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*•' THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER
2 ESTABLISHED 1879
Published by THE TIMES-RECORDER CO., (Inc ) Arthur Lucas,
President; Lovelace Eye, Secretary; W. s. Kirkpatrick, Treasurer.
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road Commission of Georgia for Third Congressional District, U. S.
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A THOUGHT
. A THOUGHT
And he shall be like a tree, planted by the rivers of water,
that bringeth forth its fruit in season; whose leaf also shall not
wither, and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.—Psalm 1:3,
I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree.
-■ A tree whose hungry mouth is pressed
Against the earths sweet flowing breast;
A tree that looks at God all day
And lifts her leafy arms to pray;
A tree that may in summer wear
A nest of robins in her hair;
- Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
Who intimately lives with rain.
Poems are made by fools like me,
But only God can make a tree.
—Joyce Kilmer
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OBSERVATIONS
A USELESS EXPENDITURE OF CITY FUNDS.
The attitude assumed by the 'Old Charter Club,” James
* A- Fort, chairman, as expressed in a card in The Times-Recorder
» I uesday, Sept. 12, is unfortunate and wholly unnecessary.
We urge every citizen who is qualified under its terms
(speaking of the new' charter), to go to the polls on the 27th
end cast his vote against it,’ Mr. Fort says in his advertisement.
WHY call an election on the 2 7th? Why demand this
needless expense of money and time and effort? What is to be
gamed? Who will be benefited?
Certainly, the Old Charter club members know that it is
impossible to secure a REPRESENTATIVE VOTE. They know
better than others that approximately two-thirds of the citizens
of /Americus can not vote-—that two-thirds of our people have
(intentionally or c unintentionally) been disqualified
A vote on the proposed charter will not prove that the
principle of city manager-commission form cf government is
either unsound or unsafe The election will culminate in noth
ing more than a needless expenditure of city funds.. Those ad
vocating a change in form of government will simply refuse
to vote, or will vote against the proposed new charter. Those
among the one-third voters registered opposed to the change
may or may not vote. Ihe result will mean absolutely nothing.
rhe proponents of the change have admitted that the bill is
faulty, that an expression of sentiment of the citizens can not
Lc had under its provisions.
I he 1 irncs-Recorder believes that the members of the Old
f barter Club and those opposed to the proposed change have
only the best interests of the greatest number of our citizens at
heart. Yet, for them or others, to insist on a vote now would
seem to mean 1 HOSE OPPOSING the change are afraid to face
a lull and free expression of sentiment on this very important
question.
Chairman Fort, in his card says THE BILL. IS ILLEGAL.”
1 hen, gentlemen, why insist upon a vote on a bill that you insist
is illegal and therefore can not be
Chairman Fort says: THE WHOLE BILL
WI IFI LAW SUITS. 1 hen, what is your object in demanding
a vote? Suppose—just suppose, for sake of argument, that the
lull SHOULD pass; and, suppose again, that YOU, Mr. Chair
man, are wrong in your opinion regarding its legality,
bill DID pass (which isn’t probable) and IF it is legal, you
are, by your own argument, forcing a charter on Americus that
BRISTLES with law suits. Aren t our court celpndars now
__ congested ?
You say. Mr. Chairman, that ‘ two-thirds of the voters of
Americus are disqualified to express their views at the polls orr
September 2 7th. Why the anxiety to force an expression from
a MINOR! TA ? Why demand a vote when you know that two
third of your neighbors have already been disqualified?
Aou say, Mr. Chairman: With - these facts being brought
home every day to the sponsors of this bill and to the public it
was. of course, useless for them to continue to urge its adoption,
it was their plain duty to abandon it. Again you say/ "The
ill repute of the-City Manager Bill has become so general that
its sponsors have not only privately, but publicly abandoned it."
If useless to continue to urge its adoption, and if the
Jrampions of the new charter have "privately and publicly
abandoned it, then why do you, speakng for your committee,
DEMAND A VOTE BY A MINORITY?
