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WEDNESDAY JUNE 21, 1916
SOCIETY NEWS
♦ OLD-FASHIONED ROSES. ♦
r They ain’t no style about 'em,
And they’re sorter pale and faded,
Yit the doorway, here, without ’em
Would be lonesomer, and shaded
With a good ’eal blacker shadder
Than the morning glories makes,
And the sunshine would look sadder
Fer their good old-fashion’ sakes.
I like ’em ’cause they kindo’—
Sorto’ make a feller like ’em!
And I tell you, when I find a
Bunch out whur the sun kin strike
’em,
It alius sets me thinkin’
O’ the ones 'at used to grow
And peek in thro’ the chinkin’
O’ the cabin, don’t you know!
And then I think o’ Mother,
And how she ust to love
When they wuzn’t any other,
•Less she found ’em up above ’em!
And her eyes afore she shut ’em,
Whispered with a smile and said
We mfist pick a bunch and putt ’em
In her hand when she wuz dead.
But, as I wuz a-sayin’,
They ain’t no style about ’em
Very gaudy er displayin’,
But I wouldn’t be without ’em, —
’Cause I’m happier in these posies,
And the hollyhawks and sich,
Than the hummin’-bird ’at noses
In the roses of the rich.
—James Whitcomb Riley.
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MATRONS’ FORTY-TWO MEETS
Mill MRS. FRANK SHEFFIELD.
Mrs. Frank Sheffield entertained the
Matrons’ Forty-Two club and a few
friends at her home on Taylor street
Wednesday afternoon. The Sheffield
home was attractively decorated with
shasta daisies and seal grasses in bam
boo baskets. After the game, a delic
ious ice course, consisting of ice cream
served in cantaloupes, cake and salted
r.uts, was served.
L The club members present were
’ Mrs. Charles L. Ansley, Mrs. Zach
Childers, Mrs. Lee Hansford, Mrs. Sam
MEWS SHOES
As Little As $3.50
As Much As $7.00
WE are showing cur
men customers some
mighty attractive low
shoes this season,but
lhe values are even
more attractive.
Tan Calf The same good
Tan Kid leathers and work-
Black Calf manship, as usual
Kangaroo with ’hardly a price
Patent change, despite the
£ Palm Beach scarcity and “war
prices” of materials.
How long we can
keep prices down is
opblematical, so we
say—buy a pair today.
PINKSTON’S
Heys, Mrs. S. A. Daniels, Mrs. John
Sheffield Mrs. H. B. Mashburn, Mrs.
Hollis Fort Mrs. E. M. Viquesney, Mrs.
Joseph Bryan, Mrs. A. C. Crockett, Mrs.
Harvey Weaver, Mrs. R. S. Broadhurst.
Those invited besides the club mem
bers were Mrs. William M. Humber,
Mrs. Frank Harrold, Mrs. Wade Stack
house, Mrs. Mary B. Clay, Mrs. Dave
Andrews Mrs. S. F. Howell and her
house guest, and Mrs. C. O. Niles.
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YOUNG PEOPLES SOCIETY
WITH MRS. JOHN SHEFFIELD
The Young Peoples society of the
First Methodist church will hold a
shower party at the home of Mrs.
John Sheffield Thursday evening from
8 to 10 o’clock. A full attendance is
desired.
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Mr. and Mrs. Alva B. Stewart of
Macon accompanied by Mrs. R. B.
Godwin of Americus left Wednesday
afternoon in Mr. Stewart’s car for a
visit to Albany.
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Miss Thelma Duggar, of Reynolds, is
the guest of Miss Hattie Pope Morgau
for several days at her home on Furlow
street.
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MISS ALICE LINGO
ENTERTAINED AT MACON
Miss Mary Alice Lingo, of this city,
is being shown much social attention
at Macon, where she is visiting. The
Macon Teelgraph has the tollowing-.
Mr. Will Ragan entertained several
of his closest friends Monday after
noon in honor of Miss Mary Alice Lin
go, at the Recreation club, where
swimmming, boating and dancing were
very much enjoyed.
Among those present were Messrs.
Clarence Permenter, Will Ragan Wal
ter Wheeler, Emmett Piper, Jack Shep
ard .Jack Gheesling, Willis Smith,
Lawrence Kane, Ernest Moore, Ben
Moore, Roy Bazemore; Misses Ruth
Kane, Susie Dent, Helen Pease, Marie
Wood, Ethel Hines, Mary Elia Hurley,'
Lucile Eny, Mary Alice Lingo, ct 1
Americus; Grace Horne and Marion
Richardson of Byron.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Ragan chaper
oned the crowd.
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HISTORY OF YEHRS
MACON, Ga., June 21. —The grounds
now being put in order for the mobili
zation of the troops was once the
property of the Confederate States of
America.
