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VOL. 3.
9
SNEEDVILLK, HANCOCK COUNTY, TKNNKSSKK, FJai)AY;()CT()BKIM8JD18
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THE 8NEEDVILLE NEWS
' HENRY GREENE '
Editor and Publisher, :
A weekly newspaper devoted to the
Industrial, intellectual and moral de
velopment and growth of Hancock
County in psrtictlar and East Tennessee
ta genera Republican 19 politics, fear
losa iu defer se of truth, and ever zeal-
Da in advocacy of whatever tends to
too ceuerrnent of our section or con tri
botes to the happiness of Its homes.
Entered a second-class, matter
October la. 1916. at the nostoffice at
Soeedville. Tennessee, under Act of
March 3, US79.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES :
0M Year -- $1.00
mi Month ... 50
I LocaJ and Personal
ouy w. s. s.
Buy Fourth Liberty Bonds.
Lend your Money While our
Boys Fight
Won. L. C Jarvis spent a parti
of last week at Morristown.
John Livesay, visited his fath
in the first district, this week.
Mr. WInt Campbell is visiting
his family at Morristown this
week.
MrNH. D. Jarnigan is s lending
a few days at Morristown. this
week.
The Red Cross Show to have
been here Thursday night, was
put off until a later date -in - the
account of the Flu.
Election Notice.
' By virtue of the authority vested in
us by law, we, the undersigned Election
Commissioners for Hancock County,
Tennessee, hereby call an Election, and
will on Tuesday the fifth day of Novem
ber 1918, open and hold an election in
each - and . every ' ivil District in said
county, for the purpose of electing one
United States Senator from Tennessee,
one. Governor, one Railroad Commission
er, cne Congressman for the First Con
gressional District of Tennessee, one
State Senator for the Third Shatorial
District, oue joint Representative for
Hincock and Gralneer Counties, one
town Magistrate for the town of S need -
YiUe, in the sixth Dhtr;:t of Hancock
County.
The foilowinc. parties are hereby an-
A. 1 L .IJ 'J 1
pointeuiu noiij sam elections an,a requir
ea Dy law to njake are returns to ueo.
A. Wi.'liams. Chatrniun of ejection
Commisaioners, for Hancock County,
at Sneedville, Tennessee, not later than
12 o'cljck, noon, on Monday, November
J I, mis, and each ana every urhcor.
Judge and Clerk are hereby warned,
that the poll books and tally t-heeta
mlicf hfi LrArf In InLr anil itiJaj. Iha
same is done you will, be depied your
per diem lor holding saia election ana
the vote of your, district will not bo
counted. - .
This October 7, 1918.
SCHOOL NEWS. ; BEGINNING THIRD YEAR.
The Auditorium is greatly lm- With this issuo we start in on
proved by the dyeing of old cur- the thfrd year of publishing the
tains. " , r Sneedville News, and with it we
Quite a number of committee are determined by the h.-lp of
meetings were held last week. , God; the good citizens of-Han-
The topic of discussion was the c.ktk Count-, and manv outside
purchasing of a new new flas. ipitrons, to make the next year
How About the Farmer t
The flag has been ordered but
has not yet arrived. i.
Misses I eon a and Lucile Har
iri ere successful than the List.
We have been handicaj ped to
a yrcat extent by sickness during
The new brick Bank Building
for the Citizens Bank is now un
der construction and is expected
to be completed in a few weeks.
Mrs. Thomas Debonrd and
Miss Delia Turner of Knoxvillc,
are visiting friends and relatives
in and near Sneedville.
Spaniih Influenza is rapidly
spreading in Hancock County,
and it is feaied that schools will
be effected for a few days in
some localities.
Under the excellent manage
ment of Prof. Ellis and the - lady
teachers, the Hancock County
High Fcbool looks very promising
this year. Send your boys and
girls here. Stand for God and
your county.
