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MOUNT BETHEL NEWS,
Mount Bethel contributed a nice
little sum Sunday for the orphans
at Decatur. We thak you all, and
will say to any who would like to
add in the collection that you may
do so any time before the second
Sunday in October.
Messrs. Charles Fisher, Jack
Turner, F.S. and Loy Strawn made
a business trip to Atlanta Monday.
Mr. Horace Randall and Miss
Mary Hearn were motoring Sun
day afternoon, and called at the
home of Loy and Nina Strawn for
a pleasant hour.
"One Two,” may I suggest that
city folks shake hands for busi
ness? And it’s good policy, too.
We would do well to emulate
them in this as well as in some
other respects. I have never once
named McDonough as my target.
I take h deal of pride in onr county
Beat. No doubt though the town
holds some who are guilty of the
charges I bring. I had strong
provocation to speak. The unlucky
speech of a town child made di
rectly to me (don’t think I hold
anv rancor, I am fond of the child)
convinced me of iny statement and
set my teeth on edge. If they are
not taught it, where do they get the
impression that they are in some
way superior? My dear Beershe
ha, think? indeed I thought be
fore I spoke. And I know where
of I speak. You just rub yonr
sleepy eyes and get a clearer vis
ion. City folks who have been city
folks from the beginning, who have
become elimatized, are splendid
people usually. Of course there
are useless snobs in town and conn
trv. While the best element of
town have had my admiration the
best element of country have had
my sympathies, hut when [ have
tried to offer them through the
medium of the county paper ] have
been repulsed by some who don’t
understand. A state of affairs cer
tainly exists that is disheartening
and embarrassing to some young
country people who are refined and
ambitions, but who for lack of op
portunity, environment and train
ing are backward, silent and awk
ward in society, and are simply
sneered at or passed by unnoticed
bv the city bred youngster of grace
ful carriage, fluent speech and
pleasant, demeanor, but who if put
or, the balances for true worth
wouldn't weigh an ounce more
than those whom they snub, and
will not recognize they have only
had opportunity for development
which the country craved but were
denied. Now if that’s not hard,
rocks are soft.
Now that I’m a little riled, the
country shell come in for a share,
borne of you are as guilty as the
town. The sooner parents and
children learn to recognize refined
characters beneath a coat of tan
and lose the delusion that any thing
that lives within the city limits
and wears a soiled collar, flirts and
puts on airs that are not genuine,
shall pass muster, the better it will
be. A town girl makes a visit to
the country, or a little school mam
appears on the scene, and and the
country girl just as well not be
seen, for any attention she will
get, unless it be a country girl who
has been sent to town to get pol
ished up. A young man teaches a
country school or holds a position
in town for which he draws a pit
tance scarce sufficient to keep his
small soul and conceited body to
gether, and the country girls
(their parents as well)' think,
oh! if 1 may just catch him
all the other girls will so envy
me, be will take me to town to
live, I will escape all this drudgery
life, I will be a lady and he will
support me. Shades of hungry
oats ! I’d like to know bow he will
support you. and if you don’t wake
up to an embarrassing situation
then I miss my guess. I mean no
offense to any one. There are ex
ceptions to all rules, and some
times I don't blame the town so
much. Country people should ex
ert themselves to live up to the
very best that is within them, and
thereby make a much better ap
pearance. If country schools are
as good as town, why does a coun
try boy or girl manage to im
prove so much faster when sent to
town? It costs though in more
ways than one to send a child away
from home to school.
Funny is it. Observer? I fail to
see the point. It’s characteristic
of a Loon that he stalk up and
down the swamp cackling forth
his silly laugh though the frogs
are croaking the funeral dirge of
every song-bird in the forest! And
where do you get your authority
for stating that most all country
folks would like to come to town?
We extend you an invitation to
visit us in our country home. Ob
serve well and see if you detect
O. L. FARRIS Agent M’DONOUGH, GA,
anything in the surroundings or in
our demeanor to convince you that
we are worrying to live in town?
If we had a profession or a splen
did income it would put another
face on the matter, but to join the
army of working people in town
as we would he compelled to do,
allow ns to say again, we prefer
the country. But surely we should
not he censured for desiring to see
a change of certain conditions.
Statement
Of the ownership, management,
etc., required by act of Aug. 24,
1912, of The Henry County Week
ly, published weekly at McDon
ough, Ga., for October, 1917 s
Editor, J. A. Fouche. Publish
ers; J. A. &A. L. Fouche. Owner,
Annie Lemon.
