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ESTABLISHED 1879,
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A THOUGHT FOR AMERICUS TODAY.
Americus has made some important strides
in a construction way the past year, but mostly in j
industrial and business buildings. V ery few homes
have been built, and homes are needed worse
than any other one thing. Americus must have
homes if it is to grow—and we all Want to see the|
town grow and prosper, for only by growth can
prosper most.
We have heard a great deal during the last i
year or two about Moultrie, the town which the
small packing house the citizens banded together
and built three years ago has virtually made.
Moultrie hasn't let prices of material and labor
frighten her from building homes. Because the (
people of Moultrie have a faith in the future of j
their city that will not permit them to be frighten-1
ed. They are sure of the future; they have that
type of faith that moves mountains. And it is
moving them for Moultrie right now. That is the j
kind of faith Americus needs—we have the re
sources, natural and otherwise, to back that faith.
Here are some pe tinent comments on what .
Moultrie is doing that the Albany Herald offers the j
citizens of that town which may be applied with 1 1
equal pertinence here. Says the Herald: , * j
“The statement is made in a Moultrie special
to The Herald that more than 300 new dwellings ‘
have been erected in that town during the last £
year. Counting an average of five persons to each j
dwelling, Moultrie has provided accommodations
for no fewer than 1,500 newcomers, which is a t
most creditable recorcf.
“These dwellings have not been built pri- *
marily for investment purposes, though we doubt
not they will prove profitable as such. The fact
that they have been erected is evidence of a splen- j
didly developed public spirit among the commun- j
ity leaders of Moultrie—a spirit which, as all who
know what is going on in South Georgia realize, is
rapidly building a city where Moultrie had her mod- *
est beginnings. i £
“Judged by some standards, the present is, !
as we have often heard said, “not a good time to {
build.” But measured by other standards, it is a I
time in which no community which hopes to grow 1
can afford not to build. Building costs are high, I
to be sure. Labor demands and receives double
to treble what it was paid a few years ago, and *
the cost of materials has advanced steadily. But (
none of these will be cheaper in the near future. ‘
Neither lumber, brick, cement, tile, roofing ma- j
terials, paints—in short, nothing that enters into''
building construction will soon decline in price. As '
for the cost of common and skilled labor for con- 1
struction work no one who is familiar with condi-'
tions in the labor world imagines for a moment
that the scale of wages now being paid will soon
decline.
“It follows that where a community hopes to
take advantage of present opportunities for
growth and development it must build in spite of
the present higher cost of building. Prices may
go lower in time, but the community which pro
poses to await “a more convenient season" prob
ably will have to wait a long time.
“Moultrie's building achievements are evi
dence of an abiding faith in the town’s future. It is
the community that believes in itself to the extent,
of investing in itself that successfully boosts itself, j
The day of fairy godmothers to towns has passed,
so far as the South is concerned, and those which
receive help are those, and those alone, which
help themselves."
IT’S UP TO YOU.
The new year will be just what the majority
of people make it. We shall have peace or war.
justice or injustice, law and order or revolution,
exactly according as the bulk of the population
decide; and that majority decision is made up of a'
combination of individual decisions.
We are taking with us into the new year
weighty national and political problems, and there
will not be wanting heated efforts to sway the opin
ions of men, but every one of these problems will
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THE NEW YEAR.
J HAIL the new year gladly, and say to it,
“Good d£,y,“ while still surveying sadly the
year that’s passed away. The old year seem
ed a winner when first its tour began, but now
old Time, the tinner, has put it in a can. That
year was punk and daffy, the worst of all bum
bets; this much of epitaphy is all the dead one
gets. But now its bright successor with glad
ness 1 accost, and I’m a cheap john guesser if
it should prove a frost. I hail the buoyant
stranger and hope he’ll set us free from dread
and doubt and danger, and all the ills there be.
I hope he’ll bring good feeling, contentment, in
his train, and end the foolish spieling that’s
driving men insane. I hope he’ll bring a sea
son of quiet and repose, and, back to law and
reason lead people by the nose. For 1 am, oh,
so weary of riot and unrest, of frowsy skates
and bleary who do their dirty best, to stir up
useless quarrels, to make men’s passions flame,
to undermine their morals, and spoil their use
ful game. The old year’s buried under a mil
lion tons of new year is a wonder, and
ought to make a hit.
be solved finally by the concerted pressure of a
number of individuals. It makes individual duty
and responsibility loom large in the honest mind.
Most individual decisions will have little to do
directly with great issues. They will deal with
small matters, matters of private business and per
sonal affairs. Yet the way in which each of these
is met by the greatest number of individuals will
throw the balance of the nation and the world.
It is worth thinking about. Personal hon
esty, integrity of purpose, clearness of thought
and coolness of action have a more serious
meaning than they ever had before. Every hon
est man, very good citizen, every clean, unbiased
vote helps. It is not a case where everybody's
business is nobody’s business; it’s a case where
everybody’s business is every man's responsi
bility.
AN EDITORIAL IN AN AD.
The following, from a New York City bank’s
advertisement contains a pathetic story that may j
be scanned with profit by every reader of this
newspaper in these days of oil gushers and
many kinds of high finance:
She is a gentlewoman over 60 years of age.
She has never shown money sense. Fifteen years
ago she inherited the farryly estate of close to
$100,000..
Financially, at that time, her future looked
rosy.
