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SEVEN WAR WORK
RELIEF AGENCIES
JOINJN DRIVE
Recognized Great Organizations
Representing All Creeds and
Elements Weiriea into One.
$170,500,000 is THE GOAL
Plan of War Department to Avoid
Waste of Energy and Duplication
of Effort Enthusiastically Adopt
ed and Unity Is Achieved.
WHAT GENERAL
PERSHING NEEDS
“Give me nine men
who have a hut and I
will have a more effec
tive fighting force than
if I had ten men with
out it.”
General Pershing .
On November 11 the American peo
l*te will start a one week’s drive to
v-aiise the largest amount of money
•••ever'given outright by, any people in
ntljo history of the world.
The drive will be a new thing under
lie sun. For the first time Protes
*%nts, Catholics and .lews, forgetting
jill their differences, will line up shoul
*;Jmr to shoulder, welding their individ
> Mil organizations together in their
vrommon devotion to the boys in the
santomnents and over there. This
■ iiualgiiination of the seven great agen
* *ios engaged in war work Is one of the
fine 'developments which have been
’wrought about by the war and under
he wise guidance of President Wilson.
The seven organizations which to
gether will make this united appeal
jtv the V. M. C. A.. V. W. (’. A., Na
i< !m 1 Catholic War Council and K.
■ .<f C., the Jewish "Welfare Board, the
bVttr Camp Community Service, the
American Library Association and the
■Salvation Army. Each of them will
! teed funds this Fall; each had planned
~ i separate campaign for support.
Sow, acting on the suggestion of the
’.’resident's letter of September 5, the
—even campaigns will be rolled Into
one. The American people will be
spared the burden of seven separate
* iippenls, and the nation will have an
-opportunity to demonstrate splendidly
r. hat men and women of all creeds at
- home can work together, as men of
i»«Ii creeds over there are fighting and
Hying together.
I>r. John R. Mott, whom President
•Wilson has spoken of as one of the
ibiesi and most useful men of his gen
eration, lias been selected Director
of the drive. It is interesting
100 note that Dr. Mott’s name was
educed in nomination by John G. Agar
<>f the National Catholic War Council
>ad seconded by Mortimer L. Schlflf it
vhe Jewish Welfare Board. The gen
eral committee having the campaign
sai charge contains such well known
■.lames ns Raymond B. Fosdick, Chair
nan of the Commission on Training
■ Onmp Activities; George W. Perkins,
1 ’Chairman of the Finance Committee
« of the U. S. Steel Corporation ; James
V. Phelan of Ilornblower and Weeks;
Honorable Myron T. Herrick, former
ambassador to France; Cleveland H.
ITodge, George Gordon Battle, Mrs.
ilenry P. Davison and Frank A. Van
terlip, president of the National City
Bank.
In* every city, county and town the
■ampalgn will be in charge of the bigt
gest men of the community.
Together these seven organizations
represent a work that is staggering in
. is proportions. They have more than
5,000 uniformed workers, standing
•wboulder to shoulder with the boys ev
•ry step of the way from home to the
?ront line trenches. They operate more
rhan 3.600 buildings and ship 500 tons
of supplies to the boys in France ev
rv week. Fifteen miles of film set
■^nil for the other side each week ufi
der their direction, and the regular
weekly attendance of soldiers and sail
ors at their motion picture shows is
'«nor ian 2,500,000. The Bibles fnr
oiis;, o the boys since the war broke
v uld, if piled one on another,
umake pile more than twenty miles
high.
“Morale.” said Napoleon, “is as otli
»or factors in war ns three to one.” By
-vhich he meant that one man who is
PROGRESS NEWS NOTES.
Look before you leap.
’Tis better to be safe than sorry.
We can get along mighty well
without profanity.
There are a great many things
in this woild that will put a man
to the bad, but there is nothing
jthat will put him there quicker
than a bad, trifling woman.
You know I don’t blame a lot of
folks for fussing. It is fuss or
die, and I would fuss a little rather
than die.
