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•SATURDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 26, 1924 mlsmmes E?RLV MNIIG Dusting of Small Plants Declar ed Most Profitable to Lowndes Farmers VALDOSTA, April 26.—The Na tional 801 l Weevil Control Asso ciation, which is headed by Hon. Clarcce Ousley, a native of Lowndes county, is strongly urging cotton growers to plan for an early fight with the boll weevil. The As sociation makes it plain that every farmer growing cotton should be alert ar'd not let the weevil get a start. The Association declares that early dusting of the plants, when they are small, will very largely assist in keeping down the spread of the weevil. When as many as twenty weevils are found to the acre, the Association says the battle should start with vigor. Every time one Weevil is killed it means the prevention of thousands of others of future generations com ing into the world to ravage the crop, is an idea the Association is tryirjg to drive home with force. cordeleTions will STAGE LADIES’ NIGHT CORDELE, April 26.—At the reg ular weekly luncheon the Lions made plans for a ladies night on May 2nd and a committee on ar rangements was named as follows: T. J. Fenn, C. A. Wilson, W. B. Shipp. This will be made a mosz enjoyable affair. Jack Comer made an impressive talk about the needs of the young people of the day. Mrs. Max E. Land presented the Crawford W. Long Memorial Statue in the hall of fame in Washington. Supt. Standard of the public schools told how Cordele captured the prizes in the Third District Meet in Monte zuma. Dr. J. W. Mai n followed with an impressive appeal about what Cordele must do next year to j make the meet a success here. The nominating committee will meet with j the board of directors at eight o’clock Wednesday night, April 30th, < NATION-WIDE SEARCH FOR WOMAN STARTED, ATLANTA, April 26.—The as- 1 surance of the American Red Cross lias beer; solicited in the search for Mrs. Edna Mingo Bush, I wife'ojf Arthur J. of Spartan-! burg, S. C. who mysteriously dis-' appeared from Ker home several, weeks ago and has not been hoard I from since. After arranging pillows in her bed to make it appear someone was sleeping there, Mrs. Bush quietly left her home in the mid dle of the night, all efforts to lo cate her proving futile. • A note in her handwriting was! found in the house the next day in which she said she could not live under the constant dread of an operation for cancer she had been advised to undergo, and that she was going to drown herself. Care ful investigation by Spartanburg' officials has led to the conclusion that Mrs. Bush -s still alive, and a diligent search is being made to locate her. Splendid Report Received on North Carolina Mutual The North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance company of Durham, N. C., which passed its 25th annivers ary on April 1, 1924, has just been examined by the insurance depart ments of three states, North Caro lina, South Carolina and Virginia, 'n order that an official report can be made to the committee on exam.-- nations of the national convention of insurance commissioners. To begin with, the report of the examiners states that “the com pany is the only mutual life or ganization in North Carolina of any size, which is owned and managed exclusively for its policyholders.” After a careful examination of the books of the company the ex aminers state that the North Caro lina Mutual had or? December 31, 1923, over $41,000,(100 Worth of insurance in force, to be exact, $41,148,747. For the protection of the policyholders, on whose lives this insurance is placed, it main tains a reserve fund of over sl, 835,119.54. Its premium income during 1923 was nearly $2,000,000. It paid to policyholders during 1923 $500,000 in death and sick claims, $565,380.97. Its total ad mitted assets are $1,945,521.95, lacking $2,000,000 by only $54,- 478.97. In addition the examiners state that they found the “books and rec ords very accurately kept.” This is indeed an unusual recommenda tion for the conduct of a million dollars business in these day;: of Teapot Pome scandals. How did the examiners find the North Carolina Mutual was invest ing its assets amounting to nearly two million dollars? Here is what the examiners have to say on that subject: “These items,” referring to the bonds and stocks, “were verified by actual in spection of the bonds and stocks in . Surrenders! Sir * HL b . k $ «•' s • w ■ '' ' . - y W W t Lem Motlow, multi-millionaire distiller and grain dealer of Lynchburg, Tenn., under indict ment in Missouri an.d Illinois for the murder of Clarence T. Pullis, Pullman conductor, has surrend ered to police in St. Louis and East St. Louis. ■IIM ' HH.MI Road From Valdosta to Hahira Has Recently Been Hard Surfaced With Rock VALDOSTA, April 26.