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Newspaper Page TextPAGE TWO wiiiiinmn..— ISIoIMS LANEY-BOYETTE WEDDING OF INTEREST IN AMERICUS Cordial interest here centers . about, the marirage of Miss Mary Laney and Mr. W. D. Boyette, of Si nnnah, the wedd'r.g having taken place in Savannah Septem ber 2 at the home of friends whom the bride was visiting. ..The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Laney, of . Americus, who lived here a num ber of years preceding her gradua tion with distinction from the high school two years ago. Following her graduation she took a business course in Columbus, becoming im mediately connected with a large concern the past years, winning fyrther honors in her business ca reer by close application and un , usual efficiency. While in Columbus she met the groom, who is auditor for the Cen tral of Georgia railway, holding ong of the most responsible posi -itions in its service. The romance & jga Hot Rolls and Domestic Bread The Kiddies’ Delight /MODEL BREAD CO. j ly/ / Telephone Workers Smashing L-' Construction Records THE construction program of the Bell System in the State of Georgia for the year 1923 has made such progress that the gross expenditure for the year will amount to more than $2,300,000. During the first six months of the year more than $1,220,000 was expended for new additions and improvements throughout the State. Projects costing more than $1,100,000 will be started or finished during the last half of tlje year. Practically all of this is new money secured from people who are t willing to invest their funds in the telephone business in Georgia. Most 6f it was invested at local telephone exchanges throughout the State. During the six months ending June 30th, the plant forces in Georgia installed, discontinued and moved 22,369 telephones, re sulting in a net gain of 3,217 new telephone stations. This was more than three-fourths as many new telephones as were added during the entire year 1922. To gain 3,217 telephones required the installation of 10,856 stations, the discontinuance of 7,639 -stations, while 3,874 tele phones were moved from one location to another. This enormous amount of work reflects in a substantial way the rapid growth and progress of the State of Georgia and also repre sents a splendid accomplishment on the part of the telephone workers of Georgia, even surpassing the remarkable record they made last year. The extensive new additions are required to serve your present needs and to provide for the future telephone needs of theiapidly growing communities throughout the State. C. G. BECK, Georgia Manager "Bell System- ’ I SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE 4JO j AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY J f 1 One Sjntem, L'lUMrul Service, an«f all diractad toward Battar Service culminated in their marriage two weeks ago, Mr. and Mrs. Boyett being at present in Savannah. Later they plan to visit her parents here, where both are assured a cor dial welcome because of the popu larity of bride in her home community. beautiful porch party FOR BRIDE-ELECT Complementing Miss Mclva Clark, Whose marriage will be a so cial event of Wednesday evening, and Mrs. Verne Davis, of Com merce, who is the guest of her mother, Mrs. Emmert Murray, was the lovely bridge party given by Mrs. Dudley Gatew; od this morning at her home with Mrs. Dick Wil liam on Taylor street The tables for the morning’s game were arranged on the spa cious front porch, which was made unusually attractive with quanti ties of marigolds, golden glow, Zinnias and other bright garden THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORD ER , Howers held in wicker wall vases , and flower baskets. The high score prize was a deck of cards, won by Mrs. T. F. -Gate wood, Jr., and the honorees were presented with dainty hand-emt -0 broidcred handkerchiefs. j ; At the conclusion of the game, a ] tempting salad course with an ice s 1 and iced tea was served. , | The guest list included Miss j Melva Clark, Mrs. Verne Davis, e ' Mrs. Cloyd Buchanan, Mrs. Dudley I Mize, Mrs., Eugene Morgan, Mrs. Arthur Mize, Mrs. Eugene Cato, Mrs. Middleton MacDonald, Mrs. A. B. Turpin, Mrs. James Lott, Mrs. Dick Williams, Miss Edna Lee a , Paine, Miss Mary Hall Anderson, '-|M.-s. Harold Ahearn, Mrs. William 5 Randolph, Mrs. Alton Cogdcll and - Mrs. Theron Jennings. r | » ♦ ♦ s' HARRIET RANEW GIVEN y LOVELY PARTY MONDAY g; Mrs. C. S. Ranew entertained -' Monday afternoon at here home on | West Church street, from 3:30 to s 5 o’clock, in honor of the fourth - birthday of her little daughter, e Harriet Ranew. The house was attractively dec orated with vari-colored garden a flowers arranged in wicker baskets - and lovy bowls. In the dining room, ths. color note of pink and white was effectively carried out. The table had for its central decora- I tion a lovely birthday cake, hold ing four tiny pink candles. Many interesting games were played and each little guest was ! given little baskets of candy as favors. Late in the afternoon delicious ice cream and cake was served by Mrs. Ranew, assitsed by Miss Jef frie Wayne Kersey and Miss Rosa ! Ratliff. Those present were Ross Cham bliss, Noel Kersey, William Hewell Kersey, John Flatt, Mary Flatt, j Mary Keil, Janette Keil, Glendal i Parsons, Ophie Lee Williams, A Good Thing—DON’T MISS IT. I Send your name and address plain ' ly written together with 5 cents I (and this slip to Chamberlain Medi ' cine Co., Des Moines, lowa, and re j ceive in return a trial package con j taining Chamberlain’s Cough Rem l edy for coyghs, colds, croup, bron chial, ‘‘flu” and whooping coughs, and tickling throat; Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver tablets for stom ach troubles, indigestion, gassy ! pains that crowd the heart, bilious ! n-ess and constipation; Chamber lain’s Salve, needed in every fam- i ily . for- burns, scalds, wounds, piles, ■ and skin affection; these valued i family medicine for only 5 cents. ' Don’t miss it.