On account of the very disa
greeable weather. Rev. Clinton
Greene did net fill his appoint
ment here last Saturday night
and Sunday night tutu expected
to come later.
We will atpreiiate any ne-s
items sent in from any part of
the ccur.ty. If you know of any
taprerirgs that wiH interest the
readers send them in if only one
ELECTION OFFICERS
FIRST DISTRICT.
Oflioer. Grant Allen: Judges, W. S.
Allen. Jacob Winkler. G. B. Wolfe;
Cerks, Mack ieal, T. J. Wolfe.
SECOND DISTRICT.
Officer. Geo. A. Williams; Judge;
lhade Wilder, J. H. Wilder, II. P.
Helton; Clerks, Henly Lawson, H. B.
Day,
THIRD DISTRICT
Officer, Will Begley; Judges, N. B.
Williams, W. P. Purcell, A. L. Dean;
Clerks, M C tfogors, E. C. Jones.
FOURTH DISTRICT,
Officer, Henry Livepay; Judges, Ben
Metcher. M. A. lesrerman, amen uav
is; Clerks, Henry Allen, J. J. Catron.
ril TII DISTRICT. ,
Officer. J. W. Loamor: Judges, Win
Riley," Robert Spears, Janes V instead:
ltk a, U. W. CodyvY. 11 Brooks.
rison spent the. week end with! much of the last year, also by
Miss Margaret bwoyer. . many other things that county
Quite a number of High School editors have to contend with but
pupns cnaperoneq Dy one 01. ura if our patroua will stand by us as
teachers enjoyed an extensive m the past we can make . jr na
chestnut hunt Sunday afternoorf.jppr' more interesting to all
The following students spent j There are only two thing we ask
the week end at horns: Margaof . our patrons and they are':
ret and Billy Swayer, MjckTf ?1 Keep yc'ur subscription Taid and
son and George Baker. don't -forget to send' us an ac
Elmer Brooks motered to Evans ; count of every thing, Interesting
ton Friday afternoon and spent j that hafpens in your community.
the night, with his cousin Mrs,j You don't knew hew much many
Edd Reece. , of these little items are appreci
yjiw inure aiu'jem, nus oet'n au aiea ny some one. csrec ailx'Tour
ded to the rauste clasa m king a1 bo' or your in ihbor's I oy who
total of 15. . j
The paint has arrived and the your liberty, who not or.ly read
desks will be painted soon which jail the county rows, but the ad
will ndd much to the appearance1 vcrtising of the business men
in the school room. of the county, for in th m thov
Ethel McNiel and George Bak- loam that their old friend, Tom
er of tho High fcchool depart: or Jim are.stli living ond do-
ment. have been placed on the: ing tiu. iness, othorwiae the nd
honor roll. Others will be added! vertist.ment would not h- there,'
as soon as test can be given in; for dead men do notjlvertise
Tlio cad of the fourth Liberty Loan ramialgn la close at hand, an4
tli SouUi'has not fully meflts share of this national obligation.
' " ', "
There have ,leen many nulmcrlptlon, and many of them wcr ic.rgn.
There were eonie which represented merely the surplus money of weUljf
tolk; there were many which meant real self-denial by the poor. But r tb
whole, we hare not made sacrince. We have said to ourserrest :
not spai-e any money Jyst -now," -and turned the canvaaaera away wlfk
uiall subscripUon of-wjth nothing at all. , . ,t
Now, let -jtH think thin, thing over, you and I , Thla la our war.;,puf -
boys are "fighting1 In It. bur' country Is lwc-'tUi'lL It Is Just aa 'much. Jur ) ;
war as though the Uoraianf weri bombard In s Charleaton or Savannah Jcc V
Bi-uniiwlck or New Orleans and threatening to march Inland, burning' ai ;
dtrbtroylng, and murdering Innocent women and children. It lnn't a tktwzj , V' .".'-
var In Europe. It la our war. ' , " ' '","'.,'.'
