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MEETING OF KENT LEVY COURT
C. w. Graham of Kent, Former Sheriff
Appointed Constable Kenton Hundred

AT the weekly session of Kent Coun-
ty Levy Court, E. t. Paradee of the
Second District, near Little Greek, ap-
peared before the court asking for
Stag to repair the road in the Second
Dristrict from Cowgill's Corner and
the Laws farm. Mr.. Paradee agree
ing to see that the Stag was hauled
without enpense to the county. The
court agreed to purchase the Stag
about the middle of December. The
court appointed Charles w. Graham,
former sheriff of Kent county, as a
constable for the Third District.
The court ordered requisition of
$4,000 due the county for dirt roads
drawn on the State Treasurer and sent
to the State Department.
The court authorized the taking of
photographs of all bridges construct
ed by the present Levy Court, the
work to be done under the supervision
of the County Engineer. The court
also ordered bronze plates to be plac-
ed on each new bridge erected by the
court, showing the date of construc-
tion and the names Of the Levy Court
Commissioners.
Sheriff Frazier made a request for
three tons Of coal for use in the htch-
en- of the jail. The clerk of the peace
was authorized to order the same.
The court also ordered $4,000 trans
ferred form the general fund to the
general road fund to be apportioned to
the following districts in the amounts
named: Fourth District, $1,000; Sixth
District, $4,000; Seventh District, ST.
900; Eighth District, $1,000; Ninth
District, $1,000; Tenth District, $1,000.
The court also ordered two cars Of
Stag for use in the Sixth and Ninth
Districts, the same to be hauled with
out expense to the county.
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MANY GUNNERs DOWN STATE
One Pennsylvania Gunner Shoots Dog
on the Farm of Tim Sylvester

on the Farm of Tim Sylvester
An unusual number of gunners took
advantage of the open season for gun
ming for rabbits and birds Nov. IS.
While rabbits were reported plentiful
all over Kent county, but few birds
were seen or shot The warm days
Of Tuesday and Wednesday prevented
many dogs from running rabbits as
they were apparently given out after
two or three hours Of early morning
running. Very few rabbits were found
in woods, most Of those shot by the
gunners being found in the stubble
fields. A valuable bird dog belonging
To party Of gunners from Pennsyl-
vania, who were out cunning near
Kenton, On the farm Of T. E. Sylves-
ter, was shot by one Of the party by
mistake. The animal was hurried to
Dover to DR.. Harry Mcdaniel, vet
erinarian, who, after examining the
dog, felt that while it had been badly
peppered with shot, he did not think
it was injured internally.
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other car. You can't iostle with
weapons weighing ton without some
body getting hurt. The only sane
practice is to approach every intersec-
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speeding over the intersection on the
assumption the way is clear. "Ceme-
teries are being filled with drivers who
approach crossings with this thought.
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ton cautiously, stopping if necessary.
1t is far better to lose a few seconds
at every crossing than to jeopardize
your life and the lives of others by
Smyrna times., 1927-11-30

BLUE
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Stops Knocks
the American Automobile Association
and the Canadian Automobile Association
in official tests have proven the remarkable
high knockless rating of BLUE Sunoco.
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WINTER Driving
Besides its enviable knockes rating, the value of
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It didn't take motorists long discover that BLUE
Sunoco is ideal motor fuel can be. So
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still are camoring for BLUE Pumps
Begin TODAY ON BLUE Sunoco
You'll find you get miles to the gallon, you'll
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easy starting, and in driving which few fuels,
the premium priced ones, approximate.
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Mn NAAbAC uAAlAL ulLACSs
81 Ia. minority Of farmers supported
rsly dealers gave it only grudg-
ppTT' n Some dealers openly de-
-. me crop was the largest ever
Yet, in spite Of these
q !. saps' the operation Of the plan
I. several millions Of dollars to
n ,,aefs ,. more than they would
d isslved without i. In spite Of
gea over-production ever
M !. Y the Peninsula, the 1927 crop
oyer four million of dollers
M gso 5oss return than did the 1926
,.a a-sn there was ~ Quotation
ES,tss s,ee' In former years over
s.o1 brought disaster
IN, M M question IS put up to the
I'M, like ! this: The plan has been
81 i Il - = orlng in the competitive
- 'qe Maryland ara Delaware
NJ v,,,l II has been strengthened IN
n Gg j. !. 7 producers represents
tbs I'm !, tne potato acreage will
snsrt association and sign the
nittss M. . support the Quotation
4 t5sro + will undertake To nro-
& IN MI t5aIl n 1928 ever more effectnaI.
1 T y u,ig were safeguarded IN 1927
4 b. " = ,aa6 aot JON the Association
i eaIe,', iSz8' the effort to restrain
y EooDerstipplfi pfice cutting competition
d e made 'On i among farmers will
inyaI,e3 There Il ~ other m,as. VI
~ decide ! 4 4 The issue and no one
= put the farmers them.
begins in Northamp.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-02-17

