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VOLUME XVIII
DOUGLAS COUNTV SENTINEL* FRIDAY, JULY 7, 1923
LUMBER 13
LOIS COTTON MILLS TO AID
FARMERS
Mr* M. E. Geer, president of the
Lois Cotton Mills, believing: that a
hard fight on the boll weevil is the
only salvation for the cotton crop, ha a
arranged to give the farmers some
substantial aid.
Mr. Geer has arranged to secure
about 11000 pounds of Calcium ar
senate, 200 pounds to arrive last of
this week or first of next.
It is hard to get now, and Mr. Geer
was lucky in making a contract for
this amount.
It will be sold at 9 cents per pound*
the Mill paying the freight. Those
v.’ho can are expected to pay cash, but
Mr. Geer authorized us to say if any
farmer can’t pay cash he can get the
poison on time.
He has also secured one of the best
dusting machines on the market that
will be handled either by the Mill
or the merchants and sold at whole
sale cost, $6.00, which will be cash-
We commend Mr- Geer for this
effort to assist the farmers an d ad
vise those who have not already ar
ranged to use it to do so,We hear of
some who are depending on picking up
squares alone. This should he done
but with the ababondance of weevils
they must be gotten rid of before the
squares fall or there will be no
squares left.
A SERIOUS ACCIDENT
A serious and very sad accident hap
pened last Saturday to Hazel, the
little crippled daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. T. P. Huekaby, while playing
v/ith a fruit jar having her hand (She
only has the use of one hand) in the
jar and locerating her hand and wrist
badly, making it seccessary to have
a surgeon come out from Atlanta to
attend her.
The cut barely missed an artery.
We are glad to report that she is
improving.
Douglasville Wins 3 Out Of 4
INTERMEDIATE B. Y. P U.
BOYS WIN GAME 17 TO 7
REVIVAL SERVICES
.The revival services at the Metho
dist Church are beisg well attended
dist Church are be’ng we-1 attesdod
and much interest : s bring monifested.
Brother Clark has been doing some
exceedingly fine preaching anl the
members are being acjiT.nl to u sens*
of their responsibility.
Rev- Mr- Grogan, of Greenville.
Ala., arrived Wednesday to help the
pastor for the remainer of the services
FIRST BAPTIST
CHURCH
George W Light, Pastor
The first day’s result of our plan
of weekly giving surpassed our fond
est hopes. Not all of the members
liad been seen but the cooperation of
the church family as a whole gives
u g a right to beleive that we have
reached a new era.
Plans are going ahead to try the
Tobbers, John Rich and Mary Stingy-
as soon as we can get ready for it
after the revival meeting at the Meth
odist church closes.
On account of that meeting there
will be no preaching at our churcli
Sunday night, but we will have the
Tegular services Sunday morning, and
we hope to have some special music.
The morning topic will be: “Fulfilling
hove."
Monday afternoon of this week
Mrs. Rainer, the Sunbeam Band leader
assisted by several of the mothers
and older members of the church,
carried the little folks to Lithia Spring
for a picnic. The little tots had just
•bad their first round of wading in the
branch when the rain came up. Thev
came back to the hospitable home of
Ur. M. E. Geer. B r ° ther Geer se ‘
cured some ice cream. They spread
their lunch and enjoyed it quite as
well as they would had it not rained.
Dr. Marchman supplied them with
chewing gum ad mint. All had a de
lightful time. 0
This should show the litth> folks
who have not joined the Sunbeam
Band what they are missing.
“Thi s world is sure a busy place.
And we must hustle in the race,
For social hours some are not free
The six week days- but all should be,
AT CHURCH NEXT SUNDAY."
DO S FOR CHURCH-GOERS
Fill your place; none other can do it.
Always do your best—sing, pray and
give.
Invite your neighbors to sing; two can
do it better than one.
Think on holy things; your work will
go easier to-morrow.
