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FORTY-FIRST YEAR.—NO. 68.
DRUMMERS TO
TALK BONDS AT
SUPPER, FIRST
OF BIG RALLIES
Chairman Hixon’s Advisory Commit
tee to Meet Saturday Afternoon
to Plan Campaign
The campaign for the carrying of
the $500,000 bond issue for paving
public highways in Sumter county will
be formally launched Saturday after
noon when the county advisory commit
tee, appointed) by Chairman Hixon,
meets at the courthouse at 3 p. m. for
organization and consultation with the
chairman, preparatory to genuine
work all over the county from this <
time until election day, April 9.
In addition to the organization meet
ing Saturday afternoon, the traveling
salesmen and wholesale merchants of
Americus will be guests of the cam
paign committee at supper at the
Windsor Hotel Saturday evening at
7:30 o’clock. Personal letters have
been sent to every member of these
crafts in Americus, and indications to
day were that practically all of them
would be present. It will be the first
of a series of big rallies for the bonds.
Following is a copy of the letter ad
dressed by Chairman Hixon to the ad
visory committee:
“My Dear Sir: The good people of
Sumter county have in mass meeting
recently requested that I head the
campaign in the county to issue $500,-
000 in county bonds for the purpose of
matching $500,000 from the Federal
government, the entire million dollars
to be expended in building permanent
roads throughout our county. It was
also instructed by this mass meeting
to appoint m yown committees.
“I have appointed you as one of the
members of the Advisory Board, and
I am very anxious that you accept.
The Advisory Board is the most im
port body of men ever appointed in
Sumter county, for it is this body that
will put over this election, and thus
cause to be taken the most forward
step our beloved county has ever
taken. i I ) I I jfe
“The Advisory Board will meet Sat
urday afternoon, March 22, at 3 o’clock
in the courthouse. There are several
questions that we must take up and
decide, and I must have your advice on
these subjects.
“Before we go into this campaign
let’s know every detail. We must be
prepared to tell our people exactly
what is going to be done with their
money and where it is going to be
put.
“The time is short. We must work
fast. I will not ask for much
time, but I do insist that if it is pos
sible—if you want to see Sumter
county go forward —that you meet me
Saturday, promptly at 3 p. m. Most
cordially yours,
“J. A. HIXON, Chairman.”
Here are the members of the ad
visory committee, nearly 300 in num
ber:
27th District—H. E. Allen, R. E. Al
lison, D. R. Andrews, Chas. L. Ansley,
W T. Calhoun, F. B, Arthur, E. L.
Bell, Walter Brown, Thos. L. Bell,
Rev Geo. F. Brown, W. E. Brown,
Chas. H. Burke, J. Ralston Cargill, J.
C. Carter, G. T. Cunningham, W. C.
Carter, J. G. Chambliss, E. B. Coun
cil, L. G. Council, A. C. Crockett, W.
W. Dykes, A. G. Duncan, W. O. Eas
terlin, M. N. Edwards, G. R. Ellis.
J. Lewis Ellis, Lovelace Eve, W. L.
English, Hollis Fort, T. M. Furlow.
Rev. Guyton Fisher, A. D. Gatewood,
T. F. Gatewood, C. S. Glover, J. J.
Hanesley, Lee M. Hansford, A. J. Har
ris, J. W. Harris, Jr., F. P. Harrold,
Thos. Harrold, Lucius Harvey, C. C.
(Continued on Page Five)
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UISS7RUTH CRAWFORD
At the invitation of Miss Alice Mas
aryk. daughter of the president of
the Czecho-Slovak republic, Miss Ruth
Crawford of the Department of For
eign Born Women of the Y. W. C. A.,
is going to Bbhemia for a six months’
stay. She will assist Miss Masaryk in
makng a survey at Prague. The Rus
sell Sage and Rockefeller Foundations
are behind Miss Crawford in this work.
