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A Thought For The Day
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And he said, The things which are impossible ‘
with men are possible with God.—St. Luke 18:27.
Miracles ave the educating expedients of the early
periods of the world. As such they are divinely wise,
but after they have served their purpose as such, it is I
foolish to pretend to have them,—H. W. Beecher. "
‘ “CATTON'S COMMENT
The“ United States fleet having maneuvered exten- I
sively.in the Pacific and the Unitea States army
having gone through its war-like paces in the Adi
rondacks, this summer might be recorded as the one‘
in which Uncle Sam oiled up his squirrel rifle, whet
ted hig bowie knife on his boot, and let the neighbors |
know that he was ready for anything anyone cared |
to start.
It looks in other words, ag if we have gone in for
militafism in a big way. But the give-away—the
straw that shows which way the wind really ig blow
ing—was contributed not by the army and navy, but’
by Congress.
Right at the tail end of everything, Congress pass
ed an unprecedented new war-time embargo law.
It didh’'t go as far as it might have, but the law
was unmistakably designed to keep the country out
of war, and within certain limits it ought to be highly
effective.
?_’EThis pacifistic gesture, coming on the heelg of thel
greatest double-barreled display -of Military and
naval might we ever put on in peacetime, seems 1. '
.a contradiction. As a matter of fact, it was not.
!;Thi! ecountry is as fond of peace as it ever was . . . I
;@g‘! tm post-war years have at least taught it some- |
thing. .
¢ - Beginning in 1922, the United States government !
é‘dpyotéd a full 10 years to the cause of naval argnsf
_reduction. After the Washington treaty it scrapped
the m}ghtiest warships ever built. Thereafter it
§lmdlously refrained from building up to treaty lim
its, ans! it went to conference after conference in an |
_effort to get nava] limits down still farther. !
Al this went, as the saying, goes, for Mr. Sweeney. {
gr@eting hammerg are clanging in shipyards nlll
,the way from Japan to Germany. And if, after all
this wasted effort, Uncle Sam 'decideg to exercise his
j at ofi:t beyond the Hawaiian somewhere—well, who ‘
~can blame him.
- And as for the army maneuvers . . . well, by su
- pe wuman effort we managed to get 36,000 soldiers,l
g;hnt.ing National Guardsmen, in one Spot at one |
‘time. - And just as we were getting through with |
%fll display of military might, Italy put on her own
' war games and paraded an army of 500,000 men—
as if to remind us that our army is a niere pigmy
compared with the armies of the other great powers.
;al‘t ould be foolish to say that this summer has
Wge United States swinging toward militarism. |
E%’fhtt munitions embargo law is the real tip-off \ml
~how the nation feels about war.
.;;afx:;ne’iarmy and navy exercises were nothing morel
% ?mmon sense preparations for the unexpected. |
;,gfl%‘ $ explorers away up in the Arctic ocean
clain hat they have discovered a mysterious island’
_which_ causes all approaching ~ships to change |
. their course. Some weird kind of power or influence |
_emanates from the island, they report, so that a ship
3*“l directly at it will presently find itself,
)}} ;m apparent reason, traveling in the opposite
. Before some other expedition gets up there and‘
" explodes this erie theory, it ought to be pointed out
@in this is the sort of thing modern exploration
- needs to make it exciting. :
g"l‘héa never was a time in world history when
explorers went out so elaborately equipped, both for
' discovery and for publicizing their discoveries; and
‘*;'}. e @lso never was a time when there was so little
_left for them to discover.
~ Exploration has begun to take on the aspects of a
fl%gm%'job, and the glamour has just about gone |
. out of it. A |
. But'islandg that turn ships off their route and re
fM“ ;hnexplored because some mysterious, invisible
ng eeps people from getting at them—that, now
;:A. fqo&thing like it. If we can just get a few more
%uuch stories, our Byrds and Wilkinses will become
~as romantic and picturesque as Frobisher and Ma
gellan. : ,
_ It isn't entirely a matter for jokes, really, this de
%fin the noble calling of explorer. We some
gm;seem to knc}w a little too much about the
fi:‘gld-tor our own good. It has no surprises left
_for us. Our imaginations don't get enough exercise,
Qfld that is bad for us.
