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Volume X—NO. 36.
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Georgia Tobacco Market
To Open August Fifth
South Carolina and Georgia To
Open Same Date According to
Inofficial Announcement.
While unofficial, it is authentically
stated that the opening of the Geor
gia tobacco markets will be simul
taneous with the Carolina markets
and the date will be either August
4 h or sth. The 4th comes on Mon
day and it is altogether probable
that the opening will not be until
Tuesday.
- Some have urged earlier opening,
pthe main reason for this being the
fact that difficulty is being found
in s oring the immense crop of tobac
co that is being rapidly cured out
now. Forest and second priming
have already been cured anci most
farmers are now in process of curing
out the third primings. Wlfeile stor
age space is a problem, it is pointed
out on the other hand that to open
the small market in Georgia might
prove injurious to the market here,
as the Georgia market prices are al
ways based upon the prices paid in
other larger tobacco states. The
price paid here on an early opening
might be lower than if opened with
the Carolina market, or may drop
when these markets open, is the
opinion of authorities on the sub
ject. *
An added advantage in delaying
the opening, it is shown gives the
tobacco time to ripe and many growl
ers in the Carolinas pack tobacco
™,vay for two to three months in or
der to allow it to color anal mellow,
which it will do when properly housed
Tobacco growers state .that the crop
in this county is curing out nicely j
and that an average or better grade
will be on the market this season.
The recent rains and cloudy weather
dees not seem to in any way affect
thp Crjing proeCSs. Some-have an
aversion to placing tobacco, in bjyms
when wef l^ TampT it is said by ex
perienced growers that this is imma
terial and does not injure the curing.
It now assured that a market will
be operated at Fitzgerald by Messrs, j
Knott & Knott. Nicholls is making j
an effort to operate the warehouse |
there this season. Business men have
visited the (Richmond dealers with a
view to procuring buyers, but as yet
there is nothing definite about
v'.ether the Nicholls market will open
season.
Vast' preparations have been -made j
by Messrs. McLean & George and ■
Pegram & Hester local warehouse, i
and at present an aggressive adver- i
tising campaign is being waged to J
bring tobacco to the Douglas market, j
which it is believed 1 will lead the :
state this year, having the largest
acreage planted.
The warehouse in this city will re-'
main open day and night during the
selling season, and there will be ad- j
vantages that will match any mar- 1
ket in the state in handling tobacco,
on the floors of the Douglas ware- 1
houses.
A party of business men composed
of John R. Slater, G. H. Pegram, J.!
C. Brewer and' T. A. Dixon visited ;
North Carolina and Virginia recently
in the interest of the local market.
JjLey were assured that the best buy
tAs on the job would be sent to Doug
las this year. The large tobacco
manufacturers are very muck inter
ested in the Georgia market and will
lend all encouragement to this sec
tion.
INVITATIONS TO BRUNSWICK
ROAD OPENING.
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A number of citizens of this sec
tion have been invited to the Bruns
wick-St. Simons road opening on July
11th when official opening of the
roadway connecting St. Simons with
the city of Brunswick will be hel i
Thousands of visitors throughout the
state,Jficluding the entire general as
sembly have been invited to Bruns-1
wick on that date. A verv fine road
has been the marshes ex- i
tiling seven miles to St. Simor.3 j
at a cost of .$450,000. The J
movement was sponsored by the j
Young Men’s Club of Brunswick three
or four year* ago.
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WE’VE BEEN CELEBRATING
THE FOURTH OF JULY
We have followed the usual custom ;
of weekly papers by taking a little j
time off on the 4th. Many papers do ,
»et issue on this date.
(£to fftt Cctroiji
McADOO LEADS AS 69TH
BALLOT IS TAKEN
With the taking of the 69th
ballot, 14 more than has ever
been taken at any previous con
vention, W T . G. Me A too, on Fri
day night, polled the highest
vote since the Convention con
vened June 24th. His vote was
528 1-2, or just a little less
than half the total Convention
vote. Governor Smith, of New
York, ihad 324 1-2, or a few less
than on a previous vote. He
has held his own, however, al
ways his vote intact. Ralston,
of Indiana, Cox, of (shio, and
Bryan, of Nebraska have asked
that they not be voted! for lon
ger. John W. Davis, of West
Virginia was next highest man
with about 65 votes.
