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TERRELL FARMERS TO
TOY NEW CROPS IN
FIGHT UPON WEEVIL
Enthusiastic Meeting Held at
Dawson and Problems Are
Discussed
TO PLANT STRAWBERRIES
Poll of Farmers Present Show
183 Acres to Be Planted to
These During 1923
DAYSON, August 9.—At an im
portant meeting of Terrell county
farmers, held in the court house,
extensive plans for diversifying the
crops in this section were propos
ed.
Dr. J. G. Dean, who was chair
man of the meeting, stated that
the county now must face the situ
ation that imperils its squarely and
make an attempt to dis< ard the
practice of over cultivation of cot
ton.
The first crop discussed was the
growing of strawberries and the
question of enough acreage in this
luscious fruit to insure shipments
in carload lots, thus making certain
ready sale and eliminating the ex
tra trouble and additional expense
of carrying the berries to nearby
towns to sell in small quqantities.
J. W. Bridges, who has planted
strawberries for two years, said
that a conservative estimate of the
yield will run from SIOO to S2OO
an acre, and, while they must be
cultivated and fertilized, that with
ordinary weather shipments can be
made from January 10 until June.
J. E. Cushenberry, who has agi
tated and worked for an addition
al acreage in strawberries for years,
stated that if enough acreage is
planted a buyer will be placed here
by large eastern firms, and dispos
ing of the crop will be a minor
consideration.
A poll was taken of the crowd
present to see just how many
would, agree to plant the ensuing
season, nnd 183 acres were prom
ised with the proviso that enough
acreage be subscribed to insure sale
in large quantities.
A committee was appointed, con
sisting of J. C. Hollingsworth, J. E.
Cushenberry, T. W. Haddock J. S.
Jones, Ed Brim, J. W. Bridges and
Several others to be named
io make a survey and see just how
many in the coutny would be will
ing to plant berries the coming
year.
Dr. Dean told of the profits reap
ed from his aspargus field, and
many questions wer asked about the
cultivation and marketing of this
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BOOK STORE
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‘THE EXCITERS’
With
BEBE DANIELS
ANTONIO MORENO '
Also Aesop s Fables x.
Friday RYLANDER
Blanket Week
Continued One More Week
Following our usual custom we will during the week of
August I 3th to 1 Bth wash blankets at the following reduced
prices:
3 double or six single blankets for $1.25
5 double or 1 0 single blankets for $2.00
. This price is for washing, not dry cleaning. This is your
CTiance to save 20 per cent on the cost and to have your
blankets done at a time when not needed.
ODORLESS DRY CLEANING
Americus Steam Laundry
Phyne 18
‘'We'll Dye For You”
I crop. He also stated that the ex-I
I penses of the farm could be realiz-l
ied from these spring crops, thus j
; making the fall harvest money
■ clear.
J. D. Weaver, recently electedj
president of the Georgia Farmers’!
Union related some facts incident'
to tobacco raising in the lower j
counties he had visited and thel
large prices received for the weed
there. He also warned the peo-,
pie of this county against thel
over cultivation of cotton with no!
thought of other crops. He stated I
that Terrell county as a whole is I
indifferent to the peril that is faced
in persisting in an attempt to raise
cotton profitably against the odds I
of the boll weevil, incessant rains
and the high price of arsenate, say
ing that the Farmers’ Union was
conducting an educational campaign
j throughout the South and advocat
i ing the growing of more than one
money crop. He suggested that
some movement be started to pro
cure a county farm agent here to
aid the farmers in the daily prob
lems that face them.
Mrs. W. H. Gurr made a talk in
behalf of the work being done
by the women of the county, and t
explained the four-year program of
work for women and girls. Mrs.
Gurr made an earnest appeal for
the screening of every farm house,
stating that in order to accomplish
anything a nerson must be physical
ly well. She further asked the
farmers to raise more vegetables
and told of the success being made
by the girls in tomato raising. Tn
closing Mrs. Gurr stated that she l
was heartily in favor of the “cow,
hog and hen” idea in order to keep
ready monev on the farm.
A committee was appointed to
see about future hog sales and that
the sales be held when the farm
ers will receive the highest prices
for their porkers.
The meeting, while not largelv j
attended, is merely the beginning of
similar gatherings in the countv,
and far-sighted, conservative citi
zens will soon realize that the conn
tv must awake to the one thing
that is liable to prove its ruin,
namely: the over cultivation of
cotton and indifference tn crops
that, with loss expanse, wiH pay
more money into the pockets of
Terrell farmers.
