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The Forsyth County News.
Published every Wednesday at Cumming, Ga.
By J. B. Patterson.
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Per Year
Six Months
Three Months 2 &c.
OFFICIAL ORGAN FORSYTH COUNTY.
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... Entered at the Post Office at Cumming, Ga.,
August 10th, 1910, as mail matter of the second
class.
Advertising rates made known upon application.
Cumming, Ga., Dec. Gth, 1918.
Somewhere in France.
Dear S. E.: I must answer your letter that I re
ceived to day and was more than glad to get it
too.. This leaves me all < K and truly hope that
it will find you the same. I was a little bit sui
prispd when I heard that Gusta l’ruitt was mai
ried, and not much either. 1 guess all the girls
will h emarried when I gel back, but I shouldn’t
worry about that at all, for there willbe girls
v hen I am dead and gone. I haven’t heard, from
anybody until I receive dthis letter from you to
day. Why haven’t you all written before now?
1 haven’t heard from home since I v.n there
on my last four day pass. I suppose they wrote
but H hasn’t got to me yet. Some of m ymail had
to be transferred and probably it got lost. 1 sup
pose it will all get to me after the war is over.
Write me for 1 am always glad to hearfrom you
Your friend, allacc.
Somewhere in Franco.
Dear sister: How are you all this lonesome night
This leaves me fine and I hope it will find you
all the same. Tell all the rest hello for me. Won
der what you all are doing these times. Guess
you al are busy with your crops. Are you having
any trouble getting help to gather them/. Id
like to be there and help. 1 am sending you a lit
tle birthday present maybe you’ll get it soon. 1
hope so. You’ll have to excuse it if you will. It
is getting lte. 1 will close and wi te Kate a tev\
lines k Excuse bad writing and mistakes. Good
luck and love to you all.
Dear Katie: If you will excuse me 1 will write a
short letter as I haven’t time to write much. 1
have just got back from the Y M C A. Sister, it
don’t look like the war will last long. W e can get
most anything we want at the f M C A to eat.
They have all kinds of tobacco. When have you
seen Gertie. I guess you all are having a good
time at least I hope so. Tell Meredith hello, lell
him I said there was not any pretty girls over
here like there. We can’t tell whether they are
Tell Virgie to write some time. I am sending ,\ou
a little present too. It is not very much so you
see. It is now bed time. Answer soon. W ith best
wishes to you all, your brother, Roy McGinnus.
Somewhere in Franco.
Dear mother: As I didn’t get to write you last
Sunday, 1 will write you a few lines to day. 1 re
ceived a letter from you last week. .as glad to
hear from you again. Hope you all are still "eh
and getting along fine with your work. 1 am well
and doing fine. Guess you all will have a lot ol
cotton picked by the time you get this letter. 1
wish I was there to help you all. The way every
thing is going now it looks like v e will all soon
be home. Guess papa don’t know hardly what
to do yet for another year. Wish t could tell him
but don’t hardly think that Wonford will have
to come now, but I feel kinder like Lonnie is al
ready in camp by this time. Mother, 1 sure am
glad you are enjoying your car and 1 am more
than glad that you are having such good health
this year. Wish 1 could write you where I am
and what is going on now. but 1 '.nn’t. I "ill tel:
you when 1 get home. Dope you. went to sec
grandmother. 1 do hope and pray it wont be so
long until 1 can be at home with you all again.
Now, mother, if you don’t hear from me often
don’t worry. For some reason the mail service is
not very good over here and then there is so
much mail to go til it is hard to get the mail of
ten Don’t worry about me. Let’s keep praying
for this war to end and I think it will soon be
over I will close with lois of love to all. A our
Clayton White.
son,
Somewhere in France.
mother and father end kid-': 1 "ill "MU'
you all a few lines. I am just fine and hope you
all are the same. Mother, fherc was one word in
your letteer that done me pood and that was
this: You said you knew us bey- would do ‘>ur
best and you hoped we would pet throuph all
right. I know it was too bad to leave you all but
I think that it is every boy’s duty to do what he
can in this war, and mother, I hated to leave you
all without telling you good bye when we was
at home but I knew that 1 coudln’t stand it. so
I hope you all wont feel no ways bad about it
for you know how it was to us, and mother, do
not worry about me for I am cmirg back to >ou
some day and that will be the happiest time that
has ever been when us boys come back home.
