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KIWANIS MEDAL |
FOR HI DEBATERS
Club Votes Yearly Prize
As Incentive lo
Students
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A suitable medal, to be offered'
year after year during the life of
the club and retained by the winnei,
will be provided for the be t debater
JD Ah? Americus high school by the
TOtekF'Knvanis club. Action providing
for the medal was taken by the hi
wanians at their regular lune eon
at the Windsor hotel Friday, and a
coftiittee, consisting of Di. Carl Mi
nor, George 0. Marshall and W. S
Kirkpatrick was appointed to handle
the details of the matter. The nr
tion was taken upon the knowledge
that such a prize as an incentiv< to
the best work in the high school
would be acceptable.
The Kiwanians received at then
luncheon a challenge from the local
Lions club to play a game of base
ball upon the Playground next
Thursday afternoon for the benefit
of the Chinese famine fund, and they
readily Accepted the challenge, nam
ing Bradley’ Hogg chief Lion tamer,
with authority to draft a team for
the occasion.
The club has already begun to lay
plans for celebrating their first anni
versary of their charter prr ritat i<,n,
which took place last June 17, and
•it is planned to make the anniver
sary the occasion for a ladies’ night
extraordinary, with the best programl
of entertainment since that mentor
.•able event a year ago.
The club will also observe Friday
night of this week as ladies night.
..and a special committee is busily en
gaged in preparing for the entertain
ment.
loca[Brle&
Mr. and Mrs, Charles Doubler re
turned to Dawson Friday afternoon
after a visit to Mrs. W. I). Smith
at her home here.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Ragan left
Friday for their home in Portsni >■> h.
Va., having been called here by ‘b
death of Mrs. Ragan's brother, W.
D. Smith.
t
Mrs. Nep Ragan returned Satur
day to Macon after a visit of •■,'er.il
days with relatives in Amerieu .
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Johnson and
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Crawford left by
motor early Saturday morning for
Macon to be the guest of friend:
for the weekr-end.
Little Bille Smith wil Ireturn to
his home here this week after hav
ing spent several days with his aunt.
Mrs. Albert Eveans, in Fort Valley.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Elrod. Jr., and
baby of Americus, spent several day
of this week with relatives here—
Richland News.
«.. I I ■ 111
John C. Glawson, little son of Mr.
IHEITANDARD
MONDAY AND TUESDAY EX
TRA BARGAINS. READ THE
LIST. NOTHING LIKE THESE
IN THE WHOLE STATE.
At $1.19. Limited nuantity of 10-,
Inch Silk Crepe de Chine and
pure Silk Georgette Crer A ; noth
ing to equal it in the state of
Georgia. Here Monday and
Tuesday, yard $1.19
At 37c. Genuine 40-Inch White
Organdy, sheer and pretty
At 50c. Genuine Imported White
Organdv, 40 inches wide.
At 50c. Ladies’ Silk Lisle Stock
ings, full fashioned.
At $1.25. Ladies’ Pure Thread
Silk Hose; nlcnty of dark brown;
all sizes.
At 29c. Imported Nainsook, fine
silky finish: reduced from 50c.
At $1.95. All Wool Storm Serge
in Navy and Black; reduced; 54
inches wide.
At 23c. One big lot of Colored
Voiles; 40 inches wide
At 24c. Standard White Linene;
full width and linen finish.
At 98c. Large assortment of
Crex Rims in pretty patterns;
size 30x60 inches.
At 39c. Congoleum Rugs in pret
ty patterns; btze 18x36.
At 98c.” "Boys best Union-Made
Overalls; all sizes up to 16
years.
At $1.98. Boys’.L'nionalls of the
best standard materials; all sizes
up to 34.
' At 3c Cake. Fifty cases Armour's
Big Hammer Soap; limit 5 cakes.
,At 7c Cake. Genuine Palm Olivo
• Soap; full size cakes; limit 5
• cakes.
.At $1.98. The best guaranteed
- TMfcta Silk in Americus; all
fMBTs'-36 inches wide.
►At Yard Wide Percales;
-• great-w ietv of pretty pattern.-.;
fqst colors.
'4 At "FTf ’Yard. One case good
weight Mattress Ticking, full
• width
jAt 11c Yard. The best standard
• Sea I land made; full yard wid>.
.At 12 l-2c Yard. The. heaviest
; • ; Sheeting made; full yard wide.
4 (This grade sold for 39c yard
; last Mav.)
-At 7c. Fedora Hair Net;s all col-
I j ors: regularly 12 l-2c.
