Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-08-24

The following appeared in Sun.
days papers as a Especial from Mar.
tin: The Weakley county exemp.
tion board has called twice for men
of the draft age. The frsteall be-
ling for 500, next for 200, and to
date only about $50 have been GER
tilted as soldiers. Today notices
are being mailed for another call
of 500, which will be necessary to
secure the quota of this county,
which is 275.
An Oklahoma editor tells of an
old Indian who came to his Office
to subscribe for the paper. The
editor took the money, but the In
dian wanted a receipt. The editor
tried to talk him out of it, but the
Indian insisted on getting a receipt.
After making out the receipt, the
editor wanted to know why the In
dian was SO persistant about want
ing such recognition. The Indian
said: me die some day. Go to
big gate. st. Peter ask if / been
good Indian. / say yes. He say,
Did you pay editor for paperp
i say yes. He say, Where is re-
ceipt?' / no have it. / have to
run all over hell to find you and
get receipt"
Your home paper is really q
tireless letter writer if nothing
more. Week after week we pre-
pare this printed letter for those
living here and those who have
moved away to some other locality,
telling of our marriages, births,
deaths, the coming and going of
people, the business efforts and
progress, accidents, crops, inn
proponents, meetings and so on.
In fact, everything of Importance
and interest. If you should under
take to write letter to an absent
friend every week, telling him of
all the news, you would get faint
idea of the task in preparing a
newspaper. Many of our towns
people recognize this and take
pleasure in giving items of news.
1t takes help and it is appreciated.
.-Ex.
The annual state nursery inspec-
tons are now in progress, during
which time allthe nurseries growing
fruit or shade trees or ornamentalS,
as we'll as all greenhouseand straw
berry plant fields from which plants
are to be sold, will be examined
and certificates issued to those
whose premises justify the same.
No growers have the legal right
to sell or give away strawberry
or other plants with out them hav-
ing been inspected by some men,
berofthe state board. Inspections
are made at the state expense when
requested. As the inspections in
this county have not been made
any persons can have their inspec-
tions made if requests are made at
once. The inspections season will
end by November /. Those in
terested should write G. NJ, Bent
ley, state entomologist and plant
pathologist, Knoxville, Tenn.
Bulletins can also be had by writ
ing the department.
We have heard many expressions
of regret that Geo. w. Parish is
not to be a candidate for re-elec-
ton to the Office of circuit court
clerk. He is one of the most eff
iicient clerks the county ever had,
and we do not say this to the dis
paragement of other officials. In
the performance of his duties the
circuit court clerk is afforded about
the best opportunity of any officer
In the county to manifest an ac-
commodating disposition. He has
more chances, perhaps, than any
other to 90 out Of his wey to ac-
commodate people. So many good
people are called upon to perform
some of the duties pertaining to
this court in the way of jurors,
witnesses, bondsmen, ets., who are
altogether uniformed as to the
procedure of the court, but are
anxious to do the right thing at the
right time, and they appreciate
some one they can feel free to go
to for information. Mr.. Parish
has always been exceedingly &C.
commOdating to such people and
by so doing has made himself some
mighty strong friends all over the
county, He has always possessed
the complete confidence of the
court, which made him valuable in
the transaction of the business of
the court. Mr.. Parish will quit
his Office exceedingly popular with
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