About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 31, 1925)
SATURDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 31, 1925 ' AH’ IN BUSINESS SINCE CIVIL WAR Atlantic and Pacific Tea Compa ny Has Been Doing Business Since 1859 With nore than 500 steres opened under {Erection of B. F. Vinson of Atlanta, vice-president, and with one of these stores operating ,n Ameri cus alon:, he Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, one ‘of the World’s greatest chain stones organization, is pointing with considerable pride on its 66th annversary to the fairy-like tales of its growth since the first store was opened in 1859 by the late President of the Company, George Huntington Hartford. Ths rapid growth of the business of this Company, which specialize in the merchandising of staple and “How” cy groceries, is well set forth by »st?” ‘ a<t tbat on, y ve years ago the “I th ad of its business ’n the South ilf a t only , been start « d - In that pe n-ace 1 ° f time tbe Company has be “WeE * le . ap im P° rtant Part of the busi avaga s °nly of Americus, but shing a ” sections of South, stretch ce ag ’ West as far as the great “Hoi ‘ and plains region of Texas. ‘The T!le StOry of the rise of B - F - Vin ‘Fou >n ’ ice ' Presid «nt, with offices in trie '• tlanta is almost a fairy-tale in it >ug !elf >. for Mr - Finson reached his first 3 ° position as Assistant Manager of one •ac ° f the Com P an y’ s stores. He first ■•j became an employee of the Company over 30 years ago. Already reaching a total of 500 tre" £lores now * n operation, bv the time the 67th Anniversary 'of the Company rolls around next year, at least 1,500 stores will be in opera tion in the South. The nation-wide chain of Atlantic and Pacific Stores now has passed • the 14,000 mark. - There are over | 50,000 employees connected with the firm, and the last financial state ment showed that the fiscal year for 1925 showed the greatest volume of > business in the Company’s history— ** $352,093,342. ® A new plan of operation recent ly has been put into operation by the Company, affording greater | phance for advancement of employes \ LOCAL KIWANIS CLUB < HOLDS BEST MEETING » • (Continued 1-toni Page One. > M. C. C._ Wall of Ellavile remark ed that since the road from Ameri eus to Ellaville had been completed yi ‘ ne thought that Americus was a nice ' bem ’ iburb to EUaville a*d that the foks " Ellaville wanted to line up with I SPluj co-operate with Sumter county fired,J? i Americus. Mr. Wall is general awels ca lager ° f the newly foria ed chain- . gpromp.° f co “ , | its benef lree club b °y s wer e also guests ts purify L e y Wiggins, grand champion pig ■ Jgh and < boy of the 1925 Southeastern 1 1 j-j lll at Atlanta i Felder Etheridge S vim and ° f h ’ S buddy and Kiwanian • Sold by y Hogg and J - C - Wise > J r.» THAN N liest of Colonel Stephen Pace. was expressed over the fact iEfSlHagir the folowing invited guests to attend:: Mrs. J. H. F. R. S. Wooster and A. H. lings. n request of Fred Smith, Sain chairman of the fair associa te made a report to the Kiwanians. He expressed appreciation for the ? way in which the people of Sumter County and Americus had co-operat j ed in making this their most success * ful fair. He also said that he regret ted that the fair had not gotten the . desired amount of publicity. He re ported that this years exhibits were , larger and better than ever before. A report of the convention com mittee was to the effect that 41 of the 43 members of the club had , signed up to attend the convention in Albany Monday. The final feature of the evening was the reception of a radio pro gram from Chicago, radio station ! WLS, the broadcasting unit of the! Sears-Roebuck Co. Our good friend! George Hay. better known as the: Solemn ole Judge” announcing some * eial numbers for Americus and iter County. The Judge also itioned to the millions of listeners the country that Sumter coun was having a great fair and that S county was one of the best far •>g sections of the South. A num of Kiwanians were guests of * * appell Machinery Company at !