The Vienna news. (Vienna, Ga.) 1901-1975, May 30, 1918, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text* VOLUME SEVENTEEN IV VIENNA. QA.. THURSDAY. May 30, 1918. NUMBER 44 Vims OF AMERICAN TROOPS BRING THRILLS IN “KAISER” PICTURE New York Audiences Go Wild as America’s National Army Sweeps Against Huns at Close of “The Kaiser—The Beast of Berlin.’* t American troops of the new nation al army helped to play no small part in making “The Kaiser—The Beast of Berlin’’ the stirring motion picture which will be shown at the DeSoto Theatre on June 12th and 15th. Some of the most striking scenes of this seven-reel masterpiece are the views of national army regiments ( marching across the screen until they become a very tidal wave of men. At lantans who have seen the reviem at Camp Gordon will recognize thes im- ilarity to them in the picture. The flashing of the American troops on thes creen comes toward the latter part of “The Kaiser,” after President Wilson has been shown declaring war against Germany and after the kaiser sulTounded by his men of blood and Iron in the royal palace at Berlin, has exclaimed derisively, “America fight! Faulgh!” The next moment the audience goes wild as column after column of United States soldiers sweep toward them with the sunshine glinting in their bayonets and the flag fluttering overhead. “On to Berlin!” announce es the screen, while the orchestra breaks into “Over There.” This is the s^irring. momdpt that • caused audiences atwthe (Broadway theater in New York to come to their feet cheering idly. And, when, as the picture closes a few moments later asmashing climax, spectators ive the theater with their blood /boiling and their, every desire to lick ' the Jlun.' AVINGS STAMP DRIVE MAY 28TH PLANS PROVIDE FOR EQUALI ZATION OF SALES—NAMES OF THOSE WHO REFUSE TO BUY ARE REQUESTED. Last week the War Savings Com mittee of tho Third District met at Americus and made definite plans for the War Savings Stamp Drive which is to be launched on June the 28th. Plans for the campaign in Dooly are under way, the work in the different districts will be assigned to commit tees. Each district will be allotted a proportionate part of the quota and a definite amount allotted to each indi vidual. A record willbc kept of the sales and also of the names of those who refuse to buy. The subjoined announcement Is sued by the County Chairman is au thorised by the government: The people of this county are ex pected to subscribe for and purchase duMng 1918 War Savings Stamps to the maturity value of $430,180. In order to distribute this allotment of War Savings Stamps equitably among the various parts of the County, a quota has been assigned for each school district which will be stated at the opening of the meeting in each school house on June 28th. In order to raise the total amount from this county, it will be necessary that each school district subscribe the amount allotted to it. This will not impose any burden on any persons in the dis trict if each person does his duty, and the persons conducting the meetings rUpcach school district have been in- structcd to insist upon the total amount allotted to it being subscrib ed before the meetings are adjourn ed. ..Signed) L. L. WOODWARD. War Sayings Chairman for Dooly County. LOST A Hampshire pig about 4 months old, strayed off about 4 weeks ago. If found pleasen otify Mrs. W. W. Jor dan. FOR SALE * ^I have a quantity of speckled peas , and com for sale. Apply to -!-S0-2t D. T. WARD, Route 4 DOOLY COUNTY CHAP TER RAISES $3,904.70 NEARLY $5000.00 RAISED BY THE TWO CHAPTERS IN THE COUN- TY. Monday marked the close of the Second Red Cross War Fund Drive and Dooly’s score when the marking team came over the home plate was so far beyond the goal that had been previously fixed as to deserye the en thusiastic apfrlause of the entire coun ty. Nearly every district attained its mark, some going far beyond and two more than doubling the quota al lotted them. The returns for the dis trict under the jurisdiction of the Dooly county chapter are as follows: Vienna district, quota $1,500; sub scribed $1,644.00. Findlay district, quota $100; sub scribed $244.50. Dooling district, quota $150; -sub scribed $113. Shiloh district, quota $100; sub scribed $103.95. Tippettville district, quota $200; subscribed $250.23. Richwood district, quota$50; sub scribed $46.07. * / Franklin district, attota $100, sub scribed $44. Lilly district, quota;$200; subscrib ed $252.20. . % Byromville district, ’ quota $250; subscribed $180.75. Pfnehurst district, quota $1000; subscribed $1,025.00. * 1 Total number of subscribers 1364. Total amount subscribed $3,904.70. The Chapter at' * ^Unadilla raised $1,000.00 which added to that raised by the Dooly County Chapter makes Dooly’s total subscription to the war fund $4,904.70. HONOR FLAG HAS BEEN RECEIVED DOOLY WINS FLAG BY GOING OVER TOP IN THIRD LIBERTY LOAN. Sometimes there is a great deal of significance in a very small thing. This is true of the banner with its bor der of red around a field of white with three vertical lines of blue in the cen ter, which has been awarded Dooly for her patriotic