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A Souiham
Newspaper for
Southern People
forty-first year.—NO. 11
WEEKLY
EDITION
AMERICUS. GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, ivl^CH 13, 1919
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
STATE HIGHWAY CHAIRMAN COMING
FOR BIG ROAD BOND MASS MEETIN
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SOUTHER
ONE 0F.16
CAMPSTO
REMAIN
{Standing of
Contestants in
Big Campaign
WASHINGTON. March 12 j
/—Sixteen flying fields and thre
balloon fields are to be maintained I
permanently by die war depart
ment, . Acting Secretary Crowell
said today. These fields are not
definitely decided upon, but the
Secretary said two would be near |
Newport News, three on the Pa
cific coast, one in New YorkJ
three in Texas, two in Florida, one
[ in Mississippi, one on die Great |
Lakes, and one each in Georgia
and Oklahoma.
As Souther Field is the only I
flying field in Georgia, this means)
that it is. not to be abandoned.
Following Is the standing ot each ot
the nominees In The Times-Recorder’s
circulation campaign up to Wednes
day:
A
Miss Annie Luclle Allen, 59,500.
Miss Katherine Argo, 57,000.
Mrs. Fred D Arthur, 56,000.
Miss Julia Arrington, 64,600.
Mrs. D. R. Andrews, 57,001?.
Miss Helen Argo, 60,000.
Mrs. S. R. Anslejr, 60,000.
B
Miss Sara Britton, 61,000.
Miss Evelyn Bragg, 63,600.
Miss Ijucy Buchanan, 65,000.
Jfiss Annie Bailey, 54,500.
Miss Madeline Brady, 60,000.
Mrs. Charles Burke, 59,000.
Miss Emma Mae Borum, 56,500.
Mrs. George F. Brown, 54,000.
Miss Llewellyn Bragg, 65,600.
Mrs. Walter Brown, 53,500.
Mrs. L. B. Bryant, 55,000.
Mrs. J. C. Bynum, 52,500.
Mrs. W. C. Barrow, 60,500.
rfrs. O. W. Boone, 66,000.
Mrs. Joe Bryan, 53,500..
Mrs. B. R. Boyd, 64,000.
Mrs. Roy Black, 55,000.
Mrs. D. K. Brinson, 60,000.
Mrs. Cloyd Buchanan, 60,000.
FLINT BRIDGE IS TroopsDemand
MADE FREE BY T ° Be ^ed;
Threaten Ship
AGREEMENT OF
COUNTY BOARDS
Toll Plan Revoked When Sumter and
Dooly Commissioners Meet
at Structure
Telegrams were sent by the Cham
ber of Commerce, through Joseph Per
kins, secretary, this afternoon to Sena-
- tors Hoke Smith and W. J. Harris, In
Washington, following publication of
the news that only two aviation camps
in the United States would bo retained
In active service, asking them to urge
with the proper authorities the claim
ot Amertcus that Souths Flold
be designated as one of those two
fields.
“The news, which was contained in
lost, night’s Associated Press dis
patches from Washington, foUowB:
"Coincident with the announcement
today that MaJ.-Gcn. Wm. L. Kenly,
had been replaced as director ot mili
tary aeronautics of the army by Brig.-1
Gen. Wm. M. Mitchell, It was learned,' 1
orders have been Issued for the ces
sation of aviation training at all Adds
In the United States, except two, to be
designated by MaJ.-Gcn. Charles T.
Bit noher, director of the air service.
These Instructions take effect March
15, and thereafter the work done at
other fields than the two to be select
ed will have to do only with the (tor-
age and maintenance of equipment
“General Menober has not yet des
ignated the fields at which training for
the air service Is to continue and offi
cers bad no suggestions to make as to
Us probable sojecUona. Including nu
merous fields, about-30 aviation fields
and centers were In operation during
the war. In selecting two of these It
was sit'd General Menober undoubtedly
would be influenced by year-round
conditions. This would Imply the se
lection of some of the Southern fields.