;At 15c. Narrow Patent Leather
4 Belts; all sizes; regularly 25c
•j and 35c.
,At $l9B. Very fine Mi: ••:; Ging
ham Dresses of Imported Ging
; ham; formerly $5.00
•At $1.25. Ladle ' Dre: ses of
4 Amoskeag Dress Gingham;
apron style; all ; izes
•At 29c Genuine Boston 8-Oz
■ . Duck; full width: closely woven.
At 39c. Genuine Boston 10. Oz.
< Duck, extra heavy; will stand
Standard Dry Goods Co.
Fonythe St., Next to Bank of Com
merce, Amerieu*. Ga.
Italian Boy, Now Young Minister,
Whose Life Dr. Minor Shaped,
To Preach and Sing Here, May 29
Rev. J. Minor Tcresi, a member of,
the graduating class at Mercer Uni- 1
versity this year, has been invited'
by Dr. Carl W. Minor to deliver
■ the sermon at the morning service
jin First Bapti.-t church May 29. Mr.
Tcresi, who has a superbly beauti
{ ful voice, will also sing at tin serv
i ice, and his coniine i anticipated
I by Dr. Minor with a great deal of,
' interest.
Mr. Tore i i of Italian parentage.,
having spent his young life in Madi-
I son, Ga., with his parent . and hav
■ ing been a member of the Sunday
• school conducted in the Baptist
i church of which Dr. Minot was for-l
I merly pastor. Il was through the in
strumentality of Dr. and Mr . Minor:
i that the boy became intern ted in.
j an education, both literary and re
ligious. and from the beginning of
Dr. Minor':- nunbti in that city tin
til he went elewhere. the boy wa
'reflecting the influence being!
j brought to bear upon him in a re
ligious way. Under Dr. Minor’s min
istry he became united with the!
church, and war- the means of con
verting his mothei brother and ri -:
ter, who received baptism from Dr.
Minor.
Mr. Tcresi longed for a higher
I education, and having led hi- chi'-
I brilliantly at Madism, win re lie,
graduated with the ins'itution's high
est honors, he went to Mer.'er Uni •
land Mrs. J. 1.. Glawson, who ha been
I ill with pneumonia following an au
! tomobile accident recently, was in
I Americus Friday for the first tim ■
since his injur , Inn ing recovered.
Hugh Parker, who was operate.! on
recently for a throat affection at his.
heme on McGarrah street, is improv
ing and his immediate recovery in
anticipated.
The regular meeting of the II • -
tense Tinsely Mi.-isonary sociey will
be held in the auditorium of the First
Methodist church Monday afternoon
at 3:30 o'clock. All the member
are urged to be present.
Mrs. 1.. A. Page, of Morgan, who )
has been the guest of Mr.-. C. J. Page, j
on Lee street for the past week, left
• ~!■■■■■■ —MM— .
(LWIEDADWISmiS
WANTED—MISCELLANEOUS
EXPRESSION LESSONS Rates)
reasonable. Taught by graduate
with experience. For particulars, ap ,
ply to Miss Helen M. K<•..'■■ t. r, 2OF I
West Church Street, or Phone 979.
22-61 I
SALESMEN WANTED To : 41 our!
general line of store fixture:;, oil .
and gasoline tanks. Choice territory;
liberal commissions ami good con i
tract. Give full credentials in first )
letter. Apply at once. Watson Sales j
Corporation, Lynchburg. Va. 23-1 tj
FOR prompt transfer service and )
heavy hauling and country trips,
telephone Clark’s Transfer, 303. 4-ts;
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WANT TO RENT Invalid':; rullim';)
chair. Phone 549—22-ts.
LIST YOUR HOUSE RENTS with
us. We handle them successfully )
at very small per cent. O. M. and M )
M. Powell. Office upstairs, 125 W.
Forsyth street. Phone 837, Ameri- i
cus, Ga.— (s) ts.
For Sale—One overhead ceiling
electric fan; one large iron safe; me
8-ft show case. Gatewood-Cogdell
Hdw. Co. 1-ts
FOR RENT.
FOR RENT—Two furnished room
for light housekeeping and one fur
nished bed room to man; close • in.
Phone 592. 22-lt
FOR RENT—Three-room apartment;
private bath, hot and cold water.
618 South Lee. Phone ,441. 18-4 t
FOR RENT—4-room apaitment;
close in. See Mrs.. W. P. Person:.
Phone 239. 22-3 t
FOR RENT—.Two connecting rooms;
close in; downstairs. See Mrs. J.
