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PAGE SIX SUMTER COTTON FARMERS, COTTON SQUARES ARE FORMING: DUSTING COMES NEXT. UNDUSTED FIELDS WILL BE RIDDLED BY THE WEEVIL' TIMES-RECCIDER PUBLISHED m Published by The Times4Recorder Co., <iuc.) Lovelace Editor and Publisher Entered M seconid daw natter st the pent off leg Bl Americus, Georpa. according to the Act ot CongriMo. The Aaooclated Treat h eicloairely entitled tc the uee for the r«n>ubliceiion of all newt die* Ratchet credited to * or not otherwise credited to thia paper and also the local oewt published hero* In. AU right of republication of apecial diapatchea are alto reeerved. National Adrertitting Repreaentatfree, FROST LANDIS « KOHN, J tronawick Bldg., Nev York; /eoplee* Gat Bldt.. Cnkago- , A THOUGHT Blteaed ale the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. Matt. 5:3-12 - Let us be merciful as well as Just.— Longfieliow. . L ' jiiThe Opportunity Is Here The time has come when Sumter county must look be yond the border of its own county limits. Up to the pres ent, most of the effort on the part of its citizens has been ex pended insidje its limits. However, the trade territory of Americus is not limited to Sumter county. If this city is to prosper and grow, it must aid in the development of our border counties. Some of these are not so greatly blessed as we with men 'of talent and money. Sumter taken the lead in malarial extermination. It has possibly lens malaria than its border counties, and still what malaria there is must be elim inated. The malarial carrying mos quito nothing of county lines. It is not sufficient to eliminate Here, the war must be carried into the border counties, for our ow/n good, if for no other. \,< Sumter jmen must take the initiative in stimulating the fight amon g her sister counties. When shown the way, they will follow Sumter’s lead. Sumter county has organized a thorough and efficient boll weevil extermination campaign. This campaign, under the able lead of Judge Hixon, will add hundreds of thousands of dol lars to the income of Sumter’s farmers this year. But the wee vil knows mot county lines, and here Sumter men must take the initiative in stimulating similar efforts in the border counties. The effort would be a selfish one, for Americus merchants, banks and professional men de pend on those living in near-by counties for a'part of their prof its. Sumter conmty is making? rapid very rapid progress in poultry production. ThrougK the effors of such men as Wal ter Rylander, the day is very near when every Sumter farm will boast its flock of pure bred poultry.* From month to month the income from eggs and poultry will increase, giving Sumter farmers a weekly cash income to be expended with Americus merchants. The same progress is not be ing made in our sister counties and here again we may take the lead and greatly profit there by. Given the proper direction, every coqnty bordering Sumter would fall into line and follow Sumter into a land of promise and happiness. We would build a thriving section which would give to this city eternal prosperity. We would build for ourselves a good - will among our neighbors that could not be expressed in dollars, and which unfair competition could not take from us. All of this is possible. There is nothing visionary or imprac tical about it. These suggestions are simply the first steps toward business expansion. Given an ample or adequate income the Americus Chamber of Commerce could undertake the work and results would follow. All that's needed is a bit of faith and a desire on the part of each to do his part toward building up his own business, and that of his neighbor —a community spirit. Will You Or the 801 l Weevil Get the 1924 , Cotton Crop O - Sumter county isn’t the only county in South Georgia deter mined to make a cotton crop thia year by .early poisoning of weevils. Daugherty county, under the leadership of the Albany Her ald, is carrying on a campaign that will add thousands of dol lars the income of the Dougherty farmers. Colquitt county has entered a co-operative movement to lick the weevil and has organ ized a ‘‘Kill the Weevil League” that will bring results. In another county two of the banks have purchased three car loads of calcium arsenate for distribution among the farm ers. "This