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A GREAT CONVENTION. Two thousand letters signed by United States Senator Bankhead, President, inviting Governors, Senators, Congressmen, State Highway Officials. County Judges, Mayors, and Presidents of Cham /bers of Comerce to attend the 7th 'Annual Convention of the United States Good Road Association which meets at Mineral Wells, Texas, April 14-19, were mailed (today by Director-General, J. A. Rountree, who is in Texas for the purpose of promoting and giving publicity to this great convention, which promises to be the most im portant and most largely attended gathering of good roads advocates that has ever been held in Ameri ca. Already over 10,000 dele gates have been appointed to at tend. Director-General Rountree has opened temporary headquarters here with a large clerical force, sending out thousands of letters, circulars and literature, giving in formation, not only about the As sociation, but the United States Good Roads Exhibit, which will have road and street models of brick, cement, asphalt, gravel im proved road machinery, automo biles, trucks, tractors and accesso ries. The United States Govern ment, Texas, Arizona, Oklahoma and other state road exhibits will be a feature. Some of the lead ing road and truck manufacturers of the country have already re served space and will send their expert demonstrators to attend. This feature of “Good Roads Week” promises to draw many state, county and city officials who are interested in purchasing ma chinery and material. The Bankhead National High way Association, which has for its president, Ex-Congressman, T. S. Plowman, will meet on the 18-19. Tliis convention will have dele gates in attendance from twelve states through which the Bank head Highway traverses from Washington through. Virginia, North and South Carolina, Geor gia. Alabama, Mississippi. Arkan sas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexi co, Arizona to Los Angeles, Cali fornia. Secretary Rountree states that on the basis of representa tion. not less than 2000 delegates will be in attendance. The route of the highway from Memphis to El Paso, Texas will be decided at this meeting, consequently there will be much rivalry and interest manifested. The people of Texas will organize and launch a cam paign for a seventy-five million dollar bond issue on April 19th. Thousands of leading Texas will attend this meeting for this pur pose and to receive inspiration from the great road enthusiasts of the country. With the meetings of the United States Good Roads Association, United States Good Road Exhibit, Bankhead National Highway As sociation and Texas Bond C am paign launching “Good Roads Week,” April 14th to the 19th in Mineral Wells will certainly be a wonderful week for the pro motion of good roads throughout the Nation. Deepest Lake in America. A lake known as the Great Sunken lake, Is reported to be the deepest lake in this country, and perhaps In the ■whole world. Located in the valley of the Cascade mountains,- about 70 miles north of Jacksonville, Ore., this lake, which is about 15 miles long and four miles wide, is so deep that its depth cannot be measured. It is situ ated so far below the crest of the mountains that winds cannot reach IT, and Its surface is like a sheet of glass. It is sometimes called the "lake of mys tery.” Scored Cylinders Fixed without warping or en larging. Use same old pistons and rings. Hood’s Garage 133 Clayton St. Athens, Georgia BETHLEHEM LOCALS The County Division Sunday chool convention will meet at the Bethlehem Baptist church Sun lay afternoon, March 30. Special nusie has been arranged for this iccasion, and prominent Sunday school workers will take part on lie program. Messrs. J. W. Brinsfield, E. S. Harris and G. L. Holloway spent ast Friday in Gainesville. Mr. and Mrs. Will Ross of Stat iam were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hayden Moore, Sunday. Dr. and Mrs. Sandy Harrell of Monroe have been with Mrs. C. T. Mathews for a few days. Mr. C. E. Parker, with the A. E. F. in France, has been sick for some time. He is still in the hos pital, but bis condition is im proved and his friends here wish 'or him a speedy recovery. Revs. J. C. Black of Cornelia, md J. Fred Eden, Jr. of Atlanta, >vere here last Tuesday night in lie interest of the enlistment •ampaign of the Baptist churches Miss Joe Kimball came up from Good Hope for a. few days last week. Little Miss Bess Harris went to Winder Saturday, where she joined Mrs. Gibson Nowell of At anta, to spend the week-end with Mrs. Minnie Daniel and Lucile Daniel. Mrs. Nancy Greeson, an aged adv, died last Thursday at the ionic of her daughter, Mrs. John Peppers. Mrs. Greeson had lived n this community for many years and was a consistent member of the Baptist church here for some time. Besides a large family of her own, she reared several or phan children, and several of these, with a host of other rela tives and friends survive her. Our teachers attended t*'e In stitute in Winder, Friday, and the children enjoyed a holiday. Five of the state and county demonstrators visited the school last week and each gave a help ful talk on their respective line of work. Revs. V. 11. Faust and R. L. Marshall attended the rally at the church Tuesday evening. Mr. W. C. Yearwood, one of our thriving and leading merchants, has added a beautiful display counter to bis store, thereby giv ing more room to increase bis stock of goods. Mr. and Mrs. Earl McDonald were recent guests here. The sudden death, Monday, at noon, of Air. Isaac Austin was’a shock to the entire community. Although he had not been strong for a few years, he had attended his farm and other business and apparently was improving in health. Air. Ausine was a faith ful member of the Alethodist church for many years, also a member of t h e Bethlehem Lodge of I. O. O. F. and had lived a quiet and peaceable life, number ing his friends by his acquaint ances. CNC T t.EAP n*!pr< To y Our sausage and also all our other meats are fresh and sanitary —and they’re Cheap. We sell: Pork Chops ICp per pound Pork Roast per pound All-Pork Sausage lCp per pound vJI Mixed Sausage per pound vvt Pork Head 111 per pound Country Ham OTp per pound •'JI Good Country JAp Butter, per pound E. S. BENNETT Market and Groceries Telephone No. 102 IT. JOHN CARRINGTON’S LETTER WILL INTER EST YOU. Andernade, Germany, Jan. 14, 1919. Dear Papa and Alama:— By the time you get this letter you will be living well into the New Year. One we have beeu looking forward to, for we believe in the early days of 1918 that the last of the year, or the first of 1919 would end the world war in favor of the Allies. So it has, and to night I’m stationed on the Rhine, with the army of occupation. Here to see that Germany lives up ■to what she promised if we would give up the