About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1923)
PAGE TWO FITZGFRALD HOST 8F: W WALKER'S PARTY Hunts and Other Entertainments To Feature Stay of Visitors In Ben Hill City FITZGERALD. Dec. 20.—Fitz-' ■ gerald is entertaining Governor] Walker and his staff who arriv. I, in the city Wednesday on invitation • ( of L. L. Griner, representative of ] Ben Hill county and a member of|< * the governor's stall In the governor's party are his son, Harold Walker; Peter S. Twit-1 ty, state game commissioner; D. B. Byrd, laiwrcnceville; A. B. Lovett, I Savannah; Edward Lyle, Atlanta; ; Frank C. Wright, Gainesville; Chas. . C. Brown, Cordele; H. G. Dell, 1 Bainbridge; W. H. Peterson, Mt.'< Vernon; R. E. Matheson, Hartwell; R. T. Moore, La Grange; Charles ' Mullis, Cochran; Paul Stephenson, Atlanta; Mr. Gregory, Atlanta; T. E. Shumate, Atlanta, and H A. Ca- ’ ruthers, of Winder. The governor and his party ar rived here early Wednesday and were given a reception at the Car- 1 negie library by the Woman’s club. Today the party was taken on i qaail hunt, and the evening will he ’ spent at a banquet given by the citizens at the Leg-Grant hotel. Fri day morning a dove shoot is sched uled and a dinner by the Kiwanis club. After dinner, the entire par ty will be taken in automobiles to Thomasville, where they will speed: the night, going to I.ake iamon : >, Fla., Saturday morning for duck hunting. GEORGIAN SEEKS PATENT FOL BOLL WEEVIL KILLER WASHINGTON, Dee. 20.—T. 11. Spence, of Hogansville, (.a., Wed nesday made application for a pat ent to cover his new invention to kill the boll wee.it by an electric method, the electricity being gen erated through an attachment in a JUow. Mr. Spence and his attor ney, M. U. Mooty, of LaGrange, (la., , are here attending to the patent de tails. The machine is on exhibition in the'office of Representative W. C. Wright of the Fourth district. FOR HOME AND STABLE ’ The extraordinary Borozdne treatment ■for flesh wounds, cuts, sores, galls, burns and scalds is just as effective in the stable as in the home. Horse flesh heals with ■ remarkable speed under its powerful in fluence. The treatment is the sanie for .'animals as for humans. First, wash out infectious germs with liquid Borozano, and the Borozone Powder eomplet' s hhe healing process. Price (liquid) 30c, 60c and ? 1.20. Powder 30c and 60e. S<ild I>y Carswell Drug Co. Americus Drug Co. Cz- ' ZT '-■A':”- - ■"•- ■ • fw. Cy/yMMOfIK|) ww : - ; ■ ■ ■ !^? . Our Christmas Footwear is Lined Up Ready 1 o Bring Joy and Comfort To an Army of Feet When packing the Christmas Stockings, don t forget our good Footwear, i here’s nothing not a thing more sensible, useful or acceptable for a boy or girl for Christmas than Footwear. School Shoes For the Boy or Girl Dress Shoes for the Boys and Girls Also a Complete Line of Dainty House Slippers for the Children SPECIAL FOR LADIES House Slippers; All Colors and Sizes 98c Tillman & Brown Fitters of Feet Hand Shoe Repairing Phone 302 Letters Jo Santa Claus Dear Santa Claus: Please bring me a bicycle, horn, skates, fireworks, fruits and candy. Don’t forget all the children, and my teacher, Miss Glebe. I enclose 10 cents for the Empty Stocking fund. Carlton Ivey, 710 Jackson Ave. Dear Santa Claus: Please bring me coaster wagon, big old engine, horn, fireworks, fruits and candy. Be sure not to forget all the chil dren. An enclosing 10 cents for Lot ply Stocking fund. Sam Ivey, .10 Jackson Ave. Dear Santa; 1 want you to pleasa bring me a nice doll and doll trunk and lots of fruits, nuts and candies, and don’t forget my little sister. ' Bring her a rubber doli. With lots < f love, your little girl, Elizabeth Moore. P. S. Am sending a dime for Empty Stocking fund. Dear Santa Claus: I am a little ■ girl 3 years old. I try to be good. I Flease bring me a pretty doll that > will go to sleep. Bring me a tea I set with a coffee pot. My daddy I made me a little table. I am send- : ing 10 cents for the Empty Stocking | fund. Your little girl, Ira Lois! I Brown. | Dear,Old Santa: I know you’ want to hear from me. lam just as weet as I can be. I play all day , with my dog, Zip. Bring us both a little whip. Ten cents enclosed lor Empty Stocking fund. Your lit tle boy, Lee Johnson Brooks. Dear Santa Claus: My daddy! says I have been a good little boy, I o please bring me choo choo, foot-1 ball, chewing gum and a bicycle. I am sending 25 cents for our Baby | Carolyn and 25 cents for myself. Please remember little children ev eryw’hereu \\ ayne Smith. Dear Santa Claus: Please bring me a pair of skates, a doll and a doll carriage and some doll furni ture. Bring Uncle Hinton a farm suit. 1 am sending you 25 cents. > Ph ase don’t forget little children everywhere. Please bring our Baby ‘ Carolyn a mama doll and a’red bail. ■.Katherine Smith. Deal Santa Claus: I am a girl seven years old I go to school, also j. to Sunday school and I love my J teachers very much. So I am asking , .'