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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-19
THIS is AS 1T SHOULD RE

inspectors from the bureau of
motor vehicles of the Department
OF State are now making tours Of
the various counties for the pur-
pose of rounding up motor We.
hicle owners and drivers who are
operating without license. 1t
has been stated that in the past
the state has failed to get at
least 25 per cent of license fees
that should be collected. Several
Several hundred deliquents were
brought to account in Augusta,
and in Washington county, where
one of the inspectors was at last
accounts, twenty-three cars were
found to be without tags. We
have no doubt that he will be
able to find the usual proportion
dellquents in Bibb county when
he gets here. This is friendly
tip to those who have failed to
take out a license that they had
better do so with the least pcss-
ible delay. When arrested delin-
quents are allowed to order their
license tag that same day, but
if they fail to comply they are
prosecuted. This is as it should be
There is no reason why conscien
tious owners and drivers Of motor
vehicles should be required to
carry the burden of those who
are less scrupulous.-Macon
News.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-19

two-tenths (281.2) feet, thence east
across lots numbers twenty-nine
(29), forty (40) and sixty-three
(63) forty-three hundred forty-sev-
en- (4947t feet to the right of way
of the Central of Georgia railway,
thence north along said right of
way two hundred eighty-one and
two-tenths (2S12) feet, thence
west one thousand eight and eight
tenths (1008.8) feet to the point
of beginning; also one hundred and
twenty-eight (128) acres, more or
less, Of land lot number twenty
eight (28), the same being all of
said lot lying east Of Mdchaloochee
creek, and more particularly de-
scribed by beginning at the north-
east corner of said lot, and rum
ming west on the north boundary
line of said lot seven hundred and
seventy-eight (778) yards to Much
aloochee creek, thence in south
easterly. direction down the run Of
said creek to the south boundary
line of said lot, thence east along
the south boundary line Of said lot
four hundred eighty (480) yards to
the southeast corner Of said lot,
thence north along the east boun-
Diary line of said lot nine hundred
and ninety $500 yards, more or
less, to the point of beginning;
said lands lying and being in the
Sixteenth (16th) district of Sum
ter county, Georgia, and aggregat-
ing two hundred sixteen and seven
tenths (216.0 acres, more or less,
and said lands being known as the
farm of ]. B. Webb, deceased.
Said land will be sold subject to a
loan of Seven Thousand ($7000.O0)
Dollars in favor of The Mutual BEN
eft Life Insurance Company.
Also will be sold three
elevenths 6 1D undivided
interest in and to the real cs-
tate of the estate of J. R. Webb,
deceased. which belongs to the es-
tate of J. B. Webb, deceased: said
real estate consisting of lands of
the estate of J. R. Webb, deceased,
which have not been divided, and
being lands that said estate owns
and on which water is backed hv
the mill pond known as Wells Mill
Pond and the lands adjacent there
to: said lands being in the sixteenth
(16th) district Of Sumter County,
The sale will continue from dav
to dav between the said hours until
all of said property IS sold. The
terms of the sale are cash.
This the 9Th dav of October, 1929
MRS. KATE SMAJLPTFCE WEE
Administrators, and'J. 2. Wehn, as
Administrator Of the Estate Of
J. B. Webb. Deceased.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-19
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY

(From The imes-Recorder. Oct.
10. 1879
Americas warehouses passed the
twenty thousand bale mark yester-
day in aggregate cotton receipts
for the season, a spfendid reflex
of conditions in Sumter county,
from whence comes the larger por
ticn of this magnificent tribute of
wealth. The exact number of bales
received to date, as reported at
the warehouse is 29,230 worth, at
current prices one million three
hundred and fifteen thousand dol
lars Cotton sold freely yesterday ia
10 Ia cents in Americas. On the
same date last October Is, with a.
26O bales les receipts the price
here was 10 1-2 cents. On October
18TH, 1911 the price here YVES 8
3-4 cents only.
Miss Kathleen Denham was hos
tess on Friday afternoo nat mis-
cellaneous shower given in honor
of Miss Nettie Tarver a lovely
bride-elect of next week. Miss
Flora Denham and Miss Mabel SEES
siOns served punch.
The Grapefruit Club was enter
tanned delightfully."- on Wednesday
morning by Mrs. w. j Josey at
her apartment on Lee street. Mrs.
henry Lanier made highest score
and was presented with dainty
handkerchiefs. After the game iced
grapefruit was served.
Henry Allen has recovered from
illness of several days much to the
pleasure Of his many friends.
A new table auction study club
has recently been organized and
held its first meeting on Friday af-
ternoon with Mrs. Taylor Lewis at
her home on College street.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
Monday no paper published.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-19
AID NO 641
GEORGIA, Sumter County.

