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DRAFTED MEN
TO BE SELECTED
Drawing Will Take Place
In Next Few Days.
Registered Men Will
Know by Early Part of
Week
Before another issue of the
Sentinel is out it will be known
who are to be drafted from
Douglas county. The 'serial
numbers of all the registered
men are now on display in the
Bartlett Building and also in the
hands of the Government,
All registered men are advised
to study the rules carefully as
regards exemptions. The local
board will pass on physical dis
ability and dependfflit relatives,
but those who claim industrial
exemption will be passed on by
higher boards.
Those who are physically unfit
and have dependent relatives
will be excused by the local
board, but no exemptions based
on any other cause can be con
sidered by them. If they are
phvsiccally fit and have no de
pendents, they must apply to
the higher board for consider
ation. The registrant or his em
ployer may file necessary affida
vits with the superior boaTd
seeking exemption and the case
will be heard promptly.
Another point is the status of
of those registered absent front
their registration districts.
These, if drawn, will be notified
by mail by their local board?.
They can then apply to their
local board for permission to be
examined in tha town where
they are located. Local boards
will have all forms of application
blanks to cover appeals, transfers
and any other matters in con
nection with the process,
Bill Arp
Mr. Talley Daniell’s little
daughter, who has been sick, is
better.
Mrs. Henry Brown, who has
been visiting her mother in
Campbell county, has returned
home.
Schoofat this place is doing
fine. Willie Shaddrix is teach
ing in MissSudie Williams' room,
she being out on accoent of the
sickness of her mother.
ltev. James Abercrombie will
preach at Prays next Sunday at
2:30 p. m. Let everybody come
out and hear him. You will get
something that will do you good.
Weli a good rain has relieved a
good many folks of their fear of
not making anything and ataj.be
they can sleep better now.
It is very noticable now some
people can kick when everything
don’t go to suit them. Ifitstays
dry they kick and if it rains it is
a kick. They forget the bless
ings they are given. • Oh if we
could get what we actually de
serve, how far would it be from
what we get. Nothing is more
annoying than to hear, a chrohic
grumbler let out, a few of his
lamentations, rehersing a few of
his w es, Dials and tribulations.
It is disgusting to say the least.
We had better spend our time
reading' our Bible and thanking
our Gdd for His blessings and
try tm prepare the best we can
fort that journey to that unknown
. country where'jio trouble ever
enters. Bob.
Market Reports in Each
County
Atlanta, July 18—The State De
partment of Agriculture solicits
the assistance of bankers and
merchants in every community
in the state in organizing as
promptly afe possible local market
depots where farmers may dis
pose of their food products on a
cash basis. Already these mar
ket depots have been organized
in a dozen or mere county seats
throughout the State, including
Rome, Carrollton, LaGrange,
Dallas, Lawrenceville, Albany,
Valdosta fand Thomasville.
Others have signified that they
would perfect similar organiza
tions at; once.
Thus, even jn advance of re
ceiving official legislative sanc
tion, the State Market Bureau
has already paved the way for
the establishment of a market
ing sjstem which ultimately
must insure the farmer as well
as the consumer of Georgia,
proper and satisfactory distri
bution of the food products made
in the state.
But the market bureau has
done more than this. It has
lined up the wholesale dealers
a;ul jobbers of Georgia to the
point where nearly-all of the
principal houses .in the state
have signed an agreement under
which they will give Georgia
products the preference in purch
asing their supplies for distri
bution through the retail trade.
Wholesale grocers in Atlanta,
Macon, Augusta and Savannah
have agreed that they will take
Georgia canned goods in prefer
ence to those from other states.
A*%imular agreement has been
made by wholesalers in reference
to feed products for cattle and
stock.
It is apparent, the: efore, that
the organization of the market
bureau has been undertaken on
a carefully planned, systematic
basis and there is ever reason to-
believe the legislature at this
session will promptly recognize
it and give it the support which
it needs and must have to do
effective work along the lines
indicated, There is every reason
why this financial support should
be given, because the money
which it was proposed to use to
support the department is de
rived from the fees for inspec
tion of fertilizers and oils, of
wh ch Georgia farmers are the
chief consumers.
Mrs. Wilson Vansant
Suddenly Called by
•Death
On last Friday night, at her
home # at Chapel Hill, Mis. Wil
son Vansank one of the most
beloved and highly respected
ladies ic the county, died very
suddenly.
