About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 8, 1924)
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 8, 1924 LOWNDES GETS fCH CO 111 GAS TUI -V jt. , _ Figures of Gas Inspection There Show Big Increase in Quan- j trty of Gasoline Consumed • J.' ■»' VALDOSTA, February B.—Gaso- i line eonsuinpfion in' find abound Val-4 dosta appears to be .increasing at a tremendous rate, according to ifieial figures ot. oil inspection at , this point. For the-111011111 of January the re port shows that a total of two hun dred and tbirty-twct thousand four hundred and forty-two gallons were renewed at the various distributing { stations in Valdosta. The greatest I amout eveq brought into Valdosta in any one month previously was 180,000 gallons, in November of las' year. , In the last or so there has been-fi steady increase in the amount,of gasoline handled here bat there has never -been such an i ty* crease as this in any one month, tht figures making a most interesting showing. • Oh the January figures the three cent tax means that $8,135,47 were paid, all of which is contributed by the people who ultimately consume ! this gasoline. Out of this amount of taxes collected Lowndes i county f dRH RELIEVES CUNi" ■ ST OS f II BRAN I | j»K COOKEDr-KRLiMBLEB ggg ■■ ,? KEULOCC COMPANV Hi ■ jHH l-»: mitMX” " JB iwiniKßl^far * Bum! If TO FIGHT CONSTIPATION—the most •dangerous condition your system can hecome chained to—to get free from bleary bilious* I’■ ness, dull headaches, nausea—etc., etc.!! I Rid yourfcelf of this dangerous condition or start “slipping” and become a prey to any; one; of the most dreaded human ailments which have their beginning with constipation find toxsc poisoning! ;- ■ / |j§ * ' ■ -•* Fight constipation as yon would fight fire! I $ Fight it with bran—Kellogg’s Bran—BE CAUSE IT IS ALL BRAN! Don’t temporize! Don’t waste time and health by going half-way! You need ALL BRAN; you need the bulk, the “roughage” of ALL BRAN, because it sweeps* • I cleanses and purifies! REALIZE THlS—foods with a part bran content can only relieve constipation in pro portion to the amount of bran they contain! If they are 25 or 50 per cent bran—you may , get 25 or 50 per cent relief! REMEMBER THlS—Kellogg’s Bran is ALE BRAN and is guaranteed to give you positive and permanent relief if you will eat two table spoonfuls dqily, or as much with each meal ini chronic cases! • > , t Don’t delays don’t fuss with half-way mea sures! You have too much at stake! All grocers sell— the original BRAM** ready to eat SILVERWARE I Have you enough Silverware for your table? If not, why not buy a few pieces at the time and you will soon have what you need. We have individual pieces from $1 to $lO. also have complete chest from sl6 to S4O. , Come in and see what you need. 1 , k. v ' * THOS. L\ BELT,' 1 ♦ ' > J " Sde Our Window Display . CHEAP MONEY TO LEND We always have money to lend cm farm lands at lowest rates and best terms, and you will always, save money by seeing us. • We give the borrower the privilege of making payments on the principal at any any interest period, stopping interest on such payment. We also make loans on choice city property. Write or see G. R. Ellis or G_ C. Webb in charge of the Home Office, Americus, Georgia.— » > Empire Loan and Trust Gdtnpany ■* Americus, Georgia ' \ BOUND AND GAGGED ACTRESS FOUND DEAD NEW YORK, February 8 Bound to the bedposts with her mouth gagged. Miss Louise Lar son, 24 years old and a'Thotion picture actress, today was dead in her room in her fashionable apartment at West 7Ttfi street. The actress’ hands had been tied “spread-eagle’’ fashion, and tied to the bedpost with a dog lekst,*and her Belgian police dog was found lashed to a chair in another room of her apart ment. >* SHAPIRO ASKS WALLACE TO INDICT DEPARTMENT WASHINGTON, February B. After the address of Secretary Wal lace, before the national council of farmers’ co-operative marketing as sociation here today, he was asked by Aaron Shapiro, prominent or ganizer of such associations, tb draw up “bill of particulars” criti cizing the department of agricul ture’s policy toward co-operative marketing. " -•*» - Acts one third, which means that the January tax coming back to the county will amount to $2,324.