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HIGHWAY DEPT, TELLS
W CONTRACTS fffi
ROADBIfILDiNG IE!
Total of Funds Available for Use
of Department Since Estab
lished $23,956,615.55
TOTAL ROAD MILEAGE 2,377
Department Heads to Adhere to
Purpose of Keeping Public
Informed, Statement Says
ATLANTA. May 26.—Detailing
the expenditures of the state high
way. department and out lining the
system under which the various
roadbuilding contracts are let, a
statement was issued by that depart
ment today. The total available
funds for the department since its
establishment is reported to have
been $23,965,615.55. The grand to
tal mileage of road and bridge work
either constructed or soon to b
complete, is showin to be 2,377.7.
The statement in part follows:
“The state highway department
adhering to its promise to keep the
public informed of its activities,
wishes to call attention to the ex
treriie care exercised in awarding
contracts so rroad and bridge con
struction, also to supplement its |
first statement by additional figures j
showing the total funds used only |
for construction, total road and
bridge mileage which will be com
pleted with such funds, and cos! !
per mile for different road types.
■“‘All bids by contractors are op
ened at the capitol in the senate
chamber in the presence of the state i
highway board, the state highway
engineer, a representative of the Bu- ;
reau of Public roads, the contractors
and the general public.l
“When a county wishes to con- ■
struct, a federal aid project with its
convict force or otherwise, contract !
is given to the county without its ;
having to bid for same at a letting. ■
“In awarding such contract to a ■
eoSnty it is at an amount less than
the-rrfct of similar work when per
formed by contractors, also with
the understanding that the cost of
the work must not exceed the cost
as estimated by the state highway;
Hupmobile fleet owners
will tell you that no other
car made can be operated
over 60,000 miles, with
so little maintenance ex
pense. There is nothing
mysterious in this econ
omy. St goes straight back
to the way the car is
desigped and built, and
the fact that it has the
“stuff” in it.
Hodges Motor Company
Dealer for Sumter, Schley, Lee, Dooly,
Crisp and Macon
East Lamar Street. Phone 1 24
"v*
'■ Public Platform Scales
To meet the growing demand of the community for a plat
form scale with sufficient tonnage to weigh heavy trucks
we have installed a
Modern Howe Platform Scales
Capacity 20,000 Pounds
Careful weights by sworn weighers. Complete records kept of
all weights for future reference.
‘ All for a nominal charge of 25 cents per load.
HARROLD BROTHERS
Cotton Ave. Phone 2 Americus, Ga.
AMERICUS ABSTRACT & LOAN CO.
We Make Abstracts of Title To Lands
City and Farm
We have the Abstracts already made. No time lost in
looking it up.
We have on hand at this time local money to lend.
Loans made by the Atlanta Joint Stock Land Bank
are at 6 per cent, interest. No commission. The cheapest
money available. ' j
R. L. MAYNARD, President
. board, approved b” the local rep
. I re entative of the federal govdrn
• ment, the district representatie and
the Bureau of Public roads in Wash
ington.
“When a contract for the con
struction of a federal aid project is
awarded by the state highway
board, after same has been duly ad
ertised in the (newspapers of the
state, and especially in the news
paper of the county in which the
project is located, it is done only
after a "representative of the Bu
reau of Publics Hoads, the state
highway engineer and the county
authorities of the county rec
ommended such to. the state high
way board, who then approves the
contract. This statement is made
to show the complete oc-operation
of county authorities and highway
officials in awarding contracts for
road building in Georgia.
“Duripg the time the state high
way department has been in exis
tence the total amount of state
funds used for construction |.ir
poses have been $23,956,615.55.
Bridges constructed and under
construction total 13.3 miles.
Bridges for which plans and fin
ancial arrangements have been
made for construction total 2.4
miles.
Total length of bridges con
structed and under construction,
also for which the funds have been
appropriated is 15.4 miles. These
figures include only the bridge it
self and do not include the ap
proaches.
Total cost of bridges to Decem
j her 1, 1922 was $2,824,892.17. This
i amount is included in the above
“The bridge mileage constructed
; by Georgeia to January 7, 1923, out
: of federal funds was 45 per cent of
i the total bridge mileage constructed
> by all states out of similar funds.
“The total number of miles of
| roads constructed or under construc-
■ cion'and soon to be completed is 1,-
■ 793.84.