SUMTERDENIED
U. S. AID UNTIL
BONDS CARRY
Not yet having voted bonds for road
paving, and the money being permit
ted to go only to those counties ready
to match the government’s money dol
lar for dollar, Sumter county, along
with nineteen other counties, failed .
to participate in the apportionment of
federal aid road building funds,
made by the state highway commission
in Atlanta Thursday. Sumter county
was allotted $15,000, but this was for
a special project, apart from thje
highways, being asked by the county
board for the construction of bridges
between Americus and Andersonville
on the Dixie Highway.
Although it had been stated by mem- 1
bers of the highway commission that
the money could be apportioned only
to those counties ready now to meet
the government’s terms, it had not'
been clearly understood that Sumter
county would not participate in this
first apportionment. The Times-Re
coder communicated with Judge T. E.
Patterson, chairman of the highway
commission by telephone this af
ternoon, and he stated that every
county awarded a share of the funds
was ready with its money at this time,
and that those counties yet to
hold bond elections were not con- ’
sidered, because it was not yet cer
tain whether the bonds would be voted '
or not. He stated, however, that in
case Sumter's bond issue carries April I ’
9, this county will be able to share in
the apportionment of funds which will
be available in July, and which will
be neartly twice the amount. The ap
plication for $500,000 of this money
has already been filed by Sumter
county.
Asked how it came about that Col
quitt county, with her bond election to
be held late in April, was given SIOO,-
000, Judge Patterson said: "Colquitt
county had SIOO,OOO in cash ready.”
That Sumter county will have at
least equal consideration with other
counties when the government require
ments are met was indicated by the
(Continued on Last Page.)
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 21, 1919
AMERICUS WILL I
KEEP CENTRAL
TIME; DAYLIGHT
SAVINGREMAINS
Council Tells Interstate Commerce
Commission Change is Not
Now Desired
Americus will remain in the Central
time zone, right where it is now and ;
has been all along, instead of moving I
up to Eastern time, as was planned
some time ago. This was decided last :
night at the meeting of the city coun
cil, following an inquiry from the In-. ■
terstate Commerce commission as to
whether the city adhered to its pre- ,
vious request for the change. The ;
chief reason for the council rescind-!;
ing its position on the change of time :
was the failure of congress to repeal I:
the daylight saving law, which be- ;
comes effective March 30, lasting un- 1
til next October. When the time ' ■
changing proposal was under consider
ation last December, the Interstate
commission in a letter to the local ,
Chamber of Commerce, stated that the
daylight saving act, which was a war .
measure exclusively, would be repeal-'
ed. The proposed repeal, however, 1
did not get far in congress in Feb
ruary, meeting with widespread pro
tests from all parts of the nation, and
it was not reached before adjourn
ment, the act remaining in force.
Inasmuch as the clocks of Ameri
cus, as in all other cities in the United
States, will be moved ahead an hour
Sunday morning, March 30, and in
asmuch as Albany has now discovered
that, under the circumstances it does
not want Eastern time, the commision
asked the council for another ex
pression on the subject. The council
instructed City Clerk Eldridge to ad
vise the commission that it was now
the ’’sense of this body that Ameri
cus remain in Central time.”
It is believed that this arrangement
will be entirely satisfactory to the peo
ple of Americus. The daylight savin c
plan was so very very popular last
year, that when the commission made
the statement that it would be abolish
ed this year, the movement to place
Americus in the Eastern time zone was
greeted with almost universal ap
proval. The new arrangement, how
ever, is regarded as the ideal, and its
approval was widespread about the
city today.
15 More Soldiers
To Leave Saturday
SOUTHER FIELD, March 21.—The,
following men will be discharged
March 22: Sergeants: McDonough,
Edward F.; Wooley, Russel C.; Dur
ston, Raymond C.
Corporals: Swanburg, Albert J.;
Crawford, Gluy S.
Chauffeurs: Dement, Valmer; Du
chemin, Earl S.
Privates. Ist Class: Cunningham,
Charles L.; Davis, Virgil S.; Defur, Os
borne; Drew, George W.;
Carl.
