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SSOCIATION, foreign Adv. Representatives,
SSUES STRONG APPEAL FOR DEVELOP
;!ENT OF MUSSEL SHOALS--Basing his ap
"%calx:nw« intercst of the mplo nd the prin
fiples of Clristian | . n, Rev, George
%tanicy Frazer, pastor of the First Methodist
ihun h of Sheifield, Alabama, and General Seere
E‘.—“-‘y of the Methodist Men's Club, has sent a re
{iflesttn the Christian forces of America both Pro
gestant and Caholic, seeking their active coopera
%un through their representatives in Congress in
%&inging about an carly acceptance by the govern- |
fiwnt of the Ford offer for the Mussel Shoals pro- i
erties and the pushing with the Jeast possible de
'*fd? every project of federal aid in highway con- |
i‘?fih‘lxrtiun The appeal has been sent out to the
ifiéiiginus press of the country and will be forwarded 1
180 to the federal councili of the Churches of |
:?-:hrist in America and to the various denomina
fional boards and councils, |
The substance of Dr. Frazer's appeal is as fol
f w's : |
%:“At ths Chrstmas season when our own hearts |
‘%hearse the angel’s son of peace on earth and good
wmill to men, we cannot be unmindful of that great
gompany who are experiencing the pangs of pov
-1 %ty arising out of unemployment. Their name is
Jdegion. Their step is faltering and the radiance
Bethlehem’s star is dimmied by the discourage
‘ment that obscures the star of their hopes. Many
~jf ve waited in vein for “the return to normalcy”.
:;V’he problem of the unemployed is one ofenational
iproportions. The army of the unemployed may be
leeme a national peril. Given bread sufficient the
‘ reat masses of people do not become agitated ov
fer governmental policies. When famine threatens !
the black despair that is prophetic of revolt sim ]
fmers in the social cauldron, |
' In the spirit of the Prince of Peace we are now i
‘engaged in lessening our armaments. In the spirit |
(i that best Brother of mankind, this government j
st give itself to the task of lessening poverty
e» ough employment in public industries and eco-
Bomic benefits of these masses who are not beg
gars, but who simply ask a chance to work.
Mr. Ford's offer for the great Mussel Shoais
” pperties together with the ®arious federal = aid
projects in highway construction, are beams of
fight on the far-extending horizon of unemploy
"The Mussel Shoals project, on which the govern
‘ment has already expended approximately one
'undrcd million doMars, ispf greater conscquence l
' the American people than sectiona) advantage
@.d should arisc above party contentions. Mr. Ford ]
has said that his securing these propertics would '
fimately result in the employment of a million |
persons. Mr. Ford may be a dreamer. but his re
d has marked him as a dreamer who turns im
# ation into.reality. With the aceptance by the
government of Mr, Ford’s offer, either in its pres
or in a modified form, thousands of idle work- |
will become active forces in unleashing this ‘
aststorehouse of latent power on the Tennessee
er.and busy partners in hastening a period of
prosperity and in production of national wealth.
~ May 1 suggest that the clergy and laity of the
RM religious body that you represent, can at this
:‘,%egrender an incalculable service to humanity =.
and to the nation by requesting your representa- |
tives in Congress to urge speedy action in the ac- ‘
«eptance and furtherance of these projects that are
mor ethan economic or poliical in their hope. They l
are bigger and better than mere business—they
are humanitarian, and therefore worthy of the
earnest consideration of the Christian forces of |
America. |
MRS. DICKEY RESIGNS FROM CURB MAR
. KET COMMITTEE—It is with regret that we
iiarn of the retirement of Mrs. Lon Dickey from
the committee n charge of the Curb Market, on
which she faithfully serced since its inauguration
~on March sth. Mrs. Dickey was practically the
originator of the Local Curb Market and agitated
for its establishment for months before any active
fteps were taken to bring producer and consumer
together. The success of the market thus far has
been largely due to Mrs Dickey’s personal interest
and the attention given to it by her.-
The patrons and consumers will long remember
her for securing for our farmers an outlet for their
surplus food stuff and the local people for the op
;»Qortunity given them to secure fresher and cheap
@;‘er food stuffs for their tables. Mrs. Dickey's inter
| ests in civic affairs is of old standing, for it was
. through her insistent articles written years ago
-and published exclusively in the Leader, that the
Tg.fi("n'uegic Library was finally established here and
that the Leader was enabled to raise the funds
pith which to secure the location on which to
puild it. We trust that the retirement from this
@?"” amittee by Mrs. Dickey does not deter her from
cor g her interest in civic matters in gen-
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ifl! In old-tme winter evenin’s,
? ‘there was many things we did,
‘that was mighty soul-inspirin’ to
M—-_-; / :thc old-time country kid__When
Tig® we weren’t a-pullin’ taffy we was
§- © busy parchin’ corn while the hills
around the cabin echoed to the
hunter’s horn..._.