On the advice of a friend of the family she
at once invested everything, as follows:
Oil Stocks (two companies) $27,000 j
Mining stocks (four companies- .... 32, 00
A city house (paid for outright) .... 1 7,000
Deposits in several savings banks 1. 18,000
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$94,500 I
She was led to believe her income would
amount to $5,500 a year.
The mining stocks yielded handsome divi-.
dends for a few years, then dwindled, then stop
ped. From the oil stocks she fared worse. Jour
neys to the savings banks became more frequent
Later she rented her home—finally mortgaged it.
Today the net income from the estate is a
bare S6OO. Ihe gentlewoman, as we said, is past
60. We understand she now paints china a little
and sells what she can.
One day she opened an, old tin box and in
an embarrassed way exhibited the bundle of worth
less stock certificates. That is how we learned
the story.
They say the average Chicago family has
j been spending 51 cents a year for books and
$1 7.01 for booze. That helps to explain Chicago.
There is a new dance in Paris called the
scissors. ’ From the descriptions given of it,
dance hall censors here will probably demand that
it be cut out.
Happy New Year!
What Other Editors Say
WATSON FOLLOWS CENTRALLA.
The American Legion is the subject of an at
tack by Tom Watson. The last attack came from
1 W. W.’ s in Centralia, Washington.—Greensboro
Herald-Journal.
i ON FORT’S APPOINTMENT.
The appointment of Major James A. Fort, of
Americus. as state director of prohibition enforce
» ment for Georgia, has met with general approval.
is a young man, a veteran of the recent war and
'Vias recommended by Senator W. J. Harris. The
r pressing duties of John M. Vandiver, of Rome, as
; tax collector of Floyd county, prevented him from
. accepting the appointment.—Greensboro Herald-
J' Journal.
•THE AMERICUS TIMES-FECORDEn
The Legacy By Morris
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20 YEAR AMORTISEMENT LOANS—
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without red tape.
10 YEAR LOANS—
interest payable annually. Pririleje of paying part or all es
principal at any interest period.
5 YEAR LOANS
Written option furnished permitting payment in fnll at any
interest period.
Moiey is available as soon as title tc land is approved.
We will be glad to explain the various ldnde of farm loans,
JAMES A, & JOHN A. FORT
Planters Bank Building.
LOANS Interest LOANS
FARM Lowest Rates CITY
If you have good property, either farm or city, I can make
you an attractive loan. Annual curtail of principal allowed,
stopping interest on amount paid.
Local Money On Hand For Quick Loans.
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L. G. COUNCIL, President T. E. BOLTON, Asst. Cashier
C. M. COUNCIL, (Incorporated) JOE M. BRYAN,
Vice Pres’t. & Cashier Asst. Cashier.
The Planters Bank of Americu*.
CHRISTMAS GREETINGS
Prompt Conservative Accommodating.
No Account Too Large; None Too Small
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Commercial City Bank
AMERICUS, GA.
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The Commercial City Bank, tenders Christmas Greetings to
all of its customers and friends, and expresses the hope that
the New Year will bring Peace on Earth and Good Will to
Men, and that the fullest measure of good health and pros
perity shall be awarded to them all.
Good Wishes to You
wish^^r,o p ;r" d p“ r $ir r ' ,nd « b -»*
Nothing but the confidence which you felt in this instil.,
could have brought the increase in deposits in the last year In
crease which is steadily growing. year > an m_
Over and above that confidence is the high grade RanUn®
Service which we strive to give to all opr depositors.
specially pleased that our efforts are being appreciated niH -a,
tend to improve our service in the new year. “ d> and we ,n *
Bank of Commerce
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS:
J. W. Sheffield Lee Hudson, j o u_ hl ..
Frank Sheffield CashieT C R. Crisp
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When in Need of Insurance Ju*t Phone 849
J G HOLST
INSURANCE in All of It* Branches. RONnQ
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1920.
Suggest* Resolutions
For A Christian Year
Today being New Year's Rev.
Frank P. Anderson, pastor of the
Presbyterian church, suggests a set
of resolutions for Christians, which
he submits to the people of this com
munity as follows:
“Whereas, during the past year I
have not given God, my creator, pre
server, and redeemer enough of my
life, enough of my will, enough of
my love and affection, and enough
of my time in reading His blessed
Word, meditating and praying.
“And, whereas, I have thought too
much about the evils of others and
not enough about my own faults,
and how I could make those about
me, especially those in my home, hap
pier and more godly.
“And, whereas, I have not given
enough time and thought to my
church, to the attendance upon her
services, to assisting in her activi
ties, and to seeking the salvation of
immortal souls that she might be
adorned therewith.
“Therefore, be it resolved by ME
on this Ist day of January, 1920, that
God being my strength and helper
I will make an honest effort during
the coming year to improve my life
for the sake of Jesus Christ my Lord.
“Be it resolved by me—
“l—To give God more of my life.
“2—To read my Bible more.
“3—To give more time to prayer and
meditation.
“4—To think less of the faults of
others and more of my own.
“s—To give more thought to mak
ing those of my own home hap
pier and more godly.
“6—To live within my income and
set aside systematically of my
earnings to the Lord.
“7—To give more thought to my
church and her advancement in
all lines.
—To seek to lead one soul to
Christ this year.
“9—To interest myself in all the
work of the church—at home
and abroad.*'’