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Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-22
Casies Methodist Book
 Concern Embezzles Sum

KANSAS CITY, Jan 22.-Officials of the Methodist book concern stated that Fred A. Day, cashier, had en- bezzled s3S,623.2S. His irregularities have extended back over a year.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-22

The Anchorage high school pupils turned out en masse this afternoon to meet the Seward basketball team. The boys have been offered the time of their lives while in Anchorage.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-22
ALASKA IN CORONA

The Alaska was reported in Cor dov at noon today, and is expected to reach port some time tomorrow.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-22

Dr. Chas. P. Jenne, district deputy for the B. P. o. E., returned from An chorage last night and will leave for
 the south on one of the next boats.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-22

Henry Coillard of Moose Pass is registered at the Hotel Sexton.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-11-12
Talking Paving in Coffee

Fred Ricketson, of the Coffee County Pro-
gress is taking the bit in his teeth and talking
frankly to his county commissioners in regard
to the Central Dixie Highway. In recent is
sue, Ricketson says:
''It is time those in authority took steps to
develop this route by coordinating their efforts
with that of other counties along the route
and cease to TRAIL but take the lead if we are
to be maintained on a main highway and COT
fee county, the banner county she is, is to keep
pace. Personal reference is made to the activ-
tiles of the various counties in order to indi-
cate to our people what is taking place. We
have waited long and patiently for some move
to be made to lend hand to building bet
ter road. Other counties look to Coffee to at
least carry her share of the burden-Or better
stated-shoW a degree of progressiveness, and
a move by Coffee county to pave one route
through the county would have an electrical
effect. It can be done and should be enforced
by every progressive citizen of the county.
"A gigantic bridge is being built across the
Ocmulgee river at Lumber City. At the same
time new route is being doomed via East
man, McRae, Lumber City to Hazlehurst and
Waycross, shortening the distance from Ma
CON to Jacksonville Fla, few miles, ac- l
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-11-12
No More Home Drudgery

American inventive genius seems bent on
driving drudgery out of the home, reducing
the housewives labor to a minimum. No long
er is she required to debate between going out
for an afternoons enjoyment of staying at
home to cook dinner. She can switch on the
automatic oven and go out for the afternoon,
knowing that dinner will begin to cook at four
o'clock and stop cooking at fve-thirty, or
whatever time of the day she wishes. No long
er does she need to worry how she will get
along without her kitchen maid. She has but
to turn on the right attachment and at once
she has an electric servant that can mix dough
for cakes and bread, mash potatoes, mix may
onnase, beat eggs and cings, whip cream and
meringue, grind coffee, chop meat, nuts and
raisins, strain soups, purrees and sauces thru
a fine sieve There is also colander for APP
plesauce, prunes, cottage cheese and spinach
This electric servant chops or slices vegetables
chips the ice for it's own taree-quart freezer,
turns the freezer and indicates when the con-
tents frozen.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-11-12

cording to dopesters who are boosting the
route That route affects Douglas and COT
fee county in that it diverts travel that is now,
and has for years come over the Central Dixie
Highway. The route is far from complete and
it's opportunities are yet in the offering, but
a determination to establish road of per-
manent nature has at last won momentum
that will carry it over. 1t is one of the projects
that are going on all over Georgia, and espe-
cially in South Georgia, aggressive in road
building of permanent nature.
"The Central Dixie Highway was pioneered
by Ben Hill, Coffee and Ware counties. 1t is
doubtless the most direct route for a majority
of travel to the east coast of Florida, besides
being an immense convenience for the people
of the section. It's development means every
thing to this particular section of Southeast
Georgia. Coffee county can i'll afford to over
look bet like the Central Dixie.
LET business men take counsel and antici
pate, if you please the consequence of negli
gence in making of it permanent hard sur
faced road. With such progress comes every
thin observed"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-11-12
Anniversary Column
10 YEARS AGO
.Nnuemher 5.12. 1915

