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THE TIMES-RECORDER
ESTABLISHED 1R79
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A Thought
A THOUGHT
In the day of prosperity, be
joyful; but in the day of adversi
ty consider; God also hath set the
one over against the other, to
the end that man should find
nothing after him.—Eecl. 7:14.
The ways to enrich are many,
and most of them foul. Parsi
mony is one of the best, and yet
is not innocent; for it withhold
eth men from works of liberality
and charity.—Bacon.
THE RIGHT AGENCY
TO BLfl-D GOOD ROADS.
If Georgia is ever to have a
system of hardsurface roads,
running north and south, and
east and west, they must be built
under the supervision and plan
ning of a state highway depart
ment.
Individual counties, working
independently, will never provide
the state 'With 'anything other
than a patchwork of roads lead
ing nowhere in general.
The value to the STATE comes
from CONTINUOUS hard sur-;
surface roads, crossing and re
crossing the state. These con
tinuous roads can only be se
cured through state and federal
aid.
The big counties—the lich
counties the populous coun
ties—of the state can take care
of themselves. The small country
counties must rely on the state
and federal aid and this aid can
only come by reason of a state
system. ,
The greatest criticism of the
state highway department Seems
to be coming frpm those small
counties which have most tj gain
and least to lose.
The most foolish statement
heard during the sessions of the
county commissioners in Ameri
cus was made in the hotel lob
oies by men from small counties,
when they stated that “The Big
Counties are hogging it all."
Prejudice, lotae critfcfakm. and
envy will never state
system of roaSs. Ffcithy’cbnstrue
tive criticism and ’patience will
bring to the state in a very few
years a system of highways that
will pull Georgia out of the mud
and restore her to her place
among progressive states of the
southeast.
The Times-Recorder has the
utmost faith in the honesty and
ability of the chairman of the
state highway department, John
Holder, and of his right-hand as
sistant, Warren Neal, chief en
gineer.
The department is not perfect;
what human agency is? Its over
head may be too high. That ques
tion we are not competent to
pass-on. But this we do most ar
dently believe, knowing these two
able Georgians as we do—that if
given half a chance they will
build a system of highways over
the state equal to any other
state and at a cost to the people
no greater than is costing other
states for highways of the same
type. <
A few days ago the Atlanta
Constitution discussed this prob
lem in a very able editorial deal
ing with attacks upon the High
way Department now being made
by Representative McMichael, of
Marion county. Illustrating the
-fallacy of Representative Mc-
Michael’s position toward the
state’s highways, The Constitution
declares that “The fact is, how
ever good may be the intentions
of the member from Manion,
there was never a more fallacious
proposition made by any one who
claims to be a friend of highway
development, nor one that is more
destructive to the very plan of a
state-wide highway system.”
Continuing, The Constitution
directs attention to specific in
justice that would be worked up
on small counties should the Mc-
Michael scheme of distributing
state road funds among the
the various counties be adopted.
On this phase of the issue The
Constitution wisely observes
that:- :
“In the first place, the allo
cation of the state road funds
to counties as proposed, will
meari that the larger counties
that have already built then
various trunk line links will get
the bulk of such funds—the very
thing" that is sought to avoid.
“To, illustrate, if Fulton coun
ty has already constructed high
classj dependable surfacing on
every road that enters into a
state-wide thoroughfare entering
or passing through Fulton coun
ty’, with the largest amount of
road jnileage in the state, re
v
ceive from the state road fund
the largest quota to build what
she has already built. It is simp
ly a contradiction,/ reactionary
proposal.
“On the other hand, why
should the Dixie, or Bankhead,
Jeff Davis, or the old National,
or any other trunk line thor
oughfare that means so much to
Georgia, be weakened—indeed
made practically useless—be
cause some small, poor county
through which it passes cannot
secure enough money from the
state, by the allocation process
proposed, to build the required
link through that county?
“There is no sound argument
in favor of any such proposal,
not to take into account* the fact
that when a state highway fund
upon which to operate it is with
drawn from the state highway
department there must necessari
ly cease to be any state highway
department, and that very min
ute also there will cease to be
any federal aid for building high
ways in Georgia.”
MARKETING PROBLEM
WHAT’S THE SOLUTION?
