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Vol. 9. No. 21.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
We are needing some hot
weather so the crops can grow.
Mr. G. W. Heard and family
spent Sunday in Atlanta.
Mr. Cliff Vaughan oLßoswell
was here Sunday.
Miss Fannie Harrison spent
Tuesday in the Gate City.
Mrs. M. C. Jackson is spend
ing sometime with relatives in
Atlanta
Mr. C. B. Otwell was in the
Gate City on business last Thurs
day.
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Col. and Mrs. L. E. Wisdom
of Gainesville announce the
birth of a son at their home.
The recent rains have been
a blessing to the people, and
don’t you forget it.
Col. C. L. Harris attended
Fannin Superior Court this
week.
The rural carriers are enjoy
ing a holiday to day (Wednes
day.)
Dr. W. W. Pirkle was in the
Gate City Tuesday attending
the Medical Convention.
Mr. G. L. Heard and family
spent Sunday with Mr. W. W.
Heard and family at Mat.
Mr. J. G. Puett spent a day
or two last week in Atlanta on
business.
Mr. R. E. Harrison is up in
the mountains this week haul
ing Spart Jones with his Ford
Mr. G. L. Merritt is spending
a few days ill’s week in Lexing
ton, Ga., on business.
Mrs. M. J. Morehead of Buck
head, Ga., spent the first of the
week with Mrs. Sallie Tatum.
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ianta attended the funeral of
aunt Polly Edmondson here Sun
day.
Mr. L. Edmondson of Atlanta
spent the first of the week with
relatives and friends in Gum
ming.
Drs. J. H. Hockenhull, W. E
Lipscomb and J A Otwell are
attending the Medical Conven
tion in Atlanta this week.
Mrs. Slaton, Mrs. Westmoreland
and Mrs. Grogan of Helen, Ga ,
visited Prof. T. VV. Seabolt and
family Saturday.
Rev. and Mrs. Geo. W. Light
of Texas are spending awhile
with relatives and friends here
and in the dounty.
Several from Cumming at
tended the unveiling of the mon
ument of Claude Nalley at Shar
on Sunday afternoon.
Messrs G. W. Heard and W.
A. Sigmun are opening up a
garage in one of Mr. Heard’s
warehouses on the lower side
of the squai'e.
Allen & Harrison will receive
a car load of 16 per cent acid
this week If you need some
good fertilizer call and get
some of this acid.
We are requested to slate
that the Justice Court room in
the court house has been des-'
ignatecl as the place for the j
boys to register next Tuesday.
Mrs. Mary Summerour and
son, Joe, and little Miss Mc-
Clure of Norcross are visiting
Dr. and Mrs. Marcus Mashburn
this week.
Mr. H. J. Wolfe left Monday
with Merritt & Smith’s big
trucks to do a lot of hauling for
a lumber Company at Lexing
ton, Ga.,
We are going over our books
on June Ist, and all subscrib-j
ers who are a year or more be- j
hind with us, will be cut off the
list. We hate to do this but pa
per and everything connected
with running the paper is so
high we are compelled to take
this step.
The Forsyth County News
Mr. Olen Merritt and family
have returned from a visit to
relatives at Plainfield, Ga.
Col. L. E. Wisdom of Gaines
ville is spending several days in
town op business.
Mrs. G. C. Tutt of Spartan
burg. S, C., has been spending
a few .1 iys w>th Col. C L. Par
ris and family.
Rev. A. B. Couch of Holly
Springs is visiting Mr. W. M.
Tate and family and othef rel
atives in the county.
Mrs. J. F. Echols and little
son, who have been spending
a few’ days in Atlanta, have re
turned to Cumming.
Crops in this county are look
ing as well as we found them in
Rockdale, Newton, Walton and
Gwinnett counties.
Rev. J. W. Gober has been
very sick for several days but
is improving some, we are glad
to say.
