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By ERNEST CAMPJft
The Best Radio
New Yorkers, better than any
body else perhaps, know the best
make of radio. There is no argu
ment about it. Even your local dealer
will probably agree after he has
heard about it.
The machine is made in New Jer
sey. It sells for something quite a
lot more than SI,OOO. Frankly, we
were not really curious about the
exact price.
Some Guarantee
When you drop down on. Satur
day night to get one—that is sup
posing you do—be sure to insist on
their guarantee. It consists of a
promise to give your money back if
it doesn’t cut through any kind of
interference and bring in stations
2,000 miles or more away like one
in the next town. At least that’s
what the King of Siam was prom
ised when he was shut up in a dark
ened room for several days after his
eyes were operated on, successfully,
by an American doctor. He got it
for the Siamese broadcasting.
Not for Amateurs
The de luxe radio is a fourteen
tube set and has every doo-dad you
can find on any other machine that
is worth having. If the maker can’t
buy the patent rights they want for
the few machines the build, they
just buy a complete machine, scrap
what they want, and fit in the parts.
Each machine is built entirely by,
one man, and it takes several weeks I
for him to construct. There is a
waiting list of intended purchasers,
so it is more than likely that any
of your local radio fans who wish
to buy a machine had better stick
to the regular advertised models.
That is, if they want to get a radio
this year. It’s really millionaire
stuff.
A Famous Figure
The daily grind in New York
does not shorten men’s lives, judg
ing by two men who have just passed
on—George F. Baker, the famous
banker, who died at 91,‘and David
Belasco, famous theatrical man who
lived to 76. Both men made their
mark and had an important part in
shaping the destinies of millions of
other men.
Os the two men Belasco led the
more public existence and affected
the lives of more people. Through
his efforts the American stage was
lifted from the melodrama of the
’Bo’s to the fine productions of the
present day.
A Bad Start
Few men started life with- greater
handicap than Belasco. Born in a
San Francisco cellar in 1854, his
father being a Portuguese Jew by
descent, Belasco was forced to get
his schooling where he could. Two
years wtere spent in a monastery
and he learned to dress like a church
man in the brief time he was there.
Belasco looked more like a bishop
than a theatrical man and was ap
parently about as sociable as most
austere churchmen get to be.
His door was never closed to any
body he suspected of being a ge
nius, however, and among his fa
mous proteges are Mrs. Leslie Carter,
Lenore Ulrich and Dave Warfield.
In fact, few of the great actors of
the present day exists, who cannot
trace their first success back to the
“wizard.”
A Genius
Belasco, himself, was a genius,
beyond question. Although primar
ily a producer, he wrote many plays,
designed stage settings and light
ing effects, taught his actors how to
strut through, their parts, and in
general was a past master of all
things concerned with the stage.
His capacity for taking pains was
unlimited. He demanded realism in
everything. In one play antique
settings were demanded. He refused
to hfcve reproductions made and spent
SIOO,OOO in getting 15th Century
furniture. After the play was finish
ed, he had the valuable settings re
moved to his own set of rooms above
one of his many theatres and passed
his remaining years surrounded by
priceless furniture.
He was a gambler in the best
sense of the word. Three times he
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Agent or Representative
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RY.
farm board to
HOLD COTTON FOR
HIGHER PRICES
Stabilization Corporation Will Not
Throw Cotton on Market Now.
Cotton held by the stabilization
corporation will not be placed on the
market at present low prices, Carl
Williams, farm board member, an
nounced Monday in Washington.
A time limit of holding the cor
poration’s cotton for better prices
had been fixed for July 31 but Wil
liams said the policy would be con
tinued beyond that date. He did
not announce a new limit date.
The stabilization corporation will
meet with the American Cotton Co
operative Association on June 24,
probably in Washington, and it was
indicated a more definite announce
ment on future policies would be
made at that time.
The corporation’s cotton, stored
principally at Galveston, Houston and
New Orleans at a cost of $3 to $4
a year, will not necessarily be held
until the purchase price of 16 or 17
cents a pound can be obtained, Wil
liams indicated.
The farm board member said the
cotton could be held 50 years with
out deterioration and was “nearest
to gold in the treasury of all agri
cultural commodities.”
