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H. E. McAULIFFE, Editor and Mgr.
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Holding Down the Speeders
Editor hi. H. Griffin, of the Bainbridge Post-Searchlight,
is strongly advocating the holding down of violators of
speed law in Bainbridge, and has strongly addressed the
new mayor and members of the council of his city in re
gard to this question. Here are some of the extracts from
the editorial appearing in the Post-Searchlight:
For four years this paper has strenuously ob
jected to the .use of West Street as a race course,
but without avail. But, the writer who lives on that
street has long ago made up his mind to take the law
in his own hands and see that the man who hits one
of his kids pays the penalty. Realizing for some
time that law afforded no protection except in theory,
we have prepared to take care of anything that hap
pens to us by a speed fiend. A pretty frame of mind
for a tax payer and citizen to get into, but ona that
officialdom can't object to as long as officialdom is a
farce.
The time is at hand for some one to smell the
patching. God and good luck has been very kind to
us.here, but at last both have turned their faces away
from us because we have abused them by a reckless
disregard for the lives and limbs of others. A mad
dog is not any more dangerous to a community than
a wild man at the wheel of an automobile.
Mr. Mayor, cant you cite these folks to the law
that states that a pedestrian has the right of the
road? Can't you let them understand that it is up to
the driver of a vehicle to take care ot the sit .atiou
and not up to the children who play in the streets or
the man that walks in them to take care of the mat
ter? Can’t you promise us that we will be' relieved
of this awful strain put on us by the ‘ Cut down bell
wagons,” that are in this town. Is it not a fair propi-
sition of law that would presume any man who owns
a cut down ear guilty to begin with, is it noi a fair
proposition <^j common sense that when a man changes
WORK AND SAVE
The best resolution for the Ndw Year can be expressed
in three words—Work and Save. . .
Taking stock of what was accomplished by thrift and
the saving-habit in 1921, and the lessons learned thereby,
is a good way to begin, profiting in the future by the ex
perience of the past.
As to what was done, or left undone in the way of
work and saving in 1921, the Montgomery Advertiser sug
gests these leading, personal questions—
"How have you come out this year? Is there auy
of the money tor which you have probably worked
hard to earn left unspent? If not, has your year’s
work been worth while? Are you getting anywhere?
Nobody can answer these questions for you. You will
have to answer for yourself. Unless you have been
the victim of misfortune it is your fault if you have j
saved no money this year."
That is the way to make the old year give an accounting !
as to its gains and losses—with honest answers to those i
searching questions, to find wherein and why was the |
falling off—if there was any—and to plan and build bet- |
ter for every day of 1922. • I
"The time to save is NOW." That’s the right word. |
and the winning one in making a fresh start. The saving j
habit is the one to get and to stick to through thick and j
thin.
And it doesn’t mean a thorny road of stern self-denial,
for, by making the most of every opportunity to get
ahead, the provident ones can still have what they want
and need to keep going, and lay by something for a rainy ;
day. —
It’s all in working, and cultivating the sensible saving
habit.—Columbus Enquirer-Sun.
To The People of
Milledgeville
his car and cuts if dow n and increases the speed that
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it is speed he is after altogether. There i§ no make
of car that will not run fifteen miles an hour to cut
it down, gear it up higher means that it is' speed the
man is alter and noi anything else.
The town and the folks are sick and lired of such
disregard for laand it is up to you to fill the job.
Will you do it? Will you back your chief when he
pulls sister Neurich for violating the traffic laws and
fine her for it? Will her husband’s position save her
while you put a fine ou poor John or John's boy for
driving a flivver a little pert? We believe that you
will back up the speed laws. We are not trying to
lock the stable after the horse has gone, for we call
every man to witness that we have thundered for
years against the West street race course. Had our
editorials been heeded, a poor man and woman would
uot be grieving over a lost child. Sorrow now in sev
eral homes would not be there. Agony would not be
the lot of many that have been careful. This is to
put all on notice that these speed laws are going to
be enforced if this paper has to cuss out every offi
cial in the city, county or state. Prepare to do your
duty or prepare to take the damndest newspaper raw
hiding that any bunch ever got. It must be done.
Coarse indeed, but not near as coarse as some are
coming after this one unless relief is received.
The above argument as appeared in the Post-Search
light certainly ought to have its weight in the matter of
awakening the people of Bainbridge of the danger in
reckless driving of automobiles and of the suffering and
sorrow brought upon so many people on account of the
disregard of life by a few. The words of Editor ’’Pat"
Griffin in the above are very strong, but knowing him as
we do there is no doubt In our mind as to the truthfulness
of his expressions.
