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- Official Organ of Baker County |
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Entered as secondclass matter June 7th, 1912, at the postoffice mt
Newton, Georgia, under the Act of March 3rd, 1879.
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THURSDAY, SEPT. 21, 1939
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— scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable
for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in right
eousness.—Timothy 11, Chap. 3, Vs. 16.
To repeal or not to repeal is the question . . . To repeal means
permitting the sale of munitions for cash . . . This will aid Great
Britain and France . . . Not to repeal will aid Germany . . . Which
ghall we aid? Why should this put us in war?
Italy waited several months before deciding to get in the
World War on the side of the Allies . . . She is now waiting for
something . . . Perhaps as before she wants to see which side
appears to be the winner.
A newspaper carried headlines, saying, “Borah sees the U. S.
in War in Europe” or words to: that effect. His eyesight must
have improved somewhat recently, as he could not even see Eu
rope in War before Congress adjourned . . . His confidential ad
visers and informers were, according to his belief, equally as well
informed as the State Department.
Transportation of school children in the U, S. has become a
great business. Consolidation of Rural schools and good roads
are responsible for this. Equal educational opportunities are no“(‘
enjoved by rural school pupils. Im 1930, 1,275,000 pupils were
carried to schools in buses. Now more than 3,400,000 go to school
in buses. The state of Ohio is said to spend $5,000,000 per year
for school bus operation, and Indiana spends more than $4,000,000.
The one room, one :t;é_egglj_é’e_x:_séhool has become a thing of the
past in most sections. The buses too, have improved and most of
them are comfortable and commodious.
In his speech the other night Lindbergh said that if War
brings more “Dark Ages” to Europe, the gift of civilized life must
be carried on. This, he said is the test for America. The “Dark
Ages” lasted for at least four hundred years . . . European civiliza
tion went down from the invasions of the fifth and sixth centuries.
Confusion, lawlessness and ignorance prevailed for at least two
centuries following these invasions.
Europe has been a battleground for ages. In the year 9A. D.
we read that a Roman Emperor, Augustus, wanted to extend his
boundary from the Rhine to the Elbe . . . His army was defeated
in the German forests and for days he mourned his lost legions . . .
Christianity is credited with saving civilization at the time of the
“Dark Ages.”
Lindbergh also reminded the American people that the set
tlers who came here from Europe preferred the wilderness and the
Indians to the problems of tha{ country . .. All of which is true,
and no one wants to send Americans to fight in Europe . . . But
if civilization is to be upheld by this country, now is the time to
begin. !
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waited for the doctor for two hours—
four ships being ahead of us. Finally
the doctor got there and climbed
aboard. What he did I never knew,
but we had to be accounted for. ¥
was two o’clock before we ever docked
and could go ashore. The immigra
tion officials who came aboard and
checked up on us were very eadnl.‘
I happened to get into the lounge
here where they waited for the Cap- |
tainn I mean I got here first and
“talked up a storm”™ before the Cap
tain came to setfle things. They were
charming, of course. I had asked a
millionandoneqnesfionsintheman—|
time—of no consequence especially,g
but I wanted to try out my Spanish |
on somebody! By the time I get!
home, I'll speak NO language! On!
the boat the English is broken. “What |
can I for you do?” “Who you said |
that?” ete. I know a little smatter- |
ing of Swedish, English, Spanish and |
Portuguese now and not much of any. |
We got through the customs without ;
any trouble at all. I haddetermmed‘
not to lose patience if they did tuml
my belongings up side down, but they
were very nice. I could have carried
anything in, but one never knows how
they will act. !
We expected to be in Buenos Aires
from Monday till Thursday noon lndl
we were so sick over the short stay.
Well, Thursday came cold and rainy
and nothing had been completed in
the line of loading cargo so we were
to go Friday at noon—and finally we
stayed until Saturday night at . six
o'clock! All on account of bad
weather. 1 don’t think I have ever
been more miserable from cold than
Thorsday and Friday. The rain pm-‘
tically froze in our faces. It would
have sleeted anywhere else. It!
doesn’t snow in Buenos Aires once in |
twenty years, but it certainly misses‘
a good opportunity now and then,!
if those days are samples of their!
miserable weather. Saturday morning |
is was clear and colder than nnyi
January day at home—the worst of {
them. My teeth chattered and that
is no exaggeration. Again I had t_.ol
borrow a sweater from the chief mate|
and even then I was too uncomfortable
for words. I may add, that we all,’
with the exception of two, came
aboard Friday thinking we were leav
ing that night, so they let us stay
on board! We were delighted to get
on this boat again, believe it or not.!
