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Douglas county sentinel
One Dolin' and Fifty Cents a Yetir. -■
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DOUGLASVILLE, DOUGLAS COUNTY. GA.. Jan,12. 1917..
Vol. Xll
Bankhead
Highway
Interest in This Great
Movement Reaching
to Pacific Coast
The Bankhead highway move
ment U spreiding beyond the
bounds of its Original plan*.
Theotutes west of Uemphis have
taken up the matter and now It
is proposed to extend from Mem
phis to SanFraneiseo on the vest
citizen and former Postmaster at Sentinel, but it is not because
Austelle, was buried in Douglas* yra nave lost interest in our
villecemetery Monday afternoon. 1 County pnoer, but because the
Mr. Strickland was a former writer has been conftned at home
citizen of Douglaaville anu hod with rheumatism and has not
many friends and relatives here
who are grieved over his death.
He was a brotherof lira. W.
A. James ox this city.
The funeral was conducted at
the Methodist Church by Bov.
Mr. Russell of Austell, assisted
bv Rev. J. C. Atkinson.
He was 63 years and leaves a
and from Atlanta to Washington widow to mourn hia death. He
on the east malting ft one of thsj
most notable highways on the
entire continent.
This is a Big thing and Dang
Has county can't afford to deep
•over her priviliges. It’s net a
•dream, but a reality and its corn-
ling here if we want it and take
the proper steps to get it but
unless we do, it will go Where
there is' suffirient interest and
appreciation to conform to the
requirements 61 the U. S. Gov
.*<
ernment.
Chairman Patterson of the
Georgia Highway Commission
assures us that government funds
will be available next July a ad
that he will recomend this route
for the first appropration if we
comoly. Cobb, Carroll and Har
lalson are ready to comply and
Fulton already has her part
built. Itwouidbeno less than
criminal negligence for Douglas
to block this enterprise, and the
plea <|>f not being ableis too.flimsy
for consideration.
Douglas County never had such
an opportunity before end the
County Cimmissioners should
have the loyal support of every
good citizen in the county.
This road can be built and in
the end the county will have
only a small portion of the cost
to pay; for example we to begin
with, obligate ourselves to pay
half the ost—we putting up the
use of our machinery and con
victs against the cash of the gov
ernment, Again we believe the
government can be induced to
make an extra aporopriation on
account of the Military road from
Ft. McPherson to Waco and An
niston.
If this can be done Douglas
County would not have a money
outlay to exceed 25 per eent of
the total cost if that much.
The first steps to be taken are
for the Commissioners to apply
to the State Highway Commis
sion.
Dr. Whitley and Commissioner
Mills of F. Iton, the Georgia di
rectors of the highway, will give
all necessary information relative
to the matter.
We understand Mr. Heaton,
the President of the organization
formed here recently, will soon
call a meeting of the Vice Presi-
W. W, Strickland Buried
Here Monday.
W. W. Strickland, prominent
Midway.
It has been some time since
Midway has had a le.ter in the’
had no children.
His thre sister*, Mrs. W. A.
Jamet of DougiaaviMa; Mrs.
Minnie Yates of Hartwell, Ga.
and Mrs. Mae Bakes of Cordele,
and a brother, Parlu Strickland
of Austin, Texas were ihere at
the funeral.
Many friends and relatives
from other places were here.
Primary Set Wednesday,
January 24th’
At the Mass meeting at the
Court House Monday night, the
date for the City white primary
was set for Wednesday, Jan 24th,
to be held according to former
rules and restrictions.
The members of the executive
committee for the year were
chosen as follows;
L. C. Upshaw, A. H. Mathews,
J. S. Abercrombie. Q- W. Mc-
Larty, T. F. Brown.
J. T. Duncan Was elected
Chairman and Z. T. Dake Secre
tary and on moti n they were
elected Chairman and Secretary
respectively of the Executive
Committee. A number of en
thusiastic talks were made for
the general welfare of the town.
keen able to get about and get
any news worth writing.
There has been many changes
since our last writing. Many of
our old acquaintances have
moved aw.ay and new folks have
come to take their places. We
hope these changes are for the
better.
Frank Rainwater has been
very ill for the 'last few days,
Claik Meal has moved his saw
mill on C. F. Hallman’s place
near the residence of Joe Rain
water.
Mrs. W. H. Bobo visited in
Atlanta last week
Miss Evelyn Hatchett was a
guest of her sister, Mrs. Tons
Fargarson, Sunday and Monday.;
Mrs. G S. Kii g and Miss Nel-i
lie and Mrs. ‘Coalson spent Mon
day afternoon with Miss Susie
Rainwater.
‘ D. Morri". of near Hiram was
in our community Monday.
You folks of Midway com
munity who failed to hear our
new pastor, missed something.
