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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-01-01

Bill Biffins greetings this season attest the YER
satiltv of the author Seated in a miniature truck,
he is headed for the Lard Factory and informs his
friends Its sad thing to have bill rendered
at the happy Christmas time" Bill knows.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-01-01
NATURES TONIC IGNORED

The neglect of walking is assuming
serious trend in the opinion OF the
U. S. surgeon-general, who attributes
the omission to its being free and
common, while riding i'll automobiles
is not only pleasurable but expensive
Of course, the first advantage of rid
ing is the gain in time. This is a day
for speed in every acton as we'll as all
activities Saving time is the first and
all-important consideration. Hence
the car, and then the speeding car. Be-
cause life that is lively, and not long
evity concerns people today. walk
ing FIR health" is slogan to appeal
only tc the old or the already impair
ed.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-01-01

There is some dispute as to whether the road
signs should read Go Slow or GO Slowly" But
the speeders are usually going too fast to notice
errors in grammar.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-01-01

Along about this season OF the year the old man
is inclined to doubt whether there is difference
of even one letter between Pa and pay.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-01-01
MILK FOUNTAINS

The ever popular soda fountain will
have rival in many cities next sea
son in the increasing use of milk foun-
tains, which are being promoted by
10Th h"alth and dairy men organiza
tons. The larger consumption of milk
is being urged by every means known
to health experts and to supplant
the pernicious soft drink, is one of the
best ways they could employ to en-
courage milk drinking in general
way.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-01-01
Oddities
ON
4 THINGS
WHAT is TIME?
az - By M:

Clocks belong to civilization. Savag-
es have no clocks nor need Of them.
They have no week days, no months in
their year-just seasons, hot or cold,
dry or wet. The right use Of time civil
ICES people; and being civilized, if they
care nothing for the flight of time,
they are lost in folly. There is strange
paradox about Time. Those who dis
regard it most are the ones to find time
hangs heavy" on their hands. The
busy people working toward worth
while ends are unconscious of its
flight. Schiller said "the clock does
not strike for the happy" and this in
cludes the busy, because they are the
persons who live full lives. In way,
every man measures time for himself.
The poet said "Who we'll lives, long
lives" Also, there is no surer mark OF
wisdom or worth than the apprecia-
ton of time.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-01-01
CENTRALIZING THE WORK

CENT RALIZING THE WOKk
Six divisions of the American Red
Cross in different parts of the coun-
try will be discontinued February Is,
This includes the southern division
with headquarters in Atlanta, which
will hereafter be administered from
Washington. Headquarters branches
will be maintained only at St. Louis for
the central and southwestern sections,
and San Francisco for the Pacific
division.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-01-01
FAD GROWS

Eastern college boys and girls find
ing the usual cross word puzzles too
easy have been making their own for
intercollegiate exchange, using other
languages than English Also a profess
sor of logic at Princeton has indicat-
ed his purpose to award prize to a
student who can invent a cross word
puzzle having two complete and diff
ferent solutions
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-01-01

Trade in Fitzgerald and you'll Sc
your dollar again.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-01-01
THE NEW SYSTEM

"A course of lectures on AM fcan lit
erature by radio is being bBadcasted
from the Massachusetts Institute Of
Technology A successful written test
will qualify any listener for certifi-
cate.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-01-01
OLD NAME RESTORED

When the old capital of Norway,
named Oslo, of 900 years standing,
was laid in ashes 800 years ago, the
ruler of Norway and Denmark, King
Christian, built new one on the 9TH
er side of the bay calling it for him
self, Christiana. Oslo has rebuilt itself
growing up thru the years until the
two cities are one, and the people now
ask for the ancient designation, which
is to be restored on New Years Day.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-01-01

Real railroad men as regards
present earnings will not fear the
flying machine, even should they
fail to utilize it. That flying ma
chine, taking long-haul passengers
from railroads, will so greatly in
crease freight cawying as r. make
railroad rights of wag a.ad terni7
nails more valuable than ever.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-01-01

