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PAGE FOUR THE TIMES-RECORD ER ISTOUSHID 1171 Ive ■ « • ■ * Kdltec iw' Fublbbar Kntered u eeeond etaee metre? et the foal of Hee It America*, Georgia, accordm* to the Art of CougreM. - The Aatoeiated Freae !• exeloahely eathled to the ute for the republication of all oeva die* credited to it or not otherwise credited to thia paper etui alto the local newt published here in. All right of republication of tpecial diepatchea tie retired. National Adrertiaing Repreaentathoe, FROST LANDIS A KOHN, 135 Fifth Areune, New York; People* Gaa Bldg.. Chicago: Walton Build ing. Atlanta EDITORIALS I Sumter and Her Schools Many of us have seen the country school, with all of its pupils of many sizes crowded into one little schoolroom, and a usually inadequate young per son just out of school, and but little older than some of the pupils, struggling to handle a bunch of unruly youngsters. How many young girls, on graduating and with no experi ence in life and no training lor teaching, have gone forth to ru ral communities to teach such schools as a kind of stop-gag in life—a means of earning a little pin-money before getting mar ried or entering upon some more serious work? How many men and women have gone to face the world from such schools, poorly equip ped and with the necessity of overcoming a terrific handicap; and how many of them have fail ed to overcome that handicap? Those of us who are accus tomed to the better school of the cities and towns or to that great development, the consoli dated school as we have them in Sumter county, smile in a supe rior sort of way at these little schools. We look upon them as relics of a past age, something that is rapidly passing. But are they passing l lhe biennial survey of conditions made by the United States Bu reau of Education in 1922, just thfee years ago, and published this year, shows some surprising facts regarding these schools. There were 4.530 of these one room schools in Georgia in that year out of a total of 7,687 school buildings. Over one half —59 per cent. Georgia has more of these schools than any Southern state, including Texas, except Ken tucky. And Kentucky has smaller proportion—s 2 per cent -—as she has more schools than we have. Think what this means Io lhe children in Georgia! Think of what it means in opportunity for education in our state! Most of cur schools are of a type to which the average person ac quainted with better schools would not send his own chil dren! Almost one-third—32 per cent of Georgia's teachers teach in tlzcee schools, according to a survey. / Y< t the country child is as ■{..tv :• entitled to a good educa ( tion with the opportunities it offers, as the city child, lie is entitled to the same opportuni ty in life as his little brothers and sisters of the cities and towns get. The fact that he does not get it shows that there is something wrong with our educational system. Is it strange that the country population is moving to the city when such conditions exist? Knowing such things as these, r we can readily see why the de pletion of farm labor by the migration to the cities taking place these days is one of Geor gia’s big problems. The wealth of the state is Con centrated in a few counties, ’-lhe poorer counties cannot afford much better schools than they are giving their children. Yet those children are entitled to lhe same opportunity as the children of Sumter and other wealthy counties. This state surveys tends to show how fortunate we are in Sumter county, with our ten consolidated schools, with a county-wide truck service trans porting our children to and from our great county schools- We also are extremely for tunate in having in the county the agricultural school with its facilities for bringing practical farm teachings to the very gate way of our farms and at a cost