P. Cannon. Phone 699. 18-4 t
FOR RENT- Two nicely furnishe.l
rooms for light housekeeping to
couple without children. Phone 976.
11-ts
FOR RENT—Two furnished "o mi ■
for light housekeeping. 320 S.
Lee street. Phone 765.—22-ts.
“SUMTERMAID”
ICE CREAM
Made in Brick Form, Following Flavors; )
VzANiLLA
PINEAPPLE
CHERRY
CHOCOLATE
TUTTI FRU ITI g. . .
NEAPOLITAN .
YUM YUM
WE DELIVER QUART OR MORE ANYWHERE
IN THE CITY
Pint, 35c; Quart, 66c; 1-2 Gal, $1.10; Gallon, $2.00
AMERICUS ICE CREAM tO.
Phone 645 215 Cotton Ave.
versity, where h- has been a literary
I and thi cal ludent for tin pa 1
I foui years. , making a magnificent
tecord, and landing today at the
head of his class.
He -•■■■sex the beautiful voice I
: iven in it> liigimst form to Italians, I
in,' it ha be ; cultivated with care-1
fulne s: ihr<-m/hi ut his co'lege course.
Mr. 1-- i ill go io Italy fidlowing
hi graduatin'! to be< ome a mi ssion
. aiy io I.' people in t at country and
• -u-i i<«t tin- culture of hi - magnif
■ icent voice.
During the year., in which he was I
intimately associated with Dr. and j
'Mi Minor. d being deeply attach-'
led to them, he asked permission to
take for hi own the name of his I
. hcn< f-'u" -I . id friend . Dr. .Minor,
-aid i v.a one of the happiest mom-,
ent of In life* when the young lad j
d< thi requi t, and he and Mrs.
Mim-i are watching hi career with |
is ere*, predicting for him a future
filled with radiant promise and splen-;
did fruiti n. He i deepi" religious.;
gi'.iii-: to others the very best in him, 1
and hi personal magnetism is almost
1 hypnotic in its far reaching effects.
Ameiieus people will accord the
young minister a warm welcome on )
h>: visit to this city, and Dr. Minor!
; ha: invited his friends of all denomi
nations and members of his church!
to In ar him in his sermon and his
I - ong. 1
Saturday morning for Atlanta, where
•he will be the guest of friends and
relatives for seveial days.
2 A mericns Ex-Soldiers
E b Get Victory Medals
( aptain J. E. B. McLendon and J.
i Gartne,, of Americus, will receive
then Victory Medals in a few days.
1 he Victory Medal officer, city hall,
Atlanta, as.-ures the Times-Recorder
, f- at his office acts immediately upon
ever;.- application sent to him so that
1 th" anlication. go forward to Phila
j delphia. Pa., from which place the
: med: I j are mailed and these discharg
| ■ an- returned to their owner:; whh
] in 24 hours, of the receipt of the dis
charge and signed application.
LOST AND FOUND
FOR SALE—Baby carriage in good
condition. Will sell cheap for cash.
, Phone 148. 18-4 t
|
I TAKEN UP—One female and two
male cows. Owners wd please
I call at 509 West Church street and
! claim, paying damages. H. W.
I Suggs.—2o-11.
I
’ TAKEN UP—One female and t;vo
ma!" cows. Please call and get
' them. 509 West Church St. H. W.
j Suggs. ’ 22-2 t
MONEY TO LOAN
FARM I.CtANS—Low interest rate
i and good terms. W. W. Dykes.
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TO LEND SBOO at 8 per cent. Lib
! city Ronds taken for security in
prope-r amount. “Bunds,” P. O. Box
326, Americus. 22-3 t
FOR SALE
| FOP SAI E—One small Case Grain
• paratoi. Immediate delivery. F.
| G. Beavers. -22-ts.
I FOR SALE OR TRADE Extra
! heavy, well broken yoke of oxen
lin fine condition. J, L. Glawson.
) 22-‘2t.
. FOR SALE -Six room house, and
6 3-4 acres, in good location. Ad
! dres.; “Acreage,” Tomes-Recorder. —
> 17-ts.
I
GENUINE MEXICAN JUNE SEED
CORN. $3 bushel: $1.50 per half
bushel. 85 cent: per peek. Americus
Seed & Supply Co. 22-lt
FOR SALE —One good Jersey milk
cow, fresh; cheap. Mrs. Clay Bell.
; j 120 Dudley St.—l 9-31.