Watch the flying machine. It
will make changes greater than
the steam engine ever lnade, max
ing man literally master oil ali -
surveys by enabling him to s.
anywhere and every mere w4.Eo.5
roads or terminals, crossing a con-
tlnent in hall a cay.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-01-01

That's part Of the wisdom Of
Divine Justice. No really good
thing ever disappears with an
other good thing already existing
The taxi wiped out the hanson
cab, as gas and electricity wiped
out the tallow candle. But the
hanson and the candle were really
not good things"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-01-01

Transportation through the air
on a great commercial scale prob
ably will be developed first IN this
part of the world, for here the
need is greatest.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-01-01

But conditions are better than
they were. 1t is no lonec, q crime
for workmen to unite. + was a
crime once. And they no 5onrer
brand with a red-l1ot iron anv work.
man convicted of leavinc his own
parish to seek enpIoy.: ut IN
other They did that in England.
years ago.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-01-01

Most important OF all is the # t.
that the lying l.lal line aIo'.a e.
resents natloaai s.fety, See ~.
wars will be fought and We -
lost in the air from now on. Write
your two Senator's and your Gov
gresham, urging adequate aerial
defense-not half as many first
class machines as any other ma
ton has, but twice as many.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-20

So says Mr.. Polar Bear at the
zoo in Central Park, New York
City. In these hots days a fellow
must keep cool. And for away from
the icy retreats of his home at the
Then she opened the drawers of
her desk and took all the hings
that were hers from them. Pitifullv
few they were. Tablets and pencils,
small box of talcum powder,
face towel, and and an old candy
box full of odds and ends.
She looked around the room
where she had worked for so MANY
years. as if she were trying to
print it on her memory. And yet
she knew it was the one place in
the world that she never would be
able to forget!
She took off her hat with a jer-
ky, impatient movement, and sat
down at her desk. After a mo-
ment she put a sheet of clean white
paper into her typewriter and be-
gan to write:
Dear Mr.. Gregory" she began
and could go no further.
What could she say to him? The
truth was impossible. She couldn't
write to tell the man she loved that
she wasn't going to work for him
any more because he was in love
with his wife and not with her!
She couldn't tell him that her
heart was broken and that there
never would be any happiness any
where for her again. And yet that
was the truth! Anything else
was lie.
Well, then, she would have to tell
him a lie.
81 am taking this opportunity to
tell you that am resigning my po-
sition at once, for one where l will
receive a larger salary.
Sincerely yours,
SUSAN BRIGGS"
She neither dated it nor sealed it
f.. just laid it in the wire basket
on Dicks desk where he would be
sure to see it first thing in the morn
ing.
AS she turned to go out of his
office she brushed against his old
office coat hanging against the wall.
1t smelled of the tobacco he smok-
ed in that villainous pipe of his. The
sleeves of it still held the shape Of
his arms. 49,.
Susan Briggs put her arms around
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-20
HARVEST MOON
WILL FIND SECTION
WITH EXCELLENT CROPS
NContinued from PAGE Onel

CONTINUED from Page One)
ing that in this section there had
been sufficiency of moisture.
On Charley Ansley's farm, over
which l rode few days ago, there
is something like $50 to 400 acres in
cotton, more heavily fruited than I
have seen in years and still bloom
ing. Mr.. Molier, the overseer, has
used liberal amount of poison.
The crop mas been busted three or
four times and, like Mr.. Carter, he
did not wait for infestation. Mr..
Molier's idea is never let a weevil
live overnight, and though we search
ed carefully in many sections of the
farm, not a weevil could be found.
Mr.. Ansley has one of the finest
crops in the county and his corn
and velvet beans were in splendid
shape. This farm has not had a
sufficient amount of moisture, as 4
whole, but Mr.. Molier is producing
one Of the most bountiful crops in
years, just the same.
A farmer, who will not let me
use his name, but one who is said
to be as good a judge of crop condi-
tons as there is in the county, says
Sumter will produce more cotton
this year than last, that is unless a
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-20

