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n X NEL VOL. I DOUGLASVILLE, GEORGIA JANUARY 6, 1922 NUMBER I West Georgia Seine!! t io The Public As we peep out upon the world K*e have been very much con fer the first time in the beginning! >-> bed over the run down condi- of this new year, it is with mixed; tion of the Sentinel the past year, feelings of fear and hope; but i Conditions that were unavoidable ' hope predominates and it is with | on our part, resulted in a personal gladness and best wishes that we loss to us and rendered the paper greet you, believing that as we of less value to the public as a progress, and get better acquaint-| whole, but conditions, as you ed, we are sure to be better j know , were unusual, friends. Our interests are yours We have leased the plant and and your interests shall be ours, ■ good will to Messrs. Lumpkin and and upon the Golden Rule of ap- Morris, both competent public plication of this principle we plant ourselves for the best interests of our city, our county and our sec tion. Many are our needs and many are yours, and our task is great, but our opportunities are also limited only by our ability to grasp them. With the consjdera- tioi and co-operation of our con- stinjants, and the encouragement or our bretheren ( the press), we put ourselves to the task with hope and faith in our ability to accomplish no mean part in the development of all that stands for the interests of our people and section. To these ends we ask the sympathy and support of all classes and .creeds and promise our best efforts to aid in every movement in the interest of the people. A very cordial invitation is hereby extended to all who wish to have a part in the welfare of our community to lend us their assistance and influence in ob taining the news and support of each and exery person within our compass, spirited men, whom you know. They at once doubled the force with a determination to make the paper what it should be—a credit to Douglac county. They cannot do this alone but will need the loyal support of every citizen. If you want a good county paper, rally to their support, subscribe for it, get your neighbors to do the same and write or telephone them the news when something happens that should be in the paper. To the business men who know the value of a good paper to com munity, we feel that it is unnecssc sary to urge you to support-tt in every way. There is nqjfv^iown without a good newspaper.- interests and t Irak of a the same. You Seed an ing medium andr-the better' OUR HEW EDITOR TO DOUGLAS COUNTY PEOPLE: -\ ■'Vi'-'is ' Doubtless most of our readers would like to know something of the man who is to edit and have the general oversight over our County Paper; for this reason we present to you in the above photo graph Col. E. S. Lumpkin anc^ his pged mother, taken in their resiaehce at Lithia Springs, Ga. •Col. Lumpkin comes of good old ueorgia pareiitage, of whom many fcajve filled places of honor and newspaper is the better Results you will obtain—and of course you will give them your job work and all of it. \Ve feel assured that if you will rally to their sup port, you will again soon have one of the best papers in Geor- •dtbonsibiliiy; was born in Rome, Ga-, reared in Atlanta; was ad mitted to the Georgia Bar in 1896, and since has practiced Law and ofVujr section. Me loves his pro fession and also the art of farm ing and in adding this new enter prise to his duties, lie does it fully believing that his fellow citizens will {appreciate his efforts along these lines, and show their appre ciation by their active support. Mr. Mason Ash and Mr. Grady Halt have been secured to assist in getting out a good paper and no pains will he spared to publish a credible and profitable sheet. Cm. Lumpkin wants it under stood that the above photograph With very best wishes to one gia. We commend Messrs. Liinip- and all, we are, kin and Morris to you and teel Respectfully, that you will give them that same E. S. LUMPKIN, loyal support you gave us for ten J. LYMAN MORRIS, veers. - Wynrseto., Farmed. He located at his pres-! doesn’t do him justice. Since his cut residence in 1905, and has! marriage a few months ago he been since that time more or less | considers himself a much finer closely identified with the affairs looking man. Mass Meeting and County Finances. Publishers. Meeting of City Dem= ocratic Executive Committee Z. T. HAKE. | Besides the bonded debt of *160,000.00, it is estimated that Commissioners >fold;the county owes approximately one hundred thousand dollars. The one hundred thousand dol- Monthly Meeting Jan. .. , 909 Pursuant to a call of the Liiair-' an, Dr. Whitley the Democratic executive committee of the town of Douglasville met for the pur pose of calling a white primary for the nomination of town of ficers for the ensuing year. On motion primary is hereby order ed on Sat. Jan. 21st. On motion all white legal voters are ask to participate regardless of 1921 taxes. On motion entries for candidates will close at 6 o clock P. M. the 19th.' On otion names of all candidates for town off icers shall appear on the ticket,?' Appointed, J. J. Kirby, A, H. Matthews. O. E. Mason, Mna- gers of the election. T. R. WHITLEY, /hr. J. M. PaNHLS Jlcty, The County Commissioners held regular monthly meeting Tuesday. Rr MR. W L. KENNEDY. / It wsa a great day for Doug lasville >nd this section when Mr. W L. Kennedy recently bought his hole here and moved his business was yearly cost for ‘20 mules of *7,800 Depreciation in value, loss of time from lameness, and deaths at 10 per ct. 730.00 Upkeep of wagons, wheel ers, tools, etc. 1500.00 egCn... , transacted. 