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Douglas county- sentinel
Vol. XIII,
DOUGLASVILLE, DOUGLAS COUNTY. GA.. February 8. 1918.
No. 44
Odd Fellows Column.
DOUGLASVILLE NO. 162.
J. M. Thornton, N. G.
J. C. McCarley, Secretary
Meets every Monday night.
WINSTON NO. 387.
G. W. Smith, N. G.
W. M. Richardson, Secretary.
Meets Friday nights before first and
third Sundays and Saturday nights
before second and fourth Sundays.
FLINT HILL NO. 474,
W. W. Cagle, N. G.
L. E. Bartlett, Secretary.
Meets every Tuesday night.
Sorry to hear of the illness of
Bro. W. A. Turner.
How stand you on the books of
your lodge? Don’t be a delin
quent.
Odd Fellowship has been on
the drag on account of the bad
weather.
Vice Grand J. W, Janies was
not present last meeting for
some reason.
Do you practice the tenets of
Friendship, Love and Truth in
your daily walk?
What are you doing for the
upbuilding of Odd Fellowship in
your community?
Question: Why would a vice
grand forget what night the
lodge meets? This is for the
good of the order.
Bro. E. L. Hopkins can take
your money and leave you feel
ing better than any person we
know. Pay your dues to him,
All Odd Fellows in bad stand
ing can do their duty by handing
Bro. Hopkins one dollar and
have your name put back on the
roll.
Bro. Mat|hew Harding is back
with us again. He is a former
recording secretary and one
our most faithful and useful
members.
Douglasville lodge has candi
dates on hand every Monday
night whether the “team” is
present or not. Each member
connected with the first degree
work is urged to be on hand
next Monday night. We must
work in the first degree at that
time.
We were glad to have Past
Grand Hornbuckie of Winston
lodge with us last meeting. He
is always welcome. We can
never forget the time he spent
and the effort he put forth learn
ing us howto take our first steps
when Douglasville lodge was
first instituted.
Douglasville lodge consists of
120 members and there are at
least 50 who should reinstate and
attend. Just because itis incon
venient for you to attend regu
larly is no reason for you to let
your dues lapse. Pay your dues
that this lodge may do its duty
toward upbuilding the grand
lodge in its great work of benev-
olece and charity. If you are a
good Odd Fellow you are not in
the order eniirely for what bene
fit it will be to you, but for the
good you can be to the order and
the help you can be to your
b/ethren. As you know this is
1 ruth do your bit to upbuild the
prnciples of Friendship and Love.
Lift the Embargo from
Our Literature
I notice that some of the news
papers doubt the good faith of
congress in p'sdng the act of
Oct. 3, 1917, (known as the Zone
System) fixing a zone rate of
postage on second-class mail
matter, such as magazines, pi
pers, books, etc , whi;h are now
carried through the mails at the
uniform price of one cent a pound.
The Act, if I understand it,
goes into effect July 1, 1918, and
from that date on the postmaster
general will have power to fix
as many zones in the United
States of America as he desires,
and will charge on all second-
class mail a zone rate of postage.
For instance, the United States
of America is divided into 10
zones and I live in zone 1, and
I ad sib.cribed for a magazine or
paper in zone 10; I would have to
pav ten.'times more per pound
for my reading matter than a
subscriber would have to pay
who lives in zone 10, and vice
versa, Congress’ idea of sec-
tionalizing the public press and
placing an embargo on the
people's reading matter, I con
fess I do not understand thor
oughly enough to sanction such
a radical change in the present
uniform system of distributing
the nation’ literature by the
postoffice department of the
governmeit.
The Republican administration
of 1885 passed the present one
cent rate on second-class mail,
and 32 years the people have up
held the law, with the exception
of a few disgruntled politic B is
who have sought to punish the
public press for personal reasons.
Every effort to destroy the law
has met with defeat, until the
present democratic administra
tion, headed by a college profes
sor, who should make every
reasonable sacrifice to foster
education, is about to become
I responsible for the destruction
of one of the greatest means of
free education we_have, by de
stroying the national press and
penalizing the sectional press.
