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COUNTY SENTINEL
VOLUME XVI.
DOUGLASVILLE, DOUGLAS COUNTY, GEORGIA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER l, 1920.
NUMBER 28.
First Attraction Next
Week—All First
Class Artists
Sunday School
Institute Oct. 5
Always ready to do their bit in
every way for the betterment and up
lift of our town, the Civic tLeague
has made an arrangement with the
Affiliated Lyceum and Chautaqua
Bureaus for a series of entertain
ments, the first of which will be given
on Wednesday, October 11.
The first attraction will he tne war-
*wick Male Quartette. They are good
vocalists who can play—they are in
strumentalists wha can really sing.
The members of the Warwick Male
Quartet are primarily good vocalists—
vocalists of training—who have good
voices. They are artists of exper
ience in solo as well as ensemble work.
Secondly, they posses real instrumen
tal abilities. The whole is a well
balanced organization, apealing to
those who love good music and clever
versatile entertainment.
Saxophone, Cornet, Violin, Cello,
Piano—in solos, duets, trios and en
semble work—the Warwick Male
Quartet does all these things and
more. Every minute of their lively j
program ip jammed brimful of good
things. They are popular because
they understand thoroughly the es
sentials of a first class Lyceum pro-
VAUDEVILLE SHOW
FORVILLA RICA
Empire Patrons Get
City Attractions at
Popular Prices
A Sunday School Institute for the
South Atlanta district will be held
next Tuesday, October 5th, at the
Methodist church. Rev. W. B. Dillard
field secretary for the North Georgia
Conference, will have charge of the
program.
The ladies of the church will serve Messrs. Hall and Maner, managers
dinner to delegates from other of the Empire at Villa Rica, are not
churches. All Sunday School workers only putting on the latest screen pic-
of the community are invited and t' ures » but are having a vaudeville on
uvo-ed to attend; j h MdUrty 24apr21 3da Y* f rida y and Saturday nights
on session of a mat * nee on the last named day.
“The Dixie Players,” who appear
there this week with a different pro
gram each night, give a show which
any lady or child can visit without
having their feelings marred. Alll
their a.cts are new and monologus the
latest.
First Cotton
Brings 36c
As we got ready for press last
week, the second bale of 1920 cotton
crop was brought in by Moss Wash
ington, and purchased by N. B. & J.
T. Duncan Co. for 36 cents.
Twelve Cars ^
Of Chinese
I Those who were at the depot Sun-
| day afternoon saw the sight of
; lifetime. A |fcolid train of twelve
chair cars of the Southern Pacific
pram j railroad was loaded with Chinese,
This attraction is one rarely seen numbering 365, from San Francisco to
outside the larger cities, and Doug-
lasville is fortunate in getting to hear
them, and our people should show
their appreciation of the work of the
Civic League by packing the house at
each performance. The attractin is
worthy of your patronage, and the
ladies need the money with which to
caTry out many contemplated im
provements for our town which
benefits all alike. Do your bit by
buying a season ticket.
THERE WILL BE
. PLENTHF COAL
For All Uses Before
Winter Comes is
Good News
Washington.—All wants of coal
consumers, big and little, will be ad
equately met before winter sets in,
the National Coal association de
clared tonight a reveiw of the coal
situation throughout the country.
^ “Householders need not feel it nec
essary to fill their bns with the en-
W winter’s supply at this time,”
■declared the statement issued by the
aSAciaia'tion. “By taking only enough
now to tide them over December
1st, the entire situation will work j every section.
Cuba, where they will be employed in
the sugar industry. This shipment is
said to be the first one of 30 00
Chinese who will be sent forward
fast as transportation can be procured
for them. The train was heavily
guarded to prevent escape of any of
the Celestials, while enroute to their
destination,
50 CENT COTTON IN COBB
COUNTY
The buy-a-bale-of-cotton movement
which was started by the Marietta
merchants this year, has attracted
state wide attention, requests having
come from a number of towns asking
how the movement is operated.
A few weekvS ago ten Marietta mer
chants got together in a plan to buy
the first ten bales of Cobb county cot.
ton placed on the Marietta market at
50 cents a pound. Last Thursday four
of the first bales came in. Friday
four more ba..les came in f»nd were
bought by JJoJhn S. Dobbins, Daniell
Tics., R. A. Fine, Smith-ward &
H 'ks. Saturday the remt ining ba es
were brought in and were bought by
E. A. Schilling and the J.C. Cog-
burn Company, as their names were
drawn out. ..
