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FORTIETH YEAH.
WORK ON AVIATION CAMP HAS BEGUN
’ FULL DETAILS
OF CAMP TOLD
CITIZENS HERE
MEETING HELD YESTERDAY AF
TERNOON AT COURTHOUSE
WILL MEAN PAYROLL FOR FIRST
YEAR OF $840,000.
Full details of the coming of the
aviation camp were disclosed yester
day afternoon at a public meeting at
the courthouse, attended by a large
number of citizens.
This meeting was (presided over by
Mr. Frank Harrold, who has been one
of the most active workers for the
camp.
It developed that Americus is re
quired to do these things: Establish
a grade of 4,240 feet for the sidetracks
. at the Arles place, move all houses,
dear all ground, dig wells to furnish
100,000 gallons of water dhily, and
see that telephone and telegraph lines
are laid and current to the extent of
300 horsepower is furnished daily.
The committee has obtained 40»
acres on the Arles place and the ad
joining property of John and Harris
Council. This will be bought outright
for SBO an acre, at a cost of $32,540.
It will be leased to the government
for $lO an acre per annum.
Fifty acres were bought on the Free
man place for SIOO an acre. On the
Freeman, MceNil, Duckworth an dSim
Allen .places a total of 360 acres have
been leased for three years at rentals
of fifteen dollars an acre per
year.
A syndicate has been formed to put
up the money necessary to buy the
land. Any citizen may enter this syn
dicate, taking stock in sums of not
less than SIOO. In the syndicate at
present are: L. G Council, Frank La
nier, the Sheffield interests, Harrold
Brothers, G. R. Ellis, Crawford Wheat
ley, R. L. Me Math, Arthur Rylander, T.
B. Hooks, Carr Glover.
The county is going to grade the
sidetrack.
The city will give $9,000 toward the
incidental expenses of establishing the
camp.
The incidental expenses, covering all
costs, amount to $30,500. Os this, the
city has given $9,000, as stated, and
forty-three citizens have subscribed
$10,700. These citizens, and the
sum subscribed by each, are as fol
lows:
L. G. Council, $1,000; Sheffield In
terests, $500; Harrold Bros., $500;
Crawford Wheatley, $500; Americus
Grocery Co., $500; Glover Grocery
Co., $500; Rylander Interests, $500;
-Moreland-Jones, $500; Hooks Inter
ests, $500; Churchwell Bros., $500;
S. F. Howell, $500; Gyles-Andrews
Furniture Co., $300; J. E. Poole Co.,
$300; J. W. Harris, $250; Americus
Construction Co., s°so;' Americus Oil
Co., $250; C. L. Ansley, $250; Pink
ston Co., $200; Farmers Cotton Oil Co.,
$200; Allison Furniture Co. $200: H.
L. Mize & Son, $200; Gatewood Bros*
$200; Coca-Cola Co., $100; W. D. Bai
ley Co., $100; W. H. C. Dudley, $100;
J L. Sparks, $100; Tillman & Browri,
$100; Eshton Buchanan, $100; C. J.
Sherlock, $100; Prather-Ansley Co.,
$100; L. A. Morgan, $100; G. R. Ellis,
$100; W. A. Ayash, $100; S. A. Dan
iels, $100; W. G. Turpin & Co., $100;
Will McNeil, $100; Thomas L. Bell,
$100; W. J. Josey, ,SIOO W. A. Joyner,
$100; George Duncan, $100; Windsor
Barber Shop, $100; N M. Dudley, $100; .
City of Americus, $9,000.
Citizens are going to be asked to,
make up the deficiency of about
These excpnses will be incurred in
clearing up the ground, engineering]
fees, sinking wells, ets.
The other aviation camps in the
South are as follows: Arcadia, Fla.,
Lake Charles, La.; Memphis, Tenn.;
Austin, Tex.; Fort Worth, Tex.; San
Antonio, Tex.; Morrtgomery, Ala.
The contract for the camp construc
tion will be awarded in a few days.
The contractors will have 1000 men
here for about eight weeks. Thte
payroll will be about $20,000 weekly.
It is very probable that the contractors
will bring all their labor here.
The original committee that han
dled all tire negotiations for the camp
consists of Frank Lanier, L. G. Coun-
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oil, John Sheffield, Frank Sheffield,
Tom Harrold, Crawford Wheatley, G.
R. Ellis, Arthur Rylander, J. E. Ma
this P. A. Fenimore, Frank Harrold.
