davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-08-20
POSTAL EMPLOYEES
TO HOLD CONVENTION
HERE LABOR DAY
Sessions to Be Held in Court House
With Addresses by Senators Harris
and George and Others.

Labor Day will be celebrated by
the annual convention of the Postal
Employees association for South
Georgia, an organization of Uncle
Sans army of employees in the va
rious post offices of Georgia south
of Macon, including the city and ru-
raj carriers of this section. W. A.
Adams, of this city, is the president
of the association and has charge OF
the arrangements for the entertain
ment of the convention. Senators
w. ]. Harris and Walter George have
been invited to make addresses be-
fore the body and are expected to be
here. Others who are to make adj
dresses are: Congressman Thomas
Bell and Landlord; Hon. Clint Hager,
U. s. District Attorney of Atlanta,
and T. w. Overstreet, P. o. Inspec-
tor.
The addresses of welcome in behalf
of the city will be delivered by Mayor
JdCh N1dycS anu nun. w ILL., ~. ooWCh,
president of the Chamber of Com
merce, will welcome the organization
in behalf of the citizens of Fitzger-
aid. Hon. Chas. w. Barnes, postmas-
ter at Valdosta, will respond to the
addresses in behalf of the postal en-
ployees as wilH also Hon. E. A. Meeks,
postmaster, of Nichols. Others who
are on the program for brief address
ses along the efficiency lines in the
service are: J. D. Adams, of Doug
las; T. D. Abercrombie, of Ashburn;
l. Y. Conger, of Triton, and ]. A.
Harrison assistant postmaster of
cambridge. The sessions will be
held in the Ben Hill county court
house and barbecue will be served
during the noon recess. The offic-
ers of the association are: President,
w. A. Adams, postmaster, Fitzgerald;
D. M. McKoe, postmaster, Moultrie,
vice president; S. L. Moore, postmas-
ter, Willacoochee, secretary; Geo. M.
Anchors, city carrier, Moultrie, SER
geant at arms.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-08-20
STATE KIWANIS
CONVENTION TO
BE NOV. 2, 3, a
Dates Changed From October 1921
to Give New Albany Hotel More
Time for Completion of Building.

Albany, August 17.-Dates of the
annual meeting of the Georgia XII
wants Convention, which Albany is to
entertain this fall, have ben changed
from October 10, 2 0and Fl to No
vember 2, 8 and 4. This announce
ment was made at the regular weekly
luncheon of the Albany Kiwanis Club
yesterday at Hotel Gordon.
Most important among the reasons
for changing the dates of the conven-
ton was the fact that the New AL
bany Hotel will have better chance
to be completed by the November
dates than would be the case if the
convention will be one of the largest
convention will be one of the largest
if not actually the largest, that AL
bany has ever entertained, between
500 and 900 men being expected from
the more than sixty Kiwanis clubs in
Georgia. Several of the nearby clubs
are expected to send their full men,
bership.
1t is the plan of the Albany club
to make the convention the best
Georgia Kiwanians have ever enjoy
ed. Several active committees have
already been Put owork on differ
ent details of the convention bust
ness.
1t was announced by President
George w. Jones that John H. Moss,
of Milwaukee, president of Kiwanis
Information, will attend tie Georgia
convention in Albany.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-08-20
George Allen Roberts
Died on Saturday

The many friends of the family
of George Allen Roberts, whose death
occurred last Saturday at his
sincerely sympathize with the family
late home, about nine miles north of
the city. Mr.. Roberts had been con-
fined to his bed for some months.
The funeral and interment were at
Bethlehem church last Sunday, when
a large concourse of his friends and
neighbors paid him the last tribute
The deceased was a popular citizen
of his community, Justice of the
Peace of his district for twenty
years and beloved by all who knew
him well. He is survived by five
sons. VIM. H., J. B., J. NJ, j. T., and
Dan Roberts, and three daughters,
Mesdames j. B. Norris, w. d. Hun
ter and Jack Dorminy.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-08-20
COLQUITT COUNTY
WILL HOLD FAIR

Moultrie, August 18.-The first
county fair and livestock show staged
here in four years will be put on
this fall, according to officials of the
Coiquitt County Fair association.
They admit that it is rather early
to start plans for such an exposition,
put on a fair that will compare IA
but declare that there is yet time to
vorably with some of the big ones
staged here in former years.
The fair association will have the
cooperation of the Chamber of Com
merce in the undertaking and the
dats will be decided upon at a joint
meeting of representatives of the
two organizations which will be held
one day next week.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-08-20
SEASONS COTTON YIELD
LARGEST SINCE WAR
Eight Thousand Bales Expected in
County; 1900 Last Season

