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Vol 11. No. 4
SANTA GLAUS WILL |
GET LETTERS SENT
CARE THE PROGREST
Christmas Not Far Off and Some
Boys and Girls Have Written
Asking the Saint of Good
Cheer and Remem
brance to Cail
All Children Invited To
Write to Him
It is drawing near the hour when
Saiita Claus, the dearest of all Saints
in the minds of the little folks, will
be along this way, and as the spirit of
love and remembrance draws near the
children are beginning to wonder if
he is going to pass them by or will he
bring them the good things and the
toys they have longed for through the
past few months.
Some of the children have become
so anxious that the good Saint bring
them what they most want that they
have written to him and sent the let
ter to The Progress to be printed, so
that he will know just exactly what
to bring. And The Progress has de
cided to print all the letters the boys
and girls want to write to Santa and
have printed, so send them along, you
boys and girls, and we will prim them
each week until the day before Christ
mas and surely if Santa sees the let
ter he will know r who you are and will
be aided in giving you just w'hat you
need.
Has a Sick Daddy He L°ves.
One of the letters received by The
Pr ogress touches, or should at least,
a warm spot in every breast. It is
fr m a little boy whose father is sick
and who is afraid that Santa will not
cc me to see him. Let it be hoped that
not a child in Coffee County, at least,
shall be overlooked by good Kris
Kringle this year.
Here is the letter from the boy w r e
mentioned:
Douglas. Ga., Nov. 13, 1914.
Dear Santa Clause:
I am a little boy six years old and
my daddy is sick and can’t find any
th ng to do cause he is in bed most
ail the time, but he says if I write to
you a letter and send it to our paper
to be printed you will see it and then
bring me the things w hen you come. I
am a good little boy and love daddy
and mama and you. I w r ant a little
wagon with red wheels and a rubber
ball and some little firecrackers and
some candy and nuts and tliats all.
So please bring them to me.
Your little boy,
Joe.
Here Is One From Little Girl.
Pearson, Nov. 17, 1914.
Dear Santa Claus:
I am a little girl and I have got a
little baby brother. He is only six
months old and can’t play with me yet
and I want you to bring me a big dol
ly and some nice ribbon and a little
cart for my dolly and some candy and
nuts and don’t forget to bring little
brother a rattler a-d some socks and
bring me too a pair of gloves. I am
eight years old.
I go to Sunday School and I love
you.
Your friend,
MARY.
tv ants Moiir.g Picture Show.
Douglas, Nov. 21, 1914.
Dear Santa Claus:
I am a little boy seven years old I
have tried to be a good boy all this
year and I want you to please bring
me a moving picture show and a cow
boy suit and a bicycle and a gun and
lots of nuts and candy. And don t for
get little sister who is four years old
she wants a dolly and a little wagon
and some nuts and candy too and be
sure io come because some people say
you won’t come this year because of
a big war, but I think you will come to
see us just the same.
Please be good to everybody, yours
truly.
CLAUDE AND SARAH.
So, you see there are some of the
boys and girls already thinking about
Christmas, and The Progress wants
all the others who want to write to
Santa Claus to send along the letter.
Make the letters as short as you can.
You may write on a postal card frf you
want to. And address the letter:
SANTA CLAUSE EDITOR.
Care of THE PROGRESS,
Douglas, Ga.
MISS GIiSSiE ROBERTS
WINS FIRST PRIZE
The Progress’ Business Producing
contest came to a close last Wednes
day night at 10 o'clock, and when the
windup came along it was found that
.Miss Gussie Roberts had won the pi
ano, leading her nearest oompetito:
be nearly 150,000 votes. Jliss Roberts
had been the hardest worker in the
contest, having stuck to it after all
the others had become discouraged on
account of the depressed condition of
business. Miss Roberts did not enter
the contest until several others had
secured many hundreds of votes and
at the time she entered, no one thought
she would lead at the end; but she
worked hard and kept everlastingly at
it, with the result that she now has
a handsome piano that will last her
a lifetime. She was very much pleas
ed with the instrument and has author
ized The Progress to state that she
was eminently satisfied with the man
ner in which the contest was conduct
ed from the start.
