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THE NEWS AND SUN to the
. Official Organ of the City of Griffin.
Official Organ U. of 3. Spalding Northern County.
Official Organ Court,
District of Georgia.
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RESOLVE TO WORK FOR GRIFFIN
Like the measles, whooping cough
and other minor ills, New Year’s re$o-i
lutions seize everyone. The analogy
is good for another step—everyone
gets over the resolution^ just about
as quickly as they do the disease, and
has come to- consider such resolutions
and such disease as practically in the
same category.
There are, of course, exceptions to
all rules and, sometimes, the excep¬
tions 0 become the rule, which, in ref
erenee to the particular resolution
now in mind, is what is sincerely
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hoped will come to pass.
Make a resolution to make Griffin
a better town, and then make the res¬
olution the exception to the rule.
There is a force of untold power
that the people of Griffin may use to
bring about the execution of this res¬
olution. Innumerable organizations
know it and use it with well-nigh
marvelous results. n
/•This force is not, within itself, a
/ force at all. It is simply a combina¬
tion of forces, and it’s most common
name is “team work. >>
Even the most cosmopolitan man
has community pride. In most in¬
stances this is submerged in a host
of individual desires and interest. The
best remedy for this condition is to
remind the person affected of a very
simple and obvious thing; as the
whole prospers so it is with the in¬
dividual.
Let us make this resolution, make
it the exception and it will, in turn,
‘ make Griffin a better place to live in.
If this is done Griffin will take long
strides forward during 1924. It will
pot only become a more worth-while
city, but will be a city of more worth¬
while people.
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According to statistics of the prohi¬
bition bureau at Washington there
were issued for the fiscal year end¬
ing June "30, last, 11,268,469 liquor
prescriptions. In filling these pre¬
scriptions nearly two millions gallons
of liquors of all sorts were required.
Assuming that physicians were paid
at least $1.00 for each prescription
and that each prescription cost on
the average $2.00 the prescriptions
issued represented an expenditure of
$33,000,000.
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There is a general feeling that the
new yea r just begun is going to be a
bright and prosperous one. Every¬
body is talking better times and there
is every reason to believe that we are
going to have a better year than in
1923.
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The Albany Herald thinks the way
to make a New Year’s resolution
stick is to make every day in the
year a New Year’s day, and it’s good
^ope, too.
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The United States government may
send unofficial experts to Europe to'
study the reparations question, but
the fellows who can be depended upon
to know much more about it will be
those left at home and running for
,qffice.
THE NEW YEAR.
An interesting literature and his¬
tory attach to the coming of the New
Year in various lands and among va¬
rious peoples of this and other times.
It has sometimes been thought that
the spring equinox, coming at a time
when all nature begins its annual
cycle and the earth awakens from its
winter sleep, is the most logical point
of departure for our calendar. But
the calendar presents many complex¬
ities—so many that even yet the al¬
manac cannot accurately follow the
flight of time when measured over
tyng periods. In the effort to adapt
the calendar to the needs or the
whims of the day, the year has been
regarded as beginning, at various
times, in almost every month of the
year.
It has been only a few weeks since
the Orthodox Greek church accepted
Gregorian calendar'under which
rest of the Christian world func¬
so that previous to that a large
of the world was thirteen days
of reckoning, as compared with
own standards and the NeW Year
came in just that many
lyter than it does since the
The Hebrew and the Mo¬
still have a New Year
from our own, and so does
Chinaman, who observes it punc
even in alien lands.
But the present system has been in
so long that it is difficult
conceive of the New Year as any¬
but a synonym for January 1,
that is the point we have reached
The festivities and ceremonies with
the New Year is ushered in are
as various as the dates on
at one time or another, it ar¬
but there js one aspect which
to have been common to them
and that is to get square with the
and resolve to strive for higher
Perhaps the good intentions,
“new resolutions,” fail and fail
but every effort is in a sense
gain. For—
Heaven is not reached at a single
bound;
we build the ladder by which we
rise
the lowly earth to the vaulted
skies, | ?
we mount to its summit round
by round. M
To take this new grip on ourselves,
and to^make promises to ourselves of
a stronger effort during the year to
come is well worth while, whether it
be in moral, the social or the business
world.
Every man knows bis own heart,
and we shall not particularize further
than to say that we hope every citizen
of Macon will make the seasonal res¬
olution of giving more thought and
energy to the things that concern our
civic growth and development than
ever before. All tjje facts and figures
show that our optimism is well based
and that we have the foundation on
which to make this a record year.-»
Macon News.
