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BAINBRIDGB. GA.'
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THE AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION |
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pression of the people at the ballot
box is the only way whereby an ex
pression of the people can be de
termined. NOT A SINGLE county
went for the salary system. Our
friends of The Herald will agree with
us that it looks verj\ good on th&
face of it to put county officers on
a salary, but it is putting too much
power in the hands of the Represen
tatives to have them set aside the
expressed wish of the people, as in
this case. The system is not a good
one at all. Now there is some dis
cussion about putting all county offi
cers on a salary and leaving that
salary to be named by the represen
jtatives of each county. If the repre
sentatives doe-n’t have a chance to
build up the most damnable political
machine on earth under this method,
you can shoot us for a galoot. At one
time this bill was near its passage and
the writer was on a special committee
to fix the salary and it was decided to
let one salary go to counties with
one representative, and so on. It
soon showed up that Quitman and
Grady county would be on the same
salary. One with 234 white votes and
the other with 4000 white votes and
the committee wound up in a row’.
However, this is only intended to
set the facts out about the solicitor’s
salary bill.
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CLAP TRAP PI KE AM) SIMPLE
According to information in the The bellowing of the Atlanta Geor-
3U,< ' P 3 !’"" ,,f laat TuMd “y a 1,111 1 Kian about House committees going
pulling I he Solicitor of the Albany I into rY „ P „ Hvo « Maiinns nn mat ters
| into executive sessijons
i brought the statement from them that
I this was just started since the war
| began. Any fool that will make such
a statement needs a guardian and
needs one bad. The writer of this
was in the House before, during and
since the war and every committee
after a hearing always goes into ex
ecutive session and then makes its
report. It has always been a sensi
ble custom, and there is never any
SECRECY about it, the Georgian to
the contrary. After a committee
comes out, any one inquiring can al
ways find out who voted for and
Circuit on a fee system instead of a
slmlight salary as heretofore, has
panned the lower House of the Gen
eral Assembly. The bill was intro-
< Jai l'd by Representative Mayo of
Mitchell county and was passed by
the House by a large majority. The
pannage of this bill came as a sur-
• prise to a greut majority of the pco-
>ple «>f the State, as none had cx-
> peeled action of this nature. There
lfcan been a movement fostered in the
Stale looking to the placing of all
Solicitors of the circuit courts on n
Nalarp basis and the easy passage of
the bill introduced by Representative I aKain „ t thc bills pending. There is
Mayo was not looked for. The Solid-l no ro „ ca ,| in „ commit tee and anv
* or qf the Albany Circuit under an, foo , know8 that thl , re is no yea an( ,
act introduced anc* passed by ex-| nny vote thc committee> and any
Senator Smith of Grady county, re-; (lirty sheet that wiU a?sail the in-
ceivixl 15,750 annually for his ser- ,
' ’ ' tegrity of a bunch of men because
vices.—Pelham Journal. . , . .
| they don t do their way and insin-
Tbr Herald has seen nothing in any' uate that they were secret about their
newspaper or heard anything from action, is too low to be considered,
any source indicating that there has 1 The man that wrote those dirty insin-
'taeon any desire to have the Solicitor j uations in the Georgian knows that
the Albany Circuit placed on the he could ask any member of any corn-
fee system, from which system a; mittee and find out how any man
vintage to the salary plan was made | voted’on any measure, and he is a
•several years ago. We have seen!common liar if he states that he could
the statement that the counties did i not. If the Georgia Legislature was
rauS find the salary plan “satisfac-1 as rotten and as mean as the writer
cm.v,” hut have seen no statement,of those articles in the Georgian is,
■«if the reasons why that is so. In
farl, nobody seems to know anything
about what inspired the bill of Rep
resentative Mayo, of Mitchell, or un
derstands why it went through the
House as though on greased rollers
this State would be in an awful fix.
The first thing this bird knows is
that some lank country committeeman
is going to forget that he is a Legis
lator and remember that he is a man
and take a piss-elm club and beat
It may he true that thc present plan some sense into his head. It is a
•of paying the solicitor is unsntisfae- dirty and crying shame the legislative
t«-y, and it may be that a return to | members have to submit to being as-
tlic fee system is desirable, but the
reasons for the change have never
'hwn explained to the people of the
■circuit. The matter is one which the
pahlic seeths to know nothing about.
•f there are good reasons for the
•change (and we do not assume that
there are not! some one might do
•he people of the circuit a favor by
■explaining them, particularly in con-
suliratiou of the fact that thc ten-
ilency in the State is to get away
from the fee system.—Albany Herald.
Maybe we can give the gentleman
jAane information about the passage
Ibis bill. Some years ago this
matter of solicitor’s salary was put
sailed by this dirty shoe every time
they don't do their bidding. The at
tacks of the sheet are cowardly and
dirty, taking advantage of thc fact
that these committeemen have no
money to spend in newspaper adver
tising and few, if any, of them are
trained in newspaper writing at all.
