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Page Tkn BADIN BULLETIN = •^6 = BADIN BULLETIN Devoted to the interests of the employees of the Talla&see Power Company, and the pleasure and profit of all people of Badin. Published Monthly by the Employees of Tallassee Power Company Subscriptions, Fifty Cents a Year; By Mail, Scvcnty-Fiye Cents. Per Copy, Five Cents. CONTRIBUTING STAFF Armitage, J. L Buchanan, R. D. Falls Claywell, C. R Daniels, L. G Dotson, W. J Gomo, B. L Dickion. J. H Moore, Aiken Oliver. T. M Parks, R. L Rainey, Dr. Thorpe, J. E. S Mrs Coffman 1 Mrs. Mueser / 1 Of General Interest Mrs. Thorpe 1 Mri. Bu8*ey 1 Business Manager, Advertising, Subscriptions, and Distribution, H. R. Wake Managing Editor . ..F. A. Cummings — -rj - i.-r . Vol. 1 October, 1918 No. 2 The Fourth Liberty Loan The supreme responsibility for winning this war has been placed upon the American people, and to us the world looks for deliverance from war and famine, and from oppression and mis- government. Our Government is again appealing to us—not only to give our manhood, but to lend our money to support our man hood at the front. Every man '.has a duty to perform. The supreme hour in the world’s history has come. No man can shirk his responsibility. He must either work or fight. As someone has said, “From this time on, there can be only three classes in the United States— Americans, pro-Germans, and Yellow Dogs.” The Americans will fight and work, and give and lend to win the war; the pro-Gormans will go to jail; the Yellow Dogs will be kicked out. It is not a question of the boys over there living up to the ideal of those at home; it is a question of the folks here measuring up to the new-found ideals of the Americans who have gone to France. The Independent says: “Americans have two things to be proud of: The valor of our boys in France, and the statesmanship of Woodrow Wilson at home; and the great question is, will our people at home so act that they will be worthy of the boys when they return.” A boy writes home: “Dad, we are going to win; and it will be we who are going to do it. Uack us ivitli all your might, and we can lick anything. With the Allies, we can lick anything over here; but, Dad, kill the Yellow Dogs at home.”' We must and we will back the boys over there to the limit of our re sources and strength. The United States is the richest nation in the world. Its wealth is almost as great as that of Great Britain, France, Germany, and Austria-Hungary com bined. Its total is over $2S(),000,000,- 000. The Allies owe one dollar.for every six they have. Germany and Austria- Hungary owe one dollar for every two they have. The United States'owes less than five per cent, of its wealth. From this you can see how safe are your Liberty Bonds and your War Savings Stamps. The war has brought good wages, and It is our patriotic duty to lend the Government part of our earnings. Let this be the pledjje of every Ameri can heart: I am ready to make any sacrifice of time., money, loved ones, or oven life itself, if necessary, to help defend Freedom’s Flag, and make the world safe for humanity. The Fourth Liberty Bond campaign opened September 28. Be ready to do your part. R. L. Smith Chairman In Memoriam—Edward L, Sledge — The Bulletin feels honored in hon oring the memory of the first Badin boy who has made the supreme sacrifice in I the service of his I country. The record ■ of the life of Eddie Sledge is not a long ; one, for he was just entering the period where a man takes up a man’s work when he joined the ranks of the soldiers of liberty. But in his brief life he has attained what thousands of others are not privileged to do—he has placed him self on the honor roll of our Nation’s heroes. Eddie Sledge was born on May 21, 1893, in Randolph County, North Caro lina. He received his education in the public schools of Ashboro, and after wards came to Badin with his parents, entering the employ of the Company in the electrical department. Here he re mained until April, 1917, when he took up his military training at Camp Sevier, in Georgia. He went to F'i’ance as a member of Company “F”, United States Infantry, and was killed action May 28, 1918. In the words of the Secretary of the North Carolina Historical Commission, ‘:He died that his country and the high ideals for which it stands might live; and his country will forever cherish his memory.” It is the purpose of the Historical Com mission to construct a Roll of Honor, and preserve it along with the similar Roll of Honor of her Confederate sol diers which the State kept from 1861 to 1865. A Suggestion We have a Community Building and community services—why not a com munity bell? I dare say that ninety per cent, of the residents of Badin have at some period in their lives been accustomed to the ringing of a be'l, notifying them there would be services at the churches. If we had a bell, centrally located, and rung at an hour agreed on by the pastors of the respective churches, it would be, as it were, an invitation to the people to come out to church. I think in a very short time there would be a noticeable increase in attendance. I have mentioned this subject to quite a number'of people, and find that they are of the same opinion. I think the churches of the community should take this matter up, and devise some means by which we could have the bell. I feel quite sure that public-spirited citizens of Badin would respond liberal'y to such a cause. T. M. Oliver We note that the women of Badin are quickly coming to the front to help fill the breaches in the ranks of our workers caused by those who have gone to the front, or will soon respond to the new call. Mrs. Mueser, who is a graduate chem ical engineer, may be seen daily about the chemical laboratory, where she is doing chemical research work, together with other women chemists, who are gradually taking the place of the men chemists called by Uncle Sam to solve some of his big chcmical problems in winning the war.
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