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VOLUME XVI.
DOUGLASVILLE, DOUGLAS COUNTY, GEORGIA., FRIDAY, JUNE 2G, 1920.
NUMBER 12.
DOUGLAS HIGHWAY
TAKENBY SUITE
County Paid Money
Invested—State
Will Repair
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Dies in Texas
The Slate Highway Department of
Georgia has taken over for maintain,
ance the section of Federal Aid road
through Douglasville from about 13-2
miles east of the'city through to near
Dr. Burnetts place.
Mr. W. A. Turner has been ap
pointed patrolinan in full charge and
•will spend about all his time on the
this road—nearly six miles—and the
work. He has been direcetd to keep
the road in tip-top shape, and will
act upon the principal that a “stitch
in time saves nine.”
The entire cost of maintaining this
road will be paid by the State High
way Department, and will not cost
the county a penny from this time
forward. This will release a sub
stantial sum for use on the other
roads of the county.
Commisssioner Joe S. Abercrombie
and L. 0. Meadows went over the
road in company with Mr. Toe W.
Hawkins, State Division Engineer, and
, Mr. Wm. S. Canning, State Maintain-
ance Engineer, who will now have
direct charge of the work. They have
recently scraped the road finally, be
fore it was accepted by the state for
maintainance.
Mr. A. W. JMcLarty received a tele
gram this week from Ochiltree, Texas,
announcing the death of his brother,
Mr. F. S. Mcljrfirty, on Saturday night,
in the 72nd year of his age. He leaves
a wife and several children to mourn
his loss.
The deceased was born and raised
in this section but went West many
years ago, where by thrift and indus.
try he amossed quite a fortune.
Mr. A. W. McLarty, of this city,
and a sister in the West, are the last
members of what was once the lar
gest families and best people of this
section. The Sentinel extends sym
pathy to the bereaved ones.
Visitors Given
Rook Party
Miss Ellen Winn, of Lithia Springs,
was hostess at a roiok party on Mon
day afternoon given in honor of Miss
Stephenson, the guest of Mrs. Pat
terson, and Misses Vaugn and Estes,
the guests of Mrs. Harper. Misses
Perkins, Geer, Hutcheson, Bridweii)
Upshaw, Hagin and McLarty, of Doug,
lasville were present.
We are requested to announce taut
the singing for the -Fourth of July
will be held in the Baptist church,
beginning at 9 o’clock, A. M. No
Sunday School exercises will be held,
the Superintendent, Mr. Marchman,
and h’s pfficers and teachers having
very kindly consented to abandon, the
Sunday School service for the day in
order to give the singers all the time
•possible, but at 11 o’clock the pa.-tot,
Mr. Suttles, will preach a special ser
mon for the occasion. Our people are
urged to co-operate in every way pits,
sible in seeing that the large number
of visitors are properly entertained.
It will be a very nice thing for all
who can to carry out dinner and spread
same on the court house lawn at the
noon hour. We want Douglasville to,
maintain her reputation for whole
hearted hospitality, and we will have
many visitors on this occasion. All
should be made to feel at home.
Brought Here
For Interment
Young Peoples
Society Meet
' The Young People’s Missionary So
ciety of the Methodist church held
its regular monthly "Sbdal meeting
on Monday evening, at the home of
Miss Lucile Duncan. After a brief
business meeting a delightful course
of punch and sandwiches was served.
Mrs. Montee McGuire. thirty-seven
years years of age, died early Mon
day morning at her residence, 1288
Marietta street, Atlanta. She is
survived by her husband, R. M. Mc
Guire; two daughters, Inez and Mar
guerite, and four sons, Henry J. C.,
Richard and Thomas. s McGuire. The
remains arrived here Tuesday morn
ing, .and were taken to Mt. Carmel
for. interment.
SOMETHING WRONG
Double Header
Baseball Game
The Douglasville first nine crossed
bats Saturday with the fast Gate
City team, the score "being 18 to 11 in
favor of Douglasville. There is no
telling how many runs our boys would
hnve made had not Gate City jumped
the game because they couldn’t bull
doze the umpire.