•'"U to please bring me a doll and ' ; u ot furniture for my play house 'pi liieyele and lots of fruit and an : dies. 7 our loving little girl, Mary | ILovell. P. E. Please find enclosed .ten cents for the empty stocking . 'hind. 20.; Mayo street, Americus. ! Dear Santa Claus: I am a little JOHN R. MERCER. AGED GEORGIAN, IS DEAD Venerable Dawson Citizen Dies After Short Illness in At lanta Hospital ATLANTA, Dec. 20. John M. Mercer, age 70, prominent in the business and civic life of Dawson, died suddenly at a hospital in At lanta at 10:40 o’clock Wednesday morning. Mr. Mercer came here two days ago for the purpose of consulting specialists. He was stricken with apoplexy early Wednesday morn ing* his end coming within a short time. Residing in Terrell county for many years, Mr. Mercer rose to high position in the business, political and civic life of the community. He was recognized as one of the lead ing bankers in that, section of the states and for several years served as a member of the legislature from that county. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Ella Perry Mercer; three sister--, Mrs. Fannie Colley, of Dawson; Mrs. Samps Bell, of Leary, and Mrs. Hiram Powell, of Fitzgerald,' and one brother, Jesse Mercer, of At lanta, who for a number of years served as. state game warden and subsequently as state prohibition of ficer. Funeral services were held this afternoon from the First Methodist church, Dawson, with Rev. T. M. Christian, pastor, in charge. Inter ment will be in Cedar Hill cemetery. RUPERT HUGHES’ WIFE SLAYS SELF; PAIN BLAMED LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20.—Mrs. Adelaide Hanola Hughes, wife of' Major Rupert Hughes,, author and motion picture director, took her? life by hanging while mentally de ranged because of intense pain of J earache, according to a cablegram received Wednesday by Major Hughes from Haiphong, Indo China, containing the details of his wife’s 1 death. i - I girl six years old and like to go to j school, I love my teacher, heft name is Mrs. Lanier. I am not ask/i ing for many things this Christmas. I Please bring me a mamma doll,: - toi y book, box of candy, and some 1 fruit, and please don’t forget my! two little brothers,, Broxton and; Lorane, bring them something- nice, I enclosed you will find 25 cents for the empty stocking fund. Your little > frieqd, Oriska Easteriin. Dear Santa Claus; Please bring m a pair of skates, a steam engine,! and some games and books. I am enj closing a dime for the poor chil dren’s Christmas. Your friend Philip Edwards. Dear Santa Claus: I want you to bring- me a story book and a doll bed and a doll trunk and a 'big rub ber balk In-close find a dime fori the empty stocking fund. Sarah! Deriso. Beilin -zoo is feeding monkeys I carrdts instead of bananas Another' svil result of that song. a . J* 1 •. . ■ - ,>— ■ ~ ■■«..., ■ Your Christmas Cake is ready. k VHT ORDER EARLY and avoid the rush. £•( We wilLbegclosed Christmas day A / I «VTI E3& f I Model Bread Co. / • f iff. r—— THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER /* — (F-, ON THIS HAW'D, Oor. inSTihjiiOnS Wi A Ris to Sufi- E-SsTN — ’ COS'S GX- ~ pc QIT ATI CNS OF‘ / - --' fl '•'lf . -=•£'YA , H I fjwWlßl t-v Y'-~ J /: ft BCCN SITTI'NS (N tug acvoigncg- listeninga to You SPltSt_ /CO/mG INTRODUCING. THt? SPcacc-r dr T«e CUGT-lIN® Fot? 4BOUT TeveNTY MINUT&S OfVt_Y THG ANO IT'S T/HC You TO TziKG A C-HAff?*, I .'. - I c~i rm TRIAL OF MRS. BULLARD POSTPONED BY COUNSEL ! MARIETTA, Dee. 20.—Counsel j for both sides in the second trial 'of Mrs. Ruth Bullard, charged with J conspiring with Simeon Edwards, to kill her husband, D. D. Bullard, on July 9, came to an agreement to continue the trial until the next ; 'term of the Cobb Superior court, I when the case was called for Wed nesday. In all probability the trial I will not be held until the March' I term, as it is not likely that a' • special term will be called. The last trial of Mrs. Bullard, ■ I which was held in October, resulted in a mis-trial. Edwards was sen tenced to 2to 4 years. He was d“-: ; nied a new trial recently and now ] I is out on bond pending- a decision of: I the higher court. KIMBROUGH ASSIGNED TO GA. NATIONAL GUARD WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—Lieu tenant Colonel J. M. Kimbrough, j Jr., now commanding the 22nd in-! fantry at Fort McPherson, Ga., will; be assigned to duty with the Geor-1 gia national guard next month, Ad-j jutant General' Davis informed Sen ator W. J. Harris Wednesday. Col. I Kimbrough has been previously, on 'duty as an instructor and many ob jections were made about a year ago I ! when he was relieved And given ac tive duty at Fprt McPherson. Un-1 I der army regluations the time limit' I for service with the national .guard I ■ I ’ had expired, but next month Col. Kimbrough will be eligible for duty ' again. Senator Harris and Adjutant General Charles 11. Cox, of Georgia, recently visited the war department to request Col. Kimgrough’s return to the Georgia national guard. ATLANTA POLICE CHIEF REMOVAL ACTION PUT OFF ATLANTA, Dec. 20.