Thirty-five hundred heads of
fine cabbage, standing in a
Sumter county field, already
about to rot; the grower offer
ing them at prices lower; than
such vegetables were ever bought
here in commercial quantities
while thousands of people in
cities pay high prices for these
same vegetables constitutes an
indictment of Georgia’s market
ing system hard to ignore. The
Stale College of Agriculture ad
vises farmers to grow other crops
than cotton, and the state bu
reau of markets professes to as
sist in the distribution of every
product produced on a Georgia
farm, yet the fact remains that
these cabbage are literally rotting
in the fields, worth less than
their freight to Atlanta or any
other consuming center, and with
no buyer, either present or pros
pective, willing to pay half their
value for the crop.
The story is an old one. In
one form or another the ques
tion for finding suitable markets
for other products than cotton
is always before the Georgia
farmer. Last year an Americus
man raised approximately three
thousand bushels of fine Porto
Rico yams as were ever pro
duced all on a little farm within
three miles of a railroad station,
and, according to his statement,
actually lost money on his ven
ture. Every consuming agency
he approached had the same rea
son for not purchasing his farm
product: ’The market at this
time is ’glutted'; come in a lit
tle we believe we can
use large quantities of your po
tatoes.” Those he was able to
dispose of at all, he sold at ruin
ous prices.
Freight rates preclude the
shipment of potatoes from Amer
icus territory to large consum
ing markets, he claims, so thou
sands of bushels of his finest
potatoes rotted in hills where he
stored them soon after harvest.
There were too many of them
even for the- hogs to eat the
surplus, and his complaint is
here printed merely as an illus
tration of similar stories of the
experience of other farmers.
What is the solution of this
difficulty? Frankly, we don’t
know . The matter is one
that will require earnest thought
and deep concentriltion before
a correct anaylsis tn' the sit>
nation can be arrived at. Sure
ly, the railroads are anxious to
increase their tonnage wherever
this is possible. And it is easy
for railroad officials to ascertain
the tonnage of any given article
of commerce handled from any
territory along their lines. It is
porbable if these officials knew
the actual tonnage of potatoes,
cabbage and other products
which can easily be raised here
in huge quantities—and would
be, if accessible markets existed
for them—that a reasonable
freight rate could be established.
Such a rate would be beneficial
alike to the producer and the rail
roads, the one realizing a profit
through, producing the .freight
and the other through hauling it
to consuming markets.
Again the solution might be
found in the orderly co-opera
tive marketing of these products,
the railroads co-operating with
the producers and commercial
bodies throughout '(this? section
in finding markets for them.
Waste lands here in South Geor
gia <itx‘ capable of producing
crops worth millions annually,
if an acceptable solution of the
marketing problem can be reach
ed. Some time the middle man
has a rightful place in the
handling of commerce, and may
be the solution of this problem
can be arrived at through the
employment of resident agents
in Atlanta, Baltimore, Washing
ton, New York, Chicago and
other cities. The I ■ peach and
melon growers seem to have at
least partially settled their mar-
I OLD DAIS US AMERICUS \
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY.
(From the Times-Recorder. May
30, 1913.)
The high school faculty next
fall will be composed of C. .C
Youman, principal and teacher of
mathematics, C. M. Hale, Latin,
Charles G. Clement, English; J. H.
Reeves, science; Connor P. Jones
business courses; and Miss Jean
Cameron, history, Miss Sarah Cobb
was re-elected principal of the Fur
low school.
A fire which started on the
kitchen roof of the residence of
Mrs. W. K'. Feagin on Church
street yesterday morning about 10
o’clock resulted in slight damage to
the roof.
Miss Terese Merrell and Majorie
Long, guests of Miss Rebecca and
Ruth Hodges at their home near I
Andersonville for several days, will I
return tomorrow to Eufaula, Ala.
Misses Annie Lee Johnson and
Ella Brady, who hav .been attend
ing the Sta fe.NNMatNerom?
ing State Normal school at Athens,
returned Tuesday, Miss Brady hav
ing graduated from the institution.
Miss Anna Murray will leave
upon a visit of some length to rel
atives in Thomaston.
Miss Louise Rodgers returned
home yesterday afternoon from
Forsyth where she has been attend
ing Bessie Tift College.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY.
(From 'he Times-Recorder. M.
30, 1903.)
A very delightful occasion was
that yesterday afternoon when
Miss Mary Parker, the pretty daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Elton Parker,
welcomed a host of young friends
to her home on Taylor street. It
was t he celebration of her
birthday And right royally did the
fair little hostess dispense the
honors of the occasion.