This news was taken In Amertcus to
be only a moro complete announce
ment of the policy announced here
Monday, under which orders were Is
sued reducing Souther and other fields
to 66 enlisted men, effective March 31,
and was not believed to have any con
nection with the order signed In Wash
ington moro than a week ago designat
ing Souther as one of the elx fields to
be retained by the general staff, by
recommendation ot the Aircraft board.
Miss-Marlon Creighton, 63,000.
Miss Corrlne Cullen, 52,000.
MIsb Eva Culpepper,'61,000.
Miss Annie Cawod, 65,000.
Miss Dorothy Cargill, 06,600,
Mrs. John Cato, 57,600.
Mrs. Frank Cato, ’69,000.
Mrs.' A. C. Crockett, 61,000.
Mrs. W. M. Castleberry, 64,000.
Mrs. O. T. Cunningham, 56,000.
Mrs. Max Cawood, 67,000.
Mrs. John Council, 50,000.
n.
Miss Georgia Bena Dodson, 69,500.
Miss Martha Dedman, 64,000.
Miss Hazel D’ Axlngdon, 62,000.
Miss Elizaboth Davis, 63,600.
Miss Gertrude Davenport, 56,000.
Miss Mary Ella Davenport, 56,000.
Miss Katherleen Denham, 59,500.
Mrs. C. E. Dunaway. 60,000.
Mrs. Alton Dupree, 68,500.
Mn. George Duncan, 50,000.
Mrs. N. M. Dudley, 60,000.
E.
Mies Elizabeth Eldrtdge, 61,000.
Miss'Clare Everett, 54,000.
Miss Annie Ellis, 67,000.
Mrs. Seymour Evans, 65,600.
Miss Mabel Ellii 59,500.
Miss Ellen Estes, 62,000.
Miss Emily Edwards, 56,500.
Mrs Marvin Everett, 60,000
Mrs. E J. Eldrldge, 60,000.
The new Flint river bridge, the
largest concrete structure In Georgia,
which will soon be opened to traffic,
will be a free bridge.
This was decided at a Joint meeting
at the bridge Tuesday afternoon ot
the boards of Dooly and Sumter coun
ty. The agreement was unanimous,
and It was understood that the action
would be formally ratified by each
board at Its next regular meeting.
The original agreement to make tfce
bridge a toll structure resulted from
a proposal by the Dooly commission
ers. The Sumter board. It was said,
has always preferred making it a fret
bridge, but acceded to the wishes ot
the Dooly board. It being pointed out
that the tolls would pay for the struc
ture within a few year* Recently,
HALIFAX, March 12.—(By'As
sociated Press.)—Threats ot three
hundred troops of tho British ar
my .who enlisted in the United
States, eighty of them American
citizens, to sink the transport
Toloa unless they were Immediate
ly allowed to land and proceed to
tjietr destinations In the United
states by rail, were reported to the
Canadian authorities today by
Captain Jackson, commander of
the transport.
dergone a change, and the commis
sloners a few days ago went before the
grand, jury for consultation on the sub
ject. The grand Jury went on record
unanimously for making It a free
bridge, following which the commis
sioners proposed to the Sumter board
that the previous contract between tho
counties be modified In this respect
At' the meeting between the two
boards it was agreed to .hold a cele
bration at the bridge when It Is form
ally opened, but the details were not
fixed, as tho date Is uncertain. It
said the bridge Is now entirely com
pleted, except for surfacing, and that
a carload of tar to bo used for this
purpose has been lost In transit. The
last of tho concrete work was finished
Tuesday.
DEATH COMES TO
ED D. SHEFFIELD,
BANK CASHIER
Edwin D. Sheffield, or many years
cashier at the Bank of Commerce here,
died last’night at his homo on Church
street, death following an Illness ot
jfffle. length. He had been confined to
his bed for five weeks, and Uie end
was not unexpected. He was 45 years'
however; sentiment in Dooly has' fin- of aiffe. and a nattve'Of Amerlcus. He t„ (he various counties
had long been prominent In business
and social circles here.
He was a member of Central Baptist
church, and the funeral exercises at
the residence this afternoon at 4
o’clock, were conducted by Rev.
Robert L. Bivins, of Forsyth, assisted
by Rev. George F. Brown, pastor of the
congregation of which he was a mem
ber, with Interment In Oak Grove ceme
tery,.
