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“Come to Augusta and Join Us,” Is The Invitation That Augusta Extends Today Upper Ten Ginger A!e and Qiseeia Cereal Beverage Manufac tured m Augusta, Ga. Augusta Ice and Beverage Com pany Bringing Much Business to Augusta Through a Wide Southern Distribution. THE Augusta Ice and Beverage Company is one of Augusta’s largest business firms. Then plant was originally built dur ing the year 1888, but since that time wonderful changes have taken place. Their main building, seven stories high, is now used principally for the manufacture of Cereal Beverages. This business is still in its infancy and will increase materially front year to year since Cereal Beverages are now being sold in rural districts like other soft drinks. The public is beginning to appreciate the good qualities of a beverage made from Cereals and non-intoxicating, as evi denced by the large consumption during hot weather when soft drinks are extensively used, to refresh and quench thirst. The Augusta Ice and Beverage Company also manufacture UPPER TEX Ginger Alt*: which is a high class article and enjoys a reputation in places where first-class beverages ..re served. They have recently add ed a large amount of modern ma chinery in their bottling department, so thev can handle the increasing business of their UPPER TEX Gin ger Ale to the best advantage. Both UPPER TEN Ginger Ale and QUEEN Cereal Beverage have large distribution; the Company shipping in carload lots to their distributors in Georgia. Alabama, Florida, Ten nessee. North Carolina and South Carolina. During the war the pro duction of their beverages was lim ited by the* United States govern ment to conserve cereals and sugar. This caused a temporary setback, as it came at a time when the sale of these soft drinks was built up to a point when It was expected that the demand could be satisfied. Augusta Ice and Beverage Co. Public Schools of Augusta /-j-aHE public school system of I Augusta was founded in 1572 by an dct of the legis lature, which constituted not only the city of Augusta, but the j entire county of Richmond, one school area, known as a county unit. This brought all the schools of the city and all the schools of the county under one admin istration supervised by one superintendent and under one general scheme of management. As a result, the outlying districts have been cared for in the mat ter of education just as well as the city itself has been. The board of education con sists of three members from each ward ar.d three from each militia district of the county and three from each incorporated village of the county. As the wards and districts have increased, the number of members of the board of education has increased until now it is the largest board of education in the state and one «,f the largest in the south, con sisting of forty members equally stribnted over the wards of the y and the districts of the coun y. It would appear that a board ?o large is unwieldy, but experi ence ha:i not proven it so, in view of the fact that the work is all done by efficient commit tees while the large policies of education are decided by the board of education itself. Dur ing all these years the bbard has been singularly harmonious and has been kept free from po litical entanglements, and under its administration the city of Au gusta and the county of Rich mond have developed an unus ually fino system of schools. The president of the board is Mr. James L. Fleming, the vice pres ident, C. T. l’und, and the sec retary, Lawton B. Evans. The board has the unusual power of levying its own tax un-' supervised and uncontrolled by any other agency, nor is their tax limited to any amount. This gives the board absolute power over its own money without ask ing i permit from any other body. The result is that an nually the board can make its own budget according to Us own ideas of the needs of the schools, and need not refer the budget to nny other authority in the coun ty for ratification. This power of the board has been exercised The Old Takes on the Life of the New— -In Augusta THE AUGUSTA HERAIju. W. G. Long 540 Broad Street Augusta, Ga. Agent for Gates Half-Sole fsr*« liras Cuts down the per mile cost of your tires. Gives longer and better mileage and satisfactory service. with caution and consideration during many years so that the people of the county are per fectly satisfied to leave this pow er in the hands of the board knowing that it will be exer cised wisely. On the other hand, the board itself feels that with this power it can decide what school tax is needed and can levy whatever amount they decide upon and have the school fund deposited directly to their credit in a local bank subject to the official check of its officers. Under this arrangement there is no chance of the public schools of Augusta ever being hampered by the lack of money. The Girls’ High school, known ps the Tubman High school, has been famous for many years for its excellence. The new building is erected upon a nine-acre tract of land, practically in the center of the future city. It is a three story structure of unusual grace and beauty and is equipped with every possible modern conven ience. It has a large assembly hall seating 900 people; a fine gymnasium, all kinds of labora tories, and a