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PAWNGSTRIKES
SNAG ON PROFIT
frial*. He expressed his belief that
J5 JW* Cy^t commission was not an I
Council Delays Action 2“
Weeks On Protests
On Commission
The proposed pav;njr on Cast
Church street is “up in the a:r” again.
The city council met Thursday night,
heard protests on the plans to pro
ceed at once and requMts {jr a few
months’ delay until prices of
terial went dowr and property own
ers could accumulate tr.e fund.- with
which to pay for it outright instead
of standing th^ expense of “financ
ial" it at 15 per cent in addition
to the 7 per cent interest on fi fas.
and also received a petition from a
majority of the property owners to
proceed at once lest materials ad
vance in price and wipe out the pos
sible saving of interest and commis
sions. It then voted to postpone all
action on the ordinance ordering the
work until the next regular m« i »*ti *g,
7 hich will be August 18. Aldermen
aylor and Burke were absent from
the meeting.
The matter was not debated by
members of the council, but brief
expressions revealed a difference- of
opinion on the issue among the mem
bers, an unusual circumstance in thi!
body which usually is in unanimity
Alderman Poole expressed himself a;
favorable to postponement of tht
paving, as requested by some 'f the
property owners; and moved for de
lay in consideration of the ordinance
until the next meeting. Aldermtn
Allison declared the people had clam
ored for the paving, and now that a
plan had been evolve! whereby it
could be done they wete objecting.
Calk for Consistency-
“I don’t know how I am going
pay for my share of this work, eith
er,” said Mr. Allison, who resides on
the street to be paved, “but we’ve got
to be optimists instead of pessimists
to get anywhere. We say that cot
ton is going up and then we com.
up here and say that cement end
other materials are going down in
price. How in the name of common
cense can we have cotton going up
and other commodities going down
!u price? It isn’t sensible.”
The storm broke over the fact that
the eity would be unable of itself
to finance the buying of paving ma
terials, and that the best offer ob
tained for financing was that of the
Americus Construction company,
through George D. McNeill , who
•greed to handle the whole project
on a basis of actual cost plus 15 per
cent, accepting fi fas bearing 7 per
at the end of 90 days for the
| unfair charge, eliciting the informa
tion from City Engineer Tiedeman
that the bids submitted figured no
profit? on materials, the 15 per cent
covering all charges and profits
above actual cost of materials deliv
ered on the tracks in Americus. He
said Mrs. Oliver considered the pros
pect of lower prices purely specula
tive, declaring that if it were certain
there would be further declines ev
eryone would be favorable to farther
delay.
E. J. McMath
anxious to have the street paved, ho
didn't* have the' money now and
didn’t know whether he could borrow
He said if the fall croo« turned
out well and the markets were good
the «iiuation for everyone would
ease up shortly, bpt if not condition
would get worse. He asked for post
ponement to save the commission if
possible and to enable himself and
others to get their own affairs in bet
ter shape to care for the obligation.
Expect Higher Prices
The petition asking that the work
be ordered at once was read. It was
signed by a considerable majority of
the property owners including L. G.
BUNCO ARTISTS NOT SCINTILLA OF
‘SELLING’ AUTOS TRUTH FOUND BY
THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1921.
Busy In This Section Die- INV ESTIGATION
Dosine of Govern- ' !
ment’ Dodses
Look out for the bunco artist. Bet*]
“j*"L5L ,, E!. , ' r Cfe ,he ' iocaI Dodge Bros. dealers!
before you nut up any cash for a
new Dodge automobile, said to be on
saie at Charleston and Atlanta bv
the government, for $300 or $200, as
the case may be.
Various rumors have conic to Tur
pin & Sheffield, local Uodtce car
agents, and'to the Time-Recorder,
that efforts have beer, rn.-.de and are
being nude to take order? in Sumter
county for these -cars.
As the stories go, a prospect
approached and told that he may
cure a new Dodge car. with extra
tire. fo r >200 or $.700; that the gov-
Health Officers Of South
At Washington Draft
Findings
Council, material dealer, and the. f rn ™ cnt will only allot jo many ear.
First Methodist church, owner of the
largest frontage, stating that del:
would likely be a oenny-wise proposi
tion. that materials now are the low
est in price they have been for year?
and that reaction in price might
now be expected /allowing a leng de
cline.
At this point it was brought out
that property owners embraced in
the Lee ?treet paving district and
other districts in the pa?; had raid
commissions for financing the work.
10 per ceiit being paid on I.ce street
in a time when conditions w$-re nor
mal and money cheaper and easier.
