About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (June 4, 1924)
PAGE SIX Bl BUY MIE II WOTS TO WE W (Continued From Page One) therein that would bind the county to buy all of its oil and gasoline throdgh Scarborough and pay him a J.-rofft of a cent a gallon on each gallop purchased. A condition precedent to the pur chase off oil in carlot quantities, as proposed, is the procurement of a ouitaple storage facilities. This would involve the purchase and erec tion !of a tank of sufficient capac ity, {together with necessary fill- . ing and discharging paraphernalia ■ to lyindic the gasoline and oil a:- j this ijvould be received and disiribut- j ed a| Americus. It is the Infor.na tion pf the Timo-Record" r that such a tank could be purchased for ap- ; proximately $650, but that erection : expenses would increase the exp-n-i diturp to about SI,OOO. A site for. the tank would be furnished at dollar-a*ycar rental, it i- belicv. d, by either of the railroads enteing Americus, making 11. u purchase ol’ such Fa site unnecessary. Tliic contract offered by Scar borough was declined, ’it is said be cause of the ability of the county, if the commissioners so decide, to buy both gasoline and oil in the open market the same as • indepen dent; dealers all over the state now do ,and at prices considerably low er titan now paid. Quotations hav? been received by at least one mem ber pf the board from Kentucky and Texas oil concerns offering to sell the county its oil supply at vary ing prices. These prices, it is fur ther said, .»hge from 18 to as low' as 12 gents a gallon. To these prices, ’it is presumed, would be added freight, and tax except that wiirrwwwiir -ra lmii .Jiu l cteW I Refresh- Wiiat <?.© you iidnk the I £ '4' k - ' ' I Drink > " Delicious arid Refreshing' . | I Tie ca-Cola Company, Atlanta, Ga. I I AM DOING ALE KINDS OF ELECTRICAL WORK NO JOB TOO SMALL OR TOO LARGE. Ido yoijr work by the hour and save you money. Ask my customers. They KNOW my ability. - J.C. BASS, Electrician r TELEPHONE 533. S'.- FARM LOANS CHEAP MONEY! EASY TERMS NO COMMISSION .1 Through our connection with The Atlanta Joint Stock Land Bank we offer farmers 6 per cent money ■for 33 years on the amortization basis—NO COM MISSION—-with privilege of paying all or any por tion alter five years. Cheapest and best pbn evei offered the fanner. QUICK SERVICE. r Americus Abstract and Loan Co. a R. L. Maynard, President ; — CHEAP MONEY TO LEND We Mlway, have money to lend on farm lands at lowest rates and best-terms, and you will always save money by seeing us. We give the borrower the privilege of making payments on the principal at any interest period, stopping interest on such paydlent. We also make leans on choice city property. Write or see R. C. Ellis, President, or G. C. Webb, Vice-Presi dent,.-in charge of the Home Office, Americus, Georgia.— Empire Loan and Trust Company riru, ‘ 43«»rgi« - ■- Back to Civilization .a K • CSa. \ 9s ■- wmwcrSßy where gasoline.is bought outside )f Georgia by a Georgia county and used in its own operations, it is be lieved, this tax does not apply and cannot be collected by the state au thorities. The matter, it is understood, is now in the hands of George Earl Ansley, acting county engineer, County Attorney W. W. Dykes and Commissioner Hawkins, of the pur chasing committee. These gentle men will make a thorough investi gation of the entire subject and re- t | Remarkable exclusive picture , : showing IV.'ajor Frederick Martin ' and Sergeant Alva Harvey ex actly as they appeared after they had fought their way through mountain passes after trailing a i mirage and smashing into a • mountain side. Note the beard fa on Marfin and the disheveled appearance. ' |>ort later at a meeting of the board. Nearly a th ..r.rand gallons of gas oline are used monthly by the coun ty while operations are in full blast, it was said here today, but this quan tity is not being used now, due to weather conditions which prevent the laying of pavement, on the Plains Highway. MONTEZUMA TAX! 4 MAN’S BODY FOUND | MONTEZUMA, June 4. The body of Robert Maynard, negro taxi driver, of Montezuma, who has been missing since Friday, and whose abandoned car was found by the Alabama authorities in Opelika Saturday, was found today in p swamp near Hog Crawl creek about six miles from Montezuma. His i race was mutlated beyond recog nition, but clothing was identified at that of Maynard. His disappearance was first known when Alabama authorities notified local police of the abar.- i doned car there after.which was re ported that Maynard left here Thusday with a passenger for Co lumbus. His wife has been arrested and is being held pending investigation. S® iIUSF FIB SUIE S TO BEU MT New Treatment Containing Sev enteen Ingredients Renews Every Part of Body. I This complete treatment is found only in i. prescription known as Re-Cu-Ma, which contains sev enteen well known and thoroughly tested medicines, so skillfully com pounded that each one performs its functions on the various parts of the body perfectly and harmo niously This remarkable prescription thoroughly cleanses the colon of its accumulation of poisonous re fuse instead of allowing it to course through the veins and emp ty into the body. In addition, Re- Cu-Ma starts the liver to work pleasantly and naturally, purifies and strengthens the 'blood, thus building firm, healthy, rosy flesh |that is free from pimples and oth