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Entered at the poet office in Vien-
, Ga., oe second class mall matt'
to tho r.vX of Con,
i 3rd, 1870.
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THURSDAY. AUGUST 8. 1818
Shortages of all kinds have been
. popular of late and now we are
threatened with a shortage of politi
cal candidates.
The largest watermelon that has
fonnd its way to the News office this
season was one brought in by Mr. D.
P. uSmmers this week. The melon
•'weighed 71 pounds.
If you yead the News and are in art
rears with your subscription, won’t
you kindly call in and settle . up or
send check to cover. It will be impos
sible for us to continue the paper to
those who fall to pay up.
Mr. Crisp writes frdm Washington
that he will be too busy to attend the
primary. He may be assured that his
friends in Dooly will look after his
interests hore. He would be perfect
ly safe in this county even though
he had an opponent.
In commenting upon the various
congresaionalaspirants that are loom
ing up all over Georgia, the Dawson
News has this to say of our own can
didate, Mr. Crisp.
“Down here in the Third there,is-tf
lucky man. Charles Crisp,-who is a
_>Jnember of the ways and means com
mittee of the house, which must bring
out in August,the 1919 war revenue
bill, has n}|iKe can do with that work,
and fortunately has no election wor-
v ries^.-other folks having decided to
lofhlm alone this time.
THE WISDOM OF OUR NEIGH-
J BORS
There is no more important work
that could engage the interest of the
officials of a township at this season
of the year than the sanitary condi-
■ tlon of the territory over which their
jurisdiction extends. It is gratifying
to note that those who hold this re
sponsibility in our neighbor city, Lil
ly, have become aroused to their duty
in this regard and are already at
work with a view to conserving tho
health of their community. The Ini
tial step in the performance of this
valued service has been the issuance
of an order which calls for prompt
,and thorough action on the part of
every property owner in putting their
premises in sanitary condition.
. The wisdom and practicability of
tho order is quite obvious—with the
present labor difficulty, the problem
Of keeping a town sanitary naturally
Increases. Most individuals arc in
clined to neglect thfir premises be
cause help is not available, but there
are few households that do not con
tain'sufficient force of their own to
take care of this need. So when the
city fathers let it be known that It is
.obligatory on the part of property
owners to keep their property in
state of cleanliness they will be more
. than apt to get it done even though
they have it to do themselves. The
‘ Lilly.officials have put the matter
squarely up to the individuai proper
ty owner. They have given due no
tice through a free distribution of
circulars bearing the order, so that
none may fail to comply through ig
norance of the law. If the order is
universally carried out, untold bene
fits will result to the health condi
tions of Lilly.
OUR OWN NEED
It would be well if our own city
officials would follow the example of
those at-Lilly and adopt measures
resembling small ranches in the num
ber of animals confined there.
Of course these are extraordinary
times and folks are supposed to util
ise to every available and justifiable
means to grow and conserve food
stuffs, but certainly no one is justified
in doing a thing even so worthy as
this, it he does it to the detriment of
the health of his own family and that
of his neighbors. Naturally a person
who is willing to expose his own fam
ily to such an unpleasant and danger
ous condition cannot be expected to
show greater consideration for a
neighbor, therefore, the necessity for
those in authority to use coercive
measures. The pig and cow pens are
not the only, existing agencies that
are promottve of sickness, the promis
cuous dumping of garbage in places
inaccessible to the city wagons, the
carelessly kept surface toilet and va
rious other things that tend to in
crease sickness.
Vienna has already had quite
number of fever cases, just at this
season in this locality the sick rate
usually shows a decided increase,
conditions now, following the contin
ued . rain, are particularly favorably
to this increase, hence the importance
of taking immediate steps to offset
these various conditions that engend
er disease.
Our city officials will not be faith
ful to the trust imposed in them if
they fall to take immediate action
looking toward the improvement of
these conditions.
MR. FORD AGAIN
(Editorial appearing in the Wiscon
sin State Journal of Madison, Wiscon
sin, May 22, 1918.)
