About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (May 7, 1924)
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 7, ’924 M———wwMWMKrji ma <*»■—i„i i —— , .tfcfayOn ii m ' Sportsmen Take Up Crow Shooting to protect Other Birds Crow Hunting Clubs Being Formed in Many Sections To Help the Farmer and Protect Wild Bird Life 0 By Frank Winch Sportsmen of the coun try are alarmed at tne scarcity of game birds, and In casting about for a reason, have discovered that one of the I greatest menaces, to wild bird life) is the crow. And this hhs brought I to light a method of shooting that ! is becoming a populai pastime ! everywhere. Said a friend the other day, I "Crow shooting is a sport, but how I the deuce do you shoot them?” and | this question has been asked by • many. . Were It not a fact that the 1 crow is one of the meanest, sneak- | lest and all llfedly crookedest birds I we have, his cunning and slickness { would certainly entitle him to a j place amot.g the nobility of bird life. How many crows have you shot ■ In your outdoorsman experience? j Ask the next ten sportsmen that: you meet afield how many each has j shot this season or last or ones : preceding these. The answer will be surprising in view of the num- j ber of game killed each year in i comparision with the number of j crows we see every time we cross , a stubble field. Crow a Shrewd Bird Crow shooting is no mean sport- j It’s the gunner’s wits and accur acy against the shrewdness of one , of the shrewdest birds that flies, i The average hunter does not kill ) many crows in a year unless he has given the matter some study and resorts to strategy. That crows are easily killed now is borne out by some records. One chap in the middle West dropped 1700 in a.) single season. Another couple of I •hunters in Pennsylvania took toll | of 400 of this game killer in a few months. The Instances where men have brought down fifty to a : hundred In a season are too num- I erous to even attempt recounting. These met have made crow shooting a study. They have taken - time to figure out how to circum- ) veut the craftiness: of the black! chap. Cro w shooting becomes a I sport where when most of thei time is spei.t in shooting and not all of It In hvutlng and little or’ , no shooting VETERANS IB CO TO MEMPHIS FOB MEET Will Go Via Seaboard’s Official Route With Fare Fixed At $9.52 For bound trip Final details for the annua 1 re union of Confederate Veterans at Memphis, June 4-6 have just been completed and announcement au thorized as to the official route. Thid announcement was made here today by General Joe Day Stew art, who is active >1 arranging; for the comfort of veterans who will attend the gathering from Sumter county. S 3 SPECIALS We Close Thursday at 12:30 P. M. ■ —— ; —’ Puritan Sugar Cured 25c Hams, per pound When you want a good Western Steak, call on us. W e carry nothing but the best. NASH MEAT MARKET IN ROGERS STORE SPECIALS For Thursday Morning Complete Assortment of Enamel Ware sc-lOq-15c-20c-2 5c See Our Window Dis J ay NATIONAL 10c-25c AND SI.OO STORE a kAI v /-w\ ISP* ** * > I /WL . Jr F WW - \ j' ■ : L > \ f T i VERMIN NEST IN FARMERS CORN i ■ y; * i uhco f z. { . > JL t , WrflUfeia.- Ml: crow .Y»«<s * M;IsiSI Some hunters lure crows -within j ; shooting distance with large sized ■ stuffed owls securely fastened to I tops of poles or other conspicuous - stands in the open spaces. Get out ; in the woods and learn to imitate the hoot of an owl. A little prac- 1 tice and the trick will ceme easy. Another way and one worked! with great succtss where chicken j i incubation is carried on a large 'scale: Dig a pit about twenty in-- chw deep and twenty feet square. I 'into this put the chicken eggs that ) 'have proved unfertile jnd which are thrown away by the farmer. Select for yourself a convenient ' hiding place within shotgun range j . and be assured of a day's wonder- ! ful shooting. A bait d pit of this kind will attract crows from all directions. Incidently one will j gather some rather tangible first! hand evidence O„l f ■nws are fond of chicken eggs ’rush «r stale. Some Use a Call The most usual manner of de coying crows is to employ the old i fashioned "call.” Os these therd! are several on the market, any of which when properly used will be