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THE NEWS-GAZETTE
B. H. HARDY, Editor
Subscription, $1.50 Year
BARNESVILLE. GEORGIA
DECEMBER 21, 1922.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
The News-Gazette wishes all its
readers and everybody else a “Merry
Christmas.” There is not a man or
woman or child on the face of the
earth that we would not rather help
than harm.
Let everybody use every possible
precaution during the coming Holi
day Season to prevent accidents of
the kind which usually occur during
Christmas. If we will constantly be
on the look out for these thing* they
may be largely avoided.
Watch out for fires during Christ
mas, when fire crackers, sky rockets,
Roman candles and similar explosives
are being used to celebrate the Hap
py Holidays. Grown people should
also guafd carefully the little people
as they are attempting to have a
good time by using similar explosives,
or some of them may sustain severe
injurits, being burned or losing their
eyesight.
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Whether 1922 has been as good a
year as you hoped for or not does
not justify you in going around in
gloom and despondency. Be thank
ful for the blessings you have, how-
ever limited they may be, and cheer
fully make the best of the situation,
even though it may not be very satis
factory.
<£ Cultivate the disposition to scat
ter sunshine and happiness the year
round among all those with whom
you may come into contact. This
same disposition will help wonder
fully in making the approaching
Christmas a merry one for your loved
ones and friends.
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There may be <fliite a number of
people in your community who are
not so fortunately situated as you
are for enjoying Christmas and it
would be a fine thing if you would
put yourself out some and to deny
yourself something to add to their
comfort or pleasure. Such an act
will bring you more real joy than
anything you do that is purely for
yourself or your own family.
Do not fail to buy the Christmas
Seals and place them on all your let
ters and packages and thus aid in
fighting Tuberculosis. It will cost
very little to give the great cause
this assistance and everybody should
participate in it. Buy a supply of
seals at once.
—o —
If you have not made much pro
gress in your material and financial
condition during 1922, because it has
been a hard year in many respects,
do not be too much discouraged but
“grit your teeth,” gird on your fight
ing armor for 1923 and determine
that if you do not go forward and
better yourself it will not be your
fault. Nobody can do more and no
body should do less. Never'give up
until the victory is yours.
There is one thing to be said in
faVor of the whisky which is offered
to drinkers of the present day and
that is that its poisonous character
is well known and every man who
takes a drink knows in advance that
it is likely to kill him the minute he
' takes it in his stomach. If he drinks
1 it and dies as a result he does not
surprise himself or anyone else. If
anyone wants to commit suicide why
let him buy and drink some “boot
leg” liquor.
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The farmers and business men of
Lamar county should do everything
to advance and encourage the diversi
fied program for 1923 which has
been so splendidly begun and carried
forward in 1922. In spite of the
failure of the cotton crop in 1922
Lamar county people have made a
progress which will more than offset
the cotton crop failure for the fu
ture, provided they will go forward
along the lines which they have trav
eled this year. Hogs, cows, chick
ens, farm products other than cot
ton, will bring us into a pro perous
condition, even if we can not make
any more cotton. However, every
farmer should do his utmost to make j
some cotton, planting a small area
and cultivating it according to the
government instructions.
If you are not able to pay all you
owe pay just as far as you can and
do not fail to go to the people you
owe and have a frank talk with them,
telling them plainly and truthfully
just how you are situated about pay
ing them. You owe them this much,
whether you are able to pay them or
not. Almost any person who will
pursue such a course will be able to
make satisfactory arrangements and
in time will be able to work out of
his present financial difficulty, how-
Condensed Statement of
The First National Bank
Monday, December 18th, 1922
We extend to ail the Season’s Greetings,and thank each and
every one who has had a part in helping us make the State
ment we give below:
The Only National Bank in Lamar, Pike, Monroe and Upson Counties.
The First National Bank
Barnesville, Georgia
RESOURCES
Cash and due from Banks $117,742.54
United States Bonds 170,700.00
Furniture and Fixtures 2,000.00
Stock Federal Reserve Bank., 3,900.00
Overdrafts 422.01
Loans and Discounts 320,801.03
$615,565.58
ever hard it may at present appear.
“Honesty is the best policy.”
