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DOUGLASVILLE, DOUGLAS COUNTY, GA., December 6, 1916\
Death Calls J. Q. Enter-
kin
Hold Cotton Says Brown
Seldom has there hppn
greater shock to the cor; j h McLarty
than when on Thursday morning
it became known that Mr. JJ. Q.
Enterkin tied suddenly. He had
been complaining for several
weeks, but early Thursday" mor
ning he said he felt much better
and had rested better than usual
the night before,
Truly a good man has gone.
He was quiet and unassuming and
lived an exemplary Christian
’ life, He was a member of of the
Methodist Church and had held
the position as Steward for many
years. He was a faithful atten
dant on all the services of the
church and was always ready to
assist with hi", means and in
fluence any call that was ma< e
upon him.
As the head of the firm of J.
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Atlanta. Decern er 4th,-The
Cotton States Marketing Board
to let its efforts
ng cotton for a
living price, stop with mere reso
lutions. Much work has been
done by theorgonizations in sup
port of its appeals to the producer
to hold cotton for not less than
35 cents a pound, and now the
active work of organizing each
county in the cotton belt is in
progress.
President J. J, Brown of the
Cotton States Marketing Board
has just written to well known
and progressive men in each
county in Georgia, urging them
to issue at once a call for a mass
meeting with a view to forming
an organization to press the cot
ton holding movement. It is
suggested that each county select
a chairman and a secretary, and
Q. Euterkin and Son, a succes- iAppoint a committee for each
militia district which will active
ly to work and see to it that no
cotcon is sold for less than 35
cents a pound, basis middling.
“Show the spinners of Europe
that you are not going to sell
your cotton for less than this
figure, because it is worth more, ”
and h-
ful mercantile b isiness had been
built up. He was a director in
the Farmers & Merchants Bank
and owned considerable real es
tate in and around Douglasville.
His going is a distinct loss
not only tu n's family, to wh ch
he Was a most devoted husband
and father, but his church and u ges President Brown
community will miss his wise continues:
council and generous support. “Thissame work of ot ganiza-
He leayes a wife and two sons, tion is going on all over the belt
Arther and Ro'. The bereaved and this office is securing the I am still
f imi'y ha? the sympathy of an un-:names of the district committeec hospital,
Stephen G. Baggett
Writes from France
Fellowing are extracts from
several letters from Stephen
Baggett, son of Mr, and Mrs.
J. W. Baggett,
Oct, 12th.
Dear Father and All:
I am feeling very well. I am
in the infirmary for treatment
of my eves, My left eye i3 swol
len and I have been here one day
They sure do’ give me good
treatment here and ar ■ so kind
to me I am about 200 miles
from the firing line.
I .-.aw Owen Stovall yesterday.
We all came from the place we
landed together. Johnnie Huey
went to the hospital for In
fluenza yesterday-1 guess I will
join my comoany again as soon
as my eyes get well. We had a
p-etty good time on the ship.
i b)ut half of the boys were sea
sick for about three days, tl e
rest of the time I felt very well.
Write and let me hear from you
all as often as > ou cun, I trust
and pray the war will soon be
over and we can all come back to
dear old U. S. A. May God
keep and protect you all is my
prayer,
Oct, 23rd.
I am feeling very well tu-day,
my eyes are about t he same as
when I wrote you last Sunday.
the convalescent
Mrs. O. E. Mason
One of the saddest events with
in our memory was the death last
Thursday morning of Mrs, 0. E.
Mason, who died of pneumonia
following an attack of influenza.
Mrs, Mason was in the prime of
ife and leaves a husband and
eight children, none of whom
were able to attend the funeral
because they were at- the si me
ti ne con fined to their beds with
flu.
Her remains were interred
in Uouglasville cemetery, the
service being conducted by Rev.
5, T. Gil land,
A death, and particularly that
of a mother, is ilia saddest of
ev-mts, but one like this happen
ing while all the other members
of the family were sick, m-lies
it doubily sad The Sentinel
joins a host of friends and relat
ives in tends i gsy.n] aihy to the
bereavi d family.
liir-i el circle of friends. j that your county organization
The funeral was held Friday appoints, iu order that we can
afternoon at the Methodist church correspond with them and keep
which was filled witli friends
who were anxious to pay a last
tribute of respect to one whom
they loved. Owing to sickness
of his pastor, the services was
conducted by his former pastor.
