VUMJ * 4 v .iilvC
Uu;:ng a quick getaway from dan
jqh, pOiar bear cubs have been oi>-
s*fved “hitch-hiking” by grabbing
taid c A their mother’s tail.
Tiny Insects
Some tiny insects can scarcely be
by the human eye at a distance
4 a yard, but certain birds can
ace them from as far away as a hun-
At-d yards.
Rcubud iree
The legend of the redbud tree is to
effect that the redbud or Judas
«?ee once had white flowers, but that
mtoen Judas hanged himself upon the
trie they turned pink with shame.
Bird Star Boarder
Ked Wing, a bright red cardinal,
■which for six years flew to the win
of Miss Helen Brown’s home in
& Louis and received daily meals,
been stuffed by a taxidermist
ami stands now in Miss Brown’s
man i.
Adverse Advertising
Sfenne Columbia, S. C., merchants
k;‘l«ve in adverse advertising. A
li«vdown restaurant has a sign on
airmail which reads “The Only Sec-
MiVdass Cafe in the World,’’ while
m |K9rrut vender advertises his com
-rnnitty as “guaranteed worst in
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Volunteers Aid
Defense Program
Washington, D. C. —Behind the front
lines pf U. S. defenses more than
1,200,t00 Red Cross volunteers are on
the ji-h—making surgical dressings.
I knitting sweaters and giving comfort
articles, learning the rudiments of
emergency mass feeding and scores
of other duties in an all-out effort for
national defense.
The largest defense task now being
undertaken by Red Cross volunteers
it the production of 40,000,000 surgical
dressings for the Army and Navy, ac
cording to Mrs. Dwight F. Davis, na
tional director of Volunteer Special
Services.
Homo Service volunteers and Gray
Indies, whose duties are directly con
cerned with the man in uniform also
j aro etpanding their programs, Mrs.
I Davis said.
As a preparedness measure, thou
j sands of women throughout the coun
j try •-re learning mass feeding and
j nutrition as members of the Red Cross
1 Canteen Corps. Added thousands are
j being trained in the Motor Corps to
! serve as emergency drivers.
Citruc fruit grown m Palestine last
/ear tilled 15,000.000 cases.
WESLEY SHORTS MAKE
GOOD IN WHITESBURG
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Wes
ley Short, former residents of
Perry, will be interested to learn
of the places of leadership they
are filling in their new home, i
Whitesburg. Ky.
Mr. Short was recently in
stalled as Church School Super- :
intendent, and is making a fine;
record. “New interest is being
shown in the work, and Mr.
Short presides like a veteran," j
says the pastor, W. H. Poore,
Mrs. Short was elected Chair
man of the Board of Education
of the church at the last meet-;
ing. .
“The Shorts transferred their
| membership to this church short
ly after moving here, and their
rapid rise to places of responsi
bility in the church indicate the
high respect which they com
mand in this town, the pastor
further stated.
“If you have any more in Per-
Iry like the Shorts you can send
(them up to boost our work,"!
Rev. Mr. Pcore concludes.
D. A. R. MEETING
The General Daniel C. Stewart
chapter of the D. A. K. met
Wednesday, Nov. 12, with Mrs.
H. P. Dobbins. The Regent.
Mrs. G. E. Jordan, presided.
Mrs. Carey B. Andrew Sr. gave
ja paper on The Principles of De
{mocracy. Mrs, Jordan told of,
| the life of John McCrae and read
his poem, “In Flanders’ Field."
The chapter voted to buy $5O,
of Defense Savings Bonds.
The hostess was assisted in
serving a salad course by Mrs. 1
| J. P. Etheridge and Mrs. McGee.,
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Star Sulphurous Compound
given in drinking or feed, de
stroys in the germ period—intes-;
tinal germs and worms that
cause most all disease and loss ;
‘ in egg production. Also rids them
'of blood-sucking lice, mites, fleas,
and chiggers. Then they will
1 stay in good health and egg pro
duction at a very small cost.
1 Money back if not satisfied.
HOUSTON DRUG CO.
! Phone 52 Ferry, Ga
' BAPTIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
Bible School each Sunday morn
ing 10:15.
Morning Worship Service 11:30. [
Sermon by the pastor.
Baptist Training Union 7 p. m.
Evening Worship 7:30 p. m.
Mid-Week Prayer Service Wed-1
nesday Evening 7:30.