“Total mileage of roads for which
■ funds have been provided and plans
E made is 568.08. The grand total of
roads anil bridges reaches 2,361.92.
“Total bridges mileage construct
j ed, under, way and planned, 15.1.
i The grand total of roads and bridg
i es, 2,377.62.
“Eighteen states collected a gas
oline tax in 1922. The neighboring
• states of North and South Carolina
Florida, Louisiana and Kentucky,
assess a gasoline tax over $2,000,-
| 000, nearly all of which is appor
tioned to roads.
BRIDGES AGAIN HEADS
SCHOOL AT PLAIDS
Beard of Trustees Announce
Names of Faculty at Consoli
dated School Next Year
PLAINS, May 26.-Thy board of
trustees of Plains school announce
the election of the following teach
ers for'the Plains school for the]
'923-24 term: E. L. Bridges, of
Hains, superintendent, Mi.-s Julia
Coleman, of Plains, principal; Miss
Melba Clark, of Commerce, mathe
matics; Miss Eleanor Chambliss, of
Hains, 6th a n .l 7th grades; Miss
Pearl Langford, oi Woodville, 4th
and sth grades; Miss Margarite
Hudson, of Plains, 3rd grade; Miss !
Elsie KeKnnedy, of Hains, 2nd ■
grade; Miss Cynthia Langford, of
Woodville, Ist grade and Mi ,s Berta
Will* Clafrke, of Plains music. The
teacher for the department of vo
cational agriculture, has not as yet
will be at an early date.
FRIENDSHIP
Mrs. Sam McGarrah and daugh
ters, Myrtice and Mary, spent Thurs.
day with Mrs. Sam Croxton in
Buena Vista and attended the grad
uating exercises there Ihursday
night.
Mr. and Mrs. Fussell and two of
the teachers of the Preston faculty
took tea with Miss Sara Holly Mon
day night.
Allen Averett is on the sick list
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Wills and two
children, Eleanor and Ernest were
among those attending the family
reunion at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. L. E. Wiggins at Doyle Sun
day.
Mrs. B. E. Donahoe and Mrs. K.
C. Priddy spent Tuesday with Mrs.
E. G. Foster at Plains.
Mrs. Eliza Chappell, Miss Kuby
Chappell, W. M. Chappell of Sumter,
and Mrs. Will Mjundy and two chil
dren Billy and Nellie, of Jonesboro,
spent Tuesday with Mrs. Robert
Wells.
Mr. and Mrs. T. f. Wells, Messis.
JosephW- and Dorris Wells and
.Mrs. Josephine Wells were spend-the
day guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. C.
Piidy Sunday.
Mrs. Rosa McGarrah and son,
Russell, spent Sunday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. Lizzie Holley.'
Mrs. Ida Wright and daughter,
Blapche, were afternoon visitors of
Mrs. j. R. Mashburn Wednesday
afternoon.
Mrs. R. E. Wells spent Wednes
day afternon with Mis. C. J.Daniel.
Rev. B. E. Donahoe spent Tues
day, at the home of J. R. Mashburn
Mrs’ Donahoe and son returned with
him to their home in Talbotton in
the afternoon.
Miss Myrtice Shaw returned to
her home at Drancville Sunday aft
er a visit tocher sister, Mrs. R. D.
Averett.
Mrs. Ida Wright and Miss Blanch
Wright spent Thursday afternoon
with Mrs. R. B. Gaston.
Mrs. Will Green and children of
Abba, are visiting her parents, Mr. i
and Mrs. J. W. Lasseter.
CONCORD
We have a tine Sunday school. It
improves every Sunday we had a
nice program, recitations and songs
mothers day which everybody en
joyed. . , .. u
Miss Bonnie Parkman met with
the club girls Wednesday and says
they are doing fine.
Mrs. S. C. Deloach visited her
daughter, Mrs. M. 11. Bell on Mc-
Garrah street Sunday.
Little Margo Clark spent Monday
with flora Deloach.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Garwell and
Maxie and liftle son and Miss Mc-
Phaie and Georgia, of Aggie motor
ed out to Mrs. S. E. Deloachs Thurs
day and gathered straw berries for
sport.
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Davie visited
their daughter Miss Jinnie Percy
Saturday and Sunday near Leslie.
Mrs. Eldre was the guest of Mrs.
