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1 rr*¥ t J H McLai Jy 24aprl7 NTY Vol. Xll, DOUGLASVILLE. DOUGLAS COUNTY. G\.. Feb. 16, 1<>17. No. 45 TO CUT TICK Box Supper at Winston On next Thursday night the Winston school will have a pro gram appropriate to the occa sion—Washington’s birthday, followed by a box supper. Boxes will be furnished by the Broad Strip of Territory young ladies and all the gi Is are to Serve as Object Les- urged to bring boxes. son in Benefits of Erad cation. The proceeds will go toward painting the school house. The exercises will begin at 7 o'clock and everybody is urged Washington, D. C-. Feb. 15. t 0 attend and help in this worthy The arir-y of cattle ticks iB to be en i erD rise cut in half this year and a wedge! —— of tick free territory driven Frank O’Kelley Dead through the infested area to the Gulf of Mexico. By the end of 1917 it is expected that the en tire State of Mississippi will be released from quarantine and a broad highroad opened for the unrestricted shipment of cattle to outside markets. The effect of this upon the whole campaign for the total elimination of the pest through out the South is expected to be great. In order to secure for the newly-freed counties the full benefits tf eradication, it l a. al ways been the policy to plan, as far as pos.-ible. ihe releases from quarantine so that cattle 'may be brought in and out w thout pass ing through ticfcy country. The n -w Missi-sippi law, however, requiring all tick infested coun ties to begin eradication work, enabl s this policy to be carried out on a larger scale than ever before. Not only- will the tick cease to exist for the peop'e of Mississippi but the results that, invariably follows tis disappear ance will prove a stimulating ob ject lesson for neighboring areas that may still be infested. These results are too apparent for even the most prejudiced to ignore. For one thingthe aver age value of c tttle increases, at once and alno.-t automatically, to an extent which makes the cost of dipping r.egi'gble. As to the exact amount of this increase opinions vary- Recently a large number of farmers in fretd areas were, asked to give their opinions on this point, and the average of- their replies was $9.25 .a he. d. This, however, the Federal authorities believe to foe a little high for a conservative estimate for the entire South, and thev have fixed on $7.50 as a safer figure for general use. l.he in crease varies, of course, in dif ferent 'localities, am in A labama, for example, it has been placed at $8.00. On this basis, in the twenty-eight counties which have already been freed in that State the cattle are now worth $5,600,000 more than in the old days. Since the cost of eradi cation is insignifieent in com parison, it is obvious that dipping vats are an investment which re turns liberal dividends. That these dividends are real, not theoretical, is indicated by a corresponding rise in land value ’. In one Mississippi county the lo cal authorities were not at first convinced that the eradication of the tick actually had put money into the pockets of the people. An investigation showed that the coming of the boll wee vil and the consequent falling off in the cotton crop bad greatly depressed farm values. After the tick had been eliminated, the increased profits from live stock were sufficient to restore the price of land to ,its former level. At his residence near Sweet water, Frank O'Kelley died Sat urday night after a brief illness with Pneumonia. He was 45 years old and leaves a wife and nine children. His remains were enterred Monday at Sweet water cemetery: The Sentinel extends sympa thy to the bereaved family. Valentina Party A delightful occasion of the week was a Valentine party giv en-hy the members of the D. D. Club at the home o£ Miss Mary Barber Monday night. Games and contest * were the feature of the evening, during which delightful refreshments ware served. Some Reminiscences for My Good Eriend of Bits A, Mv good friend of Big A, who sigup his name L. K. W., took n last ' eok, through the columns < t 'he Sentinel to p’eas- antlv refresh my memory of an article writt-n about 8 n- 9 years ago on the ‘ Needs of Southern Douglas” and the undeveloped water power of Dog River. My recollec ion is, that about that time there was some probahi'itv of h iving the A. B. & A. R, R. Music Study Club built through the southern part , lovers. The Music Study Club met with Mrs. G. H. 