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LEGION OFFICIALS TO
GATHER AT CORDELE
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.CORDELE, April I.—Commanders
and adjutants of all the posts of
‘ the American Legion in the Thirst
district will meet in Cordele on the
afternoon of April 5 for the purpose
of re-organizing the inactive posts in
the district and forming new ones.
There are now nine posts in the Third
district. Commander Jame; A. Fort
of the state organization, will be here
to look after tne Georgia department.
2 DEAD IN FLYING
ACCIENT AT MACON
MACON, April I.—John J. Costa
and Ray Rountree, auttf racers were
killed here late yesterday afternoon
when their plane fell in flames after
striking a guy wire of the smokestack
of the Macon, Dublin & Savannah
railroad shops near Central City
Park. W. 1.. Fisher, aviator, was
badly injured. They had started for
Andalusia, Ala., to put on their fly
ing circus.
PLAINS
Pl AINS, April I—On Tuesday af
ternoon Mrs. Fannie Jennings en
tertained the members of Circle No.
1 of the Baptist Woman's Mission
ary society of which she is a mem
ber. The living room where the
guests were received and an inter
esting program given was decorated
with a profusion of dogwood and
var i-cohed honeysuckle blossoms.
Prayer was the topic for the after
noon. At the conclusion of the pro
gram a salad course with iced tea
was served. Those present were Mrs.
Walter Kennedy, Mrs. J. E. O'Quinn,
Mrs. W. K. Arnold, Mrs. Otis Reese,
of Americus, .Mrs. Sally Jones, Mrs.
George, Mrs. E. Timmerman, Mrs.
R. T. Jennings and Mrs. Lucy Forth.
On Wednesday afternoon the
Methodist Bible study class met at
’ the home of Mrs. Mary Campbell.
The living room where the study was
conducted by Mrs. Jason Shirah was
prettily arranged with crystal bowls
and French baskets filled with lovely
pink roses placed on tables and man-<
tel. This Bible study class is going
to take the Book of Genesis for the
first course, this being the case the
first lesson was a look at the Bible
as a whole before taking up the study
of any part of it. Considering at this
study its structure, hisfory, its dis
pensations, etc. After the work for
the afternoon was completed Mrs.
Campbell served ice cream and angel
food cake. '1 hose present, were Mrs.
Claud Walters, Mrs. Edmund Oliver, I
Mrs. Jason Shirah, Mrs. R. S. Ol
iver, Mrs. Ernest Spann, Mrs. D. C.
Brannen, Mrs. Bowman Wise, Mik.
J. R. Logan, Mrs. J. A. McDonald,
Mrs. Mamie Bradley, Mrs. Sam Ber
gin, Mrs. Ross Dean, Mrs.'W. B. Gib
son and Mrs. Rees M. Andrews.
A meeting of the Hospital Auxil
iary will be held Wednesday after
noon, April 5, at 3:30 o’clock at
brf. Wise office. A full attenadance
i> desired as matter of importance
are to come before the Auxiliary.
Mrs. L. T. Coleman, of Americus,
was the guest of Mrs. J. M. Dupree
at her home near Plains .Monday af
ternoon.
Mrs. Clifford Oliver and interest
ing children, Clifford and Moilie, of
Worcester, Mass., are guests of Mr.
and Mrs. R. S. Oliver.
Master Oliver Spann returned
Wednesday from a brief visit to his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Spann, at their home near Weston,
j Mr. and Mrs. A. Dodson, Mrs. Jos-
WEDADmiSEMEN f S
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WANTED TO RENT—Two or three
lurnished rooms for light house
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W. E. Withers, care Americus Auto
mobile C0.—31-2t
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.Owens Fruit & Pro
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R. S. Broadhurst, Jeweler, 110 La
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office.— (s)
WANTED—Experienced stenogra-1
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section, furnished or unfurnished.
Phone C01.—30-3t
FOR RENT Two unfurnished
rooms. Phone 924. —l-3t
FOR RENT
FOR RENT—Three unfurnished
rooms. Phone 142.—31-ts.
FOR RENT—Six-room house 709
Forrest street. G. M. Bragg,
phone 181.—27-ts.
FOR SALE
FOR SALE—White Orpington eggs
$1.50 per setting for balance of
season. W. G. Turpin.—l-4t
FOR SALE—A few settings of S. C.
