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TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1921.
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ATTACK THE RULING
OF RESERVE BOARD
SENATOR SMITH CRITICISES
INTERPRETATION OF GOV.
yARDING. BANS COTTON.
Expects Favorable Report.
\\"\SIIINGTON, D. C.—Exten
sive and apparently very effective
argument Was made by Senator
Hoke Smith today before the bank
ing and currency committee of the
senate in favor of his bill to make
cotton factors paper eligible for re
discount by tederal reserve banks.
The only cotton factors who were
present were from Memphis and
New Orleans.
Genator Smith said this evening
that he was satisfied that the com
mittee would report his bill favor
ably in a few days and in that event
he expected to be able to put it
through the senate Very promptly.
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WASHINGTON, D. C-—Shardo
attack upon the ruling of the fed
"l reserve board denying dis
d“:m' privileges to cotton factors were
]C]‘]',“,Hf today before the senate finance
cu‘mlxlfit'.v'b_\' southern senators who
grged an amendment to the federal
reserve act permitting such discounts.
Sepator Smith of Georgia declared
that Gov. Harding of the board had
sinterpreted the law to suit him
celf” and that 'hts position with
regard ‘to factors’ paper was utterly
indefensible.
Edward B. Stern, a cotton factor of
New Orleans, told the committee that
the plan suggested by Gov. Harding
that the farmers negotiate direct with
the country banks in f’i’nancmg their
crops was “impractical,” because thg
panks would not take the farmers
notes. He declared the plan wguld
create chaos in cotton marketing.”
Senator McKellar, of Tennessee,
told the committee that the factors’
papers were gilt-edge, and that fed
eral rescrve banks had never lost on
joans sccured by the factors. He said
one-fiith of the entire cotton crop was
| marketed by factors who were com
pelled to borrow large amounts, some
times more than $30,000;,000, in order
to make advances to the farmers and
aid them in financing new crops.
Paul Dillard, president of a Mem
phis, Tenn., cotton firm, testified that
the action of the board was “discrim
matory. < 4
“Memphis wants their factors’ pa
pers handled on merit and not dis
criminated against,” Mr. Dillard said.
“The ruling of the board last summer
making these papers ineligible for dis
count was made a misapprehension.
Until that time this class of paper was
considered as agricultural and dis
counts permitted. Now, for no appar
ent reason, it is designated as ‘finance
paper, and held ineligible for .- dis
count
Mr. Dillard estimated that practi
cally every farmer who produced cot
ton last year lost from §4O to $5O an
acre and said large loans would have
to be made this year in order for the
farmer to plant.
“They have used all their funds and
we will have to finance them,” he said.
“We trust the factors’ papers may
again be placed on the eligible list.”
Both Mr. Dillard and Mr. Stern de
clared the farmers were not holding
their crops to foster speculation, but
were compelled to hold because there
was no market. i
Asked by Senator McLean, of Con
necticut, what the future prospects
were, Mr. Stern said there was al
ready a gradual recovery of markets
for "l' v grades.
~“Ii the war finance corporation
functions,” he added, “ and access is
possible to South America and Cen
tral Furope the prospects should be
good.
WOMEN LONG EXCLUDED.
No woman has entered the convent
o 1 >St. Catherine, on Mt. Sinai, for
more than 1,400 years.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
DR. W. H. GARDNER
EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT
GLASSES PRESCRIBED. °
Tired
“I was weak and run-dewn,”
relates Mrs. Eula Burnett, of
Dalton, Ga. “I was thin and
just felt tired, all the time.
I didn’t rest well, I wasn't
ever hungry. 1 kmew, by
this, I needed a tonic, and
as there is none better than—
£ 3
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The Woman’s Tonic
«« . I began wusing Cardui,”
continueg Mrs. _Burnett.
“After my first bottle, I slept
better and ate better. I took
four bottles. Now I'm well,
feel just fine, eat and sleep,
my skin ig clear and I have
gained and sure feel that
Cardul is the best tonic ever
made,” i
Thousands of other women
have found Cardui just as
Mrs. Burnett did. It should
help you.
At all druggists.