Tax Notice.
My books open next Monday,
Bth, and I will be in office at the
court house the remainder of Oc
tober for the collection of 1917
State and county taxes.
J. H. Wallace. T. C. H. C.
TO THOSE WHO HAVE
THOUGHT OF BUYING
A CHALMERS CAR
An arrangement has been
effected whereby the Max
well Motor Company has
leased for a period of five
years the properties of the
Chalmers Motor Company.
The immediate effect of this
transaction is:
1. The Chalmers car will be
continued under the Chal
mers name for a period of
five years.
2. Those distributors or deal
ers who have been suc
cessfully marketing the
Chalmers car will continue
to do so.
The appraisers of the prop
erty and their engineers
report the current Chalmers
model a good car and the
Chalmers plant a wonderful
factory.
The first move we have made
is to increase the efficiency
of the Chalmers organization.
The second move was to
place behind the Chalmers
car the resources of the Max
well Motor Company.
President and General Manager
Maxwell Motor Company, Inc.
PHILLIPPI NEWS ITEMS.
Guess everybody was glad to
see the sun shine again.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Cleveland
were the guests of Mr. Marvin
Davis and family Sunday.
Mr. G. L. Crumbley and family
spent Sunday with Mr. T. N.
Crumbley and family.
Mrs. Waymond Savage and
children of Porterdale are visiting
Mr. M. D. Jinks and family.
Miss Irene McKibben, who is
taking a business course in Atlan
ta, spent the week-end at home.
Several from around here at
tended the fa-so-la singing at Mc-
Donough Sunday.
Mrs. B. F. Crumbley spent Sun
day afternoon with her mother,
Mrs. J. L. Jinks.
Rev. E. L. Wainwright is visit
ing here. @
This is a business transaction
between two automobile
companies of probably no
more than ordinary interest
to the public but important
to you if you have thought
of buying a Chalmers for
these obvious reasons:
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1. You obtain a good car.
2. You obtain a car produced
in a magnificently equip
ped plant
3. You obtain a car pro
duced by an organization
materially strengthened by
the addition of able ex
ecutives.
4. You obtain a car produced
by an organization mate
rially strengthened by
additional financial re
sources.
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5. You obtain a car from
a distributor or dealer
who will have the support
of this organization.
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In this way all three of us
prosper in the transaction.
Union Grove.
Welcome sunshine.
When you feel discouraged and
blue, read the 33d Psalm.
Mount Bethel, did you read
what Observer had to say about
us folks? Hurry up and haye
your say and let’s quit.
Mr. Ed BlankensbiD was bitten
on the right hand by a highland
moccasion last Saturday morning
while moving some forage in his
crib. Dr. Horton was called and
attention given the wound. Al
though still badly swollen, his
friends hope it will not prove se
rious.
The housewives in this section
are trying to reduce the high cost
of living by making their laundry
soap.
Too rainy last week to gather
any news.
A little daughter has arrived at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. F.
Elliott. One Two.
Libel for Divorce.
GEORGIA—Henry county.
Betha W illiams vs. Bessie Williams.—
Suit for divorce.
To the defendant, Bessie Williams: You
are hereby required, personally or by at
torney, to be and appar at the Superior
court, to be held in and for said county,
on the third Monday in October, 1917,
then and there to answer the plaintiff’s
demand in an action for divorce, as in de
fault thereof the Court will proceed as to
justice shall appertain.
Witness the Honorable W. E. H. Searcy
Jr Judge of said court, this 11th day of
August, 1917.
H. c. HIGHTOWER, clerk.
Libel for Divorce.
GEORGIA—Henry County.
Mrs Nettie Stroud vs. J. Ramp Stroud
Jr. —Suit for Divorce.
The defendant, J. Hamp Stroud Jr., Is
hereby required, personally or by attor
ney, to be and appear at the Superior
Court to be held in and for said county on
the third Monday in October, 1917, then
and thore to answer the plaintiff’s action
for divorce, as in default thereof the Court
will proceed as to justice shall appertain.
Witness the Honorable W. E. H Searcy
Jr . Judge of said Court, this 3lst day of
July, 1917. H. C. Hightower, Clerk.
Land for Sale.
66 acres land where I live, one
mile west of McDonough, on
Hampton road, or will sell 40
acress of the above 66.
J. B. BROWN.
