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Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-09-27
COTTON CROP ESTIMATES
September Conditions Below Ten
Year Average

The end-September condition Of
the cotton crop throughout the
United States was 81 of nor
NAL, compared with 1919 at the
end of August, indicating a pro-
duction of 12,211,000 bales, ex-
elusive of linters, allowing one per
cent for abandoned acreage.
These figures are based upon in
formation sent in by correspond
ents of the Commercial Appeal up
to and including September 81.
Compared with the Commercial
Appeals end-August estimate, the
change in condition figures repre-
sents a reduction of A. per cent,
but an increase of 277,000 bales in
indicated production.
According to the government
method of computation, a condi-
ton of $50 per cent of normal
at September rs would be about
equal to a condition of 500 at Au-
gust IS. Upon the same basis a
condition of 51.2 at the end of Sep
TENDER would be as good as 55.T
at the end of August.
The governments estimate as of
August 25 was 55.7, compared
with which the Commercial Ap-
peal's end September figures would
be $50.
The 10-year average end-Sep-
TENDER condition is $50 per cent
of normal, equivalent to approx
imately IA, 128,000 bales indicated
production with the present crop
acreage 81, 073,000 acres.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-09-27
DISTRICT ALLOTMENTS
Carroll County is to Take S222,
600 10 Bonds

Carroll county's quota of Fourth
Liberty Loan Bonds is, approx
mately, $4,000. District quotas
have been assigned and district
chairmen appointed as follows:
Fourth and Twenty-second dis
tricts, $4,000, JEFF Thomas and
I M. Wrinkle.
Eleventh, $57 900, Neill Wright
and Geo, Parish.
Twenty-frst, $4,000, w. q.
Smith.
Second, $4,000, j. G. Holmes,
j. j. Blanks and E. A. Bryant.
Sixteenth, $4,000, w. NJ. Ed
wards, w. A. Green and John
Cooper.
Fifth, $4,000, j. H. Bramley.
Third, $4,000, t. B. Alden.
Thirteenth, 5000, Joe Neither
land and j. H. Pritchard.
Twentieth, $1,000, w. I. Little
and j. w. Mckinney.
Ninth, $4,000, S. T. Sparks and
W. H. Landlord.
First, $4,000, r. l.. McNail.
Seventeenth, $4,000, A. M. Pin
son.
Fourteenth, $4,000, j. A. Gooch
and W. H. Brandon.
Twenty-f fourth, $4,000, E. G,
Butler.
Tenth, $4,000. w. |. Simmons.
Eighteenth, $4,000, Lon Cole
and A. 0. Thomas.
Sixth, $4,000, }. T. Biggart.
Fifteenth, 5000, w. A. Butler
and DR.. L. D. Murphy.
Nineteenth, $4,000, Will Cole
man.
Twelfth, $4,000, r. H. billiard
and r. A. Crider.
Twenty.third, $4,000, B. H.
Williams and H. A. Wick.
Eighth, $1,000, W. H. Blair.
Seventh, 81, 500. Nelson Wood
ard and Will Below.
The campaign is to start Septem-
Der % and last for three weeks.
Chairmen are expected to organ
ize their districts and secure al
lotments as speedily as possible.
Our soldiers are doing glorious
work 5000 miles away. 1t is up
to US to keep them clothed, fed and
armed. Let there be no faltering
in this great duty, which the gov
eminent has assigned US.
j. I. PEELER,
j. l.. THOMSON,
NELL WRIGHT,
j. SAM JOHNSON,
c. F. YOUNG,
G. W. PARISH,
Mrs. GEO. MCKENZIE,
Fourth Liberty Loan Committee.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-09-27
100000 TROOPS
Gen. March Says News of Last
Week Continuously Good