November SIP, 1915
The Fitzgerald Press, owned ana
edited by Mr.. John H. Jones, was
purchased this week by Mr.. Gelders
and is now merged with The Leader
Enterprise.
Miss Jerome entertained her dane
ing class and a number OF otner
friends with pretty party at the
hall they use for lessons which was at
tractively decorated for the OCCASION
Dainty refreshments were served al
late hour.
Mrs. Laura McCrory, former pop
ular expression teacher in this city
will present Madame Butterfly in a
costume recital at the library fol
the benefit of the Woman's Club.
Visitors in the city have been Mrs
John C. knight, of Live Oak, Fla
Mrs. Geo. Dickson, of Douglas; Ma
ior Chas. Wright, of Tampa, and Mr.
Oliver Cook, of Thomasville; Mr.. and
Mrs. Malcolm Pridgeon, of Cordeiei
Mr.. Cheiso Perucci, of Chattanooga
Returning from visits have neen
Miss Esther Benton, from New York;
Mr.. Harry Quarrel, from Virginia;
Mrs. R. C. Ellison, from Birmingham
.~.%s
Visitors out of the city have been
Mrs. C. B. Teal, in Macon; Mr. T.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-11-12
Douglas Forging Ahead

With their sixty-room modern hotel in
course of construction, their new turpentine
Industry with the recent addition of an in
st;tution to utilize the waste product OF the
plant for the dweller in the cities. who are in
need of kindling material, their paved streets
and white way, Douglas is showing marked
isaprovement and their merchants are report
ing good business. The Woman's Club. coop
Grating with other civic organizations staged
8 pageant on Armistice Day, which was one
Of the most attractive held in their section.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-11-12
Marital Vacations

While this expression is rather new
and brings to mind notable case of
two in filmdom, the practice encour-
aged by the Domestic Relations court
in Rhode Island is said to be quite
similar. The plan works we'll accord
ing to a commissioner in this depart
ment, who is also a minister of the
gospel, to let the complaining couple
separate for while under the OBJ
servation of the probation officers
of the court and it is often found that
respect is the trouble with, which sep
aration minimizes until each is ready
to forgive and overlook what seemed
in anger so formidable. This same
authority blames lawyers in the di-
vorce courts for aggravating minor
differences and for the sake Of a fee
making retraction or reconciliation
impossible through exaggeration and
publicity given to their clients COM
plants. Two lawyers and Judge at
tempt to settle in a public way what
concerns so intimately the principals
alone. Domestic courts boast a re-
cord of 65 per cent amicably adjust
ed differences in estranged couples
coming to them, using time, tact and
sympathetic understanding and often
trial separation or a marital vaca-
ton as you may prefer to call it.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-11-12

c. Petty, in Palatka, Fla, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. L. McCarty and daughter,
Elizabeth and Corinne Womble, in
Unadilla, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Bryan
in Augusta, party including Mr..
and Mrs. L. L. Griner, DR.. and Mrs.
A. H. Denmark and Miss Alice Shep-1
herd in Macon, a party visiting Poor
Robin Springs on Sunday composed
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Cole, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. S. Isler, Mrs. Quarrels, Mr..
Harry Quarrels, Misses Jeffie Per-
sons, and Elizabeth Pryor, S. G. Pry-
or. Jr., and Miss Laura Whitley.
Mesdames Thurmond, Kennedy and
Wall in Savannah at a w. M. U. con-
yention, Mrs. J. c. Boney and Miss
Daisy Boney in McRae, Mrs. Lon
,pickey, Misses Fannie Boyd, Esther
Benton and Elizabeth Pryor in Doug
las.
Notice has been served Great Bril-
tain in a $4,000 word note covering
IS points that the American govern
ment cannot submit to curtailment
of neutral rights,and declares that
the so-called blockade instituted by
the ALLIES against enemy countries on
March II is ineffectice, illegal and
indefensible.
The Senate has passed prohibi.e
ton bill to take effect on January l.
1915, with a vote of 38 to 2. The law
is drastic, making all forbidden Ii
ouors and their receptacles contra
band and provides that they be de-
stroyed. It provides for the Sheriff to
make a public report monthly OF all
federal license holders as recorded
by the internal revenue agents and to
have them printed for two weeks in
the county paper.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-11-12
French Dolls

