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A THOUGHT"
Ointment and perfume rejoice
the heart; so doth the sweetness of
a man’s friend by hearty counsel.—
Rrov. 27:9.
Friendship is the wine of life—
Young.
Will You Help?
We are today printing for the
first time the simple "ABC"
rules advocated by Dr. R. J. H.
DeLoach, Mr. J. C. Maness and
George O. Marshall for success
fully poisoning the boll weevil.
These rules, if followed by
Sumter's farmers, will produce
a normal cotton crop in Sumter
this year, our advisers say.
We want every farmer in or
near Sumter to have these rules
before him continuously until
our crop is made.
The Times-Recorder is print
ing 25,000 of them on postal
card stock for FREE distribu
tion. Any individual, merchant
or banker can secure as many as
he will distribute among his
farmer friends—FßEE.
If every farmer in Sumter
county were given one of these
cards by 50 or 100 different
men, he would not have an op
portunity to* FORGET to poi
son.
Repetition of a fact contin
uously driven home makes a
lasting impression.
Let s bombard” the farmers
with these rules. Let him know
that even though you are not a
farmer you BELIEVE in them
and believe that if followed they
will produce a normal crop in
thjs county this year.
There’s $2,000,000 at stake,
men. We are winning tire fight.
If everj man does his part you’ll
see a crop of fleecy white this
fall that will bring a smile to the
face of every man and woman
in Sumter county.
Will you help us by giving
one of these to every farmer
you see. \Vrap one in every
package. Enclose one in every
letter to the farmer. The Times-
Recorder is furnishing them to
you FREE.
The City Is a Jail for
\ Children
Remember how, a few years
ago, the apartment houses ad
vertised No children?” Poli
ticians got busy in some cities,
attempting to pass laws compell
ing apartment house owners to
rent to people with children.
Pity there isn’t a law PRE
VENTING parents with young
children renting the average
city apartment house, which is
one of the greatest menaces to
civilization, says H. T. Bailey,
dean of the Cleveland School of
Art. He gives several reasons,
strongest of which is that the
apartment does not furnish
room for the individual child,
let alone the raising of large
families.
Living in apartments, children
lose the education gained
through co-operation in home
chores and of nature study out
where there are grass and trees
and sunshine.
Thirty years ago, people were
horrified at the mention of tene
ments. And yet cities are stead
ily congesting to the point where
all will live in high-grade tene
ments —apartment houses.
The goal of cities, as now
planned, seems to be streets
lined with unbroken stretches of
high brick apartments crowded
as close to each other as the law
permits. It used to be the cus
tom to keep a strip of grass, the
size of a living-room rug, out
front. This is being done away
with, apartments crowding the
sidewalk.
Death lurks in the streets
where auto-maniacs whiz by. No
place for the kiddies to play ex
cept dangerous streets, side
walks, back porches and parks
that are miles away for most of
them.
The alley, natural heritage
and right of every rpd-blooded
boy, is being eliminated by soar
ing land values.
The city is becoming a jail for
the child even more than the
grownup.
Every problem, however,
breeds its own solution, in time.
People usually prefer to make
their homes in the suburbs. The
handicap is transportation.
Autos, especially cheaper makes,
are helping a lot along this line.
Rapid transit is in sight for the
more progressive communities.
It’s badly needed, for there isn’t
a city in America that isn’t at
least five years behind its trans
portation needs.
A childhood spent in the
suburbs or, better still, out in the
country, is worth more to boy
or girl than a large cash legacy
later. The small town has its
advantages, particularly for the
children. Here they have more
freedom.
“Hell Breaks Loose in
Georgy”
When it comes to straight
from-the-shoulder talk, we’ll
place our bets on the editor of
a live small-town weekly paper.
As a rule, he says what he pleas
es, when he pleases and as often
as he pleases.
Whether friend or foe, once
he makes up his mind to shoot,
look out, brother. As an exam
ple we quote the following from
the Soperton News:
We guess Soperton is no worse
than other towns in this respect,
but it does seem that the “eternal
knocker” is ever present here.
There are some of these pests
that knock everything under the
canopy of heaven with the ex
ception of their own selfish inter
ests. They knock the town and
the officials; they knock the
churches and the pastors, they
knock th e Sunday schools and the
teachers; they knock th e school
and the faculty; in fact they
knock everything and everybody.
It doesn’t matter what kind of
movement is started to better
conditions they are there to tell
why it can’t and * shouldn’t be
done. They’ll squeeze jour
hand and say something “awful
ly” nice about you to your face,
but brother, when your back is
turned “hell breaks loose in
Georgy.”
