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DOUGLASVILLE DOUGLAS COUNTY. GA.. February 21. 1919.
No 46
Vo l, XIV.
GOOD
ROADS
FOR fiEORGL
An Extra Session of the Georgia
Legislature Can Solve The
• Problem
The federal appropriation for good
roads of $ 50,000,000 for 1919, is an
assured thing and Georgia, with its
inadequate highway lav/s, is not in
a position tosecure her share without
some immediate action.
Governor Dorsey has not had a
greater problem before his adminis
tration and the people are looking to
him for the desired results.
This tax is being paid to the gov
ernment and weare compelled to con
tribute our share of this federal fund
for ether wide awake states to use,
through -the -mud -of -the -average
Georgia road It is inded a mud tax.
Estra »" ■salons, as a rule,are not
desireable, but in view ofthe fact that
this necessary legislation must be
gotten through at once or we lose a
▼ear on our road work, and the fact
that itcan be held at a considerable
savign, as member^ now only draw
$4.00 per day, and beginning with the
next session ttfey will draw $7.00.
Again, all very important legisla
tion has been enacted at special
terms. So.much time is always frit
tered away in
that it has ah’,
go a really :
the hands " t
Governor Do
portanc; of '1
called s
tive hi'
ureb local matters
s been impossible to
t matter out of
ales committee,
y recognizes the im-
rr ovement and has
rig of the joint legisla-
/ committee to meet this
week to consider thematter.
Leaders of thought, municipal and
civic bodies throughout the state are
urging the governor to call an exxtra
session for this important work, and j
we feel confident that something
big will be dona.
BELLVILLE.
M'KIf CLASS RECITAL
iwuiitASVILLB HIGH SCHOOL
Tuesday Night, February 21.
PROGRAMME I
I. Duette—At Full Tilt A. Van jllaalte.
Nell House and Sarah Peace. j
II. Piano Numbers (two minutes each):
Solos—Mary Enterkin, Carolyn Hutcheson,
Frances Selman, Mary Hays.
Duette—Ruth Da’ v. i«nd Jessie Johnson.
Trio—Verdine Eskew, Mozelle Wilson
Majorie Morris.
III. Piano Solo—Minuet Walter Rolfe.
Julia Baggett.
IV. Piano Solo—Cavalry Carnival Walter Rolfe
Floyd Henderson.
V. Duette—Hay-Maker’s March J. F. Zimmerman.
Margaret and Grace Baggett.
VI. Song—Bock-a-bye-Baby Paul Lawson.
Mary Love Foster.*
VII. Piano Solo—Clover Bloom R. Stults.
Norah Thompson.
VIII. Piano Solo—Girard Gavatte Charles Fondey.
Maurine Enterkin.
IX. Selection from El Trovatore Verdi.
Bessie Joe Selman.
(Violin Obligato by Pauline Selman.)
X. Piano Solo—Carry On Loeb-fcvans.
Ernest Thompson.
XI. Duette—May Day Rajthbun.
Mary Vansant, Blanch Edwards.
XII. Piano Solo—LaBabillard A. Sartorio.
Sarah Peace.
XIII. Piano Sole—Petite Dialogue Walter Rolfe
Blanche Wallace.
XIV. Piano Solo—C n Amore Paul Beadmont.
Florence Hutcheson.
XV. Piano Solo—Eidloweiss Glide Vanderheck.
Edna Mae Cahoon.
XVI. Piano Solo—Gallop dc Concert Richard Ferber.
Nell House.
XVII' Duette—No Surrender Morrison.^
Estelle Dodson, Blanche McClendon.
XVIII. Piano Solo—Silver Nymph Heins.
Emma Burnett.
XIX. Piano Solo—Gondelieri Nevins.
Winnie Belle House.
XX. Piano Solo-r-Charge of the Uhlans Bohm.
Sara Selman.
XXL Piano Solo— Capricante Paul Wachs.
Ernestine Geer.
Miss Nannie Love Selman ^ eacher.