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U sil i L e S
Man With 34 Children
K
Gets Flood of Letters
“Ought to Have a Medal,” Says One,
But His Wife Declares He
Should Be Hanged.
RALEIGH, N. C.—Since wide pub
licity was given to the fact that Reu
ben Bland, of Robersonville, was the
proud father of thirty-four children,
he and Mrs. Bland have been deluged
with letters from persons all over the
United States and Canada.
The letters are from both men and
women. A man in Ohio wrote: “I read
the story about your large family
aloud to my wife. ‘There’s a man who
ought to be given a medal,’ I told her.
“There’s a man who ought to be
hanged,” she retorted.”
From. Navarre, Ohio) Mr. Bland re
ceived this:
“I’'m the father of eight children and
I have an awful time keeping them in
food and clothing. I've worried a lot,
but since reading about your big
family I realize that I'm a lucky guy.”
THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRI
CULTURE SEEKS TO IM
PROVE PRODUCT.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Senator
Dial has just been informed by the
United States department of agricul
ture that, with a view of increasing the
interest in new and improved strains
of cotton, it is proposed to. furnish
each senator and representative in the
cotton producing territory with 600
quart packages of seed the coming
season. The size of the package will
be sufficient to enable the farmer to
make a satisfactory preliminary trial
of the variety in comparison with oth
er varieties now grown in his locali
ty. It is, therefore, deemed advisable
that no individual receive more than
one package.
If these tests are satisfactory the
farmer next year will be supplied with
enough of the very best seed of the
government to produce and market a
bale of cotton and to secure a seed
supply sufficient for a large planting
the following season.
It is-also announced that in con
nection with the distribution of rare
field seeds authorized in the act mak
ing appropriations for the department
of agriculture the department will
distribute Kansas grown alfalfa, soy
beans, Sudan grass and velvet beans.
These seed, both cotton seed and
the other varieties, are desired to be
sent to the farmers of the south who
will plan them with a view to getting
better results, and those who desire
to receive them should send their
names in immediately to the senators
and representatives at Washington.
MARRIAGE IS ANNULLED AND
AGED GROOM THEN ELOPES
WITH WOMAN. '
CUTHBERT, Ga.—The old saying
that “love laughs at locksmiths” was
clearly demonstrated here a few days
ago. On January Ist Miss Pauline
Coram and Mr. Elijah Shellhouse, liv
ing near Cuthbert, came into town,
procured a mafriage license from Or
dinary G. G. Ware, and were joined
in wedlock by that official, and the
young couple went their way rejoic
ing.
On Monday following the parents
of the bride, Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Co
ram, took steps to have the marriage
annulled on the grounds of their
daughter’s age, which, they claim, is
under 14. A habeas corpus proceed
ing was issued, and tried before Judge
G. G. Ware, ordinary of the county,
and after hearing evidence on both
sides turned the bride over to the
parents on the ground that she is
under 14 years of age, and therefore
under the law of the state cannot le
gally marry. Two days later, at night,
the bridegroom went to the home of
his young bride and secretly stole
her from her parental roof and eloped
with her, and went to parts unknown,
presumably to some point in Alabama.
When the girl’s parents learned of
her elopement they swore out a war
rant against Shellhouse charging kid
‘napping and placed the warrant in the
‘hands of Sheriff W. E. Taylor, but so
far the eloping couple have eluded the
officer.
. This is an unusual case, and the ul
ilimatc result of it will be watched
'with keen interest.
Government Must Pay This Amount
To Make Up Guarantee For First
Six Months After Return.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—The rail
roads of the country earned only
about $150,000,000 last year, or $365,-
000,000 less than in 1919, according to
estimates prepared by H. P. Parma
lee, director of the bureau of railway
economics, and just made public.
Mr. Parmalee estimates that in 1920
the carriers had a gross revenue of
$6,200,000,000 and expenses amounted
to $5,570,000,000, leaving gross reve
nue of $450,000,000. Deduction of tax
es and equipment rentals amounted
to $300,000,000 left the net income at
$150,000,000.