Don’t forget to register next
Tuesday. If you are between
21 and 31 be sure to look after
this as it is important.
Mrs. Laura Wright and lit
tle daughter, who have been
spending sometime with Mrs.
Sallie Tatum, have returned
home.
The many friends in this coun
ty of Mr. M. C. Brown of Gaines
ville will regret to learn that he
was injured by an automobile
: n Gainesville one day last week
Mr. Noah Chadwick of near
Cuba was in Atlanta Friday
where he appeared before the
civil service board for position
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We are requested to announ
ce that Rev. G. C. Light will
preach at Haw Creek the sec
ond Saturday night in June.
Everybody invite and to go out and
hear him.
We are requested to announ
ce that sister Harris of Gaines
ville will preach at Mr. T. J.
Tate’s residence near town on
ihe first Sunday in June at three
o’clock in the afternoon. Ev
erybody invited to come out
and hear her.
Gone To The Beyond.
On last Thursday the angel
of death with his shining sycle
visited the home of Mrs. John
M. L. McClure and as a harves
ter gathers the richest grain so
took he the spirit of Mrs. Mc-
Clure, and from the Christian
life, the bright expressions and
death bed testimonials we think
its choice not in vain. As quiet
ly as the day gives away to
night, so in the evening of life
quietly went the beloved moth
er from her family at the ripe
age of 75 years.
She leaves nine children:
Messrs J. M. McClure of Gaines
ville, W. B. and J. L., and J. A
'and J C. and F. C McClure of
• Chestatee. Mrs. G. P. Brice,
| Mrs. L. N. Jay and Mrs. T. R.
1 Brice.
Public Speaking.
We are requested to announ
ce that Rev. John P. Smith will
speak at Coal Mountain next
Saturday night on the Regis
tration Law.
Everybody invited, especially
the wives and mothers of the
boys between 21 and 31 years
I of age.
Pigs for Sale.
I have a few cross bred
Berkshire and Poland China
pigs for sale cheap. Call at
once.
Howard Jackson, Gum
ming Ga., route 5. .
Sunshine in The Home, Power In The Life.
HOW TO ANSWER THE
REGISTRATION QUESTIONS.
Questions will be asked for
you to answer in the order in
which they appear in this paper
These questions are set out be
low with detailed information
to help you answer them.
Do not write on, mark, or oth
erwise mutilate these instruc
tions. Do not remove them.
They should be carefully read
so that you will have your an
swers ready when you go be
fore the registrar.
All answers will be written
on the Registration Card in ink
by the Registrar, who should
be careful to spell all names
correctly and to write legibly.
l.._Name in full. Age in years,
This means all your names
spelled out in full.
State your age today in years
only. Disregard additional
months or days. Be prepared
to say “19,” or “25,” not “19
years., 3 mos,” or the like.
2. Home address.
This means the place where
you have your permanent home
not the place where you work.
Be prepared to give the address
in this way: “232 Main Street,
Chicago, Cook County, Illi
nois;” that is give number and
name of street first, then town,
then county and State.
3. Date of birth.
Write your birthday (month,
day and year) on a piece of na
per before going to the Regis
trar, and give the paper to him
the first thing. Example: “Au
: 'st's 1594. v y~. -w- -
If you do not remember the
3’ear start to answer as you
would if someone asked you
your birthday, as “August sth,’
Then say “on my birthday this
year I will be (or was)
years old.” The Registrar will
then fill in the year of birth.
Many people do not carry in
mind the year they were born.
This may be obtained by the
Registrar by subtracting the
age in years on this year’s birth
day from 1917.
4. Are you (1) a natural-born
citizen; (2) a naturalized cit
izen; (3) an alien; (4) or have
you declared your intention to
become a citizen (specify
which) ?
(1) If you were born in the
United States, including Alaska
and Hawaii, you are a natural
born citizen, no matter what
may have been the citizenship
or nationality of you parents.
