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

1T is highly gratifying that the three
civic clubs of Americas have lineC
up squarely and solidlv behind tho
movement to build a swimmirc poo
at the city Playground this year The
members of these clubs having jointly
put their shoulders to the wheel, the
project is assured of quick and I'M
questioned success.
The campaign for the selling Of the
small bond issue by which this pro-
iect is to be financed viii 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 denomi-
nations of IS each-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.
Tho community does not need to
be sold 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 win appreciate once
it is acquired. Particularly will it be
of value in affording the young people
another source Of healthful recrea-
ton, which will go far toward OF
setting unwholcsome activities and
practices too often INDUCED in when
prefer and satisfying recreation Of
the better type is not to be had.
II now appears that it will be only
short time until the swimming pool
becomes a reality in Americas. Fl
nancng 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 a monument to the in
cessant energy Of J. Ralston Cargiu,
president Of the Playground associa-
ton, and his love for young people.
HE0RTY acres are to be planted in
ordinary huckleberries near
Americas" says the Nashville, Ca,
Herald Who would have ever
thought an attempt to cultivate the
lowly hucklebcrry would be made?
But why not? The hucklebcrry 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 mum
Der are growing in your community"
VOU can imagine what would hap
pen to a frail little stenographer
if she took heavy shovel and fired a
half ton CT coal under boiler Of
a big power plant.
Yet a 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 1880 pounds one foot
off the ground.
On top of that is the nervous en-
erPy expended in her work. Any
worder stenographers are ready to
quit when the whistle blows?
V0U can easily lift 10 buckets of
water, taking them one by one.
Put pour those 10 buckets into bar
rel and try to lift the barrel--and
you ruin your back for life.
There is a lesson in this, about not
bardening yourself with peak load
Of work. You can do only SO much
at a time without straining yourself.
The intelligent thing is to distribute
the load.
MUCH has been said about the
power of little things.