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/ THE"ru8T-SEARCH LIGHT VOLUME 6, NUMBER 39. BAI ABRIDGE, GA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1920. <1.50 per ANurar the BAND CONTEST I fails RANCIALLY MANY MORE ARDENT j YULETIDE REJOICINGS AND NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS B «Tppokters WHO WILL SUP- S p 0B r THEM IN FUTURE We have been complimented with several requests that we write'some thing appropriate for the Christmas holidays. We appreciate the compli ment, and though time is not exactly what we have most at our disposal, we will do our best tp interest our readers. At the same time we must confess that we approach the subject with a .. certain amount of misgiving, as well that of greater public ocoperation and , as mixed feeling:; we make this state- upport. The t Bal "’ , I ld l!.„ PU u b i 1 “’„ ! meat, not because we consider the subject as being unworthy of consid eration, but because, as our readers ^though the band concert held cently, at which time the Bain- organization won the honors, Jikd financially, the fact that/ the (, ovs showed the gods has re nted in favorable publicity that is causing e them to realize another sue- if not more, desirable— ces; equally j (t Vt the part which has hitherto been doubtful or lukewarm in its sup port of the band, is now an ardent supports cn every and can be heard boosting hand. No doubt, if another concert was played n^w, the house „o„ld be packed by the band’s local enthusiastic supporters. Among the old supporters of the band who have ever been faithful but tfho are even now prominent in their efforts to hold the organization in tact arc Mr. C. S. Hodges, of Cyrene, of the best supporters of any public movement Bainbridge ever in durate- and Mrs. B. F. Hardage of this city, who is likewise one ever ready to boost Bainbridge’s institu tions. There is another organization in this city whose duty is solely that of festering the bands interest, known is the Band Auxiliary, composed of young ladies of Bainbridge. These ladies are ever devising ways and means to support and encourage the band, realizing that Bainbridge is fortunate in having so good a band. The officers of the Auxiliary are: 31s. F. W. McCorkle, Chairman; Miss Jlargarct Williams, Vice-Chairman, and Mrs. J. D. Gray, Treasurer. will remember that some time ago we were charged in these columns as being Unbelievers, Bolshevists/ An archists, Free Lovers and Socialists, and if it were true, as well as possi ble for us to be a combination of all such accomplishments, we, and no doubt our readers, might question our fitness to write on such subjects. As, however, mere names and indi viduals as such, take up very little space in our scheme of things, we are uninfluenced by these appellations we will therefore pursue our customary practice of writing as we deem fit, and leave our readers to form their own collusions. Nineteen hundred and twenty years ago, the Master was born. Not in the purple, with no silver spoon in his mouth, not the heir to rank, wealth or privilege, nor surrounded with luxuries or even comfort. No! He was bom in a stable with nowhere to lie his head. As He reached manhood, He went forth among the people to propagate what was then, and is today among us, con sidered a strange and revolutionary For something like twelve centuries Christendom has celebrated the event o fHis birth in some form or anoth er, and as stock taking is annual pro cedure in business, it will be appro priate at this time, to take stock as to how His followers measure up to His standard and of how near twenty ceftturies of preaching, proselyting and professing have brought us to the realization of His doctrines. We do not propose to make -any c/imparispn 'between the Faith, as preached and practiced by the Mas ter and the early Christians^ with the Christianity of today, which to ail in tents and purposes, is nothing more than the cVeed of Constantine. We do not, however, overlook the fact and we admit its existence, that for forensic purposes, or when the masses show increased signs of slip ping from the fold, some Divines to retain or acquire prestige and justify their stipend or some professional Apostle, with his eyes upon the gate receipts will on occasions deliver themselves of some of the fundament al truths enunciated by the Master. But even then the superficiality and mercenary motives underlying the proceedings, must cause the Master to weep at the cynicism of His fol lowers, and their betrayal