About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (July 30, 1925)
PAGE TWO --- - JIILIHW- REBEKAH LODGE SOCIAL i MEETING FRIDAY NIGHT. The usual fifth Friday night I social meeting of Rebekah Lodge •will he held at the Odd bellows U;i.l | nt 8 o'clock. E\ er\ member ' urged to attend and bring friends. Dr. D. K. Mrchiner. of Memphis,; Tenn., and W. K. Mitchiner, of, Dawson, Ga.. visited their aunt-.. Mrs. .1. W. Harris and Mrs, E .A. 1 Graham on Brooklyn Heights Wed nesday. Mrs. M. ('. Lord and Mrs. Jack i Tinsley and little daughters. Eliza beth and Evangeline, have returned , home after a ten days visit to their i mother. Mrs. Janies Morgan Me- | Daniel in Atlanta. They were m companied home by their si. ter, | Miss Evangeline M< Daniil who > , being delightful!} ent rtained. T. M. Laney and mother. Mrs. B. F. Laney, of Dublin, are guests u friends in Brooklyn (Lights tor several days. Clarence Davis, of Atlanta, has, arrived in Americus to join Mrs. | Davis in a visit to her mother, Mi?. i \\. M. Tullis. .1. W. Howard, accompanied hv bis daughter. Miss Celeste Howard, arrived in Rochi -ter. Minn., Mon-j day, where Mr. Howard will under l go treatment at Mayo’s Clinic. I Mrs. George Duncan returned home today from Doerun, where he has been visiting Mrs. Lawrend McPhaul since Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Parnell Drew am' two children, of Columbia. S. C.j are guests of their sister. Mrs. John | Frank Thomas, at her home on Tay-| lor street. Mrs. R. L. Maynard will return home Friday night from a delight ful visit of several weeks to Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Bassett in Little Rock. Ark. Col. and Mrs. W. I*. Wallis. Mi l.ilfoy Wallis. T. J. Wallis Jr. an! Mrs. Charles Hogg left early Wed nesday morning for a delightful mo tor trip to Miami, and other point of interest on the EasJ coast Florida, returning via. St. Peters -1 urg, Tampa and Orlando. Mr>. Lucas Thiers, and two young j sons. Lucas, Jr., and Jo“. and Thom | as Hooks, the third, left today for | Memphis, Tenn., where they will j spend several weeks with Mrs. Mari | Thiers. Lewis Merritt, of Clemson Col-•> lege, Clemson, S. C.. is the guest of | his parents, Dr. and Mrs. i. N. Mer-I ritt. College street. Mr. and Mrs. Ro\ Reser and Mr. Herman Lodi'. of Lafayette. Ind. who have been guests at the home of Dr. and Mrs. C. K. Chapman, on Felder street, left this afternoon 1 v JUICE OF LEMON WHITENS THE SKIN The only harmless way to bleach the skin white is to mix the juice of two lemons with three ounces of Orchard White, which and druggist will supply for a few cents. Shake w< 11 in a bottle. wb-01-- quart, r [\ iw Hk? pint " l mOst I , wonderful skit p’jX Yli vU' Whitener, softener and beautifier. Massage this sweetly fragrant lemon bleach into the face, neck, arms and hands. It cannot irritate. Famous stage beauties use it to bring that clear, youthful skin and rosy-white complexion; also as a freckle, sunburn and tan bleach. You must mix this remarkable lotion yourself. It cannot be bought ready to use because it acts best immedi ately after it is prepared.—adv. BkP money to lend ey to lend on farm land* at lowest rate* and will alwaya save money by seeing u*. er the privilege of making payment* on the erett period, stopping interest on such We also make loan* on choice city property. Write or »ee R. C. Ellis, President, or G. C. Webb. Vice Presi dent, in charge of the Home Office, Americus, Georgia— Empire Loan & Trust Company Americus, Georgia WATCHES! See our display of watches. We have the latest shapes and designs, in both ladies and gents watches. It is a pleasuie to show you these watches. fro,n $1 ’7) up. Join Our Monthly Payment Plan THOS. L. BELL, 1 Inc. I i - On The Beach. l -i=.±» » ipT' IMffl r 'i- , 1 Ir - ! •"x ' \ jL , | s.< A ■ I i J ■ ? ?: I >. bx hi ■ -Asts x . ■ Jg-n , Give credit to the flapper for I always starting son.e new fad. In | stead .of warding off the blazing j -tin and the sharp ocean breezes with the curtomaiy :v. •. ai >r or beach role Miss Jenn' -i ■ Suntheim er turns out at Co-- y 1< ..ml, N. Y., wearing a gymn i-ium sweat shirt that is very elev. rly painted in waterproof - do; I motor, accompanied by Miss LoTlie I Chapman, for Jacksonville, Fla. where they will be delightfully en tertained by Mrs. R. A. Whee',.