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SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE
WEEVIL PICKERS
DESTROY 3,500
Good Work Done By
Y oungsters —Example
Is Effective
Practically 3,500 boll weevils have
been destroyed by the youngsters of
the community who have entered the
prize contest for the most weevils
obtained, according to the score up
to Friday night as kept by George
0. Marshall, county farm agent. The
parties did not go to the cotton fields
Saturday because of inability to ob
tain the use of one of the trucks
which had been utilized, and a holi
day until Monday morning was de
clared. The weevils captured in three
days by the white children totalled
1,644 and by the colored 1,826. The
contest will continue three more
days, ending Wednesday evening, af
ter which the cash prizes aggregat
ing $275, offered by business inter
ests of the city, will be awarded and
the price of one cent for each wee
vil caught paid by the cotton grow
ers in whose fields they were found.
That the weevil picking contest so
far has been a distinct success was
the statement last evening by Mr.
Marshall. Not only have the young
sters destroyed a considerable num
ber of weevils, which propogate at
the rate of about 150 to each female
in each period of about 1 8 days, but,
the example has resulted in numer- ;
ous indifferent farmers awakening to
the menace and picking the weevils
closely from their own cotton fields.
Has Dress He Wore as
Baby 67 Years Ago
J. R. Adams, who lives on Jefferson
street, has a remarkable old dress
which he wore when a baby 67 years
ago, he says. The dress is of pink
homespun material and made in the
style of ante-bellum days. After he
had worn the dress, Mr. Adams says,
his mother cared for it and it was
worn by his daughter, now Mrs. Lau
ra Attaway, when she was an infant.
He is keeping the old garment with
the intention that it shall be worn by
his first grand-child, and it may yet
be worn by four generations of the
family, as it is in a perfect state of
preservation.
Mrs. Grady’s Sentence
Still Under Advisement
The May term of Sumter Superior
Court was suspended yesterday by
Judge Littlejohn, after transferring
a number of misdemeanor cases to
the City Court docket. No sentence
was passed on Mrs. C. L. Grady, con
victed of furnishing materials to
facilitate a prisoner to escape, Judge
Littlejohn still having the matted
under adviseme.it. Onlv four ac
quittals were recorded among the en
tire number of cases tried during
the session.
Save dollars in a real
100 per cent purchase at
cut prices. Ansley’s
Clearance Sale this week.
Notice To The Public
We have heard several rumors in reference to why the streets in East
Americus have been dark and for the purpose of making the public familiar
with the true conditions I wish to give you below the actual facts.
On the night of May the eleventh, from some unknown cause a current
transformer that controls the street lights of East Americus was damaged to
such an extent that it was necessary to have new coils made. The old coils
were shipped to the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co. to be used
as a pattern for making the new one. The Westinghouse Electric and Manu
facturing Co. did not have any new coils in the stock of any of their branch
houses or the factory.
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After these transformers reached Atlanta they were lost by the Southern
Express Co. on account of large shipments of express received in Atlanta and
going no further on account of embargo against northern shipment. These
coils were delivered to the Westinghouse people on Saturday morning, May
15th.
We received the new coils from the Westinghouse people on the morn
ing of June Ist, and found that they were too large to fit in the transformer
frames. The Westinghouse people were notified by phone and they sent one
of their trouble men to Americus to investigate this. This man phoned the
Westinghouse people to meet him at the train in Atlanta and he left with
these coils as hand baggage on June 2nd.
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They reshaped and returned these coils to us on June 7th. We imme
diately connected the coils to our line and they carried the load for one night.
The following night they broke down. Westinghouse was again notified by
phone and they again sent their trouble man to investigate. He made tempo
rary patches on these coils and they carried the load for one night and broke
down again and they have been out of service since June 9 th.
1 The Westinghouse people in Atlanta have the matter up with their Pitts
burg office by wire to get exact specifications of these coils, and they have
assured us that they will work night and day continuously until they make an
other set of coils which they have hopes of shipping to us in two or three days.
We wish to assure you that we are doing our utmost to get these lights
back on and no stone will be left unturned until this service is restored.
Americus Lighting Co.
