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mm: x nKCEBMER 21, 1917. THE PALATKA NEWS, PALATKA, FLA., PAGE NO. SEVEN. . ...Aft WO"1 5TMAS CAKi -PEOPLE mother, father, ' wife or -PIER FRIEND Special line of, Qualityards. tls-A Special Soldiers lap Pad. " . sdrugm CITY, HA CRESCENT CITY NEWS no REAL jtCITY FLORIDA Hill lots on fggy terms. PERSONAL AND SOCIAL ' Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Wiley of Lan sing, Mich., were recent guests at the Coutant. Tho MotVir1ior Snnrlcitr QnVirwil it! In have a Christmas tree and a good time for the little people. Rev. Alfred Taylor will hold special Christmas day services at the Episco pal cnurcn at iu a. m. Mrs. Audley Eaton has been elected worthy matron of the Crescent City l - 1 r-v.. .1 .. 11.. i OJ iioage, uraer 01 tne eastern oiar. Mr- and Mrs. H. S. Springer left ti Tiiocrlav fnr Orlnnilrv wWp thev will spend the winter with their son. Mr- H P T.oavett nf Rnston. Ar rived last Sunday to spend some time witn ivirs. Leavett. wno nas rooms at the Darby residence. Mr. and Mrs. K. Borson with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. H. Herrick as guests, mntoreH to Palatka on Mondav for a day's outing and shopping. Korcrpant Thos. B. Russell, machine gun company, 324th U. S. Infantry, writes that he win De nome on a snon furlough the latter part of next week. TVio 'Rantiot Siindnv M'hool will hold its Christmas tree festivities on Wednesday night. It was the oniy night they could secure Saint Nicholas. 3114 MILLER LINE t'jHome Company. It S ill season and out of tedurty ytars. No better ' ta had over any line. L Industry and thereby jwy in circulation at gCwcent leave Crescent Lib. Jacksonville and way I (.30 m.. on Tuesdays, lid Saturdays. .jrfjonville on Mondays, fend Fridays. aM. MILLER .fctijer. Jacksonville, Fla. Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Smith will spend Christmas with their daughter and grand children at Arcner. a thev are a takin' something to the , kiddies. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Selleck, Mr. and Mr-is T T TT..t-rt ci n -i i. w. xjouca, i,na. tit, u. oruieau and Mr. Leonard E. Estes, comprised a hflKfir r TT -11 a ini.y vynu ailivtiu at VJluVt: X1HI1 On Saturday from Sioux Falls, South Da kota. They were attracted to Cres cent City by the folder recently sent broadcast throughout the country by the E. A. Stroud Realty Company, and have been shown the advantages of the place and section by Mr. Dur ling. The Presbyterian church will have a special Christmas tree service Christmas eve with the assurance that Saint Nicholas will be present - .v:..:i a ii. i l ..I. i;i uj uisirniuie me presents to me cnu dren. All the children of the place are invited to attend this service and saint JNichoias has given J he News to understand that all of them, with out reference to previous Sundav- school record,, or without record, will rip wolirtmorl onrl iirill Via nvmnrlerl f r.y This should be a grand and enjoyable ii garnering. Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Bullock and par tv consisting of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Waters, Miss Butler and Mr. A. H. Pye, arrived on Sunday in their big touring car, having driven through di rect from Onset. Massachusetts. Mr. Pye was the driver of the car. On arrival here the party went direct to trip P.ii11nclc flat, nn South Summit street. All were out on the street Monday morning and seemed nleased tn he with us strain. Mr. Bullock states that, thev have encountered rough weather most of the way down. Mcintosh Morrow left Tampa on Tuesday of last week for Jackson ville., where he volunteered in the 20th S. Engineers. He was examined RED CROSS RALLY A SPLENDID AFFAIR Addresses by Miss Ruth Rich, and Mayor Merriam Splendid Program of Music. atCity Transfer Co mtole and Boat Line Wall trains at Crescent City l Sjht trains by appointment. h " . 