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VOLUME SEVENTEEN
VIENNA. GA . THURSDAY. August 2nd 1917.
NUMBER.
VIENNA HAS A
WOMAN FARMER
MISS ANNE WHITEHEAD MAK-
ING SUCCESS IN BUSINESS OF
FARMING AND CANNING.
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That women can, if need be, assist
.very materially in the conduct of ag
ricultural affairs is being successful
ly demonstrated by Miss Anne White-
head of this city who is establishing
for herBelf quite a reputation as a
farmer and canning expert. Miss
Whitehead has only been engaged in
the work this year. She made the
■venture without any previous exper
ience and she is coming out with fly
ing colors.
She is baking a splendid yield from
the various crops growing on the
several acres she has in cultivation
There are seemingly endless rows of
beans, com, okra, tomatoes, peanuts,
watermelons, potatoes, and a large
garden with all varieties of vege-
In addition to this, Miss Whitehead
has a hog farm which it is true, is as
yet in an embryonic stage, but con
sidering the ’fact that she came into
possession of it by chance, which is
another story, it makes a rather cred
itable show.
But the most interesting part of
Miss Whitehead’s work is the young
canning factory she is operating. A
large steam canner has been installed
in an outhouse in the rear of the
home, and itj is here that the proprie
tor with her corps of assistants works
from early morn til dewy eve putting
the fruits of her labor into cans. Miss
Whitehead has achieved such efficien
cy in the art, through practice, that
she now goes'about, her work with
perfect confidence of success. She
has proven by test that failure'does
not follow the use of scientific, sys
tematic methods.
The store room in which 3he is de
positing her finished products is be
ginning to take on the appearance
of A real warehouse with its 1,500 ur
__jnor». cans aMrutejmd vegetables
all carefully crateOmd ready, fo
market.
One is further impressed after
visit to this interesting place of bus
iness that the proprietor has learn
ed even this early in the game that
a little of brightness and beauty mix
ed with any work makes it the better.
.This is revealed In the borders ol
bright flowers that she has Introduced
in the setting of her more substan
tial planting.
MULE KILLED
BY tUTOYlOBIL
ANIMAL WAS THE PROPERTY OF
‘ . MR. RUF. ROBINSON—CAR
DRIVEN BY CARL LEWIS.
A mule belonging to Mr. Ruf. Rob
inson was run down by an auto in
which a party of young men were re
turning from Henderson Spring Mon
day nighv-3ad fatally injured. The
car which was a Bulek Six was driv
en by Carl Lewis, of Pinehurst. The
accident occurred on the road just In
front of Mr. Robinson’s home about
a mile from Unadilla. The animal
managed to escape from the lot
in which it was confined some time
during the night and was discovered
' standing in the road by Mr. Lewis too
late to avoid the collision. The hind
legs of the animal were struck by Jhe
car, they became fastened some way
in the machine and the mule was
dragged a distance of perhaps fifty
feet before thee ar came to a stop.
The animal was not killed outfight
but was so badly injured, it was nec
essary to put it to death. The car
which was the property of Mr. Geo.
F. Lewis, of Pinehurst, is also consid
erably damaged.
PROGRAM FOR
FARMERS INSTITUTE
TO Bi£ 1ELD AT PINEHURST
NEXf V ESDAY, AUGUST THE
SEVEN\%
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A farmers*, titute will be held in
Dooly county t He 7th day of Aug
ust, at Pinehm Several special
ists from the Sti”^ College of Agri
culture, Athens,*^, . will discuss
3 NEW DWELLINGS
NEARING COMPLETION
EXEMPTION BOARD
HAS WORK UNDER WAY
MRS. A. L. CALHOUN REPLACING PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS BE-
HOME—MRS. R. S. MIDDLETON
BUILDING TWO COTTAGES.
Three of the dwellings destroyed
by fire some time ago are being re
placed with attractive new buildings..
Mr. P. G. Busbee is in charge of the
construction of Mrs. Calhoun's house
which is a six room bungalow with
re
forming subjects ol immediate im
portance. A woman speaker from I modern conveniences. The house is
the Home Demonstration Depart- I being erected on the same site as that
blent will give suggestions on “Food > occupied by the one burned, it is go-
Conservation,” giving instructions
oh how to can, preserve and dry
fruits and vegetables and how to use
food economically in the diet. 'The
men speakers will tell “How and what
to plant during the coming months,’’
'How to most successfully control
the’insect pests’and diseases attack
ing plants and animals,” and “What
to do in the line of general conser
vation work and provision for the fu
ture.” V
MV. C. B. Culpepper, County Dem
onstration Agent will be in charge
of the meeting.
