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DOUGLASVlLLE DOUGLAS COUNTY, GA„ July > 3 1917
No. 14
Last Saturday’s Meeting
Arouses Interest in Red
Cross Movement. Big
Mass Meeting To-night
On last' Saturday afternoon
Douglasvillewas the center of a
scene that enriches her history
forever. Did you take part?
I speak of the initiative meet
ing held at the Methodist church,
to organize the Douglas County
Chapter of the American Red
Cross. The parade was formed
in James' Park and proceded up
Broad streetT to Pray street,
thense across to Church street,
thence down Church street to
the Methodist church, where the!
mats meeting was held.
The procession was headed by
a patriotic float, next in order
the Boy Scouts, then women,
girls and children. There was
tenderly borne in the clean, pa
triotic hands of those composing
the procession, the National
Colors, that have, and ever will,
float over the “land ot the free
and the home of the brave.” •
In the past three years our
nation in a state of peace, these
blood bought colors, which have
been placed in our hands by
brave men, patriotic men, have
been sent lo the bottom of the
sea, along with helpless women
and children, without a woid of
warning, This was an act of
war that was to culminate in the
invasion of our country, which
would have already been accom
plished but for the towering
manhood of France and England,
who have thus far fou rht our
battles—Democracy’s battles—
Freedom’s battles.
What country has laid its foul
hands on our stainless flag and
ruthlessly murdered our women
and children?
Germany, the impersonation
of all Autocracy, the land of
slaves, held in murdeous com
pact with the God-forsaken
Kaiser.
Why this insult to our flag?
Why this savage murder of our
citizens?
Because our country is the
cradle of liberty, the laud of
patriots, the inspiration of free
dom, the fullest expression of
democratic glory.
Then every able bodied Ameri
can to arms! Every patriotic
American back of our braye men
on the field of battle!
The patriotic meeting Satur
day afternoon was addressed by
Mr. Willis J. Milner; Jr., as
sociate director Southern division
of the American Red Cross. He
explained the purpose of this
great organization with accurate
carefulness. The chief purpose
of which is to sustain the twen
ty-seven base hospitals, situated
in this country and in Europe.
In the midst of the enthusiasm
a county-wide Mass Meeting was
called for next Friday evening
at 8 o’clock in the Court house
at Douglasville, at which time,
after an inspirational address by
Mr. Dobbs, the Douglas County
Red Cross Chapter is to be orga
nised.
Let it be stated here and now
that the American Red Cross is
preeminently a man’s organiza
tion,..it is not an organization for
hysterical women. It is an or-
DouglasvWe Szvimmsng
Pool
The Douglasville swimming
pool is now open to the people of
Douglasville and the public gen-
erallv.
This pool is the property of the
Civic Club and will be conducted
in a refined and first class man
ner in every way; is sanitary, a
supply of fresh spring watui
running in all the time, with an
overflew sufficient to take out all
foul water.
Mr. A. Eskew will manage the
pool for the Club and will be on
.hand ac all times to take your
tickets or money and allow you
a swim or dip in the regulation
time. Tickets will be sold in
Family season, plain season and
single tickets, placing them in
the reach of all. You can Ret a
family ticket and take every
member of your family in swim
ming every day during the seas
on for $5 00, or you can buy a
plain season'ticket, 25 dips for
$2.00, and Mr. Eskew will punch
the numbers for.each time you
go in. Single tickets 10c each.
The following rules and regu
lations have been adopted by the
club' and must be observed or
they will be enforced by the
manager, who has full power-
conferred on h : m by Club:
1. Pool will be open every day
during vfeek til 10 p. in. (as
manager may direct.
2. Pool will open to males
only, on Sunday, from 5:30 to 9
a. m. and 2 to 7:30 p. m.
3. Pool absolutely forbidden
to persons not wearing bathing
suits, at all times.
4. No smoking allowed in
pavillion or inside pool enclosure
anywhere.
5. Thursday afternoon is set
aside as ladies’ and children's
day exclusively.
6. -Patrons are especially re
quested not to leave money or
articles of value in dresseng
rooms.
Every person should knowhow
to swim. Already grown people
and children have learned the
art in this pool, so we urge every
family to secure a ticket and
every one get the benefit of this
hgalthly recreation.
Owing to limited space inside
pool fence, spectators will be
charged 5c per head. Paid up
members of Civic Club, and
families admitted free.
ganization composed and sus
tained by brave, patriotic men,
co-operated in by great-souled
women and liberty-loving child
ren.
