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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-04-21
NIGHT SCHOOLS FOR
FOREIGNERS

Sometimes it should lessen our pre-
judice against foreigners to know how
arduously some of them, great num-
Ders of them in fact, are working
and studying to fit themselves for
their intended citizenship in this
country In Chicago, for instance,
nine school buildings are being used
throughout the year for night school
classes that are authorized by the
board of education and are taught by
regular teachers The ages of these
students range from IT to 70 and the
array of nationalities is endless. FIRE.
quently two generations are found In
the same school room, and sometimes
three have been noted. Of course,
English is the main subject, though
other branches may be had for the
had for the asking. Most of these stu
dents are not illiterates, of course,
but only need to learn English to ad-
vance themselves in their callings.
One mechanician soon attained po-
sition where 20 men were working
under him. But he first had to learn
English, and he did it yer yquickly.
Some Russians especially make mar
velous records in time, and it is a re-
markable thing how many first honor
graduates of eastern high schools
have been Russian emigrants.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-04-21
MRS. USHER LOSES BROTHER

The friends of Mr.. and Mrs G. f
Usher sympathize with them in the
loss of her brother, Mr.. Ernest An.
derson, who was dean of the Georgis
Normal School in Statesboro, ano
with a company of his teachers was
attending the meeting of the Georgia
Educational Association in Macon
He was stricken while addressing q
body of teachers there on Friday, and
was carried to the hospital, where he
underwent an operation from which
he succumbed.
Mr.. Anderson's body was conveyed
to his old home town of Graymont,
where Intern ent was made.
He leaves a widow, two young sons,
an aged father and number of
brothers and sisters. A number of the
latter are also engaged in teaching,
and several had enjoyed coming to-
gether in Macon, making the sudden
stroke all the sadder for them.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-04-21
DAYLIGHT SAVING

Not SO popular in the farming sec
tions, daylight saving time goes into
effect nevertheless in the east on
Sunday, April "a. Twilight fingers in
that section until s O'Clock in the
summer, and defers the bedtime hour
so that the clock seems to call the far
mers to their morning chores only
too soon at best, and with the daylight
saving the men and women too have
their work day heightened that much,
but no requisite compensation is re-
allied for it.
Visitors too from the South and
West, accustomed to standard time,
find themselves two hours out of gear
when going to the East in summer
During the war our section had day
light saving, too, but those were
strenuous times anyway, and by COM
rarison with the hardships that others
we're having we were more patient
with our own.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-04-21
ROADS WITHOUT BONDS

EI, Martin, of Atlanta, in a communlca-
tion to The Atlanta Journal, gives very warm
nraise to John N. Holder, Chairman OF Cne
State Highway Commission, for the very ell
cent work in paving the roads OF the o'ate
NOW heinq done by the Commission over Whlch
Mr. Holder presides.
Mr. Martin is pleased to note that so
MANY paved roads are being built without
single dollar of bonded indebtedness.
Mr. Martin SAYS, in his letter to The
Journal
Announcement is made that the state
Highway Department, at the present ra'e
Of income from gas tax motor Vehlcle IaA'
Federal aid an dcounty aid, the State VIII
have available this year for construction
nurnoses a net sum of approximately So
100000 Predicating the judgment upon
current revenues, it is estimated that the
next three years will unquestlonably sno"
even greater annual revenues, and 1t IS
confidently predicted that the annual IN
crease will continue for seven years, IN
stead of only three.
The writer calls attention to the fact that
one who has recently travelled to Arkansas,
Louisiana. Alabama and Mississippi found the
roads of Georgia incomparably superior TO any
he encountered With Georgias unpaid bond
ed indebtedness Of more than S5,OOO,00o,
Mr.. Martin concludes that further discussion
of the bond issue for road construction is a
useless waste of time. He concludes his letter
with this admonition
'"That the approaching legislative assem-
bly would submit the question to the people OF
the state is preposterous, and that the people
would favor it, if submitted, is no less than
monstrous Getting into debt is as easy as
falling off precipice, while getting out OF 1t
is Just as difficult as climbing back again. Inc
state 0 fGeorgia has certainly learned this
truth in the school of bitter experience. -Sa-
vannah Press.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-04-21
RESOLUTIONS

