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MOM ENGLISH
New York, Dec. 1.—Publication
of a translation of the Old Testa
ment in modern English, in which
the Garden of Eden Is called a
park, Noah’s ark is termed a
barge and the City of David is
named Davidsburg, was recently
announced.
It is the work of Dr. James
Moffatt, eminent Scotch theologian
and Greek and Hebrew scholar,
who two years ago translated the
New Testament into modern Eng
lish.
Dr. MolTatt, professor of church
history in the United Free Church
College, Glasgow, explains in his
preface that It is his belief that
the Bible caannot properly be un
derstood by the present genera
tion unless it appears in the
language of present day life, just
as it was read by the generation
for whom it was written.
It is his belief, he explains, that
the Bible should be translated
afresh for each succeeding genera
The book, entitled “the Old
Testament, a new translation," is
the restolt of eight years' unaided
labor on the part of the Scotch
theologian, who says it in no sense
is a revision of any previous Eng
lish translation, but is a transla
tion of the ancient Hebrew texts.
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Cedar Rapids, Dec. 1.—The Rev.
H. M. Ferguson, who transferred
his "holy” mission to Carlock, 111.,
nore than a year ago when his
strange and mysterious religious
rites began to attract attention
in Cedar Rapids, may be returned
to this city to answer charges that
the girls’ school He operated here
was a ‘harem” and “second house
of David. n
When Ferguson left this city
several complaints were made, but
witnesses were reluctant to tell of
the practices of the "second house
of David” and no action was
taken.
It Is said that Ferguson held
a mystic influence over all those
whom he converted to his relig
ious beliefs and that ho took the
life savings and the property of
hundreds of members of his
“flock.”
Several former members of the
flock Ijave filed suit in court here
to recover their property, the total
aggregate of which is variously
estimated at between $50,000 to
$75,000.
GRIFFIN BATTERY SERVICE
STATION ENLARGES THE
SCOPE OF ITS BUSINESS
The Griffin Battery Service Sta
tion, Willard agents, is enlarging
the scope of its business.
It has taken over the agency
for Hood Cord tires and has addi
. a tire service department.
.....J^ has installed a wish
washing and polishing cars.
It also has added a complete
line of auto accessories.
FRENCH BISHOP IS FINED
FOR DISORDERLY CONDUCT
Mountauban, France, Dec. 1.—
The Bishop of Montauban and the
curate of the cathedral were both
tried and found guilty of ** dis
respectful and disorderly conduct
in a justice of the peace court to
day in connection with a church
procession in the streets recent
ly, which the authorities had for
bidden.
Mt. Tatio, a volcano in South
America, is to be piped and the
energy obtained will be used to
make electricity.
Read the bargains offered in the
want-ad columns.
THE GRIFFIN —^
EXCHANGITE
“UNITY FOR SERVICE"
We are entering the last month
of this good year!
We of the Exchange r'hib can
truly say, U How tempus does
<5 git!"
Our dub was organized just
this year and how we have
grown.
Already we have come to have
•a place in the civic development
of our city and county. And while
we have made a place for our
selves, still there remains more,
lots more, to be done.
The real future and permanent
growth and upbuilding of the Ex
change Club depends:
First—Upon the development of
a membership in numbers fairly
representing the business and pro
fessions of the community, and
that we should not cease to in
crease our membership until that
stage of development is reached.
Second—That with growth of
membership there must also be
conducted an intensive educational
program in enlightening and build
ing up the membership until they
are thoroughly versed and estab
lished in the fundamental prin
ciples and ideals of Exchange.
Soon after our club was organ
ized, there appeared in this bulle
tin the reasons why the members
had been elected to membership.
Since that was published, many
others have become Exchangites
and many have asked the question j
“Why was 1 elected to member- j
ship in the Exchange Club?”
Here’s the answer taken from j
the Griffin Exehangite of May 20:
1. Because we judged that you
possessed those rare qualities of
character which alone will make
an Exehangite.