■/4 dr booth when this program was V I ‘V ed . Free Voting Coupon IN THE TIMES-RECORDER "EVERYBODY WINS” GRAND GIFT CAMPAIGN GOOD FOR 5 VOTES I herebay cast 5 FREE VOTES to the credit of , Miss, Mr. or Mrs-- Address ‘ This coupon, neatly clipped out, with name and address of the candidate, and mailed or delivered to the Cam paign Department of The Times-Recorder, Americus, Ga., will count as -5 FREE VOTES. It does not cost any thing to cast then coupons for your favorite candidate, and you are not restricted in any sense in voting them Get ad y ( ,u them in—they all count I'o not Roll or Fold. Deliver in Flat Packages. NOTE —This coupon must be voted on or before Oct inoi * .. BOOT 8 AND HEh bUDL‘IuB Accounts of the Game By Martin l‘ 'jV i f CT PBWLeS? I Sn’k* [ I You HAUE MARG AND ANN Ll!?! Yt ‘ ' NDtEO H • ’'l ■ -7 cH yfk W kt ' i flhlwfew ; ;U ' * h’ (y it ’■RECKLLB AND HER FRIENDS ' Boy Wanted ' Bj ' SA-jVBDAy tNE-U- ) ' f IM AM' GfeT YUE h’S !-W4 WATS’ i-’W.M \ ? SOO AFTEaSCAOCL.-«7 SAW A \ MAMt EMOO6M \ TXq , -//S H/ •. 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T V 7 PPT LI AWWW PTT FINAL DAY TIMES-RECORDER S GIFT DISTRIBUTION NOWHERE; END BUT FEW HOURS OFF I Nine o’Clock Tonight Close of Circulation Sales Campaign and $10,000.00 Gift Distribution; Sealed Ballot Box Available to Closing Hour NO DISPLAY WILL MARK CONCLUSION OF HARD FOUGHT, SPECTACULAR RACE Box Not to Be Opened by Judges Until After Final Hour When Last Turn-in is Deposited and Candidates Depart; Final Count Will Take Time Tonight at nine o’clock, the Times- Recorder’s circulation sales campaign and SIO,OOO Gift Distribution ends. The sealed ballot box, in which all final-turn-ins are to be made, will remain at the Planters bank until 2 o’clock today, when it wil be re moved to The Times-Recorder office and be placed conveniently and made ! available to candidates and friends until the closing hour—9 o’clock to night. When the final hour arrives the ‘ judges will declare the campaign [closed. No further turn-ins wil be re i ceived, candidates and friends of candidates will depart. The ballot box will not be opened until all but those in authority—that is, the judges, the campaign management and the publishers—have departed. Under no circumstances will turn-ins be received after 9 o'clock. This will be positively adhered to. It is calculated it will require some time to canvass the findings in the box, to enter credits, check them, strike the totals and verify them and declare and certify the winners. It should be understood by all that The Times-Recorder is giving no party tonight and there will be no display of any nature in connection wth the closing of the campaign. Results should be known in time for publication Monday. If, how- SCHEDULE CHANGES Effective with first train southbound, Novemb ber 2nd, Train 33, The Southland, will leave Americus at 2:08 A.M. instead of 3:40 A- M. as at present. No change in Northbound schedule. Effective with the first train southbound on November 2nd and with first train northbound on November 4th, The Floridan will be inaugurated. No. 39, south, will leave Americus at I :00 P. M. No- 40, north, wlil reach Americus at P. M. Effective with first train southbound Nov. 2nd Train 9 I, The Dixie Limited will be inaugaurated, passing Americus, southbound, at 12 -55 P. M. Ef fective vyith first train north Nov. 3rd, Train 90 The Dixie Limited, will pass Americus at 2:12 P. M. THE CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY THE RIGHT WAY” AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER J ever the work is completed in time, then results will be available Sun day. There is every reason to expect real business from all quarters this week. All candidates are on even terms this week on the final period schedule. The schedule holds the same possibilities for all. Nothing is won yet. The big gifts will be won on production in the ballot box. While it is likely the scores will be close in some instances, it seems cer tain the votes will be large. Gifts will be awarded by the judges selected from the advisory board. Those winning cash purses will have the checks mailed to them as soon as possible after the wind ing up of the campaign. WARNING lu accordance with the rules and regulations published at the begin ning, only those candidates who have made a cash -eport each week since their entry or acceptancy of nom ination wil be entitled to commis sions. These constitute “active can didates.” If you desire to profit from commissions, it is to your best interest to ‘stay alive” during the short time that remains, making at least one cash subscription turn-in to the ballot this week. ALBANY PLANS FOR BIG CROWD Annual Convention of Kiwanis Clubs of Georgia Meet There Next Week. Many Fea tures Planned ALBANY, Ga., Oct., 31.