Mrs. Vansant was 65 years old
and will be greatly missed, not
only in the home, but by a host
of friends.
She is survived by her hus
band, five sons and three daugh
ters. The children are: W. A.,
D. T„ J. W„ H. R. and N. L.
Vansant and Mrs, L, A. Yancey
and Miss Lillie Mae Vansant.
The funeral and interment took
place at Chapel Hill Saturdaji,
the services.being conducted by
Rev. J. C. Atkinson.
The Sentinel extends sympa
thy to the bereaved family.
Red Cross Enthusiasm
So few ladies attended the
Saturday afternoon meeting and
only a faithful few at the mass
meeting Friday night, that the
promoters were almost ready to
give up in despair, but thanks to
the determination of Rev. J. C.
Atkinson, a union meeting was
held at the Methodist church
Sunday morning and new inter
est was aroused in this worthy
cause, resnlting in a liberal do
nation.
One of the impressive features
of the service was a talk by Mr.
T. H. Selman, a Confederate
veteran, who told of the hard
ships of the wounded soldiers
from his own experience, and
appealed to the consciences of
the people to help the boys.
Neal’s Academy
School opened up here Mon
day withlMrs. Ethel D. Pool in
charge. All children of school
age, should be in school the first
day and kept in school regularly
during the term. We don’t
know how much a child may lose
by just being out of school one
day. We should keep them in
school regularly even if we have
to make a sacrifice to do it. We
think that the compulsory edu
cation law should be enforced, so
the children of our land may
have a fair education.
Mrs. Alf Smith spent the past
two weeks with her daughter.
Mrs. Clyde Morris.
Some of the young folks of
Coweta, and a few on this side
of the river nicniced at Lovers
Leap last Saturday, They re
port a fine time.
Mrs. J, N. Morris and son.
Earl, and daughters, Misses Pau
line and Ellen, an^l Mrs. Ethel
D. Pool attended the sinairg
and Sunday school spenking
a* Watson’s school house last
Sunday. Mr. Thomas W. Dim-
mock of Carrollton, was present
and made one of his rousing
good Sunday School talks.
Well it seems like the U. S.
Senators from Georgia' have
made themselves a little con
spicuous here of late. We be
lieve when the day comes for
choosing senators' again the
voters of Georgia will speak out
in thundering tones and let those
men know that they are no
longer needed in the U. S. Sen
ate. We need men who are true
and tried ;men who will stick to
our great President and be loyal
to-our government in Lhis great
crisis; men who will be as true
as the needles to the poles and
and as firm as the everlasting
hills. We believe we have a few
men in the grand old state of
Georgia that we can depend up
on. If we make a mistake in
choosing men, we should benefit
by that mistake. It seems to us
that Cobb and Harris would
sound pretty well for Senators.
Well, I suppose we will never
be rid of the calamity howler
and kicker. We had them in
Christ’s day and have had them
on down the line to the present,
Some peopje just won’t be loyal
to their government and country.
If there ever was a time vyhen
every man and woman should‘be
loyal to our great President and
Government, now is the time.
Those who are unloyal in this
.great crisis will go down to their
graves in shame and disgrace.
They never will outlive it, tho
they might live to be as old as
MethuSala.
Ralph Edwards Hurt By
Car
Saturday evening, just aftei
train No. 39 from Atlanta ar
rived, Ralph Edwards, the local
represedtative of the Atlanta
Georgian was run down by s
cardriven by Mr. W. T. Rowland
and sustained serious injuries.
He was crossing the! street at
the corner of B-oad and Camp
bellton when hit and his bedj
was dragged on the feround
several feet, causing severe lace
rations and a broken rib.
He is reported to be doing
nicely and his injuries will not
prove fatal.
Reunion Thirtieth Geor
gia Regiment
The annual reunion of the
thirtieth Georgia Regiment will
be held at Forest Park. Clayton
County. Friday, July 28. Sur
vivors of the regiment and other
veterans are earnestly requested
to attend. Convenient schedules
on the Central railroad will en
able all who attend to reach
Forest Park and return in the
afternoon.
Camrades. meet with us and
renew the associations of the
past.
R. S, Ogburn, Pres.
A. P. Adamson, Sec.
Rex, Ga. -
Lois Mills
Henry Clarke has returned
from Rome and Trion where he
spent a week visiting relatives
and friends.