During the AFRAID epoch of the
war a. Frenchmen made. himself rich
a 49, ,s-
by his odd conceit OF a mascot, twin
dolls Of colored wool, named Nan
nette and Rin-Tin-Tin. 50 They were
supposed to guard against shells and
bombs. The same genius is reviving
the mascot idea for automobiles. This
one is small affair to hang in the
rear window. It has peanut head
and peanut feet with body of bright
colored ribbons and velvets. The
French people seem to like these lit
tie doll conceits. Note the fad of act
resses carrying a doll dressed in du-
plicate with their own costumes, al
so the telephone conceasers, also the
dressing table ornaments and other
such novelties. By the way, what has
become of Billikens?
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-11-12
About Town.

Honesty needs no explanation no apollo
gy and no advertising. Quite true. But how
about the stranger within our gates, who is
looking for square deal? Let your little ads
so read-that they will not blind the buyer
Get the habit of reading The Leader. It's a
Happy Habit That Every Progressive Person
Should Become Attached To-
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-11-12

( EDDETTES
1 ON
~ THINGS
~ By NJ
Children's Book Week
D: n I, III. Z.

This stress on children's reading
in the form of a national book week
originated six years ago and SO slim
ulating has it proved to the appreci-
alton of all our people for early and
wholesome reading by children that
last year 4,4o0 communities cele-
-brated it in some way. The fact that
Ga per cent of school children leave
the school rooms with the completion
of the eighth grade and quite large
per cent even sooner means half
educated citizenry for our country
unless they are taught early to read
for either pleasure or self-improve-
inent. Besides the pleasure good
books can give, and the informative
value they possess, their Importance
is supplemented in large a way by the
influence on character and the citi-
zenship training they indirectly de-
velop. Someone has aptly said that
giving boys and girls good books IS
helping to build our nations first
line Of defense against weakness
from within.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-11-12

|SP0TL.IGHTS
ON
PEOPLE =
Carnegie Medals Awarded
I1dera

Out of thirty-two acts of heroism
recognized by the Carnegie Hero
Fund commission, last week, two
were efforts of little girls to save
lives of other children. Both of
these occurred in Texas. One little
girl of thirteen made the supreme
sacrifice, and her parents receive the
medal. One was but nine, but her
presence of mind saved three other
children from death. Pensions were
awarded to disabled heroes or to be-
reft families of heroes, who lost
their own lives in their attempts to
save others.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-11-12
Founders Day


A date known as University or
Founders Day, will be celebrated on
November IL, and annually hereaft-
er by the alumni Of the University of
Georgia. In fifteen Georgia cities and
in Washington, D. C. and New
York it has been arranged for con-
current banquets. The speech of
greeting by Chancellor Smelling in
Athens and a concert by the Univer-
sity orchestra will be, broadcast to
the other banquet halls. The interest
of the alumni will not be confined tc
protestations of loyalty to their al
ma mater, in sentiment alone. Some
pledges oe financial assistance are
certain to be recorded as result of
the celebration. These are the men to-
bring about through concerted effort
a change in the usual niggardly ap-
preparations by the state legislature
for this as for all state institutions.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-11-12
Public Recreation

FU0IIE N0CfEaCIOIf
In 1900 there were hardly more
than a dozen cities in the United
States that had public recreation cen
tiers, and these were mostly found in
the New England states. Now there
are I'll communities in all parts of
the country and more of them in the
south east section that have directed
playground work or real community
centers. The movement was given an
impetus at the close of the world
war when large fund and numerous
trained directors were relieved of SER
vice for the soldiers in camp both at
home and abroad, and for a time
there was a. campaign for communi-
ty center activities financed from
this war fund. Fitzgerald had a de-
monstration of the work with expert
play and song leaders but the expense
of hiring proficient director proved
the obstacle that could not be over
come here, as in other small cities,
though there are few who question
the benefits of such outlay.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1925-06-19
Town Contributes S632

