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Vol. 9. No. 50. LOCAL AND PERSONAL Miss Effle Blackstone of At lanta is visitng homefolks. Miss Alice Grogan visited in Atlanta a few days last week. Mr. Claude Brooks of route 3, who has been sick, is better. Miss Ruth Pirkle spent a day or two o| last week in Atlanta. Sheriff Merritt was in Atlan ta on business Tuesday. Sunday was some weather ac . ording to our opinion o 2 things ir general. Lo< al news is as scarce this week dollar bills in an ed itors purst Mr. F. G. Roberts of Cordele spent several days last week with his family here. Mr. Carl Brooks of Atlanta spent a few days .his week in town with his family. An army officer has been here several days for volunteers but he has not secured any yet. Cols. H. L. Patterson and C. L. Harris were in Atlanta on business first of the week. Mrs. Jna Mae Tatum has re turned from a visit to relatives in Buford. Little Benjamin Nuckolls is reported on the sick list. Hope he will soon be out again. Mr. Cled Vaughan has mov ed to south Georgia. We re gretted to give he and his fam ily up, but wish them well. The many friends of Dr. J. H Hockenhull will regret to learn that he is again confined to his room. Mr. Joe Fowler and little s n of Monroe spent a day or two last week with Mr. C. T. Kemp and farpily. Mr. Otis Pruitt of Roswell spent a day or two las' week with his father, Mr. A. W. Pru itt, and family. For fear some of our read ers never noticed it ve wli say that it sure did snow Tuesday evening and at night. Rev. and Mrs. F. L. Edmonci aon nave returned to their home at Monroe after a visit of several days to Mr. and Mrs. John Edmondson. Our paper is not very good this week. Our engine froze and broke, and we could not use it any until Tuesday af er noon. Mrs. A. B. Durham died at her home on route 2 Monday, and was buried at Friendship Tuesday. We extend sympathy to the bereft. Mr. J. L. Bond died at his res, idence on route 6 Monday, and his remains were laid to rest in the Brannon cemetery Tuesday We extend sympathy to the bc- Henry Kurt says to tell the people that taxes hear interest after Dec. 20th, and for them to please come and pay before that date as he is a poo: hand at calculations. Owing to the extreme bad weather Mr. G. W. Heard will continue his sale one week lon ger in order to give the people an opportunity t.o secure some wondejf’il bargains in goods, reared family. Mrs. Joh P. Holbrook die 1 at her home on route 2 Tuesday, and was buried at Pleasant Grove Wednesday. The be reaved husband and fa oily have our tender sympathy. Th&many friends of Mr. W. T. Nalley of near Bran lywine deeply sympathize with him in the death of his good wife which occurred Wednesday of this week. Her rema ns were laid away at Haw Creek Thurs day, Rev. Thompson conduct ing the services. The Forsyth County News Mr. R. L. Bagley spent sever al days in Atlanta last week buying Xmas goods. Mr. John McWhorter of Ro chelle was here last week on a visit to relatives. There was no preaching at the Methodist church Sunday owing to the absence of the pas tor. Dr. W. L. P>ennett and fam ily have moved to Moultrie. We wish them success in their new home. Rev. G. C. Light, Mrs Smith Harrison, and Mrs. May Mont gomery attended the revival in Atlanta a day or two last week We are requested to say that there will be a box supper at Corinth Saturday night. Every body invited to come. Mr. Truman Bramblett of route 1 is preparing to move to south Georgia. See his sale no tice in another column. Your attention is called to ad of Rank of Gumming in this is sue. This bank is a strong in stitution and deserves your pat ronage. School Entertainment. The High School pupils of Gumming Public School will put on two plays at the school building Tuesday night, Dec. 18th. Both plays are good and con tain material for much amuse ment. An admission fee of 10c will be charged for all under 1? years old, and 20c for all over 12 years old. Exercises will begin at 7:30. Come on time that you may miss nothing. Notice to Teachers & Patrons The Board of Education will hear at our next meeting Dec. 31st, the excuses of these pa rents or guardians who have not complied with the Compul sory School Law. Should ex cuses not be given us that day the Board will have to comply with the law' in regard to this matter. The teachers wil 1 be alhwed to teach the full term together if they so desire. There must be at least three and one half months taught dining the win ter term. A. C. Kennemore, Sun‘t. Public Sale. I will sell at my residence at Coal Mountain on Tuesday. Dec. 18th, the following: Corn, fodder, 3 turn plows, 2 gee whiz, cutaway and drag harrow, 1 Cole oat sower, scythe cradle, plowst.ock, plow 1 ? and scrapes, 4 head of cattle, 2 mules 