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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-01-21
FEDERAL BUILDINGS in
GEORGIA IN DOUBT

Senator George made the following
statement today regarding postal
buildings in Georgia: Local bills
have been introduced by members of
the Congress in both the House and
Senate, from Georgia and other
states, providing for the building of
postoffice and government buildings.
In view of many inquiries from the
state, it seems proper to say that spe-
cial bills for particular cities and
towns cannot hope to have favorable
consideration, by the congress. There
is pending a general bill which will
appropriate lump sum for the con-
truction of public buildings, to be 10
Gated and constructed within the dis
erection of the Secretary of Treasury.
Such a measure passed the house at
the last congress but was defeated in
the Senate. l think the Senate will
again defeat bill of this character,
however, it is hoped that general
building bill, especially designating
cities and towns in which aildings
are to be erected, may be passed by
the present Congress. If this legisla-
ton passes the claims of each Con-
gressional district in the state will be
carefully, considered by the Georgia
delegation. Every part of the state
will be cared for. Special bills are
entirely proper, but relief, if relief is
to be had, must be carried in one gen.
eral building bill, providing equitably
for the needs of the whole state.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-01-21
BOIL WEEVILS MAY
COME BACK STRONG
FARMERS WARNED OF WHAT
MAY BE EXPECTED; SURVEY
OF HIBERNATION DISCLOSES
POSSIBILITY OF INFESTATION.

Washington, D. c., Jan. IGNORE
weevils occur, a more severe infes-
tation this winter than during any
other year of record, with the excep-
ton of 1915, says Department of
Agriculture survey, and. cotton belt
farmers are warned that unless I'M
favorable weather conditions for the
weevils occur, a more severe infeSta-
ton than usual may be expected next
spring.
The statement declares that farm
ers should not conclude from the COM
parative immunity from weevils they
have enjoyed for the past two years
that this condition is likely to exist
in 1926.
The department studies of weevil
Information this year were made in
Louisiana, Georgia, North Carolina,
and South Carolina. At Tallulah,
La, where records have been kept
since 1918, the number of live wee
wills found per ton of Spanish nose
is 29O This compares with 16 in
1924.
In Southern Louisiana the average
figure is 1881, which is character
lied by the department as "enor-
high" For North Carolina
the average is 430. South Carolina
and Georgia show lighter counts, re-
spectively, So and 80.
These figures, the department says,
do not mean that any such number
of weevils will survive until summer,
but they do give the first index to the
which may be in existence to
start infestation- in the spring.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-01-21
Contract Let ForzEifty
Valdosta Dwellings
THEY WILL COST FROM $4,000
TO $4,000; AVERAGE 5000.

Valdosta, Cav. R. Strickland
let the contract yesterday to r. N.
McEachern for the immediate con-
struction of fifty dwelling houses in
Valdosta all to be completed within
the quickest possible period.
These houses will vary in cost of
construction from $4,000 to $4,000,
it being estimated that the average
cost will be $4,000 each which makes
the Strickland building program total
100000 for this one man.
The houses will be constructed on
various lots located in different parts
of the city, and Mr.. Strickland has al
ready acquired lots for more than one
hundred houses. Before the contract
for construction was let Mr.. Strick-
land had applications for half of the
number included in the first letting.
It is believed that this is the largest
residential building program ever un-
dertaken in one small city by one
man. Work starts on Monday MORN
ing and at that time actual construc-
ton will be under way for more than
$1,O0O,OOO worth of building. in Val
dosta.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-01-21
Women Make Gifts
To Mountain School
THREE NEW SCHOLARSHIPS ARE
CREATED AT IA L L U l. n
FALLS SCHOOL.

