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VOLUMN No. XVIII.
DOUGLAS COUNTY SENTINEL FRIDAY, APRIL 28 1922.
NUMBER 3
Thousands Are Homeless—Refugees
Clutter Trs and Housetops as
Planes Seek Victims
Fort Worth, Texas, April 25.—(By
the Associated Press.)—.John J.Mc
Cain, chairman of the levee board of
Fort Y£orth, issued a statement to
night in which he declared that the
levees around the rivers, which broke
here early today, and flooded lowlands
of this city, were “dynamited by un
known parties/’ and that an investi
gation by a grand jury would be de
manded immediately.
Night found the stricken flood area
of north Texas with hundreds of refu
gees cluttering trees and housetops
and the swollen Trinity river threat
ening to break the dam at Lake
Worth and turn this city into a sea
of floating humanity.
Although several areoplane fle&ta
are scouring the flooded district for
victims and radio is being used in an
effort to re-establish communication
with smaller towns—from which noth
ing has been heard since the record
cloudburst—small headway had been
made at 10 p. m- Tuesday by relief
workers.
Estimates of the dead ranged from
26 to 50, wPh DJ known to have per
ished.
Damage in Millions
It is impossible to figure the dam
age as yet, but already it has gone
far into the millions.
The American Legion has taken
charge of Fort Worth, and armed
guards are ever where in the water-
soaked city.
Rescue workers Tuesday night were
making a mad race against a new
flood—expected early Wednesday ar.
a result of another servere rainstorm
at Bridgeport and other nearby towns
on the Trinity river. Search for
bod e s is progressing with exasperat
ing slowness because of the insur
mountable handicap provided by .high
water on every hand.
Anything that would float wa3
seized upon by refugees. Thousands
are homeless in Fort Worth. Count
less hundreds are homeless or maroon
ed elsewhere.
Levees Break
A s levee after levee broke duting
the day and night, oldtime residents
refused to 1ieed warnings and were
caught in water traps. One veteran
homesteader decluied that he had lr. ed
m hi s house for .'H*"years ard refused
to * 1 * * ifdge when a modern Paul Revere
dashed past with me warning to flee
.the oncoming water, v Thirty minutes
later, panic-stricken, the aged man
and wif ebegged relief workers and
policemen to “save our piano.”
Ex-service men. under command of
Major White, took charge of Fort
Worth at dark. Corps of nurses and
doctors were assembled at the city
hall to carry on the relief work. Food
was dispatched to those in known
marooned sections.
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER WEEK
BY STATE S. S. ASSOCIATION
“Mother and Daughter week”, joint
ly promoted by the International
Sunday School Association and the
National Board of the Young Women’s
Christian Association, throughout all
America, will bo observed this year
May 1-f to 2U
A most attractive program out- !
lined in every detail, has been pre- !
pared for this week, and is being!
issued i Georgia through the state and |
County Sunday School /Association j
young people’s workers. The program !
a, s outlined, may be carried out in part |
or in full, by both city and rural dis-1
tricts-
Beginning with Sunday May 14. 1
which is recognized as “Mothers’ d§y”,
three services have been arranged,
one for the Sunday School hour, one
for the morning service and sermon,
and the evening service and sermon,
which is desinated as old folk's night
Monday is community day; Tues-
da'y, home night; Wednesday, mid
week prayer meeting; Thursday, vis
itor or chum night; Friday, mother.|
and daughter banquet; Saturday, rec- 1
relation day; and Sunday, May 21st, |
Girls’ or Daughters Day. The pro- j
•gram for this Sunday includes a !
special worship service in the Sunday
School, morning worship service and
sermon centered about the daughter, !
and a special girls’ evening service at j
regular church hour.
The program for the week may be j
secured from the State Young People's :
Division Superentendent, at 917 Hurt j
Building, Atlanta, or from the County >
Young Peoples’ Division Superenten
dent, Mrs. W. (’». Dorris, of Douglas-
ville- Any Sunday School desiring a
program for Mothers day may secure
same by writing to the state office
for same, if the whole week’s pro
gram is not carried out.
