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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-07-22

And that observation-disclosures just
thirty years after the Civil War that
shut the books good and hard and
tight at Appomattox. Fitzgerald was
born exactly half way between today
and the War Between the States.
Thesestablishment of Fitzgerald as. a
colony composed mostly of veterans
on the federal side of the War Be-
TWEEN the States, G. A. R. men-was
the celebration of the pearl ami
versary" of the republican vital
spot in South Georgia's virgin pine
woods. And this year, thirty years
after (the "thirty years alters" are
suggestive and significantly Fitzger-
aid herself can claim the right and
the privilege of celebrating her own
"pearl anniversary"
Speaking of Pearls
Interesting thing about pearl
it is made, not just found; it is both
made and found. A diamond just
"is": but a pearl is a growth; and
it is a growth which originally began
from some little irritation on the in
ternal side of the living thing where
it forms. And so this colony of
Fitzgerald really-frankly, now
grew, developed, assumed its shape
and it's beauty and it's value from the
original cause of the internal fric-
ton" that was settled by the War
Between the States. 1t just shows
that beauty and treasure can come
out of conditions that for the time
seem unfortunate. If it hadn't been
! for the war there would have been
no G. A. r. veterans-and if there
had not been any G. A. r. vets there
would today be no Fitzgerald.
These veterans of the War Be-
tween the States-federal veterans
heard that the war was over. they
heard of the opportunities in the
South and in such a different, oppo-
site spirit from some other earlier
postwar visitors from the North, that
they at once elected welcome and
hearty reception-they left THEN
homes in the North and West and set.
tied in colony in the Dixiest part OF
| Dixie. You never heard of bunch
of Southerners going North and es
tablishing a colony in Northern
state; that shows that these North
erners were smart-they knew s
good place when they lit upon it.
wonder if group of Southerner:
could do in any Northern state whai
this group of Ninety-sixers did in tn.
piney woods of South Georgia!
There was an effort at colonization
a little like the Fitzgerald case
when a group of Middle and. Farther
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-07-22
FIRST METHODIST
CHURCH
C.. B. Ware, Pastor

Sunday School, 10 A NJ, Burr
Stokoe, Supt.
Junior Church service, II. This
is regular church service, especial
ly adapted to children. Sermon by
the pastor.
Morning worship, II 80. Subject
of sermon, "How Shall l Invest My
Life?"
Junior League, 3 P. M, Mrs. Au-
brey Wilcox, -Supt.
Epworth League, 1880, Albert
Matthias, Pres. Subject, "Christ's
Rule of Life" Miss Myrtis Corley,
Leader.
Evening worship, $50. Illustrated
Lecture, "Chile, the Shoe-String Re-
public" This is one of the series of
beautiful geographic picture lectures
of Latin America and our work
there.
Mid-week Prayer service every
Wednesday, S:15.
You will find cordial welcome at
all services.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-07-22

; North Westerners settled the town
of Demorest in Habersham county
built normal school, and for years
did a thriving business with only one
colored family in the town and only
one native Southern white family in
! the place. But. Demorest has been
more or less changed as "colony''
there are more Southerners there
by far than people from other sec
! tions-and the old settlers and their
, families are mainly gone.
So Fitzgerald remains "unique"--
the one and only case of its kind.
The horse is still eighteen hands high,
and / stick to it.
And this year Fitzgerald is entitled
to celebrate her "Pearl Anniversary"
the union of Northern settlers with
Southern opportunity; the steady
welding and wedding of the spirit of
Americanism, friendship, comrade-
ship of Northerners and Southerners
in a community which stands out as
more really-truly "All-American than
any other city in the United States.
( The poetical and the fanciful persist
still-"pearl'' is appropriate. There
is Lee-Grant hotel in Fitzgerald
| there is a "Blue and Gray" park in
! Fitzgerald; there is an organization
of the U. D. C. and of the G. A. K.
| in Fitzgerald-and the blue and the
gray have come to blend and harmon
ize here as delightfully."- and as strik-
ingly as those colors, now decided
4 and then faint and tinted blend and
shift and glimmer in the blue and the
gray of the-pearl!
Fitzgerald is entitled to her pearl
| Anniversary"-an South Georgia,
all Georgia, the country at large
ought to have share in the celebra-
ton. So the Morning News takes
peculiar pleasure and pride in signal
izing the event-thirty years after
that other thirty years after.
"E Pluribus Unum" City
Fitzgerald is an sc pluribus unum
town in both directions. 1t is one OF
many and one out of many-its
uniuueness makes it the one out OF
many, the sole possessor of dlstlnc-
tive history among all the other
towns of Georgia and the South-ol
the North. for that matter. But Is
one formed from many fine elements
4 with the initial colonies as the
; nucleus. Federal veterans from
; many different states came to make
|, up the original population; they CO.
operated, combined, pooled interests
and spirit; they attracted the atten'
ton. the admiration. tina friendship
4 and. support of neighbosing South
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-07-22
By d. C. BICKERS
In Savannah Morning News