'Turner on last Wednesday. Feb, 7th. Beethoven was studied at this meeting. The program, consist ing of interesting and instructive r adings and instrumental and vocal selections, was very much enjoyed. The next meeting will be held Feb. 21.st, the program to be a continuation of the study of Beethoven. The club is doing helpful work and filling a need among music f ihe county. I r?member malt ng the assertion under the p e- somptiori, tha if the people in rlie southern pari of the county could be fortunate enough to secure the A. 8- & A. R, R. so as to provide transportation fa cilities. it would develop the un lev eloped water power sites alo.ig Dog river, and instead of the hooting of owls and thebark- ing of foxes we wou'd hear the j hum of machinery | It is unfortunate that you peo ple failed to get the A. B. & A, R. R. built thr uuh your section. It would have added more to the wealth and development of the county than any other project I know of. Some 12 or 15 yea s ago the Birmingham Divu on of the Sea board Air Line R, R. was aur- veyt d through our section, l ight along by Sweetwater church and within 250 yards of my dwelling We hope that we may have the continued support and co opera tion of all the members. Child Dies Bavkhead Highway Wilt Come Up For Further Discussion Don’t fail to attend the B> aid of Trade meeting Friday night. There will be something dung; every moment. F!an a will be presented for putting the Bank- head Highway through and for building a new school building Ry,o the nine-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. R. E Hagin, died Tuesday night of Pneu- The little fellow was only sick f^^ouglasvile. a short time tnd his death was h great shock. .he body was interred at Coo 1 Springs, Rev. S. T. Gilland con ducting the service. The Sentinel joins tlie many ! friends of the bereaved family in sympathy. ounlibs in the State are now free from ticks, and into these a large number of pure-br d ani mals for breeding purposes have been brought. Both the grand champi in international bull and | house, and of course, the inliabi the grand champion intei national tants of our little burg imagined juuior heifer at^ owned in the State, and one Mississippi herd - has won more prise money than any other herd of the same breed. Not every farmer, of course, can go in for stock of this character, toot the improve ment in the general run of cattle thev o dd see great things ill- store fur aweetwater, but to our astoni hm-pt . the railroad did not come our way, and wi are still in the land of the hooting owl, trying tv console ourselves by poking irons in the fire to hoodoo the nocturnal habit of the is very marked. As long as the I schreech owl's- disturbing ouc tick remain r'iittle or no progress! peaceful rep.jje, awaiting our was possible because of the sus- ( turn in the wheel of fortune to ceptibility of imported breeding'have some capitalist come along stock to the fever conveyed' by |and develop our mineral resour If you believe in Douglas county and w'sji to see it prosper, come out to this meeting. Every citizen of the tewn is urged to be present a d those living in the country, -ho aie interested are cordially invited. The crunty commissioiitrs are especially urged to lie present. There are two possib e plans on foot for secDTing the liigh- fai m products fr>m taxation. wfty _ Th( , re are . u iUing; to 2 A bill to elect U. 8. senators | advani . e the money to the county by the people, I at a reasonable lale and the 3 A bill to provide tor the tion () <* is ano th,r. prompt payment of school teach- u u . been estimated that *15,- ‘ rs - » 000 will build the road through . 4 A bill to increase the pen- ^ county _ TheU. fc.G mrn- siors of old Confederate soldiers. j ment wil , refund b .,| lllis ... 5 A bill to put county treas-1 mon) . Bands ct.ul I be issti d to urers on a salary. i cover this amount and when the 6 A b II to place Solicitor pr, )Ver . ninenb » s sb a re is return; d Generals on a salary. tha' could be used on the o'.h r 7 A bill pr h biiing tie pai- roa j B b he coun ty. Thi we alleiing of the W. & A. K. Lv. consider an excellent plan, w'rv'e 8 A bill creating the W. & A. some prefer the other. We fa- the tick. Improvement in the quality of the herd is also opening up new sources of revenue. In Missis- Sp aking of the undeveloped water power of Dog river, brings to my mind a sentence in a little R. R. Commission and the re-1 K00fi roads for the e ntiie lessmg ol the W. & A. R. R. 