GEORGIA., Sumter county.
Wlu pe sofa before Une court
house door IN AmerIcus, Georgia,
SAD county, on the tlrsU TUESDAY
IN NovlE,5.r, 1928, Wltnln the legal
hours Oh sale, W 49, highest bldaer
Ior cash, me following described
real estate, tu-Wlt:
1919 acres OF land lot No. 1870,
described as follows: Begin at a
point where the original west line
OF said lot inJersects the Amerlcu5
and Leslie public road, thence along
SAID road ri 1-3 yards to the orig
inal south line of said lot; thence IN
a northeastern direction SIP 2-3
yards to the original east line OF
said lot, thence north along said
original east line 100 yards, thence
west to the original west line OF
said lot, thence south along said
original west line 657 Is yards 10
the point of beginning; said tract
of land being i'll the 2rn district 81
Sumter County, Georgia"
Levied upon and NiI be sold as
the property of Eugo-.e B. Hill to
satisfy certain fl ia issued from
the City Court of Americas, in
favor Of New York Life Insurance
Company against said Hill.
Defendant in fl IA notified in
terms of the law.
This October 10th, 1928.
LUCIUS HARVEY, Sheriff.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-19
YESTERDAY HAS
GONE-IT WAS Z
ONLY A DREAM.

Only today is yours, to do witt
as you will. Success or failure
your blame or your fault Make
the best of every hour, and the
future will care for itself.
Worrying over what has hap.
pened or what is to come is foolish,
W rry only digs graves. A great ex
ecutlye once said he contributed
his success to his ability to make a
quick decision and then refuse to
worry over whether the decision
was wise or ether wise.
A friend hands us these cheer
ing thoughts from the pen of
Thomas Carroll Howard, in Forbes
Magazine, entitled TODAY"
Yesterdays gone-it was only
dream:
Of the past there is naught
but remembrance.
1O-l4CI LOW VISION thrown Oh
Hopes screen.
A wlll-o'-the-wisp, a mere
semblance.
Why morn and grieve over yes
terday's ills
And paint memory's pictures
with sorrow?
Why worry and fret-for worry
ing kills
Over things that went happen
tomorrow
Yesterdays gone-it has never
returned
Peace to its ashes, and calm;
Tomorrow no human has ever
tif discerned.
Still hope, trust, and faith are
its balm.
rms moment is all that I have
as my own,
To use well, or waste as I may
But ! know that my future de-
ppends alone
On the way that live today
This moment my past and my
future l form;
l may make them whatever l
choose.
BY the deeds and the acts that I
now perform.
By the words and the thoughts
that | use.
So l fear not the future nor
mourn DER the past
For / do all I'm able today.
Living each present moment as
though 'twere my last:
Perhaps it is. Who knows?
Why shall say?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-19
LEGAL AID NO 637

GEORGIA, Sumter County.
By virtue of an order of the
Court of Ordinary of said County,
viii be sold at public outcry on
the first Tuesday in November,
1923, at the courthouse in said
County between the legal hours If
sale to the highest bidder, the fol-
lowing real estate situated in said
county, to-wit:
Sixty and one-tenth (60.D acres
Of land lots numbers twenty-nine
(29) and forty (40), described as
follows: Begin at a point at the
northeast corner Of land lot num-
Der forty (40) and run west along
the original north land lines of lots
numbers twenty-nine 800 and for
ty (40), forty-two hundred ninety
three (4293) feet to Muchaloochee
creek, thence south along said
creek six hundred 5000 feet,
thence east forty-four hundred
thirty (4430) feet to the original
east line of lot number forty (40),
thence north six hundred 5000
feet to the northeast corner, the
point of beginning; also twenty
eight and six-tenths 1850 acres
Of land lots numbers twenty-nine
800 and forty (40) and sixty
three (63), described as follows:
Begin at a point on the original
east land line of lot number forty
(4O) twenty hundred seventy-six
and eight-tenths (2076.8) feet
south of the northeast corner and
run west across land lots numbers
twenty-nine 800 and forty (4O)
thirty-fve hundred seven and two
tenths (35O72) feet to Muchaloo-
J chez creek, thence south along said
creek two hundred eighty-one and
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-19
LEGAL AID NO. 636

