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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-21
BY ELSIE ROBINSON

; The wife who runs blubDerlnK
home to mama at eacn petCy
vexation-
The telephone wife who spills
the domestic dirt for a solid hour
each morning.
All these wives are a. truly
traitors as the miserable little
sneak who meets her Gentleman
Friend at furtive corners.
They're Mrs. Judases, every one
Of them.
Our contemporary literature is
all gummed up with articles on
Why Marriage Is Failure. NO
such elaborate analysis Is needed
to answer that question. Three
quarters of our marriages are
q failure because wives talk
about their husbands.
Each word of such converse
ton begets doubt and contempt
not only in the mind Of the
audience, but also in the mind
of the speaker. Such a wife
sells out her husband not only
to the world, but to herself. Her
peevish thought swells into
vicious determination when given
voice. And there are always
scores of busybodies who are
ready to help it swell.
Does this mean that ladies
should have no redress for their
wrongs? It does not. If ladies
have genuine wrongs. they can
obtain all the redress they need
right speedily. We have courts in
this country which will do any
thing from locking hubby up for
the night to hanging an alimony
verdict around his neck for life.
Or, If the lady doesn't desire
court action, she can always walk
out and get herself a job.
Either of these courses will
make her mistress of the situa-
ton. Either course may be
sought with honor and dignity.
But there is neither honor and
dignity nor common sense in
whining about your husband to
the neighbors.
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lover-but as a daily household
companion he Is about as salts
flying and comforting as a pet
gorilla.
+
It takes little tact, a little
delicacy and lot Of unselfish.
ness and finesse to make a sue
cessful husband! And these no
caveman ever possessed
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preclpitated million times more
tragedy than all the political turn
coats that ever were Matched.
Yet, up to date, she's sitting
pretty, and collecting large gobs
of sympathy from the public at
large.
1 refer to the lady who talks
about her husband.
OF all the despicable brands OF
Mrs. Judas, she's the worst.
Time was when that. woman
stood up before the world. and
promised to take her man for
better or worse, through sickness
or health, till death did them part.
On that day she took not only
his love and his property for her
own, but his honor also became
hers.
She did not promise that she
would be blind to his faults and
weaknesses, nor did she agree to
endure ignominy or sacrifice her
own high standards.
But she did agree to be his loyal
: and loving partner. fighting by
his side against all common en-
emies. II SANDER or suspicion
threatened him. she assumed the
wifely responsibility Of helping
him to defend himself against that
SANDER and suspicion. There, on
that day, she told the world that
her love would guard this mans
interests, that her pride would be
a wall about him and her loyalty
an army in his defense.
This is what the simplest mar
riage ceremony means. That is
the covenant that lies behind all
marriages, Christian or pagan.
That is what the stupidest woman
understands when she says II
will"
But how do thousands Of wives
keep that promise?
They do not keep 1t at all.
They daily betray their husbands.
No, I'm not insinuating that
these ladies have lovers. The dis
loyalty which involves a lover
is only one kind of betrayal.
There are scores OF other kinds
of betrayals which are just as
fatal to the happiness of the
home.
way when he fights with YOU
for the sole possession of the
morning newspaper and the right
to change the dinner hour seven
times a week.
Oh, yes, an audacious, daunt-
less, commanding herman makes
picturesque and stimulating
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TELEPHONE
ETIQUETTE
nEAR MRS. BEEcKMAN:

nEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
~ Il it improper for . girl to
call boy on the telephone?
2. Is It proper for girls to
send her boy friends Christmas or
Easter cards?
3, When out to lunch or dim
ner with a boy friend, should one
speak very much while eating?
1t isn't exactly Improper" but
It Is usually boring to the boy
and cheapening to the girl. A
girl had best limit her telephone
calls to boys to ones that are
absolutely necessary then
make those as brief as possible.
Al manly boy wishes to do the
pursuing himself, and he hesi-
tates to pursue If he knows that
the girl will telephone to him
four times for every telephone
call that he makes!
2. Yes, the sending OF these
expressions of friendliness Is
proper. Then, II the cards are
chosen with perfect taste tits
perfect.
8. Do you remember the clio.
quent line in Macbeth To
eat were best at homer" II you
dine or lunch with a boy just to
eat, 1t is, indeed best to Feat at
Homeland alone! The point OF
having luncheon or dinner with a
friend is to converse with the
friend. The eating should take
second place In Importance, lady.
If you don't speak very much,
you won't be invited again, II
your companion is discriminating!
nEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
~ Will you kindly inform me
whether it is ever proper to
hold part OF a chicken in the
fingers while eating? r. s.
It is not proper because 1t Is
disagreeable to behold and I'M
tidy in operationl to hold the
bone or any other part of a
chicken while eating. The best
thing to do is to become sl1ilful
in cutting from the bone all or
most OF the meat. And charge
the rest to profit and loss
profit in good manners even
though showing slight loss in
food!
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PRESIDENT. T. Putnam Vice Presidents A. W. Clark Treasurer
E. Miller Secretary Address, 1877 Street Northwest
Washington, D. C.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-09-23
Paving Plans Are
Submitted to MaYor

