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DOUGLAS COUNTY SENTINEL
Vol.Xll,
DOUGLASVILLE. DOUGLAS COUNTY. GA.Mar. 23, 1917.
No. 50
Three Notable Addresses
An eng the many interesting
and informing addresses that
will be delivered at the coming
joint meeting of the Georgia
Educational Association ar.d the
County School Superintendents’
convention, three will deserve
special comment.
Dr. Bruce R. Payne, president
of Peabody College for Teachers,
will speak on the “Efficient South
of Tomorrow ” He is in the
very forefront of educational
thinkers of our section, and his
message ought to interest every
thoughtful teacher.
“Education as Socialization”
will be the theme of an address
by D •, VV. H. Kilpatrick, profes
sor of education in Columbia Uni
versity. Dr. Kilpatrick is a
Georgian who has won place and
prominence for himself as a
member of the faculty of Teach
ers’ College of Columbia Univer
sity, probably the greatest cen
ter of educational progress in
America.
Teachers and superintendents
of rural schools will be glad to
know tha- ®r. P. P. Claxton, U-
nited States Commissioner of
Education, will lecture on “Sug
gestions for the improvement of
Rural Schools in Georgia,”
The association will meet in
Macon, May 3rd, 4th, 5th.
Bill Arp
Farmers are farming some
now.
Mr. and Mrs S. D. Svvofford
and Mr. aijd Mrs. J. M. Ader-
hold spent Sunday with Mose
Daniell and family.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Holland
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
R. E. Long.
C. P. Miller spent Sunday with
Gordon Rainwater,
Mr. and Mrs. D. J- Daniell
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Ollie Stovall.
Mr. and Mrs. John Rice spent
Saturday night with Mr and
Mrs. Henry Brown.
Mrs. C. P. Miller spent Sunday
afternoon with Mrs. Burnett
Laster.
Mr. and Mrs. Mosey Swofford
visited Mr. and Mrs. J. Y, Dan
iell Sunday.
Ralph and Miss Lessie Ader-
hold spent Saturday night with
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Baldwin.
Mr, and Mrs. Albert Jordan
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Baldwin.
We have a new barber shop in
Bill Arp and also a new store,
Babtum Jonah.
Band Concert
The Geer Concert Band will
give a concert at the school Au
ditorium on Thursday night,
March 29th. A small admission
fee will be charged and a splen
did program has been arranged,
Tickets are now on sale at 10 &
15c and the fund is to be used
to buy uniforms for the band.
We urge every loyal citizen to
buy ticbets—attend the concert
if possible—but buy titkets any
way. Few towns can boast of
as good band as ours and the
members have proven their loyal
ty to the town on several occa
sions, now it behooves the town
to return the favor. A good
band is an important asset and
let everybody show their appre
ciation by being out to this con
cert.
A Good Beginning.
The outlook for our work in
missions for -this year is most
encouraging. Every department
of our society is advancing nicely.
As we look ovsr the first
quarter’s work we feel a sense,
of gratitude for what we have
keen able to do and our hearts
are thril.ed with joy at the pros
pect for the rest of the vear.
With earnest, wide awake offi
cers and members, who are full
of zeal and enthusiasm for mis
sion, who give their time and
money because they love the
work, we can take no st ps back
ward.
Our Young People’s Society
has re-organized with twenty
members enrolled. Under the
able leadership of Mrs, Hamil
ton tlie> will grow in numbers
and accomplish much for the
Master.
Squadrons Nos, 3 and 4 are
doing such efficient work that
they make the re ,t of us ashamed
that we have achieved so
little. They meet two and three
times a month and have made
and collected $28.40 for missions
this year.
Our last meeting, Tuesday,
March 13, is proot of the renew
ed interest in our society. There
were eighteen members present.
The officers from the different
departments were ready with
their reports. The meeting was
a spiritual uplift to everyone
present. Our faith was strength
ened and we were inspired to
undertake greater things for our
Lord. There is real pleasure'in
the service of God
The Mission Study Class, which
meets at the close of the busi
ness session, was made especially
interesting by the d scussion:
“Resolved, That the Railroads
have done more toward the in
tellectual awakening of Mexico
than has the p ess.” The
weight of the argument was in
favor of the railroads.
We conclude our study of
Mexico at our next meeting. As
the days are growing warmer
and longer, we are expecting a
larger attendance Tuesday, April
10 th.
Mrs. W. H. Butler, Supt.