GEORGIA, Sumter County.
To Whom It May Concern: No
tee is hereby given that A. L.
McLendon, as administrator Of the
estate Of w. A. Webb, deceased
has applied to me by petition for
leave to sell the real estate Of said
deceased, to-wit:
Seventy-five (75) acres, more or
less, of land lot number sixtv-threa
(63) in the sixteenth (16th) dis
trict Of Sumter County, Georgia.
described by beginning at tho
Northeast corner of sold lot and
VIM South on the ORIGINAL FL 81
Inc three hundred EIGHTY (39CN
vords, thence West to the Contral
of Georgia railway, thence North
along the Central of Georgia 1a;l,
way one hundred seventy (170)
yards, thence West three hundred
twenty 1920 yards to the original
West line, thence North along III
original West line two hundred ten
(21O) yards to the Northwest cor
ner, thence East along the original
North line to the point of begin
ming, and being known as
the W. A. Webb home
place, and that an order has
been made thereon at the Novembe,
term, 1923, for cltatioa and that
citation issued.
All the heirs at law and creditors
Of the said W. A. Webb, deceased,
will take notice that | will pass on
said application at the November
term, 1928, of the Court of Ordin-
airy of Sumter County, Georgia, and
that unless cause is shown to the
contrary at said time said leave
will be granted.
This the 3rd day of October,
1928.
JNO. A. COBB, Ordinary.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-19

ed east by Jackson street, west by
John w. SILVER and c. R. Whitley
north by property of B. E. Turner
and south by property of Q. u
Johnson; said property levied on as
the property of J. B. Parker to sat
isfy a certain fl ia which issued
from the City Court of Americas,
on September %, 1923, in favor OF
j. S. Glover and Miss Sallie J. Kidd,
against J. B. Parker, tenant IN
possession, and defendant in fl ia
notified in terms of the law.
This October 10, 1928.
KUCIUS HARVEY,
Sheriff Sumter County, Georgia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-19
LEGAL AID NO. 635

| LEGAL AID NO. 635
GEORGIA, Sumter County.
BY virtue of an order of the
Court Of Ordinary of Sumter Coun
| ty, Georgia. granted upon the ap-
pbcation of K. S. Oliver and W. r
Mitchell, as administrators of the
estate of I. f. Snellgrove, late OF
Sumter County, Georgia, deceased
to sell The land of said deceased fol
the purpose of paying debts and
distribution there will be sold be
fore the Court House Door, in the
City 81 Anericus, Sumter County
Georgia, at public cutlery, to the
highest bidder, between the legal
hours Of sale, on the first Tuesday
in November, 1928, as the property
of said deceased, the following de-
scribed real estate, to-wit;
THE whole of lot of land num-
Der one hundred and twenty-six
| (l26) in the Seventeenth (17th)
jlahd district of Sumter County,
Georgia, containing two hundred
and two and one-half (202 1-2)
dCACSy lllOiS VI 1882
Also
551 60 acres of land in lots of
land numbers 1928, "a and 33 in the
2;k land district of Terrell Coun>
ty, Georgia, and more particularly
described as follows:
lat $40 acres of land off of the
West side of lot of land number
80 in said district and county, the
same being particularly described
by beginning at the Northwest cor
ner of said lot, running thence
South, along bearing of South
one degree East, for a distance of
2,840 feet to the Southwest corner
Of said lot, thence East, along a
bearing of South 80 degrees West,
along the Southern boundary of
said lot for a distance of 2,26O feet,
thence North, along a bearing of
North one degree West, a distance
of 2,840 feet, to the Northern boun-
Diary of said lot, thence West along
Northern boundary of said lot,
along a bearing of North 80 degrees
East a distance of 1920 feet, to
the Northwest corner of said lot,
the starting point.
1871 ITO acres of land off of the
West side of lot of land number "a
in said district and county, more
particularly described by beginning
at the Northwest corner of said lot,
running thence South along the
Western boundary of said lot, along
a bearing of South one degree and
80 minutes East, for a distance of
1885 feet to the Southwest corner
of said lot, thence East along the
Southern boundary of said lot along
! 4 bearing of South SO degrees and
100 minutes West, for a distance OF
zoos feet thence North along q
bearing of North one degree and
| 30 minutes West, for a distance OF
1885 feet to the Northern boun
larry of SAID lot, thence West alon
he Northern boundary of said io
along a bearing of North IS degree
and 80 minutes East, for a distanc,
or zoos feet, to the Northwest cor
ner of said lot, the starting point
ZIG Clio Acres of land in lot o
Land number SO, said district an
Lcounty, the same being the Who'll
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-19

THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY

lin A-F0ANt1 SASO = VIII
(krom The Times-Recorder Oct.
10, 1880
The many fraiends of Mr.. VIII
Wright VIII be gratified to learn
that. ne has returned to Americas
to live, having on yesterday accept
ed his former position with the
house of j. w. Sheffield & Co. Mr.
Wright resigned his place a few
months since after a service Of
eight years, to 20 on the road
Atlanta hardware house, and while
well pleased with his work pere-
ferred to accept his old place again
and mingle with his old friends
once more.
Capt. Thomas W. Allen has dis
posed of his dseriable residence on
Forrest Avenue and in a few weeks
will remove with his family to Les
lie, seven miles east Of the city
Col. w. P. Wallis was the pur-
chaser of Capt. Aliens home, the
consideration being about $4,000.
Mss Dora Williams returned
home yesterday from a pleasant
visit to friends in Macon county
She was accompanied by. Mss
Eliza Brooks, who will be her guest
for a week or two.
Mrs. w. C. Carter left yesterday
for EIIayille on a visit to her
grandparents, Capt, and Mrs. Bur-
ton.
Ed LlttYeton is authority for
the statement that certain
Americas firm will present hand
some cook stove to the lady who
employs the largest number of
cooks between Oct. 18th and Jan
uary LIST. One lady, he says, on Col
lege street, has already employed
seven this week, and is still doing
her own cooking. We wont say
where the trouble is.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-19
LEGAL AID No. 642.
GEORGIA, Sumter County.

VIII be sold before the Court
house door, in said County on the
first Tuesday in November 1929,
within the legal hours of sale. to
the highest bidder for cash, the 70!
lowing described real estate To-
Wit:
The Northeast quarter of lot of
land number fifteen, in TIE 26th
District of Sumter County, Ga,
containing fifty acres Of land more
or less.
= Levied upon and will be sold as
the property of Mrs. C. M. Bacon
to satisfy a certain State and Coun-
ty Tax fl fl for the year 1922, in
favor of the Bank of Commerce
Transferee.
Defendant in fl ia notified in
terms Of the law.
This 18th day of October 1923.
LUCIUS HARVEY,
Sheriff Sumter County Ga.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-19
JOURNALISM S
RESPONSIBILITY
SUPERCEDES OTHERS

Charles D. Rountree, Wrights.
vile (Ga) editor and president OF
the Georgia Press association has
written a code of ethics for news
papers, to live and be governed by
says dftor Rouhtree:
JOurnalism's responsibility
supercedes all other professions
1t goes into more homes, comes
INTO direct contact with omre
people oftener than any ether
and therefore, has a greater OPP
portumty for constructive So
cial good.
1T is admitted by all that the
growth and development of the
newspapers have brought great
er obligations and larger respon-
slolhties to those who serve their
constituents as editors. And in
glanclng over the record of
Georgia newspapers the past few
years we find that they have
wonderfully lived up to their op
portunlties.
IF the Georgia press is to be
accorded still more stable and
honored place in both the general
and specific affairs of this COM
monwealth it seems to me that it
is highly important that we start
crystallzing a sentiment through
out the realm of the Georgia
newspaperdom for the definite
establishment of high code of
: ethics, straight and narrow
guide to the professional prac-
tee"
Every profession should have its
Code Of Ethics-it golden rules of
achievement. A Code of ethics
expresses an ideal to be striven
for-early and late.
Dogs are used n hunting. A dog
follows the scent. He is the read
scenter of attractions.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-19

Among this seasons sports arc
football, racing boxing hunting anc
those with new clothes.
Wrestling is a sport. So is fish
ing Both are catch-as-catch-can,
is catchlng,a cold.
Touring and golfing are sports
Takes a sport to do either. Also
it takes good driver.
Papyrus races soon. They 'sspenc
money en- that horse, and make
money. They use horse cents.
Use horse sense and stay of
horse race Betting. Don't always
get a run for your money.
Saving for Christmas is a win
ter sport. Start doing it now OF
making enemies Of friends.
Boxers lead g hard life. Have tc
keep socks on their feet.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-19
IT'S A PERSONAL
MATTER WITH THE
EDITOR OF THE DISPATCH