—Gravel is already spread on the National Highway project north of Valdosta. That portion of the road which runs through Hahira has been covered I with the hard surface and those I who have passed over it this week : declare the work to be good. In the meantime the grading- is being pushed toward Valdosta and a gang is also grading above Ha hira toward the Cook county line. , The contracting firm is showing “speed” on this project and is also making a favorable impression by the thorough work which is being done. The concern has an excellent equipment, a part of which consists of fifty-two mules used in the gra ding work. The greater portion of this drove of mules is said to con sist of the finest animals ever seen in this section. This project calls for the expen diture of more than one hundred thousand dollars and this money is being generally welcomed in busi ness channels, a sit represent capi tal which has been inactive for a long time. BILL CHERRY, 6 KILLED IN FALL _ MACON, April 26.—8i11y Cherry, 6-year-old son of Mrs. Lillie Ram mage, was killed late Thursday when he fell from a truck en route from Popes Ferry, Ga., to Macon. The truck was driven by C. M. Johnston. The child was the adopt ed son of Mrs. T. E Cherry, of Popes Ferry. The body will be buried here tomorrow. the possession of the company and by certificates from the stages of North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia departments, and found to consist of government, state and municipal bonds and bank and utilities stocks. There are no bonds in default and interest is col lected promptly.” In reference to line mortgage loans on real estate amounting to $665,894,90, the ex aminers state: “This item was veri fied by actual inspection of the loan notes and found to be as re ported. All papers in connection with these loans were inspected and it was found that this item repre sents first mortgage loans on real estate.” The North Carolina Mutual did not attain this position like Topsy. It did not just aimlessly grow. It has taken exactly 25 years of un selfish labor to make this institu tion. April 1, 1924, marked its first milestone. The examiners did not overlook the man who has been behind the helm for every year and day of these 25 years and his faith ful colleague, who shouldered the burden with him for 21 years. We refer to C. Q. Spaulding, president of the North Carolina Mutual, and J. M. Avery, vice-president and sec retary. Os these two men the ex aminers say in their written re port: “These men, especially the president, who was with the com pany from the beginning, are the active officials, who should be given ci edit tor its efficient manage ment.” This is a summary of their esti mate of the company: “A compa ny efficiently managed whose books and records are very accurately kept, which is the only mutual life organization in North Carolina of any size that is owned and man aged for its policyholders.” ■ . _ —(adv.) PROF. SNYDER SAYS WEAIH ER AHEAD FISE Famous Griffin Prognosticator Says Farmers Needn’t Worry During Next Month GRIFFIN, April 26.—Professor Albert L. Snider, demon “long rainge” weather prophet of Griffin, as he ,styles himself, now comes for ward with the encouraging predic tion that May will be a beautiful month and the farmers will have naught to worry them. His pre diction in full follows: ‘‘The farmers can noiV rejoice and pack up their troubles in their own kit bag and smile, smile, smile for May will be a grand and glorious month for farming. It will be a warm dry month, although there will be some showers and thunder storms, but the outlook most in general is much warm weather for May. “These weather predictions are not guess work,” “but are based on the moon and the planets after forty years of observations. Now watch how close I will hit the bull's eye on these predictions. “Many persons will remember that I predicted last winter would be a very cold one and the spring would be late and cold, but after Easter the spring would open up in all of its glory, so you see I have delivered the goods. “The plane Mars will be 1 earer to the earth this summer in August than it has been for fifty years and then it will be a bright and con spicous object in the Eastern skies and will attract much attention.” DAIRYING FIELD IS FAST BEING EXPANDED SELMA, Ala., April 26.—As proof that the dairy possibilities of this section are capa'ble of indefi nite development, the Selma Cream ery two Weeks ago installed 50-can truck to ply between its plant and Hayneville, the county seat of Lowndes County. A. T. Horsley, manager of the creamery says, the truck comes in every morning loaded to its full capacity with milk sup plied by the farmers of that sec tion. On the first trip the truck made only six cans of milk were secured, but now the 50-cans are not only filled, but the establish ment of a second truck is being con sidered. Dozens of Lowndes county farm ers are finding it profitable to sell their milk. The industry has just begun to grow. THOMASVILLE ‘ROTES’ REVIEW CLUB’S WORK THOMASVILLE, April 26.