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VOLUME EIGHTEEN
VIENNA. GA.. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 14 1918
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Great Peaci ^
Celebration Here
UN
PEOPLE UNITE IN THEIR EX
PRESSIONS OF GRATITUDE
AND DEUGHT. SPLENDID
MEETING MONDAY NIGHT.
teairly Monday morning tie siren
voice of the fire whistle heralded the
good news of peace. When the idea
that a fire was in jprogress, which at
first existed, was dissipated and the
' knowledge of the real troth became
general, people, rose from their beda
and gathering what instruments of
' celebration they had at hand pro
ceeded^ go forth shouting the good
news. Horns, tin cans, pans, pistols,
„ guns, drums, and all manner of fuss
making devices were, brought into) ac
tion. Soon a crowd assembled in the
center of the business section and
prdhiptly collecting everything that
was inflammable and not nailed down
started a bon-fire that would have
brought forth a rebuke from Mr. Gar
field had hot the occasion justified^the
defiance of the order of even this aug
ust government official.
An attempt was niade to carry on
business as usua^ during the morning
and give the afternoon over to re
joicing and hilarity but the effort
proved well nigh a failure, many of
the business houses closing their
■ don entirely for the day, othen mere
ly maldng a. pretense at carrying on
affairs. Grown-ups laid aside their
responsibilities and abandoned care;
UNITED WAR WORK TO
■ HELP SOLVE PROBLEM
IN TAKING CARE OF BRAVE
BOYS AND GIRLS AFTER THE
WAR.
If ever army and navy welfare is to
be of more value than while the force
of America is being hurled against
Prussian autrocity, it will be during
the lull and relaxation which will fol
low closely a cessation of hostilities.
Then when youthful spirits begin to
soar among the fancies of foreign
fields, it will be most important that
America’s arms be folded closely
around her soldier and sailor boys the
future builders of our nation.
The. seven army and navy welfare
organizations.which are embraced in
the United War Work Drive are es
sential national factors which should
command deepest-interest on the part
of the “folks back home," .for they
will represent America in taking care
of the gallant fellows when the flood
of fire ceases and the pendulum of hu
man interest begins to swing.
A fifty per cent oversubscriptions
of quotas in the United War Work
ORDERS RECEIVED
BY LOCAL BOARD
SOME CLASSIFICATION WORK
HELD UP, OTHER TO CO FOR
WARD. > - .
The local board is in receipt of the
following passages from Major. Mal
let which relate to the work of the
draft in this county.
“The President directs that all out
standing calls including individual in
ductions under, competent orders for
thd nductlon and mobilization of reg
istrants of what ever color or physical
qualification.’for the army be and that
the same are hereby, cancelled. Pend
ing further instructions no more in
ductions shall he made into the army
nor entrainments permitted or under
taken. You will immediately cancel
and recall all Induction orders except
where order issued or entry made as
to registrants already entrained or
who have become deserters wllen this
order reaches you for . as to regis
trants entrained or the record shall
UNION SERVICE AT
THE BAPTIST CHURCH
TWO CHURCHES UNITE IN SERV-
•ICE OF THANKSGIVING AND
-PRAISE. .
The Baptist church in this city, was
the scene .Tuesday night of an inspir
ing and helpfhl service. When the
news of peace was received the Bap
tist minister actuated by that.' same
impulse that is welding the hearts of
the nation, immediately conferred
with the pastor- of. the Methodist
church inviting him and his people to
unite with the Baptist. people in
service of praise . and thanksgiving
Tuesday .evening at the hour for the
regular mid-week prayer service. The
invitation was unhesitatingly accept
ed and the result was a service char
acterized by that perfect accord which
bears a fruition of. lasting benefit to
any community. There was a nota
ble absence of any evidence, on the
part of those who took part in the
' sorvice, to give honor to human agen-
THIRD DISTRICT FIRST TO GO
-OVER ThE TOP. NO REPORT
YET FROM SOME DISTRICTS.
remain as It stands. You will make. on the contrary thero was a uni
record of such classification by appro- versal manifestation of humblo gratl-
priate entry in column twonfy-ninc
classification list and notify every reg
istrant concerned, By letter telegraph
or orally or by two or all of such
means as circumstances require that
his induction order has been cancelled.
