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The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-12-04
1osEpH TAYLOR

~. formerly of Asbury Park, died at
his home. 3l5 Linwood avenue, Lake.
wood, Saturday, after weeks illness
with pneumonia. He is survived BY q
wife, a son, Kenneth, two sisters.
Mrs. Anna West of Newark and Mrs
Ray voorhees, of Englishtown and four
brothers, William Of Skillman; Samuel
of Oakhurst, Charles G. and Harry
Taylor, of Asbury Park Funeral ser
vices were held Tuesday afternoon at
the Taylor home at 2 and at the First
Presbyterian church, Lakewood, at
2.30. Rev. Cortlandt 7. Butler, ofii-
ciating. Interment was make in
Woodlawn cemetery, Lakewood. MIR.
Taylor had been engaged IN the taxi
service for several years.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-12-04
STEPPING AHEAD OF Y
THE BANK CROOK
Bankers Association Official
Gives Rules to Foil Criminals
and Avoid Loss.
BY JAMES E. BAUM,
Manager Protective Department.
American Bankers Association

The direct cost of all crimes in
this country has now reached its
highest peak. Statistics reveal start
ling increases IN nearly every type
Of crime during the past ten years.
The total financial loss through the
operations Of criminals is estimated
at more than S3.500,0oOOoO for this
year. A few Of the items follow;
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-10
The STANDARD

For Nine Years the Standard Dry
Goods Co. Has Sold Good Mer-
chanise at the Lowest Prices in
This City A Policy That Will
Be Maintained in the Future as
Consistently as it Has in the Past.
The Prices Are Advertised for
Monday and Tuesday. If They
Last We Will Fill Orders for
ANY Article Advertised Wednes-
day.
At 7 Sac Yard-Fine Smooth
yard-wide Sea Island (think this
over.)
At 39c Yard - Pepperel I'm
bleached Sheeting, guaranteed "
inches wide.
At Csc Pair-Men's Silk Socks,
black, white and all colors.
At 35c Pair-Ladies' Silk Stock
ings, first quality, black only, all
sizes.
At 69c-Boys' Ribbed Union
Suits, natural color, all regular
sizes.
At 1Oc Yard-Silver Gray Per-
Gales; 5 yards make a dress.
At II lie Yard-All Silk Rib
bons, worth up to 81, four to eight
inches wide.
At Beautiful Lingette, for
fine underwear, all colors and black,
yard wide.
At $1.9S-Imported Flannels,
plain colors, So inches wide, all
colors.
At 15c Yard-Good quality mat
tress ticking, full width, plenty of
patterns.
At 39c-Fine Satteen Art Tick
ing, yard wide, beautiful patterns.
At $198-Alexander Smiths
Tapestry Rugs, fifty patterns, size
I3Ox6O.
At $2.48 - Alexander Smiths
Velvet Rugs, twenty-five patterns,
size 3Ox6O.
AT $3.50-Alexander Smiths Ak
minister Rugs, twenty patterns, size
.3Ox60.
At 99c-Boys' Union Made Over
alls, none better sold in Americas,
all sizes.
At S1.98 - Regular So Color
fast Shirts, for men, all colors guar
anteed.
At 98c-Men's Percale and Mad
ras Shirts, neat patterns, all sizes.
At $12.75-Manor Tapestry
Brussel Squares, actual size 6x9
feet.
At 15c Yard-F'ine soft finish
Long Cloth, full yard wide (no
dressing.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-10
Old Days In AmericuS

numerous applications Tor it.
OFT Johnson has beer awarded
the contract for putting the elec
tric bell and light wires in Mon
tezuma's new hotel now nearing
completion.
While the effect of tie general
election Tuesday is still grievous,
Sumter county can take comfort IN
the fact that she cast good demo
cratic vote for Parker as against
Roosevelt and Watson. nearly q
thousand democrats thus lining III
in the fight.
Right upon the heels Of Teddy
landslide the cotton n-&rket did 9
little sliding as well, ard towards
the bottom. The futures market
broke some twenty point yesterday
December closing at 9 rs and Jan
uary ten points higher. Good cot
ton sold here at about 8 IL cents,
with little of it offering
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-10
TEN YEARS AGO TO-DAY
tFrom The Times Recorder. Nov.
10, 1914.)


