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VOLUME XV
DOUGLASVILLE, DOUGLAS COUNTY, GEORGIA., FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1919.
NUMBER 9.
b.t\N kx^EriD HiGHWAY NOW ioued, he would hardly make the A GOOD ROAD TO TRAVEL COUNTY AGENT.MAKES :4i To ordinate the efforts of ex
BEING BUILT , assertion that they are a shea (By Bdl Blue) ™ '’ n “’ t!STn
j buheli \vlio have allied themselves
Board County Commissioners,
Birmingham, ALA. ,luuel2.(Spec- with the oil monster wndse fanes (Continued from Page 3.)
ial) Since the third annual meet- are being sharpened for us. "’ay, and we will suppose that the! Douglasville, (fa.,
ing of the BANKIH'KaD .NATtON-j These statements from ourfrieud oi, l ear is 90 horse power, would it Gentle
AL 111 t f 11 \\ A \ ASSOCIATION ■ are not worthy of him a- an e , he lair tor o i e to dasli ijy my lrietid
at Mineral Wells, April the 18th I Representative of an intellegent Y\. i. D. in my $d000,0U car, giving
and 19th, a great impetus was giv- peop,e. .t sounds too mue. ihitn the horse laugh, or the Auto
eu in arousing interest in Imildingjthe wail of a demogoyue of for-1 tfi’unt, while 1 am jusl paying $411
liter days whose only hope of pu-i road tax and him $90.00.
litieal success was to appeal to the 1 ihiun wy friend W. 1. D.
ignorauee of the people who would I will agree that it is an unfair prop
throw up their hats and yell when osilion. We would have to tax
he would lumhast (lie '-ailroads,Uj'c far according to its value, or
taxes, the government ana ever.’, | 1 h'sl eosl price, which might he a
thing in ‘lie eategn v and make ve, T good plan,
them iielieve that a’.i"W moses uadi. Like our lrietid I dont believe
out of the wd-l'o 10° much wire pulling, red tape
and deserimiuation among 'public
We ean’t. believe our friend. W. officials with public funds which
1 1). in Hus Class aim thud; he has I '’"long to the people, and they
ills! spoken "at a will tire'' with j should have the benefit of every
no expe •lantmoi' his statements Hollar, paid out for roads,
icing chalking' : and v, sitteeiiv 1 I he reason that eaeii county is
the Bankhead National Highway.
Many counties are voting bonds
and securing Federal approopria-
tions to build their link of the
Highway. Most encouraging re :
ports are being received at head
quarters, where various counties
desire to straighten out their links
erect new signs and build their jcoifte to lead the
part of the Highway in accordance| derness.
with the plans and specifications
of the United States Government,
Commisimi.
,1. A. Itoundtree. S cy. of the
Bankhead National Highway Ass
ociation has been official!;, uoti
gied that Dallas county, Texas car
Tied a bond issue of xt-..700,000
M'uy 24th by a two thirds vote.
FortvVmiles ,q' tile Bankhead Nat
ional Highway through Dallas Con
* ntv is to lie Iniilt from the funds
derived from the bond election.
The road is to he 20 feet wide and
built of concrete.
Secretary Roundtree is also in
receipt of a telegram from Mir
that last week the people of that
county voted $4,000 .000 worth
330 miles of tlie Bankhead Nation,
of bonds, that they would build
a! Highway in that county of con
crete. standard specification rnad.
The hoard of Revenue of Jeffer
son county. Alabama announces
that bids wil he open in the next
30 days for the purpose of building
the Bankhead National Highway
asross Jefferson eouiity of con
crete and asphalt.
A contract has been let for lmil
din the Bankhead National High
way from Heflin Ala. to Calhoun
county, Alabama line ami a con
tract is pending for the building
of the road from Heflin to Talla
poosa. (fa. Ciitractors are allready
at work building the Bankhead
National Highway from Bremen
Ga. to the Carraol chnty line below
Temple. Ga. Similar reporss are
/being received by Secretary Round
1 ' tree from neal.v every state along
■ the route froniWashington t El
Paso Texas. It is believed hat
within the nex’t twelve months the
Bankhead Highway will have
been built and marked the entire
route.
hope that he ha
stage of soitrne
not reached the asked to vote bonds, is to make
each county come across with their
that
looks
itii suspicion upon any man who I pcoata share unjl not lay down on
IS W. I. D. RIGHT
Our friend YV. I. D. begins his
article lust week with the asser
tion'by inference tltut the men Who
are promoting the good roads move
meut throughout the country are
schemers, profiteer-, ami thie . -
who are bent on pilfering us be
nighted denizens of the backwoods
of our hard' earned cash and then
leave us tu the mire still.