So, if there is a man in Doug
las county, who, not being Provi
dentially hindered, does not
rally in loving loyalty to the call
for work Friday nignt, let him
know that his act is but to curse
the petrifying bones of his own
countrymen that lie at th9 bot
tom of the ocean, sent there by
the order of the greatest menace
to liberty in the world’s history
—the autocrat, the murderer,
the thrice damnsd Kaiser of Ger
many.
Judge Cobb has truthfully
said that at this time there can
be but two classes of citizens in
the United States—the "patriot”
and the “traitor.” The patriot
supports his country, loves liber
ty. The traitor kisses the hands
and licks the helmet of the thrice
damned murderer, the Kaiser of
Germany. COME!
J. C. Atkinson.
Likes the Navy
U. S, S. Alabama, July, 4—
Douglas Countv Sentinel. I
thought I would write and tell
the boys how I like the navy. I
don’t think anyone makbs a mis
take by enlisting in. the navy.
Every boy in here seems to be
well satisfied. I am only oh this
ship taking instructions in engine
driving for merchant ship and
transports. The Nevada is my
home ship and is just like a home,
although I wouldn’t mind coming
back to the old home town. 1
saw my first cannon in action.
And when a 14-inch gun goes off
the ship shakes all over, and
when firing at night the shell
looks like a big ball of fire.- A
14-inch gun shell weighs 1400
pounds. I was down in the ma
chine shop the first time I heard
one fire. I lost my hat and
chewing tobacco and was going
for the top deck when an old
sailor yelled: “You little fool,
that is only a 14-inchJ rifle Air
ing.” I said, “yes, but they
want to watch the way they
shoot them,”
Well, I like this training fine
and when I take- my six weeks
course I guess they will give me
a ten days leave before they
give a German U boat a shot at
me. I hope so, anyway.
Johnson,
U. S. S. Alabama
care of Post Master.
New York,
Sentence Commuted
Warner Wortham, who was
convicted for murder,in Paulding
county and sentenced to life im
prisonment and been serving on
the Douglas county chain gang,
has had his sentence commuted
and will get his release in Uc-
tober, 1918. This was one of
the last official acts of Governor
Harris before retiring.
Warner has made a model
prisoner here and has many
friends who are glad that execu
tive clementy has been extended
in his case.
Crop Report
The Government crop report
just issued, shows as forecast
July 1st, that Georgia’s corn
crop this ye.r will be two million
bushels larger than last year and
the wheat crop nearly three-
quarters of a million less; oats
8,070,000 bushels less; Irish po
tatoes, 528,000 bushels more; and
sweet potatoes 2,630,000 bushels
more.
Estimates for the United
States are: Corn, 556,759,000
bushelsmore; wheat, 38,114,000
more; Oats, 198,009,000 more;
Irish potatoes, 166,563,000 more;
sweet potatoes, nearly 10 million
bushels more.
Lyceum Attractions for
Douglasville
About 25 of Douglasville’s
leading citizens have contracted
this week for a series of five
Lyceum attractions during the
coming fall and winter. These
are high-class entertainments in
every respect and the people of
Douglasville are fortunate.
The Civic league will help in
this great work and more de
tails will be announced later.
Their Hunting Hours.
Birds o£ prey gener'ally seek their
prSy in the daytime, while beasts o£
prey generally seek, theirs at night.
■Two Prominent Citizens
Pass Away Sunday
Seldom does a town the size
of Douglasville experience a
double bereavement—the death
of _ two prominent citizens the
same dav, but such was our ex
perience on Sunday when the
death angel visited the home of
Mr. E. B. McWhorter at 5:40 in
the morning and that of Mr. W.
C. Dorris at 8:45 in the evening.
Mr. McWhorter was in his 67th
year and is survived by his wife
and six children, three sons,
Homer and Coleman of Atlanta,
and Will of Douglasville; three
daughters, Mrs, Hindman of
near Douglasville, Mrs. Mc
Whorter of Sharpsburg, Ga., and
Miss Stacey McWhorter of At
lanta.
Mr. McWhorter was a good,
substantial citizen; a quiet un
assuming man and was a con
sistent member of the Baptist
church.
The funeral was held 'at the
Baptist church at 2 o’clock Mon
day'afternoon, the services being
conducted bv his former pastor.
Dr. J. T. Gibson of Waco, and
the remains were interred in
Douglasyhle cemetary.
He will be greatly missed in
the community and the Sentinel
joins a host of friends in extend
ing sympathy to the bereaved
family.