effort to save the world, but in the
nations trying to kill and destroy
the world.
On closing night DR.. Ayers spoke
from the text, "He Warmed Himself. "
Peter was warming himself by the
enemies fire when he denied his
Lord. He applied this to the ease
loving people of today who are con-
cerned moA bout their ease and lux
urious living Tan they are about the
Christ and N Kingdom, He made a
powerful appS for sacrificial living
on the part of Christians.
Miss Julia Allen, who is at the head
of the Baptist young people of the
state, did fine work with the Y. w. A.
R. A. and Sunbeams She was ably
assisted by the local leaders of these
departments. Much credit is due tc
Mrs. E. J. Dorminy, president of the
local w. M. S. and to Mrs. M. M
Stephens also, who is at the head OF
the associational work. We haG
nearly two hundred in this school and
the church was greatly helped in her
kingdom work and the loving person
alities of these faithful workers will
long abide with us.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-02-17
THE CHURCH SCHOOL OF MISSIONS
BY Rev. J. r. Singleton

Protestant rather than Catholic with
the Democratic spirit and a church
free from state domination. He told
of the vast wealth of the U. S. as
compared with other nations. Great
Britain, France, Italy and Russia owe
the United States $10,850, 100000.
The labor situation in this country
is far ahead of other countries. The
average daily wage in England is
1922; in Germany, $0.57; in France,
S1.99; in the United States, $7.13.
Our luxuries are more than the ne
cessities of most other countries. He
showed that the gospel of Christ is
the only hope of the world. All other
means had failed. He also compared
the cost of the world war with the
amount of men and money spent in
the evangelization of the world The
war burned up $9,000,00O an hour,
$215, 100000 day; an equal of $780,
600 hour from the birth of Christ
until 1925. Just think of it, But
that is not the worst of it. 26,000,-
600 killed, 2O,O00,00O wounded; g.
100000 orphaned; 100000 widow
ed, and 100000 refugees. The
expensive thing is not in the church's
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-02-17
Wealth of Resources
Now Shown in South

Atlanta. Ga.-The South has the
largest resources of any section in
America, according to figures made
public here today by the agricultural
and industrial departments of the At
lanta, Birmingham and Coast rail
road.
1t is interesting to note that out OF
the sixty-four articles named the
South produces 100 per cent of ten
of those materials. 1t produces rs
per cent or above in twenty-five of
the materials named and so per cent
or above of thirty-two Of the sixty
four articles listed, while the area of
the South is approximately one-third
of the United States.
Among the proudcts in which the
South leads is cotton, of which the
South produces 55 per cent of the
worlds output; cotton seed oil, barry
tes, sulphur, beauxite, Fuller's earth,
turpentine, rosin, phosphate rock,
aluminium, natural gasoline, fertilizer,
natural gas, graphite, petroleum,
winter and spring vegetables, sugar
cane, molasses, peanuts, cow peas,
soy beans, sweet potatoes, tobacco,
rice and butter.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-02-17