It was too warm last night even
for the city council, a warm body
under any circumstances, and after
disposing of a few bills and other
minor matters the solons went home.
Miss Reid, one of the fairest
most charming young ladies of Sum.
ter, is the gue-t of her cousin, Miss
Undine Stanfield.
Usually this a season of dullness
at the Seaboard Railway shops
here, but iust now, upon the other
hand, there is an abundance of
work and employees are busy. In
fact, there is no indication of re
duced forces and shorter working
hours during the entire summer, it
is said, and there will be plenty do
ing in all departments of the Amer
icus shops.
Ben Gorman killed Shelly Dent,
TOM SIMS SA YS:
May flowers bring June wed
dings.
A fine way to ruin an old last
is to buy a new hat.
Statistics show very little un
employment. This is great news
for June college graduates.
Texas wind which carried a
country store to town may have
been one of these trade winds.
Some neighbors will take any
thing except a hint.
Artificial bait may not catch
fish, but it cathces fishermen.
Burn spring cleaning rubbish.
Do not sell it to cigar makers.
They call it strawberry short
cake because it doesn’t last long.
About all some of our citizens
join in at church is the singing.
A man’s affections are never
stolen when kept where they bc
lon«- . , -.u*
Some of spring autoists
think a train should take to the
woods when it sees them coming.
When a man thinks he has
found a jew*fel he gives her one.
It is all right to hit a fly when
he is down.
These one-man straw tops the
men are wearing need two men
to handle them on a windy day.
When two yriung people get
their heads together they are
dancing.
Talk may be cheap, but cheap
things don’t pay.
Vacation is coming and then
the teachers will earn enough
money to teach on again next
year.
All golfers may be liars, but
all liars are not golfers.
Fine feathers make sad birds
when the bills come in.
Nothing makes you see things
in a* different light like a full
moon. >
The world gets better. You
Seldom hear a ukulele now.
keting problem, and why can’t
the vegetable growers proceed
along the same line in their
search fop markets?
THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER
after the negroes had some words
in the cotton field, and Dent turn
ed to leave whereupon Gorman
dealt him a blow with a hoe, re
sulting in his death. Verily, all
flesh is grass at cotton chopping
time. •
<■■■»*•
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(From the Times-Recorder. May
30, 1893.)
A party of young men consisting
of Messrs. Welborn F. Clark,
Frank and John Sheffield, Lynn
Fort, James Lanier and several
others left yesterday via the S. A.
& M. for Bowen’s mill in Wilcox
county, where they will enjoy camp
life for a few days.
Dr. E. T. Mathis and Messrs,
j Robert L Shipp and Matt H. Pear
| sail made application in the super
ior court yesterday for license to
plead and practice law.
U«pt. and Mrs. Bascom Myrick
have given up their rooms in tho
Thomas block and have taken apart
ments at the Windsor.
Henry Lanier, of Atlanta, is
spending a few days in Americus
the guest of his brother, Frank
Lanier.
Mrs. T. W. Livingston who has
been visiting the residence of Prof.
William Harpe/ for the past sever
al weeks, left yesterday for her
home in Dalton.
Mrs. L. C. Bell, who has been
spending some time wit hrelatives
in Eufaula, Ala., returned home
yesterday. She was accompanied by
her sister, Mrs. E. P. Blair, who
will spend sometime in Americus.
Dame Rumor has it that a pop
ular young business man of this
city will take unto himself a help- ,
meet this week in the person of a
pretty maiden residing four or five
miles in the country. And then it' is
whispered that a handsome widower
will soon claim for his bride one of
the fairest of Americus young so
ciety favorites.
Col. and Mrs. U. B. Harrold
celebrated their 31st marriage an
niversary yesterday. Quite a pai
of friends gathered at their beau
tiful home last evening to-enjoy
the occasion with them and to wish
them many happy returns of the
day
Capt. J. M. Rose one of Sum
ter’s most successful planters was
in the city Saturday. He says the .
wheat and oat crop in his section
of the county’ are the finest in
years, and that nearly all of it is
has been harvested in the best con
dition possible during the fine
weather es the past several days.
Time for propheteers to pre
dict a small cantaloupe crop. <
i
What’s worse than a one-arm- 1
ed man trying to tell about how *
big a fish got away? (
About the most popular person ’
on earth is a sleepy chaperone.
Many an amateur gardener
grows nothing but disgusted. ,
In our funny language, the
ball team which ranks the low
est is the rankest ball team.
