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" DAWSON, GA., DECEMBER 29, 19295.
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The News wishes everyone a 'happy and
prosperous new year. The thing for all of
us to do is to pitch in at the start and make
it so.
With so many bandits making big hauls
all over the country—some even in our own
delightfully dear old Atlanta—the underworld
evidently had a merry Christmas.
If this paper has diagnosed the case, prop
erly one of the main ailments of Georgia is
casy borrowing. What we need, and need
badly, is a method of easy paying. :
It has just been demonstrated again that
Santa Claus is one patient and devoted work
er who can be depended upon to woryk over
time without extra pay and not go on strike.
Some day, maybe, we will realize the un
wisdom of expecting our young people to
get a thorough education when football is
made to appear the most important thing in
the fall term,
Other counties have built their highways
with bonds, and some of them are far ahead
of Terrell in road making, Some of our near
neighbors have built miles of highway via
the bond route.
Already “Warning to Farmers” is appear
ing in newspapers and interviews of politi
cians as to what he should do next year. The
farmer is the most (and the worst) advised
individual in the world.
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A news item says that 75 years ago the
most advertised commodity in hair dressers’
windows was bears’ grease, which the peo
ple of those days believed to be an infallible
preventive of baldness. Just another ‘that did
not work. -
The Extra Session.
“Governor Walker can lead the legislative
horse to water, but can he make him drink?”
asks the Moultrie Observer. That remains to
be’seen. The News was not among those
who were clamoring for an extra session of
the legislature. We believed the people
meant what they said when they recently
voted so overwhelmingly for biennial ses
sions; and,. furthermore, we doubted the ne
cessity of convening the lawmakers at this
time. But Governor Walker, believing that
it is to the best interest of the state to con
vene the legislative body, has decreed other
wise, and it now is the duty of allwgovern
or, lawmaker and citizen alike—to unite up
on a program that will advance the best in
terests of the state. With open minds and
an eye single to the public welfare it is pos
sible to make the extra session memorable
for its achievements.
A Flood of Propaganda.
Whenever congress convenes there comes
tc the editorial desk a mass of propaganda
for this measure and that. At the approach
of the present session there was no exception
to the rule. Why is it? It would seem that
measures possessing merit could receive prop
er consideration and disposition by men
elected to perform their duties relating to
law making without propaganda. :
To illustrate, there has been received for
some weeks “a feature article” from the Na
tional’ Educational Association press service,
an article “exclusive in your city,” booming
the passage of the new federal educational
bill. As is well known, this bill provides for
a cabinet position and a department of edu
cation with supervising capacity over the pub
lic schools of the entire country. If the prop
osition has any merit is it necessary contin
ually to be urging the publication of articles
concerning it? If a department of education
will promote the public schools of this coun
try, make them more efficient, why should
it be necessary to argue the matter in pub
lic prints week in and week out? The same
i true of other measures.
It is inconceivable that any representative
from the south will vote for 'this bill and put
its educational institutions under the super
vision of the federal government, which rec
ognizes no race distinction and would largely
influence the selection of text books taught
in the schools of the south. With both races
attending the same school and taught from
books presenting the northern viewpoint our
educational interests would be an awful mess.
Profit in Poultry.
In his column in the Macon News, “Down
in Georgia,” J. Kelley Simmons prints an
interesting news item and makes pertinent
comment. It follows: “Those of our south
Georgia farmers casting about for a means
of making money on the farm might be in
terested in the announcement coming from
Chicago to the effect that a financier paid
$2.500 for a pen of five prize-winning chick
ens at a poultry show there. The pen con
tained a cock and four hens. South Georgia
climate, soil and other conditions offer the
best opportunity for poultry raising of any
section in the country. Hundreds of farmers
of that section are realizing fine profits now
from flocks.”
There is profit in poultry raising on the
farms of south Georgia. The past year Ter
reli county sold sevdral thousand dollars’
worth of poultry without any special effort
,at raising it.
l Thé: New Year.
Why should not hope of a happy new year
be cherished in every heart, and what excuse
is there for not anticipating a happy new
year? The new year above all else is a
| time of hope, the time for looking forward,
’:’or renewal of faith. In our arbitrary division
of time we stand where the ways part. We
liook both backward and forward. If we can
| not look forward with hope and confidence
what profit is there in life?
