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r DOUGLAS COUNTY
VOLUME XVI.
y,. oittp-n DOUGLAS COUNTY SliNTINEl.. DMlKil.ASVlLLE, GEORGIA
H McLatty *
FRIDAY JANUARY 14, 1921
NUMBER 41,
I
CUT IN ACREAGE Everything Poin ts to Brighter Times.
URGED
IMcmphis, Term., Jen. 10—The Cotton
Acreage Committee al Memphis Tenn. is
r.eceipt of a cflhimunication from J.
Skottowe Wannainaker, president of the
American Cotton Association which is of
much importance that it is being dis
tributed for publication. The communi-
• ation which brings out the fact that there
is a tremendous oversuply of cotton was
as follows:
"The South is in a very grave situ
ation. The fact must be recognized at
once and faced. The great hope
that the south will sec and understand
that a further increase in the suppl;
efetton means calamity that Cotton i:
longer a cash cro.
"Dr. Bradford Knapp, in a recent
•tatement made at Memphis, said* "Get
it out of your head that anything but
vke supply of cotton and the worlds abil
ity to buy, fixes the price of cotton.”
That sumarizes our present predicaent.”
Col. W. B. Thompson, of New Or
leans, has also said, “ It m ikes no differ
«rt whether there is too much cotton or v
fcttle demand for it, the result is tl
same.” “ Today in comparison wuh i
world demand, there is a world surplus
of cottonainounting to not less than io,oo»
000 and possbly as much as 15,000,001
bales. The present supply is not fa
from 27,000,000 bales and may be a
'•uch as 30,000,000 bales for the current
year.’’
"True enough, the total supply this
year is not much more than the world
production in 1913, when according to
Prof. John A. Todd, world product
reached a total of 27,703,000 hales. But
sre feeling right now the effect of
tremendous world crops of cotton pro
duced in 1911, 18*2, and 1913. According
to Tbdd the world crop, including Ainer
ica, during these three years was 79,9*5
coo bales. Perhaps had the war not
come on, a very rapid increase which has
occured annually in spindleage capacity,
might have taken care of all this cotton
but while there may be many ‘ its,” and
ho ''if” has ever changed a single fact.
The ten-year average amount of Ameri
can cotton on hand unspun, at the begin-
ing of each fiscal year, prior to the ’
was 1,200,000 bales. At August 1, 1
according to Hesser, an unquestioned
-hority, the amount of American cotton
unspun in the world was 6,086,000 hales.
The governments final estimate pi
ihe crop this year at 12,987.000 hale*
accept it for the present, at least-
‘‘The amount of cotton brought in sight
<ihis year is approximately 1,200,000 bale:
Ifss than the aount brought in sight to the
corresponding date la
standing this decrease
ihe visible supply ha
100,000 bales or mo
must be added to the
attempt to cast the ca
and
Say Editors of Weekly Newspapers
That the outlook for 1921 is most favorable is the
s entiment of financial and business leaders the coun
try over. Mills which have been closed are reopening;
the public, which has been on a “buying strike” has
begun to buy,briskening-up trade and drawing monej
into circulation.
Weekly newspapers, always first • resit h
of hard times, see nothing but prosperity he n
go forward with courage and determ nutation.
Douglasville’s banks are doing all they can 10 help
those who deed help; Douglasville’s enterprises ran at
full time last year paying to working people more than
$250,000 in salaries when other industries were run
ning part tun • or not at all.
Social Circle New Era
A period of "jazz.”A time of noise froth
and vapor, not of substance. We have
Cobb County Times I Henry County Weekly
The friend of all the business men We have brains,.and hands, and good
who drops in this store and out of the health, and a knowledge of the re»
other and talks wi the boss, the clerks, quirements of business life. With a prop-
lived the life of sport and pleasure, we and the customers, says things are going, er and energetic employment of these
fine. and the taking advantage of each op-
Some of he business men say that; portunity as.it presents itself, theft
they are doing a bigger business this should be no element of doubt whatever
»VE CANT AFFORD TO BANK T11E
FIRES OF'BUSINESS
Fort Valley Leader-Tribune
We believe that business should be
kept moving.
