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FRIDAY, NOVEMBE
v For Its preparedness to render ro-
lief through effective and generous aid
to the sufferers from disaster the
American $ed Cross is universally re
garded as the one organization from
which response to appeal for help la
Immediate. In the last year, accord
ing to the annual report of the Red
Cross, its disaster relief operations
were carried out in 110 localities in
the Unitod States. This work, with
activities carried over from the previ
ous year, required the expenditure in
the United States of 1397,468.04 by
the American Red Cross, its Chapters
"and Branches. In the emergency fol
lowing the defeat of the Greek forces
In Turkey and the burning of the city
of Smyrna, which entailed the relief
of nearly 900,000 men, women and
children, Red Cross National Head
quarters expended $2,605,696.09. The
food distributed in Greece aggregated
25.000 tons;' garments, 809,000; blan
kets, 48,550; new shoes, 6,000 pairs;
medical, hospital and sanitary sup
plies, 304 tons. In the feeding of the
refugees there was listed upwards of
82.000 children under three years of
age.
The disasters in tlfo United States
during the past year reported 240 per
sons killed, 991 injured, 12,691 ren
dered homeless. The total property
loss was estimated at $20,710,000.
Relief of suffering caused by disas
ters of such magnitude as to over
whelm the resources of the communi
ties in which they occur is fundamen
tal to the charter of the American
Red Cross. In addition to making ap
propriations ifrom its treasury and as-
glgnjng trained personnel to relief
work, the Red Cross in disaster cen
tralizes and makes more effective re
lief funds and supplies contributed by
the country at large.
Since 1881 the Red Cross has ad
ministered more than $20,000,000 for
the single purpose of disaster relief
That it may continue to accept the re
sponslbilltios which grave emergen
ciqs place upon the American Red
Cross appeal is made for a nation
wido renewal of membership during
the annual roll call, which opens on
Armistice Day, November 11, and
closea on Thanksgiving Day, Novem
ber 29.
Life Saving Work
Of Red Cross Corps
Wai*s on Drownings
Tho insignia of the American Red
Cross Life Saving Corps on the bath
ing apparel of men, women and
youths is seen everywhere at favorite
bathing places along the coasts, riv
ers, lakes and ponds. In Its unrelent
ing campaign to reduce Iobs of life by
drowning the Red Cross is making
constant headway. The demands for
instruction from organizations in all
parts of tho country were so numer
ous the paBt year that it was neces
sary to more than double the staff of
Red Cross instructors. This work of
training for water life-saving showed
an enrollment of over 30,000 volun
teers enlisted for duty on patrol, for
rescue and resuscitation, all compe
tent to instruct others in the standard
water-safety methods. The Red Cross
by request of tho War Department
gives water first aid training at the
United States Military add Naval
academies and in the military training
camps for reserve officers and civil
ians. The four cash prizes awarded
by the Red Cross last year for heroic
rescues were conferred upon two girlq,
a boy and a man, Indicating that the
youtlm of the country stand well at
the top in conserving life along our
water courses.
Red Cross Field
Of Action Covers
£ All the World
Represented by 93,668 members, the
American Red Cross penetrates to
nearly every part of the world. The
Insular and foreign roll call statistics
for tho past year are a most conclu
sive manifestation of tho Red Cross
spirit carried into the most remote
lands, in Europe there are 4,088
members; in Turkey, and active In
the Constantinople Chapter, 3,545. Chi
na has an enrollment of 2,252; Africa,
136; India, 224, and Australia, 29.
Even Vladivostok, in frigid Siberia,
bas a live chapter with 100 members.
The Philippine Islands can mobilize
58,747 under the Red Cross banner
and Hawaii 7,863. The total funds
raised through foreign and Insular
membership enrollment and sent to
national headquarters in Washington
mounted to $60,216.54, while an addi
tional $33,350 was forwarded for the
endowment fund of the American Red
Cross. The high seas roll call in 1922
was an inspiring success. The Navy
signed on 4.331 for the Red Cross and
the merchant ships 4,141. Of the to
tal membership outside the United
States 83,990 are registered with chap
ters in foreign lands, the Insular pos
sessions and dependencies.
23.
the McDuffie
THOMSON, GA.
1110 DISASTERS IN YEAR
ENLIST RED GROSS AID
Nearly $400,000 Spent In United
States — Greek Refugee
Work Completed.
YOU KNOW HOW ’TiS
By LAUI7A J. COOK
(©, 1023, by McClure Newapaper Syndicate.)
