The Fitzgerald Leader, 1921-03-24

e Will Moot 0 St Blan o - Marketing | NO PLAN SUGGESTED 'Meeting Will Give All Farmer: . Opportunity to Suggest ~ ATLANTA, March 24 - With the 'announcement of James R. Howard _president of the' American' Farm Bu . reay Federation that he had set Apri 26, as the date for a mass meeting ir Atlanta of all agricultural interests tc - consider plans for the formation of : 'cotton: marketing plan, and plans fo -'the co-operative marketing of all othe; - farm products, President R. A. Kelly of the Georgia Farm Bureau Feder. ation announces that work will be started at once for the April meeting -At 'the' recent. state corvention' o the Georgia F&m Bureau Federation Mr. Howard told the four - hundred delegates that the American Farm Bureau Federation was ready to aid ~the southern farmers whenever they desired, and a resolution was unani unanimously - mously unanimously adopted asking that Mr. How How - - How ard appoint a date for a mass meeting. . No definite plan will be offered, nor 'will it be compulsory on the atien atien - - atien dants to adopt any prepared plan, but consideration will be given every plan _that is offered. The American Feder Federation - ation Federation recently adopted a plan for the marketing of grain, prepared by a com committee - mittee committee of seventeen after many months of woark. This plan is said to be one . of the best co-operative plans that has "ever been devised, and it will be put in into - to into operation this season. Delegates from all farmer's orggn orggnizations, - izations, orggnizations, representatives of the federal and state departments of agriculture, and representatives of all agricultural schools will be invitéd to attend, and it is hoped 'that out of the meeting there will be evolved a plan that will prove of immenge value to the cotton planters. ; . President Kelley announced that or organization - ganization organization work in several counties of the state where there are no farm bu- Teaus would be pushed with much vig vigor, - or, vigor, and that he was optimistic over the 'outlook for the bureau federation in Georgia: J. G. Oliver, of Athens has been appointed secretary of the federation, and has taken up his new pduties. Complete nnouncement of the plans for the meeting on April 26th will be made later, R

g I OOoNNS S ' s A w 't,,,-,iz'",.:,'? | R S R A bop T R VR Croson Foary st S Wos i (l" et TOREN DAY PASSERGERS - RUN Further. mw»w S A Harch@.«.éfr i Birmigham asd. Adsntic rain No, 1 Branswiek 10 Fitsgerahl, Wedesday, and due at Thalmann at upon approaching - that point, found the switch "cock "cocked," - ed," "cocked," with a bolthwedged points of the switeh and was claimed today by, W. Wi Crox Croxton, - ton, Croxton, passenger. The engineer saw the switch po ints_open in time to stop theaénbm reaching " the 'switch, and 1 o 'frouble resulted. 'The Sheriff of Ghrm%JJ ty, with track dogs, is investigating, A similar report fromyw recei;\gd Tuesday -of an alleged at attempt - tempt attempt to wreck A. B. & A. passenger train' No. 4. Latest reports to the receiver from Douglas stnte%g ' derailment of this train near Dougl s on Tuesday morning was the throw-rog connecting the switch with the switch-stand, being discon disconnected - nected disconnected at the stand, and the switch points set to the * side-track . and wedged, while the target 'showed "Safe". The bolts that were removed when the rod was disconnectéd were found in the grass about from the switch. V'{h?en about: ten car lengths from the switch the en engineer - gineer engineer saw the points standing open but was unable 'to bring a full stop befare passing over the switch. : g Passenger service now being oper operated - ated operated is daily daylight service in each direction, ,co_\'rering . the entire fine, including the Wayeross Division, with triple daily 'service between Bruns Brunswick - wick Brunswick and Thalmann, where connec connection - tion connection is made with mainliné trains of the Seaboard Air Line to and from the North and Florida points.. = Passenger trains will contintie to. depart from and arrive' at' Haynes Street Station, Atlanfa, until further notice. gl Local freight service is being op operated - erated operated and extra trains wherever ton tonnage - nage tonnage justifies. This service is now providing for the needs of r&ewm and shippers of freight reached by this line, according to M# 'Croxton.

