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IMPORTANT WORK LAWS
TO COME BEFORE' LEGISLATURE
RESULTS FIRST YEAR OF
U. S. FOOD ADMINISTRATION
MT. VERNON NEWS
Atlanta, June.—Thff following
summary of saving by the Food Ad
ministration—and saving at home has
meant feeding the fighting men,, tells
itsownitory.
Wheat Exports (since July Obbi Es
timated surplus forexport 20,000,-
000 bushels. Actual shipments, to
June 120,000,000 '■ bushels.
Beef Exports:. Ordinary rate one
to two million pounds monthly. Larg
est single month this year, 87,000,-
000 lbs.
Fork Exports: Ordinary rate,
50,000,000 pounds monthly. Largest
month this year, 808,000,000 pounds.
Price of Flour: One year ago,
810.75 a barrel wholesale, present
price, 80*80 per barrel.
Price Margin (between farmer*’
wheat and flour made from it: One
year ago the difference was $6.68.
Present date the difference is 64
cents.
In General: To the fahner going
to market,*27 per cent more thaii last
summer; to the housewife buying in
market 13 per cent less than last sum
mer.
And the allies have been sustained.
Rev. Strong filled bis regular ap
pointment at Mt Vernon Suifday and
Sunday night'
Rev. Crawford, pastor of Lilly Bap
tist church de!ivercd.'a sermon at Mt
Vernon Sunday afternoon that was
enjoyed by alL
Private Charlie Strong of Camp
Wheeler, spent a few days with home-
folks last week.
Private Osborn Royal, of Camp
Wheeler, spent a few dayi with home-
folks last week.
Messrs. R. S. M. Lily and W. B. F.
Lilly and Wellon Smith of Lily at
tended preaching at Mt Vernon Sun
day afternon.
Mr. and Mrs. Heath and little
daughter of Drayton, attended church
at Mt Vernon Sunday.
Mr. Sam Bowen and family , of
Drayton attended church at Mt. Ver
non Sunday.
Miss Mary Lou Renfroe visited rel
atives and friends at Nashville last
week..
Miss Jessie Hollon is spending va
cation at home.
Private H. J. Mclnvale, of Camp
Wheeler, pent the week-end with home
folks.
Mr. F. L. Royal and family visited
relatives here Tuhrsday.
Miss Mary Hetty Royal has return
ed from Barnesville where she has
been attending school.'.
Privates Osborn Royal and H. J.
Mclnvale, of Camp Wheeler, spent
,the week-end with homefolks.
Mrs. Claud Murray and Mrs. Carl
•Forehand of Vienna, spent the week
end with their mother, Mrs. Mary In-
Miss AddieSmith spent a few days
•in Lilly last week.
Mrs. R. Royal, Private Osborn Roy
al and Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Culpepper
-visited Mr. F; L. Royal and family
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Butler and Miss
Annie Lee Butler spent Sunday with
Mr. Thos. Butler and family.
Miss Eigein Royal is spending a
few days with her sister, Mrs. C. A.
Culpepper, of Cordele.
■4 Atlanta, Ga.—Compulsory work
Olaws for war time as a measure to
• meet the acute labor shortage, an in
creased appropriation for the State
Council of Defense, national prohibi
tion and other measures more or less
- connected with the war will be the
important features of the house and
senate calendar at the forthcoming
session of the general assembly of
Georgia which convenes on the fourth
Wednesday in June for its annual set-
to of fifty days.
Wages are so high that day labor
ers can make enough money in three
days to support themselves a week and
p consequently thousands are working
only half time. Georgia farms, Geor
gia industries,-the nation’s war pro
gram—all of these demand the full
time employment of every able-bodied
man in this and all other states. Prac
tically every state legislature which
has met in the last six months has
passed a compulsory work law requir
ing every able-bodied man between
the ages of 18 and 80 years to work
at least five days in every week, re
gardless of whether heh as an income
from investment or any other source
sufficient to support him. Theso work,
laws are strictly war measures, which
automatically become a dead letter
six months after peace has been de
clared. They have the backing of the
^National Council of Defense. Geor
gia’s compulsory work law has been
drawn by the labor committee of the
State Council of Defense. It will go
to the legislature with the governor’s
earnest request for its passage.
That the Georgia legislature will
ratify the prohibition amendment to
the national constitution is taken for
graned in well informed circles in the
capitol. The amendment needs the
ratification of 36 state legislatures to
become the constitutional law of the
land. It forever prohibits the man
ufacture, sale, shipment and Impr-
tation of whiskey in the United
States and all its possessions.
NOVEL PLAN TO WAKE UP
SLEEPING AMERICANS
Atlanta, Ga.—A very unique plan
has been decided on by the Georgia
War Savings Committee for the pur
pose of waking up the state of Geor
gia in the forthcoming intensive W.