Rhode Island eggs. Also few
rettings Buff Orpington eggs. Phone
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• FIGHT IN PICTURES HERE
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“The people of Americus will have
an opportunity to see one of the
greatest fight pictures ever made,”
an Americus man said to W. H.
C. Dudley today, referring to the pic
ture of Jack Dempsey and Georges
Carpentier that will be on at the
Opera House. Tuesday, April 4.
“I saw this picture in Atlanta
a few weeks ago—paid a dollar to
see it—and I am sure that I saw
eph Williams and Mrs. Fannie Jen
nings attended the funeral of Mrs.
Joe Chappell, of Poulan, Wednesday
afternoon at Leesburg.
I Mrs. Arthur French and Mrs. Bob
Humber, of Richland, were visitors
at Plains Thursday afternoon.
Mr. and’ Mrs. W. E. Mitchell, of
Americus, were spend-the-day guests
Tuesday of Mrs. J. M. Dupree at her
attractive home near Plains.
Miss Matie Lawrence, superintend
ent of Wise Sanitarium the past two
years, left Thursday night for At
lanta, where she goes in the capacity
of anaesthetist for Davis Fischer
Sanitarium. Miss Lawrence won
many friends while making her home
in Plains who will regret her going
away.
Miss Carrie Shropshire, of Atlanta,
is spending several days the guest of
her sister, Mrs. W. L. Thomas.
Rev. Mr. Nicholson, of Fitzgerald,
and Dr. Skinner, of Montezuma, talk
ed with interest of the 75 Million
campaign Thursday evening at the
Baptist church.
R. T. Gay, of Cordele, was the
guest Wednesday of Dr. and Mrs. B.
J. Wise.
FOR SALE
FOR SALE —My home, I'2o West
Church street. G.L. Williams. 21 ts
FOR SALE -Ringlet Barred Rock '
eggs, setting $1.50. Mrs. Claude |
Johnson, Americus, Ga.—l-6t
FOR SALE New modern seven '
room bungalow on S. Lee St., tile I
bath, hardwood floors, tile froo,. I
porch, etc., on extra large lot. Price ;
$5750.00, terms $750.00 cash, as
sume loan of $3,000, balance $40.00
per month. J. R. Odom & Co., Ma- |
con, Ga.—29-ts.
FOR SALE—MiIk, cream, buttermilk |
and butter. Daily delivery. Phone
2800.—29-5 t
FOR SALE—Chrysanthemum plants;
also tomato plants, 10 cents dozen.
Phone 558, Mrs. W. F. McArthur.
—3O-3t
LOST AND FOUND
LOST—Female Pointer Puppy, about
five months old. White with liver
spots. If found notify A. D. Gate
wood, Jr. —3l-2t
LOST THURSDAY—Card ease with
initials *"B. T.” Finder please re
turn to Times-Recorder.—3l-2t
LOST—Left .32 S. & W. Special pis
tol, nickle plated, in left front
door pocket of a Chevrolet auto
parked in front of Empire Bank
Thursday night. Please return to
Times-Recorder.—3l -2t
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more for a dollar than tne fellows
who had ring-side seats at Jersey
City. It is one solid hour of Demp
sey and Carpentier. Every blow
struck in the ring can be seen. The
pictures go through in slow time
and in ordinary time so that you
really see the fight twice.
“No man who loves this. sport
should fail to see it when here. I
am going to see it for the third time.”
gor scouts
NEWS OF TROOP I.
As our scoutmaster was sick last
night, we did not have an important
meeting. Thirty-two were present
We were rained out of our hike
which was planned for yesterday, and
announcement will be made later as
to when we will go.
We are supposed to go to a church
in the city Sunday evening, but this
will be postponed until next Sunday
on account of Scoutmaster Hogg be
ing sick. It is our regular custom tc
go to church in a body at least onc<
a month. /
We were to play the Vienna Scouts
baseball Tuesday, but were rained
out, like we were rained out of oui
hike. We will play them soon (if it
doesn’t rain).
A few of us paid Triop 2 a visit
after cur meeting had adjourned as
we were invited over by the scout
master. Here we heard a splendid
talk on “Energy,” by Dan Chappell,
scoutmaster of that troop. We also
witnessed some very interesting box
ing bohts, especially one between
Scouts Hoke Stokes and B. W. Rouse.
