About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 3, 1923)
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. OCTOBER 3, 1923 ' WAGNON LOSES EIGHT BEFOHESCHOILBMRD Children Assigned to East Amer icus School Not to Be Trans ferred at This Time (Continued from Page 1) seeking a definition of the zone lim its adoted several years ago by the board, and not to .criticise any referring to the complaint filed as being only one of policy rightly to be decided by the board, and not as one for handling by any teacher. A letter written by W. W. Dykes, chairman of the- board, to Messrs. Wagnon and Moore was read in which the board chairman referring to an open letter published in The Tims-Recorder, asked that the complainants reduce their griev ance to writing to be considered by the board, stating that the board would meet October 2, at which time the complaint would be considered. In his letter Chairman Dykes called attention to statements made in the Wagnon open letter which were characterized as erroneous, stating the facts as known to the board, and asking that the board’s statement be given the same pub licity as that already given the open letter. That children attending East Americus school receive identical training as compared with those in corresponding grades in other Amer icus schools was another statement contained in Mr. Dykes’ letter. Following the reading of this let ter, Attorney Fort read a prepared statement) of the objections held by his clients to the assignments given their children. No copy of this state ment has been furnished The Times- Recorder and the rapidity with which this was read made impos sible the recording by a reporter of its text. Among the allegations made however, was the statement that children living- outside of Americus and in the same grades as those of complaining patrons had been assigned to seats at Furlow school while it would be just as con ven lent as otherwise for their par ents to take, them to East Amercus school; that certan portions of the walks between complaining citizens’ homes and East Americus school were unpaved and in rainy seasons very muddy, and that children in the same grades living nearer East Amencus school than those of com plaining patrons had been assigned to Furlow Grammar school. It was shown that both Messrs. Wagnon and Moore are residents of East Americus school zone, and J. W. Holly, who was present, stat ed his child living on Horne street had been assigned to East Ameri cus school, and that the child, be ing a pupil lower than the fifth grade, had been given his choice as to the school he preferred to attend, and had chosen East Amer icus. That every effort to divitle the children equitably among the various schools, having in mind their best interests and the ability of teachers to care for a given number of pupils was declared by school officials present. The actual distribution of chil dren had been made by Miss Sarah Cobb, principal of Furlow Gram mar school, with the assistance of Miss Susie Taylor, principal of East Americus school, Supt. Mathis being called in by them following the assignment of the children aft er registration, and formally ap proving the action taken by them. Both these ladies were present and each asserted every effort had been made to please the parents in the assignment of children. The as signment of children of W. M. Jones to attend Furlow school was explained by these ladies in the statement that Mr. Jones’ children are in a grade in which there are a large number of pupils in East Americus district, the facilities there in this particular grade be ing—the number of pupils consid ered—dess adequate than those at Furlow school. That is to say, it was explained, the assignment of further pupils of that grade to attend East Ameri cus school, might have placed too great a burden upon the teacher in that particular class at East Americus, whereas at Furlow schoo, the pupils in this grade could be so distributed as to make the num ber of pupils in such classes nearly equal in both schools, with teach ers correspondingly able to give more of their time to each pupil. At East Americus it was shown ... w U I f M —— > ■ In summer or winter wherever I stray, I’m not at all bothered though damp be the day, v„ the wetter the weather, the better 4 the curl, „ I a Permanent Wave I m one ■ >oy girl." Garner’s Hair |\ 'ng Parlors the pupils are divided as follows*. Second grade, Miss Susie Taylor, teacher, 25; First and Third grades, Miss Xiniena Bond, teacher, 30, and Fifth grade, Miss Naomi Wright, teacher, 31 pupils. In Fifth grade, about which the complaints center, which grade the complaints center, it was shown that at Furlow school there are respectively 36 and 3.’ pupils in each of these grades, being a larger number than arc taught in the same grade in East Americus. Mr. W. M. Jones, who had been drawn into the discussion through the assignment of his children to attend Furlbw school, he being a resident of East Americus school zone, stated that neither he nor Mrs. Jones had asked any favorit ism in assignments, but that he preferred his children attending Furlow school, inasmuch as this school is located close to his place cf business and it would be very convenient for hi mto cary them to and from school during inclem ent weather. Following the pre sentation of the complaints, the board went into executive session, requesting, however, the newspaper men present remain and sit with the board, the resolution at the be ginnig of this article being finally adopted. SOUTHERN STATES GET NATL. FOREST FUNDS WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.—Eight Southern states have received sums rangin gfrom $176.19 t 059,517.16 fro mthe United States Department of Agriculture, as their share of receipts from national forest re sources during the fiscal year 1923, according to an announcement from the office of the seretary of ag riculture. Arkansas with two national for ests embracing 957,247 acres re ceived $9,517.16; North Carolina with three embracing 359,690 acres received $8,410.03; Virginia with three’'embracing 431,513 acres re ceived $6,257.46; Florida with one embracing 337,938 acres received $4,560.84; Tennessee with two em bracing 241,210 acres received $3,- 237.65; Georgia with t/zo embrac ing 153,457 acres received sl. 765.19; Alabama with one embrac ing 97,198 acres received $214.90; and South Carolina with 18,558 acres received $176.19. HENRY CO. FAIR DATES SET JULIETTE, Oct. 3.—The Henry county fair will be held November 1, 2 and 3, according to announce ment here. The premium list is being arranged and the fair asso ciation has under way plans for agricultural andi ndustrial exhibits. Other products also will be exhio ited. George C. Alexander is chairman of the fair association. Tattooing in red and blue com pletely covered the bald head of a man who appeared in a London po lice court recently. ■ ®\ * ■ *X 2d of the “ BIG 8 ” Photoplays / > S The one great photo- f '' \ drama of the South | * Seas, with their soft f * ■** - fascination, their ven- X> jb omous danger and o- ! m ance. SFdil ALICE TERRY |SHhOk and raW|Or RAMON NOVARRO \W» rk> i«BtF 'g REX INGRAM’S / ' ImwHrW *1 : W • g[ >^fss«sbsss*...jc,,,.*:.-:. :•••: ißj Master Production “Where The Pavement Ends” He swears he will have her for his own, this lithe, fresh, beautiful girl. He knows that the caressing breezes must be whis- iffinßfffffi 18 -'?’- pering love to lonely Matilda. And his will be the advantage. What matter thv : he already has a native wife? Things jHK|W|Mp* happen in the South Sea. To have this girl he would seal the "doors of his den ' ga|Sffgj of vice, he would do anything. To Greg- ■gg'-.'* \ son, the trader, the way seems clear, but is it? Ijte.s-. Here’s another worth-while picture, one of the samples of real entertain- :nent that the Rylander is offering daily- WOWWI JmBK vwtk Thursday and Friday ' IWffS- 'iWSR J RYLANDER BL AB Regular Admission BIBBDEPUTIESARE ’[ SUSPENDED BY BOARD , Men Accused of Lack of Activ ity During Flogging Investi gations Laid Off MACON, Oct. 3.—Charles L. Bowden and Wilse Birdsen, coun ty motorcycle officers, were sus pended yesterday by the board of ivtimy commissioners pending an" investigation of their alleged lack of activity as members of the sher iff’s force during the recent flog ging investigations and the trials of Dr. C. A. Yarbrough, local dentist. The vote of the commissioners for suspension was 3 to 1. Both the officers were before the comissioners yesterday morning and were preceded by Sheriff J. R. Hicks, Jr., M. O. Duning, chief of staff of the Georgia Ku Klux Klan, and Investigator Simpson, who figured prominently in the re cftit trial of Dr. Yarbrough. Sheriff Hicks outlined his action to the commissioners and announc er that he would not have the men working under him. It was explain ed that the county motorcycle offi cers hired by the county on the recommendation of the sheriff, but worked out of the sheriff’s of fice. While suspended from the sheriff’s office the men were em ployed by the county until their suspension yesterday morning. Mr. Hicks in his talk to the com ynissioners told them it was the [ lack of co-operation and the fric tion caused in the office that had f orced him to take the steps he had. NEW COURSE AT MERCER I MACON, Oct. 3.