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&v i H H film Subscribe and T t a Letter From Home VOL.5L SNEEDVILLE, IIANCOOK COUN TENNESSEE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1918 THE 8NEE0YILLE HEU8 HENEY GREENE' EDiTvB PVBUSMKK. KOCKBHIDGE Dear Editor: The health of this eommu- aity is food. WTaa a.aaw. i m it a maa4 aaVa.'.! ai industrial. iatUetaal aad nomi de til Bridge, also a srood Sunday wopment, ami gToawtb af Hueik kuLi Coiner i. muirf1mji nl K.t TinnouM OVUWr. i genmi. Bpbiia in peiitie fear- We aoticed some pieees in your was in defer ae of torn ta, and nM1.. tWn artrnp noMiar hnva fcfaa fcettemant at oar aeotiati or eon tri- Write often boys your letters are dbks to too naoiaasa it hanaa. mfoiiiW . Hello Sterlinr Vawrhn! How are you standing the times? Hur Entered October V Saeedvil).. Starch 3, 1879.1 at- ' aaoond-class matter WVL at tha poatoSoo at rh and liek tfo Kaiser and come lennaweae. enm an ox . . . SDlSCIIlrTigN 11TI5? 0a Tea - - $LW Six - m Local and Personal H. B. Jarniran motered toMor afetovwr this week. ' A. T. Drinnon left for Knox ille Monday. . Tho County Exective Commit- and welcome - fcstitute that we Hello Ccrdie Vaughn! How do yon like your new home? tfyrd anal Dent, how did you enjoy your visit to Flat Gap? Anna and Maggie. LUTHER. Dear Editor: ' May I come with a few I terns from War Creek? We are having & good Sunday School. - . The Preachers Training School that has fast closed out at War Creek was the moat interesting fee en W. 8. S. were in stsaion here ft pertibaof thia week. Hon. SanHarbinsoo, of Knox vilte, spoke on W. S. S. atSneed vilkr Monday nkht "He akin- ned the slacker." Frank TrenL a respected citi zen of the 10 District, was in have ever had. .The teachers d preachers have our best wish mmm w . ii a. es was giaa to Know inai ue scheolwill meet with bs again next year. Mrs. Mmnie Beckler and little daughters Blanche and Bet ty have been visiting W. P. Beck lor few the last week, and were al- town yesterday. Mr. Trent fca& amog tt w. H. Greens and tlreeaons in U. S. semrice. Martha Brewers Saturday and Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Brewer Sanday. of Pxovidence, R, L were visiting Wtare glad to have our scool his sisUr. iMni. Henry 'Greene, riate. !'r.rirrk:n Brewer, and f-n rrcriicr-L The infanta Of George Harris on. Roy Darnell aadi Anderson Hopkins have been very sick for awhile. A message' hast been recieved that Taylor Mullens whose mother ntme is Sarah Mullens of this county, waa missing in action July 18. R, S. Long, is confined to his bed with fever nnd has not been able to come to town for a few days, but we hoaeand expect for a speedy recovery. Al) parties owing a store ac Muntto Janes Seal Son oIlTcnn. is exnected to bemn a re- Sneedville-Tenn.. must corae at vival meeting at War Creek soon. once and! settle same cr accoaat School began at War Creek will be placed ia officers lands today with Mr. Wiley Alder and L "wtw Mrs. Sallie Lawaon and little Edna, and Ura. Dora Trent and children are visiting their moth er, Mrs. Martha Brewer at pres ent. Mrs. Mattie Johnson and child ren and Harvey Johnson of Mor ristown. are visiting friends on War Creek this week, Mrs. Leona Brewer and babies who have been visiting her fath er of Morristown have returned home. We sure enjoyed reading the letters from Cart and Sterling. Rev. Riley Johns, of Clinton BOX FROM HOME 1 Drawn by Uur Wllllama. DlvUtoa al rtetwtel rwOMaMf. . . 1 Food savings of. meat to trad tnormc Oar savingf in cre( hippd to Europa j America's "box frot Allied nation. TWO FARMS Ff na of Americans durina our first year of war enabled this mot J ahipmenU abroad for our fighting forces and the Allied nations. 