FIRST AUCTION SALE GEORGIA
RAISED SHORT-HORN CATTLE
i The Georgia Short-Horn Breeders
Association will stage their first con
signment sale of Georgia bred and
Georgia raised short horn cattle in
Macon, Ga., at the fair ground, Thurs
day, February 27, 1919. This event
marks an important development in
the cattle industry of the State. A
few years ago constructive, public-
spirited farmers began laying the
founation for pure-bred herds. At
that time it was necessary to send a
MUCH INTEREST
IN DEMONSTRATION
Many Farmers Saw Work of Expert
in Blowing Stumps and
Ditching.
The results obtained and the lesson
taught the farmers last week in the
demonstrations of stump blowing and
ditching were very satisfactory and
gratifying . We held six demonstra-
Our people are all doing fine con
sidering the bad weather. Have had
a few cases of “flu” and measles but
none of a serious type—not a death
in our immediate settlement. We
these blessings.
No deaths, births or marriages to j j LETTERS FROM FRANCE,
report andd most too cold for visiting, j
Miss Grace and Brother Grier spent,
the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Horn- j Camp Sauzey, France.
T?“' e ™ lum , e of mone y outslde ,tions on six different farms and there
cf the State for the purpose of pur- were 203 people, out to see them,
chasmg foundation breeding stock. I T he economical and easy method
These herds have reached the point |Used has put the farmers to thinking
where the surplus of brodmg animals and wondering why they have prmit-
will now largely supply home de- ' ted these stumps to stand in the fields
m ... V V. . . , in the wa y. takin e up the use of valu-
The cattle have been inspected by a ab , e soi , and obstruc ting proper culti-
reprsentative of the Extension force, vation.
and nothing but meritorious animals | In some instanceS( stu having
have been admitted to the sale. Pros- stood for 35 years were bWn entirely
peetiye buyers from every section of out of the fields with a small charge
the state should attend this important of Red Cross Farm Powdel . fm the
sale ‘ , nominal sum of 15c or 20c. These
This is an excellent opportunity stumps ceI . tainlv add nothi to the
for prospective Douglas county cattle Iooks of the field> aside from bei
breeders to get some fine cattle for the way of pl . oper cultivation and im-
starting the foundation of their herds. pl . oved macbinel . y and t h scarcity of
J. E. CHEATHAM, kindling, of which they are the finest
County Agent. ; quality, j s a strong argument why
— ‘ tliey should be removed. Almost any
PLEASANT COMMITTEE MEETING stump will pay for its removal, to
Isay nothing of the ease with which
The Executive Committee of the | :he fields are cultivat ed when they are
Woman’s Baptist Missionary Union of ol , t of (h way . Aside, from getting
the Concord Association met at the the stump outi the , and is well sub .
residence of the Superintendent, Mrs. soiloc] for a ,. adiu3 of 16 0] . 20 feet
J. C. Wright, Tuesday .afternoon, thel . eby puttini , tbe , and in shape t0 ,
|witli seven members present. Inter- dbub i 0 Rs y i e i d f 01 . several years to
jesting and encouraging reports from coniet
Winston, Chapel Hill, Powder ^Springs j Digging stumps with the present
and Douglasville societies were read, high pl . ice of Jabor is not pl . actica i.
|and plans, looking towards the build- 41 one demonstration, three men told
ing up of the work were discussed. me that theyi with two othel . men> had
Tiiose attending the meeting were: just apent tw0 days in digging out
Mrs. M. E. Geer, Mrs. H. C. Dorris bwo stumps. Therefore, with an ex-
and Mrs. L. C. Upshaw, from Doug- penditure of five dollars fol . Red Cross
lasville society; Mrs. J. E. McKinney, Farm pow der properly used, one man
.om Powder Springs; Mrs. Duke Cal- ; n ono day can sbump more ] and than
•ett and Mrs. B. H.Veal, from Austell. five men can atun1p in a week . fig .