Are you unwilling to face a FULL, and FREE EXPRESS
ION of our citizens at some other time? DO YOU FEAR A 100
PER CENT REGISTRATION ?
•Y -Y -Y
Section 44 of the proposed charter provides that on
September 27, 1922, an election shall be held submitting the
proposed charter to the qualified voters of the city; that the
MAYOR shall appoint election managers and clerks and shall
make al] the usual provisions for holding an election; that the
expense shall be borne by the City of Americus, provision for
said expense being made by the MA) OR AND COUNCIL.
The charter bill, therefore, fixes the responsibility of calling
the election on the shoulders of the MAYOR, and the responsi
blity of providing the necessary funds on the shoulders of the
mayor AND COUNCIL.
Should the mayor fail to call the election, or should the
cooncil refuse to provide the necessary funds, then there would
be no election and the proposad charter would GO BY DE
FAULT. AF TER September 27, it would NO LONGER
EXIST—It would be dead forever and a day, so far as this par
ticular charter is concerned.
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Ihe Times Recorder understands that there would be no
RQII Apvemture-s >lt 1 ’
01= TH& TWINS fSi
Irak jlm Cfev Roberfar RaAafr Ilßfr Jp
QUEEN’S CAR IS STOLEN
next thing the Fairy Queen 1
lost was her automobile.
If had been given to her by
the Green Wizard who was an old,
old 1 th< family.
It wasn’t an automobile like you
or I have, my dears, or like the j
neighbors across the street have. ;
I No, it was a vci v unusual automo- ;
bile, and it had taken the good old •
j wizard 1 I years to make it magical i
j enough to present to the Fairy
| Queen.
Yes, it was magical. So very mag
ical that it didn't need anyone to :
tun it at all and it could think fol
itself. Anyone who owned it could
make it do anything he wished by
.just wishing 1
j But there was one thing to remem- j
| her. This wonderful automobile
| would serve only one master at a
I time and the last person to turn the
j shiny handle just between the jig-
I amaerank. and the thingamabob on
the whirligig was the only person '
OLD DAYS IN AMERICUS j
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY.. ’
(From the Times-Recorder, ’ Sept. !
IS, 1902.)
Americus will be represented at
Emory College' by Messrs. Leon Grif
fin, Emmett Horine, Cawley Nease
and Charles. Read, four bright young
men who entered there yesterday for 1
the full collegiate course.
The funeral of Mrs. D. 11. Stubbs
occurred yesterday afternoon at Oak ■
Grove cemetery, conducted by Rev.
f. I. Nease. The deceased resided
in the country six miles north of
Americus, and was 52 years of age.
Lieut. Robert Whitfield, Os the
Eighth Infantry, U. S. A., is spend
ing short while in Americus as the
guest of Mr. Walter K. Wheatley.
Both young men saw service in Cuba
with Ray’s Immunes during the re
cent war, their regiment having been
stationed at Santiago several months.
Prominent among the visitors in
’Amerieus yesterday was Hon. W. S.
Witham, who enjoys the distinction i
of being president of more banks '
than anyone else in the country. |
City' Engineer Ansley made sur- j
veys yesterday' of that portion of j
Cotton avenue which is to be graded '
and curbed. The improvement will ■
begin at a . point opposite the Allen
House and extend to the Central
depot.
A. J. Hainil,. Jr., of Columbia,
Ala., is a guest, of his parents, Mr
and Mrs. A. J. Hainil, here for a ;
few days, |
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY.
18, 1892.) *
(From the Times-Recorder, Sept. I
.Miss Chloe Bell White,, one of the
fairest and most accomplished ladies
who has honored Americus with her 1
presence in a long while, is in Al-“
bany the guest of the family of Hon.
W. TL Gilbert.
, The many friends of Mrs. Mary
r. Randal) will welcome her to
Americus again after a long 'ab
sence in Washington City, and while
here will be the guest of Mrs 1) T
Wilson.