2 two howse wagons, 1 buggy, 2 sets harness, buggy pole 1 iron vice, 5 stands bees, household and kitchen furni ture, and a lot of other things not mentioned. Booth Garrett. Notice, Y. M. C. A. Forsyth county has given $169.50 to the Y. M. C. A. fund Those who desire to help in this cause may give to any of the following committee 1 Dr Mashburn, Dr. Lipscomb, Dr. Otwell, Caude Groover, T. J. Pirkle, Sheriff Merritt, S. H Allen, Col. J. P. Fowler, Col. C. L. Harris, R. E. Harrison. R. Carridh, Albert Pruitt, W. W. Heard, E. F. Smith, G L Heard Oscar Hyde. Major Nuckolls, Geoige Ingram, Mike Wilbanks Gus Kenm more, Judge lid well. Sunshine InJThe Home, Power in The Life. War Savings Certificates. Mr., Mrs., Miss or Master A merican citizen, have you 25c? If so uncle Sam wants you to lend it to him to help whip the Huns. That is the meaning of one of the most gigantic financial plan in the world, which was launch ed on Dec. 3rd, and extend over a year. The government has raised huge quantities of money in 2 liberty loans, which appealed to every citizen who has SSO or SIOO or more to spare. The campaign to sell war sav ings certificates is designed to raise 2 billion dollars from peo nle who did not feel they could afford SSO at a time, and yet are anxious to prove their Amer icanism. The method is simple: on or after Dec. 3rd at any post office bank or trust company, and at many rail road offices, stores and factories, thrift stamps and war savings stamps will be on sale. Here is how it works out: Lfftle Mary Jones, milliner, wants to help her government win the war. When she draws her weeks wages she feels she can spare 25c. She goes to the post office a n d buys a thrift, stamp. At the same time they give her a thrift c-ard, which has places for 10 thrift damps l;f.e pastes her i ll rift, stamp on the thrift card and writes her name and address in ink. Then if she loses it, the finder can drop it in any letter box and the post office .tent will return it to her. soon as Marv has bought iV thrift stamps at 25c each, her thrift card is returned to her. War savings stamps sell at different prices. During Dec. 1917 and January 1918, they will sell at $4.12 each; in Feb. 1918 at $4.13; in March $4.14 and so on increasing regularly one cent each month. Now if Mary Jones completes her thrift card in March 1914, she trades! it in to the government, giving with it 14c. and then becomes the owner of a war savings stamp. She gets with this a war savings certificate, which has spaces for 20 war savings stamps. If she buys just one stamp, at the end of five years, Jan. 1923, instead of getting back her original $4.14 she gets back from Uncle Sam $5. In other words her money has paid her 4 per cent at. com pound interest. The moment Mary pests her war savings stamps on the war savings certificate, she has something that is safe from thieves or fire. She can take it to any post office and have it registered in her name free of charg". No one else can then cash in on it, and if it is destroy ed, upon proof, she gets a new' one. Each person must register his own certificate. Married women must register in their own names, thus not Mrs. Jno. Jones, but Mrs. Mary Jones. When a war savings certifi cate is registered ic is payable only to the owner, an ' at t’v post office where, it was l • gis t creel. If Mary Jones becomes hard up next year and needs money she can surrender her war sav ings certifica'e and get her :no ney bach plus 3 per cent inter est. However, the government hopes every buyer will hod the certificate until tney mat vie in 1923. CUMMING, GA., DECEMBER 14TH, 1917. Notices Sent to Registrants. The following telegram has been received from the provost marshal general, and is quoted for the information and guid ance of all concerned: “No. 10948. Please cause the broadest and most extens ive and continuous possible pub licity to be given through the adjutant general, local and dis rict boards, the newspapers, and by all other possible means of warning to all registrants who may have changed their places of abode and post office address, to communicate imr.ic diat 'ly with their kwal boards where they arc registered and furnish their present address es, so that questicnaires which will begin to be mailed Decem ber I.sth will roach such regis trants without delay. Rogist trants are bound by r law to keep themselves advised of all pro ceedings in respect of them and failure to do so may result in their losing right to claim ex emption oi discharge. Please request newspapers to give this warning broad and continuous publication from this time untd the process of mailing question aires has been accomplished. The foregoing is important, and we earnestly request your cooperation. Public Sale. I will sell at my