Like a good many other people we owe
lots of money, and a lot of people owe
us money. Our cash is all gone, but by
the grace of our good
editors and
ve are still
,(N.
Business
That is be
V.) Press
not take
ision is a state of mind hut die
,, . , in the
dispute. C redit is the
ness,. The gold of the Our 1
have followed the paths that seemed
strewn withr roses, we have spent our
substance with no thought of its value,
and now we are called upon to pay
the penalty.
Fhe old Irish woman uttered a pro
found truth when describing her work.
She said it’s easy enough to pull 'em up
but going down is. the rub. So it is
with us. After the fictitous prosperity
of war times, we find facing he re-ad
justment period is hard. We want all
eept our own. There
Jasons why we should
done
•duced,
year than the.
time of January in many years.
The people have decided to remem
ber it is the future that is in their hands
'Flic past is uniting—uncontrollable.
All around the square the business men
are making plans fo ra big years busi
ness. The fanners are planning to grow
diversified crops—very little cotton, on
ions, cabbages, sweet potatoes, tomatdes,
Irish potatoes etc., are going to pul
more money in the pockets of C°bb’s far
mers than they ever bad before.
"Things look good this year,’* say
futur
Rural communities are the last to feel
ic results of a reaction in'the business
oild. Even there is more in immagb
ation than in fact.
In entering upon the new year we
tould do so with one set purpose in
iind that of achieving continued suc-
•ss regardless of conditions that exist*
elsewlieri
W(
do it.
for
goods the banks
Me
rid
itld
go down this
I Bank
laid. The Common j
inviolate
rld’s debt, Ic
loyal force of employees ,
business, and as long as we can wiggle enter the publ.e
we are going to do our part by tlic j ">S of tin
community.
yllable of coming depression.
r labors or
wouldnot avail # V
in the same boat and will
stream together.
Our enormous debt must be
faith of the nation must remai
'Flic people will pay his debt with the
wealth they will create. And the only
way to create wealth is by labor. There
is 110 subsitute. Labor, in some form
or other, is all that will add value to is \
any product and make the world richer- per
Labor alone will bring from the earth eve
strings spells the first fhc crops lhat wi „ fced our peop | e and Thi
1 all
ami all believe their bankers,
c hoping and working to make
chant,
pie.
Cornelia Enterprise
s in the business world assure
the worst is over, nad that 1921
■ a strong revival of business
teady forward to continue pros-
Tliat sounds good and it will
better when it material;
iiizes-
finance the giant
nter'prises of conimeroe. Let credit,
vliich is trust, be sound, and business is
omul, let the shadow of timidity and
ml and a tighten
Bull
Fhe pa nicy days
Dispatches
d d<
leave something for tliosfr less fortunate dr
Murcury *
us that industries
forget over the country, many of which were
ami the best there shut down, ami others running at half
in us towards bringing about pros- time, arc now running full time. Just
conditions next fall. But to do so sit steady in the boat, the present im-
nan—white and black must WORK aginary dark cloud will soon disappear
certainly no time for loafers and and make room for the sunshine of the
a st.
Advertise Ga.
Association to
Meet at Macon
BILL ART
ear. Notwith-
cotton in sight.
increased about
which figures
fry-over in any
-over at August
> 1921. Aand since the crop is also larger
the difference in the size of this year's
crop s and last year’s crop, 12,987.000
igainst 11, 325,000 or 1,662,000 bales,
ust be added, aking a total indicated,
carry-over exceeding 9,000,000 bales.
"Government, figures issued by the bu-
Macon, Ga. Jan. 10.— The advertise
Georgia enterprise, sponcered by the
Georgia Association, the Advertising
clubs of Georgia, and endorsed and act
ively supported by other civic and com
mercial organizations in Georgia, partic
ularly by the Georgia Press Association,
has entered its final stage with every
promise of ultimate success.
Governor Dorsey, Chairman of the
executive committee, by request has called
a special meeting by proclamation to the
general public at Macon, Monday, Jan.
