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VIENNA. GA.. THURSDAY. March 21st (918, VOLUME SEVENTEEN NUMBER 35 JAlUABLE TIMBER / GOING TO WASTE |W(MEN WILL SELL LIBERTY BONDS OOLY COUNTY BOY DIES IN FRANCE EXPERT GOVERNMENT TIMBER- MAN SAYS WASTE IS EXTRAV AGANT. STRONG COMMITTEE APPOINT-' ED TO AID IN THE JBIG DRIVE IN DOOLY. CONGRESSMAN CR S1BLEFOR IMPR( ICE. WOMEN WILL MAKE CAMPAIGN TO OBTAIN BOOKS—MRS. C. C. McKINLEY DOOLY’S CHAIRMAN RESPON. : SERV- PRIVATE FRANK L. VICTIM OF Dl POPULAR HERE. OWENS & PORTER INSTALL UP- TO-DATE MILLING OUTFIT- MUCH NEEbED ENTERPRISE Major J. W. Lytle la tn receipt of a letter from Congressman Crisp an nouncing that he has succeeded in securing for Vienna the privilege of appointing a second mail carrier. This will add greatly to the efficiency of the present delivery service, it beijig impossible for one carrier to cover the entire territory. The appointment I Mr. F. L. Cunant, of Cadillac, Mich igan, a timber inspector in the employ of the government has been in this Cbunty recently. Mr. Conant, during his several day stay hero made a care, ful tz— z ~zzt " timbered area, and expressed surprise at finding such a vast amount of good merchantable timber going to waste. .; The average person with no know- News of the death of Private Frank Adkins which occurred somewhere in France was received here Tuesday of last week,.bringing deep sorrow,to his tour of a good portion of Dooly’s 1 loved ones and many friends in Dooly. Private Adkins was. the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. W .Hi Adkins, who live several miles east of this city. Ho was 27 years of age at the time of his death. For several years prior to his enlistment in National. Army, Mr. out the United States this week, be ginning March 18, and ending March 25th. A very urgent appeal .has'come to the local chairman of the Woman’s Committee National Council of De fense from the state chairman, Mrs. Inman add Mrs. Ottiey of the Geor gia State library commission, who has charge of the\worit in Georgia, for Dooly to make a liberal contribution of books to be sent to the soldiers and sailors. The Dooly chairman ha3 ap pointed Mrs. C. C. McKinley to take charge of this work. Do dot wqlt to be requested to donate a hook or Sev eral books but send same to Mrs. C. McKinley or leave at either local Two of Plnehurjt’s progressive citi zens, Messrs. Owens & Porter, / have \ recently installed a modern outfit in that city. The equipment installed' ia ., the last word in meal grinding perfec tion. .It is designed to product an , absolutely pure, clean product. The introduction of such excellent equip ment as this is i particularly oppor tune at this time when there is such urgent need for the substitution of com for wheat as food. The Palmer-Jones Co., of Cordele*, installed the outfit This concern county is so lacking in patriotism as to refuse to perform this service. Women, this war is being fought for you. Who will lose more if the ene my should be victorious, than" the women? no one. If the women have the most at stake is there any sacri fice too great for. us to make to gain drugstore. - ,. “Camp library service has been ea- -tabllshed for just one purpose—to help win the war, and there are three ways in which it can helps “1. By maintaining the morale of 1 the men by providing them ydth inter esting and entertaining reading mat ter to help tide.over the moments of loneliness and depression which Come to everyone. “2. By helping educate them as to the causes and purposes of the war.' “8; By providing the mail.