2. Because we recognized in
you a real leader and representa
tive of your particular business or
profession.
3. Because we have seen in you
a readiness and an ability to ren
der distinctive service to our com
munity and nation.
4. Because we believe you are a
live man, eager for and capable of
growth and development, both as
a man and as a spirited public
citizen and useful American.
5. Because of the confidence we
have in you and the hope we have
for your future and our own, and
greatest of all, because of the
love we have for you, which we
trust is mutual and which we are
determined shall grow more and
more.
Because of this faith in you, in
this hope for ourselves and our
city, and in love for God and
country, we have elected you to
full membership in this, which we
believe to be one of the best clubs
on earth.
No. 1—I just passed by the ex
kaiser’s home and heard him sing
ing.
No. 2—What was he singing?
No. 1—Ain’t gonna reign no mo!
Seth Wilson and Frank Lindsey
promise us a good program this
week. Chick and Bill Wells, with
the able assistance of Mr. Bussey,
certainly gave us a good one last
week. Really, fellows, you are
missing something every time you
bs e nt. - Ju s tdo n ’t mis e l
Time flies; it seems only a few
weeks ago that the children were
gathering the beautiful spring
flowers; today they are asking
what Santa Clause is going to
bring them. If the child happens
to be a member of the Exchange
Club, of the wife or best girl of a
member, we’ll tell that child to
wait until the night of December
16. Oh yes, that’s the night when
the large blow-out is to be held.
Maybe we’ll have ;
as good a
lunch this week as we did last,
but how will you know unless you
are there Tuesday at 12:15?
Oriental carpets are to be made j
in France, several hundred Ar- |
menians having gone to that coun
try to make the floor covering for
French concerns.
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G.O.P. CAMPAIGN
COST 13,063,952,
BIG SURPLUS LEFT
Washington, Dec. 1.—The repub
lican campaign cost the republican
committee $3,063,952,
William M. Butler an
last night, adding that a
surplus of $355,264, which com
pares j with the deficit of $2,000,000
incurred in 1920, remained in the
treasury after all expenditures
had been met.
The campaign was financed by
90,605 individual contributors, **
said Mr. Bu t le r. “Of this number
83,299 made individual contribu
tions of less than $100. While the
total amount collected was $4,339,-
478.82, approximately a million
dollars of this amount, $956,525J1
was collected by the national com
mittee in certain states, but only
in its capacity as agent for the
state'committees, and this money
was immediately returned to the
committees in the states in which
it was collected, no part being
available for the national commit
tee budget expenditures.
u Thus, for the actual expenses
of the national committee, there
was collected and made available
$3,402,953.71 which with bank in
terest and small balances of $16,-
263,58 made a grand total of $3,-
419,217.29.”
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The veil of mystery that has
hovered over the .Sahara for cen
turies is being lifted, Com
mandant Betteubourg (above) and
Dr. M. Gourgeols, French geogra
phers, have undertaken to chart
the-Sahara desert for the first
time. They ore using automobiles
counted on caterpillar tractors.
and equipped with machine guns
to protect them from desert rob
bers.
GRIFFIN daily news
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Revealed by . Rome ,,, Lib?! Suit .
Rome, Dec. 1.—The sensational
evidence produced in the libel suit
of General Italo Balbo, chief of
the facist militia, against a repub
lican newspaper of Rome has re
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Edward T. Clark, personal sec
retary of President Coolidge for a
number of years, is slated for ap
pointment as assistant to the
president of the emergency fle»t
corporation This would link the
White House closely with opera
tion of the U. S. merchant marine.
Did You Know That
Rubber paving has proved a
failure in parts of London and is
being replaced by wood blocks.
Whole forests of bamboo arc;
cut down every year to supply the
need for phonograph needles.
In England a king’s proclama
tion once forbade the burning of
coal, the gases being said to be
detrimental to health.
Toys from Nurenburg, Germany,
that are most popular are wooden
playthings, stuffed animals and
dolls.