Gen March, chief of staff, in his
talk with the press at the close OF
the past week announced that the
news from all battle fronts was
continuously good and that l $780,
900 American troops have now
been embarked for overseas SER
vice"
According to Gen. March's opin-
ion, and this opinion is based upon
the very best information attain
able, the German power is rapidly
crumbling, The British, French
and American armies, in official
opinion at Washington, have
broken defnitly the German often
sive power.
The American forces in France
are more than half as strong as the
whole German army and the tide
of American lighting men toward
France is kept up at rapid rate.
When our men get there in all their
force Germany will be compile tely
overcome.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-09-27
YANK'S, INITIAL EFFORT
Greatest Success Gained by Like
Unit in War

The more we hear of the united
effort of Pershing's First Army
the more we are convinced of the
greatness of the victory achieved.
1t is said to have been the most
comprehensive measure of sue
ces that has been youchsafed a
force of like strength in this war.
It was one of the most successful
and least costly offensives launched
by the allies since the battle
of the Marne. 1t accomplished
more than had been intended; with
extraordinary rapidity and at an
abSurdly low price.
Over $4,000 Huns were taken,
incredible volume of stores we're
captured, 1852 square miles were re-
taken, the capture of III big guns,
AZ trench mortars, 200 machine
guns, ID motor trucks and four
gigantic munition dumps were
some of the things accomplished.
1t was an achievement that gave
the American force prestige and a
standing among the armies of the
allies of which every true Amer
lean should feel proud.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-09-27

doing in foreign countries before
the United States entered the war.
For both these purposes about one
million dollars have been raised.
The aim of the Christian Science
camp workers is to be as help
full as possible to all the men in
the camps, whether or not they are
Christian Scientists, and par
ticularly to give assistance which
may not be available at the time or
place through any of the other
camp welfare agencies. A feature
of this phase of the work is an
arrangement for keeping soldiers
and sailors in close touch with their
relatives.
In addition to the quick COM
munication and the healing records
made. large substantial buildings
have been erected or in cause of
construction for the further sue
cess of this work.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-09-27
Liberty Day

President Wilson has proclaimed
Saturday, October IL, the four
hundred and twenty sixth annivers-
AIRY of the discovery of America,
as Liberty day, and called upon
all citizens to celebrate it to stimu-
late a generous response to the
fourth liberty loan.
Every city, town and countryside
is asked by the president to arrange
commemorative addresses, page
ants, harvest home festivals or
other demonstrations, and he d.
reefs employees whose service can
be spared be given holiday.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-09-27

aster. Whenever did unbelief 90
into battle singing song of praise?
When bid unbelief hammer the
strongholds of iniQuity with blows
which shook its walls into dust?
When did unbelief stride out into
the second mile with the fine de
termination to make the second
mile the justification of the 6rst9
1t is only the assurance of victory
which works miracles of this kind
and works them every day. Chris
tian Herald.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-09-27
STAMP CAMPAIGN
The State Nearly Ready to Go
Over the Top

Tennessee stands today we'll to-
ward the top of the list of states
in the amount of war savings
stamps sold for cash and in the
amount per capita sales, according
to a report by counties made up
the past few day by the Office force
of State Director I. R. Preston.
For the first time since the cam
paign started last January it is
found possible to submit to the
people OF the state exact figures of
the actual sales in every county
through all agencies and to inform
the war savers and the workers in
the drive for the sale of the little
securities just the status of the
campaign in every county.
The total sales in the state up to
and including the last day of Au-
gust, 1918, amounting to SIT, 401, :
857. 33, maturity value. That is a
per capita STAT. Trousdale county
heads the list with per capita sales
of $l5.85. Lincoln stands second,
closely followed by Wilson. A
very large number of the counties
have sold more than so per cent Of
their allotment. All these sales
are independent of the pledges in
hand and in most of the counties
sales prior to the end of July were
not counted in totals of pledges.
National headquarters in Wash
ington a month ago indicated a
positive opinion that Tennessee is
one of the six states in the United
States that have exceeded their
quotas in sales and pledges.
Carroll county stands fourteenth
in the list of the counties of the
state. Her cash sales are given at
1920, 1889. The population of
the county is 1891, and her
per capita purchase is 1871.
There is only one other
county in West Tennessee with
as good a showing, and that
is Obion, which stands fourth with
per capita purchase of Sl1.90.
Carroll county has all her adjoin-
ing counties badly bested.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-09-27
Christian Science

