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DOUGLAS COUNXY SENTINEL VoL XII1, DOUGLASVILLE DOUGLAS COUNTY. GA-. July 27. 1917. No. 16 The Committee on organization has planned the organization of a Red Cross Chapter for Dmglas County on next Sunday morn ing at eleven o’clock at the Methodist Church, Douglasville. Mrs. Fuller of Atlanta, will be present to address the people and direct in the organization. Let every man, woman and child in Douglas County, especially in Douglasville, who do not intend to help Germany in her un speakable butchery of innocent women nnd children, be present and help in this organization. In thus doing you defend virture, life, liberty, your country, as well as minister to your brave sons, brothers, husbands, farthers and friends on the battle front. Next Sunday morning at eleven o’clock at the Methodist Church Douglasville and Douglas County go on record. What shall that record be? You must decide, COME! Committee on Organization: J. C. Atkinson Mrs. L. C. Upshaw Mrs. Paul Selman Mrs. J. C. Wiight Mrs. T. R. Whitley Mrs. M. E, Geer Mrs, J. A. Enterkin Mrs, G. T. McLarty Mrs. Z. T. Dake Mrs. F. M. Stewart Miss Nannie Love Selman J. M. McElreath Dies in Texas A message was received here Wednesday that Mr. J. M. Mc- Elreath, a former citizen of Douglasville had died at his home in Mart,--Texas. His remains will arrive here Friday for burial and the funeral service will be conducted by Rev. S. T. Gillandat 2 o’clock at the Methodist church. Mr. McElreath has many rela tives and a host of friends here who will be grieved to learn of his death. He is a brother of Mr. J. T. McElreath and Mrs. J. M. Morris of this place. The Sentinel extends sympa thy to the bereaved family. Haltman-Fuller (Communicated.) On Sunday afternoon, July 22nd, at 3 o’clock, Mr. Leonard Hallman and Miss Eunice Fuller were united in marriage by Judge Dick Wilson. They only invited four special friends: Miss Ola Fuller, the bride’s sister, Miss Coro Lock- ridge, Arthur Meadows and Connie Thomas. Mr. Hallman is a very popular young man, the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Hallman. The bride is the modest and refined daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Ponnie Ful ler, of Paulding coun'y, She has many friends in Dallas who wish her every happiness. We wish the bride and groom a happy, prosperous life. Baptists. S. Convention Inoculate Hogs This is the season when the farmer who has hogs should do everything possible to prevent the appearance of diseases and to conserve his stock by inocula tion with anti-cholera serum. The state department of agricul ture is prepared, as always, to furnish this serum to farmers at actual cost, and to render any assistance necessary in connec tion with it. For information write to Dr. Peter F. Bahnsen, State Veterinarian. Program of the Good Samari tan S. S. Convention to be held with Flat Rock Baptist Church, Carroll County July 28-29, 1917. SATURDAY MORNING 10:00, Devotional—W. D. Ty son. Welcome address—Rev. F. C. Payne. Response—Rev, Dan Carter. 11:00 Sermon—Rev. L. J. Hensley. Alternate—F. C- Payne. Adjourne for refreshment. AFTERNOON SESSION 1:30 Song and devotional. Enroll delegates’ names. Election of officers tor ensuing year. Reports from various schools by Superintendents or Delegates. 2:30 Address—R e v. Paul Watkins. 3:20 Wise suggestions for the enlargement of our schools led by Rev. G, W. Jones. SUNDAY MORNING Devotional —Clarence Boyd. Why Parents should be inter ested in Sunday School— J. N. Morris. Every Church should have a Sunday School and use its denominational literture— Rev. G. W. Jones. 11:00 S. S. address—Rev. W. M. Samples. The above program will be in terspersed with song led by C. A. Barfield. Adjourn for refreshments. 1:30 Each School to render its own Program. We invite all S. S, C. workers and will appreciate any help rendered. J. N. Morris Garvy Layton W. M. Samples Committee, Exemption Claims Must Be Made Early Claims for exemption from the draft must be filed not later than the last day set rside for physi cal examination by the board. The government’s regulation specifically states that exemp tion claims must be filed with local boards by all first-call men by the last day of their physical examinations. This interpreted means that not later than the last day al lowed for “exams,” exemption claims must be in the hands of the board. The notice to appear for ex amination by the board’s phy sician will call one third of the first-call men to appear on the fifth day after date of mailing notice, one-third on the sixth day after mailing notice, and the remainder on the seventh day after date of mailing notice The calling of the first-call men to appear in sections is to expedite the work of the examin ing physician.-- Official blanks on which to makeout claims for exemption are being distributed to thefirst- call men only at the offices of the various exemption boards Men who are to be drafted at later periods are requested to ask for these blanks now, as the supply is limited. Any person seeking to avoid JOIN THE RED CROSS Wear the badge of honor’and prove vour patriotism by con tributing to a cause that everyone knows is worthy. Help alleviate the suffering of the soldier boys —our own boys-perhaps your own—in the trenches-the], boys who will give their life blood to protect YOUR country, YOUR home and loved ones. The membership fee isj $1.00 and up according to your ability to pay. Attend I heTieeting at the Methodist Church. Sunday at 11 o’clock. Every man, woman and child should who are not German sym pathizers, see a member of the com mittee and join. Market Bureau Especial attention of Georgia farmers is called to the effort