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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-08-05
TALMADCE GIVES
BROWN A DRUBBING

McRae, Cain the first joint de-
bate held in political campaign in
Georgia in years j. j. Brown, COM
missioner of agriculture, and Eugene
Talmadge, of McRae, his opponent,
clashed here today before more than
1000 persons in more than three
hours of wordy warfare.
Both speakers talked for one hour
and a half. Talmadge undoubtedly
had the audience with him and nu-
merous occasions made thrust after
thrust at Brown while Brown sat
mute, making no reply. People in
the crowd joined now and then in
asking Brown questions about dere-
LECTION of fertilizer inspectors but
Brown did not answer. Brown, in
defense, made stormy fight but the
crowd was overwhelmingly in favor
of Talmadge.
He based his chief charge against
Talmadge on land deal in which he
said Talmadge as county attorney had
advised county commissioners to buy
tract of land for almshouse and
said this land belonge dto Talmadge.
In his speech Talmadge did not de-
ny he had sold the land to the coun-
ty but called members of the county
commission to arise and state that the
deal was fair and legitimate. The
crowd laughed at this charge of
Brown.
At the end of his speech Talmadge
asked all present who wanted him to
get out of the race hold up hands.
Not one hand went up.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-08-05
Give People Facts

Nothing is more dangerous than
concealment.
Nothing is more wholesome than
the plain, unvarnished truth.
Nothing else will, or can take it's
place.
Often individuals, organizations,
governments, groups of all kinds,
find themselves facing situations in
which it is regarded as expedient to
assume a fictitious stand.
Run a bluff. That is the road Of
ten. selected by some Of the most pre-
tentious deiberative bodies in the
| world.
But falsehood-no matter who pro-
notes its a vicious and harmful
thing.
There is an old saying that the
truth hurts.
The truth does nothing of the kind.
Error and falsehood hurt. They
hurt not only those who employ them
but they also hurt others who are
seeking the truth-who are entitled
to the truth, and yet who are not per-
mitted to have the truth.
We have had enough of falsehood.
1t has been the bane and the blight
of our political, social, business and
ecclesiastical life. The plant which
grows in the darkness of the night is
poisonous and deadly thing.
: The greatest purifier in the world
is the sunlight.
Life cannot exist without light.
Don't try to feed even a child on
falsehood.
Turn the full flood of sunlight upon
the truth.
The full, unvarnished truth is the
only thing in the world that is worth
while, because it is the only thing
possessing reality. = DeKalb New
Era.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-08-05
Industry Is Running
On 800 Capacity

Atlanta, Ga.-Business conditions
in all parts of the South, as well as
in other parts of the country, is de-
cidedly healthy, according to local
manufacturers who have received re-
ports of nationwide survey. The
survey covered manufacturing plants
in thirty basic industries and showed
that the industry of the nation is
running on the astonishing rate of
"a per cent of capacity, with employ
ment practically non-existent-an
unusually healthy summer condition.
When the industry of the country
is running at "a per cent of the max
imum capacity at midsummer there
seems to be no good reason for a
pessimistic attitude on the immediate
future, Atlanta manufacturers assert.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-08-05
CITY AUTHORITIES TO
ENFORCE DAIRY LAWS
COUNCIL ADOPTS RESOLUTION
TO BACK UP STATE DE-
PARTMENT.