CITY ELECTION IR
HET D IN BLAKELY
BLAKELY. Aug. 9.—The annu-1
al city election just held resulted in
the reelection of J. O. Bridge and j
R. I. Singletary for two years
terms as city councilmen.
An opposition ticket bearing the
names of Grady Halman and C. D.
Duke appeared in the field shortly
after noon and created a riffle of
interest, causing one hundred votes
to be polled when only a nominal
vote was anticipated. The vote
counted out as follows: Singletary
70, Bridges 69, Halman 30 and
Duke 26.
The mayor’s election does not
occur until 1924.
NEGRO EXODUS SLOWS
DOWN NEAR MOULTRIE
MOULTRIE, Aug. 9.—With the
approach of the cotton picking sea
son the exodus of negroes from
Moultrie and near-by towns is slow
ing up according to ticket agents
and negro preachers, who keep a
line on the situation.
Small parties, however, are leav
ing every day or so. The pastor
of one of the negro churches here
states that he has lost nearly 200
members of his congregation since
Christmas.
MM WORKERS
[nil!? PROSPEHITV
Wage Earners in This Country in
Better Condition Than in
‘Peak Period’ of 1920
NEW YORK, August 9.—Ameri
{ can wage-earners are now enjoying
| a period of porsperity, greater even
ithan the so-called “peak period” of
■ 1920, according to a statement is-
■ sued by the National Indsutrial
I Conference Board, which recently
concluded a research into wages
and the cost of living.
Asserting that 1920 “need no
longer be considered the most re
cent high-water mark for workers
in industry,” the investigators point
out that many plants have an
nounced increases of 10 to 15 per
cent.
“It is true,” the report continues,
“that wages were at their highest
levels in 1920, but the cost of liv
ing was also high at that time.”
i Later, the investigators find, the
; cost of living declined more rapid
ly than earnings, and in 1922 wag
es again began to rise, “first as a
result of longer hours worked and
later because of wage increases.”
The report, based on a study of
conditions in plants employing
600,000 workers, estimates the
comparative excess of rising wages
over rising living costs as between
117 and 18 per cent greater in May,
1923, than in June, 1920, using
July, 1914—the last pre-war
month—as a working basis.
“The wage-earner was better off
in May, 1923, than during the
‘peak’ months of 1920,” it observes
in conclusion. “Wages in May were
fast approaching the ‘peak’ levels
j while the cost of living was con
siderably below the ‘peak’ and in
consequence ‘real earnings’ rose
well above the former ‘peak’ fig
ures. J? i#
WILL CONTINUE BABY
CLINIC AT GRADY
ATLANTA, Aug. 9.—The city
council has decided to continue the
city’s baby clinics, held under the
supervision of physicians at Grady
Hospital. Previously, the council
I had taken away the appropriation
I for this work and with it, the pro-
I vision for an assistant city baterio
l logist. Ke was reinstated.
TAX VAI UES IN
L AURENS ARE OFF
DUBLIN, Aug. 9.—La(tirens
county tax values this year show
a decrease from the preceding
year, but a much smaller one than
1922. The total consolidation on
the digest this year was announc
ed by Tax Receiver J. D. Keen
this morning as $10,978,335, com
pared with 811.541,660, a de
crease of $563,325.
Farm land returned this year
was 454,276 5-6 acres against
478,263 1-2 acres last year.
Where this discrepancy comes in
no one has yet been able to find.
ATLANTA ROYS BACK
FROM 5,000 MILE TRIP
ATLANTA, August 9. Two At
lanta hoys, Sol Cohen and Nat
Franklin, have returned form a 5,-
000 mile automobile trin that took
them through she Middle West, to
New’ York and down the Atlantic
seaboard.
PLYMOUTH ROCK CLUB
TO MEET AT COLUMBUS
COLUMBUS, Aug. 9.—The an
nual meeting of the American
White Plymouth Rock club will be
held here during the Chattahoochee
Valley fair in October, according to
announcement. It will coincide
with a meeting of the Chattahoo
chee Valley Poultry association.
Fine prizes for fine fowls are to
be offered. <
430 CARS PEACHES
SHIPPED FROM PERRY
PERRY, Aug. 9.—Perry’s 1923
peach season ended August 1 with
a total of 430 full cars having been
shipped from this place. This
amount does not include the part
carload shipments that were aded
to along the line. Prices for the
season’s crop were reported good.
; Most of the growers sold their
: yield on future delivery.
