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DOUGLAS COUNTY SENTINEL FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22 1922.
* LOCAL and PERSONAL *
* Phone No. 103 and 28 +
Mass Edith Dake t Editor !|t
The announcement of City Marshal, feg,
E. L. Hopkins for re-electioi^ appears ti a
in the Sentinel. Mr. Hopkin s has i
made a good marshal and so far as
\v p know at this time will have ito
position. '
MORE LIVE STOCK-
COTTON
-NOT LESS
Mrs, L. H. Bethune, of Bunavista
is visiting her aunt. Miss Lilia Free
man, Mr. Bethune will join her here
for the Hollidays.,
All »motorist s . feel thankful! to the
city officials for surfacing Broad St.
with cinders this week.
I It is still being repeated that those
who give information to the farmers
regarding methods of fighting th e boll
weevil, are advising that they quit grow-
source of revenue and that would
crease soil .fertility
Livestock production i s one of
other sources of income open ; j
cotton, farmer, but by no m ;n; the
only one. It is orte which will enable
him to get some revenue from lands too
6cq 1
The “oil
Mr
Morris dropped in tins
We thank Mr. \V.
Mr. C. F. Selman for adding
subscription fund this* week
of the united Stu »
dates from 1858*51), when George il.
the Blssell and Prof. Benjamin Sillltnan, I
the.. Jr *» of Xnle nnulyxed crude oil and do- '
the terln l Qe d Its ^uluc for illumination, and J
Edwin L. Drake drilled a well at Titus*
ville, Pa., and produced the oil In
ng before that It had been
1 , ... used In various communities where it
ce * t ,° weevil conditions and at the same was sklmtne 1 from creeks and pool*
1 onc * iav * n 8 the kind ol j tim p build up the fertility of these soils, us a household remedy for colds, burns,
now I edge entitling him to offer infor-j But when we say that, wc are not ad- rheumatism, sore throat and nther'ail-
uients.
ii\estoek, for
Of course 1
w<*k to renew his subscription and
to send the paper to his sonj.
Morris at Columbia, S.C. *
llsn j
Sunday
| SHALL WANT NO GOOD
! THING:—For the Lord Gftd is a sun
Holio and and a shield: the Lord will give grace mation to the farmer has ever done any-1 vising the cotton farmer to quit grow-
nd glory: no good thing will He with- thing of the kind, but: it would perhaps j ing cntton_ and try to at one,, make a
great breeder of purebred livestock of
HOPKINS ANNOUNCES- ROR*
MARSHAL
CHRISTMAS DAY
WORLD’S BEST NEWS: —Th
angel said unto them, Fear not: fo’
behold. I bring you good tidings of U | a r.
hold from them that walk uprightly he too much to ask thos e who think
Psalms 84:11 popular to criticise experimenters and
teachers of a better agriculture to sup
their false statements, it would de
prive them of the only thing they know
//• . e *‘ l "ic soiicuauon or mends l here- u,, k c ‘ »‘«'u umo mem rear not: tor to sav t , . . . . , '
..ne thank Miss Love Dorris for money i u ,, .. . ’ , , ,, . , . ’ .... ’ 10 sa -> tl,at *Hey think it would He nou-
__j. r unnounce myself a candidate for re- behold I bring you good tidings of u i ar rp, . . *
order with instructions to send the Sen-1 election fhe officc a „ f Mnrsha , Tmvn grtat j oy , which shall he all peoplt, *m. d I , b " J
of Douglasville, Georgia i subject to the : For unto you is born this day in the st0 p growing cotton" antigen Tin' ^ tV
city of David a Saviour which is Christ livestock hinm#.** , i,„ n / °. * C 1
the Lord.—Luke 2:ro hat T\ Z 7*^ kn0W 1,vc,tock a!
’ ' , 8 more dlfhcult for largel under boll
Tuesday
RIGHT REASONING:—Let us rea
son together, saith the Lord: though
your sins be as scarlet, they shall be
as white as snow.
tine! to her sisters, Mrs. S. P. Me
Card Ashburn Ga., and Mrs. Henry
Jay, Social Circle.
Mr. F. W. Jeffers has our thanks
for a renewal subscription this week
Mr. V. M. Leathers, of Villa Rica
was in Douglasville Saturday and re
newed his subscription.
We thank Mr. C.E. Beggs of Rt 7
for . a renewal this week£
Mr. J. R. Williams, of Villa Rica,
is a netV reader of the Sentinel.
Mr. M. L. Hornbuckle, of Rt 4,
advanced his subscription two years
this week
white primary, to he held in January,
1923, to nominate town officers.
