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VOL. IV. NO 30
LAND OWNERS OF COFFEE
HOLD INTERESTING MEETING
The land owners of Coffee county
held a very interesting meeting at
the court-house Monday afternoon.
The attendance was fair made up
of a representative class of fanners j
from practically all the districts of
the county. Judge J. W. Quincy
presided and introduced the speak
ers. l)r. Robins of the Federal De
partment spoke first using charts
to illustrate his lecture on the cattle
tick. He pointed out that fifty
eight counties in Georgia have been
made tick free, but to clean up the
remaining counties under the present
system will require ten to fifteen
years, whereas, if the Legislature at
the next session would enact a state
wide dipping law, the work could be
accomplished in fifteen to eighteen
months. He showed lifesize photo
graphs of tick infested cattle, and of
cattle ti'ee from ticks, and gave fig
ures showing the damage of the
parasite as it effects milk and beef
production.
He made the assertion and emphas
ed it that under tick free conditions,
and using pure bred sires, calves
could be made to show an increase in
weight to two-hundred pounds per
year for the first two years. Tick
infested hides sustain a damage of
$1.50 each, average, as compared
with those not infested. The sav
ing represented in this item alone
would in one year pay the expense
of eradication in Coffee County.
The second speaker, Mr. C. S.
Ucker, Vice-President of the South
ern Settlement and Development
Organization of Baltimore, outlined
the proposed work of the Georgia
Land Owners Association and em
phasised the importance of rapidly
extendingthe work of the organiza
tion to cover all the South Georgia
counties in time to go before the
Legislature with a singled member
ship representing at least two mil
lion acres of land to ask for a state
wide law that the whole state may
be cleared of ticks and the quaran
tine raised within the next few
years. Mr. Ucker’s remarks were
pointed and met with a hearty re
sponse. Practically all present who
had not previously joined the asso
ciation subscribed to the movement
which increased the association en
rollment by several thousand acres.
Judge Quincey was chosen to rep
resent Coffee county on the Board
of Control.
Dog Ordinance
There is an ordinance prohibiting
dogs from running on the streets of
Douglas. This ordinance will be
rigidly enforced from June Ist to
September 15th. All dogs must be
in an enclosure or muzzled. Dogs
foudd on streets witnout muzzle will
be killed immediately by order of
Mayor and Council.
Daniel Gaskin, Sr., Mayor.
HOME-CURED HAM IS
CURIOSTY IN ALBANY
ALBANY, May 20.—A home-cured |
ham, weighing 55 pounds and retail
ing for $16.50, exhibited in a local
show window yesterday, created no
end of comment. The ham came
from a Duroc Jersey hog which'
weighed 650 pounds.
A. Parks, of Ty Ty, Tift County,
raised the hog. The cured meat and
lard from the hog brought him $125.
All except the ham sold below the
present price of meat, as as it was j
disposed of before meat got so high, j
After selling $125 worth of meat,
Mr. Parks had the backbone, spare, j
ribs, head, liver, chitterlings and j
other parts as extra.
(Soflfee (Cotwtjj ogress,
REGISTRARS FOR
COFFEE COUNTY
Following is a list of those who
will be in charge of the work of leg
islation on June sth:
Douglas, A. W. Haddock, W. P.
Ward, W. M. Tanner, Gordon Burns
W. R. Frier, T. S. Hubert, B. E.
Whittington, E. L. Tanner, E. L.
Grantham and J. N. McDonald.
Nicholls, J.A. Davis, W.P. Axson,
and John Kirkland.
Pearson, H. P. Smith, W. C. Pat
terson and J. 0. White.
Willacoochee, J T. Guldens, J. M.
Roberts and E. L. Moore.
Axson, Y. O. Matthews, M. D.
Davis and Joe McDonald.
Pickern, W. B. Courson, S.A. Lott
and J. C. Ellis.
Ambrose, R. J. Vibbert, I. W.
Moorman and M. J. Ferguson.
Broxton, Homer Ricketson, P. L.
Moore and J. L. Sapp.
Mora, T. J. Douglas, Ben Morris
and one to be supplied.