S. S. drive in June. From June 14,
until June 28 it is planned to have all
church and fire bells, factory whistles
and other mediums of noise ring and
blow as loudly as they know how, ev-*
ery day at 12 o’clock noon. Every
man, woman and child in every com
munity on hearing the noisy demon
stration will intrepret it as follows:
“Wake up Georgia! Sign . the
pledge to save and buy all the War
Savings Stamps you can. Wake up.”
The state wide concert will be a
clarion call to duty, and wontt dis
turb anybody except Bill Kaiser—
and no loyal American is very solici
tous about. Bill Kaiser’s welfare.
WAR-TIME NEED FOR BLACK
WALNUT
Colonel Henry S. Graves, Chief of
the Forest Service, has written to the
Boy Scouts setting forth the need for
thee ensu* of black walnut trees
which President Wilson has asked the
Scouts to undertake. - Four or five
propellers are required for each air
plane, the Chief Forester points out,
and since black walnut is scarce and
not only the best grades can be used
for this purpose, it is important that
the Government should know imme
diately the location of all available
supplies. Walnut is also the chief
wood used for gunstocks, and these
two requirements, Colonel Graves
says, make it one of the most essen
tial timbers for War purposes.
S ILL YOU go down in your
pocket* for the boy* who
h a v e g o n e down in the
tranche* for you?
The simplest and easiest way you can
help is by buying War Savings Stamps.
Take stock of your earning power today and
decide what proportion of it you. can turn
over to die Government for the period of
the war. If you really want US to win,
you’ll do this with a grin!
FOR SALE—Three hundred bush
els corn, six tons velvet beans, cow
with young calf, fresh in milk. Geo.
' - - - ,8-18-2t
FOR SALE—Good plug Mule and
a good 2 3-4 two-horse wagon.,* Ap
ply to Empire Cotton Oil Co. tf
W. Lewis, Pinehurst
BE READY TO MAKE YOUR PLEDGE
NATIONAL WAR II1NFF ?
SAVINGS
THIS IS NOT a
DeSoto
VIENNA, GEORGIA
/HERE'S ^
(a PENNY TO
SAVE POP
WAP SAVING,
V STAMPS A
I HAVE FRESH FISH EVERY TUESDAY, WEDNES
DAY,.FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
Substitute Fish and Gold Band Sausage for other meats.
....Just as good, just as wholesome and much cheaper.....
CITY MARKET
What Is He Worth
To You?
IF YOU WERE to give everything you
possess, or ever hope to possess, to aid in win
ning this war—you could not equal this'boy’s
supreme sacrifice! •
You are asked to loan your Government
your dollars. For every $4.17 you loan you
will be repaid $5.00. Can you hesitate to loan
your money when this young man GAVE
HIS LIFE?
—if it wu, we would have had it won
months ago with the contents of the
babies’ banks! If you have an idea
that W. S. S. are only for children,
folrget it!
War Savings Stamps are just another
method—a mighty easy method—by which
you can do your share to win die war.
No matter how much you bought Liberty
Loan—War Savings Stamps are also for
YOU!
A. B. a A. RY. CHANCES SCHED-
ULE
Effective Sunday, May 26th, A. B.
& A. By. schedule will be u follows:
East Bound: Leave Vienna 4:17
A. M.; 136 P. M.
Leave Vienna 11:05
Tb. Same Mistake Is Msds By Many
Visana Paople.
It’a a com'mon error
To plaster the aching back,
To rob with liniments, rheumatic
joints,
If the trouble comes from the kid
neys.
It’s time to use Doan’s Kidney Pills
Here is convincing proof of merit.
Mrs. H. R. Pesvey. 211 S. Lee St.
Fitzgerald, Ga., says: “I was in bad
shape with my back and kidneys and
almost had to go to bed. My back
was in terrible shape. I was bothered
by dizzy spells and black spots before
my eyes. Son ethers sharp pains
darted throughout my back. I had
tried aH aorta of remedies and medi
cines, but nothing did mo good until
I used Doan’s Wldney Pills. One boz
cored me.” j
Price 60c at all dealers. Don’t
sumply ask for a kidney remedy-
get Doan's Kidney Pills—the same
that Mr*. Pesvey had. Foster-MU-
bum Co., Mfgr*.,'Buffalo, N. V.
West Bound:
A. M.-12:10 A. H.
W. W. CROXTON, G. P. A.
BE READY TO MAKE YOUR PLEDGE
IATIONAL WAR I1IME OQ
SAVINGS DAY J UllEi LO
W. R. JACKSON.
BE READY TO MAKE YOUR PLEDGE
IATIONAL WAR II1MP Oft
savings dayJUiye. A.O
VIENNA, GEORGIA
VIENNA, GEORGIA