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We have been preaching about the
deadly railroad crossing for many
years 'and despite the fact that we al¬
ways try to be careful we almost hap¬
pened to be a victim the other day
when we attempted to cross the
tracks in front of a rapidly approach¬
ing train. Our trusted Ford worked
well and we escaped, or got across in
time. Be careful, very careful, when
you cross a railroad crossing.
Masculine Person BedeckeU
In the earliest civilization men of
syealth. and position decorated them¬
selves all they could. Tut-Ankh
Amen's gem-studded sandals of pux - e
gold were by no means unique; on the
contrary, they were merely fair sam¬
ples of the kind of footgear every
Egyptian king sported as a matter of
course, and the nobles of Egypt, Baby¬
lonia, Assyria, Media, Persia, L.vdla
and Etruria Indulged themselves with
all the adornments their artisuns
could produce, as far ns they could
afford them.
Hairbreadth Waa a Measure.
The word hairbreadth, now used for
Infinltestiraal space, once named a reg¬
ular measure. It was the width of
sixteen hairs laid side by side.
Plaasura Before Duty.
An amateur photographer In Maine,
before going to the rescue of his wife,
who had lost her balance and fallen
into a lake, took a snnpshot qf her.
GRIFFIN DAILY NEWS AND SUN
We Still “Landed."
The ancient ceremony of “Landing
the Pie," founded In the reign of
Henry VHI, was revived at Eel Pie
Island, Richmond, Eng. The pie was
rowed around the Island and then
borne ashore by the crew in full re¬
galia.
The Greatest Mifrcus EplgrammleL
He was Valerius Martlails,
who lived about 83 A. D. Pope was
the great master of the epigram la
later times, and Voltaire, Boileau and
Plron became famous for their epi¬
grams* In France.
Rings of Trees.
The structure of the wood devel¬
oped to the summer la different from
that which Is developed to autumn,
and the alternation makes the lines of
growth show plainly. Some tropical
trees show no annular rings, probably
indicating that the growth is Identical
throughout the year.
X Rare In United States Towns.
There ere fewer than a dozen townz
the United States whose names be¬
with X. The most of those are
Forest Lends.
In the United States there are live
acres of forest land to every person,
to Norway there are seven .and to
Sweden there are nine.
CuMivate Friendship.
The heart is always hungry. No
lives happily alone. The wisest
the best Is wiser and better for
friends he has.—R. D. Hitchcock.
True Delicacy.
u There’s a lot more I might say,"
concluded the bargee afffcr his argu¬
with the careless yachtsman,
“but, bein’ a perflek gentleman, 1
don't ’old with class warfare.”—Lon¬
don Dally Express.
Opportunity Passed.
Dorothy was heard Impatiently call¬
ing her sister, Jane, but received no
answer. When Jane finally did answer
her, Dorothy was crying heart-broken
ly. When asked what the trouble was
she replied, “Well, I called Jane so
long I forgot what I wanted to call
her for.”
Famous Old City.
The Hague has a population of
It Is located In southern
and Is the seat of the Dutch,
It is a fashionable and
city with fine streets and
and attractive squares.
DAVID 1 BAILEY
NEIUSTffiiliaH
Splendid small farm, one mile
from Griffin, with good,
strong land, new five room
dwelling and all necessary
outbuildings. Well adapted
for truck farm or dairy. Will
’ lease for term of ye^rs to
right party. Possession given
January 1, 1924.
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lEiLEsmnici
114 E. ISolomon Street.
’Phones-: — Office, 2. Res. 1
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For Sale
Farm lands in Spalding
county, close to city.
City property — Dwellings,
well located and V-lots.
Several nice farms, small
and large. Will rent for year
1924.
A few small farms close to
city for rent.
Your fire insurance busi¬
ness will be appreciated and
it will be to your interest to
see us.
e. s. McDowell
Real Estate and Insurance.
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Mo Cause to Wprry.
A society “to prevent the Bible from
being scoffed at In colleges" has been
started. , The Bible hak been scoffed
at for about 2,000 years, bpth In and
out of colleges, and still remains the
International “best seller.*' Why v»or
ry 7—.Minneapolis Journal.
Fear gnd Anger,
Fear and anger are differently de¬
veloped In different animals. - A frog
or a rabbit has only fear,° while tigers
and weasles usually show only anger.
Some men are built the same way.
- Fear and anger are, therefore, op¬
posite ntyods, the first the impeller of
flight, the second of fight.