support of the Third Liberty Loan. The State Chairman of the Third Liberty Loan has recent ly forwarded this Honor Flag togeth- j er with a certificate of honor and the ' following letter to the County Chair- ! man, Mr. J. P. Heard. { “I take pleasure in sending you herewith an Honor Flag and a certi- I ficate of award in recognition of your ! patriotic support of our country ih [this hour of peril. Kindly acknow- I ledge receipt of this Flag. “The certificate may be framed and , thus preserved. I trust that you will display it prominently, that it may act as an incentive tq continued ef forts in future campaigns. “I wish to express the sincere thapks of this Committee, not only to you as chairman, but to each mem ber of your Committee’s and to your people generally, for your magnificent response to the call made upon you. “Yours “to get the Kaiser,” W. C. WARDLAW, Chmn.” The flag is displayed for the pres ent at Heard’s flank. LADIES PLEASED WITH DEMONSTRATION COTTAGE CHEESE DEMONSTRA- TION PROVED INSTRUCTIVE AND PLEASANT. The large number of ladies who took advantage of the opportunity of fered them Friday afternoon to learn something of domestic value were highjvppleascd with the instructive work jjohe by Miss McGee and Miss Wood.7 Miss McGee is engaged in extension work for the government and is mak ing these demonstrations all over the state. She gave a very comprehen sive demonstration of the process from*the initial preparation to the completed product. Tlie process rc- qirirgjji considerable time but this was verjSJoTectively utilized by Miss Mc- Go6^in discussing food values, the importance of milk diet for children and other thing of interest to mothers and housewives. The value of the cheese was very concretely illustrated when the proc ess was finished by serving it in a variety of ways to the ladies present. Thus it was proven that the new food which is so strongly advocated by the food administration is both attractive | and appetizing. 1 As stated previously these demon strations will be given all over the county by Miss Wood who is thor- oughly efficient in the process. ALL, MEN TWENTY-ONE TO REGISTER HERE ALL REGISTRATION TO BE MADE IN THIS CITY AT COURT HOUSE JUNE 5TH. % Every man in the county who has attained his majority since last June is ordered to report at the court house here June 5th for registration. The record of the first military registration made last june showed a total of approximately 275 men 21 years of age. With this as a basis for conjecture, it is estimated that there will be about 250 to register Wednes day. To avoid any misunderstanding the local board has submitted the follow ing facts for the consideration of those concerned. The date: Wednesday, June 5th. The hours: From seven in the morning until nine at night. The place: Court House, Vienna, Ga. Persons subject: All men twenty- one years of age. Every man who shall he too sick or disabled to report in person at Vienna on registration day MUST have some competent person come before the Local Board and secure permission to register the disabled registrant. IMPORTANT NOTICE—There will be no registrations anywhere in the county except Vienna. AUTO GOES 41,855 MILES; NO REPAIRS OHIO MAN DRIVES PAIGE MOTOR . CAR FOR THREE YEARS WITH OUT ANY “TROUBLE.*” Macon News, May 24. j Forty-one thousand eight hundred ; and fifty-five miles is public service [Without a replacement is the record | of a Pqige automobile owned by D. G. j Burkhart, of Dayton, Ohio, Mr. Burk- |hart purchased the car in April, 1914, and immediately placed it in the rent al service. From that time until now, a period of three years and six months the car has been in almost daily use and never once has been laid up for repairs. “I have kept an accurate account of my gasoline, oil and tire bills,” says Mr. Burkhart. “The car has used 2,506 galldns of gasoline and 52 gallons of lubricating oil. The aver age has been about 17 miles to the gallon of gasoline, and nearly 800 to the gallon of oil. I recently bought my sixth set of tires, getting an aver age of almost 8,000 miles for each tire. “Most of my trips have been from a few miles to a day’s run. This summer, hoevei’, I took a party on a 24 day’s run through Colorado,* the round trip being 2,950 miles. The car carried a 1,100 pound load. GOOD WOMAN DIES News was received here yesterday of the death of Mrs. Rebecca Wood which occurred at her home near Pinehufst Tuesday. Mrs. Wood was one of the oldest and most highly re spected residents of the county, the widow of the late Mr. Draften Wood, a well known farmer of this county. The funeral occurred yesterday after noon at the Churchwell cemetery, Rev. Joihn Woodward, of Hawkins- ville, officiating. The deceased was a sister in law of Mr. B- M. Wood of thsi city. S. S. CONVENTION TO BE HELD HERE Tka Sunday School Convention of tho Houston Association will moot with tho Baptist Church at Vienna Juno 5th and 6th, instead of at Lilly as formerly announced. 