The Ford car has a son. It has
been christened thd* Fordson. It’s the
little tractor that Ford and his engi
neers have been working on fox .years.
It’s now a commercial product. To
mention it suggests to,,'ttie guileless
mind that we have opened up our ed
itorial columq /or a paid advertise
ment. Farrfrom it In the first place
the same'Ford is so widely known that
it is like advertising daylight to men
tion the Ford. The Ford is the most
discussed, most frequently mentioned
commercial product ever put out by
any single manufacturing plant in
this or any other pountry in the
world. And when a plant that puts
forjh such a product brings out an
other product after years of engineer
ing and experimentation it constitutes
a nows item quite worthy of comment.
If tho Fordson can be as useful an
instrument as the Ford car has been,
hail, hail, Fordson, here’s your free
ad. We’re glad to hand it to you.
But our interest in the Fordson
does not stop with the product itself.
That is merely where it begins. The
world is full of knockers, ready to
knock anybody who has made a suc
cess of anything or who is attempting
to do something constructive and
worth while. Making money is no
crime. When you make money help
ing other people, wealth does not be
come a crime unless you abuse your
accumulation by the use you make of
it Making money Is a crime if it has
been made by harming others. Ford
made his money helping man. He’s
helped us to bet over the ground, to
deliver our parcels and packages easi
ly and swiftly and cheaply. He’s ren
dered us service. No he comes across
with the Fordson, the farm engine
that ho tells us will economically and
efficiently plow our fields, drag the
harrow and the seeder and the plant
er, pull the harvester and haul the
grain. Maybe it will do it better than
other tractors, maybe it won’t. We
do not know, but we do know that Mr.
Ford’s plan of selling that tractor
without profit betting it to the farm
er on the bnsic cost of production and
distribution that he may thus far con
tribute toward getting out the maxi
mum harvest this year, is a patriotic
contribution. Mr. Ford will be charg
ed with trying to advertise himself.
Well, let it go at that. But let the fel
low who accuses Mr. Ford of adver
tising himself l>y selling a useful
product without profit go and do
equally well in like manner and the
world will be mighty glad to adver
tise him.
• PLEASANT-T VALLEY NEWS •
• • ♦ * •
The. son is ahghiiainf; brightly once
more and a goosed many are pulling
fodder.
Several fromw here attended the
sing at Hepziba'iph Sunday.
Miss Lucile 9 Bo-wen, of Fitzgerald,
is visiting Miss ] lacy Swearingen.
Mrs. Claud BjJJirrow, of. Newnan, is
visiting her sisteter, Mrs. G. W. Barrow
Mrs. Hall wh(-Jn Las been with her
brother, Mr. J. ,r, T*. Shurley, has re
turned to her h'Jfiome in Ashbum.
Mr. and Mrs.r* H. P. Swearingen
a.nd family visityted near Cprdele Sun
day.
Mr. G. W. E Barrow is on the sick
list this week.
Mr. and Mrsq-L Idas Hughes visited
Mr. and Mrs. J..|g.II. Bowen Sunday.
Miss Emmie g Sue Cones, of Frank
lin, is the gueatlat o-f Miss Lela Barrow.
Mr. and Mrs.j»J. T. Shurley, Warren
J. B. and Ada a Clyde Shurley "■ spent
Monday near Ai-A>hlnm.
R. L. Bowen. /»vho hns enlisted in the
V. 8. Navy is aitpthome waiting his call.
The sing at t't the home of Mr. Swear
ingen was very)j enjoyable.
Mr. and Mrar<. Frank Barrow, Theo
Barrow and WKfarren Shurley return
ed home Saturn iday from an extended
trip through NiWorth Georgia.
Mr. and Mrer* K. L. Swearingen and
family spent 8 Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. D. R. Swoyraringen.
Crops are Hi diner in this section of
the country thjjim they have been in
several years.
Sunday is pipreachinjr day here.