Work of tiie Parent
Teachers Association
, A Relic Of Slavery
MRS. BAGGETT ENTERTAINS
The Matron Club was entertameu
in a most delightful way last Friday
afternoon by Mrs. A. S. Baggett. The
house was profusley decorated with
beautiful spring flowers- A large num
ber of the member* were present also
seycral guests were envited.
Progressive rook was the feature of
the afternoon, after which a delicious
*alad coruse was served.
The next meeting will be held with
Mrs. W. A. Abercrombie.
A man with a telescope on the roof
of a Fort Worth skyscraper notified
authorities late Tuesday afternoon
that he saw a. man floating down
river on a housetop Rescuers rush
ed to the spot, but the housetop had
disappeared.
One man held a solitary vigi! on
his housetop with a shotgun. lie
defied rescuerB and cried out-
“I'll shoot the first man who tries
to take me. My wife is drowned and
I want to drown with her.”
With the-menacign shotgun con
fronting them, the relief squad were
reluctantly compelled to let the man
ride on—apparently to his doom.
*1
SCHOOL DAI]S
1*
A young mother' and her two
little children were out at the
fringe of the town, picking black
berries. Hidden and almost over
grown with briars was an old well,
and the trio, working together,
felt the ground giving away be
neath their feet. The children
clung to their mother, while she
frantically held with bleeding
hands to a bunch of briars. Their
screams attracted the attention of
some passersby and soon the news
of their predicament spread like
wild fire over the town. The
whole town came out. the editor
the preacher, the merchants, the
lawyer, the doctor, the. women and
children and the loafers, all came
out and stood around and peered
at the little unhappy ftunily writh
ing in agony over the edge of that
well. After a. long delay, a com
mute of thirteen decided to cut
the briars which held them up.
This was done and they fell.
Whether they died down there or
were rescued, or what became of
them I do not know. When they
were cut down, that seemed to
appease the curiosity of the crowd.
Sounds Turkish, hut this hap-
bened right here in Christian
America. It happened in your
state and county. It happened
with the knowledge and consent
of your governor, your senator,
legislator, your sheriff, your con
stable, aud all your other officials.
It happened with your own know
ledge and consent. It is going tr,
happen again with your know
ledge. Will it be with your con
sent!
Not youl Let me remind you.
The husband and father of that
woman and those children worked
to support them. His wages were
practically ail the support they
had. He committed a crime, was
arrested and after a long delay
was tried by thirteen—a judge and
jury—was convicted and sent to
prison. He was guilty and was
deserved to be punished, hut his
wife and children were innocent.
What right had the state to take
his labor without paying them for
it. What right has the state to cut
all the support they had and let
them fall?
Soldiers will tell you that any
man—Regardless of how honest
he is—will sftal if he is hungry
enough. When the state demands
the labor of convicts without pay
ing their dependents for it, the
state is guilty of operating a whole
sale crime incubator. If it is wrong
for an individual to own slaves,
how can it be right for a collect
ion of individuals, a state, to take
the labor of convicts without pay
ing their dependent ones for it?
We are citizen and stockholders
of and in our respective states
and as such, we are parties to
transaction that to say it mildly,
do not square with justice or with
common sense. We believe in
good roads, but do ,ve believe in
them to the extent of building
them with free labor , with blood
money! In the long run that is
the highest priced labor in the
world. There is no way to figure
this side of Heaven o.r Hell how
much it costs.
When I think of life aud its
unavenged wrongs; of how Truth
has so often been persecuted at
the hands of Error; of how Right
has so often been on the scaffold
and wrong on the throne; of how
Greed grinds the faces of the poor;
One of tiie greatest things ever
put on in Douglas County, was
the School Clinic last Saturday
when the State Board of Health
Division of Child Hygiene in con
nection with the local Parents-
Teuchers Association. .
A modern hospital was brought
to our door at an extermely low
cost.
Fourteen children were success-
removal
many others.
The success of this Clinic calls
for another one soon which the
State Board has promised.
MRS. W. W. HAYS,
Pres' P. T, A.
Mrs. Burton
when I think of all this, I know
that there must be a future life in
which all wrongs will be rectified, j fully operated upon for
If I did not beleive that I would j of Tonsfls and Adenoids,
have to believe that life is a hid-j Dr. A. E. Fort of Atlanta was
eous conglomeration of mistakes, j the operating specialist with train
and there is no just God.