Look out Dempsey!
TROOP I. SCRIBE.
NEWS OF TROOP 111.
The meeting was called to order at
7 o’clock Friday night by Scoutmas
ter Peck Rylander. We hail 26 pres
ent. The Wolf patrol led in attend
ance, with 100%. The Stag next,
with 7 present. We discussed our
hike, and for certain reasons put it
oil' another Friday. The knot tying
contest was won by G. W. Harris,
who. beat Rat Thomas about two
seconds. We are going to devote the
next meeting to signaling, and it will
be an interesting meeting.
We are going to continue to prac
tice baseball the first of next week,
and play our first game Wednesday
or Thursday. The boys who will go
to the Rotary luncheon next Thurs
day with the scoutmaster are: Mal
colm Andrews, Ileys Arnold and Wil
liam Baugh.
After finishing all business, we
stood adjourned at 8 o’clock.
TROOP 111. SCRIBE.
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CHURCHES
CALVARY EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Rev. Jama< B. Lawrence, Rector.
Fifth Sunday in Lent.
The Chruch School, 9:45 a. m.
Holy Communion and sermon,
11:00 a. mZ
Evening prayer and sermon, 7:30
p. m.
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
112 Taylor St. James H. Barfield,
Minister. J. A. Baugh, superintend
ent Bible school.
Bible School 10 a. m.
Lord’s Supper, Ila. in. Evangel
istic services begin. The pastor will
preach at both services Sunday,
Evangelist Clarkson will arrive Mon
day. Subjects for Sunday: Morn
ing, “The Man of Galilee”; evening,
‘ Deciding For Eternity.”
P. P. S. C. E. at 6:45 p. m. Topic,
"Better Bible Reading.” Leader, Hu
bert Baugh. This is consecration
meeting. Every loyal Endeavorer
will be present on time with his Bi
ble and offering.
FIRST BAPAIST CHURCH.
Carl W. Minor, D. D., Minister.
9:30 a. m. Bible school. T. Furlow
Gatewood, supt. Let’s do our best
Sunday to make up for the small
attendnaee last Sunday.
11 a. r.i. Subject, “Channels, Not
Chalices.”
6:30 p. m. Sr. B. Y. P. U. Frank
E. Mathews, president.
6:45 p. m. Jr. B. Y. P. U. Ray
mond Parsons, president.
A place for you in one of our un
ions. You are advised to occupy
that place.
7:30 p. m. Worship. Subject to
be arywunced Sunday morning.
Thursday, 7:30 p. m. Praise,
and Bible Study. Monthly business
meeting of the church.
A most cordial invitation to e.ll to
worship and study with us.
LEGAL AD No. 448.
GEORGIA, Sumter County.
Pursuant to an order granted by
Hon. James Tift Mann, Referee in
Bankruptcy in the District Court of
the United States for the Southern
District of Georgia, Albany, Division,
on the day of March, 1922, will
be sold al public outcry to the highest
bidder for c£sh, subject to confirma
tion by the referee and free liens,
between the legal hours of sale at
he store house on Cotton avenue in
the City of Americus. Georgia, for
merly occupied by M. K’. Koppel;
laid sale to be held on the 4th day
if April, 1922:
AU the stock of goods, wares and
merchandise located in said store
house formerly occupied by M. H.
Koppel, bankrupt, consisting of shoes,
ladies ready to wear, underwear,
general dry goods furnishing, togeth
er with all fixtures in said store.
Said property sold as the estate of
M. H. Koppel, bankrupt.
This 22nd day of March, 1922.
DAN CHAPPELL,
trustee M. H. Koppel, Bankrupt
Estate.
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' jtk' MONDAY
A Sale of Silks
1000 Yards of Brand Now Spring Silks, Georgette Crepe, Silk Shirt
ing, Taffeta, Crepe de Chine, Plaids, Figured Silks for lining and
kimonas.
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You will find in this lot of Silk just the piece you want for a Dress,
Kimona, Shirt or Shirtwaist. -F igured Crepes for the over drape that’s
so good this season. Lining Silks to line the Spring Coat or Cape.