Mrs. G. H. Paulsen, chairman Of
the local chapter of the Red Cross,
has sent a check for $632 for the re-
lief of the women and children left
destitute by the recent coal mine dis
aster near Sanford This money was
given by the people of Chapel Hill
and Carrboro, both white and negro.
1t was collected by a number of vol
unteer solicitors, and through mite
boxes placed in the drugstores and
other public places. The Chapel Hill
school, the Sunday school and the
Carrboro Methodist church, and the
Kings Daughterss ontributed, as or
ganizations. The American Legion
Post sent in it's contribution to the
Sanford relief workers before the Red
Cross Campaign got under way.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1925-06-19
SCHOOL TO ADMIT
OUTSIDE CHILDREN
A Temporary Arrangement,
Pending an Election on Uni
form Township Tax
TEACHING FORCE REDUCED

Despite the cut made in the Chapel
Hill school budget by the county
board of education, the Chapel Hill
school will continue to give instruc-
tion, without charge, to children from
outside the school district.
But, decides the Chapel Hill school
board, this will be a temporary ar
rangement. An election will be held,
probably in the winter, to determine
whether uniform tax shall be levied
throughout the township. If the
voters say yes to that, then the right
to attend the Chapel Hill and Carr
boro schools will belong to. every
child in the township, and the cost
will be equtably divided. As it is
now. both Chapel Hill and Carrboro,
at the expense of their own taxpay-
ers, are educating children from the
country. If the proposal for a uni
form township tax is not approved
by the voters, then the Chapel Hill
school will, in accordance with its
legal right, call upon the county to
pay tuition for six months for the
outside pupils; and if they attend for
the whole nine-months term, then the
parents will have to pay the three
months tuition,
AS result Of the county boards
cut in the allowance to Chapel Hill,
from $24,5O0 to $18,1O0, the school
here is cutting the number of it's
teachers from 21 to 18.
The home economics teacher will
be retained, since the county board
has agreed to pay $500 toward her
salary, but it is possible that agri-
culture may have to be dropped.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1925-06-19
Miss Sinks Study
Her Book about Davidson County Is
Receiving High Praise

A study of Davidson county
by Miss M. Jewell Sink, mem
ber of this years graduating
class in the University, has just
been published, and it is being
highly praised in the state pa
pers and elsewhere.
"She has investigated thor
oughly and she reports accu-
rately," says the Greensboro
News. ''The county is painted
with it's fine record and steady
growth, and with it's weaknesses
and it's strength laid, side by
side. The diagnosis she has
made is interesting, provocative,
stimulating. She deserves wide
reading, and we have no doubt
she will get 1t"
The book runs to SO pages. It
is we'll illustrated and contains
carefully prepared tabulations
showing important facts about
business, education, agriculture,
religion, and social conditions in
Davidson. Miss Sink made the
study in connection with her
work in the department of rural
social economics, of which E. G..
Branson is the head. The vol
ume was prepared under the i'm
mediate direction of Edgar T.
Thompson, one of the members
of the faculty of that depart
ment.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1925-06-19
Crashes into Forester Car

Mrs. Norman Forester and Mrs.
Dora MacRae Elliott were injured
painfully-but, as it turned out, not
seriously-in an automobile collision
late Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Foer-
ster, accompanied by Mrs. Elliott, was
driving her Buick home from Durham.
About four miles from Chapel Hill,
Will Johnson of Pittsboro, going at
high speed in a Chrysler car, sought
to pass truck ahead of him. There
was not room for him to pass. He
put on his brakes sharply and, al
though Mrs. Forester steered off the
pavement to get out of the way, he
crashed sideways into her car. She
was thrown out, and Mrs. Elliott was
thrown against the steering wheel.
Both of them were brought to Chapel
Hill and were attended by Drs. Mac
Nider and Abernethy. Yesterday
they were recovering. Upon inquiry
it developed that Mr.. Johnson was
trying out the car; Mr. Niche, the
Chrysler agent in Durham, came over
to call upon Mrs. Forester and assum-
ed responsibility. Her car viii have
to undergo extensive repairs.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1925-06-19
Germs Scarce in Pool