GOVERNOR DORSEY’S
COURT APPOINTEE
ASKS RE-ELECTION
THAT D DULL
Ten white women of Ringgold, La.,
went into the cotton fields near that
town, chopped 17 acre* of cotton and
turned the money over to the Red
that would make for better aanita- J Croea. Community women’s organ!
tlon. Surely it la badly enough need- xations in Georgia have asked that the
ed. If complaints come to the ears of opening of schools be deferred to that
othtrs as often as they do to ours of children may help pick the cotton
the dreadfully unsanitary conditions crap endangered by thsa carcity of
that exist in many places within the farm help. These instances of the
city limits, this danger lurking st onr
doors is no secret. Filthy hog and
cow pens that give forth the most of-
fensive odor, making existence for
unoffending people who happen to
live near by, almost intolerable, are
well scattered over the town. There
is supposed to be some sort of regula
tions controlling the number of ani
mals kept in the city limits. This or
dinance is absolutely disregarded,
tbc back premises in many instances
part woman and children are taking
in handling the South’s big crop,
were described at the Department of
Agriculture's recent farm labor con
ference in Birmingham, Ala.
ACHING
/''bon’t worry-yard complain nbouf a
bad back. Ge&tl xid of it! For weak
kidneys lame , and achy backs, your
neighbors recotfmmerd Doan’s Kidney
Pills. Read t| this statement.
Mrs. W. F.Robertson, 826 Jack-
son St, Ashbuoiirn, Ga.,says: “My kid
neys were weajeak and I often had dull
backaches. I [J felt dull and out of
sorts. Frequeiitst dizzy headaches an
noyed me and bdmykidneys acted irreg
ularly. I begq^tn using Doan’s Kidney
Pills as directicted and they were just
what I ncodcocd. In a short time my
back was wellJ,J and strong and I was
free from Kidljjney trouble.”
Price 60c, , at all dealers. Don't
simply ask foioer a kidney remedy—get
Doan’s Kldne^y Pills—the same that
Mrs. Robertac w on had. Fostcr-Milburn
Co., Mfgrs., B Buffalo, N. Y.
BUY NtTHONtL TIRES IT
SNEUU t SPEAR’S
0 GARAGE.
Your UndulliSaaa wants you to scon-
omize and lav 1 your money and when
you buy yourmr auto tires then do a pa
triotic duty a lad go to Snell ft Spears
and buy the is National Tire and thus
save your n%aoner. - We guarantee
these tires M lor 3,600 miles and save
you et least lit 25 per cent on regular
standard priaj.jeee.
We also hanitsdle the Republic end
United Statelet* Tires. We will ex
change ne wndirca for your old ones
and allow yopse as good price for them.
We have v our running in machinn
new end arena retd/ tn overhaul that
old worn ounat Ford and make it at
good as newt*. Remember that ail our
work is guaiiniszsteed. ..Always go to
SNHpELL A SPEARS
Trike Busy Garage
JUDGE FRgMNK HARWELL
FOCOR COURT OF APPEALS
Twenty-fire vollyball leagues were
organised during the past month in
the army and navy training camp* of
the Southeast by the department Y.
M. C. A. physical director*, consist
ing of 224 team* and 8,677 player*.
We take * pleasure in calling the at
tention of r our readers to the an-
nouncomenliftt of the candidacy of
Judge Fraimak Harwell of LaGrango,
which is pur/iblisbed elaaweherc in this
issue.
Judge Hf]lir-well was appointed by
Governor B Dorsey last October to thle
position. R Be ii now candidate for the
unexpired t| terra. He haa made a splen
did record id during his brief term of
service on n this court, and his work it
highly conunoended by the member* of
the bar thiustoughout the State. He was
a achoolmatiiste of Governor Dorsey, and
it will bo rergxwlled that he managed the
campaign t, of the Governor two yean
ago.
In order*/to sceept this appointment
he reeignettri Ms position a* Judge of
the City OiCout of LaGrange, and he
now asks m « endorsement at the hands
of the peatetpta of the State, and will
appreciate Ksyotr support.
Judge Frank Harwell Seek*
to Fill Out Unexpired
Term on Court of Appeals
Bench.