chase and leave a few of them breathing. So far they have kept the contract and there is little chance now of them start ing anything, for their people now know that the American Army is made up of many millions of the best fighters the world has ever known. The German people once thought the American army consisted of only a few untrained men, and that the submarines were a sure safety to keep them from landing in time to save the world and to change history for all time to come. Alany times since I crossed into Germany I have been told by these people that if America had not come in when she did, that they would have been winners of this war. Truly I believe this; and the division that I’m now a member of was one of the Units that contributed most in saving Paris. I told you sometime ago that I was a member of the 7th Inf., (regular army), and one of the oldest regiments of the regular army. Dating back to the battle of New Orleans. Three presi dents of the United States have been members of this regiment. Some class to us—Enclosed you will find pictures of the city we are making our home. Avery old and beautiful city. Founded before Christ. The Government has made it a “leave Station.” Thousands of soldiers on their va cations visit here to learn of its old history. The old wall and many of the castles are still stand ing, and the finest roads in Ger many are here, built by Napolian years and years ago when lie fought for this part of Germany. This part of the country is also famous for its vineyards and fine wines. They shipped much of their products to America, but it will be sometime before they cau boast of doing business with- us Americans again. Not while this generation livds. Their bloody deeds of thfe past four years, the suffering caused the innocent are far to great to be bridged over or past unnoticed. 0 The thing we don't understand, they say we are responsible for their defeat, and yet since we are in their county they treat us as ,friends. Guess its because they think its best to do this without being made to. It is quite a sen sation to march through the enemy’s country feeling you are the big boss —a little different from dodging from shell holes to shell holes in no-man’s land. We marched into Germany on Dec. Ist, at 2:30 p. m. We cross ed near a small city and there were many Germans to see us -make our entrance. Our hoys marched with high heads and with broad smiles on theif faces, which told that nothing short of our com plete victory woud satisfy their hearts or pay for their sacrifices. As we marched over the bridge that separated Luxinburg from the original State of Germany, I remarked to an officer near by— “ Remembering the lives, the hard ships. the money and the time it has cost us to win this opportu nity, we have a perfect right to give vent to our feelings in a way that will come nearest satisfying from the heart of our General to the soul of the lowest ranking private in our army.” Attention to the Public We wish to call your attention to the fact that we carry a com plete line of the best in FLOUR, GRAIN, HAY and MIXED FEED and at a price that will be of interest to you. We also have a complete line of the freshest in FANCY GRO CERIES and PRODUCE. Make our store your headquarters. I C Pn Phone N0.304 !• IVdy lx UUtj Cor. Athens & Jackson Sts. 1 know the old year has cost you many anxious thoughts, many sleepless nights and many heart aches that you will never tell me of. and I would know nothing of were it not for the fact that my father and mother’s hearts seem an open hook to me, and whatever good I have been able to do for my country was acomplished be cause you backed me. There is nothing quite so valuable to a young man as the influence of a Christian home. Your hearts wfi! never again be made to ache on the account of war, for the job is finished in good style, and we believe Germany will behave as a whipped child, for she has had a correction that will last for a long, long time, and before she starts another war she will “stop, look and listen.” Tt seems to me that if there is one fact emphasized in this war more plainly than all others, it is the fact that when the strong makes war on the weak, she chal lenges the whole military power of the civilized world. I think this chastisement is sufficient to teach Germany the deception in believ ing “might is right.” Like to have forgotten to tell you that I along with another officer accept ed an invitation from an old Ger man man to go deer hunting. Its a great sport, but the only shot I got failed to tame the deer. Afy, but there was a chance to make my name famous among the boys GET A CHEVROLET The World’s Leading Car _ J. It is not so much the first cost as it is the up keep. The Chevrolet means more miles to the gallon of gasoline, less oil, less repair bills, more riding. Get one out of our new lot just unloaded. Woodruff Hardware Company here, but the deer failed to see it that way. Again I must not for get to tell you I have been placed on the regimental staff'. Don’t have to get up for reveille, drill, or go on guard. In other words, I'm “holding down” a fat job. Don’t believe I told you before that on the fourth day after we jianded in France along with 1400 men, I received orders for the Ver dun front, all strangers except two of the Winder boys from Cos. B-, Alare Higgins and Alencey. The Huns were holding a recep tion for us when we arrived on the front, but this part I don’t like to even think of to sav noth t mg of writing about. We came mt very thankful men. We won over here because you won over there, the ocean and the five thousand miles were not enough to break the hand of love that established perfect connection be tfeen Christian homes in America and the boys of the A. E. F. I received several papers today. Some from Winder and some from Atlanta, that wife of mine can’t be beat when it comes to doing the right thing at the right time? When I get papers regular T read lots and when I’m reading there isn’t much time left to talk to these Dutch girls. Don’t tell Mae this tho if you do it might take several extra boats to bring the papers she would he sending. Papa, it will soon be your birth dav, Feb. 14, and I want you to know that time and distance can never take from me the memory of my father. The older I grow and the more I learn, the more convinced I am that it is safe to follow the foot steps of my father. There isn't an inheritage in this world that its possible for a father to leave a son that I would exchange for your sweet and un selfish character. Just remember, no matter the circumstance T’ni with my Dad. to the last “mile post ’ ami may God be slow to let you reach the last one. Hope each of you are well and happy. Love to all. Write often. Your loving son. John Carrington. 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