Harris Friday evening.
Miss Willie Anderson and Miss
Minnie Buchanan left Friday night
to visit their aunt in Florida. They
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Kidd was the
visitor of their grandmother Mrs.
Bettie Tyson recently.
will spend several weeks down there.
Mrs. Lilia Brown of Macon was
the guest of her father. Dr. A. J.
Logan this week.
Mrs. IL H. Guest and Mrs. George
Dozier visited Mrs. Henry Daniel
i Wedesday afternoon.
ROUND-TRIP
SUMMER FARES
From Americus. Ga.
Going and returning via.
Savannah and ship
New York $57.18
Boston $69.74
Philadelphia $51.70
Baltimore $46.15
Going via Savannah and ship
returning rail or vice versa
New York $63.60
Bostc jF $78.65
Fares to other resorts propor
tionately reduced. Tickets in
clude meals and berth aboard
ship.
For sailing dates, accommoda
tions and other information ap- f
ply to Ticket Office. C. of Ga.
station. ITione George Ander
son, Agent,.
Central of Georgia Ry.
Ocean Steamshin Co.
M. &M. T. Company
THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER
Society
DANCE AT FELOS CLUB
FRIDAY EVENING
. The dance at the Felos club last
I evening was a delightful affair. Mu
ll sic was furnished by King Tut .- or
j ehestra, and the presence of several
I of the school girls who have returned
j to Americus for Gie summer months
added to the pleasure of the occa
sion. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Easterlin,
Jr., were dhaperons.
• Among those dancing were Miss
Eugenia Parker, Miss Juanita Raw
lings, Miss Hulet Humber, Miss Geor
gia Lumpkin, Miss Mary Walker, Miss
Mary Glover, Miss Louise Dudley,
Miss Jewell Lane, Miss Frances East
erlin, Miss Allene Mayfield, Carr
Glover, Will Green Turpin, Peck Ry
lander, Alpheus Castellow, Bill Ivey.
Robert Hollis, Jjjnes Davenport,
George Council, G. W. Harris, Bill
| Dykes, Lewis Ellis, Anthony Coun
. cil, Frank Marshall, Morgan Sellers,
I Guy Allison, Ferdinand > Cohen,
Charles Glover, Frank Easterlin,
Buck Arrington and Dick Dixon, of
Ellaville, and others.
* » *
Charlotte Daniel, the little daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Zach Daniel
underwent a tonsil operation Friday
afternoon, and today her condition is
said to be satisfactory.
J. P. Chapman has suffered sev
eral attacks of vertigo this week, and
while being confined to his home on
Forrest street, is not sufficiently ill
to be in bed.
Miss Mary Rose Brown will re
turn from Biloxi, Miss., where she
has been teaching this year. On her
way home, she was the guest for
several days of Mr. and Mrs. Chris
Sherlock in Montgomery.
Miss Ann Ellis, and Miss Mabel
Ellis, the attractive daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Ellis graduated
this year from the National Semin
ary, at Forrest Glenn, Maryland,
and will spend the summer months
in Americus with their parents. Miss
Ann Ellis arrived in Americus last
evening while Miss Mabel Ellis is
the guest of friends in Roanoke,
Va., before coming home.
Barlow Council, has returned to
Americus from Gains Ville, where he
has been attending Riverside Mili
tary Academy.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Parker and
Miss Mary English will spend tomor
row with friends in Montezuma
and Oglethorpe.
Mrs. Otis Montford, who has been
the guest of her sister Mr. Edgar
Shipp for several days, has return
ed to her home in Columubs.,
Mrs. A. P. Lewis, and Mrs. Marvin
Brown of Montezuma, were shopping
in Americus Friday.
Mrs. M. C. Edward and Mrs.
