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Y ol 11. No. 13
PROGRESS IS NAMED OFFICIAL
ORGAN FOR CITY OF DOUGLAS
GOUNCiL FIXES POOL ROOM TAX AT 5200.00
Other Changes Made in 1915 Budget. Which
Appears as Adopted on Page Two
Douglas Boy Honored
Sidney Stubbs Jr., is home,
from the State University for ten days.
This ten days is the period of the mid
tHrar examinations at his school., bdt
he has made a record of 90 per
cent, he is according to the rules of
the school, relieved of standing these
examinations, hence his vacation in
Douglas.
UK. STUBBS HAD V BAD FALL.
Councilman S. J. Stubbs narrowly
escaped serious injury when he fell in
the pit, at the Douglas Oil & Fertiliz
er works, last Friday.
Mr. Stubbs was standing on the
edge of the pit when a plank gave
way tipping up and thowing him head
down in the hole, some six feet
p. He sustained severe bruises
but no bones were brokn, and he was
able to be about the works again in
the afternoon.
REGULAR MONTHLY INSTITUTE OF
COFFEE COUNTY TEACHERS FEB, 6
Sears District
Farmers’ Meet
School District met in regular meet-
The Farmers’ Union of the Sears
ing on Wednesday night last.
Five new members were initiated
This makes the Union 15 strong at
sei ond meeting. Man> others arc
ec ted to join soon.
The community is very enthusias
tic in its duty to- the re-organization
of the county and the Union at large.
Come on boys, and let’s look after
our own business, like the other or
ganizations are looking after theirs.
A MEMBER.
Rose Hill School News
(Special Correspondence)
On account of recent heavy rains,
our roads are all in bad shape, but no
bridges are gone.
Mr. S. A. Lewis and son Charlie
were in Fitzgerald Tuesday.
Our scho' 1 has increased until we
now have to get an assistant teacher.
Bonnie England spent '1 hursday
night with Bettie Trowell.
Jessie Barrett is assisting Miss
illie Upton with her school now. She
comes highly recommended and we
wish them both much success with
their school.
Miss Cora Right spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Bonnie Eng-
I land.
Mr. Lee Anderson and family spent
Sunday with Mr. J. O. England and
family.
John and Jim McCallum
w re in Douglas on business the last
of the week.
Mr. Walter Jowers took his little
boy, Charlie, to Douglas last Satur
day to have the doctor dress his
Hlpnnd, which was caused by a horse
BBeking him . We arc glad to repoit
(hat he is soon expected to be well.
Quite a few young people gathered
at the home of Miss Cora and Miss
Lennie Hail Sunday evening and en
joyed a good sing.
Mr. Jessie Rawlins was a business
visitor to Douglas Saturday.
We hear, that Charlie Howe, re
cently of this community was marred
to Miss Eula Groff, of near Broxton,
taking the young bride to the home
of his father, near West Green.
Mr. J. C. Bostwick spent Saturday
C£tof]fee (lornttg IJrajMse.
The city council met in regular ses
sion Monday night, and for the third
time this year, the city fathers strug
gled with the tax budget for the year
1915, finally amending and reading for
the second time, and adopting the new
schedule. There was considerable dis
cusion over the pool room tax, ana
the amount was finally fixed at S2OO
per table. Cigarettes and tobacco
were not changed for the time being,
but quite a number of other changes,
some additions, etc., will be found in
the new ordinance, which appears in
full on page 2 of this paper.
During the meting several com
plaints against the 1914 tax assess
ment were heard by council, but ac
tion on them was deferred for the pres
ent.
Progress Made Official Organ.
The Progress was named the official
organ for the city for the ensuing
year, after which council adjourned
to meet in regular session next Mon
day night.
Mayor Wallace presided at the meet
ing, and all the members of council
were on hand, together with Clerk
Knowles.
The next regular monthly teachers’
institute for Coffee County will be
held in the school auditorium in this
city on Saturday, February 6 begin
ning at 10 o’clock in the morning.
These institutes are a great source
of help to the teachers and, in fact,
to any one interested in educational
matters, in the county, and for this
meeting an unusually good program
has been arranged. It is as follows:
10:00, a. m., —Devotional exercises.