I can hear old Towser barkin’ when my memory
| sorter strays to the land of boyhood varments, an’
’lh(' sports of early day,—l can see my sainted mo
il!:vr in the little cabin-door, an’ my soul somehow
| still hankers fer the happy days of yore,— .
| But now,—We've got our jitney, an’ typist, an’
;' e “wire,’an’ there aint no cosey corner, whar
w e set around the fire; we’ve got the fireless cook
er an’ th patent autocow, an’ the agent an’ th
middleman, we pay to show us how. We buy ow
jrinkin’ water, an’ our middle name ils “charge’™
while everybody’s second son is runnin’ a garrarge
an’ we've got the buisiness woman an’ the air
piane, an’ the phone,—an’ all, because we could
n't let well enough alone.
WHISKEY “BEFORE AN AFTER”—The mi
nority has a perfect right in this democracy to try
‘o turn a majority against prdhibition, but let’s
Liave no misunderstanding about the chief argu
ment of the wets in their fight to overthrow the
Vighteenth amendment ; to-wit:
“That bootleg whisky is so bad that it is better
tor this nation to go back to the pre-prohibition
whisky.”
The pot calling the kettle black. The whisky
made by the profiteering ‘distillers’ during the
last quarter of a century of wetness was fully as
villianous as the stuff they sell today.. The only
difference is that the public does not know what
was happening from about 1890 to 1919. Just as
many men fell, poisoned on the streets and in po
lice stations but nobody paid any attention to it
in the cities. They were just ‘drunk.’
Listen to what the official United States gov
crnment census for 1900 said (Twelfth Census) :
MOST note that most) of the distilled
liquors consumed as a BEVERAGE by
the American people pass through recti
fied spirits range from the CHEAPEST
CONCOCTIONS of neuatral spirits and
DRUGS to the simple blending of young
and old whiskey.”
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That was 21 years ago. MOST of the liquors
were that way then. In the next 15 years, nearly
ALL OF THEM became rottener and viler and
more poisonous. Whisky drinkers were told that
“olending” and “rectifying” made the whisky bet
ter and they believed it BECAUSE THEY WAN
FED TO BELIEVE IT. The truth was that
“blended” whisky contained all the poisons that
s in newly distilled whisky, and “rectified” whis
ky contained small quantities of real whisky to
which was added raw spiriits, colored water and
drugs. No wonder drunkeness and booze deaths
niereased mightily every vear.
A HARDWARE STORE THAT FOUND IT
SELF—In a certain city of the Middle West
‘here is a hardware and household store, the name
of which'is known to every man, woman and child
" the city and for miles around.
The store is an old one dating back to a period
‘ong before the Civil War. In its carly days and
for many years afterward, despite the fact that it
“tood in the heart of the city, it was obscure and
nad little patronage. It was just an ordinary hard
ware store, doing business of an ordinary hardware
store.
Then one day it found itself. For on that day
a young man who had come to the store some years
before as an errand boy was taken into the firm
and made manager.
This young man had ideas of his own which he
mmediately put into operation. One of them
was advertising, another was to have Well-Dressed
Windows of Advertised Products. Still another was
o add various lines to the hardware stock, such
#s household goods and a tool department,
Now some folks say that you can't merge human
interest with hardware, but this young man did
L and is doing it right now.
e buying public read his ads, come down and
ok into his wonderfully dressed windows, then
go in and buy. The store has grown and prosper
ed until it is one of the largest establishments in
the United States. .
Of course, you may say that this is just a trade
story and that the store and manager are myths,
But you're wrong there is such a store and mana
ger.
~ Every hardware man in the country knows of
“Picking’s” on Government Square, Cincinnati,—
where Ben Smith writes the famous ads.—Atlanta
Georgian., - :
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Washington is doing over what Versailles over
lid—Greenville (S. C.) Piedmont. :
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A pact is usually known by the reservations it
keeps.—lndianapolis Star.
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‘Two good excuses for the absence of Christmas
egg-nogz:ohibition and the present price of
eggs —Harrisburg Telegraph, oo
THE LEAEER-ENTERPRISE AND ..xESS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1921.
