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DEVOTED TO THE MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT OF CHEROKEE, THE BEST COUN TY IN NORTH GEORGIA.
VOLUME XLIV.
' CANTON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY r MORNING MAY 16, 1919.
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NUMBER 20.
Our school year is rapidly
drawing to a close. Com
mencement exercises will be
gin on Friday evening, May
23rd at 8 o’clock, when the
Seniors play, “The Dear Boy
Graduates,” will be given at
the Auditorium, admission 15
and 25 cents. The cast of
characters has been selected
with care, and our best talent
is in evidc nee. Don’t fail to
come out, or you wi.ll miss an
opportunity to enjoy yourself.
On Saturday evening, May
24th at 8 o’clock, the teachers
TOURIST TRIP POST
OP BAD WEATHER
Word was received in Can
ton Tuesday that the Tourists
that were scheduled to tour
North-East Georgia and visit
Canton, had been cancelled on
account of recent heavy rains.
The party was composed of
some of the leading men of the
NEXT WEEK IS CENTENARY
WEEK WITHJHE METHODIST
Canton Methodist Church
Assessment is $7,500.00
Payable in 5 Annual
Installments
STATE S. 'S.
ROME JUNE 10,11 AND 12TH
Next Sunday is the beg
ning of the Great Centena
Drive of the Methodist churl
in America. One hundri
jyears ago the Methodists st"
an opportunity to pledge a
certain amount to this great!
OVER THE TOP WITH
{14,000 TO SPARE
\
I Information received from
i Mr. D. W. Sims, of Atkudv
Chairman of Program Commit
tee for the State Sunday
School Convention, indicates
Ithat the Committee has secur
ed some of the best talent in
America for the annual coh-
vention which is to be held at
again R ome June 10th, 11th and
strong, 12th
Every Sunday School in the
Cherokee County
showed 100 per cent
when she went over the top in
the Vietoi\ Lo;m. Ball (iiound, gt a t e j s being asked to send
( antoll and \\ oodstock all three deleirat.es hesiros the
of the two special departments . ,
of Musk: r 1 Expression will ;^j a ^ e, . rv iaL Ul in ^ ^ 0V J'u n °J „ and e d out their first missionarr
In celebration
ary they hav
Canton had plan
welcome for the
present their pupils in a recital,Dorsey,
to which the public is cordial-i* iec . a ro,v , ,, , . ,,
ly invited. No charges will be,^ un ft s _ and the_ postponing of
made for this occasion.
Sunday morning, May 25th,
at 11 o’clock the Commence
the trip will be regretted by
those in charge of the affair,
however, we learn ' that the
ffi.vcii.aui amount lu tin? uit-at: . ,, „ , . , three delegates besircs the
i cause and when he signs up he; the count v^ov pastor and superintendent who
be very proud indeed 1 "^ 1 !: , k m » county T are delegates by virtue of their
i> pi er with $14 000 to spare. n office- The .Sunday schools
every issue Cherokee County are also reques ted to elect
has gone o\ei the top. This ,h re e alternate delegates who
%houl
that he had a hand
great undertaking.
FAMILY REUNION
OF MUCH INTEREST
ment Sermon will be preached |^ our will be made some time in
at the Auditorium, by Dr. jJ une , a ^ which time the Gov-
Arch C. Cre.e, of Atlanta. Come ® rnor
out and hear Dr. Cree at both aere-
the morning and evening ser- 1
vices, you will find it worth
while to hear his messages.
Those who have heard him on
former occasions are looking
forward to this as a spiritual
blessing.
Monday evening May 26th,
at 8 o’clock the graduating ex
ercises will he held, when four
of our girls will be
“Stan dir v/ith reluctant feet
Where the brook and river
meet.”
Judge George, of Atlanta,
raise the sum
and forty million
beginning of
ZATION OF
The Northern
jfollowing
Methodistsitains: B. F. Coggins,
ap-
M v T,n time me uov- are ra j se during this wefekiFincher, G. W. Sandow, J. M.
will deliver an address sum 0 f one hundred and McAfee, W. W. Fincher 1 , A.
five millions, and the Southern , VY. McClure, H. L. Chaffin,
Methodist are to raise the swnvRoy Crisler, G. I. Teasley, and
of thirty five millions.
