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vm.l MN NO. XVII
DOUGLASVILLE, GEORGIA FRIDAY, MARCH io, 1922.
NUMBER 48 1
List
drawi
1922.
traverse
serve for first week March Ter
"Douglas Superior Court.
T. C. Webb, J. F. Wright, W. E.
Htulson, W. II. Thompson, II.* I. Giles.
J. 0. Davis. D. T. Miller, W. I,. Mil
ler, J. W. McTvro, A. E. Renfroe, -I. T.
Duncan, W. G. Maxwell, L. S. Lam
bert, E. P." Bo mar, J. W. Baggett, B.
T. Fargason, J. J. Sticher, J. T.
Carnes, D. S. Taylor, T. J. Morris, J.
T. Cunningham, F. E. Ragan, H. A.
Wilson, G. D. Campbell, B. A. Hudson,
J. H. Harding, D. P. Fargason, J. \V.
Hallman, J. T. Camp, Sr., U. S. Parr,
\ y s t e r i o u s \ V o m a n
with a Band Box
A Mysterious ’worna;-- with A Hand
Ho* arrived yesterday and stop
ping tit (Kirby House.) She is
Creating Quite a Sensation on Ac
count of the Contents of Her Band
Box.
Yesterday morning; when the
train pulled in from Atlanta a
most charming little French will
ow stepped off the train carring a
mysterious band box. The mad
am ism route to Birmingham, and
has been called t<> Douglasville by
a certain ’’SECRET 0RGAN1ZA-
iSniv^HSEKESSHSESIiSSffiH j;
ves of World On
Colton Growers!
8-FOOT
111 OX
• E. Mosley, C. F. Selman, J. C. Rob-;TION,“ the name which she re-
er.-on, Howard Gore, J. 1’. Phan-. P. j fuses to disclose, but will be an-
rf. Winn, C. H. Ragan, •i- H. Bnuvner, j nounced | a t er Her dashing ap
pearance at the station caused
Brock, H. H. Barron, W. C. Daniell
•]. 0. Sayer, H. K. Forsyth, J. W.
irigga, B. B. Watkins, W. O. Shell,
I. A. Morris, J. S. Giles, Sr.
such a sensation among the men
that one of o«r prominent baeli-
lors immediately called a meeting
of his pals at the drug store to in
form them not even to take a sec-
i ond look at her. However, a local
newspaper reporter called at the
Turk-, J. It. Hudson, w. J. Blake, S- j hotel for an interview and found
A. McGouirk, B. L. Ronfroe, A. P. the madam’s band box not only
Winn, W. G. Saver, Paul H. Vansant, . . , . , , .
T. p. Huckaby, H. P. Brown, Ben Tur- contained pamt and powder and
List of Traverse Jurors drawn to
sene second week of March Term,
.*22, Douglas Superior Court.
G. A. Hembree, W. T. Camp, J. A.
nor, B. M. Pade, J. W. Shipp, T. N.
Mozlev, A. M. Howell, H. L. Huey, B.
M. Gore, T. A. Steed, J. L. Giles, W.
M. Enterkin, J. F. Whitlock, Carl Mc-
Lart.v. H. R. Brown, H. S. Brown, John
JI. Brown, A. A. Fincher, R. H. Bell,
W. A. Davidson, J. J. Daniell, W. B.
Cosby, L. A. Eskew, E. Henderson, W.
P. Wood, R. M. Johnston, W. A. Tur-
other things, but also a basket of
hugs. The bugs are of a danger
ous variety—all kinds and colors
and about the size of a boll weevil
hut if bitten bv any variety the
victim immediately succumbs. So
BACHI.ORS BEWARE,your free
dom is just about at an end for
•u , James Brown, W. R. Smith,.I. W. | these hugs have been known t<
throw hard-hearted bachelors into
a fever and when the fever lias
cooled the bachelor would propose
to the first pretty girl he met.
