Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-06
EDITORIAL.

1T is highly gratifying that the three
n civic clubs of Americus have lincC
up squarely and solidly behind the
movement to build a swimming poo
at the city Playground this year The
rlembers of these clubs having jointly
Put their shoulders to the wheel, the
project is assured Of quick and un-
questioned success.
The campaign for the selling Of the
small bond issue by which this pro-
iect is to be financed will open Mon
day morning, with the members Of
the three clubs as the statesmen. They
will offer to the people of the com
munity Playground bonds in denoni-
nations of S. bonds bearing
interest and payable in five years
These -@baby" bonds will be accepted
in payment for tickets to the swim
ming pool after it is put in operation
if the holders desire
The community does not need to
be cold on the swimming pool prop
osition. Everyone, apparently, is
convinced that the pool will be a
wonderful asset to the community
comfort and health during the hot
months-an asset that will help to
keep Americas in line with other pro
gressive communities and one which
every citizen will appreciate once
it is acquired Particularly win it he
Of value in aifording the young people.
another source of healthful recrea-
ton, which will 60 far toward OIL
setting unwholesome activities and
practices too often INDUCED in when
mcrer and satisfying recreation of
the better type is not to be had
1t now appears that it win be only
a short time until the swimming pool
becomes reality in Americas. Fl
nancing and building it will be a COM
paratively small task if every citizen
does his small part. And when it it
built Americus will have one citizen
above all to thank for it, for the pool
will stand as monument to the in
cessant energy Of J. Ralston Cargill,
president of the Playground associa-
ton, and his love for young people.
HEORTY acres are to be planted in
ordinary hucklcberries near
Amcricus," says the Nashville, Ca,
Herald. WHO would have ever
thought an attempt to cultivate the
lowly huckleberry would be made?
Bot why not? The huckleberry is
one of the finest berries that grow in
this section of the country This is
another reminder that our opportun-
tiles in Georgia are practically I'M
limited They say that there are
something like forty to fifty kinds Of
fruits and berries that can be grown
in Georgia. How many of this num-
Der are growing in your community
VOU can imagine what would hap
pen to a frail little stenographer
if she took a heavy shovel and fired a
half ton Of coal under boiler of
a bio po1vot, nlant
Yet power engineer figures out
that the average stenographer, in the
course Of a days work, uses up the
same energy required to move the
half ton of coal
If you want to make your stem
ographer proud, tell her this:
Each time she hits a typewriter
key, she exerts a force powerful
enough to move five ounces a distance
Of one inch.
Daily she exerts enough physical
energy to life 1850 pounds one foo
of the ground.
On top of that is the nervous en-
erqy expended in her work. An.
worder stenographers are ready T.
quit when the whistle blows?
NOU can easily lift 10 buckets Q
water, taking them one by one
nut pour those 10 buckets into bar
rel and try to lift the barrel-an,
you ruin your back for life.
There is a lesson in this, about no
burdening yourself with a peak loa
Of work. You can do only SO niue
at a time without straining yourselI
The intelligent thing is to distribut
the load.
MUCH has been said about tn
power Of little things.
Throw a bucket of water on
mans head and it won't hurt hin
But let that water drop on his for,
head, drop by drop, and he'll g
crazy Medieval fends used this F.;