Mr. W. C. Dorris was 88 years
old and was one of the most
highly esteemed citizens of the
county. He was a Confederate
veteran, having served as Lieu
tenant under Gen. Joseph E.
Johnston. He was a consistent
member of the Methodist church
and a loyal Mason, and his death
is a great loss to his comity, his
church and his lodge.
The funeral was held from the
residence at four o’clock Monday
afternoon, conducted by his
pastor, Rev. J. C. Atkinson, and
a large concourse of relatives
and friends were preseht,to pay
their last tribute of respect.
His remains were interred at
Douglasville cemetery with the
ritualistic service of the Masonic
order.
Mr. Dorris is survived by his
wife, three sons, Hon. W. II.
Dorris of Cordele, who is the
present repre-sntative from Crisp
county, Alonzo and Homer Dorris
of Douglasville; and four daugh
ters, Mrs. J. W. Stone of Car
rollton; Mrs. L. C. Satterfield of
Atlanta; MflS, E. M.,'llu(Fine and
Miss Emma Dorri§ of Douglas
ville.
The Sentinel joins a sorrowing
community in extending sympa
thy to the bereaved family.
Negro Woman Shot
Wednesday night about 8:30
o’clock Mattie Cunnigan while
standing on the overhead bridge
on Bowdon street, was shot from
ambush bv some one in the rail
road cut.
The gun was loaded with bird
shot and the woman’s face, chest
and right arm are badly muti
lated.
She was carried to Dr. Van-
sant’s office for examination.
She bled profusely and will lose
one eye.
She claimed that Opal Bigsby,
another negro woman, was her
assailant, but the latter estab
lished an alibi and everything
points to the fact that a man did
the shooting.
World’s Loqgest CanaL
1" The great canal ot China la 2,100
lilies long.
Official Scout Party of
Bankhead Highway to
Arrive Here Wednes
day, August 15 th,
The executive commitee of the
Bankhead National Highway
Asso&tion met in Birmingham
Friday July 6th. The meeting
was for the purpose f going over
the data of the various routes
for proposed Batikh ad Highway
from Ailanta to Birmingham and
Memphis. Secreta.yJ. A. Rotm
tree submitted a tentative map
that he had prepared from the
various maps sent in from diff
erent counties through which
the Bankhead Highway will Iran
sverse. He will also submitted a
tentave itinerary of the proposed
trip. After a lull and free dis
cussion of the map and the itin-
etary, it was unanimously dec
ided that'i’the official locating
party should start at Atlanta,
Tuesday, August, 14th at 9:00
o’clock and to continue on the
trip until ail the various routes
were traversed, It was decided
that on August 14th, the Cedar-
town Piedmont route from Atl
anta to Anniston would be inspec
ted. The official party will spend
the night in Anniston Ala. On
the party will start from Annis
ton and inspect the Tallapoosa
Heflin route and Southern Rail
way route to Austell, and return
over the same route to Villa Rica
on toCanoUton Jand spend' the
night in Carrollton, on Thursday
August 16th the party will tra
verse the route.ifrom Carrollton
to Heflin on to Anniston- Talla
dega Pell City to Birmingham,
reaching Birmingham and spend
ing the night in that city. On.
the morning of the 17th, the
Scouting Party will leave Birm
ingham for Jasper Ala. the 18th
19th, and 20th well be spent in
inspecting the various routes in
Marion county Ala. and in the
State of Mississippi on to Meinp-
phis. Secretary Rountree was
authorized to makeuptheitinery
so as to cover the various towns
and routes from Birmingham to
Memphis. He was authorized to
write to the presidents of the
various divisions of the Bank-
head Highway Association and
request them to call a meeting
of their members and to arrange
the schedule of stops and enter
tainments for the official party
President Plowman was em
powered to issue a proclomalion
Jo thi people calling their atten
tion lo the itinerary of the scout
ing party and urge the people to'
put the roads in a condition so
that they can be inspected, also
to request their devisions to in
crease its membership and arous
e all the enthusiam possible.
The official party will be com
posed of ten members including
U. S. Government Engineers,
three selected judges President
Plowman. Seator Bankhead Secy
Rountree, and other officers of
the Assoation. The names of the
official locating commettee will
be announced later, together
with full details of the itinerary.
Economy Can’t Save Him.
Economy Is not much good to a mca
irho retrains from spending money be
muse ho would rather loaf than cum
! Wednesday morning, August 15,