Surviving relatives are his wife,
who before her marriage in 1898 was
Miss Lucille Bacon, of Albany; one
daughter. Miss Sara Sheffield; one son,
Master Wallace Sheffield; hts father,
John W. Sheffield, Sr.; two brothers,
John Sheffield and Frank Sheffield, ot
Amerlcus, and ono sister, Mrs. Henry
L. Collier, of Atlanta.
COMMITTEE OF 300
TO DIRECT CAMPAIGN
IN COUNTY IS NAMED
Judge T. E. Patterson, of Griffin, chairman of the Georgia Highway
commission, has wired his acceptance of an Invitation by tho commis
sioners of Sumter countyto como to Amertcus to address a mass meet
ing on permanent roadways at the courthouso next Saturday morning,
March 16, at 11 o'clock. , ■ ■ ,
Following the receipt ot tho telegram from Judge Patterson, Chair
man Ray, of the county board, today announced a committee of 300 from
the city of Amerlcus and the county to take charge of tho campaign for
bonds and assist in seeing that every man iu Sumter county understands
the bond proposal and the permanent roads movement. Letters were
mailed today to each of these men by Joseph Perkins, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce, which organization has undertaken to assist the
board of commissioners In handling the campaign. Each one ot theso
three hundred men was urged to be present in person at the big meeting at
tho courthouse Saturday, and to see that every other man in his commun
ity Is Informed ot tho meotlng and urged to attend.
At the meeting Saturday Judge Pat-
terson, who Is chairman ot the com
mission that distributes the govern-
FAMED SINGER SEWING MACHINE
ADDED TO BIG LIST OF PRIZES
902,000 British on
All Fronts Now I
LONDON, March 11.—(Tuesday)—
(By Associated Press.)—The govern
ment announced in tho house of com
mons today that the total strength ot
British troops In tho armies of occu
pation In all the war theatres amount
to 902,000 men.
It was stated 197,000 German pris
oners are being fed by the British
commissary department.
Mrs. Hollis Fort, 62,500.
Mrs. Gnyton Fisher, 57,500.
Mrs. R. C. Fetner, 66,600 .
Miss Lena May Finch, 63,000.
Miss Ada Finley, 67,000.
Hiss-Ethel Foagln, 62,000.
G
Mrs. Furlow Gatowood, Jr., 60,500.
Miss Julia Gordon, 65,600.
Miss Ethel Guerry, 64,000.
Mrs. Carr Glover, 62,000.
Mrs. V. H. Gaines, 66,000.
Miss Annls Gunnels, 50,000.
H
Mrs. J. O. Holts, 54,000.
Miss Anna Harden, 61,000.
Miss Rouse Hamilton, 68,606.
Miss Kattlo Hines, 63,000.
Mrs. J. J. Holliday, 60,000.'
Mrs. Charles Hudson, 61,600.
Mrs. J. W. Harris. Jr., 67,000.
Mrs. Frank Harrold, 56,000.
Mias Kathrine Hamilton, 62,000.
Mrs. Eugcno Hill, 66,000.
Miss Mary Hawks, 63,000.
Miss Arble Harrison, 61,600.
Miss Sara Horne, 55,000. ^
Mrs. Glenn Hooks, 61,000.
Mrs. Albert Harris, 63,000.
Mss Winnie Clyde Hill, 60,000.
Miss Mary Wll Harvey, 68,000.
Mrs. Leila Hurt, 55,000.
(Continued on Last Page.)
Votes have been coming In to the
campaign department of The Times-
Recorder for tbe big subscription drive
from many source*. The coupon good
tor votes Is playing the greatest part
at this time In the building of stand
ings for tbe several ladles who have
been nominated, but a number of sub
scriptions have been paid and this
vote also recorded. The vote la
large for paid subscriptions that those
who pay want to place their votes to
the credit of the nominee who Intends
to bo active In the campaign. There
are many who have said they would
take part, allowing their names to re
main In the Ilst,and that they would
ask the co-operatoln of their friends In
having votes Baved and turned in for
them. •
Tbe big drive Is not a soliciting or
"canvass" proposition, for the major
ity of the votes will come from the
patrons of tho paper and through their
influence, to a large extent, new sub
scribers will be addod and tho vote
given their friends. The campaign Is
a co-operative affair and la for all the
people who have pt heart the building
of a better newspaper for Americas
and this locality, for a better paper, a
more readable paper, means more
trade bere, more everything that Is
enterprising and substantial.