Indications are that McAdco
will win the nomination, and
that the convention will ad
journ today. (Saturday.)
COMMISSIONER TWITTY
OFFERS REWARD FOR
DYNAMITERS OF FISH
Commissioner P. S. Twitty has
written a letter to the game wardens
of Georgia calling attention to the
dynamiting and poisoning of fish and
offering a reward! for the arrest.and
-conviction of every person caught
violating the fislb and game laws.
I “One of the most unpardonable
! violations of our game laws is the
i dynamiting of fish. This shameful
practice is becoming a menace to
Georgia’s fishing streams, and we are
determined to use every lawful means
to stop it. >N. gen ine sportsman
wjy be guilty of r" A sing’e charge
of dynamite, while killing a few larger
fish, destroys thousands, and some
times millions of little ones, if left
alone would sooner or later furnish
! abundant food and sport for the legiti
j mate fisherman, said Mr. Twitty.
“The department earnestly appeals
to ‘.he true sportsman and other good
people of every county in Georgia to
co-operate with us in our efforts to
stop all forms of game law viola
, tions—particularly dynamiting and
| fidb poisoning,” concluded Mr.
r Twitty.
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NOTICE
$25.00 Reward.
! Offered by Peter S. Twitty, State
Game and Fish Commissioner of
'Georgia: Good untill January Ist,
! 1925. For the arrest and conviction
t
of any one caught poisoning or
dynamiting Fish in any of the streams
jin Georgia; in addition to tUde above
Reward any person causing the ar
jtest and conviction shall receive one
j half of the fine in the case. This
reward is offered by the Game and
i fish Department and we hope no one
i will be caught violating this law’, but
will help to enforce the law, and
protect our fish.
This July 2, 1924.
Respectfully,
EUGENE MERIER,
Game Warden,
Dsuglas, Ga.
BAR COMMITTEE WILI
CONVENE IN ATLANTA
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ATLANTA, July I.—The proposal
by the Georgia Bar Association that
this session of the General Assembly
make a radical change in the matter
of selecting judges, and that a con
stitutionel amendment provision be
submitted, will take definite form
\ soon.
The plan outlined in the special
committee named by the bar associa
tion, which takes the actual election
of judges out of the ballot box, and
provides that, at the expiration of the
term of a jud#? he shall be submitted
| to a vote of the people solely on the
question whether or not he shall be
retained for another term, Fas been
much discussed by legislators.
The manndr of filling offices or
vancancies would be by gubernatorial
appointment, from a restricted list
i of submitted names, and the appoint
! ment to be confirmed bv the State
I
Senate.
OFFICIAL ORGAN COFFEE COUNTY, CITY OF DOUGLAS, AND THE CITY OF NICHOLLS
DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, THURS DAY, JULY 3, 1924.
DIXIE “SHORT ROUT’’
MEETING AT FITZGERALD.
FITZGERALD, Ga., June 28.
The tenth annual meeting of the Cen
tral Dixie Highway Association was
held here Friday, with W. R. Bowen,:
presiding. N. M. Patten, secretary,
of Macon, read the annual report,
showing progress being made in the
construction of permanent roads in
some of the counties.
Mayor Jack Mayes, for the city,
and W. N. Smith, president of ifr.e
Kiwanis, welcomed! the delegates, both
referring in their speeches to the.
proposed highway bond issues for the 1
state and urging itlheir passage. Col.
A. J. McDonald also spoke along the
same lines. Ware County brought
the largest delegation, having more
than 20 in the meeting. Irwin was
largely represented as was also Wil
cox County. Coffee, Pulaski and
Houston Counties had three delegates
responded to roll call.
A resolution was unanimously
(adopted, indorsing the proposition of
issuing $70,000,000 road bonds and
was wired to tfke representatives of
the counties.
The State Highway Department
was represented by Division Engineer
G. W. Darden, of Dublin. Officers
elected for the year were: W. R.
Bcwen, president; H. D. Bunn,
cross, anci Sam A. Nunn," Perry,
presidents; Isidor Gelders, secretary.
The following directors were ap
pointed by the President W. R. Bowen
in and for Coffee County: J. R. Slater,
J. C. Brewer, Moses Griffin, J. H.
Milhollin and J. M. Dent. Mr. Griffin
attended the Fitzgerald meeting.