^2. PEACHES IN FORT VALLEY HIT HURT -LI. Heavy Damage Done Near Griffin Not Reflected in Con dition of Central Belt Trees *r- MACON, February B.—Although heavy damage to peaches hsis'been discovered at the Georgia Experi ment Station at Grififn, iw such damage has been discovered in the Fort Valley and Byron district, ac cording to Oliver I. Snapp, in charge of the Government and State Lab oratory. Mr. Snapp has been busy for sev eral days investigating conditions of trees, but ho stated yesterday that he-had failed to find trace of damage. Buds are being held back and if there is nothing to cause injury there is every indication of a nor mal yield at least, growers say. In fact the growers have begun to lay the*' plans to have a bigger cull pile this year, than in the history of the industry in Georgia, so that better peaches will be marked. TWO BATTLESHIPS TO BE DISMANTLED SOON OAKLAND, Calif., February B. To the dirge of a chorus of steam’ whistles’, two American battleships, the Nebraska and the Vermont, ar rived here recently froqp, thejr lost voyage, a sail of 25 mile's from the Mare Island navy yard. They were the largest vessels ever to enter the inner harbor here. They are consigned to the scrap heap. It will require a year and a payroll of about $1,000,000 to dis mantle them. The scrap metal from the men-of-war will be sent to east ern steel works. The Nebraska, with a length of 435 feet and a displacement of 14,- 948 tons, was a training-ship during the world war. The Veftnont, 450 feet long, with a tonnage of 16,000. was in oempany with the Nebraska on the cruise afound the world in 1908. The Vermont was in Vera Cruz harbor when the Americans captured it in 1914>. In the world war she was a troop-ship. STOLL INSPECTS MACON TOURIST HOTEL SITES MACON, Feb. B.—E. A. Stoll, vice president of the Hockenburg System, of Tarrisburgy Pa., left last night for Florida after spending the day in Macon inspecting various pioposed sites for th'e location of a tourist hotel. Mr. SCbll stopped in Macon from the Chamber of Commerce, and continued his jour ney last night. He is an official of one of the .most vigorous hotel development companies and the ob ject of having him look over the Macon Sites was to gain his opinion of Miftop as a tourist hotel loc r tion. t SALEM LEAGUE ~ TO DEMONSTRATE The Epworth League of Salem church will give the Demonstrati jn Visit with the Mexican Centenary Sunday evening Feb. 10th at 7 o’clock, it is announced. # The pub lic is cordially invited. ’ • t /wed IfERTfUZERSj to u»?2he , ' | guaranteed J ks o ** s 1 '&OnaSSoO^ *t * BACK OF IT! > The value of a bank note or a promissory note is determined by the resources and reputation of whatever or whoever is behind it. The same thing is true of fertilizer. « For over fifty years Swift & Company has maintained a reputation for making each Swift product the best of its kind. This reputation is back of every bag of Swift’s Red Steer fertilizer. It’s your guar antee of quality. Swift & Company has resources, equipment, raw materials, and' the knowledge necessary to make the fertilizer that meets the needs of your soil and crop. Come in and we will help you select the analysis best suited for your crop. Buy Swift’s Red Steer Fertilizers-“IT PAYS TO USE THEM.” Swift & Company - (FERTILIZER WORKS) Albany, Georgia • Authorized Swift Agent: ‘ % # * T r Commercial Warehouse . A'mericus, Ga. THE AMERICUS TIMES-RE.CORDER * J. W. HARRIS, JR. SLIGHT! YIMPROVED At 2:20 o’clock this afternoon the report from the City hospital regarding the condition of J. W. Haris, Jr., who was reported so, desperately ill early this morning was that his condition was slightiy improved., Mr. Harris has been suffering from carbuncles on his neck and was taken to the hospital for special treatment Saturday. Thursday hi underwent an operation for the re moval of pus in the infected’ part, following which he became rapidly worse. j MISS ELEANOR ROSS WINS COLLEGE HONOR' LA GRANGE, February 8 Miss i Eleapor Ross, of Americus, has won jthe honor of being a basket-ball player on the ,La Grange College) University team. Much interest was shown nor athletic field this year and a spirit 6f rivaling was strong among the classes. Miss Ross play ed on the Freshman tea in which is always the strongest team in col-« lege. By her excellent playing in final Freshman-Junirfr game, she made a set of Red and Black college letters. ' La Grange college, being under the auspices of the North Georgia Methodist Conference, does not have intercollegiate athletics, but much interest t is manifest among the classes. ‘MONKEY BABY’ BORN TO WOMAN IN PRAGUE PRAGUE, February B.