1UBREE, Manager. jt'Clty Flrida ;I. spsncsi DENTIST jiitsidence on Prospect Street licit, - .. Florida 1 RAFFERTY Contractor and . Bull d e r TES 3SHED BUILDING MATERIAL ;ent City, Fla. t City Cafe S. B. SHAW, Prop. ,East of-the Postoffice 0OMS AND MEALS AT' 1S0NABLE PRICES. P. W.Purrington and family of Colrain. Massachusetts, are expected here this week to occupy their home on North Summit street for the win ter season. Don't call him "Santa Claus," not this of all years; 'tisn't his name any way, his name is Saint Nicholas. "Santa Claus" is the sourkraut Ger man for it. S N Wessberg, Miss Dorothy Kil len and Miss Hilda Wessberg of East Palatka were motor visitors in the city last week, coming over in the Wessberg car. Capt. and Mrs. E. C. Anthony ( write that they expect to be in Cres- . cent City the first week in January to remain some four months. They will stop at the Hotel Coutant. It was reported that Corporal Phil-j lips Cash had "gone across." This is a mistake; our little corporal is at Augusta, Ga. Too bad he cannot , come home for Christmas. j Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. E. j r .! The atnrk KtonDed long enough at their home on Sunday , morning to leave a little daughter whose name is to be called Elizabeth. If vou haven't lined up with the Red Cross by this time, why-then i.k.nninf. frost-nroof. lady- VOU ttic uuiuv-p."", , . - proof mosquito-proof and something other' than gentle means must be ap plied. Local Masons will attend the Epis ... -i v. ; a hndv on Sunday copai ciiun." " Ai i morning, the 30th mat, when Rev. Al fred Taylor, who is one of them, will . preach a special sermon. , vice is to be at .10 :4a. George H. Hafner of Currie, Min- I nesota, has purchased through Mr , Durling, the old Hogarth place of 10 , acres near Fruitland. Mr. Ha ir s going to remodel the house and ..n- prove the place for a home. Elbert Braddock has tried to enlist ., i: .ir.p in the army and once in the naval reserves and has been rejected because of defective , vis ion But all the same he is entitled to k place among the best patriots. Col G T. Graham has purchased the Bradt place near Lake Margaret and which adjoins his own farn i. The newlv acquired piece adds to his farm fiO acres Col. Graham arrived home latter Part of last week for a short stay T and found in prime fighting condition and sent to 1 1. scriven, ua.. wnere ne will spend his month of inoculation atainst small pox, typhoid fever, pips, warts and.bunyons, the regular cere monial for all new recruits. Mcin tosh will then go to Washineton to join his regiment a large contingent of which will be in the forestry ser vice of the government in France. He will likely see service on the other side sooner than most of our bovs. Here's another name to co on the honor roll in the Presbvterian church, : of which Sunday school he is an un dergraduate. iNSTIPATMN Stomach Canted Toil Httdi SufferiM. Black- I Draught Relieved. JWHe, Ky. Mrs. Pearl Pat. Nla P1", writes: "I was Jpated. I had sour stomach f uncomfortable. I went to rr- He gave me some plUs. Wtened me and seemed to ,mr digestion. They would nd afterwards It seemed 1(lre constipated than before. of Black-Draught and de trr it. I found It Just what I It wan nn am lavaHvA- and r swallow. My digestion soon I got well of the sour stom- "owels soon seemed normal, roping, and I would take a ud then, and was In good . t :nn oame un from Waterman Kissimmee last Sunday to spend the day ana attend to some business. He Sasthey are busy shipping fnu frrm the naiWOUUS viv., ESSrhtalowr some samples tl lat are hard to beat in looks even m the best Sixteen Crescent City boys (young men) all of about the same age, are