Fitzgerald, Ben Hill county, Geor-
gia, is thirty years old this year.
1926,
Fitzgerald Is therefore entitled to
celebrate her pearl anniversary.
Il YOU viii look in the Morning
News Almanac and Book OF Facts,
Figures. Fancies and Fluctuations,
Won will find that there are wooden
weddings and silver weddings and
golden weddings and crystal we'd
dings and diamond weddings-each
"anniversary" signalling the attain
ment Of the fifth or the tenth or the
fftieth of the seventy-fifth anniVef-
sasy Of union" You will further
find that the "thirtieth anniversary IS
the pearl" wedding. This gea.f Is
Fit2geraId's pearl wedding! IL
may be little poetic and fanclfui
but to me there is wonderfully Sig
nificant beauiy IN sEat conceit q a
"pearl anniversary" tor Fitzgerald.
When you know the romance of the
founding and gro@,h OF f'iIzget~id
YOU viii &c. .A2 iae poin,s II tie
analogy.
Fitzgerald is unique" / an
aware that unique MS one aAi
only one meaning albeit he word
is as badly abused ana ovefdriVen as
lawful" and glorious" and mag
nificent" and grand" are by the
flappers. / am using it advisedly-
Mr.. Webster advised me. The very
word formation indicates that it car
ries the idea of cxclusiveness-in a
perfectly proper and characteristical-
ly distinctive manner. 1t means
"there s-no-other-lihe-it" it has the
"oniy-one-of-the- kind" significance;
it means even that "there-never-was-
another-l ike-to-it." And Fitzgerald
in its establishment as a colony is
unique" It's "uniquity" (don't get
that word mixed up with any other
that has similar sound) persists in
many fine respects to this day. In
the printers jargon thirty" means,
when written at the end of the piece
of "copy"-the same as "Finis" at
the end of a book. There is no
'thirty" about the progress of Fitz-
gerald-it is not ready to write
''iinis"-only the first chapter has
been completed-with distinct
taste left in the mouth demanding
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-07-22

erners. Georgians and then as they
grew they attracted wider "clien-
tile of friendship" until every South
ern, as we'll as most of the Northern
states, was-and is still-represented
in the acknowledgements cosmo-
politan personnel of the population.
The American expression-on the
coins and otherwheres-"E Pluribus
Unum" holds for Fitzgerald-it is
American, all-American in every de-
tail and every phase of its cornmuni-
ty life. There is no telling how
much of the lingering bitterness on
both sides was forever wiped out by
the ''fact" of the establishment, the
growth and the success Of the colony
Of Fitzgerald.
remember the first time I passed
through Fitzgerald: 1t was on trip
of the Georgia Press Association, go
ing from Atlanta to Brunswick. We
had to stop, and we had to stay at
Fitzgerald. Watermelons and peach
away dozens of melons and bushels
es were much in evidence-we took
of peaches on the rest of the trip.
There was band playing and many
people at the station and welcoming
speeches from the mayor and hand
shaking and friendliness and hospi-
tality and warmth and all that-out-
doing, if there could be any differ
ence, the typical Southern welcoming
hospitality. l was converted to Fitz-
gerald then and there! That's the
way Fitzgerald does. things-and
there isn't any hypocricy about it,
there isn't any pumped-up-endness
about tit is sincere, genuine,
hearty
The Three Human Stages
There are three pictures on this
page with many people in them-the
group of three scenes. One is of the
original "Ninety-sixers," veterans of
the War Between the States, former
soldiers who had fought for the
Union, following the stars and
stripes; there is another group-that
of the Fitzgerald band of more than
seventy pieces-some of the sons of
these G. a. Z. veterans, some of the
sons of the linen who wore the gray
and marched behind Lee and Jackson
some who saw service in the Spanish
American War, when the Mason and
Dixon line was eventually, effectively
wiped out for the generation then in
its prime, and some who saw service
-together-in the World War for
Democracy. And below is a picture
of hundreds of school children-the
people of the coming thirty year,"
the grandchildren of the veterans. of
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-07-22