THE. o 5[5 G R d g e THE o
EMPiRE Great Reduction =1 =iz
ON ALL SUITS, COATS, DRESSES AND MILLI
NERY, ALSO MEN’S AND BOYS’ SUITS.
‘ WE are closing these items out, making room for the New
Spring Merchandise, with the cold weather just begin
ning and the coidest months of the year allead of us, together
with these reductions, makes this a wonderful opportunity for
your cold weather shopping.
ALL SUITS FOR MEN AND BOYS - . . . ONE-FOURTH OFF
ALL DEESSES AND COATS - - - .. . . ONE-THIRD OFF
ALL LADIES SUITS AND HATS .- - . . ONE-HALF PRICE
Just Arrived
The New Spring Dorothy Dodd
Pumps!and Oxfords Just received
and. put_in stock this'morning.
e Come infand see them:.
Prices $4.00 to $9.50
One; Pricejto I * o ' W Mai g
faybody. - | oMPire Mercantile Co. | et T
CLOTHING & READY-. .. ZAR PHONE 18. “LEADERS OF QUALITY AND LOW PRICES” GROCE;Y PHONE 155
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Some Things And Others
(by M, C, Thomas)
A New York Sport writer twitters
the gladsome news that recently 2
New York promoter advertised for
heavy weights who were ambitious
to take a try- at the crown worn by
one Jack Dempscy. Ten dead weight
tons of beef answered the advertise
ment. To us this is a sufficient proof
that advertising pays as well as the
fighting game,
It is reperted that synthetic gold
has been produced by a German chem
ist, What we wish to rcad of is mag:
netic gold____some that we can keep
when we get hold of it, as it were.
Speaking of railroads and deficits
-——-they are usually spoken of in the
same breath these days____Henry
Ford's little D T. & 1. railroad took
in $652,438 during Cctober 1921. In
1920 this same road during the same
month took in $698,053. During last
October the road made as a profit
$120,723. In October 1920 this same
road lost $126,492, Why the differ
ence? You ask. In 1920 Henry Ford
had not taken over the property and
installed his own little system.
We note the following headlinc——!
“Nego Shot Through Heart is Resting
Easy.” No, Harold he was not dead.l
W cwonder whether or not is is thel
custom of some folks to hang up a
bottle instead of a sock, I
The fellow that spends all his time
hollering about the ‘general depres
sion’ don't get very much new busi
ness,
These new fangled metal pcncils{
that will feed themselves are a great |
thing but think how much more to be'
desired is a pencil that will feed a'
large hungry family.
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For some reason or another the man !
‘who has been ‘held up by a handit!
\still feels the need of Walter Camp's'
ee AR OF VY BILG
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Ouch! Pain, Pain!
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Rub Rheumatic
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Aching Joints
Rub Pain Right Out With Small Trial
| Bottle of 014 St. Jacobs Oil
Rheumatism is “pain™ on y. Not
one case in fifty requires interlsal treat
ment, Stop drugging., Rub soathing
penctrating. “St. Jacob’s Oil” right into
your sore stiff aching joints and mus
cles and relief comes in tantly. 'St
Jacobs Oil” is a harmless \rheumatism
cure which never disappoind and can
not burn the skin,
Limber up! Quit complaining! Get
a small trial bottle of old, honest\*St
Jacobs Oil” at any drug store, and\in
just a moment you'll be free from
rheamatic pain, soreness and swelling
Don’t suffer! Relief awaits you, 'St.
Jacobs Oil"” has cured millions of rheu
matism sufferers inthe last half cen
tury, and is just as good for sciatica,
neuralgia, lumbago, backache' sprains,
advertisement, ' }
‘Mr. and Mrs. C, L/ Saunders are
spending the day in €ordele on busi
ness, :
| Daily Dozen or some other good
_exercise,
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‘ Trustees paid investors (?) in
Ponzi's scheme a mere 10 per cent in
stead of the 150 he promised. There
is a possibility that this is the reason
that he is in jail at this time,
Uncle Sam just borrowed $250,000-
000. Uncle has less trouble in borrow
ing that amount than we have in get
ting another ‘uncle’ that we know to
let us have ten bucks on our seventy
five jewel watch.,
Speaking of watches we notiee that
the Ingersoll Watch Company has
failed for over a million dollars. Lia
bilities 3 million, assets two million,
Possibly they replaced a couple of
milion watches that went wrong. But
speaking in a serious vein, if that be
possible, the Ingersol watch has or
cupied and will continue a warm
place in the hearts and purses of hun
dreds of thousands of real folks, There
is a lesson here____as long as they
made dollar watches that sold for a
dollar all went well____but when they
went out into the field trying to cor
ral and distribute watches of all kinds
and at all prices____well something
went wrong____that's all.