now in the army or navy, ten oi whom were raised in this town and were school mates and playmates or chums. Some of them were a little wild, mischievous, and filled with the joy of living right here. They had some fights, too, but none to equal what they will have when they are turned loose on the Germans. They never tackled a German here, but they have tackled everything else from a catamount to a rattlesnake and a fice dog with a shot of turpen tine on his sub.iequent end. Some of 'em may get disfigured or even die in the doiinr, but they are going to as I -if in tvinir fi tin can on the Ger- Iman tail, and don't you forget it. , Watch for reports of their doings on the "other side." Rev. William H- Funk, Ph. D., the new pastor of the Methodist church, if Saini-dav and occupied the pulpit of that church both morning! and evening on Sunday, preaching to , good sized congregations. Dr. bunk comes to Crescent City irom Lees- ; burg, where he was. pastor for two years. He will also be pastor at Rodman, and it is supposed will devote , the 1st and 3d Sunday m each month j to this place, while he will devote the 1 "d and 4th Sundays to Rodman. This I nlan mav be changed, but that is his pian ma.v n,i,irt nor the work. preseni iuc v Dr. Funk is a gentleman of fine t,hvsioue, dignified, courteous and S 3 scholarly attainments The News feels that the people of Cres cent City are to be congratulated up on having a man of his undoubted Cities sent, to us The church is bound to .thrive iodav Dr. Funk has a wife and one daughter, and of course they will make Crescent city tneu The Little Gift Shon will be open evenings until Christmas. B3.T taa m WW lUUbll iw ' 'or It Is the finest laxativs US" Wi Black-Draught has tor 21 ben lound of great value -unent of stomacn, Iirer ana fables. Easy to take, gentle M in tu actlott( learlng no ffeCtB. it hu wnn tha vralH years. Mr H E. Gates of Lake Como. who Mrs Gates comes over awl assists ladies fn their regular Tuesday sew i ing work. , I,., rn c pmwn. who have .pSwiersnCrecentCg are now at Phoenix, Arizona. Ihey nrobabTy wanted to try a dryer ch P vJ T where there was more alkali. enough to make them want to come I back to crescem, vi. Here's an exemplification of the TRUE Christmas spirit. The fnu an candy bags to . a 1 the ooys, j mates of the Industria. ' - rianna, and to all the gi , Qca of the Girls inausn.o. la. sister of Mr. t"aui . Js C. L, -namDel'' 1 u " .me years 'Pent 8;?n elsantly remembered by igo nd 19 jlL.rf- on that oc- Mr. Harp Opposes Hard Road. taitor raio , Will you let me say a word through your columns about that special ad district and bond election called for in vour columns last week? , First a 9-foot brick road is a men ace human safety. How about fhlt wreck at Oramre Mill. Tue &WPrwh. a heavy truck ma. chine knoefcea inem u --. r- and as you say - such the men were r.pt killed traced es have Deen ijreat war; uui - 0-ms to -LnlmawfarTbinggedto Crescent City did her "bit" on Tues day when she turned out en masse for ia T?ol Pvaco volltT n f Vi ta online on IE ditorium. Between three and four hundred men, women and children de fied the cold winds and rain and were there to show their patriotism, to boost the Xmas Membership Drive and to learn more about the Ameri can Red Cross and its work from one who has been called "a liberty en gine," Miss Ruth Rich, Ass't. Direc tor American Kea cross in r loriua. Miss Rich made a special trip to Crescent City from Jacksonville in or der to be present at this rany ana Priaivman Mpvrinm the Putnam County Chapter, accompanied by Mr. ... i " nr.. 1 Vf 1 .. nir Merriam ar.,.;vir. anu itiia, maun, mis. Crook and the Misses Lucas, Moragne and Sharpe, all of Palatka, also hon ored. the Branch by their presence. Tlio vioitinir lnilip were entertain ed at