As I see the boys from day to day 1 otten think
of the mothers back there and wonder just how
they all feel when they think that they have a
boy or two in France. When I pet home 1 can
tell you all more than I can write. Tell dad and
all the kids hello for me . I wrote Nora a letter
yesterday and Coreen one the other day. Guess
that 1 had better close for this time. Don’t fail
to write to Rufus and tell him where I am and
toll him to write me. Your soldier boy,
Lynn Bryant.
Somewhere in France.
Dear brother: I thought I would write you a
f’ew lines to lot jou know 1 am still well, have a
little cold, but am getting better. I hope you are
wll and feeling good. I haven’t got any mail
from anybody yet. Some of ihe boys have got
mail but 1 have not. I sure would he glad to gel
some so I would know how the folks are at the
home. I have h; aid a little news from the states
since J left. Some new boys have come in and in
the same Company I am in. All of them are from
Camp Gordon one of them from Cherokee. His
name is Ches Hailey. He lived close to Macedo
nia. He told me of several boys who went from
Cherokee to Camp Gordon on July 28th just af
ter I left. He told me that Berry Henderson was
one of them and several I knew'. He said that
Bon Wright had to go to the camps. Said he was
trying to pla yofl crazy. Guess the boys are get
ting pretty scattering around home by now. 1
don’t guess they put you in class 1. If they did
you are in the camps by now. Guess Greely had
to register the 12th of this month. If he has to go
to the camps I don’t think he will get to take a
long ride like I did. Ches Hailey told me that Her
schel Lewis came across in the same hunch he
did. If I don’t leave this place I am at now be
fore Sunday I will go and see him for he would
be surprised to run up on me over here. Guess I
had better close for this time. I am hoping to
hear from you soon, and hoping to see you all a
rain some day soon. Your clear brother,
Manuel Lewis.
Somewhere in France.
Dear mother: I will drop you a few lines to let
you know that 1 am well and having a good old
1 ime, and also wc are up near the front just now
ind we can see the big guns ad hear the shells
mrsting and also we are on land where the Ger
nans have just left a week ago and the town is
shot all to pieces and the fields are full of shell
holes, and 1 have seen thousands of prisoners &
they pass with two or three hundred every hour
or two. Te boys have got them on the run and I
think they will keep them that way until they
ret peace, and I don’t think that will be long. 1
have been with Morga nfor two days and be
lieve me I was proud to see him. Wo arc cam’p
g right close together now and be looks fine &
said he was getting plenty to eat and a good
place to sleep. You can tell Mr Mangum I heard
from Hoke today and he was well and having
>. good time. Tell Ada and Daisy I will write to
hem next week. As I have several letters to
el ite 1 will close with best wishes to all. Your
m, _ / -'-“ u
Somewhere iin France.
Dear father vul mother: l will writ eyou a’ 1 a
few lines to let you hear from me. 1 am well ana
’.ope this will find you all the same. I have not
heard from you all yet, but guess it is not your
fault. It may be that you don’t get my letters. II
,’ou are be sure and address my letters with pen
and ink so it will not rub off and always tell me
all the news, as anything that l should hear from
home would be greatly appreciated. \\ bat is
Paul doing now. Tell him I sure would like to
lee him. How is Toy and all the rest ol the tarn
ily getting along? When lias Mack beecn home?
•Toe, you must hurry and pick as much cotton a:
anybody, i guess you think it awful to have to
work, or at least I said when I was your size.
How many boys that 1 know had to go to the
camps. Mother, I sure would like to see you and
be at home with you all. I think I would enjoj
civil life more than I did when I was there, but
1 a mnot having such a bad time anyway. Hovv
are you getting along gathering? 1 am going to
send a coupon along i this letter so if you want
to send me a box for Xmas my address is already
on it and also what you may send. I don’t care
whether you send me one or not, but I would
be glad to get one from you. Guess it will be so
much trouble to you that your trouble will great
ly exceed niy appreciation, but do as vou like.
