About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (April 9, 1924)
PAGE SIX TI E C ORDEK PUBLISHED 109 frr— i———■■ll i ■i» ..«-■■■ m Pablisfted by The Times-Reaorder C®., (wc.) Lovelace EVe, Editor and Publisher Entered u eeeond clew muter al the portoffit* M America*, Georgia, according to the Act at Centric, The Aoeociated Prone la erclueieelf entitled ■ the oee for the republication of all newt die patches credited to it or not other™* credUed w thia paper and alao th. local jnabUahed tare h. AU right of republication of apectal diapatdtee *re also reserved. National AdwrtWnr LANDIS 4 KOHN, Brawwick Iw Toot. , rople*‘ Gas ChloM--- a A THOUGHT winn—W—— We know that the law jagood. if a man use it lawfully^—-Tiw-1-8, ‘Laws can discover sia, but not remove. —Miltori. What One More Dust ing Would Have Meant for Georgia Sumter farmers are breaking ground and some planting cot ton today, either for the mar ket in the fall or the boll wee vil in the summer. Every authority, local and otherwise, is satisfied that poi soning, is necessary and is eco nomically a good investment. To attempt to produce cotton now without poisoning is fool ish. Dr. Andrew M Soule, presi dent of the State College of Agriculture, made the state ment in an address recently de livered at (Albany that if the farmers of ‘Georgia had given their cotton fields one more dusting with calcium arsenate last summer, they would have made 300,000 more bales of cotton than they actually har vested. That's an astounding state ment and but for the fact that it comes from so high an au thority as is Dr. Soule, we would be in doubt as to its ac curacy. The Times-Recorder has no desire to dictate to the farmer. We know nothing more about cotton farming than we are told or read, but such statements as the above are worth pondering Last suminer, in Sumter coun ty, we had prospects for a bumper crop, until the weather man got cross and began send ing us rain—day in and day out. Our farmers became discour aged and many of them gave up in despair, but just suppose we have kept on fighting. What a difference there might fraye been. . ..This statement of Dr. Soule is worth remembering. It may rain again when another crop is in the making. But, says the Albany Herald: The farmers should remem ber what, in the opinion of an outstanding expert, one more dusting of the eotton fields with calcium arsenate last summer would have meant to Georgia. The battle will soon be on. May the farmers win a glorious vic tory, not with calcium arsenate alone, which is the infantry, but with the food and forage crops which must constitute the heavy artillery battalions of the anti waevil army. Selling Organization The sweet potato growers &re organizing a co-operative or ganization, following the exam ple set by growers of watermel ons, peanuts, pecans, syrup and other products. Last year there was produced seven and a half billions of dol lars worth of products on the this country for which the consumers paid twenty-two billions of dollars. Co-opera tive marketing will tend to give these products to the consumer for less and at the same time bring in a greater part of the total to the farmer, according to Frank, Johnson, lecturer, from Iowa; Thfc prosperity of the city de pends on the farms. , A bank rupt farming community means a like situation in the towns and cities of that section. The success of the California orange grower is credited to the fact that California produces only twp varieties of oranges and sells them through one or two selling co-operative organi zations. The failue of the Florida citrus growers is at tributed 4o a multiplicity of va rieties of fruit and selling or ganizations. Information coming from Valdosta is that the sweet pota to growers in that section have perfected a temporary organiza tion and applied for a charter under the co-operative market ing act. The organization will be known as the Georgia Sweet Potato powers association, »vith h»dgu«rim in Valrtoßta. Regarding the sweet potato and its possibilities if marketed through a selling organization, a writer from Valdosta has this to say: ‘‘Encouraged by the success of the watermelon, peanut , cane syrup and other co-operative marketing associations of the state, the farmers see in the or ganisations one of the most suc cessful of all the commodity or- thusi far undertak en. “Georgia being the foremost sweet potato growing state in the Union, if Is a