Without further disetufion the
council voted to postpone action two
veks.
Early in the m eting bid? and fig
ures were compiled by City Engineer
Tiedeman to show that the Church
street work at the present time would
cost approximately 11.75 per square
yard. The I.ee rtrea; raving was s
to have cost approximately $1
per square yank
Ben HiM Sheriff Get*
Warning To Quit County
work until paid for at that time by
the property owner*. Hi, proposal
need either furni-ihing the m,
ill himself or allowing the city
bay !t and paying the bill, as th«y
in. .
Wricht Protests.
W. C. Wright, on the side of the
led property owner*, objected
payment of any commissions,
said ho signed the paving petition
—k the understanding that the city
was to hoy the materials itself and
the property owner* to reinmbune
the city, than getting the materials at
■ cost He also requested an
. . »u of time until spring, de-
«krbf that material wde.-li.iing
and that he was unable to meet his
pnrt.of ths coot at thia time. He
aaid by spring there was every as-
nran that a better price could be
had and that also he would be in a
pnitiM then to pay cash for his
/ f* •kn WOTk - He demanded
• -he right,-in any event, to pay cash
h advance for his part of the pro
ject and be saved the proposed 13
par tent commission, and he put the
aaanefl on notice verbally that —
1 P»» fight any scheme which did
■at gira him the benefit of paying
««h.and getting coat price on ma-
teem* eliminating the 15 per cent.
He was informed that it was impos-
•thie to separate the various individ-
■J* affected, and that frankly the
frankly
«mly inducement to a man to finance
irapaaition at all was the asaum
e of the owners couL
I pay cash to offset the loss
i fas '
au those fi fas which would draw only
”JKC cent, whereas it :s easily pos-
mble to get better investments than
•hat. It was also pointed out that
■a interest would accrue until after
M days.
P ~f*e **d City “I. Hoi. "
r. * right told the council that he
Pared I
tag to
-l# .w-. r c,t $ »«* “in * hole.
SI teat is the case, you understand
■ww some of us are," he said, "for
i" a hole, too. We want a
wait tune to get out of it and make
“•r preparations. This is no vital
Thi* street has stood-un-
for years and it will hurt noth-
to wait until spring AU I ask
r*. do to set a later date, not
»t indefinitely. To proceed
y* mean the confiscation of
••• oot homes, and 1 don’t want
2? . * tell you. I am pot-
_ * kttle sinking fund out of
R ***** . to take car- it th.s psv-
nie hard enough
ft?*? ***' * nd * don’t want to pay
■o ?cr cent commission to any-
•a top of the interest on the
Its
a,- Best Price.
mSZBf 9 D Watts said
ftfecra was in getting the
tat the lowest possible cost. He
'tady to proceed at or.ee, he
h-alUGugfc he dhin’; have the
«rto nay row. He said he was
I the majority.
?- 1L Statham -aid his bur-
’ ™»rv tbit he foaic
«h» time, an j he wir.t.sl to
I ISft done at the lean {>oeri-
P J® Hie property owners.
. tpxartermar. aaid h.* w«rv;cd
i *!•* sorry
,»t*wd r.ot finance the pur-
HMPJji liili itself and effect
■ a commission, tut he
‘ had been waiting *
•Via* and he favored
n uyxes Vi
MfclftmCoorrrl
Mr- Oliver desire*!
cey^i at or re, WIicvir
rible savin# fo I
r'i tiy' L-
FITZGERALD, Augurt 5—Sheriff
E. H. Dorminey, of Ben Hill county,
the chief center of attack by striker?
and strike sympathizers in his effort
to preserve law and order since the
calling of the strike on the Atlanta.
Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad
Last March, and who met with re-
rietance when he attempted to tii?-
ly. Thursday received an anonymous
letter through the mails, giving him
“twenty-four hours to vacate your
office and be safe ~o where you
will.” He says he wiii disregard the
warning.
The note concluded br saying:
“What ever will happen will be done
in a crowd. We never expect to find
you in the woods.”
The note, it is believed general
ly here, is the result of a so-called
business meeting held here Wednes
day night at the Ben Hill court house
and attended by strikers and their
families, and strike sympathizers.
The galleries were crowded with ne
groes.
At the meeting violent verbal at
tacks trere made against Sheriff Dor
miney and members of the Citizens'
Committee, appointed by * r ommittee
of one hundred leading men of this
eity and county to gidh counsel and
aid to the sheriff. The a-'Ointment
of this'committee, it is said, was en
tirely unsatisfactory with the strik
ing element.