—The medical profession here has been much interested in a . baby born re cently which was covered with a/ growth of hair. The child has been exhibited only to physicians anu Scientists by Dr. Berda who attend ed the mother during confinement. Both the parents are quite nor mal, according to the doctors, who as yet have been unable to account fop the strange freak of naturtgun less it can be associated in somoi manner with a monkey gland opera tion upon the father. 1 EXPERT TO DIRECT~ PLANTING IN CRISP CORDELE, February B.—C. H. Gaddis, representing the state de partment of entomology, arrived in Cordele today and went immediate ly to the proptrty of the Dixie Pe can Groves on the northeast of Cordele where he will begin his work of making this an ideal pecan grove of four thousand acres. ‘This man will take the initiative in the plans o£ development for this Notice Those who ordered from members of the Rotary club one or more of the LECTURES OF DR. CHAS. E. BARKER Are urged td call at once and secure the pamphlets ordered. These lectures were paid for ip advance by those reques\ing the lectures. HIGHTOWER’S BOOK STORE new grove. It is going to be and started under the eye and per sonal supervision of experts in the business and these will remain on the property most of the time. STEWARDS TO BE II CHARGE (IF SERVICE Woman’s Missionary Societies Conducted Interesting Pro gram Last Night Approximately ninety persons at tended prayer service of First Meth odist church at the courthouse last night when the program was in charge of the missionary societies of that congregation, with Mrs. Henry B. Mashburn as leader. Next Wednesday night, it is announced 4hc .Board of Stewards will he in charge, with appropriate program arranged. These meetings are being cos> ducted for a time by various church organizations the pastor, Rev. John M. Outler, stated today, with the idea of developing the latent tal ent of the congregation, and al ready the results obtained have been very gratifying. The firfit of these meetings conducted j>y the Sunday Bfhool of the church was at tended by .121 persona and the one a week later "by the Epworth League saw 75 in attendance. 1 Guns art- used to harpoon whales now, and there is little danger to whalers. Preventcrippe buiid resistance With , scqtts -$} EMULSION M OUR.FISH ARE N FRESHj \\ Dependable fowtej U Those who are fond of s ca foods kijow that thg fish sold at this mar ket are always strictly fresh. If you want us to we will got them quite ready for th e pan or oven before they leave this shop. We are the meat men de luxe and pay s’trict attention to sanitary details* EASOM & MARTIN Choice Meat and Poultry Phones 102 and 110 Forsyth Street fcIGGLY WIGGLY Omega IKingan’s Pure Flour frl HQ Lard, 4 lbs. ICA 24-lbs. J 79c, 8 lbs ■■■.»■—■«■! ..HI. I I Twinida Jewel Flour (£1 1C Shortening (M 04 24-ibs tpi.iu 81bg Idahome Country Flour <M nC Meal * QO„ 24 lbs <PI.UJ JOC Wampole’s Cod Waterbury’s S’ 84c 84c National Biscuit Cake, and Cracker,, Swan, Down Cake He Sr: 36c ...... ... Oyster,, No I can g£ d „ Ki » F »“ I No. 2 can 16c 26c 49c I. .IM, ....... ’ ,1 Sliced Pineapple, Djer Kiss Talcum Pinx Salmon, No. Gold Bar No p ow d er I taH can can 21c, No. 2 ’ 16c 34c 26c Royal Scarlet Sal- j„ d mon Steak, small caa 29c, large ““ ' 29c ' U ’ 8 ' 49 c 34c 54c . ll i - i I Wilson Cornea BarUe,, Pear, ££ Beef, can G ° ld B "- N °' 2 29c. large jar can J -24 c 26c 54c ' I * Catsup. Heinz* p ea s, Logan Jet gen's Lotion, small bottle 22c, brand. No. 2 can SQ C bottle large bottle 32c , 16c 39c v Corifc Richelieu Salad Dressing,, Golden Bantam, Coffee, Lord Cal- Durkee's medium No. I can 16c, vert, I-lb. can bottle No. 2 can 39c, 3-lb. can 33c 24c $1,17 ——i. ■■■ > - ii» i .—— ■■■ ■* ■■.. _ , . , Peas, Richelieu Frenchs Mustard Tiny s ifte d ( No. 1 Coffee. Osogohd jar can 26c, No. 2 1 -lb. can can 14c 39c 41c Fresh Shipment INDIAN RIVER ORANGES AND GRAPEFRUIT PIGGLY WIGGLY PAGE THREE