of the Faith they profess. It may be said that these are harsh words, so be it, but let us look at the situation as it anpears today. Notwithstanding that the armistice was signed over two years ago, the world is still in the midsts and in the sixth year of a war that for its aims, causes, effects am! methods by which it was brought about and carried on, By S. E. NEGOID state of war existed with Russia. The j of organized international fratricide servile aequiessence, of the people of where every nation involved was civi- 'this country, is responsible for untold i lized and of the Christian persuasion, millions of American wealth being thi sinstance will stand as a classic drained out of thd country to support t example. such criminals as Denikin, Kolchak Yet, each nation regardless of the creed. He preached and announced w ‘" K° d°wn in history as one of its hood of man. The creed of love and peace, the creed of charity and for giveness. He was the apostle, and is now named the Prince of Peace. His eloquence on behalf of the op pressed did not require the stimulus of gaudy, luxuriously appointed tem ples, cathedrals or churches. He did not wait for, nor answer calls in accordance with, nor the pros- trampled under foot and the people These ladies are ever to be seen in-! the coming of the Universal Brother- terested in this band. The Board f Trade also endorses the band and encourages the people to support it. Its officers^are keenly interested and are always on the job with ivew of promoting this addition to the community’s building organiza tion. 'The L. P. CluT Mr. Bernard Dukes entertained the members of the L. P. Club with a dove shoot at his place north of Bain- bridge Wednesday morning. The Party met with splendid success; many birds answered the roll call dur ing the morning and kindly permitted themselves to be shot, for all of which the L. p. Club thanks them. Board of Trade Meeting There will be no Boardr of Trade meeting on Friday night, as that will * Christmas Eve. However, the next meeting, which will take place on the second Friday night in January "ill hold interest to the membership. All are invited out %>n that occasion. Statement of the Condition of the BAINBRIDGE STATE BANK Located at Bainbridge, Ga., at the elose of business Dec. 15, 1920. most damnable pages in the records of human events. At this very moment, that sham called the League of Nations, with the secret covenants, secretly arrived dt is laying the foundation for future wars. In this land of glorious traditions, we have seen the Constitution treated a ,sa scrap of paper, liberty of the in dividual and national self-respect pects of remuneration. Not receiv- in gany pay. He was under no obliga tions to derive His inspirations from the same sources as His salary. He set forth to expound a sublime doc trine that imbued Him with the in- conquerable spirit to think and re solve, to dare and do. He could not be daunted by scorn, indifference, per secution or hardships. His purpose was not to bolster up the citadel of wealth and privilege nor was it hidden under a cloak of unc tuous platitudes and academic casu istry. He had received no special training in the art of verbosity. His language was plain, to the point, un mistakable; the aims of His doctrines and His efforts were for equality, liberty and fraternity the general up lift of the masses, and He therefore | spoke to them where they were then, as they would now be found that is in the market place, and the street cowed into submission by one of the most despotic autocracies on record. Men and women imprisoned and tortured as during the inquisition’s most palmy days for their religious convictions. We have seen the affairs of the nation administration in ac cordance with the wishes of the Brit ish imperalist ruling class, which, as adea rfriend, who himself had royal blood in his veins, told us on many occasions was the most astute in the world. The absolute mendacity, the shameless perversion of facts and wanton deception this country was flooded with by that prince of yellow journalism, Lord Northcliffe, former ly Alfred Harmsworth, the tool of British Imperalism beggars descrip tion. We sent our troops, many to die of of cold and privations, into Siberia to protect Japanese and British in- terests^when as a matter of fact, no and Wrangel in theft- efforts to collect French debts and re-establish Czar- ism. Thousands of Jews have been mur dered, thousands of women and girls have been violated, homes looted and destroyed