Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-02-12
To SPEED UP ON
WORK At SITE OF
THE AVIATION CAMP
THERE Is A BIG JOB YET AHEAD
OF AMERICUS BEFORE CON
TRACTORS CAN REGIN THETR
WORK HERE.

| Although a week has not elapsed
since the Chamber of Commerce Avia-
tion Camp committee was officially
Ioaified to begin work nthe site
Of the home station at Aries planta-
tion, the plan Of operation had been
so well organized in advance, that
ali branches of the work undertaken
! by the committee were set in motion
with such good effect that remarkable
progress has been made.
The grading of the sidetrack, which
is to be a mile in length is complet-
ed and approximately thousand feet
of track has been laid Houses are
being moved, woods cleared; the
Americus Lighting Company is
mobolizing a special force for con-
struction of the high tension power
line; carloads of material are on the
way to Americus and it is expected
that the contractors will be on the
ground Is the next few days with their
forces and equipment ready to be-
gin the real work of building the
camp
A telegram from the Chief Signal
officer to the Chamber of Commerce
advises that Lieut.. McInerney, an
engineer officer of the Aviation Corps,
viii reach Americus Wednesday ami
that Major James S. Holden is to be
here later in the week.
The government has impressed upon
the committee throughout all the nego-
tiations, the necessity of speeding up
the work the committee has under
taken to do and the coming of these
! officers Is taken to mean that develop
ments in the war situation demand
Increased effort to get the. camp ready
in even less time than was originally
allowed
The committee has a great deal OF
work to do; work that cannot be car
ried out unless the entire community
cooperate to the fullest extent. OBJ
legations have been undertaken that
must be met Immediately. Time is
the most important factor and belie~
ing that the citizens of Americus ap-
preciate fully ali that the camp means
to this city, the committee is confident
the needed support will be forthcom-
irg
The necessary fund to carry out the
contract with the government has not
been entirely secured. Forty-three
business houses and the city of
Americas have invested $19,700.0O.
leaving only $10,855.00 to be secured
from all the remaining interests of
the city and it is the opinion of the
committee in charge that this amount
will be obtained in few hours time.
On Wednesday morning eleven
strong committees of workers are go
ing out with determination to secure
the needed amount by noon. The
money must be in hand before the ex-
ecutive committee can let any more
contracts. Checks should be made
payable to Frank p Harold, Treas
urer Aviation Camp Fund, who will
act together with special finance
committee composed of leading busi-
ness men IL supervising all expend-
lures
The committees appointed by ALr
Harold are as follows:
No. 1. Sam Heys, captain; Reese
Horton, T. O. Marshall
No. 2. T. c. Tillman, captain;
Carr Glover. Jim Harris.
,No.S. w E. Taylor, captain; w.
j. Josey. Cliff Williams.
No. 4. Jno. w shiver, captain
l. A. Morgan, H. o. Jones'
No 5. Steve Pace, captain; T c.
Cunningham. Eugene Bailey.
No. /. peul wesbrook, captain
George Adams, Jap 2'nkston.
No. Z. ]. E. Hightower, caBteslLs
Joe Johnson, Lewis Ellis.
8. Frank P. Harold, captain;
Glen Hooks, While Marshall.
8. Albert Harris, captain; A. c.
rs...or.a44 xKy n IT,r,,hop
10. H. B. Mashburn, captain; w
A. Joyner. 3. B. Everett
II. Special Committee. = Jesse
Westbrook,. Nat LeAGaster. c. J. Clark,
Allen Chappell, Herbert Hawkins.
Emory Rylander c. c. Webb, Walter
Rylander.