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THURSDAY. AUOUBT 4. 1021.
(Eh? 10m&rr Neroa
Winder, Ga.
And THE BARROW TIMES, of Winder, Ga., Consoli
dated March Ist, 1921.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
j. w. McWhorter— —Editor
J. B. PARHAM Business Manager
Entered at the Postofflce at Winder, Georgia as Second
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Winder, Ga., August 4, 1921. _
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The senate has passed a bill requiring the Bible to
be read in school*. If it could make a law that
would cause more respect for the teachings of the
Bible out of school 'twould be much better. —Ogle-
thorpe Echo.
Well said, Editor Shackelford. We don’t think
much of any compulsory Bible reading law in our
schools. The past two thousand years ought to teach
us the danger of connecting in any manner the stute
and religion. But the time seems to be approaching
wherein the state will tnke absolutely charge of a
fellow. If the government is going to take charge of
him every other way, we might as well let it say
what his religion shall be also.
Those who attended the late Georgia Press Conven
tion stated that “Bro. Townsend of the Nugget, was
the only editor on the Oth district who was übsent.”
We had to stay at home and keep thechickens out of
the garden.—Dablouega Nugget.
We are going to send somebody up to Dalilonega on
Saturday, September 2nd, to keep the chickens out of
Bro. Townsend's garden, while he’s off down here in
Winder attending the Ninth District Press Association.
Make your arrangements, Bro. Townsend to come,
we are expecting you.
O
The Winder News is eminently correct in wanting
the system of rotating president of the Georgia Press
Association discontinued. The president should be
selected for his fitness for the position and not on the
manner in which his city might have entertained the/
associa t ion.—G reensboro Hern Id - J ournal.
We are sure that a great many of the newspapers
of the association feel just as the Herald-Journal has
expressed itself, hut then, Bro. Williams has always
had a way of talking out in the open.
O
Let the Government Pay.
The newspaper receives in nearly every mail a re
quest for the publication of “stuff" advertising some
feature of the uatioual government—advising the peo
ple to rush to the postofflce or bank and buy goods or
savings stamps, or urging young men to Join the army,
or navy, or telling of the public examination for post
masters or rural carriers or other government jobs, or
something else pertaining to Uncle Maui’s many lines.
But It is made plain that nothing can be paid for the
publication. The man who sends out these requests,
or rather who superintends the matter, is one of the
high-priced fellows, and of course when the salaries
of the Job-holders and the other employes, who work
as little as possible and draw all the money they can,
are paid there Is nothing left for the newspaper.—
Dawson News. _ ,
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Federal Reserve System Scored
r by John Skelton Williams
John Skelton Williams, former comptroller of the
currency, Is making Governor Harding, of the reserve
board, and Governor Strong, of the New York reserve
bank, sit up aud take notice.
Mr. Williams charged that the tesefre board had
counteranced undue lendings to a New York banking
group during the last two years, for speculative uses,
while forcing liquidation in southern aud western ag
ricultural districts, and that it had allowed extortion
ate interest charges and generally failed to ease dowu
inflation.
A great many people think Mr. \\ illiatns is right in
his charges. They think that the sudden collapse last
fall was the direct result of the liquidation forced by
the federal reserve board.
At least, no harm can come by a discussion of the
facts connected with the sudden depression that hit
the country last fall, and the causes that led to it. The
spirit manifested by Governor Harding of the reserve
board and Governor Strong, of the New York board,
is not to their credit. ‘The people want to know the
truth. Those who have lost fortunes by the sudden
collapse of things are entitled to know why the reserve
board began to force liquidation in so drastic a man
ner all at once.
We have always looked upon Mr. Williams as a safe
and sane financier, lie has been comptroller of the
currency, aud anything he may say curries weight
with it. He cannot be brushed aside by calling him
ugly names, and charging him with sinister motives.
Let the investigation proceed.
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Self Pity.-
One of the most destructive forces that hinders the
progress and success of human beings is self pity.
By it you confess your weakness, and to confess
weakness is to be weak. Strong people do not in
dulge in self pity at all, neither do they want others
to pity them. We should never put ourselves In tlie
attitude of expecting others to pity us. Neither
should we ever indulge in self pity. To feel sorry
for yourself is to excuse yourselt for being weak and
for failing in your efforts, and this means a still fur
tliat downward slide in the mire of defeat and des
pair.
Success comes to the fellow that knows no defeat.
To admit your defeat and to feel sorry for yourself
because ot it, is the worst of folly. “Asa man be
lieveth in bis heart, so is lie,” says Holy Writ. If he
believes he is weak and has failed and should be
pitied, then that vital inward force of the mind that
is so necessary to success is lowered and gradually
the man goes down the decline to permanent defeat.
He gives up. He lights no longer. The door is closed
upon him. He is cast out in darkness where “there
is weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth.”
