About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1917-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 6, 1917)
THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER. 1TTOTTESDAT, SEPTEMBER 5,1917 o-jz © <u*r -o Nr: 5 X M pfi w 2 ^ M <A «* 0) S o o 2 0 jC o'ta * O “CM Ji -2 .g „• -§ I J2 .a ,* 0 *2 t"? hhO 1/1 W rt a>*= • \ s? UJ 2. e/3 JU UJ Cfi jC UJ c C3 UJ & V P c -- r* v—h O • = o S e as w pC £ * UJ £ | are O o i c o **■* cm -a o> ir. cl -C « £ 3 •- >, T! <L> fc! O 3 j} 3 u CV <u *-> al C H s < 8 z home of Mr. and Mrs. E. W| Pasker home on a short furlough, and It was Saturday night. Mr. D. E. Autry was the guest of his uncle. Mr. E. M. Mercer, Saturday, Miss Della Parker was the guest of Miss Besie Orlffln at her home near Amerlcus Sunday. Messrs. T. A. Grant, J. A. Grant, Chaslle Grlffn and Esmon Grant spent Sunday afternoon at Myrtle Springs. Miss Ira Parker was the guest of her auqt, Mrs. M. C. Veal, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Bray, Master Hugh Bray and Miss Beulah Harris were Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mss. W. A. A. Parker. Mrs. R. P. Parker and Hrs. W. A. Parker spent Tuesday near Huntington the guest of their sister, Mrs. M. C. Harris. Miss Annie Willis Morris spent Mon day afternoon with Mrs. D. C. Grlf- Mss. R. P. Parker and Miss Beulah Harris were the guests of Mrs. S. J, Bradley Monday. New Point Preaching was held at Rehoboth church Sunday evening by Rev. Georgs F. Brown, a good congregation at tending. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Halstead and wo children, Mary Ada and Lauren a peculiar pleasure to have the soldier boy of the school “at home" again. Prof. T. J. Barrett has assisting him Miss Mea Rogers, Miss Julia Cole man, Mss Annie Maud Thomas, Mrs. K. C. Campbell and Miss Maggie Jen kins, all members of the old faculty except Miss Rogers, who comes from Darlington, S. C., as a graduate from ti e Wlnthrop State Normal School at Rock Hill, and Mrs. Campbell, who has lived at Plains from childhood. Miss Bera Will Clark has charge of the music department. Several boarding pupils have been enrolled. Miss Sadie Lunsford, the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. John Luns- for, of Preston, among the number. PLENTY OF FOOD IS LOCATED HERE GOVERNMENT AGENT TAKES A CENSUS AND FINDS THAT SUM TER COUNTY IS WELL STOCKED W ITH FOOD. 1,000 BALES OF NEW COTTON SOLD HERE LAST WEEK OPENING UP OF FALL COTTON SEASON HAS STIMULATED TRADE — MERCHANTS EXPECT DIG FALL. Already more than 1,000 bales new cotton have been brought Amerlcus, nearly all of It from radius of fifteen or eighteen miles. Negro Farmers in Sumter County Are Preparing to “Live at Horn Report of Elbert Stallworth, Demonstration Agent,Show Much Foodstuffs Will Be Planted By Them This Fai, pecially Wheat. A report of the activities of Elbert Stallworth, of the Amerlcus InsUtute. as lqcal farm demonstration agent mong the negro farmers of the county, has been submitted to the county com missioners. The report is very Interesting for the ton stalks early; by getting HI 1 stumps and burning the trash c terraces and hedges in and iboat cotton farms. When I began work in this found many of the colored fi this section of tho state very When the season opened not more fact that It shows the progrcL made' courafed by the appearing of H “ "° P ^ Stallworth In h.s "Live at Home" I weevil and also by the cor,. Taking Amerlcus as a criterion for ;ell cities In the United States of Its population and approximate geograph ical location with relation to the rural „ , . . . „ . _ , ..... districts, the government has Just com- Halstead, spent Sunday morning with , . . . . ,, . .. , . I pteted a census here of all of the food- I stuffs on hand or available for the Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Derlso. Mr. R. A. Nicholson and two child-! , ... .. , , „ . .... „„ . people of the city and the county, ren arc on the