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of terrific shellfire, rallied his men, and
Won a strategic position in the face of
Sreat odds. Another citation followed
daring feat of bringing in a wounded
fellow-officer in the face of enemy fire.
In addition to his individual citations.
Lieutenant Brown is entitled to wear the
cord of the croix de guerre, "his regiment
a unit having been decorated by the
French following the signing of the
^I'niistice. He also was recommended for
® captaincy, but the recommendation,
with hundreds of others, was held up by
War Department order stopping all
promotions immediately following the
®'gning of the armistice.
Lieutenant Brown today will report to
Seneral hospital No. 14, at Fort Ogle-
thorpe.
Distribution
many things were being built,
■"om filter plant to patchwork quilt,
ne account was soaked a-plenty;
name of this is 0-120.
g* someone put up a garage?
would be the correct charge;
0 I’o^ foot slipped on a rock,
'^20, send for Doc.
^hese days have passed away;
jf ^ is now called 910-A.
should need a chicken-house,
Qp ® *^rap to catch a mouse.
Or a mantelpiece,
Tq ^ place to keep your geese—
8lO amount:
, is the account.
^ you u
Give f want to raise some pigs.
Of ^ account a few more digs;
Soau ^0 fjet a new front door.
If j‘">td 910-A some more.
the South Sea Isles,
Of 'Jothing is but countless piles
I’d pk*' ’ naught to do but play—
the time to 910-A.
Aiken Mookk
Athletic Items
are causing a return
Ws fever. All around town, fel-
^*'6 lenj>tk taking advantage of
The ^ iays to warm up some,
are°k “ fi*’st-chi8s Hiulin
a fg *''Kht. It is too early to haz-
^st aa to new material, but
'"''fesg ^ fellows can be found who
played ball.
A year’s stars are here.
R f ^'ale, Vann, Wake,
' "*e, Liles, and Harry Smith
will be out again. That wouldn’t make
a bad team, if there are no additions.
The Inter-Department games will be
scheduled as soon as the days are long
enough for games. The Office Team
got away with the pennant last year;
but they had to fight for it, and their
hold on the cup will be contested fiercely
this year. A meeting to align the dif
ferent departments for a four-team
league will be held soon.
Tennis bids fair to rival baseball in
popularity. The Racquet Club has been
formed for the purpose of buying equip
ment, keeping the courts in shape, and
regulating the order of play on the
courts. Mr. R. V. Richards is president,
and Mr. A. J. Rice, treasurer. All per
sons interested in tennis, and desirous of
joining the Club, should see one of them,
and have their names brought before the
Club for membership.
The Flu
When your back is broke, and your eyes
are blurred.
And your shinbones knock, and your
tongue is furred.
And your tonsils squeak, and your hair
gets dry.
And you’re doggone sure that you’re
going to die.
But you’re skeered you won’t, and afraid
you will—
Just drag to bed and have your chill.
And pray the Lord to see you thru;
For you’ve got the Flu, Boy,
You’ve got the Flu.
When your toes curl up, and your belt
goes flat,
And you’re twice as mean as a Thomas
cat.
And life is a long and dismal curse.
And your food all tastes like a hard-
boiled hearse;
When your lattice aches, and your head’s
a-buzz.
And nothing is as it ever was—
Here are my sad regrets to you;
You’ve got the Flu, Boy,
You’ve got the Flu.
What is it like, this Spanish Flu?
Ask me. Brother, for I’ve been thru:
It is from Misery out of Despair;
It pulls your teeth, and curls your hair;
It thins your blood, and breaks your
bones,
And fills your craw with moans and
groans.
And sometimes, maybe, you get well—
Some call it Flu; I call it HELL!
An Attractive Store
Among the number of Badin’s attrac
tive stores, that of the Badin Furniture
Company occupies a high rank. The
utilization of space is very skillful, there
being no sense of crowding of stock,
altho there is an abundance of new and
pretty features in the way of furniture,
druggets, etc. Of course, the gallery as
sists materially in affording good display
space.
The general effect is one of order,
cleanliness, and attractiveness—all of
which is a part of excellent management.
An Appreciation
I am writing this as an expression of
my faith in the present and future of
Badin and its environments, which we
should stand for in the uplifting and
the building of society by which Badin
will be benefited as a whole, by those
who expect to make Badin their future
home; by those who can and will be con
tented with conditions as they arise;
by those who swear by the boat that is
landing them safe during the greatest
struggle of the history of the world.
And when you take time to think justly
and considerately, that is what Badin
is doing, and has been doing for all who
have clung to her colors and all of those
who have tried to make useful citizen.s
of themselves; it is thru the efforts,
goodness, and courtesy of the officials of
the Tallassee Power Company that we
hardly realize we have had such a world
struggle. They have carried us thus far
safely, by giving us employment at fair
wages (and steady), and giving us ad
vantages in the way of education and
school equipment that can scarcely be
equaled elsewhere. They have also made
provision to care for those who may be
so unfortunate as to get sick, by erect
ing a hospital, complete and modern in
every respect, and employing skillful
physicians and nurses. They are also
making our town beautiful with trees,
plants, and flowers.
Then why should we who expect to
make this our home not love Badin?
Let us get together, stamp out that
which is wrong by doing what is right—
everybody should help to make Badin one
of the cleanest and most moral towns.
Why, we have the strong arm of the
officials with us, and they will back us
up! Live such lives that your nextdoor
neighbors will take a stand with you;
if you don’t make him or her better, he
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