WHEREAS it has pleased almighty
God in His wisdom and mercy to call
from our midst Sister Laura A. Miller
on April II, 1927, therefore be it re-
solved that we, the members of
Fitzgerald Lodge No. 35 I. 0. 0. F.,
do hereby extend our heartfelt SYM
pathy to our beloved brother, Clar-
ence A. Miller and his two sons in this
sad hour of grief and commend them
to our Heavenly Father who doeth
all things we'll
We know that death is the common
lot of all mankind, and that sooner
or later the summons will come, and
we in our turn must answer the call.
A few who watched Sister Miller
sail away
Will miss her craft from the busy
bay;
Some friendly barks that were an
chored near,
Some loving souls that her heart
held dear,
In silent sorrow will drop tear
But she peacefully furled her sail
In mooring, sheltered from storm
and gale,
And greeted friends who have
sailed before
Ger the unknown sea to the un-
known shore.
Respectfully submitted,
F. R. Justice,
C. A. CHM,
T. Meals
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-04-21

Fortunately for Fitzgerald it pos
sesses such splendid home talent that
| it is not necessary to look abroad for
entertaining artists, either as musi-
sicians or speakers.
The junior speaker for the Memo
rial Day exercises will be Mr.. Leon
kassewitz who will deliver the decla
nation that won fcr MIN first place
in the recent district meet at Amer
icus. He will be introduced by Mrs.
r. G.. Womble.
The senior speaker will be Mr.. j.
f. Singleton, who will pay loving
tribute to the Confederate dead and
also an appreciation of the living Con-
federate veterans, who are known
now as the Soldiers of the sixties
Mr. S. G. Pryor, Sr., will introduce
Mr.. Singleton.
Mrs. William McLendon and Mrs.
Stubbs Dorniney are the co-chairmen
in all decoration and flower gather
ings and every U. ID. c. member is
asked to assist.
Mrs Clayton Jay and Mrs. J T..
McCarty, with Mrs. Jack Mayes, are
co-chairmen in looking after the vet
Grams and in any other automobile
courtesies for the day.
The beautiful musical program
has been arranged by Mrs. J. Gould
Williams The president, Mrs. Hum
bert Watson, will preside over the
meeting and the past presidents, Mrs.
Lassiter, Mrs. Womble, Mrs. S. G.
Pryor, Jr., Mrs j. E. Turner and Mrs.
S. G. Pryor, Sr., are requested to sit
on the platform with the speakers.
The members of the Ben Hill chap
ter, U. D. c., will occupy with the be-
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-04-21
VIII Hold Memorial
Day Services at the
First Baptist Church

In order that all Confederate vet
erans living in and near Fitzgerald
may have an opportunity to be al
the weekly luncheon of the Lions
club on Wednesday at one O'Clock
Memorial Day exercises will be held
this year in Fitzgerald at the First
Baptist church on the twenty-seventh
of April, beginning at two o'clock.
A program of rare beauty is prom
ised. The Fitzgerald Community Band
has been invited by the Ben Hill
chapter, U. D. c., to furnish the mu-
sic on this occasion, and this will add
greatly to the program and will be
the first time that the band has par
ticipated in memorial service. What
could be more fitting time for beau
tiful band music than Memorial Day
exercises? Did not our soldiers go
into battle sustained by such martial
music?
Mrs. Allan Garden will act as ac-
companist on the piano for the sing
ing. The high school glee club girls
will add beauty, grace and charm to
the program. Accompanied by the
band they will enter the church sing
ing an exquisite professional hymn.
A mixed quartette will render
"Tenting on the Old Camp Ground"
And beloved Dixie" viii be played
to delight the hearts of the old SOL
diers and to revive memories of the
sixties.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-04-21
Foremost Women of Atlanta.

A city-wide poll is being sponsored
by the Business and Professional
Woman's Club of Atlanta to deter
mine who shall be two candidates to
offer in nationwide selection of the
foremost women in their particular
callings. The voting will be done by
members Of the different civic orga-
nizations, each society offering two
names. The candidates do not
have to be members of the B. and P.
WIS club. individuals may also Of
fer candidates under the same rulings
All names must be in the hands of
the judges by May and on June / a
decision will be rendered. A type
written biography of 800 words, a
copy for each judge, is required to
accompany the proposal of names.
After the Atlanta judges have select
ed two of the names that will be en-
tered as Georgia's representatives,
the final selection from all these
states will be made at the national
ton, convention of the B. and P. w.
clubs at Oakland, CAL, in July. The
lucky candidates, in that election,
will be given 2 trip to Europe and to
all the snowplaces of the different
countries at the expense of the Ex-
position of Women's Arts and Indus
tries, whose guests they will be. 1t
is seen that the foremost woman of
Atlanta has an award in prospect that
means more than loving cup which
until this time has been the principal
distinction given the foremost man in
Atlanta. However the contest for the
women is nation wide, and the contest
fer men is local honor only.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-04-21
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SPOTLIGHTS
ON
PEOPLE =
w. c. T. U. BRICKS
elders