The movement shows the genuine
interest the merchants have in get
ting the farmers a good price for their
cotton and it is hoped that the move
ment will spread until it is put into
general practice by the merchants in
It will deal a telling
Farmers too Busy
to Visit Court
The second week of Superior Court
was noted for its absence of the usual
large crowd, nobody being in town un
less compelled to do so. The farmers
are busy and are losing no time “lay
ing around.” We heard a gentleman
who never misses a court, say this
week, that the attendance at this
term of court was the smallest for
CITY CEMETERY
Conference and
Christening
THE ONLY WAY
Ladies of Civic League
Make City of Dead
Thing of Beauty
The Civic League, whose aim is to
make Douglasville a prettier and
cleaner town, are giving an example
of what women can do when she sets
her head, out at the city cemetery,
where, under the supervision of Mrs.
D. W. Peace, the city of the silent
ones is being beautified as never be
fore.
Mr. W. F. Wallace has charge of
the clean-up squad, who are mowing
down weeds and grass, throwing out j
rocks and removing all unsightly ob
stacles, and the job when finished
will be a first class one. In fact,
while they have been at work only a
few days, the place looks more in
viting and pleasant already.
The work on the pavilion is under
way with Mr. Tom Brown in charge of
the job, and under his supervision the
building will be a first class one.
The Civic League cannot be to
highly commended fpr their work in
the cemetery which, when completed,
will be a thing of beauty and satisfac
tion to those who have loved ones
resting there, as well as a lasting
monument to the work of the noble
women of our town without whose
aid, untirring energy, the present
pttap otn .1° °M*ld 3uiiBfhi injiiuaoq
would not have been made possible
and carried out to a successful end-
All parents who have little ones tha
have not been baptised are urged to
bring them to Sunday School next
Sunday. Those present will be dedi
cated to God in baptism at the close
of the Sunday School.
The sacrament will be observed at
the eleven o’clock service.
Rev. W. H. LaPrade, presiding elder,
will preach at 7:00 p. m. and hold the
fourth quarterly conference for the
current year.
Dr. Marchman
Entertains Club
This organization of wide-awake
boosters held their monthly meeting
Friday night at the home of Dr. J. F.
Marchman, and were royally enter
tained. No new plans were formu
lated at this meeting, and all com
mittees were given an extension of
time in order to make a final report
at next meeting.
Missionary Dav
By Methodists
out with no great privation to anyone.
The movement of more than a
million tons weekly to the west by
way of the great lakes is requested
until December the association de
clared, adding that “as soon as the
northwest program is cleared up
ample coal will be reeased for the
balance of the country.”
blow to cotton gamblers and mater
ially assist the farmers who is com- j
pelled to sell his cotton early to get
a fair price for it.—Cobb County
Times.
MIDWAY
William 11. Rankin, president of j lug
one of the greatest advertising agen
cies in this country and an expert in
every known form of advertising, ad
dressed a meeting of business men in
New Orleans recently, and lamong
othr things he said:
“Newspaper advertising helped to
win the war and has come into its
own—very largely, I think, because of
the splendid work done through the
newspaper advertising pages for the
Red Cross, Liberty Loan and every
war-time activity. Nearly every de
partment in Washington is clamoring
for paid newspaper advertising space.
The army has just completed a suc
cessful campaign, spending over $200,-
00 in newspapers. And a campaign
costing even more is being pushed to
secure naval enlistments. Seventy-
five per cent, of all money appropri
ated by Uncle Sam goes into news
paper advertising.”
That certainly ought to be of in
terest to Douglasville merchants, «r
anybody, for that matter, who has
something to sell. If Uncle Sam
spends three-fourths of his adver
tising money in newspapers, isn't it
pretty good argument that news
paper advertising is better than any
other kind? Doesn’t it show that it
heats billboard and fence signs and
loud and gaudy stuff along the high
ways? Isn't it pretty good argument
that, to get the worth of your adver
tising money the biggest part of it—
at least three-fourths of it—must be
spent for newspaper advertising.
Your Uncle Sam's experts are the
finest advertising men in the world.
And if they have spent millions in
testing it out and find the newspaper
Old Garments
Wanted Monday
The women of the Methodist church
are requested to send any second hand
clothing they may have on hand to
Duncan's store by next Monday after
noon. These clothes are sent to the
Wesley House where they sell them
to buy milk for the babies.
Mrs. J. T. Duncan, Supt. Supplies.