disastrous season of rain comes
during the next two weeks, this
county will go better than $4,000
bales. He practically covered the
county Friday, visiting every sec
ton, and he says that it has been
many years since he has seen finer
prospects.
One of the warehousemen of the
county says the GROW is an exceed
ingly early one and that the ware
houses will be busy during August.
A fertilizer man said Saturday
he looked for the biggest and the
cheapest crop in many years. eff
cur farmers get Is cents for this
crop, Sumter county will be on easy
street again." he said.
"Sumter, Lee and Terrell coun-
ties are sitting pretty" travelling
man said last week. mo where in
Georgia are there more brilliant
prospects for excellent crops. And
the farmers of this section deserve
it. Their merchants need it. We
have had long hard uphill pull for
the past few years, but we are not
over the top and from this fall on
We shall have easy travelling, pro-
vided we don't lose our heads. This
crop, so everybody says, will be a
profitable one. That means money,
and money should mean paying
debts. Interest charges and taxes
must be gotten out of the way be-
fore we begin to spend"
Unquestionably the business out
look for this section is the brightest
we have seen in several years.
There is no denying that we shall
reap a splendid crop and that it will
come in early, promising profit
able fall business for the merchants
of this section.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-20
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it, hugging it close to her breast,
and laid her cheek against it's rough
tweed surface. Her mouth twisted
and tear slid from under her clos
ed eyelids.
Suddenly she loosened her hold Of
the coat and let it swing back into
place. She hurried out of the Of
flee.
In the outer room she picked up
her belongings, snapped out the
lights, and went.
A cleaning woman was hopping
up the floor of the corridor. Be-
hind her was a small girl with enor-
nous black hair. AS Susan Briggs
passed her she held up her doll for
her to admire.
"See Lolly?" she said. Miss
Briggs brushed passed her and went
on few steps. Then she turned
around and saw the small girls
eyes. They were the eyes that all
children have for strange and sud-
den cruelties hurt and bewilder-
ed.
Susan ran back and pressed a
nickel into the child's small grimy
palm.
"Poor baby" she said. Her eyes
were blinded with tears as she went
down the stairs and out of the build
ing.
Gloria darkened the house, turn
cd the key in her bedroom door and
lay down to try to go to sleep.
But it wasn't the kind of night
for sleep. A ray of moonlight lay
like a slim reckoning finger on the
wall beside the bed. The darkness
seemed to be filled with an expect
ant hush. ..
There was a high excitement in
Gloria. She swung her naked feet
over the side of the bed and crossed
the room to the window.
A large white moon hung low in
the sky like a japanese lantern. 1t
turned the fluttering leaves of the
poplar trees to silver spangles.
The world outside seemed unreal
disturbing in its beauty, but the
lonely woman at the window hard
ened her heart against it's magic.
She had feeling that the only way
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-20
RIDING TO RICHES IN TOY LINER
By NEA Service

PASADENA, Calf, July 49,.
They're riding to fame and fortune
in toy boats of pastoboard - and
they're both urder 2l years of age
"They' are Roscoe and Wallace
Good, aged 20 and 10, respectively.
Their toy boats are exact models
of big ocean liners and gian: dreaG-
raughts, and the sale IF them is
netting the lads an income which
will enable them shortly to build
real ships and become real kings of
the marine world.
Built in a Garage
In the back yard of their home is
a dilapidate dgarage which is their
workshop. There they fashion the
little ships that are eagerly bid for
by big steamship lines throughout
the country.
The death of their father suprred
them on their path. Before that
htye had made their ships more for
the fun of 1t than anything else.
But when he died they began to
build them on a larger scale.
Their Own Building
Presently they expect to build a
two-story building, leasing the
ground floor and installing their
workshop above.
From that as beginning they
aim to branch out to different sum-
.mer resort sections, erecting hotels
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-20