—Albany is expecting the largest crowd in her history Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at the annual convention of Georgia Kiwanians. Members of the Albany Kiwanis Club are work ing night and day just now in final preparations of plans for what they confidently declare will be the big gest and best convention Georgia Kiwanis ever held. Kiwanians from other parts of the State, who have visited Albany recently have brought I reports of enormous numbers of the I civic organization coming to Albany! They say that there have been so i many big developments in Albany of late that the crowd is coming this way to “see what it’s all about.’; The Albany club originally prepared' for 500 Kiwanians and Kiwanis la-! dies, but these plans are now being, amended s o care for 1,000. SPECIALS For This Week # • DINING ROOM SUITS One 10-piece American Wai- CQQA nut, 66” Buffet, S3OO value Qne 10-piece French Walnut, 66” Buffet, $225 value One 10-piece French Walnut, d*l OC 60” Buffet, S2OO value One 10-piece Mahogany, 60” Buffet, $225 value , ▼* All of these Suites are the verv latest deH'<ms. ob ||ong, souare corner table, tapestry upholstered chairs. Splendid values- Come in and see for your self, don’t take our word for it. Allison Furniture Co. Tuesday afternoon, when the ’Pe can Pageant,” is to be given, it is expected that fully 10,000 visitors (will be in Albany, but the vast ma jority of these will come just for the day and will return to their homes at night. Reduced rates have been granted by all railroads, and in ad -1 dition to those brought in by trains there will be thousands from a rad ius of 75 miles who will come by automobiles and return at night. In addition to the pageant Tues day afternoon, there will be a pro -1 gram of horse races, in which some 1 of the best horses from Walter Can -1 dler’s famous stables will be entered. ■ Tuesday night will be marked by an entertainment program furnish ed by the Albany Rotarians who have styled the event a “Ki-Ro” Circus, using the first two letters of Kiwanis and of Rotary to form the name. j While the convention proper does I not open until Tuesday, one of the ! most pleasing events will be the stunt ' night, program at the Municipal j Auditorium Monday night, when I Jules Brazil, famous Scotch song leader and merrymaker will lead a I song program that night. Wednesday there will be a golf match featuring Bobby Jones and Watts Gunn. RANCHER’S WIFE KILLS 140 SNAKES FORT LUPTON, Colo., Oct. 31— Mrs. H. H. Slaughterback, wife of a rancher near here, kiklled 140 rattle ! ssakes with a club Friday in a two ■ hour battle for her life and that of her 3-year-old child. Mrs. Slaughteback said she was riding on horseback through a pas ture of her husband’s ranch and was carrying her child. Dismount ing to open a gate, she heard the 'warning rattle and saw a snake near- I by. She picked up a stick and killed i Immediately, second snake appear ed, then a third. In a few minutes she was hemmed in by scores of angry serpents, while her baby clung to the horse nearby. Frantically wielding th e club, she disposed of the snakes as they came within reach. Mrs. Slauterback was not bitten. The sad thing about having a wife is she somestimes wishes you didn’t have a wife. J A ZL. M r PMM %ow Don’t be wishing ——two years from to- • ! day that you had L_ JT* taken our advice. P* mJ- Be glad that you Fl took it? Start today jjjj IJ in our new classes F 3 Ib-J and success is yours. Prepare here for mE< Saceeaa Fnl • I [3 THE AMERICUS < W M BUSINLSj LU COLLEGE , bj| PAGE FIVE