At the meeting O. D. Gormin, a
striking official of Atlanta, addressed
the crowd, saying that he had failed
to reach any agreement between the
strikers, the sheriff and the citizens
committee and that he intended to re
turn to Atlanta and let ♦he strikers
fight it out among themselves.
county and that all but one
or two have been taken.
Reports from all over Georgia haw
reached Washington that the govern
ment was r<dl:ng these now Dodge
cars at ridiculously low prices. Some
of there reports reached the ear?
Senator Harris. He referred
matter to (ieneral Rodeers, and tbe
Quartermaster replied as follow
he senator’? inquiries:
‘There are persistent rumor? go
ng nround tnat the government
Imposing of new Dodge cars. Th
rumor i? without foundation.
iow car? in the arr
at the present time there are no
na conger carrying vehicle? for sale.
Vehicles, which have been sold to
the public, were «o!d at
the highest bidder and were in’ an
unserviceable condition.”
It was stated in Americas today
that two or three men h»J alre *
gene to Atlanta to purchase th
ears; it was also said ‘bat several
nr- had been approached .at Plain*
and some of them had “bit ” though
this rumor could not be substantial
ed. Other* are said to have
told that when Sumter’.- quota had
been exhausted cars could ha got!
by using the name of another coun
ty. So far as the local Dodg> deal
ers can find out. the-e is absolute
ly nothing to the nimvrj, and it iooks
very morn HV P bunco artist? are in
th;* neighborhood.
RIFT
Mm. J. L. Tissue. Louis Tissue
and Mias Hattie Tissue and Mrs. C.
C. Lararaore and children visited
Mrs. Minnie Williams and visited
at the bedside of Mm. Sallie Wil
liams two days of last week.
The infant son of Mr. and Hrs.
T. A. McCrary is ill.
Mm. Bernk-r Ratliff and twins,
Albert and Alice, of Plains, havi
been visiting their parents and o!h
er relatives and friends for a few
days.
Mrs. S. B. Camp had a* her guest?
Sunday Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Rich
ard* and children and Mr. and Mrn.
Edgar Dyes and baby.
Mr. and Mrs. 'Charlie Tissue spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W. K.
Knight>
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Jones and chil
dren, of Philema, spent last we?k
with friends and relatives here, at-
tending^ services at New Hope.
M. W. Suggs is out again after a
recent illness.
Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Bryant and
ittle daughter? visited Mr. and Mrs.
F. Usry Sunday afternoon.
Little John l.ewis and Susie I_irs-
more spent Saturday night with their
grandmother. Mrs. Tissue.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Evans and son.
Watson, visited Mr. and Mm. S. M
Jones, Sr.. Sunday.
CHAIRMANSHIP IS
YET FOR HOLDER
ATLANTA. August- 6 John
Holder, who ha? been appointed by
Governor Thomas W. Hardwick to the
highway commissim. .will head this
body as chairman, arcordiag to .an
announcement by •r.o mlcf --^ccutive
following lie action of the senatt
Friday in parsing an amendment tc
the highway latk giving him the righ:
to make such appointments.
The governor’s decision to appoint
Holder to the chairmanship haft been
met with favorable comment among
the legislators. The former eandi-
date for governor will ruceeed Dr.
Charles N. Strahan, whose term ex
pire* next January. There have hern
rumor? to the effect that Dr. Strahan
contemplating sending his resigna
tion to the governor, but when asked
for a rtatement he refused to discua.-
thc rituation.
ENGLISHVILLE
WASHINGTON, August 5.—(By
Associated Press.) — Denial that
there ia a “condition approaching
famine or plague in the Soujh” was
made today in a report unanimously
adopted by'the health officers from
a dozen Southern states in conference
here with Surgeon General Cumming,
of the Public Health Service to dis
cuss the pellagra situation.
The report emphasized the necessi
ty of affording federal, state and
local health agencies sufficient funds
to cope with, health conditions gen
erally.
After a brisk discussion the state
ment that “we do not regard the sit
uation in any sense as more serious
at present than during the past
:-e\eral years” was eliminated from
the committee report.
Dr. James Hayne, South Carolina
Canada Land of Plenty, Beauty
and Prosperity, Traveler Writes
"What a beautiful and wonderful | "Another thin*, also, which amaz-
L.G. COUNCIL ON
’VARSITY BOARD
Man Named
af America,, who i. marine the Do-! 1^ TrUSteeFor District
wines or their harder drinks as they j “ * 1
•f Americas, who is touring the Do
minion on a visit of some time. **We
have just left Toronto, with its mag
nificent residences, Its numberless
factories, with the wheels buzzing
and turning over every minute of the
day, radiating prosperity with every
revolution. - It is worth jvhile to
stand on the busy street corners and
watch the eager workmen as they
pass along the way, happiness beam
ing from their faces, and with a
stride which indicates a pleasure in
their work. The childten, too, go
about the highways with their little*
baskets filled with fruits and dowers
vrtiich they offer for ready sale to
the visitors within the* city gates.
