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Douglas county sentinel Pol. XIII, bOUGLASVILLE DOUGLAS COUNTY. GA. May 4. 1017 No. 4 i OLD MUD CONVENTION Given By Circle No. 4 of Baptist Church, ceeds for Church Improvements Pro- CASTE OF CHARACTERS Jerusha Eliza Hangs—Mrs. Thad McKoy Rebecca Retrace—Mrs. R. E. Hamilton Minty Clovertop—Mrs. J. F. Long Marianna Mellissa Plack—Mrs. Whit Selmen Desire A. Mann- Mrs. Joe McGuire Hepsibah Odelia Olds—Mis. Arzo.Eskew Ann Ellen Patterby—Mrs. John Hudson May Haverman—Mrs. Jim Abercrombie Petunia Pickles—Mrs. J. C. Wright Serena Hasben—Mis. D. Houreworth Charity Hopegood—Mrs. W. E. Hewett Rachel Ketchem—Mrs. Sam Harding Belinda Bliss—Mrs. Paul Selman Prof. Makerneux— Mr, Frank Winn Admission 10c and 15c Thursday, May 10th at 8 o’clock. Freeman and Kirby go to Jonesboro J. J. Freeman and R. N. Kirby have bought the Jonesboro News and left Tuesday morning to take charge of it. They are both first-class print ers, having been in the business fora number of yesrs, and both are "graduates” from the Senti nel office, Mr. Freeman having been foreman here for three years before assuming the duties of City Clerk, . nd Mr. fcirby haiing served in the same ca pacity for the past two years. The Sentinel wishes them the greatest success in their pew undertaking and look forward with pleasure to the receipt . f their paper this week. Howard a Campaigner The following story is clipped from the national Monthly: Judge Tinsley Rucker of Geor gia, tells a story of the campaign methods of his colleague, Repre sentative William Schley How ard. When Howard started out'to run for Congress eight years ago Death of Mrs. Pace B. M The angel of death visited the home of Mr. B. M.fdce on Fri day evening, April 20th and took the spirit of Mrs. Pace home She leaves a husband and six shildren, a mother and grand motner and many relatives and he was quite a young man a 111 ! j friends to mourn her departure, had to Contest for the Democratic | She was a great sufferer the nomination, which is always | a stfew months of her life, which eq#vulent to an election in Geor- gj le ye^y bravely, gia, against j,he late Lon ’ Liv- j y e r remains were interred at ingston, a seasoned campaigner p ra y 8 church on Saturday, ller who had long been a big figure j f un eral was coftducted by her in the politics of the state. How- pas ori R e v. McLeod of Villa aid was well and favorably I kuown in Atlanta for he had lived all his life in a suburb of the city, but country people were not acquainted with him. Upon starting out to canvass among thfi farmers, Howard took with him a big, black, husky ne,.rj named It was in the spring of the year and all the farmers were busy plowing, so mucu so as not to want to spare the urns to talk politics. Ac cordingly Howard would stop along side the road and wait un til Farmer Jones plowed around . to he corner nearest to him. Then he would climb over the fence, approach the agriculturist anu engage him in conversation which would begin about as fol lows: *’ Howdy, Mr. Jones. I reckon as how you all must be pretty bus these day "flight smart, stranger. Got to fi nsh plowin’ this lot before it rains. Howard would then call to the net .u, ‘‘Look hah, Jim, you big lack rascal, catch hold that plo ■ and go on ’round that field wh e I talk to My. Jones.” J in knew what he had been eht along for and while he d Howard would talk poli- ♦ ith the farmer who was villing to prolong the cnn- vei Htion. He lost no time and Ho trd always got his vote. Lihia Springs Locals Eastern S.ar Meeting Worthy Grand Pation Daniel, of Grand Chapter O. E. S. of Georgia, made the newly orga nized Chapter of the -Eastern Star at this place an official vi it Tuesday night for the purpose instituting the Chapter. The fol lowing are the officers: Mrs. 1), Hooseworth, VV. M.; Thad McKay, W. P.; Mrs. F. M Stewart, A. M ; Mrs. Thad Mc- Koy, Secty.; Dr. F. M. Stewart, Treas.; Mrs. W. M. Almand, 0-; Mrs. Astor Merritt, A. C.; Miss Mary Ilouseworth, Adah; Mrs. J. It. Duncan, Ruth; Mrs. W. C. Aberjrombie, Estha; Miss Gladys Btewart, Martha; Mrs. W. H. Bobo, Electa; Mrs. I. R Me Joy, Organist; W. M. Almand, Sen tinel; Mrs. E. L. Hopkins, War dor; -Mrs. ^J. 1^ J^itiheson, Chaplain- bre pic tic: evt Notice to {Teachers T e State-wide examination of l ■ ichers will occur on August 3rd nd 4th. The reading course