Probably with no thought of the war
ending soon, the tract was purchased
ty the government in 1864 for the pur
pose of establishing an immense plant
to manufacture ammunition. At that
time the ammunition was manufacture
ed in buildings that stood on the cor
ner of Poplar and Second streets,
where the telephone exchange now
stands, and included a two-story brick
building erected before the war as a
slave mart. This building is still
standing.
The handsome building planned to
be erected on the grounds where the
camp is now, was receiving its finish
png touches when Gen. "Wilson came
marching in with his command, and
this incident stopped all work, the
property falling into the hands of the
federals.
The first use to which the building
was put was the holding of the first
state fair since 1859, when the great
Belgian fair was held at the foot of
Fine street for the purpose of estab
lishing a trade with Belgium through
the port of Savannah.
The property then passed through
several hands, and was used for sev
eral purposes, one of which was the
manufacture of barrels. The building
was partfally destroyed by fire a few
years ago.
When the late J. F. Hanson, presi
dent of the Central of Georgia rail
way, decided to build the Immense
shops in Macon, he was apprehensiv >
there was not enough land to the vi
cinity he had planned for the location
of the shops, and this territory was
purchased. Later, when it was found
that the city could spare him all the
land he wanted from the reserve, the
laboratory property was abandoned.
SEORGHLEIDS 111
WATERNIELBNSNOW
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 21.
Georgia leads all of the states of the
union in the acreage to be devoted to
the production of watermelons this
this year. The department of agricul
ture announced the acreage in the va
rious states this morning, showing
leads all others.
According to today’s announcement,
Georgia planters have planted 27,663
acres to watermelons this year, and
the crop promises to be abundant. Be
sides the large acreage devoted to rais
ing watermelons 5,978 acres in Geor
gia have been planted to canteloupes,
this fruit being considered one of the
important crops produced in that
state.
Alabama Is a close second to Georgia
in the acreage to be devoted to wa
termelon’ production, having planted
5.484 acres to ths crop. The total
acreage in fifteen other leading melon
producing states is given in today’s an
nouncement as 100,965.
MEDAL OF GRATITUDE
DESIRED IN FRANCE
PARIS, June 21.—M. Briand, presi
, dent of the cabinet and minister of
' foreign affairs, has presented a report
Ko President Poincare proposing the
i creation of a “medal of gratitude,” in
’recognition of services rendered vol
‘ untarilly to France by subjects of
| foreign countries during the war. The
distinction will comprise three classes
and the medal will be vermall for the
first, silver for the second and bronze
for the third. On one side will be en
graved in French “French gratitude,”
and persona on whom the distinction
THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORD ER.
Alcazad
THEATREIX
Wednesday
Matinee 5 & 10c Night 10 &15
Triangle Pictures
Bessie Barriscale, in
“HONOR’S ALTAR”
Five acts, and
Mack Swain, in
“HIS AUTO RUINATION”
Two re el Keystone
Thursday 5 & 10c
Pauline Fredrick ,in
•’AUDREY”
Five acts
Ftiday 5 & 10c
Anna Nilsson, in
“WHO’S GUILTY” Chapter 5
Howard Easterbrook,in
“THE MYSTERIES OF MYRA”
Second chapter
BWmmilCT POTASH TO
BE MADE IN AMERICA
BALTIMORE, Md., June 21. —In re
viewing the industrial activities of the
South for the week the Manufacturers
Record notes that the first unit of a
by-product potash plant in connection
with Portland cement manufacture
will be put into operation at the .plant
of the Security Cement & Lime Co,
Hagerstown, Md. This is the first by
product potash plant in connection
with cement-making that has been es
tablished in the East, the only other
plant of its kind now In operation be
ing to California, though a number of
other cement-making companies are
figuring on establishing similar plants
and have been awaiting the outcome of
tris Maryland plant before undertak
ing similar efforts to produce potash
as a by-product. The Maryland com
pany has already commenced to sell
potash for future delivery at current
market prices, and it is believed that
with the development of potash pro
duction as a by-product to cement and
also in iron-making, to which many
iron concerns are now giving serious
study, it will be possible for this
country to produce all of the potash
needed, and thus supplant the heavy
importations formerly from Ger •
many.
The Norfolk & Western Railway is
investigating with a view to building a
million dollar grain elevator at Nor
folk, and to this connection it is in
teresting to note that the building of
the grain elevator at Baltimore by the
Western Maryland Railroad has re
sulted to the handling by that road
since Its elevator was completed last
December of 125,500,060 bushels of
grain for export an entirely new traffic
developed by the creation of the fac
ilities for handling grain.