vastly lower than would other wise be possible. Speeding Justice— A Chicago judge tried a pleasing novelty at the start of the R ussell Scott insanity trial. Attorneys prepared to make an extensive examination of each prospective juror. The usual result loomed -—a week wasted in lhe selection of 12 numbskulls. However, the judge ordered the attorneys to make their ex aminations short and to the J_A I ■ As far as the east is from the . west, so far hath he removed our transgressions fro m us—Ps. 103:12 » * * Suffer anything from man, rath er than sin against Cod. —Sir Henry Vane. point. So each juror was asked little more than if he was un biased and could give Scott a fair trial. That’s refreshing. Would that more judges would gel lhe same idea. Russell Scott’s success in get ting into an insane asylum and thus away from the gallows has aroused ail kinds of comment from the rest of us most of it highly indignant. greatly about it? He's safe, and one. Why should we worry he can do no more harm to any- But stop and think a minute. An insane asylum is not a pleas ant place to spend one’s entire life. Even a hardened criminal might actually wonder if it real ly were preferable to hanging. And, besides, Scott is where so are we. Let s forget it. Recent figures showing the alarming manner in which the number of crimes in America tops the number of crimes in other countries, such as England, have brought the country to the realization that something simp ly must be done to curb the spir it of lawlessness that apparent ly has become an American in stitution. While we’re looking for cures, wouldn't it be a good idea to ask ourselves whether this prevalence in crime is in any way connected with our nation al passion for passing all kinds of laws without stopping to consider whether they are really needed or can be enforced. •Y- ¥ 11 Years Ago This Month - Eleven years ago this month the German armies were push ing cn through Belgium and France to the very outskirts of Paris. A great war was on. in those mad days and the years that followed neither side could afford to count the cost. But il is still the morning idler the great fight. Nations really have just begun lo count the cost. 1 hey have just started to pay the bills of warfare. Ihe longest battle is still being fought. Y- Y- More National Pride Needed— A certain amount of humility in nations is a good thing. No one likes to see any peo ple too chesty. But it seems to have been America's fate to run either to one extreme or the other. From the Civil War to the World War we were the chest iest people in the world. No body could touch us—we were lhe people for whom the sun spun through space. Now we seem to be inordi nately humble. Does a distin guished foreigner reach our shores, what do we ask him first? Isn’t it always “ What do yen think of America l ” Were too worried about what others think. The first thing is to get our own estimate of ourselves sized up properly. Then we can go ahead and work for the goal our chesty ancestors set for us, and stop bothering about what our neighbors think or say. * s.-. Don’t Hold Checks—Cash ’Em— -Ihe American Bankers As sociation, through its press bureau suggests that it is not good policy to carry mound a cheek lor an indefinite time be fore cashing it. 1 he advice is sound. first of all, it’s easy to mislay a check. If you carry it around indorsed and then lose it, the finder will find it as negotiable as specie. If it gets worn or dirtied in your wallet the signature may become almost illegible and your bank may refuse to cash it. Further, it causes serious in convenience to the bank. Ihe bank keeps its books carefully balanced, and a check that is made out but not cashed for some time brings no end of an noyance. When you get a check, cash or deposit it at once. No math r what you get on the radio in warm weather