On motion of J. W. Shiver, this
committee was yesterday voted the
thanks of the meeting, and was <M‘
rccted to continue as an executive
committee in charge of affairs. Mr.
Frank Harrold was authorized to name
a finance committee to handle all fi
nances, and to also name a committee
that will arrange for the housing of
the workmen.
The government payroll, after the
camp is established, w-ill amount to
about $60,000 a month. It is under
stood that the government will spend
over a million dollars in constructing
the camp. Work will start at once.
The following resolutions were
adopted by the meeting yesterday af
ternoon:
‘ This meeting today of the people
of Americus and Sumter county em
phasizes the practical and tangible re
sults of citizen co operation, under ex
pert guidance. The securing of the
aviation camp for Americus means
ever two months of unflagging zeal
and an unwillingness to be discouraged
by seemingly insurmountable obsta
cles.
“In looking back over the way we
have come, we are reminded Israel’s
success under Jeremiah was the re
sult that “the people had g mind to
work,”
“Pluck, energy, perseverance and in
telligence do not win in every instance,
however, because the opportunity for
the right application of these qualities
is not always possible, so we in the
flush of our success would not forget
those finer influences which secured
audiences with those in authority, and
urged our claims on their attention;
therefore, by this people in mass- as
semgled. be it,
“Resolved. That Americus and
Sumter county would express to our
worthy senior senator, Hoke Smith,
our -high appreciation for thfe tact, di
plomacy, forcefulness, and the consist
ent and insistent energy with which
he presented to the authorities at
Washington our advantages as a site
for an aviation camp and urged upon
them the desirability of its location
here and we shall be glad of the op
portunity to express this appreciation
of his valued service to us in a more
tangible way.
“Resolved further; That we appre
ciate also the efficient services of our
beloved representative, Hon. Charles
R. Crisp We knew from the very be
ginning. however, that it was only
necessary to call, for us to hear from
him, “Here am I, ready.”
The high esteem in which he is held
by Washington officials because of his
many merits makes him a useful mem
ber for the nat : on, for the state, for
the distr’r-t. and his unselfish devotion
to his constituency puts all his powers
tirelessly at their command.
“We gratefully acknowledge our debt
to him also, rnd w-e congratulate our
selves that we have so staunch, able,
intelligent and dependable a repre
sentative in congress."
AMERICUS. GEORGIA. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. FEBRUARY 6,1918
With The Sword—Not Welcome
"LIVEST LITTLE DAILY IN GEORGIA."
TWO TOAINS COLLIDE
LOSS OF LIFE HEAVY
LONDON, Feb. 6.—-A great number
of persons were killed and injured in
a collision between a train loaded with
“Red Guards" and a government train
sent to intercept the Red Guards train
near Kemi, Finland, according to an
Exchange Telegraph dispatch from. Co
penhagen. The trains came together
at full speed, the dispatch states.
VIOLENT miILERI
MII PROGRESS
PARIS, Feb. 6.—A violent artillery
battle on the’Verdun front in the re
gion of Fosses wood, east of the river
Meuse, is reported in today’s official
statement. The Woevre region French
patrols have brought back prisoners.
SPECULATIONS IN
COFFEE TO CEASE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 6. .
Speculation in green coffee on the,
New York Sugar and Coflee exchange ;
was ordered discontinued today by;
Herbert Hoover, national fooda dmin
istrator.
► The order forbids all dealing in
,green coffee at a price above eight and
a half cents a pound for type num
ber seven for spot months.
NO GERMANS HAYE
REGISTERED HERE
There are no Germans in Americus,
who are unnaturalized.
Yesterday was registration day for
enemy aliens, but Chief of oPlice John
son did not receive a single registrant.
If any citizen of Americus knows of
a German here it is his duty to inform
the authorities of the fact.
RUSSO-GERMANS
BREAK PARLEYS
LONDON, Feb. 6.—Negotiations at
Brest-Litvosk between German and
Russian delegates have been broflen
off, the Petrograd correspondent of the
London Times is informed. The Bol
sheviki representatives are said to be
en route to Petrograd from the scene
of the unsuccessful negotiations.
MEETING HELD TO
FIGHT LIGHT HATE
COMMITTEE- NAMED TO CONSIDER
WAYS AND MEANS-COMPANY
DECLARES IT IS LOSING MONEY
EVERY DAY.
A,' meeting to formulate a protest
agatpst the proposed increase in light
rates wag held at the chamber of
commerce last night,
light company representatives
and nineteen other citizens were pres
ent. '
Coy. Stephen Pace was elected
chairman of the meeting.
