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Secretary Wilson insists that all alien reds must
go. All right—are they going?
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The wise man prates not of his own wisdom.
Were it otherwise he would he only a fool.
We suggest, in passing, that the better way to
practice economy these days is to practice it.
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Weather it be autocracy or democracy, this world
teems to be sizzling in the frying pan any way it
turns.
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And now they fear a “holy war" in Russia—
which, if it comes, will be anything but holy.
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Future generation have much for which to look
forward. They will pay the tremendous war debts
of the present one.
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Want a perfectly good hat cheap, old chap? Just
wait until after the presidential nomination and
there will be a bunch of them left in the ring.
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Soviet Russia met our departed reds with open
arms, they say. And doubtless by this time the
departed are mourning their open pockets.
Who says the rich are short, on brains? Didn’t a
wise man once say that “a fool and liis money
(toon part?"
What a relief it would be if congress would
slip a cog and do something for which we could
really say a kind word.
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And now that we have made the world safe for
democracy, how are we going to save democracy
from itself?
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And yet, dearth of the real presidential timber
unearth to date almost tempts one to enter the
race himself.
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We hope, however, that our good friends of the
Peace League will not substitute scrambled eggs for
brains. It would be a sad waste of perfectly good
eggs.
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No, we simply cannot, permit you to forget our
great and good friend C’arranadi. It is about time
for him to tear loose again.
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Despite our crude savagery, there is one thing
about us Americans for which Europe entertains
an undying affection—our cash.
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If the price of commodities continues to soar
we’ll soon have no furthur use for this old earth.
We’ll all be in the skies hunting something to wear
or a bite to eat.
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The department of justice at Washington says
the cost of living is going down, and the department
of labor insists it, is going up. That settles it —down
today and up tomorow.
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The shortness of news matter in this issue is due
to tin* rotten electric service of the North Georgia
Railway and Power Company and the CITY OF
WINDER.
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After Emma and Alexander and all of the rest
of tin 1 red bonis have slipped quietly back into the
United States, we presume congress \yill pass the
necessary laws to prevent their return. It is the
cutomary way.
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SHARING POSSESSIONS.
Our material possessions, like our joys are en
hanced by being shared. Hoarded and unimproved
property can only afford pleasure to a miser.—Geo.
I*. Prentice.
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BECOMING QUITE A PROBLEM.
As In all large cities, the question of the traffic
on our prominent streets is becoming quite a prob
lem, especially on Saturday afternoons.
Not only are the main thoroughfares choked with
parked ears, but the great number of moving tno
biles and pedestrians in the center of the city
makes it extremely dangerous should drivers show
recklessness in the handling of ear.
So far Winder lias been fortunate in that compar
atively few mobile accidents have occurred upon our
streets
Last Saturday afternoon the city’s old staid-by,
Chief A. *Situ Hill, was acting the part of traffic
officer at the corner of Broad and Candler streets.
<Sim handled the job with the ease of a veteran and
kept a walkway clear for pedestrians by having all
cars to park in the proper places or drive to the
right.
TlH>n it was plain to be seen how tlie mobile
drivers are kept guessing when driving around eor
ners in the heart of the city. There are more jay
walkers according to population in Winder than there
are in ativ other city on earth. A Winder citizen
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positively will not go squarely across a street at
the proper crossing, if there is any other way on earth
that tie can make the trip by going “catywompus.”
The automobile drivers should obey the traffic laws
as a protection not only to themselves, hut to oth
ers as well, and those who are walking should make
it easier for the, mobile man by using the proper
crossings, and especially should our home citizens
break themselves of the habit of going diagonally
across the streets.
TO THE VICTOR THE SPOILS.
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Socialists, anarchists .revolutionists, faddists ev
erywhere are busily engaged propagating the false
views of a commercialized age. One of them is that
the wealth of the world belongs primarily to the
“laboring classes.”
Here we need clear thinking. There are two
classes of workers—those who use brawn and those
who use brain. In fact, the Bible teaching “Otners
have labored and we have entered upon the fruits
of their labors” still holds true.
Some men have soft brains and hard hands, while
others have well developed brains and soft hands.
If you are going to judge a fellow’s worth by the
hardness of ids digital extremeties, put tlie goat to
the fore.
In fact, the question who is the producer? is a
big one. A man goes to town and sells a bale of
cotton. He thinks he produced it. The man who
Invented the pldw; the man whose brain worked
out the fertilizer formula; the genius whose brain
brought fortli the gin ; tin* fellow whose mind worked
out the loom; the leader of commerce whose fore
sight made possible trade conditions, all play as big
part as the fellow who plowed the cotton or picked it.
A vast deal of our industrial unrest is due to a
false conception of who is producer. Bank egotism
and ignorance of a superlative character is fast
carrying us toward caotic conditions.
The student in his laboratory; the working man
in the mill, the farmer in his fields must all, plus
brain and brawn, make ideal conditions for society.
• American democracy, the maintenance of the cher
ished Ideals of our forefathers will keep us steady
here, and in proportion a's we put into the common
fund shall we draw out and enjoy the spoils.
