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Voiume X—No. 39. EARNEST WORK URGED BY PRESIDENT ROUNTREE Waycross G.a., July '22.—Georgia newspaper publishers must “mainain independence, publish real informa tion-giving news, hold individuality and retain the genuine confidence of the people,” Editor C. D. Rountree, of the Wrightsville Headlight, said in his address at the opening session of j the Georgia Press associa ion which convened here today. Mr. Rountree, who is president of the association, also pointed out the necessity of increasing the member ship of the organization to include all wide-awake publishers of the state, and dwelt elaborately upon the necessity of a fair profit to be de rived by newspapers who expect to serve their respective communities to the best advantage, His address, in full follows: “Mr. Fellow Newspaper Brethren and Sisters: “Another wheel in thecycle of Father Time has rolled around and we find, ourselves assembled togeth er once again in this all-important task of convention topics and dis cussions in the beautiful and kindly city of Waycross, greeted by the gentle smiles of her progressive cit izens, warmed by the permeating rays of her brilliant friendship and arduous love and fanned by the cool ing zephyrs of sweet fejjowship so bountifully arrayed wherever our faces chance to turn. Wolf Gone Prom Door “Permitted to assemble by the un failing hand of good- fortune and the Father, we mix and mingle again in the happy association and revel in the beauty of sweet fellowship, one for another, Albeit that we have each been blessed the past year, that showers of heavily blessings have fallen upon us and that the hand of fate has dealt lightly with all and success of business is hailed from every print-sihop in the state. The hope that the wolf has left the door long ago and the smiling counte nance of prosperity’s front prevades the atmosphere surrounding the sanctum of each member of this be loved association. "We greet you most respectfully and humbly at this time and submit to you the power of the press en gaged to conduct the affairs of the association the past year. W e hasten to reiterate that the men and women of vim, vision and energy be hind the success of your body are still standing at the gate, bidding all to enter therein and sip the sweet and mellifluous juices of knowledge and wisdom and expanded relations as they fervently and luxuriously flow, from the overflowing fountains corralled at each coming together and join in a hearty and wholesome eo-opereition to cast a radiant view upon the prospects of the future newspaper business in Georgia. It is you, the personnel of a strong and admirable association, who goad your officers on to a fuller concep tion of true ideal of conduct, honor, services and: happiness. “My friends, what cen the Geor gia Press associ|tion| do most ef fectively in 1924-1925 to promote the best interests ‘of all its members? Have you a suggestion ? If you have, won't you kindly submit it in as brief a form as you can the ideal desired to the Georgia publisher at an early date? We should excite an interest among ourselves for some future objective for the association that will bring about a maximum of service to our state and to our na tion, reach our height of influence and effectiveness, for we declare this the ideal o newspaper engage ment. “We need the unstinted help and hearty cooperation o Georgia pub lishers. the strong and the weak, the high and the low, the small and the great thereby making this associa tion thoroughly representative in the newspapers of the state and in tertwined with the organization of othe» - states, go our part in the na tional attainment being scught by all of them. To our mind what it needs most is ths unstinted help of the strong men of the craft who can and will give o their time and substance to the upbuilding and furtherance of the organization. To many of our press oiks sit ic’ly by to let others do the job and do not seem to realize the possibilities o a complete organization of the news paper men of the state. “Personally, we deeply appreciab the very high honor and feel it keenly of having been elected presi dent of this valuable and lovable body of ladies and gentlemen who compose the Georgia Press associa tion, a thoroughly Democratic or ganization, but I feel heavily the very great responsibility the position carries with it. Knowing that one man cannot do what must be done that even a few men cannot do it, 1 feel like in this short message to you who have thus honored me to make a strong and a firm appeal to every publisher here of a newspa per in the state to get interested more and more in this organization and join whole-heartedly in the spreading movement to make it a leal practicable service to the pub lishers. “The press of our state must not lose its power. Never shall the day I come, we trust in Georgia when its i standards