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Barnesville News-Gazette. Volume 57 KeductionOnAll Blankets SIO.OO All Wool Blankets $8.50 $7.00 Mixed, Wool and Cotton $5.85 $5.00 Blankets $4.00 $4.00 Blankets $3.25 $3.00 Blankets $2.50 One lot Men’s Blue Cheviot Work Shirts, worth 85c, now 69c each. All Men’s Dress Shoes Greatly Reduced. One Lot Ladies’ Coats and Coat Suits $3.50 each. One Lot 27-inch Ginghams, well worth 20c, now 15c yd. Southern Silk Cheviots 20c yard. L. A. COLLIER “All the New Ones All the Time” Barnesville, Ga. YEAR ROUND STOCK Our store will.be found a fine place to trade every business day in the year. Our stock of Jewelry and kindred lines will be kept complete at all times and the prices will be right. J. H. BATE & CO. JEWELERS and OPTOMETRISTS BARNESVILLE, GA. The Radio Season Is Here We Have Radio Sets From $35. to $450. Call us for a demonstration. Brown’s Garage “We Lead. Others Follow.” Phone 64 Barnesville, Ga. BARNESVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1925 BIG DEVELOPMENT IN Mill CARTER-COLLIER COMPANY TO BUILD FINE BLEACHERY. Hon. William H. Carter, president of the Carter Company, Mr. Horace A. Carter, president of the Carter- Collier Cos., of this city, Mr. W. P. I Drumheller and other gentlemen rep resenting the Carter interests, all of Boston, who were in Barnesville last Saturday looking over the company’s ' knitting mill here, announced while j here that they would immediately be gin the erection and installation of one of the finest bleacheries in the j south, the sum of $150,000.00 having been set aside to be expended at once for this purpose. The big ad dition to the Carter-Collier plant has already been submitted by the archi tect and accepted and much of the machinery and material for it con tracted for. Work will begin at once and in a reasonably short time this important feature of the Barnesville plant will be completed and in opera tion. An additional intimation, while not a definite announcement, which will be a source of great interest to the citizens of Barnesville and Lamar county, is that the owners of the Barnesville mill expect to make it the biggest knitting mill in all the south. The keenest appreciation of the people here for such an intima tion was enthusiastically expressed to the members of the company and the heartiest co-operation has been pledged to them on the part of the citizenship. Plans looking to this result are already being made and unquestionably will be consummated in due course of time. The Carter Company is one of the best known manufacturing establish-! ments in the United States, its pro- j ducts being the recognized standard in the various lines of merchandise which they put on the market. The company has a capital of $3,500,- 000.00 and has a tremendous surplus, its credit being the very highest. The Carter family owns and man ages the entire business. The mem bers of the company have not only established a reputation for all the products manufactured, which makes them the standard by which other similar products are measured, but the consideration and treatment ac corded all their employes, the prin ciple <m which their business has been conducted and built up, has made for them an asset which is perhaps of greater value than the vast financial resources at their command. The owners, officers and employes, from the highest to the humblest, make what is usually referred to as “one big family.” The company has a rather unique plan of selling their products, which are largely knit underwear, for men, women and children. They sell to retail stores only, seventy salesmen representing them in all portions of the United States. They now have twelve thousand stores which are their regular customers and this big number is being increased year by year, as their goods and methods of doing business are being more widely known. One of the speakers at a luncheon here Saturday expressed what is perhaps the foundation basis for the marvelous success with which the company has met when he gave as the reason for the establishment of their several plants in the south the fact that here they hoped to be able to make “some little baby,” or other person a little more comfortable at a little less cost. Such a humani tarian spirit as a prime motive in any business will most certainly merit and almost as certainly win success, j The Carters are now the second largest underwear manufacturers in the United States and it is stated if the rate of increase in their sales continues for the immediate future as for the past year or two the com pany will in all probability head the list for America before the end of 1925. Mr. J. A. Cason and Mr. Charles E. Lee, splendid business men and gentlemen, are actively in charge of the Bamesville plant. The citizens of this community and section will be highly gratified over the expansion of the company’s Bamesville plant. Rhode Island, the smallest state in the union, has more telephones than the entire republic of China, al though China has more than 3,400 times as much territory as Rhode Island and more than 600 times