DR. SHIRLEY, VETERINARIAN
LOCATES IN DOUGLAS*
Dr. S. J. Shirly, veterinarian, grad
uate of the University of Georgia,
has located in Douglas for the prac
tice of his profession, arriving in the
city Tuesday. , .
; Dr. Shirley- js an : experienced .ptaf
tifioner, and ■curing his college
Tsbk specltaf* training m diseases of
dogs, for one year. He comes from
Rhine and Americus to Douglas.
Dr. Shirley has been employed by
the city as food inspector, and will
inspect all meats sold in the markets
or in any way in the city.
This inspection will be more rigi-'ly
enforced in the future, andi a fee is
charged for each carcass inspected by
the heal’frf officer. For cattle, 50c
will be charged for each carcass, and
less for hogs, sheep, goats, etc.
Tickets will be procurable at the
office of the city clerk, and each deal
in fresh meats will be required to
provide themselves with these tickets
pay the charge and give one of the
coupons to the inspector.
COMMMON LAW UPHELD IN
DOG AND CHICKEN CASE
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Greensbor, Ga., June 30.—A cog
and chicken case tried in Watkinsville
Oconee County, and carried to tfbe
Court of Appeals, has been reversed.
The case involved the right of E.
P. Johnson to kill a setter that had
been presented to J. A. Wilson by Ty
Cobb, the famous ball player.
Wilson sued Johnson for $l5O in
Oconee Court and Joftinson retaliated
with the contention that the dog had
killed 48 of his White Leghorn (thick
ens w T ort)h $1 each. The jury valued
the dog at SSO and the chickens at
S4B and gave Wilson judgment of $2.
Johnson carried the case to the
Court of Appeals which, reversed it on
the grounds tihat Judge Blanton Fort
son erred in instructing the jury that
Johnson had the right to kill the dog,
if it was worth more :tban the chick
ens.
The court said there is no statute
in Georgia changing the common law
that the owner of a domestic animal
or has a right to kill a dog to
protect his own property.
W. M. HARDEN RELEASED
AT COMMITMENT HEARING
At a comitment hearing before
Justice John S. Gibson Friday morn
ing, W. M. Harden, charged |vith kil
ling Duncan Murray, on the the Har
den farm a shorn time ago, was re
leased without bond, the court ruling
that insufficient evidence had been to
warrant the holding of Harden. Self
defense was the plea entered by Dick
erson & Kelly, attorney for Harden.
Solicitor General Allen B. Spence
assisted Col. Levi O’Steen in the pros-;
eeution.
WAYCROSS WRITER GIVES
COFFEE SPLENDID BOOST
Coffee county is indebted to Mr.
Carey Sutlive, versatile writer on the
Journal-Herald, and the At
lanta Journal for a splendid feature
story in whic)':. Coffee county and
Douglas shared most liberally.
yhe article was written by Mr.
Sutlive, who is one of South Georgia’s
most promising young newspaper
and published in the Atlanta
Journal of last Sunday. The wide
circulation given any article publish
ed jjby this premier southern news
paper is bound to return benefits of
such nature that is impossible to en
umerate.
(jioffee county was given credit
justh due them of being the oldest
tobpcco market in the state and 1 grow
ing the crop first, the promotion of a
tremendous industry that has, witihin
a few years, spread to all sections of
Southeast Georgia, and even South
west Georgia.
This county was listed as having
hOQ more acres planted than any other
Georgia county. A review of develop
ment of this crop, its present outlook,
hnd the potentialities of the future cf
°f this section as a tobacco growing
county were dealt with in a most in
telligent manner, and without exag
eration.
MRS. E. W. FORTUNE DEAD
AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Mrs. E. W. Fortune, of this city
died! Tuesday athter an illness of sev
eral months of Bright’s disease and
the-tburial took place at the Stokes
villej community cemetery the follow
ing jday, Rev. H. M. Baptist minister,
officiating.
Mrs. Fortune is survived by six
’sma|l children and her husband, who
is‘ aji employe of the Georgia and
Florida railroad.
DEATH TAKES
’ MRS J.M.PAFFORD
A sufferer from rheumatism for
twenty years, much of the time an
invalid, Mrs. J. M. Pafford, aged
abo:|t forty-five years, prominently
connected, and mother of several chil
dren, who survive, and wife cf Mr.