shall be minimized. We must still hliaour independence and publish real information-giving news ] hold to our individuality and main i tain the genuine confidence cf the people we now serve. The press of Georgia must remain in the hands of ! real editors and publishers who in j j ec t their own individuality into | their publications, who are known ;as the real active, progressive heads lof their institutions, striving daily !to climb higher in the channels of : the fourth estate and 1 holding aloft i the personal torch with their readers and patrons so characteristic of the | Georgia press today. Let no mark ed decline overtake us in this re j spect. There is no substitue foi brains. MUST MAKE MONEY “We declare to you here today | that regardless of the -system !*■ ] vogue, the location of the plant,ev i ery publisher owes it to his com jmunity to see that his paper is 'mak !in money. A paper that is not mak ing money certainly cannot serve its | community adequately, so in this J message of supposedly sound count i sel and admonition let us emphasize j the prac leal side of the problem and sum it all up in asking ouir fellow ! workers to demand and' secure a price ' for your output that will sell your goods and at the same time net you more than a living ‘hat which you so justly deserve. i “The Great Reaper has invaded our inner circles the past year and garnered some of our choicest sheaves, bearing them away to an estate of eternal bliss and glory, we feel sure, there to read in the hand of the Master, Editor ‘Wed done I thou good and faithful servants. Gerogia feels keenly the passing of these good men. Their communities are yet sa'dened and our ranit mouming. Let us honor their mem ory continuously bv strictly emulat ing their good traits and examples and push forward with unwavering loyality for the they so dearly loved and so laboriously worked to put on the top pinnacle of emi nence. We extend the sympathy of the association to their dear ones and may they be soothed and sus tained by an unfaltering trust in the One who doeth all things well." MRS. HIRMAN MANCIL, JR. DIED FRIDAY, JULY 18 The funeral of Mrs. Hirma:: tMancil Jr., who died o* typhoid fever. Fri day, July 18th near Kirkland, was heid Saturday 19th at the Royal Church Cemetery. The services were conducted by the Rev. Dan Roberts. Mrs. Mancil is survived by he 1 husband, four children, mother anc several brothers and sist- rs. FIRST METHODIST CHURCH Guyton Fisher. Pastor. Preaching by the pastor at 11:30 A M. and 8:C0 P. M. Sunday School 10:15 A. M., J. H Breedlove, Sup’t. Epworth Leagues 7:30 P. M. Epworth League 7:30 p. m. Prayer Meeting every Wednesday evening. Choir meets Saturday night at 8:30 Ail are cordially invited to attend these services and strangers are es pecially welcome. OFFICIAL ORGAN COFFEE COUNTY, CITY OF DOUGL-fS, AND THE CITY OF NICEOLLS DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, THURhDATf JULY 24, 1924. NEWS OF THE WEEK WITH 0. & F, RAILWAY Mr. R. W. Jones, Jr., formerly 'ccating engineer of The Georgia £: Florida Ry was promoted to Chief Engineer with offices at Augusta effective the 15th inst. Mr. R. W. Jones, Jr., Chief Engineer of the Georgia & Florida Railway was in Douglas last Friday in connec tion with the depot matter and ad vised the contract for the building of the new depot has been awarded to Mr. R. N. McEachren who met Mr. Jones here Monday closing the con tract in detail and work on same should be commenced within a very short time. Mr. H. W. Purvis, General iMana.g er, of the Georgia & Florida Ry was in Douglas Wednesday on business for his road. Mr. J. E. Kenswortby, General Pas senger Agent, for The Georgia & Fk Ry with headquarters at Augusta was in Douglas Wednesday on business for his road especially in interest of the Florida Excursion on the 26th. Mr. F. F. Powers, Commercial j Agent., for the Georgia & Florida ! with headquarters in Macon was in j Douglas Thursday soliciting business for his road. MT. Geo. P. Kellum who has been ! foreman of the Bridge Gang on the Southern District of the Georgia & Florida Railwa resigned this week to accept a position with another com pany, the Georgia & Florida Ry gives him up with regret. Roadmaster Heath of the Southern District and Akeridge of the North ern District of the Georgia & Florida Railway was in Douglas Wednesday on an inspection trip. Mr. John Skelton Williams, Re ceiver, of The Georgia & Florida Raliway will make a general inspec tion of the entire line Saturday on a special train accompanied, byGtmero) VTenager Purvis ana others. Contractor R. N. McEachren says (No-Joking) he will begin the erec tion of itlhe new Georgia & Florida Ry depot on the sth of August which will be finished in about sixty days and when finished should be one of the nicest depots in this section of -the country. Master John Breen, of Waycross is spending several days in Douglas v/ith his