Help the weak in faith; he may prove
to be a legion.
'Find the discouraged; he needs you.
Unite in every reasonable effort; you
count one.
Lift up the hands of your pastor; his
helpfulness is multiplied thereby.
Next to you is a stranger; find him.
Engage in every part of the service;
you will get more out of it.
Sing in your soul as vigorously as
with your lips; this is worship.
-Smile and you will make others glad.
The Intermediate B Y. P~ U.
boy s defeated Powder Springs team
Thursday afternoon at Douglasville
by the score of 17 to 7- The only
home run was made by Lawson for
Douglasville. Batteries for Doug
lasville’ Lnwso.s and Hollowaiy for
Fowder Springs, McTyre and Burnett.
1 We got some baseball news first
hand last Friday, when the editor,
: liifnself went to Cartersvilfe with
the Douglasville team, and the Doug-
le.sville fan s need not deny being
there because we saw them.
But for a seriou a mistake in pitch
ing an untried pitcher which gave
Cartersville three runs in the first
and three in the third isning, Doug
lasville would have won in a
walk, but after Peace went to the
mound tin the fourth not another
score was entered against us.
Morris did some fine pitching for
Cartersville held our boys to five
runs making the final score C to 5
in favor of Cartersville.
Richards again proved to be the
hero of the day when he made a home
run—quite a habit with Richards.
Saturday's game with Decatur was
one of the most interesting games of
the season, the score being 2 to 1 in
NOTICE PENSIONERS
I will pdy pensioners, bogining
Tuesday, 11th, and continue till Sat
urday night the lfith.
J. H. McLARTY, Ordinary.
NOTICE DEMOCRATIC
EXECUTIVE COM MITTEE
I favor of Douglasville.
Tlie two games on the fourth with
the ’Strong Southern Bell - team
wa s a tame affair. The Phone Boys
were not in our class. The first
game resulted in a score of 6 to 1
and the afternoon game 19 to 4 in
fuvor of the locals.
A meeting of'the committee is
hereby called at the Court House
at 2:00 P- M., Saturday. July lfith,
for the purpose of fixing time limit
for entrance in September Primary,
and • assessing Canidates same.
J. H. McLarty, Chairman.
Astor Merritt, Secy-
ROBERTS—FELKER
The following account of the mar
riage of Miss Carroll Roberts, who
is well remembered / here, to Mr.
Stephen F. Felker- formerly of Dalton,
Ga., now of Washington, D- C., which
occured in Washington- D. C. on June
20th, will be of interest to the brides
friend s and relatives here. This «s
what the National faily has to'say:
The marriage of Miss Coral Rob
erts, daughter of Judge and Mri.
William Thomas Roberts, and Ste
phen F- Felke- of Washington and
Dalton, Ga.. will take place this
afternoon at the home of the bride’s
parents in Kilboume place.
The cermony will be performed
at 5 o’clock by the Rev. Clifton K.
Ray, pastor of Mt. Pleasant M- E.
Church, in the presence of a small
company of friends and relatives and
will be followed by an informal re
ception.
The bride- who wil be given in
marriage by her father, will be un
attended. She will wear a becoming
costume of dark blue canton crepe
beaded i steel bends, with a smart
black hat of satin and braid trimmed
with a feather on one side. The
gown is fashioned on loose lines, with
panels falling below the hem on the
sides. She will wear a corsage
bouquet of orchids and lilies of the
valley. Raymond) Felker- brother of
the groom, will be best man.
In the room where the cermony
will be performed palms, fern s and
pink roses bank the mantlepiece be
fore which the wedding party will
stand, and large baskets of spring
fiower B willadorn the other rooms.
Mias Kathleen Braitmayer. of
Ridgway, N. J- , will sing “A
Dawning*' preceeding the ceromony
and Mrs. Marie Humphreys Little
pianist, will play the wedding music.
At the reception following, Mrs.
Roberta and her daughter Miss.