boc * are as follows: P imary and General Elemen tal —Manual of Methods, Cub berley’s Rural Life and Educa tion, Colgrove’s The Teacher and the School. G, T, McLarty, C. Supt. Mr. and Mrs. J. A Watson, Jr., of Atlanta, spent the past week end with Mr. and Mrs, J. A. Watson, Sr, Jim Pharr of Arlanda. Fla., is the guest of relatives here. Miss Emma Gardner spent the past week end in Atlanta, going over to attend Grand Opera, Mrs. Kate Kerr of Canton, N. C., is the guest of Capt. and Mrs. J. C. Joyner. Miss Lillian Blair spent the past ten clays at home, enjoying her spring vacation from the Atlanta echo 4s. * Mrs. E. H. Houseman spent Monday in Atlanta, Mr. and Mrs. Nesbit Harper and children spent the past week end in Atlanta. Mrs. Harper going over for Grand Opera- Mrs. Henry Haney spent Wednesday and Thursday ifi At lanta attending the annual dis trict meeting of the Woman,s Missionery Society. Mesdames Henry Richardson, Lula Wheat and W. W. Ruther ford spent Thursday in Atlanta, Mrs. Luke G. Garrett and young son, Luke, Jr., of Austell were the guests of Mrs. P. H Winn Saturday. Mrs. J. W. Peck visited Mrs. Green at Villa Rica the past week. Mr. and Mrs. J. S, Kenedy of Decatur, spent the past week end at their summer home here, Among those going oyer in cars Sunday afternoon to attend the flag raising at Marietta were Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Maxwell and children, Mis. Kate Kerr, Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Winn and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. T'r.e Penalty of Greed In these trying hours there mav arise a few who will try to get rich quick at the expense of the nation and its people. But it will rena’ther profitable nor wise for ‘hem to attempt any- hing of the kind. If their business is national in its scope, the government will handle them without gloves; The president has so warned them. If their business is local in its character, we, the people, wili see that they get their just de serts. There must be no price boost ing, no gouging, no angling for sudden wealth for the few at the expense, of misery for the many, The man who cannot bs a pa triot from choice must have it thrust upon him from necessity, The people are mighty and their will must prevail. It must be a period of loyalty and live and let live. Mrs. J. L. Giles Enter tains Willing Workers The Willing Workers Squadron Missionary circle No. 3 of ihe Douglasville Methodist churh spent an enjoyable day at the home of Mrs J. L. Giles on Wed nesday of last week The time was spent in Sewing. About twenty children’s gar ments were completed. Those taking part were: Mes dames J. L. Giles, S, A. Griffith, Lon Weddington, W. C. Dorris, E. M. Huffines, G. T. McLarty, Maggie Skinner, Kate Maxwell, uauisu^.m. ouu m». „. m. j Ho i lia , Aderhold, J. J. Kirby. foYal ofaTf ia’the Hays and children and Cecil, jz, M. James, B.F. Burum, J. A. who willfully wa Hazel and Agr.es Rutherford, j Enterkin. Will Hunger Come? We may put it down as a self evident fact that if the people of this country 'persist,-'during the coming year. In living on the same extravagant scale of former years, we as a pation will strike the rocks. Experts in the agricultural de partment have estimated that, the actual waste of food in the United States is $700,000,000 annually. This is in addition to the enormous consumption in ex- ce8ss of what is really needed to support life comfortably. The International Institute of Agriculture sends this solemn warning from Rome: “The world’s food crop is deficient and the situation is becoming alarm ing.” Now we are doing much talk ing as to the duty of raising bumper crops, of increasing out production in every way possible, which is perfectly right. But mor than this is needed. We must act as well as talk. Heretofore the U nited States has always had a safe surplus.of foodstuffs from one harvest when the next was garnered. This very fact, possibly, has had more to do with fostering our extrava gance than anything else. We have felt that our resources were boundless and that we could never corn s to want. Now, however, that surplus has vanished, and in its place we have only gold, %he most usehss commodity in the world unless it can be exchanged for that which we need. And at last we must wake up and face the fact that we are op against a food short age, and gold can not buy food where no food exists. The solution of the food prob lem is up to every man, woman and child in the country. It is useless to mince words for fear of hurting some one’s feelings— EXTRAVAGANCE and WASTE MUST CEASE, it is useless to undertake to solace ourselves with the prospect of a large in crease in production. That of itself will not relieve the sicua tion if extravagance continues. ALL must exert th mselves to PRODUCE, and ALL must exert themselves to SAVE. You, our farmer friend.