Jenks —John, can you tell me
the three fastest ways of com
municatii n.
John —Why sure, telegraph,
telephone and telewoman.
Mr. James Gilbert and family of
near Noah’s Ark spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. W. N Strick
land.
Ye scribe, wife and little Jere
miahs spent Sunday with relatives
near Hopewell.
Rev. Mr. Anderson was the
guest of Mr. G. M. Adamson and
family Sunday night.
Little puffs of powder,
Little spots* of paint,
Makes a pretty girl
Look like what she ain’t.
The many friends of Mr. Leroy
Strickland will be interested to
hear of his safe arrival overseas.
War or no war, Mr. Lovick
Johnson is wearing a smile as big
as a peck measure and dancing
around like a dandy jack. A new
automobile? No, a dainty little
lady.
A few more days and people
will be through gathering this
year’s bountiful croDS. Then look
out, Mr. Cotton Tail, meat scarce
and high.
Thanksgiving soon be here;
have we anything to be thankful
for?
What Became of a Lie.
First, somebody told it,
Then riie room wouldn’t bold it,
Ho tee busy tongue rolled it
Till they got it outside.
When the crowd came across it.
It never once lost It,
But tossed it and tossed it.
Till it grew long and wide.
From a very small lie, sir,
It, grew deep and high, sir,
Till it reached the sky, sir,
And frightened the moon;
For she hid her sweet face, sir,
In a veil of cloud lace, sir.
At the dreadful disgrace, sir,
That happened at noon.
•
This lie brought forth others,
Dark sisters and brothers
And fathers and mothers —
A terrible crew;
And while head-long they hurried,
The people they flurried
And troubled and worried,
As lies always do,
And so evil boded,
This monstrous lie goaded.
Till at last it exploded.
In smoke and in shame;
While from mud and from mire
The pieces flew higher,
And hit the sad liar
And killed his good name!
(Kidder.)
Uncle Jeremiah.
Waste as Fertilizer.
Chemical analyses of the ash of
household wastes, made at the
Connecticut agricultural experi
ment station, show that there is
marked fertilizing vualue in such
common refuse as banana skins,
orange skins, grapefruit skins,
lemon skins, apple peelings, can
taloupe rinds, potato peelings, pea
pods, bean strings and stems, tea
leaves, coffe grounds, egg shells,
tobacco, fruit stones, etc. These
are recommended for fertilizing
home gardens. *
kept contented and happy Is better
than three men who are discouraged
and homesick. It is the business of
these seven great agencies to help
maintain morale. They are keeping
up the fine fighting edge of our boys,
and by their ministrations, helping to.
put added power into our army and
navy and so hasten the hour of victory
when they will bring our boys home
again.
It Is predicted by national leaders
that this great victory drive will “go
over the top" in a larger way than auy
campaign that has preceded it.
HENRY rOUNTY WEEKLY. MoDONOUGT? GEOPGTA
REV. R. F. S""!TH
REACHES RIPE END
Prominent, Sterling: Citi
zen Passes Peacefully
Away at Locust Grove
Home After Few Weeks
Illness.
Locust Grove is called to mourn
the loss of a staunch, valuable cit
izen, in the death of Rev. R. F.
Smith, which occurred at his'home
there it four o’clock on Friday
afternoon last, November 8, 1918,
after an illness of about three
weeks. And in the sorrow their
citizens are joined by friends not
oniv throughout Henry county,
but many other portions of the
State where the departed was
known and appreciated. ,
Mr. Smith was seventy two
years old, for over thirty years
being a Baptist minister of force
and conviction. His active serv
ice included churches of his own
county, Griffin, College Park and
others, leaving his impress and
winning the esteem of those with
whom he labored. He was a true
Confederate soldier, loyal to the
cause held dear and represented
by the uniform of grey.
Since its foundation over twenty
years ago, Mr. Smith had been
president of the board of directors
of Locust Grove Institute. And
perhaps here it was that some of
his best and most substantial work
was done, endearing his memo
ry to hosts of hearts.