Beryl 'Roberta, will aasist the bride
in receiving the guests, Mrs. Roberts
wearing a handsome gown of dark
blue georgette trimmed in satin, with
a corsage bouquet of sweet peas.
Miss Roberts will wear flesh-colored
georgette beaded in crystal beads
and a cluster of sweet peas.
Mr, Felker and his bride will leave
for their wedding trip early in the
evening, the latter donning for the
journey a cape wrap of velour de-
larme. On their return they will
make their home on California street
where they have taken an apartment.
D. D. CLUB MEETS
Mrs. V- R- Smith entertained the
D. D. Club in a most delightful
manner Tuesday afternoon. Progres
sive Rook was the feature of the after
noon, after which delicious sandwiches
and Ice Tea were served.
Dowis Gets A Circuit C/out
THURSDAY’S GAME
1 he greatest game of the season wa°
played Thursday afternoon when
Douglasville again defeated the
stroVig Cartersville team 2 to 1.
It was a pitchers battle from start
to finish between Peace and Morris
and while the visitors played a great
game, we simply out played them-
This was the third game between the
two teams and there has been only
ono. score between them each tune.
Below are a few Sentinel Artists’
views of the games*
LETTER TO PRISON COMMISSION
BY DOUGLAS CO. CHAIRMAN
v
Smith Chasing A Fowl
Peace, Hero Of The Game
INTERMEDIATE B. Y. P. U.
PROGRAM
Subject:—Story of two Brothers.
Leader:—Mrs. S- S- Perkins.
Songs:
Scripture:—1 Cor 13 4-8 Willie Davis.
Prayer:
Records:
Business:
Group No. 1 in charge.
1. Introduction by Group Captain
2- Two Boys grow up—Frances
Downs ■
3. Offerings to God.—Walter Joe
Abercrombie.
4. How God Received the Offer
ings—Julia Baggett-
B. Cain Kills His Brother—Hearse
Giles.
6. Cain Lies to God—ChaB. Lewis
7- Cains Punishment—Elizabeth
Rudd-
8 Poem: The Answer—Dorothy
Selman.
9 Leader in Charge.
(1) Drill on memory work-
(2) Leader's ten minute talk.
(3) Closing Song and Prayer.
Let all bring Bibles.
MATRON’S CLUB MEETS
Mrs. J. R. Duncan entertained
the Matrons Club last Friday after
noon in a most charming manner.
Progressive Rook was an enjoy
able feature of the P. M- The house
wa s beautifully decorated in the Nat
ional Colors, the color scheme being
carried out in the profusion of cut
flowers and the little favors of the
United States Flag.
Af.ter the game a delicious salad
course wa a served-
The next meeting will be with
Mrs. M. E- Geer-
Morris Used A Wise Head In Giving
Carlyslc IIi K Base On Balls
MEETING OF Y. P. M- S.
The Young People’s Missionary
Society held its business meeting of
the month Friday evening, June 13, at
the home of Misses Nell and Winnie
Belle House. Quite a large number
were present, including some visitors,
to whom we always extend the glad
hand of welcome. We studied about
the Mexican Missiong and the results
of their great and influential work.
A .‘quarter'’ contest was a very
enjoyable feature of the meeting.
After a most delightful evening, the
hostesses, assited by Misses Mary
Vansant and Mary Lewis served de
licious refreshments of ice cream and
cake.
The Missionary Socity is an organi
zation,
That stands for right Christianity,
and. cooporation.
Lot’s pull together and make the Y.
M. P. S- of Douglasville.
A band of loyal workers for whom
God e’er rules and bus his will.
PROGRAM AND PICNIC FOR JR
MISSIONARY SOCIETY
An unusually splendid program wa s
rendered by the Junior Missionary
Society of the Methodist Church
last Thursday P- M.
The program was in charge of
Mrs. W. H. Clark who is the leader.