Cotton is continuing to be brought
to the local gins from Ben Hill
county farms in such quantities TO
force the gins to operate day and
night to partially keep up with the
picking.
1t is estimated that the ginnings to-
day will bring the total for the sea-
son up and above the 1000 mark,
nearly ten times of the total at this
date last season. Pickers are reap
ing harvest the supply of labor be-
ing limited, making the planters bid
very stiff against each other for
cotton pickers, who are making hay
while the sun Shines"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-08-20
GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST
ARE in MIDST OF GREAT
ERA OF PROSPERITY
Cannon Forbes Finds Indications of
Unprecedented Prospect
ty on Tour.

Georgia is to enjoy an era of I'M
precedented prosperity this fall, and
with great crops growing in South
and Middle Georgia this state is GO
ing to be one of the most prosperous
in the union" This is the opinion
of CaCnnon Forbes, manager of the
Atlanta -Manville company,
who has just returned fro man au-
tomobile tour of 10000 miles which
included parts of Georgia, South
Carolina and Florida.
Business is already improving in
South Georgia and the prosperous
condition of the crops in South Caro-
lima will be one of the chief causes
of this states prosperity" he said.
'In the Piedmont sections of Georgia
and Carolina rain is badly needed,
but in the territory between Augusta
and Charleston and south of Macon,
in Georgia, has received all rain
needed and as a result the fields are
loaded with the greatest crops ever
raised in these sections.
The South Georgia sections is re-
successful crops that can be grown
markable Cor the large variety of
there. The cotton and corn, the old
staple crops, are good; the tobacco
crop, new crop to Georgia, is the
best they have ever had; the fruits
and melons were good and sold for
good prices, and as result that part
of the state is bound to enjoy re-
markabIe era of property. I be-
lieve it will help the whole state be-
cause the trade in that territory right
now is getting better every day."
Mr.. Forbes said one of the best
things about the situation in South
Georgia is the spirit of enthusiasm
and optimism that prevails.
"The farmers, the merchants and
bankers are all in good humor and
feel like prosperity is right at hand"
he said. Everywhere 1 went l found
them in fine state of mind over the
bright prospects ahead.
"All the towns and cities in South
Georgia and Middle Georgia appear
% have, caught the spirit of optimism
and the citizens are all expecting bet
,er things in business way this fall.
"South Georgia seems to be pros
,ering also from the Florida boom as
here are many new citizens stopping
n those towns who came from states
n the north and west"
Mr.. Forbes said the prosperity in
South Carolina will also help Georgia
IS the prosperous belt is the belt
which long has been trade territory
'or Georgia.
"The bountiful crops in Georgia
md South Carolina are going to
bring back both these states to their
I'D prosperity and these same crops
are going to make bushes good all
the south. I am convinced
after my trip that Georgia is on the
verge of tremendous business pros
oerity and that we will get share of
It."
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-08-20
Mrs. L.add Likely
To Enter Senate

Washington, D. c., August 10
Probability that a woman at last will
enter the custom bound United States
senate for an extended term of SER
vice is growing stronger here with
indications that Mrs. Rizpah S. Ladd,
widow of the late senator from N.
Dakota will accept an appointment to
complete his term.
Governor Sorlie, of North Dakota,
who has senatorial ambitions himself
is expected to offer the post to Mrs.
Laid, in order to clear the way for
his own candidacy for the next fall
term, which begins March 3, 1927.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-08-20
FITZGERALD TOBACCO
MARKET TOPS STATE
Best Prices Paid on Local Market;
... State Report

Other towns may sell more tobac-
! co, but Fitzgerald has been paying
the highest prices, according to the
sworn reports made to the Market
ing Bureau by the warehousemen Of
the state.
Mondays sale was exceptionally
good, in point of price for quality Of
fered and judging from the satisfied
planters, not one refusing the pric-
es offered, our buyers are giving the
top prices this season. About $4,000
pounds were sold in both warehouses
Monday with an average of above
tic. Mr.. w. P. Halves received the
$40 gold premium.
Tuesdays price winner were Ben
net and Clare who sold over two hun
dred pounds at $4,000 hundred.
Wednesday Mr.. E. Nets of near
Alapaha won the premium, receiving
$49 a hundred for a large pile. The
feature of Wednesdays sale was a
seven thousand pound load of tobacco
from Mr.. Sizemore, who also brought
in a SIMILAR load this morning on
truck from Glory, nearly IS miles
from this city.
Both warehouses continue to in
crease their daily sales and it is evil
dent that the good prices paid at the
local markets have had their effect
on distant growers, who are making
daily deliveries here. 10000 pounds
were sold here today, with w. B.
Halves of Ocilla, taking the $40 prize
with tobacco at $35 hundred.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-08-20

the party spending the night of the
18th in Macon, leaving Chattanooga
the morning of the 18th and being
entertained by the Atlanta Motor
Club and other civic organizations at
dinner at Stone Mountain.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-08-20
EPISCOPAL CHURCH NOTICE