-,- it a house party at her cottage on Pablo Beach. Miss Jean Williamson, of Mem phis, Miss Elizabeth Hall, of Ath ens. and Miss Louise -Hall, of Ma con. who hav, been the attractive guests of Miss Alice Harrold at her home on College street for ten days, returned to their homes today. Mrs. Z. A. Littlejohn and little granddaughter. Chlotilde Hair, have (returned from a delightful stay of several weeks at Clayton, and at Tugelo, where they were guests of | Dr. and Mrs. Wilmot Littlejohn. ( Wesley Pruett, of Perry, is visit - j ing bis sister, Mrs. A. J. Wicker, j Lamar street. Miss Mary Annie Feagin is spend- I ing some time with her aunt, Mrs. j R. E. Wick, r in Coleman. Fla. Mrs. C. R. Whitlov has as !vr guest this week at her home on Taylor street, Mrs. H. S. Hanner, of Atlanta, and Mrs. Eunice Cox. of Cobb. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Richardson, and young son, W. L. Jr., left Wed nesday for Savannah, to reside. Mr. Richardson having been transfer red to the Central of Georgia rail way offices in that city. During their residence in Americus, they have made many friends who regret their departure. J. E. Copeland, of Newnan, Mrs. ■ L. A. Copeland and two attractive i daughters. Missse Buna and Inez. • and son. Manor Copeland, of Car rollton, were guests for several days C ' this week with Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Copeland, at their home on the r Plains road. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Glawson ar rived in the city Tuesday from Paris Island to spend a few days with Mr. Glawson’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Glawson at their home here. Mr. Glawson is a pharmacist in the Vnited States navy and this marks his first visit to his parents and Americus in five years. K'e has made an excellent record in the navy and was on one of the first MACON’S CITY MANAGER RILL IS FAVORED ATLANTA, July 'lO.- The sen ate municipal affair committee favorably reported the b’ll changing the i resent Macon city governin' nt to a city manager form of govern ment. KNIGHT TEMPLARS IN SESSION AT SEATTLE SEATTLE. July !10.—The elec tion of grand encampment officers and the selection of the 11128 con vention city was the principal busi ness before the grand encampment of the Knight Templars here today. Competitive drill- of picked com mandries continued at the Univer sity of Washington stadium. Min neapolis and Detroit are rivals for the next conclave. STATE FLAG VIRGINIA UNFURLED IN GREECE SYRIA, Greece. July 30. —In an impressive ceremony staged by 2,- 300 orphan children here, the flag of the commonwealth of Virginia was raised over the main building of the Near East Relief orphanage here this week. Virginia citizens : recently “adopted” this in tituticn and are paying the entiiv cost of , its operation. It is the largest in dustrial school in the Near East, teaching -• 'ig-weaving, carpentry. ’ blacksmithing, gardening, and Hi other trades to 2500 refugee or phans. The flag-raising was the mam event of an extra i’s> of parades, athletics and open air chora Ising ing arranged by the erphans in hon or of the- .-.rate of Virginia. <n v ernment officials reviewed the long line of children i <1 by a smiling Mis Virginia and her maids of honor. Fifty boy bugh rs played “America” and Dixie Land” while the Virginia flag was pulled to the top of the flagpole by the Governor of the Island of Syria. Americans who attended the cere monies included Miss Jane Ryan of Richmond, Miss Gladys Curry of New York, Miss Margaret Harris, of Mason City, la., Ray Ogden of Oakland, Calif., L. H. Myers, of Lancaster, Pa., and George H. Wil cox. of Des Moines. AMERICANS IN RUSSIA PRAISED BY NANSEN ERIVAN, Armenia, June 30. Dr. Fridjof Nansen, the famous Norwegian explorer, has arrived here as High Comn.isisoner of the League of Nations, to study the refugee probUm in Russian Ar menia. After inspecting the or phanage work of the Near East Re lief here, he said: “This American work has been interwoven with the whole life of Armenia, the Americans went into -\rmenia to start orphanages, but •n maintaining those orphanages they have profoundly affected the ndustrial, social and' political life of the nation of 1,500,000 peo ile. America has here contributed i chapter of great interest to the ’istory of social serveie work. Twenty-three American have triv ■n up their lives in the humanitari an service.” AMERICAN NURSE HONORED IN ATHENS ATHENS, Greece, July 30. Tribute to the efficiency of the American trained nurse has been accorded by the appointment of Miss Katherine MacFarland of Ger mantown, Pa., as the director of the new nurses’ training school which .Admiral Coundouriotis, President American ships to reach Japan aft er the disastrous earthquake of sev eral years ago. Mr. Glawson is now stationed on Paris Island, S. C., marine post, but he and Mrs. Glawson reside in Beaufort. They will leave Friday for Beaufort by wav of Atlanta. QASSinEDADVERnSEMENb WANTED WANTED—Every one to drink Flint Rock Ginger Ale for an appetizer—before and after meals. 