The new year is a time for turning our
backs on the past, for making a new start, for
Ithinking less of the past and more of the
’fmm'('. What is past cannot be removed.
What we need to be concerned about now
is the days that are to come in the year about
to open.
How blessed 1t is that we are able to face
the future that confronts us with steadfast
hope and courage. With what eagerness do
we now scan the narrow horizon that con
fines us, straining vision in an effort to pene
trate the veil that guards so strictly the fu
ture. We are as men standing on some high
mountain peak, peering with shaded eyes into
the vast distance and seeking to discern its
unknown mysteries. It is most fortunate,
however, that vision is shortened as it is, and
that we can but search a little way ahead.}
What does the vear which will begin Friday
contain for us? If we could know, if the fu
ture could be revealed, it is doubtful whether
any of us could summon the fortitude to go
on. |
A Happy New Year? Assuredly. What is
happiness bq't a state of mind. Let the oldi
salutation, then, ring out with vibrant good‘
cheer and sincerity, surcharged with hope and‘
gladness. To begin the new year in such
spirit is to have the battle won before it has
begun, ?
Happy New Year! E
“Jimmy” Walker, Crusader.
“Jimmy” Walker, the mayor-elect, is go
ing to desert the sidewalks of New York,
and he is not going to love the night life of
that great city as well in January as he did
in May. For May in the life of “Jimmy”
Walker represents the youth he enjoyed be
fore he was elected and January the stern
realities of an executive’s duty as a crusader
against vice, sin and iuiquity. The curfew
is going to ring with “Jimmy” pulling the
rope. New York has got to be good, or the
new mayor is going to raise the dickens.
The all night resorts are to close, says
“Jimmy.” He is going right after crime,
banditry, wicked dancers and all sorts of
night lifers. He is determined to purge his
city of all that makes it lurid and unwhole
some. Hurrah for “Jimmy” if he can get
anywhere at all in curbing the evil influences
of the metropolis, but it looks at this distance
as though the new St. George faced a sizable
dragon and would need all his strength.
Mayor-elect Walker is a brand new broom
(we have heard of and had such hére in
Georgia), and the old saying about it sweep
ing clean is as true now as it was in the be
ginning. “Jimmy” might do a part of what
he is threatening—for a time—but in the end
New York would go on just as before. The
big city is bigger than “Jimmy” Walker, and
bigger than anybody else. In time the
mayor-elect will realize that, and in time he
will figure that New York isn’t so bad and
that a little night life after all is to be desir
ed. Nobody is going to lock up New York’s
freedom, not even “Jimmy” Walker. It can’t
be done.
A Produce Market.
Thomasville has a produce market, and in
speaking of its worth to the people of that
coums the Times-Enterprise says:
Anything that the farmer produces or
raises can be sold there. * * * Thomas
ville has needed this sort of market for -
many years, but has never before been
able to get ome going in a way that
would bring about the most desired re
sults. Unless we have failed to diagnose
the situation the market has been estab
lished and it is going to become in due€
time one of the most useful in this entire
section of the state.
This market will enable the farmers of
Thomas county to dispose of their crops. Fer
the past several years diversification has been
urged upon the farmers in and out of season,
but no market has been provided for their pro
duce. Besides producing sufficient for their
own needs it would be very foolish for the
farmers to raise an abundance of crops when
two or three hogs, a load or two of potatoes
or corn, a few pounds of turnips and a truck
load of greens would glut the market. When
they can scll their produce at reasonable
prices there is no doubt the ifarmers will
grow an abundance of all kinds. They will be
glad to do so.
Thomasville has taken a wise step in pro
viding a market for farm produce, and it will
be of great value to that city and surround
ing section. -
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Governor Pinchot has set the date for the
execution of a 15-year-old boy convicted of
murder in Pennsylvania. In other states men
of mature age and long experience are allow
ed to beat the rope and the chair. It looks
as though the state of Pennsylvania might
with credit to itself confine that boy for the
rest of his life instead of executing him. A
‘limit ought to be fixed in every state for this
ikind of thing with consideration shown ex
ltrcmc youth. Somehow it does not seem
iright to make a mere boy pay with his life
i when so many others are escaping justice.