Advertising is one of the greatest
assets to business. It will prove as
profitable as any other phase of any
man’s business. It should, however,
be given the attention any other de
partment of business is given. Give
it proper thought and prepare copy
carefully. Then watch results, with
the purpose to learn how best to ap-,
peal to the public in your advertis
ing. Hon. John Wannamaker, the
great Philadelphia merchant, who
died last week, honored throughout
the world, started a poor boy. He at
tributed his marvelous success large
ly to advertising. Many another
fortune has been made by judicious
advertising.
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TO RENT—One two-horse farm near
Piedmont. Will rent this farm
very reasonable to right party.—J.
R. Franklin.
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Wants Sleepy Doll
Dear Santa Claus:—l am a little
girl seven years old. Igo to school
and Sunday School and love my
teachers. I won’t ask for very much.
Please bring me a sleepy doll and
something to eat, and remember all
the little cousins and the little chil
dren everywhere. lam trying to be
a good little girl.
ZILLAH PORTER. . ;
Barnesville, Ga.
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Wants Automobile
Dear Santa Claus:—l am a little
boy 4 years old. Please bring me
some blocks, automobile and lots of
good things to eat.
ALLEN COLE, j
Barnesville, Ga.
COMMUNITY X-MAS TREE
It was announced in last week’s is
sue of the News-Gazette that the
members of the Junior Three Arts
Club would sing Xmas carols for the
benefit of the Georgia Home Chil
dren’s Society.
The Senior Three Arts Club de-
cided to sponsor a community Xmas
tree to be placed in the park and the
carols will be sung around this tree
at seven o’clock Christmas Eve, just
before the Cantata at the Methodist
church. If the weather is inclement
the carols are to be sung in the bal
cony of the Methodist church at the
same hour. The people of Barnes
ville are asked to be as generous as
possible in contributing to this
worthy institution.
CHRISTMAS SUNDAY
SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENTS
Friday evening this week the Sun
day School of the First Methodist
church will hold its annual Christ
mas entertainment at the church, be
ginning at 7 o’clock. There will be
a tree, all decorated and adorned for
the event, which is always a center
of interest to young and old alike, as
nothing surpasses a Christmas tree.
There will also be a program,
which will be interesting and appi'o
priate to the occasion, presented by
the pupils of the Sunday School.
Mr. Pierce Hammond, superin
tendent, and other officers and teach
ers, with other members of the
church will be present to render any
service possible in making it a hdppy
occasion for the children and young
people.
The Presbyterian Sunday School
will also have its Christmas eater
tainment Friday evening, beginning
at 7 o’clock, at the church, when it is
expected that all the members of the
Sunday School and church will be
on hand to participate in the oc
casion and to help make it a success
as it has been in previous years.
There will be a beautiful tree, filled
with good things for the little folks.
An interesting program will be ren
dered which v/ill add to the pleasure
of the evening’s entertainment.
There wijl likely be a house full of
folks in the church to enjoy the oc
casion.
The entertainment for the Baptist'
Sunday School of the First church
will be given Saturday evening and
will begin at 7 o’clock in the Sun-1
day School annex, where there will
be a Christmas tree. An interesting
program will be rendered by the
young people of the different depart
ments of the Sunday School, and ar
rangements have been made for dis
tributing gifts to all the little folks,
which, as usual, will greatly add to
the success of the entertainment.
There will be a collection taken
from all the departments of the Sun
day School for the benefit ef the
poor of the community.
Camberlain’s Cough Remedy
the Mother’s Favorite
The soothing and healing proper- I
ties of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy,
its pleasant taste and prompt and
effectual cures have made it a favor
ite with people everywhere. It is
especially prized by mothers of
young children for colds, croup and
whooping cough, as it always affords
quick relief and is free from opiurfl
and other harmful drugs.
LIABILITIES
Surplus —5105,812.01
Capital 50,000.00
Circulation 48,800.00
„Cashier’s Checks • 574.31
United States Deposit 25,700.00
DEPOSITS 384,679.26
$615,565.58
AS TO
BUTTONS
It is important, of course, that
the cloth be good;
That the style be new and
smart;
That the fit be with ou t a
wrinkle.
But what matters the cloth,the
style, the fit, if a foolish button
falls off at a critical moment.
In GRIFFON CLOTHES,even
tlje BUTTONS are put on in
the guaranteed way.
L. A. COLLIER
“All the New Ones All the Time”
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Barnesville, Ga.