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Looking Upward
There is no doubt but that business conditions are
beginning to look up some. This doesn’t mean that
cotton will go back to forty cents per pound. It
doesn’t mean that those who bought lands at inflated
prices will get out of the hole in which their wild
enthusiasm put them without any loss. There has
been and is going to be loss all around. Every ves
tige of the Inflation will be wiped out and those who
were caught in the receding current will have to pock
et their losses and go back to work on the new basis
of the value of things.
But there is no doubt but that we can tell better
now how to proceed In a business way than we could
in the spring of the year. Things have become more
stable and we know better now how to plan for the
coining months. Wages are being cut In all public
enterprises, and the relative values of the raw mate
rial and the manufactured product nre getting closer
together. They have been too far apart for the past
six months. People are beginning to realize that the
days of wild speculation and extravagant living of
the past few years have gone with no hope of return,
and they are becoming resigned to the inevitable.
Our lands nre just as productive as ever. Our
cities are just as necessary as they were two years
ago. We have lost none of our land and none of our
ability to work and create wealth. We really have
not lost anything tangible. We were led to believe
that we were wealthier than we really are because
of the glamor of things. The glamor is gone and we
find ourselves with the same land, the same homes,
the same property we had before the war and that
the value of these things is about the same as they
were before the war.
Things are coming around alright. Take care of
your business and conduct it like you did when times
were normal. You were succeeding then, and you
will succeed now. You can’t make money as fast as
you thought you were making it a year or so back,
hut the present will be a reality and not a dream.
Take courage, friend. Put on your old work clothes
so to speak, and go to it. You will win.
The State University
Representative Wyatt, of Troup county, in the
course of a speech made on the floor of the house
of representatives in Atlanta this week, used the
following words:
‘‘l hud to work my way through school, but I
couldn’t go to the university because of the expense
and factionalism. I have a brother working Ills way
through school now aud he can't go to the university.
There is uo doubt but therq is a lot of criticism of
the expense attached to sending a boy to the State
University. We do not know if this criticism Is just
or not. We cannot understand why it should cost a
boy more to attend the state university than Emory or
Mercer or Oglethorpe universities. These latter re
ceive no state aid and are sustained by tuition fees
and popular and denominational donations.
A financial report from Uie state Institution show
ing the amount of money expended, the number of
professors in the schools, the number of students iu
tlie university proper, the cost to the state per pupil,
and other Information would be welcomed by many
people of the state.
There are a great many people In Georgia unfriendly
to the state university, aud they are becoming more
numerous year after year. That institution must cul
tivate the friendship of the plain, common people of
the state, show them what it is doing and what It is
costing the tax payers, and prove to them it is an asset
of great value to Georgia. The News has its views
about colleges and the common schools, and we note
that regard for the common schools is growing year
after year, among the masses, while the uufriendly
ness for the university is increasing. Time will work
out the problem right.
O
Governor Hardwick has mode a tine selection in the
appointment of Hon. John N. Holder on the State
highway) commission. He is not only asplendid
newspaper man, but one of the best business men
in this section of the state. We hope he will accept
and give his time and talents to this great work, oue
of the greatest that now confronts our people.
THE WINDER NEWS
You'll Get Somewhere With a
Good Appetite and Good Dinner
Start fresh every morning with a good breakfast.
You’ll be full of Pep and Enthusitsm all day. For a
good breakfast will banish gloom and despondency,
and enable you tq win out in the day’s work. And re
member, you’ll need a good dinner. You’re made that
way. Your energy and get-up-and-get depends on
your food. You owe it to yourself and your family to
get the best of food. Our groceries are the best. They
are always fresh. They give you strength and nourish
ment for your work. They enable you to win out. And
the price is always right. We see to that.
Our meats are the kind that always satisfy. They are
the best that can be found. No doubt about that. Our
guarantee is behind them.
We always give the best of service. We are in bus
iness to serve. Our business must go. And to make it
go, we realize we must sell the best goods at the lowest
prices, and give satisfactory service. We are doing that.
Try us and see.
7 Packages Sunshine Washing Powders 25
5 gallons Kerosene Oil - .70
Your business will be appreciated and will receive
our careful attention.
Watson-Glover Cos.
K Phone 80
20 Pounds Sugar
For Friday and Saturday
This week I am going to sell 20 pounds Sugar for ONE
DOLLAR with Every $2.00 purchase, artd as you know
we are giving a key With Each $2.00 purchase and if
your key unlocks the lock you will get the wonderful
machine now on exhibition at our store. If you want
only sugar we will sell you 15 pounds to the dollar.
We have a few more ladies hats to go at 98c
A few ladies organdie, voile and gingha mdresses to
close out at reduced prices.
Good AAA Sheeting at 9c
See our table of voiles, organdies, ginghams, etc.,
at greatly reduced prices.
A few ladies organdie, voile and gingham dresses to
Read right, come right, think right, talk right, pray
right, buy right, help right, move right, love right, hate
light, be right and you will do RIGHT when you go
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J. W. SUMMEROUR
Winder, Georgia.
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