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Red Cross.
The regular monthly meeting
of the Henry county chapter of
the Red Cross will be held on
April 18, at the school auditorium.
A full attendance is requested.
At the March meeting of the or
ganization it was decided to or
ganize the colored women for
work in Cross, and a commit
tee was appointed to carry on the
work.
The extension committee under
Rev. Gilmore met with fhe colored
people at their church and began
the movement. Mr. Geo. Alex
ander, chairman for Social Wel
fare, presented at that meeting
the necessity for all selectmen tak
ing advantage of the government
insurance offer.
Miss Nina Harris of Leesburg
has opened two classes in surgical
dressings at the workroom. The
classes have fifteen members each,
and meet daily for two and one
half hours, one class in the morn
ing and the other in the afternoon.
Another effort is being made to
add to the regular monthly income
of the chapter, so those who have
not subscribed for the monthly
maintenance are urged to do so.
The Red Cross gave notice
through the recent meeting of the
Council of Defense, asked that all
present should notify chapter, that
the government will relieve chap
ters of one-half of the expense in
surgical dressings.
In May the Red Cross will put
on another million dollar driye
for Relief work, and all chapters
are urged through their chairmen,
special officers and publicity com
mittee to do their full share for
this movement
Mrs. R H. Hankinson,
Chairman of Publicity.
Annual School Contest
Held in Hampton.
The Annual Field and Literary
Contest of the H. H. S. was held
-on April the fifth.
Immediately after the noon re
cess the pupils assembled in the
class rooms where contests in
Numbers, Spelling, Rread Writing,
ftc. were held. Then folloowed
contest. In the eve
ninilthe contests in music, reci
tati<)*s and declamation were held.
One of the most interesting fea
tures of the contest was the race
between the Henry Grady and
Sidney Lanier Literary Societies
in the sale of Thrift Stamps, the
total sold amounting to $1,653.25.
On the whole, much enthusiasm
was displayed by all. Especially
was this true ot the members of
the two societies, vying with each
other for points in each contest.
The score was 65 to 45 m favor of
the Henry Grady.
South Avenue.
Rev. W. A. Wells filled his reg
ular appointment at Bethel Satur
day, but services were entirely
rained out Sunday.
Mrs. Suttles and daughter Maud
of Atlanta were the guests for the
week end ot Mr. W. G. Callaway’s
family. Mr. Suttles came down
Sunday morning and spent the
■day.
Mrs. J. H. Heflin of Hoganville
was the charming guest of Mrs C.
W. South the w’eek end. Mr. and
Mrs. South and Mrs. Heflin visited
the cemetery at Bethel Sunday
afternoon and later spent a while
very pleasantly at Mr. W. G. Cal
alway’s, the latter remaining for
the night and returned to Atlanta
Monday.
Several of the men around here
will have to go a courting next
week.
Mr and Mrs. .Joe Howell are all
smiles —a ten pound boy.
BUSY Bee.
Patriotic Services.
The following program
dered by the colored people of
McDonough at the colored Meth
odist church Sunday evening in
the interest of War Saving Stamps
and Liberty Bonds. Mr. R. L.
Turner, chairman of the Henry
County Liberty Bond Committee
and Rev. H. S. Smith, pastor of
the McDonough Methodist church
were with us and made some in
teresting talks.
f. Song by the choir —"Hail to the
Flag We Love.”
2. Prayer by Pastor.
3. Quartet —"America, My Coun
try.”
4. Why we are at war: a picture
of its horrible effects, and how
we may help win.—Rev. H. S.
Smith.
5. Explanation of War Saving
Stamps and Liberty Bond : ap
pointing of a chairman, and ar
ranging of plans for the sale of
Stamps and Bonds among the
colored. —Mr. R. L. Turner,
0. Quartet —"Farewell Dear Moth
er.” (Patriotic)
Mr. R. L. Turner was in charge
of the service.
George Lemon was appointed
chairman.
The pulpit was lavishly decorat
ed with Old Glory which well be
spoke the interest of the colored
people in the affair and in the
present crises.
