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—r THE BAINBRIDGE POST-SEARCH LIGHT ANN READER AND WILLIAM McCAULEY IN A SCENE EROM RICHARD WALTON TULLY’S HAWAIIAN LOVE PLAY, “THE BIRD (IF PARADISE" AT THE CALLAHAN THEATRE FOR THE FIRST TIME, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30TH. LUMBER FOR SALE Any. quanity of rough Lumber for sale to the local trade. Prices made on application. N. W. STRICKLAND Board of Trade GfOSSII 3 ^Community Unity * Its a lucky thing for human happi ness, that folks were endowed with the power of disagreement Other wise we might all be as the sheep in the fields; where one leads, the flock follows. Thank fortune we can not all agree on politics, or on relig ion or love. BUT WE CAN AGREE ON ONE THING. We want this CITY TO BE THE GREATEST AND BEST CITY ON EARTH. Not necessarily the largest, BUT THE BEST. WE CAN agree on this basic proposition, but we do not do so. Such agreement may be known as COMMUNITY UNI- ITY, the forerunner of all great civic achievement. When we are unified on the program of progress and stand as ONE, squarely behind the BOARD OF TRADE in its efforts, we have attained COMMUNITY UNITY and all things are possible. A city is known by the Board of Trade it keeps. We want Bainbridge favorably known. v 3'aith ment. the forerunner of aehieve- A certain percentage of every dol lar you spend at home goes to the upbiulding of your city. When you buy elsewhere, you help build some other city. This space will be contributed by this papdV* every week for the sole and sincere purpose of trying to add new enthusiasm to the workers of the city who function through the Board of Trade. The Board of Trade is an organization belonging to the people of the city with the one purpose of building—of purely unselfish motives. Unfortrunately, the burden of the Board is carried by a few patriotic and far seeing citizens, while the ma jority of the people are content to sit by and let these few willing ones do it all. The contributions of this column will, in the largest, be of an educa tional- chararcter, as pertains tlap Board of Trade and it is sincerely hoped that new resolves will be form ed by those who do not interest them selves in this work, to turn over a new leaf, become enthused in the city of Bainbridge, forget selfish personal ities and align themselves with the Board of Trade for 1921. Tsur family deserves tht best to be had. Give them a treat this Chrittsnas. ^ { Wac7^d f r 55j6A f J Extra Fine Baking for Christmas TJOW excited the kiddies are with 11 thoughts of Christmas toys and good things to eatl They expect a great treat—and of course you can’t disappoint them. Dainty Flour, with its high quality, will help you produce the fine baking you count on. It is milled from the choicest soft winter wheat by a special slow pro cess which retains all the unusual baking qualities found only in such grain. Because this quality wheat is scarcer and higher priced than ordinary wheat, Dainty costs more than ordinary flour. But Dainty requires less shortening. And think of the satisfaction of consistently better bakingl Valierfe MADDOX GROCERY CO. Distributors THESE BILLS WILL > . INGREASEYOURTAXES Facts of Vital Interest to Everybody in Georgia. Two Very Dangerous Constitutional Amend ments Suggested. During the 1920 session of the Gen eral Assembly of Georgia there were Introduced two Constitutional Atnend- menta which have a direct bearing on the earnings and values of the prop erty of every citisen of the state, and because of the declaration by the pro moters of these bills, v that they will be presented again to the next General Assembly, it is the purpose of this publication to acquaint the people of Georgia with the nature of these pro posed bills. The First dill Is: A constitutional amendment to authorize the General Assembly to create a “Hydro-Electric Power Com mission” with authority to incur debt in the name of the State for the pur pose of purchasing, leasing, construct ing, operating and maintaining public utilities, such as water works, street railways and plants for the genera tion, transmission, distribution And sale of electric or other light, heat or power, and transmission lines or other means for the transmission and distri bution of light, heat and power. This bill gives the proposed Hydro-Electric Power Commission the authority to condemn any and all such public utili ties, and exempts them when so ac quired, from the supervision of the Railroad Commission of Georgia, which now has control of the rates and operating practices of all such utilities in the State. The Second Bill Is: A constitutional- amendment to authorize cities, to.wns and counties to exceed the limitation of seven per cent on debts, for the purpose of pro viding money to carry out the pro gramme of the Hydro-Electric Power Commission as outlined in the previ ous bill. It cancels the limitationa and restrictions imposed by the Con stitution as to the issuance of bonds by counties and municipalities of the State. What Do These Bills Mean? A MODEST ESTIMATE OF THE