The second nine and the Winston
team put up jam up ball, the score
being 4' and 4. When the game was
called on acc6unt of rin. Those Wins
ton hoys are clean ball players .and
know the game.
STATE TREASURY
Legislature Charged
With Wastage of
State Funds
A grilling arraignment of the
present general assembly for exceed
ing in its appropriations the revenue
of the state is- contained in a state
ment addressed to the people of Geor
gia by Joe Hill Hall, of Macon, and
given by him to the press Friday.
, He charges that the existing depletion
of the treasury has been brought about
by “wasteful, reckless and unneces.-
sary appropriations of the public
funds.”
This condition he attributes to the
indifference shown by voters of the
state ,which indifference he says, “has
been taken advantage of by certaip
selfish interests and by certain poli
ticians to exploit the people.” He
adds that, as chairmn of the appro
priation committee of 1917 and 1918
and as a member of the budget and
efficiency commision of the succedd-
ing year, he opposed the general op-
propriation bills submitted because he
knew that they exceeded the state’s
estimated revenue. He figures that
the state will be about $4,000,000 be
hind at the close of the current year.
—Atlanta Constituion.
We are acquainted with a few per
sons in Douglasville who are contin
ually finding fault with everything.
They find fault with improvements al
ready made. Tlypy usually cannot wait
until someone with whom they are
talking finishes a conversation until
they begin criticising. If there is any
good in anybody they have never been
able to detect it, outside their own
little circle of so-called friends.
We do not expect to cure this situa
tion by referring to It, for if we
preached against it every week in the
year until we were black in the face
this' class of people would not hepd.
They are apparently on earth to stay,
for it seems that as soon as one falls
by the wayside another bobs up to
take his or her place. But if we could
rid the community in particular and
the world in general of such a class
by devoting our life to the work, with
out compensation, we believe we would
be willing to do it for the rest of the
world.
More and more, though, our peo
ple are coming to realize thatthe
fault-finder is after all a community’s
greatest drawback. - They are learn
ing to look down on them as well as
ignore them, and maybe after all this
will be the means of stamping them
out. Maybe in the years to come it
will be as unpopular to be pointed
out and shunned as a fault-finder as
it would be to have leprosy. And
therein lies possibly our greate‘t hope
—that the world will .some day learn
to point them out and condemn them
as they justly deserve to be.
HAWTHORNE-l’ERKiNS
The marriage of Miss Mary Per
kins and Mr. James Thomas Haw
thorne was soleminized Thursday
morning at 10:30 o’clock at the home
of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
N. W. Perkins, on Euclid Ave., Atlanta.
The only attendants were Miss
Lois Shankle and Miss Julia Victoria
Shankle, cousins of the bridfe.
Rev. A. G. Shankle performed the
ceremony.
Mr. and Mrs. Hawthorne left im
mediately for a short wedding jour
ney," and on their return will be at
home to their friends at 46 Euclid
avenue.
Miss Perkins is a niece of Mrs.
Sam Griffith and has visited here
several times.
FOURTH OF JULY
1!
To Be Held at Baptist
Church-=A Special
' Sermon
“Jack” Duncan
Himself Agaii?
We are all glad to see “Bob” Dun
can home .again, having arrived Mon
day from Atlanta, where he spent
several 4 Weeks in a sanitarium, under
going a serious operation, “Jack” is
getting the glad hand on all sides,
for a better or more popular boy neve?
resided in our town.
MEMORIAL
On last Thursday, June 17th as the
sun was sinking in the western hori
zon* the noble 'spirit of Mr. W. J.