the static usually makes it sound like hades. _ CEN TER FOLKS th’ idea of A StrtS’BtEl'W'Of MOTHER. rELLA IS CAAN TALLIN’ TOR A PRETTYVV/W/7 SLIPPIN ’ THROUGfi- GiRL WITH NOTHING IN HER ( 1 YER FINGERS? HEAD-AN’ALL SHE’S AFTER r' , IS ZEB’S MONEY- IT’S A- • J , , shame’ 7 why Dont Y \ /EXPLAIN THEY T / '-,7/ ZED, FANNY? ■ ■ <,,? wllw 'Ww AS THE DATE OF ZEB PERKINS’ WEDDING To TJfe Pretty Boarder, at grandma Hopkins’ House , approaches, aunt fanny Buzz’s opinion of it INJECTS A LITTLE FUN INTO THE SITUATION FOR. THOSE WHO REALIZE. THAT HER. FADING HOPES ‘ FoR A MATRIMONIAL. ALLIANCE ARg. THE cause of H-eR. Rancor.* — ©1925 BY NEA SERVICE. X. _ ..... _ __ _ ____ OTHER DAYS IN AMERICUS TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY (From The Time- Recorder. Au-1 gust 29. 1905.) J. A. Amdcy’s buggy horse, left' landing in front of the postoffice list night was frightened by some ■ object and dashed the length ol; ’orsyth street. The anima! ran ui> | .0 the courthouse, steps and fell on j ■he concrete- pavement. Miss May Davis returned home festerday from a visit of several lays to friends in Ellaville. Mr. and C. L. Ansley ami Miss Laura Ansley have returm li mine, Mr. Ansley from the north-! ?i 11 markets and the ladies from 1 Brevard, N. C. Mr. James Boone and M-. T. J Baisden it ; un.lt r.lood, will launch ■ forth together in th.? grocery and -apply bwdness hero this week o ' ?upying th" rt"?e on t'otton Ave-1 ■me wh" Mr. 1J ; -■• le;i was former-: y in Im hi- ■ for s: v -ril years. Mr. Ad J I-orj-H-. ma. ir r mechanic i f th;? if" ,\!tan di.i.-ion of thej < I !' c "c-nding two ar three da;.:, in Aim rieus, his form ■r home. THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY (From T" Times-!!" -dt-r. Au gust 29. 1895.) Aim-ri.ai.: nu'rehniifs .re looking lor a bi"' tr.ide from this, time on; hrough ihc fail nn. Cotton i ' ■oming in rapidly now, and as I irices are advancing, “the needful” | ivill soon lie m gt-ni-ral circulation. I Tim Kii'en b-ft y-rst/rday fori Macon wb"rc 1:<- h.'is ae- "'ted a po-i dtion yvith the D.tnne'ilierg Coni-i pany. T im's r.i'iiij fT-i.-m!-: h< will! >vish bill! eve.'v : acci :: in his new field. Cotton rolled in at quit-- a lively I rate yesterday, receipts.at the sev eral warehouses being ahead of any; other day sine c the new crop began ' EiD I T O R I A L S ~w />l>Z t ton ell Politic':? wins! General Anderson is not to have his non-politicai en forcement service organized on busi ness principles, but must submit his appointees to the political approv-' al of the senators of the states in [ which their districts operate. And, of course, the high-class executives whom be had sougjit to supervise prohibition enforcement would not accept appointment on these terms, even if they could get it, which is unlikely. In fact, many of them bad already told him that they would have the same opportun ity to accomplish results that they would have in business —that is, control of their own subordinates and the authority to pay them the same compensations that business would pay for similar services. These are precisely the two things which politics will not permit. So, if we get rid of the present corrup tion and inefficiency in the prohi bition service, it will probably be only to see it renewed in other Political patronage-monging and loyal enforcement do not mix. SHOULD WE HAVE SUCH POLITICS? Why should there be this sort of “politics” in the prohibition or any other service? It does not improve the public service. Neither, gem-r --ally, dyes it better the |>o’J- • !» in -’J’.’M IMA TRT ’ TW AMF.RICVIS TIMFS to move. The 'warehouses were I scenes of swift activity and fa? I mers and buyers alike wore smiles of contentment as the big bales •' ’re brought in and sold. Good : on idlings easily brought 7 3-4 cents > in the local market, while a very ! Ime article would b’ ' brought the I half. Many complaints ar" being made to the authorities 0! the numerous yig ! ops .n the c:-. ■.. T ere is nett ing more foul than a pig- on, an-l j.t-hi-a nuise.nee sFr.it’d be abaiwl with- I cut delay. The -family of C-- S. H. Hawkin--. , have, returned IT' :i Lockha en, I th'-.