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THE BAKE^. ? COUNTY NEWS
Official Organ <rf Baker County
PUBLISHED ®VERY THURSDAY
Entered as second-class; matter June 7th, 1912, at the postoffice at
Newton, Georgia, under the Act of March 3rd, 1879.
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MRS. J. H. MILWARD, Editor and Publisher
THURSDAY, SEPT. 14, 1939
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Owe no man anything, but to love one another; for he that
loveth another hath fulfilled the law.—Romans 8, Vs. 8.
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Radio reports indicate that the schools of both France and
Germany are to open soon, in spite of the war. Which is a re
minder that not all of the schools of Georgia are opening on time
this year. The situation i-emains unchanged.
One English woman has prepared for a long war. Appar
ently she must be a wpman of considerable means and un
accustomed to doing things for herself, so she has trained her
clog to carry her gas mask . : . The Queen of England has been
Shown in a picture as being able to get about with hers.
The little children of England are taught by the older to play
“Bear” with the gas masks . . . The little ones are the “Little
Bears.”/ _ ’ •
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; What a blessed privilege* it is to be a citizen of this U. S. at
this time . . . Could any one predict that in this age of so-called
culture, people would have to prepare caves and burrows like rats
for protection against hellish devices of death? Yet that is what
even children are doing in Europe . . . The all-important question
that confronts this country is—Can we stay out? With all the
multitudinous problems the administration has at home still un
settled, and this additional foreign problem now on hand it is hoped
that party lines will be forgotten in an effort to keep our country
out of war. V
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England long ago learned how to treat her colonies. Mis
treatment lost her the American colonies. A glance at a map of
Europe reveals Gre^t Britain as a group of comparatively small
islands. The real British Empire though is extensive and far
flung . . . And these free dominions are now responding, when the
mother country needs them. Canada was the last to declare war
against Germany, and even before that a state of war was said to
exist . . . Australia, New Zealand, and islands in the seas are all
rallying to the support of the war. That Great Britain has been
able to retain control of all this territory is remarkable . . . Many
races make up this great Empire, and these races represent many
different religions ... Indian princes with vast untold wealth have
offered their subject# and resources to England ... All of this will
tell as the war moves on. British islands, scattered around the
globe will furnish supplies as well as being used as refueling sta
tions for British freighters . . .
Canada and Australia both supplied man power in the last
war a,hd no doubt will do<so H) this. - ;
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Secretary Wallace in a radio address on last Friday night
spoke of the ever normal granary of this country. Quantities of
wheat, corn, sugar and cotton are already on hand to meet any
emergency. Several sections of the country, notably New England
had a severe drought this year. Other sections have splendid'corn
crops . . . There should be no shortage of any product grown in
this country . . . Yet prices are already rising . . . The Secretary
warned of “Frenzied expansion and collapse.” Runs on stores to
obtain sugar and other commodities may possibly be the cause
of the rise in prices . . . These commodities are on hand some
where in plentiful supply . . . The wheat supply on hand is the
largest in history, according to Secretary Wallace. Some one has
forgotten the words of the president that there must be no profi
teering.
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Home And Family Life
BY MOTHER
GREATNESS
I have had a great privilege this
week. I have come face to face with
several great personalities. I have
been so impressed that I want to pass
the experience on to you.
The first one was a great surgeon.
I saw him operate. Most of us have
been to movies and all but seen an
operation, but this was no movie—l
was actually in the operating room.
I watched him scrub up, and as I
watched him, I saw he not only went
through the physical preparation of
washing his hands and skinning into
rubber gloves but he seemed to be
preparing mentally and emotionally
as well. His whole being was set
for the thing lie had th do. He came
to the patient with great confidence
and reserve. Such calmness I have
never seen! He remained so through
out: the operation. Such deftness of
touch in his fingers; such keen per-,
ception in his eyes; such kindliness
and gentleness in his manner. That
Was greatness if I ever saw it. i At.
the time I watched him, I had no
thought other than a feeling of great
faith and confidence in- his skill but
I was impressed—and I have had a
week to think, over that experience.
My reflections are something like
this: This great surgeon was pre
pared to do the thing he did by long
study and diligent training' He held,
for the moment, a life in his hands.
We women, some of us enter mother
hood so meagerly prepared, so ig
norant of our tasks, so unskilled—
yet we hold the lives of our children
in our hands just as truly as this
great surgeon—even more so, for not
only do we have the physical life en
trusted to our keeping but the emo
tional and spiritual life of the child
is in our keeping as well. The very
thought is both frightening and chal
lenging! What an opportunity is that
of a mother!