Building Resumi ing Resuming . ' While Lumber's Low Lumber Market Shows Little Activity; Low' Prices Concerning conditions 'in the lum lumber - ber lumber tradé; the American Lumberman says: "The trend of buildin activities may be likened to the farglr's boy, who, after getting his st} in the country, goes to the big city. In just this way building first showed signs of revival in the country districts and ever since has gradually been mov moving - ing moving toward the large cities until build-,' ing today has begun to awaken in the larger cities, such as. Chicago. The greatest activity in. the cities, broad broadly - ly broadly speaking, is to be noted in the outlying districts and in thé suburbs,' but nevertheless here and there flat buildings and business blocks are being built. "In the meantime the wholesale lumber market remains quiet, with the total volume of orders decidedly below normal for this season of the year. 'lndustrial consumers are buy buying - ing buying from hand to mouth, filling or orders - ders orders in here and there when stocks become broken. Except in very rare instances this division of the trade has not anticipated its requirements very far ahead. Retail lumbermen are buying 'slightly more lumber, but on the whole the volume of these pltrchases is below the volume of re retall - tall retall sales. In other words retail lum lumbermen - bermen lumbermen are cutting down the size of their stocks and are :fo_mbuygng for future requirements, For' 'that mat matter, - ter, matter, however, it would be diffic q place any great volume of h%; for future delivery as manufactir generally are only willing to take on sufficient business at present prices to enable them to keep their crews together by running part time. Prices 'haye not shown ' any appreciable change and the spread in tkmgrket (the . difference between price and the low price on .some grades) is unusually wide and bar bargains - gains bargains at cut prices can be secured, but-on the whole 'tzmm shows e SR o Tgy Oee TR

me i - ' Health Inspection For | 'School Children Asked Hospital Auxiliary Endorses Proposal g at Wednesday Meeting 'i." ¢ S 5 _The members present at the Hos Hospital - pital Hospital Auxiliary meeting yesterday af af_ternoon - _ternoon af_ternoon -at Carnegie Library must have been impressed with at least three pleasing features. First of all, the bright inspiring manner of our mew presiding officer, Mrs. W. E. Yeatman, the delightful comic sketch sketches - es sketches given by Miss Chatman at the end of the business program and the 'Pleasant half hour "over the tea cups" arranged by Mrs. S. L. Smith, social chairman, _ The devotionals were conducted by 'Mrs. Lula Shephard and Mrs. I. P. 'Tyson. Committee reports were sub submitted. - mitted. submitted. Plans for aiding these com committees - mittees committees fmancially were discussed, as glues are used exclusively for charity work. The plan of the president to work for medical inspection of eyes, ears 'and throats of all school children in the fall, met with hearty endorsement and the further plan of arranging a free clinic for the treatment of those unable to pay was discussed. Doc Doctors - tors Doctors and school teachers know better than even the parents generally do ~how the neglect of some of these common defects in children, retard their mental growth. , . As an entertaining feature well <chosen clippings were distributed for miscellaneous teading and "som'e splendid scrap books made by Mrs. J. C. Glover, Mrs. M.- M. Stephens Mrs. W. D. Dorminy and Mrs. A. J. 'McDonald for use of children and "elders who might be deprived of reading while patients were inspected . with much interest. Members should that the r'egulardmzet; , ~ings occur the fourth Wednesday of "each :moni? at the Library, 'that' 1921 dues dre now payable. . B AY R Business Not Bad, S - s - - % < (By International News Service) i ~':«'§f' eot e r '.g:?-: ' the re ree - e ree & % gy \',,_l&'};;,-%'9"&%-.' e N , oA' 'x', ~ et %) A 49'"; e