Home never looked so good to me! _,
But back to my story. My:com-'
panion and 1 thought we’'d do some
thing different because we wanted
some Spanish atmosphere. We got
it! We went to a Spanish hotel for |
one night. We thought one would,
be sufficient and it was—definitely. '
We knew that the Spaniards were
very peculiar. I'd been in their ho-'
tels before. We chose one named :
“Hotel Espana” and knowing how:
strict they are, I registered as,,“Miss‘
‘Mary Miller and Niece,” thereby lend- |
ing an air of respectability to our
presence! All went well. Our room
looked like a nun’s cell. There were
‘no private baths. The first qu’estion,‘
of course was “Cuanto?” :(Howi
much?). He said 7 pesos for both,
}the ridiculous sum of about $1.75 for‘
both for the night. Then he said,
“With or without telephone?’! We‘
wanted the phone, of course, g 0 thatl
was at least 10 cents more! And im-‘
mediately was hooked up a tel@hQne,'
which neither of us .could use, that.
being a place where my Spanish
sounded like Charleston’s “geechy”
language sounds to us, I guess. Any-i
way it wasn’t so bad except the pil-’
lows were huge and stuffed with cot
ton. We inquired of a servant about
the restaurant next door and he said!
the food was “Muy cara” (very ex
pensive). We inquired the exact
price and it turned out to be all of
25 or 30 cents our money! We wined ;
and dined on the best for about 40
cents, including everything. We
| rather enjoyed the novelty until the
| next day when a friend of my com-'
panion’s called on the phone for her
and because “Aunty” was out, they
would not let her talk to her friend!
When “Aunty” returned, her friend '
was “foaming at the mouth.” I
thought the atmosphere had been ab
sorbed sufficently by this time my-!
self, not caring for the job as chaper
one, so we stayed our twenty four:
hours and checked out. I thanked
‘them profusely for looking after my‘f
“Niece” so competently! Then we!
moved over to the City Hotel to which
we intended all along to go. There
we found quite a modern hotel with
all the “fixins.,” Most of the Ameri
cans stay at the “City.” We didn’t
regret our little experience though.
Room with bath at the “City” was
$2.00 each per night, 8 of their pesos.
A pesos, by the way, is slightly less
than twenty five cents. We simply
took their price and divided by four
and we had it. |
As for Buenos Aires, I was agree
ably surprised at what I found it to
be. We happened to arrive on &
| pretty day and that helped’ Being ]
winter, of course, didn’t tend to ndci
the city as charming and beautiful as
it would have been in the summer
time. I couldn’t help making fun of
their “winter” the first two days, but
as I have told you, I changed my mind
the last three of them, giving due re
spect to their cold weather. It is
'Jlnmry in Buenos Aires, I mean the
weather is what we would have in
i.hnmry.
Buenos Aires is called the “Paris
of South America,” but I do not think
even Paris is so modern. The city is |
| simply beautiful. I don't know in
!whatotherwnylcandescn’be it. R's;
| gardens, pretty even in winter, parks,
| sidewalk cases, boulevards, statumes,
'and omnate buildings give it a charm
ithat is all its own. Horse racing
iseems to be the national pastime and
I believe they lead the world in that
isport.. I saw the famous Hippodrome
race track which, on racing days is
a society show place. We were not
*there on a racing day, which fact is
lto be deplored. I've never seen a!
city with so many statues. At the |
time of the centennial of Argentine’s |
independence ir 1910 mnearly all the
principal nations of the world pre
lsented monuments commemorating
the event. Os the lot I suppose the
'Spanish monument is the most im
pressive. The United States is rep
resented by one of George Washing
ton. The Palermo Park is a thing
of beauty, winter or no winter. We
walked through parts of that and K
can well imagine what it would look
like with its rose gardens and all
kinds of flowers in the summer time.
I saw so much on one sight seeing
tour that I was rather dazed.
' The chief street is Avenida de
!Mayo, named for the month of May
ixsw which occurred the declaration
'of independence in Argentine. At one
iend of that avenue is the Presidential
Palace and it is called “La Casa'
!Rosada” (The Pink House). This is
|because of its pink color. It is the
[official residence of the President and
the headquarters of several govern
‘ment departments. I did not enter
|it. All I recall is the fact that the
_guards outside had such beautiful dark
and red uniforms or so they seemed
from a distance. I did go into the!