Such cowardly methods are beneath
the notice of decent people and the
only consolation we have is that not
any one that amounts to anything
read's the Georgian editorials. As
a matter of fact, there is just noth
ing to the sheet but Jim Nevin’s ob
servational. Such i*ot would never
come from Jim Nevin’s pen, because
common sense before he goes into
telling folks what they should do.
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When at a loss a; to what to say
about your* neighbor, say something
goo<>|. You may come * fearer the
truth than you imagine.
More the people of the Albany Oir- l he knows to ° "dl that all committees
-wait and overwhelmingly defeated ntj" 1 tho Gcneral Assembly go into ex-
tthe polls. Then in 1920, without anyi eeutive sessipn after « hearing and
■Jfcw'ussion or agitation of the bills, j vote cn b '" s ’ AND he knows that
>»l was hoisted on the members of the j tlu> con, mittee= have no roll call or
Icgi.-Jature during a solicitor’s cam-1 - ven un<1 na - v v " te - T *'' s that
**»igi». The writer was opposed to| writes that stuff sh<nllli l<*»rn a littl
aho bill BECAUSE the people had
Vanned it down at the ballot box, but
tn save undue criticisms on one of
lhe candidates who was the warm
friend of the writer, finally consented
t®r its passage. Mr. Mayo, of the
•County of Mitchell, is just carrying
owl the wishes of the people as ex
pressed at the ballot box in putting
•his thing right back on the fee ays- When you think a task is too great
•em. We don’t know, hut we bet to he performed, just consider it too
* dollar to a dime thut the solicitor! indenificant to worry about and go
right now is walking about with a “head.
lot of county warrants in his pocket. — O .—
that, he can’t discount, representing The Georgian list of towns that are
h.s salary this year AND th. fines | members of the Municipal League H
-ml forfeitures have gone into the absolutely incorrect, and many of the
■county gullet and been spent. The, towns have been protesting against
bm putting the solicitor on a salary; the use of their town’s good name to
“ against the expressed wish of the bolster this fraud without their per-
people at the ballot box and the writ- mission. Such are always the tactics
tv who was a member of the House of The Georgian and Marion Jack-
J'Th.i h a ,7~V' WayS ' !i ° r Any bunch that Will use such
* V.L , he . et 11 pa *’ h ‘‘ C nuse . methods can hut meet disaster Geor-
‘I N . OT thf wish of the people of, gi a will not have th
dir Albany Circuit. The last ex-Jon the people
thing hoisted
GIVE US LIGHT
The people of this country are in a
maze of doubt and mystery over the
millions of interest money that i-
due and to become due us on the ten
billions of dollars owed to us by the
allied governments of Europe.
It is the people’s money, and yet
the people are the last ones who are
being afforded any light upon th
subject.
The London Times is considered the
world over to be a truthful paper, and
the Times in its financial news make-
the positive statement that arrange
ments are under way whereby the
payment of interest is to be delayed
for a priod of fifteen years.
Our secretary of the treasury states
otherwise, but at the same time he
pays out nearly thirty-five millions
of dollars to the British government in
order to cancel a claim for transport
ing American troops and freight to
France in British ships, when by ev
ery ray of right and justice he
should have caused that claim to be
credited against the billions the Brit
ish government owes us.
Thirty-five millions would do won
ders for the shamefully negjlected
sick and disabled ex-service men in
this country, or it would furnish em
ployment and relief to many of our
idle millions of men who are facing
destitution and want, but it was not
used for either of these purposes, or
for any other legitimate American
purpose, so far as we can see.
Frankly, we do not understand it,
and neither do the people.
We disclaim any intention or desire
to attack the administration, for this
is a time when we need co-operation
•eadjustment rather than criticism
and discord, but unless the secretary
of the treasury can furnish a legiti
mate and all-satisfying reason for
his surprising and amazing action he
is laying the administration open to
serious attack from Republicans as
well as Democrats.
We are Americans first, and par
tisans afterwards.
Give us light!
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SMALL TOWN VS. BIG CITY
For years it has been a favorite
amusement of the large city dailies to
refer to the local news contained in
the country press as “small town
stuff.”
It pleases the city dweller to read
it at his breakfast table.
It emphasizes the superiority of
“metropolitan wisdom.”
And. we of the country press are
content to, let it go at that; with a
passing word or two of comment.
The “small town stuff” which fur
nishes so much amusement to our
city friends may be homely in its
phraseology—it may be unimportant
as compared to the vital affairs of
the world—but it possesses the merit
of being the truth.
The average country publisher does
not resort to misrepresentation and
sensationalism in the columns of his
paper. His news articles and items
are composed of facts as he finds
them, and they are not doctored or
colored for the purpose of pleasing
any class or faction or for the build
ing up of a huge subscription list.
When he takes a stand editorially
on any public question, be it local,
State or national, he has in view the
welfare of the people as a whole, and
not the interests of some political
faction or machine.
His columns may not contain an
overplus of news, but such as there
is may be read with perfect safety by
the growing children of the commu
nity without parental fear of instill
ing questionable thoughts and desires
in their budding minds.