'TAX ASSESSORS j, COMPLETE WORK {about A;'MILLION DOLLAR IN CREASE IN VALUATION OF J DOOLY PROPERTY. | ■& ■ %£ The work of the Board of County Tax Assessors for the year, 1918, is practically complete, after a busy ses sion covering? a period of eleven days. The board is composed of Messrs. T. i P. Busbee, Chmn., H. R. Fenn, J. E. Horne, with Mr. E. Hill serving as clerk. An important action of the board this year has been a sharp in crease of the property valuation throughout the county. This action has provoked comparatively no pro test from the taxpayers who have ac cepted it as fair and just> The total shows an increase of a million dol lars in the valuation of taxable prop erty in the county. The 1917 assessment showed a to- | tal of five million including the corpo ration taxes, with these deducted the assessment was $4,690,000. With tho million dollar increase the 1918 assessment will reach the six million mark. The board will convene in a short session again Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock at which time any who wish to confer with them relative to any matter that comes within their prov ince will be permitted to do so. This will be their final sitting. SAMMIES MAY EAT - FIELD PEAS GEORGIA BUREAU QF MARKETS IS TRYING TO HAVE THEM US ED AS AN ARMY RATION. Atlanta, Ga., May.—In view of the large amount of field or cow peas held by the farmers of Georgia, the State Bureau of Markets, of the Georgia Department of Agriculture, has just addressed an urgent letter to the sub- sustence division of the war depart ment at Washington, rging the use of this valuable and nutritious product as a part of the army ration. It is pointed out that thousands of soldiers whrf were regular consumers of these field peas, have gone into the army and are now deprived of a food to which they were long accustomed, since the army furnishes only white beans, commonly called the navy bean For this white bean the government pays around 12 cents a pound, while the well known Georgia field peas can be had at about 5 1 cents a pound. The market bureau’s letter quotes figures to show that the field pea is of higher nutritious value than the navy bean. It ik richer both in pro tein, carbohydrates and fat, the three essential food elements. While the navy bean shows a total of 71.9 per cent digestible food matter, the cow pea shows 76.4 per cent and it is also much more easily prepared for con sumption. While it is impossible to state ac curately just what quantity of field peas are now being held, the bureau states it is within the bound of reason to estimate it at around twenty-five million pounds. The use of these field peas as an army ration would give the govern ment a better food vdlue at a cost of less than fifty per cent of that of navy beans and would, at tho same time, save the farmers a loss of many hun dreds of thousands of dollars. A f ur- thergood effgfi^AfcpUftKj^ction 1 be tw?Kcohrago:lhe South to continue ithep lanting of food crops. J The department has been asked to give the matter immediate attention as the situation is growing very scr- M1SS EARLINE WRIGHT MAKES MUSICAL PROGRESS CONFEDERATE VETERAN LAID TO REST SUNDAY MR. J. B. DAVIS, PROMINENT PLANTER SUCCUMBS AFTER LONG ILLNESS. COMMENCEMENT TO BEGIN FRIDAY P. M. Miss Karline Wright who has just | completed her second year at Wesley- j an College has been the recipient on ! several occasions during the year of I distinctly complimentary recogni- I lion of her ability as a musician. Miss I Wright has been one of a number of Wesleyan students who have present ed programs Saturday evenings at Camp Wheeler for the men in camp. On another occasion she was invited to play at a reception tendered the Sen iors by the Juniors at which time she wus presented u lovely gold pen as a mark of appreciation. On Tuesday evening of last week she had the hon or to be‘invited to play at the Senior reception. Miss Wright’s friends here are pleased to know that she is making such rapid strides in the study of mu sic. They predict for her a real mu sical career, her native ability, ambi tion and the excellent training she is receiving are the basis upon' which this prediction is formed. MUSIC RECITAL MUCH ENJOYED MISS GARDNER CHARMED LARGE AUDIENCE AT SCHOOL AUDI- TORIUM SATURDAY EVENING. Saturday evening Miaa Ida Gardner, the famous contralto was heard at the School auditorium in a very unusual recital to which a number of music ians and music lovers had been invit ed and in which she was assisted by Mr. Harold Lyman an accomplished flutist from New York and special rep resentative of Mr. Thomas A. Edison. Mr. Lyman stated that the purpose of the recital was to present examples of 7 Mr. Edison’s New Art—Sound Re- Creation. He explained that Mr. Edi- on, the original inventor of the pho nograph had cherished for years the ambition to perfect a musical instru ment which would Recreate music without the characteristic tones of the talking machine. Miss Gardner’s appearance was the means to illustrate that Mr. Edi son has realized his ambition. She sang a number of selections which were Re-Created at the same time^ from records that she had previously made for Mr. Edison. She paused from time to time, thus permittihg the Re-Creation of her voice to be heard alone, in comparison. So far