The other winners are: Miss Geor
gia Livingston, diamond ring; Miss
Lila Sapp, watch.
MACON TELEGRAPH
BOOSTS DOUGLAS
/ . .
In last Sunday’s issue of the Ma
con Telegraph appeared a very com
prehensive writeup of Douglas and
the leading business enterprises of
the city. The articles were prepared
by Prof, and Mrs. E. L. Martin, who
spent several days here investigating
and collecting data and information
which they compiled into very interest
ing reading matter. The remarkable
growth and development of Douglas
from a cross-road country village in
the nineties, into a substantial city of
five thousand population, with excel
lent business, church and educational
facilities, and the evolution of Coffee
County from a pine forest into an ag
ricultural section of unusual growth
and diversity, are topics graphically
discussed in tiie write-up.
Those of our citizens responding to
the proposition to aid in keeping
Douglas and Coffee County before the
public, deserve commendation for the
enterprising spirit they have shown,
especially at a time w r hen business
conditions are not so favorable.
COM BIN KI) VGE OF EIGHT PEOPLE
IS OVER 700 YEARS.
Thomasville, Ga., Nov. 24.—C. B.
Thompson, of Thomasville, had a birth
day party two weeks ago, and invited
to his party seven friends. Mr. Thomp
son was eighty-five, and each of his
seven guests was over eighty. Alto
gether they totalled 700 years.
At the head sat Mr. Thompson and
on both sides were the seven guests,
C. T. Stuart, Joseph Jeger, Sr., R. A.
Wheeler, Isaiah Dekle, L. B. Bouch
elle, J. W. Williford and G. W. Her
ring.
First, they said a blessing, thanking
God for long life and good digestions.
Then an old black nigger, who’s four
score himself, took off the cover of the
first dish, and Mr. Thompson helped
Mr. Stuart. He said then that every
body who didn’t take two helpin’s
would be called the old man of the
party, and not worthy of his raising.
And he had the dishes passed all
around the table, and they set to.
After a while they had the second
helping and then went to the next
dish. Occasionally somebody said a
word or two, but it was considered
rather bad form. For this dinner was
not simply to celebrate a birthday,but
also to prove that all of the eight men,
eighty years and more though they
were, retained sound appetites and
digestions.
It’s generally agreed that such an
other dinner never was laid in South
Georgia, and what's more, fuller jus
tice never was done to birthday fare.
Each octogenarian had two helpings
from every dish, and finished in fine
fettle.
“It just went to show,” said Mr.
Thompson, as they stood up to drink
a last toast, “that all the ‘real men’
w'ere born eighty years ago. As for
this generation—” all the eight men
shook their heads regretfully.
After dinner the 700 years were
grouped and photographed, and ther
they went automobiling.
Douglas, Georgia, Wednesday, November 25th 1914
SUPERIOR COURT
CONVENED MONDAY
This Week Being Taken Up With
Civil Cases—Grand Jury is
Busy—No Court Held
Yesterday
The fall term of Superior Court con
vened at 11 a. m. on last Monday for
a two weeks’ sesison. Judge J. W.
Quincey presided. The court charged
the grand jury in detail, outlining
their duties in the matter of finding
bills of indictment against violators
of the law r , and in the matter of in
vestigating and reporting on the ad
ministration of the business affairs of
the county.
After receiving the charge from the
court, the grand jury promptly as
sembled and organized. J. A. Davis,
of Nicholls, was made foreman and
Sampie Smith, clerk.
After disposing of a number of di
vorce suits and one or two other eas
es, the court recessed until this morn
ing on account of leading counsel in
the cases to have been tried Tuesday,
being absent attending United States
Court at Savannah. The grand jury,
however, remained in session and is
very busy today.
NO DANGER HERE
OF CATTLE DISEASE
Atlanta, Nov. 24.—Dr. E. M. Nigh
bert, inspector in charge of the Unit
ed States bureau of animal industry
in this section thinks there should be
no uneasiness in this State over the
foot and mouth disease, as the govern
ment in the affected area insures this
section from the shipment of infected
ca ttle.
Dr. Nighbert talked interestingly of
the disease, its origin and how con
trolled.