'he old warden, |' T | )e ^standing Gener Mi. S. A. I'LGeerirk, was re- elepted at a 'educed salary from $140 per r>onth and board to $125 per m jn th and board. The election of the guards is left up to the waQen, but it is supposed no chang( S will be made. The eection of the new Farm Demons'vator was passed up by a vote 0 f 2 to 1. The chairman not Approving at a salary of $U00 from the county. It is .inderstood the Demonstrator is to get a salary of $1200 from the State and Federal govern ments besides the amount paid by the county. The passing up of bills or vouchers and other usual busi ness was transacted. THAD McKOY ANNONNCES I hereby announce myself a candidate for re-election to the lars of outstanding indebtedness consists of Road Warrants and | General County Warrants. Total $9530.00 The outstanding road warrants] There is nothing allowed in this are approximately $80,000.00 estimate for a hew barn, feed house, stalls and shelters for al \varrhrif!rtfi , tP-flMprox- I tools and so forth, which will cost imately 20,000.00 the county abodt two thousand dollars. Total $100,000.001 Making a yearly cost of operat- Owing to the county’s system of ] ing the chaingang of $19447.50 book keeping it is impossible to Adding to this the cost Having been assigned to Ibis county to work in the capacity of a county agent for 1 he year of 1922. 1 wish to say something to you in trying to introduce myself 1 wus horn and i cared on a farm in Kentucky, an, a graduate of Georgetown College in-the above state, leeemng an A.ft. degree in 1511, but studied agriculture it! the Diversity of Kentucky, taught four yea' s ami served, as principal of three high schools and farmed for three years after graduation. Nearly Four years ago I came to Georgia and worked in the ca pacity of a county agent in War ren and Paulding counties. Geor gia, and so here I am in Douglas county. I will endeavor to walk with the Douglas County National Farm Association in promoting its interest hut not in the capacity of secretary, because the government rules and regulations won’t per mit such. Also, T will work with the Douglas County Farm Bureau in helping to develop and promote all legitimate co-operative enter prises among the local farmers and furthermore, I will visit schools in the county to discuss agricultural club work and enroll hoys end girls who are interested in this work. During the farming Season, S will visit these boys and girls to give their work pers .mil supervision and instruction and will do ally other work, usually done by county agents. The office at my disposal wdl he that of the county school commis sioner in the court-house and the regular office day will he Satur day. and all those who wish to see the county agent may call on tin- aliove day. W. S. BURNS. SENATOR WM. J. HARRIS. Elsewhere in this issue will be found a statement trom Mr. w. I. Dorris, chairman of our county commissioners, and some resolu tions deducted therefrom by sev eral citizens gathered by a call from Mr. Frank Collins and others to consider the present unsatis factory condition of our county treasury. Also at a subsequent meeting in the court house last Saturday the same sub ject was discussed. But only one side of the question seems to have been dealt with. At the first of these meetings about 50 people were present and about a hun dred at the last, as we are in formed. Of course there are many other good citizens in our county that have the county’s interest on their hearts, besides those who were present at those meetings, and to say that there is another side to the question besides the one de veloped at these meetings, goes without saying. \V e do not ques tion for a minute the truthfulness of Mr. Dorris’ statement but we do question the wisdom of the figures presented,, and honestly believe our commissioners, who are all good men, can so arrange the expenses of our public work without cutting the efficiency of it in the least, to bring it within the income of the county and then stiM leave a nice balance to be ap plied to reduce present indebt edness. At this time it will never do for us to go backward and not keep up our improvements sloug the i J --w>n,t, | ,,t u -- general Surely, if public. Surely, if there'’ was a time to do your best it is now, and the town or county that pushes forward, instead of going back, is sure to catch the influx of people that are being drifted from their present homes because Requests all who wish a pack- j 0 f the unsettled conditions. So, age of vegetable seed sent them 0lIr s , , ■ Qo forwBrd cut ex- through the free distribution . . . ... seeds by the government, to P enses ' > -Cs ’ bllt not at the ex ' write him and he will be glad to j Pe»se of the needed imprrovo- send them a package. j ments. patch work from the estimated] Hopkins Announces familypermanently to our little 0{fjce of city clerk f or the year & £S£& VX t Hkill 198* subject to the white primary that romises to be a great bene- to b«r held on Jan. 21 *9—, to fit tc our merchants. He has j uominrte officers for the ensuing orgadzed and pit in operation year , if re elected 1 pledge my- a Fright Truck Line running Hel j faithfully discharge the daijy from ^li! duties of theoff.ee to the best of ' my abilty. 