The Henry County Weekly
A Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of McDonough and Henry County.
VOL. XLIII.
The HENRY COUNTY FAIR
NOW OPEN- EVERYTHING FINE
WELCOME
Red Cross.
The meeting of the Red Cross
Chapter of Henry county will be
held on the Thursday preceding
the third Sunday of every month.
Members will please take notice
and act accordingly.
Every man, woman, and child
of Henry county ought to be a
member of this organization, rep
rensenting as it does the work of
cooperation with the government
for our soldier boys who have
left home and friends to help
“make the world safe for democ
racy.” The idea has been ad
vanced by some who have not
considered the matter seriously,
that the government alone should
provide not realizing
that'the government has delegated
this work to the Red Cross as its
necessary agent
The money that is collected
through the Red Cross is used in
bulk, and so has greater purchas
ing power than the same ammount
would have if expended by indi
viduals in small sums, besides,
through the Red Cross work room
opportunity is given for women
to serve in the making^of comfort
bags, kits, and surgical bandages,
etc., whicn necessities cannot be
made satisfactorily by machinery.
These boys are our boys, because
every home has been touched in
some measure by the Selective
Service law. Opportunity is not
offered to supply the soldiers as in
dividuals, for the army is a demo
cracy where all must be equally
provided for. Only by sending to
all can we reach our own who are
now in training, or who may short
ly be called to the colors.
Let every resident of Henry
county not already identified with
this organization send the initia
tion fee of one dollar to Mr. Horn
er Turner, Chairman of Finance,
and so comply with the. govern
ment’s slogan, “Do your bit.”
Mrs. R. H. Hankinson.
Red Gross Work.
The Red Cross Work room will
be open every afternoon except
Saturday from 2 to 5 o’clock.
Anyone desiring to assist in the
work may see or phone any of
the following committee :
Mrs. S. W. Farrar Monday.
Mrs. B. B. Carmichael Tuesday.
Mrs. J. M. Gilmore Wednesday.
Mrs. M. C. Liddell Thursday.
Mrs. H. S. Smith Friday.
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HURRY TO McDONOUGK !
SCHOOL NEWS.
By RUTH CARMICHBEL.
The second grade pupils are
very busy working on their sand
table, which now has a harvest
scene upon it and the wheat is
“growing” very nicely.
The societies in the grammar
grades are doing splendid work
on which they discuss many inter
esting subjects.
The fifth grade is very glad to
see their teacher, Miss Bunn, back
to school after an illness of sever
al days.
Rev. Paul Berry, once a student
of the school, visited us Monday
morning and gave a very interest
ing talk that the school enjoyed
-very tnueh.
L liieiiigfr.school grades are tin-,
; ’shrug ih'ir note-’books for the
first term and are getting ready
for examinations, which will tak.e
place next week.
The teachers’ institute will be
held in the school building Friday,
the 12th, andthe teachers of the
county will be present.
Mr. Land, the state supervisor
of South Georgia will conduct it
and will deliver a public address
at 11 o’clock.
The schools of the county will
have a holiday Friday and come
to the fair.-'
October Honor Roll.
Grade I. Martha Carmichael,
Lilia Mae Davis, J. C. Harris, Clin
ton Hightower, Sara Smith, Julia
Turner.
Grade 11. Wm. Brown, Clair
Bryans. Louise Cook, Elsie Elliott,
Sarah Elliott, Marie Fields, T. J.
Horton, Louise Hunt, Elizabeth
Nelson, Buchanan Smith, Ernest
Smith.
Grade 111. Priscilla Forbes,
Charles Kimball, Mildred Pattiilo.
Emma Stewart, Frances Thomp
son.
Grade IV. Alice Brown, Ethel
Carter, Nellie Fisher, Nell Good
win, Mary Hurkness, Luther
Welch.
Grade V. Sarah Gilmore, Ruth
Culpepper, Virla Pattiilo, Raymond
Patterson, Julia Stansell.
Grade VI. Ruby Dickson, Julia
Eiliolt, Carl Mathis, Mary Steele,
Mary Weems.
Grade VII. Mattie Sue Calla
way, Willis Copeland, Louise El
liott, Nellie Elliott, D. J, Smith,
Marguerite Turner.
Grade VIII. Vera Bridges.
Grade IX. Mane Hightower,
Clyde Oglesby, Elizabeth Owen,
Loree Pattiilo, Elon Payne, H. M.
Tolleson, Mollie Whitehead.
Grade X. Irene Nelson.
Grade XI. Ella Mae Fields, Ad
die Kate Patterson, Annie Pearl
Smith, Ruth Upshaw.
McDonough, Georgia. Friday. November 16, 19i7.
<( : OBSERVER : )»
What will the ending be?
Prosperity and hard times mixed.
Behold the bill collector comelh.
The devil doing a landslide bus
iness.
Pay The Weekly that dollar you
owe.
The war situation is beginning
to be a real situation.
Do not condemn “Billy” Sunday
until you hear him.
Mr. Austin, the Ten-Cent-Stcre
man, is always happy.
Chicken eggs for Christmas will
come high this time.
City politics in McDonough is
.beginning to boom';WJjgj[^£.>
“’Possiu" vrmvSt V-Jidbes
with persimmon beer lateu.
In the last days, perilous times
will come. It looks like they are
here.
Your Uncle Tom Morris has in
vested in a regular uo-todate John
Henry Ford.
John R. Smith lias the blue rib
bon on the biggest automobile in
town.
