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Vol. 9. No. 18.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Mr. Warren Brannon spent
Saturday in Atlanta on business
Mr. Toy Otwell and family
and Miss Edith Ingram spent
Friday in Atlanta.
Mr. J. V. Merritt attended
commencement exercises at
Grayson Monday night.
Dr. W. W. Pirkle and Mr.
Sam Porter went to Atlanta
last Friday.
Mrs. G. A. Bacon, and little
son, George Augustus Jr., is
visiting Mrs. M. M. Lipscomb.
Tuesday was legal sales day,
but there was no property to be
sold.
Mr. Cliff Sherrill of the State
University at Athens was here
a short while Tuesday.
Mr. Olen Merritt and family
are visiting Mr. E. H. Tollison
and family at Plainfield, Ga.
Mr. Macon Durham of Atlan
ta is spending a few days with
his father, Mr. J. B. Durham.
Mrs. Simmons of Atlanta
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Toy
Otwell this week.
Messrs Everett and Hoyt
Brannon and Mr. J. M. Turner
of Dawsonville were here on
business Monday.
Several from town attended
the singing at Friendship Sun
day and report a good crowd
and some fine singing.
Miss Julia Merritt, who has
been teaching at Grayson du
ring the past term, has returned
home.
Mr. Wesley Estes, a former
citizen of this county, now of
Doraville, was here on business
las': Thursday.
Mr. Berry Montgomery of
Doraville was here last Thurs
day, and reported that he had
twins at his home.
Quite a large crowd w-ent
fishing down on the river Satur
day afternoon, but w-e have not
heard how many fish they
c aught.
The many friends of Mr.
Dewey Lipscomb will be pleas
ed to learn that he has sufficient
ly covered from his recent ill
ness as to be able to return
home from the hospital.
Rev. F. T. Wills preached the
Commencement Sermon at
Grayson Sunday. He made a
mighty favorable impression on
the people at that place from
news that comes to us.
Cumming has three large
trucks on the road to Buford ev
ery day, and still they can not
keep the depot entirely clear of
Forsyth county freight. If you
never thought of it, brother,
there is a sight of freighfcomes
to this county.
Messrs Harrison & Allen
have purchased a two ton Fed
eral Truck to haul freight from
the railroad. They will haul
their freight and also do haul
ing for any one who desires to
have their goods brought over
quickly.
Everybo4y high and low
rich and poor, are talking about
the war, and the conscription
law. We hope the war will be
ended before these good old
Forsyth county boys have to
shed their blood on the battle
fields.
Mr. W. R. Jones of Duluth
was in town Monday night.
In conversation with the editor
says that he sure does want to
see that road proposition push
ed, He says it is the thing for
the people of Forsyth county
to do, and that Duluth will do
her part in soiling this road.
Let’s get busy and do this this
summer while the weather is
right.
The Forsyth County News
Note change in ad of Strick
land & Wisdom.
Col. H. L. Patterson and Mr
S. H. Allen were in Canton on
business Tuesday.
Mrs. J. P. Fowler and little
daughter have returned from a
visit to relatives in Buford.
Bring that old last summer
suit and hat to Lonnie Denson
and have them made new.
Mr. A. J. Barrett of Carters
ville spent Sunday and Monday
with his sons here.
Mr. C. B. Otwell and family
and Miss Ellen M. Barron spent
Friday in the Gate City.
Messrs J. L. Phillips and
Clarence Harrison were in At
lanta Friday.
There was no preaching ser
vices in Gumming Sunday, it
being the sth Sunday.
Mr. T. P. Burruss and fam
ily visited relatives at New
Hope Sunday.
Mrs. John M. Rice and child
ren of Bethel visited Mr. and
Mrs. M. A. Nuckolls a day or
two this week.
School will close Friday. The
Commencement exercises will
be held Monday night and Tues
day night of next w-eek.
Mrs. Warren Brannon is
spending sometime with rela
tives in Maysville and Com
merce.
Mr. C. T. Kemp spent a day
or two last week with his daugh
ter, Mrs. O. W. Settle, in Nor
cross.
