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Pol. JCll, 1)0UGLASVILLE. DOUGLAS COUNTY. C\.~. “j«'«7726”'l oi7 IS DOUGLAS COUNTY SHRINKING UP? Examine the Comptroller Generalal’s Report for the following Vvears and let ub see: County, D uug'as Year Acres Improved Land 128,794 1911 1912 1918 1914 1915 122,496 122,270 122,860 126,679 Value ImproAed Land $ 934.629 $ -989,396 61,016,928 - $1,106,-778 $1,134,588 Average Value Improved Land $7.64 $8.11 $8.41 $9.07 $9.41 The above ta le must be ap-| It certainly is not fair for the prbximately correct, at least, it c iunty tcf have to keep up roadp is the State’s figures and must and bridges on land that is re be relied upon. The average in creased value per acre from 1911 to 1915 is $1.87 or about 25% If you will note the number of acres returned in 1911 and sub tract from that number the num'- berfif acres returned in 1915 you will find 4 decrease of 3,215 acres that was either l eturned in ad joining counties or escaped tax ation. Notice the sudden drop in 1915. In 1914 the total num ber of acres of land returned in Douglas county was 122,960 pnd in 1915, 120,579 a difference of 2,381 acres. At this rate in a few more years Douglas county will be gone. At the average tax value per acre of $9 41 the 3,ZlC acres would amount to $29 453, and at the county rate of 85c p r $100.00 would net the county $2 503. This amount would build and repair several very neecrnn th-id--- turned for taxation in adjoining counties. I introduced a bill at the last session of the Georgia legislature amending the code so as to re quire all real estate returned fo taxation in the county where it is located. It was favorably e- ported i>y the committee and re turned to the House, but like hundreds o?others, it “snoozed” itsself to death in Ihe Rule Com ittee room. I still believe that the law should be passed and put a stop to the pre-ient method of return ing property in one couniy one ear and probably in the other the next year. A mighty nice chance to return in neither. Disappeared lost, strayed or stolen from Douglas countv 3.215 it.iMa.lyid.it 1 acres’*"land, valued at $29,453. If this land ^The finder will. p!ea>.« return the J. E. Lang Tells of Vew Entry Laws. Our fel ow townsman, F. IV) Lang, is in receipt of an inter esting letter from his brother, J. E. Lang of New Mexico, who visited here last summer, r and m quote below f om his letter: ’’Well, you can tell the folks that the 640-acre homestead law is in force arid there sure is a rush at the land offices. I think 614 is the largest number that I have heard o’ to file at one office in one day. Everybody are re linquishing their claim U at can and filing on 640 acres. I fear that some will fail to prove up. The lawsays a man must own and reside on Jus original elain of 320 acres and file within 20 miles of same. 1 think I wil take a loan in the Federal Far Bank and imgrove m., claim. That looks good to me.” at the present time. . has been returned in the adjoin-(same to the Board of Tax Equal ing counties it is unfair to the|iz-3rs of Douglas county and re taxpayers of Douglas county. ceive thanks. W. I. Diri-is t.ross Roads. J T. Mil'er of near this place, was an Atlanta visitor Saturday. J. O. Hightower of near here, has returned home from Ala- ban a. Mr. Stover is suffering with a cyt foot. We hope he will soon be able to walk again. Mrs. Prince hac been very si k, but we are glad to know she is improving. . I. G. Creel made a trip to Dog River Saturday. We are sorry fo report one of Mr. R’afton's children is suffer ing with measles. W. J. Hightower spent the former part of last week with his daughters, Mesdames Miller. We learn that W. L. Miller is going to raising chickens. He has ordered him an incubator, J. O. Hightower spent the week-end with J. J. Hightower, near Villa Rica. The Flat Rock Farm people have built a sanitarium. It will be a great benefit to Douglas County. Sixteen. Baggett-Hoffman. A wedding