Stringfellow took its flight to a bet
ter world where sorrows and trials
are no more. N
Mr. Stringfellow was , born in
Macon County, Ala., on* May 24th,
1854 and was 66 years of age at the
time o# his death and has resided in
Douglasville for about 40 years. He
joined the church down at Salt Springs
and has been a member for about 4Q
years. He first married Miss Per-
melia Ann Weaver, who departed this
life about 30 years ago. T6 this union
five children were born. The faur
surviving are Fred, of Birmingham;
Joe; of Atlanta; Vts. Will Marlow,
of near Winston; Mrs. Fannie Strick
land of this city. About 3i years ago
Mr. Stringfellow married Miss Alice
Harding and with her and her four
children surviving are Mrs. J. H. Mat
thews, of Atlanta, Guy, of Columbus,
Frank and Lucile, of Douglasville,
thirteen grand-children and one sister,
Mrs. S FT Balis, besides other rela
tives and host of friends to mourn
his departure. As a true friend and
good neighbor few equalled him; as
a husband he was kirfd and true; as
a father, loving and devoted to his
children, and the soul of happiness
to his family; as a brother, true and
thoughtful. Everyone who knew Mr.
Stringfellow can truthfully say he
lived a true Christian life, pure in
heart, and always for the right and
during his illness he said he was ready
to meet death if it was God’s will
that he be taken away. The town of
Douglasville, his county, state and
country has lost a true Christian man
and one of her oldest and most dis
tinguished citizens, and may God’s
blessings be upon the bereaved wife,
children and sister, and may we all
llook to our Father in heaven for guid
ance and say, “ Not our will, but thine
be done.” The funeral services were
conducted by Rev. W. H. Clark, at
the Methodist church ahd his remains
interred in Douglasville cemetery to
await the resurrection when our Lord
shall return for his followers home.
A FRIEND.
REMINISCENCES
As Seen Through Bill
Blue’s Mammoth
Searchlight
When I first came to Douglasville
I was so lean physically and financi
ally, that like Jobs turkey, I bad to
lean up'against a fence to gobble.
I taken a drink of Douglaaville's
water, went airound and shook hands
with all the Douglasville merchants,
slapped them on the back and told
them what dum good fellows they
were and what a ding busted good
town they had built and that I hoped
they would prosper always, live for
ever and be taken to heaven in a twin
six.
Now note results, I have gained 3
pounds,gowned two dogs, one coW, and
have been able to get in debt ding
nigh all over town, and now boo, hoo,
I am fixing toTSave.
But Douglasville ia some town, and
ita the only Douglasville I ever heard
of, she is the only one in the world ap
far aa I know, but she is known all
the way around the world and prob
ably half through it. She ain’t the
capitol of the state, but she ought to
be, for by gosh, she's a Whopper eta
well as the county, Douglas county
is the widest, broadest and longest
county anywhere around here. She
extends from east to west from north
to south, she could put tJWo or three
cannon states in her vest pocket‘and
swallow three or four county# and
wash ’em down by drinking Chatta
hoochee river, and could digest the
whole caboodle without having the
colic. The county of Douglas is the
empire county of Georgia. She hasn't
got any Kaiser Bill for a leader, she is
chief among ten thousand and all to
gether wild, reckless, and partly demo
cratic, 3he’s a doggone big pebble oj>
the beach, in fact, she’s cock of the
walk, and if it waHent for rot gut
liker arid bad roads surrounding her
she would no doubt extend to the
south pole.
Y£s sir, Douglasville is some town.
She is on a firm foundation, has big-
eer men prettier gals, more automo
biles, and can drive ’em faster than
anybody else in any other county.
She has got the prettiest depot agent,
the quickest sheriff, and the best
mayor and council anywhere in the
state, she can pass 'more lawH and
pay the least attention to ’em of any
other city, she gets out the biggest
paper, has the best writers (Im one of
’em) of any other place. She’s a top
notch, double barrety guick as the
trigger place. Tt is (rood to be here,
good to stay here and if you ever
leave ybn want to come right back.
Matrons Club
Entertained
Mrs. A. S. Baggett was hostess to
the Matrons Ciub Saturday afternoon.
The house was artistically deco
rated, daises being used profusely
hroughout the house, the color scheme
of yellow and white being carried out
n every detail. Mrs. Baggett was
assisted in entertaining by Mrs. Wal
ter Abercrombie. In the usual manner
a business meeting was first in order
after which progressive rook' was en
joyed.