«<T AM afraid I cannot do much for
you, my dear, but perhaps tills lit
tle story may help you to see your
way.”
The girl perched herself on the
porch railing and, with a little smile,
waited patiently for the old man to col
lect his thoughts before beginning Ills
story.
‘‘She was very much like you," he
began, his eyes following eagerly the
course of a motorcycle speeding along
the almost deserted road.
“She was not pretty, but always
smiling and happy, and perhaps that
Is better. You know how ’tls, I think
I shull cull her Peg, though It was not
her nume. I met her several times at
the theater, but I did not see enough
of her to know her well.
"Peg and her chum had been pnls
since they were kids together, but for
the sake of some petty argument they
had not spoken for about a month. I
learned afterward that Peg had be
come aware of the fact that her sweet
heart and her churn were seeing too
much of each other; so, hoping to keep
them apart, she quarreled with her
chum. <
"Peg not only went with ‘Buddy,’ as
she called him, but when he had been
hurt the winter before she went with
one of Ids friends, so Buddy tnought
she did not care for him. After the
quarrel Buddy and Peg’s chum saw
more and more of each other. Acci
dentally? Maybe ‘yes,’ maybe ‘no,’
maybe ‘neither.’
“Anyway, they grew to care for each
other, and when it was too late Peg
awoke to the realization that she loved
only the one who had called her ‘Peg o’
My Heart.’ She gave up the others—<
yes, there were several—and then sent
for me for advice. I never understood
why she chose me, because I was' of a
different nationality, only two or three
years older, and we barely knew each
other, but perhaps she did right. You
know how it Is.”
For a moment the old man sat silent
ly ruminating, then, at a remark from
his listener, he resumed his story.
"She was never the same happy-go-
lucky girl again. She appeared happy,
but at times there were tears In her
eyes, and whenever she met Buddy and
her chum she turned nslde with a sharp
intake of breath.
“Peg told me all her troubles that
might and asked me many things. I
told her not to let Buddy see she
cared and perhaps It would bo all right
In the end. Several times Peg sent
for me to tnlk over things, and we
were soon Intimate friends. I had a
motorcycle and together we took many
rides, stopping sometimes to argue or
to talk over common Interests.
“That was one thing about Peg. She
could adapt herself to any kind of per
son, for she had read a great deal and
could argue along many lines; she
loved sports, and she knew a little of
’most everything.
“Well, I came to love Peg and one
day I told her so, and asked her to
marry me. I remember how she looked,
for she was dressed about as you are
now, with her khaki knickers, shirt,
soft collar and tie. She seemed love
lier than ever to me.
“ ‘I love you, too,’ she answered,
tears In her eyes, ‘but I can never mar
ry you while there Is my Buddy to
think of, for I still love him.’
“I left town next day, and that is
all, my child, because I could never
bring myself to return, and I do not
know the rest of the story. Perhaps
Peg and Buddy were reunited, perhaps
not. I do not know."
As the old man llnlshed the girl
stood up.
"Thank you, Uncle Joe; you hnve
helped tne, because I shall go tonight
with Bob and I shall forget the others.
I never cared for them, anyway, but—
you know how ’tis.”
“I Gotta Beat It."
The librarian in charge of the story
hour is always very careful of her
diction, as the telling and retelling and
dramatization of these stories afford
u splendid opportunity to stimulate the
use of good English. The results are
often gratifying and often disconcert
ing, These chlldrPh possess an un-
usunlly strong sense of the dramatic.
The story for the, afternoon had been
Cinderella, und now one of the six-
year-olds was "telling It back" to the
“teacher."
She started out beautifully, but as
she became more and more Interested
In her tale, she reverted to her accus
tomed speech. Finally, in the third
scene, where Cinderella, while dancing
with the prince, suddenly discovers
that the clock Is striking twelve. Rose,
no longer a mere story teller, but Cin
derella herself, looked up at the clock,
dramatically clapped her hand to her
forehead und in a tense, emotional lit
tle voice, cried:
“My Gawd! Lookut the clock. I
gotta beat It 1"—Margaret M. Stokes In
Scribner’s.
BRONCHITIS
Leaves a bad cough. So does “flu”
and la grippe. But these lingering
coughs yield easily to the healing
and curative qualities of
CHAMBERLAIN'S
COUGH REMEDY
Every user is a friend
JJie Green
Federal-Aid System of
Highways in 34 States
(Prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
Roads thnt will comprise the fed
eral-aid system of highways have
been definitely designated In 34
states, according to the bureau of
public roads of the United States De
partment of Agriculture.
