Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-08
SENATE PASSES MOVIE 5 PER CENT TAX
WORKERS TAKE
THIRD OF BONDS
Eight Committees Out
10 Put PLAYGROUND
Project Over

/ ~ INSG ONO1
The bond selling campaign to fl
nance the building of swimming
pool at the Playground got under way
/ at Ii O'Clock this forenoon when COM
mittees went to work down town TAX
ing subscriptions, following meet
ling at the club house at which the
workers themselves subscribed for
l,200 worth of bonds, or slightly
more than one-third of the entire pro-
+posed inssue. Eight teams took the
fleld, two of them assigned to the
/ two railroads, and the other six to the
business section and factories. The
captains of the two railroad teams
are h. M. Sellers, local agent for
the Seaboard, and w. w. Dykes, To-
cal railroad attorney. The other
captains are H. E. Allen, John w.
Shiver, Joseph Perkins, DIR. B. G.
Keister, Lewis Ellis, Nathan MURRAY
and Bradley Hogg. The teams will
gather at the court house at 5 80 p.
M to report on the first days re-
suits.
The meeting of workers was pre-
sided over by ], Ralston Cargill, pres
ident of the Playground association.
The men present represented the
American Legion and the three civic
clubs of the city, the Lions, the Ro-
tarians and the Kiwanians.
! Every Man Buys.
The meeting was full of enthus-
asm. It started with every man
present subscribing for bonds of S5
each, it being considered that each
man demonstrate that he personally
was "sold" on the proposition before
going before the public. The total
checked up 240 bonds sold before
+! the solicitation began.
In the course of the voluntary sub
scriptions by the workers, Evan Ma
this, representing Walter Rylander.
lwho is absent from the city, stated
that the Rylander interests would be
clad to donate the use of concrete
! mixer for building the pool. and that
free sand would be furnished from
the Rylander sand pit west of the
CITY. Sam r. Heys stated that he
believed MANY men would donate la--
Dor and teams, and that he would
give the work of two teams two or
/ three days for hauling sand or for
other work needed.
N. A. Ray. chairman of the coun-
tv board, was asked if it were not
rossible that the county forces might
do the excavation work. He stated
he did not know, as he could not
speak for all the board, but would
nresent the matter to the board.
For All County's Use.
For his and others benefit Chair
man Cargill stated that the pool IS TO
be for the use of the people OF the
county as well as the city, that peo-
ME of Leslie. Plains and other com
mun]ties will have equal rights to pur-
chase tickets at the same price as
others and to use the pool at all
times subject only to the same reg
ulations as persons living in the city
! It was suggested, therefore, that II
would not be improper to employ the
county forces for this small task.
: Chairman Cargill informed the
workers that thev might tell the pub
lie that ground would be broken or
the poo1 at the earliest possible mo
ment after the bonds were sold. II
being his hope to begin the work TINS
week and have it completed for use
this season. He stated that 1t wouiC
require two or three weeks before
} the bonds could be printed and pre-
: pared for delivery, and as the mon
5 ey would not all be needed at once
: the call for it would be delayed a
: long as possible.
t John Shiver acted as secretary Of
the meeting.
G The Committees
) The personnel Of the various com
G mittees follows:
e H. E. Allen-Business Section,
: Lovelace Eve, Evan Mathis, Franz
: Lanier. L. w Brown.
H. M. Sellers -Railroads-W. l.
Q English, D. F. Davenport, Franz
r Harold, Eueene Bailey.
t w. w. Dykes-Railroads-N. q
Ray. Jas. Lott, Frank Sheffield, v
NJ. Holloway.
] W. Shiver-Business Section
: H. B. Mashburn, w T. Lane, Ii. B
a Williams, Edgar Ship, Jr.
: JOS. Perk;ns-Business Section.
n R. P. Ewing, $. F. Howell J. E
Dr.. B. C. Keister Business Sec
d tionEJ. E. Cutler, Brownie Thinner
man. Emory Rylander, G. G. Webb
d Lewis Ellis - Business Section
G stenhen Pace, DR.. L. F. Grubbs, {
o U. Rogers. S. r. Heys.
: Nathan Murray-Buslnes5 Secton-
IS Dr.. r. P. Glenn, W.. S. kfrkpatrlck
!. IT. d. Jennings.
VI Bradley Hogg Business section
Arthur Mize, Carr Glover, Griff Eld
II ridge, Jack Hoist.
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