FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR—NO. 38
AUTO HOBOES *
PRESENT A NEW
SOCIALPROBLEM
Always Without Money and in
Most Instances Accompanied
By Large Families
LITTLE ROCK, Ark The
“Weary Willie,” a unique figure in
American life a decade or more ago,
is rapidly vanishing from the land
scape and is being replaced by a
product of the age of automobiles
—the “flivver hobo”—or rather ho
boes, for the new type seldom trav
vels alone, according to officials of
Little Rock social agencies.
“The “flivver hoboes” are always
without money and in most intances
accompanied by large families.
They enter a city from unknown
places and with unknown destina
tions and apply to community funds
and social agencies for aid, sickness
being the most common plea.
The usual requests are for money,
gasoline and oil or for repairs to
their automobiles, officials say,
They usually claim that they left
home because of labor conditions
and are going to some distant place
to seek employment, asking aid in
getting to their destinations.
Proposals to aid them by selling
by the “tourists,” records of Little
the automobiles are always rejected
Rock agencies show. Out of a large
number of 'strahded tourists” who
have applied for aid here not one
would consider parting ‘with the
automobile. Tickets to their homes
or to the stated destination are also
not desired.
“Most of the 'flivver tourists’ that
apply for aid are frauds and we do
not propose to give them money or
gasoline so as to pass them on to
some other city,” says C. H. Wick
ard. of the Little Rock Social Ser
vice Exchange.
“The Social Service Exchange
will aid distressed tourists and will
furnish them food and buy medi
cines when there is sickness, but will
not encourage fraud by purchasing
gasoline or paying for repairs. »
“The ‘flhver hobo’ is a serious
problem that is nation wide in its
scope. These nomads, who are
modern tramps, wander aimlessly
about the country applying for
charity and with no destination or i
purpose. They are perpetrating
fraud on social agencies and com
munity funds in many cities. Cor
respondence of this office shows
that these nomads are applying at
many cities in the middle west and
that most of them are 'headed west.
The greatest tragedy in connec
tion with the modern hobo is the
neglected and under-nourished chil
dren who are compelled to follow.
They have no opportunity for
schooling and their health is in most
instances impaired by unnecessary |
exposure and lack of wholesome
food. The compulsory school law
does not affect a 'flivver hobo.’ be- j
cauuse they are never stationary
and are not registered in any city.
“There seems to be no cure for
the evil. When they anply for aid
we must help the children or the
mothers who are ill or in need of
food. This has been done on num
erous occasions but in each instance
we have refused to buy gasoline and
oil or to give money. This would
hot remedy the situation but would
simply nass the responsibility to an
other city.”
Jack Dempsey is leading a quiet
life. Way to keen your boy from
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Col. Billy Mitchell in fighting trim
whether it be to fight an enemy
of the country or for a reorganiza
tion of military and naval aviation.
He is fond of all kinds of sports. He
is a skilled equestrian, having won
many prizes at riding meets. In the
center picture he is shown taking
one of his favorite mounts over a
high barrier. Since boyhood h e has
been an enthusiastic angler and re
cently caught a giant tarpon, near
Arkansas Pass, Tex. To prove it,
the photo at the left shows him
hauling the big fish into a boat.
Mitchell uses an airplane for many
of his hunting trips, having en
larged the fuselage to carry guns
and camping equipment. At the
right Mitchell is shown with a
grouse he has just bagged.
THOMPSON
The B. Y. P. U. Social of He
born Church, given by Mrs. Claude
Logan Friday night was) enjoyed by
all who attended.
The many friends of Mrs. Mc-
Donald, hope she will be able to
return to school this week.
Misses Ethel Nicholson and Ruth
McCrea, who are in training 'at
Plains Hospital, spent Saturday
night and Sunday with their par
ents.
Friends, of Mr. and Mrs. U A.
McCrea and family regret they are
moving to Jacksonville, Fla., this
week|
Mr. Renzt Israel of West Palm
Beach, Fla., is spending the week
this his family.
CHEAP MONEY TO LEND
we always 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
payment.
We also make loans 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 & Trust Company
• Americus, Georgia
When You Need Anything in the
Fancy or Staple Line of Groceries
Telephone
HARRIS GROCERY CO.
N, West Corner Jackson and Forsyth Sts.
28—Phone—29
We keep a fresh supply of Fleischman’s
Yeast always!
NOTICE
We have on hand several second hand
FORD CARS
in good mechanical condition that
we are offering at a rare bargain. See
us if interested.
CHAPPELL MACHINERY CO.
Americus, Ga.
KUS ;
Mrs. J. C. Tedder and little girl,
Doris have returned after spending
week with Mr. J. C. Tedder in West
Palm Beach, Fla.
Miss Carolyn Knowlton left Tues
day for Milledgeville whore she will
enter G. S. C. W..
Mias Mary Helen Thomas will
leave this week , for Leary, Ga.,
where she has accepted a position as
teacher in Bethany School.
Miss Leila McCrea has returned
home after spending several days
with Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McCrea in
Orlando, Fla.
Mr. Julian Thomas will leave for
Macon, Ga., this week to enter busi
ness college.
Misses Christine Tedder and
Bertha Israel, who are attending
G. and M. School spent the week
end with their parents.