-'.with special technical books along their several lines and so making them bet ter and more efficient soldiers. . . : “With the million and a‘half dol- the victory? Because your name is not on this committee do not .think that you have no part in this.great work. The responsibility is upon ev ery woman. Do not wait to be asked or told how to work. Get busy and find out for yourself and help sell the bonds. CHMN. COM. N COMMITTEE Miss Emily Woodward, County machinery needs of the farmers of this section and by so doing are bo- • coming s potent factor in tho agricul tural progress of the section. GOVERNOR DORSEY URGES THE PLACING OF BAN IDLENESS— BOTH WHITE AND BLACK. J. P. Heard, County 1 Chmn., Vienna. Vienna District T. H. Gregory, Chmn., Vienna. Watts Powell, Vienna. iW. C. Hamilton, Vienna. est sympathy of his many friends in their sorrow. Chairman. Vienna District. Mrs. J. P. Heard, Chairman. . . Mrs. T. F. Bivins. Mrs. D. C. Ketchum. Miss Laura Kate Morgan. Tippettville District Miss Bessie Tippett. Mrs. M. R. Singletary. Miss Eamestine Scarborough. tion. Those who fail to appear five days after March, 19 u$U be reported to the adjutant general of the slate. Willie Goolsby, Unadilla. Jessie Campbell, Vienna. Ben Axon, Vienna. Joe Brown, Finleyson. Willie F. Conyers, Vienna. Will Small, Vienna. Brazzie Feagin, Vienna. ' ' - Arthur Jefferson, Byromville. David Ball, Vienna. * Toy Klnehens, Vienna. , .Tom Hayes, Plnchurat. , • ’ Bert Butler, Cordeltn , Charlie Robinson, Byromville. Hubert C. Scarborough (w) Vienna Melvin Henderson, Vienna. Garfield Powell, Vienna. Arthur "Glover, Pinevlew.' / Garfield Luster, Cordele. v 1 George McGee, Vienna. - ,fc Willie Lee"Johnson, Unadilla. Joseph Rackley, .Byromville. i Hudio Palm, Vienna. ■ rj James Brtfwn, Vienna. . J Uia Ragan, Unadilla. I Tom Lewis, Vienna. I Ed Turner (w) Vienna. I Cecil-Brooks, Vienna. Sanford Walker, Cordele. t James Goolsby, Vienna. ■ Eddy Felton, Byromville. - ' Claude Cone, .Vienna. ! Jackson Whitfield, Lilly, i Richard Alfred King, Vienna. ■ i J. B. Walton, Vienna J. W. Lytle, Vienna. N r i J. M. Whitehead, Vienna. • T. Hoyt Davis, Vienna. W. H. Lassctcr, Vienna. , .. . Miss Emily Woodward, Vienna. Tippettville District .A.'B. Tippett, Chmn., Vienna, R. F. STATE ENTOMOLOGIST HERE LAST WEEK The chief executive of Georgia has issued instructions to .the Dooly County Council of Defense to ’pro ceed legally to the abolishment of va grancy throughout the county. The sheriff and, his assistants,. together 'with the marshals in all'the towns are , charged to be on the sharp lookout for all violators of-the vagrancy law. The white or black man who is not | engaged^ in some Bort of occupation will, do well to find employment at ( onpe as the ^application of tho law is to be made general.' I It is understood special attention will be .giver, to cases of negro wom en who have been violating the law. The town has many very undesirable members of this class, notice is being served them that they must secure immediate employment or suffer the consequences. "The officers are coop- lars raised for war service* the Amer ican Library association has psder- taken to help in the. last.dw? wdya; but in meeting the first heed, that of keeping the men cheerful and giving them entertainment, for their leisure hours; the government is asking your aid. Books are sorely needed and ev ery readable book, secured as a gift makes available just so mVtch more money for the mor* expensive techni cal books not to be foUncl among the gifts.’* " j \ , Won’t you do this small service and sond your contribution promptly? TO ARRANGE FOR VARIETY COT- TON 'TEST ON THE MODELLA FARM. Mrs. lohn Tippett. . Doollng District ' Mrs. J. D. Lester, Chairman. , ' Mrs. J. A. Jenkins. Byromville District " Mrs. E. B. Davis,- Cbainnan. . Mrs. Al. Joiner. ,, ’ Mrs. S. B. Byrom." Lilly District 'Mrs. J. 0. Teasloy, Chairman. Mrs. W. C. Ingram. Mrs. Okcar McGough. Mrs. S;'P. Adams. Pinehurct District"' _ Mr3r-A. ,M. Wilson, Chairman. Mrs. J. A. Whitehead. Mrs. Sam Owen. Mrs. C. L."Wilson. Miss Ethel Whitehead. Emerich District Mrs. J. B. Hardison. Mrs. Ft E. Bonner. Unsdllla District Mrs. C. C. Duncan, Chairman. Mr*. W. T. Spradley. Mrs. A. R. Ware. Mrs. J. C. Pickaen- ■ Mrs. G. W. Hutchinson. Richwood District Mrs. Lum Williams. Mrs. 0. W. Horne for Methodist Missionary