Mrs.Walace and Miss Louise Cloud ul . ing the labpl . at a dollal . a day> you
also from Austell came in later, and woll ] d have an expenditure of six dol-
added to the pleasure of the occasion. ]arg blowing them outi against an ex-
I ,
er Mitchell, of Winston.
Mr. John Mazwell spent the week
end with relatives in Atlanta.
Dear Home Folks:
It is more interesting to write now
than it ever has been before since
Mr. J. W. Hunter made a business coming over here- Yesterday was
trip near Douglasville last week. one of the happiest days I have ex-
Mr. R. H. Bell fell while working j perienced in a long time. I was work-
at his saw mill, sevral days ago and j n g away and thinking of most every-
feroke several ribs
Steve Lambert, of near Temple, who
had been visiting relatives at Bill
Arp, gave us a pop call last Sunday.
We’ve been thinking of some way, or
home how, we might make a living
fer those depending on us, under the
present conditions. High cost of liv
ing digging us to the hollow, fertili
zers for the next crop based on 40 to
A cent cotton and cotton declining
Jrery day and nothing of a promising
nature in sight.
After serious consideration, we
eould think of but one paying job,
and by the way ( our county, state and
national officers object to that. Here
is the paying job which takes a man
that does not care much for his com
munity or his family—the “blockade
man” has got everybody going as to
a money job.
One hundred bushels of grain will
thing any one could think of in
France, and what could happen but
Ester come in, and you know about
two proud boys we sure was. And if
I live to be an old man I can never
forget how he looked when I first
saw him. He is loking fine, and is
well; weighs about twenty pounds
more than he did when he left home.
He has been in the hospital ever since
October, but has not been sick. In
October he got a slight wound in the
leg and was sent to Paris for treat
ment and has’nt .got a chance to go
back to his organization (or Company)
and now he is in a casual company
awaiting orders to report to his Com
pany. He doesn’t know when he will
get to come home, but is awful anx
ious for the time to come when he
will sail for U. S. A. I have been
uneasy about him a long time and
now I know he is still living and look-
produce two hundred gallons of goodjj ng we j k R wil 1 make me more sat-
booze, we are told by old people that J j s fi ed and j bope you aR w m ,-est sure
lived when they swapped corn for ’ he and j wm re t ur n some sweet day
booze. Of course, it would perhaps
make three hundred of such stuff as
they make this day and time.
Now figure this at $16 to $20, or
perhaps $30, per gallon and see who
can afford to pay fines. Give him six
months to complete his job and he
can lay in jail or work on roads for
a year or two and pay a thousand in
fines and expenses and supply his
family with a better living than I can
mine and work every day in the year.
That is the man that can make good
that has no bank account, but I’ll just
keep on the tough way a while yet,
Mr. Baggett.
with the honor of a brave hero. He
has now two servicestripes. A service
stripe is given when any one has six
months over here, and he has been
here fifteen months almost and it
will not be long until he will have
thre. The stripe is on the left sleeve
and is a gold stripe. I am almost
ashamed tosay I hav not got one yet,
and won’t have until March, but I
suppose I will have several before I
get back home. I told him about
where you was going to move. He
hasent received any mail in a long
time from you all. I told him you
all were O. K. and most everything I
knew.
Oh! I sure can’t tell you how glad
I really was when I first saw him.
1 was on duty and it was not long un
til I quit and we had the day of our
lives. He got here about ten o'clock
and of course at dinner I fixed our
dinner up, consisting of steak and
potatoes, gravy, cabbage and a few
other little things, and afternoon we
went out to an old French lady’s
house and had a few Champaigns and
talked about home and when we were
going home. He told me all about
several battles he was in and of course
I had a different tale to tell hlnf.
We had the best time I have ever had.
I am glad to say that we both
are in good health and enjoyed the
few hours together; last night he
slept on my bunk and we acted just
like we did when we used to be St
home when company came and we
had to sleep on the pallet. I fixed
me a pallet on the floor and he occu
pied my bunk, and this morning we
got up at eight and went^twield
Mener La Tour and got a train to
Toul, where he is now stationed. The
morning. He left me with a smith
last time I saw him was just this
and I returned it.