Money seems .-ibundant, and con
tentment reigns supreme. '
“Guelph, the birthplace and boy
hood home of Mr. Kemp was among
the stops which were made, and the
hospitality dispensed reminded me
more of the true Southern congenial
ity than anything I have seen on my
trip,” she continues. •‘Everyone
seemed determined to outdo the other
in the effort to make us happy and
our stay a delightful one. His old
prefer. And yet I saw very little
drunkennesa withal.
health commissioner, said before the friends and schoolmates gathered
report was
hold that ___
scintilla of truth
near-famine exist:
about, the verandah in the daylight
hours, and in the cozy reading rooms
the charges'that • at evening, and good cheer was para-
in the South or mount everywhere. And the best
issued that it would
there “was not
that pellagra has increased there to < things to eat! Every housewife is a
any appreciable extent.” ' ***Irndid ennlr. dmntv ln»r nu*n u-nrlr
J splendid cook, doing her own work
l)r. J. A. Hayne reported that in’ a ^°ot the home, and the homes are
his state the first rix months of 1920 “ c!ean M can be. It i? a delight tc
there Were 770 case? of pellagra, in* be among people who take such ~
great civic pride in their home?, for,
Dr. S. W. Welch, of Alabama, re- they say. through the beautifying of
ported 14 case? lx<t year, with no homes, is the city made beauti-
doctor reporting, and i 14 case? this
year, with 909 doctor? reporting.
Of course, we went by Niagara
Falls, and saw the grandest of oil
natural sights. From there we went
by boat to Canada, which proved a
delightful experience to me, because
all our travels up to Niagara had been
®v the hot and dusty trains. Eight
delightful miles were traveled on the
Niagara river,-and the remainder of
the way on beautiful Lake Ontario.
We reached Montreal by the St. Law
rence river. I wish I could tell juat
how beautiful thia historic river ia,
but it has to be seen in all its varying
tints to be fully appreciated. Words
cannot describe its wondrous lights
and shadows as seen by sunlight and
again by moonlight.
“The Thousand Islands were pass
ed where the multi-millionaires of the
United States have their magnificent
summer homes. 5!ost houses occu
pied an enitre island to themselves,
and closely connected, so that it pro
duced an effect of unusual grandeur,
as island after island, with its splen
did heme was seen. The place called
City of Thousand Islands has fine
hotels and seems to be a summer re
sort for those who do not possess
homes. Here I saw the beautiful
home of Charlie Chaplin. I had seen
him many times on the screen, hut
viewing the home which he had built
accoiding to his own individuality,
brought him humanly close to me, and
I realized that h® like all of us, liv
ed and moved and had his being out
side of the screen life. How happy
he must be to possess a home like
ful.
, v , ‘From Toronto our course directed
Dr. M. F. Haygood, oY Georgia re- us *° Montreal, which, if possible, is! hi;! It must make his work unusu-
ported 192 death- in *1920 as against r mo,v beautiful than Toronto. The i ally pleasing to see the reward of
19d in 1921. The 1920 death rate 1 seemed to take a special de- ; his marvelous success. In Toronto,
was 15 per 100.000- the 1921 rate i ,ie bt in exhibiting their splendid city j we saw the birthplace of Mary Pick-
13.4. * “ *jto tourists, and took us to many . ford, a favorite in Americus, as well
’ ** “ not l as all over the world,
time.
Bv Hardwick
Times-Recorder Bureau,
Kimball Hone.
ATLANTA, Augmt t.—Gove
following appointment, „
AugS‘23? ' C *° r8i *- cf, **«‘“e
From the etate at tar
rrom tne state at large, Jaim>, n
Kevin, editor Atlanta Georgian on B i
American, to lueceed Judge
ton McWhorter, of Athen,; A ‘1 j'
Lawrence, Savannah, pr ,
laager and former member oftSi
legislature, to succeed Judge s n
Adams, of Savannaiu- B
From Second congressional ,u.
trict. Judge J. R. Pottle. of Aibany'
former member etate court of ,,
peals, to succeed Byron B. Bow.,,'
Bainbndge. 11
From Third congressional district,
cotton
factor anilI capitalist, to succeed J E
Hays, of -Montezuma. ’ ^
’•Our trip will last several weeks,
The health officers admit a normal j which otherwise we might
crea«* « n neParra bn* have• discovered in the short ti . .
there is n**ce-sitv fo- sne-uf I One thing struck me as ludicrous, and and I shall'never forget the wonder-
which would neVcs'itate'The w"t”! , ' , * t ™ *• ■* M ' ful through which I am
drawal of appropriations from the so- Fr ? nch c “ ch carnages which meet, passing now.
lution of malaria and hookworm, de
clared to b* the rer.1 problems of the
South.
