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THURSDAY. JANUARY 11. 192.1.
(Fit? Wutiter
Winder, Ga.
And THE BARROW TIMES, of Winder, Ga., Consoli
dated March Ist, 1921.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
j. w. McWhorter Editor
J. 15 PARIIAM Business Manager
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A great many people* are vain about their humility.
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“Every Day, in every way, I’m getting better and
better.”
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Winder and Harrow county have I icon occupying
|o mii■■ nt places in some of tin* daily newspapers of
late, but we who live in this city and county still fed
that we live in the best town and county in the state.
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Dr. Miller P. Hutchinson, for many years chief en
gineer of the I homes A Edison ioboratories, lias boon
sdeeted to lead anew crusade against the boll weevil
in the cotton fields of the south, lie will receive the
hearty co-operation of all the people.
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Johnnie Spencer, of the Macon Telegraph, says it's
a fortunate tiling that Mrs. Clara Phillips, who sawed
her way out of the jail and skiddooed for parts un
known, is, ns her attorney told the jury, “a frail little
woman of 24 with the uiind of a child of eight.” Had
she been more robust physically and mentally she
might have swiped the janitor and carried him along
too. Exchange.
Teacher “Deline trickle."
Hoy “To run slowly.”
Teacher.—“Detine anecdote.”
Hey "A short funny tale."
Teacher. "Use both words in a sentence.”
Boy “The dog tricklul down the street with a can
tied to his anecdote."
We received a pass to the Santa Claus Theater
which showed during the holidays the great spectac
ular. thrilling, hair raising alt met ion “Double Hill.”
Tliis phenomenal and unprecedented attraction was
pulled off in Savannah, by tin* inimitable "Hill Biffcm,”
who lias recently been sentenced to the Georgia legis
lature, and who makes out of the Savannah Press
(or win* did when we lived in his settlement, having
i loved out of tiis baliwick, lie cut our acquaintance)
cm* of tiic spiciest and most readable papers in the
whole state. “Hill” knows how to sit oil the seat of
l is pants and stand on his head at the same time.
The next time we go to Savanuuh we are going to
got "Hill" to tell us how lie does it.
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The Cotton Situation
THE COTTON crop of Georgia for 1922 will amount
to about 72. r >,o(Hi bales. In 1911 the state raised
2,N<mi,<km> bull's and in 1914 the yield was 2,700,000
bait's This terrific slump litis effected the business
of tlic stale and many people have become discourag
ed over the situation. However, there is a silver lilt
ing to the cloud. There lias boon a great falling off
In cotton production all over the south, and as a re
sult of these decreased yields, the price of cotton Is
constantly tending upward, in 1911 and 1914 the
price of cotton was from six to eight units. It is
four times six cents now. and lienee we will tie as well
off with one fointli of a crop of cotton at 20 cents as
we would lie with a full crop at 6 cents.
However, wi believe that more than one-fourth of
a crop will lie made this year. The farmers are going
after the boll weevil in dead earnest and they will do
much better this year than last. And the price prom
ises to be as good next year as it was but. And, be
sides, there arc more food crops In the state than ever
Itefore. The people will have less to buy. It strikes
us that the country is in fairly good shape, and that
if our people will just straighten out now and go
after a good corn crop with plenty of other tilings
needled on the farm, and theu make as much cotton
as they possibly can, we will all feel the result of our
efforts next fall.
We are expecting our people to make 1921 a great
year toward* restoring prosperity In our midst.
Some Things To Forget.
AS NY begin the Now Year there are some things
** *e iliight put behind us, forgot them, ami face
tin* coming year with bright hopes ami expectation.
Lot's forget the hasty, unkind words that our neigh
bors and associates have spoken, the* trials we have
had, the kicks we have received, the large bills of the
coal man, and many other things, but let’s not forget
to pay our bills.
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Breaking the News
Shortly after buying anew car an Irishman had
the misfortune to collide with a telegraph pole. The
accident was fatal to both oar and owner. It devolved
upon the late driver’s friend, Dennis, to break tiie
news to (lie widow.
“Well,” asked a friend, “how did you come out?"
“Fine,” said Dennis. “I lagan onsy-like telling her
that her husband was kilt entirely and horribly man
gled, and then 1 gradually led up to the climax and
told her that divll a stick or a spring was left of the
car." •
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Never Did Like Indians.
An Oklahoma editor tells of an old Indian that
came Into liis office to pay for his paper. The editor
took the money, then the Indian wanted a receipt.