Rev, F. E. Jenkins of Powder
Springs and his remains were
interred iu Douglasville Ceme
tery.
The many beautiful floral Di
lutes of hi? Mends and associ.
ates were tokens of the esteem
in which he was held by those
who kn iw him best. He was 61
years old at the tiihe of his death.
It is sad to chronicle the death
of our friend, but there is con
solation in knowing that he was
ready and that he will greet, those
he loved who are faithful in that
home of eternal bliss; >
Royal Arch Masons Elect
Officers
Douglasville Chapter Royal
Arch Masons had a rousing meet
ing Tuesday night Dec. 3rd, It
was the Annual election of
Officers and the, following were
elected for the efrsuing year:
J. M, Harding, High Priest;
J. R. Duncan, Kang: J. P. Dor
ison, Scribe; D, W. Peace, Capt.
|of Hosts; J. IT. Thomas Princi-
around home had to go to the ^oujmumtu'; J. A. Enterkin,
- — - Royal Capsian; T. N. Mozley,
Mt.ste- First Y dl. F, M, Winn
Have anv mote of the boys
army yet? Hope this thing will
' i-oon be over and from tne way
it looks now I don’t think it can
last longer than Christmas.
We are all expecting to he back
home by next spring. I haven’t
received any letters froth vou all
yet be sure and write so I can
hear from you at least once a
week,
I haven’t seen Owen Stovall
their efforts stimulated.
“We ask you to act quickly
and energetically. Don’t lay
this letter aside thinking some
one elss will attend to it. This
s a matter on which we must all
take a firm stand. Your coun
ty’s aci.ion will strengthen and
.ncou rage others to act.”
Simular work in the matter of
county organization has been set
on foot in all of the cotton slates, don’t know where my company 1
Members of the Marketing Board ! is now. I am still reading my
Jr., Master Second Vail; J. G.
Harding, Ma-ter Third Vail; J.
C. McCarley, Secretary; R. P.
Hollis, Sentinel; N. B. Duncan,
Treasurer.
A delightful oyster supper was
served at Hollaway’s Cafe.
Degrees were conferred
four canidat.es. The Chapter
since I went to the hospital, I is in a Prosperous condition.
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I do not believe that dnatlc
force need be applied to main
tain economic distribution and
aana use of. supplies by the
treat majority of American peo
ple, and I have learned ■ deep
and abiding faith In the Intelli
gence of the average American
business man, whose aid we an
ticipate and depend on to reme-
in other cotton states have been
ask to fnrnish the names of com
mittees in each of their counties,
s i that correspondence may be
had with them in futherance of
the general plan,
It is-specifically requested by
President Brown that all corre
spondence relating to the holding
campaign, be addressed to the
State Bureau of Markets, State
Capitol, Atlanta, Ga., where it
will be given attention by Secre
tary L., B, Jackson of the mark
eting board.
Good and Bad
bible and find more comfort in it
than anything else these days.
You all continue to pray for us
boys. If we should not he per- and love in our beravement and
Card of Thanks
■ We desire to thank our friends
for the many acts of' kindness
mitted to meet again on earth,
to meet you all in Heaven where
all will be peace and Glory,
We have plenty of tobacco The
Y. M. C. A. has canteens in al
most any camp and it cost us
about the same it did in the
U. S.
I haven’t had a pay-day since
I left Camp Gordon but am not
hurting for money as 1 have 70
Francs, about $16 in U. S. money,
Nov. 3rd,
My eve has got some better,
it is about like it was when I was
at home, I have got out of the
hospital and am helping to fix up
another hospital for patients. I
haven’t got any mail from you
can’t understand why I hayen't.