Every person who reads The Tipies-
Recorder has a vote coming and al
most every one Is taking advantage ot
the opportunity of saving the votes.
Tbe coupon In the paper every day,
the payment of a subscription to a reg-
ular -collector, either'at the office or
any of the ladles who are representing
the paper In the big drive, will secure
votes. Every one> should vote.
Coupon Changes Date.
Hie coupons good for votes, that
have been printed In the paper dally
since the announcement ot tbe cam
paign, are good for vote if If they are
mailed or sent to this offico by Satur
day night, at 10 o’clock. Tbe offico
will be open ufitil that time for the
purpose of receiving tbe coupon vote,
receiving payment for subscriptions
and to receive tho ladles and their 'l. C. Summertord.
friends who are Interested In tho 1 SUMTER,
prizes offered. The hi/. array of, B. R. Chappell, W. E. Mitchell, Q. D.
prizes will all bo on display by that Rodgers, H. J. Webb, O. F. Webb, B.
dollar for dollar for money put into
permanent roads, will explain the on-
tiro proposition In detail, and bring
reporta ot what other progressive
Georgia-counties are doing In the
movement. Following the address,
steps will be taken to form a perma
nent county bond campaign organiza
tion, the 300 committeemen choosing a
chairman and other officers-and per-
paring to open at once a fight to carry
the bonds that shill not stop until tbe
polls close April 9.
Following are the committeemen ap
pointed, halt from Amerlcus and half
from outside the city:
PLAINS.
B. W. Bacon, W. A. Carter, Ross
Dean, J. R. Logan, J. A. McDonald, J.
S.'McGarrah, H. R. McGee, W. S.
Moore. W. L. Thomas, B. Timmerman,
A. C. Welions, O .T. Bagwell, Dr. B. T.
Wise, Dr. S. P. Wise, Dr. D. J. Wise.
J. E. Hodge, W. P. Finch. *
LESLIE.
AMERICUS. v
H. E. Allen, R, E. Allison, D. R. An
drews. ('has. L. Ansisy.
W. T. Calhoun, F. B. Arthur, E. L.
Bell, Walter Brown. Thos. L. Beil, Rev.
Geo. F. Brown, W. 11 Brown, Chas. H,
Burke.
J. Ralston Cargill, J. C. Carter, G. T.
Cunningham, W, C. Carter, J, G.
Chambliss, E. B. Council, L. G, Coun
cil, M. B, Council, A. C, Crockett.'
W. W. Dykes, A. G. Duncan.
W. O. Easterlln, M. N. Edwards, O.
R. Ellis, J; Lewis Ellis, Lovelace Eve,
Y L. English.
Hollis Fort, T, .\L Furlow, Rev, Guy
ton Fisher.
A. D, Gatewood, T, F .Gatewood, C.
9. Glover. . . ,
J. J, Hanesley, Lee M. Hansford, A.
J. Harris, J. W. Harris, F. P. Harrold,
Thos. Harrold, Lucius Harvey, C. C.
Hawkins, Rev. LeRoy O. Henderson,
Gordon Heys, 8. R. Keys, J. W. High
tower, JsE.Hightower,Aq 93. Hines, A.
F. Hodges, B .C. Hodges, C. S. Hogg, J.
D. Hooks, T. D. Hooks, Sr., T. B.
Hooks, Jr., W. W. Hooks, C. S. S.
Homo, S. F. Howell, Dr. Percy Hud-
Dr. K. Wood, Dr. L. M. Hawkins, B. son , t. Q. Hudson, W. M. Humber.
U Wilson, E. P. Andrews, Henry De-
riso, R. L. .Base, E. O. Baas, W. T.
Anderson, J. W. Berwick, E. C. Brown,
Geo. A. Deavours, L. C. Griffin, F. H.