Hookworm ?how? a greater in
crease. it wa? argued, than pellagra.
The cases in Alabama last year num
bered 28; this year. 2.347; wjiile the
remarkable increase is due to more
doctors reports. The real increase is
distressingly large. Dr. Welch stated.
t added that relatively identical
conditions prevail in all Southern
state?, and that in comparison pella
gra is a minor matter.
It is splendid to live
trains and convey the passengers to 1 In a world with so many wonderful
their destinations. Of course, there things to see; so many beauties of
ere many automobiles, but the
coaches and carriages were there in
full force,.and people seemed to en
joy the alow riding which they afford
ed. Every coach was filled with
laughing people, as they went about
the streets of the city to view the
splendid sights.
nature, as well as those splendid crea
tions of nlhn’s endeavor. Soon I.
shall return to Richmond, a beautiful'
city itself, and shall rejoice that 1
have seen Canada, to which v
Americans are so closely allied by tiei
that bind the two countries
gether.”
HUNTINGTON
HUNTINGTON. August 6-Mis,„
Mury t ranees Lane anti Elmer Poole
of Amencus. were the guests l»,,'
week of Miss Frances Jenson a
her home here.
Mr and Mm. C. C. Sheppard enter-
tamed at a big barbecue dinner f o a
number of relatives and friends' 4t
their home Thursday.
Mr, and Mrs. Roy Johnson enter-
tamed with a dinner Friday night j„
honor of Mr. and Mrs. Childers Shen
pard. 1
Mr. and Mrs. Childers Shcppaid
have returned from their wedding
trip and are at home to their friends
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C r
Sheppard.
The younger set of boys and girls
enjoyed a delightful hay ride Friday
nignt.
a *L d * Irs ‘ ** ee Johnson and lit-
tie/laughter, Agnes, Mrs. Claude
{mspn, Gleaton Johnson and Ena
Mbs Louise Justice spent Thurs
day night with Miss Haro Duke.
^Mits Mattie Lewis Kitchens and
the dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. O.
D. Lashley Monday.
Mrs. S. S. English and ehildren, of
near Anderzottrille, were visitors of
O- English Saturday and
M:*s Jessie English remained for a
week’s visit t oher aunt.
Misses Tressie Athons, of Lowe,
and Artlu Allen, of County Line,
**peM Tuesday ni-ht *ith Miss Mon
tz Justice.
Mrs. A. N. Er.irli h wa< dating rel
ative? in Oglethorpe Monday.
Mr?. Cunr.ie Harden, of Cuthbcrt.
‘ s visiting htr daughter. Mrs. C. B.
To*le.
Mr. and Mr-. W. C. English spent
a few day* the oast week with Mr
and Mrs. f\ M. English.
Mrs. A. -V English attended serv-
at Mount /.i^n Luthers at
rountainvill.* Monday morning.
^ J Justice and children
pent VSedne<dav night with her fath-
er. Joiie English. «, —
Mr. a nd Mrs. Oiin Holloway, of fc e preached.
Andegjonvill , were Su.tday after
noon viators of hi; father. L. M. Hol
loway. Sr.
Ur - ; v ; Jwaif and son, CUr-,
vnc.. .. And-rsonviUv, «p<-r.’. a f,»|
rast we k '.T.th h, r waters,
-i d Mrs. \V. A.
Carimchael Offers
Boll Weevil Remedy
'Thest moitstrncUon days, wh-ti
cotton is cheap and the boll weevil L«
plentiful, are the time, to grow
crops that will improve^ your farm,
rtsrve the hr II weevil, reduce- your
cipenres and iftereasc your profits.”
f»ys D. A. Carmichael, of Camiich-
eet A Sops. Iocs] agents for Moline
trartor* and farm implement.-..