—This week’s meeting of the Thomasville Rotary club was devoted to a re view of the work of the club for the past three years, this being the date on which it was formally or ganized. The organization meeting occurred April 23, 1921, „ A short sketch of the formalities attendant on that occasion were read by form er Secretary Jerger together with a brief talk on the development of the club. This was followed by a short address by Judge W. E. Thomas of the Superior Court, a guest at the meeting. He spoke for only a few min utes but in the words he uttered gave a fine vision and a splendid hope of the civic advance ment and uplift that is coming in the wake of these civic clubs and die realization of the responsibilities by the ir'dividual members. It was a most beautiful tribute to the man hood developed in Rotary. The formal election of the Board of Directors was called and complet ed. The board was nominated at a meeting two months ago as fol lows : F. C. Loveless, M. M. Cooper, R. C. Balfour, Jr., B. B. Broughton, H. Watt, D. R. Pringle, F. B. Harris and E. R. Jerger. Visitors at the meeting were Judge Thomas, gueSv of Robert Thomas; W. G. West, of Tampa, guest of Homer Williams; Uncle Johr Dekle, guest of Homer Williams; D. 11. McFarlan, of Chi cago, guest of W. M. Parker. TAX NOTICE State and County Books are open. Close May Ist. Return early and avoid rush. Respectfully, GEO. D. JONES. QL A a A & A 4 ■ jdlj TMif ^ y-. j > "Bond of ] Friendship j Offer" ' < jsS& FW &r / ■ 1 \Jr <E > : I |M| Wednesday’s r| I Paper | g Tj:i~rji3»rrv - l x j/" jy"T tT'""4 T.Ff'T.IL.J - m r THE AMERICUS TIMES RECORDER ’ HUNT'S® WASHINGTON BY HARRY B. HUNT NEA Service Writer WASHINGTON, April 26.—Fem inine curiosity went unrewarded Easter morning when many hun dreds of women gathered about the entrance to the First Congregational Church, all bent on a chance to view Mrs. Coolidge’s Easter gown. Before the hour for the services, 17 traffic cops, plus one captain and two lieutenants, were required to keep back the crowd. Then, amid a fluttering of expectant sighs and a crowding in on the police lines, the glittering White House car drew near, pulled up to the curb, stopped. A slender top-hatted man got out. It was the president, but nobody noticed him. Then came Mrs. Coolidge. She alighted, turned about and stood waiting for a second. Everybody got a good look at her, but not at what they came to see. “Well, did you ever!,, breathed one large lady, voicing the disap pointment of the crowd. “She’s got on her winter coat!” Ai d so she had. * ♦ » NewY Yorkers needn’t put on metropolitan airs any more when they come to Washington to testify in graft investigations and such. For Gotham is no longer th> whole show as a big city that does big things ir.‘ a big way. New York swelled up with pride a week ago when a 90-foot steel truss, weighing 32 tons, was installed in a new picture theater being built at Broadway and 53d street. “The biggest piece of steel ever put into a building in th‘e United States,” the big city boasted. Washington, however, elbows this record iito second place with the installation of a 100-foot igirder, weighing 42 tons, in the new Cos mopolitan Theater being built across from Kosciusko Square. And, for the present, at least, New York will please take a back seat when it comes to the capital. • * • One of the neatest ways of get ting around civil service require mer.ts in legislating for employes in government departments and bu reaus is to provide for the hiring; of “experts.” | “Experts,” of course, might rea sonably be expected to be able to pass civil service examinations in the branches in which they are ex pert. But Congress usually speci fies that “experts” may be appoint ed outside the civil service lists. Now comes William Dudley Foulke, president of the National Civil Service Reform League, charg ing that this exemption is provided for political rather than practical or scientific purposes. The positions ostensibly provided for “experts,” Foulke charges are used to accommodate political ap pointees. “In the Veterans’ Bureau alone,” he says, “hundreds of political ap pointments were made under the title of ‘special expert’.” Records will show, Foulke con tends, that the extent of graft ar d maladministration in government bureaus, as disclosed by investiga tions, follows closely the extent to which these “political experts” are included in the personnel. * $ * Having