^be- cause you have plenty and are raising plenty more, have NO RIGHT to waste that plenty or to throw it away in needless ex- travagane. Others will NEED it and it is their RIGht that they should be able to get it. You, Mr. Rich Man, 'just be cause you have plenty of money to pay for it. have NO RIGHT to waste that which OTHERS NEED, and of which your ex travagance will deprive them. Let us not be deceived. It is up to each one—rich, poor, high low—to conserve the food supply. Food waste this year will be nothing lees than a CRIME, and should be so recog nized and treated. A few months ago, when gold was flowing into our coffers, in yellow streams, we strutted and boasted of our boundless wealth. We compared ourselves to Mi das—that everything we touched turned to gold. And now we are in grave danger of finding ourselves in his predicament— our gold useless because we can not eat it. Economy in any line is praise worthy but economy in food prod ucts jus.t now is the highest type of patiiotism, and the most dis- man or woman willfully wastes the nation’s I rood. HIGHWAY Birmingham, 1 'Ala., April 30. .(Special) Tjhe details for of ficially locat ng the Bankhead National Highway from Wash ington to Los Angeles, Cal., in accordance with a resolution that was passed at the annual meet ing of the Association in Birm ingham on April 19th and 20th, are being rapidly worked out, so that a scouting party can start within the next thirty days to go over the various portions of the highway. Hon. T. S Plowman, Presi dent if the Bankhead Highway Association, was in Birmingham Friday in consultation with Sec retary J. A. Roundtree, and Di rector John W. O’Neill, and others, arranging the rules and regulations in regard to the- scouting party ; the plans have been carefully worked out and Secretary Rountree has been in structed to write to the -Presi dents of the various branches of the Bankhead Highway Associa tion urging them to give any in formation and to put their re-, speetive routes in good condition for the scouting party. President Plowman has re quested the Federal Public Road Department at Washington to furnish two of their best engi neers to go cvn - the road and accompany the scouting party. Senator Barkhead has joined in this request. There is no doubt but what Washington Authori ties will co-operate in this move- men*-. Presr’dent Plowman is al so considering the selection of three citizens who are qualified to he members of the scouting party. It is expected that when the icouting party starts from Atlanta enroute to Birmingham, Memphis and Little Rock, that it will attract the greatest possible attention and arouse a great deal of enthusiasm. The work of se curing'members and organizing branches oi the Bankhead High way Association will be actively pushed until at least one hundred thousand membeis are secured. No Highway in the country has attracted more attention than this road. The greatest success possible is expected to be acnievedby the building of this road and completing the same within the next twelve months. J. A. Rountree, Secty. State Sunday School Con vention May 8-9-10 The State Sunday School Con vention will meet in Savannah on May 8-9-10. All Sunday schools of the state are asked to send three delegates besides Dastor and superinten dent. Delegates will be given free lodging and breakfast and a most interesting program has been- arranged and the most prominent Sunday school work ers in the United States will be Prof. E. O Excell will have oharge of the music. At least 2,000 delegates are expected. Dreadful Possibility. Little Margie had heard her Sunday school teacher speak of backsliding> and one rainy Sabbath morning her mother thought it best for her not to attend Sunday school. “But I’vo just got to go, mamma,” said Margie. “Teacher says if we do not come : every Sunday our backs will slide.”