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About The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 16, 1914)
The Henry County Weekly ■ V'i-y * -rft n ' c VOL. XXXIX. BAfTIST SUNDAY SCHOOLS | TO HOLD MEETING. Flint River Association Has Plan ned Meeting For May 29- 31st at Zebulon. The Sunday School Convention of the Flint River Association will be held at Zebulon on May 29th, 30th, and 31st. Those in charge of the plans are making preparations to have a very useful and interesting series of meetings at that time. Below we give some o. the items which make up the “Stand ard of Excellence for Baptist Sun day Schools, adopted by the Sun day School Field Workers As sociation of the Southern Baptist Convention”: PERENNIAL. A session of the school every month in the year. CHURCH CONTROL. School under control of the Church and making stated reports to the Church. The Church elect ing the officers and teachers. School contributing to at least two causes fostered by the Church. BIBLES USED. Bibles used in the school above the Primary Department. The use of both Bibles and Quarterlies dis couraged while teachers are test ing pupils’ lesson study. TEACHERS’ MEETING OR WORK ERS’ COUNCIL. A regular Teachers’ Meeting, or Workers’ Council, attended by at least fifty per cent of the ofiicers and teachers. normal diplomas. Our Normal Course Diploma, or Reading Course Certificate, held by at least fifty per cent of the officers and teachers. CHURCH MEMBERS ENROLLED. There shall be enrolled in the school, including the Home De partment, seventy-five oer cent of the resident members of the church to which the school be longs. DEPARTMENTS SEPARATED. Primary and Junior Depart ments occupying their own quart ers, separated from the rest of the school by walls or movable parti tions, or at least by curtains. Class rooms rr curtained space for fifty per cent of remaining classes. SCHOOL GRADED. The schorl graded, on the fol lowing basis: Primary: 0-8 (Cradle Roll, 0-3; Beginners, 4-5; Main Primary, 6 8). Junior: 9 12. In termediate: 13-16. Senior: 17- 20. Adult. 21-up. In a small school, the Adult may be included in the Senior. A Teacher Training or Normal Class. At least one organized clasps each for men and women. EVANGELISM. The school emphasizing Evange lism; making special appeals to the unconverted to accept Christ. VALUABLE HELPS FOR THE HOUSEWIFE. Instructions Are Given How to E radfcate Almost Every Stain We Know. HOW TO REMOVE STAINS. There are few stains which can not be removed, if treated prompt ly; but if they are allowed to go through the process of washing, they may be indelibly “set” by the action of hot or cold water. The following methods will be found useful in the removal of stains: BLOOD.—Soak ill cold water and ammonia; wasli in warm water with naphtha soap. CHOCOLATE AND COCOA.—Soak in cold water; wash in hoi water. COFFEE—Spread the goods over a basin, and from a hei :ht pour very hot water on the stain ed places. EGGS. —Soak in cold water; after ward wash in the usual way. FRUIT. —Boiling water, as for coffee stains. GLUE.—Apply vinegar with a cloth until the stain is removed. GRASS.— Wash in alcohol or in ammonia and water; if the colors are not delicate, use a paste made of soap and cooking soda. GREASE.—Wash in warm water and soap, spirits of turpentine, gasoline or ether. INK. —If the stain is fresh, soak the part in milk, and change the milk frequuently. If the stain is dry, wet it first, then oxalic acid on it, rub, and rinse in several waters; or w t the cloth in a saturated solution of permanga nate of potash until it is dyed a dark brown. Remove ths per manganate with oxalic acid, and rinse in several waters. This method can be used only on white fabrics. If it is carelessly used, or if the rinsing is not thorough, the oxalic acid will destroy the fabric. INDELIBLE INK —Soak in strong ammonia; rinse in several waters. IODINSoak in alcohol, ether or chloroform. IODID OF POTASSIUM.— Soak in strong ammonia; rinse throughly. Iron-Rust.— Apply salt and lemon juice, then hydrochloric acid. Spread the stained portion over a bowl containing one quart of water and one teaspoonful of borax; apply the acid drop by drop, until the stain becomes bright, then dip it in water. Con tinue until the stain disappears. Care should be taken to use borax in the rinsing water. KEROSENE.— Cover the stain with a thick layer of fuller’s earth: let it remain twenty-four hours, then brush it off. MILDEW. —Lemon-juice and sun shine. Milk. —Cold water. MACHINE OIL. —Benzin, naphtha or turpentine; but cold water will often remove machine oil. PAINT —If fresh, use bezin. If the stain is old, rub vaselin into it, and wash it with benzin. SCORCHED PLACE—Lay in the strong sunlight. Stove Polish—Naphtha soap McDonough, Georgia. fr day, January 16, 1914. LEE S BIRTHDAY WILL BE OBSERVED HERE SUNDAY. Local Daughters of the Confed eracy Will Give Program at Presbyterian Church, The birthday of t h e South’s great chieftain, G.acral Robert E Lee, comes on Monday, the 19th iustant. It will be observed in McDon ongh on Sunday j afternoon, the 18th instant, at 3’ o’clock, at the Presbyterian church. The Cnarles T. Zachry Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy have arranged a most interesting program