1 of a short cropamounted to 154,900,000 bunhtU; all of which was jicreaaed our meat and fat ahipmenU 844,600,000 pound. This was V to our army abroad and the civilians and military forces of the r - Lit far collection. All boys that have attained the age of 21 since last registration or will be 21 on or befeso August 24, 191Simuflt register oa August 24th. The & and 12. Districts at at Sunny Side. The 3, 4, and 5. at KykaFord. The i. Z 6. T. 10 and 11. at Sneedville. By the direction el tie Gov ernor. T. J. Harrison, Chairmiaa, Local Board ' Kimbro Trent a wel known eittten. living four and one half miles S. W. off Straw Plains Teoo was killed by lightening Saturday Aug. 10 3 o'clock P. SI while hauling? togs; Hs waa well known in Hancock County whetw he spent most of hie Ufa He leaves a wife and four children, four brothers, two sisters and a host ef friends- to mourn their loss. Merchants eaa get blanks for use under the IT. S. Food Admin iatntion Laws a the News OSce er by mala noon receipt of the price. Sugar PMge Hone Canni? 250-ll.M; 5-1.5; 1000 $2.25; 5000-$10. Egg Candling reports at the aame prices. Egg Candling Certificates 50cts ferlDQ. Miss Zora Greene as teachers. Liliie. PROGRAM Wo the Second Division of the Fifth Sunday Meeting of th Mul berry Gap Baptist Association. will meet with the Briar Creek Baptkt Church, Hancock County, Tennessee, Aug. 20 and 31, 1918. Introductory Sermon, Rev. G. W. Treat; Alternate, Rev. R. D. Greene. Welcome Address Rev. Sher man Mullens; Response, Rev. Wiley Cook. TOPICS 1st What ia the Kingdom of God and how do wo get into it? W3ey Cook and G. W. Ttent 2nd. Does God require of a man . a mm .1 more than tie gives mm tne ability to do? H. 1. Greene, and G. W. Vaughn. 3rd. In the conversion of a sin ner, which cones first. Repent ance er Faith? Barnet Greene, asd Grant Mollens. 4th. Ia Eternal Life an inher itance? P. T. Livesay, and G. W. Trent Query Box at will of the body. Brethren whose names are not on the program are invited to be present and take part in the discussion. Rev. G..W. Vaughn. Mod. William Frsiicr. iecy. Al join each other 120 acres, withctil new barn, good slcra 1 of the best stands in t' for a store. It has a in the yard that cost to dig and wall, and ;.a a for milk and butter. V The other ons has 60 iim td- oining the firsr. has Y ing and outbuilding.) and orcte X Either one the farms is a t Tlin and both together is exJent bargain. For price and oc us at once, for this is a bargain and is likely to se'l at once. fj- Hancock County KaI EitataExehange Snedville, Tennewaea. Wlwt hank is the tn-st bank for you? If you leave it t ur t our i'ustomt'ts urs is ttie IhsI bank, and we can prove it too. We have built this bank upon alslutcly solij business principles. Itsoflicers and stocklioklt-rs are anions the solid, reliable men of Hancock Gninty. The sjifcyuardinj! of (Kir depositors' funds is our constant care. Our banking facilities an modern, our policy liU-ral yt-t conservative. Wf would h Rladtohave YOU for one of our put ron. Our bank, ing facilities are at your disposal. The Citizens Bank Strains resc WATCH YOUR HEART! Work-abop m least expoct it ar ii ' il ar is a Tome and Regulator for the Weakened Heart SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS MILK MEDivAL CO.. Clkfea. Im4. Saving the Cost of a New Roof A Slnjla application NO IV of Valdura 99.596 Pure Asphalt Paint will mqv0 pou tht cost of a mia rvoflattr. wiirtiifr your iW Ik- "Kublier", Kelt, Composi tion, Tin, Iron, Strrl, or Shinglr, VALDURA Hill do the work quickly, perfectly ami with raal economy. Uur flat fair antes stands back of every drop of VALDURA it must serve you properly or purchase money will t refunded. Valdura 99.5 Pure Asphalt Paint There is no tar in VALDURA; it it a strict 79.1 pure mineral