C, A, Keown and family are
spending this week at several
places visiting relatives and
friends, making the trip in auto.
Next Sunday is Dr. Gibson’s
regular appointment at the East
Douglasville church, and we be
speak forV.m good audiences as
this will be two months since he
was here.
F. N. Nix of Gainsville, visited
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Cheek Sat
urday and Sunday.
Ben Head, a Soldier boy from
Chickamauga spent Sunday here
with his family.
Roy Clarke, wjjp. recently went
to Anniston, Ala., spent Sunday
in Douglasville.
R. M-Cole recently bought a
“John Henry” made in Detroit,
and has already backed into
several saplings.
W. A. Burns, Henrj Clarke,
B. 0. Saules and J. T. Hancock
motored to Marietta early Sun
day morning, in fact it was be
fore breakfast with one of the
party, and had the usual auto
mobile luck—break down and a
long stay in the middle of a hot
dusty road,
Miss Zella Head of Dallas, is
visiting her brother, B. B. Head,
this week.
President M. E. Geer spent
Friday in Atlanta on business.-
Our Sunday.School was pretty
well attended Sunday. There
seems to bo a falling off in at
tendance of teachers. Teachers
ought, by all means, attend
regular. This is a mighty good
way to kill a Sunday school.
Let’s everybody boost the Sun
day school and have 200piesent
next week.
W, Hy. C.
Subject3'for Criticism.
Thero are throe things no man can
do to tho satisfaction of other men—
mako love, poke the ilro, and run a
paper.—-United Mine Workers’ Jour
nal.
DR. ABERCROMBIE '
STATE SECRETARY
Fortner Douglas Coun-
riati Succeeds Dr. Har
ris as Secretary of State
Board of Health
Friends in Douglas County are’
pleaseb to learn of the honor
bestowed one of her worthy sons,
in the selection of Dr. T. F.
Abercrombie in his election as
Secretary ofjthe State Board of
Health to succeed Dr. H. F.
Harris resigned.
Dr. Abercrombie is a son of Mr,
Jesse Abercrombie of this place
and has for several years been ’a
successful practitioner in Bruns
wick where he is now health
Comissioner oy[Glyn County.
In addition to the duties of the
Secretaryship of the board, Dr.
Abercrombie will be registrar of
vital statistics for the state,
Against gHardwick
Political prophets [are ventur
ing' no predictions concerning
the outcome of the race for the
United States Senate to succeed
Thomas W.'j Hardwick, except
the generally accepted belief
that there will be a full entry
list with plenty to keep the
junior senator busy repelling at
tacks on his record of eppe sition
to President Wilson, but they do
vouchsafe the.,, prognostication
that William D, Upshaw, the re-
farmer, lecturer and prohibition
advocate, who was the first to
cast his hat in [the ring, will
furnish some interesting con
tributions [to the general bom
bardment. Mr. Uyshaw is a
stump speaker of unusual ability
and is thoroughly experienced
in the;i[give and take style of
campaign oratory traditional in
i Georgia politics. He will ap
pear th ; s time in a new role, but
he will carry with him the same
forceful style which has made:
him a familiar figure in reform
movements in Georgia and the
south for [more than fifteen
years,
Death of Mrs, V. A.
Brown
On July 5th, 1917, the death
angel came ar.cl took our dear
mother and grandmother away.
She died at the home of her son,
Maurcer Brown. She was sick
a year and suffered so much.
She is gone now to heaven, we
know. She leaves a vacant
place in our homes and her sweet
voice we can hear no more, but
we hope to meet her sweet face
face in heaven. Oh, will we find
her there with her sweet face
and golden hair on the other
shore where there is no more
sorrow. She is gone but not for
gotten. We can’t help but think
of her, she was so good and kijjd
to us.
She leaves three sons and two
daughters.to mourn her death.
The sons are: T. F. • Brown of
Douglasville; Thad Brown of
Atlanta, and Maucer Brown ot
Campbollton. The daughters
are Mr?. Lottie Kensey of Red
Oak and Mrs.-Polly Dodd of At
lanta, A Granddaughter.
prepare to Be Shocked.
When a man says. “I'm going to be
perfectly frank with you, 1 ' brace your
self. ITo i« going to tell you some
thing unpleasant about yourself that
ho has hail on his mind for some time,