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DOUGLASVILLfc,, FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1921
IELEPHONE RAISE
A-delegation composed of J. H. Mc-
Larty, J. R. Hutcheson, Dr. T. i
Whitley, 15. E. Edwards, F. M. Stew-
.rt, Thud McKoy, and 0. T. Selman
appeared before the railroad conunis-
-ion Tuesday to protest the rate' in
crease asked for by the Gainesboro
Telephone & Telegraph Co. No de
cision has been announced by the
commission but it is expected .the
matter will be disposed of within a
few days.
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
MOVEMENT
(Contributed.)
Local Methodists are especially in-
■ --rested—this month in the gloat pro-'
cram which is now engaging the
thought of all Southern Methodism.
At least two million cluircb people are
thinking along the line of Christian
• lucation.
A movement vital to all of ou men
tion is the “Christian Education
?Ipvement.' It is designed to lay em
phasis on the imperative need of
Christian schools}, the proper equip
ment and enlargement of our educa
tional institutions, the training of
teachers ahd ppeachers for leadership
in church and state, the increased ef
ficiency of the Sunday schools, the
saving of our nation from the blight
of bolshevism, the promulgation of
the truth as it is in Christ.
America has a reputation around
the world for being a commercialized
nation. It sometimes seems as if the
criticism is deserved. We estimate
nearly everything in terms of money,
And in many sections the rankest sort
of materialism predominates. A re
cent survey showed that 60 per cent
of the professors and half the ad
vanced students in great secular col
leges deny both the existence of God
and the immortality of the soul. Cer
tainly a dangerous trail. With what
the Southern Baptists, Southern Meth
odists and Southern Presbyterians are
.doing to correct these evils, the day
isn't far distant when'through their
movement there will be a return to
safe and sane thinking and the world
a better place to live in. Every dollar
invested in Christian education will
bear ample interest in well-trained
young men and women whoWe chief
aim will be to glorify God and to be of
service to their fellowmen.
COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM
SPECIAL CALL MEETING OF
FARM BUREAU IN ATLANTA
Atlanta, Ga., May 12.—Considera
tion of a number of important sub
jects will be Riven by t}ie meeting of
the advisory board of the Georgia
Favm.Bureau Federation at its special
called meeting- ^Monday, May Id, in
the headquarters of the bureau in the
Chamber of Commerce Building here.
One of the most important matters
to be acted upon will be the subject of
a cotton marketing plan. Whether
the farm bureau will attempt to
launch a plan at this time, or to cq
operate with othel- bodies, will be de
termined at the meeting.
A number of legislative matters wi!
be brought before the advisory board
members, and it is expected that the
meeting will adopt a legislative pro
gram to be introduce dat the coming
session of the legislature.
President R. A. Kelley returned to.
Atlanta this week after a ten day trip
through South Georgia. He reported
that he found the sentiment a*wong
the farmers vastly improved. He said
that in south Georgia h£ found a good
grain crop, and that all over the state
the farmers had weathered the recent
cold snap, and the crops were showing
favorable progress.
J» A. Woodruff, financial agent of
the farm bureau, also returned from a
trip to Savannah, and intermediary
points, and reported that he found
many counties organizng federal
county farm loan associations. The
Georgai Farm Bureau Federation is
pushing this work, and its financial
agent, Mr. Woodruff, will be glad to
assist any county in organizing a
farm loan ^association.
CREDITORS HAVE MEETING
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At a creditors' meeting of the Bur
ton brothers held Monday at the court
house most of the time was given
over to an* examination of the busi
ness affairs of the firm. Attorney
Boykin, of Carrollton, Attorneys
Strickland and Merritt and Attorney
J. S. Edwards, of Buchanan partici
pated in the hearing, which was be
lore Eugene Spradlin, the ,referee in
bankruptcy.
I wamjer’d lonely ns a cloud
That lloats on high o’er vales and hills,
When all at once 1 saw a crowd,
A host, of golden datYodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees.
Fluttering and dancing in the breeeze.
\ —Wordsworth.
WHAT TO HAVE FOR DINNER.
P LANNING the family meals is not
a task to he spoken of lightly, for
it means much thinking, planning and
economy. A nice dish which will be
liked by the family and will be asked
for again is:
.. Codfish Chowder.
Take^two thick slices of still pork,
cut into small cubes and fry until
brown; add one-half dozen potatoes
sliced, three small onions also sliced 1 ,
cover with boiling water and cook un
til the vegetables are tender. Add
two cupfuls of shredded salt: codfish
and one quart of hot milk ; cook for
five minutes, add one-half dozen milk
crackers softened in bollifig water
and serve at once.
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Soup From Bones of Fowls.