w. c. T. u. BRICKS
Each active worker of the W. c.
T. U. hopes to be a brick for the
"Wall of Defense" planned to with
stand the "Wall of Defiance" social
ed, which the anti-prohibitionists are
raising by propaganda and every 9TH
err possible means.
To be "brick' each member will
try to bring into the organization ten
new members before the national
convention of the W. c. T. U. this
summer.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-04-21
BETTER HOMES FOR NEGROES

Figures just made public by the
National Urban Lague show that
100000 negroes now own their own
homes. Other surprising estimates are
rs banks with assets of 100000, 900
operated by negroes. They have peri
odicals and newspapers with week
ly circulation of 100000. There are
10000 negro college graduates with
the number seven times greater than
five years ago. The League expended
in 1926 S40O. 900 in its work of bet
terment of living conditions of the
negroes.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-04-21
EDDE'TTES
ON
4 THINGS
GARDEN WEEK
w. By M

This is Garden Week, so named by
the General Federation Of Woman's
Clubs, and calling for nationwide OBJ
servance. The Fitzgerald Woman's
Club is now so fortunate as to have
a garden division composed Of more
than dozen enthusiastic flower low
ers, who have demonstrated their
skill in cultivating beautiful home
gardens as well as serving our city
in its identification movement by the
splendid planting work they have ef-
fected in the city parks. A demon
stration of home garden products was
given at the club rooms on Wednes-
day afternoon by this department.
During the morning the exhibits were
sent in and were arranged artistically
for display by Mrs. Stubs Dorminey.
1t formed delightful feature of the
club meeting.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-04-21
Odd Fellows Sponsor
Second Ward Team

Fitzgerald Lodge l. o. o. F. voted
at their meeting Tuesday night to
sponsor the second ward baseball
team in an inter-ward city league,
which is being organized under the
auspices of the American Legion.
George Crawford, Lloyd Meeks and
G. C. Petty were selected as COM
mittee to pick the winners.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-04-21
OFFICIAL TASTERS

a new ruling in government hospi-
tails for world war veterans directs
that the three meals given the pa
tients shall! be eaten first as matter
of close inspection by the officers of
the day. The quality, quantity and
preparation of these meals will then
be discovered in a more intimate and
remedial way, in case any item is not
as it Should be. The meals are to be
eaten in the patients mess hall under
the same service as the patients re-
ceive.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-04-21
NOTICE

The Macon Daily Telegraph is on
sale daily at the A. B. e. c. depot
and at Geo. w. Browns news depot
in the fve-story building. Mr.. J. j..
Fowler is the local agent. and sub
scribers can be served direct by de-
livery by phoning 100.
The Macon Telegraph.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-04-21
RHEU M ATISM

While in France with the Ameri-
can Army I obtained a French pre-
scription for the treatment of Rheu-
matism and Neuritis. l have given
this to thousands with wonderful re-
suits. The prescription cost me
nothing. l ask nothing for it. l will
mail it if you will send me your ad-
dress. A postal will bring it. Write
today.
PAUL CASE, Dept. Gas
Brockton, Mass.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-04-21

loved veterans and their wives the
front rows of pews in the church.
The ushers viii complete the lovely
Southern girls wearing all colors.
All ministers, all educators, all
newspaper men or women, all school
children and all citizens in the com
munity are most cordially invited to
these exercises.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-04-21
THREE GREAT REMEDIES