I don’t know where any of the
that came from aronud
any
Some one has advanced ,the
opinion that the letter “e” is the
most unfortunate character in
t Jour alphabet, since it is always
4 10,1917. ♦ out of cash, forever in debt, boys
♦ ****** + **•►***♦*♦♦*♦ never out of danger, and in hell home are. I don’t have
| all the time- But we wish to idea that-I will see them again
call attention to the fact that ( over here ' because they have
“e” was never in war hut always done been through training and
, I haven t had any training since
,n peace, It ,s the beginning of j , eft Camp Gordon>
existence, the commencement of Guess you are about dons picking
ease and the end of trouble, cotton by this time. To day is
Without itthere would be no mv birthday, never thought
Patriot’s Plenty
Bi]y less - Serve less
Eat only 3 meals a day
Waste nothing
\bur guests will cheer
fully snare simple fare
Be Proud to be
a food saver
meat, no life and no heaven. It
is the center of honesty, makes
love perfect, and without it there
would he no editors, devils or
news,—Northwest Side Bulletin.
about it till most night. We ha
a good dinner, I hope 1 will be ; t
home before the next one
Nov. 10th.
I am still at the sa-> e pi c ,
1 like it fine—better than ti
especially for the beautiful floral
tributes at the funeral of our
husband and father.
Mrs, J. Q. Enterkin
J. A. Enterkin
Roy Enterkin.
Special Service at Baptist
Church
Next Sunday there will be a
special Orphau's Home ServiOe
at the Baptist Church *at lO’o
clock. The Senior B. Y. P. U.
will have charge of the program,
Rev. Sterling Roberts will
nreach at 11 o’clock. Every
body invited.
place I have been since I landed
in France’ I still haven’t had
■ ny mail from you all.
Well evethiug looks favorable
or an early peace. The news
ctmein that Germany had put
> h u r while fl nr■«, I guess we
will k inw lo-morrow at eleven o’
i -ck wheihe i will come to an
(I at once not.
Step* G Ravget f ,
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No. 35
Aei opiana Coming
Lieut. Hugh Watson who was
9xp>ced to make Douglasville a
visit in Ills filing machine last
■veek, met with an accident, at
Newnan which put his machine
temporalily out of business, but
hi? father, Mr. M. B. Watson
had a telephone message from
him this week that he would
come next Saturday.
Arrangements have been made
to make a landing near the old
ball park, and he will probably
he here Saturday, afternoon. He
will wire later when to expect him
hut if you want to see an aero
plane operated by a home hoy,
oe in U. uglesviile Saturday and
if nothing preven’s iie will be
hi-re.
PROVED SPIRIT
Voluntary Basis of Food Saving
Showed Heart of America
Beat True for Freedom.
To the voluntary service and sacri
fice of the American people must be
attributed the continued health,
strength and morale of the Allied ar-
tides and the civil populace.
Upon this spirit of service and sac
rifice will depend Europe’s fate in the
months to come. In the past year we
huve carried out an export program,
the magnitude of which Is almost be
yond comprehension. BuL- with ‘the
new demands that have 'come, with
the liberation of nations freed from
German oppression, our exports must
he almost doubled. Instead of 11,820,-
000 tons, we must ship twenty million
tons of food to Europe in the coming
year—as much as cun be pushed
through our ports.
If the Allies had not been fed by
America, It would lmve been impos
sibly for them to maintain their de
fense against Germany.
Meeting .his world need on a purely
voluntary basis, the American peopla
have conclusively proved that democ
racy Is a success ana that in time of
need It will rise to Its own defense.
If there were no other accomplish
ment to its credit the very fact that it
bus shown the strength of democracy
has in itself more than justified the
existence of the Food Administration
in tlie eyes of the world.
Less than four months after the
United States declared war the United
States Food Administrator expressed
his determination to meet America's
food problem on a basis of voluntary
action and reiterated ills confidence
that aw akened democracy would prove
irresistible.
"Many thinking Americans,” said'
Mr. Hoover, ‘‘and the whole world
have been watching anxiously the last
four months In the fear that demo
cratic America could not organise to
meet autocratic Germany. Germany
has been confident that It could not bn
donei Contrary probf Is lmniedletely
at our door, and oar people have a&*
reedy demonstrated their ability in
mobilise, organise, endure and preparp
voluntarily. and eflfcjently In many <U>
faction* and Upon* the mere word of
Inspiration aside from the renuirkable
assemblage of our Army and finances. 1 *
The history of th6 Food Administra
tion has clearly shown that the trust
of those who put their faith In denioc*
racy has not been rplsp laced.
food
Saver
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