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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.
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Friday:
GEORGE BEBAN
IN
“LOST IN TRANSIT”
Saturday:
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS
IN
“MR. FIXIT”
ALSO A COMEDY
• Do you want to laugh? See this one.
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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.
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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&