luncheon at the Club House, the gentlemen at tne uoutant. "ho nrnmam nneneri wnn a Deau tiful drill bv the school girls and boys. - J . t i . XT1.. led by Aliss uoiumDia U"ss iNeety UToliJcl oanVi f'nrrvitKT n Red CrOSS shield, or stars and stripes shield, the shield bearers nnauy massing un uic 0;Mtr5io- 'TVia Star Rnancrled Banner," and "The Marseillaise." Following this a chorus of about fir- nnil hitrh school bovs and girls assembled on the stage and sun? "Soldiers' Chorus" and "To Thee, O Country." , , n i,;,.rv,nr, Tillino-nnst of the Cres cent City Branch gave a brief but troducine the 'Di-o,. nf tho flnv. Miss Ruth Rich m;.. p;f.v, a (lelitrbtful sneaker, full of enthusiasm for her work and her eountrv and everv word uttered was listened to with- breathless interest An. v,r. alrooa Miss Rich called for questions. Many were asked and fully answered. Space forbids a nvt nf the address, but amongst manv oiner uiuin. ti" phatif dATiinl was mae to the renort nvticles are sold to co'diers Rumors of this sort have been traced from one person to an .a. ,i nnt nnop has proof been found of such nn act. Soldiers often have private ifts of knitted garments i nf those mav have been sold bv individual soldiers fortunate i. V,no mnvo than tnev neeu- .i Tin ; tho nnlv shadow of foun dation for the rumors that R;d C garments have been sold. Miss Rich -ii..i .rinn tn the fact that the source of reports deroeatorv to the 'work of the Red Cross can nlways be traced to German propaganda, and i that a hitrh official has stated that the ' i- r,ootino' nf these rumors is I tvoncnnnhlp net: that tO in anv way weaken the efforts of the TVerl Cros is a decided help to the Following Miss Rirh. Chirmnn ye,-ym f the Putnam Co. Chanter r,oke brieflv. crenerouslv comnliment-ine- the Crwtf Cif,- Br-ncV .for ,-ork nrtd statii.n- that so far Crescent Citv ha ontstWnned Palatka in the ,vm"a Membh'-n Drive ' rtvonnh v", alo rnmmended h" Mios Rich for its nromnt organization, re- nnrt an-1 shinning of first-class fin- !ir'l worV. I ' v, ..Mmeso a t"v ma'd .... v,e otficre carrvinfr a tin Ier, in wH" " fi" ltt"- n'"t wns c-rowin and stood beneath j bi" '"" boavd benrin- the lecrend: "Do Yoyr T(!t " TV.; tnh1""" 'eceived with Mrr annlause md was followed bv t-n r-hnv. "Ch0vn of TV Wn;. L.,1 "Cwanne River." which cioseo 'th" afternoon s urogram. rv. Wheeler at tne n"., Collette on the cornet were bnlhnnt L-iUnar.;. and -rent credit due them as well as to th" nrmc"il -" Inhere: of the ,-hnol for the fine (lr;n and thorns of hool rMrf. I - o- -of-own vi-to-s hn Mt a k.1,1 when f Conctitntinn PnH ' .... - i.,.l m1 renorts bv IC ..-er-o-er nr,,l the cha-rmnn of chin-un committee were rid. Donn---o.V, to the Branch recently received Special Layout for Christmas Western Veai, Pork, Beef and Lamb. FlnnHo Hoot Pnrlr and l.hlflfPn Everything in Salt Fish, Plaiaan Fancy Sausage i-if-.nTr irnmnrn 1 PIT 4 T f KLbn uim&ks ana sjiaij Tomatoes, Lettuce, Celery, Green Peppers, String Beans. Florida Cabbage, Cauliflower, New Beets. Apples, Bananas, Malaga Grapes, Pears, Cranberries. In fact no one roof will show you as many good things to eat as we nave This Week Saturday .58 .35 .30 .25 .5 .05 .25 .05 .20 .06 Butter at50c,55cand $ Best N. Y. Cream (Jheese Bacon, Plates, fine stock Link Sausage, ALL Meat Fresh Florida Fed Pork White Meal per pound. 12 Dounds any kind oi r lour Octagon Soap, per bar . -, 1 pound best Coliee in iMorida lor (Compare it with any 30c goods) Fine Onions, per pound '. Strangers will do well to come in and look us over. We carry a varied siock emuiaums WorfiwQrp Paints Alahastine. Crockery, Hpaters and Cook Stoves both oil and wood, Farm Fencing, all Bathroonf requirements. a nnmmnn pvnression in Crescent City When anyone says, "It can't be had in Crescent City," "Have you been to r reston s c We are showing a nice line of Pyrex Ware Every housekeeper wants it. A dnrvH linp nf Crax and Coneoleum Rugs Lineoleum by the yard, Matting and Window Shades. Just Go Over Our 5, 10, 15 and 25c Counters. them at a low price. Everything on The C. H. Preston Co. have to go. we a- -;- - - , make erv Poju,y..