The postoffice department is
the people's medium of exchang
ing ideas, and should be conduct
ed in the interest of all the people
at one uniform rate of postage,
on an economical basis.
Any effort by congress to sec-
tionalize the press, thought, lit'
erature, art or science, can be
but little short of an abridgement
of the general diffusion of knowl
edge and our democratic ideals,
minimizing to a great degree a
more general understanding of
our national affairs.
If the one cent rate dpeq not
pay the expense of carrying
second-class mail and there is a
deficit to be made up, increase
the rate to cover the expense
and let all-pay it. If it is a war
revenue measure, increase the
rate and let the people pay it,
and do not penalize the press and
destroy its usefulness. Uniform
postal rates are what the public
wants and what the public must
have.'
John Jones must pay as much
per pcsind to the government for
delivering his reading matter as
Jim Jones, it matters not in what
section of the United States they
may live. It is not rhetorics and
profits that the people want, but
sercice, coupled with efficiency
COUNTY AGENT
FOR DOUGLAS
Our hat is off to our county
commissioners. Thej have deci
ded to. put on a demonstration
agent whose service is available
to the farmers of this county.
This i something we have nee
ded for years and we confidently
believe that this was the great
est day’s work they have done
for .he codnty during their term.
This work has been so impor
tant that the government has
for y ars been pajing half the
cost in order.to get the various
counties to adopt modern meth
od.-. (
Corn clubs, pig clubs, canning
clubs, live stock raising, com
bating the boll weevil and many
other things helpful will be in
augurated,
Counties that have tried this
plan have been more than satis
fied and the opinion is universal
that a demonstration agent is
worth many times his salary to
any county.
It was learned that govern
ment funds would not be avail
able before July 1, and several
public spirited citizens guaran
teed that amount by private sul»
scription so that we may secure
one against March 1.
Those men who are sent cut
are specially trained for the Work
and there is not a farmer in the
count who may not be benefitted
if he will avail himself of the
opportunities that will be affor
ded him.
Again we wish to commend the
county commissioners for this
act ard we feel sure that every
progressive citizen in the county
will do likewise.
The New Council
Trie qld council held its last
meoting Monday night and as
the law requires elected the city
cleik, choosing of course, J. E
Pnillips, who had been indorsed
by tho voters in the recent pri
mary.
The new council was immedi
ately organized and the following
elections were made: O. T. Sel-
man, Mayor Protem; S. A. Me
Gouirk, Marshal; J. C. Arring
ton, Night Watchm n; G. T
McLarty, Treasurer; and J. H
McLarty, Attorney.
The following committees were
appointed:
Finance—Long, Boyd and Sel-
man.
Ordinance-Cooper, Huckaby
and Ahercronr. bie.
Street — Abercrombie, Selman
and Long.
Tax-Griffith, Selman and
Boyd.
Sanitary—Boyd, Long and
Huckabv.
Education—Huckaby, Aber
crombie and Cooper.
Water and L'ght-Maj o: Smith,
Long and Abercrombie.
Notice to Royal Arch
Masons
There will be a special meet
ing of the Chapter Tuesday
night, February 12, at 7 o’clock
for work in the Most Excellent
and Royal Arch Degrees. You
are urged to.attend.
D. W. Peace, H. P.
J. C. McCarley, Sec.
and economy,
I am fearful that if onr rep
resentatives in congress allow
this Act to go into effect without
their protest, it wiil not be so
easy for these giants of democra
cy to return to congress after
having strangled the press and
cut off the people’s source of in.
formation.
The greareot means of free
educationis the press, permeat
ing every phase of American'.life
and action and promulgating to
the fullest degree the arts and
science. The public press is the
school mistress of the republic,
the model of thought and molder
of sentiment, whose latitude is
the whole republic, unrestricted
by partisan politics or handi
capped by a zone rate of postage,
but rather the more universal
and liberal distribution of all
reading matter by the postoffice
department, to all the people at
one uniform price, coupled with
service, efficiency and economy.
