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The Henry County Weekly
VOL. XLY.
Judge E. J. Reagan
Endorses Memorial Move.
McDonough, Ga., November 24, 1919.
Mr. George C. Alexander,
McDonough, Georgia.
Dear Sir:
Replying to your letter of the 28th of October, I beg to say that
the movement to erect a monument to the soldier boys from Henry
county, who were called into service in the late war, meets my hearty
approval. This is strictly in accordance with the traditions of the
Southland. From the beginning of time, all peoples who laid claim
to civilization, have erected monuments of some kind to commemo
rate the bravery and suffering of their soldiers, and for such acts
have received the commendation of mankind everywhere. But it
was our glorious Sunny Southland that first inaugurated the plan of
erecting monuments to the private soldiers, and the result is that we
now find these memorial shafts to Confederate soldiers adorning the
streets of almost every county site in the Southern States. You will
not meet with such conditions in any other country on the globe.
Now that another great war has been fought by all the sections
of our country, and the bitterness attending the former war has been
forgotten, and in the last great conflict our Henry county boys have
played well their part, and have proven themselves worthy sons of
their Confederate sires, we will not fail to remember them also, and
to show this to the v/orld by the erection of some kind of fitting
memorial. Nay, we will not forget them.
We will adopt the beautiful sentiment expressed in the following
lines of the gr£at soldier priest, Father Ryan :
‘‘How many a glorious name for us,
How many a story of fame for us
They left; Would it not be a blame for us
If their memories part
Prom our land and heart
And a wrong to them, and shame for us ?”
And in memory of their brave deeds will forever prevent future
generations from forgetting them.
Yours very truly, E. J. REAGAN.
Fof'Ls CHAS. D. NEWMAN A
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McDonough, Georgia. Friday. December 5, 1919.
Mr. Ed Goodwin
Dies at Home Here.
Many regrets were caused by
the death of Mr. Ed Goodwin,
which occurred at his home in
McDonough between twelve and
one o’clock on Sunday night last.
About two years ago Mr. Good
win was stricken with paralysis,
since which time he had been
practically confined an invalid,
and had the sympathy of numer
ous friends. Suffering the third
stroke of the fatal disease, the end
came suddenly while sitting in his
chair, with only the family present.
Mr. Goodwin was a son of the
lamented Willis Goodwin, a for
mer well known sheriff of Henry
county. For a number of years
he was one of McDonough’s suc
cessful business men, erecting and
owning the large brick store and
livery barn adjoining, known as
the Goodwin buildings. His sterl
ing qualities and quiet, genial dis
position attracted warm friend
shisp, and in his passing, much
sympathy is extended the bereav
ed ones.
Mr. Goodwin is survived by his
wife, one grown son, Mr. Johnnie
Goodwin, five small children, and
one brother, Mr. Mack Goodwin
Jackson.
Funeral services were conduct
ed from the Baptist church by
Rev. J. M. Gilmore at 11 o’clock
Monday morning, and the remains
laid to rest in McDonough ceme
tery.
School Column.
Our editor of The Weekly kind
ly informs us that he will gladly
give us a column for school news
after the holidays.
That is good news to us child
ren, as we enjoy so much to hear
from each other and to learn of
the progress of each school.
I wish to say for general infor
mation, that the outlook for a
successful school year is very
good. We have the best teachers,
as a whole, that we have had in
years. With their hearty co-oper
ation, with that of parents and
children, we are going to get
much results from school work.
However, the average attend
ance for November is very poor —
not much above half the enroll
ment. That means that children
cannot be thorough and pass up
to the next grade. It also means
that I must again warn such
parents that the new attendance
law must be enforced, and that no
excuses except sickness, can keep
the children out of school. Parents
must send in written excuses why
children are tardy and absent and
same excuses must be sent into
me by the teacher.
Beginning with January there
will be held monthly meetings of
the teachers, giving in reports of
their schools and to do co-oper
ation work with the superintend
ent.
Hurrah for Union Grove school!
At their box supper last Thursday
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City Election.
Another one of McDonough's,
quiet city election was held Wed
nesday. Mr. Jamie Hooten being
elected mayor without opposition,
with Messrs. A. A. Lemon, H R
Carmichael, H. M. J. S.
Rodgers, D. P. Cook and J. D.
Hightower, Aldermen.
Hon. E. M. Smith, who has serv
ed as mayor since the mind of
man hardly runneth to the -con
trary, declined to run again—and
he retires full of honors anc
“enough.”
The new mayor and his bosni
of nldermen are warmly congra
tulated, with full confidence of
duties to be well performed.
night they took in $146.10 and had
to quit for lack ot boxes to seiL
The teachers and the trustees wii
paint the building and equip it
with same. Miss Ruth Kinard ante
Miss Algene Flake, Teachers.
How about Pleasant Grovt
school ? With Mr. Burson at
principal, Mrs. Burson primary
and Mrs. Miller inter-teachers,,
have made a lot of new improve
ments and with the co-operatio®
of patrons sent a truck to Atlants
last week and bought thirty
new school desks. They are doing
fine school work, too.
Why not other schools do a*
these schools are. Help and ask
nothing fro#n the board.
T. J. Horton, Supt.
$1.50 A YEAR
