoric grid iron
star of the University OF Illinois holds
the laurels for unfolding the ethics
OF amateur athletics when he refused
for that reason alone the sensational
offer OF $4,000 for five weeks screen
contract with film company next
summer and saying it would violate
spirit OF amateur sports, declared his
intention of sticking to the ice bust
ness he has been following heretofore
MARKING, OLD TRAIL
Oklahoma boy scouts have set them
selves the task OF marking the old
Sante Fc Trail through their state
and collecting ali the data possible re
garding its history. A fort Of Kit Car
son, called Fort Nicholas, is one spot
OF interest, and another is the place
OF former diggings made in search OF
buried treasure. They will have thrills
while they work out their project.
ANOTHER BID FOR FAME
Douglas Fairbanks has invented a
game which he Gals Doug" and has
slnt a complete equipment to SYRIA
cuse University for try out The
game resembles tennis except it is
played with turfed corks instead OF
balls and they must not touch the
ground durinp the game
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-01-29

EDDE,TTES
ON
THINGs
CONSERVATION IN
DAN ANA
az - By M

CONSERVATION IN
PANAMA
A scientific exploration in the jun
giles Of Panama revealed sharp con-
trast in the Indians and the white
mans presence there. Indians kill the
wild life only to eat and while con-
sidered cruel are not destructive as are
the white men who slaughter to sell
and soon leave their trail in the decl-
mated lie OF the jungle. The parlia-
ment OF Panama has passed conserva-
ton laws to stop the loss.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-01-29
BROTHERLY LOVE

The most unhcard OF demonstration
of religious federation is in evidence
at little church edifice in Keystone,
Nebraska, where Catholics and Pro-
tcstants worship jointly. At one end
of the assembly room is the Catholic
altar and at the other the Protestant
pulpit. While the seats are arranged
with reversible backs to accommodate
either congregation which does not ex
coed Is in either sect.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-01-29

Boy Scouts and Camp Fire girls
will attend special anniversary SER
vice at the Christian Church Sunday
evening Feb. Rev, Orahood will
preach to them. w. A. Adams is
Scout Master
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-01-29

The Woman's Club program for
Feb. 8 has for it subject, Women in
Social Service. Paper on Conditions
of Women and Children in Industry"
by Mrs. c. E. Baker and Problems of
Immigrant Women by Mrs. J. B. Sea
no
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-01-29
"SPAT EN- IN,
CDAT FEM OFT"

SPAT EN- OUT"
This old time game OF children is
being played by Cuba and the United
States just now, the buffer being some
fifteen Italian emigrants who have
been turned back and forth between
the United States and Cuba, as having
no rights either place and not want
ed and neither government wishing to
take the next step OF deporting them
to Italy.
THE WORLDS GREAT NEEDS =,
But these are material needs listed
by an eminent scientist and are an
alloy with or without iron OF hiSher
tenacity than any yet known. hight
that will penetrate fog; safe meth
cd OF stopping the rolling of steamers
in rough seas; and refractory lining
material for Steel melting furnaces
that will not erode or. corrode. 4
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-01-29
BARRING ROAD SIGNS


Florida has a state Chamber OF
Commerce which is coordinating eff
orts throughout the state to favor con
servation of scenery. Twenty OF the
sixty three counties have already es-
tablished regulations abainst signs on
public highways except those for
guides. County identification. commit
tees also in seventeen counties are
working for natural beauty along the
roadsdcs. In some cases there IS
planting done In other, there IS the
plan of conserving what 9rcH they
have. In some counties, i + ace
to sacrificing fine cd trees on the
highways the county engineers have
made two-way roads, so as TO leave a
row of magnificent oaks in the center
of the widencd road bed.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-01-29

P. S. I'm going to write some more pieces
that will appear in this paper. Keep look
ing for them.