A Btory of the system In the 34
states now approved shows some In
teresting facts. Nearly every city of
over 5,000 population is located upon
It, and the few that are not will con
nect with it over Improved roads.
Indications are that over 00 per cent
of the^entire population of the United
States will live within ten miles of
a federal-aid highway. In a number
of states the figure is as high as OS
per cenl, and in none of the stutes will
It drop below 05 per cent.
The following fnl ulation shows the
mileage In the system by states, esti
mates being given for those slates
whose systems are not yet approved:
Federal
Federal
Aid
Aid
System
System
Alabama . .
•3,958
Nevada . . . .
Arizona .. .
1.498
N. Hampshire 938
Arkansas .
•5,037
New Jersey
983
California
4.467
New Mexico
. . 3.258
Colorado . .
.» 3,360
New York..
. . 4.198
Connecticut
835
N. Carolina
.. 3,816
Delaware .
266
N. Dakota. .
. .*4,855
Florida ...
1,855
Ohio
.. 4,504
Georgia ...
•5,662
Oklahoma .
. .*7.889
Idaho ....
2,772
Oregon ....
Illinois .. .
•4.987
Pennsylvania. 3,954
Indiana ...
3,957
Rhode Island 165
town
7.154
A Carolina.
.. • .3,1 79
Kansas ...
6.423
8. Dakota ..
. .*8.077
Kentucky .
3.250
Tennessee .
.. *4.544
Louisiana .
•2,657
Texas
.*11.655
1.303
Maryland
1:036
Vermont ..
.. 1,043
Mas'chus’ts
•1.290
Virginia . . .
.. 3.014
Mlchlg-an
4.582
Washington
. 2,837
Minnesota
6.801
W. Virginia
. 1,901
tijjnelaslppl
•3,290
Wisconsin .
. .*5.516
.VlWnonri . .
7.040
Wyoming .
. 3.234
Montana. ..
4,697
Nebraska .
5.500
Total
187.406
•Mileage
Kiven
Is nn estimate, m
system Is not yet approved.
THOMSON, GA., KNOX BLDG.
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Evenings.
WM. H. HUGHES
Licensed
CHIROPRACTOR
301-302-303 Montgomery Bldg.
AUGUSTA, GA.
10c Goods.
We have on display a line of 10c
goods, articles worth up to 25c, and
for 25c we offer you spectacles,
pocket knives, harps, pocket books,
scissors, lingerie clasps, china cement,
wire hair brushes, etc., and for 50c
we offer you clutch pencils, Hohner’s
harmonicas, ivory combs, brass lined
2-bladed pocket knives, powder com
ports, high grade pocket books, etc.,
and for $1.00, watches, barber shears,
razors, strops,, etc., shell frame spec
tacles, etc., vanity cases 75c and up;
rubber belts 20c, boys’ belts 15c. A
good line of clocks and high grade
watches. J. W. FLETCHER.
Central Ave., next to Progress Office.
Our Smiley Stalk Cut
ters cost less and do bet
ter work than the old
kind. See us.
Thomson Hardware Co.
Hall’s Catarrh Medicine
Those who are in a “run down” con
dition will notice that Catarrh bothers
them much more than when they are
In good health. This fact proves that
while Catarrh Is a local dlsonse, it Is
greatly Influenced by constitutional
conditions. HALL’S CATARRH
MEDICINE Is a Tonic and Blood Puri
fier, and acts through the blood upon
the raucous surfaces of the body, thus
reducing the inflammation and restor
ing normal conditions.
All druggists. Circulars free.
F. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo, Ohio.
MONEY TO LEND
CHEAP RATES AND GOOD
TERMS.
If you want to borrow money on
your real estate, call on me and I
think I can make it to your interest.
Valuable Farms and Town Lots.
JOHN T. WEST.
“I want to; therefore I can!" Is the
spirit that spurs the Red Cross work
er in well-doing.
Know Little of Henry Hudson.
Cliurles Barnard, an authority on the
subject, says that the time and place
of the birth of Henry Hudson appear
to be lost. “We only know,” lie says,
"that he had earned, perhaps by the
time he was forty, sufficient reputa
tion as a bold and skillful navigator
to be placed In command of the ship
Half Moon of Amsterdam. Early In
1009 he made a contract with a party
of Dutch merchants to act as captain
of their private exploring expedition,
and In the written agreement between
them he was described as ‘Henry Hud
son, Englishman.”’