Miss Lillian Knowlton who is at
tending plains High School, spent
the week-end with home folks.
Mists Leila McCrea left Sunday
for Mississippi, where she will con
tinue her work.
Among those who went to Vienna
to the singing were Mr. and Mrs.
George Israel, Miss Bertha Israel
and Mr. J. A. McDonald.
Mrs. J. C. Tedder and family
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Tedder near Dawson.
Miss Ruby McLendon left this
week for Campbellton, Fla., where
she is a member of the Faculty in
the Junior High school.
W. M. U. of Hebom Baptist
church met Tuesday afternoon, af
ter a very interesting program was
rendered on Stewardship the follow-
AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER
ing officers were for the ensuing
year, Mrs. W. L. Thomas, president;
Mrs. Emmit Mitchel secretary-treas
urer.
NO SHEEP WANTED ON
ATLANTA GOLF GREENS
ATLANTA, Ga., Sept. 24.—50
far Atlanta golfers have not follow
ed England’s example in installing
sheep on golf courses. It is done in
England, advices received here state
to reduce the price of meat.
“A pretty picture, wooly white
sheep on green grass, but think of
the revered game,” said an Atlanta
golfer. “Shall the sacred domains
of golf be thus desecrated by baa
baas?”
NOTICE
I pay highest cash price for Iron and Steel
Scrap, Junk Autos, Old Tires and Tubes,
Metals and Rags.
T. L. DURHAM
EXPERT WIRING REPAIRING
SEE—
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Electrician
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Expert House Wiring Repairing
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Aluminum ware Free to Customers
PHILLIPS CHAMPION SHOE AND
HARNESS SHOP
I I 1 E. Forsyth Street
For Sale or Rent!
One six-room house and lot Lee Street Road, just outside
city limits; practically new, all modern improvements; city
water, sewerage, electric light; large, up-to-date garage
with cement floor. If more land is desired, will put
in strip adjacent to house which has a frontage along
Lee Street Road of 165 feet, running back 450 feet; all
fenced.
We also have for rent or sale, one five-room farm house
with eight or ten acres of land just east of Lee street
property. 1 his property has about fifty ten-year-old
bearing pecan trees and some thirty or forty young trees;
also city water..
If you want to buy, liberal terns can be had. TFT
YOUR RENT MONEY COUNT.
We are prepared to take on a few small farms if listed
with us.
ALLISON REALTY CO.
Phone 2 5 3—Lamar Street
R. E. ALLISON, President and Treasurer
EXTINCTIONOF
WILD ANIMALS
IS PREDICTED
Scientists Look for Disappear
ance From Face of Earth in
Three Generations
By DAVID DIETZ
The world is changing so fast
that mahy scientists look for the
disappearance of the last traces of
many wild animals from the face of
the earth in less than three gener
ations.
A stuffed specimen in the muse
um or a caged one in a zoo will be
your grandchildren’s only chance
to see some of the animals which
once roamed the earth by the mil
lions.
That is why big museums of the
world, like the American Museum of
Natural History, are sending expedi
tions out to shoot big game and
bring back specimens that can be
stuffed and mounted for the public
to gaze at.
Two of the important expeditions
now out after big game are the Ver
nay expedition of the American Mu
seum of Natural History now in
Angola, Africa, and the James
Shnpeon-Rosevelt expedition of the
Field Museum of Natural History
now in Asia.
Herbert Lang, famous explorer
and big game hunter is general
manager of the first expedition.
The Roosevelts and their party
recently left Leh, the outposts of
, western civilization in Kashmir and
continued through the great Himal
ayan mountains byway of the Ka
r-aqotruum Pass. This pass goes
uirough the mountains at an alti
tude of 18,300 feet and is made
highly dangerous by avalanches.
On the wind-swept plains of the
world’s highest table-land, the
Roosevelts hope to shoot specimens
of the rare mountain sheep, the
Ovis Poli, which is thought to be the
ancestors of the modern sheep.
They will hunt also for the Thian
Shan ibex, which has scimitar boms
a foot long, and for the markhor,
the most prized and finest loosing
of all wild goats.
The Vernay expedition is hunt
ing especially for the giant sable
antelope.
Arthur Vernay and Lt. Col. J. C.
Faunthrope spent last year hunting
big game for the American Museum
in India.
Using elephants, they hunted for
the great Indian one-homed rhino
ceros. This is one of the animats
which is fast becoming extinct.
They brought back two fine speci
mens, one with a horn 12 inches
long, the other with a 12 1-2 inch
horn.
They also shot elephants and
tigers and obtained many 'motion
pictures of Hving animals, including
close-ups of both elephants and
rhinoceros.
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“THE MOTOR MENACE”
TOLD IN FIGURES
ATLANTA, Ga., Sept. 24. In
this good year of peace with all the
world, members of the Atlanta Saf
ety Council, basing their statement
on statistics, said today there may
reasonably be expected 20,00(1
deaths in this country from auto
mobile accidents. And to that fig
ure a probable 2,000 Heaths and
fatal injuries at railroad ■rosainga
for a majority of which the automo
bile drivers will be responsible.
It is a heavy death, particularly
so when the reflection must be
made that most of these accidents
will be preventable, safety advo
cates here assert.
Never lose your temper. Yow
might kill someone and have to gt»
around telling judges you are
craay.
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