Remove all hits of meat from the
bones of a fowl. Separate the boues
at the joints and crush with a hum
mer; add-all the bits of skin, pieces
of neck and llfi* feet which have been
scaldeduind skinned. Cover with cold
water and set over the fire. Melt three
tablespoonfuls of chicken fat, slice
into it an onion, three stalks of cel
ery and a scraped carrot, add three'
sprigs of parsley, a blade of mace,
cover and let cook, stirring occasion
ally until softened and yellowed slight
ly. By covering the dish the vege
tables will steam in the Cat and their
own moisture. Add to the bones with
a cupful of left-over canned corn and
simmer partly for an hour; remove
the hones and strain through a fine
sieve. This broth may be used in
making almost any variety of soup. By
the addition of salt, pepper and a small
'can of tomato soup, u particularly
good tomato soup results.
Banana Salad.
Slice one-half dozen bananas and
chop one cupful of walnuts fine; add
a littlcr salt and mix with enough may
onnaise dressing to make the salad
of the right consistency; add one cup
ful of freshly-roasted peanuts, and
serve on lettuce.
„Yqpng. cooked levels, hollowed oul.
and filled with peas, peanut's and
chopped pickles mjjces,. with a good
w^ll-seusoned dressing, a most tasty
salad.
Caramel Rice Pudding.
Pour one-half cupful of washed rice
Into boiling salted water. Stir with
a fork to keep the grains from stick
ing; cook until soft. Pour Into a col
ander and rinse with cold water. Cool.
Beat the yolks of Iwo eggs until light,
add one-half cupful each of brown
sugar and raisins, one-fourth teaspooil-
ful of vanilla, a dash of cinnamon am!
one cupful of nuimealy. Bake until
brown. Cover with a meringue, us
ing the whites. Serve with ereifhi.
'HujU* TvWi/vtffi.
DOUGLASVILLE PUBBIC SCHOOL
May 18, 1921—7:30 P.M. . _
The Feast 7 of the Tied Corn—By Paul filiss. AUterican Indian
Operetta (in two acts), Music'Department.
May 19, 1921—7:30 P. M.
High School Play, “The Village ■School-Ma’am.”
CHARACTERS:
Richard Elliott, storekeeper and postmaster—Edwin Raggett/
Janies Graham, a commercial traveler—Grady King.
Rev. Mr. Hicks, the village parson—Henry Hopkins.
Ilosea Clegg, who belongs to the G. A. R.—Rader Stewart.
Sam Alcott, who has a more than better half—Ralph Smith.
Tad, just a boy—Cauthorn Rudd.
Sylvia Lennox, tlie village school-ma’am—Sara Selman.
Ida May Alcott, who has had “advantages”—Lucile Dodson. .
. Mrs. Alcott, her proud mama, somewhat-forgetful—Gertie
Brittain; i
Elvira Pratt, a dressmaker—Nell House.
Posit^ who was born tired—Mary Burton.
SYNOPSIS.
Act I.—In front of the store and postoffice,'on a morning in
August.
Act II.—Same as Act 1, the middle of same'afternoon.
Act III.—Home of the Alcotts, three days later.
May 20, 1921—8:30 to 11:30 A. i}T.
Public School Exhibit, City school building.
Patrons and friends of the schools from the entire couhty
are invited to visit the Schools’ Exhibit.
Friday, May 20, 1921—8 P. M.
Graduating Exercises.
NEW BOILER INSTALLED AT
J. W. HOUSE & SONS PLANT!
A new 150 Horsepower boiler has
just been installed at the plant of
J. W. House & Sons to take the place |
of the two smaller boilers which have
been used up to the present. The
new boiler was fired up for the first
time Tuesday afternoon. Kindling a
fire in the huge firebox is only a mat
ter of a few wagonloads of fuel and
a couple of husky firemen busy with
shovels, but at that it is expected to
be a fuel-saver in the [on,tv run.
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MARIETTA FLAYERS WHULI) BE
WELCOMED TO DOUGLASVILLE
(Contributed)
Last Thursday evening. May 4th,
the people of Douglasville were given
a rare treat by members and friends
of the Y. W. C. A. of Marietta. Three
one-act plays were presented at tlie
College auditorium here, and those
who.were so fortiynate as to see them,
feel very much* indebted to the Y. W.
C. A. at Marietta for an . veiling of
good, wholesome fun and entertain
ment. Each play was well staged and
every character won Yhe audience
with their unusual charm and natural
ness of manner.
Much credit is due Mrs. W. E. Ben
son, the director, for her skilful train
ing and management. Words of praise
and commendation are heard from the
lips of .every one who saw the plays
presented, and the people of Douglas-
Lfrille will gladly welcome another visit
from the gootl people of Marietta.
I t C. A. PLAYS
II
The play, “Three Fills in a Bottle,”
presented here last Thursday evening
by the Drama Council of the Mari
etta Y. W. C. A. made a decided hit /
with the large audience which wit
nessed the performance at the audi
torium.