Proper proof of issuing all such order
of cancellation and rccall.es to each
Drive is made essential by the present registrant must he preserved by re-
crisis, and’thore is an ation-wlde ap- ‘ ention of «“*?» c .°P ies , thcreof and
- crisis, and there is o nation-wide ap-',^ m ., C ° TP tW f nty ‘
little boys and girls formed into pa- pe al for this generous evidence ot "-}»» oflthcclassification list and you
rades and led the stars and >trl« it. are cautioned at your peril to pre-
rades and led the stars and stripes America’s appreciation fof tho heroic
with bells ringing and horns blowing, (victorious struggle of over four mil.
marched cerimoniously through \ the
streets. The celebration continued
throughout the day and far into the
night, many of those worn out by the
.- activities of the day going to sleep to
' the sound of trumpets, horns ' and
drums and tho intermittent human
’■ yells UiaPYpoke eloquently of'hearts'
* too happy to contain their joy.
CELEBRATION AT COURT HOUSE
IN THE EVENING
A fitting climax to a day in which
jby had been unrestrained was the as
sembling at the' court house Monday
evening at six o’clock for a dignified
celebration of the announcement of
peace. At Uiis hour Col. Watts Pow-
. ell acted aa master of ceremonies. A
deep and fervent prayer of thanksgiv
ing and praise by Rev. T. W. Tippett
marked the beginning of thia service.
Col. Powell then presented Judge W.
H. Lasseter who made a magnificent
address, surpassing in eloquence any
of the many that he'had made in the
interest of the war since its beginning.
. Following this Mr. Tippett deliver
ed one of the strongest and most re
pressive discourses that has ever been
prcsenteitto a Vienna audience.
Col. Powell then made a forceful
lions of fellows who were willing to
give their last drop of rcd,-blood for
the poacj and .freedom- of thoir peo
ple.
CAMPAIGN GOES
FORWARD IN DOOLY
tude to the All-wiso Leader for the
victory which is His, The service was
altogether most appropriate because
it was tho truly, right and proper way
to. celebrate the victory of the allies
and United States, and also because it
united in closer fellowship a people
whoso rellgihus views may differ but
whoso ultimate purposes . should be
thd same if tho principles for which
they profess to bo fighting ot last pre-
vail. ■; i j • .
serve these copies. Nothing in this j CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
telegram shall bo construed as effect
ing any call or competent order into
the navy or marine corps and all such
inductions into tho navy or marine
corps will proceed as ordered. You
ATTENTION BAPTIST CHURCHES C ^^° e C '“ S :
OF HOUSTON sssnruTmu s.ficstion phys.c.l exam.nat.on and
The Houston Baptist Association
will meet a£ tho Baptist church in
Cordele Wednesday, Nov. 20. Let
all churches take notice and send
messengers.
W, H. ROBINSON, Clerk.
D LAS
place !
The Thombley place 3 miles of Vi
enna on'three prominent highways,
202 12 acres all red pebble land, 175
acres in cultivation, large, six-room
dwelling, S tenant houses. Can be
bought on easy terms. See
D. e. KEfCHUM, Vienna.
The Lon Raines place, 101 1-4 ac
res of land, about 86 in cultivation.
Large six-room dwelling, ceiled, paint
ed, etc., and one tenant house, dwell
ing could not be replaced for $2,600.
All red epbble land. .4 1-2 miles from
Vienna, 3 miles from Pinehurst, 2 1-2
v*>l. roweu uien wane n lorce.u. ,, r ;n_ , , . _n„
appeal In behalf of the United War JLL Va B«? ’ Lhot. and ehLh.
Work campaign that la now on, stress
ing‘the added importance that - has
been given the necessity for contrib
uting to the great fund. The appeal
met with a generous response, the to
tal subscriptions made, swelling mater
ially the fund already in hand.
His address Monday evening was
thought by many to have eeiipeed all
previous efforts.
Rev. W. L. Wright was the last
speaker on the program. There is per
haps in all Vienna no more fervently,
patriotic citizen than Hr. Wright.
Throughout the war he has respond-
Pleasant Valley. School and church.
Easy terms. See „
D. C. KETCHUH, Vienna.
TWO FORD CARS FOR SALE
One Touring ear ana one Roadster,
both in good condition. Inquire at
Vienna News office.
have been launched. He was ever 1
prepared for the spirit of patriotism
seemed to dominate his whole being.