Mr. J. E. Kirby, wife and son
Herbert, spent Friday and Sat
urday m Atlanta visiting the:
daughter, Mrs. E. J. Tatum.
Messrs Bob Hope, Thurman
Shadburn, Olen Merritt and
Geo. L. Merritt spent Friday af
ternoon in Atlanta on business.
Mr. Harley Vaughan of At
lanta and Cliff Vaughan of Ros
well w-ere here on business Mon
day.
There will be all day services
at Bethlehem 3rd Sunday in
May. Preaching in the a. m.,
singing in Christian Harmony
in the evening.
We regret to learn that Mr.
B. L. Fowler is confined to his
room with pneumonia, and
trust he will soon be out again.
Call on Mike Wilbanks and
get you a set of up-to-date bug
gy harness at a reasonable
price.
If you want jitney business
done call on R. E. Harrison. He
will haul you at a reasonable
price.
Don’t forget that Noah Mont
gomery will rent you a good
bottom pasture for your cattle
at 50c per head.
Mike Wilbanks is expecting
a car of Jackson G. Smith bug
gies in this week. Call and get
one for cash or good note be
fore they are all gone.
Mr. J. M. Porter, an aged
and respected citizen of this
county died at his home near
Silver City one day last week.
We extend sympathy to the be
reaved ones.
Miss Lyda Jackson of Milton
county, and Mr. Joe Poole of
route 3, this county, were hap
pily married Sunday last. We
extend to them our best wish
es for a long, happy and pros
perous life.
There will be Ordination ser
vices at Haw Creek on Friday
before the third Sunday in May
One minister and deacons are
to be ordained. All sister
churches, both deacons and pas
tor, are-cordially invited to be
present and take part in the or
dination.
Sunshine in The Home, Power In The Life.
S. S. CONVENTION.
Among other special features
at the State Sunday School Con
vention which will be held in
Savannah, May Bth, 9th, 10th
will be: 1. A County Sunday
School Officers’ Supper and
Conference; 2. An Adult Bi
ble Class parade; 3. Special
music; 4. An exhibit of mod
ern Sunday School books, helps
and equipment; 5. two after
noons of the convention are giv
en over to Departmental Con
ferences; 6. one afternoon the
Convention goes on a special
trail to Tybee Beach.
The County Sunday School
Officer’s Supper and Confer
ence is to be held at the First
Baptist Church, Tuesday night,
May Bth, when the County
Presidents, County Secretaries
and Division Presidents from
all parts of the State will have
a supper together, after which
they will discuss their County
affairs, how to hold County Con
ventions and Division Conven
tions, etc.
The Adult Brble Class Parade
Wednesday night from 7:00 to
8:15 o’clock is being featured
and fully one thousand men
from the Sunday Schools are ex
pected to be in line. Many o£>
these will carry placards Ban
ners, Flags, etc.
In the afternoon sessions it
has been arranged for the Con
vention to break up into con
ferences. The Sunday School
teachers and officers who work
with pupils from thirteen to
twenty will be in one building,
those who work with children
>om bir*’ *o llvi-teen will bf
in another building, and those
who work with pupils over
twenty will be in another build
ing. The pastors, Superinten
dents, and Secretaries will be
in still another church. These
four conferences on the va
rious phases of Sunday School
work held at the same time
make it possible for all Sunday
School workers to get just what
they want.
Special train to the Ocean.
That all delegates might enjoy
a stroll on the beach and spend
a coulpe of hours in recreaton,
t has been arranged for a spec
ial train to take the Convention
to he beach the last afernoon so
they will be refreshed and
ready for the final climax ses
sion.
The music of the Convention
will be in charge of Prof. E. 0.
Excell, of Chicago, assisted by
his pianist, Prof. Erwin. Both
of these men are of national
reputation. It has also been ar
ranged for the celebrated
“Rome Methodist Quartette”
to render several numbers at
the Convention.
Exhibit of Sunday School
Books and supplies. There will.
be an exhibit of some of the;
most modern Sunday School
equipment and supplies from
publishers as well as books on
sale for the convenience of any
of the delegates who wish to
get them.