Christian Science camp welfare
work is now being carried or in
forty-fve army and navy camps in
the United States under direction
of the Christian Science War Re,
lief and Camp Welfare Committee
of The First Church of Christ,
Scientist, in Boston. There are at
present about seventy men and
fifteen women engaged in this
work, the women serving mainly
as welfare room attendants.
Conducted at first Independently,
the camp welfare work has been
merged with the war relief work
which the Christian Scientists were
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-09-27
Late Marriage

New editions of revised selectiYe
service regulations issued by Pro,
vost Marshal General Crowder fix
August 5 as the date from which
draft boards shall disregard mar
riage of men who registered on
September - as ground for ex-
emption.
Orders we're issued by the pro-
vost marshal-general to draft
boards to cease accepting card of
belated registrants thus allowing
the attaching of serial numbers to
the registration to be completed.
The date for the order Of call draw
ing can thus be fixed by General
Crowder this week.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-09-27
TIE FOURTH LOAN
This is TO Be the Fighting Loan
of the War

As the campaign for the Fourth
Liberty Loan approaches the
America Army 10 France moves
on toward Berlin. Under our own
leaders the great American Army
has won a notable victory.
The Fourth Loan must bsa great
success. The Fourth Liberty
Loan is fighting loan.
When our soldiers on the battle
front are Drawing death, each one
offering to make the supreme
sacrifice for his country and the
great cause, we who remain SAFELY
at home surely should give them
every support, should make everv
sacrifice to strengthen them. If
we can not fight ourselves we eau
make our dollars fight.
1t is a great cause for which
American is engaged in this war;
it is a great struggle in which the
very hope of the world is bouna
up that is being waged in Europe
and on the high seas.
1t is an honor to have a part in it
and all Americans, all of their lives,
will be proud of the part they had
in it or ashamed of their failure to
do their part.
The Fourth Loan is a fighting
loan. Every subscriber to the
Loan strikes a blow for Liberty,
for victory.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-09-27
CARROLL COUNTY FAIR
Dates Fixed for October IL, Is
and l0-Premium List

The premium list for the Car
roll County Fair is now in the
hands of the printer and will soon
be available for distribution. The
fair this year will be held the third
week in October Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday. October II, Is
and 49, Valuable prizes are Of
fered in the following departments:
Community exhibits, poultry show,
poultry club, canning club, corn
club, pig club, horses and mules,
hogs, sheep, baby show and floral
department.
Arrangements are being made
to care for live stock and poultry
on the grounds, and it is hoped
that the live stock exhibit will be
one of the biggest features of the
fair. All general farm, home and
garden products are to be shown
as part of the community exhibits
of the community in which they
are produced. The fair last year
proved that to have every fellow
and his neighbor pulling together
for the success of their community
exhibits oyer the exhibits of other
communities is better than to have
only individual competition with
every man for himself. Every eff
fort is being made to encourage
the cooperative community spirit.
The fair is a good place for anyone
to prove his loyalty to the COM
munity in which he lives. If your
community is not worth boosting
and working for it is not worth
living in, and you had better move
out. If you are not giving your
community the support which it
deserves from YOU then it would
be better off without you.
Every community in the county
is invited to bring out an exhibit.
Will your community be repre-
sented9 The answer lies with you.
The question is not What will
they do about it," but rather
What will we do about it9"
For specific information or as
sistance on any point including help
in getting up and arranging exhib-
its call or write your county agents,
Miss Vivian Hawkins or G. H.
Moody.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-09-27
Biennial Examination

The regular biennial exam
nations for county school sup
erintendents' certificates will be
held at all county seats in Tennes-
see, October Z. 5 and 8, and at all
county seats in January, superin-
tendents will be elected. President
Harmed of the State Board of
Education, announced these exam
nations Saturday. The questions
for these examinations are pre-
pared by State Board of Examina.
ton and the papers Of applicants
will be graded by members of the
State Board.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-09-27
Patriotic Meeting