year’s fight with the arch enemy of cotton growers is one of the most crucial in the History of South Georgia,” says the Albany Herald, and continues: To permit the pest to take possession of the fieds, as it did in 1923, will be to make prac tically certain a fall and winter of business depression from the effect of which our section could not hope to recover in years. Why run the risk of such an experience? For the way to n-.ake a prof itable cotton crop in spite of the boll weevil has been clearly pointed out. A method that will succeed has been conclusively demonstrated. It is a plan that will not fail If intelligently carried out, and if while being applied the fields are plowed often and well, a money-bringing cotton crop will be made. The boll weevil is capable of no strategy that will enable it to survive the program. Knowing that this plan, if in telligently carried out, will in sure the making of a profitable cotton crop, what possible ex cuse is there for any farmer’s failure to protcet himself against disaster? BUT WHATEVER IS DONE MUST BE DONE NOW. NEXT MONTH WILL BE TOO LATE. And it is of the utmost im portance that the business in terests of every town in South Georgia know what the farm ers in its community are doing, and whether they need waking up, or whether they need assist ance. The plan advocated by the Herald differs only slightly from the one we are using in Sumter county. The fight is one that is and should engage the sympathy and aid of every business man in every community. The pros perity of the farmers means his salvation. Many business men here and in other counties are doing their part. There are always some who never recognize a civic duty, whose selfishness never permits them to expend an ounce of strength or an hour's time in anything that is not di rectly connected with their own business. But the REAL MEN of ev ery community aie in the fight with the South Georgia farmer. Who will get the 1924 Sum ter county crop? Will it be the farmer or the weevil? The answer lies in the hands of ev ery individual. The farmer MUST poison early or fail, and whatever is done, must be done now. Next month will be too late. Were a Nation of Coffee Drinkers We are a nation of coffee drinkers, consuming more than I 2 pounds of coffee a year for every man, woman and child. This is almost a half more than in 1914. What caused the in crease? Prohibition, largely. Such is the generally accepted explanation. Can Americans be induced to make tep their national drink instead of coffee? British tea ex porters think there is a fight ing chance. They will conduct a big advertising campaign in America. The English use an average of nine pounds of tea a year apiece. In our country, less than a pound a year. A pound of coffee, properly percolated and made "strong,” yields 40 cups of beverage. The year’s total is an average of 480 cups of strong coffee more cups where the drink is weaker. Even at that, we’re not the greatest coffee-drinking nation. Sweden tops the list, Cuba sec ond, America third. The Chi nese drink less cofffee than any other people, averaging a pound a year for every 100 people. Like the English, they are tea drinkers. The American people spend over a million dollars a day for coffee. The milk and cteam used in oii'r coffee takes the en tire yield of three million cows. Coffee has been used as a ( FAREWELL TO •: NANCY > Ac fond kiss and then we sever! / /• Ae farewell, and then for ever! » / / Deep in heart-wrung tears I’ll pledge thee; / tZ Warring sighs and groans I’ll wage thee. S Ivc > Who shall say that Fortune grieves him, /J //A 1 \ While the star of hope she leaves him? '/a /f h' I Me, nae cheerful twinkle lights me; / 41 /a / i\, Dark despair around benights me. f\ /I ny/ I 'i : I'll ne’er blame my partial fancy— ('/ L O , vA Naething could resist my Nancy: / / fSUi %\\\ But to see her was to love her, ‘igfr |rU> If a?kw\ Love but her and love for ever. I sy. i i ' Had we never loved sae kindly, I If J wK \ V\ Had we never loved sae blindly, IWT A Never met —or never parted, We had ne’er been broken-hearted. Fare thee weel, thou first and fairest! Fare thee weel, thou best and dearest! ’ Thine be ilka joy and treasure, 1 \ JvZ Peace, enjoyment, love, and pleasure! I | w Ae fond kiss, and then we sever! Ae farewell, alas! for. ever! liftC T Deep in heart-wrung tears I’ll pledge thee: I Warring sighs and groans I’ll wage thee. ,! 