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WE ALL WANT IT.
Tomorrow is flag day, yes and it is \ prosperous, thriving, influential
PuMUfc.es! ftery morning and riore than this, it is a day on which we Americus is what all the people of
THINGS THAT NEVER HAPPEN
By GENE BYRNES
♦very afterso* <v.v,: Saturday, and gj\ 0 expression on preparedness, 1 Americus want. The want here se
Week It &t i.f runes- Recorder Co„
(Incorpo-uevi • i 1,1 * hort !t ,a Preparedness day as forth is a most worthy and commend
ell as flag and parade day Iable one, and Is enough to stir every
Ent * ne ^ a VAmericas .Ga., under act Tbl * * 8 t,le l3: ' th anniversary of the|man, woman and child with a spirit of
postoffice at
of March 1H T
adoption of the flag of the United determination and hearty co-operation.
ti. K. ELLIS,
President
t KAXST01 u H i I v IB.
Editor and General Manager.
T. M. UK Hit ITT, JIL,
Assistant in business Deartment.
Advertising Hates
Promptly Furnished on Request.
j States of America. Notices sent out by And it Is only through co-operation and
the American Flag Association says: |team work that we can expect to at
| ‘ In many of the states, pursuant to j tain the ends here expressed,
j law, in the public schools exercises | Before an engine can pull a train It
"111 be conducted In celebration of flag must be supplied with power, hence
Iteasonabla | ,i ay . By voluntary Impulse let this at- if we expect Americus to become that
Memorial Resolutions, Resolutions 80 bo don, ‘ ln l' rl ' a,e schools. !>>t ns.rlty. we all want her to become, we
of Respect. Obituary Notices, etc., extend this practice. Teach the story must supply her with that power neces-
d«m n h roper‘°o e pubH 9 Vs» e n^wmaY " f ,hp " hal 11 and for her to pull toward the haven,
tar. will be charged for at the rate of have the young people pledge their
* cents per line. fealty and loyalty to It.
On the 14th day of June, 1776. con
ns enacted: "That the flag of the
Subscription Kates.
By Mall In U. 8. and Mexico.
(Payable Strictly In Advance.)
Dally. One Year $3.00 thirteen United States t»e thirteen
Dally! Th\w°MOTtb« lj° Hlrl l ,e "- • l " ,rn » l, ‘ red and While; thatjbecause of the Integral part they are
akly. One Year 1.00j the Union be thirteen stars, white in a in her welfare and prosperity. In-
or |K>rt, to which she is aimed, namely
ajccesa. Tlie power needed most of
all is that of giving to her the trade
that is hers by right of location, and
to her merchants and business men.
Weekly, Six Months 60c
field, representing a new consted-.< teasing her prosperity increases our
Mr. L. H. Kimbrough is the only J lotion.'The number of stars have been prosperity, and the dollar spent with
tba^Amaricus*'Times-Recorder^° f , ‘ncraaaed by the admission of new j the merchants at home means a dollar
states. The possibilities of the nation's kept at home and one that will con-
OFFICIAL ORGAN FOR
City of Americus.
Sumter County
Webster County
Railroad Commission of Georgia For
Third Congressional District.
U. S. Court Southern District of
Georgia.
Americus Gu- June 13. 11)16.
Sure enough the elephant
forget.
The river of doubt envelopes
Colonel.
Wonder who'll be who as the next
Mr. Justice.
The maicure girl Ig the handmaiden
of the past.
The Colonel seems a little peered.
Well, why shouldn't he?
Shame on you Teddy If you forsake
creatures of your creation.
future development dawned upvn our
fathers. The original thirteen stripes
continued for several years and were
then (hanged, after a few years only
were unchangeably restored by act of
congress on April 4. 1818, w hen it was
enacted: That from and after the
fourth day of July next, the flag of the
United States he thirteen horizontal
stripes alternate red and white; that
the union be twenty stars, white, ln a
blue field, and that on the admission of
i. new state into the Union one star be
tinue to circulate at home for the good
of home people and for Americus.
It Is to the Interest of every individ
ual In Americus that our money,
w henever possible, be spent in Ameri-^
cus. for only in this way can we add to
the volume of her business and make
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L. 0. COUNCIL, Prert. toe. 1)W1 H. 8. COUNCIL r.^
C. M. COUNCIL, Vlee*PrM. T. E. BOLTON, A..t! (
Planters’ Bank of Americus
CAPITAL SURPLUS AND PROFITS $220.00001!
TOTAL DEPOSITS (MARCH 10, lti«| «A»0,0lNJ10.'
i time ter
„ _ tlllcatfs and Id cur deparmteu
I.:aS5i^ s or savings.
Prompt, Conservative, Accommodating. Wewiiio
your Business.
No Account Too Large and None Too Small.
Member of Amerlcui Chamber of Commerce.