W. A. Dodson, attorney for the com
pany, when asked for a statement, de
clared that the company lost over $5,-
000 during its last six months of oper
ation and that the loss was Increasing
He said that he wanted a committee
from the meeting to examine the books
of the company to ascertain if that
statement was true or untrue, and
that the company would bear half the
expense of an audit. He said if the
committee found the statement to be
incorrect the coiftpany would with
draw its application.
He also declared that the owners of
the company were willing to sell it to
anyone for the original purchase price,
with a probable discount.
The meeting named Messrs. Stephen
Pace. Lee Allen, J .E.Mathi s, E. E.
Schneider and C- J. Clark to consider
the advisability of going over the com
pany’s books and engaging an electri
cal engineer to represent them at the
hearing before the railroad commis
sion on February 20.
Messrs. Clark and Schneider made
the principal talks in favor of fight
ing the application for higher rates.
It is probable that another meeting
will be held next week when W. G.
Eager, of Valdosta, consulting engineer
for the company, will make a talk on
the petition for an increase.
The application provides for an in
crease of about 20 per cent, for both
motive power and lighting.
CONGRESSMAN CRISP
URGES M’CREARY CO.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 6
Congressman Crisp, upon receipt of a
telegram front the chamber of com ]
mere© of Americus that they were
ready to begin construction of the av-;
irtion base, called upon the author!-1
ties here and urged that the contract
be awarded to the McCreary Company,
of Atlanta. Other concerns have rep
resentatives on the scene in Washing
ten, anj the fight now on to land the
contract may tie the matter up for
several days. Senator Hoke Smith has
also recommended the McCreary firm.
Mr. Crisp is anxious that work be be
gun immediately and completed as
soon as possible.
INSTITUTE WILL
BEHELD 500 NAT
COLLEGE HEBE
PROMINENT SPEAKERS ON SUB
JECTS OF INTEREST TO FARM
ERS TO BE HEARD DURING THE
THREE DAY SESSION.
The winter extension school of the
Third District Agricultural and Me
chanical school at Americus, will be
gin next Tuesday, February 12th, and
ontinued during Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday. The school will hold two
sessions daily, the morning ses'sion as
sembling at 10 a. m., and the after
noon session beginning promptly' at
1:30 o’clock. Prof. J. M. Collum, pres
ident of the school, will have supervis
ion of the extension school, and in this
work he will be assisted by Prof .Guy
Firor, supervisor of extension schools
of the Georgia State College of Agri
culture, who is one of the most ex
perienced educators engaged in this
work in the state.
The complete program of the school
ic as follows:
Tuesday, February 12, Morning Ses
sion:
invocation.
Introductory Address by Prof. J. M.
Collum, principal Third District A- &
M. School.
Explanatory Address by Prof. Guy
W. Firor, supervisor of Extension
schools, Georgia State College of Agri
culture.
Lecture, “How To Co-Operate With
the Food Administration,” by Mrs.
Bessie Stanley Wood, assistant state
supervisor.
Lecture, “How to Buy and Use Fer
tilizers under Present Conditions," by
Prof. Geo. A. Crabb, junior professojr in
charge of soils. /
Tuesday, February 42th. Afternoon
Session.
Lecture, “Garden Management,” by
Prof. James Godkin, Georgia State
College of Agriculture.
Lecture, “County Organization,” by
Mrs. Bessie Stanley Wood.
Lecture, “Livestock Sanitation,” Dr.
C. A. Pyles, Georgia State College of
Agriculture.
Tuesday, February 12. Afternoon
Demonstrations, 2:30 p. m.
Menus for Meatless Days, conducted
by Mrs. Williams.
“Farm Drainage,” by Prof. George
A. Crabb. ,
Pruning by Profs. W. I. McCann and
Jas. Godkin.
Wednesday, February 13, Morning
session.
Lecture, “What the Body Needs,” by
Miss Skinner.
Lecture, “Grain Smutg and Their
Control,” by Prof. W. I. McCann, spec
ialist in cereal diseases, U. S. de
partment of agriculture.
Lecture, “How to Increase the Meat
Supply by Raising Poultry,” by Prof.
J. H. Wood, instructor in poultry hus
bandry.
Wednesday, February 13. Afternoon
Session.
Lecture ..Orchard Management," by
Prof. Jas. Godkin.
Lecture, “Home Demonstration
Clubs,” by Miss Skinner.
Lecture, “Poultry Management," by
Prof. J. H. Wood.
