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Volume X—No. 25.
BEST TOBACCO SECTION
IN WORLD SAYS DUKE
MILLIONAIRE MAN UF ALTER KI ’
AND RAILROAD MAGNATE
PAYS BRIEF VISIT TO DOUG
LAS ON TOUR OF GEORGIA
ANI) FLORIDA R. R.
James B- Duke, of Charlotte, X. <
and New York, with Mr. E. Thompsoop
vice president and general manager
of the Piedmont & Northern railroad,
Mr. H. W. Purvis, general manager
of the Georgia *& Florida railroad. Mr.
W. E. French and Mr. Lannigan. also
of the Georgia & Florida composed
a party who visited Douglas for a
time last Saturday. The par;y was
traveling in the private car of Mr.
Duke, who owns the Piedmont &
Northern railroad, is one of the larg
est tobacco manufacturers in the
world, and is associated with many
other large manufacturing concerns,
is president of a number of tobacco
companies.
The perty left the car at the Geor
gia & Florida shops, made an inspec
tion of the equipment there, and were
driven to town in automobiles.
The party remained here for only
a short time, and no opportunity was
given to get an expression from the
distinguished visitors. However. Mr;.
Duke paused to say that this section
cpmposfd the finest ►.obbcco lands
that he had ever seen, and to state
that the G. & F. railroad served a
most wonderful country, which had
wonderful possibilities. He stated
that the extensions proposed by the.
railroad to Tampa, Florida, and to
Greenwood, S. C., would make this
road one of the trunk lines of the
country.
After a short stop the party con
tinued on to Valdosta and Madison.
Fla., and returned over the Seaboard
railroad.
It is believed that the visit of Mr.
Duke possibly has some bearing on
the proposed railroad extensions, bi
as much as arrangements are plan
ned with the Piedmont & Northern
to carry G. & F. trains into Charlotte.
N. C.
TORNADO HITS
Camilla Section
Camilla, G?., April 16.—Thousands
of dollars worth of timber was blown
down, blocking roads, crops were
damage', four houses were destroyed,
miles of fences were blown down, and
two persons were seriously injured
in the western part of Mitchell coun
ty last night, when a tornado accom
panied by heavy rain, hail and light
ning swept a path half a mile wide and
two miles in length.
Carl Davis, a negro farmer, and his
wife, were seriously injured when
their home was demolished by the tor
nado. They lived on the plantation
of Leon Harrison.
The home of W. M. Fairclofh, a
white farmer, was almost completely
wrecked by a falling tree and heavy
wind.
Hail stones large enough to break
windows fell over a two-mile area,
causing great damage to young crops.
A tenant house, barn and water
tank on D. F. L. Lewis’ place, six
miles west of Camilla, were blown
down.
The tornado lasted during a period
of about three minutes and heavy
rain fell for about one hour.
CARD O FTHANKS
We desire to thank our many
friends of Broxton. for their great
kindness, the beautiful floral offer
ings and other expressions of sym
pathy in the recent / death of our
precious little darling Reba.
May the Lord bless each one of you.
MR. AND MRS. J. T. TUCKER.
148 Field Ave., Decatur. Ga
*P. T. A. MEETS FRIDAY,
APRIL EIGHTEENTH
Douglas Parent Teachers Associa
tion meats Friday, April 18th, at 1
o’clock in High School Auditorium.
A prize is offered to the grade hav
ing the largest percent of parents,
present.
If you haven’t paid your due. which
is 50c, please bring or send to this
meeting.
F'OR SALE—A splendid turpentine
location fully equipped and now
producing. If interested write Box
17, Cbila, Ga.
MISS CAROLYN DEEN WINS
PLACE AT DISTRICT MEET
Miss Carolyn Deen, of this city, won
third place at the Eleventh District
High School Association meeting in
Brunswick Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday of last week. Miss Deen gave
a reading, being allowed eight minutes
time. Time was called on her, one
minutes before she had finished. Miss
Virginia Grffin was on for a musical
number, these young ladies being the
only two to enter from Douglas.
The students attending were enter
tained in the homes of Brunswick
people, and on Friday were given a
boat trip to Jekyl and St. Simons
Islands. There was a very large rep
resentation from all over the district.
The next annual meet next April will
be at Ocilla.
Prof. J. M. Branson, of the A. & M.
school here, was in attendance upon
the meeting of the executive com
mittee and secured the readmission
of the A. & M. into the association,
after a suspension twelve years ago.
It was claimed at that time that the
students attending this school were
more mature and thus ineligible to
compete in on the track and in
scholastic contests. It was the pur
pose to invite the association to
Douglas next year, but it was too
late to extend the invitation after the
question had been voted upon. The
A. a M. as well ns the high school ex
pec 4 ' 4 o have strong teams enter many
of the contests another year.
COTTON GROWERS
RE-ELECT OFFICERS
A'-’a'nta, April 16.—A1l officers of
the Georgia Cotton Growers Cooper
ative Association were reelected here
today at the annual meeting of the
association’s board of directors.*
They are: J. E. Conwell, ..presi
dent: W. A. ißeeves of Lagrange and
W. T. MbAlister, Sr., of McGregor,
vice presidents, and Claude Eubanks
of Eastman, secretary.
A. K. Snead of Carrolton and A. M.
Wilkins of Comer, were elected by the
hoard as the two members of the as
sociation to serve on the executive
committee with the officers.
A program of work for the com
ing year was outlined at the meet
ing and plans were perfected to begin
immediately a state-wide membership
campaign.
The association is composed of ap
proximately 40,000 Georgia cotton
producers who have signed contracts
a mong themselves to market their
cotton co-operatively over the entire
cotton year. It was announced at
the meeting that the association re
ceive: considerably more cotton for
marketing during 1923 than in the
preceding year, the first year of its
operation, notwithstanding the feet
M*at the state crop in 1923 was more
than 100,000 bales less than was
produced in 1922.
THE MASONIC BING
LAST MONDAY EVENING
“The Masonic Ring” was the title
of a play given at the high school
aucitorium Monday evening under the
direction of Mrs. Simon Peterson.
There was a splendid audience and a
neat sum realized, the funds going to
buy new stage scenery and other im
provements.
The play was humurous, ana the
characters acted their parts excellent
ly. Miss Annie Lou Ewrng was a col
lege bride of three weeks, and L. H.
Keen a jealous husband. Others tak
ing part were ,T. R. Webber, Rema
Sweat, Miss Mabel Bennett, Miss Zulu
McGlamery, Miss Ella Ree Brock.
Miss Eva Jones and Miss Ethel Dick
erson.
This is the fifth program that Mrs.
Peterson has given, and will give
three moore. The next one is to be
on April 25th, when little Miss Ethel
Dickerson will give an whole evening’s
program.
SAVE YOUR COUPONS
“Save the Coupons,” is the
newly adopted slogan of many
folks just at this time. Quite
a great interest is being taken
in the offer made by ten Doug
las merchants. Investigate how
eesy it will be to participate in
the campaign to wdn a Ford
touring car by merely saving
coupons on purchases, *r pay
accounts.
OFFICIAL ORGAN COFFEE COUNTY, CITY OF DOUGLAS, AND THE CITY OF NICHOLLS
DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APfclL 17. 1924.
A, & M, OPERETTA
PROVES SUCCESS
The operetta, entitled, “The Gypsy
Rover” rendered by the music and
expression classes of the A. & M.
school, assisted by local talent, under
the direction of Miss Ethel Wilker
son, of the A. & M., at the High
School auditorium was played to a
crowded au ience, who expressed
great delight at the splendid enter
tainment, many features of which
would be unexcelled by professional
talent. N
The leading characters, Miss Effie
Cleo Brewer and Mr. A. S. Bussey,
the former, as the lost heir of a
British nobleman, and heir to a great
estate, and the latter, as the daughter
of Sir. Geo. Martindale meeting, he as
member of a roving band of gypsies,
and she as the daughter of wealth
and luxury carried their parts ex
tremely well.
Irving Strickland, as an ‘‘English
Fop” excited quite a hit of laughter
in his imitations of an Englishman.
Those taking part in the play were:
Miss Brewer, Mr. Bussey, Mr. Strick
land, W. T. Hattaway, Miss Aurel
Lott, Lamar Strickland, William Orr,
Miss Doris O’Steen, Free Davis, Miss
Thelma Meade and Young Brinson.
The chorus of Gypsy Dames an:.
Squires was composed of Misses Mar
garet Shelton, iCorolyn Deen, Aurel
Lott, Ruth O’Steen, Dorothy Stewart,
Inez Rouse, Alton Brewton, William
Orr, Louise McDonald, Johnnie Cox,
William Brinson, Howell Cross.
The costumes worn were beautiful,
and new stage scenery added attrac
tiveness to the scene.
Many of those who attended the
play expressed themselves as believ
ing it to be the best exhibition ever
put on here by local talent.
To Miss Wilkerson goes largely the
credit fo rthe splendid success of the
entertainment.
Note —The above article was pre
pared for last week’s paper and in
advertently left out, and is published
this week, in an effort to make
amends. The operetta was too splen
didly rendered to leave out of print.
S, S, AT COURT HOUSE
WELL ATTENDED
i t The “up-town” Sunday School at
,the court house last Sunday was not
noted mostly for large attendance, but
more for the earnestness display by
those who were present. While there
was a considerable number present,
it is earnestly hoped that the atten
dance will increase each Sunday. The
lesson was discussed by Mayor R. A.
Moore, after a tentative organization,
Mr. John Eankston taking a leading
part in this. Mr. Moore is the leader,
and Mr. Bankston secretary.
Those present pledged themselves
to help advertise the Sunday School,
which meets at 10:15 and lasts for
only about thirty minutes, giving
ample time to attend church any
where dsired. It is hoped to make
the next meeting even more interest
ing than the ast one. Everybody has
a most cordial invitation to attend.
ODD FELLOWS BALLY
AT MYSTIC, GA,
The Odu Fellows of ‘re 4th Divis
ion will hHd a public get-together
ing Convention tabwaile, on Thrrs
meeting at Mystic n.tba Royal Sir.x
day, April -4th, 19? t, and every 0 d
Fellow and his family and friends ara
invited and expected to be there. This
means every pne of you.
There is no lodge at Mystic, an-i
therefore rone there to depend on for
dinner. They will be our guests that
day. Evereyone that goes will be ex
pected to take a lunch. If you do
there will be plenty to eat. If you
are there and don’t get something to
eat, you have no one to blame but
yourself.
The Grandmaster of Georgia will
be there to make an address on Odd
fellowship about the noon hour. The
balance of the day will be spent in (
singing and getting acquainted and
having a big day.
The success of this meeting depends
on you. LBt’s make it a success.
Let’s spend one day together aad go
back home happy.
Fraternally,
R .A. REESE, D. D. G. M.
' Fourth Dis-rict.
$350,C00 FOR BUILDING
IN PAST YEAR
Respite the so-called depression
that has gripped the country for the
past year, building activities have
gottf steadily forward in Douglas and
Coffee county, as the figures published
below, by Mi - . C. L. Lott, manager of
the Lott' Builder’s Supply .Company,
vvil show.
In spite of adverse conditions that
have handicapped, our whole county
and section, for the past few years,
theer has been little let-up, says Mr.
Lott, on the part of our people. The
result, he states, is that in the past
year, hundreds of thousands - of dol
lars have been spent by the enterpris
ing citizens of our county in building
new industrial plants, and in tearing
down, and remodelling old ones so as
o better meet the demands of the
times. \
Mr. Lott says: ‘‘Home builders could
not, be denied, and have added many
beautiful new homes to our town and
county.
‘‘Through the efforts of the Kiwanis
Cldb and individuals, the real merit
of jour town and county have been
brdught to the attention of many peo
ple in all parts of the country and as
a, rt?sult, we have had a good number
of hew-comers to the county who have
come prepared, to help us in its devel
opment, and they have played no lit
tle Jj»art in the constructive work that
been done here in, the past year.
“To give the people a better idea of
just what has been done in the build
ing line during last year and-this year
to date, listing only a few of the lar
ger constructions with the approxi
mate cost of each: .
U. S. Turpentine Co., new plant,
SIOO,OOO.
New Ford building, $30,000.
Douglas Oil & Fertilizer Company,
Potato i Curing plant, and repairs,
SIO,OOO.
Douglas Ice Company, new machin
ery apd enlargement of packing plant
Gulf Refining Company, addition to
local plant, $5,000.
City of Douglas, new Colored school
repairs to city school, repairs to elec
tric light plant, new white way, $25,-
000,
Baptist and Presbyterian churches,
$3,500.
Atlanta Trust Company, new farm
buildings and farm improvements at
Ambrose, $20,000.
Mr. John R. Slater, dairy farm and
farm repairs, $5,000.
John Manser, stores on Peterson
avenue, $15,000.
Pegram & Stanton, repairs on to
bacco warehouse and farm improve
ments, $5,000.
Real Estate Loan Company, new
farm buildings and farm improve
ments, $5,000.
New dwelling houses and remodeled
old ones:
Dr .eLwis Davis, Mr. A. F. Coffee,
Mr. E. L. Tanner, Mr. Geo. Overby,
Mr. E. D. Douglas, Mr. J. P. Jardine,
and others, $50,000
ryeaddedtarmAobeslalhe m hhh
Estimated by tobacco men and oth
ers who should know; 250 new tobac
”o barns at an average cost of S2OO
each, $50,000.
Total $350,000.
Although it does not seem possible
that this large sum of money could
have been spent for building alone in
Coffee county, we think that conser
vatively speaking, not over two-thirds
of the total that has been spent for
building in the past year has been lis
ted. There are numerous instances
where smaller expenditures have been
made, and perhaps large ones we have
overlooked.
It is sufficient to say that our people
have not been, and are not now idle,
and will, one day, make Coffee the
leading agricultural/ county in the
state.
Discover Boat
5,000 Year* Old
Slttin-gbeume, Kent, Emriarul. —■
BdHeved to be of the NeoWitik*
period, or later Stone Age, a boat
eleven feet long and three feet**
wide, hollowed . *ut of the trank
ef an oak tree, has been found
in the mad at Elraley Ferry
marshes near here.
it is .estimated by experts to
be 5,000 years old.
CARL BROWN AND WIFE
VICTIMS OF APPENDICITIS
Carl Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs.
H. F. Brown of this city, and who is
making his home in Atlanta, notified
his father last week that his wife, a
bride of last September, was to under
go an operation for appendicitis at
an Atlanta hospital. The operation
was performed and on the following
day a telephone message from an At
lanta physician conveyed the infor
mation to Mr. Brow r n here that his
son was also operated on for appen
dicitis, having an acute attack, mak
ing it imperative that*an operation
not be delayed.
Mr. Brown went to Atlanta Sunday
to be with his son and his wife, re
turning to Douglas Tuesday. Both
patients were standing the operations
as well as could be expected.
It is rather an odd coincidence that
both should suddenly require, the
same operation. Mr. Brown has many
friends here who welcome the news
that he and his wife are convalesc
ing.
COFFEE S QUOTA
PLACED AT $2,500
Coffee county’s quofa in the drive
launched to secure funds for the
Stone Mountain Memorial is $2,500.
Mrs. J. 'Rod Davis, of this city is
chairman. Mrs. Davis is also presi
dent of the local choplfef U. D. C.j uml
er whose auspices the funds are being
raised.
Mrs. Davis, -With Mrs. L. E. Heath
appeared before the Kiwanis Club last
Monday evening, and explained there,
the Founders’ Roll, asking the aid of
the Club in the drive for funds for the
completion of the wonderful memor
ial. They asked that an effort be
made to enroll one thousand children
it one dollar each. Other means of
raising the quota was also discussed.
Mrs. Davis described graphically
the plans of stupendous size, that
have been laid to carry on the work.
She was followed by Mrs. Heath, who
spoke briefly on the subject.
The ladies were assured by acting
President, W. T. Cottingham that
they would receive the support of
he Kiwanians.
COUNTIES’ SHARE OF
THE GASOLINE TAX
Atlanta, April 16.—Checks totaling
$236,147.06, representing the counties’
share of collections for the first
quarter of 1924 under the Georgia
gasoline tax law of three cents per
gallon will be ready for the mails to
morrow afternoon, it was announced
at the Treasury Department today.
An additional $30,000 will be mail
ed at the same time' as the balance
due on the final payment for 1923,
which reached the department too late
for inclusion in checks forwarded the
first of the year.
The $236,147.06 is one-thir.' of the
total collections which is to be appor
tioned among the various counties of
the state. Another third under the
law reverts to the highway depart
ment and the final third to the treas
ury provide for amortization of the
“W. and A.” warrants.
Seward M. Smith, special depart
ment, asserted today that the depart
ment undoubtedly will realize at least
$500,000 more from this source than
was anticipated for 1924 and $1,00,-
000 more next year.
’He pointed out that the law' pro
ri es the highway bureau shall re
ceive two-thirds of the gasoline tax
after the “W. and A.” rental warrants
have been paid in full, which, he said
will be done by July 1.
Of the checks to be mailed tomor
row Emanuel county will receive the
largest—for $4,667.93; while Rockdale
will get the smallest with $393.27.
Bibb county will get $1,772.92; Chat
ham, $1,795.36; Carroll, $3,171.80;
Muscogee, $1,718.41; Richmond $2,-
479.30; Glynn, $2,569.07; DeKalb, sl,-
243, 93, and Fulton $1,752.61.
NO FATALITIES.
She (just kissed by him) —“How
dare you? Papa said he would kill
the first man who kissed me.”
He —“How t interesting. And did
he?’ —Exchange.
A COINCIDENCE
Hie Janitor —How did you come ter
lose yer job ?
Ex-Office Boy—Mine ajid the Boss’s
grandmother died on the same day.—
Exehange.
$1.50 Per Annum in Advance
FEATURES AT KIWANIS
MONDAY EVENING
STONE MOUNTAIN MEMORIAL
MORE PUBLICITY, AND GAME
LAW ENFORCEMENT THEMES
FOR DISCUSSION.
Monday evening’s hour at the K*-
wanis club was given over largely to
talks on the Stone Mountain Con
federate Memorial by Mrs. J. R.
Davis ami Mrs. L. E. Heath, enforce
ment of the Georgia game laws, and
other laws, and plans for securing
more publicity through the medium
of the daily press.
The talk on law enforcement was
made by State Game and Fish Com
missioner Peter S. Twitty, who spent
Monday in the city. Mr. Twitty visit
ed Douglas and personally made an
investigation of charges made against
a number of citizens by county game
warden, Eugene Merrier during the
late fall. The charges were to the
effect that that part of the game law
relating to bating fields and bagging
numbers larger than allowed by the
law had been violated.
In the course of his remarks Mr.
Twitty, who was introduced by Stpte
Senator E. L. Grantham, in the rather
pert term of being an “unwelcome
visitor,” revealed in a splendid man
ner the idea and line of work of the
state game law. the method of en
forcement, artd stated that not prose
cution or persecution was desired, but
rather, cooperation and intelligent as
sistance of all people in preserving
these laws, which he said, were intel
ligently planned and thoughtfully
written by studnets of the subject.
Mr. Twitty said that the preservation
of the game was not up to the depart
ment which he represents entirely,
but to the better class of sportsmen
throughout the state who must rea
lize that steps must be taken to pre
serve the game, otherwise, extinction
of all the game .was inevitable.
He made splendid reference to the
ideals for which Kiwanis stands, say
ing that the men who represents the
membership are responsible for the
future citizenship, that they reflect
the standard of any community, that
some “belonged” for what they could
get out/of it, and some for what they
put in it; if Kiwanians as a whole
would aid in law enforcement, then
the lau r s would be much easier to en
force, etc.
Mr. Twitty amused his hearers by
saying that there were two laws, the
prohibition and game laws, difficult
to enforce, and he was glad that he
was not charged with enforcement of
the former, as well as the latter.
The distinguished visitor proved
not an unwelcome one, for he was
given a very cordial reception, both
on the streets, at the Kiwanis Club
and by his friends generally.
Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Heath present
ed to the Club their plans for rais
ing $2,500, Coffee county’s quota of
the Stone Mountain Memorial Fund,
in a brief, but concise manner. Their
efforts will receive the support of the
Kiwanis Club.
There was quite a bit of discussion
about the lack of publicity given
through the daily press of activities
in this part of the state and Mr. R.
W. Griffin was suggested as a
“special” or feature writer to look
after this phase of the Kiwanis work.
Mr. W. T. Cottingham presided over
the session in the absence of presi
dent John R. Slater, who is in Florida
for a few days.
AGGIES DROP TWO
TO NORMAN PARK
The Douglas Aggies played—am
lost two games of ball to the No'man
Park team, the first on Monday and
the other on Tuesday afternoon. The
score in the first game wa3 12 to 2,
and the second was lost 12 tofi Er
rors accounted for the large score,
and the Aggies seemed to lose all in -
terest- after a serie« of errors netted
the Normanites six or seven runs
about the sixth inning of the first
game.
FOB SALE—One Big Bone Polan 1
China Male, registered, three years
olu. Will sell cheap. Call or see E.
J. Barclay, Douglas, Ga.
OVER EXPOSURE.
Doctor —How did your husband
take prveunaonia ?
Dovey Dawson —Doctah, he bought
hisself a diamond shirt stud! —Life. (