! FOR SALE —Gasoline. Our tanks
are again in use. having been re
! paired after the fire this week. Hooks
Motor Co. 20-3 t
■ FOR SALE —Thousand bushels little-
I ; cob Ear Corn. Cash or fall
■ payments. R. M. and R. L. Andrews,
. Plains, Ga. 20-6 t
- FOR SALE - One overhead ceiling
electric fan; one large iron safe;
. 1 8-ft floor show case. Gatewood
1 Cogdell Hdw. Co. 1-ts
AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
BAPTISTS Wit l
MEET AT BETHEL
ciation I o Convene
May 28-29
The Central District of Fiiend
j ship Baptist Association will hold a
two-day session with P'-thel Church,
nine mile- west of Americus, on
May 2S and 29. The churches em
braced in this district are Anderson
ville, Americus First J’-a pt it church.
Central Batit.ist church, Amerieu .
i Plains, Sumter Pleasant Grove, Re-
I hoboth, Sumter, Shiloh, and Friend-)
ship.
The mini tors who will attend in .an,
c-ffiical capacity are Di. Carl W.)
Miner, pastor of Amerieu;; First i
Baptist; Rev. Henry T. Brookshire,
pastor of Central Bapti.t, Americus;
Rev. 1,. B. Johnson, of Plains; Rev. I
T. J. Herring, of Parrott; Rev. E. T.
Moore. Preston; Rev. L. Crumbley,
•if Cuthbert, and Rev. J. Minor Tere
i, of Macon.
Already a large representation
- from the various churches has sig
nified the intention of being present,
I and the occasion is anticipated with
j a great deal of spiritual interest. Re
ports will bo heard from the church
ies within the Central Di trict, and
| talk will be made by prominent
I speakers throughout thi section.
Delegates will go from Americus
i for the two days, and visitors will
1 attend from the surrounding towns.
I— ' I
Branch Manager Wanted
Large corporation manhfacthring ;
product that has copclh ively proven I
that it aids in producing at least i
twenty-five to one hundred per cent i
larger crops, is opening a Branch Os- ,
lice and storage room in Americus i
and requires the services of a busi
ness man as manager. Previous ex
perience not essential. Applicant
must be competent to handle large
amount of money, hire and handle
help. SI,OOO cash investment re-j
quired. Fully secured. This propo
sition should net a live man SIO,OOO.- !
00 annually. Product has already re- :
ceived nation-wide publicity. Big |
advertising campaign starting, m- i
eluding full page in local paper. (
When writing, give full details in
order to secure interview. Applicant
must be able to come to Macon or
Atlanta for one or more days’ in- ,
struct:.on. Unless you can meet the '
requirements of this ad and your rep
utation is good, save your stamp.
This is a real opportunity and pre
sents itself but once in a life time.
Write or wire immediately.
Nitro-Bacter
Soil Vaccine Co.,
Macon, Georgia
Just Purchased Fine Lot of
BEEF CATTLE
and
PORK
Freeh Water-Ground
Meal
Cabbage and Onions
... At Your Own Price
PHONE YOUR ORDERS EARLY
WEST END MARKET
Phone 71. J. L. GLAWSON, Mgr
♦owra niiiMiiWllHllßlliMllliMimiTl'TlinillliriliV- li
RAILROAD SCHEDULES
(Central Time.)
Arrival and Departure of Passenger
Trains, Americus, Ga.
The following schedule figures
published as information and not
guaranteed:
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RY.
Arrive Leaves
11:59 am Columbus-Chgo 3:40 am
10:28 pnr Albany-Montg'y 5:14 am
7:25 pm Macon-Atlanta 6.37 am
•7:15 pm Columbus *7:10 am
1:52 pm Albany-Montg’y 2:15 pm
2:15 pm Macon-Atlanta 1:52 pm
•11:45 am Columbus *2:30 pm
110:00 am Columbus 13:00 pm
6:37 am Albany 7:25 pm
5:14 am Macon-Atlanta 10 :38 pm
3:40 am Ibany-Jaxville 11:59 pm
2:58 am Albany-Jaxville 12:41am
12:41 am Chgo, St. L. Atla 2:sßam
(*) Daily; (!) Sunday.
SEABOARD AIR LINE.