5c per bottle. Or. sale at all gro cers. 15-ts I I WANT to do your fine Watch Re pairing. I want to set your dia- j monds for you. I will exchange new mountings for old ones. I will pay cash for old gold and platinum. I want to sell you dia monds for cash or credit. R. S. Broadhurst. 110 Lamar St.—B(s) MISCELLANEOUS THE AMERICUS BUSINESS College is in operation; morning, afternoon and night. Miss Lillian , Braswell, President. Merritt Bldg i NOTICE-—Next bus for Miami and i Coral Gables Friday. August 7. | Better make your reservation. ■ i Phonees 337 or 66. Neon Buchan- I an.—2B-tf. -28-ts J | Some of the finest “French” j grapes are grown on the south coast i of England and shipped across the t i channel. ' THE AMERICUS TIMES RECORDER Civil War ( Enoch Arden f Sees Children Again yeirs an 1 the end cf the \ L, third year l.ca.trx-xkxck Z life/ * < \ uDR ~ MM w-a-J Mrs. ilia Tits. J.M, I * Lee Fin icr. IZcen. > Rope Walker I Buck knows the ropes of his trade 1 all right. Buck is the champion canine slack rope walker and this shows him doing his stuff in New York City. of Greece, has established in Ath ens. It is to be a permanent ex pression of the gratitude of the l Greek people for the service which i the Near Easi, Relief has rendered to them in their days of distress. Miss MacFarland. whose father is a professor in the University of ■ Pennsylvania Medical School and an eminent writer of medical books, : came to Greece three years ago ! and has figured prominently as one i of the heroines of the Smyrna dis- | aster, as director of an orphanage ’ of two thousand children, and as a cool anti courageous figure in a theater panic where she was re sponsible for saving many lives. Iler selection is a tribute to the skill and proficiency of American nursing and to the splendid type of women produced by American nurs-i ing schools. FOR RENT WANT TO RENT Five or six room house. I am coming to Americus to make a permanent home and desire to rent a home. Might consid er buying it later. Address, “Warehouse,” care Times-Re corder.—2o dh-tf-xz OR RENT—Two room, furnished or unfurnished, upstairs; close in. 'hone 709.—28-3 t OR RENT—Four room apartment. Immediate possession. Refer nc> s exchanged. Address “X,” are Times-Recorder.—29-4t OR RENT TWO furnished rooms for light housekeeping, 'hone 592—29-3 t OR RENT—Desirable bungalow; corner Harrold avenue and Hill t. Harrold Bros.—2B-6t OR RENT Desirable 6-rootn house with garage. garden. 417 :e"s Park.—3o-3t Ulster was the best recruiting round fur the British army la-: ear. There were 241 recruits for very 100,000 population, as con ared with 229 in London. JOAQUIN, Tex., July 30.—The gray-clad line emerged from the tangle of brush and young trees, paused for a moment as if to gath er all its strength, and charged hot ly up the slope. The air was split with the shrill rebel yell. I nanswer, from the hill crest opposite, came a thunderous roar of artillery fire. The gray lino faltered, closed its ranks and came on again. The great battle of Chickamauga was on. Tragedy hovered over the green slope at nightfall. And amid the confusion of the battle field, where the screaming shrapnel wiped out whole companies and men’s names were less than a puff of star dust in the outer darkness, the fate of the individual soldier did not count. Reported as Slain So that is why young John A. Pinkard. private in the army of the south, got lost—lost from his com pany. lost from the sight of men that knew him. lost from everything that made life dear to him. Pinkard, who dragged himself off the field and fell in with the first bunch of troopers he met. was reported as dead. And so—but lot him tell it. Pinkard now is 95. a retired mini ster, a quiet old man who is wait ing in this quiet Texas village for the lees of life to run out. “When I enlisted I had a wife, and a child by a former marriage,” he says. “During the first year of the war another child was born. My wife and family stayed with her The fire loss in the United States is approximately §500,000,000 a year. The number of students in Amer ican universities this year is 8.5 percent greater than last year. CATARRH of head or throat is usually benefited by the vapors of— VICKS V VAPORWB Over J 7 Million Jar» Uaed Yearly FOR SALE BARGAINS—One hay rake, mower, Case power bailer, Dela Vale sup arator, on;- grist mill, one feed grinder, one home light plant, and several gasoline engines, various sizes. F. G. Beavers.