lamentable fact that because of the lack of sys tem in curing, grading, packing and marketing the Georgia far mers have r&allzed far less for their potatoes than some of the other potato growing sections that are organized. Produce dealers throughout the country say there is a very marked pref erence for Georgia yams where they can get them properly cured and graded, and it is to work out these .details and overcome sorr.e other evils besetting the sweet potato industry in Geor gia that the farmers have deter mined to organize a sweet pota to marketing assoc : ation. “At this time sweet potatoes are being quoted in the Eastern and Northern markets at from $2.50 to $4 per bushel, while the Georgia farmers are selling theirs in the local markets for around $1 to $1.25 per bushel, and it is conceded by all parties who know that the Georgia yam is far superior to those that are selling at the higher prices in the Eastern market. This condition has attracted the attention of the United States Department of Agriculture and in a recent bul letin the department has given out some very interesting data to the gffect that Georgia with ten other Southern states now pro duce more than 83 per cent of the total crop of sweet potatoes but market les g than 30 pei- cent of the total carlot shipment. It is also estimated by this depart ment that fully 25 per cent of the sweet potato crop is lost by freezing, insects, diseases and other causes that can be over come by careful attention. There- When the First Word Was Invented Here' s a race of people whose language consists of only one word. This word is "Inge.” It's used by a community of 250 savages who live on the banks of the Cauras River in Peru. Garrett F. Hall, artist-explorer, returns to civilization and tells about them. When a crowd of these sav ages gets together for a talkfest, one of them says, “Inge." Pre sently another savage nods and answers, "Inge.” ,If there is general agreement, the whole crowd choruses, “Inge.’’ Sounds like a political meeting. How would you like to live among them? After all, think what a fine arrangement it would be for the pests who bore you with their driveling gals. One word and they d be talked out. Or, at an oil investigation, a witness wouldn’t have to hern and haw or refuse to answer on advice of counsel. He’d simply Inge and let the audier.|:e make its own guesses at what he meant. It d be an ideal system for newspapermen who wanted to get away to a ball game. Just send the paper to press with one word, Inge —;thus telling ev erything with the utmost detail possible. Fine system for an editor cramped for space. What word would you select if our language had to be weed ed out and singled down to one word? The Babbitts will make such selections as "patriotism,” ‘mother," "loyalty” or “truth.” We know thirsty folk who’d select Whisky, in the hope that if they said it often enough they d finally find some kind hearted pa,rty with a pre-war cellar. For politicians we’d recom mend Bunk.' Sufficiently re peated, it would make a good average political speech. Imag ine a candidate swinging around the circle and haranguing his hearing: "Bunk, bunk, bunk, bunk! Ihe audience would listen awhile, nod their h»ads and comment to themselves, "I see the issues haven’t changed since the last election. The campaign is to be fought out along regulation lines.” There are times when our radio speaks only one word: Lee-eee!” Seriously, though, it was a great event in human history when the first word was in vented. So began speech. It must have started with one word, possibly "lOuchl" Language is our greatest in vention. Humanity is like a baby, beginning with one word, gradually becoming fluently ex pressive. Baby in the cradle, then gradually growing to maturity and finally aging—this is sym bolic of civilization. On this comparison, how old is humanity now? About two years? gfflf r LONG LIFE I* * s not rov>!n ß '‘kt? a tree 3 I L hulk. doth make man better be, 7 F '7 J Or standing long an oak, three hundred year, Lo n To fall a log at last, dry, bald and sear, lily a C lAlrfb 1$ a ’ rer f ar ’ in CrYS’ Although it lai! and die that night, was the plant and flower ol light! il fXj In small proportions we just beauties see: And in short measures life may perfect be. $L -Ben Jonson. XY.,, I ''TU' A -.y Old Days In Americus TEN YEARS AGO TODAY (From The Times Recorder. April 9, 1914.) Americus ar d Sumter county