Although the members of the com
pany arK all afnateurs yon wouldn't '
guess it after an evening’s delightful
entertainment such as they gave in
“Three Pills in a Bottle.” And while'
the Marietta company would win the
approval of any audience on sheet?
merit and cleverness in weaving the
many tense situations, both gripping
and ludicrous, they couldn’t have se
lected a better vehicle on which to
carry out a couple of hours good act
ing than “Three Pills in a Bottle.”
It is hardly necessary to mention the
different players by name as they jue
firmly fixed in the memories pf> all
ho saw the play ,and to the unfor
tunate ones who did not attend it
■vould only add to their regrets to
Iwell further upon what they missed.
Saturday, May 21, 1921—7(30 1>. M.
Box of Dolls, by Myers and Carrington. A Japanese Oper
etta. Junior Music Class.
THE MOST IMPORTANT GETS THE LEAST.
Out or
edpcatipn;
tions; 6 1/
purposes 8
health.
every dollar appropriated by the Legislature 51 1/2 cents goes for
17 1/2 cents for pensions; 14 1/2 cents for eleemosynary Institu-
2 for the enforcement of law: 2 1/5 cents for agriculture; other
4/5 cents, and less than one cent for the protection of the people’s
JL...
. TOTAL STATE APPROPRIATION 59,943,990.
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POLES MOVE R0UMANIA GRAIN
New Republic's Food Supply Suffered
Last Year From Bolshevik
"> Offensive. )
Warsaw.—Trains made up entirely
of Polish rolling .stock and manned
by Polish crews began making reg
ular trips into Uotmumlu recently to
bring grain to the new repnblic, which
suffered terribly in crop losses last
year owing to the .Bolshevik offensive.
Roumania was unable to deliver
■grain to Poland because of luck of
usable rolling stock. This grain is
milled Into Hour for the population
of Galicia. Northern Poland, includ
ing Warsaw^ receives Its supply of
flour chiefly from America.
Two trains a day, transporting
about ty">,000 tons of grain a month,
are mivv making regular trips from
central, Roumania.
Experts have reported excellent
prospects for Poland’s - crops next har
vest and., it Is expected that .with a
summer of peace the country will
raise enough grain to supply all needs.
ARMISTICE CAR TO MUSEUM
Will Get Place of Honor Among Mili
tary Trophies on Terrace of
Invalids in Paris.
Paris, I'iance.—Tlie railway carriage
in which tlie German representatives
signed the armistice is, with Marshal
Foch’s coipent, to to be given a place of
honor on |he terrace of the Invulides,
beside th< trophies of the Crimean
war. i
It was originally intended to present
, the hlstojlc relic to the Louvre
' museum, nit It has been decided that.
In view i Its military significance,
It should Dj exhibited at the'Invalldes.
Less than 1% for the protection of THE PEOPLE'S HEALTH.
Is that goc/d business? It must be, our law makers did it in 1919. It
probably accounts for the fact that of-the 88,000 children born in Georgia each
year there are 62,250 left when the fifth year of life is reached fo enter the
schools. Some of these are deaf, some dumb, some crippled and some blind
so that they can never be educated. Many more children on account of
poverty brought on by sickness are not able to attend,"school, while more than
1/3 are defective to such an extent as*to be a drag upon the school. The $5,147,399
is not too much to spend on education, but one cent out of each dollar is too
little to spend on the prevention of these conditions which kill the innocent
children and render many others not only unfit for citizenship blit in truth
a liability upon tlie state. If tlie mothers of Georgia, when they come into
full possession of their rights of franchise, do not stcn> the deaths of the inno
cent children, then Georgia is lost, for money invested in public highways,
education, penal institutions and the enforcement^)!! law as bus beeir in
the past will never reduce the infant mortality rate. Disease must be elim
inated from the home, the parents made healthy. In other words, the pro
tection of the public health must be given the same consideration, as other
functions of the State Government,' and the protection of the public health
must begin with the prevention of infant mortality if the life of the state is
to be conserved. , v
An appropriation of 1.7 cents per acre is made by the state for agricultural
purposes. There is appropriated for the protection of th<3 health o£ each
individual in Georgia 3.1 cents. It would appear that the health of an indi
vidual was a Tittle less than twice as bn'portant as the development of an
acre of'agricultural land, for the Legislature appropriated twice as much per
person as per acre. , The average acre in' Georgia is assessed at $10.43. There
fore the health of the citizen is worth only $19.01 in capital stock of the State.
This is too low a value to place on the health of a citizen. The development
of each acre of land is absolutely necessity and tlie appropriation for agri
cultural purposes is, if anything, too smalf. but the protection of the HEALTH
OF THE FARMER IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE DEVELOPMENT
| OF HIS LAND, and the sooner this fact is realized and a common sense value
| placed- qii good health, just that soon will tlie economic loss due to sickness
; be prevented.