residence on Monday, the 17th day of Dec. 1917, the following: 2 mules, 7 and 14 years old, 1 rnilch cow 2 horse wagon, 1 J. G. Smith buggy and harness, 125 bushels corn, 1 Cole cotton arid corn planter, turn plow other farm tools, household arid kitch en furniture, and other things not mentioned. Sale burins at 10 o’clock. T. A. Bramblett. Important All parties who we Mr. L. Foster Hunt for blacksmithing will please to call at my office and sette the same at once. D* not overlook this matter. Your friend, Jarrett P. Fowler. If you are in need of house paints, roof paints, or lubricat ing oils of any kind, save your; order until I call and see you.! I can save you money in this line and give you the best goods to be had. A. B. Fowler, Heardville, Ga. After December Ist, I will gin The price at which war sav ings stamps were to be sold " as determined for each m mth by taking the number of dollars and cents which at l per cent interest compounded quarterly will on January 1, 1923 equal $5. The 25c thrift slumps arc green and little larger than a postage stamp. The war sav ings stamps, also green, are a bout four times the sio ol a postage stamp. On ei *h side is engraved a list of the months during which they will be sold and the irico during that month As often as Mary Jones bu\s a war savings stamp she pastes this on her war savings certifi cate until she has 20. This fill; the certificate, and she can then start on another. Purchases are limiited to SIOO maximum at one time, and to to any one person. If a person bought 20 war savings stamps next December or January ho would pay $82.40, and get back SIOO on Jan. Ist, 1923. making sl7 60 interest. Letters to Santa Claus. Gumming, Ga., Dec. 10, 1917. Dear Santa Claus: I want you to bring me a doll and carriage, some dishes and a piano. Bring the rest of the family presents too. Merry X mas. Margaret Fisher. Gumming, Ga., Dec. 5, 1917. Dear Santa Claus: I want you to bring me a doll and carriage some dishes and a piano. Bring the rest of the folks some pres ents too. I wish you a merry Xmas and a happy new 7 year. Your friend, Lillie B. T'rke. Dear Santa Claus: I want you to bring me a gun and a bicy cle, oranges and candy. I go to school and am in the second grade. I like to go to school. Please brinjxjpy friends pres ents too. Goodbye. Chas. Pool. Dear Santa Claus: I want you to bring me a horn, a horse, a gun and a banjo and some fruit Your friend, Julian Otwell. Dear Santa Claus: I want you to bring me a gun, a bicycle and some fruits. Igo to school. I am in the second grade. Bring all the good children toys Good bye. Egbert Wallis. Buice McGinnis. A pretty home wedding of Sunday, Dec. 9th, was that of Mr. Grover C. McGinnis and Miss Virgie Buice, which was solemnized at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Buice. The ceremony be ing performed by Rev. V. V. Braddy at 2:30 o’clock in the presence of several frineds ana relatives. The bride’s costume was of Copenhagen blue taffeta. Af ter singing by the guests they were ushered into the dining room where a bountiful sunper was prepared, which was great ly enjoyed. We wish this young couple a tong, happy and prospermia life. X. X. FRIENDSHIP. hat about this for cold weath er ? There wasn’t any services at the church Saturday and Sun day. I suppose everybody that had a fire stayed close to it. Messrs Bemer and Albert Tallant made a business trip to Atlanta Friday. Messrs Charlie Tribbc.- and Will Bramblett wen f to Atlanta Sunday. Miss Blanche Tall ant?, spent. Sunday afternoon with Mae ::nd Alice Roper We are sorry to say 'hat Mr. T. L. Redd is .till sick. The visiting in our part is all off this week. Everybody ; s staying at home. If the weather moderates ev erybody come out next Sunday afternoon and let’s see if we cant sing some. A Reader. sth Sunday Singin.. The sth Sunday Centre) Un ion Singing will be held with Oak Grove church the sth Sun day in December, 1917. Ever ybody come out and bring song books and well filled baskets. A. W. Harris, Pres. J. W. Hughes, Secretary. In Memory of Madaline Beshers, who was born May 17th, 1 '99. and tiled October loti. 1917. In spite o - the pov or of med ical skill, and all that loving hands could do, or prayerful bear's could say, God saw fit in His infinite wisdom to tak” her away. Madaline numbered her friends by her a' ouaintances. She was one of the rarest, choicest, most beautiful flow ers that ever adorned the earth but, God took her body, chang ed i1 to dust, and gave it rest. He took her spirit charged it to a flower to adorn an angel's breast. ,r, 'is sad and I o-ely, wo loved hor tenderly, trdy but seme day we will understand. Cod’s v ill be done. Mr-. H. A K- Uev. ROUTE 2. Gee whiz, aint this cold wea ther? Cotton piling- wev? the