- ftnd even sacrifice for t neir we ought to hog and beef soldiers; give them tne n k thg products of the f"""' an the war taxes ass essed g ive t hem flour, give them , the WRar. linen all the clothes and wen the res, everything, God we ht they don t nVfu ,-... ino- WOOl Our women are ail o.. h sweaters, VJil willingly ages, etc.. " our soldiers. rlnirKr all POSSluie - . . W. are already and sion; a ready "rTuer but we are are (roing to ? mf hene "wheel for standing 'ld,mff o fthe war., the rf!!!flEtor. in the beem- IStaxoffrom At,., TT. r Cntes. i.aKC "'- , r 1 . . . . ' ' ;1' Mr i mvKix"" . , or I Atv Alfred HfV Creice-'t Cltv S .1 ! Kh dnv durin? the Xma- T.ye j ,,"11 he on rfu". with headouartcrs vt th" dn"" st"vp. 11 j. I Vnndn" R5 members were enrolled. 'Tnev 55. no wp1, ac rabies an- ("I""-" , arinlts are welcomed as members and to work if W or Ive has not the time or strennrth for t ork -Trst come ri-ht lonr with "i r dollar and ioin. and iom over aain, and show that you are really a true patriot. A eoodlmTrf Christmas e-oods ' Christmas r. Cross Stamps at The Little o.-.. aK ot Wendi made on that oc p number 01 irwnos wel. nmg may T V, an add t onal tax of from we vote for an aaai nQt 30 to 50 mills to bmld a gafe as we now have . road? A St wood" road east of Dunn's Creek, and a hiph. aa road t AA.mttr Imp. It lf-OiS un- . soutn Oi our iwuHij -patriotic to me to ask that o.r xe. , be mcreaseo "iw th.n 2 or 3 degrees we have already naa ui won't be able to pay the tax If the bonds carry many fc?m" "JJ for taxes. Let's ewe .1 1 our ener bv and means w i" o-r, - -- K3 " " v;u rnflHa and Bir- war: alter -- castles. Down witn me bonds. , Yours trul r Crescent City, Dec. 18, 1917. Mr. Hajp's Road Attitude. t.his nape will be found a letter from Hon. J. II- Harp in opposition to the proposed nara suriaceu ruau ,,rr,i,.h ia tn run through the Fruitland pennsuilar from Dunn's Creek to the Volusia county line, anu wnicn is io the trreat State hiehwav leading from Jacksonville to Tampa. Mr. Harp pleads as jusuncauon m his opposition the fact that the coun try is engaged in a terrible war which will tax the resources ot tne peopie. He raises this objection oesmie me fact that the government at Washing ton has urced the people ot tne coun try to go ahead with public improve ments, especially road building, and has placed the latter to the forefront as genuinely patriotic work. Another of Mr. Harp's objections in that the proposed road is to be but nine feet wide, and therefore a men ace to humanitv. Mr. Harp cites an ircidont published in this paper oi i.,t week where traveling men were run into by a motor truck. He for- cot to state however that tne motor i i- ,..r,o rii-iiten hv n nesrro who had lost all the head he ever had, and run into the auto even when ne was riven amnle road to pass. Yes. accidents Q.fnnt roads, and this win iiat'iicn v... class of accidents occur on 40-foot roads. Mr. Harp's plea lor me i!... : ii vin-Vit W The News fails to see anvthing inconsistent between road building and contributions to uie soldiers In fact some of our most liberal gifts to the soldiers have come from the heartiest advocates of this road- Some of them have even giv.-u tiK-ir sons. . ., Another mistake of Mr. Harn is the , matter of connections. That piece of j fat woods road east of Dunn is CreeK 1.n .pffiitf onn w 11.1. 