er skin blemishes. Re-Cu-Ma will also relieve rheumatic and back pains, give you a good digestion and enable you to sleep like a log. It is a scientific prescription that revives, renews and regenerates the entire, system and is sold and rec ommended by all good drug stores. (adv.) JI! BEDIM When yeti are suffering with rheu matism so you can hardly get around just try Red Pepper Rub and you will have the quickest relief known. Nothing has such concentrated, pene trating heat as red peppers. Instant relief. Just as soon ns you apply Red I epper Rub you feel the tingling heat. In three minutes it warms the sore spot through and through. Frees the blood circulation, break > up the congestion—- and the old rheumatism torture i : gone, Rowles Red 1 epper Rub, made from | red peppers, costs little at any drug I store. Get a jar at once. Use it for lujbago, neuritis, backache, stiff neck, W‘ tmiscles, colds in chest. Almost 1 fnßant relief awaits you. Be sure to j get the genuine, with the name Rowfca I on each package. v • * THE AMERICUS TIMES RECORDER WILL PROVIDE FOR I i.L CIT CH Excess Among Applicants Will Be Assigned to Camps in Other Miiita.y Areas ATLANTA, June 4.—The ex- i c; of applicants for the citizens military training camo., that can- . not be accomodated within the i urea, will be sent to other corps I this year, according to an- I nou.icement at Fouth Army Corps I or. a headquarters here. .Several days ago it was annoubf- ■ed that many now making applica- I tion would be tumq! down be- ' cause the quota for this area is- j [mor.- than filled, and that the task | was now one of elimination rather ‘ i than se|< ction. However advices i I from the war department within ; I the 'past few days , allow sending i the overflow to other areas. I Os the nine corps areas in the j United States, only three—the I fifth, feurih and third have i filled their quotas, it • ... 1. This I ■ area —the I'lAirth, w:. Lne first to I -fill quotas, it is said. Thia area— I ti:s Fourth, was the first to fill its j quota. Consequently, under the I new arrangement, some of the ! young men now enrolling may be i sent to Pacific coast camps and I other distant portions of the Unit- ' ed States. Officers here are considerably elated that the Southern area ■should show what they unreserved ly term an excess of patriotism over other portions of ti e country, and one officer said “I ascribe our success here to the realiation by the youth of the south of the nec essity for military education and preparedness.” Chero-Cola \ > 'WI Americas. Che o-Cela Bottling Co. Americus, Georgia Crown gasoline SAVE . '••COMoM'tP >M n>nvc*» IJ9M - t THIS BOOH CONTa.wJ 70 COUPONS O» Twe fotuowivTos- 'LjW Tflll Wk ▼ W -1 ® "W NOMiNAt'Qxi ‘NO MNitss qn>o«.r»o sn« not vaho. iS«U flWk B S- 12 # g!?: s l??hL' s £ 0 0 1i s g' ; ? ® IwHJI 11 r\ ¥ Is oi°i i!-? ; .'4 COUPONS sio.co ® «V6* W 7 & JEkhS cii Flflll rourn br'V’f j. < fn-a book s T«4M3 Ff A iSI E IS 10.00"- : ■ eAp.451736 A.JI uPurchase a coupon book at an y Standard Oil Company Facsimile of Coupon Book ' (Kentucky) Service Stationer Office. Coupons are redeem* ; able same as cash for gasoline and motor oils at any of owe Service Stations located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky and Mississippi J Standard Oil Company , f-—| INCORPORATED IN KENTUCKY Dm ADIME All r ULFars IIIC UIL Ph ilanth rbpi s t i Ml- ■ A-t. „• • I I r ; Wgr I I"'- I i "Wil - j W1« ; • • |||r jI i " k ' * 4 Ho Kom long, banker and ' philanthropist of the Far East, has arrived in Canada • en route to London. He has an appoint ment with King George. Then he will visit Rome where he has been promised an audience with Pope Pius. He is the first Chi nese citizen to receive the order of St. John of Jerusalem. And it is rumored the Vatican soon will .knight him in this order. r* WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. JUNE 4, 1924 fylker heads disabled VETERANS CHATER NO. 1 ATLANTA, June 4.—H. L. Felk er has just been elected command er of Woodrow Wilson chapter, No. 1, Disabled American Veterans of the World War, succee :..!g J. C. Curley, present commander, ami will assume office July 1. Officers are elected semi-annually. Others named for the ensuing term are A. W. Johnson, senior vice commander: E. 0. Clark, jun ior vice commander; Edward Gavin adjutant; Ralph Hood, treasurer; Thomas P. Haydon, chaplain; R. B. Cutter, officer of the day, and R. A. Dress & Petticoat Specials Thursday - Friday ~ Saturday To move them quickly we offer Dotted Voile Dresses —were $8.50 to $1 7.50, for— -53.95 ” d $6.95 Beautiful Linen Dresses not ‘jtink’—were $10.75 to $1 2.50 for $6.95 Beautiful Petticoats, $3.50 val ues, for— s239 Jersey Silk Knitted Petticoats, $5.00 values— s3.9B Beautifully Embroidered Jersey Knitted Petticoats, $7.50 grade for— -54.75 ANSLEY’S ' K J.;..' t ißumf.h, sJsg4a|>t* at hrfrts. 1 I | The executive committee, ol I which W. C. Joiner, liaison officer ’ i'of the Fifth district, is chairman, ' I will consist of James Murphy, H. G. Wagner, N. J. Hale, and J. H. I u ■ cas, Mr. Folkcr and Mr. C urley, with Captain Fred fates Veteran s’ ; bureau, and H. J. McGuin were . i named as delegates to the national* (Convention, to be held June 23-24 at , Sait Lake City. A bad spring cold is a great help in pronouncing the Japanese names The man who says saccharine is the sweetest thing never slept until 10 o'clock in the morning.