-ir beautiful co:: itrv place near Magnbla Springs, v er.- they ■ e spent a portion < : t ! e summer sea son. f | TEN YEARS AGO TODAY (F'-om Th Tim ■ -ord r. Aug yurt 2-9, i H">, . Americus has on ii ■ way pod. ■an exact produi l lof the kind it ■' 1 roposi ' to erect in A mericus. 'l’".- pest h::s been i-rcctc 1 in front of the offices of the Amiri-, us and Sumter County Ckamb'-r of <' >m meree on Forsyth str"‘ :. The light was turned on last nigh* forth - I fir■ f . time, and . with a be-. itif d plclldor, even th- on-’- post added to I."e attractiveness of that section of the city. At her attractive suburdan homo, 1 Miss Lallie Carter entertained a I large company of young friends Fri ' dav morning, and the occasion prov I od in every respect one of the mo;-;! ! delightful of the season here. Tabli ■ I Were placed on th" wide front vor iandah, which had been tastefully ! decorated in p>p-.-orn and presented \ an unique and pleasing appearance. H ard dice was played while punch ; and sandwich's were served the fair 1 guests. tical fortunes of those made by it. We have got rid of it in the classi fied departments of the civil service, to everybody’s benefit. But never | with the willing consent of Congress (Pressure was always necessary, from the president and from the people. Yet in those services, the spoils system produced nothing worse than extravagance, inefficiency, fa voritism, injustice and minor graft. In the prbhibition service it has meant all these, and corruption and contempt of government besides. The announced policies of General Anderson promised improvement. Senatorial interference will make ---has probably already made-—that improvement impossible. A SAFE REMEDY WOULD BE TO BITE OFF LESS T.ct Franco take warning of Car thage! When the ancient Punic nation got so engrossed in business that it hired foreign mercenaries to fight its wars, that began the de cline which ended in its complete destruction by the citizen armies of Rome. Centuries later, Rome suffered an analogous fate. France, though for different reasons, seems to be risking the same rash experiment. African troops in Europe, and now German mercenaries and American • adventures in the Riff, are a dan gerous beginning. The reason, to be : .:ri- ( i; that France is under- .. It won’t be long now till summer is de'e, till nature a full ccurse of beauty has run. lhe greens will le turning to browns and to red. And,, what do you see, if you’e lookin’ head ? & blanket of snow that has turned theiand white and made things seems brighter and softer at night, k pond that is frozen where skates may sway, and folks bundle*/ up in a horse-driven sleigh. Cmu v I • A curling of smoke from a chimney aearby and a haze of a snowstorm o’er spreading the sky. A firplace where logs slow ly crackle and snap, and a youngster wit Hears tucked far under his cap. v e „ '•* «-'5? <2 A coal man who’s walking along by is team and autos half frozen and clouded by stream. A jam 1 the traffic, a wind beaten cop, and bottles with cream freezi over the top. It won’t be so long now tlii sumer ijdone, till sly old Jack iu St S rnf tS at h av ‘ n ’ fun. heat is a tory that’s cld. Cheer up, you will soon be complsiing of cold. JOHN M. OUUTLER PASTOR Sunday school at 9:30 a. m., Wyhlo Marshall , Superintendent. l..is is a well organized graded school and unless already connect ed with a Sunday school we invite you to attend. Preaching at'll a. m. and 7:30 p. m. by the pastor. Prayer meeting Wednesday night at 7:30. ! The Epworth League and the Jun-: 1 lor Missionary