"Small grain planted and harvest-
with improved machinery, follcw-
witfc peas planted and picked with
improved machinery, will accomplish
all of this. The land prepared with a
traeter. planted with grain .drill and
harvested with a tractor and binder,
then the stubble prepared With a trac
tor. peas planted with grain drill,
picked with a pea picker and the
vinea turned under with a tractor and
clow gives you two profitable crops
one year and enriches your Uni
"Only one tractor and outfit, one
pair of mule.% two firm hands regu-
-ariy with a few day laborers at har
vesting time, is all that h ncesasary
to handle 200 acred of Und. This
plan carried out will rout the boll
weevil, enrich our farms and make
our country
TELLS OF ARMY
CIVILIAN CAMP
Americus Lad Back
From Virginia Sum
mer Training
Dr. Minor Observe* His
Third Anniversary Here
Tomorrow will be the third anni
versary of the pastorate of Dr. Carl
W. M.nor of the First Baptist chare
m Americas. Coming here from a
suecc.x-fu! ; . 4 orate at Valdosta, to
■ orcc-e-d to the pulpit of the Ute Lans-
imf Burrows, one of the greatest
preachers of the Southern Baptist
hareh. Dr. Minor at once found a
plaee in the hearts of his congrega
tion which has grown warmer and
rimer constantly. He has seen 156
added to the membership roil, 100
of them during the last year.
The anniversary is being observedj
by Dr. Miner and his church Sunday i training,
morning when a special sermon will! of raw recruits
•It is great to get away from heme
and Americus for a short time to ex
perience the joy of rettmia; to it
again." said Ottie Prather Johnson,
today to a Time s-Recorder teporUr.
in i peeking of his recent experiences
in the civilian train camp at Hum
phries, Va.
Yeung men from every state
were there, making tie total number
yrecei-ring training rears the 1.900
mark. Fine fellows they were. too.
Big boys from, the Western section,
brimming over" with fsn and frohe.
yet 'possessing great ssenra! attain
ment*. making it a *»y to he with
them. There were boys from the
North and the Esc zed tie Sooth,
xnd the middle steams, and a finer
aggregation ths- tiis would have
been hard to aseonbue.
"For fire weeks m studied and at
tended lecture* axd played, and the
law week was the gtoatesc of aiL be
cause it iir-.iczic General John J.
Pershing in persist to the cans, foe
review. Ee seac '-ley wen great fei-
lows. too. He vtorrji-rented
our looks, fast. w-t.- T jitaaed n
mightily, for. after a£ &o.r> ar* near,
ly as raa ate si prh. Hk i. zM
us that looks niutt a great itai in
warfare; that stiwivw or other a
really rood-hoiking officer htjit tie
respect of his men. and they like to
look up to him. a, did the eh^drea
of Israel of old wbrr they dei-ghted
in the personal Pesmty of their
youthful king SauL
Need of Tnitis,.
‘Then he gave a talk oa
the importance of efficient military
He spoke the ram her*
Worid War
My company had Tuesday evening for
dancing, and the pavilion was fine,
the music splendid, and the girjp
lovely. Many of them came out from
Washington to the weekly dances.
"The magazine room,, where all
the best current literature could be
had, were patronized largely by the
hoys. Every afternoon, and again
the evening teams of them trooped to
the magazine rooms to look over the
books. Text books were to be had,
also, and a number of them pursued
an interrupted summer course. The
Y. M. C. A. was a place of rest and
refuge which wan enjoyed by all of
us. There was the Service club,
where soft drinks and lee cream,
sandwiches and _ salads were dis
pensed.
"The track meet was the greatest
of all the sports at the camp. In a
contest held in which 8 boys parttci
ratea. representing as manv colleges
throughout the country, my love of
athletic* stood me in good stead.
When th* seven were running for
dear life to make the goal. Twas sav
ing my breath for the final dash, and
when the other* thought they had the
-•■d of the dash I came in ahead if!
rime to score ahead of them. I ju<
lowed to win over that hunch of fine
sprinter*. 1 tell you.
“Some of us visited Atlantic City,
l I did not think much of it, per-
•oeally. I, is too big, too cosmopoli
tan- and too rich to suit me. Every
oat there looks like a millionaire,
whether he is one or not. I was glad
to get hark to the quiet of the camp.
Tae weather was a little hot, bat
the nights were cool and compensated
for the heat of the day. It is a
beautiful country, and the trip was
womh a great deal to me. But I am
glad to get back to Georgia and
Americus and home. My ambition to
iucceed in my line of work haa been
stimulated by meeting so many bright
yoaeg fellows who will make their
mark on the future pages of Ameri
can history, and this,fall ! shall go
bark to old Auburn and study harder
than ever before on my electrical en
gineering course, and I expect
make a scratch myself on some
the pares of success.”