There will be patriotic meet
ing at Old Christian Chapel next
Monday night. The chapel is 10
Gated in the Seventh district, and
it is desired by those having the
meeting in charge that every5 body
in the community attend this meet
ing. Bring song books and be
prepared to take part in the sing
ing. A good speaker will be pres
ent and address the meeting. The
object of the meeting is to create
a more patriotic sentiment, and to
enlist more thoroughly in the war
service.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-09-27
An Enthusiastic Meeting

A most enthusiastic patriotic
meeting was held at Pleasant Hill
last Sunday. Hon. j. Sam John
son was the orator of the occasion
and made a stirring speech. A
large crowd was present and the
audience joined heartily into the
spirit of the meeting. Rev, .Keath-
lev was holding a quarterly con-
ference and a large crowd was in
attendance. The presiding elder
periodically yielded to Mr.. John
son all the time he wanted.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-09-27
Must Pay Up

If you are a subscriber to any
newspapers and do not want to miss
any of its issues you would better
get busy and get paid in advance.
The convenient is going to COM
pei publishers to collect in advance
or stop sending the paper to all
who are in arrears. 1t is only a
short time when this will be put
into effect. So let all concerned
act at once. This is one feature
of a move to prevent paper short
age. Dyer Repo
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-09-27
PaImers Shelter

A patriotic meeting will be hello
at Palmers Shelter next Sunday
afternoon at 3 o'clock. There will
be speaking and special music.
We understand that j. Wesley
Williams has been invited to make
the principal talk. Mr.. Williams
is quite popular in thrt commun-
ity and be will be able to do a
good service in stirring up inter-
est and sentiment in favor of war
measures.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-09-27
DeIinquent's Peril

While entering a bank in ar
Eastern city a woman fell dead.
People should keep away from
those places and leave their money
with editors. Nobody ever falls
dead when paying the printer.
The Lord always seems to be good
to those who pay for their paper
early and often, but we have had
many a delinquent subscriber who
died in a sudden and terrible man
ner. Greenwood (B. c. Ledger.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-09-27

A man from Ohio passed through
Huntingdon Monday with an OK
that weighed 3.515 pounds. 1t
was of the Holstine stock and be-
ing carried on an auto truck. He
was on his way from the Nashville
fair to Memphis. He was visiting
the fairs and exhibiting the animal
on account of its size.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-09-27
Assurance of Victory

Ia very real degree, we can
ascertain the nature of our coming
victories or defeats by examining
the character of our expectation.
We may regard all unbeliefs as the
ministers and precursors of dis
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-09-27

w. A. Butler, G. C. Kee, L.
L. King and L. r. Pinkley were
among the prominent citizens of
Buena Vista in Huntingdon on
business last Monday. Buena Vista
has been doing quite a lot of trad
ing in real estate lately.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-09-27

9. A, Belew came down from
Nashville, where he is employed at
the powder plant, and spent a few
days with home folk last week.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-01-04
THE PRINTERS NIGHT OUT

A sale bill bearing the signature of
"Will Quit Work" has been going the
rounds of the press and purports to
be a Missouri auction sale. giving
evidence of what queer combinations
can be made by a printer who is
suffering from the effects of night
out, and badly pies the galley. The
bill announcing the sale includes
the following list:
Twenty-Five good cows, broke to
work; Al head of cultivators, coming
in soon; 10 head Of shoveling boars,
with scoops by side; piano mares; ;
120 rods of canvass betting, better
than new; De Laval COW. with ice
cream attachment; Mccormick bind
er, in foal; Poland China bobsled,
due to farrow in April; IA head of
chickens with grass seed attach
ments, in good working order; 2
J. l. C. riding heifers, good as new;
spraying outfit, can be ridden or driv-
en- by children; Is billy goats, 10
bushels capacity, with spraying noz-
zle and other attachments. Many
other articles too numerous to men
ton, which expect to get at night
between now and date of sale
Country Gentleman.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-01-04