Society will meet at | 6:30 Sunday evening. | The pastor having been absent I lor seme time will be delighted to ■ greet his congregation and friends! at the services Sunday morning and * evening. j : Christian -Science Reading Rooms. i The Cl-.risti-w. Science Reading Rooms are open Sunday morn ire n 10:30 and . daily (except holiday. : . from ten a. m. until 12. Christian Science literature may bo read or borrowed and the pr n i -.is of Christian Science tauiri ■ , Mi: - Lula Hay. Christian Science teacher and practioncer. - . First Baptist Church 1 Joe M. Branch, Pastor. Sunday school 9:30. T. F. Gate wood, S-i-;’-.. Lesson assignment i : his week commencing with Juniors I is Acts. 16:19-34. Visit the great taking to conduct an imperialism . greater than it ha the men or the j •■■sources to maintain. Tn bomclior ■ Xnioricaneso, ■: Im ‘‘bit off more i U n it can eliew.” But faba, leilh are not the Tom i dv even for thai predicament. The < nly safe course is to bite off less. NO REMEDY IF POU l ies INTERFERE Wholesale corruption >■ revealed in the narcotic as well as in the | prohibition enforcement services.] , Probably no one will propose a free I opium and coca n? law as the rem i edy. In fact., there is no remedy except hone-tv and vigilance. And .: ... , question, if job- ) , .bl!;- interferes. T! ■ army -m l (lie navy demmi- • io I/.-,: these qualities can be bad. in public service. But how lon s would the naval and military services retain their present high standards if they lost their inde pt ndence? So long as t here are out lawed businesses —smuggling, boot legging, narcotic peddling—so long will they corrupt the public watch men if they can. Incorruptible men can be had for these services, if given the neces sary responsibility to do the work. But not if the jobs are peddled around as the reward of political service to interested individuals. ika/' iJZ.SO \ A MONTH oM #/000. COVERS PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST J. LEWIS i ELLIS 11 Empire Building Phone 830 • . Americus, Ga. 1 * » , - J-- -“-'F ’ SATURDAt AFTERNOON, AUGUST 29. 1925 city of Plippi with Paul and Sila.,. Hear the preach, and see its ef fects the. Mornir worship, 11:00. A spe cial nuisiil program and Pastor Branch ’ll deliver a special ser mon on 1 earn Work,” or working together 1 God’s service. B. Y. ? U. 7:00. Evenir service, 8:00. A great song seip'e of popular hymns and several g-cial selections by the choir. Ftor Branch speaks on i “The Ilaior of the Soul.” Has your . soul a H bor in which it can rest ! during tb storms? The of" nance of Baptism will bo 1 I administer'd to several candidates; i at the cl:s of the Evening service. You are- rdially invited. Ce ra! Baptist Church t CornJCollege and Lee Street. 1 Hoke I Shirley, pastor. Sundayschool opens 9:30 a. m., ' R. L. Mayard, Supt. Mornin worship, 11 o'clock. Subject “Two Mighty Defenses of Our Bim” Fveniajworship 8 o'clock. Sub, jedit “Four Ways of Hearing .at ChurA' B. Y. I U., (Junior and Senior Tnterme'Bie) meets at 7 o’clock Sunday rwning. Mon,',.|ni"ht 7:30 o’clock The' Workers' liuncil meet in Church 1 ■■ iment| Mid-wej prayer service Wcdncs il;w evenifi. 7:30 o’clock. Sunbeaß meet. Friday afternoon ; tors, straw‘l'o and who coni- s. w • tor-:, stra4?rs and who comes, will I will welcoB: all. Lee Methodi-.t Church William»(. Haywood. Pastor. Sundae |hool at 9:30 a. m. T’reaebiftat 11:00 a. m. by Rev. E. M. Ovely. Fpwortlieague at 7:1" p. m. Junior Afi-ionary Society at 7 :1 ■ i p. m. Preaching it 8:00 p. m. by the pastor. Prayer nu Ling at 7:30 p . m. | | The thiid ;u:‘rt -rlv conferee- ' will be li-I-1 it the church at. :".O p. m.. All thgnfficials of the church are urged to o be present. Tie- publi|is cordially invited to attend all thi ervices of the church. UniXsalist Church Rev. ,J. M.l'.asnake, Sunt., of the I'nivci-: .