HERBERT HAWKINS
Insurance and Surety Bonds
Specialty—Autos at 2 per ct'
Planters Bank Building ? ’Phone No, |g
city of Importance and influ-
of her
ence.
And not only should those
| What fools politicians can sometimes
be.
ho buy. Few' men are as bad or as good as
(tet their supplies from the merchants their wives think them.
of Americus, but the merchants them-' ___
Ives have a duty to perform. It Is a Ko > thank you; keep your seat, Mr.
added to the union of the flag, and poor rule that wont work both ways . I President. We prefer standing.
ueh addition tako effect on the fourth They need not expect people to con-
Class enforcement of law Is just as
vicious as class legislation.
Maybe Taft is hoping President Wll-
ju will return the compliment.
The mosquito is about the only thing
that can get blood out of a turnip.
This thing some people call "Soci
ety ’ is one of the curses of the age.
That man is a natural born fool who
gets Into an argument with his wife.
Republican newspapers can soon
write about the return of the renegade.
The favorite sons are now all prodi
gal ones wending their way homeward.
day of July next succeeding such ad
mission.’ The flag has so continued
ever since.
"Since Uie struggle of 1861-63, the
flag lias become the symbol
mighty nation. It has been carried to
the utmost parts of the earth, carrying
liberty wherever It has been thrown
to the breeze.”
Then let everybody in Americus on
the morrow do their part ln the ob
servance of the day. Let us forget for
time being all our varied troubles
tinue to trade with them without be- Georgians are no longer convivial;
Itif, invited to do so. Merchants of j Hiejr haven't the spirits to make them
other towns and j»articularly those of- 80 -
the mail order houses, are scattering! —
thfir Invitations broadcast, and •••»! The Geor « la legislature will soon
ly way for the merchants of Amer- fl rniah amusement for the dear peo-
s to counteract these Influences Is to p ^ e ‘
Invite, urge and encourage this trade
The action of the republican and
Mcosite parties Insures at least four
more years of a decent administra
tion.
Prospects for the Third District Ag
ricultural fair looms bigger and big
ger, brighter andd brighter as the days
go by.
We fix shoes by ti e Good
Year system, the best
method known!
V/. O. BARNETT
Wholesale manufacturer of
Bigchief, Chippewa and
Plow Boy Cotton Collars.
We congratulate both the republl
an and bull moose parties upon doing
fool thing at the right time, and In
the right way.
to stay at home. You can do as well by
trading public as the mall order
h f use, but the trouble is you don't let
It be known. Then how* can you ex
pect Americus to grow and prosper
It won’t be Fairbanks after Novem
ber 4th. His name will be mud after
then.
The democrats will now go over to
and exasiveratllng things of life, and when y° u don't do your part in an<1 8a y Keep your seat, Mr.
give thought to the occasion and what niatter. * 011,
the Amerlran flag stands for. No true
American can refuse to do this,
beneath its folds we are guaranteed
the right to live, and enjoy freedom
liberty and the pursuit of happiness
and the privilege of serving God ac
cording to the dictates of our owrn con
science.
A grand and glorious old flag it is,
then let every man. woman and child
ii Americus do it honor on the .mor-
No doubt Hughes looks upon his
nomination from a vacatlonal view
point.
What democrats will do to Hughes
and his Fairbanks this fall will be
plenty.
Soon the Georgia legislature
be In session and then we'll see what
we see.
Peace, prosperity and preparedness
will be the slogan at the St. Louis
love feast.
College diplomas are mighty
things to have, but they won't
board bells.
The OMonel insists that he is out of
politics. He is a man who knows
when he's goe enough.
AVe are not hearing much about that
new railroad nowadys. We presume
however it’s on the way.
HIE**I.IL SESSIONS.
Gov. Harris strikes a popular chord
w hen he suggests that all local legisla
tion be tal-en out of the hands of the
legislature, and placed under the con
trol of the courts and county boards. In
respect to the adoption of local legis
lation Georgia is about fifty years be
hind the times. There is not sn Item
of local legislation affecting Toombs
or any other county in the state that
could not be adoptel through a pro
cedure in the Superior court or
through the board of county com
missioners. The amending of char-
The man who refuses to advertise in
this day of push and enterprise stands
In his own light and reminds us of the
man who had a horse and decided it
was too expensive to feed him, so the
thought occurred to him to gradually
eliminate his feed until he bad habit
uated him to doing without it.
kept this up for awhile and just at
the time when the man was getting
ready to rejoice over his scheme, the
horse died. So it is w ith the man
doesn't advertise. He can go along for
awhile without It, but he will wake up
some morning and find that his trade
D all gone to the fellow who does ad-
ertlse.
A word to the wise Is sufllicent.
Jl.HT OUR WAY.
Americus went to Savannah and
took two conventions from the same
city on the same day. Some pep for
Muckalee town, believe us.—Thomac
villa Times-Enterprise.
Now that the republicans have held
their show, Orpet can now have
inning.
