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The Southeast Georgias
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Labour not to be rich; cease
irom thine own wisdom. For
riches certainly make themselves
wings; they fly away.
—Proverbs 23; 4:5.
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General business conditions
are steadily gaining ground ali
over the country,
•o.
If Eugene Talrnadge does
what he says he will next year,
he will be the best governor this
state has had in many years.
Friends of Congressman
Charles R. Crisp are delighted
over this appointment by
President Hoover to the Tariff
Commission. This is an import
ant position and no better man
could have been named.
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President Hoover has again
intereeeded for the railway
workers. He has requested the
rail managers hot to press claims
of reduction in wages for the
present. He is confident the
economic conditions are gradu
adjusting themselves and a
further wage reduction can be
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We were only able to attend
closing session of the Geor
gia Press Meet at Tifton last
week. They had a fine meeting
and the barbecue dinner given
by the County Commissioners
last Thursday was simply great.
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Mahatma Gandhi forced Eng
land to at least partly give in.
He has now taken food after six
days of his proposed fast to
death.
The first returns of the
Literary Digest presidential poll
gives Hoover a slight lead over
Roosevelt. The total is Hoover
28, 193 and Roosevelt 27, C54.
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Hoover is being cussed for
driving a mob out of Washing
ton. Now let’s see what Roose
velt is going to say about that
bonus racket.
Porto Rico has again been
ravaged by a hurricane, said to
be worse than that which swept
that island in 1928. Many lives
have been lost, but no doubt
those people were better prepar
ed for this storm. Future build
ing in those islands should be so
constructed and grouped to
resist the winds of hurricanes
which frequent that part of the
globe and will for all times.
The climatic conditions in that
zone cause those winds to
originate there and spend them
selves up in our direction. We too
must seriously consider them as
well as all of south Florida.
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FRIENDS
When the long race is run
And all the tasks are done,
Men find that peace depends
Not on goals attained
Or the high fortunes gained,
But on good friends.
Laughter and song and mirth
And the rich joys of earth
No mortal here attend,
Unless with him each day
’Neath sunny skies or gray
Walks a true friend.
Pride, pomp and power of place
Lack that consoling grace
Which soothes and mends
Heartaches and sorrow’s pain.
Who weeps shall smile again
If he has friends.
Though on a golden throne,
He, who must dwell alone,
Time sadly spends,
All that makes life complete.
Ail that makes memories sweet,
Comes from our friends.
—Selected.
CORNERING THE MARKET
STRANGER—“I’ve come out
to make an honest living.”
NATIVE—“Well, there’s not
competition.”
—Washington „ Dirge,
Think Twice,
Young People
In a recent radio address, W.
E. Mallalieu, General Manager
of the National Board of Fire
Underwriters, observed that the
encroachment of government
competition into industry was
narrowing chances of \ aing
people to go into business for
themselves.
Criticizing Mr. Mallalieu’s
viewpoint, a leading socialist
newspaper said: “He might
better have deplored the flict
that the government is so
in business that it cannot
antee employment to those
worthy young people, but must
turn them loose in a chaotic
world of industry in which they
cannot find jobs.”
Hei’e we have two schools of
thought represented: The first
upholds our American theory of
individualism; the second, that
of paternalism.
Our country reached world
leadership through the freedom
of individual initiative. So far
our socialist friends have been
unable to show the same ad
vancement for the individual
through their experiments.
Under their theory that the
government should guarantee
employment to worthy young
people, the government would
have to take over all business,
including land ownership. It
then, in theory at least,
regulate production and income.
Every citizen would virtually be
ward or an employ of the
and depend upon the
public treasury for his “keep.”
As all government industries are
they would have to
a profit as does private in
which, in turn, would be
to the public treasury to
redistributed with the citizens
their living from the
payrolls or charitable in
The fundamental reason for all
failures of government in
field of business, is simply
Government does not have
make a profit. It can always
additional sums from
taxpayers to cover ineffi
carelessness or medio
on the part of public serv
who are in no way respon
for losses. This condition
lack of initiative in the
and file of public employes
in the vast majority of cases
can reap no reward for
ability. Once we elimin
individual incentive, we have
a long way toward elimin
progress.
Private enterprise, on the
hand, must be self support
and make a profit in order
exist and pay taxes to main
all functions of government.
business and each indivi
must strive for efficiency.
individual has an oppor
to progress according to
ability and latent genius is
developed. The record
this nation shows that the
of its citizens have
the world and given
own pecVple more conven
more luxuries, higher
more leisure time and
independence than are en
by the citizens of any
country.