are going to have a demonstration agent on the job every day in the week, beginning the first of May. They are also going to have a canning club expert or.' hand for six oi more weeks this summer to help the girls of the county in their work. The following committee will go out after the $750 today: R. P. Stackhouse, chairman; F. P. Har rold, L. G. Council, G. R. Ellis, and C. C. Hawkins. The Americus postoffice building has just received it first exterior scrubbing since its erection a half dozen or more years since, ai|d the improvement thus wrought is quite apparent. For several days a force of scrubbers have been applying soap or other real estate remover upon the handsome exterior, which now glistens resplendent in the April but flight. Mrs. Joseph Bryan, who for seve ral weeks has been the guest of Mrs.- Humber, near Lumpkin, has fallen ill, and will return here today, though her indispoisiton is not of serious nature. MiSs Julia Gordon, will go to morrow to Savanrah to spend the Eastertide at the residence of her aunt, Mrs. E. J. Whalen. Mrs. Nora Zorn has returned to her home in Denmark, S. C. after an extended” visit to her daughter, fore, the Department of Agricul- • ture is urging upon th e South ern producers the necessity of standardizing and improving their varieties in order to increase She yield per aere, all oi which i; included in the scope and purpose of. the Georgia Sweet Potato Association.” The Sumter county sweet po ato grower has a curing house right beie in Americus, where he wii! find a cash market for his product, operated by an Americus .man, Mr. Roy Black. Sumter farmers will not make a mistake by planting a few acres in potatoes and those who do wii! find a cash market here in the fall. Curing houses and co-opera tive selling organizations go hand in hand. As stated by the United States Department of Agriculture, the South pro duces 83 per cent of the sweet potato crop, but markts only 25 per cent. There is an enor mous loss from freezing, spoil age and a lack of standardiza tion. Co-operative marketing and curing houses will cure this evil, give the farmer more money for his crop and add wealth to the community. OPINIONS OF OTHER EDITORS NOT YET, BUT WAIT! There doesn’t appear to be much interest in any quarter in a gubernatorial race this year. It may be that the people are tired of politics, anyway. Some times they want a rest from the turmoil and strife which a heat ed race usually engenders.— Adel News. COATS OFF Although the cold wave was arriving Sunday night, we arc told that the Pentecost preach er pulled off his coat down at the church and went at it right. This is the way we do when we set type or when we sit down to the table and even pull off our coat when we go to bed ab night. —Dahlonega Nugget WHO KNOWS? American factories in 1923 produced 3,635,767 passenger autos, compared with 2,339,768 the year before, final figures show. And it looks as if 1924 January three and a half times as many passenger autos were manufactured as ip January 1922. How long- will it be until there'll be similar figures for * THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER T Mrs. Nat LeMaster. Miss Corrinne Sills returned to Americus yesterday after a visit ir. Montezuma and Fort Valley. TWENTY YEARSAGO TODAY (From The Times Recorder. April 9, 1904.) Miss Laura Goin, who has been spending two months very delight fully with her aunt, Mrs. George Winship, in Atlanta, returned home today. ' Miss Brownie Carter has been the guest of relatives ir, the city for several days. The great Sumter county candi date barbecue is dated one week hence— next Saturday—and a great host of voters, their wives and chil dren, will assemble at Magnolia Dell to enjoy the monster picnic of the year. Americus was the pathway of a | severe wind and hail storm which struck here at 4 o’clock yesterday morning, doing considerable damage hereabout. The roof of R. J. Perry s kitchen was picked up and landed on top of the dwelling house, the terrific noise greatly alarming the family, though the damage to property was not considerable. Some of the state house officials are much grieved at being called upon by committees of several Geor gia counties for small amounts to help defray their election expenses. No such demand, however, has been made by Sumter. thirty years ago today Monday, no paper published. airplane production? Rome News-Trifiune. BIGGER MEN ON BIGGER SAL