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The Henry County Weekly
VOL. XLV.
Letter to Dad.
(Continued from last week)
After night again we landed and
marched out to another English
Rest Camp—the most miserable
place I’ve seen since I’ve been in
the army. We were in tents,
thirteen men to a tent, a circular
tent not more than ten feet in di
ameter. To add to our discom
forts it absolutely poured rain the
whole time we were there, and I
don’t remember seeing a spark of
fire the whole time we were there
and it was in December, too, so
you may judge how cold we got.
Ditto again there wasn’t much to
eat. About the only comfort 'we
got there at Le Havre was the tea,
piping hot but without either
cream or sugar, which we bought
at the Can-teen.
The first night of our stay there
a Hun flyer came over the camp
and dropped bombs. One fell
within a hundred yards of the tent
where I lay peacefully sleeping.
It turned out to be a dud, howev
er, and only buried itself up in the
mud pf which there was plenty.
We used to rip out of our tents
early in the morning and make a
run for the wash basins some dis
tance down the street, and I used
to think that that was without a
shadow of a doubt the coldest
water that ever was without hav
ing ice in it.
Here at Le Havre we saw all
sorts of soldiers. There was a
contingent of Servian troops there
which had just come down from
drSle 7 ! Sensational Shoe Sale
Starts Friday Morning, Jan. 17th-
Entire of Men’s, Women’s and Children’s Shoes and Hosiery mu& be closed out at once. We have the room !
The GREATEST BARGAINS we have ever offered. Nothine reserved.
300 PAIRS WOMEN’S $5.00 SHOES, Small Sizes, 2 to 5, to go at - - 31.95
MEN’S SHOES
Brozvn, Tan, Black Calf and Vici Kid
$12.00 J. & M. Shoes ____ T $8.95
10.00 Just Wrights 7.95
9.00 Just Wrights 6.95
8 50 Just Wrights 6.45
7.50 Shoes 5.45
700 “ 4.95
650 “ 4.45
6.00 “ 4.20
5.50 “ 395
500 “ 3.75
450 “ 3.45
BOYS’ SHOES
$5.50 Reduced to_ $3.95
5.00 - 3.75
4.50 “ 3 45
4.00 “ 3.25
3.50 “ 2.90
3.00 “ 2.45
All Men’s and Women’s Work Shoes included in this Clearance Sale. We reserve nothing. All goods were marked in plain figures when
they came into the store. Will exchange but will not refund money. Mail orders filled.
CASTILE & DRAKE SHOE COMPANY, Griffin, Georgia.
A Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of McDonough and Henry County.
McDonough, Georgia, Friday, January 17, 1919.
the Russian front by way of Arch
angel and England. It made me
feel ashamed to know bow com
fortably we were all equipped and
those poor fellows in their ragged
uniforms, thin overcoats and one
blanket. But gee they were strap
paing lads, and there was a light
in their dark faces thaf Germany
has never been able to quench.
We also saw there East Indians in
their flowing robes and big tur
bans that had just come over from
India. There in those miles and
miles of little round tents we slept
men from all over the world, but
“brothers under the skin,” and all
with one purpose to lick the Hun,
East Indians, Servians, French,
Scots, Englishmen, Australians,
Canadians and “Yanks.”
Then one morning we marched
to train again, as we thought to
go to the front. We were rather
aghast to find ourselves loaded
into boxcars, marked “40hommes
ou 8 chevaux,” forty men or eight
horses. That was about 10 o’clock
one morning. We traveled all
night and up until ten o’clock the
following morning, and believe
me, Dad, it was some night. I
thought I had been cold several
times in my life, but looking back
on those times that night, they
seemed perfectly comfortable in
comparison. Nothing to eat, as
dark as Egypt and a cold, clear
sky with beauconn iee outside.
We passed through Rouen (where
Joanne of Arc was burned to
death) and we kept thinking that
we would soon be in Paris.
Weren’t we chagrined to unload
next morning and find that we
were way down in the Loire Val
ley at Tours, where it was much
warmer, but where we were as
far from fighting as you are in the
States, practically. We had count
ed on going up on the front.
We stopped at Beaumont Bar
racks in town for two days and
then came on out here to open up
this Flying Field, which is the
largest Bychool for Observers in
the whole world. We came out
ou a cloudy, cold day and were
rather discouraged to find only a
few old French barracks and
hangers around. Our first winter
over here was a terror —there was
a scarcity of fuel and the barracks
used to be pretty fairly chilly, and
the streets of our camp had mud
in them half way to the knees
sometime, and sometimes the wat
er in the pipes stayed frozen for
days, and you oouidn’t wash your
face and looked like old Harry
generally, but we were a pretty
good natured bunch and took it
,all as a part (our bit) of the Great
War, and there wasn’t anv more
grumbling than is natural among
soldiers.