§€‘ ‘l’he,';e was a time when people could paint any kind
. Of picture they liked about the lands beyond the
_ horizdn. An imaginative geographér, for instance,
- could declare soberty that central Africa was in
éi.’(hl.bitg‘d by a race of men who had their heads be
. neath, their shoulders, or he could gn into exact
_ detailg about some city far up the Amazon that was
. paved with solid gold; and nobody could contradict
_ him, because nobody had ever been there or was likely
. to g 0 there in the near future.
. That sort of thing did not simply provide inter
. esting reading matter for the fireside. It tickled the
V;?’lmagi‘e!‘xation and stirred the spirits, and made men
feel that they lived in a limitless world wherein any-‘;
. thing was possible to a man who dared greatly
%enousfh |
- It gave men a sense of moving amid wonderg and
miracles, and it was good for the soul.
e Butl now we are too wise. A yarn like this one
lb:ut the I'\rctic island is the most we can stand,
; W::m don’t more than halfway believe it. |
T % ave exhausted the world’s physical possibili- |
" Hes. As a result, we are restless and bored without
Knowing exactly why, |
DISTINGUISHED VISITOR HERE
| Secretary Wallace, of the United States
Department of Agriculture, and a number
of his assistants and associates from
Washington, D. C., are here in attendances
jon a meeting for the purpose of planning
ÜB]N '9€6l 403 weadoad [vanjnonde ue
prominent in agricultural pursuits and edu
cators from twelve southeastern states, be-!
sides Chancellor Sanford, Dean Paul Chap-,
man, President Caldwell and Harry L.|
Brown, state extension director, are in con-'
ference with Secretary Wallace. }
Secretary Wallace has inaugurated a!
new plan for best reaching the agricus
tural interests of the nation. Leaving his
offices in Washington and going to the
people in the respective sections of the
country -is something new in the way ot
demonstrating the potential interest he has
in the betterment of conditions as a whole,
especially, those in agriculture. His pres
ence in this city is of note-worthy interest
and his purpose an occasion that will
‘prove beneficial to the agricultural inter
iests of the South.
AGRICULTURAL FAIR FOR ATHENS ‘
The members of the American Legion;
will sponsor an agricultural fair here com-!
mencing on October 28, and continuing
through the week. A premiam list is be
ing prepared and will be mailed out with
in the next few days. Premiumg will be!
offered on all agricultural products, poul
try, dairy, canned wvegetables and fruits,
livestock, cattle and hogs. In addition to
the exhibits on which premiumg will be
awarded, a varied program of amuse
ments, paid and free will be presented.
The midway engaged for the fair is said
to be one of the largest exhibiting over the
southern cireuit, ocuaranteed to present
only clean and nigh class performances.
In fact, the fair will be made one of the
best ever offered to the people in this sec~.
tion of the state. The Legionnaires will|
manage and direct the fair, making itl
purely a local enterprise, the receipts aris
ing from the entertainment to be used by,
the Allen Fleming Post for the benefit of
charity and the development of the park
now partly completed.
The enterprise is one in which the
merchants and citizens should show an
interest, cooperating in the fullest with the
Legionnaires in their efforts to give to this
community, not only entertainment, but to
encourage the farmers of this section to
grow better crops, food and feedstuff as
well as raising hogs, cattle, poultry and
manuacturing dairy products. |
It is proposed by the committee in
charge of the fair to have the streets gaily
decorated with bunting, American flags,
presenting a gala appearance throughout
the week. A meeting will be held shortly
by the local committee to which they have
invited representatives from a number of
'counties in Northeast Georgia to meet here
for the purpose of engaging in the project
with each county having full representa
tion in the promotion of the fair. The plan
of the local Legionnaires has met with
much favor on the part of the people, not
only here, but throughout this section of
the state. Remember the date, the week
of October 28.
STATISTICS ON CRIME AND
CRIMINALS
The recent suggestion of United States
District Attorney Lawrence Camp to Miss
Gay B. Shepperson, state WPA adminis
trator for the establishment of a bureau of
criminal investigation was not only timely,
but such a bureau would mean much to
the officers of this state in running down,
detecting and prosecuting criminals, The
further suggestion that the bureau be or
ganized for the benefit of unemployed
lawyers was also fit and proper. These
men are experienced in law and their life
work has been in line with the courts and
the preservation of peace and order.