Mayor j. H. Mayes is in receipt
of blue prints and specifications made
by H. S. Joudon, engineer of Elber-
ton, who had the paving supervision
here twelve years ago. 1t appears
to be the opinion of Mr.. Joudon that
the paving under the Baby Bond plan
for Main, Lee and Central Avenue
would cost the property owners ap-
proximately $400 per lot of 40 feet,
the paving to be concrete.
Two plans for Main and Central
are submitted, one contemplating a
drive in the center of the streets,
with extended property lines on both
sides of the street, the other provid-
ing for two drive ways as now in
use in the business district.
Mr.. Joudon will probably be here
for consultation with the authorities
about September 9th, when the
plans will be further discussed with
the property owners on the streets
affected.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-09-23
Rites At Abbeville
For Miss Allison

Abbeville, Ga.-Miss Anita Allison
died at the home of her brother,
Grover Allison, in Gainesville, Fla,
Sunday afternoon and was inferred
here Tuesday. Miss Allison was
reared here, but few years ago the
family moved to Florida and she re-
sided with her father and brother in
Gainesville. She was prominent in
church circles, being member of
the Methodist church.
She is survived by her father, j.
R. Allison, of Gainesville, Fla; two
brothers, James H. Allison, of Jack
sonville, and Grover Allison, OF
Gainesville; one sister, Mrs. c. E.
Melton, of Melbourne, Fla.
She was inferred in the family lot
here in Stubs cemetery, her mother
and one sister having preceded her
in death
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-09-23
PROGRAM

The following program will be rem
dered in the Grand Theatre Sunday
afternoon at o'clock by the Fitz-
gerald Community Band for the
benefit of Florida sufferers. There
will be no admission charge, a free
will offering will be taken as stated
in the following program:
March-"Sold;er Boys"-Mackie
Boyer.
Tempo di yalse-"sobra Las
Olas"-Arr. Mackie.
March-"Royal Hussars"-King.
Spanish Serenade-"La Paloma'
-Yradier.
Vocal America Miller
Sacred-"Flee AS A Bird"-Arr
Southwell.
Vocal Duet-Mr. Stokoe and Miss
Owen.
Free-will offering for Florida suf'
ferers:.
Serenade - Twilight Echoes
Miller.
Waltz-"Let Me Call You Sweet
heart Friedman. Baritone Solo,
Mr.. Chester Strickland.
Medley-'The Best Loved South
ern Melodies Hayes.
March, rand Opera"-Arr. Mis-
sud. (Carmen-Faust).
Finale-The Star Spangled Ban
ner.
R. GLEN JOHNSON, Director.
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Nine PERSONS HURT
IN GEORGIA STORM
IS HOUSES LEVELED AS CY-
CLONE SWOOPS INTO CLAY
AND MILLER COUNTIES.

Macon, Ga.-One white man and
eight negroes were injured when a
cyclone swept through Clay and Mil
Ter counties in South Georgia. APP
proximately 35 houses and buildings
were leveled by the wind, according
to reports reaching here. None OF
the injured is in serious condition.
Near Arlington, in Miller county,
20 negro houses were destroyed,
while a negro church was blown from
it's pillars. Part of the roof and two
sides of the building housing the Nc
Nair & Garrett peanut mill, were
blown off. Trees in all parts of the
city were uprooted.
Several houses and other structures
in Clay county near Fort Gaines were
also blown down.
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HAROLD.