Delegates and entertainment
All Sunday Schools of the State
are asked to elect three dele
gates besides pastor and super
intendent. All delegates will
pay a dollar registration fee
and then be given a package
containing a song book, note
book, program, badge and oth
er things necessary to make
them enjoy their stay in Sava
nnah. Then they are assigned
homes 'where they are given
free lodging and breakfast, the
other two meals they get at res
urants down town.
CUMMING, GA., MAY 4TH, 1917.
Preserving Eggs.
The war is undoubtedly go
ing to make all food stuffs ex
ceptionally high next fall and
winter. Everyone should plan
now on how he can reduce the
cost of living for the next year.
Eggs at the present season are
one of the cheapest food stuff
on the market but they will not
be so for long as eggs are al
ready beginning tsheir climb to
winter high prices. Every house
holder can buy and preserve
eggs now while they are low in
price and use them at home
next fall when eggs are scarce
and high. Naturally the hen
lays a larger number of eggs at
this time of the year and pric
es are always much lower.
Prices are running , from 8 to
10c higher than this time last
year, which would indicate that
eggs will be much higher next
winter than they have ever
been before.
-Water Glass Method. ..Eggs
can be preserved at home by
placing the eggs in what is
known as water-glass, which is
the solution of Sodium Silicate,
The value of the water-glass
for preserving eggs was discov
ered some years ago by a Ger
man Chemist. One part of,
water-glass to 10 parts of wat
er should be used. The water
should be as pure and clean as
can be obtained and should be
boiled, mixed w-ith the water
glass and allowed to become
thoroughly cooled before the
eggs are placed in .'it. The eggs
should be kept ip a cool dry
room away from of the
an 1 where ,‘'empertuve
does not rise high during the
summer. A cellar is the best
place. The higher the temper
ature, the greater the change
that will take place in the eggs
Only eggs that are known to
be fresh should be preserved
A stone jar that will hold about
15 dozen eggs makes the best
receptacle. The eggs should
be placed in the container daily
as gathered, placing the large
end of the eggs up so that the
air cells will not become brok
en. The solution should then
be poured over the eggs until
t hey are entirely covered; the
liquid should come two inches
above the eggs and be kept so
and the jar should be covered
so that evaporation w-ill not
take place.
Eggs should be preserved
during the months of March,
April and May. Eggs gather
ed after that time will not save
well, although the period of
preservation is shorter. Eggs
should not be preserved frpm
hens in flocks where the male
birds are running with the hens
.-uch s ,'s mo f' rtiuz ;d and do
not sa\e so well. Only clean
eggs should be used. Eggs
; that are to be preserved should
j not be washed, as washing in
juries the keeping qualities by
! removing the muciginous coat-
I ing or bloom from the egg. This
coating helps to preserve the
egg.
Eggs preserved in water
glass are of nearly as good qual
itv, if properly kept as the
fresh egg, especially for cook
ing purposes. Eggs can be pre
served in this way at co.f of 1 1 -j
to 2c a dozen, according to the
number preserved. When pre
served eggs are to be boiled
the shells should first be pierc
ed with a needle as the preser
vation seals the pores of the egg
shell and boiling will cause the
contents of the egg to expand
and burst if the shell is not
Special Food Council.
This is the special committee
appointed to organize the
Food Council of Forsyth Cos., al
so every one interested in food
proudetion and conservation is
invited to meet with us Satur
day, May sth, at court house at
2 o’clock.
After attending the Food
Council in Macon, we were urg
ed to appoint a committee and
form the Forsyth County Food
Council. After hearing the dis
cussions we realize the necessi
ty of this organization.
S. H. Allen,
M. W. Webb,
J. A. Otwell,
A. C. Kennemore,
S. J. Smith,
The following committee is
appointed for the districts nam
eel :-
Bells: Jesse Bales, W. T. Nal
ley, W. C. Jones, R. L. Martin,
Oscar Ezzard, B. V. Bagley.
Vickery: J. F. Elliott, W. H.