Who will claim that if our
people had been “guaran
employment by the govern
ment,” we could have shown any
record of progress? We
have proof that in other nations
which have extended pater
nalism to Hie limit, there has
been lack of advancement be
cause of restriction of real op
portunity and incentive for the
individual.
We have been drifting away
from the old principle of inde
pendence on whien our govern
ment was founded. We have al
ready allowed too much pater
nalism to creep in. We have al
lowed the bureaucrat to gain
more and more power over our
lives and our busuiesses. We
have allowed our government to
become adulterated with a thou
sand alien theories. In our own
laziness about solving our in
dividual problems, we hftve tried
to clothe it with superhuman
and supernatural powers to do
for us what we should be doing
for ourselves.
We are today paying an exor
bitant cost in taxation, for load
ing the government with hund
reds of duties outside the legiti
mate function of governing. If
we obligated our government to
“guarantee employment to
worthy young people when they
leave school,” we would assume
a burden of paternalism and
taxation that would make the
cost of government simply
staggering and our young people
would be the ones who have even
tually pay this cost either
through destructive taxation, or
self opportunities, or loss
respect which would re- j
SOUTHEAST THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 29 1932
Washington Current
: Comment :
Two ladies who recently
tracted attention to themselves
on account of their skill in
handling an airplane, refer to
their machine as a “flying
boudoir.” Perhaps that is the
reason why they stayed in it for
196 hours.
On the 18th of September,
citizens of the District of
Columbia and the surrounding
country re-enacted the laying of
t>, ; cornerstone of the capitol by
George Washington. If history
*s correct, there were many davs
during the laying of the corner
stone of the United States when
Gen. Washington would have
been much comforted and en
couraged by a like exhibition of
appreciation.
A clean-up of burlesque shows
is urged. There was a time when
entertainment of that kind was
regarded as racy and question
able. Considering the lengths to
which motion - pictures and
modern novels have gone, a per
son wonders what is left in
burlesque that is so character
istically bad that it has to be
cleaned up.
The closest business man in
America has been found. He ask
ed the son of the fellow who con
ducts the information bureau of
a; newspaper to give his dad a
note which read: “You need try
any longer to get my uncle’s ad
dress in India. Please send me a
three cent stamp in place of the
two cent stamp that I left at
your office. The depreciation oc
cured while the goods were in
your charge.”
A magazine publishes an in
teresting picture of a high offi
cial in Soviet Russia. It might
be expected that he would be
hard at work, or stopping
:t moment to divide his gar
with an unfortunate. In
instance, his coat (a very
one) was on his own back.
was at a horse race during
hours, and had the advant
of a box, with flowers in
The women with him were
better than ordinary.
have seen bad capitalists de
in much the same way;
everyone in the Moscow
seemed pleased, and no
body looked like a person con
of having beep compromis
by accepting special privilege.
In recounting the woes of
a writer says that decta
is charged. This is perhaps
first recorded instance in
China has not been called
to pay.
A nationally-known cigar con
is said to be in a state of
If is not often that
a merchant is called upon to
because someone failed to
burn lip his stock in trade.
Spain has assembled about a
hundred persons who are under
sirable from the present-day
Spanish thorn view point, and sent
into exile in Africa, but the
report says that most of the
greatest grandees have escaped.
Who ever heard of such a thing?
Among other articles, a cloth
ing dealer advertises men’s
trousers, single and doubled
breasted models, which is not do
ing so badly, especially for a
small town.
SPOT’S TRIFLING ERROR
A very thin fullback was an
noyed by the attentions of a
small dog during a Rugby
match.
At last, when play had moved
to the other end, the back turn
ed and shouted to the pectators:
“Whoever owns this dog might
call him off.”
A voice responded: “Come
here, Spot. Them ain’t bones,
boy—them’s legs.”
—-Belfast Evening Telegraph.
suit when government, unable
to collect sufficient taxes to
meet its exorbitant demands,
would confiscate property in
lieu thereof and redistribute it
in the shape of jobs or doles to
its “dependent,” rather than “in
dependent” people.
Yes, indeed, young people,
think twice before you ask
government to guarantee you
a living and make you a ward,
Once it does that, the age of
individualism is over and the
future will hold little hope for
human progress.
Mr. Mallalieu is to be com
mended for setting forth some
fundamental ideas which there
is a tendency to lose sight of
when political cure-all for tem
porarily disturbed economic con
ditions, from are being hurled at the
every side.
Burning Up Farm
Prosperity
The farmer is one of the worst
sufferers from fire.
