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DOUGLAS COUNTY SENTINEL, DOUGLASVILLE, GEORGIA
THE SENTINEL
Published Every Friday
We agree with 1 on. W. I. Encourage Location of
Dorris that the 3,215 acres of
lost land in Douglas county
should be on our tax b oks and
official organ of douglasvillb and ] the Tax Reciever and Board of
DOUGLAS COUNTY.
Industries
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Do you want more industries,
.more people, 'more wealth in
Equalizers • should endeavor to this t()WI]? If 80> here are a few
| hud it. There are unquestion 1 • ■
. ' vital points to consider
ably. some tax dodgers that| The live town is always on the
?1.B0 should be rounded up. j lookout to add another industry
to its list.
Three Months -
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finte’elin the PostofTice an Douglas-
riJIe Gx., as second-c’ass mail matter.
Z. T. DAKE,
Editor and Publisher.
Even Cuba can’t resist the
temptation. Hell,s broken loose
down there, too.
If Villa gets to sloshing around; Industries make work, and
too recklessly in Pershing’s old work attracts workers, and > f
shoes Uncle Sam mav yet be workers the to vn is built.
forced to pull the strings.
A manufacturing plant added
to your town means a positive
additi >n to the earning capacity
If we must have war. trot it .
along. This uncertainty inter- eve . r i r citizen of the town. S°
feres with our Sunday dinners, i ln en C° ur aging new mdus-
If we are to have p -epardness
in this country, let’s have it hi- universal!
Universal service wouldn’t be
so bad, after all. Instead of
ogling young gi> is on the streets,
our nineteen-year-old mashers
would be devoting their valuable
time to the delightful occupation
of digging trenches, pearing
spuds, washing dishes, and dril -
ing in the boiling tun. Make it
fore we are smeared all over the
map.
Well, anyway, Tom Lawson
has beer, swallowed up in a big
Laugh? We do! The idea of gersiare. Verily, there is some
c.ld Carranza posing t.s a dove of c isolation, even ui
peace is too much vinnegar in niisfortundi
the sugar bowl.
tries you are notonly patriotically
aiding your community, but you
a.*e directly promoting your own
fortunes.
We have seen a few so-called
business men who were satisfied;
with the population of their con -
munty—didn’t want any more
people, didn’t want any more
trade, didn’t want any more
money. I
Those men were dead and
did’t know it—but the communi
ty DID know it.
Tiie town that makes a deter
mined tiToR to at ract men and
Trim Your Expenditures!
There are but few who could not re-
I duce their expenditures materially,
without detriment to themselves or
others.
Trim and Bank ihe Trimmings!
Later on, you’ll be surprised and
I gratffied at the volume of your ac
cumulated savings;
But, then, we don’t know
what’s happening to the man in
the moon.
Winter lias made its
“drive” and is now in full re
(treat.
reatest I industries will GET them. Its
| facilities may be limited; its ^ er ’
] |, | . , . , Rii mi
we ilth mav not be great; and i s
Some sensitive p-'ot)l“ a 1- .! bo. s tjcitmti maj even not bea-Uan-
ginninjTto wonder if a man will '■*?*' But a BIVE BUtL:C
feel any better in the next world ^ , an appreciation of
after being blown up by a mine,! eyey a ' 0< ^ asset—is the feature
last, than he would have felt had he ^ . nlost attra ” s the intelligent
be ?n sunk by a submarine.
like a wet blanket on his biu.i-
ness.
The town with pep, with gin-
Now, did the donation of the
site secure that plant? IT DID
NOT. That was the smallest
business man who is seeking a
location.
No manufacturer wants to
Bunkers don’t like the reWi , —
As an effective method of' coina Docauae the-y sav they are| 0aa duc^ ft^busmess in _a dead
national prepardness we suggest hard to stack. 3.t we are not
running a bank.
the prompt planting of spuds—
more spuds.
Having overrun the skies, the
cost of living is now reconnoiter-
ing for even higher altitudes.
Republi an? D e m o c rja t ?
Never! When our country is
threatened we are an Ameri
can—AN AMERICAN!
We are not a bit flippant when
wo express the ardent hope that
the federal investigation of the
high ccot of living doesn’t pave
the way for yet another boost.
In these strenuous times we
forgot to mention in our last that
Old St, V dentine made his peri
odical visit without ere iting even
a ripple on the blody waters.
Read the latter of Secy. Roun
tree of the Bankhead Highway,
to Dr. Whitley. It is important
and means we mast act and act
quickly or lose the Bankhead
Highway.
town. It matters not that the
town may not use a dollar’s
w or h of his goods. The very at
mosphere of the dead town is
with hustle, injects the .consideration. The SPIRIT thi t
same qualities into every busi- j PROMPTED the donation was
ness within its environs. Shrewd) the magnet that did the pulling,
bU'im ss men know this, and |The managers of the enterprise
hunt for just such towns, J wanted to locate in a community
If we would grow as a town ; where that spirit ruled. They
we must show that we WANT ;could afford to pay fora sit’, but
growth. And we must offer j there was no way of determining
INDUCEMENTS. jwhethei the community really
For instance— | WANTED their enterprise lo
cated in its midst.
We want to land a manufac-
turingplant. Go after it. The
managers stipulate for a con
venient site donated, We do
nate it. We secure the plant.
And thus it goes on and on.
It is not the bonus, or the even
the exemption from taxes that
Continued on Last Page.
Coughs, colds, etc. Price
25c, 50c, and $1.00
Tomlinson Drug Store
Another Feature of my business is
Glassware
Water Glasses, set 25c
Ice Tea Glasses, set 50
Syrup Pitchers 10-25
Glass Pitchers, 25-50
Glass Sugar Bowls 25
A complete line Glassware with
Blue bird decoration just received
We are looking for you to call.
JOE O. McCARLEY
OUR SPECIAL OFFER
We have jukt finished taking stock and find that we
have some odd pieces of furniture left from our Fall
stock. These pieces we are going to close out at ex
act factory cost, also every piece of Holiday Furni
ture left.
During this sale you will have an opportunity to buy at cost—Morris Chairs
Ladies’ Desks, Dressing Tables, Chiffoniers, Smokirg Stands, Costomers, Medi
cine Cabinets, Cellarettes, Washstands and a number of other useful pieces of fur
niture.
DON’T MISS THIS CHANCE
Our Spring line of Rugs have just arrived —and such Rugs. They are sim
ply beautiful, colors rich, designs artistic and many of them woven without a seam.
We bought these rugs before the last big advance and pass them on to you at a
great saving. The lot includes Brussels, Axminsters, Wilton Velvets, and French
Wiltons, room size and smaller rugs.
Remember, we are out of the high-rent district and
can always save you money on Rugs and Furniture.
Our location i& central-a halUminute from Whitehall
CHAS. S. ROBISON
FURNITURE CO.
25-27 E. HUNTER ST.
; ATLANTA
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