D. Puckett, C. L. Durham, Dr.
W. L. Bennett, S. W. Hawkins,
W. W. McGinnus.
Settendown: B. P. Roper, J.
P. Banister, Jas. P. Holbrook,
Dr. R. IT. Bramblett, F. H. Tal
lant, A J. Sams. ■
Ducktown: L. T. Ledbetter,
G. W. Bramblett, A. M Sose- 1
bee, N. S. Hawkins, Mid Fowl
er, C. P. Brady.
Hightower: Munroe Harris,
Wayne Roach, E. S. Sherrill, J.
W. Cannon, Paul Pruitt, M. M.
Gentry.
Barkers: C. A. Milford, A. L
Corn, A. E. Bond, Fred Pruitt,
H F,. Banister. W. B. Pruitt.
Coal Mt.: J. L. Norrell, W.
IT Hammond, Lee Wofford, T.
R. Williams, E. C. Godfrey, J.
P. Smith.
Rolands:A. E. Bennett, G. E.
Walis, J. B. Carruth, J. O. Wil
liams, M Bennett, J L Mathis.
14th: A. J. Sims, J. L. Mc-
Clure, W. R. Stovall, R. B. Bur
russ, Jack Wood, E A Bennett
New Bridge: Jonas Crow, W
A. Black, G. V. Bagby, Ira Wal
drip, Jeff Woodliff, T W Orr.
Chattahoochee: R. H. Thomp
son. Dr. G. P. Brice, E. C. John
son, C. J. Harbin, J. M Thorn
ton, N. S. Gravitt.
Big Creek: F. W. Williams,
G. W. Bagwell, A. L. Glover,
G. T. Settle, J. C. Buice, S. G.
Cross.
Cumming: J. F. Jordan, A.
J. Green, J. H. F. Samples, A.
W. Pruitt, P. D. Brown, W. M.
Tate.
News and Jeff or Magazine
for $1.25.
punctured.
Lime-Water Method. Lime
water also can be. used with
fairly good results. Take 1
pound to 2 pounds of freshly
slaked lime and mix with 5 gal
lons of water. Stir it well two
or three times a day for several
days, until the whole forms a
milky fluid. Then add 1 pound
of salt an stir well, after al
lowing it to stand a few hours
and settle, dip or siphon off the
upper liquid into the tubs, jar
tanks, or so forth that you have
placed the eggs in. The liquid
should come three inches a
bove the eggs and the eggs
should be kept covered with the
liquid.
The eggs when taken out will
have a rough coating of lime on
them and do not look so attrac
tive as those preserved with
water-glass.
The general precautions men
tinned under the first method
apply here also.
HOW YOU CAN BEST SERVE
YOUR COUNTRY NOW.
The most valuable service
that those unable to enlist them
selves can perform for their
country at the present time is to
get men enlisted in the Navy
While it is important to get men
for other branches of the ser
vice, the need of the Navy for
enlisted men is immediate.
Owing to the shortage of of
ficers and men of the regular
Navy, it is a physical ipmossi
bility for the Navy to recruit
the men needed with the re-
Navy, it is a physical impossi
for the Navy Department to
furnish recruiting literature,
posters, pamphlets, etc., fast
enough. It is therefore neces
sary that thousands of patrio
tic people, both men and worn
en, who wish to help their coun
try at the present time, take
steps to obtain men for the
Navy.
Doctors can render valuable
service by volunteering to con
duct preliminary examinations
at the home of the applicant.
The following plan is sugges
ted for any given locality:
1. Form a Committee having
representatives from all the
towns and villages in the dis
trict selected.
2. This Committee collect
funds.
3. Obtain samples of recruit
ing posters, literature, etc.,
from the nearest recruiting of
ficer and have these printed.
4. Obtain automobiles and
enough persons to form Recruit
ing Parties, including women,
the automobiles to be used to
hunt recruits and transport
them to the doctors to be ex
amined. (Doctors will be fur
nished pamphlets showing phy
sical requirements for recruits
of the Navy.)
5. Send applicants passing
the physical examination to the
nearest Navy Recruiting Sta
tion. Phovision should be made
for return of applicant to his
home in case he does not pass
examination at Recruiting Sta
tion.