Johnson, returned home Tuesday
from an extended visit to Mrs. T. B.
Mount, at her home in Pavo.
The condition of Mrs. Sallie Wil
liams continues serious at her home
near here.
J. A. Bmy, of Cordele, was the
week-end visitor at the home of B. II
Harris.
Miss Alice Perry left last week for
Gay. where she will spend several
days with friends at a house party.
Miss Rebecca Hayes, of Dawson
jwntjhe week-end with Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Haves.
Mr. and Mrs. Murphy, of Atlanta,
were recent guests of Mr. Murphy’s
brother, H. P. Murphy and family.
Miss Helen Hatley, of Americm,
spent a few days the past week '
her parents. Mr. and Mn.
their home here.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Kinard
tained with a dinner Sunda^H!
enjoying the occasion werejR C.
J. Cheek and mother, Mrs. Mary Hi-
nard, Mrs. M. C. Harris, Misses Burls
Harris, Maude Cheek, Messrs. B. H.
Harris, John Bray and Charlie K.
Cheek.
Mrs. W. B. Compton.
Mrs. M. C. Harris spent Tuesday-»|
in Americus, the guest of her sisteif J\
Pleasant Grove Baptist church was
well represented at the conventioni
at Sardis church, near Dawson last
Saturday. Thoae attending from here
were Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Bradley,
Claude Johnson, Mrs. J. J. Kinard.
Hisses Adele Ethridge, Louise Brad-
ley, Bueia Harris and Edwin Sam-
son.
The Sunday school of Pleasant
Grove church is still improving in
attendance and interest, having 67
iresent last Sunday. All who want to
le in a live Sunday school are asked
to come to Pleasant Grove Baptin
church Sunday morning at 10 o’clock.
Those going from hers to the sing-
ing convention at Ellaviile Sunday
were C. J. Cheek, Johnny Cheek and
Arthur Cheek.
Mrs. T. M. Ethridge and family .
silent Tuesday afternoon with Mn.
Wilson Ryals.
Mesdames Leona Johnson, Walter
Hayes, J. J. Kinard and Miss Burls
Harris were visitors at the home if
Mrs. Sallie William* Thursday.
Claude Johnson and family were
the dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Hayes.
Rate War Gives Trip
To Pablo Beach Cheap
diV
Mr- J. H
Smith,
A laty«* croud from h
Quarterly meeting at Cc
day.
attended
Lce. Luire Man Dies
As Auto turns Over
AUGUSTA, Augwsv Fred C.
FhafkWord. a trarelinir salesman of
!.ee?burs, -was instantly killed Fri
day afternoon, when hi? autombile
•Lidded foll owing a rain and turned
*«< *«- .«re”r,hl'pL^k-wSth
h Satur-! tQrt ^ bet* on Campania and Har-
24 miles west of v —
dren visited Mrs. J. L. Tissue Sunday
Mi*? Mabel parks is visiting her
aunt. Mrs. D. C. Jones.
Laramorr was in Leslie Sat
urday afternoon.
Party Goes to lnsoect
S-jv;berry Section
DAWSON. August 10.—A party
of prominent Terrell county funn
er? K ft Monday for the strawberry
section of Alabama on a tour of in
vestigation of the strawberry busi
ness cn a commercial scale. They
*ere accompanied by agricultural ex
pects. the trip being made in auti
Mr*. J. B. Teele.
Mr. ar.J Mrs. Ruttell.Fr.rii
5un»*y the gue?L? of her
Mr and Mrr. John Mathis
Oglethorpe.
Mr. and Mr
Addie Ki
pert
parents
of near
h:eh were necessitated by the o-g. flllvfnn Fi.liar I* T*
eney of getting the men i. tke fieM at | riSIter, Jr„ lO
action. wtMher trained or n/t ttaiz- UDfll INeW Drug Store
ed. He stated that the pnrpiv | The Maeon Telegraph has the fol-
of the estaWiEfcment of the training, lowing to ray concerning Guyton
camps throughout the Mate*—ti jFfher. Jr., a well know young man
fieiently prepare you .g men ia turner’here, where his parents, Rev. Guyton
of peace for trsmir.g other* Antic‘L*»Ler and Mr-. Fisher, reside:
the necessity arise for the taoVlrzx-
'As a result of a rate war between
the Central of Georgia and thi' ti.
S. & F. railway for resort travel be
tween Macon and Jacksonville, Amer
icus people are taking week-end
trips to Pablo Beach.and return
the low railroad cost Of $3.78 for th*
round trtp. That ia the rate from
Macon via either road, taking Satur
day night trains out of Macon ana
reaching home early Monday morn
ing. The Central of Georgia •' x f ur J
sion train is the Dixie Flyer which
Fisher, reside.