Wednesday, February 13. Afternoon
Demonstrations, 2:30 p. m
“War Economy Bread,” by Mrs. Wil
liams.
“Preparation of Spray Materials,” by
Prof. Jas. Godkin.
“Inspection of School Poultry Plant,’
by Prof. J. H. Wood
Thursday, February 14th Morning
Session.
Lecture, “Insects of the Orchard and I
Garden,’ by Prof. Jas. Godkin.
' Lecture, “Hogs,” by Prof. Milton P.,
Jarnigan, professor of animal husban
dry, Georgia State College of Agri
culture, Athens, Ga.
Lecture, “How to Increase the Egg
Production,” by Prof. J. H. Wood.
Thursday .February 14th. Afternoon
Session.
Lecture, “Beef Cattle,” by Prof. Mil
ton P. Jarnigan.
Lecture. “Standard 4H Products,”
by Miss Rowena Long.
Thursday, February 14th. Afternoon
Deomnstrations, 2:30 p. m.
“How To Save Fats and Sugar,” by-
Mrs. Williams.
“Selecting a Dairy Cow,” by Prof.t
CITi
EDITION
BAKER Pill ON
GRILL 81 THE
SENATE TODAY
SECRETARY OF WAR CROSS-EXAM
INED ABOUT WAR CONDITIONS
—WILL PREPARE STATEMENT
FOR THE SENATORS.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 6.
Cross examination of Secretary Baker
on his recent statement before the
senate military committee was begun
at a public meeting of the committee
here today.
After a number of questions re
garding Baker’s estimates as to the
tonnage available this year for trans
| porting troops to France, when con
troversy developed as to whether it
would be proper for Baker to answer
such questions in a public session, the
war secretary proposed that he be per
mitted to prepare a statement show
ing the exact facts and details as pre
pared by experts, and present them to
the committee, returning for cross ex
amination later.
Secretary Baker sa’d it had not yet
been determined whether troops will
be kept in Southern camps next sum
mer, and if the summer Is as extreme
as the winter has been, he said, some
would have to be noved. He stated
also that American tonnage losses had
been exceedingly light, and that the
“service the navy has rendered in pro
tection of *he army has been unexam
pled.
REMAINS OF W. J.
PASSMORE BURIED
AT PLAINS TODAY
The remains of Walker J. Passmore,
who died at Camp Seviere, Greenville.
8. C., of meningitis, and notice of
whose death was published in The
Times-Recorder Sunday, were brought
to Americus today, and interred in
Plains cemetery, 10 miles west of the
city at 11 o’clock this morning. Rev.
J. W. Tinley, of Plains, officiated at
the obsequies and the pall bearers
were Ross Dean, Alton Carter, Edwin
Oliver, Will Jennings, Leonard Jones
and T. M, Jones, and the funeral was
in charge of the Americus Undertak
ing Company.
Surviving the deceased are his
brother, J. P. Passmore, of Terrell
county, and five sisters, Mrs. J. W. Mc-
Clung, of Plains; Mrs. H. W. Kirvin, of
Columbus; Mrs. J. B Quatlebaum, of
Americus, and Mrs. T. C. Wishard, of
Smithville, all of whom have the sym
pathy of a w-ide circle of friends in
their bereavement.
Below- is a copy of a letter received
by relatives of Mr. Passmore from
Capt. Joseph Hart, his immediate com
manding officer at Camp Sevier:
“Walker Passmore was a
ier, who stood well with both his offi
cers and thei men in his company. His
sudden taking away is a source of
sorrow to all of us and we extend our
deepest sympathy to you and to his
other relatives in their loss.”
Milton P. Jarnigan.
Demonstration in Spraying,” by Prof
Jas. Godkin.
Friday, February 15th. Morning Ses
sion.
Lecture, “Marketing Farm Prod
ucts,” by Prof. Milton C. Gay, spec
ialist in marketing.
Lecture, “Veterinary Work in Geor
gia,” by Dr. W. M. Burson, professor
of veterinary medicine, Georgia State
College of Agriculture.
Lecture, “The Use of Milk as Food,"
by Mrs. Skinner.
Friday. February 15. Afternoon Ses
sion.
Lecture, “A Convenient Kitchen,”
by Miss Skinner.
Lecture, “Community Co-operation,’’
by M. C. Gay, field agent-hj.Aharket
Friday, February 15th. Afternoon
Demonstrations, 2:30 p. m.
“Milk and Milk Products,’*• by Mrs.
Williams.
“Good and Bad Points of and
Mules,” by Dr. W. M. Burson.
NUMBER 82.