Rev. ]. w. Bleker, of Fernandina,
Fla, a former rector of the Episco-
pal church of Fitzgerald, will hold
service in the Episcopal church on
Sunday at $50 p. m.
All are cordially invited to hear
him.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-08-20
DISTRICT NO. 1.

DIS IKIL No. I.
District No. Includes all territory within the
City of Fitzgerald. One and as many cash
prizes as there are active participants, will be
awarded in this district. Standing of candidates
from all votes cast for publication up to Wednes
day night
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-08-20
NAMES DROPPED FROM LIST

enumbe of
whoha ebeendr hatre
be -ndted lin he hey W
beoh in by
lee " n
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-08-20
MR.. GEORGE STRANGE
is GIVEN PROMOTION

Mr.. George Strange, in charge of
the collection department of the Ex-
change National Bank, has been pro-
noted to the position of teller, sue
ceeding Mr.. C. F. Shewmake, who re-
signed the place to accept a similar
position with the Bank of Biscayne
Bay, at Miami.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-08-20
DISTRICT NO. 2.

District No Includes all territory outside OF
Fitzgerald One car and many cash prizes as
there are active participants will be awarded to this
district Standing of candidates from all votes
cast for publication up to Wednesday night.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-08-20

Mr.. Edwin Stovall was a st. ST.
mons visitor at the weekend.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-08-20

Miss Vera Cook, Chula $4,000
Mrs J. T. Hendricks, R. F. D. 6, City p, 148, 100
Mrs. Tom Lawrence, DELLA -----------2, 100000
Miss Gusse Purvis, Ocilla ------------ $4,000
Mrs. Alice Rumph, Pineview ----------2, 196,1O0
Miss Maye Story Sycamore ----2,2 75 200
Mrs. H. C. Troupe, R. F. D. --------2, 124 100
Miss Ellen White, Ashburn 2 ,279 900
The Washington times., 1925-05-09
A FOOT-NOTE EXPERT
SO TO SPEAK

expression in the choir of the
Mormon Tabernacle. Musical in
struction at that time was con-
fined to the choir. Since leaving
Salt Lake City he has persist
emily studied music, and always
has a piano in his hotel room on
tour.
Amateur theatricals awoke the
sleeping lure of the stage, an
inJprovised vaudeville act giving
him the opportunity of facing pro-
fessional audiences on the Pan
tages circuit, and a tabloid YER
sion of 1.-The Miljado," presented
on the small town vaudeville
stages, finally landed him in New
York. An engagement with one
of the winter Garden shows, and
other engagements, including two
seasons with 1.-The Lady in ISr-
mine." finally brought him to mis-
present association with 1.-THE
Dream Girl" which will. 1t Is
announced, be followed next sea-
son by his presentation by he
Messrs. Shubert as Francois Vii
Ion in THE Vagabond, which is
now in preparation. Woolf is
credited with having the best
baritone voice in musical comedy
The Washington times., 1925-05-09
A TALENTED MISS AND
NO MISTAKE

Massachusetts,, came to New York
straight from boarding school and
by what she terms the rarest OF
good luck, her first part was in
"Peter Pam" when Maude Adams
played it for the last time a few
years ago. THAI was a delight
full start. And then she played
the Baby Talk girl, Lola Pratt, in
Seventeen" with the result that
she played it for a season or two.
married Gregory Kelly, who was
the Willie Baxter Of the piece,
and then had it's author, Booth
Harrington, writing plays for her
and her husband.
."Tweedles," one Of these Tark-
ington plays, was played earlier
this season, and in it Miss Cor
don gave a decidedly skillful per
Torrance, one with all the bubble
on it, and one which is still
spoken of with pleasure by those
who saw it. Then Mrs. Partridge
Presents" and now here in The
Fall of Eve" at the Belasco.
The Washington times., 1925-05-09