J. A. Ivey, Pastor,
METHODIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
Church School-10:15 a. m.
Morning Worship 11:30 a. m,
' Youth Fellowship for Inter
mediate-Senior ages meets 6:30
p, m. Sunday.
Evening Worship Service 7:30.
The public is cordially invited
to all services.
Rev. J. E. Sampley, Pastor.
PRESBYTERIAN NOTICE
Perry Church
Sunday School-10:15 a. m.
Worship Service-ll:30 a. m.
Clinchfield
Sunday School--3;00 p. m.
Worship Service-8:00 p. m.
i Rev. R. F. Boyd, Pastor.
WHY BUY DEFENsTSds
money will be put to work V,
once in the national defense nr*
gram to protect the freedom aS
satety ot the United States °
Your money will be safe tu
full faith and credit of the' Unh
ed States Government is pledger!
for payment of both princhS
and interest on these UnitS
States Savings Bonds. n,ted
Today there is f urther need of
safety for the United States and
for all its people. u
United States Savings Bonds
are the quickest way in whioh
you can both serve your countrv
and conserve your earnings Tn
meet the needs of all our pe 0 n| P
the Government now offers three
kinds of Savings Bonds:
(1) The Series E Bond Dr e
serves the character of the Sav'
ings Bonds which have proved sn
popular in the past. This bond
is issued to meet the needs of
the small investor, who can hn»
for $18.75 a bond that will an
preciate in value in 10 years to
I $25, Larger bonds up to $1 000
i are issued at the same rate of
i appreciation, which gives an in
vestment yield of 2.9 percent to
maturity in 10 years after issue
date.
(2) The New Series F Bond
is issued to meet the needs of
the people who can invest un tn
$50,000 a year; and it may also
be bought by associations, trus
tees, or corporations. For $74
they may buy a bond that will
appreciate in value in 12 years tn
$lOO. Larger bonds are issued
at the same rate, which gives an
investment yield of 2.53 percent
to maturity in 12 years after is
'sue date.
| (3) The New Series G Bond
meets the needs of individuals
associations, trustees, and cor
porations that want current in
come checks. Offered at par,
these bonds bear interest at 2.5
- percent per annum. These bonds,
in denominations of $lOO up to
$lO,OOO, are redeemable at par if
they are held for 12 years from
issue date.
What Security is Behind
Savings Bonds?
The full faith and credit of
the United States Government is
[pledged for payment of both
(principal and interest on these
bonds
Through these three United
States Savings Bonds, the Gov
ernment gives a balanced and
complete investment program to
the people.
How May Everyone Buy
Savings Bonds?
There remains one great army
of savers, eager to accumulate
funds with which to support the
national defense program, to
whom the payment of $18.75 at
one time is not convenient. For
these boys and giris,young work
ers, clerks, soldiers and sailors,
a simple system of saving money
with which to buy United States
Bonds is provided through Postal
Savings Stamps.
At Post Offices and elsewhere
you will now be given a stamp
card or album for mounting the
kind of Postal Savings Stamp
you find easiest to collect.
On the purchase of a 10-cent
stamp, you will be given a card
on which you may mount 25 ot
these stamps, and exchange
them for $2.50 worth of the
larger sizes.
On the purchase of a 25-cent
stamp, you will be given an al
bum on which you may mount
75 of these stamps. When so
filled, the album will have a total
value of $18.75, the purchase
price of a Savings Bond that win
appreciate in 10 years to $25.
On the purchase of a 50-cent
stamp, you will be given an al
bum to mount 75 stamps, total
value $37.50, the purchase price
of a Savings bond that will ap
preciate in 10 years to $5O.
On the purchase of a Si stamp,
you will be given an album to
mount 75 stamps, total value s<o,
the purchase price of a Saving;
Bond that will appreciate m r
years to $lOO.
On the purchase of a $0 stamp,
you will be given an album
mount 15 stamps, total value * ’
the purchase price of a bavn g-
Bond that will appreciate in
years to $lOO. .
The completed alb u m =
quick, convenient way to ■■■'
change your current saving;
United States Savings Bonds.
Temporary’ Jo ll t
When her father, a freight agen .
found himself short of help 0 > a
ago, Miss Edith M. Durham
“temporary” job to help ou .
liked the work so well she ,
mained in the office for mor
half a century. ~