Hines, Sr.. R. H. Hines, F. ,P. Jones,
Laaco Harvey, J. R. Pilcher, B. J. Ra-
new, J. E. Ranew, J. M. Summertord
B. B. Wallace, J. H. Williams,
COBB.
W. J| Hill. John Statham, Alex Dun-
DE SOTO.
Dr. Alva Bagley, Geo. W. Bagley,
E. S. Ferguson, Dr. W. J. Smith. H. M.
West, C. C. Womack, A. S. Johnson,
time, It Is expected, and tbe publlo
generally Is Invited to Inspect them
and cast their votes for some ot tho
ladles who have*been nominated.
The series of coupons (hat are run
ning In today’s paper and which will
appear until next Wednesday, are good
for votes until Saturday, Mhrch 23.
Tho contestants and their friends
who reside at points oat ot Amerlcus
and do not find It convenient to call at
this office, can mall their coupons or
subscriptions as late as 10 o’clock
Saturday night, and when they reach c. P. Dupree. B. P. Buchanan.
the campaign department the proper
vote will be allowed. It la right and
proper that those who are competing
for the prizes at points out from
Amerlcus should have the same time
to gather coupons or secure subscrip
tions as those who reside In the city.
(ContiBved on Page 4.)
C. Webb, J. H. Ewing
ANDBRSONVILLE
J. H. Brabham, B. F. Easterlln, T. M.
Hardin, C. A. Johnson, Rev. B. T.
Moore, Homer Peek, Alex Slappey.
HUNTINGTON.
B. T. Johnson, J. L. Johnson.
FRIENDSHIP.
Sam McGarrah, J. H. Dnpree, Dr. ft..
J. Logan, A. W. Buchanan, J. & Plt-
J. Hi Johnson, Geo. D. Jones, H. O.
Jones, W. M. Jones, W. A Joyner.
W. S. Kirkpatrick.
W. T. Lane, Frank Lanier.
J. W. Mosteller, T. O. Marshall, Geo.
O. Marshall,, Bar. Carl W. Minor, Dr.
T. 1C Merrtt, H. B. Masbburn, B. J.
Methvin, J. T. Methvin, Hugh Mize, W.
D. Moreland, L, A. Morgan, W. S. -Mor
gan, E. L. Murray, L. L. McCIeskey, B.
H. McMath, E .J M.Math, Dr. J. T. Mc-
Math, R. L. McMath, G. A. McNeill, W.
I* NellL
Stephen Pace, E. C. Parker, W. S.
Prather.’
W. A. Rembort, G. W, Riley, W. M.
Riley, W. S. Roach, A. Rylander.
Frank Sheffield, John Sheffield, J.
E. Sheppard, Edgar Shipp, Jr„ J. H. n
Shipp, John W. Shiver, I. B. Small, W.
Fred Smith, H. W. Smlthwlck, J. L.
Sparks, R. P. Stackhouse, Lawson
Stapleton, S. E. Statham, W. C. Sulli
van.
John T. Taylor, Dr. JE. L. Thurman,
T. C. Tillman, Jeptha Tingle, G. A.
Turpin, W. O. Turpin.
Jas. A. Walker, W. P. Wallis, J, T.
Warren, O. C. Webb, P. EL Westbrook,
Cher, O. a DfiLoaeh, A O. Reid, A j..Crawford Wheatley, E F. Wilder, G.
Tollmans, W. w. Dozier, B P, Buch- r ^ slor wmlnni9 ,, „ wlmforiI . K j
anon, J. M. Buchanan, C. N. Hagerson,
17TH DISTRICT.
C. D. Brinkley, John D. Williams,
Geo. Israel, Obo Jones, Anthony Jones,
WUt
ALABAMA BITERS FALLING.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. March 12.—
(By Associated Press.)—Flood condl-
Tom Suggs, Sam Brinkley, Jno. Israel, tlons along the rivers of Alabama
Henry Wiggins. Geo. Wiggins, Jease were Improved today, with the wa-
Faust Tom Mills, J. H. MIers, Frank tore receding everywhere except In the
Mlers, Walter Chappell. Warren Davis, lower Alabama. The crest of the flood:
Wm. E. Mitchell, J A, Forrest. >is passing Montgomery, today.