like Oliver Twist, more" Fitzger-
aid is thirty" years old-but has
not "signed Off thirty in enterprise
and progress and vitality. 1t is more
like a virile, vigorous, thirty-year-old
man: Just in his prime, ready to use
ali the training and maturing of the
past really to undertake the main,
big, chief thing in the business of
community life!
A Generation Old
Thirty years is about an average
generation; every thirty years the
chief people of the earth who have
been doing things relinquish activity
and shift It to the nexr-coming group,
Just ready and grown-up to assume
the duties Fitzgerald is q genera
sion old. AS II colony it was found
ed in 1896 IT'S therefore Il young
anA sturdy town-just ready to be-
gin The REAL big things of mu-
nicipality thai is on the main street
from the Middle West to the South
east and in the center of one of the
iinest regions in the coming south
eastern section Of che greatest nation
on earth.
Thirty years ago the writer was
lust old enough TO think about vot-
ing. IN addition 10 that big event,
thirty years ago this year, Bryan ran
tr 5ha presidency the first time
me hoy orator OF the Platte" Thir-
Il. wears ago the free silver craze
swept the couAtry. Thirty years ago
the Farmers Alliance was in its
glory. 1t had not been long time,
thirty years ago, chat Henry Grady,
orator and magnetic newspaper man,
had been doing work in the East--by
his persuasive tongue-power, rs John
Temple Graves later said, literally
loving the nation into peace" Thir-
ty years ago the greatest-in many
neutrality-suspicious. ever held in this
country had been success in At
lanta,, drawing for the first time. since
the war thousands of people from the
North to the. South-to see Dixie, to |
learn the Southern people, to learn
that the War Between the States had
been all but recovered from-sutfl-
GENTLY to be forgotten in the eager
ness to really reconstruct" this part
of the empire and make friends with
all Americans. Thirty years ago was
a strategic. psychological era-or
epoch, if you like that better.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-07-22

the two sides of the Civil War, chill
dren of America reunited, children
who will never know there was in
ternecine hatred two thirty-years ago.
am glad I got those three pictures
together for this story. They tell
more. than can pound out on the
typewriter!
And now Fitzgerald is completing its
three decades of life as city-with
never a symptom of decadence; with
every token of mature strength,
hopeful and confident as young
man Just started on the big business
of his Real Career!
Here's to Fitzgerald on the oc-
casion Of her pearl anniversary"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-07-22
GLEE CLUB CAMP

About Is or 20 girls will enjoy a
camp at Crystal Lake next week as
an outing for the high school glee
club of the past: two years. Miss
Mary Wilson, organizer and director.
land Mrs. Elmer Waits, director Of
last year, will be in charge. A great
time is anticipated by the young
folks. No special guards have been
named from. the ranks of the. young
men. However, it is certain that am
pie protection viii be provided by
volunteers and probably by an adj
jacent camp during the week.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-07-22
MRS. BREWSTER GIVES
ROCK LUNCHEON

Mrs. J. E.. Brewster entertained
with a rock luncheon Tuesday in COM
pliment to two visitors in the city,
Mrs. J. A. Barnes of Tampa, Fla, and
Mrs. B. L. Pettry of Charleston, W.
Va. A profusion of summer flowers
adorned the rooms where the guests
were entertained, four tables of rock
being arranged in the living room
and dining room.
The guests assembled at the lunch
con hour of 1890 and delightful
course dinner was served by the hos
tess, assisted by iasdames Sam
Abrams, R. L. Coins, Elmer Waits
and w. o. Tripiett Then followed
the game of rock, which was enjoyed
through, number OF rounds played
progressively and for high score a
prize of novelty basket was won
by Mrs. w. o. Triplett and for con-
ISOLATION a powder puff was given Mrs.
Ernest Hanger The honor guests
each received a pretty handmade
handkerchief
Those present were 11escames A.
H. Denmark, Horace Paulk, W.. H.
Lasseter, R. V. Woodham, Eugene
Whitley, J. H. Whitsett, W. A. Will
liams, Roy Lee Graham, B. L. -Pettry,
J. A. Barnes, Elmer Waits, Ernest
Hanger, N. L. Coudriet, J. A. Dor
miney, W. o. Triplett, ". X. Bryant,
Sam Abrams, R. L. Coins, H. Fl. Nc
Kay, Dan Mckay, George Russell of
Valdosta, R. E. Rosser, J. J. Green
of Hagerstown, Nd, Mrs. Potter of
Suffolk, Va.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-07-22
FAMILY REUNION