as many inahb.tants. GOOD CITIZEN PASSES AWAY AT AGE OF 74 Mr. Robert G. Matthews, one of the most honored and most loved cit izens of Barnesville, died at noon Tuesday at the home of his son, Mr. A. B. Matthews, on Stafford avenue, where he and Mrs. Matthews had been making their home. His death was not wholly unexpected, although the members of the family did not expect the end to come so suddenly, as he apparently was considerably improved Tuesday morning, being cheerful and eating and enjoying rather a hearty breakfast which had ( been lovingly prepared for him. The previous day had been a hard one for him, as many before had been, but with an iron-like will he had held on to life, and early Tuesday his loved ones were gratified at the tem porary improvement. However, the stubborn fight he had been making against great odds came lo an end as he peacefully passed out just a few minutes after noon. Mr. Matthews had failed rapidly dur ing the past three or four yearn and perhaps but for his indomitable will he would not have survived so long, with the severe afflictions which took hold of his body. He was held in the very highest esteem among the people of Barnesville and entire sur rounding section. He was a man of unquestioned integrity, stern in character and yet as gentle as a wo man in his consideration of other people. He lived an upright life, endeavoring always 10 live as a chris tian should live, standing for the highest and best things in life. He was a staunch member of the First Methodist church, being devoted to his church but loving other denomi nations and attending their services as he had opportunity. He was a fine and useful citizen, ever ready to contribute all that he could to pro mote the welfare and prosperity of Barnesville and the community. Ho was well nigh a moduli man and citi zen and he will be greatly missed by hundreds of v/arm personal friends, who deeply mourn their loss of his friendship and companionship. Mr. Matthews was 74 years old. He had lived practically all his life in this vicinity. Many years ago he engaged in business in Barnesville, after whigh he traveled for a long time, and then some years ago re tired from the road and engaged in farming near Barnesville, at his farm in Upson county. Farming and bus iness conditions as they have existed since he went back to farming weighed heavily upon him, taxing his strength, and about two years ago he sold his farm and retired to a quiet, private life. He was a gen uinely good man, a splendid gentle man, a valued friend, an affectionate husband and father, a sincere and true Christian and leaves an honored, untarnished name behind as a com fort and an inspiration to all hia loved ones and friends. The funeral service was held at the First Methodist church Wednes day afternoon at 3:30 o’clock, when a large congregation assembled to pay their last tribute to the beloved citizen. There were many lovely floral offerings, which had been sent in by relatives and friends, ftev. Marvin A. Franklin, the pastor, con ducted the service, making a most beautiful and appropriate talk about the life of Mr. Matthews, reciting a number of incidents in his life, show ing his acts of thoughtfulness and kindness to those with whom he came in contact from time to time. It was a talk that was much appre ciated by those who knew Mr. Mat thews in his daily life. Rev. L. W. Browder and Rev. Arthur Jackson also participated in the service. The body was interred in the family lot in Greenwood cemetery. Mr. Matthews is survived by his wife, one son, Mr. A. B. Matthews, of Bamesville, three daughters, Mrs. R. J. Hunt and Mrs. U. C. Barrett, of Bamesville, and Mrs. George W'. Head, of Macon, to each of whom the tenderest sympathy of the peo ple is extended in their sorrow. The best selling novel in Germany in recent years is Zwei Menschen, by Richard Voss. Already 500,000 copies have been sold. 0 Rangoon, Burma, may have a mov ing picture studio. ————o About 15,000 bakers are needed to supply New Yorkers with their daily bread. WE SELL -jCft*** SPECIALS Friday and Saturday Only —YARD - WIDE MERCERIZED LINGERIE CHECKS and CREPE, in white and all desira able colors; regular up to 35c value. iQa —special ■ **** -YARD-WIDE MERCERIZED SATEEN, in Black and all desiable colors. Regular 40c value. OCf% —SPECIAL tvv — -8-oz. AMOSKEAG A C A TICKING, best qual ity feather proof ticking. Regular 45c value. 9 Of* —GOOD QUALITY GINGHAM, in Dress and Apron Patterns; reg. 15c value. i —SPECIAL ■ WU —MEN'S HEAVY WINTER UNDERWEAR, best quality fleece-lined or ribbed shirts and drawers. Regular SI.OO value. 69c —GIRLS’ and BOYS’ HEAVY RIBBED AND FLEECED LINED UNION SUITS, sizes 2 to 10. Regular SI.OO value. CQf* —SPECIAL WC Reduced Prices on Winter Goods Trade With Us and Save the Difference ELIJAH WISEBRAM 216 MAIN STREET BARNESVILLE, GA. “THE RELIABLE STORE” The FLORSH EIM SHOE SALE To give Florsheim friends the benefit of a saving, and to make new friends who will become permanent ones, we’re offering Flor sheims now at sgßs All $lO. Sweaters at $7.50 Clark T. Bush Bamesville, Ga. Number 44