Preston Seanor writes:
Dear Dads
Well, the storm is over, or we hope
it is, SO now I don't have to look in
dictionary to find out what hur-
ricane is.
This is something that l hardly
know where to start to tell, so am
sending a copy of the Miami Herald
today, the plant here was blown
away.
We went to bed as usual on Fri
day night, but / didn't sleep, some
how | had bunch that something
was going to happen so didn't try to
sleep and couldn't. About A. M.
Saturday the wind began to blow
hard, but we didn't think so much of
it, thinking it would be like the storm
we had last July, but an hour later
proved that this would be a much
greater STORM than the other.
We could hear things falling and
trees crashing all above the sound of
the wind, but things didn't really be-
gin to blow away until about an hour
after daylight We stood in the win
dows of the house and saw houses
blowing away all around. So around
eight o'clock we heard our house
cracking and making queer noises
and | began to think where we could
go and be safe. Thought about the
Jones house-mother knows where it
is-it is situated directly behind
one-story concrete store building and
made good wind break to give pro-
lection to the Jones house. l
grabbed Orlean and tried to run
with her thru water knee deep and
against wind estimated to be blow
ing 1875 miles per hour. We finally
dragged our way to the Jones house
thru this binding gale and rain. Had
only been there about Is minutes
when their house blew down off the
blocks, then we thought we were rea-
sonably safe, with the house on the
ground so the wind couldn't get I'M
der it and belo wthe roof of the store
building.
Our house didn't blow completely
away; the entire roof is gone with
the exception of little patch in the
front room; we stayed in there last
night; Saturday night we stayed at
the Jones'. The house is sitting
crossways on the blocks and leaning
some of the windows are gone, every
thing in side ruined that water would
hurt, all of Orleans clothes and
dresses have been ruined. The car
was in the garage next door and both
of those garages were blown away
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-09-23
IMPROVING ORIGINAL
CENTRAL DIXIE HIGHWAY

Ware county will let contract or
September 30th to gravel the Way.
cross-Nichols highway, which, when
completed, will give first class road
from Fitzgerald to Jacksonville via
the original Dixie highway, about
ten miles shorter than the route via
Alma. The Waycross-Alma route
will also undergo an extensive i'm
provement, contracts having been let
for hard surfacing that part of the
route.
During the progress of the work
on the Advantageous route, the en-
tire traffic from Florida and to Flori;
da will be routed via the Nichols
short cut. The work on this route is
to be completed as rapidly as possible
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DISTINGUISHED GUESTS MEET
WITH BEN HILL CHAP TER u. ID.
C.. AT FIRST MEETING OF FALL
LIONS CHARTER NIGHT
PROVES GREAT SUCCESS

Fitzgerald was specially favored
last Thursday evening by the pres
ence of the United States Senators
from Georgia, who were honor guests
at the Charter Night celebration of
the local Lions Club.
Senators William j. Harris and
Walter F. George, the latter accom-
panied by his wife, arrived here from
Americas where they attended the
3rd district democratic convention,
which notified Congressman Chas. r.
Crisp of his nomination in the recent
primary.
One hundred and ten guests at
tended the banquet given at the AL
dine Hotel and were especially i'm
pressed with the candor of Senator
George, who, in a thirty minute
speech, outlined the necessity of pre-
paredness and the need of a better
understanding between the nations
of the earth, thus guaranteeing peace
between the nations.
Among the speakers for the even
ing were Senator w. ]. Harris, Hon.
w. A. Mann of Macon, district gov
ernor for Georgia; T. H. Halliburton,
international director of Lions;
Mayor ]. H. Mayes; ]. E. Turner,
president of the Kiwanis; Mrs. S. G.
Pryor, Jr., vice-president of the Wo-
mans club; Major Allen Garden of
the American Legion; NJ. M. Monroe
and w. C. Parker of the Waycross
Lions.
Among the entertainers for the
evening were Mrs. ]. A. Fountain, of
Macon; Mrs. Robert Littlefield, SaEl
Bradshaw of Wayeross and Alex
Kruger.
Prof. Glen Johnson and select
orchestra furnished the music for the
evening, which was voted the most
successful session of civic organiza
ton in Fitzgerald.
President w. A. Adams of the, clut
presided and acted as POSTMASTER
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cry OF MIAMI ASKS 100000
REHABILITATION FUND OF u. S.
Mafett's Pine
Street Store Sold