1 will appreciate your yote and get the exact figures on short no tice, but it is safe to say that the above figures will not vary but a few thousand dollars either way. Estimated cost of operating the chaingang per year: Warden’s salary One guard One guard One cook Gasoline, motor oil and upkeep of trucks Coal, heaters, cook stoves dishes, etc., *-'00.00 Clothes, shoes, bedclothes, Dr. bills, etc., 600.00 Board for 15 convicts at 50c per day 2737.50 $1860.00 960.00 780.00 780.00 and of patcli work overseers 2000.00 and the upkeep and oper ation of road engine 3000.00 Total $24447.50 The estimated advalorem road tax for 1921, is $12000.00 Commutation tax about 4000.00 2000.00 lantf and return, hauling i.vu.s of freight either going or coming; this is a fine service to all who partonize his Co., deliv ering the goods same day receiv ed and at a saving in cost. This businesa is calculated to grow and be of greit service to the community, and the competition may, in time, help to get the rail- ' roads to be more reasonable in their prices. It is x ;th pleasure we welcome this good man among us and hope for more like him still to come. Tanlac, the celebrated medi- influeucc. THAD McKOY MARRIED. Total $9917.50 According to this estimate it will cost the county $661.16 to work one convict 12 months. Allowing that a convict works 200 days during the year, it will cost the county $3.30 and a frac tion of a cent a day for each con vict. I have not included in this esti mate any thing for the upkeep of the camp, cages, washing pow ders, soap, disenfectants, rewards Miss Clara Clonts and Mr. J. W. New were recently happily married by Rev. S. T. Gilland. i e tc., which if included under the The happy couple nitend making , presen f status of the camp would 5S2JS5* 1 tS* £SS«-!— tends its best wishes and hopes . lars. In shoit we have got to to see the good dwork make fur-, have a new one if we keep the ther progress. You know the convicts. editor recently got married and [ est j mate the feed, harness, ; knows what a tine thing it is. | , • . , for yn mules cine, is now sold by Whitley si He surely recommends it to the; b ^ . other boys. -|at twent y dollars per day or a $16000.00 Leaving a deficit for the year 1921 of $8447.50. Under the present system of management the county is grad ually drifting in debt at the rate of eight thousand four hundred forty seven dollars and fifty cents per annum. This should be stopped and some plan be adopted that will keep the expenditures safely with in the county’s income, and the quicker it is done the better it will be for the county’s creditors and the tax payers. By doing away with the chain gang, all except 12 mules and two annual road tax would leave $6020.00 to go on back debts, and to pay interest on outstanding warrants. \ wnjJ The following reflations were offered and unanimously adopted: Resolve; That we the citizens and tax payers of Douglas County recommend that the County Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of said county, dis pose of the chaingang and the chaingang epuipment to the best advantage of the county, except two road machines, twelve mules and harness for same, and that said road machines be operated by free labor, until the outstand ing road warrants are paid or un til some provision can be made to maintain a county chaingang on a cash basis. Resolve Further, that we ree ommend that the County Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue of Douglas County, do not employ a county agent or Farm Demonstraor for the year 1922. And should two of the commissioners vote to employ a County Demonstrator, we recom- UiTr”iv\arshai * At the solicitation of friends, I hereby announce myself a candi date for re-election to the office of Marshal, subject to the white pri mary, to be heU'Jan. 21, 1922 t« nominate tov/n officers. I pledge myself if re-eiected to faithful discharge of the duties of my office as I have in the past. I will appreciate the support of all who believe in a clean govern ment. Very truly youis, E. L. HOPKINS MR. GEER FOR MAYOR. road machines, I behave that we j mend that the chairman of said can keep the roads in reasonably : board refuse to sign any warrants good condition until we can do j to pay the salary of said County better at the following cost: j Demonstrator until there is a tax Two road machines and ! levy made for that purpose. 12 mules at $12 per day $4380.00] On motion, W. I. Dorris was Five men at $60 per month ; requested to give a summary of Elsewhere in this issue is aa article from friends of Mr. Geer, urging him to run for the May oralty. As we have already said, there are quite a number of strong and suitable men in Douglasville for the Mayor's chair, among whom, of course, Mr. Geer stands prominent. It will be our pleasure to see any of these capable and good men elected, and we urge our people to quietly select and elect such men as will be an honor to out city, and see that our interests are properly cared for. There is a difference of course in men, some stand for forward move ments and others are backward, be sure we get .the forward man at this critical time, when we must either go backward or for ward, there is no middle ground. Pharmacy. to operate machines 3600.00 1 the meeting and have it published I firstfiaidfifi 6 the thne & ' <lSV '*- 6 Patch work etc. at ■ 2000.00 j m the Douglas County Sentinel. | ' i On motion the meeting was ad-: The friends of Mrs. J. E. Foster, Total $9980.00 journed to meet again on Satur-! of Chapel Hill, will be pleased to Subtracting the cost of operat-i day December 31st, 1921. I learn that she is improving in ing the ruud Machines and the j W. I. DORRIS. I health.