Walter Woolf, who is suspected
of making many a feminine heart
flutter by his sympathetic bari
tone voice and his attractive per-
sonality In THE Dream Girl"
which comes to Polls this Sun
day night, was once a shoe sales
man, and those who knew him in
Salt Lake City at the time save
he was a good one and was
greatly sought after by the female
specimens OF the species. In any
event he tells about it without
any visible evidence of confessing
a crime, and insists that in tax
ing up a stage career his only
fear was that he might spoil a
good salesman to make bad
actor.
Neither in San Francisco, where
he was born, nor in Salt Lake
City, where he was brought up"
was there any parental anticipa-
ton of fame and fortune by the
stage route for young Walter,
although it was discovered that
he had a voice, which found carly
The Washington times., 1925-05-09
High Cost of Music

The new $4,000 pipe organ this
week was dedicated to daily use
at Crandall's Home Theater, 1890
c street northeast. The installa.-
ton Of the handsome new instru-
ment which, incidentally, is If
exceptional tonal quality, was
considerably hampered by The
necessity of completely rebuild
Ing the organ chambers to ac-
commodate the complicated mech
anism of the organ, which is Of
the latest approved type. Cecilia
O'Dea is the concert organist at
the home. Margaret Libby, who
has played the piano at the Home
pending the installation OF the
pipe organ, has returned to
Crandalls Central Theater.
The Washington times., 1925-05-09

The elder Barrymore is now
rehearsing his fourth play this
season and up until the time
he appears in the latest, "Man
or Devil" it can be said that
thus far he has been striding
on a treadmill. "The Piker"
and "Taps" both persisted with
out benefit of public JUNCTION,
and his attempt to stretch
Laugh, Clown, Laugh" into
another season was not success
full.
The race for flop honors this
year seems three-cornered: Be-
tween Lionel Barrymore, Ruth
Chatterton and Marjorie Ram
beau. Only the authors are to
blame in the instances of the
first two.
A group of all-too-busy Balti-
more mothers, who undoubtedly
instruct their children in due
reverence for law, tried to have
a city magistrate fired last
week because he had dismissed
a complaint against the dancers
in Seduction Although the
complaint : registered by the
women was dismissed by the
court, the dancers were more
adequate" clothed thereafter;
yet, such is the vindictiveness
of people with the reform mania
that the compliments refused
to let the issue drop, and car
ried to Governor Richie their
demand for the magistrates dis
missal.
The governor refused to en-
terrain the petition, though he
did remind the women that their
methods of reform were pitt
fully inadequate and predicated
on the wrong sources.
The Washington times., 1925-05-09
CHATEAU LENDS
QUALITY TONE
TO RESORTS

lie Paradis attractions now con-
stitute a city and country en-
semble, with the Chateau lie
Paradis at Ammendale. Md, in
the role Of a very smart country
cousin, indeed, while the famous
Cafe LIE Paradis and Club Chan
tecler on Thomas circle, continue
as among the Capitals most ex-
elusive dinner and dance resorts.
And very shortly the LIE Paradis
roof garden may again be ex-
pected to blossom into life with
hundreds OF electric lights.
The Chateau lie Paradis, located
within easy driving distance Of
either Washington or Baltimore,
is proving magnet for amuse-
ment seekers from both cities.
folks from the latter city being
especially attracted by the Never
Davis Tent Band, which has made
a tremendous hit during the last
season as the featured attraction
at the Tent in Baltimore. The
Tent band has been personally
coached by Meyer Davis, orches-
ira king, for the last six months,
with the view Of placing it in
the Chateau lie Paradis The
success 1t has scored at the
chateau since it's opening. some
thing over a week ago, justified
the very strenuous training Its
members have undergone.
Preparations are being made
to open the lie Paradis roof
garden early this month. The
opening night will be an extra
gala occasion. with souvenirs and
entertainment features contribut-
Ing TO the gayety Of the occasion.
The Washington times., 1925-05-09

1.-TWO Married Men," will handle
the male leads.
Others in the company are Dor
othy Tierney, Butler Nixon, Kath-
ryn Tierney, Romano Calender,
Charles Halton, Walter. solder
ling, Thomas l.. Brewer, William
McFadden, Lillian Dean, Hazel
Frost, Marjorie Metcalf.
With such cast appearing In
a success of the qualities OF The
Nervous Wreck" it would seem
success of the new venture at
this theater is assured from the
very beginning. Add to these
features the fact. that the scale
of prices will be actually popular,
and the indications are plain that
the National Players should ex-
perience a long and profitable
season.
Top prices at night will be $1.10
for the orchestra; So cents for the
first balcony. and so cents for
the second balcony. Matinees on
Wednesday will be so cents for
all seats; on Saturdays 50 cents
for the orchestra, and so cents for
the balconies. The seat sale for
the first attraction begins Monday
morning, May IL, and each sue
ceeding week seats will be placed
on sale one week ahead of the
attraction.
The Washington times., 1925-05-09
NOTED TOREADOR
IN EARLE
FILM