We have bought these Make your selection Mon-
brfks specially tor Mon- I™" day, April 3d. As long
selling. They come as the lot lasts. It’s none
in lengths from 3 yards • ■■■ lo ° early to purchase now
to 10 yards. ■ for Easter apparel.
These Silks Will Be On Sale Monday at
About Half Their Value
B- CHURCHWELL’S
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’FIRST CHURCH CHRIST,
SCIENTIST
125 Forest St.
Services Sunday 11 a. m. Subject,
“Unreality.” Golden text, Prov.
30:5- 32, "Every word of God is pure;
he is a shield unto them that put then
trust in him. If thou hast done fool
ishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou
hast thought evil, lay thine hand up
on thy mouth.”
Sunday school at 12 o’clock.
Wednesday evening testimonial
meeting, 7 :30.
Reading rooms open daily from 10
a. m. until 12 noon. 4H authorized
Christian Science literature can be
read at these rooms. Visitors are
cordially invited to attend the ser
vices and visit the rooms.
CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH.
Corner Lee and College Sts. H. T.
Brookshire, Pastor.
Bible school, 9:30 a. m. R. L.
Maynard, supt.
Preaching services, 11 a. m. and
7:30 p. m. Morning subject, “The
One Way to Victory”; evening sub
ject, “The Kingdom First.”
Senior and Intermediate B. Y. P.
U., 6:30 p. m. Herman Howard and
Wm! Dykes, presidents.
W’ .M. S. meeting Monday, 3:30 p.
in., Mrs E. T. Mathis, president; Y.
W. A. meeting Wednesday, 3:30 p.
in., Miss Louise Thayer, president;
Mid-week prayer meeting Wednesday,
7:30 p. m.; Bible school officers and
teachers’ meeting Thursday, 7:30 p.
in. . .
The month of April closes the Bap
tist conventional year, so every mem
ber is urged to do their very best to
pay their pledge on the 75 Million
campaign.
Bee Hive’s
Bankrupt Sale
Continues Monday and Tuesday
and All Next Week
If you could not be waited on Saturday, come back next
week. We’ve got what you want and at
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Half Price and Less
Across From 101717 I ¥IX7f Lamar St.
Windsor Hotel A. JLJL JlLi Americus, Ga. •
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
Guyton Fisher, Pastor.
Preaching by the pastor at 11 a.
m. and 7:30 p. m. Morning hour
eubject, "God’s Out and In”; evening
hour subject, “When a Man Conies
To Himself.”
Sunday schiol 9:30 a. m., Wible
Marshall, supt.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday
evening.
Gospel preaching, good music, a
comfortable building and a cordial
welcome to all.
LEE ST. METHODIST CHURCH.
L. A. Harrell, Pastor.
9:45 a. m. The Sunday school will
meet under the leadership of T. M.
Furlow, supt. The attendance was
good last Sunday but our goal in at
tendance has not yet been reached.
Be present next Sunday. Bring some
one with you.
11 a. m. Worship and the Lord’s
Supper will be administered. Every
member of the church is urged to be
with us and partake of the sacrament.
6:30 p. m. A good program will
be rendered at the Epworth League
service. The attendance has been
TAX NOTICE
My books will remain open until May Ist. All cot
ton of 1919 and 1920 crops and money, notes and ac
counts you had Jan. Ist, 1922, are subject to taxes. The
law requires all ladies to give in and pay poll taxes for
the year 1922, from 21 to 60 years old. Very respecafully
GEO. D. JONES, Tax Receiver, S. C.
SATURDAY. APRIL 1. 1922.
fine, but large attendance is re
quested for next Sunday.
7:30 p. in. The special evangelistic
services will be continued. At the
evening hour the.pastor will preacn
on "The Necessity of Repentance.’
The Christian people as well as the
unsaved, should hear this message.
There will be good music at every
service. Our services are helpful and
you have a qoridal invitation to be
with us Sunday.
Mrs. Nathaniel B. Stewart and
Miss Lucy Barrow Taylor arrived
last night from Washington, D.
and are the guests of (’apt. and Mrs.
John A. Cobb at their home on Lee
street. The wedding of Miss Tay
lor here in April is the occasion of
much interest among her wide cir
cle of friends and acquaintances. Mr.
Stewart will arrive later.
Car Load Os
MULES
Just Received
J. D. HOLMAN