Now, W. 1. D. is presuming too
much on the ignorance of the peo
ple whom he would enlighten-and
takes it for granted that the cit
izenry of Douglas county is so deu-
1 sely ignorant that they will swa
llow every kind of statement
out the trusts trying to gobble us
up or make the charge that theosej
ally attempts to do somethin,
for his country.
Now 1 will make this assertion
which \\\ I. D. eati easily verify:
He will find in ever.-, -unity , hat
among th men who are advo aiin.r
good roads and doing something
u secure them, are tlm men or
greatest integrity; of higest honor;
if financial uirccas an,, unselfish
ly progressive.
Our friend must have had some
of that Paulding Moonshine that
makes him -see our national state
and government in an unholy al
liance with the standard Oil (.’•>.
with all the politicians and even
lie "little county papers” ill its
tentacles.
Tlu.xhallncinalinn reminds us of
Pat when his friends thinking to
have some fun out of him < 1 ui it z
it.enl-e!i soree. took a monkey
and put it in his room. When Pat
a wo ui 1 * I he monkey was siltiuz
on the foot of his lied blinking
his eyes. Pat watched him for a
moment, secured his knife and said
If you’re not a monkey I’m in a
li-ll of a fix : if you are a monkey
you are in a li-ll of a fix.”
Now \Y. !. D. says that he favors
good roads hut does he? If so how
dries he expect to'get them? He
says to leave off bonds and place
a tax on automobiles and you'!!
!>e safe. Safe from wlmt? Yon may
he safe hut if you depend upon a
vearlv tax to build your roads
you’ll still he paying the same old
mud tax when Gabriel blows his
horn.
There has never been a big pith-
lie enterprise- accomplished with
out bonds and there never will he.
There has been enough mono
wasted in Georgia in the last 2
years to have paved every road in
the state had the money been av
ailahle at one time,
bonds, let the National funds and
The only logical way is to vote
state funds go to build county site
to county site roads if we must
and he thankful that it is pssihle
from five to six good roads in ever
to get them. This wuld make
county. Then take cqunty bonds
and build the remainder. Take thr
automobile fax if you desire to pay
off the bonds. No automobile ow
ner wil object to paying the tax
t would he great imposition
rit people m otnei
parts of the state to pay for build
ing their roads. It.,nils in small
doses for a good purpose are an
right, hut dot smother yoursell
i death with them. \\'e have elect-
iel tights aim water works here
bonds, we have just finished
ouds, we have just finished pay-
tie \>f tile best school ouildings ill
.he stale and its tiie pride f the
own. Idonl think an,' lido, is g
i Is paying for these improveineiiss
ith bonds.
Most every tiling of auy value
is bought on the installment pla i
and, houses, pianos, automobiles,
tewing machines, furniture of til
descriptions are bought on the in
diluent plan.
Issueing bonds for good roads is
uple.v paying for your rads on
ads and stretch the payments
the installment plan you gel you:
er several years.
As far as squandering money
all our public ol Trials are adepts
at it. We squander millions every
ar on various things such as
park barrell leglislaliou, wkliy not
go ahead and let them squander a
w millions on Georgia roads, it
might as well go there as on some
ligrbor of river project, and proli-
!,\ we will get that road 1 from Win
ston to Douglasville.any way some
..dy will get the money and it will
proiially remain in the U. S. and
> "'■(• ' be
like the beef yfaced youngster
let us pass i. oug . our stage of
doubt and discouragement and sho
!der ottr load- like a man. and if
necessary build a turn pike from
tick skillet to dog river.
Z. M. JAMES ANSWERS
REPORT TO COMMISSIONERS istittg agricultural forces, organi-j DEATH SUMMONS'
zed or unorganized, and to promoti
new lines of efforts. j Satuedav morning the death
(5) To bring to the agents repres- angel again visited Douginsvillsr
.fitting the orgiuazation, the state to claim the life of Mr. M.Jatnes
Below you will find report ol I College of Agriculture, and the h’e; oneof Douglas county’s oldest
my activities during months of j oral Department of Agriculture and. best citizens.
April and (May inclusive: the council and advice of the best | Mr .James was in his 80th year
Farmers co-operating in Go 30|pople in the country as to what and had been in feeble health
fanners demonstrating Jojnught to he done as well as ereat-|for several months and his death
Corn Club Boys do I ing tile means and lending the aid jheen xpected foe several days.
eig (’lull Members 40 j necessary in bringing it to pass. 1 He was a quiet unassuming man
Colored Farm Makers Clubs.. .20j (H) To furnish the necessary local! who commanded the respect and
Dolton Club .Members 4 maehenery for easily and quickly i confidence of those who knew him
Galt .Club Members 1 supplying every community in the and bavin lived in*Douglas county
Visits made to Demonstrators. .94 enmity with information of value all Ins life, had a large circle of
' u >• ■ 1 ' • • 1 that community or to the county j friends who grieve his departure.