I “The politicians are up in arms against the
éc«nsus bureau for predicting a large cotton
i crop. The very politicians who had the pres
’-cnt law put on the statute books are howling
irhe loudest about it,”".notes the Sylvester
{ LLocal. It is also true that the reports, which
were then issued once a month, were not
made often enough to suit them, and the law
{ was changed so the bureau would have to
| send out forecasts bi-monthly.
Southeast Georgia lost a strong character
when J. A. J. Henderson passed at Odcilla,
says the Savannah Press. For many years
Mr. Henderson was among the foremost men
of south Georgia. He was one of the pioneer
developers of the wiregrass country, and con
tributed largely in converting that section
from a pine wilderness into live and prosper
ous towns and cities and fertile farms. Like
many men of his kind—men who have build
!mi and done for others—financial reverses
| overtook him in his latter years. He wrought
!well, and his memory should and no doubt
iwill be revered by those among- whom he
llived so useful ‘a life.
I An insurgent in congress a! this time and
' under conditions which prevail in the world
’and in America is a mental pervert. He thinks
he is an especial champion of the poor and
}thc down trodden because he is incapable of
‘thinking straight. He is blind to the fact that
if he could have his way -in_legislation he
would wreck the most magnificent structure
in the world, and bring stagnation, depression
and poverty to a nation of people now far
more prosperous than those in any other
country on earth.
Just now smoking among women in some
of the large centers seems to be the fashion.
If it were the fashion not to smoke most of
them would not smoke. If smoking made
some women uncomforable they would smoke
if it were the fashion—just as they wear un-j
comfortable clothes if they are the fashion, cut
off their hair if it is the fashion and let it
grow long if it is the fashion. It will always
be good form, however, to refrain from
smoking. |
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Though there has been diversification in
Georgia it is still too much of a one-crop
state; it depends too much on cotton, and;
the same is true of every state in what is
known as the cotton belt region. A surplusi
is produced over the quantity the world will
buy at prices remunerative to the cotton‘
grower. It ought to be plain that what is
needed is not more legislation, but elimina-}
tion of the surplus. : |
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Immigration officials *no longer will bei
bothered by appeals from “Battling” Siki,‘
Senegalese pugilist, who at last fell a victim
to his constant habit of brawling. The deathi
of Siki is 'no loss whatever, although New!
York police, if they run true to form, will
leave nothing undone in trying to capture his!
slayer. The lower the victim in the scale of |
life the greater the effort to avenge him.
The election of Peter S. Twitty by the State
Game and Fish Board to succeed himself as |
game and fish commissioner is deserved rec
ognition of a faithful official. Mr. Twitty has
been active in discharging his duties, and, in
the opinion of The News, the state has never
had a more efficient man in that position.
Consider the Peanut.
: From the Savannah News.
It is frequently we get more news away
from home about home folks than we hear
at home. It is the same way with commod
ties. For example it is from London Tidbits
that south Georgians are now reading some
thing of the peanut:
The peanut sold in this country, main
ly to boys in the street and to persons
wishing to feed the animals in the zoo,
is rapidly becoming an article of the
greatest commercial value. Already it is
being used in the production of 145 foods
and useful articles.
From the peanut we oltain peanut
butter, ten varieties of milk, five kinds
of breakfast food, two grades of flour,
ice cream, salad oil, sauce, metal polish
es, toilet and laundry soaps, oleomarga
rine, wood stains, leather dyes, ink and
glycerin,
A teacupful of peanuts can be made
into a pint of milk, while the nuts make
a better lard substitute than does cot
ton-seed oil. Mixed with wheaten flour
peanuts make a palatable and highly nu
tritious bread; they also make excellent
biscuits and cakes.
Strictly speaking, the peanut is not a
nut at all; it is what is called a “legume”
—akin tb the bean and pea. .
Recognition from abroad does dignify
commonplace things. It may be that the folk
in the great peanut production area will af
ter a while come to know what a possibility,
what an infinite potentiality there is encased
in the goober hull--or in the peanut shell!