Our camp has now grown into
a fair sized little city, and a lot of
the old fellbws are still here, and
we call ourselves “Native Sons,”
and we are a little bit proud of
our camp now, with its numerous:
planes zooning around through
the air at all times.
We’ve licked the,Huns at their
own game and we’re glad of it.
LADIES’ SHOES
Military, French and Low Heels, in
Dark Brozvn Kid, Brown Calf, Black Kid
and Calf, Gray, Field Mouse and Cafe au
Lait at much less than cost.
$12.50 Reduced to $9.95
12 00 “ y 9.45
11.00 “ • 8.95
10.50 “ 8.45
10.00 “ 7.95
9.50 “ 7.45
900 “ 6.95
8.50 “ 6 45
8.00 “ 5 95
7.50 “ 5.45
7.00 “ 4.95
6.50 “ . i-_- 4.45
6.00 “ 4.20
6.50 “ 3.95
5.00 “ „ 3.80
4.50 “ 3.45
3.50 “ - 2 65
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We like to feel even way back
here that we diu our bit, and per
haps added to the final over
whelming onslaught of Marshal
Foch, but now that it is over, we
are all beginning to look west and
count the days until we look the
Goddess in the face again, I can
remember when we saluted her
coming out of New York harbor
just a little over a year ago. If
nothing changes perhaps I shall
be at home early in the coming
year. I’m glad I came, for this
was the biggest game that this
reeling old planet has ever staged,
Humanity against Brutality, civili
zation fighting for her life. The
fellows that didn’t come missed
the one big chance; the fellows
that did come and died will have
a front seat in heaven, and those
that did come and will soon be
sailing' home are the luckiest fel
lows in the world. I lost one of
the best friends and one of the
finest little pals imaginable here
last summer. He was run over
by a plane taxing along the ground
and had his neck broken, but even
at that I’d rather be in his shoes
today than in the shoes of some
of the fellows that developed weak
hearts back home.
My victory letter is written, and
I haven’t exactly made my love in
it as we were directed to do, may
be it will answer the purpose just
as well.
I only hope that you will receive
it on Christmas Eve, for I’m send
ing the best of Christmas wishes
in it for you, Mumsie, Granny Kit
and the rest of the folks. Per
haps I shall be home to hunt “rab
bit eggs.” I hope to.
Devotedly your son,
Ernest Tarpley.
New Cashier for
Locust Grove Bank
Annual Meeting Held.
The Citizens Bank of Locust
Grove held its annual meeting on
Thursday, January 9th. The re
port showed that it had received
its share of the prosperity preva
lent through this part of the coun
try. An 8 per cent dividend was
voted and ordered paid, in addi
tion to placing substantial sum to
surplus account.
To fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Mr.-J. C. McKnight,
former cashier, Mr. E. F. Vickers
was elected, Mr. Vickers was re
cently discharged from service as
a lieutenant in the army. While
quite a young man he has had
several years of successful bank
ing experience. The old board of
directors was relected, as- were
Mr. J. L. Gardner, the President,
and Mr. 1. W. Parr, the Vice-
President.
This institution is looking for
ward to another year of increased
business and extended usefulness
to its community.
New Principal.
Prof. Clark, who recently re
signed the principalship of Mc-
Donough Institute, has been suc
ceeded by Lieut. Boyd of Fairburn,
who assumed 'charge Monday.
Lieut. Boyd was recently released
from service in a, Kentucky camp.
He is an experienced teacher, and
cordially welcomed to McDon
ough.
Henry county ginners’ report,
28,975 bales to Jan. 1, 1919, same
date last year, 20,902.
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MISSES’ and CHILDRENS
Button and Lace Shoes in Freeh Calf,
Patents and Patent White Tops, Tans and
Brown, all sizes.
$5 50 Reduced to $4.20
5.00 “ 3.95
4.50 “ 3.45
4.00 “ 3.20
3.50 “ 2.95
3 00 “ 2.25
2.50 “ 1.95
2.00 “ 1.45
1.50 “ 1.20
HOSIERY ALL COLORS
$3.00 Men’s and Women’s $2.45
2.00 “ “ 1.65
1.75 “ “ 1.45
1.50 “ “ 1.30
.85 “ “ .65
.60 “ “ .45
.50 “ “ .: .35
$1.50 A YEAR