Civilization is advancing.. The
Christian spirit is coming to dwell
more arid more in human hearts.
In my humble opinion the greatest,
most momentous advancement
that lias been made within the
past hundred years was giving our
wives, mothers and sisters the
right to vote. Most of them do
not yet realize what they hold in
their hands- The ballot to them
is strange, like the lamp which
Aladdin held, but just wait, they
are going to correct a whole lot
of injustices, and when they do,
crime will diminish, materially
Friend, if you believe it is wrong
to take the labor of human beings
without paying their innocent de
pendents for it; if you no longer
want to be a party to transactions
of this kind, please mail this mark
ed paper to your legislator. Let
me say this to him: If you will
i ntroduce a bill and get it passed
abolishing this relic of slavery, you
will be instrumental in wiping a.
way many tears, and from manv
humdle homes and hearts there
will go up prayers asking God to
bless you. May you be given
the power from on high to hit
that law a heavy blow withau axe.
Bell ville
Our School at Bellville closed
Aprl 7th with an egg hunt and
dinner. The patrons met at 11:30
A. M. bringing eggs and cake. The
eggs were hid by the patrons and
thdn the children were directed to
the woods and soon found the eggs
Tom Edwards finding the largest
number-16 eggs.
This event closed a very success
ful year of our school, very effici
ently taught by Prof. W. R. Tho
mas, assisted by Roy Davison
These teachers put their very best
effort in their work and much good
was done, ‘
Mr Mayfield of Atlanta
spent the week-end with Mr. J.
A. Suddith,
L. 8, Lftmbert and family spent
the week-end with relatives at
Winston,
Carl Hunter spent Sunday
night with Clifford Suddith
Last week was one of hustling
amoung farmers of this burg.
Some Flu in our midst last week
those who were attacked were
Mrs. Robert Fernanders, Messers
Wesley Dayison, Grady aud Frank
Hunter, Robert and Albert Fer
ander; all are about well by this
time.
Mrs. Janie Lambert and daugh
ters, Octavia and Audrey, of Dog
River, and Mrs. R. A. Lambert of
Paulding, spent the week-end
with relatives.
Holme Coming Service
Dear Mr. Editor;
Pleaso announce in this week’s
paper that there will be Home
Coming services at Mt Zion church
the first Sabbath in May. Every
body invited to come. C. A.
Barfield will conduct the music.
All who are interested in the
cemetery please come on Thurs
day before to help clean up.
J. N. Morris.
Wednesday was doubtless a Red
Letter for the few remaining vet
erans of this section because of
the royal entertainment given
them by the local chapter of U- D.
C’s.
A delightful program was, ren
dered at the school auditorium.
Appropiate exercises were ren
dered by the school, short talks by
veterans and others and the spe
nd address by Judge J. H, McLar-
ty were enjoyed.
ed assistants. One feature of particular inter-
Two doctors and two nurses of j est was the reading of a poem by
Atlanta besides help of ourdoctors <J apt. Joyner which we reproduce
whose assistance was very much
appreciated. Also the help of
Entertains
below:
THE VETERANS PARADE
Git my old knapsack, Mary, git
mv uniform of gray,
Git iny battered helmet, Mary,
for 1,11 need ’em all to-day.
Git my canteen an’ my leggin’s
hand me down that empty gun,
For I’m goju’ out paradin’ with
the boys of Sixty-One.
Nevermind the blood stains, Mary
never mind that ragged hole,
They were made there bv a bulled
that was sarching lbr my soul;
Jest brush off them cobwebs, Ma
ry, git my bonny flag of blue,
For I’m gnin’ out paradin
with t|ie boys of Sixty-Two.
Tlie D. D. Club met Wednesday
P. M. with Mrs. R. C. Burton.
Progressive Rook was the feature
of the afternoon, after which deli
cious sandwiches and tea were
served.