B 10, 1914.)
Farmers coming to .Americus to-
day from Sumter and neighboring
counties report rapid progress IN
the gathering of the cotton crop,
and also in planting wheat and
oats for the next season. In Sum
ter county three-fearths Of the cot
ton crop has been pickod and gin
ned and with continued open wealth
er practically every bale will be
out of the fields with Il another
month.
Tommy Hooks, Jr., lost his dig
gy horse yesterday evening in a
manner rather peculiar. The ami
NAL, a rather spirited one, Of
course, was being driven to bag
gy when she SHE'D at some object
by the roadside and leapld forwal d
falling upon her-head. The mares
neck was broken and dcath resulted
quickly from the accident.
Mr.. E. Lynn Bell of Americas
sustained a loss of $4,000 tc
$4,000 last night in tie complete
destruction of his extensive anc
modern cotton ginning plant of his
Lee county plantation at Adams
Station.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Crockett anc
young son, Argyle, have gone il
their car to Macon, whore they Wi!
spend week with friends.
Mr. and Mrs. 0. c, Johnson anC
Miss Verna Johnson left today foi
Macon, where they will be guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Lorman a
1.-THE new Hotel Macon during seYera
days.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-10
The Eighth Test

Every comment on the sub
ject of community building
places more emphasis on the
betterment Of social conditions
than upon material develop
ment. The theory being that
if the people of community
are contented and happy. they
will eventually become prosper
Gus.
Prof. L. N. Flint. of the Uni
versity of Kansas, has formulat-
ed eight points for the grading
of town. Read them and APP
ply them to Americas:
1. Attractivness-shall like
the town-its atmosphere? Does
it have the beauty of shaded
streets and other beautiful fea-
lures? Is it a quiet, roomy, airy,
well-ightd town? Docs it have
attractive public buildings and
homes? Is it well paved? Is it
clean in every sense?
2. healthfulness VIII my
family and ! have a reasonable
chance to keep well IN that town?
How about its water supply? Its
sanitary system? It's methods Of
milk inspection? It's health de-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-10
Our Women Governors

One Western State and one
Southern State selected women
for their respective Governors
in the recent election. Mrs. Mi
Ram Ferguson, in Texas, over
whelmed her male opponent,
and Mrs. Nellie Ross, in Wyom-
ing, was elected.
These two victories, will no
doubt, lead other women to
seek high offices in the counsels
of their State and Nation, and
in the future we may expect
many women gubernatorial can
didates-and welcome them.
The political careers of these
two women will be watched by
millions of women over the ma
ton and the success of their sex
in politics will be largely affect
ed by these two women COVER
nors.
OF Mrs. r erguson, the Annls-
ton Star observes:
The Star knows little about
conditions in Wyoming, but it
hopes that Mrs. Ferguson will
steer clear of the demagogic poll
cies of her husband in the State
of Texas. The more she rele-
gates Jim to the background, the
better it will be for her and for
Texas; and it is to be hoped she
will be man ell2ungh to tell him
where to head in and stay put.
Women are achieving signal
success in business and there is
no reason why the American
woman should not equal the
achievements of her British sis
ter in the arena of politics. Lady
Astor in England has made an
outstanding success in Parlia-
ment, she has evidenced a free
dom Of thought and action that
has made her world figure.
We hope our two women
governors will steer clear of
cheap politics and petty preju-
dices, setting an example for
other wonderland men - to
follow.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-10

partment! Its hospltalsE Is 1T
without any congested district?
8. Education-Can | educate
my family and myself in that
town? How about its public
schools-present and future? It's
institutions of higher education
or of business training? Its Ii
braries? It's lecture and concert
courses? It's newspapers? It's
postal facilities?
4. Living-can we live reason
ably and well in that town? Are
the best of modern cOnveniences
available for its residents.-elec-
tricity, gas. telephone, etc7 Are
the housing shopping conditions
favorable? Rents, taxes and
prices fair? Hotels, good? Home
and truck gardens and dairy
products plentiful? Is it good
town in which to bring up chill
dren?
5. Accessibility-Can we go
and come easy? Does the town
have adequate railroad connec-
tions and train connections and
service? Hard surfaced roads?
Desirable proximity to other
cities affording additional adj
vantages?
6. Business-Can / make good
use of capital in that town? Are
there good banking facilities?
Manufacturing interests? Up-to-
date stores? Good shipping facil-
tiles? Favorable labor condit-
ions? A prosperous farming ter
ritory? Fair real estate values?
Reasonably cheap power? Ac-
tive cooperation among business
interests?
T. Employment-Can I get a
lob in that town at fair pay and
with good prospects for the fu-
ture? Can / count on co-opera-
ton from organizations making
it their business to help introduce
their buisenss, new commercial
interests and to welcome new
citizens?
8. Progressiveness - Shall |
find that an in town having
progressive city government, ac-
tive civic organizations, modern
fire department, adequate police
protection, and a pull-together
spirit in everything--a town with
a future?
In our opinion, Americas will
grade high in this test. How
ever, as your eye went from
item to item, you discovered
Americus' faults as well as hel
virtues.
If every citizen would deter
mine to do his part to correct
the faults and praise the virtues,
the grade a year hence would
be higher than today.
The unit Of growth and ad.
vancement is the individual
There is a responsibility resting
on the shoulders of every one
of us. Are YOU meeting yours
If you are one of the few in
dividuals who have lost faith If
your community, cease to see
her faults and begin tomorrow
TO praise her virtues.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-10
(I0l1l57f1LS'
Saws