by armies that could never have come into existence without the money, arms, ammunition and food provided by America. We see the Red Cross (shades of Florence Nightingale) becoming part and parcel of the international con spiracy against liberty, for it is ad mitted by its head, that hundred mil lion dollars were used to help France stay in the war, the Red Cross re fuses help to Russia, the Red Cross refuses help to Ireland, and in Poland the Red Cross systematically excludes Jewish nurses. We see the present administration intensifying the sufferings of the greht panic, that inevitably followed the war, by refusing to enter into business relations with Russia. We have seen the country plunged into an orgy of grnft, corruption and plundering of the public treasury, such as cannot be paralleled in the history, of the human race. The farming industry, that main stay of civilization and human ex istence, is bankrupted, and the bank ing system on the verge of collapse, and in the midst of this sinister chaos, we find our legislative Moses resort ing to the old political anesthetic of tariff revision as the panacea for our present national dilemma. In Austria the condition of the peo ple are reduced to the point where even thd yellow press is afraid to r<^- fer to ththn. In Germany ninety per cent of the children are afflicted with tubercu losis, the mothers are so reduced by starvation that they cannot 'nurse their babies, and milk from other sources is not to be had. The French government, with sinister intent, has quartered black troops in the country and they violated the homes, and ape the women with impunity. The Unit ed States maintains an army of oc cupation and without justification, but for whi(Ji Germany has to pay two and one-half million dollars per month. Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece and practically every other country are on the verge of revolution, and Ireland is being systematically bled to death, in spite and notwithstanding all the academic palaver and grand stand oratory about self-determination, new freedom and war for Democracy. To return at home, we find hundreds of thousands forcibly unemployed, thousands upon thousands starving and freezing, in the midst of a ple thora of all that is needed for the comfort of every man, coman and child throughout the land. Now, if ever there was an instance COMMUNITY SING CHRISTMAS TREE THE BIGGEST EVENT OF Vtfi KIND TO BE STAGED ON CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON. side it was on, in the paroxism of its greed, in the apotheosis of its upos tacy called upon THE FATHER to j grunt that its weapons of murder and desturction might be more successful than those of its opponents. One vestige of mofal courage, one atom of sincerity on the part of those who canstimoniously profess to be followers of the HUMBLE NAZA- RENE would huve sufficed to have made that never to be forgottep hollo- caust an impossibility. And here we pause to ask where were, and how stood the acknowledged and ordained spokesmen of the RE DEEMER in face of their unmistak able duty??? With a few glaring exceptions, who were victimized and persecuted for daring to be Daniels, the overwhelming majority, like the dog of phonographic notoriety, they had heard the voice of their master and with sinister irony their voice and influence were thrown on the side of shambles as wholeheartedly ns those of the insanest jingo. And now it is once more yuletidc, the anniversary of the birth of THE REDEEMER. Once again, if only to conform to traditions, you will sally for th to your churches and chapels, adorned in you frills and furbelows, with your pigments und other shams, or arrayed as was not Solomon in all his glory, you will sully forth to hepr the annually repeated words "PEACE DSrrrr reereds etaoin shill etaoinnn ON EARTH, GOOD WILL TO WARDS,MEN" which when uttered in the light of present day events and conditions can be nothing more than a sinister platitude. We are not siting ,in judjfJMpt UP; on our fellows, we belive in "Judge not that you may not be judged,” we also believe that owing to false teach ings the majority “Knew not what they did” but, in face of the inevita ble and irrefutable facts we dnre to ask: How can you think of joy and happines when millions.of your fel lows are crushed to earth by misery, want and degradition? If we may be so bold as to issue a message it will be to the effect that ‘‘With heads bowed down in shame, with all the humility of your guilt for betraying