Anna, how are you this morning? 1 sure would
like to see you. I hope you are having a good
time. Hope, how are you? Lois you and Joe be
good. What do you think about blackberries not
getting ripe until October. They are just as plen
iful over here as they are at home, and grapes
are ripe too. I bought a can of jam and some
French bread, so you must not think food is so
scarce. Ask Dora when she has heard from Geo
Murdock, and tell her and Crctia that Emery
Phillips said for me to tell them hello. We hope
‘o pet back by soring or before. I heard from
Frank Burgess yesterday and he was petting a
loiip all right. I heard from Geo Samples about
2 weeks ago. He was well. I haven’t heard from
Bon Stone since we left Camp Merritt. I was
with Howard Teiry a few days ago. 1 have writ
ten you all ov'”w week since 1 left Camp Gor
don. Ml the f'C i' boys that come over with me
■u-o g'ttiiig leGera from home. 1 will close. An
swer soon. James Paul Vaughan.
Oi r" , e have sown a lot of wheat and
sma'l !i- .V his fall and it - nothing happens we
will do e ii toward feeding the world.
So ' 9 e " \ers are being killed, and the
Jolks . ho.-hi be Nippy as long as the meat lasts.
There’s nothing better than home raised meat. I
ROUTE 2.
Here I come again after an
absence of several weeks.
What are you all doing about
getting ready for Xmas? I’ve
not heard of any cakes being
baked yet. Guess if there had
been many baked I would have
heard about it.
I guess a lot of you had a mer
ry Thanksgiving. I did as I did
up two hogs heads and feet,We
had plenty of souse meat.
Mr I) E Martin and family
spent'Sunday at Mr J H Mc-
Coy’s.
Mr Sammie Beavers visited
at Mr J D Bolton’s one day last
week.
Miss Clarice McCoy is spend
ing awhile with relatives near
Drew at present.
Mr Walter Byers spent Sun
day with his father, Mr Geo.
Byers.
Miss Sarah Hood spent one
day last week with Miss Ber
tha Pilcher.
Mr Hobson Martin of Atlan
a is visiting relatives & friend
in this part at present.
Messrs Norman Pilcher and
Fletcher Biddy and John We
hunt visited Mr Lee Martin last
iunddy.
Mr Tom Rogers and family
of near Alpharetta spent a lew
days last week at Mr W L I 00l
We have several new cases
of flu in our community. We
hope it will soon disappear and
we’ll forget the name of ’flu.’
As news is scarce I’ll go with
best wishes to all.
Blossom.
ROUTE 3.
Misses Edith and Edie Ash
worth visited Miss Myrtie 1 hil
:ips Saturday night an dSunday
Mr W W Bdhnett and family
visited at Mr T S Bennetts or.
Thursday night.
Mrs Lyndia Barnet and child
,-en visited her mother, Mrs. f
N Straw n near Longs; reel,
last Monday night.
Mrs Julia Tatum and child
ren of Atlanta spent the latter
part of last week with Mr Ed
Rhodes and family.
Mr L.uther Bennett visited Mr
No ' *<,V Satterfield and family
* and
SunSaJy.
Mrs Susan Southard is visit
ing her son, Ben, at E. Point.
Mrs Othell Satterfield and
daughters spent last Monday
with her mother, Mrs Ann Ren
net.
Mr and Mrs Colbert Buice
and son visited Mr W W McGin
nus and family Sunday.
Mr J B Fowler and wife
spent one evening last week at
Mr J A Stewarts.
Mr Silas Ashworth anil fam
ily visited Mr Milton Phillips
and family Sunday.
Mr T S Bennett spent Sun
day afternoon with Mr Allen
Southard.
Mr Grady Green and fami
ly and*Mr Ben Satterfield and
wife visited Mr Mat Satterfield
and family Sunday.
Mr Glen Guthrie reports a ba
by boy at his house.
Mr Onie Gilbert visited his
father, Mr Bill Gilbert Sunday
Miss Myrtie Phillips spent
Sundav night with her sister,
Mrs Julia Ashworth.
Mrs Hassie Vaughan visited
Mrs Lynda Bnnett Tuesday af
ternon. K- b.
ROUTE 2.
Mr Cliff Pirkle and wife vis
ited Mr W L Chadwick Thurs
day afternoon.
Mrs l* Chadwick spent last
Thursday afternoon with Mrs
W L Pool.
Those visiting Mrs T A Wal
lis Wednesday evening were:
Mrs A G Pirkle and Mrs H E
Chadwick.