G. T. NEAL
' Dentist
Office Over First National Bank
THOMSON, GA.
H. P. NEAL
Dentist
Office Over City Bank. Phone 45
THOMSON, GA.
Says:
Remember
The Vogue
when in need of
An Overcoat, Suit,
Hat or Boy Suit.
A full line of High
Grade Men’s & Boy’s
Furnishings always
on hand.
Agents for Adler’s
‘Collegian Clothes.”
1040 Broad St.
Augusta, Georgia.
—LOST—
75 cents on rentals by not using
our eight hour service.
WHITTLE BATTERY SERVICE
522 Broad St. Augusta, Ga.
Phone 1106 for Prompt Service.
BOWEN BROS.
829 Broad St. Augusta, Ga.
Headquarters for Guns, Pistols,
Loaded Shells, Dubok Hunting Suits."
Everything in Hardware and Sport
ing Goods.
UP AND CLASSY!
HEATH DRY CLEANING CO.
Is in a new commodious building.
They Clean and Press Everything.
324 Jackson St. Augusta, Ga.
HARPER BROS.
420 Jackson St. Augusta, Ga.
PICTURES, PICTURE FRAMES
AND FRAMING.
Quick, Polite and Artistic Work.
WISE’S X-RAY LABORATORY
W. G. Wise, Itoentgeneologist.
Night service by Appointment.
Day, 9:30 a. m. to 2 p. m.; 3 p. m.
to 5 p. m.
Wire or ’Phone, Masonic Building
AUGUSTA, GA.
Buick Open Cars are Stormtight
Perfect protection is provided from rain and wind.
The lower frame of the windshield fits into a perma
nent rubber grommet. Moulded rubber seals every
joint between the frames and posts. At the top a new
weatherstrip, steel reinforced, excludes all air that
might enter between the windshield and top, and side
curtains button to the windshield, instead of the posts,
covering the slight crack between them.
In addition to these and numerous other refinements,
Buick four-wheel brakes afford a greater degree of
safety on all models.
A. H. CURTIS & SON
Thomson, Ga.
When better automobiles are built, Buick will build them
When you want the best in vanilla
flavoring, order VAN-NIL and take
no other. Always uniform strength,
/AN-NIL never disappoints.
Don’t buy a heater
until you see our stock;
we can please you.
Thomson Hardware Co.
LAWN GRASS SEED, FLOWER BULBS
GARDEN SEEDS.
Italian Rye, per lb 20c
Evergreen Lawn Mixture, per lb 35c
BULBS.
Pope-White Narcissus, per dozen l 50c
Hyacinths, Narcissus, Daffodils, per dozen 90c
Jonquils, per dozen 60c
Chinese Sacred Lilies, each 20c
Add 5 cents a dozen for postage.
Bone Meal, Sheep Manure, Nitrate Soda.
Distributors for Buckeye Incubators and Brooders.
We handle the famous Purina Feeds in the checker-board bags.
CONSUMERS GROCERY CO.
Seeds, Feeds, and Poultry Supplies.
1101 Broad Street. Phone 783. Augusta, Ga.
30 YEARS IN AUGUSTA.
For strictly High Class Individ ual Tailoring, see
A. H. MIEGEL
127 Eighth St. Augusta, Ga.
Save 50 gallons of gasoline on a suit by buying from Miegel.
SPECTACLES,
EYEGLASSES
_ and ARTIFICIAL
10 EYES
Properly Fitted.
DR. HENRY J. GODIN
956 Broad St., Augusta, Ga.
J. T. WEST
Attorney at Law.
Office Over Thomson Drug Co.
THOMSON, GA.
GOVERNMENT BONDED
WAREHOUSE
Our warehouses are BONDED AND LICENSED under
the UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
WAREHOUSE ACT.
CHARGES VERY REASONABLE.
If desired SPECIAL WAREHOUSE RE
CEIPTS identifying each lot by
mark and number.
LIBERAL ADVANCES ON SHIPMENTS.
Our personal attention to sales, weighing and grading.
We invite inspection of their cotton at any
time by our customers.
REFERENCES—Citizens & Southern Bank, Augusta, Ga.
WIENGES & COMPANY
COTTON FACTORS
839-841 Reynolds St. Augusta, Ga.
LET THE PROGRESS DO YOUR JOB PRINTING.