sick list this week and / *. . ... ...... . ,. __ .1 This work was done by J. J. McMa- the r friends hope for them a speedy, . , .... ,, . . r.us, specially delegated by Herbert ‘ . . . . _ . ' Hoover, who is food control commis- The protracted meeting at New Point church closed lait week, having been 8 < ’" er ' P. A. Methvln, state pure food Ispector, was here yesterday to asslt Mr. McManus In the final stages of the work. conducted by Rev. J. W. Tinsley. New Point school opened Monday,' with a Urge attendance. Prof. Flatt is In charge. I The government government went to every store In the city and to many lout In the county, ascertaining exact- I ly what supplies they had on hand, how . • much they had ordered, the prices they I are asking, and the probable amount PLAINS, GA„ September 5.—Plain* 0 f foodstuffs available by purchase Plains malned In the local warehouses, the farmers having sold to take advantage of the high prices. Even at the present quotations, which average around 22 cents, the planters are disposed to sell, and In consequence trading in cotton circles Is quite brisk. The banks, with their deposits Increasing dally, are reflect ing the opening up of the cotton sea son. While some of those who are sellln nkow, mostly the small farmer who is paying up his debts, are taking payment In cash, there are many who simply add what they receive to their present bank account Tho merchants are happy over the impetus which the lively sale of cot ton has already given business. They say they anticipate one of the biggest and best falls Amerlcus and Sumter county have ever had, and In prepara tion therefor they have already in stalled unusually large stocks of goods. The farmers of Sumter count; ginning to realize the posslbfitu real happiness on the farm. yours tmt' ELBERT STALLWORTH, if* campaign. Ho says that there will be! negroes north. I feel that I sn over 500 acres planted In wheat In ! saying that the conditions srs Sumter county this fall by the negro farmers alone. He Is urging them to plant all of their own foodstuffs. Stallworth also states that there Is a more contented state among the ne groes of the county now, although they wero much discouraged at one time over the exodus to the north and the appearance of the boll weevil. His report reads as follows: To the Board of Commissioners. Dear Sirs. I beg to submit the fol lowing report. Since I began work In Sumter county. April 1, 1917, I have mailed 1115 bulletins, sent out 862 let ters, wrote 121 letters, spoken to 2,082 farmers in local and general meetings; HOME-SEEKEnS TO I III JIMEflIGUS HI NOTICE. We wish to announce to our friends PARTY OF TWELVE TOUBDJ STATE IN AUOMOMLB .. ... SEARCH OF HOMES WILL organized 46 district clubs and also TIIIS COUNTY, engaged 122 leading farmers on food conservation committees. I have trav eled In the pursuK of my work 2,082 miles. I am now carrying on a door- to-door "more wheat this fall” cam- palm. Ill farmers have agreed to plant wheat this year. Through this There’s a chance that AmerW Sumter county will get some W* zena this week. A number of former residents lnata, who are touring the •<* automobiles In search of * and the zenerar nubile tL 12 , Cam ' ,algn ’ 1 « conservative in stating' places to locate, will be In A® -u. J-ncine season nt that more than 600 acres will bo plant-'on Thursday. There are shout w?gg' n“ BROTHERS * Wheat ' AU 0r a >° tUo ' ° f > 1116 > art *' T* 688 pC ° P ' e .A wheat farm will be planted by my dl- J their homes in Atlanta for c*** ■fectlon. "Feed yourself from your own i have the money with which to la Springs. 