This sum was far short of the gov
ernment guarantee, and treasury and
other officials have estimated that the
government must pay the roads about
$600,000,000 for the six months period
of guaranteed return which expired
on September 1. New rates became
effective then and their operation serv
ed to materially increase the carriers’
income, which for the first ten months
of the year showed a net deficit.
“It Looked Like a Battlefield in Eu
roupe,” Said Mr. C. Dunster. -
“Was staying at a hoted in a small
Pennsylvania town. Early one morn
ing 1 went to the stable to hire a rig
and was shown a pile of dead rats kill
ed with RAT-SNAP the night before.
Looked like a battlefield in Europe.”
Three sizes, 25c, 50c, $l.OO. Sold and
guaranteed by Dawson Hardware Co.
and Crouch gros.
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OVER FEUDIST’S COFFIN
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DRAMATIC INCIDENTS MARK
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR
CAPTAIN HATFIELD.
LOGAN, W. Va—Capt. Anderson
(“Devil Anse”) Hatfield, former con
federate army officer and for many
years a famous feudist, who died Fri
day, today was buried besides his two
sons, Troy and Elias, in the family
plot, 300 feet beneath the mountain
range which sheds its water into the
Big Sandy on the one side and the
Guyandotte on the other. The obse
quies were attended by eleven surviv
ing children, almost all of the forty
grandchildren, several great grandchil
dren and about seventy-five direct de
scendants.
The funeral was characterized by
dramatic occurrences. Before the
march to the cemetery the hands of
two of the dead man’s sons, long es
tranged, were clasped over the coffin.
These were “Cap”’ Hatfield, the {ath-l
er’s namesake and feud lieutenant, and
Dr. E. R. Hatfield, of Charleston. The
reconciliation was followed by a gen
eral demonstration of approval and
sympathy.
-~ As the procession moved the resto
ration of good will between the broth
ers formed the chief subject of discus
sion, and at the grave before the body
was lowered “Cap” Hatfield address
ed “Uncle Dyke” Garrett, an old
preacher and friend of the family, and
told him he had “made his peace with
God and was ready to be baptised”
whenever the minister was ready. |
“T will baptize yot, boy,” responded
the old clergyman, “in the hole where
I baptized your pappy.” To this “Cap”
Hatheld raised his hands above his
head in the attitude of one solemnly
vowing, and declared he was done
with fighting, that in his heart there
no longer rankled malice and that if
any man sought his lifeblood he would
not resist.
There was no -funeral sermon by
“Uncle Dyke,” but Rev. Green Mec-
Neeley, who by the elder man was
familiarly referred to as “my son in
the gospel,” spoke briefly on the “les
son of death.”
There was mournful music at the
house, however. Gathered on the
porch and about the body laying in a
golden oak coffin men and women
sang old time camp meeting hymns.
“Sim” Thompson, famed as a leader
in psalm singing, directed. So numer
ous did the mourners become that the
multitude was directed to the rear door
of the house, where it formed in line
and proceeded through the hall and
passed the body of the dead feudist.
The day was raw and ugly, rain and
snow falling alternately, while the
damp air was piercing. In this down
pour the crowd stood uncomplaining
ly, but it was found necessary fre
quently to hold an umbrella over the
casket to save the corpse from being
drenched. .
Anderson Hatfield was born on
Mate creek eighty-one years ago last
‘September, his family said. He served
in the Confederate army as a member
and later as captain of company A,
Forty-fifth Virginia infantry. After
the war he was the leadar of the*Hat
}field clan in the famous Hatfield-Mc-
Coy feud, which continued over fifteen
years and in which thirty-five men
and one’ woman died.
For years after the former feud
leader had taken up his residence on
the mountain crest and settled down
in peaceful existence he was sought.
There was a price on his head, but
one governor after another refused to
issue requisition for him.
“Anse” Last of Old Feudists.
“Devil Anse” was the last of the
'old time feud chieftains. The McCoys
are all gone; the Tollivars and the
Martins of the Rowan county war
have all died. Over in Breathitt coun
lty Judge Jim Hargis and “Deacon”
Caliahan have died violent deaths
down in Clay county the Howards and
the Bakers are at peace; the Eversoles
and the French factions have buried
the hatchet deep in Perry county—
“Fult” French is dead, too—and the
lesser ‘‘wars” have passed into the
past.