Cathedral which is nearby because I
wanted to see 'the tomb. of General
’San Martin the liberator of southern
South America. It was so impoesing
that I felt rather awed. A funeral
‘was taking place at the time and I
stopped and stared. A hearse, great]
tall black affair with a big blackl
. dome on top of it, was in front of the‘
ichurch. Four of the blackest horses
. I ever saw were drawing the carriage. ‘
' Which reminds me that I went to!
one of their cemeteries and it is a
'city of the dead. Such magnificent
i structures each of which must have
‘cost a fortune! One could walk in it
‘for hours. I did not learn where they
| bury the poor. Nothing but the bodies
'of the most wealthy could be buried
in this place. A great market of
'flowers is located just outside, and
ißuenos Aires has flowers everywhere.
iYou can buy armsful of any kind for
nearly nothing, The fact that it is
‘winter does not slow up that industry.
iFrom where they came, I do not know.
‘ Everybody that is anybody in Bue
inos Aires belongs to a club. If one
‘wants to play tenmnis, one belongs to
{a club. 'Membership isn’t very cost-l
ily. . Argentina is noted for athletics,
- especially polo, golf, boxing, tennis,
| swimming, soccer, football, and horse
|racing. The American Club acts as
:a board of censors on Americans who
i‘go to Buenos Aires to do business.
;l was invited to a luncheon given by
i the American Women's Club, but un
. fortunately, I couldn’t go at the time
1 was invited; a fact that I regret
too. A large part of the Americans
iand English speaking people live out
at a suburb called Belgrano, some of
{ which is new and modern and other
. parts rather quaint looking. It can
'be reached easily by electric trains
| from El Retiro. I well know that be
'cause I got up at seven o'clock to
| go out there for breakfast one morn
'ing with some American friends of
;mine. It was cold and rainy, of
icourse, but I wanted to stay there.
iT'he homes are built to and against
‘each other. I couldn’t tell the dif
-Iference except maybe one would be
‘;one color and the next to it another.
i On the morning of the last day
| which was so very cold—about 30 de
, grees—three other ladies and I de
! cided to “take the bull by the horns”
| and go sight seeing alone, so we made
‘gour way to that big station “El}
‘zßetiro" and caught a train for a re
isort called “Tigre” about 18 miles
| from Buenos Aires on the Central Ar
i gentine Railway. I was reminded of
{ Florida. Too bad it was winter.
| Tigre is a large area of land next to
jthe Rio de la Plata turned into a
‘group of small islands. It's like
;Veniee, a place for yachting, rowing,
‘andg it -has many clubs. We finally
’ ‘sueceeded in hiring a launch, closed in
lwith gliiss, ‘to” take us -for an hour's
passages. On the banks we could see
oranges and lemons growing in pro
it was too cold for most of the ordi
nary varieties that grow on those is
lands. There were yachts and many,
fied with my one big trip outside the
city, even if I did nearly freeze en-
I did not have the opportunity to
visit an “haciends,” a farm, or estate:
The weather prevented too many
‘things that I wanted to do. ° |
~ On the whole I think I'd like to
live in Buenos Aires. Getting 2 job
there is not so easy. There are too
‘many Anglo-Argentine people who
can speak Spanish fluently and who
are willing to work for considerably
less than we Americans woild care
to work for. Salaries are a great
‘deal lower than at home. Stenog
‘uphersmakefmmmtoflooperi
‘month. Men in factories make about
$1.50 to $2.00 per day and women‘
much less. Male clerks make h'vln‘
'sso to S6O per month. I didn’t ask
about teachers, but it’s about the
same. The educational facilities are
not so bad, but I didn’t delve very
deeply into the matter. There are
American schools for the American
children. The only trouble is that be
cause of the language factor there is
difficalty in harmonizing the differ
ent curriculums. Somebody said that
Buenos Aires offers the best public
‘education in Latin America. They
have Universities galore too. 1 met
one University professor but he fail
ed to impress me at all. He was
Italian. There is such a mixture that
I never knew when a person was an
Argentine or not. I did mot meet
many people anyway because my
friend Don Jose lives in Buenos Aires
and he escorted me practically every
where I went. My observations maybe
were too general. I did manage to
see a2 lot of the night life. Such
songs as “Fall In Love,” “Mausic,
Maestro, Please,” and “Alexander’s
Ragtime Band” and the like have
finally taken root. Usually there is
a jazz band that plays that kind of
music and then one that plays Ag
gentine tangos. Those tangos were
rather beautiful. The “Blue Danube”
is quite popular everywhere. There’s
always somebody to appreciate that.
Personally, it makes me dizzy! |
There’s a lot to be said about the
Argentine, but I am not the person
to sap it! As for the products, they
are mostly agricultural and pastoral,
mineral resources being absent. In
dustrial development is rapidly in
creasing, however. Cereal crops con
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