J. E. JOHNSON, Manager.
3, 1920
CITY NEWS BRIEFS
Sharp-Point Pencils, in gold and
silver. thi Jeweler.— 3o-tf
J. J. Shahen left yesterday after
noon for Atlanta, where he will spend
two weeks on vacation.
RAINBOW does more than make
Batter cakes Better cakes—it will
make dewberries a daily delight. Use
one part Rainbow Syrup io two parts
dewberries, cook to a jam, and you’ve
sho’ got sump’n. 6-ts
E. P. McEvoy, who has been em
ployed by the Edwards Cigar Co.
during some time, has resigned. He
left yesterday afternoon for Macon,
where he will reside.
Dances will be continued at Myrtle
Springs every Tuesday and Thurs
day nights. Everybody invited.
31-ts
E. M. Viquesney left Saturday for
Macon, on a business trip.
Mrs. Arthur Moore, of Macon, and
two young daughters, passed through
Americus yesterday, en route to At
tapulgas, Ga., where they will visit
relatives. They were joined here by
Mrs. Moore’s young niece, Alice Mc-
Donald, who will spend some time
with her at Attapulgas.
RAINBOW does more than make
Batter cakes Better cakes-—it will
make dewberries a daily delight. Use
one part Rainbow Syrup to two parts
dewberries, cook to a jam, and you’ve
sho’ got sump’n. 6-ts
Mrs. J. T. Stukes and young son
have returned from a visit to rela
tives at Lloyd, Fla.
ONE FOURTH OFF on
men’s and boys’ clothing
at Ansley’s is about the
equivalent of 50 per cent
on some lines of clothing
you know of. Ask those
who wear them. 13-11
Mrs. Emma Williams, of Anderson
ville, was shopping in Americus yes
terday.
Mrs. Alice McDonald, of Macon,
is visiting Mrs. W. A. McDonald on
Church street.
RAINBOW does more than make
Batter cakes Better cakes —it will
make dewberries a daily delight. Use
one part Rainbow Syrup to two parts
dewberries, cook to a jam, and you’ve
sho’ got sump’n. 6-ts
J. Randolph Logan, of Plains, was
a business visitor here yesterday.
Court Yields Sumter
10 Years of Road Labor
Ten years of labor will be given
upon the roads of Sumter county by
negroes convicted of various crimes
at the session of Sumter Superior
court just ended. Convicts who will
thus expiate their offenses were
transferred Saturday to the gang,
while others may later be sent there
after their cases have been affirmed
Mrs. R. E. Parker and two chil
dren, Verna and Hugh, spent Thurs-1
day very pleasantly in Smithville as
the guest of Mrs. Parker’s niece,
Mrs. Otto Colan Johnson. Little
Miss Verna Parker remained with
Mrs. Johnson for a visit of a week
longer.
Miss Elizabeth C. Cobb returned
Saturday from Allentown. Pa.,
where she held the chair of music
in Cedar Crest college during the
past scholastic year. She will spend
the summer vacation with her par-.
I ents, Capt. and Mrs. John A. Cobb.
BE SURE to read Ans
ley’s advertisement in
this issue. 13-It
Miss Dora Riley, who was a mem
ber of the Methodist Sunday school
j picnickers going to Myrtle Springs
I Friday, sustained a sprained ankle
while swimming in the pool during
the day. l She is confined to her
room, but the sprain is not a severe
' one.
Mrs. R. S. Hutchinson moved Sat
urday to her recently purchased
home on Forsyth street.
Emmett Earl Bolton left this week
ito spend the remainder of the sum
; mer at Alton, Ga.
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Lockhart and
little Fannie Alexander, niece of
Mrs. Lockhart, spent the week-end
in Dawson with Mr. and Mrs. W. L.
Alexander.
Save dollars in a real
100 per cent purchase at
cut prices. Ansley’s
Clearance Sale this week.
Miss Mary Battle, of Ellaville, is
I the guest of petite Lottie Livingston
i during a visit of some time in Ameri-
I CHS.
Miss Rosalie Smith has returned
from a visit to Macon, where she
was the guest of Misses Anna and
Elizabeth Harrold.
REAL CUT PRICES
on 100 per cent values
the coming week at Ans
ley’s Clearance Sale.