•.list liurches of Georpyia will occupy Ih pulpit at tin- Univer - isli-t church ai Tavlor street at both morninsan l evening services Sunday,, | And when f livver airplanes are common ove|' house wil have a “no parking’! sign painted in the ■ roof. - ! | !■ I ll ' Troy G. Morrow ATTORBEY-AT-LAW Bell Building AMEUCUS, GA. 1 L Anericus Undertaking Co. NAT LEM2OTER Manage Funeral Director# And Lmbalmera Night Fhon-j 661 and 88 Dav PF.onea 88 and 231 11 i 1.. G. COUNCIL, President T. E. BOLTON, Ass’t. Cashier C. M. COUNCIL, V.-P. & Cashier. J. E. K.IKER, Ass’t. Cashier The Planters Bank of Americus (Incorporated) Success Independence f The first step for permanent , |i |I Wl'’ success is to save. Why not Kfc nV'P »*'*■let our Savings Department Ed. P S. •> ...vie., w. P „ 4 ? Compound interest semi-an nua,,y- Later you W,U f,nd thU “ w!se move f or in ‘ *—- - '">• \.z ‘ dependence and happiness. Capital and Surplus $350,000.00 RESOURCES OVER $1,700,000 p r ompt, Conservative, Artommodating Letters From b the People . LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Me wi-h to express our aprecia tion to ail who helped u during the great sorrow that came to us in the death of our precious baby, Marvin. We shall ever be grateful to Drs. T.ii inett B. Anderson am] Herschel A. Smith, also those physicians who consulted with them from time to tune for their heroic fight to save the li:.. of the little suffdrer. Nor shall we forget the noble ef forts of al] the officials am] nurs -1 ; of the Americus hospital. Espe cially <],, W e mention the fa'ithful w so'Mrs. D. J. Jordan, Miss toadys' ( , mdmaii and Miss Ruby Moan. \ J _ To P.a-s. John M. Outler, Joe M. Branch a\] E . T . exfen(l mr than^ fOl . the prayors and words of .\mpathy, while the ten- : i ' r j;’'7^\<i“l i vered by R.. vs . ]]. : ? H- W.lson am] ollr pastor, J. SAWinn, will always be a source of Insolation to us Hie sweetL-ong,. by Mrs _ ’ H^ rd a,so hymns by the choir will ever lincl j n ...... 1 11;... <■. ,-i 1 11 0111 memory, thanks for striX't 11 ’ tlesertes °“ r every wish as tin " Ca,Ty ° ut Our ~( | ‘ l yhe songs render- The lindiVt; jl. , T LeMaster a;L A’ * Nat spared no pdL s A , ' . -Andrews, jery commlerafo,, \ JL us ev ciate then- n: ■», 1 w a P!’ie- I We a!--o wi.dij, tT esies - I forth- many L I offeriims. 'VutUul floral j May God abU'ILA ~ you, our hear f \ ' e ' ss a 9 MR. AND MRS. i £;■ I ’ rai ’ er \ ES; JR ’ Ar. Mi hi y tells u:cTT , 1 ( m i e penile. V "’’uld T " are : o quiet V . \ • .. J-.i-p eve;- V | can strain.' '■ on < f Ford’. without ;.>' ing her own along. y A I R®mid TriplX J a— a p. Sussxmer $ ares | ■ from Asmspscms., f?a» I Going and returning via Savannahand steamship 5 New York . . s§7«£® 5 Boston .... Philadelphia St.7© Baltimore . . ! Going via Savannah and ship returning rail, or 'vice 'versa NewYctK • • Boston .... 75.&5 Fares to other resorts proporti ■ :>- I ately reduced. I ickets include tri-als ' and berth on steamer, except that I for some staterooms an additional i charge is made. > For jailing dates, accnnmodat’or.s aud r-tk.-r intor-nation apply ti> 1 • Station, Phone 11. C. If kite, Agent Ct Central o£ Georgia Ry. ©ccaw Steamship Co. 1 Merchants Miners Trcns. Co. . L——- -■• RAILROAD SCHEDULES Central of Georgia i Railway Co. e (Central Standard Time) Arrive Depart 12:01 am Col-B’ham-Chgo 3:55 am 1:5,3 Alb-Jaxv. 3:35 am 3:20 air. Ja’v-Albany 11:42 pm 3:35 am Chgo-Cin-Atl 1:53 am 3:55 am Jax’v-Albany 12:01 am 5:29 am Macon-Atlanta 10:35 pm i 6:34 am Albany 6:47 pm I 10:10 am Columbus 3:15 pm 1:54 pm Albany-Montg 1:54 pm 3:10 om Albany 10 12 ant 6:47 pm Atlanta Macon C:‘ ? 4 am 10:35 pin Alby-Montgy 5:29 am i 11:42 pm Chgo-St.L Atl 3:20 am SEABOARD AIR LINE (Central Time) Arrive Departs 7:55 am Cordele-Delena 9:35 am 12:26 pm Savb-Montg 3:23 t>m 3:23 pm Savb-Montg 12:26 pm J. A. BOWEN, Local Agent.