J. M. Pafford, one of the county’s
best known farmers, died at For home
near Shepherd in this county Sunday
night about eleven o’clock. Mrs. Paf
ford had been in a precarious condi
tion for weeks. She had been vir
tually an invalid! for years, and much
of the time, unable to be out of bed,
and her death had been expected for
the past two or three weeks almost
momentarily, from sheer weakness
and exhaustion. She was -the daugh
ter of Mr. Elias Lott, and! the late
Mrs. Elias Lott, who died only a few
months ago.
The interment was at Lone Hill
cemetery Wednesday and the funeral
sermon was preached by the Method
ist minister of the West Green charge
The Douglas Unciertaking Company
had charge of arrangements, and ma
ny beautiful floral offerings were pre
sented at the last rites of a beautiful
Christian character, whose influence
for good will live as a monument to
one of the most sterling characters
that has lived in that community, anc
who has born unmetionable suffering
with fortitude.
The surviving children are: P. E.
Pafford, of Savannah, Waldo, Russell,
J. M. Jr., and younger son, the latter
four at home; Mrs. Bulah Roser, of
Eastman and Mrs. Ossie Smith, of
Gulfpprt, Miss. The following sis
ters and brothers survive: Mrs. E.
R. Cross, pf the Shepherd community,
Mr. D. W. Lott, Jr., and James M.
iLott, of the same community, Mrs.
11. B. Johnson, of Coffee, and Mrs. J.
B. Jardine, of Douglas.
POSTAL EMPLOYEES HAVE
BARBECUE ON FOURTH
July 4th was the occasion for a
barbecue and fish fry at Gaskin
Springs by the postal employees at
the local post office, anc* their families
Postmaster Peterson, Assistant R. H.
Wheeles, Mr. J. D. Adams, Mrs. R. R.
Harper, Mr. Dan Kirkland, Mr. Elton
Kirkland, Mr. O’Steen and Mr. Frank,
Adams compose the office force, and
the carriers are R. W. Cain, Geo. B.
Saunders, Oliver Courson and Homer
Floycl A more efficient and popular
set of employees could hardly be
found in any office in Georgia.
Soldier’s Bonus Blanks
Ready For Distribution
MR. LAW’S RESIDENCE
BECOMES NEWS BUREAU
Many people are indebted to
Mr. T. B. Law, who has, since
the National Democratic Con
vention has been in session in
New York, disseminated infor
mation throughout the city re
garding the proceedings. Many
people call at the home and re
main to a late hour at night,
and dozens of telephone calls
are answered.
While tJhere are nr any radio’s
in the city, the home of
Mr. Law anci DKr. Frost is l.e
mecca of many interested in
the outcome.
Mr. Law is a dealer in Ra
di ’s, and is an expert on the
subject, and the Imachine, with
loud speaker attached, in his
home, invariably works excel
lently. Almost every night
the proceedings have been lis
tened to almost as though a
person were on the Convention
floor.
IRWIN COUNTY POLITICS
PROMISES TO BE LIVELY
OCILLA, Ga., July I.—A' a meet
ing of the Irwin Gouty Democratic
executive committee Saturday, July 5
was the closing date fixed for qualifi
cation of candidates to participate in
the primary on Sept. 10.
Three candidates (have entered the
race for senator from this, the Forty
fifth senatorial district, *and since two
of them had been stricken from the
voters list by the registrars for al
leged default in the payment of tiheir
taxes in .the time limit as fixed, by.
law, it was undertaken to have this
county exectuive committee agree to
enter the names of these two candi
dates on the tickets. It was, however,
agreed by the committee tihat it was
not for their body to say who is or
is not qualified for the race, but that
it is a matter to be cetermined by
the senatorial committee, and the
committee adopted a resolution to re
ceive the assessments of and to print
i‘(he names of all qualified candidates
on the ticket.
An appeal has been made by one of
the candidates from the decision of
the board of registrars and the case
will be heard by the judge of tihe su
perior coutrt of this circuit during the
August term of court in this county.
To date there are three candidates
for senator and two candidates for
representa.tive.
COMMITTEE TO ACT ON
BILL TO INVESTIGATE
TEXT BOOKS IN GEORGIA
ATLANTA, Ga., Juiyl—The House
committe on education, meeting at
9:30 this morning to act on the bill of
Representative Guess, of DeKalb
county, after some discussion, defer
red action until 8:30 tonight. The
bill would authorize a board to inves
tigate the text books now in use, with
a view to elimination or substitution
to possible purchase of some books in
the state of Georgia, to changing the
revenue from certain taxes in the
state to the board of education, and
to possible free taxation and free
text books in the sdhools throughout
the state.