EDITOR OF THE DISPATCH
Charley Brown, editor of the
Cordele Dispatch has way OF
saying whatever rs on his mind and
saying it in way that "goes
home.'
Somebody has been tramping on
Mr.. Charley's toes, and Mr.. Char
ley tells them just what he thinks
of the guilty ones, in an editorial
head "A Personal Matter" Here
IS what Mr.. Charley says;
The city of Cordele has some
employees working for the public
Or that is supposedly for the
public-who do not reserve to
be on the p&yrolls down at the
city hall. We say it because Of a
personal effort offered US at
the very first opportunity about
our water bill. Last night-the
tenth--we forgot to send out.
the Dispatch water check. But
this morning we put it in the
mail, not draining that there
would be further trouble about
it. This afternoon at ten minutes
to four o'clock the old negro
man who runs the water depart
ment came over and cut off our
water while we were not looking
Nnever said a word.
This is a personal matter
with Jus. We have worked for
this town seven long years that
the people might own and
operate its power pl2nt-fix the
rates at a reasonable figure, and
give the small industries a chance
to grow. But of late at least two
men in the employ of the city
have become open, contant ped
dlers for the Alabama Power
Company in Cordele and they
have counted The Dispatch
foolish sheet that knew nothing
about what the public ought to
have. Tney have made the fight
Tor a municipality owned power
plant in Cordele a personal mat
ter with US while only today
have We taken a new and fir
mer resolve to see that there is
no peace until some remedy is
offered for the unreasonably
high power and lighting rates.
There is net a merchant in
Cordele that does not pay more
for his lights III his store than
he pays for his advertising bill
most of them pay over twice as
much. There is a perfectly good
INDUSTRY in this town that is turn
ing some of its machinery today
off a Fordson ;rGctcr to save
expense in operation-and it has
electric motors already installed
to do all its work, 1t is grad
pally being forced out of Corr
dele because it has to pay the
Alabama Power Company more
for the power it uses than it can
pay. Not one of them-not one
that uses a motor-not g store
that uses lights in Cordele, has
any sort of idea that the lights
and power are possible at pres
ent prices.
Since times got critical
since the fight between us and
the power combine became q real
tight-we have given | these
chesty officious employees at the
city hall no "whach" at us. When
today we found the water had
not been paid we made that the
next duty, Now we are cut off.
well, we are going to cut the
water back on when we get
ready-when this has time to go
out to the public so that the pub
lie may know we are not trying
to steal anything from The pub
lic-us and the other folks who
pay the taxes-and the salaries
of these tall skeeters." This is
a personal matter with us"
And Wen bet Mr.. Charley did
not cut on that water until ne was
god and ready-tall skeeters or
short skeeters not consulted, eth
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-19
A Thought

Take heed that ye despise not
one of these little ones; for say,
unto you, That in heaven their
angels do always behold the face
of my Father which is in heaven
Matt. 1910. ..-..... -..- &C.,. ......--......
The sacred books of the ancient
Persians say. IF you would be
holy, instruct your children, be-
cause al the good acts they per-
form viii be imputed to you-Mon-
tesqaieu.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-19

cape Federal war and other in
come taxes; the people must
carry the whole tax burden as
well as pay the salaries of this
privileged class.
But the people at least have
the satisfaction of knowing that
then would be far worse off if
the socialistic reformers had
their way and all public utilities
and industries We're placed in the
governments hands, necessita-
ting the taking of about half the
people into the governments en-
ploy. In that case, instead of
2,1OO,000, We should have some
5O,U00,O00 similarly privileged
public servants who could more
over, keep in power the party
favoring them until the end of
ume'-Valdosta Times.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-19
LEGAL AID NO. $40.

GEORGIA, Sumter County.
Will be sold before the court
house door in Americas. Sumter
county, Georgia, on the 9th day of
November, the first Tuesday, 1928,
between the legal hours of sale, to
the highest bidder for cash, the
following described property, to-
wit: That certain residence lot,
with the buildings thereon, situated
on the west side of jackson street.
in the city of Americas, Sumter
county, Georgia, fronting on Jack
son street 70 feet, more or less, and
running back due VS.. Of equal
width 1872 1-2 feet more or lessn
the west line being only 60 feet in
width from north to south; bound