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Entered as second class matter Januar y 8, 1916, at the post office at Cordele,
Georgia, under the Act of March 8, 1879.
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OF!-'ICML ORGAN OF CRISP COUNTY.
ADIEU, HOBBY NUMBER ONE.
Foreign capital in private enterprise
should have the enthusiastic support
of every citizen in a growing commun
ity like Cordele. No town or city that
remains even, indifferent in this age
of industrial development ever gains
headway. Its citizens and business
men must have the public spirit and
progressive enthusiasm that accom
plishes things. The Dispatch under
stands all this and has pledged itself
to work day and night, not for a sea
son, but for all time for the industrial
growth umi betterment of the bugd
ness community. It may take a lon
ger time yet to convince everybody
that we mean all this.
'Fo‘reign capital, or, any other capi
tal, operating our public utilities may
do well for both themselves and (he‘
commnuity and o long as they do well |
there is room for hearty commenda
tion. Private capital often ()perales“
a public utility to a much worse dis-|
advantage to the citizens of a com-i
munity than that which is operalingJ
the electric light and power franchise
in Cordele.
But the public utilities should be
owned and operated by the people in
every community where the proms‘
can be made to help maintain thei
schools, the expenses of governnmmi
and the always urgent public improvv-!
ments. Those operated in this way
grow most rapidly for the reason that |
inducements can be offered in low
taxes, water and light and power
rates, ‘
It is the principal that we have«‘
deemed a sound one. It is not person
al aggrandizement or political affilia
tion. Neither of these have any charm
for us. If we know ourselves, it is the
good of the community we have sought ‘
and shall still fight for. Two-thirds of
those voting in the bond election be
lieved with us that the principal is
right. s
Those who voted for bonds for the
electric light and power plant are go
ing to accept the decision cheerfully
and go on for more good effort to ac
complish other things for Cordele. In
every issue where the good of the com
munity is at stake they will be found
in the fore tugging away. It is a fine
thing to be permitted to work side by
side with one's fellow and friend with
such loyalty as has meen manifested.
God’s sun shines as brightly today
as ever. Our opportunities are just
as great for goodhonest, faithful ef
fort as they were on the yesterday.
There never was a better time for a
manifestation of loyalty and there nev-.
er was a greater need of intensified ef
fort for a bigger, hetter business (:um-‘
munity. |
So long as we are able to espouse a‘
cause for the good of the community,
we ought to do it without fear, all the
time making room for our fellow who
sees things in a different light. There
will be difference of vpinion for vet a
few seasons, and after all isn't that
best?
The man who fights on for right is
not a failure. The world moves by
his accomplishments and every step
in the advancement of civilization is
but a history of hig efforts. Builders
are born in the sacred love and loyal
ty of their community and great indus }
tries are the monuments by whhM
they live through the centuries.
The greatest good comes through
most difficult channels. \\'l‘.urv\'({ the
impulse moves, whether it be in shoe
shop, or great business establish
ment, success smiles on the man
whose everlasting joy is unceasing ef
fort, and it will come, no matter how
great the difficulties to be surmounted.
Here there is no time for puny ‘“off
dustrial weltare there is so much to be
dustrial welfare there is much to be
done that every man's shoulder should
be at the wheel.
Philadelphia has had since January
1 forty-five deaths in auto steel ac
cidents.
MORE TO THINK ABOUT.
Here is a promising note. It is the
first we have seen in many seasons
in Georgia’s Babtist denominational
organ, the Christian Index. Read it
and be thankful that the man who
Swrites the front page editorials has
}t.yhus far turned a different light on at
least one Baptist denominational in
‘stimtion in Georgia where higher ed
ucation is sought.
“One of the greatest assets of
the Baptists of this State 1s Mer
cer University, and the unswerv
ing orthodoxy that permeates ev
ery department of that institution.
We have 1 word with which to
express our appreciation of the
management of the trustees in the
conservation of the faith as be
lieved by the Baptists in our own
University. No parent need fear
to send his son there lest his faith
may be upsgt. This cannot be
said of all the colleges either in
the South or North.”