We 11 bet a German mark
against a last year’s straw hat
that the knocker in Soperton
who was the direct cause of the
effusion, stopped his paper the
next day—and subscribed again
a few weeks later. Such is life
in a newspaper office.
Less Self-Analysis
Frequently business, as such,
probably would make greater
headway with less self-analysis.
Introspection that tends toward
pessimism decreases the “pep,"
the “go-get-it” that is so vital
to modern merchandising.
I hat there is a trade reaction
cannot be denied, nor is this
limited to any particular section.
There is always the summer
dullness, but general conditions
over the country are sound.
The Iron Trade Review sees
no cause for depression, in a
general trade review, and fore
sees an early revival, saying
“Money is growing increasing
ly abundant. Speeding outputs
have been checked, before un
sold stocks of goods become bur
densome. Consumption is .good
and promises to remain fair.
I'rices, moreover, are drifting to
more tempting levels. These are
the signals of current recession,
but they promise early revival.’’’
While money is the power
behind trade, confidence and
push are of equal value. With
out these elements, business
could not succeed, regardless of
the amount of money in circula
tion or the capital behind a
particular business.
There are times when one
needs CONF IDENCE more than
an additional loan.
From Governor’s Chair
to Prison Cell
From the exhalted position of
Governor of a great State to a
prison cell is a long jump, and
yet quickly made by McCray,
ex-Governor of Indiana.
The news of the imprison
ment of this man was a distinct
shock to the citizens of this
country. It has, however, one
bright side. The people have
been assured that in one State
at least, the law-breaker will be
ruthlessly punished. The courts
of Indiana have given the citi
zens of that State an added as
surance that neither politics nor
money nor social position will
protect a man who breaks the
laws of his Commonwealth.
In this day of unrest, there is
cheer in that phase of the un
fortunate instance. The law is
supreme. It must be supreme.
Otherwise, all will be chaos.
Law observance is the very
fundamental of democracy. Be
fore the stern gaze of the law,
all men are equal. Improper
protection of the rich or the in
fluential destroys respect for
law and confidence in law-en
forcement officers.
Obedience to every law is the
OH! SNATCHED
- away
BEAUTY’S BLPOM®
Oh! snatch’d away in beauty’s bloom
On dice shall press no ponderous tomb;
But on thy turf shall roses rear
Their leaves, the earliest of the year;
And the wild cypress wave in tender gloom:
And oft by yon blue gushing stream
Shall Sorrow lean her drooping head, j
And feed deep thought with many a drcam, j
And lingering pause and lightly tread: jfcMa I
Fond wretch! as if her step disturb’d the dead |
Away! we know that tears WF
That death nor heeds nor hears distress, ' . 1
Will this unteach us to complain? ' ■J,' - '
Or make one mourner weep the less?
And thou—who tell’s! me to forget,
Thy looks are wan, thine eyes are wet.
—Lord Byron. J
surest guarantee against a pris
on sentence. _ Overstepping one
law makes it easy to fail in com
pliance with others.
McCray’s defense was that'
there was no INTENT on his
part to commit a fraud. Had
the ext-Chief Executive deter
mined to obey all law or fall, he
would not today be a member of
that large prison fraternity hous
ed on the outskirts of
i OPINIONS OF i
\ OTHER EDITORS <
HERE 1 AM
A tourist came into the office
of the Waycross Club Wednes
day handed the Secretary one of
the folders that had been distri
buted by the SSOO Advertising
fund raised by Waycross recent
ly and said:
“Here I am.”
In other words: “The adver
tising done by Waycross has
brought me to Waycross.”—
Waycross Journal.
JUDGE GARY’S LAMENT
Judge Gary loudly laments
that “the eight-hour day costs
United States Steel $35,000,000
a year,” but he has the satisfac
tion of knowing that the profits
last year of the corporation were
much above the average. Plainly
he also finds comfort in the re
cognition of President Coolidge
as “our Gibraltar.”—Valdosta
Times.
KEEP THE HIGHWAYS CLEAR
Our highway;; should be kept
clear and free of noxious signs
of various kinds and character;:.
It is anobvious fact that high
ways should be clearly and ad
equately marked especially those
built under state supervision.
But it is al ; 0 apparent that the
highways should not be cluttered
up with various markings and
signs that tend to confusion and
hazards of the traveling public.
For example, some unscrup
lous vender puts up a mon
strous sign “stop” in large let
ters and “sweet cider here” in
smaller ones. Such road signs
are nuisances.
To make travel safe and easy
the roads should be absolutely
free of all but necessary direc
tions and explanations which the
state department finds neces
sary.