A meteorological survey of the
water in the Carrboro swimming
pool was made by the Chapel
Hill health department this
week. The examination showed
that the germs were in a de-
plorable state Of lonsomeness.
There were only nine of them
to each cubic centimeter, and,
germs being as small as they
are, that means they are a
prodigious distance from each
other. A germ in one of these
cubic centimeters would have to
leap, walk, or run, about thirty
million times his own length to
reach the front yard of his
nearest neighbor. The Univer-
sity filter is responsible for this
separation. When the water
comes from Morgan Creek the
germs are close enough together
to form their rotary and kiwa-
mis- and community clubs and
enjoy social affairs in civilized
fashion, but the chemicals with
which they are attacked at the
filter by Mr.. Saville and others
among the University germ
slaughterers kill them off by the
billion; after that, on the way to
the pool and in it, many a germ
lives and dies without ever set
ting eyes on one of his own
race.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1925-06-19
Crowd at Homecoming
Orange Church Has Big Celebration;
Building Debt Lifted

The Homecoming at Orange
Church, three or four miles
north of Chapel Hill, last Sun
day, was a splendid success.
The weather was fair and
moderately cool, and large
crowd was on hand. l.
Rev. Charles E. Maddry
preached in the morning, and
the Reverend Mr.. Shelton-who
frequently occupied the pulpit
there when he was a. Trinity
student-in the afternoon. At
midday a bountiful dinner was
served in the grove.
A collection was taken up, to
lift the $500 debt on the church
building. Pledges brought
down to $575 the amount still
to be raised. Some of the church
leaders thought they would stop
then and make another attempt
later on in the year, but others
suggested that they go ahead.
Then the word got around that
if $75 were given, a certain one
man would give the remaining
$500. The SIS was raised, and
then S. J. Brockwell offered to
put in $780,. thus wiping out the
debt altogether.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1925-06-19
Learning to Dance
Extra Curriculum Opportunity for
Summer School Students

With the opening of summer
school, various dancing schools
have opened. With experienced
instructors, and with chaperones
in attendance at classes, the
schools give full instruction in
dancing, with the guarantee to
teach their students the art in
a certain number of lessons, and
at moderate charges.
The Carolina Dancing School
began Monday, with headquart-
ers at the Delta Sigma Phi
house, on Rosemary street. This
was followed by the formal
opening Tuesday afternoon of
the University Dancing School,
at the Alpha Chi Sigma house,
also on Rosemary street.
Many students who cannot
dance are availing themselves of
this opportunity to learn. The
schools are giving both public
and private lessons.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1925-06-19
Mr.. Chase's Talk
He Addresses Summer School on
''The Teachers Responsibility"

An address on "The Teachers Re-
sponsibility to Truth" was delivered
by President Chase at the opening
exercises of the Summer School Tues
day night in Memorial Hall.
Short talks were also made by Di-
rector N. w. Walker, H. F. Conner,
and Miss Norma Connell, on topics
pertinent to campus life, social life in
the Summer School, and on the
churches and Sunday schools of
Chapel Hill.
In setting forth the responsibilities
resting upon the teacher of today,
Mr.. Chase declared, "It is, above all,
the teachers duty to be intellectually
honest with the young people whom
they have to train"
Discussing evolution as it relates
to school instruction, he said. "Science
is merely a systematic attempt to
look at nature and find out what is
there. The scientist is concerned
with facts, and not with creeds, pre-
JUDGES, and the attacks of theolo-
gians." He cited examples of the
manner in which scientific discover
les have in the past been received
and summarized his defense OF
science by the statement: "The strug-
gle which we are witnessing today is
but chapter in the history OF
scientific advancement"