If you were born in Porto Rico,
you are a citizen of the United
States, unless you were born of
alien parentage. If you were
born abroad, you are still a cit-
izen of the United States if your
father was a citizen of the Uni
ted States at the time you were
born, unless you have expatria
ted yourself.
(2) You are a naturalized cit
izen if you has completed your
naturalization; that is, if you
have “taken final papers.” But
you are not a citizen if you have
only declared your intention to
become a citizen (that is, if
you have only “taken out first
papers”) ; in the latter case
you are only a “declarant.” ,
You are also a naturalized
citizen if, although foreign born j
your father or surviving parent
became fully naturalized while
you were under 21 years of age,
and if you came to the United
States under 21.-
(3) You are a declarant if, al
though a citizen or subject of
some foreign country, you have
'declared on oath before a natur
CUMMING, GA., JUNE IST, 1917.
alization court your intention
to become a citizen of the Uni
ted States. Receipt from the
clerk of the court of the certi
fied copy of such declarant is
often called “taking out first
papers.” You arc 1 not a declar
ant if your first paper was taken
out after September 26, 1906,
and is more than 7 years old.
(4) You are an alien if you
do not fall within one of the
three clsses above mentioned.
5. Where were you born?
First name the town, then
the State, then the country, as
“Columbus, Ohio;” “Vienna,
A u s t r ia;” “Baris, France;”
“Sofia, Bulgaria.”
6. If not a citizen, of what
country are yon acitizen or sub
ject?
This need be answered only
by aliens and declarants. Re
member that: a “declarant” is
not yet a citizen of the United
States. If an fiien or declar
ant, state the name of your coun
try as “France,” “Japan,” “Chi
na,” etc.
7. What is yov present trade,
occupation, or .•ffice?
This does, not ask what you
once did, nor what you have
done most of the time, nor what
you are best fitted to do. IT
ASK WHAT ‘'OUR JOB IS
RIGHT NOW. >State briefly, as
“Farmer,” “Miner,” “Student,”
“Laborer (on arm, in rolling
mill, in auton ile, wagon, or
other factp ,mr - ‘ ‘MjV'himst in
>te. Tf
you hold an Gj 'we urider State
or Federal { government, name
the office you hold. If you are
in one of the following offices
or employments, use one of the
names hereafter mentioned:
“Customhouse clerk,” em
ployed in the transmission of
the mails,” or “employed in an
armory, arsenal, of navy yard,’
“mariner, actually employed in
the sea service of citizen or mer
chant within the United States.’
8. By whom employed ?
Where employed?
If you are working for an in
dividual, firm, corporation, or
association, state its name. If
in business, trade, profession, or
employment for yourself, so
state. If you are an officer of
the State Federal government,
say whether your office is un
der the United States, the State
the county, or a municipaliy.
In answer to the question as to
where you are employed, give
the town, county and State
where you work.
9. Have you a father, mother,
wife, child under 12, or sister
or brother under 12 solely de
pendent upon you for support
(specify which ) ?
Consider your answer
thoughtfully. If it is true that
is another mouth than your own
which you alone have a duy to
feed, do not let your military
ardor interfere with the wish of
the Nation to reduce war’s mis
ery to a minimum. On the oth
er hand, unless the person you
have in mind is solely depend
ent on you, do not hide behind
petticoats or children.
10. Married or single (which)
Race (Specify which) ?
This does not ask whether
i you were once married, but
I whether you are marred now.
In answer to the question as to
' .our race, -tile firefly wheth
j •: “Caucas..v„” or “In dian.”
11. What military service
have you had? Rank? Branch
No matter what country you
years? Nation or State?