“Outbreaks of foot and mouth dis
ease among livestock have occurred
from time to time in the United
States, but by vigorous action and
rigid quarantine restrictions, and the
co-operation of state officials, trans
portation companies, cattle owners
and all concerned in the livestock in
dustry, the disease was eradict.aed be
fore it had an opportunity to spread
to any great extent.
“Its first appearance in the United
States was in 1870, in Massachusetts
and New York. In 1880, 1884 1902
and 1903 there were outbreaks in the
New England states. In 1908 another
outbreak appeared in Pennsylvania.
The present outbreak is the sixth, and
is of greater consequence because the
great cattle region of the middle west
is involved.
“This disease has long existed in
European countries and has proven
far more damaging than in this coun
try. It took England fifty years to
stamp out the disease. ,In 1888 Ger
many had an outbreak that took sev
enteen years to stamp out.
“The foot and mouth disease is also
known as contageous apthous fever.
It is an acute and highly contagious
disease attacking cloven-footed ani
mals. It most frequently attacks cat
tle, hogs, sheep and goats. It is claim
ed that even cats, dogs and poultry
may be affected by it. Wild animals
in parks are susceptible.
“The disease has been known to at
tack men, especially children, who are
infected by the use of milk from the
diseased cows. In man it is not gen
erally a dangerous disease, though
deaths have been reported from it.
“The disease manifests itself first
by dryness and fever of the mouth.
The mouth rapidly becomes tender,
there is an eruption and the forma
tion of water blisters in and about
the mouth and on the feet and on the
udder of the cows. Later the blisters
break and the fever abates. The dis
appearance of the blisters leave de
nuded spots of raw flesh that are
later covered with thick pus. The
soreness of the mouth is so great in
some cases that it prevents the
animal from eating and drinking for
several days—or even weeks. Animals
become so emaciated that they must
die from starvation.
“In its malignant forms from 10 to
50 per cent of the infected animals
die, while many that survive are ren
dered useless. The disease is difficult
to combat Slaughtering the infect
ed animals and disinfecting the
premises seems to be the only sure
method. The cause of the disease
is unknown.”
MONTHLY MEETING
BE HELD SATURDAY
Coffee Cousty Teachers Will Meet
Meet In Regujar Monthly
Session at Auditorium
Next Saturday
The teachers of Coffee County will
meet in their regular monthly insti
tute next Saturday, November 28, at
the auditorium in this city. The in
stitute will convene at 10 o’clock in
the morning, and the following inter
esting program will be carried out:
10:00, a. m. Devotional exercises.
10:15, a. m. "How a male teacher
should conduct himself in a commun
ity.”—J. W. Twiggs.
10:30, a. m. “How a lady teacher
should conduct herself in a commun
ity.”—Miss Margaret Smith.
10:45, a. m. “Heating school rooms.”
—J. Gordon Floyd, C. S. S.
11:00, a. m. “Care of the teeth.”—
Dr. M. H. Turrentine.
11:45, a. in. Distribution of school
supplies.
12:00, n. Noon recess.
1:15, p. m. “Teaching beginners.”
—J. H. Williams.
1:30, p. m. “Purpose and plans of
the Woman’s Civic League.”—Mis. J.
L. Shelton.
1:45, p. m. Question box.
2:00, p. m. “How and when to teach
writing.”—Prof. A. A. Kuhl.
2:20, p. m. General discussion.
3:00, p. m. Adjournment.
It is hoped that every teacher in
the county will be able to be present
and join heartily in all the discussions
Let us not break the excellent record
already made in our institute work.
J. GORDON FLOYD, C. S. S.
Plenty of Toys.
Special to The Progress.
Atlanta, Nov. 24.—-The anticipated
shortage of Christmas toys on ac
count of the war will not be so bad
after all, according to merchants, who
are getting their stocks in shape.
Santa Claus will appear on time as
usual.
“We have learned that nearly all
the toy jobbers had their stocks purch
ased and delivered before war broke
out,” say the dealers. “We are hav
ing no trouble in getting plenty of
toys.
“There has been a big increase in
the demand for toy soldiers and can
non, battleships and flags, and some
of these outfits are really elaborate.