J. J. WILLINGHAM JOINS
NEW LAW FIRM,
The announcement was made last
week that Mr. J. J. Willingham of
Augusta had become a member of the
law firm of Hull & Barrett of that
city. The firm is now Hull, Barrett
& Willingham.
The firm of Hull & Barrett has
for many years been one of the lead
ing law firms of Augusta and this
state. MV. Willingham, since leaving
Douglas, has been associated with
them and his friends here congratu
late him warmly upon his splendid
promotion, as a member of the firm of
which Federal Judge W. H. Barrett
was a member before his ascension
to the Federal bench. This firm is
general counsel for the Georgia &
Florida railroad and other large
corporations.
$1.50 Per Annum in Advance
About five hundred blanks for mak
ing application for soldier’s bonus or
compensation has been received by
tfhe local post office for distribution
among the ex-servicemen of this lo
cality. Accompanying the blanks are
envelopes for return and copies of in
structions which will enable the ap
plicants to make out the applications.
The blanks are to be han ed out at
tihe windows of the post office and the
postal authorities are cooperating in
their distribution to the best of their
ability. They are aiding the war de
partment in reaching every person
entitled to compensation according o
the terms of the recent act of Con
gress. '
Three forms appear on the blanks,
one for enlisted men in the army navy
or marine corps, one for commissioned
officers and one for dependents mak
ing application in case of dea th of ex
service men.
Filling of the blanks is not com
plicated provided the party making
applicaton lhas copy of discharge with
them upon making application.
All the questions require to be ans
wered are on the dischtrge an in
asking aid of any one to make out this
application, it will be absolutely ne
cessary for one to have the discharge
with them, as the date of the enlist
ment, date cf discharge, serial num
ber, length of service at each camp in
America and abroad, and in case of
service in the navy and marine corps,
service on vessels, etc., are required.
Finger prints are taken on each blank.
A heavy penalty is provided in case
fraud is attempted.
It is not the duty of he postal au
thorities to fill out blanks and to co
so would require a great deal of time
and it will be impossible for them to
handle all of this work.
- Derugins. Post No. 18 American Le
gion members will assist any ex- ser
vice men in making ou 1 " tlhir applica
tions when necessary. It is the duty
of all parties who saw service to aid
in any way possible, by advising of
the arrival of the blanks, assisiting in
filling them out anc in other ways as
sisting those who are unable to do the
work themselves.
The government has inaugurated a
new department for handling of this
work and a great expense is being in
curred and every effort is being made
to facilitate its completion.
CONVICTS ENJOY FOURTH
WITH BARBECUE PICNIC
Warden J. D. Pridgen staged an
unique entertainment on Friday the
4th by giving a “frie d chicken” dinner
and barbecue for the Coffee county
convicts, to which were invited the
courty commissicners, all of whom
were present, other county officers
and a nu/mber of friends, including
families of men serving time in pris
on. Lemonade, and other colfi drinks
were serve free. The barbecued
meats and the chicken used for the
dinner were pro ' : ue*s of the “farm”
and provided a delightful repast.
The prisoners seemed to enter into
the spirit of the occasion as earnest
ly as any outsider, and in the after
noon a “minstrel” was staged. An
improvised stage, with curtains and
settings just as a regular show were
in place and a piano l was provided.
The performance was by talent who
jfieviously had been in the “d. ow bus
iness.” The darkies put on a show
that was right up to the standard of
the bes negro minstrels.
There is at present nearl forty men
working in the county and there is
little trouble experienced by the war
den in keping ir er. Mr. Pridgen is
popular with his men, and yet the
maximum amount of w r ork is produced
They all seem well fed, well clo'.hed,
and satisfied insofar as satisfaction
comes under the circumstances.
There was a number of ladies and
children who enjoyed the hospitality
of Mr. Pridgen.
MR. THOMAS W. OVERSTREET
RETURNS TO DOUGLAS
MV. Thomas W. Overstreet, in the
employ of the government as post
al inspector, has been transferred to
the Valdosta district from the Sa
vannah district andi will make his
home in Douglas again. Mr. Over
street, with his family, moved to Sa
vannah about a year ago.