Pretty soon farmers will be
planning picnics to make it rain.
It is nice for colleges to teach
everything, but graduates should
not think they know everything.
Daily Poem |
————R
MURAL DECORATION
By BBRTON BRALEY
(“Bright wallpaper gives pep and
zest to a house and to those in it,
—Lucy Taylor.to the National Wall
paper Manufacturers’ Association)
Peter Jones was peaceful, Peter
Jones was mild.
He never did a single thing unus
ual or wild; . . •
They “rod/? him” at the office, his
good wife ruled his home.
No thought or dream rebellious had
ever filled his dome;
The crowd forever’ jostled him, the
rough guys trampled on *fi m >
He meeklv took the many woes that
fortune wished upon him.
A spineless sort of character, who
talked in meekest tones,
A humble individual was Mr. Peter
Jones.
The paperhanger came one day, and
in the entrance hall
Os Peter Jones’ domicile he pasted
on the wall ,
Some brilliant yellow paper —the
effect of which was such
That when our hero saw it he was
pepped up pretty much.
He read his wife the riot act, he
filled her heart with fear,
He bellowed in a raucous voice By
Heck, I’m master here!”
And next day at the office, quite
reversing all his ways,
He walked in on the manager and
bluffed him for a raise!
That brilliant yellow paper made
the other rooms seem dim,
So Peter ordered had
color, light and vim.
With scarlet and with purple, with
cardinal and pink
He papered all his domicile until it
made you blink;
And as the paperhangers came and
pasted u» each roll.
Why, I'eter grew more cocky and
more arrogant of soul;
He’s managing the business now, his
meekness all has fled,
And you’ll find his private office
papered brilliantly in red!
(Copyright, 1923, N. . A, Service.)
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Three Smiles !
Re Know ’Em.
Teacher—Suppose you had three
rabbits and I gave you five more
and your father gave you two
more; how many woul you have?
Johnny—Can’t we use horses
just as well?
Teacher—Yes, I guess so, but
why?
Johnny—They don’t multiply so
fast.
Different.
She left her hubby alone in their
room at the hotel while she did
some shopping. She returned. Tho
many doors and numbers confus
ed her. But she soon decided which
was her room. She knocked and
called: “I’m back honey, let me in!”
No answer. “Honey, honey, let me
in!” she called again, knocking
harder. Honey, it’s me, please
honey;” Brief silence, then a man’s
Voice, cold and full of dignity
came from the other side,, of the
door; “Madame, this is not a bee-,
hive; it’s a bathroom.” —. Forbes
Magazine.
A Natural Conclusion.
An exchange says that a
a Western town hanged himself to
a bedpost by his suspenders. The
coroner’s jury which was composed
of mothers, decided that the de
ceased came to his death by corn
in'’ home drunk and mistaking him
self for his pants.”—Atlanta Con
stitution.
farm loans :
Money to lend on farm lands
at 6 per cent interest. Quick ser
vices and terms to suit borrower.
Gordon Howell, Rep.
Chickamauga Trust Co.
railroad schedule
Arrival and Departure of Passenger
Trains, Americus, Ga.
The following schedule figures
published as information and not
CU central of ceorcia RY.
Arrive Leave
11:55 pm Colum’s-Chgo 3;45 am
10:35 pm Albany-Mont 5: am
7-21 pm Macon-Atl’nta 6.37 am
?:5'5 pm Alb’y-Montg’y 2:14 pm
2-14 pm Macon-Atla’ta 1;55 P™
10:15 am Columbus 3:15 pm
6-37 am Albany 7 P m
• 5-14 am Macon-Atla’ta 10:35 pm
3 :45 am Albany-J’ville 11:55 P™
2:58 am Albany-J ville 12.37 am
12:37 am Chgo.St.L.’Atl 2:58 am
3:45 am Cin & Atlanta 1;35 am
SEABOARD AIR LINE
(Central Time)
Departs
W:05 e amCordele-Hel’na 5:15 pm
19-20 nm’ Cols-M’t’gy 3-I’’ P m
•t-10 pm 'Cordele-Savh 12:26 pm
5:15 pm Richland-Cols 10-.05 am
FARM LOANS 5 1-2 PER
CENT 1 NTEREST
1.2 PER CENT. NO COM
MISSION TO COMPANY.
GORDON HOWELL, REPRE
SENTING CHICKAMAUGA
TRUST CO.