'iZi V —Rol'ort Bums. /KrX\' • beverage for more than 1000 years. Louis XIV is supposed to have drunk the first cup of it ever made in France. At that time, coffee sold for $29 a pound. The price may seem unbelievable now. There are teas, however, that cost even more. Sixty dollars a pound is what you’ll have to pay for a pound of Bak Woon (White Cloud) tea from China. It tastes weak. As the British develop their advertising campaign to induce American to drink more tea and less coffee, there’ll be much discussion about the relative merits and injuriousness of the two. The average pound of coffee contains 85 grains of caffeine. A cup of strong black coffee often has from two to five grains of caffeine. But, for that matter, there is opium in let tuce. Yes, and the equivalent of alcohol in candy and all oth-’ er forms of sugar. And tea contains the powerful drug, theine, similar to caffeine. In a general way, the Eng lish seem to get about the same effect from a cup of tea that Americans get from coffee. In excess, either one is harmful to the health of the average person. It's a matter .of taste —and so far Americans have voted 12 to 1 for coffee and against tea. Will advertising shift the preference? That will be answered later, > OPINIONS OF i ; OTHER EDITORS J HE WILL GET IN THE NECK Aspiring politicians are always on the alert to get things to ride into office on but it seems that the well has run dry in the pres ent state campaign. The man that goes out advocating much will get beat. He better advocate economy and less spending of money or else he will get it in the neck. Georgia needs no more tax laws now. We need to apply economy to public matters a bit. —Bainbridge Post-Searchlight. HOPE OF THE WETS The pronouncement of Nicholas Murray Butler that prohibition is a failure has set the Republican leaders to thinking. There is said to be a striking difference of opinion among Republican lead ers as to what sfioulT be said dr left unsaid in their platform in Cleveland in regard to this most ticklish question. The wets have been encouraged by the partial surrender of Nich olas Murray Butler to believe that they might do something with the National Republican Convention at Cleveland. Their qnly hope, so far as the Democratic platform is concerned, is that the national convention jn New York may adopt a State’s rights plank. The wets think this is about as far as they could get. Under the oparation of this prin ciple it wauld be fair to assume that each State would have a right to settle for itself the question as to whether or not intoxicating liquor might be sold in its bord ers. In other words, it would be equivalent to State option on the liquor issue. The wets think then that a Democratic Convention ought to adopt a States’ rights plertT’TlftiiT is traditional Democratic doctrine and in times gone by it has gone quite naturally into the Demo cratic plaUor«j>—Savannah _ "‘,‘t i... . 'jb; iSuiiiK ii " THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER ’ ■"NfL bijAlbert Apple BRAZIL Nothing will ever take the place of iron. The nation that dominates the iron and steel industry domi nates the world. That’s true now. It will continue so. Our country is producing 62 per cent of the world’s iron output, ac cording to latest figures. That means we’re exhausting our iron mines fast. The leader is Brazil, with 23 per cent. Watch her—des tined to be one of the five greatest world powers, along with America, China, Australia and Russia. ♦ » ♦ EMPEROR R. W. Allen, millionaire business man, missed his night train out of Boston to New York. So he hired a special train. Cost him $1127 for the trip. Interviewed, he was astonished that the deal struck any one as extraordinary. “Just wanted to get home, that was all.” We ean’t all charter special trains. But the man in even moderate cir cumstance, “has it on” the ancient emperors in the matter of comforts such as bath tubs, electtric lights, fast autos. By ancient, standards, we’re em perors. ♦ * * BACK Originally in our country the only purpose of taxation was to raise money to pay expenses of govern ment. In effect, taxation is beginning to have a secondary function: The re distribution