Mrs. Ida. Huckaby of Dbuglas-
ville, is visiting her daughter,,
Mrs. Grady Roberts.
.Mr. and Mrs. Arthur King
spent Sunday with Vollie Rain
water and /ife.
Let everybody who failed to
be at Sunday school last Sunday
be sure to be on time next Sun
day to see what the surprise will
be.
Best wishes for our paper and
Editor for this year.
Noname.
Too Many Middle Men•
Says a leading southern agri
cultural paper:
“Fifteen just plain,Mississippi
farmers got together without
any frills and shipped a car load
of very ordinary hogs to St.
Louis, getting as high as ten
cents a pound live weight for
them,*’
This itetn tells a tnle that
shoulg be of deep interest to
every farmer who has everything
to sell.
Why should it bethought neces
sary that everything produced
Paul Bartlett Dead.
H’s many friends and relatives
in Douglas county will be grieved
to learn of the death of Col.
Paul Bartlett which occurred
at his home in Atlanta Wednes
day. He was the only son of
Judge A. L. Bartlett.
He had been seriously ill for
several mouths, having under
gone two or three serious oper
ations and while his death had
been expected it is a great shock
Since his graduation from the
University of Georgia in 1913,
he had actively engaged in the
on the farina of our country jpractic. of la v in Atlanta, con-
should go through the hands of necte.l with eke prominent firm
Plan of Work and A im of
the W. C. T. 11. Depart
ment of Humane
Education.
1. To secure a more wide
spread knowledge of existing
laws against cruelty to children
and to animals and a better en
force ent of them.
2. To obtain in public schools,
Sunday schools, in Loval Tern
perance Legions, Epworth
Leagues, Christian Endeavors,
etc the formitation of Bands of
Mercy.
•3. To secure the co-operation
of ministers of the gospel by re
questing them to preach upon
tlie universal duty of mercy and
consideration toward all God s
creatures.
4. To endeavor by the circu
lation of literture and by such
other means as may be deemed
James Aderhold Dead,
James Aderhold, a former
citizen of Donglasville, and son
of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Vderhold
of this city, died in an Atlcnta
Sanitarium Wednesday at! the
age of 45, after a lingering ill
ness of several months.
He leaves a wife and one
daughter, his parents, three
brothers, Dr. Charles W. of Okla
homa; Ernest of Gadsden, Ala ;
and Mat of Atlanta; three sis
ters, Mrs. J. L. Giles, Mrs. J. E.
Wilson of Donglasville, and Mrs.
I. B. West of Lula, Ga.
His remains wer brought to
Douglasville Thursday night for
interment. Particulars of the
funeral could not be gotten be
fore feoing to press.
Mr. Aderhold was well arid
favorably known here and a host
of friends join with the
Sentinel in extending sympathy
to the bereaved family.
half dozen middle men before it
reaches theconsumer?
Take the case in point. Ordi
narily these farmers would have
sold to a small stock jobber, he
to a shipper, he to another
go-between at the other end of
the route, when the stock would
possibly have reached the pack
ers for whom it was intended.
The action of those Mi sissippi
farme s is to be cun.mended.
The farmers of this community
might do well to afford a like
opportunity for bqmunndation,
They would get more for their
products and tne ultimate con
sumer in the end would pay less
for the necessities of life.
There are too many middle
men. And the middle men at e
expensive and in many cases
wholly unnecesary.
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tains the popuiar'and electoral
vote received by Wilson and
Hughes from each Btate in 1916,
and also by Wilson, Roosevelt
and Taft in 1912; states the
amount of the principal crops
produced in each state in 1916;
gives the census population of
each state in 1890,1900 and 1910,
the population of about 600 of
• he largest cities in the United
States, a synopsis of business
laws, patent laws, household
recipes and other useful infor
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of, Mo re & Branch.
His wifi, his parents, Judge
and Mrs. A. L. Bartlett, and a
sister, Miss Ruth Bartlett, sur
vive him.
He was a nephew of Mrs. J.
H. MeLarty of this city 2nd has
many orter relatives and a host
of friends here.
The Sentinel extends sympa
thy to the bereaved family.
Splendid Dinner Enjoyed
By Bankers.
The Douglasville Bankirg Co.
he'd its regular annual meeting
of the stock holders Monday,
Declared an. 8 per cent dividend
and added $5 000 to the surplus,
malting the year just closed the
best in the history of this insti
tution. They have a surplus of
$20,000 00; capital stock, $40,000
and deposits amounting to $164,
467.46.
All the oTic, eg and directors
were re-elected and after the
business meeting, with a few in
vited friends, a dim er at the
Boatright Hotel was enjoyed.
Eieryone was loud in their
praises of Mr snd M s. R. H.
McKinney for the splendidly
prepared dinner.