I suppose that many many men,
Were ready most to cry,
When some one looked at them right
_ hard,
When they wore that Xmas tie,
Now, that the season of New Year's
Resolutions approaches_.___may we
suggest that the sooner they are made
the sooner they may be broken? Why
not do it now?
Oh why should the spirit of mortal
be glad,
When the taste in his mouth is de
icidedly " bad,
And even more so when there comes
the day,
When he finds the amount of the
bills he’s to pay,
Zatsall. i
Calomel May Turn
e
On You Next Time
Next Dose u Take May Salivate
Aand Start World of Trouble
Calomel is merculy; quicksilver, It
crashes into sour bild like dynamite,
cramping and sickening\ you. Calomel
attacks the bones and should never be
put into your system,
I fyou feel billious, headachy, consti‘-
pated and all knocked out, just go to
your druggist and get a bottle of Dod
son’s Liver Tone for a few centswhich
is a harmless vegetable substitute for
dangerous calomel, Take a spoonful
and if it doesn’t start your liver and
straighten you up better and quicket
than nasty calomel and without mak
ing you sick, you just go back and
get your money,
\Qon‘t take calomel, It makes you
sick the next day; it loses you a day's
work, Dodson’s Liver Tone straight
ens you right up and you feel great,
No salts necessary. Give it to the
children because it is perfectly harm-i
less and can not salivate, adv,
Van Raalté and Black
Cat Hosiery
All the new full fashion hose in
novelity and plain silk, Van Raalte
and Black Cat--- Prices 98¢,
$1.50, $2, $2.75, $3.25, $4, $5
Silk, Lisle, Wool, 50c to $2.50
CANDY PULLING FOR
MISS PARKS
Mrs, R. V. Woodham entertained
with a candy pulling and weiner roast
on Wednesday afernoon from six to
nine in honor of her niece Miss Mild
red Parks of Ty Ty, Ga.
Games were played out of doors and
the hostess was assisted in entertain
ing by Mrs. J. P, Manning and Mrs.
James Paulk, Jr.
QUICK DEILIVERY! ~ QUICK DELIVERY!
Manon Grocery Company
If you want to save money on Your Christmls
Tzsble—TßADE HERE!
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LN DRt omeN $l.OO
ARBUCKLES’ COFFEE, SHEN G oS Tl e
SHARNMERS COFRRR ... . ...... .
GREEN COFFEE S R T
T VIOEIOEN ... ...
MR B i iz
SMOKED BACON se 0 IgB
BEROSENE, per gallony .................. .20c
| SWEET POTATOES peck ............... 20c
FRESH COCONUTS ............. 10c and 15¢
GRBONE eOO .. ... e
OCTAGOfi\K}‘AP b s B
WHITE HOUSE COFFER ...............40c
. FRENCH MARK\E% CORVERE .......... a 0
SEROUND LARD . ... . e
SUGARP. per pound \6l£c
DRY SALT MEAT oo adtenibionaaeee 13540
SCRATCH FEED Wi S ek cnow vvt BOEE
e e A RN G T[ e
IRISH POTATOES, peck ...\, ...... .. ... 65
SEEDLESS RAISINS .........\.......... 25c
B. E. PEAS SRt cii belis i ons e s 108
WL S P sk kem ws s hih | B
Fach $5.00 cash purchase will receive a Handsome
Chrristmas Box of Soap, value 75 cents.
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Manon Grocery Company
“Where Quality Tells and Prices Sell”’
PHONE 520’ 226 E. PINE ST.
T. B. GISSENDANNER
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OCILLA, GEORGIA
Will practice in Irwin and Ben Hill Counties,
All Calls promptly Responded to. Experienced in all dis
cases of the Arimal and Animal Surgery.
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- Phone 51, Ocilla
OFFICE—IN OCILLA PHARMACY.
HOSPITAL at the D. R. Hendegson Farm, North of Ocilld,
near Dixie Highway where all animals can be cared for—
TERMS REASONABLE
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Corner Lee and Jessamine Sts,
Rev. Bruce Nay, Pastor,
Bible School 10:00 A. M,
Preaching 11:20 A. M.
Preaching 8:00 P, M.
Everybody cordially invited.
W. A Adams; Supt.