Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-08
HIGH SPOTS IN
GEORGIA NEW

Nine different Atlanta concerns
were burglarized Monday night. De
tectives say that one place, the Bus
sey Drug store, was entered by boys.
Rufus Barnett was elected COM
mander of the Atlanta Post No. l,
American Legion at meeting of the
post yesterday.
Four new arch type concrete
bridges have just been completed IN
Whitfield county at cost Of $33, All.
Two have been opened for trattlce.
The Primary election held in Bruins
wick Saturday to elect three com
missioners as directors of the city
government under the commission
manager charter, resulted in a clean
sweep for the ticket. Women voted
in large numbers.
Fifteen boys, inmates of st. john
Haven. an orphanage located on ot.
Simon's Island, underwent minor
operations Saturday and Sunday
They were mostly removal OF ade-
noids and tonsils.
The salary of the mayor OF Az,
lanta has been increased from S4,oo0e
to $4,000 and that of the hre chleI
from $4,000 to $4, 900.
Judge ]. B. Hutcheson, of the
Stone Mountain circuit, in his charge
to the DeKalb county grand jury,
declared that the legislature should
enact measures to curb the menace
Of persons carving pistols without
license.
w. U. Wallis was elected mayor
of Conyers Saturday to fill the un-
expired term of H. C. Patrick, re-
signed. Former Mayor M. H. Punk
EFT was his opponent. Aldermen
and members of the city school board
were also elected.
The Collins and Ludowici railroad,
a portion of the old Georgia Coast
and Piedmont, which was sold and
iunked some time ago, will be sold
Jan. a.
Lamar county held an election yes
terdav for nomination of county of
ficers. Mayor Bush, who headed the
movement in the legislature for the
creation of the new county, was
elected representative B. H. Hardy.
editor of the News-Gazette, was
elected ordinary over two. opponents.
Coach W. A. Alexander, of the
Georgia Tech Golden Tornado, has
refused an offer of 5000 a year
from the University of Texas. This
is the second big offer from other
schools that he has refused.
Chas. F. Corrigan and George
Reeves, two men CARRIED in SOLDIER
uniforms, have been arrested IN ga
vannah. 1t is believed they, are lead
ers of gangs of fake subscription
solicitors, soliciting funds ostensibly
for relief of crippled soldiers ana
sailors. 49,.
A Thomasville man gave a settlng
of wild duck eggs to a tame duck
for Matching. After getting large
enough to use their wings. the young
ducks flew the coop.
John Henry Jackson, negro
charged with violating the prohlbl-
tion law. was sentenced to twelve
months on the changing without the
nriv;Iege of a fine by Judge Clayton
Jones, of Albany. -,
Federal court meets IN Albany De
cember 81 1t is anticipated the
term will be a short one.
In a letter to the new editor OF
the Columbus Enduirer-Sun, major
General Leonard Wood indicated that
he would shortly visit Camp Ben
ming. ,-..:,,o ,+o1a
Buick auto from the garage OF
NJ Rosenberg and placed in the ga
raoe of J. W. l.. Yates and stole
Yates car, after which fire was set
to Yates garage to cover up the
work, Yates car was later found
on the road near. Thomasvilie. A
negro is being held in the case. The
ear had been driven to Tallahassee.
A party of seven Savannah bust
ness men, returning from a trip down
the coast in a motorboat, narrowly
escaped death when the boat caught
fire and sank after an explosion.
They swan to a raft the boat was
towing and were later rescued by a
Fred NJ. Powers, a blind attorney.
If Fitzgerald, was elected justice OF
the peace for the 18TH militia, DIS
tr;ct bv a majority of 249 over three