Douglasville
Defeats Hulett
A team from Douglasville, com
posed of members of the first and
second nines, went ovea* to Hulett
Saturday where they won their game
by a score of 9 to 6. On Saturday
the Hulett beys will play here, which
winds up the baseball season. A
large crowd will doubt,css witness
the game.
Was observed at the Methodist
church Sunday morning when a short
program was rendered, the main
features of which was the rendition
of a song by a quartet composed of
Misses Nell Giles, Nell House, Mary
Vansant and Margaret Baggett, with
Miss Edith Duke as accompanist,
sweetly rendered. Another interest
ing featurs was a paper on missions
by Miss Inez McLarty. A nice col
lection was taken up.
JOE ABERCROMBIE
I
As Commissioner and
Many Crave the
Coveted Plum
UNPAID OFFICERS FOR SECOND
PRIMARY
Atlanta.—lr. a resolution covering
the organization of the election ma
chinery for the second primary it is
provided that the friends and sup
porters of the candidates in each
cou..nty shall make lists of ejection
managers and clerks who are to serve
in that county. It is expected that
these officials will serve free. In
cases where no officers can be ob
tained the chairman of the county ex
ecutive committee will- be required to
notify Secretary Gardner of the state
Democratic executive committee. The
money needed in such cases to pay ex
penses will then be raised by the
two candidates. The resolution was
adopted by the sub-committee of the
state Democratic executive committee.
Hardwick and Walker will be giv^n
qual representation in the list of
election officials in the several coun
ties of the state. The resolution was
Price Advanced
/ r A n T prrql A H<s I I )re l >ared * by Mr. Hardwick and Mr.
J Walker and several friends who held
! a conference at Hardwick’s head-
quarters in the Kimball House during
Thu attention of the publ.c is di- the session of the committee , The
reeled to the fact that effective Sep-1 Bction of the committee was taken
to enable the two candidates to en
list the services of volunteer election
tember 1st the rates for legal adver
tising was increased in accordance
with a recent act of the General As-1 offk . e ,, s s0 as to ,. edu( . e the e
mbly, which provides that the rate; ()f tho primary lo a minimum-
Mr Joe S. Abercrombie having re-
Reven aS C . 0mm j ssione '- of Roads and
venues, to the regret of all, his
sood judgement and tact for road
building having given us a good sys-
tem of highways. His equal will not
he easily found.
His successor will have to be
elected by the people, supposedly at
a special election, to be called later.
Mr. T. L. Varner has already an
nounced his intention of making the
race, and being well known over the
“Ounty, will doubtless have a good
many to champion his cause.
On the other hand, since Mr. Aber
crombie’s resignation, the legion of
friends over the county of Mr. J. W.
House have been beseiging him to
make the race, considering him good
material for commissioner. He is a
good business man, as is shown by
the many projects he has carried to
successful conclusion. He is a pro
gressive citizen, his time and purse
ever being ready to promote any
scheme that will help his pnonle and
develop the county. We know not
hpw many will enter the race, but
onine that when the election is called
Mr. House will be found to friHn the
running.
The Sentinel will play no favorite in
this race, but as a guardian of the
best interests of all the people, would
suggest that he be a man that will
subserve the interests of the tax
payer, at the same time keeping a
watchful eve for unnecessary expen
ditures, which are sometimes more
ornamental than beneficial, , >,
SUPERIOR COURT
Adjourned for the term on Thurs*
day of this week, and the docket,
while a heavy one, was gone through
in a swift but systematic manner,
and Judge Irwin and Solicitor-General
Hutcheson are the recipients of marty
compliments on the excellent way in
which they expedited business.
LITHIA SPRINGS
Promotion Day
Mr. K. S. Keaton is on the sick
list this week.
Mr. Lon Humphries and family and
to be the beat advertising medium in | j- or each hundred words shall he one
the world, isn’t their tip worth some-1 dol | ar each for lhe fi ra t four inscr
ibing to you .' j t j onS| and 50 C ents per hundred words
~ for each subsequent insertion.
MYSSERIOUSLY SHOT This means that all citations and
j . i oiiimai iiuvivlo ...*v v than
I he home ol Harrison Hudson
I Mr.
tv . • . i I Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse
Baptist Church Bond.
similar notices of not n
, . hundred words will hereafter be
Arthur King and family were! c0 '°f ed ’ W «Vthrown into a pitch of | ch d f()1 . at thc ,. at e of $4.0(1 as
I excitement 1 uesday night, when the- *
Unnecessary ^
Whistling
spent Sunday
At the Baptist Sunday School Sun
day was an enjoyable occasion. About
twenty students were advanced. On
next Sunday morning the new of
ficers will be inducted into office, and
theree new classes will be organized.