The. imLers of the town ire
so elated over the madam’s visit
that they have rented the Au-
ditorum for Mn r ch 17, at which
time the madam will give a public
demonstration olwhich theseliUle
bugs can do. All marriageable
men, of any age, lire urged to he
present and watch the exhibition.
Hendrix, James McIntosh, J. W. Hun
ter, McKinley Collins, E. E. Irwin, R,
M. Smith. G. T. Mobility, O. E. Mason,
T. B. Giles, G. A. Griffith. W. T. Wil
liams, S. T. Nalley, H. W. James, A,
■1. I-Vu’.tandor. It. S. Estes. J. F. Lone:,
J. A. Dempsey, O. A. Selman, W. J.
Boyd, H. 0. Winn, S. I 1 . McKoy, J. I,.
Sticher.
A farmer sold his
I
| bought another farm in an
other county, because his neigh
bors were so mean. With his
family and his furniture and his
| cattle on the road, he sloped at a
spring near where lived an old
fellow who should have been
] leaching philosophy hut who, on
account of a lack of education, had
missed his calling. This farmer
told Hie old philosopher how mean
his neighbors were and that lie
hoped he would never see them
again. The old philosopher said,
"They are just as bad or worse
where you are going.” And they
were.
Soon after that another farmer,
wlio was moving, stopped and
told the old philospher that the
only reason lie was moving was to
get near a better school and that
it nearly broke his heart to leave
his neighbors as they were such
good neighbors. The old philo
sopher said, "You will find them
just as good and us kind where
you are going.” And he did.
You have perhaps heard of the
fellow who died in the prime of
his life of spite which had bucked
up and soured in his system A
Next week, known as”Victory
Week,” in the Georgia 200,001)j
hale cotton pool campaign, will de j
termini' the success or failure of j
tile whole movement, according to j
farmers now working upon it. j
place and I w 'th all his '"ifjhl and when ill I^tui'day, March 11 at J dll) I’.
I,-! i i.i , M., a meeting of all signers of the
lust he surrendered, he at onceo ,, , . .. , ,
, „ , , cotton contract has been ca ed at
became a loyal citsen of the Union ,, , ,, .. .. .
I . ■ , , ■ , . tin’ Court House of id counties in
and advised ins soldiers to lie true , . , .. . .
which the campaign is going on.
SCIENCE OF MAGNANIMITY
vn to
■ch Tor
1922.
List of persons (In
Grand Jurors for Mu
Douglas Superior Court.
M. J. Morris, J. S. Rutherford, O. O.
Gilland, J. R. Land, G. S. Kins, G. L.
■Roberts, J. A. Lee, J. T. Lee, J- H. Ab
ercrombie, J. H. Moody, W. P. Webb,
M. B. Vansant, J. E. Foster, P. H. Mc
Gouirk. S. J. Janies, V. F. Ernie, F. M.
Stewart, E. M. Hapin, W. E. Huey, G.
M. Edwards, J. L. Dorris, L. W. Ma
son, W. L. Malone, J. A. Enterkin, I.
\V. Chambers, J. R. Duncan, J. C. Mor
n’s, W. L. Dalrymple, C. T. Hallman,
T. J. .Brewer, B. I). Farpason, M. B.
Daniell.
Attention Farmers
County Director R. B. Fortune,
of ’’The Georgia Cotton Growers
Co-operative Association”, not
withstanding the inclement wea-
1hef has addressed farmers meet
ing at both Winston and Lithia
Springs during tile past week, and
already over 50 farmers have sig
ned The Pooling Contract for the
next five years. Mr. Fortune ad
dressed the farmers of Yeager and
Bill Arp comunlties on Wednes
day afternoon and night- He will
address a meeting at Cool Springs
■Court ground on next Monday
Mar. 13th. at 2 Ociock P. M.
Every farmer who is interested
in this great movement from every
district in Douglas County is
urged to attend an hours meeting
in the Court house at Douglasville
next Saturday Mar. 11th. for the!