Atlanta, Ga.-Three new perpetual
scholarships, each for $4,000, have
been created by three well-known At
lanta women in memory of their
mothers at the Tallulah Falls School
at Tallulah Falls, Ga, according to
announcements made here today by
Mrs. John K. Ottley, of Atlanta,
president of the board of trustees.
The three women who have each
made it possible to maintain Tor all
time at the school mountain girl IN
the name of the mother they honor,
are Mrs. James E. Hickey, of Wesley
Road, Atlanta; Mrs. Henry S. jack
son. of Atlanta and New York, and
Mrs. Rufus T. Dorsey, of Atlanta, the
scholarships being known, respective
ly. as the Ada Reynolds) Perpetual
Scholarship, the MAMMA Reynolds
Maddox Perpetual Scholarship and
the Jean Witham Perpetual Scholar
ship. 49,,
There are now aaore than thirty
perpetual scholarships at the Tallulah
Falls School. The school is owned
and operated by the Georgia Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs and is con-
trolled by board of trustees as fol
lows: Mrs. S. B. C. Morgan, of So
vannah, honorary president; Mrs.
John K. Ottley, of Atlanta, president
Mrs. Walter Lamar, of Macon, vice.
president; Mrs. 2. l. Fitzpatrick, OF
Madison, vice-president; Mrs. Will
liam J. Vereen, Of Moultrie, vice
president; Mrs. Price Gilbert, 81 r.
14th Street, Atlanta, secretary, and
Mrs. W. B. Price-Smith, 80 w. 18th
Street, Atlanta, treasurer.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-01-21
Develop Georgia Pro-
gram at the State
Farmers Week

Plans for the develop Georgia"
program to be held at the State Col
lege Of Agriculture during the week
of January % to 80 have been COM
pleted, and all is in readiness for the
throng of visitors expected for the
conference, the college announces.
This will be the nineteenth annual
Farmers Week held by the College
of Agriculture. Starting in 1907 at
the opening of the institution with an
attendance of less than fifty, it has
grown steadily and last year record
of 1.500 students for the week was
established. An even greater num-
Der is looked for this year, it is said.
Among the features of the pro-
gram to be presented will be adj
dresses by Governor Clifford Walker,
Commissioner j. J. Brown, DR.. Har-
vey Cox of Emory University; r. l..
Mckinney of the Macon News; Miss
Ethel Nightingale of London, Eng
land, and DIR. Andrew M. SOuie, Pres
ident of the State College of Agri-
culture.
All phases of farming will be COW
cred either in lectures or demonstra-
tions, or both. One-half day will be
given to the care and management of
the poultry flock. An equal period
will be devoted to livestock. Enter
tainment will be provided in the even
ings.
The only cost attached to the meet
ing will be that of room and board
while in Athens land this may be OBJ
tureS and demonstrations are free
lures and demonstrations are fire..
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-01-21
Thousand Acres
Sold to illinois
Farm Syndicate

Albany, Ga.-Details of real es-
tate deal transacted here yesterday
by which an Illinois syndicate pur-
chased one thousand acres of lands
for development and resale in forty
acre tracts were released today by
the South Georgia Company, new
realty firm here, who acted as agents.
The tract consists of wild land at
this time, but it is the purpose of the
syndicate, which has made other large
purchases in this section recently, to
subdivide the property and import"
settlers from the less favored sec
tions of Illinois and colonize it.
The price given for the land was
approximately $4,000. This land,
after being developed, will form one
of the finest sections of territory for
pecan farming to be found in this
country 1t is further stated that the
syndicate, after developing in a basic
way, will build homes for settlers who
are not in a financial position to do
so Immediately after coming down.
The tract is on what is known as
the Hardup Road and is located seven
miles from Albany.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-01-21
BUSINESS MEETING
OF GEORGIA EDITORS
AT MID-WlNTER MEETING IN
THE HENRY GRADY HOTEL,
ATLANTA, THEY ARE TO PLAN
TRIP TO CUBA.

Atlanta, Jan. 18.-Ernest Camp,
president of the Georgia Press AS
ISOLATION, has called midwinter
meeting of the association in the ball
room on the mezzanine floor of the
Henry Grady Hotel, on Saturday,
February Is, at 200 o'clock a. m.
This meeting is held in accordance
with the customs of the association,
and there will be transacted such bus
mess as will properly come before
the meeting. The program will be
announced later.
Plan Cuban Trip
One purpose of the meeting will
be to complete details for the trip to
Havana in April. 1t is necessary that
the association take action upon sew
eral matters connected with this trip.
There will be other bushes to trans
act. The editors will bave luncheon
as guests of the chamber of COM
merce.
The steamship Cuba has sleeping
quarters for only 200 people. If more
than that number desire to make the
trip to Havana it will be necessary to
switch the steamship Governor Cobb,
whiclhAas capacity of about 24O. If
the number is in excess of these fig
ures the steamship Northland will be
substituted.
The Route
The plan of the editors is to meet
at Valdosta on April Fl, go to St.
Petersburg via special train over the
Atlantic Coast Line and sail from
Tampa the afternoon of April %, ar
irving in Havana the morning of
April 81 and will reach Tampa, re-
turning, the 28th. One days stop
may be arranged in Florida, but that
is only tentative. If they return home
direct, the party will reach Waycross
the morning of April 20. Three days
are to be spent in Havana.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-01-21
FITZGERALD CONCERT BAND MAKING
RAPID PROGRESS FOR WEEKLY CONCERTS
PREPARATION UNDER THE Eff
FIcIENT LEADERSHIP OF MR..
r. GLENN JOHNSON BRINGING
SPLENDID RESULTS.