of giant fortunes back to the public. The rich, naturally, don’t “fawncy” it. » » -, VANITY Copper ornaments that were made between 6500 and 9000 years ago are dug up near Ur, city of ancient Babylonia. Made thousands of years before King Tut was born, these copper ornaments are among the earliest works of art. They ex press the infancy of the creative spirit that exists in every man, from the time he plays with blocks as a boy until he finishes his life’s, work. The Babylonian copper objects represent men and oxen. In addi tion to being art, they were intended as a history of accomplishment—- main motive of which is vanity. ♦ * * CORN What countrjCis the world’s lead ing corn exporters? Guess again Not America. It’s Argentina. She’s led us four years. But she exports seven-tenths of< her corn crop. We export a bit less but actually grow more than three times as much as the rest of the world combined. It isn’t often that the leading pro ducer doesn’t dominate the world market in exports. • * • WHEAT Cost systems in agriculture are getting on as scientific a basis as in manufacturing. The day’s gore when the farmer kept his few rec ords in a nail keg. It’s learned now, that about a third of the eost of producting wheat goes to man an dhorse labor. Ferti lizer, binder twine and seed take 10 per cent, threshinf 9. Interest nn land and machinery investment ab sorbs 29 per cent. The balance goes for taxes, insurance, etc. Profits have not yet been analyz ed- Awaitiqg The best thing about giving the wa r vets life insurance is they won’t have to spend so much time arguing with iiisjiraugc ajeots. THE NIGHTMARE i M wnQb ?\ I i k\ \ \ jKnin / ///} Ok k’. ..• , r -KZ;, kF ; Old Days In Americus TEN YEARS AGO TODAY (From The Times Recorder, May 29, 1914.) All Americus is interested in the First Methodist Sunday school to day at Myrtle Springs as not only the membership of that church and school, but hundreds of friends ot other denominations, will enjoy the day with them. Automobiles will leave the church front during the morning hours from 7:30 to 9 o’clock. The Americus and Sumter County Hospital association realized $4Ol net, as the proceeds of the recent chautauqua, which was held under auspices of the association and which proved such a splendid sue cess in every way. Americus growers have recently made small crate shipments peaches of the earlier varieties to Southern and Eastern markets, and will derive excellent prices. The first carload from a Georgia orchard has just gone forward and the credit for the shipment goes to Byron, Ga., in the Fort Valley territory. The car con tained a total of 426 crates, and the owner expects to receive $4 per crate for them, out of which he will have to pay commissions and charges of handling. He was of fered $2.65 a crate for the peaches delivered at Macon, but refused de claring that he would rather take the chance of higher price in ti e eastern market. Miss’ Isabel and Margaret Wheat ley who have been spending two or three days in Atlanta, returned home yesterday. TWENIY YEARS AGO TODAY (From The Times Recorder. May 29, 1904.) ' Frank G. Turpin, the very cap able and efficient day clerk at the Hotel Windsor, has accepted a de sirable position with the Americus Grocery Co. and will enter upon his new duties shortly. Mrs. Frank Harrold entertained at a six oclock, dinner Monday eve ning for Mrs. Sheffields guests, Miss Strother, and Mrs. Osborne, of Albany. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. Ed Sheffield, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Osborne, of Albany, Miss Minnie Strother and Mr. Titus, of Columbus and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harrold. Young Lynn Fort was a genial and handsome little host at a birth day party yesterday afternoon celebrating his fourth birthday. A marriage of much scoial inter est in Americus will occur i Sand ersville in June when Dr. Henry B. Allen l(?ads to the altar Miss Mary Joyner, of that city. The rites will be solemnized at the Christiar. church, on Wednesday evening, Jure Bth, ;.nd will be an occasion of much social prominence. The bride is the aughter of Mrs. Virginia Stewr.rt Joyner, an dis a lady of beauty, grace and culture. Dr. Allen is a prominent and rising young physici an of this city where a host of friends