Villa Rica
ciizens of the U. S. A. Please let
Few highways bridges with ii
width of roadway less than IB feet
are now being constructed on im
proved roads, according to engi
neers of the Btireru of Public
Roads of the United States De
partment of Agriculture, in the
me say right here that the old sol- j 1 hrt ' e llolugllt , as l lml " ‘‘ v< ‘ ry j past some of 12 feet and a good
diers who wore Hie gray are, deep
down in their hearts as loyal to the
flag of our country as loyally itself!
I do not belive there is a man or
woman in the South whose heart
does not thrill at the sight of the
flag, and few, if any, who would
not, if need be, willingly and gladly
die for it. It is much harder to
forgive when we have been whip
ped. Lee was big enough, grand
enough, noble enough to do that!
Abraham Lincoln was built like
a good adding machine. Ha faught
a good fight into which he put
every ounce of his magnificent
strength, and when at last victory
was won and the slaves were free
and when the Union was saved,
there was no malice in his noble
heart, hut rather, "Charity for all!
i do not think I have ever seen
this picture, but it is nevertheless
viVidly impressed on my mind. 1
can see Lincoln lying in his coffin
in the Capitol with the flag of his
country draped about him as the
hushed thousands slowly pass by
neighbor of his, an old fellow who to view him for the last time. • hi
could generally say something his sail face there is the faint smile
good of every man, after trying
Ii is level best to think of some
thing kind about him, said. ’Ho
was not as mean all the time as lie
was sometimes.” There is no
doubt about the fact that many a
man actually suffers and dies from
rheumatism, from heart (ruble,
from liver complaint, brought on
by the poison of hate in his system,
lie just can’t forget and does not
want to forget those who have
a smile like the smile that must
have been on Jesus, after lie had
stud, "’’Father, forgive them; for
they know not wat thliey do.” j
What lias all this got to do with 1
education'; Just this;if we know!
all about Greek and Latin and ;
History and many subjects, hut
have not learned how to relieve
ourselves of the hate in our hearts,
’’have no charity’ 1 —our education
is sadly deficient. Let us learn
Mrs. Leon Tarpley is spending
Week with her parents in Green
ville Ga.
Mr. Grady Beard spent the
week end witli friends.
Mrs. R. W. Thompson and Child
ren, of Birmingham spent a few
days with friends.
Rev. and Mrs. T. B. Malthy anil
family are visiting the later’s par
ents.
Mrs. W. T. Brugnot spent the
week-end in Atlanta.
Messrs. Earl Powell, Dual'll Alls-'
tin and Dewey Shaw were Dotig-
lasville visitors Sunday afternoon. 1
Miss Nell Giles ol Douglasville j
spent Sunday in Villa Rica.
Mr. Leon Tarpley spent Monday i
in Atlanta.
Mr. Dewey Shaw spent week
end with his parents.
Mr. Wright Britt of Camp Jes-j
up spent tiie week-end with Mr.
Lawrence Cook.
Miss Marie Chappell spent Sun-,
opposed him .Any doctor will tell i Science of Magnanimity, it is the
you that this is true. noblest science of them all.
An adding machine is a wonder- How much better and healthier
ful pie.ee of mechanism. II will add 1 and happier this world would lie
a column of figures nine yards I if we would all, or even ten per
long. Press the button marked j cent of us, practice the science of
’’total” and it will give you the j magnanimity, if we would just
correct answer. Press another) Press down the button and release
button and you will hear a rattling the hate and the hurt that is in
tinkling sound as it literally throws our hearts! When I think of this,
all those figures out of its system., it seems that I can almost catch the
Now press the ’’total" again and , strains of a heavenly band, can al
ii will print ”00”—two goose eggs!, most hear the angels singing in
All those figure are gone forever]. the sky.
An adding machine which would I
not throw off all the figures ofjY. P. M. S. Meets
yesterday and last week and last
year would not be worth thirty
cents. A salesman could not law
such a machine on you, could he?