This is one of the most stu
pendous undertakings ever un
dertaken by any religious
body and it looks like it is/go
ing to be raised as some of the
A most enjoyable event re
cently was the family reunion
which was held at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Hendrix
in Ball Ground, on May 8th,
1919, this was also Mr. Hen
drix’s 64th birthday.
Those present were Mr. and
Mrs. B. F. Willingham and
daughter, Miss Katherine, of
Canton; Dr. J. H. Hendrix and
.deliver the Baccalaureate D r ; M^G
•ess. • "You-may be sure of,Hondw^nd fwmly, -
- Ground; and Mrs. J. L; Hen
drix and daughter, Miss Rose
Louise, of Ball Ground. Ow
ing to business relations with
the L. & N. railroad, Mr. O.
a literarv tr?at from this hilvpr-
tongued orator. "
After the presentation of di
plomas and medals the school
year of 1918-1919 will be a!
thing of the past.
o
REINHARDT CLOSES
SUCCESSFUL YEAR
will be
on each
W. S. Dick. There
two to three ladies
team.
It is earnestly believed that
every Methodist member in
Canton will pledge to this
only had one Rally, the peopleregistering the delegates will
just natural y bought bonds b(? assigned homes for free en-
without the excitement, tertainment for lodging and
Cheorkee first, last and al- breakfast. This arrangement,
ways 100 per cent. 'same as the last three years,
0 I was made because experience
HONOR ROLL OAK- has shown that delegates pre-
DALF SCHOOL, MAY for getting their own lunches
land suppers at down town res-
r , , . . , .. n , Laurants near the Convention
Ruble Johnson 90 pr. ct. iH a ii
towns could not wait until the fund, and it is confidently pre
regular drive and have al-j dieted that the Canton Method
ready gone over the top. , ! 1st church will “Go Over The
Every Methodist church in Top” in this drive as Canton
the south has been proportion- has a habit of going over the
ed a certain amount to raijteltop in everything she under
in pledges in this move;4jp\ [takes to do.
proportion of .■cantyiW Rev. M. B. Sams, the Pastor,
et.horiist .c.hirah 4«r U»vill preach 4U43peciat ”Conten-
amr. uuvmnn fitinrlav unrl RicTinn
The
After one of the most suc
cessful years in the history of
the College, Reinhardt closed
it year this week, marked by
appropriate Commencement
Exercises. The teachers, pu
pils and public have worked in
hormony this year and Rein
hardt has prospered, has tak-
plSdges in five years, pay
able in the amount of $1,500.-
00 per year and at a time dur
ing the year to be specified by
the member signing the pledge
W. Hendrix and wife, of Eto-|Eveiv member of the Method-1 the
wah, Tenn., could not be pres- ist church here will be
ent.
The four childien presented
their father, Mr. D. G. Hen
drix with a beautiful gold
watch.
It is hoped that this family
may all live to see many more
just such occasions.
en on new life and from pres
ent indications, next year pro
mises to he even greater than
ever before.
ary- sermon Sunday and Bishop
Hendrix has requested that
every Methodist try to attend
the services in order that they
can hear, more of what great
things are going to be done by
Methodist church in HIS
given!name, through the Centenary.
Stella Elrod .....
Theodore Brock
Willie Hendrix 89 pr. ct.
Herbert Bennett 89 pr. ct.
Lesta Lewis 89 pr. ct.
Carrie Faucett 88 pr. ct.
Grady Lewis 88 pr. ct.
Mae Ida Elrod 87 pr. ct.
un P V ! The program as planned is
• pi.ct. f Qr £ WO afternoons to be used
for special conference on Chil
dren’s, Young People’s and
Adult Division work. There
will also be a lunch and con*
ference for the pastors and
superintendents on Wecln^e-
GENEKAL VANDERBILT
TO HELP FIGHT SAL
VATION ARMY CAUSE
GEORGIA GOVERNOR
WORKS FOR SALVA
TION ARMY CAMPAIGN
Governor Hugh M. Dorsey,
Georgia, in writing his ac-
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need. We will help you to keep fit.