. Let ua consider thlr bond Issue aa a cold blooded butdnesa prc;:::oa, .
If you like. 8upiose we were stockholders In a big business house t ha4
b"en waging a great and expensive fight for .sure as. Suppoee azt rlv(! v
Lad fought us hard and bad almost, won the 'victory, Suppose titrT'
bed .poured every effort Into tha bainee and 'were 'gaining the dTtr "
-Uiat we were right on the ava of pitianen auccesa-Hind cttr mitif j-
Lt as snppose that the president and directors you had elected to rua
that business edited on ua as stockholders for more money to win this)
fiKlit; that they asHuml 'us and' prprd. to us that additional funds wouU . ,
are fighting for yourcountry and! 'ln. nd pay us a handsome return. Would we button 'up out pocket book
and say: "No, U Isn't our bUslooss. We can't "P 100 ntoneyr "a. W
would imur In all we had and mortgage our farms to borrow mora, an4 ,
we'd pour Uiat In, If we bad faith la the business and the men who Wr t'
couductiug It for us. ' ; , . 5
History.
1 their good.i.
SIXTH DISTRICT. -
OHker, G, W. Mathis; Juilgcs, Frank
?al. John Lone. J. I) Mel: CIcrKs,
R. T. Mathia, A. F. Hopkins.
SEVENTH DISTRICT
Officer. J. N. W illis. Judges. W. A.
Mathirf, Wm. Jefferson, J. I). Winkler;
Clerks, H. N. Moore, Morgan Brewer.
EIGHTH DISTRICT
Officer, R. L Parkey; Judiyes. M. E.
Hyatt. H. F. Hrkey, Asa McDaniel;
Clerks, R. P. Overton, Charlie Ramsey.
NINTH DISTRICT.
Offieer, D. J. Newberry; Judges, R.
B. Pendleton, Tip Overton, James
Marion; Clerks, G. W. Day, J. A.
Louthern.
TENTH DISTRICT.
Officer. J. II. Oavin: Judges. J. S.
Baldwin. Grover Horn-r. M. IC. liiittry;
Clerk. J. C. Horner, E. M. Drirmon.
ELEVENTH DISTRICT
Offieer. Ncah ("oliins; Judires, Kwlmn
Vaughn, Robert Mullens. John Martin;
Clerks, Jam:a AV'.cr AlU-rt (Jitson.
TWELFTH DLSTRICT.
Officer, W. E. Br-eling; Marion
Breeding. Thomai Hnn.ton, James
VaiI; v lerks, W. K. Kugate, Robert
Shi fT ley.
Tbe fol'owing partiisare awoinle.!
to hold the t lettinn m Snc dviile, fr
tbe limine of tiectit.p a Ja'tirv' of the
Peace lor Mid town, vie:
Officer. C C. Hot.kio: Jiuk'ei. G W.
Harrison, J. t". M thin. Jec r'tal.
C!erk a, Henry Greene. Jain' Tehter-man.
Banks Make Mistakes
t:vt'rylv,y m.ikcs mistiikt-s. 1 h.it'v. Iiy tlu-y
put t rast rs on lead jviuils. Oh, yt s, hanks maki
' mistakes too! Hut
We orit it n;i takes t "! WV lornd thorn
whenever or wlicrever fnmI. TheolJ ji.i tliat "no
mistakes corrected alter you kavc tho window"
lias never been a part f our polky. We d.-n't of.