This interests those that sleep with Win
dows closed DR.. Hummer, of Geneva, studies
the Iock-jaw germ and announces that one
thing it can't stand is plenty of fresh air 1t
will resist powerful disinfectants, but col
lapses if you open the wound and let in air.
Our three greatest remedies Providence
gives us free of charge, sunlight, fresh air,
fresh water and majority of human beings
neglect all three.
Frenchman designs villa mounted on a
turntable, arranged to follow the sum- an eiec-
tric motor turning the villa slowly around
That is ingenious, but, not important. 1t is
simpler to have plenty Of windows, let the sun
do all the turning, and keep some of the win
doWS open.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-04-21
HOME TOWN THOUGHTS
to mean

The knockers say they can't do anything for
their home town, but they might accomplish
something if they stopped talking against it.
Successful folks are optimistic, and go ahead
towns are made up of people who think those
communities accomplish the things they
would like to.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-04-21
ATLANTA BOYS TAKE HIGHWAY

T. f. Whitaker, E. L. Queen, of
the Machinists, w. E. Pollard and ].
L. Carver, of the Electrical Street
Railways, w. D. McCutcheon and j.
M. Blalock motored down the Dixie
Highway to the convention.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-04-21

France has, adopted the English word
"home" because there is no equivalent in the
French language. In America we have the
word, all right but not the thing it is supposed
to mean.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-04-21

Japan spent two million dollars to bury it's
late Emperor. Almost as much as Pennsyl-
vania and Illinois spent on their senatorial can
didates.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-04-21

The government now has 1000, 900 gallons
OF whiskey in storage. Which announcement
may speed up enlistments in the Tank service
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-04-21

We are last nation Of real he-men. No
longer is there one who hides behind a wom-
an IS skirt. We can't
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-04-21

Asked to tell about his courtship and mar
riage, New York man said, well, l Just
sobered up andthere shewas!
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-04-21

About $50 delegates from all over
the state are in attendance at the
nineteenth annual convention of the
Georgia State Federation of Labor,
being held here this week. President
Louie P. Marquardt presided over the
sessions. The local members enter
tanned the visitors on Thursday with
big barbecue during the noon re-
cess
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-04-21

Scientist says that America is SLOW
ly drifting toward the west. Of course
that is some plot on the part of the
Japs to draw US within hitting range.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-04-21
ANNIVERSARY
COLUMN
TEN YEA RS A G O

Visitors out of town: Mrs. l.. o.
Tisdel, Atlanta and Gainesville; Mr..
and Mrs. Jesse Grantham, Atlanta
Mr.. E. K. Farmer, New York; Geo.
Boney and Frank Thurmond, Albany
Mrs. J. T. Pittman and son, Atlanta
Mr.. Elmer Martin, Douglas; DR.. J. "
McElroy, Augusta.
Visitors in town: Miss Ethel Ad,
ans, Triton; Mr.. and Mrs. Georg'
Paulk, Ocilla; Miss Muriel Tyler,
Ocilla; Messrs. Bob Stokes and E. I.
Dukes, Moultrie; Mr.. E. c. Miller,
WaycrosB; Mr.. and Mrs. Delma
Mashburn and Miss Alma Lee, Ro-
chelle; w. o. Mededith, Manchester;
Miss Lois Van, Thomasville.
The South will boom after the war.
says the president of the Seaboard
Air Line.
The Woman's Club met last We'd
nesdav afternoon for the last meeting
of this year, with twenty-nine men,
bers and one visitor present. Mr.. j..
r. Pittman, farm demonstration, was
introduced by Mr.. l. Gelders, after
which he gave short talk, appealing
to the women of the club to help him
bring before the minds of the farmers
the necessity of raising more food
stuffs.
DR.. J. C. Luke, of Ocilla, was in the
city this morning, and states that the
Dixie Highway from Ocilla to Macon
is now in perfect shape and that he
has made the trip in two and one
half hours.
Judge J. R. Horton has joined the
colors and has plowed up major
portion of his cotton and is replanting
the area with corn. 'I'll put flag on
every plow and make my fight for
more foodstuffs patriotic duty,
which my men will faithfully per-
form" was Judge Horizons state
ment to the Leader-Enterprise.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-04-21
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Rev. Thomas Brennan

High Mass, 11:00 A. NJ.
Rosary, Sermon and Benediction,
500 p NJ.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-04-21

There is one thing that few of us really live
up tour obituary
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-04-21

Perhaps the continued earth tre
mors in California are Just the state
shaking with laughter at the collapse
of the Florida boom?
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-04-21

DR.. T. B. Gissendanner is visiting
friends in the city this week.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-04-21