of interest to Douglasville people occurred Sunday in Charleston, S. C., when Mr. Carl Hoffman of Charleston, and Miss Annie Bag gett of this place, were married. The groom is a prominent mu- sition and the bride is the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Bag gett and has a host of frieuds here who join with the Sentinel in extending’Congratulatians. Mr. and Mrs. Hoffman make their home in , Charleston The Comercial Club. At the regular meeting Friday night, a Constitution and By laws were adopted and the name changed to The Douglasville Board of Trade. —- I n addition to President and “ Secretary prevously elected, J. S Abarcrom ie was elected Vice President and J. F. Long, Treas urer. The following were elected as an executiAe board: L. C. Up shaw, J. S. Abercrombie. J. F. Long, Z. T, Dake, M. E. Geer, J. T. Duncan, W. C. Abercrom bie, J, E. Phillies, V. R. Smith, T.Whitley, C. F. Selman. Thexfollowing committee was appointed to get data for a folder to carry to the Land Show in Atlanta: Z. T. Dake, C W. Mc- Larty, W. K. Durham, R. H. McKinney, L. C. Upshaw. Rev. ,J. C. Atkinson and W. K. Durham were appointed to rep resent the Board at the Land Show Feb. 1st to 15th. By motion the Board endorsed an extra session of the Legisla- tare to make Georgia “Bone Dry.” The following new names were added to the membership: J. F. Long, W, C. Abercrombie, W. It. Durham. J. J. Kirby, R. M. McEaehern, .1. W. James. A smoker will will be a feature at this week’s meeting. Disbursements of County Commissioners'. The following accounts on the general County fund were ap- p oied ami ordered paid at the January meeting of the Board of Coun y Commissioners, held January 2nd, 1917: J. H McLarty $12.00 N. B. & J. T, Duncan 6 40 F. M. Winn, Jr. 6.00 Banks Bros 17 13 R. B. Taylor 4.00 Almand & McCoy 3.37 A. S. Baggett 96.55 F. M. Wion, Jf, 300 00 W. Q. Emerkwt 5 25 Foote & Davies Co. 22.06 J. M. Boyd 7.00 Z. T. Dake 6.50 F. M. Giles 10.00 Total General $496.76 No. 42 PIANO AND VOICE BY MISS .y .,- -.-ft flit.-. . * -Loiii o-i. The Public is Vord'ally invitfed to attend the recital given in Piano 9nl V' ice by Miss Marie Davis at the.Douglas,villa High School Monday night, Jan, 29th, at 7:30 oclock PROGRAM. 1 Raphsody 2 Mien Rub is-HIrv I. Preludes, Nos,.10-7-18 ( Mighty Lak a Rose 4 < Laddie ■ >-v .. ( Lilt e Gray JE^fve 5 Sonata . . ■■ ( From the Land of the Sky Blue Water 5 } I Hear a Thrush at Eve ( Moonlight °ong Neal’s Academy. Brahms. Gralen Hoffman, Chopin. N-. vin. Thayer. Saar. Beethoven, I f Cac’min. As we haven,t seen any thing from this section in quite a whild I wil’ give a few lines. This place is known by some 1 os. Corner but we are glad to say that it has been found. Some 18 or 20 year ago this was a very live place, with a fine terarv school and one of tilt best Sunday schools in <1ie coun ty, blit a dark v til came over us tthen the river farms near here, were all aim >st entirely popu lated lv negroes, so both our literarv school a d Sunday school went dead. We a e glad to sta'e Birmingham, Ala. Jan. 20, Special. A meeting of good road advo cates and members of the Bank- head Highway Association in Fulton, Cobb, Carrol 1 , Haralson and Duuelas counties ot Georgia will be held In Atlanta on Fri day afternoon, Feb. 9th, T>,j s meeting is called by Mr. .Fred Houser, Vice-President of the Bankhead Highway Association it is quite diifarent now. The I 01 Georgia. It is called for the purpose of 1 The fo lowing accounts on Hi road fund were approved and ordered naitil N. B. & J. 