the trust HE has placed upon you, spare HIM, when on this occasion you go to your churches and chapels, spare HIM tfce insult of ask ing forgiveness for your sins of omis sion and commission, instead pray that HE may grant you the moral, in tellectual and spiritual courage to re solve in doing your duty to hasten the dawn of the day HE came to an- The present indications are that that biggest event of its kind ever staged in Bainbridge will be the pageant, in connection with the community sine and Christmas tree, Christmas alters noon. At early dusk, on Christmas after noon, 5:80 o’clock, to be exact, th* band and choir congregated nn the square facing the vacant lot in front of the postofllce will commence with the song, “Joy of the World.” Imme»- diately following this, with a pleasing- and appropriate stage setting, will: come the pageant, full of thrills and: interest to the young and old, inter spersed throughout with sfcecialljt’ provided songs by the choirs. Tfcte pageant, carries a story of keen in terest and the enthusiasm of the ' ticipants insures an elaborate duction. Following this will Santa Claus, who wil (distribute i ents fro hi the huge and beautiftdfp decorated and illumimated Christa tree to all the children of the city J county. The presents to each will be similar—there will be nn dis crimination—an^ >n order to mnAi omission, no package will bear, a- name. At the proper time in the pro gram, ov^ry child will be asked to UJt in line' and march by the Christmas tree where Sunta will furnish than with presents. r Sufficient money hag been subscrib ed nnd there will be no ned for emhsr- assment of any community or organ ization, as enough is provided for ttH und all are welcome, country and city. This is a day of joy when no one should feel unwelcome in any affair of this kind. The occasion will be made happier by the out of town chil dren joining in with the town folks. Thanks to the whole-hearted co operation of all the people, the affair Will be a complete success." ‘Ac mem bers of the various churches and or ganizations, committes and city offi cials Mre each performing their pact in a way very creditable indeed to t city and county they represent. Everyone should be imbued with, the spirit of the day and come oak to the community gathering and odd to the Joy of the occasions. Christmas afternoon at 5:30 o’clock. Public Schools Close. The public schools closed Wedtaeo- day at noon for the Christm’ae beB- • days to re-open on Monday, ary the third. Statement of the Condition of THE CITIZENS BANK ANffi TRUST COMPANY Located at Bainbridge, Ga., at the close of business Dec. 16, 1920. RESOURCES Demand Loans .... , .. . „ .Time Loans nounce, and in the cause of which He Overdraft gave HIS life. PEACE ON EARTH, GOOD WILL TOWARDS MEN. „ RESOURCES Demand Loans .... $ 9,849.04 Lmie Loans 780,754.39 °tmds and stocks owned by the Bank 10,170.00 Wing House . 17,190.00 furniture and Fixtures .... 7,394.15 ls jb in Vault and Amount I a t a Deported in Banks 153,683.29 Club were the hosts pcrfect--at Cash Items 2,719.271 very elegant and beautiful dinner ^faring House 2,045.80: dance complimentary to their young htht S 4l tS n ° l Included 94 ! lady friends. ’’ bove Five tobies were arranged congen- T0TAL $984,409.18; j a |i y near in the center of the long , , LIABILITIES i dining room and covers were laid for ^P'tal Stock Paid in $100,000.00 ^ thirty guests. Glistening crystal THE DINNER DANCE, FORMALLY) and that was in the absence of its ELEGANT AND BEAUTIFUL. most popular member, Mr. Owen Fields. On Monday evening at the Callahan The chaperones, Mrs. S. S. Brinson, Hotel, the young men of the E. Z. WO re d pretty frock with bodice of electric blue satin and skirt of frills of white tulle with tiny rosebuds; Mrs. Guy Overstreet, a charming toilette of green Georgette over black: Mrs. Frank McCorkle, dainty gown of blue taffeta with pink ostrich tips. Miss Sadie DesVergcs, was lovely ..us Fund 20,000.00 *• "divided Profits, less Cur- re «t Expenses, Interest . and Taxes Paid 94,181.96 “dividual Deposits Sub ject to Check 389,540.01 “>vings Deposits 157,108.04 W Certificates 91,730.26 febicr’s Checks 1,848.91 'D? Payable, In cl u di n g lime Certificates Repre sent ing Borrowed •uonev baskets filled with Poinsetta and Nar cissi made the appropriate and pretty center pieces and Shearouse’s orches tra played bright and sparkling mus ic during the excellent service of the five course dinner. Charming girls in charming toil ettes and gallant young