'served, you must give com-
I plete information. In answer
| ing these questions, first name
your rank, using one of the fol-
I lowing words: “Commission
'ed officer,” “Private.” Next,
state branch in which you ser
ved in one of the following
words: Infantry,” “Cavalry,”
“Artillery,” “Medical,” “Sig
nal,” Aviation” Suppl y,”
“Marine,” “Navy.” Next state
the number of years’ service,
not counting time spent in the
Reserve. Finally, name the
Nation or State you served. If
you served under the United
States or one of the States of
the United States, name your
service in one of he following
terms: National Guard (of
such and such a State),” “Mi
litia (of such and such a State),
“Volunteers of United States,”
or “Regular Army (Navy) of
United States.”
Do you claim exemption
from draft? Specify grounds.
Because you claim exemption
from draft, it by no means fol
lows that you are exempt. For
the information of the War De
partment you should make a
claim now if you intend to pros
ecute it. Some persons will be
exempted on account of their
occupations or offices, some on
account of the fact that they
have relatives dependent upon
them for support. Your answer
touching these things will be im
portant in supporting the claim
you now intend to make in your
answer to the present questions
Be sure, therfore, that the
grounds yqa ’nf-w state are in
eor.&arnv'ty with your, ajvswen
to questions 7 and 8. In stat
ing grounds you claim as ex
empting you, use one of the fol
lowing terms: If you claim to
be an executive, legislative, of
judical officer of the State or
Nation, name your office and
say whether it is an office of the
State or Nation. If you claim to
be a member of a religious sect
whose creed forbids its mem
bers to participate in war in any
form, simply name the sect. If
you are employed in the trans
mission of the United States
mails or as an artificer or work
man in an armory, arsenal, or
navy yard of the United States,
or if you are a mariner employ
ed in the sea service of any cit
izen or merchant within the Uni
ted States, so state. If you are
a felon or otherwise morally de
ficient and desire to claim ex
emption on any other ground,
state your ground briefly.
All Day Services.
At Antioch the second Sun
day in June.
Profs. Wallis, Webb, Mulli
nax and Phagan have promis
ed to be with us and other good
singers and lovers of music es
pecially invited. The last les
son will be in the Christian Bar
mony.
Bring well-filled baskets and
let us have one more old time
singing.
Board Meeting
The Board of Education will
meet Saturday, June 2nd, at 2
p. m.
All persons having business
before the Board will please
take notice and attend.
A, C. Kennemore
Notice.
There will be a singing at
Pleasant Grove the first Sunday
afternoon promptly at 2:30
o’clock. Everybody invited to
attend and don’t forget to bring
books.
A PROCLAMATION
To the People of Georgia :
The President of the United
‘States, on the 18th instant, is
sued a proclamation fixing June
sth, 1917, as a day for the reg
istration of all men of the State
within the military age, prepa
ratory to putting into operation
what is known as the selective
draft. On the day fixed it will
be the duty of all the men ef
our State w’ho fall within the
prescribed ages to meet at the
voting places in their several
militia districts for the purpose
of being registered in accord
ance with the United States
law. This day will be a momen
tous one in the history of the
State, for there will be few fam
ilies in our commonwealth that
will not be interested, either di
rectly or indirectly, in the reg
istration that is to be effected at
that time. In the language of
President Wilson, it is “destin
ed to be remembered as one of
the most conspicuous moments
in our history.”
It has been suggested by the
War Department of the United
States that this occasion be
made in some sense a holiday,
to be approached in thoughtful
apprehension of its significance
on which all the people of the
State shall cease their occupa
tions, and repair to the voting
precints, both men and women,
those who are eligible to regis-|
ter their names and those who
are not eligible, to show an en
couraging appreciation of the
sacrifices made by those who
are placed on the roll.
TJy)-fty*tt'*r jva r “"bn-iift/Mi fo 1
the State Council of Defense at
its meeting on the 15th, inst.,
and a resolution was unani
mously passed requesting the
Governor to issue a proclama
tion in accordance with the sug
gestion of the National author
ities.
