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THEY WANT A CHANCE, NOT CHARITY;
HELP UNCLE SAM GIVE THEM A START
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Two crippled soldiers being taught telegraphy in one of the
reconstruction hospitals maintained by the government.
"We don’t want charity; give us a
chance!"
From every reconstruction hospital
la the country comes this insistent
plea from thousands of wounded sol
diers. Although shattered in body, the
■pirit that sustained them at Chateau
Thierry, Argonue and Met* remains
unJjjoken. _ j . ■- .
V They do not want something to?
nothing; they are willing to work for
all they get.
The Government has Inaugurated re
construction institutions at various
points throughout the country where
the blind, the armless and legless are
taught useful trades and professions
W’hile the soldier and sailor is un
dergoing vocational training, he is sup
ported by the Government. Should he
have dependents, they also receive aid.
Five possible steps follow a wound
ed soldier’s decision to take the vo
cational training course. They are:
decision by the disabled man as to
his course of training; the training it
self, which is to tit him for a definite
occupation; trial employment in that
occupation; placement after trial in
a definite job, and follow-up work to
safeguard his interests.
Within the next few months It is
axpected that several thousand dis
abled soldiers will have sufficiently
recovered from their wounds to take
the Government’s vocational training
course. Industrial schools and colleges
throughout the country are being util
ized so that most of the men are being
trained close to their homes.
Thirty-one per cent of the total now
la training are taking commercial
VICTORY.
(Last Week’s Locals.)
Rev.J.R. Burel filled his appoint
ment here Sunday afternoon and
delivered an address to an iner
esting audience. Mr. Clifford .Jor
dan also talked very interesting
ly of liis trip to France and the
conditions t here.
Several from here attended the
drove Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Appling,
of near Ilapeville, visited Mr. and
Mi's. .1, K. Roekmore and family
Saturdaf and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs, Hoyt Me liver and
family visited Mr. and Mrs. T. A.
W ood of Mt. Moriah, Sunday.
Rev. J. T. Malt hie and family
attended services here Sunday.
Mr. Will Manders. of Ice Log,
spent the week-end with home
folks.
Mr. and Mrs. .). 11. Timms, of
Sardis, visited relatives here Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Bailey were
the guests of the later’s mother,
Mrs. Bowles, Sunday.
The near-hy churches; Mt. Mo
riah, and Bethabra, hold their
Sunday school in the morning
now, and hv co-operating with
these, we can have a good Sunday
school at each place.
Rev. Collins, who had an ap
pointment here last Fourth Sun
day, but failed to fill it because
of illness, will preach here next
Fourth Sunday afternoon. Mr.
Colins is a young man, highly re
commended as a preacher. Let’s
give him a good audience.
Strange Street Name*.
What is the quaintest street name
you know of in London, past or pres
ent? It would probably ho hard, re
lates the London Chronicle, to beat
Shalllgonaked street, which, according
to the late Sir Laurence Goinme’s evi
dence before the local records com
mittee, appears as the name of a street
In Wupping in a sewers rate book for
1748. In those days the naming of a
street was not in the hands of a sedate
public authority, hence the oddity of
some of these old names.
tcourses; seventeen per cent are learn
ing the various phases of agriculture,
farm management, poultry raising and
stock breeding. Others are studying
law, medicine, banking, and some are
being trained in engineering, telegra
phy, tailoring, window trimming and
designing, accounting, store manage
ment, machine shop practice, meat in
spection, traffic management, and so
on.
It is not merely the men who have
lost their arms or legs, or who have
been blinded, that the Government Is
retraining and restoring to self-sup
porting activity. Aid is offered to ev
ery man who is entitled to Government
compensation. Thousands of men suf
fering from tuberculosis, bronchitis,
heart and nervous diseases, may be
unable to re-enter their former occu
pations.
What better assurance to the sol
diers could be- given than that uttered
by President Wilson when he said:
“The Nation has no more solemn ob
ligation than healing the hurts of our
wounded and restoring our disabled
men to civil life and opportunity. The
Government recognizes this, and the
fulfillment is going forward fully and
generously.
"IT IS NOT A CHARITY!
"It Is merely the paymentLof a draft
of honor which the United/ States of
America accepted when it selected
these men, and took them in their
health and strength to fight the bat
tles of the nation. They have fought
the good fight, they have kept the faith
and they have won. Now we keep
faith with them, and every citizen is
endorser on the general obligation^/
GIFTS FROM “Y”
HELPED DOUGHBOY
Corporal Irving Abrahams of New
York has just returned from France.
Just because the Y. M. C. A. men
overseas bad gone out of their way
to treat him well, he took the trouble
to make his way to the Headquarters
Building of the National War Work
Council. Y. M. C. A., New York City,
and found someone on the 9th floor at
Headquarters to tell how much he ap
preciated tha service of the Red Trian
gle.