men smartly I groomed presented an enchanting 130,000.00; scene. The favors, very becoming 1 and typical of the season, were cor- TOTAL $984|409.18I eg of exquisite pinkish red roses, * of Georgia—Decatur County : ^ | w jjj ch a n the girls wore with abandon The couples took advan Before me came J. J- Walters, uashie r< 0 f Bainbridge State Bank, and grace very stylish on this occasion in rose colored taffeta and silver ribbons. Miss Agnes Moore, in pure white satin and metal lace and her red roses was one of the winsome girls of the evening: Miss Gladys Hooten, always cherry, one scarcely notices her clothes, but a buff foundation of taffeta with blue tulle and pastelle ribbons was too pretty to miss: Miss Grace Halstead was precious A SAFE TEST *bo being duTy'sworn, C says that the te ge of the balmy, moonlight night fsyswwta esww : * — f*~ ( i^ ,v °tn to and subscribed before me, j served the delicious fruit. !‘ un ^ 'beauty of Miss Wagoner: Miss Mar- “ ■* ij£ N. P. Decatur County, Ga. in an exquisite little gown of light' j a a j^le soft gown of befrilled white blue taffeta whose over-skirt finished net an(i Mr „ w M Jackson hand- in a large butterfly bow in the hack, j jp an elegant gown of embroid- Rather high in neck and with the ered black net with Beaver trim; Mrs. short puffed sleeves and the touch of Jewe) Milton, striking in a fascinat- Dresden on the girdle impressed one dress of blue taffeta and silver as a trifle old fashioned. I lace; Mrs. Euzera Bruton wore an Miss Pearl Floyd wore a very beau-1 exquisite peach-colored taffeta to the tiful and handsome gown of orchid ^ height of prettiness; Mrs. Clarence satin with an over dress of cerise tul- j Everett, in an adorable frock of flesh le, which was elaborately finished in j tulle over tucked net and satin foun- spirited bouffant tendency over the j dafcion with metal trimmings, and hips which extended a little below the j Mrs. Gammagc, tail, graceful and skirt—a prevailing fashion. Miss i 0V ely in cream net, topped with a be- Floyd was lovely: j coming little pink tulle hat, Watteau Miss Frances Wagoner wan elegant- ; style. ^ black Chantilly lace over The men, Messrs. Monroe) McAl lister, Lane, Crews, O’Neal, Wijjtch- ard, Willis, Jones, McBrien, Mayes, Simmons, Brinson, Overstreet and Dr. McCorkle, are all to be congratulated For those who are in need of a rem edy for kidney troubles and back ache, it is a good plan to try Doan’s Kidney Pills. Ask your neighbor! They are strongly recommended by Bainbridge people. Mrs. J. P. Massey, 350 Hall St., Buinbridge, says: “I have used Doan’s Kidney Pills with benefit when my kidneys have been out if order. 1 had pains through my back and shoulders and I had dizzy spells and spots floated before my eyes. My kidneys didn’t act right and I became weak and run down. I know my kid neys were the cause of the trouble and I bought Doan's Kidney Pills from the Eariich Drug Co. Doan’s were just what I needed and soon strengthened my back and kidneys and made me feel better in every way.” 60c, at all dealers. Foster-Milhurn Co., Mfrs., Buffalo, N. Y.—(adv.) Because a man is in a happy mood is no sign of sainthood A fellow can be happy when he has done no wrong; and again, a fellow can be happy because he wasn’t caught in the act. $ 38,856.71 533,376.6a 4M.T& Bonds and Stocks owned by the Bank 5,950.86 Furniture und Fixtures .... 4,050.06 Cash in Vault and Amount Deposited in Banks 47,702.40 Clearing House 8,360.94 Other Asset? not included in the Above 54.20 Bonds Borrowed 24,300.06 Collection Item* 1,314.78 TOTAL $664,368.42 LIABILITIES Capitol Stock Paid In .....’...$100/KI0Ja: . Surplus Fund 20,000.00 Undivided Profits, less Cur rent Expenses, Interest and Taxes Paid 23,000.744. Due to Banks and Bankers in this State 176.46 Individual Deposits Sub ject to Check S123,388.44 Savings Deposits *.102,299.74 Time Certificates _ 172,049.50 Cashier’s Checks 3,039.39 Notes and Bills Rediscount ed 66,048.04 Bills Payable, Including Jime Certificates Repre senting Borrowed Money 40,00089 Other Liabilities not In cluded in the Above 75.00 Bonds Borrowed 24,300.00 TOTAL $364,368.42 State of Georgia—Decatur County: Before me came E. F. Vickers, Cashier of The Citizens Bank on<i Trust Company, who being duly sworn, says that the above and fore- goig statement is a true condition ot said Bank, as shown by tbe hooka ot file in said Bank. E. F. VICKERS. Sworn to and subscribed before me, 'this 22nd day of December, 1920. JOHN L. DAVIS, N. P. of Georgia. State atLavga >