With Miss Brittain
The Young People's Missionary
’’Forgive us our trespasses as Society met Friday evening, Feb-
we forgive those who trespass
gainst us.” ”Do unto others as
pnigning county have been caHei
to Atlanta for a monster “pep*'
meeting this week, and at this im
mense gathering it is expected
that plans will he prepared in de
tail for tiie ’’Victory Week”drive.
More than soot) farmers have
already pledged more than 125,000
hales to the state pool, it is expec-
ed that the ’’Victory Week” drive
will result in the pool going over
the top. Between nine an.l ten
hud red farmers have been orga
nized into teams for all six days of
next week.
’’There is a time to do everthing,
says J. E. Oonwell, Hart county
fanner in charge of the drive, and
the time lias come when tiie life
and death of Hie movement is up
to each farmer of Georgia. This
next week is going to decide
whether we farmers are good e-
nough men to do something for
ourselves.
"The eyes of the whole world
are now <>n Georgia, watching t»
sec what we are going to do about
our cotton marketing. Farmers
of Texas. Oklahoma, Mississippi,
Ari/ona Ai kansns and North Caro
linn have allgone over the top,
and they are watching tosc\e what
we are going to doubout ii.
”1 know we Georgia farmers
are not going to fail the other far
mers of the South, We are going
to change cotton marketing from
an individual method to a coopera
tive method.
many of Hi-I'oot width have been
constructed in an effort to econo
mize but it has proved sho>t-sigh-
ted economy. Only one line of
traffic can pass over a 32-foot road
way and 1(5 feet of width will not
accommodate two lines in saftey.
Many of the States such as Penn.
N. J. Ohio, and Mass, have found
it advisable in replacing old brid
ges on important roads to make
them wide enough to accommo
date three and four lines of traffic.
Col. h. W Mclarty
Resumes Practice
Friends of Attorney H.W. Mc-
Lartv will he glad to learn that
the popular young lawyer resumed
his practice after having been at
St. Joseph infirmary several weeks
following a severe operation.—
Atlanta Journal.
Birthday Dinner
South O’ Dog River
One spring day at last found its
way hack to earth Sunday, it did
us all good too, young people ink
ed out and went to see their best
f riend, the older winter bound
male population huddled together
as familiar haunts and discussed
away the beauty of the day. Isn’t
it just grand to he living! War tax,
boll weevil, road bonds, or bone
dry gossip steps aside for tiie
lovely message, a springlday bring
winds from tiie south-east, clouds
envelopes the sky, rain and ice’
just so, and winter hangs on.
A good Sunday Schools repor
ted in progress at Liberty Church.
Prof, and Mrs. J. I. Reece and
little daughter Margaret!, visited
Mr. Marion Morris Sunday.
Tiie evening singing at Flint
Hill was well attended, and some
good old time singing they had
On last Sunday Mr. T. ii. Morris
celebrated his 60th. birthday by
inviting several of Ids relatives
and friends to a birthday dinner.
it was a very pleasant day for
all present, when the guests de
parted they all expressed their ap‘
predation for such a rare treat,
and wishes Mr. Morris many more
happy birthdays.
The invited guests were, Mr. and
Mrs. A.S. Baggett and family, Mr.
and Mrs. 1). T. Wood and family,
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Harding and
family, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Sharp
and family, Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Morris.
purpose of putting Douglas over day with Miss Belle Williams,
the top during next week, which | Mr. Carl Howell of Tallapoosa j
is known as Victory Week. Be! v i s it e( j Miss Elsie Luther Sunday
with us from 10 until 12 Noon Sat. | a f ternoo|li
This movement has proven sue- '
cessful in less time than one year] M ' ss Hellen Bigger spent the,
in Texas and Oklahoma, why can’t j w eek end with her parents in Bre-
old Georgia? C-O-M-E. I men.
— Mr. Hall was an Atlanta visitor
W. C. T, U. Meeting j Tuesday.
The V. G. T. U. will meet at We are glad to report Miss
tiie home of Mrs. J.T. Long, Mon- Clemmie Black better after and al-
day, March the 13th. tack of flue.