It is estimated that the farm
fire waste totals $100,000,000 a
year, and in rural communities
of 2,500 or less reaches $160,
000,000. More important than
that, farm fires take 3,500 irre
placeable lives.
The magnitude of the $100,
000,000 loss is difficult to visua
lize. It would build 50,000 homes
costing $2,000 each—enough to
house 300,000 people. These
structures, standing end to end,
would form a wall 400 miles in
length. The replacement of these
buildings requires 500,000 acres
of forset each year.
Farm fires are a luxury we
cannot afford. That a hundred
million-dollar waste is an in
fluence opposed to agricultural
prosperity goes without saying.
Worst of all, at least 80 per cent
of that waste—$80,000,000 and
2,800 lives— is entirely unneces
sary.
The solution is unremitting
care, plus development of first
class rural fire-fighting units
capable of combating farm fire
hazards. It won’t be long now
until Fire Prevention Week—
and the American farmer should
be one of the most attentive
“students” of the fire problem
during that time.
What Do You Know
About A Fire Engine?
Here’s a fair question: What
do you know about a fire engine ?
The answer probably is, Next
to nothing. You know that it is
red, is equipped with a
of complicated and in
gadgets, has
thrill-producing siren, and that
costs a good deal of money.
that’s about all.
Even to more or less ex
eyes, all fires apparat
looks much alike. Its quality
lack of it—can’t be seen. It
only after a period of
when the engine has been
upon to operate at maxi
efficiency, under unfavor
conditions, for hours at a
failure means a
There’s only one “ safe” kind
fire apparatus for any com
to own, and that’s stand
apparatus, produced by
who build nothing else—
makers who produce fire en
as a by-product of another
business or buy a chassis here,
equipment there, and as
it. All these kinds are
the same color, but
where the comparison
Standard apparatus means
of efficiency, long
undeviating service
real economy; It’s The “cheapest”
on the market—be
cause you can’t measure a fire
engine’s value purely in dollars
and cents.
Is your tax dollar helping
maintain the right kind of fire
protection ?
Georgian In France
Finds No Place Of
Abode Like Home
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 29 (GPS)
—Colonel W. H. Pritchett, Unit
ed States Marine Corps, retired
a native Georgian, now sojourn
ing in Nice, France, still finds
“It’s Great to be a Georgian.”
“I have lived in a great many
different parts of the world, but
I have yet to find a place that
surpasses North Georgia for a
permanent place of abode,”
Colonel Pritchett enthusiastic
ally declares in writing to At
lanta relatives. "Even the far
famed French Riviera is begin
ning to pall. By next June I
think we will have enough of
it. ft
Colonel Pritchett, his wife and
daughter, Anne, who is finishing
her education in French schools
have been residents of the
French city for the past three
years. They have an eight room
villa in the suburbs, from which
they have an excellent view of
the Mediterranean and also of
the Alps Mountains, the foothills
of which reach right into the
city.
The distinguished marine
officer, who is a contributor to
American magazines and news
papers, regards the coming
presidential election of more im
portance to the people of the
United States than any other
similar event of the past century
and calls on “the mightiest
democracy on earth to wake
up..’ He believes the repeal of
the 18th amendment, or prohibi
tion law will do more to restore
prosperity, promote temperance
and morality than any other act
in political history. Speaking of
the French system of liquor con
trol, he says he has seen less
drunkeness during his residence
in France that in one American
in one evening.
Element Of Risk
Seen In Shipping
By Truck, It Seems
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 29 (GPS)
—The Clinton Manufacturers
and Shippers Association of
Clinton, la., has issued a
ment, made public here, which
reads as follows:
“if you ship by truck you
should inform yourself on the
following subjects:
“Is the truck line insured
against property loss and dam
age and to what amount ? This
does not mean only the loss or
damage to the goods in transit,
but should also cover the damage
to any caused the
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truck.
‘Ts the truck insured against
personal liability arid to
amount?
“With what insurance
pany does the truck line
insurance and what is the
piration date of the policy?
“If you contract with a
line to haul freight for you
the truck line has an
while your merchaffoise is
transported do you know
you are a party to the act?
“We are sending out this
warning because recently two
cases have come to our attention
where trucks caused the death
of persons and were sued
$10,000. The trucks were not
covered by insurance and the
trucks were to the
limit. Joint .suits were instigated
the owners of the merchandise
were responsible and they were
held for payment.”
It is pointed out that there’s
an element of risk connected
with shipping by truck that is
not generally understood and as
a consequence many have found
themselves involved in damage
suits on account of property loss
and personal injury, the result
of carelessness on the part of
the truck driver or imperfections
in the truck.
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