At the meeting of the City Coun-
Gil Monday night resolutions were
passed to enforce the State law ap-
plying to the conduct of diaries in
the county and the city clerk in
structed to so advise all dairymen Of
the city and county.
Written reports fled with the city
by DR.. Westbrook of the State
Health Department and DR.. Bran
ham, inspector of diaries, indicating
the absolute disregard by the dairie
of all of the regulations pertaining
to their business, caused the Mayor
and Council to take this drastic ac-
ton.
The State authorities have fur
furnished each of the dairymen with
written orders as to the improvement
needed to be made on their respec-
tive barns and milk houses, to pass
inspection and gave them until Sep
| tember 18th to make the necessary
changes to comply with the law, af-
ter which State cases are to be made
against the persistent offender.
Copies of these instructions were
filed with the city and the city health
| officer instructed to see after their
enforcement.
Paving Of Grant street was also
discussed and City Attorney Garden
reported that the county commits
sioners had applied for Federal aid
for North Grant street, but had
failed to agree to cooperate in paw
ing South Grant, for which Federal
aid cannot be had, but for which
county cooperation can illegally be
given, under an act passed in 1925.
Mayor Mayes stated that he would
take the latter up again with the
county commissioners in an attempt
to secure their cooperation.
A motion to convey right of way
to the Federal Government for the
use of North Grant street was made
and adopted, preliminary step nee
essary to receive Federal aid in paw
ing streets through municipality.
Hussey and Bowles were awarded
the contract for installing the cleo
trio light fixtures in the high school
auditorium, being the lowest bidder.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-08-05
FITZGERALD LIONS WELL
ENTERTAINED WEDNESDAY
VOCAL NUMBERS AND A SPELL
ING BEE PUT TEST INTO
LUNCHEON HOUR.

Wednesdays luncheon of the
Lions was featured by three selec-
tions sung by Mrs. Robert Littlefield
and Miss Helen Chastain, splendidly
rendered and highly appreciated by
the club members.
County Agent C. T. Owens pre-
scented request for assistance in de-
fraying the expenses of fourteen of
his club boys to attend the annual
short course at the College of Agri-
culture and was voted $25 by the
club, after an appeal for same made
by Editor Gelders.
A communication from Bruce Nay,
secretary of the Kiwanis, in the shape
of resolutions by his club, endorsing
the project to add a department OF
music to the public schools of the
city, was received and instructions
issued to the Public Affairs commit
tee of the club to present the matter
to the Board of Education at its
meeting Friday. The secretary was
instructed to communicate with all
civic organizations and REQUEST to
have committees of same to meet
with the Board to secure the favor
able action, so that the department
can begin its operations with the
opening of the school term in Sep
TENDER.
President Adams announced Sep
TENDER 10th as the date fixed fol
Charter night and suitable arrange
ments for the occasion are in thu
hands of the entertainment commit
tee.
| Visitors for the day were Mr.
Smith, State director of the Moderl
Woodmen, and C. T. Owens.
A feature of the entertainment in
troduced by Chairman CRAZY Hal
was a spelling bee, conducted b.
mine host, Gator Smith, which show
ed up that the older the boys get tn
poorer spoilers they find themselves
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-08-05
Bird DISTRICT MASONS
MEET IN CONVENTION
Many Tourist Camps
Are Open In South

Atlanta, Ga.-Just now, when a
very large part of the population of
the country is awheel on vacation
tours, or wishes to be, it is interest
ing to note a statement, made public
here, that there are nearly 10000
tourists camps in this country, and
all of them have welcome for the
motor tourist, it was pointed out.
In the South, Georgia registers one
hundred camps, Florida has two hum
dred, Alabama has forty, North Caro-
lima forty, South Carolina twenty
five, Tennessee thirty-fve, Arkansas
ninety and big Texas two hundred
and fifty.
The motor tourist, it was pointed
out here, is the advance guard of de-
velopment and progress.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-08-05
Little Talks of Thrift