10:10, —Lecture by Miss Opal Shep
herd.
10:35. Discussion of club work by
Mr. G. B. Eunice.
10;55 —Discussion of canning club
work by Miss Nola Johnson.
11:15. —Teaching writing by Prof.
A. A. Kuhl.
11:30; —Teaching oral spelling by
Miss Lula Jones.
11:35. —Teaching written spelling
by Miss Eula Bailey.
11:40. —Teaching arithmetic in pri
mary grades by Miss Maggie Dugger.
11:45.—Teaching arithmetic in ad
vanced grades by Miss Kate Wilcox.
11:50. —Announcements.
12, noon.—Recess for dinner.
1:15, p. m.—Discussion of school
contest by all the teachers.
2:ls.—Adjournment.
The C. S. S. announces that it is
hoped that no teacher will ask to be
excused, unless providentially hind
ered, as some special work is to be
done at this meeting. He says that
the aim should be “more efficient ser
vice today than yesterday.”
Sears School Notes
(Special Correspondence)
The following program was render
ed on Friday last:
1. Song.—Entire school.
2. Quotations. —Proverbs.
3. Declamation. —Herbert Harrell.
4. Recitation. —Matie Sears, Bead
ie Adams and Ira Adams.
5. Essay.—Arthur McDaniel.
6. Reading.—Annabel Sears.
7. Song.—Quartette, Aaubdl Sears,
Winnie Lee, Harrell. A%hur Mc-
Daniel and Herl<ert Harrell.
S. Story, “My Bc-i* Hunt”—Leon
night and Sunday with home folks in
Broxton.
Messrs. A. S. and J. D. MeCallum
were in Douglas Saturday.
Miss Blanehe England spent Satur
day night with Tonnle Right. ..
Mr. Gerald Fussell and son, Emory,
were in Douglas Saturday.
Douglas, Georgia, Wednesday, January 27th, 1915
OFFICIAL ORGAN FOR THE CITY.OF.DOUGLAS.
Trying Her New Broom
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Drawn Expressly For the Progress
STATE HEADQUARTERS OF FARMERS’
UNION WILL BE LOCATED HERE
Decision Made at Annual Meeting at Dublin
Merchants Association
Endorses Highway Move
At the regular semi-monthly meet
ing of the Merchants’ and Business
Men’s Association, held Monday night,
the matter of lending encouragement
toward the effort of diverting the Chic
ago - Indianapolis - Jacksohville high
way to pass through this county was
taken up and freely discussed, and it
was finally decided that a committee
be appointed to confer with the conn
ty commissioners and others in regard
to the- matter. The' committee ap
pointed by President Dent was as fol
lows: J. H. Jordan, Melvin Tanner and
J. M onroe Wilcox.
These gentlemen will take the mat
ter up and will report at the next meet
ing. It was stated at the meeting that
the importance of this highway coming
through this county and making Doug
las one of its cities should not be over
looked, and while it was not the' inten
tion or desire of the association act
ing as a chamber of commerce in any
way whatsoever, it seemed to be the
concensus of opinion that the busi
ness interests of the city could not af
ford to neglect lending its voice and
assistance to the move.
Jowers School Notes
(Special Corespondence)
Here we come again. Our school is
still growing and progressing very
nicely under the careful management
of Mr. J. Roscoe Smith, We have 63
pupils.
Miss Lucy McCauley spent Sunday
night with Miss Lizzie Harper.
Mr. Leaston Harper and Mr. Paulk
were in Oeilla Friday on business.
If any of the readers know where
we can secure a good string band for
Saturday February 20th, we would like
them to notify our teacher, please.
Sunday comes with Mr. Fred Eng
land three times a week, or that it.
he goes to Mr. Jowers’ that often, vv<
are told.
We are sorry to know that Master
Walter Carver is still on the sick list
We wish him a speedy recovery.
Our teacher is learning horse swap
ping, it seems, by him going off on
Saturday morning driving two and
leading one. He came back late that
Adams.
9. History of School. —Cathern Da
vis.
10. How to Find Exact Dates.— Ed
gar Cowart, Robert BuHard and Leon
Adams.