—adv. Yvonne Physioc, Juanita Ranew and Sam Ranew, Jr. » » ♦ LOUISA CARGILL CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY WITH PARTY A delightful affair of Monday afternon was the movie party with which v Louisa Cargill (entertained nine of, her little girl friends, cele brating her birthday. After witnessing’ the interesting picture ‘‘Only 38,” at the Rylander, the guests were invited to a drug store where a beautiful birthday cake, embossed with white roses and holding white candles was cut for the birthday trophies and was served with ice cream. Enjoying Louisa’s hospitality were Margaret Hooks, Charlotte Sparks, Helen Sheffield, Ruth Reese, Marion Tillman, Florrie Hawkins, Johanna Bahnsen, Doro thy Davenport and Mary Ruth Mc- Leod. ♦ » » « In ... ' .1! Mrs. J. T. Warren and children, Florrie and Tommy, who have been spending the summer in Clay ton, have returned to Americus. Mrs. H. Russell Branch has gone to Wrightsville, Ga., where she will be the guest of her mother for several days. Miss Marthena Hivin' s , of For •■yth, will arrive Thursday night tc spend several days with Mrs. W. T. Maynard at her home on Lee. street, en r>ute to Bainbridge to resume her duties as teacher in the public schools there. Miss Bivins formerly resided in Ameri cus and has many friends here who will give her a codial welcome on her return visit. Miss Julia Pryor and Miss Eliza beth Proyor, who reside near Americus, have returned to Macon to resume their studies at Wesley an college. Miss Alice Keith and Miss Al leen Mayfield will arrive in Americus Friday where they will continue their work as teachers in the Americus schools and will be with Mrs. R. L. Maynard on Lee street. Miss Eunice Rustin, who taught in, Americus schools several years ago, has accepted a position as teacher here this year and will re side with Mrs. Joe, Poole on East Church street. Frances Pryor has arrived from Annapolis, where he attended the Naval academy, to spend several days with his parents, MV. and Mrs. R. S. Pryor, at their home near Americus. Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Shy, who have been visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Shy, and Harry Shy, who has also been the guest of his grandparents here, return ed today to their home in Macon. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Shy and daughter, Catherine, are visiting relatives in Macon, where they will spend several days. Mr. and Mrs. T. H, Brooks, who have been guests for several days of Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Williams at their home on Church street, have returned to Ideal, accompanied by Mrs. Williams and Miss Orale Wil liams, who will remain in that city for a brief vfcit. Miss May Brooks and T. 11. Brooks are also guests of Mr. and Mrs. Brooks in Ideal. Mr. and Mrs. Robert 'McAfee, of Macon, were week-end visitors of Mrs. J. M. Oliver at her surburban home, Mr. McAfee returning Mon day to resume his work there, while Mrs. McAfee will remain with her mother a portion of this week. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hale and children, Charles, Jr., and Laura Mae, have returned from a delight ful visit of several weeks to rela tives in Spring Valley, Va., making the trip through the country. En route home they visited several places of interest in North Caro lina. * Lucas Thiers has gone to Bruns wick to spend several days look ing after important business mat ters. Walter Page was a week-end guest of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Vib bert in Douglas. Mrs. Arthur Mize and little daughter, Martha, of Cordele, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Mize on Lee street. Ruling Armstrong returned to Macon today after a visit of sev eral weeks to his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Tower, on Church street. Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Denham announce the birth of a son, Tues day, September 11, who has been named Hubert Denham, Jr. Dutch farm girls wash their faces with whey to improve their complexions, | RAILWAYS RENDERING GREAT PUBLIC SERVICE The two outstanding features of the transportation situation at the present time are the facts that the railways are rendering to Amer ican business more efficient serv ice than at any time in the history of the country, and are accom plishing this achievement at costs to the traveling and shipping pub lic lower than prevail anywhere else in the world. These state ments are made in a review of the transportation situation by W. A. Winburn, president, Central ,of Georgia Railway company. Mr. Winburn points out that this year the railways are ex pending for equipment, additions and improvements the enormous sum of $1,500,000. He declares that freight rates are not out of line with commodity prices, inas much as rates are now 50 per cent higher than in 1913 while the average wholesale price of all commodities is 57 per cent higher in 1913. Moreover, last year while commodity prices were in creasing, freight rates were re duced 13 per cent. Mr. Winburn asks if any other large American industry reduced to the consumer the cost of its product in 1922. He declares that' the , future de velopment of transportation hinges upon the ability of the railways to secure sufficient capital to keep pace with the business demands of the country and asks for a fair trial of the present Transportation Act for a reasonable length of time under normal conditions. Attention is directed to the fact that despite widespread public be lief there is no 6 per cent “guar antee” of railway earnings, ibut that the law on the contrary liimts the earnings of transportation companies without making up de ficits. In Brazil 18,000 persons a year are bitten by poisonous snakes, and 4000 die. CATARRH < atarrh Is a Local disease greatly in n»]<;nced by Constitutional conditions. CATARRH MEDICINE con sists of an Ointment which gives Quick Kehef by local application, and the Internal Medicine, a Tonic, which acts through the Blood on the Mucous Sur faces and assists in ridding your System of ( atarrh. Sold by druggists for over 40 Years. