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Have you made preparations for the
v. arm weather that is hurrying in this
direction? You’ll need several suits
of lighter weight underwear and our
war mweather clothes will add to your
general ense of comfort.
Chances are that if you pay us a
visit you’ll discover several articles of
wear in our shop that belong in your
wardrobe.
W. J. Josey
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Metal Roofing, Metal Celling. Sky
lights, Roof Vents, Roof Gutters, Job
Work and General Repairs. Roof
Painting, Auto Radiators Repaired at a
Live and Let Live price.
B. H. ALLEN
l*e St. Sear Artislan Well. Phone 733.
Potato Plants
Delivered April 7. Toma
to plants now ready.
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To All Car Owners
Don r t forget to have
your battery tested
Testing warns you of things you can’t
see and might not find out until too late
to prevent trouble.
Testing is free —repairs cost money.
If you want bright lights,
quick starts and lower cost r. - _„
of electric current, come <3a£) <™>
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pairs, we have factory fl 1111 nW IIIIIIIO Im
trained battery experts who
can do a good job for you.
Americus Automobile Co.
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Appeal For Uncle Sam s Army
And Navy By Former Captain
Americus, Ga., March 30, 1917.
Editor Timee-Recorder:
If you will permit me the use of a
bit of your valuable space, 1 would
like to say a few things regarding the
splendid opportunities the young men
of this immediate community, and
state and nation, as well have if they
will only take advantage of It now. I
refer to enlisting in the U. S. Navy or
Army, and my reasons for stressing
'now” will more fully appear further
on in this article. Suffice to say that
the crisis is upon this country and it
is up to the young men to- show
whether or not they have the grit and
the patrotism to come to the rescue of
the country in order that the Presi
dent may be able to meet it.
It would perhaps be proper to
bring these few remarks under two
heads, and I shall first draw atten
tion to:
The Advantages in the Navy and Army
There are doubtless, thousands and
thousands of young men who have no
particular ties to prevent their enlist
ment in the service of the United
States. They may have other aims,
and doubtless great numbers have, but
their immediate aim should be to
show some of the spirit that animated
the patriots who fought for and es
tablished this republic.
I fear that the average young man
has not paused to consider the possi
bilities and advantages of serving his
country, as compared with the uncer
tainties of the business world. Os
course there are young men, but only
a few I trust, who will never amount
to a ‘‘hill of beans” anywhere. But
even these, In the service of Uncle
Sam w’ill shake out the kinks, put on
new life, and stand up straight, ready
j to face the world and make good any
! where. "Oh!” but some will say, "the
j pay is too small.” Well, do all of
’ them expect to start off as Colonels,
i Generals or Major Generals? Some
! large and sudden ambition, if so. Now,
I this thing called ambition is a good
I thing in its place, but its place is at
I the bottom to start with, or, there will
be some hard falls. ,
To the young man with the right
kind of ambition and push, the ladder
jof success and promotion will be
i easy to climb, provided he does not
“look back with scorn upon the base
degrees by which he did ascend.” Or
in other words, get a plain case of the
“big head.”
It must be understood, that, in the
organization of the new forces under
the provisions of recent law there will
be great need of young men with
push and energy in order that there
can be quickly available a sufficient
number of officers of all grades. It is
an easy and quick step from ranks to
corporal, sergeant, and commissioned
officer, for the young fellow with the
intention to make good. And here,
the question of pay bobs up again. If
you are only looking for a ditch-dig
ger’s pay, why of course, certainly, to
be sure, you will stay in the ditch.
That kind of fellow perhaps would
not even get ditch digger’s pay out
s’de of the army. But let me tell you.
the fellow with his mind made up to
make good in anything will be soon
out of the ditch. On the other hand,
if he is content to stand “on the corn
er” by some drug store or soda fount
swapping dirty jokes and smoking
cigarettes, he will never amount to a
row of pins in anything he under
takes.
An enlistment with Uncle Sam’s new
army and navy at this time is better
than an endowment insurance policy
for a large sum. Listen! A retired
sergeant gets seventy dollars, plus
fifteen dollars per month for having
served his country. Is there any bus
iness the average young man could
enter that would do as well for him
when he retires from It, and, be as
sure of fulfillment I think not. But,
this is only a sergeant. How about
the man who pushes himself higher
up? Ambition should not stop at serg
eant. And. here is where the now
comes in. David Harem said “Do
unto others as you think they are go
ing to do unto you, but, do ’em first.”
The early bird catches the worm, and
the early private gets the office, pro
vided he isn’t content to stay in the
ditch. Out of the early bunch will
come the ones to climb the ladder
first Many young men can be well
up on their climb if they will only
start now.
The Young Americans.