NOBODY 1eelS more llAG q Jd ~tNd %
than a mans getting his first real
store-bought manicure.
There is an end to all things. ex-
cept circle of friends.
Always pretend to be surprised
when a man says he is married. and
when a woman says She isn't.
Pull your trousers off over your
shoes and it will keep them shined.
Bobbed hair, which as at first
considered a passing fad, seems
really to be a contagious diseass.
Love is blind, SO help the blind
A woman is a person who viii buy
a pocketbook on credit.
Our street car system could be
improved by granting stoQovers and
selling round-trip tickets.
The hobby-horse most people ride
drinks gasoline.
Why doesn't somebody organize
a wife insurance company?
1t is better to begin at the bot
tom and work up than to begin in
the middle and stay there
Our idea of being rich is having
your umbrellas made to measure.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-10
TlMRTY YEARS Aeo TODAY

(From The Times Recorder. NOV
10, 1894.l
The arrangements TO the chry'
santhemum show next week are be
ing rapidly completed and tna
doors of the city hall will open
Tuesday night upon . picture 81
dazzling beauty and loveliness.
The regular meeting of "lh(
Club" will be held thi, evening at
the residence of M. IN Kay on
Church street. Following is the
program: Presentation Of chrysan
themums and conversation about
them: Music-Miss Kay; Poetic quo
tations from each member, Subject
flowers; Song, Mrs. Lott Warren
Paper on chrysanthemnms, MIS-
Byrd, Reading Mrs. w w. Waik
er. Each member IS required L
bring a chrysanthemUm fa1ori1'
color and recite some Poetic seEti
ment as the flowers.
Messrs Joe HightOwer and e. {
Clay returned yesterday from day
hunt on Mr.. Clays plantation neal
Flint river. They had exce'ien
sport, killing 149 partridges anC
missing only two shot7
Miss Mamie Sue Hill of Newman
che Of Georgias most beautiful wo
men is expected here tbs week a
the guest of her friend, Miss jennie
Hollis.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-10
We Hold a Record

The Americas public schools
hold one, record that we are
proud Of. In letter to Prof.
J.. f. Mathis, superintendent,
the secretary of the National Ed
ucational Association says:
"You school system has been
the only one in the South to have
all the white and colored teachers
enrolled Tin the National Educa-
tional Association until this
year, when this record has been
equaled by the school system of
Fort Smith, Ark. You have
maintained this record, however,
for several years and we are GER
tainly proud of it.
The object of membership in
the educational association is to
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-10
WIVES

Forty-two women, al claiming tc
pc wives Of the same man, c4use
excitement in a Vienna court. T.;I
mony indicates that ne married fol
money, averaged $50 from each
bride, then skipped. AS nearly as We
recall, he holds the worlds record
for this generation.
A good many Americans. some
months hence when they are n,s.k-
ing out income tax returns, viii be
wondering if this Austrian's real
motive wasn't the lure OF being able
to claim AZ exemptions
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-10
Why Advertise?