A new type of safety mine car
operates on inclined planes, and
will not back more than three
inches if the hoisting rope breaks.
Read the bargains offered in the
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GRIFFIN BATTERY AND TIRE SERVICE
WE HAVE INSTALLED AN
AUTO WASH RACK
There are two ways of washing and
polishing a car. One is to do it fast and
furiously, without regard to damage and
paint and finish. The other is to do it
carefully, correctly, by methods which
insure preservation of the finish and help
give it long life. Let us wash, polish
■( r and dope your car at regular intervals.
i It’s economy in the long run.
Sales Agency For
HOOD TIRES iik
We have taken the agency for the famous
HOOD CORD TIRE and take pleasure in ■!a( a
offering this unsurpassed tire to the autoists. /
Call On Our w % £31 l
TIRE SERVICE DEPARTMENT o
For I’rompt Scryice
BATTERY SERVICE
STATION
We made our reputation on battery service
and we are also enlarging this department to
I take care of every battery requirement. Our
experts know batteries. They will remedy
4 your proper battery way to troubles care for your and battery. advise you on
WILLARD BATTERIES—TEXACO GAS OIL—WHIZ PRODUCTS
FULL LINE OF ACCESSORIES
GRIFFIN BATTERY AND TIRE SERVICE
(Formerly Griffin Battery Service)
Willard Service Station
PHONE 879 115 N. EIGHTH STREET GRIFFIN, GA.
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every
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teeth and aids digestion.
Relieves that over
eaten mouth. feeling and ncld
Its 1-a-s-t-l-n-g flavor
satlslles the craving for
steeds.
Wrlgley’s Is double
value In the benefit and
pleasure It provides.
Staled in it• P a rity
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vealed the almost absolute power
held by the facist chiefs before the
party was reformed and the mili
tia swore fealty to the king.
Beat Up Socialists.
The evidence in question was a
letter written by Balbo to the Fa
cist chief at Ferrara authorizing
his men to “beat up” certain So
cialists, “without excess, but reg
ularly and persistently, until they
decide to conform.
The letter was written on the
national militia general headquar
ters stationery and Balbo’s orders
to the local officer were* “Show
this section of my let ter t o. t he
prefect so he will understand that
it is from me. That will be suf
ficient, for we do not want such
miscreants in the province. tt
Acquitted.
The victims to be “beaten up’
were alleged to be some social
ists who had been tried for crimes
Monday, December I, 1924,
against the Faeisti and had been
acquitted. Balbo’s orders were
that no more trials should be
held, but that the Faeisti were
simply to proceed with the big
stick. The letter was dated Rome,
August 31, 1923, and Balbo ad
mitted having written it, but ex
plained he was so incensed at the
acquittal of the offender^ that it
threw him “into a state of great
exasperation. »»
Another deposition introduced
from Ferrara indicated that the
orders were faithfully carried out,
and that the offices of a newspa
per also “had been well devastat
ed. Photographs of the letter
oceupy the front pages of II Mon
do, II Popolo and other papers.
Death Comp'.,city.
Balbo suecP for libel when a re
publican newspaper charged him
with complicity in the death of
the army chaplain who was one
of the organizers of the Young
Catholic Parte.
Balbo recently was in the spot
lfght for challenging Peppino Gar
ibaldi for affronts to the Black-
shirt militia, but Garibaldi declar
ed he would not deal with sub
ordinates and would only fight
Premier Mussolini himself.
Each year Cuba buys an aver
age of $18 worth of food from
America for each person on the
island.
The toy fair at Leipsig, Ger
many this year, almost fell flat
and practically no buyers from
America attended.
Industries of Sweden are operat
ing at capacity and unemployment
is diminishing.
The first three members of thd
Rotary Club were a coal dealer, a
mining ex p ert and a tailor.
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in the old Colonial days, sugar
was a luxury, costing 75 cents a
pound.
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