Privates: Couse, Vari; Eicher, Her
man T.; Ekola, Oscar A.
Planes Fly Back to
Alabama in Ballast
SOUTHER FIELD, March 21—In the
capacity of "aerial freighters,” the
two DeHavilands that brought Colon
els Gillmore and Hall here from
Montgomery Wednesday, returned car
rying 300 pounds of sand in ballast.
Had the ships desired to do a regular
2 MILLS EXTRA
TAX LEVY FOR
CITY SCHOOLS IS
ASKEDBYBOARD
Council Urged to Include Proposal in
Charter Amendment for Debt-
Paying Levy
The public schools of Americus must
have more money to pay the teachers
better salaries, if they are not to go
backwards, the city council was told
last night by G. R. Ellis, chairman, and
W. W. Dykes, of the law committee of
the board of education. Mr. Ellis and
Mr. Dykes appeared to ask of the
council permission to include in its bill
amending the city charter to provide
an emergency tax levy of 5 mills for
five -years only, to pay off the city's
floating debt, an additional permanent
levy of 2 mills for school purposes.
This would increase the levy for
schools to a maximum of 7 mills, yield
ing an additional $9,000, based upon
the present assessed valuation of prop
erty in the city.
It was pointed out by Mr. Dykes,
who spok.e before the arrival of Mr.
Ellis, that a serious emergency ex
isted in the schools and that it was
imperative that more money be had at
once. He declared that • the board
thought it would have a much better
appearance in the legislature if the
two proposals were combined, and as
serted that there would be no opposi
tion whatever, to either proposal, in
the belief of the board.
He showed that during the present
school year the board had been forced
to borrow $4,000 to meet the emergen
cy in the schools, and that it was with
the greatest difficulty that a teaching
corps, even as inadequate as it is now
and has been, has been kept at all. He
declared that it had been absolutely
necessary to increase the salaries of '
the teachers somewhat in order to *
have any school, and that it would be
necessary to, raise their pay still fur
ther. He asserted that, even now,
some of the teachers, meagerly paid,
find it necessary to do outside work
or odd jobs to earn enough money for
their existence.
Mr. Dykes informed the council that
the board would lose the coming year
at least $2,000 of the state school
fund apportionment, due to a large
number of negro children of school
age moving from the city and reduc
ing the school census, soon to be taken.
This cut will continue for at least five
years, he showed, or until the next '
subsequent school census is taken, on
which the apportionment of funds is 1
based. He declared that the board did
not believe that the entire 2 mills
would be needed just now, but that
more than one mill would be required,
and suggested that the charter amend
ment be drawn so as to make the 2
I extra mills the maximum, any part of
which might be levied, at the discre
tion of the council.
Mr. Ellis talked briefly, emphasizing
the problems of the board in maintain
ing the schools.
“We are up against the proposition
right now,” said he, "of having good
schools or bad schools, and unless we
get more money, and can pay our
teachers better, we are not going to
have good schools.”
The proposal was referred to the
finance committee of the council and
arrangements were made for a meeting
sometime today when it is believed
likely an agreement will be reached
for combining the two propositions in
the bill to be presented to the legis
lature.
freight business they would not have
been overloaded had they carried half
a ton each.
Aerial Passenger
Service Through
Americus in Sight
SOI THE RFIELD, March 21.
The purchase of four huge bi
planes at the Aeronautical Expo
sition in New York, it is said,
means that transcontinental air
plane passenger service will be
inaugurated next August between
New York City and Los Angeles,
with the space in the biplanes now
devoted to the storing of bombs
converted into an enclosed cabin
with windows and accommodation
for eight persons.
This route will be via Washing
ton, Atlanta, Americus and Ft.
Worth, Texas, provided suitable
landing places are provided at
Atlanta. They now exist at all the
other places.