Mr. Smith had convictions and
was bold enough to stand fear
lessly for them. He was equally
punctual and dependable in his
church relations and as a citizen.
Indeed, it was characteristic, of
him that he never shirked a duty
which his religion prompted or
the obligations of citizenship laid
upon. him. His best monument
is the good record left the com
munity in which he lived and did
so much for his people. His death
is a distinct loss to Locust Grove
and Henry county —a loss widely
and sincerely mourned. He is
survived by his wife, one son, Dr.
Lindsey Smith, of Dallas, Texas,
and four daughters, Mrs. C. E.
Eubanks of Griffin, Mrs. W. L.
Houser, and Misses Adelia an'd
Margaret Smith.
Alter funeral services conduct
ed by Rev. I. G. Walker in Indian
Creek church at 10 o’clock Sun
day morning, at which one of the
largest gatherings ever assembled
in that church came together to
pay tribute to the deceased, his
remains were interred in the ccm
etery there.
United War Work
Campaign Program
The campaign begins on Monday
morning, November 11, and ends at
midnight on Monday, November 18.
As approved by representatives
of ihe Government at Washington
the $170,500,000 will be divided as
follows:
Y. M. O. A $100,000,000
Y. W. 0. A 15,000,000
National Catho
lic War Coun
cil (Including
Knigh t s of
Columbus)... 30,000,000
War Camp Com
munity Serv
ice 15,000,000
Jewish Welfare
Board 3,500,000
A m e rican Li
brary Associ
ation 3,500.000
Salvation Army 3,500.000
t
Any surplus will be divided pro
rata.
CARD OF THANKS.
Mrs. R. F. Smith and family of
Locust Grove wish to express
their sincere thanks to relatives
and friends for the beautiful floral
offerings and their many acts of
kindness and sympathy in the ill
ness and death of their husband
and father.
South Avenue.
Rev. W. N. South preached at
Bethel Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Peterman
and little daughter, Agnes, and
Coleman White went to' Conyers
Sunday afternoon.
The “flu” broke out anew last
week, several cases, but the Busy
Bees have all escaped so far.
Mrs. W. N. South and Miss Dora
Pettit SDent Saturday in Atlanta.
Mr. M. F. Martin and little grand
son, B. H., Jr. spent the week-end
with Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Martin in
Macon.
Eddie Lee Hale spent the week
end with Irene South.
Mrs. Joe Howell, and little son,
Lewis, called on Mrs. T. W. Peter
man Saturday afternoon.
Mr. Roy Carroll and Misses Mary
and Hattie Lou Banks and Miss
Harrison of Atlanta were guests
of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. South Sun
day afternoon.
Mrs. Phi! Adamson and little
daughter, Geraldine, were the
guests of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Charlie Hale last week.
The. Northern people are crying,
“Too much money in the South,”
but I say hold on to your cotton,
Mr. Farmer. • Talk about the class
of people that get less pay for
their labor and right then you talk
about the farmer. Their work is
hard, and they rise early and work
late, and all the time there is a
great risk of drought or some
thing else to cut their crop, some
times half. Then as soon as they
begin to get a fair price for their
cotton, the money kings begin to
howl and growl snd do everything
in their power to down the poor
farmer so they can get richer. I
feel sure the Southern people
have sold enough cotton to make
their families comfortable for a
while. lam told that one pound
of cotton will make about ten
yards of cloth, and one pound will
hardly buy a yard now. The av
erage farmer always has to sell
his cotton, regardless of price to
pay his bills, as we all know, and
if it starts down he gets scared
and rushes it to market, because
he feels that he has to. It is not
so at present, the average farmer
is independent, and I say set stea
dy in the boat and get the worth
of your cotton. BUSY BEE.
In Memory
Of our youngest son, Charles R.
LeGuinn, whose “earth’s little
while” measured only sixteen
years, and who left a vacant place
in our home and a void in our
hearts that earth can never fill.