All of the parties are required to
meet at the court house on June Ist
for a rehearsal and final instructions
as to how the registration shall be
carried on.
PROGRAM COMENCE
MENT EXERCISES OF
11th OIST. AG, SCHOOL
8 pm. Friday May 25 Recital bv
Music and Expression class.
8 p. m. Saturday May 26—Decla
mation and Reading Contests.
9 p. m. Saturday May 26—Junior
“Prom".
11a. m. Sunday May 27 Com
mencement Sermon, at Methodist
Church, sermon by Dr. Bascom
Anthony, of Valdosta, Ga.
Bp. m. Monday May 28 Meeting
of Alumni (al) Association, Oration
by Hoke V. Smith, T 4 Banquet
immediately after Alumni meeting.
10 a. m. Tuesday May 29—Meeting
of Board of Trustees.
Bp. m. Tuesday May 29 Graduat
ing Exercises.
Literary address by Prof R. E.
Park, of the University of Georgia.
EX-MARSHAL FINEO
ATTACKING EX-SHERIFF
Waycross, May 20. Steve Spence,
former marshal at Waresboro, has
been fined SIOO in Superior Court on
a charge of assault and battery. He
was charged with the more serious
offense of assault with intent to
murder, but the jury found him
guilty only for the minor offense.
Dave Pittman, former sheriff, was
the man ir -ed in the trouble with
j the Waresu o marshal.
FORD AND WHISKEY
IN SHERIFF'S HANDS
Deputy J. P. Strickland captured
Monday 43 pints of whiskey and a
Ford car in which the w’hiske.v was
found both tht property of Henry
Stephens. Stephens admitted that
j the whiskey belonged to him and the
| car was also his and it was confiscat
ed under the new prohibition law
j and will be condemned and sold.
! Stephens gave.bond and was releas
| ed immediately.
DOUGLAS. GEORGIA. WEDNESDAY. MAY, 23, 1917.
A CHANGE IN SUBSCRIPTION PRICE
The worlds’ greatest war has caused prices in all lines of en
deavor to soar until the “high cost of living” is a universal topic of
discussion and a serious problem in every family. Everything that
everybody buys or sells has gone up. The merchant has beenobilged
to repeatedly raise his prices in order to yield a legitimate profit over
the increased cost that he has to pay. in fact every one has protect
ed themselves in this way but the editor. The price of the “Old
Home Paper” has remained stationery while the prices of everything
entering into its construction has advanced from 100 to 500 per cent.
Print paper that used to cost $2.50 now costs $7.50 and other material
has advanced in like proportion.
A cost system applied to this office shows that during the year
last, past, it cost $268.27 more to produce this paper than the amount
of the subscription list even if everyone had paid their subscription,
and we regret to state that a few were negligent in tnis respect.
Therefore, as there is no immediate prospect of prices becom
ing normal, but on the other hand every indication that they will
continue to advance, we are forced to follow the example of other
business concerns and make a slight advance in our supscription price,
w hich, after July Ist will be $1.50. This is less than one cent a week,
an insignificant amount to the individual, but in the aggregate will
amount to enough to at least pay cost of construction and we feel
confident that not a single subscriber will object to this added trifle,
which means the life and success of the paper.
Back subscriptions will not be affected, except that we must
insist on their payment, and you may pay ahead as far as you like,
provided payment is made before July Ist.
QUESTIONS TO ANSWER
CONSCRIPTING OFFICER
The registration card which every
man within the age limit will be re
quired to sign contains the following
questions to be answered;
1. Name in full. Age in years.
2. Home address.
3. Date of birth.
4. Are you (1) natural-born citizen
(2) a naturalized citizen, (3) an aien
(4) or have you declared your inten
tion (specify which)?
5. Where were you born?
6. If not a citizen of what country
are you a citizen or subject?
7. What is your present trade, oc
cupation or office?
8. By whom ennployed? Where em
ployed?
9. Have you a father,mother, wife,
child under 12, or a brother or sister
under 12, solely dependent on you
for support (specify which)?