- . “Goyton Fisher. Jr., proprietor of ,
tion of an ether great army. He re-: ’ h * City Drug Store, on Third street, passes through Americus st 1
eeived a fcrrst ovation, and was just i Cherry street, announced that tn. southbound and reaches here at
one of the boys. j he has leased the store at the corner 2:58 a. m. returning. Recently Geo.
“The tamp was just 20 miles frc.m '°f Broodway and Cherry street. Ja- Anderson, local agent, has been os*
Washington, and we were permitted: dues building, for a period of three tainlng a supply of stamped ticket!
to visit the capita! city at stated; rears, and will open up a modern for this week-end excursion fr 'Hi ’•>>■
times. The sights there were uttpir- store there on October 1. eon. and selling them here, from 3“
*- »■ * * ** U ' 1 * ’ * Ia ill noMAi.. tol-iwn ntfrinUl!« °*
boffy vas phnri under the ma-
.«• and wa* foared shortly after
are'tknt by negroes Ihrin^ nearby,
ras the belief of the officials, at
wlo took chargmof the body, at, especally to me. beeacre I love “Mr Fuher began his career in the to 40 perrons"taking advaPt»K«.
Shickhford died instantly from tk* great seat of our gorernment.‘drag trade with local drug stores and the opportunity last week. The Ihx-
, rnal injuries, his body being!Splendid treatment was accorded the' 4 ? 0 in Savannah. Then he organ!:- Flyer reaches Jacksonville at
K.td'.h andl’ rJ i by ^ of the falling-young men. perhaps because of tie!” * Ed operated the National Drug »• m. and leaves at 9 p. m.,
I:'c. h ... n J tie!-! r ", c . - (fact that a semi-official rating w*s)“t° r * on Cherry street, disposing of the excursionist 12 hours snd 4
bring alongside the Mil-iheld by them, they being there for**o acquire the E. C. Joneh Drug minutes in Jacksonville a
ma Saturday i' rcjd - on which Jr accident!the purpose of recurring training at company .on Th:rd street, which he time to enjoy the ocean bathii
joecunvd. -tiled that they saw th* future officers. Goad food waa af-i operates at the City Drug Company." —
large crowd front here attended J when It passed Campania and that, forded us, and we enjoyed the serv-l 'hr Fisher stated in a letter to his
guest. Miss Jessie Rnrii-h.,
the movies ;n Montezuma '
services at Dleasant Hill Sunday
Riff.
Mi?« Ow*n
•v^nr Tueaixr with
Juries rf rrwt:nrs at Fr.c*L4:
Kjlh^as-* will
'f Ebvr.^tc
Mrs. Ec.tc
mobiles. There tariT^rty *w“„ »
W. J. Boyeit, di*trict farm demon- 1 ' Eo ‘f- »f '-or Ameri-. "
A :- "’t-t^loy. agricultural: tS ; Grikc'ra
uas-^o.r'e a: a txst rate of ipetdjiw. iparents that hi* new location will
ritzier* Id Mnvnr . or ^ oar boor* were dcroU<3 * birn more centrally with the
r* . tt» ^ • ay* dailv to lectures. We learned army! Stcwib^ business section toward the
view Warning, loo tactics more by theory than bv prae-j *trn»ioal station, and the he consid-
F7TZGERALD, Au*. C.—Mayor J. ftiee. For irstanee. we learned about *7* h:mself very fortunate in the ex-
I - Pittmac Fridav received a note trench tactic* from trenches which c-acfce. He is only 22 years of are,
r.arrinr him whh “tarassin*” the; had already been dor- We were or- * rd sbo*— —
taken the place* of the dered to climb on then, to jump dowz
:tn*ham aaJ Atlantic into them. ar.d to advance ar.d re
fs ard pivins: him ten days to treat ju*t as was done in actual war-
unusual business ability.
Last Of Confederate
ithinf
Gordon Howell Writes ' l
Of Need For Overcoat
Gordon Howell, who I* opendinw »
week or ten days in the Blue RiJ*
country, writes friends In Aster-®
as follows:
• B VINJWs« . • i n t
“1 feel for vou boys during tW< " •
renther. Wish I had brought »»
weather. «■«, . ..... , „
overcoat with me.” And the hj"
' postcard, written
Mwvra — -
Americus. ***»
TSSSTbSw
«ar«
l are sleeping under blankets ev,rT
l>uIJLA t)U tDi/