found to be very efficient. Learn ing how to use a crow call is but : the ms‘ter of a little practice. The local dealer can teach you, or some farmer boy. There are ! sportsmen who imitate the "eu’v caw” perfectly without an arti- ) ficlal device p.nd this knack can be readil; uc‘;'.i:--.u wila a littlt I practise. ; The Seaboard Air Line has been designated as the official route from Americus to the convention city, and th e full schedule as an nounced by General Stewart is as follows: Leave Americus, Georgia, 10:05 l. m., Seaboard Air Line. Arrive Columbus, Ga., 1 p.m., Seaboard Air Line. Leave Columbus, Ga., 4 p. m , Central of Georgia. Arrive Birmingham. Ala., 9:50 o. rr... Central of Georgia. Leave Birmingham, Ala., 11:30 a. m. Frisco Ljn'es? Arrive Memphis, Tenn., 7:40 a. m., Frisco Lines. Schedule, returning to Americus from Memphis, Tenn: Leave Memphis, Tenn., 8:45 p. m., Frisco Lines. Arrive Birmingham, Ala., 5:35 a. m., Frisco Lines. Leave Birmingham, Ala., 7. a. m. Central of Georgia. Arrive Columbus, Georgia, 12:45 p. ni., Central of Georgia. Leave Columbus, Georgia, 2.30 p. m., Seaboard Air Line. Arrive Americus, Georgia, 5:15 p. m., Seaboard Air Line. iTckets will be good until June 30 ; with stop over privileges on either going or returning trip. Fare will be $9.52. Tickets will not require validation at destination. Approximate Fullman fare from Americus to Memphis for lower berth standard sleeper, $4.50; low -1 er, $2.25; tourist 50 per* cent lower. ' The names of veterans who will attend the Memphis reunion from Americus have not yet been an nounced, but in accordance with custom of past years, it is expected that all who ar e able to travel will make the trip. ’ wWWnrWjkT WSnlMt A mniiß 14. f&MrxSA ;:-• -x'*:** « .. a.« « ♦<- i "■f ' III® Cro ’ hunting renders th.', 'aw ) sport when two men go to gether one to do th “caw-cawing” I and the other at «is stand a few feet away to do the shooting. Keep ) out of sight—keep from making ! too much movement of the body, ! stand in a clump of bushes or in i a blind made the day or so before, , call the crow either in a teasing ! or fighting strain, have plenty of shells, a little patience and you’ll be surprised at the result of a day’s shooting. There is no particular “best i time” to shoot crows. They fly most any time and feeding is one of the very best little things they do on nearly ; anything and at any time. One will find the black rascal where ever there is food. Crows are somewhat choice in their menu. ) Eggs of -wild game birds form the main portion of the diet. They will cat i’mse or attack a nest at any it is to be found. ) C-G’.s ii .:, - bi early 7’r.reb in i most sections oi th:, co'inn I.L- FLAG TDIJPN EV T 9 BE PLUTEI) AT GOLF CLUB New Handicaps For Members Will Be Established There During Thursday • Thursday afternoon the tourna ment committee of the Golf c’ub will stage a flag cortest for the men, the players to tee off betwen two and twdthirty. Suitable prizes will be offered for the oc casion. This is the first contest of the sea son and it is earnestly hoped that all the members will participate and make it as interesting as it was iast year. The spring months have brought out several new players as well as old, and since the course has been materially lengthened it has been Thought best to establish new handi caps for the ladies and the men*. Beginning Thursday, May 8, each person is asked to do pay espe cial attention to his score card and make sure that it is h’anded in so that the new handicaps can be established as early as possible. US. Royal Gards UNITED STATES TIRES ARE GOOD TIRES TYERE’S the standard of value in A- -*• cord tire equipment made in all high-pressure sizes from 30 x 3% ijß inches up and in Balloon-Type for r'lS & those who want low-pressure tires and don’t want to change wheels and J/j /-7 tWMh W rims. Also U. S. Royal Cord Balloon rjj Tires for 20, 21 and 22 inch rims. fc w All made of latex treated cords IJj ffl || —a new and patented process of the Wj » I 1 United States Rubber Company— | fj S $ 1 that adds great strength and wearing ®J ; ® H OB ' quality. lyl fr tt® h U. S. Tires are the only tires Cjj|, $1 I in the world, made of cords I |Lj solutioned in raw rubber latex ULlii Wri t A Mil .M Buy U. S. Tires from