Mrs. W. G. Morris Supt. of Anti We are sorry to report Mr. I
Narcotic, will have charge of tiie j Curbs Pope,s youngest son::! wi‘h !
program. Every budy cordially . noma.
jaiit'-d. I 1
ruary 21, with Miss Gertie Brittain,
The picture of olden days when I
you would have them do unto you.” .George Washington, America's Mt . Zion
There is sound philosophy in the pride, ruled he land with a strong ’ ., * sei . y h a
Christian religion. How the world and mighty hand, "a* trough to\ is s ’ odi , ets
loves the man without a grouch.,our minds. George Washington,
He is like a bucket of lemonade : h ' s wife, Martha Washington,
when we are thirsty. He is like a *»<' t , heir wl ' ,some alld 1
thousand dollars when we are daughters •« were present,
broke! A glad welcome awaits' ors ; , red c, '° Ss "urses, Indians, old
him everywhere! The fellow wl|0 vamps and others also
is built like a good adding machine ■w ,sl, « d ? se , e the Fllth f 7' of 0l "'
is all right! Country and so came m the quaint
' , ... ,., altireand met him, each responded
Julius Caesar was hunt like a
good adding machine. You re
member when lie overcame his
good,
] us keep it going.
Miss Sudie Williams was a week
g a jj. ■ end visitor with tier sister Mrs.
Lela Stovall of Bill Arp.
The [Sunday evening prayer
meeting held at D. A. Gastons
home was well attended.
to the roil call by a bible verse.
Many interesting games and con-
tests were enjoyed, after which
greatest rival, Pompey, and all tiie the hostess, assisted by her sister,
correspondence between Pompey , Miss Cecil Brittain, served deli-
and his followers came into Caesar c j ous refreshments,
possession—plots to overthowj The Y. P. M. S. ’will hold it’s
Caesai—you remember Caesar had next meeting on Friday, March 10,
these letters burned without even at the home of Willie Clark. We
reading them. He forgave his certainly wish to congratulate tiie
enemies without even finding out last month’s program committee
who they were. Caesar’s fame on their splendid work and to say
will live so long as men love mag- that this month,s committee will
nanimity. have to go some if they come up
Robert E. Lee was h" :, t like a to the standard set by our first
good adding machine. He fungi i busy workers.
Ordination Service
Ordaination Service to lie held
at County Line Baptist Chinch 3rd
Sunday in March, for tiie purpose
of ordaining W. I’. Axson to the
ministery. Pastors and Deacons
of sister churches are especially
invited.
Sermon ai 11:00 Ociock by Rev.
J. S. Edwards, ordaination at 1:30
Ociock.
JUDGE Mil.ARTY FOIt SOLICITOR
GENERAL
We are authorized to say that at
the repuest of friends, Judge J. H*
McLarty will be a candidate for So
licitor Ge.neral of the Tallapoosa Cir
cuit, in the primary to be held next
September. A formal announcement
will be made later. •••
• ’ v
a good school is reported at Dressed As Woman,
Fair Play, a small libray lias been I
recently added, and a Basket ball!
court. Every one should take ad- j
vantage of these opportunities and j
Play.
Hobson said a good saying in I
last weeks letter. If it is true that) woman anil armed with a water
n
dit fired at Clu rles Lazaro, a hank
With Ammonia Gun
Bandit Is Captured
Pittsburg, Pa —Dressed
can he secured cheaper, so if we
havent enough convicts to make
it pay, then hire more asd make a
clean sweep. Every thing must
reach nnrmai.v, and Douglas Co.
is not in position just now to give
three dollars for work where one
dollar will give equal or even bet
ter results.
messenger earring-tI’>000 as he
alighted from a street car. Lazaro<
although blinded, held to his sat
chel and grappled with tiie bandit.
A policeman saw the struggle and
rescuing Lazaro, arrested the ban
dit, wlio gave his name as Joseph
Lindsay.