homefolk Charles Lane, in the
Palisades, IN. j. Palisadian,
makes some rather interesting
and worthwhile observations or
the question of advertising, and
attempts to answer the question
of whether it pays to advertise
in the following:
It is only the foolish merchant
today who does not believe in the
value of advertising and who does
not recognize it as necessary for
the continued growth 70 his bust
ness.
1t is no longer a question of,
Shall or shall / not advertise?
But simply question of, To what
extent and in what way shall l
advertise.
Circulars, novelties, calendars,
direct mail, all have their APP
peal, but when all is said and
done and when results are COM
pared with the cost the merchant
realizes that the local paper is
the best and cheapest method of
3 letting the public know what he
has to sell.
1t is the everlasting cry of the
small town tradesman, ooh, l
have been here for years and
everybody knows me-" eyes,
everybody knows that church
starts at 1880 o'clock Sunday
mornings, but they ring the bell
at 1890 just the same" Every
body knows me" is only a half
truth, for new families come in
to town every day of the year.
They must trade somewhere and
the local paper is invariably their
guide. Old patrons are induced to
increase their purchases through
the appeal Of the printed page.
Trying to do business without
advertising is like winking at a
girl in the dark.
There is more truth than poet
ry in the following verses:
One step won't take you very
far. you've got to keep on
walking;
One word won't tell folks who
you are, you've got to keep on
talking.
One inch won't make you very
tall, you've got to keep on
growing;
One little ad won't do it all,
you've got to keep them GO
4 ing.
Because
A constant drop of water wears
away the hardest stone,
The constant gnawing Towres
masticates the toughest bone,
The constant cooling lover carries
off the blushing maid,
And the constant advertiser is
the one that gets the trade.
There was never a time, pos
sibly. when the small city mer
chant was more dependent oil
consistent advertising than to
day. Only few years ago h
had only the mail order house
to compete with, but today h,
must meet the larger near-b,
cities as well.
A very large number of fami
lies not only read their local pa
per, but also subscribe to one o
more metropolitan papers. Il
these larger papers they reat
the volume of advertising of tn
large stores.
The day of careless buying i
past and while 90 people GU
of every 100 would prefer t,
trade at home, still the fact re
mains that they are continual,
searching for so-called bargains
The local merchant can NEE
this competition only through
consistent advertising.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-10
ARMY


Ford now has nearly 10000 Eau.
thoflzed sales and service dealers
m the United States. In addition
more than $4,000 service stations
Common impression is that ForG's
gigantic success is due mainly to his
manufacturing genius. Quite as
important and efficient is his salns
organization. He leads all manu-
faeturers in following his goods to
market and seeing that they sell IN
stead Of accumulating in stock
Manufacturers goal used s. be
merely to sell to the lealer. Now
they recognize the dealer only rs =
INK in chain, with the consunnc
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-10
THOUGHT

A righteous man regardeth the
life of his beast; but the tender mer
c'es Of the wicked are cruel. Prov.
1910.
Animals are such agreeable
friends; they ask no questions, pass
no criticisms.-George Eliot.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-10
BREAKFAST

Quit eating breakfast if you want
to have fine health, says DR.. Viola
M. Mimmel, food specialist. Theo-
retically she may be right. but prac,
tlcally she's wrong. Breakfast fur
nishes to the empty stomach the fueI
we need for generating energy to
carry on the days work.
Lunch is the meal that should be
light, or even abolished.
Nature intended us to loaf OF
sleep at least 20 minutes after ever
meal. Immediate return to work
after eating sends to ,t1er parts Of
the body blood needed by the stonl-
ach in its first digestive assault.
against food.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-10

better fit a teacher to fulfill her
duties as teacher and leader
of children. That our city
school teachers have made this
record for Americas speaks well
for them and the heads of the
schools. Americus congratulates
them.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-10
public the real customer,
QUARREL

DQDllC Inc IEdi AA9sOAt~As
QUARREL
A shotgun figures in a vIclent
dispute at Kent, N. Y, as to owner
ship of hickory nuts that fall out
side the fence. A generation ago
this sort Of thing happened almost
daily, in season, in every communl-
ty Now it's rare.
The present generation undou)C-
edly is broader minded and more
tolerant than former ones. we
quarrel less over trifles. Repressed
emotions, formerly vented in trlYai
disputes, now are hurled at 9eher
auto drivers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-10

You can't leave many footprints
on the sands of time by leaving heel
prints on your desk.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-10
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(From The Times Recorder. Nov.
IN 1904

Americas wagon receipts of cot
ton will go beyond the $4,000 tsle
mark this season, when is better
than the receipts for the last coop
After next week Mr.. L. f. Gate
wood and family viii give up then
College street home for time and
remove to the Gatewood planta-
ton. beautiful suburban resideacc
three miles south of tie city. Mr..
Gatewood has practically leased his
home here for the year, having had
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-10