—An agree ment to postpone further efforts to | oust Chief of Police James L. i Beavers until February 6, was reached Tuesday night in a special ! meeting of the police committee of eity council. I The sense of the meeting, ex ; pressed in a resolution which was adopted by the committee, was that |in agreeing- tc the postponement of further proceedings against Chief l Beavers, there was no intention to I ‘'pass the buck” to another commit tee, members stating that in event i of the reappointment for the com ing year, they would continue theii | efforts to remove the present head lof the police department. | The action of the committee Tuesday night defers all ouster pro ceedings scheduled against Chief- Beavers until the latter has quali fied for retirement on pension. I Mayor Sim A s Tuesday morning signed, without comment, the i Vaughan resolution adopted by council Monday asking delay in the I proceedings to oust the chief. I 10 Pfflcow RICH COURT HSLOS Decision Ends Technical Objec tion Raised When Referen- ATLANTA. Deo, 20. —There no ‘Peach county, ’ in i Ge ° r ? a LX cording to a decision handed d<n i Wednesday by the state . UP' 1, . court, which held in the case o Houser, ordinary, vs. Hartley, that the vote on its creation had not been conducted legally. It was not I contended that there was any fraud in the election, the claim of illegali ty being based entirely upon tech nicalities. The case arose when Emmett Houser, < rdinary of Houston county, refused to call a special election j for the office of justice of the peace | of that section of Houston county I which was to have formed the new Peach county. Houser contended that the new county had been es tablished and that therefore he did not have jurisdiction. Houston Su perior court decided that there was no Peach ocunty and the decision of the Supreme court upholds this finding. When the legislature passed th' amendment to the constitution cri - JUST RECEIVED BY EXPRESS From a Bankrupt Concern in /Atlanta 50 Guaranteed Leonard Watches Wrist Watches, Regularly Sold at $4.00 Now $2.00 Ladies’ and Men’s Sizes, Regularly Solei at $2.50 to $3.50, Now— si.sO Plain and Radiolite Faces Hurry If You Want One of These They will be snapped up quick at these prices Hightower’s Book Store Why i our Gas and Electric Bills Are Higher Than Usual I his Month 1 he Public Service Commission issued an order on October i 7th, requiring all gas, electric and street railway com panies to install a uniform system of accounts. Ii• i • n making this change we were delay ed from eight to ten days in reading the meters, and this month’s bills, there ore, cover a period considerably in excess of the calendar month. 1 hat is why your bill is high this month. P er i°d b e extended to the to December in order to give all customers an opportunity to take the discount. there has been no \ CHANGE IN RATES < South Georgia Public Service Co. Say Merry Xmas With Flowers best ulehad. eaHy ,elecllon - Our supply will be the NEW BASKETS ARRIVED TODAY \ ,™ OMAS floral company Night Phone 876 THURSDAY. DECEMBER 20, 1923 i ating the Peach county,, it was by >he narrow margin of only 'two votes. This was at the ,1922 ses. ision. The voting on the amendment I which took place the following No vember, showed 29,842 for th<. amendment, to 36,566 against it. | Supporters of the new county move ' ment, however, contended that in 28 bounties the consolidated board had not been legally established, in 11 counties the returns ac - companied by voters’ list under the • superintendent’s oath and that in 1 live counties the election was held by persons net properly qualified 1 to hold it. LUMPKIN OFFICIALS INDUCTED INTO OFFICE LUMPKIN. Dee. 20. (Snecial) Mayor J. D. Singer, re-elected- Aide, men T. T. James, A. T. Fort’, I C. 1. Trotman, J. F. Humber ami ' W. !L Humber were inducted into ,'office Tuesday night. i Mr. Earl Grier took the oath of , office as chief of police for the new ,' year. Jesse Holder was elected super : iniendeiit of Lumpkin's municipal 1 : light and water plants. 1 POLITICAL POT BOILS IN LYONS AND TOOMBS LYONS, Dec. 20. —? Announce ' meats or various county offices arc coming in rapidly now, and it is ap- ! parent that the campaigns will open up with full force after the holi ‘ I days.