To help relieve the worries Of "a
1hsrs NJ the front or in the armed
Sesces preparing 70 psecesd there. the
American, Red Cross. which opens its
ChTistmas membership drive Monday.
Dec. II. continuing until Christmas
eve. IL planning to- provide every moth
Or who may need 1t with "a infants
layetts. The Womans Bureau has
published = ieaflst. available At every
Red Cross chapter. describing this
simple outfit of warm baby clothes.
I. The Red Cross IL anxious that these
baby clothes be made by women work
1ug ut home instead OF in the chapter
voykrooms.
Members Of the Junior Red Gross.
l1ttle girls in the grammar grade sew
Ing classes, have offered 10 help with
the baby clothes. and many women In
the rural districts will find these sim
PIE contributions 10 the winning OF
the great war and the comforting Of
motherhood and childhood
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-01-04
TRY TO FIND BEST STRAINS
OF NATIVE, ARKANSAS CORN

Fayetteville, Ark. Dec. 31.-With
the hope of finding acclimatized
strains of native Arkansas corn
which would be superior to seed in
troduced from other states, the Ag-
ricultural Experiment Station of the
University of Arkansas has been car
rying on extensive tests during the
past season on the station farm at
Fayetteville and at branch stations
and agricultural schools in various
parts of the state.
The seed situated in Arkansas is
peculiar in certain respects in view
of the fact that a large quantity
of seed has been introduced into the
state each year from distant points
Seed companies within the state
have found it necessary to purchase
the greater part of their supply Of
seed corn from points in Nebraska
Iowa, and Illinois. Investigations. car
ried on by the Experiment Station
will show, 1t is hoped, not only the
value of native Arkansas strains,
but also the relative worth of seed
corn from different sources outside
of the state.
The results of the experiments are
now being tabulated and will be an
nounced as soon as possible.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-01-04
HEN LAYS TOTAL OF
22e EGGS IN YEAR

Fayetteville. Ark, Dec. 31.-With
total of 229 eggs laid in one year,
the leading hen in the Third Ark
ansas Egg Laying Contest conducted
by the College of Agriculture of the
University of Arkansas undoubtedly
holds. the record for this section of
the country. The largest number of
eggs laid by one hen last year was
1885, The production of the average
hen in farm flock is about so eggs.
The hens entered in the contest
are fed a dry mash consisting of
equal parts of ground oats, wheat
bran, shorts, corn meal. and wheat
scrap Buttermilk or skim milk is
mixed with the bran three times a
week. The hens are fed scratch feed
consisting of two parts of cracked
corn and two parts of whole wheat.
Sprouted oats also is an important
part of the feed.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-01-04
RULES ON DRAFT

General Arbuckle has handed down
another opinion relative to draft ex-
emptions. This time he holds that
heads OF departments in city, county
and state governments, their deputies
heads of state charitable, penal and
educational institutions and their as
sistants, as well as constables, just
ices of the peace. trustees of educa-
tional institutions, chief deputy sher-
ifs, chief deputy prosecuting attor-
neys and numerous other county and
state officials are exempt from mill
tary service.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-01-04

try dry bread crust.
To make windows or glassware
shine add a little blueing to the
water when washing them.
When cleaning ebony backed hair
brushes rub little vaseline over the
ebony to prevent injury from the
ammonia and water solution. After
the brush is cleaned rub off the vase
line and polish with a dry cloth.
eee
To prevent cracks in the leather
furniture rub with little fresh milk
about once week
If your furs look "mussy" wet
them with clean hair brush, brush
ing the wrong way of the fur. Hang
out in air for about half an hour
then beat on right hide. with rattan,
after which comb fur In right ldt
rection with a coarse comb. -
se&t
Your black stockings will keep
their color much better II they are
rinsed in blue water before being
hung out to dry
Your centerpiece will lie perfectly
smooth If you iron the center first
and then the edge.