'county and-any possible pl arl 9 A bill taxingmotor vehicles I[ thBt will give tht u to us. and distributing the money to Geei . >s Concert Band will the counties according to thek, rn i s h music for the occasion, public road milage. L lld i„ t - s hive the Court House 10 A bill apportioning the state I ^ Don’t stay away and then sippi, for example,-fifteen cream- pamplet gotten out by the Board eriesarenow in operation, and i 0 f Trade of Douglasville, which through these the sale of moreipeadsthus: 4 ‘Dog River, Sweet- than 1,500,000 pounds of but er have brought .the dairymen over $500,000. Baby beef clubs, too, have been organized in many of the tick-free counties. These are paving a unarked influence upon the beef industry. One boy said that befone ha joined the baby beef club be did .not know what a fat calf was, for his father never had any such stock. More profit from better live stock is a prospect that is especi ally welcome at a time when the boll weevil has demonstrated its ability teinterfereseriously with an agriculture based entirely on the production of cotton. Under any circumstances a single-crop system is dangerous, but with the boll weevil it is imperative that there should be more than one source of income. By de creasing the acreage but net necessarily the production of cotton, it is possible to overcome, through extra care and labor, the damage done by the weevil, and in addition more laid is available for the production of of food for the family and feed for live stock. To make the lat ter profitable, the tick must be eliminated. Since the boll wee- The farmers of Mississippi | ' j na ists on coming in, the have not been slow to realize the i f ar tper in sel "-protection, is ih- r.ew opportunity. Fifty-one ! sisting on the tick going out. water and Anawaka creeks af lord Bufficieut undeveloped water power to propell the machinery of the entire state.” Of course, this sentence don’t say whether iit means political machinery or manufacturing ma- chin ry- If it means politic >1 machinery, lam sure Dog river can pull at least one third of it, and that Douglasville and the Board of Trade can pull the bal ance. If it means manufactur ing maheinery. I a sure Dog river could make some of it hum to a queen,s taste, but I have my doubts about the three streams mentioned being able to propell all the manufacturing machinery of the entire state. I don’t how old Ananias was on rating horse power, but I am sure he would not have put it any higher. I hope the day wi 1 soon come when all the water power cites in our county will be developed and utilized for manuf, ctunng purposes. I want to call my good friend,s attention to some things that have happened since I have been in the legislature and while the owls have been hooting and the foxes barking around Big A. con ictsto the counties accord ing to the nub ic road milage in stead of according to population. 11 A bill giving Georgia ss cheap school books as any other state, and authorizing the county criticise others for what thev do. If you have anv plans lt^ there and suggest them v boards of education to provide office four years, but I don’t ap- poor children with school books.! preii ite so much the hooting of 12 A better prohibition law. | the owls and the harking of the 13 A compulsory educational j foxes on account of their noc- j aWi jturnal habits, though I would 14 A so ailed tax equaliza-1 like very much for the bard of tion law, which I have always tax equalizers to give us some opposed, and ain yet to be con- clue as to that missing land, vinced that it was not aimed to! If you will just siop and think increase tax on farm lands. . for a moment, 8.216 acres of The above are some of the laws' land is not an owls nest and that have been enacted since I ought to be found without wait- have been a member of the leg- a h00t - 3 215 acres of islature, and I feel that most, *a» d is fiv e. and a fraction square of them are good laws. My j miles, or about one-thirtynintb friend knows something about '■ °l th® county. Now, it could be publ’c life, and he knows how j possible that through some vol- hard it is to please everybody. I can ' c eruption this land coulo. did the best T could for the peo ple of my county while a mem ber of the legislature. That’s all I promised. I have nothing to regret, have dropped out of sight andi left a big hole somewhere in the county that would be visablo to> the naked eye. If anyone should find the hole My good friend of Big A closes j through which the above men- his article with the following | tioned land disapeared, please words, in his good humored way: rapoit the same to the board of •‘He got our votes teen in office tax equalizers of Douglas county four years and the owls hoot and an( ^ receive congratulations, the foxes bark yet, and he is 1 Hoping that my good friend of now hunting for three thousand Big A, will soon get the owls and acres of stolen, strayed or lost, toxes quited down, I remain, land.” I appreciate the votes,! 1 A bill to exempt certain I appreciate the honor of holding; Yours truly, W. I. D„