Of course there are others, members
of the Hatfield and McCoy families,
who still live in he mountains; they
are among those who have grown
lwealthy on coal.and oil.
Held For Non-Support
Of Healthy Husband
Mrs. Watt, Mother of 11 Children, Ar
rested and Taken to Michigan.
JACKSON, Mich.—Mrs. Bertha
Watt, mother of eleven children, is
under arrest here at the instance of
Saginaw officers, who asked her ap
prehension on the charge of failing to
support her healthy husband, Peter
Watt. :
It seems there has been some ar
rangement between the husband amd
wife whereby she was to support the
family while he remained at home and
cared for the house and the children,
but that she tired of the agreement
and came to this city with three of
the children in the hope of obtaining
work. , :
She will be taken to Saginaw to an
swer the charge.
MRS. HIPPO, IN_FIT OF
ANGER, KILLS HER BABY
Loss of $5,000 Animal Causes Much
Sadness in Zoo.
NEW YORK, N. Y.—New Year’s
day was a sad one at the zoo. Mrs.
Caliph Hippopotamus, chafing under
the notoriety that aitended the birth
of her son Sultan, had gradually be
come sullen and morose until last Fri
day in a fit of anger she slew her
child. : :
Zoo officials feel badly over the"loss
of a great attraction, *which had a
money value of $5,000. Attendants, too,
arc sad, for great care was taken to
raise the baby and many persons have
been eager to see him.
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LEE’S DRUG STORE.
THE DAWSON NEWS
WILL MOVE FOR DRASTIC -
CUTS IN LEAQUE SALARIES
France Looks on Present Schedule as
& Public Scandal.
PARlS.—France is getting ready to
move for drastic reductions in the sal
ary budget of the league of nations.
Sir Eric Drummond, the secretary
general, $25,000; Albert Thomas, the
French head of the labor section, $30,-
000; two under-secretaries, $20,000
each, and a deputy secretary general,
$25,000. Forty-eight members of vari
ous commissions receive from $5,000
to $7,000 each, while-a swarm of lesser
officials receive from $2,500 to $5,000
‘each.
. France regards this list as a public
scandal and will act to have it cut,
‘especially in view of the fact that so
}many members: of the league are de
linquent in their dues.
OF HOT WATER |
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Wash the poisons and toxins from
system before putting more
food into stomach. !
Says Inside-bathing makes any
one look and feel clean,
sweet and refreshed.
n
Wash yourself on the inside before
breakfast like you do on the outside.
This is vastly more important because
the skin pores do not absorb impuri
ties into the blood, causing illness,
while the bowel pores do. |
For every ounce of food and drink
taken into the stomach, nearly an
ounce of waste material must be
carried out of the body. If this waste
material is not eliminated day by day
it quickly ferments and generates
poisons, gases and toxins which are
absorbed or sucked into the blood
stream, through the lymph ducts which
should suck only nourishment to sus
tain the body.
A splendid health measure is to
drink, before breakfast each day, a
glass of real hot water with a tea
spoonful of limestone phosphate in it,
which is a harmless way to wash
these poisons, gases and toxins from
the stomach, liver, kidneys and
bowels; thus cleansing, sweetening
and freshening the entire alimentary
canal before putting more food into
the stomach.
A quarter pound of limestone phos
phate costs but very little at the drug
store but is sufficient to make anyone
an enthusiast on inside-bathing. Men
and women who are accustomed to
wake up with a dull, aching head or
-have furred tongue, bad taste, nasty
breath, sallow comglexion, others who
have bilious attacks, acid stomach or
constipation are assured of pro
nounced improvement in both health
and appearance shortly.
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Compared with any wood insu
lated battery, this finer product has
the following:
1. A Threaded Rubber Insulation
battery is brand new when you
buy it, because it is shipped and
carried in- stock “bone dry.” It is
filled with electrolyte and charg
ed for the frrst time after you
buy it.
Wood insulated batteries must be
filled and charged at the factory,
after which the chemical action
of the solution causes some wear
on the places, which continues
even though the solution may
have been emptied out.
