Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-27
WAS NEXT HIGH
MAN In CONTEST
TWO YEARS AGO
Is In Sympathy With
Paving Program I'm
der WAY

c. G. Hawkins was this morning
appointed by Capt. John A. Cobb.
country ordinary, as a member of
the board of county commissioners
to fill the unexpired term of the late
j. Jarrett Wilson, who died last Fri
day. The order making this appoint
ment was written by Ordinary Cobb
and placed on file as matter of
record, making the appointment of
fetal. Mr.. Hawkins, who had al
ready been approached by mutual
friend with the offer of the position,
sent word after considering the mat
ter that he would accept, and could
be counted upon, as a member of the
board, to work in complete harmony
in carrying out the program which
has already been undertaken by the
board.
Mr.. Hawkins will take his seat of
ficially next Monday morning, Jan
uary 8, this being the next regular
meeting of the board and the first of
the new year. His term of office
will be for. two years exactly, Mr..
Wilson's term having that period yet
to run.
Ordinary Cobb stated today that
in selecting Mr.. Hawkins for the ap-
pointment he was actuated almost
entirely by the fact that Mr. Hawk
ms had already been passed upon by
the voters of the county for this po-
sition two ears ago, when he was the
next highest man in the number of
votes received, having lacked only
three votes out of the total cast in
the county of being elected. 1t was
in the same election that Mr.. Wilson
was elected, and the ordinary regard
ed Mr., Hawkins, because of the posi-
ton he occupied in the result Of that
election, sthe man most entitled to
the place, particularly since his quail
ifications could not be questioned.
Mr.. Hawkins is known throughout
this section of Georgia as one of
Sumter county's foremost agricuiJ
turalists. Although he makes his res
idence within the city of Americus,
his interests are almost entirely cen
tered on farming and stock-raising
outside the city, and he has property
in nearlv all parts of Sumter county
because of these wide interests
throughout the county it was taken
as conclusive that he would be a rep
resentative of the entire county and
not any one part of it.
The selection of Mr.. Hawkins gives
the city of Americas two members
of the board Of fve-Mr. Hawkins
and Mr.. Poole-although both have
extensive farming interests outside
of the citv. The Plains district is
represented by R. S. Oliver and the
Leslie, DeSoto and Cobb district by
S. e. Statham, who, while nominally
maintaining residence in Americas,
has all of his interests in the 18th
district, where he was reared and
where he owns large farming acre
age which he operates under his own
direction. The rural district sur
rounding Americus is represented by
N. A. Ray, chairman of the board.
All of these men, however, being
elected by the county at large, rep
resent no particular communities or
districts in actuality, but the county
as whole.
1t is understood that Mr.. Hawkins,
the new member of the board, is in
sympathy with the recent decision of
the board to continue rural highway
paving. and also the carrying out Of
the original agreement with the vot-
ers at the time the bonds were pass
ed of paving to the courthouse from
the limits of the federal aid paving
projects.