Visits made to P. C.'Members. . ICO as a whole. M>. James was a Confederate
Visits made to Col. D. Members.8; (7) To fnrnili to out side agencies Veteran and had been a consistent
Visits made to Calf (’. Membc
Visits made Ool. F. -Makers
Visits made other Farmers..
Visits made to Business Men.
Farmers met ami conferred
wit h on Rond
Farmers conferred with in town,40, (81 To mat
Far. conferred with in office. .23'ions as non
wishiuef to cmler aid to the agri-i member of the Methodist church
.40 cultural needs of the county th
I -i best avenue of approach to tlies
,2li: needs as well as a clearing linns
for the elinmntion of such as d
■ '■■2 not meet real needs.
for more than 30 years.
His widow and five children,
four sons and one daughter, sur
vive him. hey are Mrs. IT. L. Huey
J. E. and J. W. James of Douglas
all out side eondit- county. T. L. of Birmingham and
ideal as possible so G. (\ of Savanah. all of whom were
Far. conferrifd witli over phone. 10 that the county Agent and Teach- present at his death.
Writing Agent relative to farm efs can do efficent club work. The funeral services were
questions 8 WHAT THE FARM BUREAU conducted Monday by Rev. G. P.
College Bulletins distributed. .20tii DOES Braswell and Rev. A. Ernest and
U. S. Biiletins clistrihzuted. . . .774j p Promotes improved methodsof his remains were
Posters sent out and posted. .209 j producing farm crops. interned in the family burying
Circular letters written and . O Promotes better methods of. ground near his old home in CheS-
mailed 101 j live stock management. mil Log district.
Business letterswritten and | (3) Promotes methods of plant dis A host of friends ioin the Pent-
mail. 'd 10" lease eradication in garden, orchard inel in extending sympathy to the
Articles written to county paper.3 and field-. bereaved family.
Fruit ires sprayed 100oj(4) Promotes eradication of in-1 ’ -
Orchards in-beet"d 1 | serfs and animal pest*. ATLANTA LETTER
Demonstrations given 3 5) Promotes eo-ftperation and aid
Attending-aid demonstration-. in handling labor and marketing \j,. s fpq-,, smith wife of the
Meetings held b|problems. 'senator Smith from Georgia, died
v11<*11»1111tr said meetings 4ii(»>) IVIomotes business and farm ], or ,^ Satu-dav of # last week after
Visits by specialists 41 management. j., 1oncr iRi-oss and was in:-red
Men enrolled in bee culture.... .4 mi !nt. mures and studies new j Sv.ndav afternoon, the i'une-
'Git.v and profteahl,' farm Crons. ! r al services being held at the North
Mil -t-.ve'ed Ml discharge of j (81 Organizes hoy’s and girlsVI,d s Pr-hesterian Cltureh, of
Remarks: The work is progres- ’ ...
--’ng uici'lv. hot!
. and'seek to show the le v- "I S ), P W as a devoted member.
Club embers and | girls the outstanding possibilities ; A p t)u . were at the bed-
adult Demonstrators mauil'es a | about them by enrolling til
g-eater interest in the work as time] defenite lilies of eudoverfor them
MRS. ENTERKIN TNTERTAINS
M rs. J. A. Enterkin entertained
the 'Matrons’Cluh last Friday in a
delightful manner. Rook was the
diversion, delicious refreshments
were served and a feature of the
occasion was a shower for Miss
Alline Burton, who is to become a
hride within the week. The club
will meet next with Mrs. R. C. Bur
ton.
MISCELLANEOUS SHOWER
at the head of a public spirited to make him pay >t all He it is
a purley selfish motive. "-lie it is a heneheary of the good
e-ter-r’se > - onlv aiding with roads hut not the greatest bene-
Nothiug is farther from the fact 'm-ary. No one will receive great-
Sorry that time and space forbids '" •”’< ♦!"•" 1 ’ t»'*«ner bun-
roads movements bull let it suff- self. Let us take \\ . T. D ns ao
a detailed history ol tile good j illustration. He owns A good farm
roads movement hut lei it suff- and markets lots ol tiiriii pro
ice to sav that Senator Bankhead duets. I take it that he "ill a -
of Ala. that grand old man of our j rage two trips to town with a niau
sister State whose name is a syno-j wagon and team each month in the
nvm for honor-and integrity is at' yea,''-and this time at present is
the head of the national good road worth at least ♦•■-00 per trio.II
movement and it is largely due he lmd good roads he con d have
to his efforts that the interest has doubled )]>'■ amoon^i ^ ^ ^
spread until to-day is is the chief
Mrs. -T. L. Perkins gave a mis
cellaneous shower hist hi’’
afternoon in honor of Miss Alline
Burton. A large nnniher of l"'t’
friends were present and she was
the recioieiit of many handsome
and useful presents.