WHY MAKE THE PASTOR A GOAT?
We were born and reared in one of the best coun
try sections of Georgia. We have always believed
in the church and stood for its teachings.
Many a man has steered a straight course to suc
cess because of its help. The need of the hour
among many of our larger as well ns smaller
churches Is a genuine business administration, thor
oughly capable of doing efficient work.
The preacher may have the eloquence of Demos
thenes. the wisdom of Solomon, the poetic sense of
a Shelley, the heart power of the beloved John, and
a cold meeting house, a few window panes out, an
unattractive building, debt, a lack of congeniality
and Indifference to visitors will seriously cripple
the congregation. A good live choir, fine singing
of a congregational nature, too, will greatly strength
en the congregation. Entirely too many churches
want the pastor to do it all—from janltoring to
preaching; from superintending the Sunday school
.to leading the music; from financing the work to
paying the insurance on the property—he is expected
to do it all.
There is a work for the members—to provide
adequate church edifices, to ably finance the work,
to linve good crowds and good music—that is the
business of the local congregation. To be deeply
spiritual and a great preacher and expounder of
the word is the work of the preacher.
Rrethren, loosen the hands of the preacher. Take
the cord of the pack horse off him and give him full
rein to do the work of the good minister without
being handicapped by routine work rightfully belong
ing to others.
MOTHERS.
Much is said about our present, day paramount
problems, and almost every writer has a panacea
for all human ills at his pen or tongue’s end.
Homes of the right sort where God is feared nnd
law is obeyed Schools where wisdom is dissimulated
and the youth of our nation properly instructed and
trained.
Citizenship of an exalted character that, makes
permanent the state and builds up civil life* of high
est variety, are all essential and of great import, but
despite the fact that we may be considered out of
date the venture will be made and the statement
flung out that with the right kind of mothers we
need have no apprehension concerning the future
citizenship of our country.
Amidst the multitudinous duties of this trnnscen
dentallv material age the mother at the fireside with
iter faith in the Book and the God of the Book, and
her hand the plastic life of childhood can start the
course of life in such a channel of faith, hope and
love that the end will be glorious.
Long years after the music of some social func
tion lias been silent: decades after the flowers have
all passed with their fragrance and the gossippers
have forgotten what was at the time a social event
of Imnortanee. the life of a boy,or girl trained aright
will be counting largely for the uplift of the world.
In the hands of our blessed mothers of today Is to
be found the force that is training and directing life
that tomorrow will express the highest ideals, or the
lowest thoughts of the world.
Blessed character builders tire our mothers. May
they, like faithful sentinels, stand guard over the
democracy of tomorrow.
THE WEIGHT OF VOI R VOICE.
Iton’t he backward about speaking a good word
for this town. It costs you nothing, and its value is
beyond measure.
You may imagine that, the weight of your individ
ual voice is little avail. Hot you are in' error.
Every good word counts—as does every bad one.
Your individual opinion has great weight with some,
and reasonable weight with others. There is no
one upon whom it does not leave its impress.
When you point out the beauties and the advan
tages of this community, and the sterling qualities
of its citizens, you stamp these facts upon the minds
of those with whom you converse, and they in turn
transmit them to others.
In this way the good work becomes an endless
chain always traveling, always boosting, always
beckoning to the stranger to come where good words
and deeds abound, and where ill ones are seldom
heard or seen.
Every voice has its weight, and yours is not the
least of all.
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Why all of this fussing about whether or not
Holland shall give up the old War Lord. Once an
egg is spoiled it can never be converted into a fight
ing.
THE WINDER NEWS, WINDER, QA. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1920.
GOOD NEWS
FOR THE WELL DRESSED MAN
Mr. Geo. N, Gross
Schloss Bros. Baltimore Tailor Will
Be At J. L. SAUL’S Store
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 9-10-11
To take measure for your Spring Suit.
He brings with him Twelve Hundred Samples
of the very newest Fabrics for Spring 1920.
Good clothes are going to be scarce this spring
Be wise. Come to our store while he is here and
place your order for a Schloss Bros. Suit.
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It will save you worry latter.
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J. L. SAUL
Final Clean-up
This is the last of our winter sales. Our spring
opening is to be announced in a few days. We ad
vise everybody that is in need of high class mer
chandise and want their dollars to go a long way
to attend this clean-up sale. We want the money
and also, we need the space for our spring mer
chandise, which will be here in due time.
Ladies’ Coats
A few more Ladies’ Coat Suits, Ladies’ Coats
and Dresses to go regardless of price.
Middy Suits
Don’t fail to see our Middy Suits, Middy
Blouses, Skirts, Shirt Waist and the many other
things that we'earry you might need.
Shoes
We have a splendid stock of Men’s and
Ladies' shoes that we are going to include in this
sale at very attractive prices.
Men sand Boys’ Suits
Also Men's and Boys' Suits at prices that will
surprise you.
A few more good overcoats at your own
price. We buy to sell, not to keep.
We want all our customers and friends to
share in this sale *
./. W. Sttmmerour’s
Dry Goods Store