r. |. Maffett sold his entire stock
of merchandise and fixtures this
forenoon to the Philadelphia Syndi-
cate Company, who will re-arrange
the stock and prices before they will
be put on sale. l. Carton and Louis
Crane, members of the Syndicate,
have taken charge of the store and
will make announcement of their
plans in a few days.
Mr.. Maffett has been negotiating
with various parties for some months
to dispose of this stock and made
such a tremendous cut on the prices
that the new owners lost no time in
closing trade. They arrived this
morning about 10 o'clock on the Tiff
ton bus and by noon they were the
owners of the stock, consisting of
about $4,000 worth of dry goods,
shoes, clothing and fixtures.
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BAND CONCERT BENEFIT
FLA. STORM SUFFERERS

The Community Band will give a
concert at the Opera House at P.
M. next Sunday for the benefit of
the Florida storm sufferers. Every
body is invited to come out and make
contribution to fund to be for
warded to the Red Cross organization
in charge of relief work in the storm
zone.
There will be no admission charged
but free will offering will be taken
at the door and contributions asked
for during the concert.
It is expected that the people OF
the city will turn out and make lib
eral contributions to do their part in
relieving some of the suffering in our
sister state.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-09-23
THE new COMMUNITY
BAND BOARD ORGANIZES

The new Board of Governors, APP
pointed by the Kiwanis Club, sponsor
ing the Fitzgerald Community Band,
has had its first meeting. In perfect
ing it's organization and planning its
work, the following announcements
are made:
Board of Governors: E. S. VIM,
general chairman; o. L. Bradshaw,
general vice-chairman; F. R. Justice,
H. A. Powell and ]. ]. Pryor. Albert
Matthias, president of the band, is an
associate member of the Board.
Bruce Nay, treasurer of the Kiwanis,
is treasurer of the Board.
The work of the Board has been
subdivided in the appointment of the
following committees:
Instructions. r. Justice, chair
man; Albert Matthias, H. A. Powell.
Departmental. A. Powell, chair
man; F. R. Justice, J. j. Pryor.
Finance. J. Pryor, chairman
Bruce Nay, o. L. Bradshaw.
Local Concerns and Engagements
e. S. Winn, Chairman; o. L. Brad
shaw, Bruce Nay.
The Committee on instructions an
nounces the following rule, which has
been approved by the Board:
Application for Membership, Fitzger-
aid Community Band
In consideration of free instruc-
tons in band music, I hereby agree
and pledge myself to abide by all
rules and regulations as set forth by
the Board of Governors and Director
of the Band, to attend all rehearsals
concerts and engagements unless ex.
cused by Director, to consult Director
before purchasing instrument and to
pay each month music fee to treas
urer of band.
Any matters pertaining to the
band will please be referred to the
Committee under which it properly
comes. The Board asks for the co.
operation of every citizen of our
city in order that the band may be
made the greatest possible success.
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PRESTON SEANOR AND HAROLD
KASSEWITZ TELL EXPERIENCES
OF DISASTROUS FLA. STORM
Harold Kassewitz writes his folks

Harold Kassewitz writes his folks
from Miami:
My Dear Folks
know that you are anxious to
hear from me and / hasten to write.
wired you this morning but more
than likely this letter will reach you
before the wire as Miami is complete
ly cut off, as far as communication
is concerned from the outside world.
Miami presents tragic picture this
morning, the sun is shining for the
first time since the storm as if to
mock the misery and desolation of the
city. The property loss is great. The
loss of life is appalling.
| Thousands are walking the streets
today homeless and penniless. The
morgues are filled to overlooking and
numerous hotels have been converted
/ into hospitals to take care of the in
[jured and sick.
Thousands of homes have been UNI
rooted and countless numbers entire
! ydemolished with not so much as a
wall left standing. 1t seems as
though God has exhibited his wrath
and havoc and desolation are the re-
suit. 1t must be the act of Provi-
dence, for while in numerous in
stances small shacks have escaped I'M
scathed, monstrous steel structures,
which men have boasted were storm
proof, have been twisted and demol-
ished as though constructed of pa
pier mache.
The streets are filled with debris
and passage is next to impossible.
The city is under martial law and no
one can come or go without permit.
Everyone must be off of the streets
by six o'clock in the evening and re-
main off until six in the morning.
Food supplies have been taken in
charge by the military authorities
and this coupled with the fact that
CEalUS are AUlG w IuM Ala 0h0 O0S VAAA
avert a shortage of food stuffs.
If pestilence and disease do not
stalk in the wake of the storm be-
cause of unsanitary conditions then
Miami will "come through" for al
ready everyone is bending his shout
der to the wheel and beginning the
work of reconstruction.
Miami, the Magic City, the
"World's Winter Playground" this
morning appears more like battle
SCARED city than the former. Ever
the natural beauty of the place has
been destroyed. 1t will take years t.
recover from the effects of tha
, twelve hour storm.
/ am safe and so are the members
of Mr.. Prices family and for this we
are thankful. Please do not worry
as there is no cause for alarm. We
are comfortably situated in Mr.
Prices home.
Love to all,
HAROLD.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-09-23
LIONS CLUB FEATURES
CIVIC ACTIVITIES
CHARTER NIGHT SPEECHES
AROUSE INTEREST IN MEN,
BERSHIP FOR MORE ACTIVITY