Are you saving money on your
present income?
A great many persons seem to be
under the impression that the saving
of money is largely matter of in
come. The fact is it is matter of
will-power and determination.
Most of tn egreat American for
tunes of today were started with the
savings of an individual whose in
come was extremely limited. Had
these individuals waited until their
incomes had increased before they
began to save, they probably never
would have progressed beyond med
iocre advancement in the business
world.
The man who is earning $4,000 q
year-may feel that it is out of the
question for him to save anything.
He undoubtedly is of the opinion that
if he were earning $4,000 year he
could save very substantial sum.
But the man who is earning $780,
900 year lives on more expensive
scale than the $4,000 year man, is
surrounded by more demands and,
therefore, finds it correspondingly
harder to save.
And so it goes throughout the
whole range of incomes.
Many a man today looks back on
the years when his earnings were
much less than they are now, and
feels that it would have been easier
to save then than it is now.
It is not an easy matter for many
to save. But it should ever be borne
in mind that the mere matter of in
comes has little to do with it. Many
times has it been shown that those
who are unwilling to make the sacri-
fees necessary to save on limited in
comes are just as unwilling to make
sacrifices when their incomes are in
creased.
Most men who have succeeded
have had to do so at great odds.
Saving money on limited income
does require pluck. But because of !
this the savings take on additional
value. 1t is not tn" amount of mon
ey that counts to produce the savings.
BY S. w. Straus, President Ameri-
can Society for Thrift.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-08-05
He WINS THE PRIZE

The most absent-minded man has
been found at last. A friend called
on him the other night and talked
for ten minutes. Suddenly he arose,
picked up his visitors hat and over
coat, begged the astonished mans
pardon for talking so long and said
goodbye. He left his own house and
hasn't been seen seen or heard of
since. Have you seen him wandering
about?
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-08-05
OFF For Epworth
League Meeting

Rev. R. B. Ware, Frank Hitch,
Clifford Pickens, Waldemar Ratcliff,
Mrs. Burr Stokoe and Misses Grace
Davis, Viola Nelson and Catherine
Frey left Sunday night in automo-
biles for Mt. Zion to attend the an
nual meeting of the Epworth League
They expect to be gone about a week
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-08-05
A GOOD REASON

Teacher to mother of pupil: 81
came in to ask why you made your
boy stop taking saxophone lessons,
Mrs. SMITH"
eve were afraid to let him go on
after the Chief of Police moved next
door,"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-08-05
Local Warehouses Hold
Daily Sales, Morning
and Afternoon

The 1926 tobacco season opened
Tuesday morning, with high prices
being paid for the quality offered,
Sutton and Hendley of Ocilla recelv-
ing $4,000 per hundred for 222
pounds, making them the winner OF
the first of the $40 premiums offered
NV the Chamber of Commerce. Some
smaller piles brought as high as $40
per hundred.
The amount of tobacco sold the
first day was approximately 2S,ooO
uoands. due to recent rains Delaying
the drying and curing in this county.
A full complement of employees are
engaged in both warehouses to expe-
dite the work of handling the crop,
which is satisfying feature for the
growers.
At the Dickey warehouse John Pin
mex and his father, ]. S. Pinnex, are
in charge; auctioneer, G. M. Tisdale;
in the office are Mr.. Pettigrew, Miss
Athleen Dickey and Miss Ethel Boyd.
On the floor, assisting the buyers, are
Messrs. Herman Usher and Joe Clark.
At the Central warehouse MIR.
Crowder is auctioneer, E. II. Gee
and Mrs. C. H. Crowder in the office
and J.. W. Heathorn and V. j. Love
assisting on the floor. Mr.. F. S.
Manson is the active manager.
Wednesday Sales
About 10000 pounds were sold
Wednesday at an average price OF
CSC. The highest price received was
45c by E. J. Howell of Ocilla. 15c
was the lowest price paid on today's
market. The Chamber of Commerce
prize of $40 was paid to G. w. Size
more of Allapaha for 222 lbs, for
which he received $38 per hundred.
The A., B. & A. tobacco special,
attended by reporters and photogra-
pliers for the Atlanta dailies brought
officials of the A., B. & A. to the
warehouse early Wednesday morn
ing and were greeted by Fitzgerald's
Community Band, which played a
number of selections during the visit.
Mr., Sparks of the Atlanta Journal
and Mr.. Lane of the Atlanta Geor-
gian took a number of pictures of a
bevy of young ladies in overalls for
their respective papers.
At $50 the Special left for Triton
and other South Georgia markets.
Mr.. Tracy Mathewson, artist for
the Fox News, was accompanied to
the J. j. Dorminey Tobacco farm,
east of the city, by the farmerettes,
Mrs. Lon Dickey and daughter, Mar
cia, and Editor Gelders, where a
number of movies were taken, the
young ladies doing the work usually
done by farm hands in gathering to-
bacco for the barns. In the party of
farmerettes were Miss Rebecca Hill
of Dawson, Misses Mildred Hale,
Mary Lynn Owens, Evelyn Owens,
Marguerite Wise, Freddie lsler ana
Myrtle Cannon
The Fox News pictures will be
shown in Ricker's opera house and
these attractive girls will greet their
Fitzgerald friends some evening on
the local screen.
Thursday Market
$4,000 pounds were sold on the To-
cal market here today, at an average
price Of 24.18, which is most salts
factory average for the first curings.
The highest price was paid to J. E.
Howell of Ocilla, who received $40
per hundred for $50 pounds, and
also received the Chamber Of Com
merce prize of $40.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-08-05
NO DOUBT OF 1T

