Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-11-25
GREATEST GOOD ROADS PILGRIMAGE !,
SINCE MEMORABLE CLIDDEN TOUR in !
1911; GREAT INTEREST ALONG ROUTE
Fitzgerald Community Band Big Feature of
Entire Celebration Many Well Known
Persons Participate in Program

Fitzgerald has every reason to be
proud of it's wonderful musical organ
ization, the Community Band, which
was the feature of the motorcade,
celebrating the completion of the paw
ing of the Central Dixie Highway
from Waycross to Jacksonville. an
achievement for which the people of
Ware and Charlton counties are to be
congratulated.
Through the courtesy of WAX, the
broadcasting station at Jacksonville,
it was possible to give the message
of it's completion to the world, and
bring Fitzgerald to the attention of
the millions of people from Maine to
California and the Great Lakes to
Cuba, who were tuned in on WAX,
through the musical program given
by our band and the solo sang by
our popular Miss Marjorie Owens.
Mayor John T. Alsop, Of Jackson
vile, broadcasted warm welcome
to the participants of the motorcade
and Hon. W. T. Anderson, director
of the Dixie Highway association, for
Georgia, spoke of the road and its
history, whilst Mr.. J. E. Turner
broadcasted his response to the well
come address for the motorcade and
Fitzgerald.
To the car owners and local parti-
cipantswho made the entire trip with
the party, Fitzgerald owes its thanks,
as this city received the major bene-
fit from the publicity arising from
this mammoth caravan, successfully
pulled off. Among the local cars
were ]. H. Palmer, Harry Vinson,
J. C. Williams, ]. M. Williams, S. R.
Frey, J. E. Turner, E. E. Mann, B.
1. Anderson, David L. Paulk, ]. ].
Dorminey, Jas. L. McCarty, Kenneth
Grouse, Homer Waters, e. T. Daniel,
F. M. Flournoy, r. B. Sheppard, B.
M. Evans, Paul Smith, T. L. Young
blood, Bruce Nay, J. P. Manning and
Mrs. Woodham. The younger boys
were taken in the motor bus, under
the supervision Of Mr.. c. I. Owens,
who looked well after their comfort.
Starting promptly at 8 a. M, the
caravan reached Ocilla, where four
cars Joined it under the leadership OF
Mr.. Russell, secretary of the Cham
ber of Commerce. At Douglas the
caravan was received with enthu-
siasm, the A. and M. girl students
being lined up to welcome the party.
The Coffee county cars were well
decorated, telling the world of their
wonderful possibilities and were ac-
companied by Mayor John R. Slater
and other men Of prominence and
large affairs. Hon. ]. c. Brewer
took charge of the motorcade here
and conducted it to its destination.
At Nichols, the entire school pop
ulation lined up on both sides OF the
route and cheered the visitors as they
entered and passed thru their town.
Several cars Joined here, with A. j..
Meeks, the resident county commits
sioner, leading.
Reaching Waycross, the party was
met at Waresboro by squadron OF
motorcycle officers and leading citi-
zens, among them Judge Harry D.
Reed, Hon. H. D. Bum, director of
the Central Dixie highway, Russell
King and others who led the party to
the city, where more than two thous-
and high school pupils greeted the
visitors under the leadership Of the
City Superintendent, Prof. A. G. Mil
ler.
The band disembarked here and
PLAYED a number of selections to an
audience of at least 5000. Many cars
ioined at this point for the trip on
to Jacksonville.
Among the five hundred now in
the motorcade were. representatives
and photographers Of all the leading
newspapers of this section, one OF
whose accounts of the trip is repro
duced herewith.