I pledge myself if re-elected to faith,
fully discharge the duties of my office
to the very best of my ability a s I
hav e in the past,
I will appreciate the support and in-
flnance of all the ladies and gentlemen
who believe in a clean government.
E. L. HOPKINS.
Very truly yours,
himself. Some seem to think that
joy,
they had accepted
would* not now be
advice, they ‘
orse conui-
ft ft ft ft ft
ness
J gainst
Sorrv
CHAPEL HILL
Mrs. J. W. Van
Wednesday
FRUIT OF SPIRIT:—Lov.
peace, longsuffcring, gentleness, good- tion. In fact, the man who stops grow-
faith; meekness, temperance: a ing cotton entirely after tht second year
such there is no law—Gal 5. jof boll weevil invasion, is certain to
■ 23 ' j cumc “'it better than th e non-resident
Th lire da v |' :1,l, hnvner who continues
CHRISTIAN CONFIDFMCF—This COtt °" ' vil1 ' N ' gr0 lellan, s und without
the confidence that we have in him ' Vl, | ,e *«Pc-rvision, in the old way and
’ under the old system of cotton
Olive Introduced into America.
During- the course of the emigration
produce more livestock” one must to the new-found land, the Spaniards
breed purebreds for breeding purposes, brought the seeds of the olive tree
That is the last kind of livestock pro- w ^b them. As fur ns historians and
duction lire average cotton farmer should ® nil,,ent "CTiculttnisIs can determine,
p 0 i n(f) ! f be olive tree was not a habitant of
V ’ . . , r fbe western hemisphere, nnd since It
It may he true that most cotton farm- h( ,„, l(nmvn t0 lluve been . trana .
er s will make as great a failure with planted nil over flip Mediterranean re
trying to produce cotton Eion. It Is not unreasonable to sup-
D . . -vil conditions but that P° st ‘ ifn origin in this country can be
numbers of them to grow livestock no-' merely mean, that they :tr e ’ likely t<> attributed to Its having b .11 brought
der their conditions than to grow cotton’fail with both. Such fr-mer, should hel ' &
under boll weevil conditions? ’ j-not try to grow livesto-‘icynnd tlreir :
The only answer possible is, that we own farm needs, but should find some j Impure Air In Cities.
isHent done it. But if w e bad ad- ( other crop to take th e place of cotton The dustiest air Is found In cities,
vised some to do that sort of thing, and on their poorest lands, rather than go In Lo71(,on * Edinburgh and Paris, there
are from 80,000 to 210.000 (lust
particles to the cubic centimeter.
are from 10 to 7,000 particles of (lust
;o tiie cubic cer: lime ter.
j that, if
thing
Col. J. R. Hutcheson has our thanks on the sick Ijst this
this week for a renewal subscription. | Mfc s Estell and Lillie
n few days with their
We arc pleased to enter th« names ; L. Vansnnt.
ck.
Mr
of ', W. E. New, Rt 7, and M
A. New Atlanta as new subsc
. If 'e a6knowledgi
Bomn r
ording
1 : Ins will be bearetli us.—1 John 5:14 I
' \ tell
>ent Friday
N. I CONSIDER GREAT THINGS.—
Fear the Lord, and serve Him in truth
with all your heart: for consider how
great things he hath done for you,'—
1 Sam. 12:24.
1 jsville
\V. j Glad to say Mr. A.
>ers. J out after „ fe w days illness.
i Mrs - old », of Gnilege Park spen.
re-1 the week-end with her father ,M r A I
Mr. I. J. Holder, Doug- R. Bomar. ’ ' j Saturday
I Mr. and Mrs. Wesl- Campbell j-' I THE 1-ORI) Is GOOD:—Scr
^ j Atlanta, spent the week end with home Lord > vi,h Rnnilncss: come hefo:
>1 ] folks. presence with singing. For the
man
' the duc e
ith cotton as the only crop, at 1c
until they have learned how to grow ; u '|',iceo n t'lmetp'r ig“nbotrt tiieflifteentb
cotton in spite of th c boll weevils. p„ r t of the cubic Inch. The air having
Successful livestock production is not the least dust, as fur as observations
easy. Thc cotton farmer cannot go into hnve be,en mndP. Is Hint of the western
it and mak p it successful after lie has dghlumls of Scotland and the Swiss
m trmti. ii . i i • ia . • . . ' Jiountain tops. In these regions there
to grow j bankrupted himself trying to grow cot 1 *
under weevil conditions.