11. Song.—Entire 3ehool.
T! '-re are 80 pupils on the roll and
several others to eome in. We urge
a'l th 'ho can possibly do so to
ent'w at me earliest possible day and
attend regulaiffy the remainder of the
term. ‘
J. H. WILLIAMS,
MABEL CORBITT
OPEN FOR lil SIX ESS ON MON D.U
Moving Here Means Much For This
Section as it Will Add Prestige
To City and Impetus to the
Farming Interests.
Douglas, Coffee County and South
Georgia—the three invincible, have
scored on a home run.
. The official kearquarters of the
State Farmers’ Union are moving to
this city and will begin business from
this point next Monday, Februarylst.
This matter, which has been under
consideration by the state organiza
tion for several months, was settled
at the-State Convention, held in Dub
lin on Wednesday and Thursday of
last week. Moultrie, Tifton, Fitzger
ald, Cordele and Dublin all stood
ready, holding their hats.
But Douglas ran a little faster, was
on the spot a little earlier, tip toeci,
and held tier hat just in time to catch
the plum.
Douglas, in years past, got in the
habit of going after things, and get
ting them. We are glad that tin
it which made such achievement pos
sible is not a lost aid. There is life
in the old town yet. Quietly and with
determination, her citizens, for sever
al weeks, planned to bring the offices
of the Farmers’ Union here. The
question has been settled and the of
fices came to Douglas, and what is
more interesting, they come without
any gift or donation except the rent
of two offices, one for the state presi
dent and one for the executive sec
retary.
Douglas and Coffee County will give
the National Field, which is the organ
of the national union, five hundred
subscribers and fifteen hundred dol
lars' worth of advertising. The papei
is well worth the subscription price,
one dollar. The advertising which
will be paid cash from public subscrip
tion taken by the chamber of com
merce, will boost Coffee County and
her resources.
The Field has forty thousand circu
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night from Douglas, walking.
Mr. and Mrs. Edd Merritt, Mr. and
Mrs. Alonza Paulk, were pleasant vis
itors at Mr. Leaston Harper’s last
Sunday.
Mr. Tommie Merritt has decided
there is only one place to go on Sun
days. Ask Mr. Jim Carver's girls,
they know,
Misses Cera and Tonnie Right, of
Rose Hill, attended prayer meeting at
this place Sunday afterndbn.
Miss Laura Harper attended preach
ing at Lax Sunday.
Miss Mary Jane Jowers was a vis
itor at Mr. Days Sunday.
We were pleased t* have visit our
school this dark Monday afternoon,the
folowing: Misses Cora and Linnie Hal)
Mrs. Carver; Mr. Ernest Jowers and
Xfr. Hall. Come again.
While the Vi.~ytf.QJS c were bore,
were so crowded w iih pupils that some
of them had to stand.
TWO PE-ON-Y'S.
DOUGLAS FIRM GETS
A LARGE CONTRACT
The Empire Construction Co., of this
city, of which Mr. R. N. McEachern
is manager, was awarded the wood
and brick work on the new addition
that is being built to the Coast Line
shops at Waycross. The contract
of the Empire Construction Co., is for
about $20,000, and it will require in
the neighborhood of 50 men to do the
work. Mr. McEachern will go to Way
cross and remain there until the con
tract is finished.
This concein was the successful bid
der out of a number of others, and the
fact that they were awarded the con
tract laid not alone on the price rnadf
but on the fact that they were compe
tent to do the work to the satisfac
tion of the road.
Work was begun on the contract
this week.
The Empire Construction Co., has
built many large buildings in various
parts of the country, notably those for
the Kress' stores, of which they con
structed a number. They built tin
Lankford and the Union Bank build
ings in tips city, and are in a position
to handle this class of work both larg*
and small.
l ittle Girl Breaks Her \rin.
The little daughter of Mrs. A. (
McNally, of Nicholls, had the misfor
tune to break her arm last Thursday
at the home of her grand-mother, Mrs
David McNab.
County School Superintendent
Writes of Educational Contests
During the teachers’ annual insti
tute, recently held in Douglas, the
teachers voted unanimously to hold
a rural school contest at the' close
of the present term.