'll Duncan $ 0.95 W. Q. Enterkjn 4.101 savv and hammer is heard in th L. O. Meadows and Crew 201.95 1 n< *- river farms are occupied by white families; so we now have a flourishing school, taught by IvLa. EH, -I D. Pool. The people of the community nreton the first Sunay in December and orga niz'd a Sunday school. So every thing is beginning to look better, for w ich we are very thankful. We are glad to sav that this corner is on a regular boom Mr. E. Reynolds is running a saw mill on Clyde Morris’ place, and the ring of the carpenter’s Subscription Honor Roll. Those paying subscriptions since last issue are: W. H. McCain, Birmingham; H. O. Wil liamson, Yanco Porto Rico R. H. Banks, Carrollton; J. ’ T Meadows, Rt5; J. A. Souter, Rt Banks Bros E C. Roberts W, A. Neal & Son Tolbert & Cn ves J. Q. Enterkin & Son P. ri. ftlcGouirk L. H. Baldwin G, W. Griffith A. H. Moody Upshaw Bros W. JH. Cansler Total, RoaA Total, Gentlul Total, RoaA.. Total ! .50 5.55 .60 84.85 3 75 1.25 2.35 .86 4.70 4.80 10.00 $441.95 $496.56 $441.95 $938.71 C. T. porker Burieu Here,| Tuesday. C. T. Pariiejr, an old resident of Douglasv 1 lie, died at his home in .Atlanta Monday at the age of 83. His rei njiins were brought here Tuesdayj for interment. He lived iti Douglasville for several yeaiL and reared his family here, f Many friends throughout the county are drived to lea n ol his death a jfd exteijd sympathy to the berea ved family. Lip hf Notice. After midnll/it next Tuesday there will b,= rrVijghts during the morning, on amount of having ooiler inspected. Please take will 1; Mrs. J. J. Kirby, Douglas- notice “d'fisly, ton.! ville; A, J. Gilland, Rt 1. I W ' L- Hewitt, Supt. There has been considerable improvements made on the Mc Lendon farm this winter in the wav of building new residences and imporving some of the old ones. Clyde Morris has just com pleted a nice residence and pood barn on his place - The same beligcc upied by E. Reynolds. THe wri.er expects to build a new tenant house just as early as we can get the lumber laid down, Mrs J. T. Neal and daughter. Miss Fannie, gave a real nice birthday dinner in honor of the 93rd birthday of Grandma Neal, the widow of the late Major S. H. Neal, on ths 15th, Inst. Ye writer and family had the pleas ure of being present at this fine dinner, We hope Grandma may live to see many more birthday dinner? and that we may have the honor and pleasure of being present Dr. Tanner of Ro.»coe, was in our midst Sunday evening. A Subscriber: Mrs. Bajgett Dead. Just as we go to press we learn of the death last night of Mrs. Cassie Baggett at the home of her son-in-iaw, Mr. J. P. Dod son, She had been sick quite awhile. Not learning of the funeral I arrangements, we will give a j fuller report next week. plans and- adopting methods of arousing enthusi .sm and <1 g i- nizing the various counties through which the Bank'uad Highway is proposed lotrave se. On Fe . 10th a conference composed of delegates from the above named counties, and also representatives from counties between Atlanta and the South Carolina line, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virgin’s will be held for the purpose of de vising ways and means to extend the Bankh-atl Highway from At lanta to Washington. Col T. S Plowman of Talfa-- dega, President; and J A Roun tree of Birmingham, Secretary B mkhead Highway A sS ciation, have been invite., to atlend both of ihese meetings and to de;iver addresses on the work and ihe future of this great highway. United States Senator John H.- Bankhead, for whom this high way was named, has be m invitedC to be present ard address the -1 citizens on Feb. 10th. The Convention Bureau f At lanta and o*her civic bodies are arranging the details for this meeting. There is a great deal of enthusiasm in South and North Carolina and Virginia in regard to extending this high way to Washington. It is be lieved that there will be quite a number f representatives pres ent at this conference. Bankhead Highway Accocibtion. J. A. Roun ree, Secy. Two-thirds Crop for Douglas County The Gioners report for Jan, 15th, 1917 shows that Douglas county bad ginned from the 1916 crop 6,820 bales as compared with 9,923 for the same date la t year. With the increased price this will put.the county as a whole in some bettershape than last year. While South Georgia is Vin clo- v r”, with a larger crop tbgji last year.