ARIES NEEDED Mr. Henry Ford in diagnosing the ills of the body politic is con vinced that the country would '•escape many of its political dis tresses and much government mal-administi’ation by paying better salaries to those who con duct the affairs of government. Mr-. Ford believes in big salaries as the only means of tempting big men to take office and intro duce efficiency in governmental operations. Mr. Ford airs hrs views in the current issue of Collier’s in this wise: “The right course would be to pay as much as business pays and then cut down on the number of men. Make the sal aries so high that it would! be grotesque for a small man to be in the job. Cabinet" officers ought to have at leas t $50,- 000 a year, justices of the Su preme Court not less than $75,- 000, and no judge should have less than $25,000. We .ought to have fewer members of Con gress and pay them say $25,000 a year each.” Mr. Ford’s ideas are not new and they are founded on a strat um of good sense and much hu man experience. There is a commonplace com ment that always accompanies the linking of the name of some outstanding citizen with public office for which his fitness is strikingly manifest, "O, he couldn’t aford to take it is would mean too great a sacrifice.” It is this failure of public office to provide financial allurement, or at least adequaie compensa tion, which deprives the stale and the nation of the services of its most capable men. Mr. Ford thinks that by employing its biggest men on some scale of adequate remuneration the cost of government could be de creased and not increased. But the reaction to the proposal that congressmen be paid $25,000 a year almost induces a fainting spell.—Selma Times. FIRST CASH CROP MOVING Tift county’s first crop of the year is now going to the mat ket. Plant shipments start last week and will continue v several weeks. Only caboage are moving now but tomato plants will be going out soon and these will be followed by potato plants. Plant growing and ship ping has become quite an indus try in Tift and a good many thousand dollars are brought into the county each year by this means. The plants are late this year, but the seasons are late and the truck growers in other sections will get their plants by the time the soil is ready for them —Tifton Gazette, THE FLOWERS THAT BLOOM JN SPRING, TRA-LA - IWiJI w SOW . • . i ___ l"kmaSjS \ > j la#/ Sr asSL ■ C JSIKI S-.AJ lAxA—A——C / n i musTbea \ f, TA.xPePuaoH t ' | FbSies ( AdA ate Wubcrl Apple OIL Nature sometimes gets on the consumer’s side, but not for long. Big gushers of the southern Cali fornia oil pools glutted the market and smashed the price of gasoline. But an oil pool is like a quart of whisky—holds just so much. Pro duction of the southern California fields has dropped two-fifths from its peak. I’ts about time for another big oil pool to be discovered. That’s the' way the system works. Meantime, there still is more oil than reeded. Scarcity is a long way distant, if at all. ♦ » * EYES Reading in a street car or on a train shortens life, claims Dr. Mon aghan, New York’s health commis sioner. Every time the car lurches tiny muscles are kept busy adjust ing the eyes to the reading matter. Also, the lighting is “poor,” Doc cautions. The strain impairs eye sight. And eyes out of order cause. many nervous complications, inciu ding loss of vitality, in effect, short-J ening life. People riding home form work, tired out after the day’s toil, should relax the mind and nerves as well as the body. * FATTY Tom Tor., of Los Angeles, Weiphs 745 pounds. Hearing which, the circus people didn’t wait to see, him. They wired an offer and told 1 him to come ahead as a sideshow attraction. Lewis and Clark displayed no more courage going west over a epn tiiry ago than Tom Ton traveling east. You can imagine him irj a Pullman corridor. Reaching New j York, the'jr couldn’t get him into a I taxi, so they loaded him on a truck. | At the hotel, he had to use the I freight elevator. How kindly nature is, in stand ardizing the size of humanity with so few exceptions. * « • CUSTOMERS The leading chain stores are doing a fifth more business than a year ago. Part of this represents] higher prices. Part is due to their; ‘cutting in” on individual retailers. A third cause is better business gen erally. The dinner pail should- be full of pie ai d cake this spring. • * a YOUNGSTERS One in every four American school children has