—Mercer Uni versity will conduct a course in lliterature this year under Profes sor Joseph Robinson, according tn announcement here. The gropram or the course was outlined as fol lows: Fall term,‘the modern novel; Winter term, modern drama, and he Spring term, modern history. SPARTA PLANS FOR FAIR SPARTA, Oct. 3. Large sheds are under construction to house ex hibits and other arrangements are ■oing forwprd for the opening, of he Hancock county fair here Oc tober-29. Th esheds will take the ■lace of tents used in previous zears. Many different communi -1 ies have indicated that they will have individual exhibits. Music broadcast by wireless from Glasgow was heard by miners 330 feet below ground, at a distance of 15 miles from the city. INDIGESTION causes bloating—gassy pains that crowd the heart—constipation. Aurays find relief and comfort in CHAMBERLAIN’S TABLETS 'No griping—no nausea—only 25 cents CLOSING ACCOUNTS OF FAIR ASSOCIATION Henry Everett and George O. Marshall Trying to Get in Last Payments . “We hope to close every account . of the Fair Association this week.” said Henry Everett, secretary of . the Chamber of Commerce this morning. ‘‘There will ho n deficit in the account and this must be taken care of, too. The probable amount of this deficit now appears to be several hundred dollars, but there ■ are some collections io he mud i from advertisers in the catalogue ’ that may reduce this a little. Only a few of these advertisers have failed as yet to pay their accounts and w’e will call upon all of these ; without delay. “The fair this year was the big gest and best yet staged in Ameri cus, the promoters of the enterprise being unusually successful in se > curing free acts of real merit, while the exhibits _aU (reflected gener ously the interest taken in the fair by residents of the various com munities. Next year, of course, we hope to excel even the splendid attendance secured during the fair, the benefit of which is already manifest in inquiries received at my office. If Sumter county will only ‘tell the world” what we are able to raise here, there will be no trouble in disposing of these prod ucts. “The fair just closed brought to Americus and Sumter county thou sands of dollars worth of advertis ing that could not have been se cured in any other way, and the fair certainly should be maintained here as a permanent annual occa sion. In order to do this, however, there must be away devised to make the fair sustaining and one way to encourage the promoters is by paying promptly all that ‘is due the association. With this done this year all of the bills of the associa tion will be disposed of within the week, and creditors who are now asking payment satisfied in full.”’ First machine that could type more quickly than one could write was designed in 1866. Trousers were first issued to Bri tish infantry a century ago; before that soldiers wore breeches. WHY THEY PARTED “I was down with pain in my right side which at times almost crazed me. Most all of the doctors said operation. But what I want to tell you is the pain disappeared with the first dose of your medicine and I never see any since. Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy has the. right name—gas, sour stomach and dys pepsia have left, too.” It is a simple harmless preparation that removes the catarrhal mucus from the in testinal tract and Allays the inflam mation which causes practically all stomach, liver and intestinal ail ments, including appendicitis. One dose will convince or money refund ed. !or sale by Howell’s Pharmacy and druggists everywhere.—adv. THE UNIVERSAL CAR ANNOUNCES Reductions to lowest price I • on Ford Motor Cars in the history | of the automobile industry. The new prices, F. O. 8., Detroit, are as follows: Chassis $230 Runabout, regular $265 Touring $295 Truck, Chassis 1 $370 Coupe $525 Four-door Sedan $685 • Prices .on closed cars include starter and demountable rim equipment. 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