All advertising signs should be
back sixty feet from the high
way lines. Such actions would
allow the motorist to drive along
with intelligence and security.—
, Schley County News.
PLANTING COTTON
Don’t worry about your cot
ton. If you are going to plant
a lot of cotton this year there
isn’t any reason to worry about
It. If j’ou know anything you
know that it has got to be most
carefully watched and most
scientifically fought to amount
to anything. If you are going
into it without these two main
ideas you needn’t worry about
it one bit because it won’t be
worth worrying over. In fact
you can’t lose any more than it
costs you in time, money and a
diversion from more profitable
crops.
The only way to get any cot
ton, and this applies in Thomas
county as it does any where else,
is to fight the boll weevil with
all of the knowledge that you
can command and all of the
strength that you can put into
it. If you don’t use calcium
arsenate or something of the
kind and don’t keep the weevils
picked up and the infested bolls
are not destroyed your crop is
already a complete failure and
the man that encourages you to
plant and raise cotton in any
other waj' is a fraud ai?d will,
lead you into very serious trou-
• ble.— Thomasville Tinies. a &
" THE AMERICUS TIMES RECORDER ’
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bv,Albert Apple
BEAUTY
To o many young women neglect
to give as much attention to the
inside of their faces as to the out
side, says Evelyn C. Schmidt of
American Dental Association. She
urges as much care for the teeth
as for the complexion.
The two are related. Neglected
teeth —unclean and decaying-poison
the body and ruin the complexion.
Real beauty is a by-product of
health. The most alluring peach
bloom of the cheek is not sold at
the drug store.
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BETTER ■
Business is picking up a bit, ac
cording to latest reports from the.
railroads. They’re handling more
freight—less than a year ago, but
far more than tw 0 and three years
ago.
Most of the drop,, compared w'th
this time; of year in 1923, is in de
creased coal shipments. Grain, live
stock and general merchandise are
being shipped on even a bigger
scale than last year. Except for
coal, the roads arc close to break
ing all freight-handling records for
this season of the year.
# * *
FOREIGN-BORN
The 10 larges American cities
have a combined population of
more than 15 millions. Os these,
nearly four millions are foreign
born residents of voting age.
No figures are available as to
how many out of these four mil
lions have become naturalized citi
zens. But a tremendous number
still arc outside the fold.
What’s become of the Americani
zation movement that we heard so
much about, a year or so ago”
Every person living under our flag
should have a voice in determining
how he is to be governed. The or.lj'
way to get that voice is by becom
ing a citizen. With national elec
tions approaching, now is the time
to impress this argument on the
unnaturalized.
* * *
IRON
Iron production in April was 4
per cent less than in March. Bui
(the turned out 323 tons
during the month for every 207
tons in April, 1922, and 360 tons
in April, 19?3.
Monthly production figures tell
the real stoify, the truth. With iron
output dropping only 4 per cent in
April, it’s obvious that the iron and
steel slump has not been nearly as
bad as was rumored. A business
slowdown usually occurs just . be
fore the presidential nominating
conventions. Generally trade
swings back upward again after the
candidates are selected.
* • •
HIGH
In France an aviator named
Coupet breaks the worlcFs record
by flying to a height of over three
and a half miles above ground with
2200 pounds of cargo aboard.
This is a lot more important
than smashing speed records. Fli
ers in general are' obsessed with a
craze for speed. What is needed
most, to popularize flying, is
SAFETY and CARRYING CA
PACITY. Enormous express and
passenger traffic will be handled
by planes of the future. Flying
still is more of a sporfl than, a seri
ous business.
* * *
EXECUTIONER
Another public executioner c m
mits suicide in Germany—hi - name
Sehweiss, age 74, retired on a small
pension.
In his career he chopped off the
heads of 123 criminals.
Not an enviable record to carry
into the Hereafter. He is on the
father side now and knows *how
manj- (if any) of his victims were
innocent, also whether capital pun
ishment is classed a murder on the
other side. The original version
was "Thou shalt not kill—without
■qualifications. Man has , amended
it for warfare and revenge against
mankind.
HENRY SEEMS TO HAVE RUN INTO SOME COMPETITION
BY GOLLY. 1 'S . I
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Old Days In Americus
ten YEARS AGO TODAY
(From The Times Recorder. May
15 1914.)
The following names appear on
the fourth grade yearly honor roll:
Sare Oliver, Cornelia Shiver, Kath
erine Sanborn, Mary Bowers, Hal
lie Walker, Margia Beard, Nona
Johnson, Myrtle Herring, Fannie
May Myers, Virginia Perry, George
Pope, Will McNeil, James Edwin
Hines, Robert Bell, Leroy Feagin,
Otha Carey, Hal Gatewood, Claire.