defective vision or eyestrain. This is announced after examining more than four mil lion students. It also is known that defective eyesight is the cruse of much mental backwardnes among school chil dren. The dunce used to be whipped and r' ud up in the corner with a papc one on his head. Now the te~ ■ sees that he gets glasses and :n scecial training, maybe a alar extract to stimulate his r- in through his thyroid. Some of the old-time teachers, in I O n,ade on improved lands at cheap est rates for terms of 5,7 or 10 years with pre-payment option given Money secured promptly. We have now outstanding over $1,100,000 on farms in Sumter county alone, with plenty more to lend. MIDDLETON McDONALD Correspondent Atlanta Trust Co., in Sumter, Lee, Terrell. Schley. Macon, Stewart, Randolph and Webster counties. 21 Planters Bank Building, Americus, Ga. Phone 89■ or 211, - . „ ■& J ’ WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 9, 1924 their treatment of “dull” pupils, were as much dunces as the one with a paper hat. * * *. FAIR An old lady leaves $250,000 to a former actor as “a token of my ap preciation for his friendship at a time when most needed.” The actoi- rejects the legacy. He turned the quarter million over to the old lady’s sons. That is real hor.esty, justice and decency of the finest kind. Interviewed, he refuses to discuss the matter. He’s the sort that should be down in Washington helping run the government. Or in control of an industry with a corner on - necessities. tl is getting so about the only drivers who will give pedestrians a lift are street car motormen. Wasn’t it spring when Rip Van Winkle went to sleep and slept 29 fears? Bad news from Canada today Ontario cow attacked a train, so row her owner has steak daily! Americus Undertaking Co. NAT LEMASTER, Manager Funeral Directors And Embalmers 1 Night Phones 661 and 88 Day Phones 88 and 231 BRIDES TO BE Spring is here, wed ding dates will soon be announced, and brides to be are now choosing their pat terns of silver. Real social leaders prefer the FAIRFAX pat tern for all occasions. If you see this pat tern you will buy it. You will like it. Americus Jewelry Company Phone 229 t Wallis Mott, Manager L. G. COUNCIL, President. T. E. BOLTON, Ase’t. Cashier f! C. M. COUNCIL, V.-P. and Cashier. J. E. KIKER, Ass’t. Cashier $ The Planters Bank of Americus * (Incorporated) 1891 - 1924 / malaiMßM Upon the foundation w KMeßhMw <>f thirty-three years of If D RToWfh 'is based th«> 3 ’ present organization of I s*; pur bank. This experi- •. ence i* always at the command of our cus tomers. We cordially . solicit your banking business. The Bank With a Surplus ' RESOURCES OVER $1,700,000 PROMPT, CONSERVATIVE. ACCOMMODATING No Account Too Large; None Too Small THE STANDARD Crinkle Spreads for Single Beds At 50c, 65c and 75c. Extra heavy quality, made from the short lengths left from the making of the larger sizes., un bleached and unhemmed; plenty for everybody; for two days’ selling j;ach 50c, 65c, 75c Curtain Scrim 10c Yard Good curtain scrim in a real bargain now at 10c. This is dou bled bordered in white and ecru, 36 inches wide. While the lot lasts at, yard , 10c $lO Crepe de Chine Dresses At $5.75. All Silk Crepe de Chine Dresses in every good color, new styles just opened, all sizes; here eacn ....$5.75 Infants’ Fin a Kid and Patent Slippers at $1.25 Infants’ Slippers of fine black and brown kid, also patent leather, turned soles, regularly $1.50; here now at pair sl-25 Gold Seal Yard Wide Percales at 18c Regularly 25c, full yard wide, colors guaranteed, new light spring style ; regularly 25c now at yd. 18c Standard Dress Gingham at 19c < One big table filled with full Standard Dress Gingham in about fifty new designs, 27 and 32 inches wide, every yard worth 25c, all fast colors; her e now at, yard 19c Heavy Yard Wide Sheeting at 12..1-2c The best yard Wide Sheeting, even weave, good weight, bleaches and looks like linen when washed; plenty for everybody, yard 12 l-2c New 50c Colored Voiles !At 39c Forty inches wide, in a great va riety of new pretty patterns, med ium and dark patterns, beautiful quality at, yard 39c Plenty of Fine 40 Inch Voiles at 20c The grade used by some stiffes as leaders at 25c, here on sale every day at 20c; light, medium or dark styles, good patterns, at yard 20c Standard Dry Goods Company Forsyth St. Next Bank of Commerce AMERICUS. 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