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VOLUME SIXTEEN
VIENNA. OA . THURSDAY. June 21st. i917.
Dr. W.R. Hendrix to Speak at
Red Cross R.ajly Tomorrow
Authority For OrganizatM Chapter Has
Been Granted—Meeting >t School
Auditorium at 2 P. M.
ANOTHER CANNING
DEMONSTRATION TUES.
FAIR MEETING
SATURDAY AT 10 A. IV
COUNTlEi
LADIES ARE ASKED T"-' 15 ® °. f s " n >
,-^f.An their Uv<4
HAND PROMPTIJmtfd to go out and
nrr ,<Y/in the Master’s kihg-
O'CLOCK. j/ of them fl n( j sou i gatis-
iV they serve' in the string
-fley Houses that dot our
Everytlg'nd, Today we give praise to
the cann ; ibr putting it into the hearts of
ta havvVromen to establish these settie-
and for the joyous service of
L-.$r volunteers whor-v^c,
W] Cienexrt^part in .lOssfasHrM
r CALL FOR MEN TO EN-
OPPORTUNITY FOR PRO-
MfeFOR THOSE WHO RE.
SENTIMENT AT MEETING HEL.
LAST THURSDAY FAVORE
HOLDING 1917 FAIR.
1 The Citixens called together In
Thursday for the purpose of di
cussing the advisability of hold!:
a county Fair this fall
MR letter to Postmaster
iJjjjath need of young men
Hfirvice:
Hrent of the- United Sta
le Governor of Georgia
l for 2,500 men from
r the Regular Army by
iThese men are urgently
hw-'wcarry out the plana
'Jt’VhfAanent. Any delay
going to bo a
Govern-
. - ; t;— — were pracl
c*Hy unanimous in the opinion th
there has never been a time when ,
was more important to hold a Fr.
than it is this year.
Dr. H. A. Mobley who preside
as chairman at this meeting aft:
explaining the object of the call t
the citizens of* Dooly made a stro:
appeal for the continuation of t
f>nnty Fair. He called attention «
ia jpe of the benefits that have con*
-- X 34 the two * lave ** e '
set forth some of F
this ruling dfd |
' nt 7 v e CCS tyifZ
men
tile r, '
period of the wart
needed, now to be trained
commissioned officers for the big Na
tional - Army to bo organized in Au
gust. "
It is the big chance a young man
has to get in now and be ready to
command in the near future. En
closed herewith are letters from'Hon.
Newton D. Baker, Secretary'of war,
ond.that anothetaS^yiy^&Cr; *
for Saturday, Juno
for the purpose of clectHgoffu-ci"
appointing committees and makir.
whatever other plans that are necc
sary to^start the County Fair ball t
rolling. It is already a little la.
for a beginning but if the people .a:
sufficiently interested to get behii
the movement, there is yet time ,
get ready, for .a creditable exploit-
tion of Dooly’s 1917 agriculture
products. - rl y i. * * -
Business men and farmers throng"
out the county are requested to a
tend this meeting.
BUNKS OF CITY
SELL $13,950 BONDS
shall not he delayed. Mias Wood ex
pects to use beans,- butter beans, corn
squash.and beets in the demonstra
tion. - * - i /
Another interesting feature of the
afternoon will be an exhibition of
.the processes to be used in brining ahd
drying'fruits and, vegetables. -This
promises to be an interesting after- .
noon for .the housewives. The wont- .
and from the Chief Signal Officer,
Southeastern Department, which
show that the policy of -the Army
is to promote men- from, the ranks.
I wish to impress on you, and
through you the people of the state
that the best way to get a commis
sion in the army, is to enlist now and
work for promotion. The man with
AMERICAN BANKING CORPORA
TION LEADS B IN SALE OF
THESE BONDS.
MEMBERS AND CONGREGATION
HAVE ^NJOYED SEASON OF
SPIRITUAL REFRESHING
ment Station, of the United States
Engineers, and road builders >. from
Mississippi,: Alabama and Georgia.
Although no very active campaign
was waged for the sale of Liberty
Bonds in this city until a short time
'before the expiration of the time of
sale, 513,950 Worth were’iold by the
The services which have been in
progress at the'Methodist church for
the prist teifcor twelve days have been
marked, by gratifying attendance and
a general manifestation of interest.
Dr. Lane’s sermons in. the mornings
iuid evenings have been inspiring and
helpful, giving encouragement to
those already in the faith and carry
ing conviction to the hearts of those
, without Mr. Lane has preached lov
ingly and fearlessly. .One readily
sees from his work as a minister that
his*own Experiences have so enrich
ed his llfe’and broadened his vision as
to enable'him to^come very close to
,his fellow man. He- possesses a re
fined and delicate wit. that serves him
' as an effective ally in getting Anti
-holding the attention of his hearers.
The auxiliary services that have
been, held have been largely instru
mental in making the meeting a suc
cess., About'sixteen additions have
(been Made to the church since the
'meeting, began. Nine Of these were
converts and the othen certificate
inembers.
. The. officers of the Association
headed by the president, John S.
Bleecker and the Georgia State Vice
President, H. C. Spence will set the
pace and hsveeharge of all meetings.
.The Road Congress in' Savannah,
June' 23, lfegilming at 2:30 o’clock
will be of great importance.
We will have a joint meeting in Ma
con County with the western divis
ion, pf the Dixie Highway, the Great
SERIES OF SERVICES AT
LILLY BAPTIST CHURCH
VALDOSTO LOOMS UP AS IRIS
POTATO MARKET
311,350-worth'of these, were sold
by the American Banking Corpora
tion,-the institution investing $7,500
and selling to its patrons the balance
which was 53,860.