An American firm is turning out a
complete fort, with walls, guns that
will shoot rubber balls, siege artil
lery, whole regiments of soldiers, and
everything seen on a battlefield. The
cost is away up, but I suppose tin
foolish parents will pay it.”
INTERESTING NEWS NOTES FROM
THE AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL
(Special Correspondence)
Four of the Sophomore girls gave a
breakfast in the Model Home Tuesday
afternoon. Their guests were Mr. and
Mrs. M. E. Vickers, Mrs. Squires and
Miss Shepherd. The giris are now
studying luncheons, and will begin
serving meals in about two weeks.
Dr. Shields, the evangelist, gave an
interesting and profitable talk in chap
el last Thursday morning. He was
guest of the School Friday.
Bronze• Vickers spent Sunday with
his parents at Willacooehee.
S. F. Liles visited relatives in Mc-
Donald Sunday.
The student body enjoyed a cane
grinding at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
C. E. Baker on Monday afternoon,
leaving Douglas on the 2:30 train, re
turning at 7 o’clock. The boys were
especially interested in seeing Mr.
Baker's new silo, as plans are being
made to erect one on the School farm,
in the near future. The students were
accompanied by Prof, and Mrs. Pow
ell, Miss Sutton and Miss Shepherd.
Mary Annie Ferguson visited her
parents Sunday.
Mamie Baird was the guest of Mrs.
Frier Sunday.
Quite a number of our students are
expecting to spend Thanksgiving Day
with relatives and friends. This is
the rst holidflay of the year and all
are looking forward to it with much
pleasure.
Lilia Love was guest at the home of
Mrs. O. F. Deen Sunday.
Mrs. Joseph Johnson, of Rocking
ham, Ga., visited her daughter here for
several days this week.
NOTICE TO DIRECTORY
ADVERTISERS
All parties who haee contracted for
space in the Douglas Telephone and
Business Directory are hereby notified
that they are to pay no nPMiey n hatso
ever on said contracts to anyone until
the books are completed and delivered.
The directory will be issued just as
soon as business conditions warrant
and not later than January 1.
The contracts with the directory are
the sole property of The Progress Pub
lishing Co* no one outside Inning any
right or title to any part in them.
PROGRESS PUBLISHING ( 0.
Much Worse Than Peck's
Bad Boy
Special to The Progress.
Atlanta, Nov. 24. —Ten boys, who
style themselves the Kangaroo Club,
have given the policemen a bunch of
trouble, and they were rounded up on
ly after a series of pranks in an At
lanta suberb which made the noted
Peck’s Bad Boy seem tame by compar
ison. Here are some of tiie things
they did to one grocer who went home
at night and left his door unlocked:
Put the eat in the molasses barrel.
Put limburger cheese in the stove
ready for the morning fire.
Smeared the cash register and the
door knob with shoe polish.
Ate seven dollars worth of fine can
dy and drank two quarts of vinegar,
mistaking it for cider.
Hung a “Help Wanted” sign on the
good-natured dog and turned him out
in the cold night air. •
Announces He Will
Stand For Re-election
I nthis issue appears the announce
ment of Mayor T. A. Wallace for re
election. He is now rounding tip his
first year’s service and lie goes before
the public on his record. Taking in
to consideration the unusual condi
tions, financially and otherwise, that
have beset the city in her efforts te
advance, The Progress thinks that the
present administration, headed by Ma
yor Wallace has handled our muni
cipal affairs in a very creditable man
ner. One observation has been that
Mayor Wallace has performed the dif
ficult duties of his office faithfully and
that he has shown himself capable
and worthy, and, therefore, The Prog
ress bespeaks for him the earnest con
sideration of the voters at the ap
proaching election, December 19th.
THE “FAMOUS" HOLDING AN IN
TERESTING REMOVAL SALE.
Had Big Crowds Last Saturday and
They Offer Some Exceptional Bar
gains For This Coining Saturday
The “Famous” which is located im
mediately across Peterson Ave. from
the Court House, is holding a remark
ably interesting sale. They must va
cate the building by the first of the
year at the latest, and consequently
they are selling goods way below the
regular prices.