This Is Just a part of what he said:
"V returned from France on the
27tli of January. Have been wounded
three times. Am feeling fine, but the
first time when we landed over in
France in April, 1917, we took the
position up on Chateau Thierry and
the Y. M. C. A. was right with us and
brought up on the tiring line choco
late, cigarettes, and also pears, bis
cuit and done the best and all he could
just to please the boys.
“And in August when we drove the
Germans back he came up under
heavy shell Are and brought us the
same chocolate, cigarettes, and if the
boys didn't have any money he would
give it to us just the same.
“And up on the Argonne Forest he
went under heavy shell fire and
brought up all the candy and choco
late, and also spoke to the boys to
send our money to our mothers and
which we did, and also he told us to
send our money home and he will do
all he can for us. and also the boys ot
the Third Division is very well pleas
ed of the Y. M. C. A. and also thank
them ever so much; and also when
we got relieved from the Argonne
woods the Y. M. C. A. entertained us,
gave us a grand time, and we thank
the Y. M. C. A. with our full heart and
we shall never forget them.
"So I don’t see why the fellows are
coming back from France and kicking
the Y. M. C. A., and I can speak to
anybody and ask them why they are
knocking the Y. M. C. A.”
The Indian Cashew Tree.
Besides the nuts used in confection
ery tlie Indian cashew tree yields an
Insect-repelling gum. a juice that
makes Indelible Ink. and three kinds
of oil, one edible,' the others used to
tun fishing nets and preserve wood.
Rule Without Exceptions.
People differ in their opinion about
Jokes, hut here's a rule that can he
depended upon: A Joke you tell your
self is always a good one.—Boston
Transcript.
Still Good.
"No men can act with effect who do
do not act In concert; no men e*>n act
In concert who ce not act with confi
dence; no men can act with confidence
who are not bound together by com
mon opinions, common affections and
common Interests.” —Burke.
Had Not Changed Much.
A negro, who was so singularly lazy
as to be quite a problem, got converted
In a revival. His associates in the
church were extremely anxious to
know whether he would not bestir him
self and go to wmrk. The negro at
tended a meeting and offered a pray
er, in which occurred the petition:
"l se me. Lord, use me—in an advisory
capacity.”
In Everyday Life.
It Is well to remember that exceW
ent things are rare.
THE UNIVERSAL CAR
Ford cars are more useful today than
ever before; a necessity, in village, town,
city and country; the utility of farmer,
merchant, manufacturer, architect, en
gineer, contractor, salesman, doctor,
clergyman; a profitable factor in the life
of the nation. Kunabout, $500; Touring
Far $525; One Ton Truck Chassis, 550
Coupe, $650; Sedan, $775 —these prices f. o.
h. Detroit. We can get but a limited quan
tity. Please give us your order at once as
first come will get first delivery.
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WINDER, GEORGIA.
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*‘P e P” notch, running; without a “buck” or a thump or a
jar, makes it a genuine pleasure in driving a car. Correct
and QUALITY lubrication is the answer. It’s the differ
ence between trouble and pleasure. To those who appre
ciate just what correct and “quality” lubrication means, this
information is superfluous. They don’t have these troubles.
Most of them use “GREEN FLAG” MOTOR OIL exclu
sively, and have forgotten what “engine troubles” are.
Your engine ard motor are lubricated by a special sys
tem, provided by the manufacturer for that purpose. This
system reaches every part of the motive power and its
parts with minute regularity. If this automatic system of
lubrication were not provided, you could not run a motor
car at all. If you had to personally oil some 18 or 20 parts
of the engine and motor every day before you started out,
even if such a plan was necessary, and you knew exactly
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Wiring.
Page C. Gregory
Electrical Contractor.
Phone 064 or 40
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WINDER. GEORGIA No. i
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where and how to distribute the oil, very few motor cars
would be in operation. But the lubricating system of ev
ery car obviate any attention on your part except having
the oil put in the heart of the system as you need it. That’s
easy. You just drive up and have the dealer put in the
necessary amount. But the general failing of most driv
ers of cars is this thev drive up and say—“GIVE ME
A QUART OF OIL.” That isn’t the correct way to ask
for it, to get the best results. Drive ud and say— “GIVE
ME A QUART OF ‘GREEN FLAG’ OIL.
There are a number of “GREEN FLAG” MOTOR OIL sta
tion* in this county. The dealers are well-known and reliable
and you can buy “GREEN FLAG” MOTOR OIL from any one’
of them with the assurance that you are getting the best oil, and
the grade of oil best adapted for your needs.
It will pay you to drive out of your way to buy “GREEN
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