1 C. MADE GOOD by the people of tha. district. ... , And as for the "nign. sanuy ;cth of our county line." Mr Harp . , . ,A tViot the Vnlllilia IS fi trl V inivi countv people living in that district have UNANIMOUSLY PETITIONED 1'OR AN ELKCriuw lo uenne bond a road district, and that such election has already been caiieu iui next February. Volusia will build its niece of road witn state am, ul the people of this district will build theirs. Get in line Mr. narp. xu were never a slacKer aim be here, when you understand the sit uation. Don't borrow trouble from the future; don't GUESS at the ex tra tax rate; don't invite disaster; in other words, don't trouble trouble till trouble troubles you. In tl lan guage of Bob Davis never mind what Enrdens vou lay on posterity: "what's -:t o,.e rlnnn for VOUI pur Ln i i.v v... Lake Boy Wins Corn Prize. The $50 prize offered by the State Federation of Women's Clubs to the corn-club boy making the best record in the State contest was awaraea to Leroy Alderman of Lake County at the close of the boy's short course at the University of Florida, December 7. Lawton Martin of Marion County won the second prize, a pair of purex bred Duroc-Jersey pigs offered by L. W. Underwood, Monticello. The nrive-winnino acre nroduced tin: r; KuctiJa nf enrn nt. a nrofifc of $171.05. Martin's acre produced 100.1 bushels at a profit of $187.45. Two other boys reported yieius oi more than one hundred bushels; Edgar Locke of Lake County with 100.5 bush els, and Paul Parrish ot roiK uounty ( 19 hushels. The bovs rank ed in final standing in the order nam ed- . , Yield alone does not count m deter mining the prize winner. The year's effort is graded on tnis Dasis: neiu, M per cent; profit, 30 per cent; ex hibit, 20 per cent; and essay, 20 per cent. Alderman aid not gam wie highest standing on all these points, but his average was the best. The prizes were awarded at a sup per given by the bankers of Gaines ville, to which all the 112 club boys, representing thirty-four Florida coun ties, were invited. . t -Hi- mri Clinn lias moved to Tne L,n.ue uui. the Springer cottage, opposite Mrs. Rhodes, one diocr iich.c. v... Nation Needs More Hogs. A nationwide campaign for a fif teen per cent increase in hog produc f.on next year is being made by the U. A cricutture. No definite part in this campaign has been assigned to Florida, but the Uni versity of Florida extension division believes the production in the State can be increased materially. With a shortage of brood sows thruout the country, it may be neces sary to use guts irom tne ieeu wva t ... obtain the desired increase. Gilts will not produce as large litters as may be expected from mature sows, but their use in the emergency is ad visable. . , lt ., T Vrtrr- nnmilntmn OT the Wa ll iiic iiur iJ I' - - tion's farms is not increased next year a more acute shortage of pork prod ucts than now prevails will result, ex tremely high prices for hams, baxon and lard will prevail, consumers will suffer from the high prices and the shortage of necessary animal fats, and 1 - ...111 Vnnefit OOIV "J" "' liv...."". On the other hand, if the number of hogs is increased, a market vdll have been provided for the remainder of this year's corn crop, the demands on the country for pork products can be met without strain, prices to the pro ducer should be remunerative under I ii ...i.... nlerlcrni) hv the Nation- llie bmiowiiv. --r- j . al Food Administration, and prices paid by consumers should be reasona ble. United States pays $800,000 daily for food for soldiers. Uruguay's 1917 wood clip is 90,000 bales of 71,000 pounds each. t t itm nlonn to make the canal one self-supporting as far ... it. ..M;aAMy H i T7i uinn as possioie, me cirai"i-i of the Panama canal finds it neces sary to have some larger buildings. M f 4 ft " -v.. 1 I t, JUS, V. V I 1 l,,aa of people who ! casion. all or wnom coming her return. NOUS 1