The speakers for the day will be
Mr. L. S. Watson, Mr. E. Ragsdo,
Dr. Burkhart, and Miss Ruth McKic
A demonstration will be given b;
Miss Leta Wood, Home Demonstra
tion Agent.
The meeting wil begin promptly
10.a. m.
There will be a morning and aftei
boon session, the afternoon sessio;
will begin at 2 o’clock.
ing up rapidly and will probably be
ready for occupancy by the middle
of the month.
Two neat, conveniently arranged
cottages are under course of con
struction on the lots of Mrs. R. S.
Middleton upon Which the two, two-
story dwellings formerly stood. The
Crisp County Lumber Co. has the con
tract for the buildings, the work be
ing under -the supervision of Mr. Glis-
son.
Work on the building will probably
be completed this week when they will
be turned over to the owner-who has
let them to the Messrs. Farris of the
Vienna Milling Co., who, with their
families will occupy them.
GIN MONDAY—408 TO APPEAR
FOR EXAMINATION.
The county exemption board has
completed the work of mailing notices
to the 408 men who are to appear be
fore. the board for physical examina-
tiohunder the draft act on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday of next
week,'notices being served 5' days
prior to the time they are ordered to
appearjn conformity to the require
ments of the law. To avoid confus-
TAX RETURNS - /
SHOW INCREASE
A GAIN OF $460,557 IN DOOLY’S
PROPERTY VALUATION THIS
YEAR OVER LAST.
With the completion of the tax di
gest for 1917, County Tax Receiver
J. J. Williams submits a report that
the total increase in the county’s
property valuations this year over
last amounts to $460,657. The
amount of the 1916 returns was $4,-
096,902, this year the digest shows a
return of $4,657,459.
-rr- - # In Vienna alone the increase has
ion and expediate the work of exam- been $113,345.
ination, a specific-hour has been set I The railroad and public service
for each man to appear. A separate . .
examining room ha. been arranged " .u v "
for the whites and negroes.
The notices state that the persons
addressed are called for military
service of the United States under
the Act of Congress approved May IF year »g
1917. Any claim for exemption or 3
discharge must be made on forms
whioh may be procured at the office
at the court house, and must be filed
at tha office on or before the seventh
day aftef the posting of the notice,
which was put up Tuesday.
. The county board has been author
ized to extend the time for making
daims of exemption to the last date
for examination. This gives ev-
man the privilege of filing claim
exemption on the day he is ex-
ined.
MASONS HAD A
SPLENDID SESSIOti
CORDELE CHAPTER EASTER!
STAR FEATURES IN PROGRAI
TUESDAY EVENING.
rated in this amount, they being re
ported directly to the office of the
general,
,ase over last
idered a re
markably gooti~ sho'
DOOLY MAN ARRESTED
ON A FELONY CHARGE
The Third District Convention o'
Masons met in this city Tuosda
and Wednesday of this week in it
seventeenth annual session.
Tho convention assembled a
Heard’s Hall at 10 o’clock .a. m. Th.
following program was heard at the
morning session: i-
Song.
Prayer—Rev. W. L. Wright.
Address of Welcome—H. A. Mob
ley.
Response—L. J. Blalock, Americus
Address—F. O. Miller, Grand Mas
ter of Georgia.
Another business session was held
in the afternoon beginning at 2;S0.
An Interesting feature of the Tues
day evening session was theprOgrar. .
•fnrnictVinrl Kw 4-Via -L—i..' i
Good In Traveling Libraries.
The traveling libraries which are
ng sent Into many sections of the
mntry are -making many lives hap-
A warrant sworn out by W.
Branch, of Fitzgerald, against J. N.
Summerford charging felony was sent
to Sheriff Davis Tuesday with in
structions to arrest and if found in
possession of a four cylinder Stude-
baker touring car to take same in
custody. Sheriff Davis found the
man and car at Snow and brought
both here for safe keeping. Sheriff
Dorminey of Ben Hill county came
up yesterday to take Summerford in
charge.
LOgT—Between Ashley Sangster’s
• and J. M. Woodward’s large lap cape.
Had black ribbon strings, turned
down collar. Finder will please re
turn to C. A.-E. Carmack and receive
reward.
lifleteJl Tberlam Relative toFamishing.
Information to Local Exemption Board
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In the plan that has been fixed for conducting the draft, it will be necessary for those who are
going to claim exemption to furnish testimony in regard to certain facts. Some of this testimony
will have to be furnished by the party claiming exemption, some by the friends of the party,
and it is important that all who are called upon to render service of this kind, shall be impressed
with the gravity oi it And that a misstatement of facts may result in serious trouble to the offend
er. To make this clear, the following laws relating to penalties for such offenses are reproduc
ed that those affected thereby may not be ignorant with respect to them.