The amount of wear that such a
battery had had depends on how
long it has been in stock.
2. If the Threaded Rubber In
sulation battery is not abused,
the insulation will outlast the
plates.
Wood insulation must be renew
ed at least once to get full bat
tery life.
The cost of renewing wood in
sulatoin is as much or more than
the extra cost of the Threaded
Rubber Insulation battery.” Be
sides this there is also the ex
pense of rent battery while re
pairs are being made.
3. After middle age, the Thread
ed Rubber Insulation Battery
still maintains its capacity. Wood
insulation batteries gradually
lose capacity due to partial short
circuits through the wood—call
ed “electrical leakage.” This
makes frequent recharging nec
essary and the owner has ex
pense for both recharging and
use of rent battery.
4. By keeping the plates perfectly
insulated from each other, rapid
plate wear from partial short cir
cuits is avoided, and under the
same conditions of care and use
the Threaded Rubber Insulation
battery gives more months of
service.
5. The Threaded Rubber Insula
tion battery gives much greater
assurance of uninterrupted ser
vice, reducing to a minimum the
possibility of -battery failure on
the road. = -
A large number of car manufac
turers are using Willard Batteries
with Threaded Rubber Insulation
CHARTER NO. 6496. -~ : RESERVE DISTRICT NO. 6.
REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE 5
City National Bank
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AT DAWSON, IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA, AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS DEC. 29, 1920.
RESOURCES. '
18 Llc)nglls) Uaa% discounts, including rediscounts (except those shown in b and c) $569,285.30
d Notes and bills rediscointed with Federal Reserve Bank (other than bank : £
acceptances sold) (see Item 54@).....ccuiuvneencncnecncnes sopeacs sasnes 132,772.00 436,513.30
4,.U. S. Government Securities Owned: T
a Deposited to secure circulation (U. S. bonds par value) ................./100,000.00
h War Savings Certificates and Thrift Stamps actually pwnedec. .o i o 846.00
Total U. S. Government SECUTItI®S. ..o .vs s asassses sosssssssssssss ovsstnssvncsse 100,846.00
7. Stock of Federal Reserve Bank (50 per cent of subscription) .........c.oievees canceenes 4,500.00
8. a Value of banking house, owned and unincumbered ..........cooon creeinraiinaeacnes 38,000.00
O ~Fursiture and fXtUPeS. oo . iirranrisdanssasomstass sssseures s osesous CrRETENTS ci 2,000.00
11. Lawful reserve with Federal Reserve Bank........coiviin coeeiiiniannns cnencocracnnns 15,782.76
13. Cash in vault and net amounts due from nationalbanks ............. toiionianvansnnns 38,345.54 °
14. Net amounts due from banks, bankers, and trust companies in the United ;
States (other than included in Items 11, 12, or 13) .........c.oo civeenesvcnnnncnres 1,512.03
16. Checks on other banks in the same city or town as reporting bank (other than
Ttemi 15) iiit st vaana e sRb At ha e N e Ealie gal 4,303.89
: Total of Items 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16. .. e ivieriis cunininenenes .....$44,161.46 *
17. Checks on banks located outside of city or town of reporting bank and other :
cash BRI eLS E I s etk i ew e 1,452.20
18. Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer and due from U. S. Trea5urer................. 5,000.00
19. Interest earned but not collected—approximate—on Notes and Bills Receivable y
ROt DARE Rit o iisivivn i vohatss i ibetiantsoisinas Vyahine S romeretaryee SPCAEEEay 5,000.00
20, Other-agsets, (£ aNY . v voi i iionyvsatviess o binans ‘nke os ks vkl 2,931.00
qet73AU e R LB RTSI B S S e e S BEIEATS
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. LIABILITIES.