In South Georgia.
From the Thomasville Times-Enterprise.
The feeling in south Georgia is good. and
the spirit of optimism there is contagious. A
visitor is impressed by the activity in busi
ness circles, by the amount of construction
work and the public improvements under
way and by the atmosphere of confidence.
South Georgia made the best crop in 1925
that it has in several years. It is in close
proximity to the wonderful development now
in progress in Florida. The two states are
separated only by an imaginary line, and it
is not surprising that there should be a rather
generous overflow from Florida. Then, too,
south Georgia offers good land at prices that
are actually cheap and relatively very cheap.
Inherently, too, south Georgia is a fine
country, with truly exceptional agricultural
opportunities. Its characteristic spirit for the
past quarter century has been one of great
enterprise. Its people are wide awake and
are thoroughly in love with their great sec
tion. A combination like this spells nothing
short of success.
Wise or Otherwise.
Sympathize, of course, with the under dog
in the fight, but put your money on the top
one.
i A long pedigree doesn't prevent a horse
bfrom being the last of his race.
f Even a woman will give money the right
{of way when it wants to talk.
| There is no insurance against the flames
Ekindlcd by a woman's eyes.
The deadbeat always gets a great deal
more credit than he deserves.
THE DAWSON NEWS
From the Scranton Republican.
Two bills have been introduced in congress,
one by Representative Fairchild, of New
York, and one by Representative Linthicum,
of Maryland, to make “The Star Spangled
Banner” the national anthem. One of the
bills also would provide heavy penalties for
bringing “into disrepute or disfavor by word
or act either the national anthem or the na
tional flag.”
There is a mistaken popular opinion, rath
er hazy, it is true, that “The Star Spangled
Banner” and ‘“America” have a legal status
as our patriotic song and national hymn, re
spectively. While efforts have been made
many times to fix one or both of these music
al compositions as national institutions by
statute it has not yet been done.
As the American anthem “The Star Span
gled Banner” lives in our hearts as the beau
tiful, sonorous song that thrills our every
fiber; as a true hymn, uniting in our souls
patriotism and godliness, ‘“America” cannot
be displaced. So it is, with or without act
of congress to crystallize our patriotic ardor,
that true Americans veritably inhale a purer
breath of life to the music of the national
anthem and the national hymn.
It would be advisable, nevertheless, for
congress to stamp these songs with the ap
proval of law,
From the West Point News.
Have you heard anyone say that Georgia
was falling behind the procession because
her roads were worse than those of other
states?
Did the person telling you give any figures
as to comparative mileage of improved roads
in the varicus states?
Just a few facts from the report of the
Federal Bureau of Public Roads might be
useful at this time.
That report says that Indiana has 36,112
miles of surfaced roads, Ohio: has 27,84]
miles, Georgia has 19,186 miles, North Car
plina 18,149 miles, Minnesota 16,839 miles,
New York 15259, with other states falling
on down to South Carolina with 482 miles of
improved roads.
This report shows that the popular cry that
“bad roads are ruining Georgia” is mostly
bunk. Also the cry that “good roads have
made North Carolina’ belongs in the same
category. ;
A drive over the roads of this and othgr
states about us will satisfy any one Georgia
has better roads than many neighbor states
and the above quoted report proves that Geor
gia, still the “empire state,” stands third in
improved road mileage in the union.
A little information as to the condition of
public roads all over the country would re
lieve us of the howl of the knockers. Geor
gia stands near the front in road work and
will certainly remain there.
There is nothing the matter with Georgia
except a slight case of “political blues,”
probably caused by office-seekers, habitual
kickers and those who have not taken time to
learn the facts about road work in the va
rious states. :
From the Dahlonega Nugget.
We do not suppose the Baptist minister
froms down the country who occupied the
stand here last Sunday will locate in Dah
lonega, as he receives about $1,600 where he
is and a nice dwelling to live in free of
charge. The church here only has to pay its
part, but is not likely to raise the bid, be
cause our citizens cannot afford to pay all
their money for religion, then pay city, coun
ty and state taxes, and feed, clothe and edu
cate their children.