Mr. and Mrs. j. N. Swearengen
were hosts on Sunday to a large fam
lily gathering, entertaining them with
a barbecue dinner at their country
home. Relatives from Orlando, Fla,
and from : Rnehurst and Fitzgerald
made a party Of twenty-five at the
festive board.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-07-22
CITIZENSHIP is COMPOSED OF
PEOPLE FROM PRACTICALLY
EVERY STATEN THE UNION
Civ Is Full OF Unusual Interest, AS the Blue and
the Cray Are Blended In Population, In
Names Of Streets and Parks, Even
in Some of the Hotels
FITzGERALD's "PEARL ANNIVERSARY

Through the courtesy of the Savannah Morning news anu
that foremost Georgia writer Dan G. Bckers ftZgeu was
given page wreup in the News OF the ftn' lor "'c l
d furnished the photographs history of the Colony
city ;,
Mr. Bickers caught the spirit of the Colony ana mas given
word picture its growth and historic importance th HAS
evar been eoaed for any city of Georgia and brought out
M n;oe plans of these veterans as no
ot,ar writer has ever been able to do before this
We are especially obligations to the News for the use
and the privilege to reproduce thS historic page "
The Leader today.
Fitzgerald should capitalize the Pearl Anniversary by hav
ino a suitable celebration of this event in October
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-07-22
PRECAUTIONS

Business Man calling employment
agency: Il want stenographer
with, red hair. Must have red hair~
"We are sorry but we have every
other color"
'Aol Must be red-iust like my
sife's
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-07-22
CLASS SOCIAL

The Philathea Glass of the First
M. E. church will entertain the Ba-
racas on Friday evening, July 23rd,
at $50, in the League room at the
church. All Barracks are invited to
be present.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-07-22
MRS. ROBERT COOPER
DIES IN FLORIDA

Friends of Mrs. Robert Cooper will
be grieved to learn of her sudden
death at her home in DeLand, Fla.
Rev. j. F. Singleton will conduct
funeral services at Wolfpit church
Friday morning at 10 o'clock.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-07-22

To. :. sentative
I hereby 2ElA.2;lce my candidacy
for Representative of Ben Hill coun-
ty, subject to the primary of Septem-
Der 9Th. 1 will appreciate your help
and vote, and win do all in my power
to deserve your confidence.
M. W. GARRUFT
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-07-22
FITZGERALD. COLONY CITY, THIRTY YEARS old


u. j. and E. J. Dorminey enter
tanned a large number of their
friends with a barbecue Tuesday
evening. About 200 were present to
enjoy the hospitality of their hosts.
MIR. J. D. Lee and family. of
Miami and Mr.. J. D, Mitchell of New
Smyrna are the guests of their rela-
tives, Mr.. and Mrs. H. 7. Owens.
They will visit several counties III
South Georgia before returning to
their homes in Florida.
Mrs. !. B. Seanor returned from
an extended visit to Detroit and other
northern cities Wednesday.
The friends of Mrs. John Wise
will be glad to learn that she was
able to leave the hospital today.
Mrs. l.. H. Potter of Suffolk, Va,
arrived last week to remain the guest
Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ". b.
Haynes, ST., until early September,
r
The police department has Sc
cured a new Ford from the Anderson
Motor Co.
y 4
Mrs. L. M. Whitehead of Or
lando, who has been visiting her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Porterfield,
has returned to her home in Florida.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-12-24
ROGER HORNsBY TRADED
 10 NEW YORK GIANTS

ST. LOUIS, Dec. g. R-Rogers Hornsby, second baseman, playing manager of the Saint Louis Cardinals, has been traded to the New York Giants for Frankie Reisch, infelder, and Jimmie Ring, pitcher, after a dis agreement with Sam Breadon, presi- dent of the club, over a contract.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-12-24

While in Unalaska this trip four members of the s. S. Starr crew took the opportunity to strike out for the famous duck hunting grounds. They bagged IA in IA seconds flat.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-12-24