New York to Atlanta, 869 miles,
in nine hours; to Americus, 113
miles, in seventy minutes, where
fuel will be taken on and inspec
tion made, to Ft Worth, 935 miles,
in ten hours; to Los Angeles, 1,300
miles, in 14 hours. Total flying
time, 35 hours; distance, 3,217
miles,
If the running is not continuous,
a night stop would be made at At
lanta and Ft. Worth, which would
lengthen the time to about 50
hours. The initial passenger fare
would be about $250 per passen
ger.
AIR CASUALTIES
OF U. S. FLYERS
IN EUROPE 554
WASHINGTON .March 21—(By As
sociated Press.) —Casualties of the
United States air service personnel
serving with the American and Allied
armies at the front, numbered 554, kill
ed inaction; 171 prisoners; 135 wound
ed; 129 missing; 73 killed in acci
dents, and 32 from other causes.
No Grain Needed
By Dixie Cattle
WASHINGTON, March 21.—(8y As
sociated Press.) —After extensive in
vestigations the department of agri
culture experts have concluded that
the Southern farmers can feed steers
on cottonseed meal or cake and corn
or sorghum silage with or without
other farm grown roughage, and pro
duce satisfactory gains at compara
tively cheap cost.
It is pointed out that packing plants
are being operated successfully at
Moultrie. Jacksonville, Birmingham
and Natchez.
Germans Balk at
Sailing Own Vessel
BERLIN, March 21—(By Asso
ciated Press.) —Two German steamers
which were to have sailed March 18 in
accordance with the agreement reach
ed at Brussels, have been prevented
from leaving Hamburg, because the
seamen there refuse to operate the
ships as demanded by the Entente. At
a mass meeting the seaman passed a
resolution against operating the ships
on the ground that there was no guar
antee that Germany would receive food
except the initial delivery.
For Georgia.—Fair tonight and Sat
urday.
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HOME -
EDITION
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PRICE FIVE CENTS.
PROPOSAL FOR
SETTLEMENT IS
PROMISED BY
COLONEL HOUSE
Delegation From Rome Unanimous
In Action-Award Must Be Made
With Peace
BITTER CONTROVERSY OVER
ADRIATIC LAND BROUGHT OUT
New-Jugo-Slav State Also Claiming
Same Territory, Formerly
Part of Austria
PARIS, March 21. — (By Associated
Press.) —The Italian delegation to the
peace conference has unanimously de
cided to withdraw from the confer
ence, unless Fiume is assigned to Italy
contemporaneously with peace.
The decision was reached at a meet
ing today of the full delegation pre
sided over by Premier Orlando.
Col. House promised Premier Or
lando to present within a few days a
project concerning the Italian-Jugo
slav frontier, which he hopes will sat
isfactorily settle the dispute.
The decision of the Italian delega
tion, apparently, brings to a head a
bitter controversy between Italy and
the new Jugo-Slav state over the dis
position of the land along the Adriatic
formerly belonging to the Austro-Hun
garian Empire, which both claim, Just
what caused the Italian delegation to
announce its determination on the
Fiume question at this time has not
been developed in Paris advices.
Highest U. S. Honor
Given Tennessean
WASHINGTON, March 21.—(8y As
sociated Press.) —Award of the Medal
of Honor, the highest military decora
tion given by the United States gov
ernment, to Corporal Alvin C. York,
of Pall Mall., Tenn., was announced
by the war department today, upon
recommendation of General Pershing,
for gallantry in action.
Transport Due at
Charleston April 1
WASHINGTON, March 21.—(8y As
: sociated Press.) —The transport Mada
waska is due at Charleston, S. C.,
April 1 with the headquarters of the
Thirtieth division and other units of
the same division, all of which are en
route to Camp Jackson.
REDEEM LOAN CERTIFICATES.
WASHINGTON, March 21.—(8y As
sociated Press.) —The United States
treasury today authorized immediate
redemption of a block of $613,000,000
in loan certificates of indebtedness
dated November 5, and maturing or
dinarily about May 6, at par and ac
crued interest to date of redemption.
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