We spent seven years of our life in
che atmosphere of Mercer's training,
four as a student and the other three’
as an instructor in one of the depart
ments. It has been our greatest pleas
ure to give testimony as to the fine
christian surroundings of the young
men at Mercer. In most cases the
young man who shows a tendency to
question creeds or ceremonial or Bap
tist doctrine, it has been Qur experi
ence, is usuaily not gone astray be
cause he has been so instructed in
any department.
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For many a year christianity has
seldom had a better opportunity to
shine in college training than at Mer
er University. We have felt many,
many times that the young man is
safe, so far as training has influence
n shaping the religious destinies.
As for Wesleyan further testimony
‘an be given as to the splendid chris
tian atmosphere of the college com
munity, for it is there. For the lack
f actual knowledge we cannot speak‘
{or the others, but let us remember
hat most of those who fill the pla(:vs‘
s instructors are usually more than
wrofessed christians. They have by
heir conduct made themselves worthy
f their places at one time or another.
t takes that kind of work to prove
he instructor worthy of his place. We
nust know that the trustees have to
ielect these instructors and only once
n a great while are they misput in
heir estimate of the instructor. In
idelity and strange unbiblical train
ng generally speaking has no place
n Georgia educational institutions, it
natters not whether they are denom
national or otherwise.
The man who has gone through his
ears of training at one of these in
‘titutions is usually more than proud
f his accomplishment there. He is
yval to the core and it is not easy to
imderstand how a Mercer man in
harge of the Baptist denominational
rgan of the state can make such a
steady, frightful noise about infidelity.
such as this is more than time lost.
t is dangerous, for the parent who
‘eads it all the time becomes afraid.
He will in time decide that it is bet
er to keep the boy and girl at home
han allow the college to destroy all
rue christian beliefs in the young
nind. This is a wrong light, an un
iust preachment, and one that would
10t help the cause of higher education
n a thousand years.
There is another danger, a real dan
zer, of which the Index has never
ipoken, so far as we have been able
o determine. If the parent is sure
he boy and girl are under christian
nfluenc , the home, the start is as
t shmnlfie. But college life is not
Il in the class room under the eye
of the instructor. There is much time
spent with others than class room
companions.
. More young men enter a dangerous
downward course through the baneful
)inflnom'v of evil companions than
through the infidelity laid at the door
f the instructor. Good boys often
leave christian homes only to return
kunm to be sheltered there again. Let
college presidents and instructors do
thir best, still the damaging influence
of evil companions will leave its
traces and there will be homes to be
saddened at the return of the boy.
But all these things belong to old
weakened humanity. The college edu
cation is the thing. The young men
and young women are to be trained
for a greater usefulness. The cause
needs the strongest support from ev
ery quarter. Let us be about it.
Mayor Pierpont holds to his office
in Savannah. The recall measure has
been tahled, which means that the leg
islature will not pass upon the request
for a charter amendment that will per
mit the people of Savannah to go after
their prohibition mayor.
The Moultrie Observer announces
hat the farmers of Colquitt are buying
large numbers of fine milk cows of
late. The creamery in that city has
started all this good racket. Moultrie
sromises much good milk and butter to
go along with the hams and bacon of
chat section.
Two hundred bushels of sound pea
auts to the acre is the record already
announced for an average south Geor
zia land. Peanuts are sought now by
the crushers at a dollar per bushel.
his will beat cotton. The farmers
sught to be busy learning how to har
sest the peanut to an advantage. They
‘an be grown with little trouble. This
‘s the crop of the coming years. Bet
er get to it while going is good.
Several counties in the state of Flor
‘da have recently voted, an aggregate
»f twelve million dollars in bonds for
road improvement. That state has
horne the brunt of severe criticism on
wccount of roads for quite a season.
This is going to bring about a marked
change in road conditions in Florida.
[t has been charged often that the Na
ional Highway loses much of its val
1e on account of the difficulty in get
ting through the Florida portion.