Arrives Leaves
5.15 pm Richland-Cols. 10:00 am
3:10 pm Cordele-Sav’h 12:31pm
12:31pm Richland-Montg’y 3:10 pm
LA TAUSCA
PEARLS
I
SIO.OO A STRAND
AND UP
G. M. ELDRIDGE,
JEWELER
“The Public Be Pleased”
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BOBBY JONES I
PLAYS STRONG
American Golfers Romp
On British In Series
Os Matches
1
HOYLAKE, Eng., May 21. —The <
American golf team which is to con- j
test for the British amateur chain-- j
pionship, beginning Monday, made a |
clean sweep in the foursome.- ar-1
ranged as part of [he preliminary I f
scries of matches with British pin? i
er,; here today. All four conic T: , 1
were won by the American pan ■!'
One American team composed c! •
Bobby Jones, of Atlanta, and ' hick!)
Evans, won their foursome match i <
five and three.
In the individual matches ‘hi as-• -
ternoon Cyril Tolley, the Brit's'i 1
champion, defeated Chick Evans.|£
American champion, four amt three., s
Frances Ouimet, American, defeated :
J. C. L. Jenkins, six and five. Bobby! I
Jones defeated de Montmoi ic/ sou: t
and three, Fewm s. American, defeat- <
cd Wethered three and oil’. A
The aggregate result of the day's i
play was that the American players!
won nine matches as against three <
captured by the British. *t
Your Children L I s
Will Learn f■„ \ \ Easy
I o Love T o
Good Music. Entertain
When yon place in the home a Victrola
and good Records. Come in and hear
the latest.
Records for any Phonograph.
HOWELL’S PHAR MA C Y
V Pennsylvania
ACUUM CUP
CORD AND FABRIC TIRES
9 DOUBLE
REDUCTION
Effective today, Vacuum Cup Cord and Fabric
tires, also “Ton 1 ested” I übes, are
Reduced 201
As a special inducement for old users to purchase their season's
equipment at once and to give new users an opportunity of prov
ing the exceptional service and non-skid qualities of Vacuum Cup
I ires, WE are prepared to give, during the remainder of May and
continuing to June 30, inclusive, w ith each regular Vacuum Cup Tire
purchased—
-1701717 ONE “ TON TESTED ” TUBE CD 1717
r IvlLlL OF CORRESPONDING SIZE i
This Combined Price Reduction and Limited Free Tube Offer Af
fords Opportunity for An Approximate
SAVING OF 35$
Even now the demand for Vacuum Cup Tires is such that our plant
is operating to full capacity. Place your order immediately to insure
prompt delivery.
Adjustment Made In Americus By Us
Georgia Motor Company
Phone 133 JOHN OLIVER, Manager West Lamar St.
PENNSYLVANIA RUBBER COMPANY OF AMERICA
Jeannette, , Pennsylvania.
Miss Smith Receives
Degree In Expression
Miss Catherine Smith, who for the
past three year?, has been a student
at the Emerson School of Expres
sion, in Boston, graduated from that
institution last week and received the
degree of Bachelor of Literary In
terpretation. Miss Smith was com
mended very highly by the faculty
and her instructors for the splendid
work accomplished by her during her
college course. While pursuing her
studies, Misy Smith also attended lec
ture at Harvard University, adding,
to her literary course, as well as ex-;
pi cssion.
Miss Smith also visited in Chica
go recently in educational work, and |
wrote interestingly of the niagnifi-l
eent lectures heard in that city and)
• f the edueati nal advantage gain
ed by visits to the museums and art
galleries and other places of intcr
e:t.
Mi s Smith expects to arrive in!
Americus during this week to remain |
with her mother, Mrs, Lorin Smith,!
at her home on Church street for the]
summer. She has under consideration
a number of flattering offers for;
teaching expression beginning with
the fall term, but as yet has made no
decision, and will not until after her
vacation.
India covers one-third of the area )
of the United States and has three;
times the population.
SUNDAY, MAY 22, 1921. f
Negro Switchman’s
Home Is Dynamited
VALDOSTA, May 21. —An effort
was made Friday to blow up the home
of James Speed, negro switchman em
ployed by the Southern railway, by
placing a heavy dynamite charge un
der his house. Speed and his family
were sleeping in the house, but es
caped injury, although the building
was partially wrecked.
Speed has been with the railroad
twenty years and recently received
anonymous letters telling him to
“give up his job” as white men are
being released, and they need it.
An investigation of the dynamiting
has been started.
pSi '
We pride ourselves on the
quality of our
BUTTER-NUT
BREAD
It is baked in the most mod
em ovens by experts and on
ly the best ingredients are
used.
The bread is delivered to the
consumer fresh daily in clean
sanitary packages.
Cakes and Pastries a special
ty. Phone us your orders.
AMERICUS
BAKERY
PHONE 194