17, and has appointed delegates from
every section and representing every im
portant interest of the state, to attend for
the purpose of giving counsel in the in-
formulation and .adoption of final defin-
ate developement and advertising follow
up plans which are to be carried out by
the Georgia association.
The meeting is one of the most im-
nortant ever planned in Georgia, be
cause* of its direct relationship to future
state developement and the program
K<
The old year, 1920, came in with many
roseate promises of happiness and long
life. We thought we held the reins over
the universe, we could ride the fastest
stars, that we would soon have the Goulds
Morgans and Rothchilds plowing out
rocky fields for us, but before the year
was gone we found that we had been
doped with something most dreadful, wc
know not whether it was a halucination, or
the old time witches th.1t carried us out
through the keyhole and rode us tftrougtf
all the brier patches or not. Anyway
we look and feel like “pride has had bet
fall
Sunday School
Convention to
Meet in April
Dorsey,
-elect
of the Sensus indicated that the Hat . (lw q ck| Mr C . S. Ucke, of Baltimore,
•rid carry-over increased from last yeari an( j n j| ier W ell known speakers, guarntee?
68, 000 bales, notwithstanding a de-j a , argc amJ respective attendance from
•ase of considerable proportions in the evcI . v parf () f t j, e slate .
irld’s supply of American cotton. This,
orlds supply of all kinds j ““
to the treemendous crop} 4,000 German arks for the former par
Atlanta, Ga. Jan. 10.— Dr. Henry Ed
ward 'Eralie, Editor of Training Pub
lications of the American Baptist Publi
cation Society, Philadelphia, has been se-
We have had such a hard fall cured as a speaker for the Georgia Sun-
that it will he three years before we can day School Convention, which it to be
ever smile a K ain. If we will economize he |j in Maconi April 20 , SI . In |)re .
paring for this convention, the program
committee has endeavored to secure a
CIVIC CLUB
Mr. R M. WILSON
'Fhe Civic Club will meet at the home
of Mrs. I). W. Peace, Tuesday Jan 18th
with Mcsdames Hawley, Hayes and,
Peace joint hostesses. | in
All members are urgently urged tc a d
he present as this is the 7th annual meet- a{
ing of the wide awake club, well known
throughout the town and county for its
progressive spirit for its untiring energy
in getting and doing things for the up
lift of humanity as much as possible.
Mr.R. M. Wilson, pioneer resident of
lie, and prominent in public life
in the county for many years until hi?
advanced age forced his retirement, died
at his home Wednesday after an illness
extending over several months.
He was a Mason. Up to the time
to press, funeral ar*
it been completed* He
the Douglasville Cenrt-^
he Sentinel goes
angemenrs. had 11
vi 11 he buried in
SWEETWATER
1 loving is the order of the day. Mr
Grady McTyre moved out from Atlanta
Tuesday.
Mr. Perlee Parson moved below
I Lithia Springs Tuesday* 1
I Mr. I. Bearden is on .1 visit to Atlanta
in every way cat mush, go naked a
sleep on the fence, we may he able
smile again some day.
What we will plant for a money crop I number of the strongest leaders in relige-j t |,j s W eek.
is unknown to me. We certainly cannot ous education in the United States. j Mr. Marshell McTyre and fan.i!
expect anything from the cotton crop. Ur- 'I ralle was founder and president t |, e recent gusets of W. M. Gib
Some of my neighbors can find plenty! for five years of the • Kansan City -wife
and
of boll
fields 1
I crawling around in their! School of Religeous Education, recently
So farewell Brother Wat-j known as the Tralle School. He left this j
kins till the next crop. We get so much| work to take up his present position
advice from a few sages and a lot of with the editorial department of publi-
fools what to plant, how to plant, thatj cations of the American Baptist Publicat-j
we cannot idge.st one half of it. I guess j ion Society. Dr. Trallle is founder of 1
we had better get our Lagislature to past Agoga and Amoma Bible class move-j
Mr. an Mrs. A. J. Green entertained
quite a crowd Sunday afterniin-
A truck load attended the dance at
Mr. MeTyrc’s near Marrietta Friday
night and report a nice time.