A visit to the city hall any Monday,
Tuesday or Thursday evening be-
tween 1880 and 9 100 o'clock will con
vince the most wary. of the rapid prog
ress being made by the Fitzgerald
Concert Band, under the leadership
of their most efficient Band Master,
Mr.. r. Glenn Johnson, in the pre-
paration for the weekly concerts to
be given free to the public through
out the spring and summer seasons.
The great progress made by this, our
large band of fifty-five of our fine
young people impressed the writer
upon a recent visit as being almost
miraculous. While the organization
is only three months old they are now
able to play many of the Southern
melodies, religious hymns and pa
triotis airs.
Mr.. johnson states that the public
generally will be welcomed at any
time to these rehearsals and he urges
that they should come and see what
is being done.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-01-21
Creamery Makes
387,566 Pounds of
Butter at Dublin

Dublin. Ga.-A total of 387, $3.50
pounds of butter was made by the
Dublin creamery in 1925, according
to figures just announced by w. j.
Searcy, owner and manager. While
this is considered fair years work,
it is hoped to increase this during the
present year. The butter produced
was valued at $170,529.O4.
In cream checks, the creamery dis
bursed total of $155, 1898, two
thirds, of which went to Laurens
county farmers. In this total, the
smallest check was % cents and the
largest single check was $500. The
creamery pays regularly twice each
month.
B. A. Hill, whose farm lies mostly
in Laurens county, sold the most
cream in 1925. He milks from 40 to
so cows, and his total sales were over
$1,000, it was stated at the creamery.
Mr.. Searcy is sending each of his
cream customers short statement
showing them how much cream they
sold him during the year, and its
value in cash.
J. R. Fordham, Mr.. Searey states,
was SurprlSeu. az tLS ea!iiouhI VI uAS
cream sales for the year from only
one cow, which also supplied family
of seven people with milk and butter.
In the year he sold $25 worth of
butter and $52 worth of cream.
Several days ago County Agent
J. F. Hart drove up to the creamery
with a new Ford car having worn
out one driving over Laurens county.
A friend remarked on the new car,
and the further fact that he had three
big milk cans in the rear section OF
the car. eyes," replied Mr.. Hart, IF
you haul some of those regularly you
can have a new Ford, too, whenever
you want one"
The Dublin creamery has doubled
its total butter production since the
year 1925 began. 1t is still increas-
ing it's output, as new cream routes
are being established, and new GUS
toners added.
Within the past year, number OF
negro farmers have begun to sell
cream. There is considerable inter-
est in dairying among the negro farm
ers of the county, and they are all, SO
far, making excellent and steady
cream farmers.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-01-21
Big Building Year
Predicted for South

Atlanta, Cats going to be q
CREST building year, and while 1t
seems practical impossibility to ex-
coed the 1925 record yet many com
munities are going to try to do that
very thing.
This is the opinion of Walter j.
Woodall and w. C. Woodall, editors
of the Industrial Index, of Columbus,
Ca, the business newspaper of the
Southeast.
The Industrial Index editors say
that the spirit in business circles is
optimistic. AS they put it Industry
proceeds under full head of steam.
In a word, these editors point out,
conditions are "just right" The bus
mess world, in their opinion, expects
a good year and is predicating all its
practical plans on that basis.
The moral and the motto, there
fore, the editors suggest, is "Get
Busyw
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-01-21
HONORINC ROBERT
LEES BIRTHDAY
SEVENTH GRADE OF THE FIRST
WARD SCHOOL PRESENTED AN
INTERESTING PROGRAM TUES
DAY AFTERNOON.