ter a prize for every time you caK h imn a mistake,
hut we oiler to cornet the mistake, an. I we don't
cue w hich way the ini-take ks in y'ur tavor
or in ours
And wo must not forget that tha United States la our business, au4
greatenl business of all. We have entered into a campaign to llcg Q
many and llrk Iht so she onn never raise her head again. 'And that takM
money. If we are not willing to pay our share, wa prove we have no truat
lu our own government. , " ' ' '
The hi'Uilwin rarntor was worried a few weeka ago.beonuaO he a
Hived the government was going to tlx a low price on cotton. That wag
sot. done, and we have assurancoa that it will not.be done." Prenldent Wll
son lie id 1 he appeal of the cotton planter and was governed by It. Nov? (
tic ai-)v.. In (he nniue of the government, that tha cotton planter and evsry
other f.miKT, bear his share of the burden of the Liberty Loan and lend '
the eountry every dollar he can sava. Suppose the cotton planter of tho
Puuth H'ow.i up In the last rejiorts aa having (ailed to do bis fair share
What poxitioQ will he And himself la when he goes to Washington gala
.to ask that he be protected? .
'Thla lanjthv Uberty b4awlMn"bgtr ttlt-pov n delta tU)
If every man will take the lesson home to himself and do his full
without thinking of how big the amount of the national loan la. Thar
Ix not u man or woman In the United States who has a farm or n atore of
a Miop or a Job who cannot buy a bona or large aiae or small. The oanM
huto iniitb- arjungetiieiits for small payments lasting sli months. The maa
who en n not tiv. and Invest $50 In sli months la a mighty poor cltlsen. And
the average man who baa two lega and two arms own do a great deal bettoc
llian that.
And tin re's something else 4f you want to get bark to tho atralgnl
bUKlness sld of this Uoerty Losn government bond, paying four and ono
fourtli per eeiit Iniooxt, Ix iti.r than gold or silver, wbleh earn nothing-
Is a mlkhty goMl thing to have aturk away agalnat that tiro of troooat
wldrli romea to all of us some day.
- Jr '
share, A
The Citizens Bank
Geo. A. Wilmaks,
R. 1 Parkky.
K'wt Ii ("n-mii'iio:it:r fi,r II j n-
tr 1 wo lines, tut please sign veurvork County.
rame that e may knew sender-
Ccrn Toll Conli. Egg Certifi
cates and Sugar I'.bnks, may Ik
ot'atni at the X?wf Office at
iht fuilow ing pric s:
lfiC'firCO cent
2Ti0 frr $1 fit)
r
l.'dito H.. t ardJitlu-e
lum ci Tz wtil. anent Tuesdi
sasrft.a1JaawesaaTssre11M ra
Saving the Co-t of a New RooF
Valdura Pure AaphrJt r.Jnt
will Aciv fVi: the(ct of a r.iw i.ofU ur.
-r-fJtt Vi.t: . yo.ir
tii'i . Tin.
t. ..r Sf.,
SERVICE AS BROAD
AS THE COMMUNITY , ::J,
w. . av
HOW COUNTY AGENTS HELP
POULTRY PRODUCTION WORK
2&- TTi"'5 v:A'-Vi vALuu a ..-1
lii.- e-'T-".'7lf:'' .mite ct..-,! l.ik
Thru the jofflt efforta of If. IL
Thnm. roon'y arnt. and Mabel
MfKtrw. rounty bocie dcm(m.traUoa
ageai. of Green rojrty. a wonderful
Interest J pereSred White Lgbora
rhlckeas has bea created since lat
fall.
Several farmera have hatched noth-
lit efjrv lrii of
VALDURA it ni'ist strvc yoj properly or j.urc'ia.r mni.i r.i ! be
f r'lded.