Mr Walter Byers spent Tucs
day night with Mr E C Godfrey
and family.
Mr Millard Phillips and fam
ily spent Thursday night with
Mrs E H Chadwick.
Miss Bessie Wolfe is confin
ed to her room with smallpox,
Those on the sick list at this
time are: Mrs W L Poo! and
Mrs G W Byers. We hope for
them a speedy recovery.
Mrs T A Wall's spent Friday
afternoon with Mrs Asnerry
At * Cl ~ $ ....
December 11th and 12th. •
On above dates 1 will
sell to the highest bid
der at Auction the en
the Hurt, Heard Be Cos.
old store place near Cu
ba, consisting of
An up to date line of Dry Goods, Notions, Hats, Caps
Clothing. Groceries, and everything usually carried in a
good country store.
Sale on the premises
Be sure to COIVIE.
WILL BELL, Auctioneer.
Wolfe.
Mrs Sant Williams spent Fri
day afternoon with Mrs G W
Beavers.
Mrs J S Porter spent Tues
day afternoon with Mrs M r l
iVallis.
Miss Missie Chadwick spent
Thursday with Mrs Walter By
ers.
Mr D W Bruce, and wife of
near Lavrcneevilfe spent Mon
day night with air M T Wah's
•ind wife.
Mr W L Pool is moving to
Canton to make his future
acme. We hate to give he and
rig good family up, but wish
hem well in their new home.
’Mr Walter Byers has soul
ois farm and is going to locate
near Coal Mt.
Mrs G W Beavers and daugh
er spent Friday night with Mr
3 C Williams.
Mr Henry Wilson of near
Oakwood visited Mr G V. Bea
rers and family last I'mclay iz
Saturday.
Mr Jack Wingo spent Thurs
day night with Mr W L Chad
.lek and ran
Miss Ruby Wallis spent Sat
urday and Sunday with Missie
Chadwick.
Miss Grace Pirkle spent Sat
urday night with Miss Lome
Beavers.
Mrs G W Cavers spent Sat
urday atfernoon with Mrs A G
Pirkle.
Mrs J P Chavvdick and little
son spent Saturday night and
Sunday with Mr A J Phagans
near Shady Grove.
Two Chums.
Administrators’ Sale.
Georgia, Forsyth County.
By virtue of an order from
the Court of Ordinary of For
syth county, will he sold, at
public outcry, on the Ist Tues
day in January, 11)19, at the
court house door in said coun
ty, within the legal hours of
sale, to the highest bidder,the
following described land be
longing i t the estate of Mrs. F.
C. Henderson. Lots of land Nos
538, 539, lying and being in the
14th district and Ist section in
said county and state, each lot
containing forty acres, more or
less. Terms of sale cash. This
Dec. 2nd, 1918.
B. C. & A. B. Henderson, ad
mrs of the estate of Mis. F. C.
Henderson, deceased.
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An International Service Built
on Tiny Profits Per Found
Some industries have been able to get in
step with war demands more quickly than
| others.
In many cases mighty plants have sprung
up —but at a prodigious cost.
The packing industry was able to adapt
itself to unheard of demands more quickly,
perhaps, than any other industry. And this
was because the vast equipment of packing
plants, refrigerator cars, branch houses, etc.,
had been gradually developed to its present
state of efficiency, so that in the crucial hour
it became a mighty international system for
war service.
And how had this development takcp place?
Not by making vast inroads into the capi
tal wealth of the country, but largely by using,
from year to year, a portion of the profits, to
provide for expansion.
Swift & Company's profits have always been so
tiny, compared with sales, that they have had practic
ally no effect on the price of meat (amounting to only
a fraction of a cent per pound).
And yet the owners o: the business have been
content with reasonable returns on their capital, and
have been able, year after year, to put part of the
profits back into the business to provide for its
expansion.
These fractions of tiny profits have been repaid to
to the public many fold in the form of better service,
and better and cheaper meat, and made it possible for
Swift & Company to meet, undaunted, the sudden
cry for meat for overseas.
Could any other method of financing a vital
industry involve less hardship to the people of the
country? Could there be a better instance of true
“profit-sharing” than this return in added usefulness
and in national preparedness ?
Swift & Company, U. S. A.
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