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PENALTIES.
Any person who shall make or bo a party to the making of any false statement or certificate as to the fitness or
liability of himself or any other person for service under the provisions of this act, or regulations made by the
President thereunder, or otherwise evades or aids another to evade the requirements of this act or of said regula
tions, or who, in any manner, shall fail or neglect fully to perform any duty required of him in the execution of
this act, shall, if not subject to military law, be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction in the district court
of the United States having jurisdiction thereof, be punished by Imprisonment for not more than one year, or it
subject to military law, be tried by court-martial and suffer such punishment as, a court-martial may direct.
(Sec. VI, act approved May 18,1017.)
• If two or more persons conspire either to commit any offense against the United States, or to defraud the Unit
ed States in any manner or for any purpose, and one or more of such parties do any act to effect the object of
the conspiracy, each of the parties to such conspiracy shall be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned not
more eb.n two years or both. (Sec. 37, Criminal Code of United States.)
Whoever, having taken an oath before a competent tribunal, officer or person, in any, case in which a taw of the
United States authorizes an oath to be administered, that he will testify, declare, deppse, or certify truly, or that
any written testimony, declaration, deposition, or certificate by him subscribed, Is true, shall willfully and con
trary to such oath state or subscribe any material matter which he doea not believe to be true is guilty of perjury,
and shall be fined not more than $2,000 and imprisoned not more than fivo yens. (Sec. 126, Criminal Code of
United States.)
Whoever directly commits any act constituting an offense dcflnedin any law of the United States, or aids abets,
counsels, commands, induces, or procures its commission, is a principal (Sec. 332, Criminal Code of United States)
furnished by the Cordele chapter o'.
the Eastern Star. The drill whlcl
was led by Mrs. Fannie Sheppard am
Mrs. Sam Marsh .was particular!'
pleasing. Others taking part" in the
drill were Mrs. A. C. Atkins, Mrs. 3
A. Key, Mrs. W. H. Orcutt, Mrs. C.
H. Harks, Mrs. E. B. Mann, Mrs. F.
A. Colquitt, Misses Lunna Summer,
and Ida Marsh.
' Miss Tallulah Atkins past ' Grand
Matron of Georgia who presided dur
ing this program with Mrs. J. B
Smith, Worthy Matron of the Local
chapter, made an interesting talk al
the close of the drill. A short talk
was also made by F. O. Miller, Grand
Master of Georgia.
.When this program was completed
a delightfully informal reception war
held, members of the local Eastern
Star chapter presiding at the service
tables. This was most enjoyable, a_
number of visitors being invited to
participate in this social hour.- After
ths social feature, all visitors dispers
ed and the work of the order proceed
ed. The concluding session was held
Wednesday morning.
GREAT DEMAND FOR BAKERS
IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY
There is a great demand for first-
class bakers and bakers’ helpers In
the United States Amy atthe pres- '
ent time.
We are writtnrto ask you if you
will not assist us in securing the en
listment of tome of the bakers of
your acquaintance. By so doing,
you will not only be serving your
country but will also bo doing a fav
or to the men themselves.
First, it is a real service to your
country to assist in. putting the right
men in the right placet. We do not
want a baker making guns or a sharp
shooter trying to make bread. The
only way that we can put each man
in the position best suited to him Is by
the assistance of patriotic eltzen*. If
you have any unmarried, able-bodied
baken in your employ between the
ages of 18 and 45, we appeal to you
to show your patriotism by person
ally urging them to enlist Wo real
ize folly the inconvenience to which
this may put you through temporary
shortage of labor, but we think that
the present crisis justifies us in ask
ing each man to show his patriotism
in a practical my.
Second, there is right now a splen
did chance for a competent baker to
enter the Amy with the prospect for
early promotion to the grade of ser
geant. The lowest pay of a sergeant
is $44 per month. It-muit bo remem
bered that this is additional to his
board, lodging, clothe* medical at
tendance and in fact practically all
necessary expenses. Here is a rare
opportunity for a man to serve his
country and at the same time serve
himself. Men that come first will
naturally have a great advantage ov
er those that come later. *
There is also a chance for promo
tion to the grade of lint lieutenant
in bakery companies for men who
have high school education. Any
man interested should call at the near
est recruiting station or see local
postmaster.
G. V. nEIDT,
Capt Inf., Recruiting Officer.
LOST—Leather money bag con
taining $20.05 on streets of Cordele,
Wednesday afternoon, July 25, find
er will please return to A. J. Mixon,
Vienna, Route 6, end receive reward.