The First Baptist Church is having
a great treat in the School of Missions
conducted by DR.. T. w. Ayers and
Miss Julia Allen.
DIR. Ayers was for 26 years med
ical missionary in China. He built
the first mission hospital in the world
for Southern Baptists and did great
work in China for both the souls and
bodies of suffering humanity.
He has been teaching two sessions
a day. One at $3.50 p. M, and the
other in the evening from s to 9. The
text books used is in the afternoon,
prayer and Missions" In these les
sons he teaches what the Bible has
to say about prayer in relation to the
evangelization of the world. He gives
US many illustrations growing out of
his experience as to the direct and
miraculous answers to prayers in the
foreign fields.
In the evenings he is teaching DIR.
j. F. Loves book on "Today's Sup
rene Challenge to America" The
speaker related the Providence of
God that caused this country to be
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-02-17
STRICKLAND AND BARNA
MAKE LIQUOR CATCHES

Policeman Barna on his round to
collect street taxes, arrived at the
home of Joe Brown, colored, in the
eastern part of the city, Monday, and
on knocking at the door, was hailed
with "come in boys, everything is all
right" the occupant evidently think
ing it was some of his boon compan-
ions asking for admittance. When
Barna accepted the invitation and
opened the door he found Joe with
9 pints of liquor and took him and
his merchandise in charge.
Later in the day Strickland and
Barna raided the residence of d ne
gro woman in the first ward and
found gallon of liquor on the prem
ises. The woman turned cut to be
the former wife of Joe Brown and
both are now lanquishing in the coun-
ty Jail, pending the action Of the
Grand Jury.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-02-17
INSTITUTE OF POLITICS
| TO BE HELD In ATHENS
MANY WELL KNOWN SPEAKERS
ON PROGRAM-SCHOOL
LASTS MONTH
BY James E. Hale

Athens, Ga.-Josephus Daniels, ed
itor of the Raleigh IN. c. News-Ob-
server, and DR.. J. w. Garner, pro-
fessor of political science in the Uni
versity of Georgia, will deliver lee
lures before the Southern Institute
of Politics here, from June to July
%, in connection with the University
of Georgia Summer School,
Mr. Daniels was secretary of the
navy under Woodrow Wilson, and is
the author of a biography of Mr.. WI
SON His lectures, which are two in
number, will compare and contrast
Woodrow Wilson and Henry Cabot
Lodge.
DR.. Garner is the author of can
Introduction to Political Science"
standard text book used in the Uni
versity of Georgia and in other insti-
tutions of higher learning. His two
lectures will have to do with the for
eign relations of the United States of
the past, present and future.
The Southern Institute of Politics
is new feature in the University
summer school, and is the outgrowth
of the Furman, IS. c. Institute of
Politics, which has been successful
for the past three years. E. H. Hen
derson, associate professor of philos-
ophy in the University of Georgia,
was influential in having it trans
ferred to Athens and the name
changed.
I The purpose of the institute is to
improve political life, especially in
the South, by bringing together 5asi-
ness men for studies, discussions and
round table conferences.
Chancellor Charles M. Smelling, will
| be chairman of the institute, and
George B. Gosnell, of Princeton Uni
versity, and E. H. Henderson will
be in charge.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-02-17
FIELD DAY FOR RURAL
SCHOOLS TAKING FORM
PRELIMINARY MEETING THIS
EVENING TO PERFECT
PLANS FOR MEET

Prof. D. j. Mcmillan and his COM
mittee of teachers will hold a prelim-
mary meeting this evening to arrange
for a tentative program to be pre-
sented the committee of Lions who
have offered to sponsor field day
at the close of the rural schools to
be held in this city.
Lions Lasseter and Gelders will
meet with the committee Saturday
afternoon to perfect plans and sub
nit them to the Lions at their lunch
con Wednesday, February 23. Sue
cessful field days have been held in
the county some years ago, and it is
expected that the event this year will
exceed any previous effort. The meet
ing Saturday will be held in the office
of Judge Lasseter.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-02-17
TUG OF WAR CONTEST
CREATING INT EREST