Satia s
Moultrie reports the arrival of the
new crop of sugar cane. This season
nr()mi§es a great crop not only in Col
mitt,' but in all south Georgia. It’s
‘m ill wind that blows nobody good.
'The cane, potato and pea crop prom
‘ses abundant production this time,
lue to the great amount of rain which
wssures moisture sufficient for every
need. L
REEL R s
Sumter and Dooly are not agreed as
o the bridge over Flint river at Mur
-ay's. The Dooly county officials want
o quit with the expense necessary to
yut their portion of the bridge to the
enter of the stream. Sumter commis
} sioners want Dooly to stand half the
xpense. There is more work to be
1 lone on the Sumter side than on the
‘ Dooly side.
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j Think of the time lost in the legisla
ure over local matters like the Sa
sannah fight on the recall of the may
or. If this thing had been left to
‘hatham county to settle as would
iave been the case if suggested chang
s in the laws were in effect as Gov
.rnor Harris has recommended, the
egislature would have been afforded
much more good working time. Local
ights are ruining the good name of
he Georgia legislature if it ever had
» good name. They are taking up the
ime of that body more and more as
the years go by.
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That Tick eradicating Dr. Bahnsen
who is in such a stew with Thomas
ind Colquitt county farmers on ac
count of the enforeed dipping regu
lations for cattle is an appointee of
I'om G.Hudson when the said Tom
leld the office of commissioner of Ag
riculture of Georgia. Since Tom is
being strongly norated as the special
friend of the farmer it is very good
that Colquitt and Thomas counties
are not in the third congressional dis
‘rict. Tom Hudson, Dr. Bahnsen and
the dipping vat are not popular in
these two counties, at least with those
who follow Watson's advice and “bow
up’’ at the cattle dipping.
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MONEY TO LEND
I have several thousand dollars for
quick loans on good city property. Al
isu money for farm loans.
; BLAKE BIVINS, Cordele, Ga.
| Office Over Exchange Bank.
Make your daily plans with a pro
yision for rain these days.
THE CORDELE DISPATCH, SUNDAY AUGUST 8, 1916
EFFECTS OF THE THRIFT HABIT.
Thrift is the foundation of charac
ter. The employe who learns to man
age his personal affairs so that he may
save some part of his earnings, will
use, after the habit is once formed, the
same care in saving his employer's
time and material., As his savings ac
count grows, he becomes interested
in his town. The fact that he has a
few dollars in the bank soon gives
him a feeling of ,security, which in
turn makes him a safe man. As his
mind is on his work, the work im
proves, and accidents diminish.
The man with a bank account is
able to stay with a concern during a
period of depression, or when the shop
has a dull season and is working only
part time. According to statistics,
ninety-eight per cent of wage earners
spend every cent they make between
pay days. As soon as they have sick
ness or slack time they cannot pay
their bills, and as soon as they use up
what little credit they have many
jump to a new town, often just when
the tide turns and the shop is getting
busy. The argument is that they owe
so much money it will take all their
wages for some time to come to pay
old bills. It is to steady this class of
labor that saving should be made easy.
If an employer, by the expenditure of
a little time for clerical work of some
member of his office force, can induce
and help a percentage of his employes
to save, is he not securing the nucleus
of a steady class of help—men and
women who can be depended on to
stick? The larger their bank ac
count grows, the surer he may be of
their services. If you had an impor
tant place to fill and two applicants
for the job, of “equal ability, one that
you knew had nothing ahead, which
would you employ? Would it not be
wise to make an effort to lift all your
employes to the level of your choice?
Almost every known variety of iron
ore is found in Newfoundland.
Cor i a
ordele City Hall
a Scene
®
Until Dead! Dead!
NEVER GIVES UP
McDonald Roof Paint and cement
hanged every leak in city hall roef,—
and look how slick tie roof is, boys!
McDonald a Mystery. . Hle never gives
up until he does all he tells you and
wont misrepresent anything to you.