Publicity, W. M. S.
Cooper.
(Last Week’s Letter)
No sickness to report in this
vicinity. «
Prof Owen is teaching a sing
ing school at this place and has
quite a large attendance,
Miss Vera Jones and Mr. Grady
Nestle hut were happily married
last Saturday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Dodgen of
Nickajack, spent Saturday night
and Sunday with Mrs. Landers
and family.
Charley Clark of Atlanta,
spent Sunday with his grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. McDonal.
J. W. Hall of Atlanta, spent
Sunday with his parents at this
place.
We are sorry to report the
death of the little son of Mr.
and Mrs. gam Kimbrel. He was
buried at Union Grove last Sat
urday. The bereaved have our
sympathy.
Messrs. Oman, Charlie and
Mathew Landers of Atlanta
spent Sunday with home folks.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Mann of
Atlanta, spent Saturday night
and Sunday with the latter’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. Jones.
Kik Addison.
Lois KUlls
President M. E. Geer spent
Thursday in Atlanta on business.
Mrs. W. L. Stephens continues
quite sick.
Mrs. Henry Clark and son,
Roy, spent Monday in Atlanta.
Miss Willie Mae BrannetR of
Roanoke, Ala., is spending some
time with Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Clark.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Jackson
of Tallapoosa, spent the week
end with their parents.
Messrs. Ward and Kinnett are
here from the Southern Spindle
& Flyer Co., doing some over
hauling in the carding depart
ment of the mill.
Our Sunday School fell off
Sunday about 50 per cent, only
90 being present. We must and
will beat this.
The Band Concert to be given
March 29th, by Geer’s Concert
Band, we hope will be the lagest
attended affair of anything that
has been pulled off at the School
Auditorium. The admission will
be id reach of every one and we
hope to sell 500 tickets. The
proceeds will go toward the
purchase of uniforms for the
band. We hope to have uni
forms within the next 30 days.
W. Hy. C.
From a Fortner Douglas
County Boy.
Seattle, Washington, Mar. 11,
The Sentinel.
I was pleased to note -that the
people of Douglas are alive to
our approaching danger, as tx
emplified by the fact that Win.
Floyd Clark was invited to lec
ture there the past week.
1 wish I had been theieto bear
and cheer and to have placed a
dollar in the brave speakers
hand, biddmg him to go and un
loose the chains which are bind
ing posterity and to awake
enough patriotism in those who
are basking in their present
lib rties, to protect those rights
and pass them on to those who
follow.
This state of unrest, the empty
pews, the concentration of evan
gelical work in foreign lands, a
foreign church concentrating its
forces here, all have a deeper
meantng, and is worthy of the
thought of those who wish to be
ignorant on such matters and
whose pleasure it is to bring in
nocent children into this world,
who may suffer for the conse
quences of their parents, indif
ference.
I beg your pardon.
With best wishes.
N. B. Wilson.
Superior Court
Douglas Superior Court is in
sessit n this week.
Hi3 Honor, Judge Bartlett is
presiding and Solicitor General
Hutcheson is looking after the
State’s interests.
The Grand Juuy organized
Monday, electing Judge H. T.
Cooper forman, and C. G.
Brown, Clerk, with J. C. Mc-
Carley, Assistant.
Judge, Bartlett’s charge to the
Grand Jury was comprehensive
and that body at once began its
regular grind.
Only civil cases will be dis
posed o this week and next Mon
day the criminal part of the
docket will be taken up.
New School District
The County Board of Educa
tion acting on the petition of the
Mayor and Council of Douglas-
ville, in their special meeting
Tuesday acted favorably on the
petition and granted the request
making an enlarged district as
outlined by the committee.
This completes the first impor
tant step toward a new school
building.
It now becomes necessary to
elect a board of trustees to work
under the supervision of the
Board of Education: alio to hold
.m election for school tax an
bonds.
Now is the time to pull togeth
er to get a school and a building
that will meet the requirements
of a progressive comunity and a
growing town. Let’s all work
for a new building and rigger
school.
Entertainment at Baptist
Church Sunday Even
ing, M arch 25 th
Everybody cordially invited to
be present at Baptist Church
Sunday evening, March 25th, be
ginning at 7:30 o’clock. An ex-
celent program will be rendered
by Woman': Missionary Society,
Young Woman’s Auxiliary, Girl’s
Auxiliary and Sunbeams.