Since some might fail to compre
hend the real purpose of the contest,
this article is offered as an expla
nation.
Before educational work can be
termed a success, there must he a
complete system of co-operation, all
along the line from the child to the
State's highest authorities, and a
friendly and sympathetic interest man
ifested by all. And before co-opera
tion can be hoped for in anything in
life, a thorough understanding must be
had by all those who are invited to
assist in the performance of the thing
to be done.
In ancient times children sought to
gain information for fear of the red
and in some instances it is still neces
sary. But, today, strenuous efforts
are made to place in forma? ion befor
the child in such a manner that will
bring about the greatest interest on
the part of the child and'cause it to
.earn things because it wants to, and
not because it is forced to. learn. And
information sought because of inter
est is most valuable to the individual.
The greatest interest is always
brought about by a spirit of rivalry.
Much pleasure comes to the one who
can do a thing better than his as
sociati s. The whole world is full of
contests —lions contending in the for
ests for a greater share of the avail
able food; human beings striving for
existence and a greater share of
$1 Per Annum
FARMERS WERE OUT
TO TWO MEETINGS
INTERESTING SPEECHES MADE
Diversified Crops Theme Employed in
All the Addresses Made.—Other
Meetings Bill Be Held ia the
County in Near Future.
Two highly interesting and profita
ble meetings were held in Coffee Coun
ty yesterday.
At 10 o’clock about seventy-five
farmers at Ambrose were addressed
by Prof. Frior, of the State College of
Agriculture at Athens; Mr. N. E.
Marsliburn, and W. W. Croxton, of the
Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic rail
road.
The farmers manifested much inter
est in the discussions pertaining to
crop diversification and truck farm
ing.
Another Meeting Saturday.
Another meeting will be held at Am
brose next Saturday at 10 o’clock, for
the purpose of perfecting a permanent
organization of truck growers, and
Famr Demonstrator Eunice will be on
hand at that meeting to assist in the
organization. The farmers in that ter
ritory will likely plant beans and Ir
ish potatoes for market.
Meeting at Douglas.
At 3 o’clock in the afternoon one
hundred farmers met the speakers at
the Court House in Douglas and listen
(1 to addresses along the same lines
as given at Ambrose. Prof. Frior dis
cussed soils and plant foods, also
diseases and their prevention.
Diversification Discussed.
Messrs. Croxton and Marsbburn
spoke along the line of diversification
and marketing. Mr. Marshburn, who
heads the new department of market
ing of the A., B. & A., recently estab
lish* d, is an expert grower and ship
per of cantaloupes, and lias made a
wonderful success of the business. He
has contracted to plant about three
hundred acres in the vicinity of Doug
las this year. His marks and grading
and crating all classes of products for
market were to the point and should )
be heeded slosely by all who expect
to gtow any kind oi truck for sale.
Meeting Here Next Tuesday.
The farmers in this district will hold
i meeting at 3 o’clock next Tuesday
xfternoon for the puropse of forming
a permanent truck growers organiza
tion.
Be Vii Important Meeting.
The meeting will be an important
me, and it is anticipated that it will
be largely attended.
wealth and happiness; and nations
contending for supremacy over both
land and sea. And so it is with the
child on the playground, in the school
room and in the home. He puts forth
his very best efforts and strength
when trying to excell his playmates
in some game, or classmate in some
recitation. And so the purpose of the
school contest is to create a spirit of
rivalry among the children and differ
ent communities, in the hope that they
may put forth their very best efforts
and through these efforts raise the
standard of the individual and com
munity to the very highest state of
efficiency.
The contest will consist of a var
iety of exercises, such as the child is
actually doing in daily life, in the
school room, on the play ground and
in the home.
The literary feature of the program
will consist of contests in reciting,
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Infant Child Hus*
(From Our Rose Hill Corespondent)
We regret very much to announce
the death of the three weeks old in
fant of Mr. and Mrs. Weaver Hall. II
died Wednesday, January 20, We ex
tend our heartfelt sympathy to the
family in their bereavement.
(iocs to At laid a For Treatment
Mr. W. L. I-ott accompanied his fa
ther, Mr. Wash fcott, lo Atlanta last
Monday night, where he will enter a
private sanitarium for treatment