He has studied the great issues and,
problems involved, keeping himself
well informed and he was ready for
cd loyally to every call to serve as a thia occasion with each detail of the
speaker in the variouY campaigns that armistice fresh in his. mind.
Just Received
I have Just received a
car of CYPRESS SYRUP
BARRELS, Get them
while you x can.
D. B. Thompson
ther activities of tKc'selective draft.
A letter of complete nstruction-is'be
ing mailed you today.
. “MALLET.”
Th<y>lhdr received later is:
I 'quote you herewith telegram re
ceived from Provost Marshal General
Secretary of war has today issued the
following order to the provost Mar
shal general: “You will at once _ in
struct state headquarter*, local and
district boards immediately to discon
tinue all work connected with the
classification of men who on Sept. 12,
1918, had attained their thirty-sev
enth birthday. You will further in
struct aaid4>oarda to continue to com
pletion as expeditiously as possible the
classification of all registrants who on
Sept. 12, 1918, had ‘ attained their
thirty-seventh birthday. You will fl.
rally at the earliest appropriate Mo
ment direct all tlocal and dlstric
boards to issue Questionnaires to all
j registrants who, op Sept 12, 1918,
had attained their 18th birthday and
had not attained their nineteenth
birthday and to proceed with and
complete as early as possible the clas
sification of such registranta.” Fur
ther orders will be issued later cover
ing the matter of sending question-
naires to and clasifying eighteen year
old registrant*.
In entering punuant to the forego
ing instructions upon what teems, in
view of the mighty events of the day
to be the final work of this character
to bo done by the selective’ service
system I extend to the members of
that system my personal congratula-
tions upon theh> trply great achieve
ments of the past year and a half,
achievements that have taxed to the
utmost the ime the ability and the en
durance of all those engaged in the
work and hdve furnished the army to
which in large measure must be given
the credit for saving to the world both
civilization and government by the
people. To you member* of that
■ystom must come a sense of duty well
done which only a loyalty patriotism
and devotion such as yours can bring.
The country and thew orld knows that
owes to yon a debt of thanks and
gratitude which cannot be measured
by words but only by the affection
the respect, and the esteem, now
yours, of those among whom you live
and from whom you have taken that
which was beynd price.
In undertaking the completion
your work under the order above giv
en I besneak of you the same interest
and tireless energy which has charac
terized your work in the past.
CROWDER.
MALLET.”
PROVES .TO BE A FARCE
Atlanta, Ga.—Official circles aro
much stirred up and a great . many
people ijrc amused over one of the
constitutional amendments supposed
to have beep passed at the last gener
al eU-ctio /b-jz which later develop
ments'ahifilr to have amounted prac
tically to a farce because of an unnot
cd error in the original bill which
was copied on tho ballots. The amend
ment was.intended.to provide for an
increase in clerical expense for the
governor, and; in the list of 16 emend
monts, all were explained to the voter
except the second which merely read
for or against the amendment to ar
ticle 6, section 1, of the Constitution
of Georgia. A great many people vot
ed for the amendment without know
ing just what it meant as there was
no explanation to guide them intelli
gently; and it now transpires that ar
ticle 6, section 1 refers to the judic-
' powers of the state pnd defines
their
Aa the people voted on one section
of the constitution when another Was
Intended, It is-declared by* many that
they have not amended tho proposed
section at all,-and that it, will be nec
essary for the legislature to pais the
amendment again at Its next session
and than have it ratified in the gener
al election two years following bo-
fore it may become n tew. By .that
time Governor Doney’i term will have
expired-without his having received
the Increase in clerical expenses from
$6009 to $10,090 as he requested
With the results of only two days’
work in the interest of the United
War Work fund reported at the time
this article was written tho total
amount collected showed more than a
third of the quota to be raised by Nov
18th already in hand.
Some members of the committee
have been very active going about
tlieir/luty in a business-like manner
and getting satisfactory results. The
first group of the local committee to
obtain their quota was composed of
E. C. Taylor and J. J. Heard. They
reported their work finished Monday
night and delivered the goods to sub
stantiate the report.
The first district to go over the top
was the Third, a small territory it is
true, but the committee deserves the
highest praise for the prompt accom
plishment of their work.