Last Saturday they hed to turn away
a good many, because the rush was ur.
looked for and they had failed to em
ploy sufficient help to wait on every
body. This Saturday they are offer
ing some special inducements, see the
half page ad in The Progress, and the
management assures everybody that
there will be plenty of help in the
store to serve all who go there in
a most satisfactory manner.
The prices made on goods for Sat
urday are unusually low. Go and see
for yourself.
COFFEE EXHIBITS AT SAVANNAH.
The Coffee County exhibit which
took eighth prize at the State Fair at
Macon was taken to the fair at Sa\’7
annah, where it is on display under
the direction of Messrs. Sims and Eu
nice. A letter from Mr. Sims states
that the exhibit has good position and
that it is in a class to itself in attrac
ting the attention of thousands of vis
itors, who are taking in the fair.
$1 Per Annum
5,000 EXHIBITS AT
ANNUAL CORN SHOW
One Hundred Georgia Counties To
Be Represented—Seven Hun
dred Boys Expected To
Be Contestants
Atlanta, Nov. 23. Arrangements
are being rapidly perfected for the
fourth annual corn show, whicli will
be held at the State Capitol for four
days, beginning December 1.
Reports from farm demonstration
agents show that 85 counties have al
ready signified their intention of be
ing represented by more than 4,500
exhibits, and it is practically certain
that 100 counties showing 5,000 ex
hibits will be in place for the opening
day. This showing will be 60 per
cent more than last year and five
times larger than the first show' held
five years ago.
Tiie Chamber of Commerce is ex
pecting about 700 boys and citizens
of Atlanta have opened up their homes
there still remains need for accom
modations for about 400. But there
will be no trouble to secure these ac
commodations, say those who are
looking after the matter.
The girls' canning clubs of Geor
gia also will be at the corn show in
large force. H. G. Hastings, who is
chairman of the corn show committee
of the chamber, and who has charge
and general direction of the show,ha3
arranged to give the girls the place
of honor at the Capitol. They will
occupy the rotunda and the Washing
ton Street side. Already more than
4,000 exhibits are assured, represent
ing every variety of the canning in
dustry.
Two carloads of prize corn and
canned pieces have already arrived
from the Macon fair, and the exhibits
will be brought from the Rome fair
to the show. These exhibits will be
brought to Atlanta by the Nashville
Chattanooga & St. Louis Railroad
free of cost. ..
DEAF AND DUMB MAN
“CUSSES" HIS WIFE
Special to The Progress.
Atlanta, Nov. 24. —Being “cussed”
by a deaf and dumb husband is no
pleasant matter, acording to the di
vorce suit of Mrs. Mary Esther Reed.
She told the court that Alexander, her
worser half, used profanity to her.
“How could a dumb man curse
you?” asked the court.
“He spelled on his fingers,’’ said Mrs
Reed. ,
“Why didn’t you turn your back or
hide your eyes?” asked the judge, f
“Why, I wanted to know what he’d
say next,” exclaimed Mrs. Reed.
The petitioner also complained that
her husband w'ould delight in bring
ing in a dead mouse and chasing her
with it. The case is still pending.
Left Roll of IVlonsy in Shoe
Special to The Progress.
. Atlanta. Nov, 24.—A salesman in a
local shoe store is not worrying about
where his Christmas money is coming
from. Several days ago he sold a
lady a pair of shoes. Next day she re
turned them, claiming they were too
tight. She got her money back and
announced she was leaving the city.
When the salesman w r ent to put the
shoes back in stock, he discovered
a silk stocking crumpled up in the
toe of one of the shoes. He was about
to throw the hosiery away, when he
noticed something else. It was a roll
of currency, seventy dollars. That
was several days ago, and he has not
yet had a complaint from the custo
mer, whose name he did not learn.
C OL. R. A. MOORE IN RACE
FOR MAYOR
Col. R. A. Moore, one of the bright
est young attorneys of the city, and a
present councilman, has made formal
announcement as a candidate for may
or at the coming election.
Col. Moore is popular and will re
ceive the staunch support of his many
friends.
A dollar now will be more appre
ciated than two dollars later on.