HONOR ROLL
economic question in every state
ty in every state.
in the tTnion ii' not in every eoun-
Tn Georgia it has become a con
tagion and the cause has been
espoused by the most successful
progressive and unselfish men in
the state, at a personel sterefice
in many instances
Had W. J. D. kept, himself in
formed as to the real activities
in this line, had he evejt gone -to
the Atlanta meeting a few days
ago where the leading men from
every county had assembled and
learned with what enthusiasm the
good roads; had he heard the
clammoring for
number of trips in half and save
$00.00 per year besides the incre
ase in tlm life of the veichle. But
AY. I. D. tins a ear and a truck,
the saving on tires, gasolene and
wear and tear would he even more
than above. So the fact is we are
paving an enormous tax- find not
getting a thing in the world for it
and unless we vote bonds and build
some permanent roads we will he
naving this mud tax till doomsday
Tt simplev resolves its elf into the
quetion of whether we will con
tinne to pay a big tax and get
nothing for it of pay a reasonable
tax and realize the benefits.
About half the counties in Ga.
have already voted bonds and in
The following have to"' *■'
subscription this week: Mr. Y.D.
Roller, and Mr. R. M. Smith Win
ston: Rev. W. M. Bail'.v(col)
Douglasville.
New subscribers: Airs. !,. E.
Hat brock Atlant a Air. J. C. James
Savannah; Alisses S. S. Perkins
J. F. 'Mnrchman and Clifford D.
Camp.
Douglasville.
Just as we go to press we laern
of the death in Atlanta Thursday
of M''s. May McDonald, formally
Miss A'arv MeLartv sister of ATes-
srs J TI. O. T and C. W. McLnrty
of Douglasville. She is surviv d
by her husband It. O. McDonald
three children, five brothers and
twr sisters.
was cast against bonds.
We assure you W. 1. D. that it
is with the kimlliest of feeling
that we have questioned hislargue.
onts and it is not for any desire
^neeehes "of Goveno'r" Dorsev and| ever > r instHn( ‘ ( ' ,1V overwheininly j j or no trrity that we have espoused
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passes
There are 131 hoys and girls on-
aged in the club work. Some of
hem ha o excellent plots of corn
ml wheat, while some of the plots
f wheat, arp not. so good, and the
orn club Inive nice plots hut they
were a hit ihite in getting theirs
ilantd. ’ e
In th pig club, all of the mem-
iers arc doing good work, yet tiler
are a few who do not show quite
much interest in the work as
some of th others.
Orchard spraying has been sys
tematically carried out by some of
the farmers, and in those orchards
wlir the spraying has been system-
matieally done, the trees have not.
suffered nearley so much as from
the inroads of blight as in those
orchards where the spraying was
carelessly one. Also, in addition
to th spraying holding in click to
a certain extent the blight, those
trees are holding th fruit, where
as on those trees which were not
sprayed at all are not throwin
off badly, and it appears that very
few apples will remain to ripen in
th fall.
The agent has organized the elu
members into classes with respect
ive communities. These members
are being furnished lessons on club
work covering both corn and pigs
From time to time Ihe club mem
bers are requested to meet at cer
tain places for class work. We fee
|that by carrying this project th-
i rough systematically, the children
can he given a great deal of the
theoetricnl side of club work hand
in hand with the practical side. It
is also Imped that by getting the
cltih members together from time
to time we might encourage some
of the adult farmers to attend tlies
lass meetings for observation
even if they do not join in the di
nssions.
In ns much as the County Agri
cultural Board has now been org
anized for some time, a movement
will son he on foot to organize a
County Farm Bureau. Some of the
objects to he obtained by such an
orginazation are as folloks.
(1) To encourage self-help through
developing and excersizing leader
ship in the rural affairs of each
community.
(2) To reveal to all the people of
the county the agriultural possihi
lilies ofsthe county and how they
may he realized.
