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PAGE 2 The Southeast Georgias Entered at tbe Pos. Office in Kinga Eand. Ga., as mail matter of the second class under Act of March 3rd, 1379. Published Weekly by W. C. KING, Editor – Owner HOWARD DAVIS, Assistant Editor R. W. HARRISON, Manager. PUBLICATION DAY THURSDAY Member Georgia Press Association Member Eighth Dist. Press Association Legal advertisements must be paid for in advance. All communications must be signed by the writer, not necessarily for pub lication but as evidence of good feith. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year $1.50 6 Month c 3 Months .. 40c Advertising Rates Furnished on Ap plicatiton. Labour not to be rich; cease irom thine own wisdom. For riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away. —Proverbs 23; 4:5. ■O 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. ■O 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 0 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. O 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. O 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. -O 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 ? 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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. Advertise In The Georgian Don’t forget to renew that subscription.