10. Do you claim exemption from
draft (specify grounds)?
On the reverse side of the card the
registrar fills out the following de
scriptive report upon the person re
gistering;
Tall, medium or short (specify
wffiich)? Slender, medium or stout
(which)? Color of eyes? Color of
hair? Bald? Has person lost arm,
leg, hand, foot, or both eyes, or other
wise disable (specify)?
Having answered the foregoing
questions satisfactorily, the person
registraing will receive the following
registration cerificate.
REGISTRBTION CERTIFICATE
To whom it may concern, Greetings;
These presents attest, that in ac
cordance with the proclamation of
the president of Uuited States, and
in compliance with law ....
(Name City or P. O.)
Present . . . County of .
State of . . has submitted himself
to registration and has by me been
duly registered on this . . day of . .
(Signed)
Registrar,
The foregoing registration card
w ill bear a number corresponding to
a number upon the registration card
which is retained by the government.
Mr. J. E. Perkins spent Sunday in
Willacoochee.
M iss Maggie Dugger is visiting
relatives in White Springs, Fla.
Miss Quida Baker, of Hogansviile,
is a guest at the home of Mrs. S. H.
Christopher.
"AGGIES" CHAL
LENGE- "BEARCATS"
In response to the wishes of the
the team and the supporters of said
team, we hereby challenge the so
called “Bearcats” including pitcher
Griffin, fust-baseman McDonald,
second-baseman Ward and others
concerned for a third game of base
ball to play off the tie and settle the
question as to who wins the penant.
Monday, May 28, is the day, 3:30
is the time and 25c is the admission.
Failure to accept this challenge
forfeits the championship.
Now “Bear-Kitties” if you want
to crow about something just come
out and beat us Monday. The pub
lic is cordially invited to attend this
spectacular contest. I THANK
YOU.
EXAMINATION FOR
CLERK AND CARRIER
An examination will be held at
Douglas on June 23rd tor the posi
tions of elei k in the local office and
for one city carrier. Applicants
must be over 18 years of age and
under 45 and from the eligible list
standing this examination it is prob
able that future vacancies will be
filled.
for application from and instruct
ions to applicants address Secretary
local Civil Service Board at Doug
las, or secretary Fifty Civil Service
district, Atlanta, Ga. t and applica
tions must be filed with the district
secretary on time to arrange for ex
aminations.
Actuaries Plan For
War-Time Insurance
NEW YORK, May 21.—Life'insur
ance policies of men enlisting in the
army or navy are not to be forfeited
if plans being made today by the
Actuarial Association of America, in
session as the Hotel Astor, are car
ried out. It is proposed that "war
NO EXEMPTIONS; ALL WITH
IN AGE MUST REGISTER
SERIES OF CANNING
DEMONSTRATION TO
BE GIVEN LATER
To encourage the people to save
everything possible this year in the
way of food and to teach an easy
and simple method of canning with
out the use of harmful acids, demon
strations in canning both in tin cans
and in glass jars will be given over
the county in the next two w-eeks by
the Canning Club, Demonstrator.
The places chosen for these demon
strations were selected on account
of their central location and being
within easy reach of the club girls.
Every canning club girl is expected
to come with her uniform to the
town nearest her and bring some
vegetables like beans or beets or
what ever she has and either jars or
cans to put them in. All the ladies
are cordially invited to come and
bring something to can according
to directions given by agent.
Below is a schedule of the demon
strations to be given:
Thursday, May 24, 1917 Pearson
Kirkland school, co-operating.
Friday, May 25, 1917 Harmony
Grove School.
Saturday, May 26 Willacoochee,
Tillman. Pine Grove, Temperance,
and Inman co-operating.
Wednesday, May 80 West Green,
Mobley Club co-operating.
Thursday, May 81 Bethamy
school. Bush, Isaac, and Pridgen
clubs co-operating.
Friday, June 1 at Douglas, Mc-
Clelland, New Forest, Shepherd,
Sears, Rocky Pond, Blythestone,
and Vickers clubs co-operating.