for the occasion. It will consist of an ad dre s, songs, readings, et:. Judge R. O. Jackson will deliv er the address and Miss Nina Wall will give a reading. This the noblest organization ot women in existence is doing a magnificent work in preserving the materials for a true history of that great conflict between two companies of free and independ ent states and in attempting to keep alive the interest in that his tory and to see that only the truth is taught to our children. Everybody is invited to come Sunday afternoon. PROGRAM. Prayer —Mr. J. C. Daniel. Song —Holy, Holy, Holy. Pleading" —Mrs. While. Solo —Miss Ruby Walker. Some Stories abont Lee. Miss Nina Wall. Address. Judge R. 0. Jackson. Song, God Be With You. Prayer. Tussahaw. Mrs. Fannie Sowell spent Thurs day night with Mr. and Mrs. A. W. McGarity. Miss Ruby Setzer visited Miss Bessie Whitaker Wednesday. Mrs. Nettie McGarity visited Ector McGarity Wednesday. Mrs. G. F. Upchurch visited Mrs. AUie McGarity Thursday after noon. and cold water. * Silver Nitrate. —Soak in a salt solution and rinse in a strong solution of ammonia; or soak in iodid of potassium, rinse firs in strong ammonia; then in several clear waters. TEA. —Cold water, followed by hot. VASELlN.— Turpentine or alco hol. Wagon Grease.— Apply lard, then rinse in warm water and soap. WAX. —Put blotting-paper over the stain, and iron with a hot iron. WINE —Salt and boiling water. A good soap should be neutral. —FromThe Youth’s Companion, Boston, Mass. SCHOOL NEWS TROUGHOUI THE COUNTY OF HENRY. Department Devoted to the Interest of All The Schools in The County With News From Them Each Week. 4 0. 0. TOLLESON, MISS FRANIS WEBB, Superintendent. Industrial Supervisor. The schools opened last week with an overflow attendance. The trustees in some cases had made some preparations during the holi days to meet the increase and to | add to the efficiency of the school 'plant. Several have added new desks and black boards. South Avenue has a new floor and desks throughout, furnished by the Ladies Improvement Club; Hickoi y Flat has another porch, a cloak room and the house cieled; Oak land has painted their building out side. Quite a number of others are planing improvements, Prof. Cates, Locust Grove, the President of the Henry County Teachers Association, is planning a spelling match for the schools of the county at the next meeting of the association at Locust Grove, Saturday, Feb. 8. The rules of tins contest will be published next week. Former Editor of The Weekly Now Edits Metter ydvertiser. The many friends of ex-Editor R. L. Johnson, formerly of Mc- Donough but more recently con nected with the Atlanta Georgian, will be interested to known that he will take char e of the Metter Enterprise next week and again become one of the guild. Mr. Johnson is a splendid all-round newspaper man and we congratu late the Metter community upon securing his services. Metter is in a splendid section of the State and her progressive citizenry are moving for a new county to be cut from the counties of Bulloch, Emanuel and Tattnall, with every indication of being successful be fore the summer session of the Legislature. —Jonesboro News. Roll Call at Sardis on Sat urday Before First Sunday. There will be a roll call at Sar dis church o n Saturday before the first Sunday in February. All members are requested to be present if possible. Pine Apple. Mr. C. E. Smith visited his aunt, Mrs. Jane Mitchell, near Griffin, Sunday. Msis Amelia Walker, who is at tending the L. G. 1., spent Sunday with home folk. Besides several books and bul letin additions to the Teachers’ Library the following four maga zines will be received during 1914. Arts and Decoration; Technical World; Craftsman; and Physical Culture. The Superintendent has several helpful periodicals also which the teachers and others tnaj use when interested. Monthly Magazines: Normal Instructor, Primary Plans, School News, The Pro gressive Teacher, Holland Maga zine, Ainslees, and Southern Poultry Journal. Weekly Papers: The Pathfinder, Current Events, Farm and Ranch. When you wish any help or re ference, write naming the subject and line of your investigations, and we will try to get it for you. Danghters of Confederacy Will Meet on the 29th. Mrs. T. A. Sloan, the President of the Daughters of the Confed eracy, announces that the first meeting of the year will be held at her residence on Thursday af ternoon, the 29th instant, at 3 o’clock. ■ Flipped. Mrs. Cora Fields is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Lee Hinton, at White House. Miss Leila Johnson has return ed home, after a week’s visit t«* her sister, Mrs. Mattie Terrell, at College Park. Mrs. G. H. Bailey has returned to her home at Elberton, aftertw*> weeks’ visit here with relatives. Mrs. George Owen and daugh ter, Miss Ida, spent Saturday after noon with Mrs. C. J. Simpson. Misses Rachel Rowan and Mag gie Dailey were the guests of Mis ! ses Eva and , Lura Fields Friday night. Mr. J. C. Nash, of McDonough., spent Sunday here. Judge A G. Harris has bought the McDonald place from Mr. Hen ry Cleveland and moved th i re» I Mr. Idus Woodruff has moved into the house vacated by Judge Har ris,Mr. Henry Clevland is occupy ingthe old Dicken place in front of Judge Reagan. sl.of /YEAR