passed the rever.ue, bonus, and immigration bills over to the Senate, the House, through its Judiciary Committee, has finally taken up consideration of the 100 bills proposing modification of the Volstead act. There’s no chance of modifica tion legislation at this session, but much medicine will be made for use in the coming campaign. COMMISSION GRANTS PETITION FOR BONDS ATLANTA, April 26. The Georgia public service commission Thursday granted permission to the Valdosta Lighting comany to is sue $225,000 in refunding and mortgage bonds, and $75,000 in cap ital stock. The proceeds, it is un derstood, are to be used to replace money already expended on addi tions and inwovements. HUGUEN DIS PHU BIC CELEBRATION SUNDAY Descendants of Oppressed Pro testants to Observe Ter-Cen tenary Occasion NEW YORK, April 26.—Hugue not-Walloon Sunday will be observ ed tomorrow in thousands of church es throughout the United States There will also be observances in Protestant churches in France and Belgium. As a result of an appeal issued by the Huguenot-Walloon-New Netherland Tercentenary Commis sion they will have special exercises to commemorate the three-hun dredth anniversary of the coming of the Huguenot and Walloons to America. In other churches the his toric event will have honorable men tion. The churches of New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania and many Southern states ire special ly interested because of the great part the Huguenots and Walloons played in their settlement. There is hardly a state i nthe Union that not large communities of descend ants of Huguenots, who were French Protestants fleeing from prosecution, and Walloons, who came from what is now a part of Belgium. DELEGATES NAMED TO ATTEND ASHBURN MEET CORDELE, April 26.—Cordele Methodist church has named the fol lowing delegates to represent the Cordele church at the District con ference to be held at Ashburn Maj' 12, 13 and 14. C. L. Lifsey, J. A. Stowe, John Greer, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Bulloch, R. D. Mims, Dr. M. R. Smith, Mrs. jE. O Heath, C. L. Harris, F. B. Kiker, W. B. Shipp. It is the hope of the pastor to have a 100 per cent representation from the Cordele church at the con ference and the above delegates are urged to make the necessary plans to be present. NORTHERN AND WESTERN FARMERS MAY COME IN ATLANTA, April 26.—The sug gestion recently made by agricul turists here that the civic clubs of Southern cities generally can do a fine work by taking up the prob lem of finding Southern rural homes for northern and wetsern farmers, who are eager to locate where the climate is more genial, has been re ceived with great interest and re ports show that steps will soon be taken in that direction. As pointed out by leading agricul turists, there are many thousands of acres of fine farming lands in the South capable of the highet de gree of cultivation now lying idle. There is room in the'South for many good farmers from other parts of the country, it is stated, but an influx of immigrants are not want ed, it is asserted. » Both business men and agricul turists here and in other sections of the state, in discussing the subject of immigration, are inclned to en dorse the position taken by U. S. Senator W. J. Harris of Georgia to place rigid restrictions on the im portation of the foreign element. RAPID PROGRESS MADE ON REPAIRING HIGHWAY BRUNSWICK, April 26.—Ac cording to information received in the city, rapid progress is now be ing made on the highway between Grangerville and Mt. Pleasant, which is a stretch of the Bruns wick-Jesup highway and which, for many years, has been the roughest spot along the entire highway be tween Brunswick and Macon. Contracts for the stretch of road were awarded in Atlanta three or four weeks ago and the contractor lost no time in securing material and beginning active work. The road is to be widened, straightened in many places and made an excel lent highway in every way. While the contractors have until Septem ber to complete the contract it is believed that the road will be en tirely finished long before that time. I REQ PEPPER FOR COLDS IN CHEST MMBMamMMmnsMmnaHMDMMBHBKM Ease your tight, aching chest. Stop the pain. Break up the congestion. Feel a bad cold loosen up in just a short time. Red Pepper Rub is the cold rem edy that brings quickest relief. It can not hurt you and it certainly seems to end the tightness and drive the conges tion and soreness right out. Nothing has such concentrated, pene trating heat as red peppers, and when heat penetrates right down into colds, congestion, aching muscles and sore, stiff joints relief comes at once. The moment you apply Red Pepper Rub you feel the tingling heat. In three minutes the congested spot is warmed through and through. When you are suffering from a cold, rheumatism, backache, stiff neck or sore muscles, just get a jar of Rowles Red Pepper Rub, made from red peppers, at any drug store. You will have the quickest relief known. Letters Prom Ihe People DONORS ARE THANKS If wish to extend to the people of Americus my deep appreciation of their kind co-operation in the Near East Relief. My special thai.