are awaiting to extend con- I OAfMS ma,le on improved GVril ’lk- farm 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, /mericus, Ga. Phone fii i rniiiniMiwi— - ” THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 29, 1924 gratulations. THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY (From The Times Recorder. May 29, 1894.) At the spelling bee at the city hall last night Henry Walker ws the first victim to bite the dust of defeat, and as he meandered ingloriously to the rear a sigh of anguish went up from the Callaway side of the battlefield. Major Speer led off very well with “baker” but when he spelled "anonymous” without an “o” and tried to hold his base, Umpire Noyes called him out. One by one the speller fell, Prof. Win. Harper going off on a “maneuver” and at last only Miss Clem, Warren and Messrs. 0. A. Coleman, W. F. Donaldson and C. L. Ansley were left to tell the tale. Messrs. Cole man and Ansley fell before a spell of ‘searlentina” which Donaldson wrestled with successfully and was declared the winner. He was award ed first prize—a handsome volume of poems, while little Mi^s'Warren received a beautiful white fan as the best speller on the ladies’ side. Henry Walker received the booby prize, a child’s A. B. C. primer, which he will keep for future “ref erence.” At a meeting of the Americus Cycling Association Monday night, O. A. Coleman was elected president, Crawford Wheatly vice president, P. Griffith, secretary, Will Dudley captain and C. E. Griffith, lieuten ant. The club has a membership of 25, all of whom are expert wheel men. Mesdames E. C. Doughtie, E. B. Everett, E. J. Mathis, O. A. Cole man, H. E. Griffith, ByrJ Lewis, R. L. McLeod, and Misses Mamie Dud ley Mae and Mabel McKenzie, Emq Joiner, Alice Stallings, Emma Dod son, Inez Felder, Emma and Bettie Council, Mary Watts, Tazzee Mc- Kenzie, Stella Scarborough, and Gertrude Harris were elected hon orary members. Americus Undertaking Co. NAT LEMASTER, Manager Funeral Directors And Embalmers Night Phones 661 and 88 Day Phones 88 and 231 L. G. COUNCIL, President. T. E. BOLTON, Ass’t. Cashier C. M. COUNCIL, V.-P. and Cashier. J. E. KIKER, Ass’t. Cashier The Planters Bank of Americus (Incorporated) a AT YOUR SERVICE Oldest and largest State Bank in South west Georgia. Any business entrusted to us will receive our best attention. If you are not al ready one of our valued customers, we would appreciate an opportunity of «Ct.- serving you. The Bank With a Surplus RESOURCES OVER $1,700,000 PROMPT, CONSERVATIVE. ACCOMMODATING No Account Too Large; None Too Small THE STANDARD WOMEN’S $5 TO $6 SHOES F; AT $2.98, $3.50 and $3.95. .Se e the window display. All Shoes brand new, just received from one of the largest shoe mak ers. Every shoe bears this mak er’s name. Patent colt, Suede Brown and Black Calf, Hollywood and Strap effects. Every size in lot. WOMEN’S ‘SECONDS’ PURE THREAD SILK HOSE AT 75c The price of the first quality is $1.50 to $2 per pair. These ‘Sec onds’ are the best that we have ever handled. The silk part of these hose is perfect. Occasional ly there is a drop-stitch in the lisle part whcih has been neatly mend ed; all sizes, all colors; Friday and Saturday, pair 75c MEN’S HIGH GRADE FOUR IN-HAND TIES, 35c Men’s Knitted Silk Four-in- Hand Ties, in every color, full regular length; regularly 50c; here Friday and Saturday, each ....35c $2 QUEEN VICTORIA SHEETS AT $1.49 Each one with the original ‘‘Vic toria” label, so of course each one first quality, bleached snow-white, size for double bed; this sale only $1.49 MEN’S ENGLISH BROADCLOTH SHIRTS AT $1.98. Genuine English Broadcloth Shirts, made with attached collars. Th e labels are in every shirt. Reg ularly $3; here Friday and Satur day, each $1.98 25c MEN’E LISLE SOCKS THREE PAIRS FOR 50c Fine Lisle Socks, medium weight, double heels, toes and sole; the best 25c value you have seen; here Fri day and Saturday, 3 pairs for 50c MISSES AND CHILDREN’S BROWN SANDALS AT $1.50 Brown cut-out andais, flexible stitched-down soles, fine and com fortable, all sizes up to 2, pr. $1.50 MEN’S EXTRA QUALITY UNION SUITS AT 75c The best dollar quality in Amer icus; closely woven p'ajama Checks, made with elastic seam back, all sizes, per suit .... 75c Standard Dry Goods Company Forsyth St. Next Bank of Commerce AMERICUS, GA.