William Envig, San Juan Fishing and Packing company plant engineer, was among those departing for An chorage yesterday.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-12-24
COMMUNITY PROGRAM Is
 READY RISE OF CURTAIN

The Liliputian participants in the Community Christmas Tree program this evening at the Liberty Theatre are marking time today awaiting their curtain call. Not nervously but anx- iously, for the entertainment which rehearsals have been under way for weeks past under the personal direc- tion of the school teachers is not only one of artistry but of excellent talent.
 The local Pioneer Order is sponsor for the program, and is ample assur- ance that nothing has been left un- done to make it one of much pleas ure to the attendance.
 The curtain will rise promptly at 8 o'clock and all parents are requested to have their children sit with them, as the front rows are reserved for the participants in the program. Verses of the two songs to be sung by the audience will be handed out and it is expressedly wished that all will join in the vocal numbers.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-12-24
POLAND MUST HAVE ARMY

WARSAW. Dec. 8. R-Dictator Pilsudski, in a surprise speech declar- ed conditions in Europe do not war rant disarmament, and declares Po- land must have good army.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-12-24
AT THE HOTELS
SEXTON

Peter McMahon, Squaw Bay; Jack Lean, Henry Lucas, George B. Nelson, Skilak Lake; Frank Towle, Riddiford.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-12-24
VAN GLIDER

Chas. c. Hubbard, Primrose Mines; Ed Jerres, Juneau.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-12-24
SEWARD

Jean L. Tourr, Carl Johnson, A. Olson.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-22
ALBION
LOCAL NOTICE

LUCAI NO Tue
All taxes must be paid not later
than Dec. "a, or property will be ad-
vertised. e. W. Henssey, tax col
lector of Albion. Dec22dtt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-22
MAKE RESERVATIONS
FOR CHRISTMAS

Christmas dinners will be served
at the Hotel North this year just as
has been the case for many years.
Many families, after the hustle and
hustle of the gift-t tree, find ii a relief
to get away from the house for few
minutes and to dine out The North
caters to these and already bookings
have been made for people who will
enjoy their Christmas dinner at this
hotel. 1t will be a good dinner, too,
for Proprietor Roland Lynn fairly
lays himself out" at Christmas time
to provide the very best that is OBJ
tainable. The cuisine of the North is
always one worthy of commentator.
but at Thanksgiving the and at
Christmas. the spread" is one to de-
light the palate of the epicure.
Two weeks from today. the S3rd
Legislature will begin it's biennial
session. There will be many men,
bers of Names law making body who
will spend the winter at the North.
The honey, comfortable atmosphere
makes it mightN attractive place
for them. Then, too, there will be
any number of others who will be
found there. They will come from
all parts of the state. either just ito
see the wheels go round" or be here
in the interest of some ~iece of leg
isla ton that will come up. These,
with the many travelling men, who
make this their headquarters, will
provide real big crowd for the
North this year, so that accommo-
dations, unl~sS reservations are
made will be hard to secure during
legislative daVS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-22
SIGNS OF The
TIMES ARE seen

There's a real host of Christmas
signs in the stores of Augusta these
days. Many of them are "Harry's
signs" which means they a.e the
product of Harry J. M. Foss' genius.
Harry Foss knows how to make
signs. 1t doesn't matter whether it
is simple card to be placed on a
piece of merchandise, showin;, the
selling price - whether it is an elab-
crate job of lettering on a store win
dow, it is sure to be marked by the
real quality of Harrys work. A man
who really knows his letters" must
be something of genius. Foss is
all that. rot only is he familiar with
all the standard forms of lettering,
but he creates styles that give dis
tinctton which can come only from
the hand-drawn letter. The use of
color, a new line here, a bit of shad-
ing there will make even an ordinary
job of lettering look better. But
when it is far from an ordinary job,
truly good piece of work. how much
better it is then when properly
handled as by Harry.
There is really nothing much more
interesting than to watch man
make something. To see a man let
Hho ino just "hetb ic 10 sums
to do and always coming out with
the right space. is a pleasure that
rivals the theatre. Harry Foss is
only too glad to have folks drop in
at his place at 161 Water street, Au-
gusta. There the mystery of good
lettering is done away with, the just
how it is done is seen to be as simple
as can be-perhaps. Anyway, it is
worth while to watch Harry'S nimble
fingers at work with brush or pen
and see bits of true art work pro-
duced under ones very nose.