And as the result her ernest efforts
to train the childrei in their little
songg and plays, one of the most
interesting programs that has ever
been given here was rendered.
After the meeting the ladies of
the Missionary Society wept with
the children to Lithia Springs on a
picnic. A large number of ladie 8 and
children attended and all had a most
enjoyable time-
The State Prison Commission,
Atlanta, Ga.
Gentlemen:-
I have just been handed a
clipping from the Macon Telegraph,
by Mr. J. T. Simmons. o| Jasper
Ga., Camp Inspector for this section
if the State, who requested me to
vortify or deny the charges brought
against the State Prison Commission
by the Macon Telegraph- under tho
headline “Georgia Prison Shame, "
sofar as it related to the convict camp
in Douglas County.
I have carefully 1 read the charges
made by the Macon Telegraph a-
guinst the State Prison Commision,
and if they are true, some remedy
should immediately be applied to wipe
the shame from the fair name of
our fair State.
I cannot speak for other counties,
neither can I verify ir deny the char
ges made by ths --aeon Telegraph
against the State Prison Commission,
but I can say. that sof ar as my know
ledge and investigation goes, there
has not been any inhuman, brutal or
unjust punishment inflicted upon a
single prisoner at our camp since I
became a member of the Board of
Commissioners of Ronds and Reven
ues of Dougins County.
I live onlV a few miles from the
convict camp, and pass it on my way
to town and hack three or four times
a week, and often go to the camp to
see for myself that the prislrtRcrs
are well eared for and poperly treat
ed. They all seem to he satisfied with
the treamtent they receive at the earn 1 ’
and have never made any complaint
to me or any one else that I know of
worthy of note.
Our warden (Mr. S- A. McGuoIrk)
is a good quiet- sober man, who tries
to follow the rules of tho f ison Com
mission, and give the prd jners every
privelige the law alloWes them.
While Douglus County has not got
a modern camp building like some
other counties have and like we would
have, if we were able, wf can say
that our convicts do more reasonable
labor, put in less hours, have plenty
of clothes and bed clothes and plenty
and more wholesome food than thou
sands w b° are on l* 1 ® outside of the
pen.
Here are some of the charges made
by the Macon Telegraph, which if
true, compare well with the treatment
of Russian prisoners under the Czar.
“In one of the “model” camps, a
convict was whiped for refusing to
hold a pipe in his mouth and letting
n deputy warden shoot at it with a
pistol. Another was whipped because
when he wug told to obtain another
convict’s false teeth when asleep and
drop,them into a filthy place, he
replied, “I will try.”
Another wns whipped because when
he dived into some fifteen feet of ice
v/ater in February for a deputy war
den's pistol he failed to secure it.
A Negro convict who was whipped one
day, died the next. His name was
erased from the whipping list.
A negro was whipped for having
a fit.
A 13 year old Negro boy wa s whip
ped on his last day in camp for refus
ing to curse the cook.
Many are whipped for being sick.
The doctor was called to attend one
negro convict who had gotten some
beef lodged in hi» throat and could
not eat. The doctor advised the leat
her. For three days the doctor cqme
and advised whipping. On the third
day the negro died.
I have only repeated a few of the
charges brought against the prison
authorites of the State by the Macon
Telegraph. God knows they are
enough and bad enough, if true, to
bring- (condemnation on the prison
authorites throughout the State
Surely Georgia’s prison system is not
drifting back to the Romish Inquisi
tion-
It is bad enough to be a convic.
under the best of treatment. But, to
put irresponsible wardens and guards
over these poor hepless human beings
who have not a single spark of kind
ness or sympathy for unfortunate
humanity in their hearts- i s no doubt
one of the crimes chargable to the
prison system of the State.
Take the guns, pistols and straps
out of the hands of brutes and place
them in the hands of honest, upright,
God fearing, sober men and Georgia s
Prison Shame will he erased from the
record* of the State.