On another day this week I saw
another great man. I think he knows
more about mechanics than anybody
else living today. He is also a suc
cessful financier. He has manufac
tured machines which have traveled
every road in the whole round 1 world.
There are hundreds of them in Baker
County. He has made money as
‘easily’ as he makes machines. He has
achieved success. He is a great man!
I was seated in a very simple audi
torium, awaiting the hour of gradua
tion of a class of nurses from a hos
pital which bears his name (an inci
dentally basks in his fortune)! The
audience assembled, was not an un
usual one as audiences go—proud
mothers and daddy’s and friends of
the graduates—just as it was at New
ton or Elmodel on graduation night
in June. At the appointed hour the
glee club began the processional—
‘God of our Fathers’ and thp graduat
ing class entered. To my utter
amazement and keen delight this great
man was leading thfe procession!
There was no mistaking him, I had
seen his picture in print too many
tinies, but 1 had never before seen,
him in person or action. He is small,
very small in statue, but Very alert
for a man of his years, with a face
so kind it brought lumps up in my
throat—you know the feeling.
The program proceeded, the master
of ceremonies introducing the speak
ers, and they in turn speaking their
pieces. One wondered how this busy
man could take an afternoon off and
come to a meeting like this. I waited
for him to be introduced. I guessed
there would not be enough adjectives
to describe him when the time came.
But the time never came. He is great
er than an introduction and needs no
words to tell of his greatness. His
works introduce him anywhere. At
the right cue he and ‘Mrs.’ stood and.
gave the graduating nurses their dip
lomas and pins. The whole ceremony
was so simple and unobtrusive that it
hurt me and thrilled me. I shall al
ways be thrilled that I saw a great
man do a great act, simply.
I’ve had time to reflect on this
scene some too. I’ve thought how he
is master of mechanics and master of
finance and master of himself. I’ve
thought about all the mechanical gad
gets there are in our homes and how
inefficiently and indifferently we
women use them. ’ What we could save
ourselves if we really mastered the
mechanics of home-making—and the
finances. I am told, not one item is
wasted throughout this man’s vast
plant. He turns everything into use
fulness. What if we could boast of
such efficiency in our homes! Would
this not bring with it a calmness, an
assurance, a mastery of ourselves?
It was great to see these great
personalities—so I dared to share my
experience with you.
P. S.—lt is time Fall gardens were
planted. Do you - have your seed in
the ground? This reminds me—on
the way over to the auditorium I pass
ed by a small vegetable garden, to
matoes, corn, okra, beans—an unusual
thing on the landscaped grounds of
a city institution. I questioned my
guide, who told me that this is the
garden of the tubercular children who
are patients in this hospital. Each
child has a bit of garden to tend. It
gets them in the sunshine and it gives
them an interest in living. (Just an
other of this great man’s whims and
fancies turned practical)!
I admit, I am impressed!
MOTHER.
Named Gulf bf Pearts
When 1 Columbus discovered Trini
dad in 1498 he called the bay on the
western side of the island the Gulf
•f Pearls, because of the gems
found in the oysters which had at- ,
tached. themselves to the trunks of
the mangrove trees g'owing along
the ahov>, with their roots in he
bay. . Columbus believed that when
the oysters opened their “mouths”
drops of dew from the trees fell
into them and that these drops even
tually grew into pearls. He hoped,
it is recorded, to gather enough
pearls to make a necklace for Queen
Isabella, but moved on from Trini
dad before accomplishing his quesk
Revealing One’s Fault
Thbu may'st be sure that he that
will in private tell thee of thy faults,
is thy friend, for he adventures thy
dislike, and doth hazard thy hatred;
for there are few men that can en
dure it, every man for the most
part delighting in self-praise, which
is one of the most universal follies
that bewitcheth mankind.—Sir Wal
ter Raleigh.
Pick-Ups for Early Teachers
Some teachers in our early
schools often picked up a little extra
change for themselves by making
and selling such articles as pocket
books to their pupils. If a pupil
wanted good grades, it probably
didn’t hurt his chances by becoming
a good customer.
Thought Boat an Evil Spirit
When the Ohio Indians saw La-
Salle’s boat on Lake Erie in 1679,
they thought it was some evil spirit
on its way to destroy them. It was
the first big boat they had ever
#een, and they scampered into the
wilderness in fright.
Appetite Is Important
“Appetite,” said Hi Ho, the sage
of Chinatown, "is always a consid
eration of great importance. If you
have a poor one you worry about
your health, and if you have a good
one you worry about the expense.”
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