The bull moosers are to be congrat
ulated on one thing; they stood by
their daddy.
Universal service and universal
training, like a lot of meaning
same thing.
Something for nothing ii what
other fellow thinks he is giving you,
ai d vice versa.
The main trouble with the modern
k!rt is that the wearers Just grow
too long. That's all.
A man who will throw up a good
job on such a sure uncertainty as does
Hughes, is bug-house.
Cooperation among the employes of
sr.y business spells success, and
ttr* of Incorporated towns and cities co °P' er, 'Gon retards and very
st.d local matters affecting a county oflen br!n «* disaster. It Is therefore
could easily be attended to by local lo the ,ntere * 1 of employers to encour-
a ifhorlttM Instead of having to wait co °P® r » f lon among those they
until a session of the legislature. l ' mplo > and a,3 ° cooperate with them
And with local legislation out of the a,8 °-
ay a session of the gab-fest should
be necessary only every two or four Newspaper headline: Tears stream-
The Intolerant man is usually an
ignorant man. Were this not so he
would be a tolerant one.
years for the purpose of looking after ^ down the face of Hugheb when he
matters affecting the whole state.— wa * tQ ld of the choice. No wonder he
Lyons ITogress. cried; he qnows what's coming to him
DOST SEEM rOSMIHLK.
It does not see mpostdble that the
legislature can Ignore the demand
that Is going up over the state for bi
ennial sessions. As far as can be
Wlmjabrlne says there will be no
discord at St. Louis. He Is right, Ne
braska hedged off the possibility of
this when they defeated him for a del
egate at large
When a husband receives a piece of
his w ife's mind, this doesn't mean he is
going to have peace.
The Inevitable baa happened, Teddy
In a down and outter. He and Bryan
can now have a love feast In consol
ing each other.
The fellow who thinks he knows it
all will wake up come morning to a
realization of the fact that he is very
much mistaken.
Now that Kngland and Germany
both seem satisfied why not get
getlier ln another fight and see If one
or the other couldn't be unsatisfied,
Keep the ball rolling and let's get
through with the business.
C. of Ga.Ry
The girl who holds out pouting lips
to a young man can rest assured the
invitation will be accepted.
The Lauren.s Citizen says. "The es
sence of wisdom is to keep one eye on
Mexico and the other on the Jap.
The sailing is going to be fine, and
Navigator Wilson will steer the old
craft of state safe into the harbor.
What a love feast that la going to
be over at St. Louis. Everything is
go<ng to move off as slick as grease.
"The practice of lokin;; Into a flour
uarsel is much preferable to that of the suggestion Is virtually
looking into a gun barrel. without opposition. The logic of It
- - j'loas not permit of argument. Those
Tom Marshall has done as well a* who have expressed themselves agree
| Sell the state road, get out of the
.railroad business, or else play square
•|ard honest with other railroads. What
.... i Vis sauce for the goose should be sauce
any vice uresldent could have done, that the custom of annual legislative , 4U
. . I I for the gandar.
then lets make no change. sessions In this state may properly be
classed with those habits
»uu iuune iiamia that are! If you have a steady Job, appreciate
The Russians are giving e good ac- "useless and expensive," and It is up the fact and aland by It. Consider
count of themselves. They are prov- to the solons to respond to the popu-j yourself lucky, for many Is !he poor
itg themselves some flghteriskiea. »|ar demand —Savannah News. i fellow who has none.
After all Hughes did pussyfoot the
nomination, at the same time he mol
lycoddled himself out of a good Job.
The latest news is that Villa Is
maimed for life. Still better news
would be that he is dead for eternity.
“The Right Way”
Traia, Anita
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Americus Undertaking Co.
FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALHERS
Mr. Nat LeMaster, Manager
Agents for Rosemont Gardens
Day Phones 88 and 231 Night 661 ana 13|
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253 80 and 106
J. H. BEARD, Director, Americus, Ga
Commercial City Bank
AMERICUS, GA.
General Banking Business
INTEREST PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS
MONEY LOANED!
We make farm loans at 6 per cent interest and
give the borrower the privilege of paying part of
principal at end of any year, stopping interest
on amounts paid, but no annual payment of
principal required.
G. R. ELLIS or G C. WEBB
WANTED
Boarders on beautifully
located farm in Moun
tains near Brevard. Se
lect faie, pure Spring
water, good fishing near
farm adjoinsstalion.Rates
reasonable.
A. L Allison, Daildson Blur, N.G
Hughes will have lo tatk now, or
armebody is poing to say the cat has
got his tongue. But what does this
matter; the democrats are going to get
his goat anyhow, whiskers and all.
F. G. OLVER
He—lng Machines and Supnliee; Kej
“0 Bock Fitting; Umbrellas Repairs*
and Covered.
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GENUINE MONTEVALLG COM
Exclusive Agents in Americus ]
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