Mr. Robert Morgan, one of Sum
ter s oldest and best known citizens,
crnmnal or civil liability on Ihe part of the mayor should he fail
to ca the election, or on the mayor and council should they
fail to provide the necessary expenses. These opinions were ex
pressed by two prominent local attorneys. On the other hand
Ihe I .mes-Recorder understands that it is the opinion of the
mayor, so expresed by him. that he would be guilty of a mis
l demeanor should he fail to call the election.
Os course, the mayorwould be compelled to call the elec
tion 1 1- a mandamus were issued by the courts.
With, these facts before us, The Times-Recorder suggests
that the two committees—The Old Charter Club and the City-
Manager-Commssion committee, through their secretaries, peti- ’
tion the mayor NOT to call the election. Or if the chairmen of
the two committees do not care to take this responsibility, then
for them to secure a petition signed By a representative number
I of their respective .committee members. This action would lift
the responsibility,, at least to a large degree, from the shoulders !
■-of the mayor;
However, if the Mayor and Council and the Old Charter
C lub insist on holding the election, then there is but one course
for those favoring a change of form of government to follow,
and that is—
TO GO TO THE POLLS ON SEPTEM
BER 27TH AND VOTE AGAINST THE
PROPOSED CHARTER.
I his charter is not the charter wanted by
those favoring 1 a change in methods of admin
istration of city affairs. It can not be ratified
bv a MAJORI I of our citizens—that is suf
ficient reason why every citizen qualified to
vote should vote AGAINST THE PROPOS
ED CHARTER.
Let s have this change in form of government only when
a MAJORI I ) of our citizens have said by their ballots that they
FAVOR such a change.
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Should another charter be prepared at some future time,
let those in charge see that a special registration is held and
that every man and woman in the limits of the City of Americus
is given every possible opportunity to REGISTER and VOTE
on this most (mportant question. -
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THE AMERICUS TIMES. RECORDER,
' whose wishes this wonderful ma
' chine would obey.
1 suppose now that I have told
you, everyone will be wilting to the
Green Wizard ami ordering one of
these wonderful cars. Because,
without a doubt, it's much easier
than having to pull handles this way
j and that and push things with your ■
feet and turn a big wheel and watch ;
i the road every second.
All you’d have to say would be:
“Magic auto, do not dally.
I wish to visit my Aunt Sally.”
And whisk! You'd be there! Oh: :
"Magic auto, please to stop
And let me out at the butcher shop.” i
1
Ard there you d be.
Well, that’s the kind of ear some
body style from the Fairy Queen and
he sent for the Twins at once to i
, help hunt, ’
(To be continued.)
died very suddenly at his home two '
or three miles from Americus, Wed- j
nesday afternoon.
Mr. William McMath, whom ev
erybody in Sumter county knows and
likes, was in Americus yesterday
looking after the sale of cotton. Mr. i
j McMath is one of Sumter’s farmers ,
who worries little about matters po- ■
i litical, living on his fine farm and I
■ raising everything he eats, and plen- i
ty for farm consumption. His cot- |
ton sales are all surplus money.
The many friends of Mrs. Luther j
C. Bell are sympathizing with her j
in the death of her father, Mr. i
Jacob Ramser, who died Thursday I
at hi- home in Eufaula, after a '
" short illness.
Rev. Jame-s A. Monday, well
known throughout Georgia, will I
preach in Ajht'i'ieus opera house Sun- i
day.
With the report of a case of chol-
■ era both in Selma, Ala., and Chat
-1 tanooga, Tenn., it is thought quar-
I antine measures will be adopted in
I this state, and Americus is interest- 1
I <‘d in the situation.
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY.
< From the Times-Recorder, Sent
18. 1912.)
Dr. Wade Chambliss broke his arm
last night while cranking his car, on
a visit to a patient residing seven
‘ inilcs m the country. Despite the
j injury he digvi- back to town with
I •>'* left ahmf
R. B. Hightower, of Americus, ha
■ received the appointment as agent
i for the Central of Georgia railway
| at ( uthbert ami left yesterday to
assume his ndw duties., there.
Mr. Thomas Marshall, of C'edar
town, has come to Americus to be-
I come a member of the local bar
here, having already practiced Jaw
, successfully at Quitman.