21. Capital stock.aid i ... .. qniunanasinsnnes den saestasubha Caasninges e eusl S FORINOED
P 2 Chrlog TUHG .. oMo soi s svs iassi esS O R s 63 noo tind esSßWigeke e oL RN R 50,000.00
238 Undivided: DYofits .. ..o i tontin s clipnatn soasoassvos il casabifdy ooy .e.... 579,624.76
b Less current expenses, interest, and taxes paid....... ...... ... oieiinen 13,773.90 65,850.86
24. Interest and discount collected or credited in advance of maturity and not
earned—(APPIOXIMALE) . ... vavt srsassassssnnntyenssasss vesesaboade gaenanapedes 5,000.00
25. Amount reserved for taxes acerued......ooveeeerraenest diiiiaiiinie cenrecaeae ey 646.29
27. Circulating notes outstandig . ......oceiseesasssnstos tdoevnnconse wfasicinasocisnsiy 98,300.00
» 20, Net amounts due to national DanKsS. .......ceeesereresenssns cratisronasas sosssssnass 184.79
30. Net amounts due to banks, bankers, and trust companies in the United States
and foreign countries (other than included in Items 28 ar AW e 8,484.55
32. Cashier’s cheeks on own bank eutstanding...........coeriies toieniannnnnaes vearase s 552.23
Total of Items 28,29, 30, 31, and 32........0ccvveeeien tavecnnnnnses L SRI S
Demand deposits (other than bank deposits) subject to Reserve (deposits pay
able within 30 days):
33. Individual deposits subject t 0 check.. ... coveatiatoas aarerosnecrnosn sanseatoeranes 193,516.94
34. Certificates of deposit due in less than 30 days (other than for money b0rr0wed)........ 5,876.44
Total of demand deposits (other than bank deposits) subject to Reserve,
Items 33, 34,35, 36, 37, and 38, ~ ..ccirueieocitoronn wodviavavans veeen...5199,395.38
Time deposits subject to Reserve (payable after 30 days, or subject to 30 days
or more notice, and postal savings):
39. Certificates of deposit (other than for money borrowed) ..............e covenenzonsse; 52,774.62
Total of time deposits subject to Reserve, Items 39, 40, 41, and 42......$ 52,774.62
47. Bills payable, other than with Federal Reserve Bank (including all obligations
representing money borrowed other than redis COUNES) i oiats onstioh Swn sel soes s 75,000.00
Ml C R T e i rad s sS G ER
54. a Liabilities for rediscounts with Federal Reserve Bank (see Item 14y ;. i ARV
Total contingent liabilities (54 a, b, ¢, and d) (not including items in sched
tle 23 OF FEDOLL) [i.iini il s ihes voots arimes gasdanoves " S iy Miauaidin s dbantats eot 132,772.00
*55. Of the total loans and discounts shown above, the amount on which interest and discount was charg
ed at rates in excess of those permitted by law (Sec. 5197, Rev. Stat.) (exclusive of notes upon which total
charge not to exceed 50 cents was made) was $92,405,12. The number of such loans was 132.
STATE OF GEORGIA, County of Terrell, ss: :
I, R. D. Smith, cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement 1s true
to the best of my knowtedge and belief. R. D. SMITH, Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10th day
of January, 1921. ~
C. W. MOORE, Notary Public.
Better Battery Servi
WE ANNOUNCE
The opening of our Battery Service Station
and introduce to you the famous
- WILL A R D BATTERY
Mr. John Melton, expert electrician and experienced bat
tety man, has charge of our new battery department,
and no matter the kind or make of your battery he can
give you 100 per cent service. We will specialize on
recharging, rebuilding and rentals.
OUR STANDARD OF SERVICE—TRY IT.
FIRST--Meeting every customer more than half way, being really glad to see
him, and glad to help him.
SECOND—Being properly equipped to help—thoroughly trained and experienced
in battery care, construction, and_repair.
THlRD—Maintaining a real station in a good location, with space in which to do
business properly.
FOURTH—Showing the car owner how to care for his battery and how to avoid
things that will injure it and shorten its life.
FlFTH—Being businesslike, to base fair and just charges on knowledge of actual
costs, to give good returns for every penny, and to carry an adequate stock of new
batteries, rental batteries, and repair parts. 4
Locke-Mathis Motor Co.
: OLDSMOBILE CARS BRUNSWICK TIRES
PHONE 272 DAWSON, GA. : :
CORRECT—Attest:
K. S. WORTHY,
J. A. LAING.
T. B. RAINES.
Directors.
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