The report subjoined was submit
ted .Wednesday morning at which
time it was impossible to get a report
from several of the districts. No re
port of the prork among the negroes
which is going forward wit$ enthusi
asm had been received either. The
work among the school children
which is under the supervision of Mrs.
B. F. Forbes and Mrs. E. C. Taylor,
has been deferred until tho latter part
of the week for practical reasons. This
promises to bring interesting results.
Tho official report compiled by Chmn.
R, W. Burke, Wednesday is as follows
Vienna, $1,397.60. ■
6th District, $600.00.
Unsdilla, $400.00.
9th District $20.00.
3rd District, $253.33.
TO CITIZENS OF DOOLY COUNTY
Governor Dorsey has made a proc
lamation appointing Sunday, Novem
ber 24th, as Educational Day for
Georgia, and desires that this day be
observed if possible, by every church
In the state, \
I take this means of urging all the
people of Dooly County to make it a
point to attend church on Education
al Day and help and encourage In
this way the advancement of educa
tion throughout this county.
J. M. ROYAL
SCHOOLS TO REOPEN NEXT
MONDAY, THE 18TH
The schools that have been closed
on Vccount of tho epidemic of influen-
sa, may -reopen next Monday, 18th.
The short term schools may also op-
e: on that date.
J. M. ROYAL, C. S. S.
FOR SALE ON EASY TERMS
t The Trippe place 7 mllea weat of
Vienna on Drayton road, 202 1-2 ac
res, 176 acres in cultivation, plenty
tfanber and Tunning water, 6-room
dwelling, new, painted, ceiled, etc. 3
tenant houiea, red pebble land. Can
he bought at once on easy terms.
D. C. KETCHUM, Vienna,
IMPRESSIVE SERVICE
IT METHODIST GHURGH
LARGE CROWD PRESENT TO
WITNESS UNVEILING OF SERV-
ICE FLAG.
The program at the Methodist
church Sunday night in honor of the
twenty-four members now in the
service was highly interesting, each
feature being well presented. The pa
triotic songs were sung with zest and
enthusiasm, the prayers were elo
quent appeals for the protection and
guidance of the men in question. The
chief address made by Judge W. H.
Lasseter was characterized by the
patriotic fervor that'always grips Mr.
Lasseter when he discusses patriotic
affairs. The prayer of a British sol
dier read by Mrs. N. A. Powell
most impressive.
The presentation of the Cag to the
church was maao by Miss Anne White-
head, who represented the Woman's
Missionary Society. The words of
this presentation address were wisely
chosen being peculiarly appropriate
to the occasion. It was an interesting
discussion of tho origin and design of
tho flag, delivered in a most pleasing
manner. At tho close Miss Whitehead
drew aside the caul that hid the flag
from view, revealing it to the audi
ence—a thing of artistic beauty; she
then presented it to Mr. A. E. Jordan
who with a few graceful words ac
cepted it on behalf of the church.
Therp were twenty-four stars on
the gleaming, glistening bed of white
with its border of glowing red, one of
these was a silver one representing
R. G. Lumsden who was wounded in
netion arid invalided home, the other
twenty-three were the beautiful blue
that'typifies the good fortune of the
men they represent—that they have
sustained no physical injury in the
performance of their duty.
q rather peculiar coincidence
that the service should have been ar
ranged for this hour coming as it dief
on the eve of the great day of pence.
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM METH
ODIST CHURCH'
Tho examining committee of tho
Cordele District South Georgia Con
ference will moct at the Methodist
church Thursday, Nov. 14, at 10
o'clock for the examination of appli
cants for license to preach. The ‘com
mittee consists of the following: Rev.
W. F. Smith, Cordele; T. B. Stan
ford, Cordele; T. E. Davenport, Ash-
burn; W. A. Brooks, XJnadilla; W. L.
Wright, Vienna.
The last quarterly conference for
this churc*h will be hfcld at the Metho-,
dist* church Friday afternoon at 3
o'clock.
South Georgia Conference will con
vene in Valdosta on Wednesday, the
'20th. Inst Bishop. W. A. Candler will.
preside. Vienna has two delegates to
represent the Cordele District, they
are Messrs. E. G. Greene and J. G.
Forehand. ' *
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