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY REVIEWS TRANSPORTATION ’ SITUATION During the pre-war period railroad facili ties were not improved from year to year be cause the credit of the carriers was bad, due to the refusal of the Interstate Commerce Corp mission to permit rate increases. AVhen the Go vernment took over the property in the spring of I ) I 8 tne machine was not sufficient to handle conveniently or economically the extraordi nary volume of business that the country was then doing. 1 During Federal control, which lasted until .March I, 1920, but little effort was made to remedy this situation. There was no extension of failroad mileage, only inadequate purchase °f equipment, no improvement of shop facilities or terminals; while wage increases! were out of all proportion to rate increases. At the end of Federal control thd carriers were less able to operate successfully than at the beginning, but during the past three year s marked progress has been made. At the present time American railways are rendering to American business more efficient service than at any time in the history of the country. The railways are accomplishing this achievement at costs to the traveling and shipping public, lower than prevail anywhere else in the world. ion' n or der to fit themselves to render efficient service, the railways are expending during 1923 for equipment, additions and improvements, the enormous sum of one and one-half bil lions of dollars ($1,500,000,000). Railway management is justified in these immense ex penditures by faith in the American public, by belief in the spirit of the square deal, that will accord the railways the same treatment given to other industries. . The public should be! willing to give raibvay management an opportunity to function without further restrictive regulation or hampering legislation. Fair-minded people' generally seem willing to permit a trial of the present Transportation Act for a reasonable length of time, under normal conditions. I hose who hold this vi?w can assist in stabilizing business by com municating to their Senators and Representatives in Congress their sentiments. Ihe need of American business is not so much for cheaper transportation, as for more adequate efficient transportation. The p üblic can better afford to pay the current rates than to suffer the inevitable losses that follow a period of car shortage—and car shortages will certainly come at regular intervals unless the railways are permitted to earn sufficient money to provide adequate equipment and facilities that will Drevent thesd conditions. Freight rates are not out of line with com modity prices. In January of 1923, freight rates v. ero 50 per cent' higher than in 1913, while the average wholesale price of all commod ities was 5 7 per cent higher than in 1913. Rates are not too high for the service rendered. The greatly increased costs of material supplies, taxes, coal, and especially labor—which the railways must pay—necessitates the pres ent level of rates. The railways are in no condition to withstand reductions in their revenues at present. In 1 920 there was a deficit of net railway income. In 1921 the rate of return was 1.23'1 ; in 1922 it was 4.45'1 , r| striking contrast with the rate of return of other industries, particularly in view of the faci that during the war period when other industries were storing up comfortable surpluses, railway return was limited to the average made for the three years prior to July 1, 1917. Despite widespread belief to the contrary, there is no “guarantee" of railway earnings in (he Transportation Act. The so-called “guarantee” is really a limitation to 5 3-4% upon the Interstate Commerce Commission's valuation of property devoted to transportation. There is no provision for making up of deficits; on the other hand, a railroad that loses money one year has no opportunity to recoup its losses from the operations of a prosperous year, but must, under the Transportation Act, turn over to the government, half of its earnings above 5 3-4%. The railways are reducing freight rates as rapidly as prudent judgment permits. In 1922 freight rates were reduced 13'1, while commodity prices were increasing. The railways were the only large American industry that reduced to the consumer the cost of its prpduct. The future development of transportation hinges upon one thing—the ability of the railways to secure sufficient capital to keep pace with the business demands of the country. Capital cannot be coerced—it can only be attracted. To attract it, investors must be as sured of a reasonable rate of returns fair treatment, and freedom from confiscation. The people of the United States have the choice between two alternatives—to give railway management a chance to render service under competitive conditions surrounding private ownership; or, to turn the roads over to goverrment ownership with political and partisan con ditions as factors in managing the country’s greatest industry. ' W. A. WINBURN, President, Central of Georgia Railway Company. Savannah, Ga., September I 1, 1923. I TUESDAY AFTERNOON, • SEPTEMBER 11. 1923 FV a My Secrets Os beauty are yours now, if you wish T ’ 'Wallace Hof>f>cr I made myself a famous beauty, and that beauty brought me glory. I have kept that beauty to a grand old age. After 40 years in the lime light, , still look like a girl of 19. These facts are due to helps I found through years of world-wide searching. They are, T believe, the best beauty helps in existence. No one I know has, in other ways, at tained any like result?. So I have had these helps pre pared and placed where all may get them. 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