Let us get on y{)m' roofs and sto['i all
leaks and paint them a save them.
DON’'T WAIT.
McDONAL ROOF PAINT CO.
Phone 3-&% ; Hotel Georgian
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We'll be Fair
WITH YOU
It is your grocery or
ders we want to sup
ply. You cannot beat
us on prices for high
grade goods. We have
a service with plenty of
snap and ginger in it.
TRY US
Jake Sheppard
PHONE 33.
LR |’|v|.ll|'|:
Do You Want
To Know?
We have the.best line
of grocery delicacies in
Cordele--That’s why we
ask you to let us fill
your orders.
Peaches, new Sweet
Potatoes and Ap
ples are Here
Hinton Grocery
Company ‘
PHONE 134. |
eRO es T R S D T
DR. B. DANIEL
X-RAY :
Electro-Therapeutics and
Internal Medicine
American National Bank Bldg.
THOS. J. McARTHUR, M. D.
Special Attention to
Surgery and Gynaecology.
&+ Cordele - - - Georgia.
HUGH LASSETER
Attorney-At-Law
Farm Loans 6 per cent e
Exchange Bank Bldg-
Cordele, Ga.
L. L. DAVIS
Farm Loans 6 per cent
Quick Service .
* Ccordele - - - Georgia.
MAX. E. LAND
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Office Over Old Posteffice
' Prompt Attention Given To All
Business
D. A. R. Crum J. Gerdon Jones
: CRUM & JONES
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSEL
LORS AT LAW
1-2 3 Raines and Oliver Building
Cordele - - - Georgia.
DR. J. C. PATTEN
DENTIST
McArthur's Oléd Stand Over
Williams Drug Co.
Cordele - - - Georgia.
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A new cotor-driven surgical drill is
so constructed that it can be thor
oughly sterilized without injury in
steam or dry heat.
To further color photography a New
York man has invented a camera in
which two plates are exposed at once,
a perforated mirror that permits light
to reach one plate, reflecting it also
to the other.
The Cordele National Bank
W. H. McKENZIE, President B. S. DUNLAP, Vice-President
E. P. McBURNEY, Vice-President J. V. DUNLAP, Cashier
The Bank Account Helps
The employer is often called upon to
choose between the employee who saves
and carries a bank account and the em
- ployee who never lays up for himself and
family to meet the exigencies of the rainy
day. Who is favored? We need not
answer. '
There are so many ways in which a bank
account helps you, that we never tire -
of talking about it. We have spent our
banking career providing for the conven
iences of the customer who is willing to
make the start and keep up the effort.
The excellent service of our bank, and the
time and attention of our officers and em- .
ployees is at your disposal whenever need
ed. We appreciate the kind of account _
that represents a part of your earnings,
no matter how small, that you have set
‘aside for safe keeping. It Isa pleasure
~ for us to help you make that grow.
The Financial Responsibility of Our
Directors Exceeds Two Million
Dollars
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G. L. DEKLE & BRO.
UNDERTAKERS ‘ EMBALMERS
CORDELE, GEORGIA :
OFFICE PHONE 277 - RESIDENCE PHONES 513 @ 515
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Insure with us against Burglacy, Fire .and Accident
and be safe—we go on your bond.
J. E. LINDSEY & COMPANY
- Office over Cordele ‘National Bank Phone 475
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The Plumbing & Electric
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LSO Doctors Say:
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wfi W When you are in need of any first-
NS ) / * class electric fixtures, guaran-
NN9 2 t*’«’z, y teed lamps or repair work
N CALL PHONE 73
4% | Hall Pudling & Electric Co.
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Excursion to Atlanta
VIA A. B. & A--AUGUST 10th
Leaye Cordele 1012 A. M. and 11.50 P. M.
ROUND TRIP $3.00
Correspondingly low fares from nearby stations. Return
Limit: August 15th, 1916. Ask A. B. &A. Ticket Agent for
further information.
W. W. CROXTON, G. P. A, :
i ATLANTA, GEORGIA