Earl Carroll is reported to be semi
conscious. 1t is doubtful if some of
his guests were even "semi' ut the
close of the big party.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-04-21

We must suppose that engraved in
vitations to the divorce will be the
next fad in order, since that cere-
mony seems TO be more popular than
marriage these days,
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-04-21

Mr.. Charles Garwood made a bus
mess trip to Atlanta this week.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-04-21
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REFLECTIONS
(By The kirror)

! especially vociferouS last fall IN de-
claring that the Miami hurricane was
special visitation of Divine wrath
sent to punish the sins of Florida.
We wonder, now, how they account
for the Mississippi floods OF last
week.
Singing at Liberty" announces
headline in the Royston Record. And
we rise to observe that there are lots
of singers cat liberty" who ought to
be behind the bars for disturbing the
peace.
Seems that there is a fair chance
for freedom for "Mr. Johnny" Will
lams, of Jasper county murder farm
fame. as he is asking for pardon
and very likely will succeed in "re-
turning TO civil life" A year after his
conviction we recall that the Coving-
ton News stated that Williams was
being allowed to spend week-ends at
home, so why not let him spend the
rest of his time there as we'll?
According to the Butler Herald,
eff the press and pulpit of the coun-
try will remain cool-headed and use
the proper amount of good common
sense. war with China may be pre-
vented" Neither Of the agencies you
mention has bit of authority in the
matter, brother If Standard o. and
Wall Street decide that they need q
war in their business, you and | will
shoulder the old Enfields again
The Moultrie Observer thus reports
the story Of Il persistent saw: I'm
some manner the carriage of the saw
became loosened and this allowed the
saw to follow the piece of wood into
Mr.. Stringcr." Now, there IS devotion
to duty for you! That saw had been
trained to cut pieces of wood and 1t
was determined to cut that one, re-
gardless of where it had to be fol-
lowed
We are informed by the Cordele
Dispatch that mice are among the
greatest enemies of the silkworrn. Is
that why a mouse always seems to
head toward the silk stockings?
The Lee County Journal states that
"School boys are now dividing then
time between baseball plans and the
preparation of their lessons" Lees
burg must have an unusually studlous
lot of boys. Usually there is no such
division of time.
We poor printers were just begin
ming to recover our breath and reason
after the latest Russian and Turkish
disturbances, and now here's lot OF
Chinese names for us to spell
We must suppose that engraved in
yitations to the divorce will be the
next fad in order, since that cere-
mony seems to be more popular than
marriage these days
Earl Carroll is reported to be semi
conscious. 1t is doubtful if some of
his guests were even 'semi' ut the
close of the big party.
Perhaps the continued earth tre
mors in California are just the state
shaking with laughter at the collapse
of the Florida boom?
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-04-21

John Fletcher, one of the largest
landowners in Irwin county, died at
his home five miles west of the city
Sunday night, at the age Of 85 years.
=
Or. w. D. Dorminey has been APP
pointed chairman of the local dis
trict in Red Cross work. The Wo-
mans Club is planning for the i'm
mediate organization of chapter of
the Red Cross in this city.
Sixteen young men between the
ages of 16 and 18 enlisted in the
Navy. The boys left for Norfolk, via
Atlanta. They will be put into train
ing for six months before being as
signed to active service aboard battle
ships. A large number of friends of
the young men went to the train to
bid them farewell.
These young men are: kurte Thur
mond, James D. Frazer, Ralph Her.
ring, Kenneth G. Lagerstrom, William
B. Williams, John C. Williams, Char
lie A. Fretwell, Jay G. Robitzsch, Le-
noy A. Powell, James E. Booth, John
B. Wise, Edward G. Jay, Claude c.
Waters, John w. Vaughn, John J.
Holland and Eteve S. Boney.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-04-21

We poor printers were just begin
ming to recover our breath and reason
after the latest Russian and Turkish
disturbances, and now here's lot of
Chinese names for us to spell
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-04-21

We are informed by the Cordele
Dispatch that mice are among the
greatest enemies of the silkworn. Is
that why a mouse always seems to
head toward the silk stockings?
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-04-21

The Lee County Journal states that
"School boys are now dividing their
time between baseball plans and the
preparation of their lessons" Lees
burg must have an unusually studious
lot of boys. Usually there is no such
division of time.