Thinking about whore you have
been won't get you anywhere,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-10

FOR QUICK SERVICE AND
HEAVY HAULING PHONE 12l
WOOTTEN TRANSFER co.
Office in Americas Sseam Laundry
SOUTH JACKSON STREET
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-10

The only thing on esl tn funuier
than women is men.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-10
SEABOARD AIR LINE
lCeptraI T'imeN


LOANS made on improved farm
lands at cheapest rates for terms of
5, 7 or 10 years with prepayment
option given Money secured
promptly. We have now outstanding
over $1,1OO,Go0 on farms in Sum-
ter county alone, with plenty more
to lend.
MIDDLETON MCDONALD
Correspondent Atlanta Trust Co., in
Sun ter, Lee, Terrell, Schley, Ma
con, Stewart, Randolph and Web
ster counties. 81 Planters Bank
bldg, Americas, Ga. Phone 80 or
l211.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-10
OUT

OUT
Unnoticed in the political cam
paigns, American foreign trade has
been booming.
In September, exports were 428
million dollars worth OF goods, com
pared with 381 millions in Septem-
Der of 1928.
Imports gained almost as much,
but what we sold exceeded what we
bought from abroad by nearly 140
million dollars in the one month.
That puts US to the good 1850 nil
lion dollars a year-if we ever are
able to collect all of it. No telling
how much Of the total is on charge
accounts instead of sure pay,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-10
eii1&ia1m
A. hsNhc1t Appae

FEES
Are doctors fees to obeome stand
ardized? In the District Of Columbia
the medical society works out a
scale of maximum and nlinimum
fees for nearly every ailnent under
the sun. Cutting out an appendix
may cost 500 to 5000, a wide
range.
Basing medical charges on ability
to pay, rather than on services ran-
dered, sometimes comes IN for cr:ti-
cism and debate. Applied to ser
vices and commodities II general,
it would keep wealth more fairly
distributed. A loaf Of bread worth
10 cents to a ditch-digger is WORTH
hundreds of dollars 20 the r.e.:,
theoretically.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-10
Standard Dry Goods
Company

Forsyth St. Next Bank of Commerce
AMERICUS. GA.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-10

1t is better to begin at the bot
tom and work up than to begin in
the middle and stay there
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-10

Our idea of being rich is having
your umbrellas made to measure.
Milford chronicle., 1924-12-19
HOME TALENT MINSTREL
WAS WELL RECEIVED

The minstrel show given in the
Plaza Theatre last week by the Mil
ford Post of the American Legion,
for the benefit of the Community
Building Fund was fine, and the
large audience enjoyed every min
ute of the entertainment. The boys
cleared $215.OO from the show after
all expenses had been paid, and this
money has been applied to the build
ing fund. The show was above the
average home talent affair. The end
men were funny with their fine line
of jokes and the songs were snappy
and well given. James X. PettyjOhn
has been nominated by his friends
for trOyout with real minstrel
for his efficient acting in the show.
Mayhem and Evans pulled off a
sketch that was much enjoyed by
the audience. Music for the affair
was furnished by Hugg's Harmony
Humdingers, under the direction of
William Marshall Hugg. One of the
pleasing parts of the show was the
music rendered by the Lewes quar-
tette. Taken as a whole the show
was fine and every minute was full
of entertaining songs, jokes and
dances.
Milford chronicle., 1924-12-19

cobblers being planted the following
year. In the spring of 1928 this pro-
ject was enlarged to the extent of %
Unconstitutional plots and as a re-
suit of this effort the acreage plant
ed in improved seed potatoes in
creased more than 800 per cent in
1924. In addition to the order of $40
bushels of second crop cobbler seed,
pooled through the Farm Bureau in
the spring, a few individual orders
were placed with the New Jersey
growers last fall so that the COM
bined shipment, of good seed pota-
toes into Kent county for the 1924
crop amounted to approximately l.
900 bushels. In all probability this
quantity will be increased for next
springs planting as the farmers are
showing more interest each year in
better seed stock"
Aside from wheat one of the most
important crops in Kent county is
tomatoes. In order to increase this
stock and avoid diseases as much as
possible the Farm Bureau expert
mented last spring with tomato
plant beds. In speaking of these Mr..
Wilson said: