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VOL. IV. NO 41
OLD COMMISSIONERS
OUT; NEW ONES IN
B. H. Tanner Made New Chairman
—Reason Given Old Board Un
wieldly and Too Large Change
In Convict Camp.
The first bill to be passed by the
present generaly assembly directly
affecting Coffee county was that of
the bill abolishing the old board of
nine commissioners and establishing
a new board consisting of five mem
bers with Mr. B. H. Tanner as Chair
man and S. J. Stubbs, of this city,
for the Douglas district, Dan Metts
for the Pearson and Mora district,
J. B. Harper for the Willacoochee
and Ambrose districts, F. M. Mer
rett for the Broxton and West Green
districts. The chairman will act as
Commissioner from the Axson and
Nicholls districts. The chairman is
endowed with more authority than
w r as given the old chairman and it
will take the entire board it is under
stood to override a decision by him.
The board consists of some of the
leading business men of the county.
The reason assigned for the change
was that the old board of nine mem
bers was unweildy and too large.
Little was known of the bill in this
county until it was reported passed.
The bill carrying nine commissioners
was passed by Rep. Stewart during
a former term in the legislature and
the members who went out of office
Mondav had only served since Janu
ary Ist of this year, and during that
time they have done quite a lot of
road building, purchased some new
machinery, mules, etc. The number
of convicts in this county has de
creased by more than half at
present to profitably handle all the
mules and road machinery of the
county.
An effort was made to get the old
board to hold a meeting and finish
up the business before them. This
they refused to do and the new board
was sworn in in the afternoon.
Upon their organization they an
nounced some radical changes among
which were: Requested the resigna
tion of Silas Meeks as Warden and
declined to pay his salary further,
named Alex Hill who has been depu
ty warden to succeed him at a re
duced salary. Announced the sale
k f 18 head of mules at auction before
the court house Tuesday week, re
duced the number of guards by half
and putting both camps together.
The retiring board consisted of:
Oliver Peterson, Douglas, chairman,
Frand Meeks. Nicholls, Peter Harp
er, Mora, Oscar Paulk, Willacoochee,
Geo. Paulk, Ambrose, P. L. Moore,
Broxton, Silas Lott, West Green and
Dan Metts, Pearson, w r ho was retain
ed on the new board.
BOARD BEGINS TO
EXAMINE MONDAY
The Board of Examiners of Coffee
county will begin examinations of
300 men drawn in the recent lottery
next Monday morning and 100 a day
wiil be examined Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday. Notices have been
sent to all men whose numbers were
among the first 300.
TO ERECT A NEW
BRICK BUILDING
Mr. E. L. Vickers will erect a two
story brick building, dimensions 30 x
t“0 on Peterson avenue south of the
)ouglas Hotel, work to begin with
■ in the next few days. The building
will be occupied entirely by Mr.
Vickers who intends to open a new
k.. J up-to-date store. The
structure will add a great deal to
this growing section of the city.
The site is being cleared and ma
terial is on the grounds.
<MT u (tatttfa IJrogrcss,
TO HOLD MEETING
INTEREST HIGHWAY
President Short Route Association
to Call Joint Conference at Early
Date—lmprovements Needed—
Coffee at Work.
Representatives from the differ
ent counties through which the Cen
tral Dixie Highway passes will meet
in a joint conference at an early date
by call of W. R. Bowen, of Fitzger
ald, President of the Short Route
Association.
It has become evident that to com
ply with the government’s request
for improvements concentrated pres
sure will have to be used and the
progressive counties along the route
do not intend to permit the indiffer
ence of one county to delay the im
provements needed.
Recent heavy rains have played
havoc with what good sections of
the road that remained and the route
as a whole is not as bad as the one
between Atlanta and Macon, but
immediate improvements are neces
sary.
COFFEE AT WORK
Coffee county has been working the
highway between Douglas and the
Irwin county line and a great portion
of this stretch has been converted
into a splendid piece of road. Coffee
does not intend to be the indifferent
or delinquent county.
The date and place of the confer
ence will likely be designated this
week. ,
DARKEY EXHIBITS
RECORD POTATO
A record potato that beats any
thing that we have seen this year
was exhibited on the streets here
Saturday by a darkey, Hamilton
Hodge, who lives in the Washington
Heights section, near this city.
The potato which weighed seven
and one-half pounds and measured
26 inches in circumference was of the
Norton yam variety.
Hodge stated that he only had
about a quarter of an acre in this
crop and that he was doing his “bit”
in the food producing line.
The potato is the record one for
this season so far as we have heard
of and goes a long ways in telling of
the productiveness of the fertile
lands of Coffee county.
C, L. RELIHAN
IS NEW MANAGER
OF WATT-HOLMES
Mr. Carroll Relihan, who has been
in the hardware business in this city
for several years, has been named
the new manager of the Watt-Holmes
Hardware Company to succeed Mr.
J. H. Jordan, who resigned, effect
ive August 15, to accept a place with
the King Hardware Company of At
lanta.
The new manager is one of the best
hardware men in this section, having
spent a great portion of his life in
this business and it is expected the
firm will enjoy the same success
under his management that it has
in the past. The company is to be
congratulated on securing Mr. Reli
han and Mr. Relihan is to congratu
lated on being so prominently con
nected With one of the best known
hardware institutions of the slate.
Douglas is reluctant to give up
Mr. Jordan on August 15, when he
joins his family in Atlanta.
Model Wife.
Our idea of a model wife in one
who keeps her husband from making
a fool of himself.— Galveston News.
DOUGLAS. GEORGIA. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST. 8. 1917.
STATEMENT FOR THE
REGISTERED MEN
OF GEORGIA
Referring to previous statements
issued it is seen that the Ist and
2nd calls for the drafted army will
take from Georgia about 35,000 men,
and that the 3rd call will take the
remainder of the total available men
from the State. Attention is called
to the following table in order that
the facts may be before the readers
and they will be in position to act
for their best interests.
Total registration in Georgia,
approximately 250,000
Married an dependent fami
lies-exempt-60 percent 150.000
Remaining 100,000
Of this 100,000 the following will
probably apply on exemption:
25 per cent Farmers and ex
empt 25,000
8 “ Dependent Mothers,
etc. 8,000
5 “ Munition Workers 5,000
15 Physical disability 15,000
Total available for selection 47,000
“ called on Ist call 18,337
“ to be called for Novembr 12,500
30,837
Number eligable and not call
ed 16,163
From the abo v e figures it can be
seen that 2 out of every 3 men who
have no reason for exemption will be
in the army by November and the
other one of the three will come in
on the third call, which is reasonably
sure to be made in January.
Recent orders from Washington
direct that after a registered man
has been called by his local board
and directed to appear for physical
examination, he ceases to be eligible
for voluntary enlistment.
COFFEE COUNTY MEN
IN LIQUOR HAUL
When an automobile broke down
south of Waycross Saturday it led
to the arrest shortly afterwards of
Carl McDonald and S. D. Anderson
of Nicholls, charged of violating the
“bone-dry” law.
Ninetv-four quarts of a fair grade
of whiskey and twenty-six bottles of
beer were seized as evidence by
Ware county officials making the ar
rest, according to report.
It is understood the contraband
was taken from the machine and
put in a branch several hundred yards
distant. Wagon tracks leading from
the car to the branch disclosed the
hiding place of the liquor. The haul,
it is said, is the biggest the officers
there have made lately. Sheriff
Sweat and Deputies Cannon and
Mattox figured in the case.
Savannah Volunteers
Now In Service.
Savannah, Aug. B.—The Savannah
Volunteer Guards, 500 strong, were
mustered into federal service Sunday
morning.
Just Boobs.
The man who sits behind you in a
moving picture house, gouges his
knees into the back of vour seat and
reads the captions in loud, clear tones
for the benefit of his neighbors.
Best Way to Clean Small Bottle
To clean the inside of a waterbottle
or any glass that is too small to in
sert the hand into, put into the bottle
a small quantity of tea leaves, pour in
about one third of a teacupfull of vin
egar, shake well, empty, and rinse
with cold water. A perfectly clean
glass will result.
LARGE CROWDS HERE
FOR TOBACCO DAY
Several hundred visitors are in the
city today, which is tobacco day, du
ring which tobacco sales, speaking,
refreshments and other entertain
ment will be enjoyed. All the morn
ing trains brought in large crowds
while many automobiles arrived load
ed with tobacco enthusiasts.
PENDING MAR
KET BILLSHOULD
BE ENACTED
Atlanta, Ga., August 8, (Special)
If the Georgia Legislature adjourns
without enacting the pending market
bill, it is going to mean a serious sit
uation for many Georgia farmers
w r ho have loyally responded to their
country’s call and grown more food
crops and feed stuffs than ever be
fore in the history of the state.
It isn’t a question of consumption,
for there will be need of every pound
of food produced for man and beast.
But it is an imperative problem of
proper distribution —of getting sur
plus foods to the markets that most
need them.
Georgta faces the problem of prop
erly marketing more than $200,000,-
000 worth of foods and feedstuffs.
The department of agriculture has
planned an efficient system for bring
ing about the most satisfactory dis
tribution. The successful operation
of this system will require both legis
lative authority and funds to meet
expenses. To meet these expenses
the legislature has been asked to ap
propriate from the fund now paid in
to the state treasury by Georgia
farmers, less than one-fortieth of
one per cent, or 25 cents on SI,OOO of
the value of the Georgia produce to
be handled.
There is real danger that in the
rush incident to the close of the ses
sion, this bill may not come up for
action at all, which would mean it
would have to go over to gext year.
If the farmers of Georgia want
this bill passed now, so that they
mav be assured of efficient assistance
in the marketing of their food crops,
they should get busy at once and
insist upon action on the part of their
legislative members. It is their bill
and their interests which are at stake,
and there is not a day or even an
hour to lose.
While Georgia has fairly well
solved her fall food problem through
the splendid efforts of her farmers,
there is still the late fall and winter
to be provided for.
Every Georgia farmer in every
section of the state, should plant
some wheat and oats this fall, and
where possible, also some barley, rye
and oats.
There are approximately 500,000
plows in Georgia. We ought to
plant at least an average of two
acres of wheat to each plow 7. Even
with the low average of ten bushels
to the acre, this would give us the
grand total of 1,000,000 acres w'ith a
splendid aggregate production of
10,000,000 bushels of wheat, or
enough to feed the entire state.
The Georgia Department of Agri
culture urges every farmer to get
busy now planning to put in his win
ter wheat and oats. Pick out the
bes; ground for them and prepare it
well. Don’t stop with tw 7 o acres, but
plant all you can properly take care
of.
Available wheat now should be
saved for seed. Instead of grinding
it.'buy flour and plant the seed.
The market bureau of this Depart
ment will be glad to assist any farm
er in disposing of any surplus seed
wheat he may have, or in procuring
seed for him for planting in October.
And by all means plant Wheat.
Put it on your best acres and fertil
ize well. It will return you an
abundance in the spring that will
profit you well for the attention and
labor given it.
RED GROSS WORK
IS ENCOURAGED
Woman’s Club Meeting Held Thurs
day Shows Great Interest in the
Society Broxton and Wlllacoo
chee Ladies Present.
The Red Cross work in Douglas
should go on by rapid strides in the
future, judging from the interest
shown among the ladies at the last
meeting of the Woman’s club at
their club house. It would seem
Douglas has been a little tardy in
aiding in this great work, but once
it is begun the indications are all
the lost time will be made up. At
the meeting there were a number of
Broxton and Willacoochee ladies
present, who pledged their support.
Ah illuminating address on the
Red Cross Society was made by Mrs.
A. M. S. Coleman and her presenta
tion of the details and beauty of the
w y ork was given to attentive and
interested hearers.
Mrs. Coleman and Mrs. J. M.
Ashlev were elected to take charge
of the work here and they are to se
cure a representative to lecture and
further the plans of the auxiliary
this place.
Among the ladies present from
Broxton and Willacoochee who are
expected to co-operate with Douglas
were MesdamesSummerlin, McCran
ie and Roberts, of Willacoochee and
Mesdames Ben Poer, Alton Poer,
Chan bliss, Ricketson, Kirkland,
Lott, Bugg, McDowell, Dave Kirk
land and Miss Carrie Knowdes, of
Broxton.
ONE MILLION INCREASE
IN TAX RETURNS
Tax Collector E. S. Sapp is today
winding up the year’s business and
announces an increase in tax returns
of $1,000,000 over last year, or an
increase of about 30 per cent. With
the assistance of the Board Mr. Sapp
has succeeded in placing what is be
lieved practically a 1 1 unreturned
property on the books and to Mr.
Sapp goes largely the credit for this.
This is by far the largest increase
ever made in one year in this county.
‘ HEROIC FRANCE” AT
ENTERPRISE THEATER
“Heroic France,” alive with great
human interest appeal, wall be shown
at the Enterprise movie house on
Thursday, Aug. 23. This great pro
duction shows our allies in action
where American boys are going.
Producers risked their lives to get
the great picture and it will be
worth the price and time of any one
to see.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank our friends for
the many kindnesses shown us during
the prolonged illness and recent death
of our loved one.
A. D. Burke
Mrs. C. N. Gibbs and Famly.
LOCAL YOUTH IS
ACCEPTED IN ARMY
Messrs. Wiley C. Hubert and Eras
tus H. Bridges, of this city, youths
in their teens, recently stood the
army examination in Waycross and
Bridges was accepted and has already
been forwarded to Fort Oglethorpe,
Ga., for enlistment. Wiley Hubert
failed to pass the examination.
SI.OO The Year In Advance
TWO MEN INJURED IN
WRECK NEAR DOUGLAS
Ford Roadster Becomes Unman
ageable While Going at High
Speed—Turns Over Several
Times—Parties Badly Battered.
A. C. Cobb, of Tifton, and W. C.
Denny, of Waycross, were badly
bruised, cut and skinned when their
Ford roadster become unmanageable
while going about 35 or 40 miles an
hour and left a five-foot embank
ment'on the Dixie Highway, about
three miles from Douglas in the di
rection of Nicholls, Tuesday even
ing about 7:30. The injured men
were picked up by the two other cars
in the party and brought on in to
Douglas where Dr. T. C. Clark ex
amined and dressd the wounds and
pronounced no bones broken, al
though the parties were battered al
most beyond recognition. Cobb with
several wounds in the back was the
worst hurt of the two.
CAR HOPS WIRE FENCE
The party of three cars were en
route from Waycross to Tifton and
it is said had been making record
time. At the scene of the accident
the road is in perfect shape, but it is
thought Cobb, the driver, fearing a
rough place, suddenly put on brakes,
which caused the radius rod to bend
and the machine turned completely
around, left the road and turned ov
er several times. It was found sev
eral feet from the road on the other
side of a wire fence which it seemed
to hop completely over without tear
ing down. She occupants were spill
ed ot the first turn of the car.
TURNED OVER SEVERAL TIMES
Mr. W. W. Jolly, of Tifton, and
Mr. Johnny Green, of Valdosta, who
were driving the cars in front and
behind both saw the accident and
reached the scene promptly. Mr. 1
Green states he could see the lights
revolving in a circle as the car was
turning over. The Ford, found inside
the wire fence between to trees, was
badly damaged.
Most of the party spent the night
in Douglas. Cobb and Denny will
be unable to be out for some time,
but were carried to their homes
Wednesday.
126 WOMEN, 12 MEN
TRY FOR LICENSES
At the examination for teachers
held here last week there were 126
women and 12 men to try for licen
ses. The examination was conduct
ed at the Georgia Normal College
ane business Institute.
No names were permitted on the
papers handed in, the numbering
process being used, the papers were
then remixed and renumbered and
in this way none of the papers were
known. Supt. Floyd believes this is
the fairest and squarist method that
ban be used.
Prof. W. A. Little and Mr. D. L.
Grantham were secured to aid in
grading the papers.
CHICKENS FOR SALE
Until August 20th I am selling
white Leghorn hens at 60 cents
each, White Wyndotts at 75 cents
each. Let me have your order at
once.
Mrs. James I. Hatlfield.
MRS. BARNEY TRAPNELL
IN CRITICAL CONDITION
Friends of Mrs. Barney Trapnell
will regret to learn thst her condit
ion in Atlanta is critical and she is
not expected to live. Mr. Trapnell
who has been at her bedside spent
Monday in the city but was forced
to return Tuts lay.