Interest has grown to fever heat
in the "Tug of War" contest being
waged by the Bible school of the Cen
trail Christian church in this city. The
Crusaders whose color is blue, against
the Torchbearers, who wear the red
are waging the most interesting con-
test ever held in the city and though
entirely good natured the interest
has grown to fever heat among the
contestants.
The purpose of the contest is to
stimulate interest and attendance In
the bible school and church. There
are hundreds of men and women, boys
and girls in this city who are not at
tending church or bible school any
where and it is with view of enlist
ing them in this work that the CAM
paign has been planned.
The school was evenly divided at
the start and officers elected on each
side to conduct the contest. Groups
of workers representing both sides
are canvassing the city for new re-
cruits and are having good results
and the bible school is most inter
esting place to be each Sunday morn
ing at 10 o'clock when it opens. The
Bible school orchestra is an added at
traction at each service.
1t is planned that the losing side
will entertain the winning side in some
suitable manner at the close of the
contest and by that time it is expect,
ed to have at least 500 in attendance
If YOU have not already done so pick
out the side you wish to enlist in and
20 to the church next Sunday morning
and get your pin and help win the
fight. Both sides are represented by
some of the best workers in the city
and either side will appreciate your
influence. Jusk ask for red or blue
button and it will be furnished you.
Both sides are running neck and
neck and it is impossible to tell who
will win in the final charge of these
soldiers of the Cross.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-02-17
THE FARM RELIEF BILL
IS PASSED BY SENATE

The United States Senate on Fri
day passed the McNary-Hangen farm
relief bill, which it rejected eight
months ago in slightly different form,
The vote was Al to SO as compared
with the 45-39 margin by which the
bill was defeated last June.
Previously by vote of Sd to 30
the senate rejected the Curtis-CrisT
farm bill.
As passed the McNary-Haugen bill
carried amendments to include tobac-
co as one of the basic commodities on
which the equalization fee would be
levied and to provide for putting into
effect the Bedsoe plan designed to
insure cotton planters against price
declines.
The Senate however, refused to ac-
cept amendments to defer application
of the equalization fee on cotton.
Twenty-four republicans, twenty
two democrats and the one farmer
laborite voted for the bill, while 22
republicans and II democrats voted
against it. Both Georgia senators,
Harris and George, voted against the
bill.
The amendment of Senator Moses,
republican of New Hampshire, to des-
ignate hogs, apples, potatoes and all
dairy products as basic commodities
(which an equalization fee would
be levied was rejected on an oral vote.
The senate refused to accept an
amendment to defer application of
the equalization fee on cotton.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-02-17
AUTO DEALERS TO HOLD
MEETING HERE TONIGHT
WILL ASSEMBLE AT 8 P. M
HARRY VINSON BE HOST
FOR EVENING

Auto dealers from all of the neigh
boring towns will gather here tonight
to organize district association for
the protection of the dealers.
The meeting will be held at the
show rooms of the Leonard Brothers
Motor Company and will be attended
by dealers from Ocilla, Tifton, Ash
burn, Cordele, Rochelle, Eastman,
Hawkinsville and Douglas. A perma-
nent organization will be perfected
and officers elected
The temporary officers are B. |.
Anderson, of the Anderson Motor
Company, president, and 0. w. Flet-
cher, of the Fletcher Motor Company,
secretary. The meeting is called for
8 p. M, and Harry Vinson, of the
Leonard Brothers Motor Co., will be
the host for the evening.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-02-17
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
AND COUNTY BOARDS
HOLD JOINT MEETING

A joint meeting of the directors of
the Chamber of Commerce, the Board
of Education for Ben Hill county and
the county commissioners was held
last Saturday for the purpose of ar
irving at a solution Of the employ
ment of county agent. President
Chas. A. Newcomer presided.
A number of short talks were made
by members of the boards, indicating
for the most part their preference
for the work. Supt Bullard, of the
board of education, frankly stated
their inability to finance the work
this year, which position was corrob-
grated by S. S. Young, Walter Ro-
bitzsch, VIM. Williams and Perry
Fitzgerald of the board. M. Dickson
and ]. E. Turner, of the commission
ers stated that on the advice of their
attorney, A. j. Mcdonald, the COM
missioners could not legally appro-
pirate funds for this purpose. Y, L.
Collier, of the A. B. & c. railroad
spoke of the importance to the coun-
ty of having an agent and stated
that Dooley county, through its COM
mission did finance the work now as
they have in the past several years.
Others who spoke were S. G. Pry-
or, Jr., o. L. Bradshaw and c. L.
Garden, directors of the c. of c.
On motion Mr. Garden was in
structed to cooperate with county at
torney Mcdonald and present if pos
sible some legal method by which
the work could be continued in the
county, the directors believing it to
be an inopportune time to discon-
tinue this work at the present time,
when the farmers were especially in
need of expert advice to. overcome
the depression causd by tn low price
of cotton and other farm products.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-02-17
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
DRIVE ON IN EARNEST