Those enjoying the dinner
wer ; J. T. Duncan, A W. Mc-
Larty G. T. MeLarty, M E.
G j er, J T. Lee, P. D. Selman,
Pat H. Winn, W, K. Burnett, J.
W. a. I£-.lam, W. J. Camp, Rev.
J. .#Atkinson, Z. T. Dake. J,
R. Hutcheson, W. I. Dorris, J.
T. Miles, I L. Walton, Samuel
Teal, J M. Banks. J M. Mortis,
W. M. Morris, W. E. A. James,
J. T. Giles, H. J. Danie!l.,M. B.
Lee. A. T Brittain, S. I. Walton,
Homer Walton, A. G. Milligan,
R. T. Cooper, Roy McGouirk.
CLU
At the close of 1
irig which met tc
City primary MoB
i nportance of re-<
C mmercial Club w|
and unthuaiaaum fo
ingof Douglaaville^
Splendid talks
head Highway.
Building, new entj
were made,
Everybody pre
new otganization i
shaw was chosen
Z. T. Dake Seer
Fridev night, Jal
designated as firs
and a committee c|
C.' Upshaw, V. R.1
T. Dake was appoi|
By Liws.
Let’s have a geij
Douglasville Frid
every citizen of
feels an interest ill
is expected to be pr|
first regular meetin[
enrolled as niembe
Missionary Meeting.
Jackson-Hollis,
On Sunday, Dec. 24th, at the
Methodist Parsonage at Conye f
a wedding occured that will be
of interest to Douglasville people.
Mr. T. P. Hollis son -f Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Hollis of this city,
was mairiedto MissZeddie Jack-
son a popular young lady of
dents to meet in Douglasville to best to develop public sentiment' Flint Hill Lodge F, S? yi
take immediate steps toward the
matter.
The cost to the county of this
enterprise will be a mere haga-
•lle compared with its benifits
We will have more to say
Isoon—perhaps next week—about
methods of financing it, but WE
MUST HAVE IT.
H ]■ Ambition.
“While I have been cordially da
tested during the moot of mj Ufo, with
or without ample justification,"
stated J. Fuller Gloom. “I Intend to at
be n nulsani
against the unnecessary cruel
demoralizing practice called
vivisection, with a view lo its
total abolition.
5. To discourage any practice,
custom or fashion which involves
the infliction of suffering on any
living creature.
ti. To work for the general
development and promulgation
of the humane idea as a means
of preventing war and all in
justice and oppression and of
hastening the practice of the
M. Election.
On Saturday, Dec. 23rd, at
the annual election of Flint Hill
Lodge No. 371 F. & A. M. the
following officers were chosen
for the ensueing year:
T, F. Hollis, W. M.; J. R.
Chapman, d. W.; Albert Griffith,
J. W.; W. W. Cagle, S. D.;C. F.
Bartlett, J. D.; R. M« Smith,
Secty; L. E. Bartlett, Treas.; J.
N. Griffith, Tyler.
R.
As next Tuesday is the regular
meeting time of the Missionary
Society of the Methodist church,
begin now to make your plans to !
attend. Help our splendid new j ‘! n ''. el
President, Mrs. Butler, with !' f " , ...
on ms farm near Douglasville
The Sentinel extends congratu-1
Mr. and Mrs. Hollis w>
'ent.
'Than Twenty Ccnl
Says HactlJ
Atlanta, Ga.—(Spe
is a “danger year*’ for
that there “dynamic]
ent cotton situation fi
growing farmer/* cfl
words used by H. G.
dent of the Southe-
elation and the Geori
Commerce, in an lnt<
the newspapers here
not to increase their
"Eighteen to‘twenty
planting time in Hpri
the bak that will 1
thousands of farnfere
each put In a few
should nature emhe «s
1914, we will come Bi
million bale crop t]
pound, fer evidence
that they are ‘plan 1
the graveyard/ as it tsj
pressed.
"On the Hastings
pect to put in an acre
than we did last yej
think it a time ab
play safe. What we^fcffif
the limit of our abil;
grain and forage,
hogs.
• The safe way is to)
needs of family and b!
own acres, and then pi
age in cotton. With
in hand, and
steadily through spr^j
fall; with homo cann
fruits on closet shcl^
ble use; with corn i;
and fodder in v tin
farmer can b<
j cotton prices,
j so providj
locate: i-io a..n.
your presence and in any way
that shg may need you. We e-
lieve you will do this, so don’t
forget the day. An excellent
program is expected.
Sunday School and Mis
sionary Institute.
There will be a Sunday School
agd Missionary Institute held at
ti!e MethatfHhaurch in Doug-
ivill
lalions
Card of Thanks.
We take this method to tbj
our frienks. and neighbor*!
the kindness shown us dll
the illness and death ot our |
little darlingLou
.little