Quite a number 'of visitors were
present. An out-of-town visitor was
Mrs. Winnie Jones, of . Campbellton,
she being a former graduate of our
college here, her presence was muchly
appreciated. Dainty rfresmhents were
served after which the club adjournd
to meet next with Mrs. Frank Burton.
Mrs. Joe Abercrombie, Pres.
Mrs. Syd Johnston, Sec. ..
Mrs. Polie Burton, Treas.
Mrs. Arthur Enterkin, Editress.
MEMBERSHIP ENCREA3ED
The doors of the Methodist church
were opened Sunday night, and eight
new members were received as. a re
sult of r.he recent rev.val held at the
church.
Mrs-Floyd House
Gives Picnic
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd House, assisted
by Mr and Mrs. Polie Burton and Mr.
and Mrs. Clifford Burton, royally en.
tertained the Annie Bowen class of
the Baptist church with a picnic at
Lithia Springs, Thursday afternoon.
Quite a number were present, each of
whom report a most enjoyable time.
EN NEW HOME
Mr. and Mrs. N. R. Henderson are
now domiciled in their new home on
Price Ave., which in one of the pret
tiest and best arranged homes in the
city.
DEAD- TO THE WORLD
We. once worked for an old news
paper editor who refused to publish
the death notice of a merchant who
had not advertised in his home paper.
He said: “People who don’t adver
tise in the home paper never were
alive and their passing away has no
news value.”—Bremen Gateway.
ROUTE t
(Last week’s letter.)
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Thomas and
daughter, Ruth, of Atlanta, vis 5 ted
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Rutherford Sun
day.
Miss Frances Burnett, of near
Douglasville, spent the week-end with
Miss Ruth Hendrix.
Miss Wilmar James,, of Austell;
spent the week-end with her brother,
Mr. Glen James.
Mr. and Mrs. White, of Temple,
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John
Hendrix.
Mrs. Mary Lockridge and son, of
Cartersville, spent the week-end with
relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs* Jim Brown, of near
Lithia Springs, wgre Sunday guests
of Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Cochran.
Mr. Charles Sou ter, of A.tianta, was
a guest of 'Mr. Pitched. Souter Sun
day.
Mr Tom Herrod, of Atlanta, is
spending sometime with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Herrod.
Mr, and Mrs J. E. Lockridge were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Brown.
Mr and Mrs. Cook Herrod. of Ala.,
spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs.
Dill Herrod.
REE SUNDAY
Sermon by Dr. Darby
Of Washington.
Special Music
By mutual 'agreement of the pas
tors, there will be no services at
cither church Sunday night, but a
mass service will be held under the
Chautauqua tent, conducted by Rev.
Dr. Dorby, of Washington, D. C., a
minister of national reputation, and
the entire town is requested to attend
these services. Special music is being
prepared for this service.
Pleasant Meeting
Of Missionaries
The Woman’s Missionary Society of
the Methodist church held an interest,
ing meeting last Tuesday afternoon.
In the absence of the president, Mfs.
Glen Dorris, the vice-president pre
sided. The program was prepared by
Mrs. Frank Burton, the Superintend-
ant of Social Service. The topric, “The
Negro in the New World,” waR dis
cussed at length by Miss Price and
Mrs. A. W. McLarty.
Good Man Gone -
To His Reward
Third Quarterly
Conference
Rev. W. H. LaPrade, presiding elder
of the South Atlanta District, will
preach at the Methodist church next
Sunday morning.
The quarterly conference for the
DouglaaviTle chtirch will be held in
the afternoon and every member ia
urged and expected.
MORRISTOWN
THE A. K. CLUB MEETS
The A. K. Club met with Mi.oa Julia
Baggett and will meet Wednesday with
Miss Grace Baggett.
SMITH-BOYD
The marriage of Misa Nelle Smith,
of this city, and Mr. A? B. Boyd, of
Atlanta, was an event of Tuesday
evening, June 22, at the First Baptist
church, Rev. W. M. Suttles officiating.
Only members of the immediate fam
ilies were present. Mr. and Mrs.
Boyd left immediately for their home
at Ea3t Point, Ga.