Come on correspondents and lets see
who can write the best NEWS letters
a “Stay Law,
cotton gamble
maybe then w
il the lx
vil and,
cm. lie h
nld pay
r the sod |
debts and
and prodi:
agau
If
Sup
13,000,0c
crop po
increase in tu
was largely c
of East India. We are
with a wolrld carry-ovi
bales, which out op of a
siblV of 27,000,000 hales, would give
us a world supply of 40,000,000 hales
for the next fiscal'year. Bp it said how
ever, that the world production of com-
msercial cotton has averaged less than
20,000,000 per annum during the last
five years. World consumption of all
kinds of cotton was never as great as
21,000,000 hales in a single year, includ
ing linters at the peak of linter consumpt
ion for manufacturing explosives ruding
the great war. Teh greatest consumpt
ion of American cotton in one y
cluingd linters, was never as much as
15,000,000 bales*
"The 10-year average consumption of
American cotton prior to the great
was about 13,000,000 bales, or only 4,000
000 bales more than our prospective carry
over. The 10-year average consumption
of all kinds of cotton, including American
prior to the great war, was ah >ut 17,500,
000 bales. The world is not likely to
value of 24c each,
American cotton at i<
buy a
: pound.
bale of
so had is
county Commisioners do not
curtail expences this year our county
will be in the bonds of a receiver next
fall. It would he of great interest to the
public to publish once a month the income
and and expenditure of the county. We
would like to know how many are eating
out of the county public trough. There
is a alot of talk about the hirelings of the
county getting more and better food to ltd
eat then heir "master,” Mr. Editor, if ^ r
it was not for making your mouth watc
ild tell you of the good ha;
School,”
wortl.wl
a high grade pioneer!
er in the field of religeous
Author of "'Flic Teachers j
Teacher Training Essentials,”!
text books. As if writer and
this
lie
ilc,
I of thought
: n addition to
lias secured
intendant,
intend.*i 1
^impelling influence. I
Dr. Tralle, the commit-,
)r. William A. Brown,
lepartment of evan-j
national Sunday School As-i
<. Maude J. Baldwin, Sup-
Childrens division of the
national Sunday School Association,
George R. Stewart, pastor of the
first Methodist Church, Birmingham. Ala
beef Myron C. Settle, General Supcrintendint
j the state of foreign credits. The number steak, sausage and 75c eggs that was fed of the Kansas City Sunday School As-
of spindles fit for use the world over, has to (| )e hands. Now I am not blaming: sociation, and Mrs. M. M. Hughes, Elem-
ben reduced about 16,000,000 out of a (he hands for eating this good grub, hut entary Superintendent of the conference
GLEE CU B MEETS
The St. Cecilia Glee Club, consisting
of the High School music pupils ui
the thanagement of Miss Adams,
its repular meeting at the home of M
Nell and Winnie Belle
MUSICAI.E AT LITHIA SPRINGS
A delighted audience at the school au
ditorium in Lithia Springs heard a pro
gram of songs and uiano pieces by Mrs.
Insie Bowden Johnson and Mrs. Ruby
James Slaton, last Thursday evening. Mr?
Johnson recently supplemented her course
in music with the Lula Clark Vocal
School of Atlanta by a series of lessons
from Barron Bertlield in New York and
also Frank Ip Forge, who is a composer.
Mr:
folllISI
chat
•d l»\
Vs Blond beauty
costume of black
ras cn>
n satin
of se-
nun
and he
tage pr-
mo
s Slaton’s
shell pink
ic finished
lifter
Afte
endered delightful
, Saturday
r program
freshments
ved.
I 'The club adjourned to
;it the home of Miss Bcuna Hagan.
total of 154,000,000. England’s 55,000,000 now I think we had better get down on Sunday School Board North Alabama. Douglasville,
spindles, the majority of which are work-j the level of a common tax payer. One Methodist Episcopal Church South. j Attention Mr
ing American cotton, are operating only other thing wc would like to know is this 1 ! With this great array of out of state Dear Madam
Open Letter to
Civic Club
Civic League,
added much to
idered by Mrs.
and there are many
itlier totaly idle or
because of lack of
24 hours per we
American spindl
running short ti
orders.