COGDELL NEWS
(Special Correspondence)
Rev. R. A. Brown, of the Presby
terian church, of Waycross, deliver
ed quite an interesting sermon here
Sunday. Mr. Brown is a good man
and we were glad to have him come
out and be with us.
Mr. Alex K. Sessoms with his
wife and children will leave here
Thursday for Atlantic Beach for a
three or four weeks stav.
Mr. Felix Bouland left Sunday for
Charleston, S. C., where he has ac
cepted a position.
The Progress does Job Printing!
Are you in need of any kind of print
ing? Mail your order in.
The new mill here is coming nice
ly and is expected to be in operation
by August first.
The Clinch County Chain Gang is
here and doing some good road
work and is expecting to join Coffee
County at the county line on the
Homerville and McDonald road.
The Cogdell Supply Co., has plac
ed a large refrigerator in their store
and will run a meat market in con
nection with the line of merchandise.
Dr A. J. Montgomery has opened
up in the Avant building. Dr Mont
gomery is a good man and we are
glad to welcome him with us.
“Snitzel”
extra” premiums for men going to
Europe shall be SIOO a year for each
SI,OOO of a policy, and $37.50 a thou
sand for those who merely join the
colors without knowledge of their
ultimate destination. Several insur
ance companies have announced that
a refund on overcharges w ill be made
to policyholders after the war.
We regret to announce the serious
illness of Dr. Quitman Holton at his
home in West Douglas.
SI.OO The Year In Advance
Young man, get this! It’s for you!
If you are 21 years old and not yet
81 years old you MUST register un
der the selective conscription law on
June sth or before.
That goes for every one of you.
It doesn’t matter if you are crippled
consumptive, burdened with eleven
children or running a farm. Thy’U
weed that kind out later. But every
man of those ages muse be register
ed befoae the sun sets on June sth
or tell it to the Federel judge later.
The Government will do the weed
ing out.
The only men of those ages w-ho
need not register is he who already
is a part of the land or naval forces
of the United States.”
You must not wait to be hunted
up by an officer. It is up to you to
go to the County Clerk if you live in
the country or a small city or town,
or the City Clerk or other designat
ed official if you reside in a city of
80,000 or more, get your card and
make it out.
If you are away from home, you
must get a card and mail it to the
official of your home.
CITY COURT NOTICE
GEORGIA, Coffee County.
It apperaning to the court that it
would work a great hardship on a
large numbers of farmers of Coffee
county, who, on account of heavy
rains and prolanged cold weather,
are bad behind in the cultivation of
their crops, and that to take out of
their crops a large number of Juror*,
parties and witnesses, would greatly
injure the agricultural interest of the
county, and it being at a time when
this can be least afforded, and fur
ther, that the entire bar of the coun
ty, with the exception of possibly
three or four members, has petition
ed the court to postpone contested
business, add further, that a large
number of Jurors drawn have made
urgent request to be excused, as well
as many parties and witnesses, the
court has decided to postpone the
hearing of jury matters until some
time later, and jurors parties and
Witnesses are excused until such
time, when due notice will be given
then.
Therefore, it is ordered, that jur
ors, parties and witnesses in cases
requiring a jury be excused until
further notice from the court. Let
it be clearly understand that they
are not excused for the term, but
only subject to notice to be given by
order erf the court, j
Ordered in o{ en court this May,
21st. 1917.
W. (’. BRYAN
J. S. G. C. D.
PEACH COUNTY
IN SUPREME COURT
A board of county commissioners
can’t use the funds from the com
mon treasury for the purpose of
employing a lawyer or lawyers to
fight a new county bill in the legisla
ture and try to kill it. So the state
supreme court decides today in the
Peach county fight. One of the old
counties concerned in killing the leg
islation proposed last session, throu
gh its board of commissioners,
sought to employ lawyers to come to
Atlanta and fight the bill. An in
junction was asked and granted by
Judge Littlejohn. The proponents
of the new county are going to try
their fight on again the coining ses
sion.
Mrs. J. H. Pafford is at home from
Nashville and has as her guest, her
sister, Mrs. Moore of that place.