C. B. HUDSON G. A. & W. G. TURPIN - ■- . ■ —* THE AMERICUS TIMES RECORDER tmlL there are four to six eggs to j the nest. April and May is the I most opportune time to get these 1 vicious scamps. One crow shot ' during the early months of spring : will reduce the crow population of the season by two or three birds. Eat Tender Grain Ploughed fields seem to be the favorite crow stamping ground, ; They frequent the woodland and ) marshland to a certain extent, j Wherever there are nests of quail, j grouse, or duck, you’ll surely fin-1 ! a chance for a shot. They mop up the farmer’s fields after seeding ! time. They come back for th-: ! tender sprouts of grain that were overlooked ia the proceeding foray. When wild game is scarce or the i crops light or completely ruined, it’s no unusual sight to find the ) seemingly tirilid but tremendously : cunning crow loitering about the barn-yard or out-houses of the j farmer. Chicken eges and day obi chicks usuaby fall a prey to tl-.e - croyv’s vo>-aol- us appetite unless 1 I- safeguards ar-: i-h.-.-u WILL TAG INOCULATED DOGS IN NEAR FUTURE ALBANY, May 7. — : Tags for in oculated dogs are expected by the city in a few days, City Manager W. Austin Smith stated this morn ing, and as soon as they arrve, they will be issued to owners of dogs that ave been vaccinated gainst rabie- Mr. Smith stated that the ordi nance would not be rigidly enforced until about ten days after the arri val of <he tags, in order that dogs owners may have ample time in which to have their dogs inoculated. Under the ordinance which went into effect May 1, all dogs are re qured to be inoculated against ra bies and to wear a city-issued tug showing such inoculation, or to wear a muzzle. Those not inoculat ed or muzzled will be shot. An amendment is expected to be pass ed next week doing away with the muzzling feature and requiring in oulation in every case. It is also expected that an amendment will be passed requiring police officer? to impound dogs for a period of days before killng them, thus giv ing the owners an opportunity to reclaim them and have them in oculated. ■ A 1 ’ \ \ ..<7 ;readY 1 I FOR THE • A HUNT. - * • No sportsman questions the re strictions so wisely placed on the legitimate or legal season for kill ing game birds. But this mantle of protection is not intended to cover predatory birds. Club hunts once popular that sought records; in killing game have long since | ceased to be sportsmanlii. and | have been legally banned in every! state, of the Union. But during i ■ih • past two years an organized : effort has been made through a e-'min hunting campaign to r-. th.- Tr.r-'.;.- > :• V■' I ; iif.. BARING GIVEN JOB - PEELING POTATOES WHITE PLAINS, N. Y., May 6 Clarence O Baring, indicted on his wife’s accusation that he put poison in her food, has been made assistant cook in the jail here. He received his firs: Snati-uc tions fro hi thij 'prison chef Sunday: Seated on a three-legged stool with an apron over his clothes, he peeled potatoes for the other inmates. He did not appear downhearted. However, he was not overjoyed when instructed to'wash the dishes and sweep the kitchen floor. Your Kind of Face Powder If there is anything in face pow ders you want, it will pay you to ask us first; when we say “any thing” you get an idea of the enor mous line of face powders we car ry. Your Powder is here. Prices [ranging from 25c to $2.00; all I tints, AMERICUS DRUG CO. Phone 75 by crow killing. The results from ibis effort have given a fighting chance for existence to thousands of young game birds. Crow Clubs Help The organization of a Crow Hunting Club in every locality i during the coming winter months I wil! help materially in stamping >u.t the crow menace. In Montana I thout-rinds of crows were killed by I the i ‘■■s of the Western Mnn- i-.'Ti T.' : -| i;> ( ] Game Association. It N ' I. all ('oom V (' -cw . | O: - OMSIEIEDAWERTISEMENrS’ WE ANNOUNCE qpening Ameri cus’ famous pleasure resort Thursday, May 8. J. R. Perry, Manager.—7-3t LOST—Studebaker Spatial Six crank. Return to B. C. Vaughn. 7-3 t FOR RENT—Two, three or four room apartment or will rent rooms singly. Phone 932. —7-34 FORD Cylinders rebored. Good as new. . Duer’s Machine Shop, 125 West Hill St.