Michael Cronin of Dawson, were
among the out-of-town shoppers in
Americus Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Shipp, will
I leave Monday in their car for At-
I lanta, to attend the Kiwanis con-
THE STANDARD
Fine Imported Pongee
At $1.19
A fine quality in the true natural
“bamboo” shade, the right weight for
dresses, blouses, men’s shirts and chil
drens dresses—the sturdy weave
takes hard wear well. Full width,
Monday and Tuesday only,
yard - $1.19
39c and 50c Shirt
Madras at 25c Yard
Imported shirt madras, guarantee!]
colors, great variety of pretty checks
and stripes suitable for dresses, men’s
shirts and boys’ blouses. The price is
for two days only, Monday and Tues
day, yard -25 c
$1.50 Genuine Duplex
Window Shades at 94c
White on one side, green on the
other, mounted on guaranteed Harts
horn rollers, complete with all the
necessary fixtures, Monday and
Tuesday -1-.: 94c
19c White and Ecru Curtain
Scrim at 11 l-2c Yard
•
Full 36 inches wide in cream, white
■and ecru, even weave; a bargain to
day at 19c; here for Monday anil
Tuesday, yard 11 l-2c
I 50c Dress Voiles
' at 35c Yard
Over fifty patterns to select from;
medium, light and dark patterns; 38
inches vdde and good values at 50c;
here Mimday and Tuesday only, at
yard 35c
■ Men's Athletic
i Union Suits at 39c
Made of good quality pajama
checks; made with elastic seam back,
every size from 36 to 46; only on
Monday and Tuesday for the price
per suit 39c
Crex Squares, Size
6x9 Feet at $2.98
One hundred imported squares in
twenty-five different designs; all col
ors; well made, will give perfect ser
vice; sold only on Monday and Tues
day for this price, efxch $2.9S
| Extra Fine Sea Island
i At 12 l-2c
For Monday and Tuesday we will
sell our extra fine, closely woven Sea
Island in lots of ten yards, no more
or no less, to one buyer, at the price.
This is better than we have ever of
fered for the price; 38 inches wide
and fine, even weave, suitable foi all
kinds of underwear, dresses, etc.
Monday and Tuesday only,
yard 12 l-2c
Standard Dry Goods Co.
Next Bank of Commerce
For»yth St, Americus, Ga.
GEORGIA LIONS CHOSE
JOHN DISTRICT HEM
Macon Man Will Head Civic Club
Organization in State With
Travis as Deputy
C. M. Hall and T. Ed Castleberry
represented Americus at the Sa
vannah Lions clubs convention
which ended its session last night.
The convention elected Richard
(Dick) Jordan, of Macon district
governor during the business session
at the Hotel Tybee and deputy dis
trict governors were elected as fol
lows: For Georgia, John L. Tarvis,
of Savannah for Florida, Richard
Cooper, or Orlando; for Alabama,
W. R. Helie, of Montogomery
Montgomery was chosen as next eon.
vention city.
The committees appointed yester
day reported. The reports of the
resolutions committee were adopted.
Thanks were given the press of the
city. Mayor Seabrook, the'city, the
Lions club and the women.
vention. Before returning home
they will visit friends in Milledge
ville, an dMrs. Shipp’s parents in
Jonesboro.
Mrs. R. H. Edwards, Miss Martha
Munro, and C. R. McCrory, of
Ellaville were visitors in Americus
Friday. ,
Miss Georgia Lumpkin and Miss
Hulet Humber who has been attend
ing school at Breanau this year have
returned home for the summer.
♦ ““
Mr. and Mrs. Julian Barrett, of
Augusta, wrere visitors in Americus
Friday, guests of the Windsor.
Mrs. J. R. Peters is at the Hains
hospital where she underwent a
slight operation Friday.
Mr. and Mrs . John Sheffield,
Mrs. Walter Rylander, Mrs. Willis
Hawkins, and Mrs. Frank Sheffield
spent Wednesday in Mkicon, making
the trip through the country.
James Collins, who graduated at
Georgia Military Academy at Col
lege Park this year, and Buster
Dixon, who is also studying at that
college will return to Americus to
night to spend the summer.
THOMPSON
The honor roll for the past month
contains the following names: Evelyn
Jennings, Ellie May Wise, Eliza
beth Chappell, Bertice Wiggins,
Hilda Wise, J. L. McCrea, Arthur
McCrea, Elsie Knowlton, Ellie Ruth
Dozier, James McClung, Christine
Cooper, Walter Lansford, Thomas
Joinings, Nadine Wiggins, Colbert
George Wiggins, May Belle Salter,"
Margaret Chappell, Anita Ward,
Leo Wiggins, Leon Wiggins, Charl
es McLendon, Loris Wise, Eolia
Teasley, Louise White, J. C. Wise,
Lillian Knowlton, Christine Mims’
ANSLEY’S Americus<
; * Georgia.
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• / .