One of the most interesting fea.
lures of ''The Bandolero," which
will be the film feature at the
Earle next week, Is said to be the
bullfight scenes. These were made
by Tom Terriss, the director, in
Granada, Spain, near the famous
Alhambra, while the Grand Fair
of that nook of the world was in
progress.
Mr.. Terriss hadn't gone to all
the trouble of taking his company
to that authentic spot to get or
binary bullfight pictures. He was
after something entirely different.
AS a mater of fact, he came very
near getting nothing at all be-
cause Of a bullfighters' union
whose members decided they
wouldn't do their business IN
front of cameras without getting
paid extra special salaries for the
occasion.
Things were looking mighty
black so far as special bullflght
scenes were concerned when can
gro, one OF the most renowned
annoyer of bulls in Spain, came
along with his ten thousand dol
lar white horse. Camera said he
was willing to do his act, for
which he usually receives on-
thousand pesetas, for nothing.
That looked to Mr.. Terriss like a
very fair basis from which to oe-
gin bargaining; and as a. result
Camera and his ten thousand dol
lar nag soon were at work on a
bull.
AS Canero's specially is not
allowing any one except himself
and his horse to get into danger
lodging the bull on horseback
at the last possible moment. and
then, for good measure. hurdlins
over the bulls back-Mr. Ter.
riss got not only the different
sort of bullfight that he was seek
ing, but also one that was packed
with Ills
The Washington times., 1925-05-09
HELEN CUeEY-EARLE

In the title role Of 1.-THE Fall
of Eve." the new comedy by John
Emerson and Anita Loos, which
opens Monday at the Shubert-
Belasco is a young lady who, as
the New York critics like to say,
may be mentioned as one Of the
young players uponn whom the
mantle of Mrs. Fiske may one
day fall-that is, Of course, the
mantle of supreme comedienne.
Ruth Gordon has come rather
steadily forward and up in her
playing. This season she played
in what would have been an Incl
dental role in Mrs. Partridge
Presents. if it hadn't been played
with just that superlatively anus
ing touch which she gave it. AS
it was, as Washington remem-
bers, the inquisitive and lawfully
Interested girl friend of the
heroine almost ran away with the
play.
Ruth Gordon. who was born in
The Washington times., 1925-05-09
Bumped to Fame.

The fall Of a horse and a choice
collection of cranial bumps and
fractured ribs ended the career of
Robert Woolsey. the comedian.
with THE Dream Girl" as Jockey.
and turned his thoughts toward a
career on the stage.
Woolsey was born in Oakland,
and grew up in that lively Cali
fornia adjunct to San Francisco,
and it was in his home town
that he tried to break into the
racing game as Jockey. His
diminutiVe stature and a natural
aptitude for handling horses gave
him rosy hopes Of a successful
career on the track. After spend.
ing several weeks in the hosDitaI
as the result of his first ATTEMPT
to win fame and fortune on the
back of a racer. he concluded
that there were enough Jockeys
without him, and jumped at a
chance to play a small part in n
local stock company. That de-
cision was fatal. He has been
an actor ever since
The Washington times., 1925-05-09
Who the Record
Breakers Are

Miss Marion Davies, whose
latest production, "Zander the
Great" starts a second week
at Loew's Columbia Sunday
afternoon, continues to main
tain her record Of multiple
week engagements in every
production she has ever
brought to Loew's Columbia.
"Zander the Great marks
the fourth Marion Davies
picture that has been IRE
scented at the F street the
alter, all of which were held
over for extended engage
ments. The four Davies pic
lures that have appeared
there are, in order, when
Knighthood Was in Flower"
Little Old New York" "Jan-
ice Meredith" and "Zander
the Great" Incidentally.
"Zander the Great" is one
of only four pictures to
achieve more than one weeks
run in Washington in 1925.
The other three were Doug
las Fairbanks "Thief of Bag
dad" Gloria SWanson's
wages of Virtue" and Miss
Swanson's latest picture,
Mime. Sans Gene all of
which we're presented at
Loew's Columbia.