Hill, Carr Glover, Ralph Glover,
Edward Stukes, Eugene Gammage,
Julian Booker, Jack Howard. B
grade: Elizabeth Sheffield, Ruth
Comer, Hulet Humber, Pauline
Cleveland, Nearie Bell, Ruby Oli
ver, Annie Ruth Jones, Clarence
White, Thelma Hines, Louise
Bragg.
Another furniture company is to
be established is Americus wiih
well known citizens here as the in
corporators of the enterprise. Mr.
C. A. Pope, for several years with
the Allison Furniture Co; W. T.
Calhoun, and L. B. Lott are the
petitioners for charter for the Pope
Furniture Co., which seeks to be
incorporated for a period of twenty
years.
Misses Louise and Ruth Hamilton
returned yesterday from Atlanta,
where they were guests of freinds
during the recent Shrine feast.
Miss Sara Oliver and young
brother, Master McGrady Oliver,
have gone to Cordele to visit their
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs S. W.
Coney. (
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(From Th e Times Recorder. May
15, 1904.)
Dr. J. G. Dodson, of the State
Board of Pharmacy accompanied by
Mrs. Dodson, leaves today for Au
gusta to attend the regular meet
ing of that body on Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Reuben Bloomburg through his
attorney, Allen Fort, Jr. Esq., filed
suit yesterday against the Seaboard
Airline for the sum of sl,voo for
alleged personal injuries.
An interesting bit of gossip was
a float yesterday a mysterious and
romantic midnight mar iage, w’th
the platform of the Seaboard pas
senger station here as the altar cf
Hymen. The well dressed couple
then departed up Jackson street,
and were soon lost to view. Now,
whose wedding was this?
With no thought of Poet Poe,
his raven and Lost Lenore, Col. W.
W. Dykes played a somewhat simi
lar role yesterday. Sitting in his
office, thinking of some fair Le
nore of later v ’.age, probably the
il.ee street article of ample years
and long range as lion, a bird
flitted '.i at the open window. But
inste: t of a raven this feathered
me enger was a beautiful canary
\v’ .ch had escaped from its owner’s
-ige. Before the canary could war
ble a note of Lenore of “never
more” Col. Dykes awoke from his
reverie : nd,'with the true instinct
of a 1 .ivyer, corailed the game.
T e Americus Institute, one of
I ifY A fus made on sm P rove d
lands at cheap
est rates for terms of 5,7 or 10
years with pfe-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
Bui’ding, /mericus, Ga. Phone 89
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THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 15, 1924
most flourishing colored high
schools in the state and of which
Prof. Reddick is principal, will close
■the spring session this week with
commencement exercises at the
Institute on Lee rtreet, north.
THIRTY YEAfeS AGO TODAY
(From The Times Recorder. May
15, 1894.)
Owing to depression in business
throughout the South, the S. A. &
M. road, like all others, has found
.it necessary to curtail expenses.
Yesterday twenty four men employ
ed in the motive power department
were laid off, effecting a saving
of about SI,OOO monthly. There
was also a material reduction in
salaries in the road department.
The ice cream and strawberrj’
festival at the library this evening
promises to be one of the most de
lightful social events of the sea
son. The festivities will begin at
6 o’clock and continue until 11
and will be largely attended.
Mr. I. R. Cain, who for the past
six months has been traveling in
the middle and western states as
a manager of Annie Abbott, “the
little Geogia magnet” returned
home yesterday for a brief rest,
after a very succesful tour.
The Third Party bro'hisn hold
their state convention in Atlanta
tomorrow. Among other things
they will probably nominate some
one for governor of Georgia, and
may even put out a full ticket for
{he statehouse officers. The four
delegates from Sumter, Messrs. B.
F. Matthews, S. A. Walters. Dr.’
G. A. Harper, and Mr. Small leave
for the front this morning.
The friends of Col. L. J. Blalock
insist that he will be in the race,.
for legislative honors though Col.
Blalock has not yet announced him
self a candidate. The contest' will
poon assume a lively phase.
■' When a speeder arrives at his
destination without an accident it
is an accident.
Americus
Undertaking Co.
NAT LEMASTER, Manager
Funeral Directors
And Embalmers
Night Phones 661 and 88
Day Phones 88 and 231
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flexible turned soles; large sizes
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BARGAIN NO. 4—Men’s AND
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Some of the classiest weaves and
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