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CLEARANCE OHLC.READY-TO-WEAR
Every Silk Dress - - Every Coat Suit
Every Coat - Cape and Skirt
ALL NEW SPRING GARMENTS
Get the Full Meaning of these figures:
$90.00 GARMENTS —FOR $45.00
SBO.OO GARMENTS
$70.00 GARMENTS —FOR $35700
$60.00 GARMENTS ........... .FOR $30.00
$50.00 GARMENTS -FOR $25.00
$40.00 GARMENTS -FOR $20.00’
$30.00 GARMENTS -FOR j $ 1 5.00
$20.00 _r EOR ] $ 10.00
$15.00 > GARMENTS Yfor| ; ’ ~5~7.50
R I AI P TH I? I? —that our reasons for HALF PRICE
we expect to tear out and
remodel the department but there are hundreds of garments yet to"
clear out and MUST GO before work can be started. Get yours now.
Sale Runs A NSLEY’Q Sale Runs ®
Till June 2nd SELLS THE BEST Till June 2nd
SATURDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 26, 1923
MISSIONARY SOCIETY TO
PACK BOX MONDAY
The Hortense Tinsley Missionary
Society will pack a box of sweets
jellies, preserves, etc, Monday after
noon at Carnegie Library, after their
regular meeting at 3:30.
This box is an offering for the
Robert Mclntyre Co-Operative Home
where girls who are dependent upon
their own efforts for a livelihood can
secure a clean, Christian home life at j
a very nominal cost, or even no
charges, while they are seeking em
ployment.
The home has been a godsend to
many girls, it is said, and is worthy
of all the support possible.
Let every member who can respond
to this appeal, Mrs. IL B. Mashburn
asked today. Let’s send enough for
them to have a taste more than once,
of these things we enjoy eVery day.
If there is one who wants to con
tribute and cannot get the article to
the library, just phone Mrs. Walter
Rylander and she or her committee
will call for it.
Air Lie L. Williams, Edward Doc-
Wise,, Gerald Wiggins, Nettie Me
ier, Lewill McDonald, Elizabeth
Lendon.
Commencement this year prom
ises to be unusually interesting,
chiefly because of the fact that it
will be the first held in the new au
ditorium. Thursday, May 31st., at
7:45 p. m. will be held the annual
concert, consisting of playlets,
songs, pantommies, and drills. Fri
held the class day exercises, at
day, June Ist., at 10:30 will be
which time the members of the
graduating class will delivre their
essays and receive their diplomas.
The annual address to the class will
he delivered, the name of the
speaker to be announced later. The
diplomas to the grammar school
p? oq os[B saqßnpeiS
this time.
Hall’s Catarrh Medicine
Those who are in a "run down” tondi- •
tion will notice that Catarrh bothers
them much more than when they are in
good health. This fact proves that while
Catarrh is a local disease, it is greatly
influenced by constitutional conditions.
HAL.I7S CATARRH MEDICINE con
sists of an Ointment which Quickly
Relieves by local application, and the
Internal Medicine, a Tonic, which assists
in improving the General Health.
Sold by druggists for over 40 Years,
y. J, Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
DR. S. F. STAPLETON
VETERINARIAN
Office in Chamber of Commerce
Phone 8
Residence Phone 171
FOR QUICK SERVICE AND
HEAVY HAULING PHONE 121
WOOTTEN TRANSFER CO.
Office in Americus Steam Laundry
SOUTH JACKSON STREET
FAMOUS NEGRO PREACHER
TO PREACH HERE SUNDAY
Rev. J. A. Gregg, D. D., president
of Wilberforce University, Wilber
torce, Ohio, the oldest negro uni
verity in America, will speak at
Campbell Chapel A. M. E. church
Sunday night at 8 p.m.
He is enroute to deliver the com
mencement address at Edward Wat
ers college, F la. Dr.
Gregg spent six years as a mission
ary in South Africa and South
America. He is a very forceful
speaker and comes with a message
of hope to the Christians.
Our Work Meant
Satisfaction
to You
Your clothes will be re
turned to you promptly,
and in a spotless condition
that will amaze you. We
not only take the greatest
care of your clothing, but
we even repair it when it
is necessary-
Americus Steam .
Laundry
Phone 18
$45.00
$40.00
$35j00
$30.00
$25.00
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$15.00
$ 10.00