His paper may be small, and pro
vincial, but it is clean.
The reader is never at a loss to
know whether or not a statement
made by the editor is based upon
fact, or whether it is composed prin-
ipally of what is commonly known
as “newspaper bunk.”
The publisher of any big city daily
who can legitimately and truthfully
say as much for his own paper is at
liberty to amuse himself at our ex
pense to his heart's content.
It will be viewed by us in a spirit
of fellowship and brotherly love.
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE
PARENT
All the world is a playground, with
most of us hard at work
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Every hat that is worn covers a
certain quality of brains, but it isn’t
always the fault of the hat.
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Its a funny sort of combination, but
the man who paints a town red often
gets a black eye during the perform
ance.
o
The person who builds character
builds fortune as well, not only in the
material things of this world, but in
that spiritual life to which our earth
ly existence is a mere prelude.
Many parents lose sight of the fact
that the vacation period is one of
grave danger to the growing child.
The boy or girl just out of school
feels like the caged bird that is sud-
rr.ly released from its captivity. It
glorifies in its freedom to the ex
clusion of all else.
Many of the lessons in deportment
that have been learned in the class
room are gradually forgotten as the
child finds its way to the street. There
i< no room in its heart for anything
but the glories of the present, unless
the parental hand is ever guiding
• -teps. The future is a sealed book
which will be opened only too soon for
its purpose.
Herein the function of the parent
becomes of double importance to the
future life of thc child, for the care
ful work and training of the teach
er must be carried on through the
days and weeks of the vacation pe
riod, not to the extent of hampering
the child in its rest and recuperation
front classroom confinement, or de
priving it of the innocent pleasures
of life, but rather the daily impress
ing upon its young mind the necessity
for continuing the rules of conduct
j learned in its hour of study.
| Children are quick to learn and
, equally quick to forget. An impres-
Ision may sink deep today and be for-
! gotten by tomorrow, but if it is re-
! peatedly brought to the attention of
(the juvenile brain it will eventually
[take deep*Yoot and live.
| The teacher is responsible to the
parent for the proper instruction of
the child during its hours of study,
but the parent has a double responsi
bility—to both the teacher and the
child—the responsibility of safeguard
ing the work of both.
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The efficiency of some people con
sists principally of the recommenda
tions of their friends.
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The woman who marries her best
friend is in grave danger of losing
him.
NOTICE—All repair work is
strictly cash. No exceptions to
any one. E. R. Meddock.
One Dollar Saved Represents Tea
Dollars Earned.
The average man does not save to
exceed ten per cent of his earnings
He must spend nine dollars in living
expenses for every dollar saved. That
being the case he can not be too cate-
ful about unnecessary expenses. Very
often a few cents properly invested,
like buying seeds for his garden, will
save several dollars outlay later on
It is the same in buying Chamber
lain’s Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy. It
costs but a few cents, and a bottle of
it in the house often saves a doctor's
bill of several dollars.
CITATION—Administration
Georgia, Decatur County.
To All Whom it May Concern:
T. E. Rich having in proper form
applied to me for Permanent Letters
of Administration on the estate of H.
B. Butler, late of said county, thi = is
to cite all and singular the creditors
and next of kin of H. B. Butler to fc-
and appear at my office within thi
time allowed by law, and show cause,
if any they can, why permanent ad
ministration should not be granted to
T. E. Rich on H. B. Butler’s estate
Witness my hand and official signa
ture, this 5th day of July. 1921
T. B. MAXWELL, Ordinary.
WE GIVE YOU $1.00 FOR EVERY $20 PURCHASE
OR OVER-CASH OR CREDIT,
Prices Reduced on Furniture
T H E drop in furniture DID NOT find us with a lot of high priced
goods on hand. We prepared for it by keeping in stock only
enough to supply the immediate demands of the public from day
today, As a result of this “looking ahead” policy we are now
able to sell you the very best in furniture, rugs, carpets, etc., at the new
schedule of REDUCED PRICES. It is a wonderful opportunity for
you to supply your needs economically.
VERY LOW PRICES ON THESE
Living Room Suits Dining Room Suits Bed Room Suits
Iron Beds.. Alluminum Ware Felt Mattresses
PARKER
caIh or credit
FURNITURE CO,
BAINBRIDGE, GA.
THEY CHOSE A BANKER
The United States has taken unto itself a
national budget, thereby placing the stamp
of official approval on budgets as a means of
cutting down expenditures and eliminating
waste.
The national budget is expected to save mon
ey for the Government and—by lightening
taxation—tor every household in America.
And for Director of the Budget tliey chose
a banker—as one who knows all about the
systematic management of financial affairs.
A personal budget is a memory saver-choose
a banker to show you how to put system in
to your finances.
Choose one of our experienced officers, who
are always glad to help you in every possible
way.
The Citizens Bank & Trust Company
BAINBRIDGE, GEORGIA
H. B. EHRLICH, President H. L. CANS, Vice-President
MAX KWILECKi, Vice-President E. F. VICKERS, Cashier