as the quality of the tone was concerned, it was impossible to distinguish the liv ing voice from the Re-Creation. Miss Gardner possesses one of those rare voices which are always pure and colorful, and with no metallic or hard quality. Mr. Edison’s Re-Creation of it had the same beautiful texture and tone quality and carried no sugges tion of being an imitation. It was the same voice. The result was that while the recital was undoubtedly a demon stration of the New Edison, there- was no less aesthetic enjoyment for that reason. Mr. Lyman p(ayed obligatos and in fcitrifttiY ^K'-s^i^lfetlDreitTonrf-'-olf'^ flute solos. Thie comparison proved that the Re-Creation of the tone is possible, allowing f »r the difference in tone between different flutes. Mr. Lyman’s playing and the sounds that issued from the New Edison were identical. No program at this time is com plete without some patriotic feature. Miss Gardner introduced several fea tures of this kind that elicited en thusiastic applause from her hearers. The evening was on the whole most delightful and Dr. Whitehead is re ceiving the congratulations of all who attended upon its success. MR. FRANK GURR LAID TO REST Mr. J. B. Davis, familiarly known ns “Uncle Ben” passed away at his home several miles from this city Sunday morning about 4 o’clock. Mr. Davis had been confined to his bed for about throe weeks and although not consid ered seriously ill had grown very weak and the end was not unexpect ed. The deceased was a native of Put nam county, but had lived in this county many years having been asso ciated in the business of farming with his brother, the late Mr. Bob Davis. Hr. Davis was a veteran of the 60*s, he was a fearless soldier and carried with him to the last a relic of his serv ices—a wound in the leg. Tho funeral services were held at the city cemetery Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock. Rev. W. L. Wright offi ciating. Surviving Mr. Davis are two neices, | Mrs. I. W. King and Mrs. S. A. Slade. DR. CARL MINOR TO DELIVER BACCALAUREATE ADDRESS SUNDAY MORNING. The commencement exercises of the Vienna High School will begin Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock when Miss Alice Henderson's piano and vio lin pupils will give a recital. Sunday morning Dr. Carl Minor an eminent baptist divine and one of the presidents of Cox College will deliv er the baccalaureate address at 11 o’clock. There will be other interest ing features on the program at this hour. Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock Mrs. Carolyn Doughtry will present part of her class in a piano recital, the others will be heard Monday evening at 8 o'clock. The graduating class will furnish the program Tuesday evening which promises to ba of lively interest. A play in which a Urge number of the class will taka part will constitute the greater part of the evening’s en tertainment There are several other attractive numbers on the program. TO THE CITIZENS OF VIENNA In accordance with a resolution passed by Congress, asking that the President name a data for all of the people of the United Statee to feat and pray for the success of tho Allies in this war; our President has aat the 30th day of May at data for tamo. I, ae Mayor of City of Vienna moat re spectfully urge every ..titan, ..woman and child to feet and pray to our Heavenly father that wo may bo suc cessful in thie great war for humani- ity’s sake. Most respectfully yours, J. W. LYTLE. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank the many friends who have been so kind and thought ful during cur recent bereavement. MRS. S. GURR AND FAMILY. Will you be a slacker? The Red Cross needs so many things to fix comforts for our boys. If you have any feathers or cotton to spare, will PASSED AWAY SUNDAY NIGHT AFTER A SHORT ILLNESS FU NERAL MONDAY. The death of Mr. Frank Gurr oc curred at the home of his mother, Mrs S. Gurr in this city about midnight Sunday, following a brief illness. The deceased was 51 years of ago, had been in feeble health for many years. When quite a young man he was se verely injured in a railroad wreck, following which he suffered two par alytic strokes. He never recovered from these afflictions. Friday after noon he was taken seriously ill and grew rapidly worse until the end came Sunday night. Mr. Gurr was born at Byron in 1867 he was the eldest son of Mrs. S. Gurr. 'Besides her he is survived by one sister, Mrs. H. B. Moshburn, of Americus, and three brothers, T. J. Gurr, Waycross; S. H. Gurr, Atlan ta, and C. S. Gurr of this city. The funeral occurred at the ceme tery Tuesday afternoon at 5 o’clopk. Rev. W. L. Wright officiating. Ths Woodmen Circle of which he was a member, paid the last tribute of in spect to him at tho grave. CIRCLE MEETINGS The Woman’s Missionary Society will meet in circles, Monday, Juna 8, at 4 o’clock, at the following homee: No. 1. Mrs. W. M. Turton. No. 2. Mrs. Joe Bums. No. 3. Mrs E Hill. No. 4. Mrs. T. M. Arnold. The ladies arc urged to be present st one of these meetings.

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The Vienna news. (Vienna, Ga.) 1901-1975, May 30, 1918, Image 1