~~55,000T0 LOAN
On Americus
Residence Property
LEWS ELLIS
Phone 830
I Americus
t Undertaking Co.
Funeral Directors
I And Embalmers
8 NAT LEMASTER. Manager.
Day Phones 88 and 231
) Night Phones 661 and 889
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 30, 1923
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WANTED LOANS, LOANS,
LOANS, LOANS—Having a di
rect connection and plenty of
money at the lowest possible inter
est rate. I can save you money on
city loans and farm loans. H. O.
JONES. 14-ts
FARM LOAN MONEY plentiful at
cheap interest rate and on easy
terms. W. »V. Dykes. -9-ts
Sumter County National Loajn As
sociation has unlimited money to
lend on farm land. Remember this
is the cheapest money you can bor
row. See Geo. O. Marshall, Seey.-
Treas. „ 7-ts 15-30t-junlß
Porch boxes made to
order. Furniture repair
ed (right). Ice boxes
made to order. Screens
our specialty. You must
be satisfied.
Americus Screen Co.
Phone 73 •
WANTED —To protect you, your
family and your property. Frank
E. Matthews, Insurance; 18-ts
| WANTED—Pecans, any quantity.
! Neon Buchanan. 21-ts
LOANS on farm lands and city
property. Low interest rate.
Loans promptly closed. See S. R.
Heys or H. B. Williams'. Phones 48
or 52.
ROOFING—Phone 117—SHIVER
Johns-Manville ROOFING, roof
coating, roof cement, creosote,
roof paint. ts
We specialize in
screens. Our adjustable
half screen has a metal
track and runs good un
der all weather condi
tions. Our all oyer
screens are ideal. Amer
icus Screen Mfg. Co.,
Phone 73; 21-ts
PHONE 117—JNO. W. SHIVER—
Let us fit your home with
screens before the rush is on. 28-ts
f
L. G. COUNCIL, President. T, E. BOLTON, Ass’t Caahier,
C. M. COUNCIL, V.-P. and Cashier. J. F. KIKER, Asst. Cashier
The Planters Bank of Americus
« .(Incorporated) ,
. PERSONAE
a* SERVICE
Every department in this
bank, which is the largest un
der state supervision in
Southwest Georgia, is or
ganized and maintained to
give our customers that help
co-operation and advice
which is natural to expect
from so substantial a bank
ing institution.
We believe it will be to
» your advantage to get better
acquainted with this bank
of personal service.
The Bank With a Sorphat
RESOURCES OVER $1,700,000
PROMPT, CONSERVATIVE, ACCOMMODATING
No Account Too Large; None Too SmaK
1 *
, WANTED —Youto-know, American
Typewriter Company, of Atlanta,
L. L. Forrester, representative, is
here for the week. We carry parts
and supplies for Underwood Type
writers only. Factory experts.
Cleaning and rebuilding. Reasona
ble charge. Phone L. L_. Forrester,
Windsor Hotel. 30-2 t
PHONE 117, JNQ. W. SHIVER, or
call and see the best RED CE-
DAR SHINGLES. Will last 20 or 30
years. Best grade eever No. 1 and’
No. 2 Pine Shingles and Laths, ts
6'.< Money. Bankers Reserve Sys
tem 6% loans arc made on city
or farm property to buy,'build, im
prove, olr pay indebtedness. Bank
ers Reserve Deposit Company,
Keith Bldg., Cincinnati, Ohio.2l(s)
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FOR SALE—HONEY and bee sup
plies. E. J. Tyson, 510 Barlow St.
16-s
’ 1
WANTED —Two furnished rooms
for light housekeeping. Couple
without children. Phone 229. 30-3 t
FOR RENT —Upstairs apartment.
Unfurnished or partly furnished.
Bath on same floor. Sink in kitch
en. References. Phone 941. 28-3 t
FOR RENT—Two fur
nished rooms, close
in. Phone 407 or call at
1005 South Lee street.
23-tf'dh
FOR SALE—Gas range, tables, oil
heater, porch rug and swing.
Brussels carpet and others. Bedroom
suite and handsome desk. Phone 979
or see Mrs. B. C. Keister. 29-3 t
FOR SALE—Attention Pig Club
Boys. We have some extra fancy
Duroc pigs for sale. W. Jl Josey.
29-ts
We do all kinds of
LIGHT WELDING
Go-Carts Re-Tired While You
Wait
COMPTON’S BICYCLE SHOP
250 Cotton Avenue
Residence Phone 646