-ks are extended to all the members of the organization who did their work most efficientlj’ The results showing gratifying suc cess, and the generosity of the people of Americus cannot be too highly commended;. Clothing to vhe extent of 870 pounds was give:, and the cost of shipping, amount ing to $15.66, was also donated. Again with many thanks, I am, gratefully yours, JAMES B.LAWRENCE, Chairman Near Eastßelief COUNTYWIDE-ESSAY TO BE HEIHIY STH Value of Co-Operating Market ing Associations To Be Dis cussed By Students E. W. Dupree, county school sup erintendent, today announced that a county-wide essay conrest will be held at the courthouse here on Mon day, May sth. The subject of the essay is to be “The Value of Co operative Marketing Associations For All Farm Products to the State of Georgia Organized on the Five- Year Plan.” Students representing every school in the county are ex pected to participate in the contest, and Americus school students are likewise eligible. Students who will participate in the contest are to be divided into two groups as follows: A. all high school students in the state; B. All student in the elementary grades in schools in incorporated towns of the state; C.. All students in the ele mentary grades in the rural schools of the state. Under the rules cov ering the contest all essays must be written before May 18 and prizes totalling S3OO will be paid to the winners, these prizes being divided so as to give SIOO to each groups above designated. The prizes to be awarded have been donated by a number of blinks in various parts of Georgia, and the essay is being con ducted under auspices of the Geor gia Cotton Growers’ Co-operativi> Association. The United States liner Leviathan boasts having the finest radio equip ment afloat. , Americus For Christ Simultaneous Evangelistic Meeting s April 20 to May 2 In Six Churches Services 10 A. M. and 7:30 P. M. Daily Except Saturday FIRST METHODIST Rev. John M. Outler 11 FIRST BAPTIST Rev. Carl W. Minor, assisted by Rev. .W. H. Sledge, Macon LEE STREET METHODIST Rev. Luther Harrell, assisted by Rev. H. T« . Freeman, Macon. CENTRAL BAPTIST Rev. Milo H. Massey, assisted by Rev. C. W. Daniel, Atlanta. CHRISTIAN Rev. W. A. Joyner, assisted by Rev. Bruce Nay, Fitzgerald. PRESBYTERIAN Rev. Richard F. Simpson, assisted by Rev. Leßoy G. Henderson, Albany. The value of every service will be greatly in creased by your p resence. Attend every ser vice. AH PAGE THREE METHODISTS IMF SPLENDID PROGRESS Substantial Increases In Endow ments and Paying Off Old Debts Reported NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 26. Substantial increases in the endowr ment of many Methodist schools and colleges, the paying off of old debts, and the erection of much needed new buildings, comprise some of the work accomplished by the Christian education movement of the Methodist Episcopal church, South, for the benefit of Method’St ' institutions of learning throughout the southern territory, reported Dr. H. H. Sherman, associate secretarj’ of the board of education at the annual meeting of the board whiek has just closed here. Dr. Sherman stated that at the meeting of the secretary-treasurers held in Memphis, in January, it was voted to change the period that had been set aside for the special ef fort for the Christian education movement inasmuch as this period conflicted with the meetings of the annual conference. The period for the movement was set for Novem ber 21, 1924 to April 1, 1925. He reported the collection to date of about $4,500,000 on regular sub scriptions. Expressed in terms of endown ments, Dr. - Sherman reported that the Christian education movement had already brought substantial iri of many colleges. creases to the endownment funds NEW VESTRYMEN ARE CHOSEN AT WAYCROSS WAYCROSS, April 26.—The fol lowing officers and Vestrymen were elected at the meeting held Monday afternoon at Grace Episcopal church Senior Warden, H. H. Burnet, Junior Warden, J. E. Wadley, Ves trymen, Basil Cole, J. G. Stein heimer, H. S. Redding, R. E. Troxler, W. P. Little, J. E. T. Bow den, A. M. Knight, J. A. Wall. 666 is a prescription for Malaria, Chills and Fever, Dengue or Bil ious Fever. It kills the germs. HOW’S THIS? HALL’S CATARRH MEDICINE Will do what we claim for it—rid your system of Catarrh or Deafhess caused by Catarrh. 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