5-lt around Sumter county, the people of this county could live on what food stuff they have and would raise for fully a year, If not longer. However this Is due largely to the fact that there High School opened yesterday with a from t h e farmers of the county, good attendance, and the prospect of The purpose Is to ascertain as deft- unusual success. Many of the patrons nitely as possible Just bow much food wero present at the opening, and not- this country has with which to feed It- J are a number of big wholesale grocery able among the other visitors was Mr. se lf during the period of the war. houses tn the county, and to the addl- Ross Jennings, who left school last The Investigation disclosed that tf ajtional fact that the people generally spring to Jotn the army. Ross Is at brick wall a mile high were erected j ar# planting foodstuffs. acre or go hungry,” talk has aroused south Georgia counties, the colored farmers In every section of' Mr. F. L. Allison, well no*“ ! estate dealer, I* Interested U Sumter county. I should also mention the very auc- coming, but thinks that the rf 1 cessful fight these farmers havo made to be gained by the city against the boll weevil. The energetic should overshadow any P 0 ***! Picking of squares will mean much fi- individual gain and It !• bIi * nancially to the entire county. They the Chamber of Comme** 6 1 have consented to keep up the fight' range a welcome to the ▼!•**** this fall and winter by destroying cot-'probably will be done. Leslie ley avenue, a numebr of her friend* being guests of the occasion. Miss Elizabeth Fesguson was the guest of Miss Stella Wade Thursday. Mrs. J. L. Amason and daughter, Louise, of Manchester, Ga„ returned to their olimo Monday after spending a week In Leslie with relaivcs. Mrs. . C. Laramorc spent several days last week in Macon, where she was the guest of relatives. Mrs. K. H. Hines retusned to Les lie Saturday, after spending two weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Garr, of Jackson, Ga. The Leslie High school will open Monday morning, Septembes 10, all of the teachers being expected to ar rive here this week. Mr. Reid Doster, of Rochelle, was a vislor In Leslie Sunday. Miss Lota Speer, we are glad learn, is much better, after being con fined to her bed for several weeks with fever. Mrs. Bailey Stewart and two daugh J. J. Parker, of Waycross, ta'^ra. of DeSoto, were In Leslie Tues time with her daugh-' da V afternoon. J. R. Pilcher. | Jessie Ranew left Friday for Ga., where she goes to teach Royston High school. Jesse Cocke returned to Leslie nftes spending several days Her. O. B. Chester, presiding elder at the Aicerlcus district, will preach •: Leslie Methodist church Sunday atorning and ev?i ing, Septemebr 9. aAltle Miss Cattle Cook entertained somber of her young friends at a frirthday party Monday afternoon, i Ennlce Young and Mary Alice lert Tuesday for Athena, i they go to attend the State Nor. nxl School A very enjoyable occasion of the past birthday party of Wilberlec It being his sixteenth blrth- Stella Wade left Saturday for where she goes to accept a po- s music teacher In the Sasser Ellzabch Bolton lias spent sev- recently with Mrs. A. F. New Era .... The New Era School opened Mon- of her brother, who resides *day, with Miss Maude Johnson of Mad- Idox, as teacher. H. G. Blackshcar visited her Mrs. Willie Finch and daughters, at Preston last Wednesday, re- Lena Mae and Ruby, attended the bar- Leslle Friday. jbecue at the home of Ms. W. J. Pen- B. J. Ranew and family spent nlngton, near Oglethorpe, Thursday, morning In Albany. j Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Gslffln and Miss Mrs. J. C. Joiner, Will Joiner' Bessie Griffin were visitors at the home Cherry Morel and son. Jack of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Bradley Friday. Sasser, were visitors in Misses Ethel and Luclle Grant were | visitors at the home of Miss Della and daughter, Mary Parker Thursday afternoon, spent the week-end Miss Beulah Harris returned to the home of hes brother, her home near Huntington Tusday ' after spending ten days here with entertained last friends and relatives. on Bat- 1 Mr - M - Veal was a visitor at the County News Items hitercsnne Facts Gathered During the Week by Our Regular Correspondent*.