Chief of Poilce Beavers has been
reinstated back to that office in
Atlanta. Right will win.
It may be that ihis high price
cotton is a forerunner of some
great calamity to the crop next
year. Who knows?
In Mr- Asa A. Lemon moving
from McDonough, the town has
lost one of its best citizens, and
his vacant place cannot be filled.
You know that just as sure as
you read these lines that you feel
like something awful in coming.
.What is it ?
The Henry County Fair is in
session this week, a street carnival
is in town and hard times is taking
a back seat for the present.
Everything from a postage
stamp to an automobile, and eve
rything from the cradle to the
grave is being taxed to help win
the war.
On Sunday, Nov. 4, at the resi
dence of the bride’s parents in
Tussahaw district, Mr. Odell Craw
ford and Miss Ola Rawls were
united in marriage, Rev. H. L.
Byrd officiating. The bride is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. T.
Rawls and the groom is the son of
Mr. C. C. Crawford and we join
their many friends in extending
best wishes.
“Observer” has been absent from
the columns of The Weekly for
the past three weeks, but we are
Appointments.
Rev. H. S. Smith returned home
Monday from LaGran«e, where
he attended Conference last week.
It is gratifying to our people of
all denominations that brother
Smith was returned to the pas
torate here, his fourth year. He
is an earnest, a* le minister who
has the love and appreciation of
all. Following are the appoint
ments in full for the Griffin dis
trict :
W. L. Pierce, Presiding Elder.
Culloden and Yatesville, G. W,
Tumlin.
Fayetteville, J. D. Milton.
Flovilla Circuit, J. J. Copeland.
Forsyth Station, Olin King.
Forsyth Circuit, W. P. King.
Griffin Hanleiter, Firley Bauin.
Gni.in Third Church and Kin
1 caid, A. W. Jon way supply.
(r-itfin Circuit, A. B. Sanders.
Hampton, W. D. McMullan.
Inman, C. D. Read.
Jackson, S. R. England.
Jenkinsburg, J. P. Jones.
Locust Grove, H. L. Bird.
Milner, G. W. Hamilton.
McDonough and Turners, H. S.
Smith.
i The Rock, L. E. Wright.
Thomaston, R. M. Dixon.
I Thomaston Circuit, J. R. Turner.
Zebulon, Arthur Maness.
; District Commissioner of Edu
cation, W. P. King.
Army Y. M. C. A. Secretary, N,
B. Thompson.
Please settle your blacksmith
account. I need the money to
meet my obligations. Hoise shoe
only 90cts. Come to see me,
Thompson's Shop.
“What foolish things a young
man will do when he’s in love.”
“Oh, Marie! I’ll bet Jack pro
posed.”
Our neighbor Butts county won a
$l5O prize at the State fair in Ma
con last week. Uuder proper
management, Henry could easily
carry off high honors with an ex
hibit that would be hard to beat
next year.
Come to Union to Sunday school
every Sunday afternoon at 3
o’clock.
back bn the job again and some
body may have to Dut a bridle on
us and put a twister on our nose
to hold us down, for there is some
thing we cannot hardly keep from
saying that should be said bv
somebody, but perhaps it is best
for “Observer” to keep quiet.
There is an old saying that runs
this way: You can fool all the
people part of the time, part of
the people all the time, but you
cannot fool all the people all the
time.
Bible Class Organised
At Flippen Church.
Study to show thyself approved
unto God, a workman that need
eth not to be ashamed, rightly di
viding the word of truth. —II Tim
othy 2-15.
We have recently organized a
Bible Class at Flippen with forty
members on the roll. These were
elected officers:
Rev. J. E. Morris President.
Mrs. Marvin Johnson, Vice Pres.
Miss Willie Rountree, Teacher.
Mr. Sam Dailey, Secretary and
! Treasurer.
| Miss Ida Owen, Chairman of
! Membership Committee.
| Miss Carrie Riley, Chairman of
j Social and Visiting Committee.
Our aim is to enroll one hun
dred members next year, add
many new members to the church
through the class, and last but
not least, to cause souls to be
born into the kingdom of God.
Should not every man, woman
and child join in this movement
hastening the coming of Christ? .
You, especially the people of
Flippen community, are sincerely
invited to come on Saturday ev-.
ening with your Bible and in a
prayerful mood to join us in the
study of the word of God.
Be sure not to forget the time,
next Saturday, 7 p. in., at the
Flippen church. Come !
TOW A! IGA NEWS NOTES.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Patrick and
children and Mr. and Mrs. Jordan
motored to Concord and spent
Sunday the 4th, with Mr. and Mrs.
Will Braze well.
Mrs. T. O. Hammock and two
young sons, Orestus and Frank,
and daughter, Eloise, spent the
week-end at Camp Gordon with
the former’s son, Sergeant Elmo
Hammock.
Misses Lucile and Josie Lee
Rodgers of Griffin are teaching
Delta Grove school. With these
splendid young ladies as teachers,
the school is assured of much suc
cess. They are boarding with
their uncle, Mr. Claud Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Jess Heiflin spent
one day in Griffin last week as
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Pullin,
Jr.
The Women’s Missionary Socie
ty of Union church held its month
ly meeting at the home of the
president, Mrs. W. S. Patrick, on
Monday afternoon the sth, with
ten ladies present and interesting
program. The next meeting will
be with Mrs. Tom Rhodes on Mon
day afternoon, December 3.
Mr. Rozewell Welden lost a good
tenant house by fire last week.
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