Reviewed activity is noticed in the
plans for reclamation work in the
South, and at New Orleans the Land
Trust Co. has been organized with a
capital stock of $2,000,006 to drain and
develop 136,666 acres of land near
Morgan City, the plans providing for
reclamation in units of 560 acres, and
dividing these units into 80-acre farms,
with necessary dwellings, barns, etc.
Babcock Land & Lumber Co., Pitts
burgh, Pa., will develop 50,000 acres
of timber land to Monroe county near
Maryville, Tenn.; Tulans contemplate
building large lumber mills and later
providing factories for furniture, box
es, laths, etc.
A. C. Ernst o fthe Viscose Company,
Marcus Hook, Pa., is reported to build
$1,000,600 mill for manufactureing slllc
lat Roanoke, Va.; plans said to contem
plate four-unit plant, each 1,600 feet
| long and five stories high.
I
is conferred will be given a diploma
, recalling the services that the medal
1 commemorates.
ATLANTA 80YS JOIN
THE GMS' COLORS
ATLANTA, Ga., June 21—Atlanta
boys have been flocking to the city ar
mory so rapidly since it became known
that the militia would be sent to Mex
ico that the Fifth regiment will be
brought to war strength even before
the departure for the Macon camp.
One hundred and eleven men were
accepted yesterday and when the re
cruiting offices were opened today
many applicants wre on hand. The
streets of Atlanta are filled almost ev
ery hour of the day with khaki-clothed
militiamen, who are hurrying to and
fro to preparation for their early de
parture for Macon. From 8 o’clock
yesterday morning when the roll was
called at the armory, militiamen went
on government pay. They will be pro
vided with an allowance for meals, but
vuntil they are sent to the Macon en
campment probably will be permitted
to sleep at their homes.
Recruiting was greatly stimulated by
the announcement of a large number of
firms that they will hold open the po
sition of all employes who enlist for
service to the Mexican war or along the
Mexican border. Several firms have
gone so far as to announce that they
will pay their men full salaries during
service in the National Guard, the
money going either to them or their
families or dependent relatives.
BAUXITE ABOUNDS IN LARGE
OUANTITIES IN SUMTEB
Owing to the fact that there are
large deposits of bauxite in Sumter
county and vicinity, it is of more
than passing interest to the people of
this section to note that the bauxite
and aluminum industries in the
United States had a banner year in
1915. The production of bauxite was
997,041 long tons, valued at $1,514,834,
an increase of 77,723 long tons, or 35
per cent in quantity, and of $545,640,
or 41 per cent in value compared
with 1914, according to a statement
Survey. This abnormally large in
crease in bauxite production is due to
the greatly increased activity in the
aluminum industry. The quantity of
foreign bauxite used during the year
was exceedingly small, for obvious
reasons, and out of a total consumption
of more than 300,000 tons only slightly
more than 1 per cent was imported.
Arkansas produced more than 90 per
cent, of the domestic production and
Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee con
tributed the remainder.
In spite of the fact that the metalic
aluminum consumed in the United
States in 1915 amounted to 99,806,000
pounds, there was a gerat scarcity of
the metal in this country, especially
durin gthe latter part o fthe year, ac
cording to information gathered by W.
C Phalen, of the Geological Survey. A
greatly increased demand, together
with the curtailment of imports, were
the chief causes of this scarcity.
The applications of the metal have
been many in the war in Europe. Light
aluminum alloys have been largely
employed, and the metal Itself has
found favor to camp equipment and
especially in the manufacture of auto
mobile bodies and air craft of all
kinds. Aluminum powder has been
extensively used to making ammanial
a high explosive, by mixing it with
ammonium nitrate. The explosive is
reported to be insensitive, very stable,
ar.d destructive.
Veteran of Civil
War Would Like
To Enter Army
H. C. Hall, who lives several miles
out of Americus on Route D, was to
the Times-Recorder office this morn
ing and stated that he wants to go out
and fight the Mexicans. He is 76 years
of age, and fought throughout the
civil war, being wounded several times.
Veteran Hall said he might be able
to. go from start to finish, but he was
■ready for the beginning.
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THOSE WHO COME
AND GO Americus The Mecca For—
= Those Seeking Pleasure,
Health and Business.
New line Pickard’s China at S. A.
Daniels, The Jeweler.
Mrs.-F. K. Broadhurst, of Smithfield,
N. C., and Dr. Lila B. Wlnkleman, of
Goldsboro N. C. are visiting Mr. and
Mrs. R. S. Broadhurst at their home on
Barlow street en route to their home in
North Carolina from a visit to Hot
Springs, Ark.
Misses Genevieve Prather, Sa
rah Britton and Evelyn Bell left to
day for Plains, where they will visit
Miss Britton’s grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Armstead Dodson.
Remember your health is of great
value to you, so preserve your health
Ij buying your food products from the
iyashery, the “SANITARY” Market
Phones 89 and 14.