beautiful library, besides recreation grounds and i athletic fields which are most at tractive to the students who at tend the school. It can be safely said that no city in the south has a more beautiful or attrac tive high school than the Tubman. , The tuition is free in all of the i high schools of the county, and ' the course Is a five-year one of fering the possibility of twenty j units and a choice of thirty-five | or forty units, according to the i desires of the pupil. There are ; industrial courses, domestic sci ence courses and all other | courses that are usually offered : by a modern high school. The Richmond Academy for j hoys has had a reputation for I more than a hundred years for i excellence. It has within the last | ten years come under the adtnin | istration of the board of educa i Uon and under Its management ! has become a noted school for ! hoys throughout the state. The record attained by its students elsewhere. In life and in college. I is nn evidence of the worthiness lof the institution itself. It has a | military feature which makes It ; an excellent school for the dlsci- I pllne of hoys. It also has a dor i mitory department accommodat Blud.viuo Building: in Auguctu BLUDWINE BOTTLING CO. 1 A HE home of Bludwine in Augusta is a forceful demon stration of the wonderful progress achieved in up-to-date bottling methods. The entire process is automatic and sanitary to the high est degree. From the time the used bottles are placed upon the large wa s h i n g machine, thoroughly cleansed and subjected to a disin fecting process with a caustic solu tion being forced into the bottles, to the time that the bottles are filled, crowned and ready for pack ing the product is untouched by the hand of man. The large machines and carriers display almost human intelligence in their handling. It is an interesting, and fascinating sight. Biudwine ing about 75 non-residents, thor oughly supervised, satisfactory and acceptable in every way. Non resident tuition rates of SOO.OO a year are charged, which is about the amount that the instruction in tlje high school costs per capita per year. Anyone seeking a high school education for young women or young men will find ample ac commodations and ample satis faction in tlio two high schools of Augusta. As far as the lower grade schools are concerned, Augusta has the unique feature of free public kindergartens, of which there arc eight distributed over the city under the care of twenty expert kindergarteners, with an enrollment of about 400 children between the ages of 5 and 6 years. There is no lack of room In the public schools of Augusta nor is any child ever turned away. Every child in Augusta, no matter where he lives, is in walking distance of a school that has ample room for his accommodation. Tho ordinary enrollment runs 45 pupils to a teacher In the lower grades and from 30 to 40 pupils in the upper grades, giving the teacher amplo time for Individual treatment and instruction for her pupils. Tho John Milledge school Is probably the largest school In the south, having a capacity of 1,250 pupils and a running enrollment of 100. It is situated in the mill district of Augusta and has been a wonderful help to tho commu nity in which It is located. It has an assembly hail seating 700 peo ple, constantly in use; is on a 5-acre tract of ground, attractive ly laid out, and used for play ground purposes. The Houghton school Is a new school in the First ward, built in the mission style, with a capacity of 750 children, and with every modern convenience including a roof-school for out-of-door In struction. It likewise has an as sembly hall that is in constant use. The Woodlawn school Is one of the largest buildings in the city, with a total seating capacity of SOO children, in a growing sec tion of the city. It is the inten tion of the board to add an addi tional story to this building, mak ing it a building of 30 school rooms with a total seating capac ity of 1,300 children. Plj: \k . /it": fmigpki, 1 M ■ K] * i m y {All r ! t ill * v Ml Iff* s*?>* fflU I i_. ", zr:i, jz; J. F. Moots, IVfarnrror. Bludwine is not what is general ly known as a cola drink, but is said by its manufacturers to be the pure Bottling Co., Augusta, Ga. Augusta Stock Yard Company W. P. WHITE, Prop. LIVE STOCK COMMISSION MERCHANTS Corner Walker and Tenth Streets AUGUSTA, GA. A large supply of horses and mules will Be found here at all times, and our yards are l'.- connected with all the railroads ft entering Augusta, —o— i Long Distance Phone: 254. —o—• Reference: Merchants’ Bank. SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 22, 1919. Modem Machinery in Augusta Plant AUGUSTA, CA. fruit essence and to contain thir teen of the fifteen life elements. It is a deep, dark red in color and has a delightful sparkling efferves cence. J. R. Moore, the popular propri etor of the Augusta plant, estab lished this business in Augusta nine years ago and by close attention to business and genuine hard work has built lip a wonderfully large business in the city and surround ing territory. Ile has discarded the old system of deliveries by freight, and now delivers his goods, even to the most remote points, by auto trucks; and it is his boast that every order received, if desired, will be delivered within twenty four hours of its receipt.