Ben Ren froe Buys
James Farm' the bcst Sunday “•
stillness of the home was broken by
the sound of a shot and the scream of
a child was heard.
| near Villa Rica. It seems that two grandchildren,
aged three and four years, were in an
adjoining room, from which the shot
emanated, and an investigation dis
closed the younger child shot through
the hand and abodemen and all hope
ts recovery is abandoned.
The supposition for the shooting is,
’ that the children got hold of a pistol,
, and while playing with it caused tho
School Sunday and make it one of shooing memoned .
Miss Nolic James
near Villa Rica.
Mr. Henry Rainwater spent Satur
day and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Ike Strandridge.
Mrs. Jeff Harden had as guests
Sunday her parents and other rela- of
tives from Villa Rica.
Let everybody attend Sunday
Now that tlie city council has put
broken !> ’ f° rrn0,d >’» and the same rate applies a muzzle on unnecessary automobile
to all other legal advertising. noises, it is hoped that they will take
The advance in rate was made at immediate and drastic action against
the request of Georgia publishers, who I the railroad whose engine whistles at
proved that in many cases the old all hours of night are almost unbear-
legal rate was less than was being I able, especially to the sick, and it is
charged for commercial advertising. ; the general opinion that some of it
■ could be cut out and not interfere with
the laws governing the blowing of
whistles.
Mrs. Herman Harper and children,
of Havana, Cuba, were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Nesbit Harper on last Fri*
day.
Mrs. H. H. Richardson has with her
for the winter, Miss Tlzie Adamson,
of New Orleans, La.
Miss Frances Maxwell spent the
week-end at Decatur, the guest of
Miss Thelma Hopkins.
The Austell-Lithia Springs Sewing
Club, with the ladies' husbands, were
entertained by Mrs. Veal on Friday
evening. The feature of the party
was a contest, enjoyed by all. Mrs.
P. H. Winn and Mr. Beatty won the
prizes.
Mrs. Paul James, of Atlanta, was
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Johns
ton last week.
The Concord Baptist Association
will meet with County Line church on
I next Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
! Mr. and Mrs. Nesbit Harper visited
i Dr. and Mrs. O. J. Heely, at Jones-
j boro last week.
| Mr. and Mrs. J. R Adamson enter-
j tained with a picnic luncheon at “The
| Mill” the Adamson old home place,
near Dog river, on last Sunday after
noon. The invited guests were: Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Richardson, Miss
Elzie Adamson, the three teachers,
Misses Beatrice Thigpen, Mary Lee
Owens, Mary Noble and Mr. Guy Moz-
loy.
Vile Desecrator
Of Cemetery!
13c A Pound is The Cost of Cotloa
Champion
Sunflower
SOME PUMPKIN
’/
scab
The Sentinel is reliably informed
that some person or persons are muti.
luting tombstones in the city ceme-
obablc reducti /o-, on a gradual tery with umbeer and p011cil marks .
•. of prices for dry goods was ,. r
DRY GOODS WILL FALL
A real estate deal was made last; There is on display in the Doug-' , We regret that such a miscreant re
i predicted by several prominent dealers
week whereby Messrs. S. C. and Joe, lasville bank what might be termed in the meetinff of the third division 1 sides in ()U, ‘ midst, and at the same
Harding sold the Joe James farm, I “some pumpkin.” Its weight is es- 0 f the Southern Wholesale Dry Goods | time the trick is low down, to say the
recently purchased by them, to Mr. j timated at one hundred pounds, and j Association, comprising Georgia, Flor- \ least, and it is hoped they may be
Ben Renfroe, a wellknown farmer of j was grown by Mr; J. N, Meadows, ofjida and South Carolina, held in At- caught and given the full penalty of
this county. Paulding county. ‘ lanta last week. j the law governing such cases.
Austin, foxas. The average cost of Anything can be grown with sue-
producing cotton in Texas during 1920 cess in Douglasville-even sunflowers
has been fixed at 46 cents a pound bv « ■ , . ,
a committee of tV Texas Farmers^ * W Saturday by Mr ’
institute in session here, in a report
to be submitted to the institute. The
A. T. Britlian, which measured sixteen
inches in circumference, showing that
“Uncle Dick” is a success with every
thing he undertakes.
production price is said to be based
upon cost figures submitted by far-
mers. The committee report reeom- “The man who says that he used
mends a holding price of 18 cents a to 1
pound.
fool about sonre things, for-
; gets the other things.