“It is folly todelude ourselves as to
the supply by pretending that it consists
only of that amount of co
positions or, to attempt
pay? La
oad surveying do we have specialists, and the large number of Geor- It is with pleasure we announce that
summer the roads were gin leaders who will have part on the we have completed the addition to our
verc told at a cost of $125, program, it is xxpected that the coming hank and through you we wish to notify
brunett type was clinrmir
and lavender georgette
with headed fringe. She
pathetic accompanist and
the.fine songs so well re
Johnson.
The program included selections from
operas, a group of new songs by American
composers and a few old ballads by re
quest ami encores. Mrs. Slaton gave
several instrumental pieces and some
pianologes and merry ditties.
These talented musicians recently gave
a concert in Douglasville. Their next
appearance will he in East Point for the
benefit of the Eastern Star.
n-
tin
4
per
lile. No
the
ith the road crews sun
c have to pay extra for this? if so, we
in domestic had better turn our road money over to
judge the the surveyors and put the road hands
iurveyors aLng State convention
ying again. Do> held in the state.
ill he the best eve
the ladies of
ped a room
which we ar
to furnish
ir town that we ha
vith water, light
ready to turn ove
1 they desire.
ve equip-
1 nd heat.
• to them
total supply by he "visible. We feel con*j out in the fields to make corn peas, po
fident that any sensible reasoning man tatoes and turnips to feed the surveyor:
if lie
the necesity for reducing acerage,
rill take th etrouble to read and
analize the figures that I have given in
the foregoing.
“It would he folly and the next thing
riminal, if those who pretend to speak
with authority in the South, to lead o j
keep he Souhern cotton grower
We country folks are no
art and have to ask questions
some things, if someone docs 1
tell
L
consume more than 15,000,000 Iries dur- formed, should conceal these facts. Th |
ing. the present fiscal year, and we have! spinner knows his statistice and studies
no assurance that it will consume that! them, possibly more religeously than he
much, nor do we know, or are there any
sign as to when conditions may be ex
pected to improve.
"Europe is bankrupt; it requires nearly
Mr. Floyd Watson and sm:
Cochran, and Mr. Hugh Watson of Cin !
cinati, Ohio were guests at the home of
their father, Mr.. M. B. Watson this week!
Hugh who is an aviator of considerable
skill and daring, lias recently flown in
does his bible- You cannot fool him, but some of the big Fox Film productions,
we can easily fool ourselves. If statistics | He is now on his way to California to
are worth anything at all, they warn us complete a contract as airman in one of;
The Matrons Club of Douglasville held Our purpose in adding this room tc
a callmeet ing on Friday Jan. 7, at the our Banking builing, was to provide a
home of Mrs. W. M. Almand # j place where the ladies of our town could
very This meeting was held for the purpose! hold meetings of their various clubs and
find fo installing new bfficcrs for the en- organizations, and also to provide a placi
vol- suing year, and also to fill one vacancy, where our lady costumers and friend?
! of the club. from the country, might rest and inakt
! Mrs. O. T. Selman, President; Mrs. J. 1 themselves comfortable when visiting our
1 of R. Duncan, Vice President; Mrs. Ralph town.
Hamilton Secy., Mrs. Justice Gower,! We trust the ladies will make use oftliis
I res., and Mrs. S. E. Johnston Editress.; room for the various purposes for which
The club has done.quite a number of it was built, hnd we assure you that we
hings towards beautifying the town and, take pleasure in placing it at your dis-
liey hope to do more this year than last ■ posal.
Mrs. Sam Harding was the new meinbei . Yours very truly,
dected. j Douglasville' Banking Company,
The club will meet with Mrs. F.M . J. T. Duncan, President.
to beware.’ 1
the latest Fox pictures.
Stewart, Friday Jan- 14th.
G. T. McLarty, Cashier.
Whether Douglasville wo
men will be permitted to
vote in the city primary is
not known yet. Chairmrn
Whitley and J. T. Duncan,
of the executive committee,
have expressee themselves--
in favor of it.
Pending the ar
rival of new parts
for the linotype
The Sentinel is is
sued on 4 pages.