Chief of Police John Bragg lost an
j enevlope containing several legal pa
i pers in the hanwriting of the late
; Judge Ansley on Lamar street Satur
' day. The papers were of no value to
I any one else, and the chief will thank
. any one who returns them.
j or they have failed to secure new
! hearings. Convicts transferred to the
i gang yesterday, and the sentence
each will serve are as follows: Coop
er Clark, stealing, 2 years; Ulysses
Ray, carrying concealed pistol, 2
years; Alphonso Hunter, stealing, 1
year; Quallis Stevens, making liquor,
1 year; Horace Harris, assault with
'intent to murder, 2 years; George La
mar, making and selling liquor, 1
year and 8 months, and George Hol
ley, making liquor, 1 year.
THE AMERICUS TIMES-!
STRAIN MAKES
PENROSE WORSE
Two of Senator’s Physi
cians in Attendance
At Home
PHILADELPHIA, June 12.—The
prolonged strain of the Republican'
convention has caused a sudden turn;
for the worse in the condition of I
Senator Penrose. Reports to this
effect spread through the city today.!
Color was given the reports by the
announcement that two of the sena
tor’s physicians were in attendance:
at his home this morning.
Public Is Invited To
Plains Sacred Singing
PLAINS, June 12—There will be
a sacred concert at Plains Baptist >
church Sundpy afternoon at 3 o'clock.
All people in the community are
cordially invited to attend and to join
in the service.
Volunteer song numbers will be
called for. There will be musical num
bers and other features of interest.
The time is 3:30 sharp.
City Court Cases For
June 19 Term Assigned
Judge W. M. Harper sounded the !
docket of the City Court of Ameri
,cus Saturday morning at the court
house, and the assignment of cases
for the June term of that tribunal
was made. The court will begin its’
session Monday, June 19, and the first
week of the session will be devoted
to the trial of civil cases. The crim
inal calendar will then be taken up !
with a large number of misdemeanor ‘
leases to be disposed of.
ONE FOURTH OFF on
men’s and boys’ clothing
at Ansley’s is about the
equivalent of 50 per cent
on some lines of clothing
you know of. Ask those
who wear them. 13-It
FOR SALE
Attractive six room bungalow,l
close in; newly painted inside and
out; all modern conveniences; lot
size 94x194; grden; in good con
dition. Can give possession in ten
days. A bargain at $3950. See J.
G. Holst, Allison Building.
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Announcement
JI 7E have moved our Willard Battery Serv
’ * ice Station directly across Lamar street
just at the rear of Buchanan Grocery Co. We
have installed everything in modem equipment
and we are prepared to give the very best serv
ice possible.
All makes of Batteries tested FREE of
charge. We will be glad to serve you.
Americus Auto Co.
Telephone 105 BATTERY DEPT. Lamar St.
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10-Foot ’Gator Killed
At Flint River Bridge
An alligator measuring 10 feet 2
inches from the point of his nose to
the tip of his tail, was killed yester
day at the Dooly county end of the
bridge over Flint river on the Vienna
road, 16 miles from Americus. A ne
gro, whose name could not be learned
killed the saurian. Early in the after-
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' Bargain in
Stylish
i Two-Eyelet
Pumps
, Twenty-eight pairs of
regular $1 1.00 Patent,
two eyelet ties in all
sizes will be on sale
special Monday at
$7.95
CHURCHWELL’S
DEPARTMENT STORE
noon word was received in the city
that a large alligator was floundering
in a shallow just beyond the bridge
and John Sheffield, J. W. Hightjwer
and John West Sheffield went down
to the river to shoot him. Arriving)
they found that a negro had killed the
’gator, but they brought the carcass
to Americus, where it attracted much
I attention, while displayed in a wagon
■ near the store of the Sheffield Hard-
I ware Co.
Mrs. Guerry is Laid to
Rest in Terrell County
The body of Mrs. Rebecca A
i Guerry, who died Friday, was taken
, Saturday to Chickasawhatchee ceme
tery, in Terrell county, where it was
■ laid to rest. Pallbearers here were
> R. S. Pryor, J. J. Wilson, H. W.
i Smithwick, H. B. Mashburn, A. M.
i Guerry and Corley Herring. Rer.
Guyton Fisher officiating at the fun
j eral exercises.
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