Mistress: "Are you sure the lady
who left this package knew me? I
can't place anyone by that name"
Maid: "She must know you, be-
cause when I told her 1 had been
working for you five months she ex-
claimed, For Goodness Sakew
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-08-05
SPLENDID SERVICES DAY AND
NIGHT-REVIVAL TO CON-
TINUE THRU SUNDAY

The congregation was delighted to
see Mr.. Hoffman back in his place as
song leader on Tuesday morning af-
ter having spent Monday and Monday
night in Atlanta in interest of his
throat. At the close of the song ser
vice he sang "Have Thine Own Way
Lord"
DR.. Fuller then read Romans 1928
81, taking as his text for the morn
ing John 3-16: :"For God So Loved
the World, that he gave his only be-
gotten Son, that whosoever believeth
in him should not perish but have
everlasting life" He asked the con-
gregation to consider the cross from
Gods standpoint. Love loves to suf-
fer when the object upon which it is
bestowed is in need. The world was
lost when Jesus came into it. Gods
love was so great, and wonderful that
He gave his only Son. Did you ever
picture God at the Cross? He was
there. God knew the efficacy of the
cross, the one way of salvation. He
knew some day men and women could
come without money and without
price and receive salvation. God SO
loved the world-the need was SO
great--He gave his Son. Today the
cross is fulfilling it's purpose-it is te
| the Observation-Disclosures means
me-means everybody. Whoseevel
believeth, not UNDERSTANDABLE, in sim
pie faith, shall have everlasting life
Tuesday night just before the ser.
mon, Mr.. Hoffman sang very feeling.
ly, 81 will arise and go, back to my
Father and home" DR.. Fuller read
Mark 1890. AS Jesus came down
from the mount of TRANSPORTATION to
his disciples he found them surround.
| ed by a multitude-one man in the
multitude had brought his son to
Jesus to be cured of a dumb spirit
The father had brought his need to
the deciples and they had failed to
give the help. The failure of Gods
people always causes sinners to suf-
fer and we can fail in many ways.
! A christian life counts where words
fail. When this distressed father
saw Jesus he brought his need direct
ly to Him, saying "if thou canst do
anything, have compassion on us and
help u.s." Jesus said it isn't what I
ca ndo but if you can believe, all
things are possible. When the father
said, 81 believe, help thou my unbe-
lief" Immediately Jesus spoke and
the boy was made whole. Have you
ever thought of the marvellous pa
tience of Jesus? There is no such
thing as unanswered prayer-if you
, can believe. It may be delayed or
perhaps you have not done your part.
.. When man becomes conscious of his
need, he comes to God. There are
four things that hinder people from
/ taking a definite stand. First-He
may be indifferent because of his ig-
noranca of his need. Second-Toe
| proud to own the need. Third-Be
conscious of the need and yet bring il
/ to the wrong source. Fourth-Real.
ize the need and postpone decision
Bring the need directly to the Father
who can save all. This sermon was
addressed to Consistent Sinners and
Inconsistent Christians"
Wednesday morning DR.. Fuller
used John 6-51 as his text, saying
this verse was what Jesus said about
himself in trying to define himself
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-08-05
John Rowland
Purchases Powell
Home On s. Grant

