The Fitzgerald Leader Enterprise and Press, 1921-06-22

Will Build New First Ward, Auditorium and Rooms PASSED UNANIMOUSLY Registration Books Open This Morning for One Month Fitzgerald citizens will vote on the queston of a $68,000 bond issue for school improvements on August lst it was decided Monday night by city council, An election to vote on $68,- 000 worth of bonds was formally called, The sum had been agreed on at a conference between school board, council and bond commission last month, The improvements contemplated are a new first ward building, fire proof and modern, a high school au auditorium - ditorium auditorium and additional class rooms, and repairs on the negro schools. Should the bonds be voted work on these improvements would begin probably in October, The negro schools would be repaired during the first term of the year but it is doubt doubtful - ful doubtful whether the new buildings would be ready for occupancy this year. The Woman's Club committee which has advocated the school bonds will progably lead a campaign to carry them in the election, The committee is Mesdames E, J, Dor Dor'miney, - 'miney, Dor'miney, E, K. Farmer, Geo, W. Brown, C. C, Persons, I. Gelders and R, E, Lee, The ordinance calling the election and notice of registration follows: REGISTRATION NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the reg registration - istration registration books of the city of Fitzger Fitzgerald - ald Fitzgerald will be opened at cight-thirty o'clock on the morning of the 22nd day of June, 1921, and will be kept open unti 6:00 P, M. July 21st, 1921, each day between the hours of 8:30 A, M. to 6:00 P, M, for the purpose of enabling the qualified voters of said city to register for an election to be hed on the st day of August, 1921, to determine the question whether or not said city shall issue its bonds in the sum of $68,000,00 for the purpose of building and equipping a public school building in the First Ward of said City, and for the purpose of erecting and equipping additional rooms and auditorium in the High School building in the Fourth Ward of said city and for the purpose of re repairing - pairing repairing the colored school building in the second ward of said city, tf David L, Paulk, City Clerk, ORDINANCE NUMBER 453 An ordinance calling an election in the City of Fitzgerald to determine the question whether or not said City (Continued on Page 4.)

Dempsey-Carpentier Bout July 2nd by Leased Wire AT ODD-FELLOWS HALL Dempsey Is Favorite But Car Carpentier - pentier Carpentier May Defeat Him Local sport fans will hear the Car Carpentier-Dempsey - pentier-Dempsey Carpentier-Dempsey battle for the heavy weight championship of the world "play by play" at the Odd Fellow's Hall Saturday afternoon July 2nd, Arrangements have been made by local people to lease a special wire from the Western Union Telegraph Company and get the report direct from the ringside through sporting editors and reporters of the Inter Inter'national - 'national Inter'national News Service, The entire fight will be detailed blow by blow and step by step from the opening gonf§ until one or the other of the world famous boxers 'has won, It will be practically as though the listener were watching the fight, | Dope on the championship ~battle; s that the champion will win unless the shifty and lightening fast Georges{ -Carpentier knocks him out, Demp Dempsey - sey Dempsey has not lost a fight since he first| came into prominence and his sup supporters - porters supporters predict that he will better the record of John L, Sullivan. Car Carpentier, - pentier, Carpentier, athlete and world war hero, is champion of Europe, having knocked out the redoubtable George Bec®ett of England in one round. Carpentier outclasses everything in' Europe as far as Dempsey outclasses all other American fighters, Morei than a million dollars will be spent to see the fight with tickets ranging in price from $5.00 to $5O, and more,}

FOR KATCHA-KOO Final Practice Tonight for Big Show Thursday Night SEAT SALE IS LARGE Will Be One of Best Shows City Has Ever Seen The nearly two hundred members of the cast of Katcha-Koo, the mus musical - ical musical comedy that is to be staged at the Grand tomorrow night for the benefit of the Carnegie Library, will hold the final dress rehearsal tonighe after the movies are over, The doors will be locked and no visitors ad admitted, - mitted, admitted, The big cast has been werking steadily for nearly three weeks on the songs and dances and the. spark sparkling - ling sparkling lines- and vivid action of the play and at the rehearsal last night every member was letter perfect,, The show will have several unusual unusually - ly unusually good features, One of them is a duet by Dorothy Cass and Sam Kas Kassewitz - sewitz Kassewitz that touches the quality of professionals. Miss Athleen Rohrer in an oriental dance shows the grace and finish of an experienced per performer, - former, performer, Miss Hazel Robinson, the direct directress, - ress, directress, has developed unusual talent in several appealing group dances in which some of Fitzgerald's pretty girls appear, The principals all fit their arts well and carry the action of the plot with lots of pep and en enthusiasm. - thusiasm. enthusiasm. Bradshaw Music Company has furnished the piano on which Mrs, Jesse Grantham plays accompani-! ment for the musical part of the show_ '