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BUSINESS TO SUSPEND
FORHMMERIL
Exercises Will Be Held in Ry
lander Theater Here, With
Appropriate Program
(Continued from Page 1.)
the Chamber of Commerce, this
morning interviewed a number of
Americus merchants relative to
making the memorial hour one of
universal cessation of effort here,
and every merchant approached im
mediately agreed to close his doors
during the funeral hour. This in
sures a general closing throughout
the business district, with all clerks
and other employes enabled to at
tend the memorial services, while
the banks of Americus will be clos
ed all day as a mark of respect
to the nation’s honored dead. Im
mediately following the memorial
exercises there will be a general
resumption of business activitiy in
all lines.
Judge Charles R. Crisp last night
upon his return from Cordele,
where he attended a great com
munity gathering, accepted the in
vitation of the Legion to address
the meeting and he will be intro
duced by Maj. James A. Fort, who
served in France, who was
formerly commander of the Geor
gia division of the Legion organi
zation. Judge Crisp, who was a
member of President Harding’s par
ty during his recent visit to Alas
ka, and who knew’ the president
during many years' association with
him while he was a senator from
Ohio, is peculiarly fitted to pay
tribute to his memory and he will
speak briefly upon his personal
character and attributes as chief
executive of the nation.
Mrs. Walter T. Maynard will be
in charge of the musical feature so
the occasion, and the stage decora
tions will be furnished by the la
dies auxiliary of the Legion post,
of which Mrs. Charles Hudson is
president. These ladies were busy
this afternoon securing a number
of beautiful floral offerings which
will bo used in arranging the set
ting of the state.
As it will be necessary to have
a largo number of ferns and
flowers for properly decorating the
large stage, it is requested that any
who will contribute either flowers
or ferns telephone Mrs. Hudson at
once. The Legion will furnish
trucks or cars to convey all flow
ers and ferns to end from the
theater and it will be possible to
use as many flowers as can be se
cured. In this connection it was
suggested by Commander Crawford
this morning that it would afford
every person an individual oppor
tunity of showing their respect to
the nation’s honored dead through
the sending of flowers. It is ex
pected this opportunity will be tak
en advantage of by many residents
here, and for the convenience of
those furnishing flowers, Mrs. Hud
son has appointed a committee of
four ladies to assist her in receiv
ing the offerings. These ladies are
Mrs. Lawson Stapleton, Miss Mary
Parker, Mrs. R. L. Crawford and
Mrs. Sam Williamson. All of these
ladies will gladly call for any flow
ers that may be offered, and those
who will contribute, floral decora
tions are requested to communicate
with any member of this commit
tee, either by telephone or other
wise.
Mrs. Joe M. Bryan, organist of
the First Methodist congregation,
will preside at the organ during
the memorial service and the pro
gram arranged under direction of
Mrs. Walter Maynard will be par
ticipated in by Mrs. Maynard, Mrs.
J. W. Harris, Jr., C. A. Ames and
Fred Morgan, composing quartet,
with an appropriate closing num
ber arranged in which the entire
assemblage is asked to participate.
Seated upon the stage besides
Judge Crisp and Major Fort will
be Mayor J. E. Poole; Aidermen
Carswell, Harris and Mitchell, rep
resenting the city government;
Chairman Neil A. Ray and Com
missioners Ernest Statham, R. S.
Oliver, C. C. Hawkins, representing
the county government; Command
er R. L. Crawford, representing the
American Legion; Mrs. Charles
Hudson, representing the Ladies
Auxiliary of the Legion; Walter
Rylander, representing the Rotary
club; Lewis Ellis, representing the
Kiwanis club; A. R. Royal, repre
senting the Lions club; Rev. Luther
Harrell, pastor of Lee Street Meth
odist church; Rev. Milo Massey,
representing the Central Baptist
congregation; Rev. John M. Outlet,
pastor of the First Methodist con
gregation; Rev. S. A. Ramsey, who
is conducting o revival in Ameri
cus for the congregation, of the
First Christian church; W. A. Joy
ner, representing the First Chris
tian congregation; Gordon Howell,
chaplain of John D. Mathis Post,
No. 1, American Legion, and Willis
A. Hawkins, representing the Span
ish-American war veterans. In ad
dition to those named, Mrs. Charles
Hudson will name a committee of
ladies who will represent the Legion
Auxiliary upon the stage, and these >
ladies will take prominent part in I
the program. j
for quick service and
HEAVY HAULING PHONE 121
WOOTTEN TRANSFER CO.
Office in Americus Steam Laun-
dry
SOUTH JACKSON STREET u
THECROWDS
KEEP
COMING
THE SALE IS
DRAWING THEM
The Free Art Square is yours if you are
the customer that makes the largest pur
chases in dollars and cents during this sale of
Summer Merchandise. The prices are ridic
ulously low.