Mrs. ]. H. Benton's Seventh Grade
of the First Ward School presented a
very interesting program on Tuesday
afternoon, members of the u d. G,
and other visitors being present. The
walls were hung with patriotic colors
and flags, one side presenting the
four banners of the Confederacy in
use at different periods the change
being made for various reasons which
were inscribed below the banners.
Drawings of Genral Lee appeared on
the blackboard. One deserving spe-
cial praise was a freehand drawing
by Wade Malcolm, copied from a
small size picture portraying General
Lee on his horse Traveller. The
program was as follows:
Prayer, Rev. diff.
Song, Seventh Grade, "Star Spang-
led Banner"
. Sketch of Lees Life, Wade NAL
colin.
"Lee as College President" Ger
trude Manooch.
Robert E. Lee, Gentleman" AL
bert Gelders.
"Statue of General Lee" Mildred
Deeses. =
Song, Seventh Grade, "Tenting on
the Old Camp Ground"
Reading, "The General Goes For
ward" Mrs. Shewmake.
Impromptu Talk, Mrs. Benton.
Address on Lee as model for
Boys and Girls, Superintendent
Usher.
Presentation of book, 'The True
Story of George Washington" by
Miss Smith for the Library Board.
This was the reward for the largest
ticket sale for Library Benefit Pic
ture in November.
Song "Dixie."
The value of a program that
stresses a noble character like Robert
E. Lees far exceeds the interest that
it gives as an entertainment. There
is an age of hero worship in growing
boys and girls. Well for them if
their attention is drawn to, real heroes
at this critical and impressionable
time. Mr.. Usher's remarks were
along this line and entertaining as
well as impressive.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-01-21
MEMORIAL COIN SALE IN
PROGRESS

On last Saturday morning Miss
Athleen Dickey appointed as sponsor
by Mrs. Betty Cobb, called together
at her home about twenty or more of
the high school girls to form them
into teams for this weeks selling cam
paign of Stone Mountain Memorial
coins. The coins were distributed
and the territory assigned each group.
Mrs. Dickey served the young ladies
with hot chocolate and sandwiches.
Those taking part in the coin sale are
Misses Mildred Manning, Udell Null
lis, Corinne Ellis, Bobbie Burns,
Eleanor Williams, Martha Strange,
Zelda Bonnet, Opal Thornton, Susan
Ware, Dorothy Jay, Doris Watkins,
Frances Denmark, Martha Stovall,
Alice Lee Mccormick, Virginia Haze,
Paula Harrison, Willene Jolley, Gene
Mcdonald, Mollie Lasseter, Helen
Chastain, Mildred Johnston and Re-
becca Kirkland.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-01-21
HENRY WESTER

The friends of Mr.. Henry Wester
and his relatives in this city were
shocked to hear of his tragic death
which occurred Tuesday night in the
A. C. L. yards at Jacksonville. He
was struck by train in such a way
as to crush both limbs and fracture
the skull. Death followed in a short
time. AS soon as the family received
the belated message, a telegram deliv-
cred by mail, Mr.. W.. R. Paulk and
Mr.. David Paulk, father and brother
of Mrs. Wester left at once by auto
mobile being Joined in Waycross by
Mr.. Wester's sister and brother, Mr..
and Mrs. King. They arrived this
afternoon via Triton, the remains
being carried by hearse from Triton.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-01-21
COME SOUTH" SLOGAN
r NOW NATION WIDE

Atlanta, Ga.-"Come South,
Young Man, Such is the cap
g, tion~of an, editorial printed. in
the Atlanta Constitution, the
concluding paragraph of which
is this: "Come South, young
man! Come South, old man,
also, for here the GENIAL cli-
matte zones, the great open
spaces, the sunshine, the rec
reations, the mountains, the
shores-they. all invite! And
more than all, the worlds great
est opportunities invitew
There was time when the
thought prevailed that a large
part of the soil of the south
was adapted to nothing else
than the production of raw cot
ton to be shipped to other parts
of the country to be spun and
woven into the finished mater
ial. There were few manufac-
turing establishments in the
south of any kind. Times have
changed. Multiplied millions
of dollars have been invested in
the establishment of mills and
factories that give employment
to labor and substantial divi-
dends to owners of such .estab-
lishments.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-01-21
Stop, Look and Listen!
Or You May Be Jailed