—2l-tf. FOR SALE—Bananas, 75c bunch; 15c dozen. Mitchell Saliba. —2B-3t FOR SALE—One second hand mow er and rake; also one two-horse harrow and mule. Mrs K. P. Lea mon.—29-2t z WANTED—Thr. • fuin'sbed rooms with l ath, by couple w’ n 2 chil dren ;.red 9 and 11. Private en trance jteferred. A- 4 ress ‘Couple,’ cm Times-Recorder —2B-°' FOR SALE—Cable Piano as good as new. Will give terms. W H. Cobb. Phone 800.—29-3 t FOR RENT—Best apartment; in Americus; desirable locations. •Tno. W. Shiver.—29-ts. Dictionaries are now being car ried in the parlor cars of some Cana-1 dian trains to aid the crossword puz-. zle fans. • 1 THURSDAY AFTERNOON. JUL\ 30, 1925 1 i HT parents. “Now when I left we had taken a wounded soldier to our house to recover and he stayed there during my absence. Aicer Chickamauga news cafne to my family that I had been kilkd. It was three years be- Tetleys Buy it. Brew it. Ice it. Drink it. You’ll like it. ||| Orange Pekoe Tea Makes Saad tea a certainty CALL 778 FOR— FRESH FISH AND SEA FOOD Fresh Red Snapper (pan and baking size), Fresh Steak Fish, Salt Water Trout, Flounder, Virginia Spots and Mul let. We will dress and deliver them to your door. No ex tra charge for this service. AMERICUS FISH AND OYSTER CO. 216 W. Forsyth St. Opposite Bank of Commerce Today and Friday Admission 10c, 20c, 30c RYLANDER sis Sebastian '"‘"X 4 Cec !^ €> . nEnemisrs4Z Weber & Fields _ Produced by roducers Distributing Edward eeiayco SiXz Production) Inc. , Bursting with emotional tension, crowded with patriotic wis dom, teeming with romance and action that makes the heart miss many a beat. Sparkling with humor with which both Weber & Fields have been generously endowed. Saturday—Buck Jones in “THE TRAIL RIDER” &To Our Friends and Customers! The Ginning Season is here. We specialize in ginning cotton and we have the most up-todate and simplified Gin nery in this section. We owe it to our customers to give good service. We have put in new saws, new belts, etc. The "juice" is on and we are ready to gin. We would like for you to look over our gin plant and let us gin your cotton and show you that we can make good samples and give the very best of service. We are in the market for Cotton Seed. Why not phone us when you have cotton seed to sell or when you are in the market for cotton seed products? IT WILL PAY YOU ! FARMERS COTTON OIL CO. Phone 92 fore J could return Imme. = [ “When I got back, at last, 1 I found preparations for a wedding ! in progress. My wife, believing me dead, had worn mourning for two I years—and then she had learned to love the young man left behind j four years before. “I gave her her choice. She chose him. “Well” —the old man bent his head a little. “We talked it over, and I arranged for her to have a divorce. “She kept the girls and I took a train to get as far away from that town—Cross Plains, Tenn.—as I could. I never went back. “I came to Texas and eventually married. Then I learned that my wife had never married this young chap. A few days before the wed ding he sickened and died. Then, later, she married another man. Asked to Resume “The years passed. Finally I learned through a brother that this husband had died. My second wife also was dead. “So I decided to write to Lor and ask that we resume, as best we could, what had been broken .off. She never answered. “I never attempted to communi cate with any of them again. “Then, this year, my two daugh ters, both grown old and prosper- | ous. came to visit me. They stayed a whole week. “When I last saw them they were both under ten years of age. Now one is 67 and the other is 64. “Their mother is well, they say. And 1? Well, I have no regrets. 1 have seen my two babies again.” Tiie daughters are Mrs. Ella Lee Pinson and Mrs. J. M. Roen. Pink ard’ sformer wife is now Mrs. C. G. Elmore. 6 6 6 >8 a prescription for Malaria, Chills and Fever, Dengue or Bilious Fever. It kills the germs.