The enrollment at the public
' schools here shows that a total of
wl-.te pupils will attend this
A ear .>7& being in the Grammar
) <hool and 1,8 in the high school.
I < cop depreciation as the result of
hot weather and recent Scalding
I THE OLD HOME TOWN ~
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IOW 11
IHZ 7 W' I XdifclK
FIVE MINUTES AFTER MARSHAL OTEY WALKER
WAS SEEM TALKING To DEACON AR.CHIBALD TWIDDELL
• HE WENT MTO THE JEWELRY STORE
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Lfrom continued rains, is general over I
; Sumter county, farmers telling daily ;
-the same story of shortage from :
these conditions as well as from the
I ravages of the boll worm ami other
■ pests.
John Frank Thomas has gone to
; Emory University and will be stu- !
| dent 1 there this year.
i TMjs. Quenelle Palmer, of Cordele,
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Thus. |
Harrold, for several days.
Tom Sims Says
i 1 "
May we call the coal shortage a
grate danger? Thanks.
Our ship.ping board threatens to
build two 100-foot liners,
I'his new Turk offensive is very
offensive to the Greeks.
Some, towns arc lucky. Boston !
; movie organist broke his arm.
I
' Oyster soup is back, says our dry
j cleaner.
One New York floorwalker not
only acts like count but is one. «
If you want to wake up famous
sleep with one eye open.
I he schoobof experience is always
a high school.
"Bonus” is '‘good" in Latin; but
it has a bad time in America,
5 ear;, and years ago men bought
homes before auto-.
After oui harvesting machines get '
. through they are needed in German
tw act as cash registers.
When road hog meet.- road hog, '
mat’s nice.
I
Many a lather thinks he sings the
baby to sleep when he only sings jt,
unconscious.
I he big- corn crop is causing a jug
shortage.
Be. ides not having to wash the |
tub, the nice thing about a hotel is I
you can knock-cigaret ashes on the)
floor.
A Swede buys goods from a
Scotchman and sells them to a
Jew at a profit. “IF YOU BE
LIEVE IT, IT’E SO.” Alcazar
Monday and Tuesday.
For Quick Service
And
HEAVY HAULING
PHONE 303
P. L. WOOTTEN
CLARK’S TRANSFER
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F. ROY DUNCAN |
Architect and
Electrical Engineer
Exchange Bldg. Columbus, Ga
AMERICUS
UNDERTAKING CO.
Funeral Directors
And Embalmera
NAT LEMASTER, Manager
Day Phones 88 and 231
Night Phones 661 and 889
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g C. M. COUNCIL, Vice President and Cashier,
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SUPERIOR INSURANCE SERVICE
Fire, Life, Accident, Automobile
HERBERT HAWKINS.
Phone 186 14-16 Planters Bank Bldg.'
LOANS ON COTTON
I his bank will make loans on cotton
stored in any of the Americus ware
houses protected by insurance. We do
not mean by this to advise any dne to
hold cotton, but merely to offer our
services to those who desire to do so
BANK OF COMMERCE
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Americus, Ga.
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
Frank Sheffield Lee Hudson
John Sheffield Charles R, Crisp
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mado on improved farm lands at cheapest interest rale* for term
5,7 or 10 years with pre-payment option given. Money tew*
promptly. Wc have now outstanding over $1,100,000.00 on h' l
in Sumter County alone, with plenty more to lend,
MIDDLETON M’DONALD
Correspondent ATLANTA TRUST COMPANY in Sumter, Lee, TW*
| rell, Schley, Macon, Stewart, Randolph and Webster Couub • I
21 Planters Bank Bldg. Americus, Ga. Phone 89 « r 211
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|f .NOTICE
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* I have purhased the grocery store of AmoS
S. Johnson, 903 Oglethorpe Ave. It wii
* be called the Freeman Grocery Co. Casj'
and Delivery Store. Your patronage Wl‘
be appreciated. Phone number will be aP
£ nounced later.
: Douglas Freeman
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18.