Mrs. H. G. Powell sold her resi-
dence on South Grant street to Mr..
and Mrs. John Rowland, who will
take possession of same about Sep
TENDER LIST. This is a very desirable
residence on South Grant street.,
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-08-05
CAN'T TELL NOW

"Say, don't stand there and tell
me that man choked his wife to
death in a crowded club and no one
knew he was doing itr'
cts the truth! Everybody thought
they were doing new dance"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-08-05
No Band Concert
Sunday Afternoon

On account of the absence of a
number of the members of the band
who>planned to go to st. Simons for
the day, the usual concert will be
postponed to the following Sunday.
R. GLLN JOHNSON,
Band Master.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-08-05
REAL. SAFETY

Secretary: "These svaluable pa
pers should be put in safe place.
Where can we hide them?"
Boss: Give them to the filing
clerk-she'll lay them down where
no one will ever find themr
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-08-05
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE
FICTION

The Board of Education has set
Saturday, August ID, for the election
of trustees of the various school dis
tricts. The poles to be kept open
from 10 to IL a. m.
J. H. BULLARD, C.S.S.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-08-05
OLD STUEE

81 was out riding with Harold last
night. He got lost and had to stop
It'll he regained his bearings"
Don't they have funny excuses7"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-08-05
SLIGHTLY TANGLED

Diner: "Say, waiter, this roast
beef tastes like muttonv
Waiter: "I'm sorry. I gave you
another customers pork by mistake. %
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-08-05
ERROR OF PRESS

A horse belonging to Jed Apples
gate died last night from strange
MELODYi
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-08-05
ttEBRARY REPORT FOR
JULY, 1926

Books Circulated:
New Britain herald., 1926-09-17
.TUNNEY WORRIED
AS fight NEARS
Watchers Anxious TO See il He
Has Recovered His Form

Stroudsburg, Pa, Sept. II Up -
Gene Tunney's workout this after
noon was awaited with more inter-
est perhaps than any single period
of his training season. All who
have watched him closely in his
preparations for his championship
bout with Jack Dempsey next
Thursday night were anxious to
see If he has recovered the form
misplaced for the time being yes
terday. Enough OF the experts at
the ringside yesterday exported out
loud to reveal that it was the con-
sensus of opinion that the chat
lenger's condition was not on
quite straight,
A difference of opinion developed
in discussions at stroudsburg as TO
the possible reasons for the off
day, if such it was. One school Of
boxing thought took the position
that Tunney has become a Lit
stale and needs a rest from his
work. That this opinion is not held
by the contender and his associ-
ates is evidenced by the fact that
the boxing today" sign was hang
ing out at the camp.
Another view was that the placid
demeanor of the bookish boxer has
been penetrated as the day Of his
big chance and its attendant test
approaches. Worry was hlan7 in
some quarters, Oldsters in the box
ing game who have visited the
Tunney camp have insisted that
every fighter must worry before
the bouts. Tunney until yesterday
has gone about the even tenor of
his ways apparently quite uncon-
cerned about anything except that
he keep the date for his champion
ship chance firmly fixed in his
mind.
Yesterday he did not seem 10 he
the same Tunney and it was sug-
gested that there must be rea-
son, physical or mental. In either
case the remedy may be applied
for the bout is less than one week
away, If he is on the verge Of go
ing stale the catastrophe may be
avoided by a lessening of his pro-
gram and if the condition is men
tai, the arrival Of fight night will
end that.
Jimmy Delaney had a reason for