. llliteracy In State e Decreased Since 1910 Ben Hill Ranks High In Number Of Negro Iliterates | According to the census of 1920, there are 328,838 illiterate persons 10 years of age and over in the state of Georgia, "illiterate" meaning, unable to write. Of this number 261,115 are negroes and 67,657 are whites, In the total population 10 years of age and over the ercentage of illiteracy is 15.3, which, it is gratifying to note, shows a diminution since 1910, when it was 207, In the case of the negroes the percentage declined from 365 to 29 1, and in the case of the native white of native parentage fro 8.0 to 5.5, There is more illiteracy in the ru rural - ral rural districts of the srate than in the cities, the percentage being 17.5 for the rural population and 9.5 for the urban, For the native white popula population - tion population of native parentage the rural per perrentage - rentage perrentage of illiteracy is 6.7, hile the ur urban - ban urban is 22, In the rase of the negro population the percenrage 1s 319 in the rural population as against 212 in the urban, By counties the perientage of illit illiteracy - eracy illiteracy ranges all the ay from 365 in Baker County to 5.5 in Bacon county, The negro illiteracy tn Ben Hill county decreased from 41 3 per cent in 1910 to 38.1 per cent in 1920. Irwin's in 451 per cent, Coffee's is 316 per cent, Wilcox increased from 408 per cent to 47.1. Tift is 29.6, Turner is 39,5 per cent,

Plan To Keep Local Curb Market Clean Sanitary Condiuons Cause Discus Discussion - sion Discussion of Need for Abattoir Objections registered before coun council - cil council against the littered condition of the lots occupied by the curb mar market - ket market were met by the curb market committee at its special meeting Monday night and the market will be cleaned up each market morning from Thursday on, The need for an abattoir, a place where live stock can be slaughtered under sanitary and approved condi conditions - tions conditions with inspection by city health officer, was discussed at the meeting of the curb market committee and the butchers association at the Chamber of Commerce Monday night, Nothing definite was done, The butchers had asked that the meeting be called and through Mr, Williams registered an objection to the sale of meat at the curb market. They stated that the curb market had made considerable inroads on their business and considered it un unfair - fair unfair that farmers were allowed to sell without license, Dr. L, S. Osborn, health officer, Mrs, Lon Dickey, of the Woman's Club curb market committee, C. T. Owens, county agent and secretary of the farm bureau, Mayor J L. Pittman were among those who spoke. Mrs, S, M, Whitchard, chairman of the curb market joint committee presided and Mrs. H, A, Math,is acted as secretary,

. . k 2 Florida Capitalist . Marvels At Section Mr, John H, Powell and Mr, Pleman Gaskin of Jacksonville, Fla. passed through the city enroute to Ashville, N, C, and spent the night here, Mr, Powell, in the early days of the colony was a frequent visitor to the city, at that time operating a turpentine business at Ocilla, Mr, Powell is now rated as the largest operator and exporter in Florida, Speaking of the development of this section, Mr, Powell says: "The great industrial and agricultural de-: 'velopment of this section is a marvel 'though still only in its infancy, This soil and climate of this part of Geor Georgia - gia Georgia is second to none in all of this great country and someday the peo people - ple people of the country will flock in here to share in your prosperity as did those of twenty-five years ago, the pioneers of this marvelous ment. I have seen it grow from itsi virgin pine forest days to its present stage and can fully appreciate what already has been accomplished, But' it's not even a starter" ' iii i | Leader Want Ads Pay. |

Boy Scout Drill Friday Afternoon Troop No, 2 of Boy Scouts from Cordele, Ga,, will give an exhigition drill on South Main street in front of the 'Grand theatre at 5 o'clock Friday afternoon it was announced today by W, A. Adams, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, Perry Clegg of Cordele is in charge of the scouts. The boys, twenty-four of them, are camping at Bowen's Mill and will be brought to town Friday to attend the movies as the guests of the Chamber of Commerce, Secretary Adams, Chief W, C, Wilkerson, lo local - cal local scoutmaster, and C, T. Owens were guests of the boys at dinner today, The troop is one of the five that will take part in Fitzgerald's Fourth of July celebration, 3 e nT R, A. M, CONVENTION Fitzgerald Chapter number 32 will hold a regular convention Tuesday eve June 21st at 8:00 o'clock for tran transaction - saction transaction of business, All companions are requested to attend, S. G, Pryor, Jr, W, P. J. W, Pearson, Secretary, - Miss Inez Reynolds and Miss Lena McKenzie of Doles, Ga, are visiting relatives in the city,

o Fire Marshall's Cases Thursday Judges D, P, Adams and Fred M, Powers checked the two cases against Herman T, Ruthenberg and Sharp to Thursday mornngJune 30th at the court house on motion of the prosecu prosecution - tion prosecution at hearing this morning, The first case is for malicious arrest and the second is for malpractice in office, Mr, R. L. Jones 1s prosecutor in both cases, Attorneys Eldridge Cutts and Charles Bussell represent the prose prosecution, - cution, prosecution, Attorney A, J. McDonald represents the defense, 4 Mr, Jones alleges that Fire Marshall Sharp and Detective Ruthenberg took him forcibly and without warrant to a room in a local hotel where they grilled him concerning the Lockett Motor Company fire. The defend defendants - ants defendants assert that they are legally au authorized - thorized authorized to take the action they took, - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Miss Anna Jones of Macon arrived Saturday to be the guest for a month of Mrs. G. A, Daniel on South Lee street_