(3) To furnish the means whereby
the agricultural problems of the
county and the problems of the
farm home mnv he systematically
studied and their solution attempts
through the county program of
work to secure the well-being, pros
peritv, and hapiness of all rural
peopl.
Ives in the agricultural clubs.
Organizes community councils
composed of men. omen and hoys
and girls for the study of home
liroblems. better farming methods
and the agricultural advancement
nf the community.
(10) Conducts funnel’s meetings
agricultural tours, extension seli-
.' As, "onnty and community fairs,
('ll) Co-operate with other organi
zations in construction work and
improvement worthwhile for all
the people of the county, such as
bettter road-, better schools, bette
unitary conditions, and other mat
ters for general iinprovvement.
(12) 811,dies the agricultural and
home needs and seeks to enlist the
aid and sympathy of the greatest
number in suiting the right treat
ment to these.
(13) It does not work out probl
ems for indlividualls and communi
ties. hut heips them to work them
out for themselves.
(141 tts ideal is to make the county
a series of self-dependent, self-re
liant communities and individu
als eo-o/perating for the common
ard national good
(13) It recognizes the fundimental
fact that nceessful work must he
done hv the eople and not for the
people, nd that its function is tu
hear upon local problems.
R espectivly submitted
J. E. Clieateam
Couutv Agent
side of Mrs. Smith when the en-T
came. Mes-ages of condolence
to Senator Smith (have been recei
ved from prominent men all over
the United States.
Another Atlanta woman has
ot her husband. Mrs. Fannie
Johns, wife of an automobile man
emptied h»r pistol at her husbiuy!j,--.i
Alvin Johns here early Sunday
morning and when arrested stated
that she ‘‘shot to kill”. She rlaime
that Jnlins-her third 1 husband- had
been paying attention to another
woman for some time and that
when he came to her apartment
Sunday morning started heating
her so cruelly that she was forced
to shoot in self-defence.
Jt took two special trains Sun
day to carry the Atlanta Shriners
to Tndinapolis Sunday awternoon
it was a rare delegation which
pulled out of the Union Station
to make the last pilgrainige to aa
oasis before the whole country
becomes a “desert". The announ
cement that awhole days stop over
would lie had at Louisville “going
and coming” brought on a rush
for reservations at the eleventh
hou r.
DUNCAN—DOBBS
A wedding of unusual interns
to Douglasville and Douglas conn
ty people occurred in Atlanta Tues
day evening at Druid Hill Metho
(list church, when Mr. A. Q. Dohbi
and Miss Opal Duncan were unit'd
in marriage by Dr. Rogers, the
pastor.
The groom is one of Atlanta’s
most prominent business men and
the bride is the,beautiful and
c.oiuplished daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. N. B. Duncan, and one of
Douglasville’s most popular young
ladies.
The wedding was a quiet affair
Mrs. W r . B. Estes, the bride’s sistei
being the onlv one present.
Wr. and Mrs. Dohbs left AYed
liesday for New A’ork where they
will spend several weeks, after
which they will he at home in At
lanta. The Sentinel extends con
gratulations to the happy couple.
R. A. M. NOTICE
There will be a meeting of Doug,
lasville Chapter Saturday night.
•Tune 14th, for the purpose of work
All Companions urged to attend.
J. M. HARDING, H. P.
J. C. McCARLEY, Sec’y.
Bishop Gaudier has issued au-
ither pronoiinciamenro against
intet , eoll"ginte athcletiee for Em
ory Univurs-irv. * Til ' Bishops'
Statement came at the d sing e,x-
■ ■rci-es of the eollvg" a' Oxford
Sudav-the last to he h"ld t^ere-
i” which F' r.’ffin,ii'd that Emory
did not want by, who came t.o
• ■ o! I" it * ■ with a-..ms as the hiv idea
in tipi:- heads. The exercises Sun
day ; o,l 'lord-p w'i’3 very larg
ely attended ..Tlm college moves
to Atlanta Next fall.
Booze hit Clomar Thompson
an A laiita. young man. a hard
blow Sundav. 11,* gave his wife
sonic and she was rushed to Grady
Hospital and enrolled as ,i pnis
ioned ease. Thompson, himself!
was arrested by the police on a
prohioition viblation charge as he
was trying to pour some of his
corn out nf a hack window.
Atlanta detectives raided the
storage house of the Atlantic, lee
ad Coal Cooperation here Monday
and seized 3.700 gallons of cider
hard eider at that, which the city
assaver of things nlcholie declair-
ed that it contained six percent of
the naughty stuff. The eider was'
held pending an euvestigation by
the Fulton Grand Jury.
Get Fruit Jar Tops and Rubbers
at ALMAND & MeKOY’S.