for her to go on was to harden her
heart against everything-not only
against things, but against people
against Dick. She must never let
the thought of him into her heart
again, she told herself with a kind
OF dull anger. And then she went
on thinking about him.
Somewhere out there in the
breathing night, he was.
And suddenly Gloria remembered
another night when she had stood at
another window and wondered
where Dick was. That had been
long ago--on the night before she
had married him. She remembered
how he had driven up in the middle
of the night and whistled softly in
the darkness for her-a low Bob
White" whistle. He had begged her
to come down stairs for Just sec
ond to kiss him-an1 she had re-
fused.
What a fool | was" she told her
self, "and how glad I'd be now if he
wanted to kiss me! How glad I'd
be! But there's no cnancc of
that ever again. :"
The tears that she had felt in her
eyes all day-and in her heart
overlooked. She dropped to her
knees on the floor and :aiI her head
down on the window sill and sobbed.
And then she seemed to hear a
low whistle--a long, clear note fol-
lowed by a shorter one. She held
her breath and listened. Was il
Dicks Sob White" call?
Oh, no; it couldn't be. And
then it came again!
Gloria raised her head. Down on
the lawn in the shadow It detach-
ed itself and moved out into the
moonlight. 1t was Dick!
Gloria's heart leaped ill her
breast.
(To Be Continued)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-20
lie FILA E2 ; !!!:!:! p! WIFE Z! Z. .! :!

Miss Briggs knew the number. She
had called it scores of times for
Dick during the months he had been
engaged to Gloria. It had al
ways hurt her abnominably to call
that number. 1t hurt her now j..
like an old wound. But she called
the number in a brisk, cheerful
voice.
mo, she hasn't come in" she re-
ported to Dick. "Her mother saws
she doesn't know when to expect
her"
Dick ran his hand through his
dark hair. "But asked, unaware that
he spoke aloud.
Susan Briggs cleared her throat.
Mrs. Gregory came into the Of
flee this morning to see you" she
said, huskily.
Dick wheeled. "Why didn't you
tell me?" he asked sharply. "Where
was | when she was here?"
"You had just gone out to lunch, :"
Susan Briggs answered, land i.
and ] forgot to tell you about it"
A telltale blush mounted to her
face. She had not forgotten to tell
Dickl She hadn't wanted to
tell him about Gloria's visit. And
Dick knew it.
She looked at him with her I'M
spoken misery in her eyes.
Il suppose / ought to tell you
something, Mr.. Gregory" she said,
after a moment. 81 was just going
to telephone you about it when you
came in tonight. :"
Dick waited silently for her to go
on.
II don't know whether l should
have, done it but | gave Mrs.
Gregory the key to your house to-
day." she said at last.
did she ask you for it," Dick
asked. ,s
ONohh OAAS6o AlO0uSu.
well, I'll bet that's where she is,
then. !. at the housep Dick ex-
claimed. His eyes lighted.
II wouldn't wonder" Sue Briggs
answered dryly. 1t took all Of her
nerve, her gallantry, to say those
three small words in just that tone.
From under her lashes she saw
Dick go into his office. She heard
the creak of his swivel chair as he
sat down in it. Then there was a
long silence. :. She knew that he
was making up his mind whether to
go to his wife or not his wife
who was waiting for him in the
house that was his and hers.
Not daring to move, Susan Briggs
sat there. She knew that the happi-
ness of all her life depended upon
whether Dick stayed there at the
office or went to Gloria that night
+. And so certain was she of his
decision that presently she began
to put on her hat to go home. AS
she stood before the mirror tucking
stray wisp of hair behind her ear,
Dick came out of his office. He car
ried his hat and his inevitable brief
case was under his arm.
Good night, Susy," he said in a
matter-of- fact voice, as he went out
He did not notice that she made no
answer.
Miss Briggs stood there where he
had left her, with her hands still
holding the brim of her hat. She did
not move until the sound of his re-
treating footsteps died away down
the corridor of the building.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-20
cAssIFlEDApS
MISCELLANEOUS