Within the next few days we
hope to be able to make a splen
did report in the sale of War Sav
ing Stamps. J. A. S.
Flour Report.
Each individual head of every
family and public eating place in
Henry county is required to report
the exact amount of flour he has
on hand before April 18th.
Make your report in duplicate,
stating the number you have in
family, the pounds of flour now in
your possession and your name
and address. Mail both copies to
G. F. Fears, Hampton, Ga., who
will keep one copy and forward
the other to the Federal Food Ad
ministration for Georgia, before
April 18th.
It isn’t I he intention of the Food
Administration to take any flour
from individuals who are doing
their part in this great wai, but to
know when more must be shipped
into Georgia.
Federal Food Administration
for Georgia.
By G. F. Fears,
County Food Administrator.
DIXIE HIGHWAY ITEMS.
April showers.
A few cotton seed being planted.
Sunday was one of those rainy
days.
A good stand of corn reported
in some places.
Spring is on us in full force with
all its glorious beauty.
Mrs. Crayton Turner visited her
parents at Chipley last week.
Buy Liberty Bonds, Thrift
Stamps, eat corn bread, sop syrup,
fight. Do anything to crush the
Kaiser.
Come on, Observer, give us the
news. A man can’t talk too much
with a gift of speech like you pos
sess. Just say anything you want
to, that is if you are not married.
It seems that ii is hard for Pro
gress and Oakland scribes to de
cide which is the east side of a
girl. We don’t doubt there being
j an east side, but there must be a
west side, too, for the crazy Doys
think the sun tises and sets in a
pretty girl. YOUNG FELLOW.
After this week we will operate
our feed mill on Fridays only.
Brown Carmichael.
Sunny Brook News.
Sunshine and rain helps to re
fresh and revive the grain.
The farmers have learned some
thing—to plant more food stuff.
Some of my friends are mistak
en about the writer of Sunny
Brook. Don’t judge too quickly.
Mr. and Mrs. Cloma Garner
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Rivers.
A day for toil, an hour for sport;
But for a friend, is life too short.
Mr. and Mrs. F. B. St rah n, Prof,
and Mrs. Keithly motored to Grif
fin Saturday.
Uncle Jeremiah, that worm of
which you wrote is very danger
ous, but they seem to multiply in
stead of 4 ecreas e- (Wonder
where the bone-dry law is?)
Mrs. Zona Cavvthon, Mrs. Elon
Jeffares and little son were visit
ing rear Beereheba Saturday aft
ernoon.
Remember, it’s preaching day aj
Mount Bethel Sunday morning.
Everybody come.
Violet.
Morris Grove Locals.
Cotton planting time here.
Miss Flossie Pope closed her
school Monday on account of
whooping-cough.
Mrs. C. H. Grant spent Thurs
day with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
B. W. Walden.
Master Roy and Miss Zimmie
Lee Phillips were the week-end
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ewell Hen
don.
Little Howard Jarrett spent
Monday night with his brother,
Thomas, Jr.
Mr. O. R. Reynolds and son, J.
C. were in our community Thurs
day. JOHNQUIL.
LISTEN TO THIS
We have on hand in our show room, for
sale and ready.to go, the following cars. We
invite you to see and drive them.
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1- Cylinder Oldsmobile
2- “ Oldsmobiles
5- “ Dort Touring Cars
1-4 “ Dort Roadster
1-4 “ Studebaker Roadster
1-4 “ Maxweli Touring
1-4 “ Briscoe Touring
1-4 “ 1916 Ford Touring
6- “ 1917 Ford Touring
1-4 “ 1917 Ford Phoenix
Truck
R. N. ETHERIDGE AUTO CO.
JACKSON, GEORGIA.
LUCKY STRIKE
CIGARETTE
EVERY month we make enough
Lucky Strike Cigarettes to reach,
end to end. from New York to China,
the long way around. That’s
15,000,000 A DAY
Regular men like the Lucky Strike
Cigarette —good, solid Kentucky
Burley tobacco, fine for a cigarette
because —
IT’S TOASTED
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