that is being made to defeat their market bureau bill through a substitute which, if passed, would not bring them the relief they need and, in addition, would put a further tax burden upon them to provide for the ex penses of it. 73 To Be Called From Douglas, County - All men who were registered in Douglas county were placed on the waiting list’tFriday. It will perhaps take an average of three names to secure one to fill the requirements, and these will be called in the order of Friday's drawing. Those whose names were first drawn will be first „ - The pending market bureau the operation of" the draft by | bill, known as the Cheney-Stew- ( considered and so on till the re making false statements as to art bill,, is the measure which quired number will be selected, the fitness or liabilities of him-" ’ J J »--•-n— self or any other person for serv ice under the provisions of the act approved May 18, 1917, shall be subject to a fine of $10,000 or or two years imprisonment, or both. The physical examinations will at once determine hundreds who are to go into the first selective army of 687,000. In cass a young man passes his physical examination and claims no ex emption his name will be far- warded to Washington at once as qualified for the first army. Not Hard to Make. A homemade desk set, mounted In moire silk In green, brown or the col or predominating In her bedroom, la schoolgirl would he delight- Sheets of blotting paper .ought to match, and a pen- id small blotter backed with pieces of cardboard covered with the silk and tied with narrow ribbon In the same color. L has been endorsed by the Farm ers’ Union of Georgia and by farmers’ mass meetings all over the state. It provides fob the payment of expenses out of tuxes which the farmer is already pn ing, namely, the inspection fees on fertilizers and oils. There is plenty of surplus monev derived from this source to meet the ex pense, and no extra burden should be put on the georgia farmers for it. Georgia farmers should be careful not to be mis led by measures which will fail to bring them the real marketing relief which they need and must Probably by [next [week we will be able to publish a list of those meetingjthej requirements from this county. Douglas county’s number to ■c-iraftecMs 73 and to get this number between 200 and 300 will have to present themselves to the exemption board. , 3 r-. ■ Patriotic Move In case exemption is claimed, the exemption board is expected l' ave - to pass upon the grounds for ex-1 would take a volumn to emptions within three days. If answer^the questions tojhat the claim is turned down, the district boards having juris diction over the local board will be notified immediately that ‘John Doe’s” claim has been re jected. L’kewise, "John Doe” will receive notice that his claims have been rejected ty the local boards, and notice that he can appeal his case to the district board if he so chooses. However, the army doctors at the training camp will get a final say-so abont the physically fit entering the army. When the young man reports to the can tonment camp[i for training in the first army he will be given an even mare rigid examination by the army physician. The local boards expect to mail out before the end of the week notices to first-call men in their divisions to appear for ex amination and thereby get the examinations started next week. the State Bureau of Markets is doing and can dp for Georgia consumers and Georgia pro ducers. Sometimes a single lit tle incident tells almost the whole story. The other day a South Georgia farmer who wanted 20,000 sweet potato slips, happened to be in Atlanta, and called on Director L. B. Jacksan. He made known his wants and immediate hold was taken of the matter. Another South Georgia farmer was found who had 20,000 potato slips he wanted to sell. The two were brought together and both profited by it. The same thing can be done with practically every Georgia pro duct. Prof. W. S. Boynton of the Flat Rock School, has installed a community cahner.v and is in position to can vegetables of every kind for the public, and the only charge is a small per centage of the vegetables. Giles Brothers have agreed to sell cans at wholesale cost and Prof. Boynton says if people will get the cans with soldered hemmed caps, every can will bo guaranteed. This is an opportunity every one should grasp. Nothing snould be allowed to go to waste. Take your corn, beans, tomatoes, in fact, everything in the vege table line to the Flat Fock School and have them canned. See Prof. Boynton for information. Dreadful Possibility. Little Margie had heard her Sunday school teacher apeak ot backsliding, and one rainy Sabbath morning her mother thought It beat for her not to attend Sunday achool. ‘‘But I've just got to go, mamma," said -Margie. ‘‘Teacher Bays If we do not come every Sunday our backs will aUde." Card of Thanks Mr. Wilson Vansant and child ren, Messrs. W. A., D. T., J. W., H. R., N. L., Mrs. Yancey and Miss May, wish to express sincere thanks to the many kind friends and relatives for their acts of kindness and expressions of sympathy extended to .them during the illness and death of their wife and mother. Why He Knew 1 ■ x' Atlanta, July 25—Rev. Frank lin Pierce, an Atlanta missionary returning from the Orient, tells of a fellow missionary ship wrecked on an island which he believed to be inhabited by can nibals, After hiding three days in terror of his life he was forced by hufigry to come out and brave the perils unknown. Approach ing a hut where he saw smoke, he heard a man bawl out: “Why in the hell did you play that card?” Dropping on his knees, the missionary exclaimed: “Thank God, they’re Christians and not cannibals.”