Am so happy over the matter, most
all the boys in the Company saw him
and asked me who he was and when I
would say my Bud they would say
he is a lot better looking soldier than
you are and I believe so to now. He
sure has come out; you would not
know him, or at least I did not when
I first looked at him. I guess he
weighs about 160 pounds now and has
reformed and looks more like a man
than he did when he left home.
When we return you won’t know
your boys for we are more like
Frenchmen than Americans. But still
we are real Americans and are proud
of it.
Must quit and write to another
friend. Oh yes, he did not know
about the Dorris boy getting killed
and Hold him, which was a great
surprise to him. I hope you can
CHILI) DIED SUNDAY.
course at the conclusion of the busines them out by hte old method
session. a demonstration in ditching with
Themeeting next quarter will be Red Cl . osa Farm Powder was a)s0 put
held at Austell with Mrs. B. H. Veal. onin rearof the Hosiery Mill. Some-
thinglike a hundred men were out to
witness this demonstration, and when
Once more the death angel has vis- the charge was fired, qquite a few ex
ited the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Passed surprise at the ease and eco-
Parker and taken away their little n °mical way in which the progect was
son, J. B. He was eight years of age P u ^ ec i °ff. A ditch .‘111x7x4 V- was
and was loved by all his school mutes., made at a cost of $3.50 for explosives
but he only paid the penalty we must and about thirty minutes of labor.
all pay and we must submit to the will
of God, knowing He doeth all things
well.
He was, indeed, a jewel in this hap- .bence, and there are numbers of acres
py family and his death caused a finest kind of bottom land that
shock which we know was almost un
Mrs. Wright served a delicious salad
penditure of thirty dollars getting
After seeing this done, gentlemen,
there (should not be a stump in a sin
gle Douglas County farm a year
bearable to the fond parents, sisters
and brothers. He did not suffer long.
Just as h ewas arising from bed Sun
day morning, he fell against the wall
and only lived abont five minutes.
One of the extremely sad features
of the occasion was that the family
had jiist returned from the funeral
of their other son who died just a
month ago.
It is hard to understand, the acts
of providence in plucking a flower so
should be drained.
A drainage project is under way
of formation, and whether the dredg*
is used or Red Cross Farm Powder,
this land, when reclaimed, will produce
enough corn to feed Douglas county,
and the increased yield the first year
will more than pay for the reclamation
work.
If any farmer wishes to do some
stumping or drainage work, ,Harding
Supply Co., has the Red Cross Powder
and I am ready and anxxrous at all
young and tender but only true faith | times to assist you in the work, or, if
in Him who doeth al things for the I the project is large enough, Mr. AJ-
best, can alleviate their sufferings in ford, DuPont’s representative, will be
such bereavement. Home with him klad to come back and lend us his a»-
was pleasant but without him is sad . sistanca.
and desolate, but we should feel that
our loss is his eternal gain and not
grieve for him as we would for those
who, have no hope.
May the richest of God’s blessings
be upon the entire family and may
they so live that in the future they
may meet little J. B. in that home
where there will be no sickness, sor
row, pain or death. Where thre will
be no sad parting.
The funeral and interment will be
at East Point Monday or Tuesday.
A friend,
C. L. T.
Respectfully,
J. E. CHEATHAM,
County Agent.
VALENTINE PARTY.
Mr. and Mrs.. Thad McKoy very de
lightfully entertained at a valentine
party at their home last Thursday
evening.
The Valentine idea was carried out,
the house being beautifully decorated
with red hearts.
Little Sarah McKoy met the guests
dressed as a little Valentine.
Progressive rook was enjoyed until
a late hour when the valentine idea
was further carried out in a delicious
ice course.
fathom my feeling and help me rea-r
lize such a pleasantdiscoverer hoping
to get home soon and after all don’t
forget your real American sons.
Your son, ! Mr. 4 H. V. Johnston is out again
NOAH A. NEW, after several days illness.