He said cotton co-operatives have
reduced their 1930 crop holdings to
considerably under 2,000,000 bales.
Their original holdings were 2,300,-
000 bales and the total held by the
co-operatives and the stabilization
corporation amounted to a little
more than 3,000,000 bales.
The American farmer will be
able to raise his crop 2 or 3 cents
cheaper this year, Williams de
clared, but this would inevitably re
duce his standard of living.
Father (reading aloud to son)
“And after a time he awoke to find
himself a very rich man.”
Mother —“I wouldn’t read Bobby
fairy stories, dear.”
Father—Fairy story, nothing. I’m
reading about last night’s heavy
weight championship fight.”—Exc.
Stockett—He who laughs last
laughs best.
Sellers—Yeah, but he soon gets a
reputation for being dumb.—The
Pathfinder.
NOTICE OF LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is hereby given that it is
my intention to introduce and apply
for the passage of a bill to be en
titled :
“An Act to establish the City
Court of Early county in and for
the county of Early, in the State of
Georgia; to define its jurisdiction,
procedure and practice; to provide
for the appointment of officers
therefor, and for other purposes,” at
the regular 1931 session of the Gen
eral Assembly of Georgia.
This June 9, 1931.
LOWREY STONE.
NOTICE OF LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is hereby given that it is
my intention to introduce and apply
for the passage of a bill to be en
titled :
“An Act to repeal the Act of the
General Assembly of Georgia ap
proved August 21, 1906, entitled:
‘An Act to establish the City Court
of Blakely in and for the county of
Early, in the State of Georgia; to
define its jurisdiction, procedure
and practice; to provide for the ap
pointment of officers therefor, and
for other purposes,’ and all Acts
amendatory thereof,” at the regular
1931 session of the General Assem
bly of Georgia.
This June 9, 1931.
LOWREY STONE.
went broke, twice when he was well
past middle age, but he kept ham
mering away and is believed to
have left a fortune to his widow and
children. He is only one of thou
sands of examples of men who have
given their lives to New York only
to be enriched in turn.
EARLY COUNTY NEWS. BLAKELY, GEORGIA
N EWS BRIEFS
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Canada has raised her tariff
against American goods.
The Georgia State Dental Asso
ciation met in Atlanta on last
Tuesday.
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The Northern Baptist Convention
held its annual meeting at Kansas
City the past week.
Former King Hussein, of Hedjaz,
died at Amman last week and was
buried at Jerusalem.
A three million dollar fire swept
the waterfront and business section
of Norfolk, Va., last Monday.
The 30th annual meeting of the
Georgia Funeral Directors Associa
tion met at Brunswick this week.
Bishop Gannon is suing Congress
man Tinkham, of Massachusetts, for
half a million dollars charging libel.
The 82nd annual convention of
the American Medical Association is
being held in Philadelphia this week.
The Triennial Convention of the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
was held at Houston, Texas, the
past week.
The 30th annual session of the
Grand Chapter of Georgia Order of
the Eastern Star was held in Macon
this week.
The big German seaplane, Do-X,
successfully flew across the Atlantic
ocean last week, landing off the
coast of Brazil.
The Georgia State Encampment of
the United Veterans of the Spanish-
American War is being held at Sa
vannah this week.
A slight earthquake tremor was
felt in the British Isles with the
center near London last Sunday. No
serious damage was done.
Overriding the veto of Governor
Carlton, the Florida legislature has
legalized racing and pari-mutuel sys
tems of wagering in that state.
Ford cars are now equipped
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with safety glass in all doors and
windows at a small extra charge
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the Model A Ford. By reducing the dangers of flying glass, it has saved many
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Now comes a further assurance of safety to every Ford owner . . . polished
plate safety glass in ALL DOORS AND WINDOWS at slight additional cost.
The charge for this extra protection is unusually low because of large
production and the development of new methods of manufacture. Simply tell
the dealer when you buy the Ford that you want “safety plate glass in all doors
and windows” and the car will be factory-equipped for you in that manner.
Today, as before, the safety glass windshield is furnished as standard equip
ment on all Ford cars without extra charge.
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a position to install safety glass in the windows of your present Ford at the above prices.
