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'The Henry County Weekly
VOL. XXXVIII,
PICTURE SHOWING A SECTION OF THE BOYS’ CORN CLUB PARADE
AT THE ATLANTA CORN SHOW. HENRY COUNTY’S
CHAMPION, LEVI T. BELLAH, APPEARS
NEAR THE CENTER.
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SCHOOL NEWS TROUGHOUT
THE COUNTY OF HENRY.
Department Devoted to the Interest of Ail
The Schools in The County With News
From Them Each Week.
O. 0. TOLLESON, MISS FRANIS WEBB,
Superintendent. Industrial Supervisor.
The Henry County Teachers
Association met at Flippen last
Saturday and enjoyed a very de
lightful day. The meeting was
opened by devetional exercises
led by M r . Johnson, then an ad
dress by President Cates on “The
Future Policies of the Association.”
The special theme of the morn
ing was “Education through Play.”
It was discussed by Miss Pearl
Warren, Hopewell; Prof. H. T.
Murphy, Pleasant Grove; and Mrs.
R. H. Hankinson, McDonough.
Their papers furnished such val
uable information on the subject
that the Secretary is preserving
them for the future use of the As
sociation.
The program was made the
delightful w’ith readings bv Miss
Florence Sappington,Hickory Flat;
Miss May Glass, Flippen; and a
pupil from Fairview School. Miss
Manta Brown and a readily res
ponsive first grade class from
Stockbridge gave a good example
of teaching reading to beginners.
At noon dinner was spread,
everybody taking part. The Flip
pen show they know how to do
things.
The afternoon was spent in ten
nis contests between the various
schools represented.
Besides a good attendance of
teachers and home patrons and
friends other schools were repre
sented by trustees and patrons.
These meeting are proving profit
able and enjoyable and it is regret
t ;d that any have to miss them.
The association goes to Locust
Grove next time, Feb. 7,1914. The
January meeting is omitted since
this is such a busy time and the
weather uncertain. The special
theme is “The school as the Com
munity Center.”
The Board of Education met
' last Tuesday. One of the matters
i ot special interest to teacher* was
the arrangement whereby the
[teachers can ba paid December
McDONOUOh. OEOIWHA, FRIDAY DECEMBER la. 19JJ
(Cut furnished by The Atlanta Georgian.)
MR. JASON H. WEEMS
HEARS DEATH S CALL
Excellent and Prominent Citizen
of Lowe’s District Died Thurs
day of Last Week.
Mr. Jason H. Weems died at his
home near Luella Thursday
morning ol last week.
He would have been 74 years of
age on the first day of January
next and his had been a useful and
exemplary life. He was a gentle
man of the old school, possessing
a rare intellect and numerous at
tractive and w inning traits of char
acter. As a consequence he pos
sessed a host of friends through
out the county, who valued him in
life and will miss him in death.
Mr. Weems was one of the Con
federacy’s best soldiers and saw
four years active service in the
Spflding Greys.
He was a member of the Meth
odist church and in his life was an
exemplar of its teachings.
The funeral and interment were
at Berea church at Hampton Fri
day afternoon at 1:30 o’clock. The
Rev. A. B. Sanders cenducted the
services.
Mr. Weems is survived by his
wife: one daughter, Mrs. Lu :ile
Dorton: and three sons; Messrs.
Douglas M. Weems, Lewis H.
Weems, and T. D. Weems.
salaries as soon as the report is
received. Those passing through
McDonough on the way for the
holiday visit, ma/ get checks by
calling by the office.
We expect the best from the
teachers and try to give them the
best in return.
HENRY COUNTY CLUBS
WIN PRIZES IN ATLANTA.
L. T. Bella!) Wins Fifth Corn Club Prize—Miss
Marie Daniel Seventh Canning
Club Prize.
HENRY'S CORN CLUB BOYS WINS ELEVENTH PRIZE.
Henry county should feel proud
indeed of her girls and boys of
the Canning and Corn Clubs. They
made a most excellent showing at
the immense corn ahow in Atlanta
last week.
Mr. Levi T. Bellah won the fifth
individual prize in Class 2. His
yield was 146.5 bushels, at a profit
of $127.02. The prize he wins is a
$50.00 feed mill.
Henry’s county corn club won
the eleventh prize of $20.00 in
cash, for exhibit of county clubs.
Miss Marte Daniel won the
Mr. Fred Kelley
Attacked By Appendicitis.
Mr. Fred Kelley’s many friends
here will hear with regret of his
serious illness in an Atlanta sani
tarium.
He was ittacked with appendi
citis and underwent an operation
Sunday afternoon. Our last re
porta were that he was doing
nicely, with good chances for an
early recovery.
Mr*. W. B. Kelley.
seventh prize in the pirls’ canning
club contest. This was $5.00 in
t
cash.
These young people are very
enthusiastic over their visit to the
show and their treatment by the
people of Atlanta.
Our own girls and boys made a
splendid showing in a contest in
which more than a thousand
others were entered.
Let us encourage them and
praise them and help them to
stand at the very top the next
time.
Bowensville.
Miss Nell Bowen spent SaturLiy
and Sunday with Mrs. N. J. Boweu.
Mrs. N. J. Bowen spent a short
time Sunday with Mrs. D. J. Rose
berry.
Mr. Ed Bowen visited relatives,
in Atlanta several days last week*
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