These are unusual times in the annals
of crime. People are organizing and mak
ing a business of crime. The members of
the underworld are not only equipped for
‘murder and lesser forms of crime, but they
lare schooled in the preparation for suc
cessful conduct of the industry whichk has
jgrown at an alarming rate during recent
years. The use of sawed-off guns has
proved damaging to all who have come in
contact with these desperadoes. High
powered automobiles and paved roads
‘:have been responsible for many escapes.
' In fact, the gangsters are of potential mag
'lnitude in this country and their depreda
‘tions are on the increase,
' It is to be hoped that Miss Shepperson
will not only agree with the suggestion of
,Mr. Camp, but that she will use her good
offices in aiding to interest the govern
[ment favorably in the establishment of a
bureau for the investigation of crime dna
lcriminals in this state.
| PROTECTING THE COASTAL
I HIGHWAY
A movement has been inaugurated in
this state for fencing the coastal highway.
This highway is one of the most important
in the state, vet cattle and hogs are allowed
to roam in that section without the least
restrictions. The number of accidents shows
a decided increase, due to cattle traversing
the highways both day and night. In
south Georgia there are no fence laws. The
fields, forests and even the highways are
open to the cattle. The condition has grown
to a point of danger which has caused the
people to engage in an organization for the
purpose of fencing the right-of-way which
will prove not only a protection to tourists,
but a god-send to everyone who has occas
ion to ride over that highway.
Avpplication for SIOO,OOO has been made
to Miss Shepperson for this purpose. She
has indicated a willingness to cooperate
with the civil authorities in the building of
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Two young officers, about to
be sent overseas, go to spend
brief furloughs with their fam
ilies. Brian Chalmers goes to
a palatial home where he sees
his beautiful wife, Gwen, and
his 2-year-old child, Elaine.
George ' Woodson goes to his
modest little home for a brief
visit with his wife, Eleanor
and his baby, Ruth.. Each man
makes the wish that his little
daughter will have “whatever it
takeas to make her happy.”
Eighteen years later Ruth,
now an orphan, is living with
her cousins, the Lawrences,
in Brooklyn. She is look
ing for work. Though lacking
lunch money, she refuses an
invitation to lunch with a
wealthy stranger. Ruth nealizes
that her pretty 18-year-old
cousin, Letty Lawrence, dis
likes her. Jack Willer drops
in. When he is lattentive to
Ruth, Letty’s hatred flares to
the surface.
Ruth impulsively leaves the
house, pawns a pin inherited
from her grandmother, and
boards an out-geing bus. Her
seat-mate, MRS. COGLY, ad
vises her to go to “The Girls’
Industrial League” in Pitts
burgh. Half-way there, Mrs.
Cogly remambers that the
Girls' League is in Cleveland
instead of Pittsburgh and has
Ruth get off the bus at the
next stop. Ruth is bewildered
and hysterically amused at
her plight.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTTR V
Ruth ceased laughing as sud
denly as she had begun. She
opened her pocketbook and coun
ted her money. She had exactly
sl.ll. She counted it several times
over, looking at the pennies and
hoping they might be dimes, hop
ing the nickels might be quarters
masquerading .
“A dollar and , eleven cents,”
she said softly, “any way you silce
A fnative leaning agdinst the
doorpost with his thumb thrust in
his suspenders, eyed her lazily.
“Hadn't you better buy yer tick
et?”
Ruth's face colored. *“No,” she
answered, “I hadn’t.”
She did not know how far she
was from Cleveland or what the
fare would be, but common sense
told her it would be more than she
had in her pocketbook. She’d been
a fool to get into this plight, she
thought. She had twice let her
self be thrown off her course by
that good-natured, irresponsible
nit-wit of a Mrs. Cogly.
She figured ruefully, “There’s
no telling where this Girls’ Indus
trial League is. It may be in In
dianapolis. It may be in St. Louis.
It sounds swell, but Mrs. Cogly's
dizzy when it comes to geography.”
Nevertheless, since her face was
turned toward Cleveland, she
would go to Cleveland or at least
try :to go:there. . . .
The bus was coming. The old
man against the doorpost yanked
his suspender. “There's ver char
iot,” he said.
Ruth gathered up her bundles
and got on. It was a local, small
and rather shabby. About half its
seats were filled. Ruth chose a
place directly behind the driver, as
this gave her an opportunity: to
speak into his ear without being
overheard. ?