The toll of lives taken annually by reckless driving of
automobiles is appalling and everything possible should
be done to impress upon automobile speeders that they
must respect the law or submit to Imprisonment and a
heavy penalty for their failure to do so. This particular
lawless element has been dealt with too leniently hereto
fore and as a result hundreds of graves are now filled by
vlctiniB of those who have been allowed to trample upon
the rights ot the public at larg*.
THE ACCIDENT TOLL
The provision of ihe new federal highway law intended j SS
to eliminate grade crossings on all new federal-aid road J55
construction is timely, apd shdtuld go a long way toward ; 35
the ‘removal of what is becoming one of the main sources'
of peril to human life in this country. i ——
According to records compiled by the good roads bu ]
reau of the federal department of agriculture, during the j
throe yearH ending with 1920, a total of 3,636 persons were i mm*
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killed and 10,644 were injured iu grade crossing accidents . —;
in the United States; and judging from the frequency 15E
with which reports of such accidents appear in the press. ^
Ihe number of such casualties during 1921 was greater j
than that of any one previoi s year. ^ » —
This is a hazard that is bound to increase with the £S
number of automobiles in use, and with the development |£!
of hard-surface highways, unlesB something is done to ob S
viate the danger of collision between motor vehicles ant! EE
railroad trains. j j^i
It is proposed that the cost of abolishing grade cross- ; ~
Ings will be divided between the states, the federal gov-13J
ernment and the railroads.
This policy will, of course, add materially to tho cost
of highway construction, but, as our Washington corre
spondent says, “it is believed this is justified by the sav
ing of life.”
Of that there can be no doubt, however great the money
cost may be!
At best, the American people pay a fearful toll to care
lessness and the lack of human life safeguards.
According to statistics furnished by Major J. J. Crow
ley, of the War Risk Insurance department, and published
in the January number of Current Opinion—
"Thirty thousand persons are injured in the United
States every day of the year.
"Every minules five persons meet death by acci
dent.
"Twenty-one persons are hurt every minute.
“The total number of accidents and deaths is 1 f,-
000,UOO a year.”
These figures are truly appalling, and all the more so
by reason of the fact that they represent a needless and
unnecessary wastage of human life, and human suffering
that might be avoided.
it may be true* that the sacrifice of life and limb
caused by the grade crossing menace is insignitican. by
comparison to the gland total of accidental casualties;
but nevertheless any movement to abolish even that one
source of peril is a step in the right direction and abund
antly j stified.—The Atlanta Constitution.
For five years, with the help of my drivers, I have worked hard, and
often under difficulties, to build a taxi-cab service which would be a credit
to the town. I felt that if the town would support the effort I would estab
lish a Company to whom you could go for a good car and a competent
driver, and in whose hands you could place yourself, your wife and child,
and feel assured of their safety.
We feel that we have established a record for competency and trust
worthiness, and we are now asking the good people of this city to co-operate
with us to the end that this enterprise may be maintained and a service con
tinued of which the town stands in need.
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(The Cars We Use.)
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The
Baldwin Transfer Company
A. C . TENN1LLE, Manager.
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’ THE MAIL ORDER HOUSE
Tim: one of tile biggest mail-order houses in the coun
try has just found it necessary to borrow $15,000,000 from j
its president in order to continue business proves that,
for the mail-order house at least 1921 was anything but a
prosperous year. |
This may have been and doubtless was due in a large ;
measure to the financial depression. There can be no
question, however, but that thousands of people who ouco j
bought many things from the mail order catalogue hav-s
learned that as good of better values are to be had much!
closer to home.
For the person living in towns of even moderate size !
and in cities, it is a waste of both money and time to or- j
der goods from Chicago or New Yojk when the same or
better values may be had in a local store. #
As the Dawson News points out, the home merchant
knows you as a neighbor, and he cares, lie cares enough
for you and your trade that he goes to the trouble and
expense of telling you about his goods and the bargains
he is offering. Besides, he cares eno gh to take pains 1
to carefully show you the goods, and to explain their mer-
it*.
Trade at home, and you help build up the town and bet
ter your own job.—Athens Dally New*.
The Universal Car
Pride of Ownership
The Ford Touring Car has brought to the farm homes of
the country more real pleasure, comfort and convenience
than perhaps any other one thing.
It has enabled the farmer and his family to mingle with
friends, attend church, neighborhood functions, and enjoy
the many pleasantries that abound in country life.
Truly the Ford car with its low cost of operation and
maintenance, its usefulness and efficiency has been a boon
to the American farmer.
Your order should be placed at once if you wish to avoid
, delay in delivery. >
B. G. Glass Motor Co.
Authorized Ford Dealer
MILLEDGEVILLE, GA.