I hope that our congressmen
will lift the Zone Rate embargo
from the people’s reading matter
and let tfiam have free access to
the fountain of knowledge.
W. I. Dorris.
School Bonds Sold
The Douglasville school bonds
were sold Monday to the Robin
son Humphries Company, of
Atlanta, at par.
The board is to be congratu-
11ted on securing so good a price
when Liberty Bonds, War Sav
ings Stamps and government
securities of every kind is being
offered.
Everything is now ready to
begin work at once.
Resolutions of Respect
To the W. M., Wardens and
Members of Douglasville Lodge
No. 289 F. & A. M.
When the news was brought
to us on January 31, 1918, that
Brother W. N. Standridge had
succumbed to pneumonia fever it
cast a veil of sadness over our
entire community.
Brother Standridge was born
in White county, Ga., August 17,
1854. He was married to Miss
Sarah S.'Mitchell about thirty-
nine years ago and his widow
and five children survive him.
He was a consistent member
of the Baptist Church for thirtj -
five years and was a member of
the Masonic traternity for twen
ty-three years.
The following resolutions are
recommended:
First—That in the death of
Brother Standridge one of our
most faithful and beloved mem
bers has gone to his reward.
His noble traits of character will
ever be to ns an inspiration to
loftier thoughts and higher
achievements.
Second—That his family is de
prived of a faithful and loving
husband and father, and in their
grief and sorrow we assure them
that they have our fullest sym
pathy. His church has lost an
influential and consecrated mem
ber whose place will be hard to
fill.
Third—That a page of our rec
ords be dedicated to the memory
of Brother Standridge and these
resolutions be printed in our
county paper, and the family
furnished with a copy.
Respectfully submitted,
Thad McKoy,
J. R. Duncan,
W. M. Almand,
Committee.
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Mr. J. A. Siyer, of Rt 2. call
ed Saturday and set bis own
subscription up a notch and
ordered the Sentinel sent to his
brother, Mr. B. L. Sayer, of
Barney, Ga., for a year.
Col. Astor Merritt had his
subscription moved up a notch
this week.
Dr. W. H. Reid has our thanks
for cash on subscription this
week.
Mr. M. C. Gore, who has lived
in Cobb county for - tome time
has returned to Douglas, and is'
now a reader of the Sentinel on
Rt 7.
Mr. W. J. Camp of Rt 6, one
of our best farmers, called this
week and advanced his subscrip
tion to t919.
Mr. J. R. Thrasher, of Rt6,
handed us cash xor an advanced
subscription Tuesday.
Thanks to Mr. W. P; Webb, of
Rt 4, lor a renewal this week.
Mr. Webb i3 always prompt with
his subscription.
Prof. V. M. Leathers, of Rt 3,
was in Duuglasville Tuesday and
set his subscription forward a
year.
Mr. J, H. Tidwell has moved
from Rt 4 to Rt 3, and after a
year’s absence has had his name
re-enrolled on the Sentinel list.
Mr. I. H. Willoughby, of Villa
Rica, and one of our progressive
county commissioners, had his,"
subscription moved up a couple
of notches Tuesday.
Community Song Service
A community or union song
service and patriotic rally will be
held at the Baptist Church Sun
day-evening beginngat-7 o’clock.
Everybody cordially invited to
attend and take part in the song
service and|honoring our soldier
boys by their presence at the
presentation of a service flag
and honor roll of the names of
the boys who are in our coun
try's service from the church
and Sunday-school.
Card of Thanks
We wish to extend our deepest
gratitude to our neighbors , and
friends for their many acts of.
kindness and words of condo
lence during the illness and
death of our little darling Chris
tine. May. heaven’s greatest
blessings ever rest upon you all
is our earnest prayer.
Respectfully,
Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Holloway.
Eat Corn Bread
The food administration is ur
ging that more corn meal and
less flour must be used. Volun
tary co-operation is desired, but
if the people fail to comply vol
untarily, it is going to be forced
upon us soon. So I urge the
people of Douglas county to help
by increasing the use of corn
bread.
J. T. Duncan,
County Food Administrator.