1917 Judge of Court of Appeal* to auc-
ceed Judge George. Judge Frank Harwell
announces for re-election to the unexpired
term.
He was re-elected by the people of his
the City Court of LaGrange. and resigned
that^poaltlon^ to^ accept thin place on the
He has made a splendid record
ourt of Appeals since his appol
In October, and his work on the Court
Court of Appeals since his appointment
In October, and his work on tho Court
la commended and endorsed by the mem
bers of the bar throughout the State.
He is prominent In fraternal circles,
being a Hason. Knight of Pythias, Red
Han, and Odd Fellow.
He was Grand Master of Odd Fellows
of Georgia 1916-1918.
He Is a member of the Board of Trus
tees of LaGrange Female College.
He was a schoolmate of Governor Dor-
key. and managed the campaign of Gov
ernor Dorsey two years ago.
Judge Harwell was not a candidate for
Judge of the Court of Appeals In the
primary or In the convention of 1918,
and Is not responsible for the many post
defeats of his only opponent In seeking
this and other elective office*
_ He says in his announcement, “It 1
have faithfully. Intelligently and Impar
tially discharged the difficult duties of my
office, 1 feel that X will be accorded, under
lng.
“My experience upon the bench has
emphasized my conviction, in which X
am sure you concur, that Judges should
bs selected solely from the standpoint of
personal character, legal ability, judicial
experience, and temperamental fitness
for tbs place.
“While X would like personally to pre
sent my candidacy to the voters of the
State, (he duties'of my preaent position
am heavy and exacting and wlU prevent
the making of auch a campaign. I must
therefore rely upon the fair-minded citi
zens of Georgia who will participate In
the primary, to lnveatlgato the record I
have made and to Judge me by the re-
aulta I have accomplished.
as the reault of auch Investigation
or Inquiry, you abould deem me worthy
of your endorsement, I will deeply ap
preciate your aid and support”
County home demonstration agents
are making it possible for many com
munity fairs to serve as real conser
vation schools for the women who at
tend them. In some cases special
buildings have been provided for'
women’s work, which not only house
the exhibits prepared by the women
munity but afford places where mod
ern household equipment aqd labor
savers are shown and where demon
strations are given. At many of
these local fairs the agent arranged
for demonstrations in canning and
drying, in making bread, cheese, but
ter, and soap, in dressmaking, in
laundrying, and in fuel saving.
Judges in Tennessee have refused
to punigh persons r.ccused of work on
farms on Sundays, but have commend
ed them for so doing. This was re
ported to the Department of Agricul
ture’s recent farm labor conference
In Birmingham, Ala. Not long ago
tho rural churches of Indiana, in a
conference at Purdue University took
the position that it is quite right and
proper to do farm work on Sunday
if that Sunday work is necessary to
produce food crops to help win the
war.
Statistics compiled by the Amy
•and Navy Y. M. C. A, Physical De
partment show that 166,156 games of
baseball, vollyball, boxing matches,
track .meets, etc., were conducted in
the training'campa of the southeast-1
em Military Department during' the j
month of Jane. 1 I
—
The City of Augusta, Ga., requires
every man to carry a card showing
hia occupation. Compulsory work
law* have been passed by many cities
and an antiloafing law was pending in
the State legislature in mid July,
when these facts were reported to
tiie conference of Federal, farm help
specialists in Birmingham, JUa.
CONSERVE YOUR FRUIT
AND
VEGETABLES
WE HAVE THE CANS
limited supply of Nos. 2 and 3
VIENNA HARDWARE CO.
WANTED
Buy your surplus mules. They
must be in good condition
and fit for
WAR SERVICE.
P. G. BUSBEE
At Old Hamilton Stand.
.Prepare for the coal shortage with our wood
sawing outfit. You will need it. Get readv now.
It will be too late when winter comes. The* Mogul
Kerosene Engine and the. Appleton Sawing Table
will equip you for a profitable winter supply.
Palmer-Jones Company
The Machinery People
Cordele • Georgia
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