Mrs. R. R. Duggar, of Reynolds, is
visiting her parents here, Mr. and Mrs.
L. A. Morgan.
Miss Lucile Green of Leslie who has
been visiting relatives in the city re
turned to her home Wednesday after
noon.
We carry a full line of Mansfield and
United States Tires and Tubes. W. G.
and G. A. Turpin. 13-ts
R. S. Oliver and family from Plains,
were visitors In Americus today.
Claude W. Chance, of Dawson, Ga ,
was in Americus Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. T. J. Fay and little daughter,
Annie Lucile, left Wednesday morn
ing for St. Simon’s Island, where they
will spend a couple of weeks with Mrs.
sister, Mrs. V. H. Gaines. Mrs.
Gorden Heyes, who is now to Fitzger
ald, will join Mrs. Fay there today, and
accompany her to St. Simon’s.
Green Peas, Corn, Okra, Butter
Beans, Snap Beans, Squashes, Cucum
bers Cantaloupes, Peaches, Pineapples
and Grapefruit. Laney Produce Co.
2Llt
J. Walter Trammell formerly of
Lumpkin, but now of Gainesville, Fla,
was to Americus Wednesday on busi
ness. Mr. Trammell is now traveling
for a Baltimore house and is making
Gainesville headquarters. He left this
afternoon for Lumpkin his old home on
a short business trip.
Mr. and Mrs. Alva B. Stewart, Mrs.
L. B. Newman and daughter, of Ma
con, were registered at the Windsor
hotel Wednesday.
M. D. Addison, of Macon, was to the
city Wednesday.
L. T. Shackelford, of Dothan, Ala.,
was to Americus on business Wednes
day.
Boozy Turpin returned from Coch
ran today where he had been visiting
for several days.
Capt. John A. Cobb left Wednesday
afternoon for a business trip to At
lanta. He will return home Friday.
F. B. Godwin left Wednesday after
noon for Albany on a short business
trip.
SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY
“THE PROGRESSIVE RAILWAY OF THE SOUTH”
Very low round Irip rates to
BUFFALO, N. Y.
Account Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles Mystic
Shrine
IMPERIAL COUNCIL
JULY 1113, 1915
All steel equipment; electrically lighted throughout
Free Reclining Chair Cars
Dining Car Service Unequaled
Call on nearest Seaboard agent for rates, dates of
sale, schedule, etc.
c. W. SMALL
Division Passenger Agent, Savannah Ga.
Kryptok Invisible Bifocal glasses.
Bell, The Jeweler.
JONES’ BALSAM OF BENZOIN It
't»r you. A reasonable quantity of Un-
LSUAL QUALITY. For all external
troubles where a liniment is needed.
Ask about it; three sizes, 25c, 50c and
SI.OO. All dealers carry it Sold on
the money-back plan. 9-im
Miss Melva Clark is among the dele
gates from the First Baptist church
attending the B. Y. P. U. convention in
session at Moultrie.
Cut price sale on stamp goods this
week. J. J. Hardy. 19-ts
S. F. Parham, of Atlanta, was here
today.
Dance at Myrtle Springs Thursday
night, June 2nd. Music by Pickens’
Orchestra. 21-lt
W. Jess Brown, of Atlanta, was a
visitor in the city today.
Men’s Bathing Sults for sale at High,
tower’s Book Store.
Glenn Colby has returned from Wis
consin, where he was called on ac
count of the illness of his father.
Take some stamp pieces on your va
cation —cut price this week. J. J.
Hardy. 19-tt
Miss Elizabeth McMaster, of Waynes,
boro, is expected Thursday, to be the
guest of Miss Mattle Sue Taylor.
Don’t forget Charlie Chaplin, at the
Opera House Thursday. Don’t miss
seeing this $766,060.00 man. 1-lt
J. W. Barfield of Columbus, was in
the city today.
Fresh Trout, Shrimp nnd Crabs
Thursday at the Acme Sanitary Mar
ket Phone 574. 21 -2t
Yftftßftß SHRINERS TO
STIR IN BUFFALO
ATLANTA, Ga., June 21.—Chanters
of Yaarab Shrinere have outltaed a
special program of entertainment to
be given at Buffalo next month, when
the Imperial Council is in session.
The chanters will be a feature of the
Yaarab party, according to Potentate
Walter Andrews, and with the band
and patrol expect to furnish a brand
of entertainment at the council that
will let all Shrinedom know that At
lanta, Georgia and the South is pres
ent.
The entire delegation will travel to
Buffalo in two special trains, making
up one of the largest Shrtoer parties
ever journeying out of the South.
A unique entertainment by Atlanta
Shrtaers will be given at the city
auditorium tomorrow night for the
benefit of the Buffalo trip.
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