nd But ther e is no other real obstacle fo 1
h** the making of some sort of livestock |
money crop. But that i s not ' production a source of additional reven
him to stop growing and go intqj nue and an economical means of in j
producing livestook. . creasing soil fertility, except thc la
We have told the averag e cotton far-! a w j|j fo ( | 0 SOi
Thc South should not quit
of cotton to produce livestock
should produce mor e livestock
additional source of revenue,
ior„ livestock
of enabling 1
broke
Dr/ and Mrs. T. R. Wbitl
leave Friday for Ball Ground, where Mr. J. S.
they will spend a few days with their days in Atlant
<fa«ghters, Mrs. Perry and Mrs. Turner ' Then
and will then go to Albany for the | day on
remainder of the holidays.
spent
few * s P owd: Dis mercy is
ck. j His truth endureth ti
110 Sunday School Sun- “ Psa * ms ltX5: 5-
count of bad weather.
M
We understand th,
cil will stand for
January Primary. W e
of any opposition and
conceded that we have
business administration
affairs.
and Coun- | ft
election in the : ft
, have not heard *J*
I it is generally | .
* had a good ■
CENTRAL
HOBSON
. I Tiie box supper given
= i »»otise las, Friday night was en
: «!/ present. Several doll-rs wti
. ; Uur teacher expects to use tl
ft
eather continues. Hope
ling.
Friends of Mr. Sam Mozlev are glad
to sec him back at the store after so
long absence on account of sickness.
night
Mr. J. S. Giles, Jr., of the extreme
Southern section of the county dropped
in to renew hi s subscription this week
and while litre told of his success in
using calcium arsenat e this year. With
the use of arsenate Mr. Giles grew a
good average crop for his section, mik
ing 9 bale s on about 20 acres while
those not using it avtraged about a
bale to every eight acres.
of ,the town’s j bad
j clea
Ther e will be a X
tral Church Saturday
at 6:30 o’clock, Evei
Mr. Hoke Fecly, of Monroe is
home for th e holidays. ’
Mr. Tlieo Smith is spending se v
day s witj, homefolks.
part of it
kpep the fie
vited.
right t
school
money
and ha
fo buy floor oil i
»r oiled while thi
This is a step
as it will ke
nier^ not after the boll
him, but before they came to incr
bis livestock production. We licr c
this time and place repeat tli,. s«
ment, not as advice but as fact, that
I10 finds and learns how to pro- * duce
mother money crop before the mean
reach him and reduces his cm-
I'or the Lord ton acreag e when the weevils begins to
verlasting: and do damage come s out better than the
II generatibns. j man who goes on putting all his land
I in cotton in th e old way. ami depends
J on cotton as his only money crop. We
have stated time and again that it was
not a substitution for cotton that the
South needed, but an additional source
rf income and a system of farming that
would possess at least one additional
cotton on lc
A Sultan’s Watch.
i In 1884 ti most elaborate watch was
! nade—of twenty-two carat gold—for
KuJtnn Ahclul-Medjld by a linn at
growing Cornhill. This giant watch was five
but we Inches in. diameter. Though it had
s n no bell, It chimed the hours and quar
ters, the striking apparatus consisting
and pn of wires. Its powerful yet' pleasant
economical tone resembled that of a cathedral
dock. The cost of this wonderful
thing was twelve hundred guineas.
produce more
crcs.—Prog. Fai
be school 1
njoyed by!
orde
“Documcnta'i Vessel."
This term is applied to a vessel car
rying official documents to establish
her Identity and her rights in trade. In
the case of a vessel trading with
foreign countrio: and engaging in the
whale fisheries, ilrls document Is called
ti ccfeificutc of registry.
Strength in Proportion.
It is impossible to name the strong
est animal since, some of the smallest
Insects have more strength In propor
tion to their weight than the very
largest animals. An ant, for instance,
limy carry a load fifteen or twenty
tlines its own weight, while an ele
phant could scarcely drag twice Its
weight.
i*cp
nisi
badlv
Mrs. J. T. Duncan and Miss Louise
Duncan left Friday for Ntw York :o
spend the Christmas holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Chandltr spent
Sunday in East Point.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Burton and
little son, Clifford Jr., of Atlanta,
spent th/ week-end with homefolks.
and Thelma ^ eager were shopping in
Atlanta Monday.
Mr. Elmore Elliott, of Atlanta,
visited Rader Yeager Sunday.
Mr. J. W. Ergle and Willie Ergle
wer e Atlanta visitors last week.
The Central B.Y.P.U. had several
vjsitor 8 from Prays .and Ephesus B.V.
P.U’s.' We were indeed glad *o
have them with us. Come again.
Misse s Lula Sibleyand Bessie Rice
wer e shopping in Atlanta Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Yeager, visit
ed homcfolkj Sunday.