Society. T. E. Nobles, Comm., Vienna, Dr. J. T. Holt, Vienna. R. F. I>. S. Pilklntcn. Vienna. R. F. D. •- Piaeburti District Al IS. Wilson. Chmn., Pinehurst. G. S. ilaslam, Comm.,'Pinehurst. Dr. J. L. Lee, Pinehurst. C. A. Thompson, Pinehurst. _ 0 Emerich District J: R. Barfield; Chmn , Unadilla, R. F. D. -> 1 C. S. Hardison, Comm., Unadilla, R. F. D. n j. M. Scott, Unadilla, R. F. D. J. Y. Edwards, Unadilla, R. F. D. Unedille District W. B. Nichols,.Chmn., Unadilla. W'. T. Spradley, Unadilla. J. H. Hamrich, Unadilla. Dr. R. H. Pate, Unadilla. ^Dooling District Jim Lester, Chmn., Dooling. , F. Jenkins, Dooling. ^ A. A. Hill, Dooling. W. Baker, Montezuma. ByromvUlc District !• S. B. Byrom, Chmn., Byromville. Vf. R. Groves, Byromville. rietics included in the tost. The pur pose in making the test is to ascer tain which varities are the most wilt resistant and which will make the best yields under boll weevil conditions. Mr. Lewis has boen conducting tests here for a "number of years; - In^the testa last year the wilt resistant va rieties such as the Council-Toole and Lewis 63 proved the rrtost prolific. II) has been found from tests Jiere and elsewhere in South (Georgia where wilt disease is present that it is best tn plant a wilt resisting variety. Un der Mr. Lewis’ direction Mr. Hendley i- making individual selections and breeding up the wilt resistant cotton DR. SOUtC TO SPEAK AT CORDELE SCHOOL HEAD IS REELECTED Hartwell, March.—For the sixth consecutive time, the Hartwell board of education has re-elected Prof. C. G. Power to head ti)c Hartwell school. Professor Power is a teacher of wide reputation and under his leaderihip tlies chool has enjoyed the reputation of being among the foremost in the State. Dr. Andrew Soule, State Food Ad-, ministrator. Judge Tfhipple cordially invites the people of this county to be present at tills hour. AlKwho can should take advantage of this opportunity as Dr. Soule has a message that every man and wom an in the state should hear. " ' . will be damaged by the weevil, as much depend* on the seasons, if there is mUch rainfall in May, June and July the weevil will increase rap idly, white a dry season will' give the advantage to the grower. Although his work la considerably more taxing since hTs advancement td the position of state entomologist, Mr. Lewis will continue to give per sonal supervision to the cotton tests and breeding work in this county. I now have most anything you need in building material. Prices right. L. T. Wilder, the Lumber Man. our wh*t extent the cotton crop this year CHEVROLET DEALERS MAKE FINE RECORD And assuring attractiveness and style In every detail. I have a pretty line in Taffeta, Georgette and Crepe Meteor. Stunning styles in the newest shades. Also have a showing of Silk Skirts designed to please the most fastidious taste. ' * , A beautiful line of Pattern Hats expected , to arrive this week. An extensive showing of ready-to-wear, and trimmed hats on hand. You are cordially invited to visit this store and in spect my line. _ ONE HUNDRED. AND THIRTEEN CARS HAVE BEEN SOLD SINCE AUGUST 1ST, 1817. Automobile'distributors in Dooly have shared generously in the pros perity that has abounded here since the harvest season. The sale of errs has been unprecedented. A particu- Three Ford louring Cars, 1917 models. One Ford Roadster, 1916 model. .Two “Four-Ninety” Chevrolet Touring Cars, 1918 modela. These cars are nearly new and in first- class mechanical condition and will be sold at a bargain. iarly fine record has been made by the Chevrolet dealers, Ford A Calhoun, of Pinehurst, they having sold since August 1st, 191?, a total of one hun dred and thirteen cars. The management of the Chevrolet businesa is in the hands of Mr. Ray mond Calhoun who has proven his ability by tbii record breaking sale. The Pinehurst dealers have distin guished themselves by selling more cars during this period than any oth er Chevrolet dealer In the state with the same territory and same popula tion. FORD & CALHOUN Pinehurst, Ga. , Mrs. Gertrud# Taggart