General Cornelius Vander
bilt, one of the wealthiest fin-jo
anciers in America and an en- ct pLmoe ol' the Atlanta ::on *
gineer of great repute, at the chairmanship ter the coring
beginning of the war placed [Si K ation Army Home Sen ice
aside his personal demandsjFund, sent w ; th it a very strong
and joined the American Army 'endorsement of the work of
He is back in New York and the Salvation Army. Gover-
has joined the ranks of work- nor Dorsey is giving t he cat'-' •
ers for the coming Salvation even- spare minute of his lime
Army drive. With the an- and will use the good grace-, of
nouncement that General Vand i his high office to bring ab mt
erbilt is to head the New York successful results for the greed
zone, added wealth and digni- cause.
ty is given the cause. General “D iS indeed an honor to
t. , , ... , head a drive like this, wrote
Vanderbile, „ writing to Com- GuvcrnoI . Dor8ey . “Although
manner Evangeline Booth, his j i ., ( j panned for an early va~
acceptance of the post of honor cation and many speoking
is loud in his praise for the ef- trips, I will cancel same and do
fieient manner in which the (all 1 can to promote your great
Salvation Army acquitted it- «““• The ' Salvat '?".
. xt n/r , t , needs no recommendation for
sell in No-Man s-Land. the returned heroes have ex-
“I witnessed from very close tolled the great cause. The
range the work of the Salva- American public will have a
tion Army in No-Man’s-Land.” chance to donate to an organi-
declared General Vanderbilt, zation that did all within its
“Their energy, their love for power to bring home comfort:
their fellow-fighters, their risk to our boys in the thick of the
to aid a wounded soldier, their fight. Georgia now know:
kind treatment by day and by what the dougnut and the S. A.
night, endeared the S. A. to stand for and will, I am sure,
soldiers of all flags. They did go over the top in true South-
their work in the same humble era fashion.”
manner which is so character- o
istic of their morale and uplift WOODMAN OF THE
study. Their praise was their
peace of conscience in aiding.
others. They did not know Dn Sunday, May 25th, 191.
Mae Lewis __ 85 a
T!
Mary Belle Elrod 84 pr. ct
Ida Kennemur 83 pr. ct.
Mabel Heairlston 82 pr. ct.
Kennemur 82 pr. ct. J Convention Song Leader will
Kat ie Rutledge X >, pr. ct.. have charge of the music at
Lucile Chattin 80 pr. ct. 1
Hendrix
Lily Hendrix 80 pr. ct.
Harold Page 76 pr. ct.
Essie Pittman 76 pr. ct.
Owwald Heairlston. 75 pr. ct.
Edward Bennett 74 pr. ct.
Jesse Elrod 71 pr. ct.
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WOODSTOCK TO HAVE
ELECTRIC LIGHTS
County Sunday School Associa
tions. Mr. Robt. H. Coleman,
of Dallas, Texas, a famous
i the Convention.
Mr. G. R. Bthune, local re
presentative of the Delco-
Light products, was in our of
fice this week and informed
us that he had just completed
contract with the citizens of
Woodstock in which they were
to install a lighting system in
Woodstock. This is a progres
sive move on the part of the
citizens and will add much to
the growth of the little city.
Mr. Bethune and family will
move to Canton in the near fu
ture as he expects to make this
his headquarters.
II -W tiudMwcdk
WORLD UNVEILING
j fear and by their heroic action., «* ‘
J|spread the gospel to many a 1( , World will unveil t>
man who did not know he was monument erected to the in• *in-
being converted. Every Amer ory of Soverign Frank :.j. L
ican soldier is a strong booster (,n -> a * Dali Ground, Ga.
• , Woodmen are cordially invit
for this cause and their by- ( d to bp present .
W. F. Fortney,
i: word-of-mouth advertising will
[. I am sure, bring more than the
i$ 13,000,000 national quota.”
Coun< 4 Comm
I.. R. Thompson, (
THE LEST WAY TO OWN A HOUSE OF YO-JR
OWN L ro HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY A
HOME cur; >GHT.
ii Vi WAY TO HAVE ENOUGH MONEY
IS itEGULATILY BANK A PART OF WHAT YOU
tr. ' \
SAv'ING YOUR MONEY WILL ENCOURAGE
YOU; DEBT WILL DISCOURAGE YOU.
BANK WITH US.
WE PAY 4 PER CENT INTEREST TIME DEPOSITS
BANK OF CHEROKEE
CANTO.”. GEORGIA..