6. It is suggested that com
mittee include Postmaster, prin
cipals and teachers of high
schools, Y. M. C. A. represen
tatives and doctors.
7. An applicant between 17
and 18 should procure a naffi
davit from his parents or guar
dian, consenting to his enlist
ing in the Navy to serve until
21, and stating the date and
place of birth. An applicant
over eighteen should present
evidence of the place and date
of his birth.
Georgia and Florida are ask
ed to furnish 600 men at once
to fill the quota asked for by the
President. Everyone should be
gin recruiting for the Navy, for
the need of the men is urgent.
Recruiting Stations are loca
ted at the following points:
Albany, Ga., Athens, Ga.,
Augusta, Ga., Atlanta Ga.,
Brunswick, Ga., Columbus, Ga,
Americus, Ga., Macon, Ga.,
Rome, Ga., Valdosta, Ga., El
berton, Ga., Savannah Ga. Tam
pa, Fla., Jacksonville, Fla.
H. R. Keller.
Lieutenant, (J. G.) U. S. Navy.
If you want to beautify and
decorate ywur home Edmond
son & Pirkle can help you by
showing you and taking your
order for the most beautiful
Wall papers you ever seen.
You can see the line by calling
at their store. They can obtain
for you anything you may wish
Give this due consideration and
'see the line.
75c per year.
SCHOOL CLOSES.
Gumming Public School will
close on Tuesday night May
Bth,. Leading features of the
closing exercises will be two
plays, "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cab
bage Patch’’ be rendered on
Monday night and also "The
Deacon Entangled” on Tuesday
night.
An admission fee of 10c for
children and 20c for all over
12 years old will be charged
on one night only, to cover in
cidental expenses.
At Brookwood.
Rev. H. T. Ingram has prom
ised to be with us on the 3rd,
Sunday and Saturday before in
May and it is requested that
all members be present on Sat
urday as the rules are to be
read. And on Sunday there
will be singing before and af
ter preaching all together in
the Christian Harmony.
All lovers of old music are
invited, our pastor, Bro. R. A.
Roper will conduct the singing
Dinner on the ground.
ROUTE 8.
How- is this for weather. I
should think it is a little bit
v arm and dry.
Well guss most of the corres
pondents went to the singing
Sunday at Friendship.
Those visiting at Mr. F. H.
Pruitt’s Sunday were, Messrs
Carter Jones, Lewis Jennings,
Misses Leorn Haygood, Bera
Bottoms, Maggie Redd.
Miss Hannah Pruitt v : nted
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Pruitt Sun
day. -
Mr. Ira Bottoms spent Sun
day aftrnoon w-ith Mr. Eldon
Pruitt.
The young folks enjoyed a
nice little singing at F. H.
Pruitt’s Sunday afternoon.
Mr and Mrs. I. N. Hughes
spent Saturday night with Mr.
George Byers and family.
Well guess the singings are
over for awhile but it will be
May meetings next. No more
Sunday schools soon.
Miss Dura Pruitt spent the
later part of last week with
her brother, Mr. Lee Pruitt and
family.
War is all we can hear in this
part but I tell you it doesn’t
sound very good.
Mr. A. W. Harris and family
visited Mr. Thomas Milford and
wife near Ball Ground Sunday.
I will ring off by asking a
question. Which can see the
most, a man with one eye or a
man with tw-o eyes?
At Bethel.
The first Sunday Union Sing
ing meets with Bethel church
the first Sunday in May.
Everybody come out. Quite
a number of good leaders are ex
pected to be here. So come,
and let’s enjoy the day.
X. X.
Velvet Beans.
You will find velvet beans
for sale at Allen & Harrison’s
ware house and at M. J. Hoop
era residence.
This is the early variety that
matures in 100 days. Some of
these beans were planted in
June last year on very poor
land and matured by Oct.
These beans are most recom
mended by the government in
this great need for food stuff.
Every farmer should have some
on his farm.. We are selling
them at actual cost to us, at
$2.50 per bushel.
Hooper Gin and Seed Cos.