The editor tried to talk him out of it, then the Indian
insisting on getting the receipt. After making it the
editor wanted to know why lie was so .persistent about
wanting a receipt. The Indian said: ‘“Me die some
time. (Jo to big gate and St. Peter ask if I been good
Indian. I say yes. He say did you pay editor for
paper? I say yes. He say where is receipt? I no
have it. I have to run all over hell to find you and
get receipt.’’—Cowdcn (111.) Reflector.
The Job
Some people think more of themselves than they do
tlieir job. They always lose out. The job is the main
thing. Our interest must tie centered in what we are
doing. The boss is watching how you do your work.
If your job is a secondary consideration with you
he will soon find it out, and your chances of making
good is gone. It's all right for us to have great
self-respect, but we must not let self occupy most of
our time. Our job must be the big tiling so far ns
this life is concerned. We must love it. We must
put our best thought and efforts into it. We must
he sure to make it go.
Most of the failures of life are the result of loaf
ing on the job. No need in anyone going down in
defeat. l>o your work better than anybody else does
it and you are on the road to wealth and influence
and honor. Loaf on your job and you are ou the
road to poverty, trouble and despair.
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Power of Credit.
CREDIT is one of the best helps in the world for the
fellow who is ambitious to get along In the world.
One great trouble with the country right now is a
lack of confidence in one another’s ability to pay.
Prosperity would come leaping hack into our midst
if we could just convince one another of our ability
to pay. Right now, with the boll weevil playing havoc
with our money crop, we doubt any one’s ability to
meet his obligation. This causes a stagnation in all
business lines, and everybody feels the depression.
The thing that every man should always strive to
keep high is his credit, and prompt payment of obli
gations is the thing that holds his credit up. Some
times it is necessary to practice the most rigid econ
omy in order to meet your obligations, but the wise
man will do this willingly, for he knows that it is
much better to deny yourself than to lose your credit.
Credit wisely used will make a man rich. Credit
abused will ruin him. Last year a man cleared
$l,OOO on a single deal with an investment of only
$1.78 in cash. His credit enabled him to turn the trick.
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Wise men value highly their credit. Foolish ones
despise it.
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Cotton Factories Coming; South
The cotton factories of (he New England states are
coming south. Labor conditions are more .satisfac
tory in this section than in the New England states
and the mills are closer to the cotton fields in this
section. Cotton mills in the south will always prove
more profitable than in other sections, and every year
now will show a greater trend of these mills towards
this section.
Now is the time for Winder to put forth her best
efforts to secure some of these mills that are coming
this way. This (piestion ought to be taken up at the
meet lug Thursday night and some plan inaugurated
by wricli we can put before the Eastern manufacturers
tlit‘ availability of Winder and this section as an ideal
location for manufacturing plants.
The manufacturing plants of Winder are her best
assets and the weekly payrolls turned loose here are a
stimulant to the business of every merchant in the
city. We are all interested in more of these plants,
and we feel sure that grout good could he accomplish
ed by a united effort oti the part of our people to se
cure some of these cotton mills that are turning
tlieir attention to the south.
Let's roll up our sleeves and go after them.
THE WINDER NEWS
We’ve Moved
We have moved our garage and Battery Shop to the
Flanigan building on Candler street, formerly occu
pied by the Ford Agency.
In our new home we are better equipped to take care
of the public in general automobile service.
We have installed the latest equipment to take care
of the electrical part of your car, and will specialize in
this work. No guess work with us. We have installed a
machine that will locate your starter, generator and
battery trouble without removing them from the car.
We repair all makes of batteries, and if your batter
ies are beyond repair we talk the Vesta.
The most competent mechanics are in charge of our
garage. We guarantee satisfaction and repair all
makes of cars.
Your car washed and thoroughly greased at small cost
Auto Sales Cos.
At Ford Old Stand
Day Phone 106 Night Phones 207 & 346
A T the very threshold
“Twenty Three”
let us resolve throughout
the year to come , to our
fellowmen.more thought
ful of his feelings that
we may , ere the year
rolls by , be privileged to
feel that we have in
creased our friends and
intensified our friend
ship for no man ever
helps himself until he has
lifted some brother in
need. Let us all be
thoughtful of each other
and make ‘'Twenty
Three” the best spiritu
ally and materially in the
history of our town —a
resolution that is worthy
of the best that is in us.
J- T. trange
Cos.
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