At the Luncheon of the Lions
Club Wednesday the usual half hour
given to entertainment features were
devoted to short talks from members
along activities in which the club
could properly take active part
along with other civic organizations.
President Adams made special
reference to the Florida disaster and
on motion appointed committee to
act in conjunction with similar COM
mittees from the other civic organ
izations to secure funds for the re-
lief of Florida storm victims. The
committee appointed are R. Glen
Johnson, H. H. Hill and H. E. Moran.
Secretary Bradshaw reported a
new application for membership, Mr..
Knox, who was elected.
Mr.. Will Pryor, guest of Cecil
Powell, made a good report of his
visit to England and the continent
as member of the Emory Glee club
and was especially informative on the
relative feeling of the several nations
towards the U. S. A., giving to the
Germans the Palm for real apprecia-
ton of everything American.
C. F. Bradshaw spoke on the fine
impression the Charter Night made
on him and pledged closer co-opera-
ton with the members in the future.
C. M. Chastain also spoke briefly
on the Lions.
l. Gelders made a short plea for
greater activity in civic affairs, es-
pecially in behalf of better school
opportunities for the children of the
rural sections and. the benefits to be
derived by the entire community in
combining the city and rural schools
under one system.
A motion to extend special thanks
to the several committees and the
orchestra who assisted in making
/ Charter Night success, was made
by Graley Hale and unanimously
adopted.
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man. A sthe guests and members ar
rived they were served with punch
by Miss Virginia Hale, also as they
were leaving.
The meeting was held in the club
room over the Carnegie library,
which had been most appropriately
decorated in red and white flowers
and large number of Confederate
flags.
Monday, September 9th, is the
birthday of Admiral Semmes- Of the
Confederate Navy. He was both
brilliant and courageous and left to
the Lost Cause great glory. On that
day all loyal daughters are requested
to review the life of this distinguish
ed officer who commanded the battle
ship alabama" a Confederate war
ship of renown.
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and left the car standing unchanged,
only it won't start. But that's better
than a heap of folks, for their cars
were blown completely away or into
pieces.
You can imagine what a time it
was with children crying, women
screaming, not knowing at what time
we ourselves would suffer the fate of
our neighbors. Of course, at that
time we didn't know that they were
killed Five were killed in our neigh
borhood. We put the dead in Elva's
lunch room Saturday afternoon and
it was Sunday morning before they
could be moved-had to take care of
the injured and dying first.
| made two trips to get the cats
found one on the first trip and went
back later and found the other. The
storm blew a continuous gale from 2
A. M. Saturday until 1 P. M. Satur-
day. Orleans left the suppe rdishes
unwashed and piled in pan on the
back porch, when went back to the
house about 10 A. M. found that
dish had been blown into the back
door and was sticking in it. We have
only two unbroken everyday dishes,
the good dishes and China went thru
ok.
The down town section was all but
wiped out There were only three
buildings that came out with their
roofs and walls standing. They are:
The First National Bank, the Pioneer
Store and Central Arcade. All 9th
ers are either down or unroofed.
Boats in the river were piled on the
river drives and on Andrews avenue.
The smell of dead fish is everywhere.
The beach! There is no such thing.
Guess it will be several days before
we can get to work ON the house.
l will keep pieces off roofing over the
stuff and try to keep things dry as
possible until we can get roof on.
Will let you read the rest in the
papers. Will go and see what else
can find.
Your son,
PRESTON.