Gavernment offivials 'were careiu! not to commit themselves as to the course* that may be taken, but -4here were indications that the closest scrutiny had been given the recently inegotiated British-Russian trade and that. already a-somewhat broader in interpretation - terpretation interpretation 'had 'been given the regu regulatrons - latrons regulatrons that defingd the Wiison ad administration's - ministration's administration's policy in dealimg with the Government, "he text of the Russan - | ;which-'in'proposing opening trade re relations - lations relations between the two countries said "for that purbose the relations be be'tween - 'tween be'tween the two republics have %o be on 'the whole regularized," was issued 'without comment. It.was addressed to the United States Congress and to 'President Harding and contained an arraignment of President Wilsgn for his policy in dealing with Russfa. The hope was expressed that the United States would not continue to follow "obdurately" the course taken by President Wilson who, the note . de declared - clared declared "without cause and without any declaration of war" had attacked Rus Russia - sia Russia and "showed during his whole ad administration - ministration administration 'a growing hostility to toward - ward toward the Russian Republi&%'

Eureka «and'iHortém ~schools will be consolidated effective with the opening of 'schnol Octpber Ist this year. Both were formerly one-teacher schools but according . to the: consolidation ' plan three teachers will be retained next year. A new school house will be built at a site to be selected by a committee composed of R. R. Dorminey, R. L. Robitsch and W. M, Williams., . ; According to tentative plans, the new Eureka-Evergreen school will be a wooden building as the citizens of that section of the county look toward a further conselidation in the future and do not intend to tie up a large sum of the county's money in a brick school }buil'ding which may later be discarded. - Dorminey and Horton schoolg will be consolidated with Ashton High school. Seven teachers will form the Ashton faculty and it i 3 probable that one of them will be an agrict_xltux'al ex expert - pert expert with a large past of his salary paid by the United States govérnment, The county schools all close April Bth this year and preparations are on foot for big commencement programs at Ashton, Lynwood, and Dorminey High School.

5 ° S Interesting gessno,n . S For M. E. Institute Sunday Schools To Hear Prominent ~ Churchmen At Rochelle. - Vienna, Ga.; March 23 - The Sunday School Institute of the Cordele district of the Methodist Church, to be held at Rochelle, March 30th and 3lst, bi fair to prove one of the mast intergg : ing, as well as the most largely atte ded of any simi'ar meeting held in. this, Section 'of the State. v Among the speakers are A. N, Rees, Presiding Elder of the District, §, D, Smith, President of South-Georgia Col College; - lege; College; John M. Conference Sunday School Board; J. A. Harmon, Director of the Christiam Education Movement of the South Georgia Conference, anmd many M whose knowledge of Sunday Scheol Work entitles them to high mh?& 'councils of the Chf'. o a Al Sunday Schoßls in the District are expected to send delagates, an: 'Rev. M. W. Carmichael, Pastor of the local church, is making plans to 'en 'entertain - tertain 'entertain bountifully all who tend. The Institute will be ige of Rev. G. E. Clary, District Dirgetor, 'and A. W. Rees, Presiding Elder. =

GLENN E. PLUMB . Committee Goes to Waycross to ~ Bring Speaker Here # SPEAKS TO PUBLIC Unions Invite Public to Opera House 11 a. m. Friday : f: B v | Glenn E. Plumb, world famous 'attorney and railroad expert author of 'the Plumb plan of railroad operation and ownership, will speak at Grand Opera 'House at 11 o'clock Friday morning on 'T'he Railroad Situation in the United States." No admission will, be charged and the public is cordjally invited by the federated unt ions of this' district, under whose auspicés he speaks. : | W. M. Martin, chairman' of the. joint federation committee represent representing - ing representing 'the thirteen crafts of Atlanta,l Birmingham and Atlantic railroad employes, and'C, R. Davis motored' to Waycross this morning to bring Col. Plumb to- Fitzgerald after he] concludes a speech to the public atl Waycross. Reservations have been made wPlumb fat the Aldine hotel for tonight and* tomorrow., He| will probably return to Wa_shinqt'on,l D; .G after his speech here,