The next meeting will be held This uniform don’t fit me
with Mrs. Fred Duucau. as it did when 1 was young;
; Don’t you recollect how how neat 4
■ MRS. ENTERKIN ENTERTAINS. ! r ly to m / manl .V form it clung?
clever mind that sleeve that’s emp*
Mrs. Rov Enterkin entertained her ! ty ' let dangle loose and free,
Sunday School Clas a in a most char- hor I m gOHl out Paradin’ with
ming way Thursday night. Each j the Boys Sixty-Three,
member invited a guest and a large
number of young people enjoyed the
evening. At the close of which de
licious sandwiches and tea were served
NEWS ITEM FROM GEORGIA
GOOD ROADS ASSOCIATION
A tidal wave of enthusiasm in favor
of the proposed $75,000,000 road bond
issue seems to be sweeping over the
state, according to reports coming into
the headquarters of the Georgia Good
Roadg Association. _
Last week the Carrollton Civic Club
enrolled one hundred per cent in favor
of the bond issue, and declared itself
ready to get into the fight for good
roads and stay in until _ Georgia is
"Pulled out of the Mud.”
The Dublin Chamber of Commerce
also adopted resolutions unanimou-
-anssi puoq puor aqt 3uisaopua X|s
Augusta Chambor of Commerce fell
in line and voted to support the bond
issue, declaring that they regarded it
as the safest and sanest investment
ever proposed far the state.
With only one dissenting vote, the
Stewart County grand jury voted en
dorsement c the proposal to complete
ihe state highway [.’stem by means
of the road bond, This action or. ‘.he
part of the Steuail County grand jury
simply registers the sentiment of that
county which is overwhelmisgly for
the bond issue.
From Town* County come reports
of enthusiastic approval of the bond
issue. Towns is one of the mountain
counties, lying next to the border of
North Carolina, which state last year
voted a bond issue of $50,000,000 to
complete her highway system, and as
a consequence has feltthe recent de
pression kess, possibly, then has any
of the Southern state. Towns citizens
have seen the effects of road bonds in
North Carolina, and they believe Geor
gia should pass the bond issue and
keep pace with other Southern states
in the progress that naturliy comes
a commonwealth that has good
roads. The representative from Town
County, Hon. Gus W. Franks, of
Hiawassee, has registered his appro
val of the bond issue and declared,
himself ready to support it both in
his County and in the state Iegisla
ture.
Polk County has notified the Geor
gia Good Roads Association that it is
ready to aid in any other section of
completely s ald on the bond issue, and
the state where the issue may he
doubtful. Hon. William W. Mundy,
of Cedartown, representative in the
legislature from Polk County, Is a-
mong the strongest advocates of the
bond issue in that County.
Draw my sword-belt tighter, Mary
put the strap beneath my chin.
I’m growing old and threadbers
like my Uniform and thin.
But I reckon I’ll pass muster as
I did in days of yorus;
For I’m goin out paradin’ with
the Boys of Sixty-Four.
Now I’m ready; kiss me, Mary,
kiss your old sweetheart good-by
Bresh away them teardrops,
Mary; Lord I diden’t think you’d
cry;
I ain’t going’ out to battle,
cheer up, Mary, sakes alive;
I m goin’ out paradin’ with
the boys of Sixty-Fi'e.
After the exenises the daughters
ailidv eterns proceeded to the ceme
tery to decorate the graves of
their deceased comrads.
At 12:30 the veteran and a few
of their friends were served a
most excellent dinner by the
daughters. It was indeed a sum-
ptourous repast such as you will
always find when the Douglas-
ville ladies prepare and serve
them,
The execises were concluded ait
the Court House in the afternoon.
The U. D. C. S. are to be con
gratulated for entertaining the '
vetrans so royally and the veterans
were profuse in their expressions
of appreation.
FOURTEEN CHILDREN AT
SATURDAY'S CLINIC
Aa it is so well expressed in an
article by Mrs. W. M. Hayes, Pres
ident of the Parent Teachers Assoc
iation, ‘‘A modem hospital was moved
o Douglasville” last Saturday.
The State Board of Health, co-oper
ating with the Parent Teachers Asso
ciation conducted a clinic at the School
house Saturday at which fourteen
children were operated, on by special
ists at greatly reduced prices. They
were as follows:
Mary Owen McLarty, Ossie Wilson
McLarty, Mozelle Herrod, Elizabeth
Baggett, Dorthy ^Juncan, Francis
Selmna, Louise Watkins, Jennie Lynn»
Strickland, ISamuel Mozley, Clauds
King James Dorris, James Clouts^
Paul Gable, Malcom Watkins.