asphalt paint. A few dollars worth used on your Farm Machinery, Implements, Fencing, etc., will save you hundreds of dollars in their added life. We have some interesting literature on VALDURA we would like to give you and a sample of the paint itself for your test all without cost. VALDURA is vrry easy to apply and it ran be used i any season. It if the psint to use "When you want aure results. Rogan & Testerman, RogcT.svIlle, Tcnn. YOUNG MEN, ATTENTION! The Government Wants You To Go To COLLEGE and enlist In the ARMY attheSAME TIME Write For Fu.! Details of the r lan of the students' rmy Training Corps UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE. KN0XV1LLE SHARE OUR SUGAD. WITH THE ALLIES- Britith Qtt Two Pounds a KsnS. French Pound and HsJf, , lUBans One Pound. GERMAN SUPPLY PLENTIFVL. All Natlana ranv.lt Uaa af far Maw rVaserviafl Pwraaaaa. . Aaaertca'a aew sugar ratlaa of twe pounds a nioDth per parson la equita ble whan eoBpartd with the aagar ra tion anforcad by rigid guveremauutl order la England, Franca and Italy, na tion wltU whlctt wa ara skating ansae. ' Lack AUIad natlou-Hu tlia mattar ef augar eonaumpUoa la sharing on aaaa est poeetbie equal terms iLa kardahta luiMisad by greatly altered eouolUaee In tba world'sugar sttuatloa. Formerly classed as a luxvrf, ec la now a wr time essential. Tha tea and JutY dielalon of this esaaadaJ B In thef. hands ot the various AUlei food controller. Tha United State rood Admlntstaa tfau has aked this nation to observe a voluntary augar rauon as iww pounds par peraoa a aaoalh, - la tha ether eountriea at war wwa Oermaay augar la one at tha acerea articles ou every aieea whethar a tha households ot both rich ead or la tha hotel. Knaland today has aagar rat ot two nounds par month par par In France tba ration la a poena aae a bait and In Italy It la eaa poaad a month. Aad the pricaa In allied ceua tries ar from two to Uire tba at blch as la America. If you go to a total la Eagiaac er Fraaca these days and order ta or coffee they aerve abaoletaly a Mgaw Ith It. If you wac augar yue aawSt bring It wit yea. In England It la allowable la eaa one seventh ot aa unc ot sugar ia tha preps ration of aeca luncheaa. Si Franca many pareeea carry llttla ae caarla tablets abeat wltk tbaea f aa la hotels aad la Bagtand rlcfc ta poor maat tak Shelr gr with the trre;ta-waw-aaw tU wwSa vlaftlag Meate. Before tha war alerted Fraac bad) 38,000 sera devoted ta tagar prede. tloa. By 1SIT tha Freadi augar acre sra bad derneced te ISO.orw aeraa Today tba Franta ana er woman with a ugnr rard has ae aaearaaca what that ha or aha wUI b bl ta actaaily buy augar. Ta buy U. on aaust trat Had It Italy Haa -State Sugar." Especially drastic regulations gawera . tha use of augar la Italy. It taaee fsrture, distribution and sale ara da y ront rolled, and In part actuall. takMi over by tha state. Kaorharlua la permitted t be eobf nd used ae a substitute for augar aad the government nieaofactures a Mst ture of aatvbarlae and augar called "Mtste Sugar." which I largely aaad. Oerman Sugar Ration Adequate. Oannany, before tba war, produced a great aurplus of sugar and aiportei largo quantltlva. Today tha Oermaae bav virtually gone out af the ranee, eaalaesa, but have plenty of caVaa agar for home uaa. , Wholesale prices prevalent la the Allied nations, according t Informa tion revived by tba United States Fond Administration ara aa follows: F.ngland, 10 cents a pound; France, 12 rmta : Italy. 2d rente. While throe hUh price ara belag palil abroad the Anirl-sn wboleeale price la bring bold at ?Va ceata GPOHaVsa gs eaf Is AmrniiTm Ii ear saaay CmAr So tmi ef ivs s HUfsasJairisd ew U rM hi aT mmii bWesib mm tls rwB riSU Wbxb L. mM ! a woy ar JJ- 1 , rate. - villa. asaur li s 4i .1 til t J! 1