PRESENT VALUE OF ALL OF THE PROPERTIES IN GEORGIA AFFECTED BY THESE BILLS IS $150,000,000.00. The annual interest on that amount of debt at the lowest rate of interest would be $7,500,000.00. Tim State of Georgia, and its coun ties, cities and towns, would issue bonds, first for the purchase price of these properties. Then they would issue more bonds every year for im provements. r Then they would issue some moro bonds to cover the deficiencies in op erating the plants in the large cities, at rates lower than the cofit of service. Every bond issued would j^a mort gage on every home and farm in the State. Every dwelling, every farm owner and every renter would be taxed to pay the interest on these bonds, so that the people living in the cities and towns might have cheaper streH car fares, cheaper gas, and cheaper lights than the cost of furnishing them. Jf you desire it, copies of these bills will be mailed you if you will send your name and P. O. address to this payer. A Bank Statement that any Man or Woman can Understand THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK AND DECATUR COUNTY BANK BAINBRIDGE, GA.. js'ii ' T STATEMENT OF NOVEMBER 15, 1920 The Bank Owes to Depositors $ 802,213.72 Obligations secured by Liberty Bonds 19,450.00 Notes Re-discounted (this is borrowed money loaned to our customers) * 10,032.65 $ 837,69637 A conservative Banker always has this indebted ness in mind, and he arranges his assets so as to be able to meet any request for payment. For This Purpose We Have— Cash $ 199,53050 (Gold Bank Notes and Specie) and with legal de positories returnable on demand. / U. S. Government Securities 22,482.80 City Bonds 2,00000 Stocks _ 41,019.75 Two Buildings 40,251.92 Due from U. S. Treasury 5,250.00 Loans: (Notes of our customers, largely secured by collateral, mortgages or endorsements 3,60234 SHERIFF SALES Georgia, Decatur County. Will be sold before the courthouse door in the city of Bainbridge, said county, on the first Tuesday in Jan uary, 1921, during the legal hours of sale,' the following described proper ty, to-wit: Nine acres of land in the southeast corner of lot of land No. 58 in the 19th district of Decatur county, Ga. Levied on ns the proper ty of Oscar Wilson, to satisfy a fi. fa. in favor of the Bainbridge Slock Com pany for use of I. A. Allen, as exe cutor of ,1. W. Napier This Dee. 8, 1920. S. W. MARTIN, Sheriff. SALE NOTICE Georgia, Decatur County. By virtue 4f an order from the Crttfft of Ordinary of said county, will be sold on the first Tuesday in January, 1921 at the courthouse in said county, during the legal hours of sale, the following real eatate in Decatur county, to-wit: GO acres of land on the northeast side of lot of land No. 53l in the 21st dlitrict of Decatur county, Ga. This 6th day of December; 1920. R. A. REYNOLDS, Adm. Estate of Maggie Reynolds. LEAVE TO SELL LAND Georgia, Decatur County. Notice is hereby given that W. G. Powell, as Administrator of Mrs. Nannie Powell, deceased, having ap plied to me by petition for leave to sell the real estate and notes of film. Nannie Powell, deceased, and that an order was made thereon at December Term, 1920, for Citation and that ci tation issued; all the heirs-at-law and creditors of the said Mrs. Nannie Powell, deceased, will take notice that I will pass upon the said application at the January Term, 1921, of the Court of Ordinary of Decatur county; and that unless cause is shown to the contrary at said time, said leave will be granted. This 6th day of December, 1920. T. B. MAXWELL, Ordinary. Total to Meet Indebtedness. This leaves a Surplus of. .. $1,084,136.31. $ 246,94014 Which becomes the property of the Stockholders after the debts to the depositors are paid, and is a ■'guarantee fund upon which we solicit new de posits, and retain those which have been lodged with us for many years. Moife Poultry Pin Mon You can get more eggs and make more money by ‘feeding hens more material for making whites of eggs. No grain feed con tains anything like enough white-making material (protein). As a result, many yolks are formed in the hen’s body that are never laid. Purina Poultry Chows fed together, make more eggs because they supply the scientific balance of all the elements a hen requires to produce the highest number of whites and yolks of which she is capable. Purina Poultry Chows are sold under an iron-bound guaran tee of More Eggs or Money Back. Sold in Checkerboard Baga Only by MADDOX GROCERY COMPANY, BAINBRIDGE. GA. / SERVICE IN INSIIBANCE Are you paying too much for your Fixe Insurance? We write all kinds of Insurance and have time to see that you get the lotfert rate you are entitled to. SEE US. CITY £ND FARM PROPERTY Fire, Automobile, Casualty, Liability. Fidelity. Plate Glass: in fact all kinds of In surance. May we Serve You. Phone 235F PRESTON & KIRBO RUB-MY-TISM a powerful Antiseptic and Pain Killer, cures infected cuts, old sores, tetter, etc. Relieves Sprains, Neuralgia, Rheumatism =FOR= WOOD AND COAL TELEPHQNEi152 FIRST GLASS FUEL BAINBRIDGE ICE COMPANY “MONTEVALLO” The World’s Best Coal 1 f