Valdura 99.5 Pure Asphalt Paint
'ihrrt it im ur in VALDUKA: ilia a mitt 9 ', j.e tnim t.l .;.l.4lt
'ait. A few d lliM wi.rlli uf d wi jour I'rro .".! !.: . 1 1 ij tr-, -i t ,
J'Tir.T. etc., will save 'u l.nnlrfii of d'dlr tn I he"- j1 i-.I
We hic "inc initroting l.urt'jre or. VALDUKA v v u!J like
: . ,i.c "J an a Air. pit of the p. tt i'stil fi r yt ur trl '.; with-mt
r ... VALDUk. i cty cay pf ly sn-J i rn bi u- i in anf
rtit'.x It u tHe pau:t t -te Wh-a j-j mu.t ate rfw.a"
War Camp Ce-wmunity Srrvce Pro
vides Numberless Intimate Com
ic rt For Boldiera
flub rir for soiaii'ra, intrrtsln
minis for ih xyn In tlish I. oniint
for rouva'e,.! -nt men bs k from
Frame, small, bill ;i;hm Ir.id -r-tit-n
in miller and their r'ti
and flc:i I ih nr i'-v of
Inaiiirn!'! in 1 1 il k-h ttf ,t U'nr Omp
Con i in u n! i y K.r (.
The .-r Cmnp rtiniiiniiy Ser
lre in-i. t to the liilin.iln life
of th vildx r nd rm 'ill: for Ms
iiien., a i , ;i as I hvkiial innfc'r'
by furn, li. f.li;t:n hirh;
ruske li i iiHs.tilo fr lil tt ! r I is j
frm th. firi-jt of military tr4ln it .
and th prepiirilon for ovfr
r.ci.tiea.
I't -jt.-xJ if tho r d rlr le in't Jt
sl lile ar- jinriii:irf :. itw r!r
t i.m.r'ii ! f Us inrlr:.'3. Ilm'i
:,.'U .if iilier V.'s ln!.e
.r f n ' ,' t I i'liT 1 i-snl ,
if lil.it.x . . t f; e.,ii ttt t?'- tnVS
In t ,.i-V ,i t nMi rm '; Isli
li- . t:.K.u:h tt var yr-I
UKi f r lt J
mom l aglnst "kultiir" t ie American
army has every advantage that will
cwl.di organls
hlef Issue lb
stiffening of mental and moral flbra
among the sold1 of te Hebrew
fsith. The rail for workers la urgent
snd rsM'ln. irofc'. !niir men. Journal
Ik Is, noeln! wurki rs and orhVrs a so
enierlnK thi. settler of the Jowlelk
Welfare IVAr.l to make up the 4M
workers nwdi-d to fll the ranks.
Jar tai w" r m
Lk:.L.jJ i. J.t.iLa.
r.icht snd half N vri
in Fnerdville. and while here tM! !"e poreore4 chJcken. and theao
, , . ,. ' " I:- ufflelent quauUtles to have a lay-
M Lie MtcrincHlitt rof more than j,c gock of rrt m two or fear hoodrwd
v)a.irtt ranter v, apent a few hours ; The acenta coo tempi ale be'Jo-
in our den. imnrtiV tn i., : n veraJ more new poultry howaoo
raiuable information on newsp-
v. ork icr wfijch he has ouiheartvl aowir-a fo:s.
Roff a ti , & Fer, t er m a n .
Iv'oxerilleV Tcnn.
tho snKnser
ft b a capart
...... . ... jj til wfcSflT " -
j Work Of jtwuh Wslfa't 8erJ Pre-'
, dj. tf'tni 4 rtctults le
C.irt anj Ttmiht
No n nf ?rt ' nr : "oar'!
ir::';', .t !.', I ot i.toraV annc
! il..- r.i ' i Iiw'h, ha to vn !
! .) :. r .rfrai ;.jt'm t.n bj it J
1 Jtnlth VXr'iaiw V ..rd. whirh Is ra
j a.J In H lk f kvilrr ep th '
I I :! "f mn.aii:' ait. r lrlB.a the!
ht trftta aad
and tl, f.Hla bark !
Whan ..tlr tl
hopping attending criurch
or theatre, don't forget to
Iiare hand a box of
paw
They v-01 head-off that
Heaelac!. or any other
Ache t Pain.
4.0L- 3Y ALL DRUGCI5T3
f'tl MIC'CAL CO- gUMrt. 14.
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tl-anks.
n'('.rt that In the 'rsrr 4

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