The annual membership drive for
the Chamber of Commerce was staged
Wednesday with good-results to date.
The principal subscribers, as always,
are among the retail merchants,
whose liberal support of all civic un-
dertakings should find appreciation
among our citizens.
The membership will approximate
the same as in 1926 when sufficient
funds were available to carry on a
varied civic program. With the
new subscriptions and the surplus on
hand from the past year, the new ad-
ministration should find it easy to
continue and to enlarge the activities
of the past year.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-02-17
Did YouEver
Stop to Think
?
By Edison r. Waite

THAT it takes brains to build a
better community.
THAT in some sections brains of a
high order must be found and put to
work
THAT the brainy man is usually
a queit chap, and his greatness is not
always realized and appreciated.
THAT these men usually give more
to the home city than they receive.
THAT the brainless citizens are al
ways showing their smallness.
THAT the stock in trade of BRAIN
less people is to knock and find fault
with everybody and everything.
The greatest menace to any COM
munity is the chronic knocker.
In spite of knockers you will al
ways find good brainy citizens NOV
ing forward, step by step, always
building, always boosting, always
grasping the hand of opportunity and
building the home city day by day in
to bigger and better city.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-02-17
LIBRARY NOTICE

February %, Tuesday, will be OBJ
served as holiday by the library,
Wednesday the 23rd, will be observed
as homecoming day for books, and
those who have library books retain
ed long overtime so that fines have
grown heavy may return the books
Wednesday with all fines remitted.
A basket will be placed at the door
for the reception of the books and
the patron may deposit them there
without accounting at the desk. This
privilege is accorded for one day on
w
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-02-17
FARMERS HOLD MEETING
AT COURTHOUSE TODAY
NELL KNOX SPEAKS ON COOP
ERATIVE MARKETING
VERY FEW PRESENT

j. E. Turner, director of the Geor-
gia Association opened the meeting
of farmers held this morning at the
courthouse, and in the absence of the
speaker scheduled by the State Col
Hege, commandeered the services of
M. A. Knox, local representative of
the Georgia Cotton Association, who
Interestingly presented the question
of cooperative marketing to the very
limited audience of farmers present
Prof. Owens, swine specialist of the
state college, also spoke.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-02-17
COMMISSIONERS ENJoINED

On petition of taxpayer of Early
county, Judge M. j. Yeomans has
granted a temporary injunction re-
straining the county commissioners
from paying the salary of the county
demonstration agent. The petition
alleges that the county board of edu-
cation and not the county commits
sioners have power to employ dem
onstration agent. A hearing for .
permanent injunction will be held
February 19.-Cuthbert Leader.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-02-17
SLICH RELEASED FROM
IRWIN JAIL ON BOND

Thirteen property owners of Ben
Hill and irwin counties with aggre-
gate assets of a quarter of a million,
signed the bond for $4,000 for H. K.
Sigh, when a substantial cash deposit
was made to protect them against any
loss. Mr.. Sigh was released from
the custody of Sheriff Tyler of Irwin
county and took up his former resi-
dence at Lake Beatrice, where he and
his family will reside. Mr.. Sigh will
superintend his farming operations.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-02-17
MANY PECANS SOLD IN ALBANY
DISTRICT BY PAPER SHELL CO.

Albany, Ga.-The entire 1926 crop
of pecans handled by the Papershell
Pecan Growers association has been
disposed of at prices which, per grade,
are as big as in any previous year,
an announcement by an official of
the association made known. The
home offices of the company, of which
J. M. Patterson is president, and gen.
eral manager are at Putney.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-02-17
NOTICE

The Woman's Relief Corps will give
their first quarterly birthday dinner
for 1927, at W. R. c. hall at noon,
February %, also a short Mckinley
and Washington program. The gen.
eral public is invited. Each lady
will be expected to bring basket of
lunch for the picnic dinner.-Mrs.
H. M. Nelson, press correspondent.