Colored Tissues, big range, fast colors 1 ftp
Reduced to
Men s $1 Grade Athletic Union Suits *7Qp
Reduced to I UU
A
Lot Ladies’ Tan, one-strap slippers, (M ftO
rubber heels, reduced to
\
Ladies’ Patent Leather Hat Boxes (P*? Cft
Special Value
Men’s Palm Beach Suits, sell ordi- (|*ft ftE
narily for $ 1 5.00 reduced to q) J
Men’s $1.50 Pajamas (PI Ift
Reduced to J
Lot Ladies’ White Canvas Oxfords, (Pl 40
dandy styles, reduced to
Lot Fast Color Flaxons, regular 091 /
35c seller, reduced to 6
*
Lot Men s Athletic Union Suits, cheap Oftp
at 65c, reduced to
Keep Your Cash Sale
Duplicate Ticket
See the beautiful Rug that is displayed in
center show window. It is a real SSO value.
Ask for Particulars—Come
in Today--Don’t DeJay
CHURCHWELL’S
J 218-222 W. Lamar St.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 9, 1923
THE STANDARD
MORE SHOES
AT $1.95
You have never seen people buy
as many of one kind of shoes as
they have been buying here for the
past two days. The stock is still
complete, with every size from 2 1-2
to 8; made of fine calf and kid skin
with’flexible .- des, low rubber heels,
suitable for ev“Z’ydiy wear or chil
dren's > L i:ccl shoes; nothing but ox
fords in the lot; fresh, just from
the maker; Friday and Saturday
again, per pair $1.95
BEAUTIFUL QUALITY
BLEACHED SHEETS AT $1.45
Fine snow-white seamless sheets
with broad hems, large size for large
double beds, soft finished, no dress
ing- regularly $2. Friday and Satur
day ... s>- 45
Misses and Children’s $2
i Brown Oxfords at $1.25
Every size‘in the lot; heavy but
flexible stitched down soles, rubber
heels, soft brown kid tops, Friday
and Saturday, pair .... $ 125
MEN’S $1 UNION
SUITS AT 68c
The best quality that we have
ever been able to offet for this
price. Made of extra good pajama
checks, made with elastic seam
back, regular sizes 36 to 46. Friday
I and Saturday, suit -68 c
Nothing Like These $1.25
Silk Stockings in Georgia
We told you Thursday how we
happened to get this lot; they are
too good to be called “seconds;”
fine, full-fasjiioned stockings with
pure thread silk sole, black and
brown only, Friday and Saturday, a
regular $2 to $2.50 stocking, at
$1.25
pair *
38-Inch Sea Island
Sheeting at 12 l-2c
For Friday and Saturday selling
we will turn loose about two thou
sand yards of our Standard 38-inch
Sea Island at 12 l-2c; sold only in
reasonable quantities. Plenty for ev
erybody. Friday and Saturday,
yard 12 I ’ 2c
Beautiful Mercerized Pongee
Waists and Blouses at $1.25
New’, just received from the ma
ker, ladies’ pongee waists and blous
es in about five styles; they are the
best looking ones you have seen for
the price ------ f b2S
Regular dollar brocaded Bras
sieres, reinforced with heavy elastic,
all sizes, regularly $1; at 50c
Standard Dry Goods
Company
Forsyth Street, Next to Bank of
Commerce, Americus, Ga.
You Get 16 Ounces to
the Pound at Bragg’s
Fresh Country Eggs, Hens
and Fryers at the same low
price.
Plenty good Beef,
Veal, Star Hams, Star Ba.
con, Boiled Ham and nu
merous other things for ev
. ery-day menu. 16 oz.
pound. Get it at BRAGI» S
MARKET.
Telephone 181
MUSIC *
SALE 1’
We have a large shipment
of sheet music which we are
running at 10c per copy.
This is not old music, but
popular song hits.
Come in and select yours
before it is picked over-
I Thos. E. Bell
Jeweler and Optician **><. I
You Cannot Steer
bv a Sternlight
Experience too often only
shows us the mistakes of
the past. After you have <
experienced financial loss
by fire, accident or theft,
experience tells you to in
sure. , ft
Do not steer by a stern
light-experience.
Insure today—before loss.
We can give you all forms
of Property Protection
Policies.
BRADLEY HOGG t ®
Phone 185 ’I, fl
Representing the
Alliance Insurance Company ’1
of Philadelphia