Mr. Virgil Chapman, of McWhorter,;
spent Friday night with, his grand-1
parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. P-. Chap
in.
Mr. Cleftan. Boyd and sisters, Misses j
Qveenie Beii and Veima, spent Sun-!
day with Mr.-Harvey and Miss Lulu'
Li Hand.
Miss Ar.nis Smith spent . Last week
with her brother, Mr. Claud Smith. |
Mr. and Mrs. D. Wilson spent
Silrday^ith Mr. a.'.J. Mrs. L. R. Chap. I
man. “
Mr. Wesley Chapman, of Douglas-
ille spent Sunday in. out^community.
Mrs. K. K. Keaton has returned
home after being away for some time.
Misses Joe Burnett, Mae Dorsett,
Montri.e, and Ocie Lee Yincy, Ruby
McKelvey, Messrs. Foster Burnett,
and Eddie Sherbutt were kodaking on
the river Saturday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Milam spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs: Tom Ergle. I
Little Misses Mildred Griffith and j
Helen James are visiting their grand- I
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Burnett. |
Misses Grace and 3uvena attended |
th>e singing at New Hope Sunday, j
Mr. Odelle Smith spent Sunday \
with his brother, Mr. Claud Smith, j
The all day sinking will be at j
Central Sunday. Everybody come* and i
bring' well filled baskets.*
The hand upon the dial of life, stand
still forever, the silver cord of life
loosened, and the soul of one more of
Douglasville’s oldest and best citizens
is gone but not forgotten.
On last Thursday evening, just after
the sun had hidden itself behind the
western hillfi, our town was shocked
and a deep globm cast over our com
munity by the death of a good man.
His record and life was as spotless as
the soul that he gave to his God. Our
sorrow is deep because we shall miss
him so much from his accustomed
place, but what of the dear ones who
must ever see his vacant chair and
miss his .sweet words of comfort and
cheer. He was endowed with a kind
and cheerful disposition, making the
world brighter wherever he passed.
We can point them to our Father, who
doeth all things well. I never knew
a truer man and live with hopes that
I will meet him again .where hearts
never burst with pain, and tears never
stain our cheeks.
Mr. Stringfellow was 66 years old
and had lived in Douglasville 39 years.
Funeral services were held in the
Methodist church and conducted by
his pastor, Rev. Mr. Clark.
He is survived by a wife, fouf
daughters, Mrs. Will Marlow, Mrs.
Fannie Strickland, Miss Lucile String
fellow, all of Douglasville; and Mrs.
Belle Matthews, of Atlanta; four sons,
Fred, of Birmingham; Joe, of At
lanta; l‘>ank, of Douglasville, and
Guy Stringfellow, of Columbus: and
a sister,^Mrs. J. F. Balis. of Doug
lasville. to all of whom the deepest
sympathy is extended.
A FRIEND.
Picnic at
Factory Shoals
On Thursday a picnic was given at
Factory Shoals. ,Those present were;
Mr. and Mrs. Robert McKoy, Mrs.
John Almand, Mr. and Mrs. Bud Al-
niand, Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Perkins, Mr.
and Mrs. Sid Johnston, Mr. and Mrs.
Jim Abercrombie, Miss Frances Aber
crombie, Mr. a^d Mrs. Joe Carver,
Mr. Gabe Cannon, Mr. Harr, Miss
Verna Perkins, Miss Bessie Faye Grif
fith, Miss Ellen Winn, Mr. Glena
Campbell, Mr. Julian Upshaw, and Mr.
Clark Carver.
OUR SENTIMENTS
As to wedding announcements we
make no charge, but simply follow the
general rule among printer-men:
When a young lady sends her an
nouncement to the Atlanta papers in
stead of her home paper, we let her
look to the Atlanta paper for ‘them
kind words.’”—Cedertown Standerd.
Mrs. Roberts
Entertains Club
Mrs. L. D. Roberts entertined Tues
day afternoon for her club, and M»ss
Clarkston, of Alabama, and MUS
Campbell, of Atlanta. There werte
five tables for rook, after which 4a*
licious ice cream was served.