Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-31
CAREFU Ill SPENDING
IS BASIS Of PLEA BY
JONES BEFORE CLUB
Kiwanis Members Hear Optimis-
tic Talk by Prominent
Wholesaler at Luncheon
URGES PAYING UP DEBTS
Points Out Where Economy May
Be Practiced Without Injury
to Business

Making an intense plea for con-
sentative living, close economy and
careful spending, W. NJ. Jones, of
the Moreland-Jones Co., spoke with
the utmost feeling to the Kiwan-
ians at club luncheon Friday.
This is d matter in which every
one is interested" Mr.. Jones said,
"a matter that comes home to ali
of us. Kiwanis means build, to
boost, to serve. There are those
who say we are in for hard times.
Why, we have seen hard times be-
fore and we have come through
all right. In 1878 and 1903 and
1907 we went through panics the
like of which we shall probably
not see again.
In 1914 cotton was not worth
the ginning and bagging cost, but
we came through. We Kiwanians
must preach the sermon of cour-
age. We must not allow the pessi-
mist to go unchallenged.
Things may be a bit hard this
year, but if we economic and put
our shoulders to the whel all will
be well. Our debts must be paid.
That's our first duty, but we can
pay what we owe by close, con-
servative living, by not wasting
that which we have, by having
courage.
This talk about the boil wee
vii having eaten all the cotton IS
wrong. The lowest estimate I have
heard is 1000 bales for this year.
Yet there are others who say we
will gte $4,000 bales. l want XII
wants to do its part toward stop
Iping pe5sinlistic talk. Let's help to
put courage into the heart of every
man." said Mr.. Jones.
Mr.. Jones declared that we are
in no shape for careless spending,
for recklessness in disbursing our
incomes this fall.
Suppose there are 5000 auto
mobiles in the county" Mr.. Jones
said, there may be that many, or
it may be less, but let's figure
on basis of 5000. Il each car
used only one gallone of gas a day
for pleasure, that's 5000 gallons,
which at 20 cents per gallon,
amounts to 5000 a day, or $219,-
600 a year.
"A set of cheap tires all around
would cost 100000 a year. Re
/ pairs ocnservatively estimated
would be $4,000.
Roughly there is half a million
dollars spent.
Zone gallon of gas per day for
/ pleasure is costing after it is fig
ured about 5000 bales of cotton
with cotton figured at zoe. Now
when we come down to expressing
our pleasure bill in terms of bales
Of cotton-one-third or Whereabouts
Of our crop, we comprehend what j
means We would be giving up one,
third of our 1928 crop just to ride
around.
Nov that is a place we can econ.
omize,' said Mr.. Jones. "Times like
this, when we have debts to pay, we
should use our cars for necessity
only. Let US stop purposeless riding
/ put our shoulders to the wheel, save
our money, pay our debts, and we
viii all come through and not real
ize that things have been a bit hard.
''The figures I have quoted may
not be accurate, but they give US
something to think about" conclud-
ed Mr.. Jones amid a goodly round
of applause from his fellow Kiwan-
ians.
Little Miss Ruby Horne, the
adopted daughter Of DR.. and Mrs.
Thurmon, who has had less than sin
months training in piano, played for
! the Kiwanis club.
] Miss Katherine Smith read an