“Please,” she said to him in a
muffled voice, “I'd like to ride till
I've used up $1.11." &
“M’am?” replied the driver. He
was too surprised to put his car
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Ruth had exactly a dollar and seven cents. She ~ counted it
several times. ’
tiently and added, T want to get
as close to Cleveland as T can.”
The driver, a big, red-faced fel
low, more.on the side of brawn
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thought. He seemed to arrive at
some decision, for he put out his
hand and said, “Gimme your dol
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the change she handed * hiin,
punched a register and shifted
gear. They were off.
Ruth leaned back and relaxed:
She was lerning to live minute by
minute, to hold fear at bay while
she savored the rich morsel of
the present. “I believe you'd call
this . the middle west,” she
“thought, - looking out at the gor
_geous autumn lanrdscae. It's
grand.’ 1 like it. Imagine pe-ple
.in. New York thinking New York's
~everything!” She pictured Amervica
like a huge gay may unrolling
. before her, varied and wonderful.
* All"at once Ruth realized that
she was very hungry. She = had
eaten no lunch. Her breakfast
[ had been a cup of coffee and a
roll. The day before, of course,
' she had left the Lawrence house
on the eve of Cousin Bessit's
birthday dinner. Thinking back a
step farther, she recalled the lone
chocelate bar that- had sustained
her while job hunting.
I “No wonder my skirt feels loose
at the waist,” she thought, plac
ing “her hand on her flat young
tomach.
.« She began to imagine how nice
it would be if a motherly looking
woman .would get on the bus and
By ‘?’" 3 A fi“'"fi”"*""ifi
ously. . “Deviled eggs and .ham
sandwiches and chocolate cake—"
She had to' guit thinking about
gttt s : :
An hour or two later the driver
half-turned and spoke to her out*
of ‘the corner of his mouth.
“Youll have to get off at the next
stop—" .
Ruth leaned toward him. “Why
can't - you - take, me in to Cleve
land?"” ~she ‘asked. “There’s. room,
and I'm not doing any harm sit
ting here—" ; g
“I've already ecarried you 46
niiles. beyond your fare,” he- told
her. “There's been room so far.
But look what's coming! I can’t
let you keep a seat from a paying
passenger—" ! .
The bus was a at standstill be
fore a town . depot, and -péople
were - getting. on.: Ruth said, “If
there’s one.seat: left can I stay,”
She ‘was : counting, prayerfully.
“Five people getting. on,” she re
ported, in a pc‘te, pleading voice,
“and five seats.” - 1 T
“All right:” He shrugged his
tired shoulders. “But when one
more gets on, off you go!” The
car begad tomove. T:o't = 9
Again Ruth relaxed. A storm
was coming up and the bus seem
ed cozy an@d seeéure as it -passed
through the streets of .the self
centered little ecity. Out there
people were hurrying. and scurry
ing before the gusts of wind and
the sudden flares .of lightning.
Within the bus was security.
But on the town’s edge theé bus
halted. A ‘man was standing,
waiting to get om...The driver
'i“fll ;o -Bath | ‘ Yopodas iRy
4y eWe &afe. Fuu ¥
gether, kid, and hop off.” He
seémed regretful.
Ruth got. off, and the passenger
got -on., She held her head high
as the bus drove away. She even
raised her hand in jaunty salute
to the driver.. But she was shiv
ering. It was as if a cozy little
house had been lifted from over
her head by a cyclone, leaving
her stranded and shelterless.
She ‘looked around her. She Was
in the suburbs of a sirange, old
fashioned town, made more
gloomy by the breaking storm. A
flash of lightning rent the air
with terrific . brightness. The
crashing thunder that followed
seemed to open the floodgates for
the rain. It began to pour in
wind-driven sheets. i
Just beyond an iron fence Ruth
saw a huge, tall old house of
dingy stone set in a tangled lawn.
A refuge. She opened a creaking
gate and ran up the grass-grown
walk, head bowed gaainst the
rain.
She pounded upon the door with,
her two small, frantic fists, her
body plastered there by the driv
ing storm. Yet even in this ex
tremity she noticed something
strange. She noticed .that the
great, carved door was cleanly
painted a brilliant blue.
It seemed to. Ruth that the
storm must break and bruise her
there against the closed door of
that great, gaunt house. Her
clothes were drenched and limp.