I know the men who compose the
State Prision Commission, and cannot
beleive that such honorable upright
men would tolerate for a moment
such brutal treatment of prisoner as
charged by the Macon Telegraph if
CONVICTS ESCAPE
Three convicts made a get-a-way
Sunday night and left no forwarding
address. G. L. Holloway’s dog’s
were soon put in the chase and never
returned till found about noon Mon
day lyisg by tho. discarded stripes
of the escaped convicts about one
mile north of Winston.
It proved the dogs have good stay
ing qualities, though the prisoners
have apparently gotten away*
JUDGE BARTLETT ANNOUNCES
In another colum will be found tha
formal announcement of Judge A* L.
Bartlett for Judge of the Tallapoosa
Circuit. Judge BartldtU needs no
introduction to the voters of Douglas
County as he is perhaps known by
every man woman and child in thid
section.
The Judge i s a vigorous campaigner
and with his record for two previous
terms as Judge, the fact that he is
in the running’ will add interest to
the campaign and he will at once
become a strong factor in the race.
Seeley. Famou H in This Specialty,
Called to Atlanta.
F. II. Seeley, of Chicago and Phila
delphia, the noted truss expert, will
personally be at the Piedmont Hotel,
and will remain in Atlanta this Tues
day and Wednesday only, July 11-12 #
Mr* Seeley says: “Thj Spermatic
Shield will not only retain any case
of rupture perfectly, but contracts
the opening in 10 days on the average
case. Being a vast advancement over
nil former methods—exemplifying
instantaneous 'effects immediately
j appreciable and withstanding any
si rain or position no matter the size
or location. Large or difficult cases,
or incissonal ruptures ( following
operations) specially solicited* This
instrument received the only award
in England and in Spain, producing
results without surgery, injections
medical treatments or prescriptions
Mr. Seeley has documents from tho
United State s Government- Washing
ton, D. C., for inspection* He will
be glad to demonstrate without charge
or fit them if desired.- Businejr de
mands prevent stopping at any other
p’ace in this section-
P. S.—Every’ statement in this notire
has /;een verified before the Federal
and State Courts.—F. H. Seeley*
FIRST COTTON BLOOM
Last Saturday, July 1st., the first
cotton bloom was brought to tha
Sentinel oflce by Commissioner A.
A. Fowler, the second was brought
by Mr. J. A. Huey, Monday morning#
and a t ird Monday afternoon, brought
by Mr. W. M. Hays, grown by G*
T- Swonson on the Zeb Austin place.
These ar 4 . coming in only about
three days later than useuaL
NOTICE TO TEACHERS
The annual examinatios of appll-
cants for license to teach in the pub
lic school s will be held August, 4-5th,
1922*
The reading course as prescribed
by the State Board is as follows, Viz:
For General and Elementary Lic
ense: ‘‘Manual for Georgia Teachers.’*
Kendalls and Mirik’s. "How to teach
the fufidimental subjects,.’* and
"Dreslers School Hygene”
All teachers whose license have
expired and are teaching or assisting
in the public schools are required to
take this examination.
G. T. McLARTY,
County School Superintesdant '
HOME COMMINO DAY CHAPEL
HILL
On the first Sunday in August,
inhere will be a home corimtng day
at Chapel Hill. Rev Judd Morgan or
Rev. Tom Morgan will preach at
11 o’clock. Dinner on ground. Every
body invited to enjoy the day with us
end especially any former members of
the Chapel Hill Baptist Church*
they knew it.
Our convict camps are made up of
the very poorest ctass of people, who
as a general thing have no money or
friends who are able to help them
pay fines and employ lawyers to got
them out. They are helpless as babog
in their mothers arms. Put clean mop
over these unfortunate human beings
and Georgia will have a clean prison
system. [
Yours Truly J,f !
W. I. Dorris, ^
Chairman, B. C* R*R«:
Douglas County# Ga. f