Briefly, as I have already imposed
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All in readiness, We adait You
With a clothing stock which repre- —where surroundings of good cheer
sents months of choosing and sifting permeate their inspiring influence,
and gleaning—going clear back to the
raw wool. —where, from the time the designer’s
Fabrics woven from selected stock and chalk first touches tbe ‘ :loth until tke
never once did the shuttle shoot a sdken label ls attached ’ a "' calth of
strand of cotton across the warp of the ar “ st 7, ls . avl , shed u P on each sln « lc
cloth-nothing but pure wool a-tingle and lndlvldual Earment.
with life and color.
There you have the origin of our
Tailored in the famous sun-flooded Spring clothing selections _ in truth
shops of A. B Ktrschbaum Co. at the corp she the
Sign of the C terry Tree. flower of the modern clothes-maker’s
—'■where competence and painstaking art
direct every pair of shears, every flash
ing needle. sls, $16.50, S2O, $25 and up to S4O.
CHURCHWELL’S DEPARTMENT STORE
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Oopyrtrtil i»i‘. A. R Klrorhbanm (’•. _________________
upon you so far, I will say that every
young man who is at all in a position
tc serve, should pause and ask him
self these questions:
Do I owe service to my country?
If so, what for?
Does it not give me the protection
of it’s laws? Does it not guarantee
me the greatest liberty of any human
being on earth
Am I not an individual unit of the
greatest nation on earth?
Is it not only a duty, but a priv
ilege to serve such a country?
Can I get my own consent to hold
back and let others do what I should
do?
I am sure that when he turns the
searchlight upon himself he will agree
that those questions need an answer
now, if they are ever to be answered.
Take Americus and tiie community
ajacent and put yourself down as a
man in business in this city, and
amply able to do your part in the up
building of it’s business interests, and
you gladly do so, knowing that all in
terests will benefit therefrom. That
is the proper spirit, and you are a
good citizen for doing so, but, suppose
vou ’were on a committee from the
Chamber of Commerce, charged with
the duty of procuring subscriptions to
the stock of some large enterprise
that would be of vast benefit to the
city, strengthening it’s business in all
lines and professions, and you waited
upon a citizen in business here, one
who drew all his income from the
city and surrounding country. and
you knew that he was amply able to
help out the enterprise, and he re
fused. What would we think of a man
of that calibre? What would be prop
er to think of a man who is content tc
suck, every red cent he can out of the
community and put nothing in when
he benefits as all others? You should
’ say that he is a community dead
beat. To be sure, that’s just what he
is, with a big D.-B. This has it’s local
application in a true sense, as well as
with reference to National Duty.
Now in conclusion, let me say that
they young man who is in a position
i to do so, will do well to ponder upon
' i this duty to his country, as well as to
‘ j himself. Let him ont worry about
I the “pay,” for it is good to begin with,
1 and the chances for better and better
and still better, are most excellent for
' the fellow with the will and spirit to
get there and “do ’em first.’’
Begging your pardon for this more
'j lengthy intrusion than I expected, I
am, Yours truly,
>1 G. L. WILLIAMS,
! , Capt. N. G., Ga. Retired.
’I NO GOODS CONTAINING
ENEMY ALIEN LABOR CAN BE
1 IMPORTED INTO ENGLAND
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LONDON, March 30.—After today no
1 goods of neutral manufacture in the
' | production of which materials and la
t j bor of enemy origin amounting to more
I than 5 per cent of the cost have been
9 used, will be admitted into the United
9 Ingdom except under license.
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Peanut
DON’T LOSE HALF YOUR CROP BY PICKING BY
HAND; USE THE RENTHALL PEANUT PICKER
If you pick by hand you are losing half your crop—burning half the
crop just as if you held a lighted match to it.
You pay for a Benthall over and over again and never own one. The
wages you pay—the losses from birds and stealing—not getting your crop
early to market, costs you more than the machine.
Not a Cylinder Machine That Threshes, but a Picker that Really Picks.
Mr. Benthall long ago saw the folly of “threshing” the crop. For
threshers crack the nuts so they will not keep—so that they are unfit for
seed. They grind the vines to smithereens, make them unfit for feed. The
peanut vine is the equal of alfalfa in nutriment. It’s too valuable to waste
that way.
The Benthall picks the peanut as delicately as human fingers—hun
dreds of times more rapidly. It’s a machine more accurate than human
fingers—too stupid to make a blunder. It saves the vines in perfect con
dition. Sold on a Guarantee.
Complete Outfit of Picker, Planter and Engine on Wheels or Skids.
SHIELDS-GF.ISE COMPANY
DAWSON, GEORGIA.
SALES AGENTS FOR TERRELL, RANDOLPH, SUMTER AND WEBSTER
COUNTIES. CORRESPONDENCE GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION.
We manufacture math esses that
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