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About The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934 | View Entire Issue (July 8, 1921)
The Henry County Weekly VOL. XLVII. ** OBSERVER Annual Singing Held At Mount Carmel The all-day singing which has been held annually for nearly half a century at Mount Carmel and Liberty Hill churches was held last Monday and was one of the best ones that has been held in years. This singing is held annu ally on July 4th, and. is composed of three churches, Liberty Hill and the two churches at Mount Carmel. A. C. Norman, of Ola, was elected chairman and T. O. Callaway, Will Barnett and J. T. Mays were ap pointed committee on arrange ments. A number of music lead ers from Henry and adjoining counties were present. The New ton county male quartett and the Ola male quartett rendered some good music. A large crowd was present and it was a pleasant day for all who attended. The total gate receipts to the great world champion fight last Saturday, was over a million and a half dollars. Who said times are getting hard? We regret to note the continued illness of Mr. Walter Gilmore at the home of his father in Beer sheba district. His many friends hope for him a speedy recovery. Mr. J. C. together with a number from his home town, Hampton, enjoyed a big fishing trip on the glorious fourth and they report a big time. Rev, J, Frank Jackson, one of ;the oldest men serving on the T* ptist State Mission Board, is V.uducting a powerful revival at SWinder. He conducted a revival there a few years ago, and over 100 members were received. We regret to note the death of Mr. James Owen, the seventeen year old son, of Mr. George Owen, which occured at his father’s home in Love’s district last week, after a short illness with Typhoid fever. The boll weevil situation is get ting to be a serious problem with the farmers of our county, and the present outlook for a cotton crop looks a little gloomy. Our farmers are doing all they can to fight it, but it looks like they are going to get the cotton crop this time. A M U S |l it L_ El‘T 7 S GO If Friday: GEORGE BEBAN IN “LOST IN TRANSIT” Saturday: DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS IN “MR. FIXIT” ALSO A COMEDY • Do you want to laugh? See this one. ■•i i i ATTENTION! Beginning next week we will offer each Thursday a sensational picture, also a two-reel side-breaking century comedy. During these adverse times our mental beings re quire more amusement. Come; bring your families; tell your friends. LOOK —It’s 10c —one dime to everybody. Can you miss it ? Coming Saturday, July 16, That Wonder Picture, “Hearts of Humanity” A Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of McDonough and Henry County. South Avenue. TWENTY YEARS AGO. Ladies’ wore long skirts. Operations were rare. Nobody swatted the fly. Nobody sprayed orchards. Tin Lizzie’s were unknown. There were no sane fourths. Nobody wore white shoes. Nobody had seen a silo. Nobody listened on a telephone. Nobody cared for the price of gasoline. Folks said pneumatic tires was a joke. Summer time, summer weather, summer showers. Today is the glorious Fourth again, and some how we feel sometimes that we need to have another “Independence Day.’’ We seem to be losing our freedom about many things. Rev. G. T. Sorrells was the din ner guest of C. W. South’s family Sunday. Messrs. M. C. and W. H. White went to McDonough Friday. The many friends of Mrs. C. W. Gardner will be glad to know that she was able to attend church at Bethel Sunday. Misses Ethel and Elyea Smith, of McDonough, were guests of Mrs. C. W. South and family Sunday. Miss Ethel remained Sunday night arid was the guest of Mrs. C. C. White Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Clark, of Ellenwood, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. T, W. Peterman. Mr. and Mrs. Lem Cook spent the week-end w r ith Mr. and Mrs. Willis Campbell near Jonesboro. Mrs. J. A. Martin and Master Fifz, of Charleston, S. C., are visiting Mr. M, F. Martin and Leek. Rev. W. N. South’s family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Selfridge, all of the latter’s chil dren and grand children were present and they report a very enjoyable day. BUSY BEE. McDONOUQH, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1921. STOCKBRIDGE Monday night, July 4, straw ride. Tuesday night, the sth, big lawn party. ' Wednesday night, the 6th, Meth ; odist prayer meeting. Thursday afternoon, the 7th, Presbyterian prayer meeting. Thursday night humorous lec ture by Marvin Williams at the auditorium. ¥ Rev. G. T. Sorrells and family spent Thursday night at Turin. Mrs. A. H. Swann and the little Swanns are spending this week at Hartwell. A big fox hunt was pulled off on the 4th, several Stockbridgians in the bunch. Two or three barbecues w r e heard of on the 4th, but it was rather warm for that sort of en joyment. The dry weather is driving the highlanders . from their dens. Lookout for snakes. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Power had as their guests recently Mr. and Mrs. Rowe, the latter a sister of Mr. Power. Mrs. Dan Ward Milam visited relatives here last w'eek, going on to Griffin. The Methodist revival seryices start Friday night before the sth Sunday in August. Pastor Sor rells will preach. The two deacons elected at the Baptist church will be ordianed at the Baptist conference on Satur day before the first Sunday in An gUSt. " 41 The revival season opens at the Presbyterian church Sunday morn ing the 10th, Rev. L)r. McGatchev, of Decatur, being the preacher. It will likely run through the week. All who can ought to attend. Rev. Buice, a student at Mercer University, will be the preacher at the Baptist revival, and Mr. Ham ilton will sing. Meeting starts first Sunday in August. Katie Jinks advertises a lost coat and some money. Reward is offered. See ad in another col umn. Mr. Parks Lee is having another well dug. The first one went about 85 feet and much blasting was done, but it failed to afford a supply of water. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Moseley were fourth of July visitors here. Mr. Ben Walden and wife were at Mrs. Clark’s Sunday. Abner Ward had his first birth day party last week, but he is more than one year old. His de lighted guests were: Ammie Dix on, Madeline Ward, Aurrie Berry, Olivia Swann, Merritt Britt, Char lie Mann, Fred, Jack and Reginald Ward. The first country water melons made their appearance here Sat urday, the 2nd, and were Quickly sold. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hardwick, Mrs. W. L. Hardwick and Miss Eddie Hardwick, of Atlanta, were 4th of July guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. C. McWilliams. Among the mighty Nimrods who chased the wilev Reynard on the 4th of July were Messrs. S. C. Mc- Williams, W. A. Bellah, N. P. Lee, S. C. Austin, Mace A. Morris, C. M. Power, J. W. Pattillo, J. C. Bellah, Fred and Willie T. Sorrells. They went over about Jim Wyatt’s be fore day and got up three foxes and caught one. Seven counties represented in the chase and 40 to 50 dogs on trail. The social event of this week was the lawn party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Pless Tues- Growing Fast. Things grow fast in California, whether artichokes or industries. One year from the day the first tire was turned out at the new plant of the Goodyear Tire Sc Rub ber Company of California, casing number 345,012 was taken from the steaming mold and placed on exhibition by the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce. Tube number 394,086 was sent along to keep it company. In production, 11 months after the first ground was turned in a cabbage patch four miles from the business center of Los Angeles, the Goodyear plant—largest of its Kind anywhere in the west —has been but slightly affected by eco nomic conditions and is doing close to the one million dollar a month business that has poured in ever shice it was established. day night. Two classes in the Methodist Sunday school —Mrs. Pless’s class and Mr. W. VV. Mi lam’s —had a three months contest as to which would secure the larg est attendance. The bovs of the Milam class were the winners, and so the girls had to stand treat. The fixed upon a lawn party at night with light refreshments, and selected Tuesday night as the time. The Stockbridge school girls are putting our town on the map in wanning prizes. Miss Mary Joe Mays, after winning the prize for answering 100 questions concern ing Confederate history in' the Henry county contest, lias also won the second prize in the State contest for the same, which was $15.00. A young lady in Athens carried off the 'first prize, $52.00. Another Stockbridge girl won the prize for the best paper on Cap tain Henry Wirz some weeks back. Our girls are not only noted for their beauty, but for their mental accomplishments as well. Ajax, Jr. ONE CENT Buys a POUND CAN of Famous VOTAN COFFEE To the first 25 customers who pur chase a two-pound can of Votan Cof fee we will give them an extra one pound can for one One Cent, Only one to each family and posi tively only 25 cans will be sold. This is unusually high grade coffee. We guarantee Votan Coffee to please or money refunded, COPELAND-TURNER MERC. GO. U. S. SENDS BOLL WEEVIL EXPERT HERE Man Direct from Coad’s Lab oratory Says Lead Arsenate Unsuccessful as 801 l Weevifc Control. Mr. G. B. Ray, who has been sent to our state to instruct the farmers in the proper use of cal cium arsenide in boll weevil con trol says“we have learned through experience and experiments that lead arsenate will not control the boll weevil sufficiently to enable the maturing of a fall crop of cot ton and that calcium arsenate will absolutely control the weevil suf ficiently to mature a full crop of cotton if properly used.” He also says that your govern ment does not reccommend the use of calcium arsenate in any form other than the dry powder applied in the form of a cloud. I “Tne Federal government is ex perimenting with the poisoned syrup mixture and will transmit the results to the people as soon as it is obtained. At present the government considers the use of any form of calcium arsenate other than the powdered form a mere experiment, so if the syrup mix ture fails to control the weevils the blame falls on the user and not on the government for the government does not reccommend it.” Presbyterian Services. The revival services that art being carried on at the Presbyte rian church, are highly enjoyed by every one who attends, inter est in the meeting is growing daily. Under the gospel messages being delivered by Dr. McG. Shields, in spired by the divine spirit, and the enjoyable music, full of melody, being led by Rev. Irving Ellis, many are being brought to the marvelous light and liberty as it is in Christ Jesus. $2.00 A YEAI&