The .amount subscribed, for the
bonds 'through the Bank of Vienna
was $1,600, while the sale at Heard's
Bank totaled 31,000.
Valdosta, Ga.—For the first -tin-
in the history of this section of th
State, Valdosta ia looming up as -
large Irish potato market, and toe
or five carloads of Irish potatoes ai i
.being shipped from here now. It i
understood that they are bringin
from 58 to 510 a barrel, and an-
proving to be the'most' prdfltab:
crop the truckers here hare ptante ?.
Three carloads are being sMppc'
now, and it is-stated that there Wi:
be four or five cars shipped befo;
the week is out V
TO BEGIN SUNDAY, JULY STH IN
NEW EDIFICE AND CONTINUE
TWO WEEKS.
Lakes to Florida System of Roads.
Let us show the world that not ev
en France, England or Germany has
anything on old Georgia, when it
comiea to manifesting interest in good
road*. “Bo jump into the automobile
* 1 Ml A.t. * _ _IJ. tf T ...
Very Respectfully,
- G. V. HEIDT,
Capt Inf, R. O.
Rev. T. W. Tippett pastor hi
.charge of the Lilly Baptist church,
announces a series of services to be
gin Sunday, July 8th. The meeting
has been postponed until this time
pending the completion of the at
tractive new house of worship which
and. well take a ride.” Let .us ride,
end sing, and talk prosperity, hope de
termination, and success until we
prove there ere no slackers on the
Dixie Overland.
Statement by the Secretary of War
The cavalry, engineers, coast ar
tillery, signal corps and quartermas
ter corps of the Regular Army have
Last week in reporting the Field
Meeting held at Cross Roads Stock
Farm, the writer referred to the
king, of Mr. Songster**-herd- as a
White Hereford. Of course every
body is liable to make mistakes,'and
editors and newspapers are especially
liable, at least their mistakes show
up a little more conspicuously than
the average but it does seem that
such a big mistake aa this is unpar
donable. It is a serious thing _to
make a mistake when the pedigree
of a 2,000 pound cow is involved. So
with the most profound apologies to
the gentleman In question we wish to
correct this mistake and state that he
has been in course of construction
there. ,
already been brought to war strength.
46.000 recruits are needed at once
to complete the new regiment of in
fantry and field artillery.
25.000 additional recruits are de
sired at the earliest practicable date
of June, 1917.
June 11, 1917.
NEWTON D. BAKER,
Secretary of Wa:
mJWOi ^
TheMluildlng is now practically
complete and if it has not already
been done, will in a short time be
turned over to thejbuilding commit
tee by contractor Busboe. - It ia
quite an addition to the little city
of Lilly and reflects credit upon
those who have made possible its
erection.
''The pastor and members are much
gratified that the annual series of
services can be conducted from the
new house of worship.
.The services of Rev. S. J. Parrish,
of Carrollton have been secured for
this series of meetings, he is a man
of scholarly attainments and great
spiritual force. The tqng services
will be in charge of Prof. H. P. Flem
ing. ' A cordial invitation is extend
ed to the public to attend these meet-
Naihyille, Tenn., June.—-Among
thegOO 1 graduates of Vanderbilt Uni
versity receiving their degrees was
Carl Wilson Lupo, of Vienna, Ga.,
who received the degree of Doctor
of Medicine. While a student in tho
University Dr. Lupo was a member
of the student’s Medical Society,
Secretary of the South Campus Ten
nis Association, a - member of the
Track Squad, the Medical Football
Team, and undergraduate interne at
the Nashville City Hospital. He was
also night librarian at the University.
Dr. Lupo has been elected to<the in-
temeship in the Cotton Belt Hos
pital, 4t Texarkana, Ark., where he
will probably be located next year.
Headquarters Southeastern Doper-
■tent. Office of Signal Officer.
Charleston, S. C., June 16, 191"
For your information there i
quoted below telegram received th’.
date from the Chief Signal. Office
of the-Army: ’
"Signal Corps Proper Section O”
fleers’ Reserve Corps closed to fu-
ther original applications effect):
tojlay. It is desired and expected. I
meet-future needs for- officers I-
this section largely by prdmotio
from the ranks of all Signal troop
Give the.nbove widest publicity.”
CAPT. W. R. TAYLOR,
In Charge of Office
to fill vacancies in order that the war
strength of 300,000 men may be
maintained.
Facilities ar,e in readiness for plac
ing these 70,000 men under proper
training.
Any delay In obtaining this num
ber will necessarily ekusa the loas
The services wiU. he
brought to a close this week.
of invaluable time.
It is the earnest desire of the War
Department that 70,000 single men
between the ages of 18 and. 40, who
have no dependents and who are not
engaged in professions, businesses,
or trades vitally necessary to the
prosecution of tho war, be enlisted
In the Regular Army before the 30th
Family.
However, now thaj- amends have
been made we wish to congratulate
ourselves that We did noiworso, we
might heve called him a whit* ele
phant had we risked our first impres
sion as we often do.
And back of the flour the .thill;'
Ami back of the■mill is the wheat
I and the shower,
'And the sub and the Father’s will.
— - —Bibcock.
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THE DOOLY COUNTY CHA^HJfelE AMERICAN RED CROSS SOCIETY
WILL ORGANIZE FRIDAY 2 P. M. AT SCHOOL BUILDING
Membership open to men of arty age, women, boys and girls. When you join you don’t promise
to go to tHe war, or to nurse the sick and wounded. Whefi you become a member ^you pay one
dollar that .will go to relieve someone whom the war has already hurt or placed in distress, oVwhom
the war may hurt or place in distressing circumstances. Through the Red Cross is the only organ-