The U. S. Coast Guard reports
the complete absence of icebergs in
the ship lanes of the North Atlantic
during the past season. It has
proved a mystery to the scientists.
It is estimated that 700,000 peo
ple witnessed the English Derby at
Epsom Downs last week. The fav
orite horse, Cameronian, won the
race. It was the 148th annual derby.
The U. S. treasury department of
fered 800 millions of 18 year notes
at 3 1-8 per cent interest. The is
sue was oversubscribed 7 1-2 times
for a total of six billion dollars, to
the amazement of Wall street.
The United Confederate veterans,
meeting in Montgomery, Ala., last
week, elected Gen. C. A. DeSaussure,
of Memphis, as Commander and de
cided to hold another re-union, their
forty-second, in Richmond, Va.
Pope Pius, of the Roman Catholic
church, as a counter move to the
closing of the Catholic Action clubs
by Premier Mussolini, has suspended
work on some 2,000 church buildings
in Italy, throwing many thousands
of persons out of work.
The American Psychiatric Associ
ation met in Toronto, Canada, the
past week. A paper by Dr. A. A.
Brill, of New York, analyzing Abra
ham Lincoln as a “schizoid maniac
personality”—a kind of Dr. Jekyll
and Mr. Hyde type, who had his
baser nature under rigid control,
created quite a stir.
At the 41st annual reunion of
the United Confederate Veterans a
wire was received from the Com
mander-in-Chief of the Grand Army
of the Republic, saying: “The Grand
Army of the Republic extends greet
ings to our brothers of the South
land in your annual encampment.
May you have a profitable and har
monious reunion and many more
encampments.”
Scissors sharpened FREE while
you wait. Bring them in.
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DON’T SEND IT.
Some years ago I met a man who
spoke as follows:
“The boss issued a memorandum
tcday with a lot of new instructions.
Some of them were all wet, and I
didn’t hesitate to tell him so. I shot
a memo right back at him, and, be
lieve me, it was a hot one.”
Said another man:
“I received my first business train
ing under a wise old bank official.
One day a letter came in from a
customer who made unreasonable
complaints and asked for an un
warranted favor.
“I sat up almost all night drafting
an answer to that letter. It was a
beauty, and I took it in to the old
man next morning with pride. His
head nodded approvingly as he read
it.
“‘You’ve put the case just right,’
he said. ‘The position you have
taken is based on sound banking
principles; it states our attitude with
dignity and force. All in all, it’s
a very fine letter, and I congratulate
you on it. Only, for Heaven’s sake,
don’t send it.’ ”
Afterwards, I learned that the
man I first quoted was paid $4,000
a year; the other is paid $40,000.
Like every other man in business,
I receive a certain number of com
munications which are both unkind
and unfair. Having red hair and
naturally quick temper, I used to
let such letters hoist my tempera
ture considerably. Sometimes I car
ried them around in my mind for
several days, forming red hot phrases
in reply.
Now I play a much meaner trick
on the writers. I do not answer
them at all. I can imagine one of my
critics going down to the front gate
every morning to meet the postman,
looking eagerly for my answer,
thinking up what he will say in his
next outburst.
Day after day goes by, and no
answer comes. The fire that was
to burn me up, burns him up instead.
This method of dealing with one’s
enemies is certainly not spectacular
and maybe it is unmanly. If so, I
can reply only that as I grow older
the glory of being spectacular ap
peals to me less and less in compari
son with the comfortable joys of
peace.
Life seems somehow too short for
controversy, and much of my in
come in these days is received not
so much for what I do as for what
I have learned not to do.
Patience, I have learned, is al
most as important as work; while
judgment uniformly commands a
much higher rate than well inten
tioned activity.
What is judgment? you ask. Well,
it’s the little voice that whispers:
“That would be brilliant, but don’t
do it.” Or, “That’s a smart one;
very smart, indeed. But, for Heav
en’s sake, don’t send it.”
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Attorney at Law
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BLAKELY, GEORGIA
BLAKELY CHAPTER 44 R. A. M.
Blakely Chapter 44
Royal Arch Masons
meets on the second
I and fourth Monday
nights of each month
at 8 o’clock. Visiting
companions invited.
W. T. Bodenhamer
High Priest.
J. G. STANDIFER,
Secretary.
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