In compliance with this re
quest, I, NAT E. HARRIS, Gov
ernor, do therefore issue my
proclamation to the people of
the State over which I preside,
suggesting that they carry out
the program oulined herein,
and that on the day fixed by
the President for the registra'
tion of the men of military age
in this State, they repair with
one accord to the voting places
of their counties and cities and
make the occasion a day for pa
triotic demonstration,, seeking
earnestly to surround the men
who shall sign the military roll
withal the enthusiasm, sym
pathy and encouragement that
it is possible to command. Let
the people recall to the young
the memories of those other
days when the chilvalry and
courage characteristic of our
soldiery crowned with triumph
the banners that Georgians car
ried on many a stricken field.
Let our men forget the penal
ties the law imposes for failure
to perform the duties prescrib-
ed and come forward in that
Georgia spirit which impels her
sons to do their duty for the
sake of duty and which has al
ways kept them in the fore
front of patriotic endeavor.
To the women of the State an
especial appeal is made to be
present when their sons and
brothers and kindred have gath
ered together for the registra
tion, to exhibit their patriotism
and love of country, so that the
yong men may feel that those
whom they leave behind are
approving their conduct and
will give them God speed
should they be called to the col-
75c per year.
DEATHS
Mr. Philip Neese died at his
home on route 7 last Friday
night, and his remains were
laid to rest at Midway Saturday
Mr. Neese was about —years
of age, and is survived by his
wife, several children and a
host of other relatives and
friends.
The little infant of Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Thomas died last Fri
day night and was buried at
Coal Mountain Saturday.
A daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
C. M. Banister of route 7 died
last Saturday night and her re
mains were laid to rest at Zion
Hill Sundaj.
Miss Banister was about 17
years of age and is survived by
her parents and a host of other
relatives.
Aunt Polly Edmondson was
found dead at the home of Mr.
John Edmondson in Gumming
Saturday night and her remains
were laid to rest in Cumming
cemetery Sunday afternoon.
Aunt Polly was about 86
years of age. She was a sister
of*Mr. L. Edmondson of Cum
ming, a cousin of Mr. John Ed
mondson.
HEARDVSLLE.
Diden’t that little rain help
the little stulF to grow.
The guess at Mr. Bud Tins
ley’s Sunday afternoon were
jMr. Allen Croy and wife, Dr. W
'W. Pirkle and family, and Mr.
;Lee Smith and family.
The infant of Mr. Isaac Sew
ell is real sick at this writing,
also the little boy of A. B. Fow
> •ga
ly visillkl at J C. Pirkle’s Sun-
day afternoon.
Mr. M. V. Hawkins and fam
ily visited at Mr. F. L Hawkins
Sunday afternoon
Mr. Cicero Hawkins and fam
ily visited at Mr. John Pruit’s
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. E. J. Pirkle and family
visited at Mr. Edd Gilsti p’s
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Ernest Stewart and ife
visited at Mr.— Stewarts one
night last week.
The singing at Mr. J. E. Pir
kle’s Sunday night was -ure
fine.
Miss Ollie Pirkle visited . liss
Estelle Sewell Sunday al r
noon.
Miss Berna Bottoms vis ed
Miss Annie Belle Dawson a
while Sunday.
Miss Belle Sosebee visited
Miss Era Pirkle awhile Sunday
Mr. Sam Cape has a bo at
his home.
Brown Eyes.
ors.
To all the people togetb 1 it
is hoped that the day will i ,ke
an appeal such as this genera
tion has never known and that
the cause of our common coun
try be made more compl ; oly
our own because of the t ori
fices which must be incurred in
its defense.
It is earnestly urged that
committees be appointed to at
tend every voting precinct and
make arrangement for appro
priate patriotic ceremonies in
dicating approval of the m .men
tous step required of their loved
ones.
Given under my hand and
the seal of the Department this
the 21st day of May, 1917.'
N. E. Harris,
Governor.
By the Governor.
Kaymonde Stapleton,
Secretary Executive
Department.