Atlanta, Ga.-Stop, look and listen,
or 20 to Jail fer is days-that is, in
plain figures, what the law passed oy
the Legislature last summer, now in
effect, means for the protection OF
autoists. The correspondent OF TINS
newsnaper is writing this item for the
second or third time since the first
of the month, when the law became
effective, in order that the reader
hereof may let it sink deep into that
part of his mentality where he stores
information that may be useful TO
him in future.
The law requires that wherever
grade railroad crossing has oeen
marked dangerous" all autoists
must. rome to complete stop before
crofI - such railroad grade cross
ing pay the penalty Of from IS
to ! K or go to Jail. Better "Stop'
LooK. and Listen!
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-01-21
Dixie Paving Program
Making Proxress

Through the courtesy of the
Board Of County Commission
ers the members of the Grand
Jury were given an opportunity
to examineT-the work done on
the Dixie Highway and were
highly pleased with the excel
lent progress being made. The
detailed explanation of the con-
tract made with the State High
way Department was also val
liable information to these citi-
zens, it being apparent that the
actual cost to the county will
be very reasonable, credit of
- so per convict per day being
allowed by the department for
the labor performed by them,
which will meet the actual cash
paid out for their keep and the
additional free labor, which is
q. engaged on the project. The
equipment appears to be the
best for the class of work to be
done, and the county will be
we'll equipped for additional
work on the rest of the county
roads, The visit to the convict
farm was a feature much APP
preciated by the Grand Jury,
who were well impressed with
the sanitary condition of the
buildings and grounds.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-01-21
Several Prominent
Men Are Arrested
HELD ON CHARGE OF SHOOTING
BAITED DOVES; KILLED 1900
BIRDS in A DAY.

Some of the most prominent resi-
dents of Pelham, Ga, were arrested
as a result of investigations the past
week directed by j. l.. Ridley, state
inspector of the game and fish de-
partment. They were charged with
shooting baited doves, and all placed
under bond of $500. t
J. M. Higgins, chief of police at
Pelham, was among those rounded up
by game wardens in raid conducted
at dawn five miles east of Pelham.
Others were: DR.. J. R. O'Neal, dem
fist: Clinton Cooper, l.. f. Turner,
McCulley Harris, N. Z. Smith, o. c.
and w. E. Gray.
A majority of the shooters escaped
when the wardens descended, but 9TH
er charges may be made later, inspec-
tor Ridley intimates.
The roundup followed a wholesale
arrest of the bankers of Albany, Ga,
a few days ago, when inspector Rid
ley and E. C. Rackley, Dougherty
county game warden, located baited
field near the town. Among those ar
rested and held under $500 bond are
H. E. Davis, president of the Elk
change Bank; P. j. Brown, cashier;
T. w. McKinnon and J. S. Billingslea
capitalists; G. S. Whitesly and ne
gro named Jim Coburn.
1--WE have positive instructions to
rigidly enforce the hunting laws this
year." says inspector Ridley, land to
disregard the custom of the past,
when game wardens allowed promi-
nent men to go free if caught violat-
ing the laws, but made cases against
negroes and poor farmers.
"The department is now working
on case where it is reported Is men
killed 1900 doves at baited field in
single day. Such wholesale eXter-
mination seems lacking in sportsman
ship as well as tending to end all the
dove hunting in Georgia for lack of
doves"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-01-21
Can't Blame Railroad
For Blocked Highway

Atlanta, Ga.-A railroad is not re-
quired to maintain in good order a
highway on its property, except such
portions of the highway that cross it's
tracks, or are close enough to tracks
to interfere with traffic clearing the
tracks if the highway is in bad order.
This was the ruling of the state court
of appeals in decision handed down
here, unfolding a verdict in favor of
a railroad in a suit for personal dam
ages.
1t was shown that the damage had
been the result of an obstruction of
the highway over 100 feet from the
railroad tracks. Although the road
at the point DISTRACTED was still on
the railroad right-of-way property, it
was shown that the obstruction had
not been placed there by the railroad