THE AMERICUS BUSINESS
College is in operation; morning,
afternoon and night. Miss Lillian
BrasweIl, President. Merritt Bldg
1T
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-20

WE ARE going to move on Septem-
Der first to the corner now occu-
pied by Barker Grocery Co., pop
ularly known as the Mize corner.
Harris Grocery.-8-12t
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-20

and eventually-though not at first,
of course-building their own steam
ers to carry passeiners back and
forth.
The model ships, they believe, will
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-20

provide enough revenue to make
this possible.
And they may we'll be right, fer
their income new aerages around
$4,000 a year.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-08-27
BERRY BROTHERS OWNERS MIDAS
 MINE IN NEVADA
OWNERS OF GOOD GROUND IN IN TERROR ANTICIPATE ENTER
 ING FIELD EXTENSIVELY

H. Frank Berry, one of the best known of Interior mining operators, who with his brother Clarence, are at present spending about $40O,0OO in opening up the Midas gold and silver properties in Elco, Nevada, near Reno, stated prior to his departure from Seward for his home in San Fran cisco the first of the week, that he planned to return to Alaska early in the spring, in order to take care of certain mining business which may come up at that time. It is quite possible he said that his brother and himself will put dredge on some of their Interior property next year.
 The Berry brothers are perhaps the most noted mining men in Alaska for they have been extensively engaged in the industry since the early days of the Territory. There are four brothers, Clarence, H. Frank, Henry and Fred. The first two named fol-
Seward daily gateway., 1925-08-27

low the mining game and the two latter are prominent in Kern county, California, oil fields, all having made a fortune. Frank and Clarence Berry at present have dredge at Circle, hydraulic plant on Eagle creek and rich placer ground on Ester creek.
 Conditions in the Interior appear most promising, MT. Berry stated, while he and his wife were in Sew ard awaiting the steamers departure, every indication pointing to the fact that a large number of men will be employed next season and for a num- Der of years to come.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-08-27
To Take Post Graduate
 Course At Mills College

Miss Orah Dee Clark, we'll known in Seward and Anchorage, who was an outgoing passenger on the last steamer for the South is en route to the home of her aged father at Portland, Oregon, where Miss Clark who is graduate of Columbia uni versity will take a post graduate course at Mills College. Miss Clark hopes to return to Alaska next spring
 If men wear it, we have it. Urbach.
 UrbachS for Shoes 0ootf
Seward daily gateway., 1925-08-27

Urbach's for Shoes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-06
BOWdOin Makes
Awards in GarcelO-
Merritt Scholarship
Especial to kenpebec Journa


Brunswick. Feb. 1.-The committee
College has awarded from the Garcelo-
Merritt fund to "a successful appli-
cants scholarships amounting in all to
little over $4,000. All these schol-
arships have gone to students who
have been educated in Maine or who
are residents of Maine Four scholar
ships of $1,000 each were given to men
who have done exceedingly good work
in medican schools. They are all
Bowdoin graduates. This list includes
Reginald F.. Johnston. "a. of Bruns-
wick: Philip II. McCrum. 81. of Port
land; Philip G. Mcclellan, '2l, of Car
ibou; Harold +. Morrill,. '2l. of Wells.
Five scholarships of 5000 each We're
awarded. Other scholarships of va
rious sizes were divided among %
men. Medical schools represented in
clude Harvard, Yale. Tufts, Boston
University. University of Vermont.
Western Reserve and University of
Pennsylvania. Since. according to the
trust funds, preference is to be given
to Bowdoin students, the largest num-
Der of successful applicants are grad
yates of Bowdoin. but Bates. Colby
and other institutions are represented.
Students in Maine high schools and
colleges who expect to study medicine
are strongly advised to get in touch
with the authorities Of Bowdoin Col
lege so that proper information may
be given them in regard to the award
Of these scholarships