or der f tl e ni< r ht but I believe they are about froze out. Mrs. J. C. Stephens and Mr. W. L Poole were again called to the bedside of their father, Mr Win. Poole of Jasper. Mr. Harrison Martin of At lanta is spenuing awhile with his sister, Mrs. Geo. Monroe. Misses Hattie Barber and Fleta Wallis spent Snday at Mr. Hopier Chadwick’s near Spot. Mrs. Arthur Martin spent Saturday night with Mrs. E H Vance. Say, Eli J. It., you say you’d hate to have that dishrag soak ed in syrup in your sock. There isnt ary danger, as long as all the both corners of your mouth is as wide open as it is. Say, Eli J. It., if you are a girl boys are mighty scarce. Pap says if I will be a good kid Santa will bring me peach pertaters, apple cu dumplins, and a lot of goodies for Xmas. Knoll. Georgia, Forsyth County. To all whom it may concern: C. D. Morton, guardian upon the estate of Floy and Lois Mor ton. having filed his p dition for discharge, this is to cite al’ persons concerned kindred and creditors, to show cause, if any they can, against the granting of this discharge at the regu lar term of the Court of Ordina ry of said county to be held on the first Monday in January, 1918. Given under my hand and official signature, this 3rd day of December, 1917. W. J. Tidwell, Ordinary. SALE. Beginning at 1 0 o’cock, a. m. the 20th day of December, I will sell to the highest bidder at my home 4 miles N. E. of Gumming • 2 eleven hundred lb. mules. 1 fine milch cow, 3 heif ers, 2to be in early, 7 good shoals, Bagwell wagon and bug try both in good condition, 200 bushels of corn, 2000 bundles fodder, shucks, peas, wheat, ail farming tools, binder, mow er, drill, harrows, c iluvators. turners etc. Household and kitchen furniture, good range stove, bedsteads, bureaus, Rock ers, chairs, etc. etc. If weather is bad will contin uc the sale from day to day un til all is sold. John P. Smith. After November 24th, I will only gin on Tuesday and kriday of each week. ED F. HAWKINS. 75c por jr*ar. CORINTH. There was no pre.u ang at this place Saturday l u* San day because of the treme cold weather. Hop • that all did read their bible ; and study their Sunday school le* ion. We hear of a lot ol red eyed booze being made. Th 're .-,eems to be a booze facta ■ some where in this commuivty by the way we hear some t lk. Tli v has been some disorder. It looks like our peopl • would have more respect far them selves and their famlli i and the community, and espe ' ally the God who made hem tha i to indulge in such a degraded thing. And when thty ge’ fill ed up on the stuff hey seem have no care foi them ;< Ives for anything else. W it a jn for such folks. I her •of some who profess to know Chr : f in the free pardon of their cins that will get drunk and ta’ r • the Lord’s name in vain. When He tells us that W'e should lmt take the Lord, thy God’s name in vain, and after the Lord has done as much for them they say He has, it does look like that they would want to honor Him for what He has done for them instead they dishonor Him. The ime will come .hen men will see their mistakes but i 'll be too late for them to rectify them when death comcp and cuts them down. Now is the time to rectify all mistakes and have a clear record vhen you have to appear in judgment for we will all have ;o appear before Him and give account to Him for the w'ay we live here in this world. May the good Lord impress this on 1 le mind and heart of all who may read this for 1 want all men and wo men to do right in this world so they’ll he prepared for the world to come. Well, the year 1917 is about gone, and what is oui record ? There is going to 1 t a Xmas tree, and we invite all to take a part with us that are interest ed in the children and want to help them, hut we ire going to have good order, so all of you come but don’t come full of booze. If you do you are liable to get in trouble, and we don’t want any one to do that. There w>l be services at thL place the fifth Surd ip in thL month. Let all corr.e and be with us. A Subscriber. COAL MOUN i UN. Inasmuch as the v ea her was so cold we didn’t ha e our ral ly but ve will have it the 3rd Sunday afternoon in Decemb* r beginning at 2 o’cloc c. Every body has an invitation. Mr. Sam Gravitt and wife spent Sunday night v i h Mr. C. E. Thomas. We are very sorr y to U.ve that Dr Thad Brand !<•’! -s nut improving much. We hop* h will soon begin to improve. Rev. G. W. Forrls met i ‘ -r.ent Thursday nigh .villi Rt v John P. Smith. Mr. John Smith, wh > has been working in Atlanta, ’ as return ed home. Miss Pearl Forrist spent Tv s day night with Misses Annie and Thompson Heard. As Sunday was so cold there was not much visiting. Brown E es. After Dec. Ist the Nu kolb Gin Cos. will only gin on Tues days and Fridays. A. D. Majors. Mgr.