Neither of the old churches has as large
a membership now as they did when religion
was cheaper, Used to be that when preach
ing took place the “amen” benches were oc
cupied by both males and females, who
wore home made clothes from top to bottom,
including hand-knit socks and stockings,
girls and women wearing bonnets. All dress
ed about alike, same as the minister. We
don’t mean he had on ‘a bonnet, but woreia
jeans suit manufactured by the mothers and
daughters; and if too warm to be comfort
able with his coat on he shed it and preach
ed a sermon destitute of any highfalutin
words, and all understood and enjoyed it.
But style and high religion and too much
extras for foreigners, as we see it, explains
why quite a number of our citizens hold their
membership in the country churches, where
style cuts no figure, and less money is re
quired.
From the Savannah News.
The Valdosta Times the other day on a
local page of interesting items ha 3 the story
of a local concern which ordered from a
Chicago firm a lot of fine, silk-finished bed
spreads to discover upon the arrival of the
shipment that instead of being branded with
the hall mark of a Belgian or Swiss, a Nor
wegian or Japanese manufactory the beau
tiful articles bore the label of a Georgia fac
tory—not only a Georgia factory, but a
south Georgia factory!
The lesson of the incident is obvious—and
worth chewing over.
The story has another end, however.
Alongside this bit of news about buying
home-made stuff from Chicago is another
item about inquiries coming in daily to Val
dosta from Mexico, Australia and other for
eign countries asking for Valdosta made ar
ticles. Just this week a shipment of the Val
dosta-invented, Valdosta-made articles ,was
shipped to Egypt.
And this incidental bit of news items, es
pecially alongside the other, carries its food
for thought! =
EACH NEEDS THE OTHER.
From the Columbus Enquirer-Sun.
The Dawspn News gives expression to a
striking truth in the following paragraph:
The best friends of the common peo
pie are not those who propose to “soak”
the rich with confiscatory taxes. Their
real friends are those who would give
capital a square deal and opportunity to
furnish eriployment for labor by engag
ing in productive industry.
Efforts to array capital and labor against
cach other is a great mistake. The two should
be encouraged to cultivate a friendly feeling
one toward the other, which would be help
ful to both. Certainly each is dependent up
on the other. Capital can accomplish nothing
without labor, and labor cdn accomplish little
without capital.
Although the average man laughs at his
wife when she goes shopping and doesn’t
buy anything, he kicks if she does.
The National Anthem.
More “Bunk” Exposed.
—T;l:bld-Time Religion.
The Home Made Articles.
Wooing the Voters.
From the Industrial News.
Without reference to his politics, it must
be said that Calvin Coolidge does nct em
ploy the cave-man stuff of boisterous politi
cians who used strong-arm methods often
prevalent in past generations,
In his message to congress he gently out
lines a program of develppment that is allur
ing to the coy, shy and difident maiden
whose front name is Taxpayer.
He is outspoken on lines of economy, re
duction of taxes and.a constructive agricul
tural policy.
He gently coaxes the European maidens to
fulfill their financial dance cards.
He asks the ladies of our own political
sewing circle to make their dollars go a lit
tle further, instead of making more dollars
go, which tickles Miss Columbia in the mid
riff 'and she sweetly smiles.
Pointed Paragraphs.
Humanity is equally divided between those
who can’t stand prosperity and those who
can’t get any to stand.
Habit may be either good or bad, depend
ing upon whether you rule it or it rules you.
The man who is his own lawyer may lose
his case, but he saves a fee.
Every man who says that marriage is a
success praises both his wife and himself.
Men may be bribed, but you can’t induce
women to take hush money.
Never give up the good things you have
while hoping for better.
Charity as a cloak often proves a misfit.
Greetings
for the
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Throughout the year
may you be blessed
with happiness and
every other worth
while thing . . .
Thus we extend the
friendly greeting that
we would be so
pleased to express to
you face to face and
hand to hand . ..
Appreciating your
past patronage we
shallstrive to prolong
your preference thru
out the next twelve
months.
The
Grimes-Mitchell
Furniture
Co.
Dawson, Georgia
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 195
Farmers
The Federal Land Bank
wants to loan you
Money at
5z per cent
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