Miss Mabel Tolbert has returned to
her home in Alabama aft.*r an extend
ed visit, with friends and relatives «ear
Central.
Mr. J. T. Duncan has returned
from a business tr ip to ^ tvv York.
Mrs. M. A. Morris is spending a
few days in Atlanta.
Mrs. Claude Abercrombie and Miss
Frances Abercrombie spent Tuesday in
Atlanta.
Miss Ruth Henderson spent the week
end jn Carrollton.
Mrs. J. R- Duncan spent Tuesday
in Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Selman at
tended the golden wtdding of Mr. and
Mrs. John J. Campbell at tht home
of their daughter—Mrs. Joe Mac Sel-
man of Atlanta.
Two new Victrolas—$150 values, at
one-half price. Terms easy.—V. IL
Smith.
Mi s Gladice Banks comes home from
Bessie Tift College this week to spend
the holidays.
Misstr Lois and Buna Hogan, of
Bessie Tift College are at home for
the holidays.
Mr. Charley Peace of Ogl-thorp-:
University, and Mr. Rader Stewart,
Emory ar e at home for Christmas.
J. R. puncan has our thanks
j subscriptions to Mrs, J. L.
and Mrs. N. D. Burton, hot!:
1 Point N. C.
Mis:
t panned.
|up-todate library,
j school ought to have
i wondered why it is
I negie did not spend
need the
finish the house,
We also need an
Every country
me. I have often
hat Andrew Car-
of his
Pearl Phillips Lenora Smith • Hons of dollars on the school^ of the
rural district among thc poorer class
of people, where it would have done so
much good and where it would b e sr,
much more appreciated. But instead
of that he gave it to the larg e cities to
the rich, where they already have
libraries galore.
Just think of it he gave to New
York City alone five million and two
hundred thousand dollars; $500,000 to
Pitsburg; $250,000 to Edinburg Scotland,
It is said that he lias spent between 40
to 50 million^ of dollars on over 1500
libraries. And all this to the rich!
1 believe if I had it I would spend
it on the country schools and churches.
There are scores of country churches
today that can’t pay their pastor a y-
Mr. Ottis Pilgrim and Durward spectable salary. And then just think
Yeager were Atlanta visitors Monday, of th. number of children in the cotin-
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wright have try that will have to stay'out of school
moved near Central. ‘ thi s winter because they hav not shoes
We wish every body a Merry, Merry and clothing sufficient to keep them
Christmas and a Happy New Year. comfortable.
j aTe taught in God's word “to
.. ..COirS AND CO l lON.. bestow our gifts upon the poor and
j needy, and not upon the rich,”
A man who has maintained one of The re are some things w e can do for
the best producing dairy herds in th*. j our schools without money and that js
produced j to beautify the grounds by setting out
33 acres in 1922. suitable shade trees and fixing flower
We'll suggfest that we set apart
South for more than
44 bales of cotton
If those who argue that the growing I beds.
4.T
.'it
if
it
n
it
p»
is
of large yields of cotton through the
use of commercial fertilizers alone is
proof -that that system of farming is
right, are correct, then why is a crop
of 44 bales on 33 acres, by this cotton
and dairy farmer not proof that his
system of farming is right?
In this case at least dairy farming an l
cotton growing have gone well together.
They go well together if the farmer is
so minded, but they are impossible
when the farmer thinks they arc.—
Progressive Farmer.
a day now soon and have the grounds
properly laid off and set them out
right away. Ask our School Superen-
tendant to come down and direct the
work. He ought to spend most of his
time among the schools anyways. In
fact he ought to live so to speak a
mong the schools when they are in
session.
I beleive wc have the best Supt, in
thi s whole country if he would Super
entend. But he can’t do his duty with
out devoting pretty near all hig time
to the work. This I have advocate!
for years.
Well I hav e been asking the farmers
as I met with them, A they want n
1 county Demonstrator. Every man i
have seen so far, is very much opposed
to it. They all say that we are tax d
more now than we ar P able to pay. an I
so w r are. There has never been a
time in the history of Georgia when
•here was so much land sold, and wc
think, instead of additional t a xe., some
thing should be done to lighten .he
burdens we are now loaded do>vn
with, I don’t believe the people will
submit to it.
Our stock of Christmas goods is the
largest in town. Our prices are in keeping
with your money.
Do not fail to visit our Store and see our
Bargain Counter
Our prices on all Dolls have been cut
for the last days.
Perfume Sets, Silverware, Cut
Glass, Jewelry, Cigars, Candies
And numerous other things
Our Line of Fireworks in McCarley Bldg.
Yours for a happy Xmas,
Marchman’s Pharmacy