“Not now, but in the coming years,
It may be in the better lUnd,
We’ll read the meaning of our tears
And there sometime we’ll understand.
We’ll catch the bx-oken threads again
And finish what we here began;
Heaven will the mysteries explain,
And then, oh then, we’ll understand.
I
We’ll know why clouds instead of sun
Were over many a cherished plan,
Why song has ceased when scarce begun,
’Tis there sometime we’ll understand.
God knows the way, He holds the key,
He guides us with unnerring hand;
Sometimes with tearless eyes we’ll see;
Yes, there, up there, well understand.”
His Loved Ones —
Parents, brothers and sisters.
Champion Turnip-Raiser.
Again—
What a pity the Henry County
Fair had to be stopped by the
war this year.
The Weekly was in receipt of
two huge rutabaga turnips from
Mr. George Welch Wednesday,
one weighing 6% and the other 8
pounds, which clearly entitle him
to the Henry county blue riobon
Hon. W. A. Bellah is hereby
commanded to report immediate
ly, otherwise haul in his colors.
Mount Vernon News.
We are so glad to hear this
morning that there is going to be
peace. We trust it is not a false
report like the one reported last
week.
There is so much “flu” in this
community we haven’t much news.
Dr. W. K. Swann, who is in the
camps, is home on a furlough and
brought his family over to see his
parents last Wednesday, Mr. and
Mrs. T. G. Swann.
We are certainly glad to know
Mrs. C. C. White has got home
from the hospital, but so sorry
she has a real bad case of the
“flu.” Hope she will soon be well.
We were glad to see Mr. Wil
burn Gardner from Camp Gordon
and Mr. Tom White from Camp
Hancock passing through Sunday,,
They were visiting homefolks.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Rowden of
Ellenwood were the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. W. A. Gardner Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. Ray of Redan was the guest
of her daughter, Mrs. B. R. Tur
pin, Sunday.
Mrs. N. H. Pair was a visitor in
Atlanta last week.
Mrs. Mitchell, the Gordon teach
er, is very sick and will have to
give up the school.
Mr. and and Mrs. J. H. Turpin
are all smiles over a fine girl.
Mr. M. *F. Martin and little B. H.
Martin went to Macon Saturday
to see Mr. Lonnie Martin’s family.
Mr. and Mrs. S. K. Austin re
ceived a card Saturday, saying
that their son, Corporal Jack C.
Austin, had arrived safely over
sea.
Miss Lola Browning was the
guest of Mrs. C. W. Gardner last
week.
We are sorry Mr. Floyd Ed
mondson had the misfortune to
fall in the fire last Tuesday and
burn one side of his face and one
hand very badly. He and his sis
ter have the “flu.” Hope they
will soon be well.
One, Two, Three.
MOUNT BETHEL NEWS.
Miss Ethel Stallworth was the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Robert
Wynn, last week.
Messrs. F. B. and Loy Strahn
went to Atlanta Wednesday.
Mrs. W. H. Smith of Fitzgerald
is visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs, J. A. Presson.
An infant of a few months, the
child of Mr, and Mrs. Jeff Hays,
”"?.s buried at Mount Bethel PA -
day. We sympathize deeply with
the father and mother and the
little children whose hearts are
aching.
Miss Pearl Paden, principal of
Sandy Ridge school, was a guest
of the F. B. Strahns, Sunday.
Miss Nina Strahn returned to
school in Jackson Monday. '
Syrup making almost over at O.
Jones’ mill. F. B. Strahn made
83 gallons last week from a small
patch of cane.
Mrs. Lilia Bledsoe entertained
her Sunday school class Saturday
night.
Charles LeGuinn, son of Mr.
and Mrs. G. G. LeGuinn, died at
his home near Locust Grove last
Friday. Our hearts go out in
sympathy to the bereaved and
h i; l broken family and friends.
R v T. J. Bledsoe worshiped at
Mount Bethel Sunday.
R > Hunt, of ihe Georgia Rail
'd Power Co., was down
voanta Sunday.
Mis’ Franc.