Come and hear and ses what
the women, girls and little folks
can do, and are accomplishing
through those organizations.
Clean-Up Week ‘April 3
12.
From April 5th until 12th there
will be in every town and
throughout Georgia, the greatest
organized and co operative move
ment ever waged against dirt,
dust and disease.
At the instance of the Georgia
Federation of Woman’s Clubs,
Governor Harris has issued the
following proclamation:
“State of Georgia, Executive
Department, Atlanta. -Whereas,
the experience o', several wo
man's clubs has requested the
govern r to assist in a movement
prompted by their national orga
nization to designate the week
of April 5-12, 1917, as municipal
Clean-up week; and,
Whereas, the experience of
several years past has proven the
value of this movement in pro
moting the public health through
municipal and community clean
liness, and in calling the atten
tion of bur people to the desir
ability of improving the appear
ance and sanitation of their
neighborhoods through concerted
action; it is
Ordered, That the week of
April 5-12, 1917, be, and is here
by, designated and profelaimed
“Clean-up week” for the state
of Georgia, and all our people
are requested to join with the
Georgia Federation of Women’s
Clubs in carrying out the pur
poses above set forth.
This 8th day of March, 1117.
(Signed) N. E. Harris,
Governor.”
Our Civic Club, now entering
well into its fourth year, rejoices
in the fact that the Clean-up
campaign—its first work after
organizing—is r.ow fully estab
lished and our people need only
to be reminded of the date, to
co-operate in every way, in clean
ing and painting up and. in many-
other ways making Douglasville
a “City Beautiful.”
MUSIC CLASS OF
D. H. S. TO GIVE
ENTERTAIN MEN T
Miss Marie Davis, the popular
music teacher of Douglasville
High School, will present her
pupils in a concert at the Kozy-
torium Monday night. A splen
did program has been arranged
and an admission fee of 10 & 20c
will be ch irged—the funds being
used to purchase a new piano for
the school.
Not only should all music lov
ers attend but every one who
feels an interest in the school
should help this worthy cause.
The concert will begin at 7:30
promptly and two shows will be
given to accommodate every
body. A rugular 5 reel Para
mount picture, featuring Margu-
rite Clark in her latest work,
“Miss George Washington” will
be given in addition to the music
program.
PROGRAM
Pre'ude—Rachmanoff- Louise
Duncan.
Mammy’s Song—Cook—S arah
Peace.
Tarpley Msrch—Raid — Nora
Thompson.
The Good Little Bov—Gilette—
Robert Groodzinsky, Ray
mond Ledbetter.
The Sunshine of Your Smile-
Ray—Miss Sarah Meadows.
Her Practice Hour—Reading—
Nell Ho. so.
In The Meadows—Leigh—Opal
Baldwin.
Merry Farmer Schuman—Caro
lyn Up.diaw, Estelle Dodson..
Valse Caprice—Gcodson—Miss
Gladys Stewart.
The L ing, Long Trail-Clark—
Miss Sarah M adows. Miss
Marie Davis, Mr. Rob Dun
can, Mr. Arthur Enterkin.
Good Roads Meeting.
The Bankhead Highway Asso
ciation will hold a meeting in
Birmingham on April 19-20.
This meeting will be largely at
tended and many towns and sec
tions will be there making a bid
for it, Cedartown and other
comunities are endeavoring to
pull it by there and if it is put on
a commercial basis they may pull
it away from us. But our infor
mation is that the Georgia Di
rectors, Dr. Whitley and Oscar
Mills have the locating of it in
Georgia and they have assured
the counties along this route that
they can get it if they meet the
government requirements.
Thanks to our progressive com
missioners, they have complied
and made application for the
government fund. Fulton, Cobb
and Carroll have already done so
and the only broken link in the
chain now is Haralson and we
are confident that she will come
across alright. Haralson had the
largest and most enthusiastic
delegation at the Douglasville
meeting of any of the counties.
At this meeting the route will
be definately loca'ed and the
county Vice President, V. R.
Smith, is anxious to have a large
delegation from Douglas county
attend this meeting.
Card of Thanks
We extend to our neighbors
our heartfelt appreciation of
their constant and unselfish sym
pathy and valuable assistance in
the recent severe illness of our
dear son. We thank each one
who has so unselfishly helped us
through this trying ordeal, and
we hope for God’s richest bless-
.ings upon you and yours.
Mr. and Mrs, Frederick
Wilson.