PRINCIPAL OF HIGH SCHOOL
SUSTAINS INJURIES IN FALL
Mr. Ed D. Gunby, principal of the
Douglasville high school, was very
painfully injured at the school Tues-
day| when he tripped and fell, dislo
cating his shoulder. How it occurred
has not been related, but it is shid
the teacher’s .foot wtfs caught caus
ing him to fall with the result above
noted.
LOCAL MILL HAS ORDERS FOR
MONTHS AHEAD—MORE COMING
As an indication pf the return to
normalcy in busiijpss the Douglas hos
iery mill is a good example. Officials
of the mill say that orders are
hand for several weeks’ output i
more in sight for the future.
They say, also, that the mill now
requires several more girls opera
tives and'that steps will be taken-to
get the new employees immediately
It is generally acknowledged that buy
ers are looking for close prices and
tlie efficient management, up-to-date
equipment and high graderproducts of
the local enterprise is said to give it
an advantage to a certain extent in se
curing orders.
M IND STORM DOES MINOR
DAMAGE IN FURIOUS GALE
The young tornado which passed
through this section Wednesday aft
ernoon uprooted sevral big trees,
twisted signs and billboards I pose and
did other damage, during the short
time it blew the hardest. A window
sash was blown out of the Douglas
Hosiery mill, the framework bf a
house which was being erected a short
distance east of town was torn down,
several telephone and telegraph poles
were blown down also.
No very serious damage has been
reported.
Eleven windows in the court house
were broken. Several barns and out
buildings throughout the county were
blown down or partly wrecked.
ACCIDENT AT DEPOT TUESDAY
MAY PROVE FATAISI'O NEGRO
Grant Evans, colored, was perhaps
fatally injured Tuesday morning when
he was thrown from a freight train
at the depot, his head striking the
ground with .yuch force as to fracture
the skull.
it is not known exactly how the ac
cident happened except that it is said
the negro swung on to the train for
a ride and was thrown oil', or-that
he attempted to board the moving
train anti was knocked down. Imme
diately he arose and walked away but
a doctor’s examination showed inju
ries which may be fatal.
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Molasses Halts City Council.
2,000 London Stage Girls Idle. Williamson, W. Vu. — Molasses
London.—Unemployment in theater- caused the postponement of the month-
land, like that in other professions and ly meeting of the- city commission of
trades, is widespread here at present Williamson. The city fathers gut li
lt being estimated that there tire now ered in their meeting room, only to
more, than 2,000 chorus-girls and fi;td that some mlsereunt had smeared
“stHtoll part” actresses out of . work- hiolasses on the seats of their chairs.
COMMENCEMENT THIS YEAR TO
BE BEST IN SCHOOL’S HISTORY
If harr/ work and extensive prepara
tion means anything the commence
ment this year shows promise of
eclipsing any former commencement'
in recent years. Professor Gunby, the
teachers and pupils have been devot
ing much time in the preparation' of
the main features, which will mark
the closing of one of the most suc
cessful school years..in a long time
and it is their wish that the com
mencement he in keeping with the ex
cellent work of the school for the
term soon to end.
SAM C. DBBBS 'JO SPEAK AT,
METHODIST ( HURCIT SUNDAY
•Mr. S. C. Dobbs, of Atlanta, will
speak at the Methodist church next
Sunday morning at eleven o’clock. Mr.
Dobbs, who has been actively identi
fied with the Chamber of Commerce,
the Coca-Cola Company and many
projects important in the financial and
business life of the, south, is expected
to bring a message of interest to ev
erybody. A large number of people
is expected to hear him. »
DOUGLAS COUNTY FARM
BUREAU ORGANISES FOR
BETTER MARKETING
Saturday afternoon'a few farmers
met as previously announced and or
ganized the Douglas County Farm Bu
reau, the object of which is the better
marketing of what the farmer has to
sell.
J. T. Miles, of Winston, was
elected county manager. About
twenty-five of the leading-farmers of
the county joined the' movement and
this number will be greatly increased
in the near future it is hoped.
Another rneeting»will be held in the
near future at which time some con
crete plan will be shaped out. in the
meantime all farmers interested are
requested to communicate with Mr.
Miles, of Winston, or Mr. Jeter, the
county agent, who has an oM'ice in the
court house.
HUGH EDWARDS RETURNS FROM
AUTO TOUR OF THREE STATES
Hugh Edwards returned this week
from an extended motor trip through
Alabama, Mississippi and/-Tennessee,
which he said was a pleasant one in
some respects although the roads in
some sections were atrocious. He
made the torn alone and visited all
the larger towns’ anc^ cities in the
three states, Memphis, being the far-
thercst point west.