Her heart was pounding strange
ly. Her head felt light. The foot
steps that she heard beyond the
door sounded hollow and. unreal
as they drew nearer.
The door opened a crack and
a thin old woman, with peering
eyes and bent back, stepped out.
Before a word had passed between
them, Ruth knew that she was
going to faint. As she crumpled
to the floor she could hear the
old woman running across the
porch and ecalling frantically. It
sounded like ‘“Mister John! Mister
John!”
When she opened her eyes she
was lying on a strange bed in a
strange room. Her "head was
spinning like a top that is slowly
running down. On one side of the
bed stood the be}xt old, woman,
like a wizened statue. At the foot
of the bed stood a .young man
with a body like a football play
er and a face that she might have
dreamed. It was strong and hu
morcus and sure of itself. The
‘chin was square, the brow broad.
She coula not: tell the color of
the hair or the eyes, but the for
mer were rumpled and the latter
were smiling at her.
The cld, woman leaned over h-r.
“Are you stronger now, Miss
Elaine?” she asked. |
“I'm fine,” Ruth said brightly.
“Just fine.” And then she felt
herself floating away again.
Beyond the range of her con
sciousness a cracked old volce
was saying, “Lord help ‘us, young
John - MeNeill! What's to he
done?” i+ {
| And' the yoUhN man’s " answer,
coming almost roughly, “It's food
she needs- Can’t you see?”
(To Be Continued.) '
NICHOLSON NEWS
By J. L. BARNETT
NICHOLSON, Ga.—Revival ser
vices will continue ‘through the
week at the Congregational Holl
ness church. Rev. Gaines Sorrow
of Atlanta is assisting the pastor,
Rev. G. W. Price, in the meeting,
You are invited to attend.
Rev. Mr. White of Comer preach
ed at the Methodist church on
Sunday afternoon in connection
with the program, which was en
joyed by the attendants.
Mr. J. W. David was in Toc
coa on last Sunday, where he at
tended a meeting of the Brother
hood and reports a pleasant oc-~
‘casjon.
Mr. Jewett Barnett and family
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Redd, Mr.
and Mrs, W. T. Whitley attendea
the Madison county ‘choir at
Meadow, Sunday.
Friends are very sorry to learn
that Mr. J. T. Baird, who is ‘n
the CCC camp, Cleveland, is in the
Vv esley Memorial Hospital, Ats
Finta, .
Mr. Clyde Whitehead of Chatta
nocga was among the week-era
vigitors here, the guest of rela
tives and friends.
Rev. H. B. Barnett has return-
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serviges.. - F 05§ i d
Messrs. Grover Sorrq., Ol
Barnett, and Joe Towe or 1), s
camp, -Cieveland, "were .. ‘
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Mr. Lester Howington L
closed: a successful singine ..,
at Berea and friends are o 4 ..
note his achievements £l
Rev. P. B. Cash of Penderops
preached here at (he pa.
church Saturday afterq,, ',\,
Sunday morning,
Miss Hattie Belle Woo( of Com
merce was & week-end visito, |,
the guest of relatives nng ;,,.“f.«.
Mr, and Mrs. W. T. Whitepe,,
had as their guest over (1, ~,‘.,( :
end, Miss Mamie Whiic),, d f,r
Atlanta.
Mr. Dorsey Smith ang family or
Colbert were visiting here Sat.
urday and Sunday with re] 1t iVe
Rev. B. M. Sailors was i, re.
vival services near Crawfo,g on
last Saturday and Sunday
Rev. W. M. “avis ind Re.. w
C. Brock were in Athene Sunday,
attending religious service. :
Mr. H. A. Sniith of Cilbert way
a visitor here over the week-end
the guest of relatives.
Mr. J. R. Baird way a visitor
at Gillsville over the Wweck-end 4.
tending meeting. .
Rev. G. T. Carithers filleg hig
regular appointment in' Coimerce
last Sunday morning.
Mr. Lester HoOwington was
visitor at Jersey Suyday, where he
‘was the guest of friends
Friends are glad to know wmr.
W. T. Whitehead is improving
from his recent illness.
My ana Mrs., 1. T “Clester
were attendants at_a family re.
union at Tenille, Sunday.
Miss Johnnie Ruth Barton has
returned to her home at Sybligna,
after visiting friends and relatives
here, ! ’ :
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school building on the No. § high
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