What the Vulgate la »
The Vulgate is applied to the Latin
version of the Scriptures which the
Council of Trent authorized to 1546.
The older version, known as the Italic,
is supposed to have been made to the
Second century.
Medeet Prayer.
A small Brookline youngster whose
new suit arrived on Friday added to
his prayer thAt night, “Please, God,
make tomorrow Sunday; don’t mind
Saturday this week."—Boston Tran¬
script.
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When We Fail.
We admit the facts in most things,
but do not act upon them.—From
E. W. Howe’s Monthly,
FOR SALE
Two new five room bunga¬
lows just off Dixie Highway,
Kincaid Subdivision.
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These will be completed in a
few days and ready for you to
move in, price reasonable and
terms to suit.
JOINER INS. & BEltTl CO.
’Phone 898
Let Us Rent Your Property.
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JANUARY
Clearance Sale
1 This is the Month of real savings, there are many items all over the store that are
reduced for quick selling. We had a wonderfull good business during the fall months
but we made unusual preparations and with such a large stock there is always mer¬
chandise to be closed or sold in January at reduced prices • •
This Week a Clearance of
Wool Dresses and Coats
^Correct Dresses, Marion Dresses, Peggy Paige Dresses ahd Majestic Dresses,in finest
Quality poire, Regular prices $15.00 to $45.00.
i Priced Now from $8.75 to $28.50
$29-75 BOLIVIA Coats, Fur Collars, Side Ties, $18.75
$25.00.BOLIVIA and VELOUR Coats, just from
New York ......................... $15-85
$1975 VELOUR Coats, now ................. $8.75
S $fi9.75 Fine Coats in Rrown and Navy $39.75
Children’s Coats Half Price
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JANUARY SALE OF UNDERWEAR. JANUARY SILK SALE.
‘ JANUARY WHITE SALE.
Our entire spring stock was bought at the lowest prices and our values cannot be
1 *0 duplicated.
We are doing our best to merit your patronage by giving better values and better
service for 1924.
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THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 3 ,
Of Course Men Change.
“Two months ago I was desperately
to love with Ronald and now I can’t
stand him. How men ehangel”—Lon¬
don Opinion.
Needed Attachment.
“I took the telephone operator oat
fishing with us," said Bowers, I She
had Just got her line to when a big
bass pulled it, line and all, into the
water." “What did she dor Intinlred
Loveland, with considerable Interest.
“She munched her gain for a few
minutes, then said placidly: *The line
Is busy. ♦ »l Kansas City Star.
FAMS ATTENTION! ;
Nitrate Soda, Kainit, Acid Phosphate, Calcium Arsenate,
Cotton Seed Meal and Hulls
FOB Slit
At Walker Bros., Co., No. 1 Mill, Up Town.
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HOMER lU
’ I Will Appreciate Your Business. "Phone 81.
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* CONDENSED STATEMENT
Of Second [ National Bank at close of business December 31, 1923,
ASSETS: I
FURNITURE and FIXTURES ------- $ 6,000.00 1
REAL ESTATE ---------------—..... 3,309.18 I
OVERDRAFTS ------——------------- 257.62 1
U. S. BONDS ----------------------- 130,000.00
PREMIUM ON U. S. ®pNDS -------- 546.13
STOCKS IN OTHER CORPORATIONS 4,595.32
5 PER CENT. FUND 5,000.00
—~ 232,034.25
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CASE ON HAND AND DUE FROM BANKS 27,181.23’
fS s $408,923.73
LIABILITIES’: $ 100 000.00
CAPITOL STOCK ---- T6,OOOjO0 ,
SURPLUS ----------- PROFITS 3,109.17
UNDIVIDED* 186,814.56
DEPOSITS --------— 3,000.00
DIVIDENDS UNPAID 100,000.00
CIRCULATION ------- -<■
</ $408,923.73
SECOND N A T I O N A L BANK
MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
To Freshen a Musty R oom
Bum a piece of orange p ee j v*
a hot stove or upon a shovel of
coals If you wish to impart a i<2
pleasant odor to * room. **»
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“COLD IN THE HEAD”
is an acute attack of Nasal
Those generally subject in a “run to frequent down” ‘‘colri,'.
HALL’S CATARRH MELlcnX?- conditio.
Treatment be used locally, consisting and of Tonic, an OintmL.** b *
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Quickly Surfaces, through building the Blood on th«
cous up the
and making druggists you less liable to $25?
Sold by for over 40 ^
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