—s-ts. ATTENTION—Mrs. Garner’s Hair dressing Parlors will be open evety Thursday afternoon and the public is invited to call during the afternoon. Splendid service. Courteous attention.—7-lt CUSTOM HATCHING—dCggs set in mammoth incubators every Monday at 2c per egg. Phone 845. —2B-12 WANJ'EP —Ladies in this locality to embroider linens for us at home during their leisure moments. Write at once. “Fashion Embroid eries,” 1130 Lima, Ohio.—l-6t STREET TAX NOTICE Street tax now due. Pay before May 15 and avoid extra cost. A. D. GATEWOOD, Jr., C.&T. l-15t FOR QUICK SERVICE AND HEAVY HAULING PHONE 121 WOOTTEN TRANSFER CO. Office in Americui Steam Laundry SOUTH JACKSON STREET RAILROAD SCHEDULES Arrival and Departure of Passenger Trains, Americus, Ga. Central of Georgia Ry. Central Standard Time Arrive Depart 12:01 am Cols-Bghm-Chgo 3:45 am 12:37 am Chgo-St. L., Atl 2:53 am 1:54 am Albany-Jaxville 3:45 am 2:53 am Albny-Jaxville 12.37 am 3:45 am Cin-Atl-Chgo 1:54 am 3:45 am Albny-Jaxville 12:01 am 5:29 am Macon-Atlanta 10:35 pm 6:34 am Albany 7:21 pm 10:20 am Columbus 3:16 um 1:5.7 pm Albany-Montg’y 2:15 pm 2:15 pm Macon Atlanta 1:55 pm 3:10 pm Albany 10:22 am 7:21 pm Macon-Atlanta 6:34 am 10:35 pm Albany-Montg’y 5:29 am SEABOARD AIR LINE (Central Time) Arrive Departs 10:06 am Cordele-Hel’na s:lb pm 12:26 pm Cols-M’t'g'y 3:10 p.u 8:16 pm Cordeie-Savb 12:26 pn rw- MrhlHnd-Cnla ’O-Ofi »nr $5,000 TO LOAN On Americus Residence Property Phone 830 LEWIS ELLIS ing out thousands of the black, > feathered pests. In the Eastern States, the Morris and Essex Coun- ; ties Sportsmen’s Association lo cated at Pine Brook, New Jersey, has done much to protect young pheasants and marsh bird life by frequently staging crow shoots. In Minnesota the Crow Club has held a number of crow drives with great success. In many states a bounty is placed on the crow. This with the fact that many prizes, mer chandise and cost, are offered to members has been proven a de cided incentive to many to make crow shooting a pastime worth while. The organization of a Crow Hunting Club is easily accom plished. Ten or fifteen members join in, a constitution of a few rules is adopted, "tha permission of the farmer to help him get rid of the crow pest and the thing is on its way. Usually a certain number! of points are credited for the num ber of < rows killed. Organhe-t t’rov which carefully »■»•- "■ 1 the fat mor’s rights and wh'-h - - i’t.te on true sporlsmau-hip lit'■•■< can do vast good. WANTED LOANS, LOANS- LOANS, LOANS—Having a di rect connection and plenty of money at lowest possible interest rate. I can save you money on city loans and farm loans. H. 0. Jones. —l4tf FOR RENT—Two furnished house keeping rooms. Phone 430. West Lamar street. 7-ts WANTED —You to try our Ford Service Station. Crabb ' Ford Service Station. —29-ts FARM LOAN MONEY Plenty at choap interest rate and on easy terms. W. W. Dykes. * 9-ts CABBAGE AND BERMUDA— Onion plants; 100, 25 cents; 500, $1; 1,000, $1.50 delivered. J. 0.. Fussell, Dawson, Ga., —25-26 t. FOR RENT—Three rooms, reason able; immediate possession. S. S. Thomas. Phene 490 or 876.—3-ts FOR RENT—Three rooms with hall and garage, phone 875—5-3 t MYRTLE SPRINGS open Thursday, May 8. Dancing; swimming, good music, good eats.—7-lt FOR RENT—Two unfurnished rooms, 703 Hancock avenue. Phone 772—6-ts MILK COWS are doing well in Bragg’s Pastur . SI.OO per month.—6-2t FOR SALE—White Orpington eggs for hatching. Neon Buchanan. —2B-tf COMMERCIALIZE your mechani cal ideas. Columbus Truck & Supply Mfg. Co., Columbus, Ga., develops and manufactures. Write for particulars.—24-30t FOR RENT—New apartment, 5 rooms, all conveniences, 217 Brown Street. H. P. Everett, phone 8 or 475.—6-st. WANTED—Women to paint lamp shades for us at home. Easy pleasant work. Whole or part time. Address Nileart Company, 3830 Ft. Wayne, Ind.—7-6t WANTED—SOO people attend opening Myrtle Springs Thurs- day. Good time for all. 7-lt WANTED—CattIe wanted to pas ture, 75c and SI.OO per head. Suttle, 206 Lamar St.—23-ts FOR SALE Livingston Globe Tomato plants, $1.50 thousand. Thomas Floral Co., phones 490 and 876—6-ts FOR SALE —No. 1 and No. 2 pine shingles, at mill or delivered. Write S. O. Murphy, DeSoto, or phone 88, Leslie.—l-6t WANTED YOU TO TBi* Beet Pulp, the best feed foe your .ills cows, BraggV Market— PAGE SEVEN