father, Mr. H. D. Breen, Cashier of the local Agency of the Georgia & Florida Railway. Conductor J. F. (Bub) Griffin of the Georgia & Florida Ry who went to Atlanta last week taking his younger son Freddie there for an op eration. Mr. Griffin now reports a successful operation and syas the boy is getting along nicely which news we are very glad indeed: to learn. Mr. Ri. M. Cox. operator of the Georgia & Florida Railway is spend ing several days with his parents in North Georgia getting off on account of sickness, he is being relieved by relief operator Spivey from Hazle hurst. Mr. W. H. Dyer. Supt. Motive Pow er of the Georgia & FLorica Railway was in New York this week on busi. ness for his road. Mr. C. D. Byrd, operator of th f Georgia & Florida Ry at also authority on fishnig repontr that fishing at Hebron Church lake i? fine but his fish stories are hard to be believed. The local shops of The Georgia & Florida Ry has just finished the re- Deirs and general remodling of General Manager Purvis’s private car 100 which now looks like a new car. Mr. Purvis is contemplating a trip t< San Francisco, Calf, in it during the middle of August. TEN DAY REVIVAL MEETING IN PROGRESS AT HAZLEHURSI A ten days revival meeting is be :ng held in Hazlehurei at the Grace 3aptist 'Church by Rev. E. N. Richey >f Houston, Texas, the father of Rev Raymond T. Rickey who conducted the revival in Hazlehurst about a mont! ago that attracted such wide atten tion. The revival started last Tues day night and is being attended by arge crovvus. SEED PEAS FOR SALE—Tillmar Peas, $3.50 bushel: Iron Peas, $4.2:' bushel: Brabhams Peas, $4.58 bushel.! Large shipnment just arrived. Place your order at < nee. LEWIS VICL ERS. j' NIGHOLLS NEWS Ms". W. D. Thompson spent Wed nesJjay in Waycross on busines.--. ,\#\ E. J. Meeks of Plant City, spent .several days this week with friends an relatives here. Messrs. Ashley Douglas and Albert Rcbeits spent Thursday in Waycross. iMlss Minnie Belle Bland has re turned to her home at West Palaka Beach, Fla., after a visit of several weeks to her sister, Mrs. Cliff Vickers. Mrs, C. Meeks spent Wednesday in WajSoross shopping. Mrs. N. E. Ruddenberry is visiting her .sister in Brunswick. Miss Ruby Dewery of Jacksonville, Fla., spent last week-end with her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Dewery. Bringlo Wooty of Waycross, speitt Saturday and Sunday with, Mr. N. E. Roddenberry. Misses Mary Smith, Ethel Douglas and Odessa Douglas spent Sunday at St. Simons Island. MJr. Vernon Meeks is spending his two} weks vacation’ with his parents Mr.'and Mrs. Frank Meeks. He hoi ds a position in Jacksonville. The Ga. State Editors passed thru Nicbolls on their way to Waycross Moitflay afternoon and were delight fully entertained by Misses Margurite air' Blanche Douglas. Pdfrl and Bronnie Leta Lewis. Minnie Cohen and Doris Anderson who served them with cigars, drinks and a watermelon cutting, refresh ments were furnished by the citizens of Nicholls. Misses Margurite and Blanche Douglas entertained a few friends with a dance at their beautiful home near Nicholls Saturday night, those present were: Misses Eunice Green, lone Bass, Pearl Lewis, Bonnie Leta Lewis, Blanche and Margurite Doug las, Messrs. Jimmie (Lee Gibson. Al bert Roberts, Walter Meeks and Ash ey Dougas. All enjoyed punch and cake at intervals during the evening. Messrs. Albert ~ Shot TAslt ley Douglas were visitors in Doug las Sunday. Mrs. Lucy Douglas has been quite ill for several days, but glad to say she is better. Mrs. I. B. Lewis and children I. B. Jr., and Geraldine are back at horn after several days visit to relatives in Brunswick. Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Davis announce the birth of a girl baby July the 19th Mrs. Lester Blair ,from Paladka Fla., is a visitor in Nicholls. Mr. an J Mrs. B. Raulerson and daughter, Louise from Winter Haven. Fla., are visiting relatives and friends in Nicholls:. Miss Mary Smith is on the sick list this week, caused from typhoid vacinatibn. I.lr, Martin Davis is rapidly im proving after an illness of tvphoi fever, fie is able to dismiss his nurse, Miss Carrie Skipper of Pearson who did splendid work on the case ; Mr. Ed Hitch o f VYaycr; f was guest, i.f Mr. J. M. White Thurs !ay I J M Messrs. F. W. Quarterbaum, R. C Kirkland, Lester Douglas end J. L Sinsrleteary are enjoying a de’i'.rhu ful fishing trip in the canals of the Okefanokee swamp this week. Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Dowelly of Milledgeville are the guest of Mr. an- Mrs. iL. A. Kitchens and family. Mrs Kitehorts has been quite ill for sever al days. Mr. O, L. Bradshaw of Fitzgerald was a business visiotr in thfe city this wetde. Messrs. T. P. Cartwright and Vev nen Meeks rna.e a business trip to Douglas Tuesday afternoon. Mr, end Mrs. Calvin Meeks and Calvin Jr., are spending a few days with relatives at Hoboken, Ga. M'r. John iCooksie of Vero, Fla., is a visitor in the city. Nieholls and Patterson ball team? olsyed on the local diamond Wednes day afternoon the game was the most exciting one of the entire season, the teams were so near on an equal basis ‘he boys played hard and untiring to win, but the others played a hard, an:' the score was a tie at th end of the ninth enning. they plave another to break the tie but whe the tenth was finished no score had been made, the game was called by umpires, Z. V. Hell and Mr. Walke • on account of darkness, the score wa? - 6-6. Miss Florence Grace of Wayerosx was the guest of Miss Ruby Meek? Sunday. GA. WILL NOT ABOLISH ITS DEATH PENALTIES THE MISUNDERSTOOD OKEFINOKEE. Today the Georgia Press Associa tion, in annual session at Waycross is to have the pleasure—it will be a real pleasure—of spending part of the day in the heart cf the famous Okefinokee Swamp, the edge of which stretches up almost in sight of the Ware county site. Experts have called this region the “most wonder ful section of North America,” most marvelous area in the United States east of the Mississippi,” and “Geor gia’s greatest natural wonder. The swamp has been misunderstood for decades —because it hjusbeen inti mately known to few peflfS Experts, research groups, students from prom inent educational institutions, gover nment men seeking out the secrets of animal and bird and fish and plant life, photographers, motion picture l men, hunters—these have from time j to time become acquainted with the j Okefinokee. But the people of Geor- j gia themselves as a whole—even of j South Georgia have had a veryl vague! and hazy notion of what the Okefi nokee is like. A representative body: of Georgians will see some of the! great swamp this week —an .' tel! | about it later in their papers. The Morning News in its issue of! Sunday last ad the preceding Sunday! presented reproduction of two typical complied by experts, explorers, na ture lovers who went into the area and got intimate information. Many comments have been hear, about those articles in the Sunday papers— and usually the exclamation h?s Al lowed. The Okefinokee isn’t what I .’nought it was at all. It is, not a watery waste of marsh—though there is much water—exclusively; it ha; vest expanses.of timber, some of thy finest in the nation, it has island- inhabitable and inhabi.ated; it has a wealth of scenery and a world cf in terest in the living things that make the Okefinokee their home or their refuge.—Atlanta Journal. Miss Ruby Meeks, Shafter Meeks, Mr. Vanzant and Earlie Meeks, were among the 75 guests who were invi.ed to attend a chicken supper at Mr Arthur Carters home near Bickloy Saturday night. Miss Ruby Meeks entertained a host of friends at a moonligh picnic at her home Thursday nighit, those present were, 'Misses Blanche and 1 Margurite Douglas, Pearl and Boun ileta Lewis, Minnie Lee Vickers. Minnie Bell Bland, Wilma Gibsor, Mattie Mae Kirkland, Doris Ander son, Ruby Dulberly, Eula Dulberly, Estelle Frier, Ruby Gillis, Neva Gillis. De'ma Lee Day. from Douglas, and Messrs D. C. Anderson, Jack Howard, Tat Gillis, L. Gillis. Earlie Meeks, J. 0. Wmters, Jack Thompson, Early Dewery, B. L. Vanzant, M. I. Stanford, Herman Gibson, Joe Day and Robert Day from Douiglas, iMr?. E. I). Douglas and Mrs. W 7. L. Hail end Dr. Hall. Everybody spent a delightful evening playing all kinds of yard games and drinking ice lemonade and eating watermelon, but most cf all the wonderful picnic sim per that was spread whh everything good to eat. COMMERCIAL HOTEL CHANGES HANDS AUG. i The Commercial Hotel which ha= been operated for the past several years by Mr. and Mrs. J. 'Rod Davis will charge hands cn August first, ard the new managers will be Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Pierce of Hazlehurst, vet ran hotel people. Mr. and Mrs. Davis have built up a splendid hotel business in the Com mercial. No future plans have beer, adven out by Mr. and Mrs. Davis but they will take a much r.eedeo vaca tion before re-entering business. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Pierce formerly resided in Douglas and ran the New Douglas for a number of yer,r3. They left here some 17 years ago and pur chased the hotel at Hazlehurst where they bull up a good baginees and sold it. rent some two years ago and for the past year they have been operating a hotel in the o'd Hall Sanitarium there. That lat er hotel will be operated in the future by Mr. and Mrs. Ed Pierce $1.50 Per Annum in Advance Atlanta, Ga., July 24.—Half a dozen bills dealig with local county matters were passed in rapid suc cession by the Georgia senate today. Aong the committee reports sub mitted in the senate was that of hy giene and sanitation committee which reported unfavorably a bill which would provide for the creation of a state board of plumbing. The senate today passed the bill amending the charter of the City of Valrosta, another to amend an act to create a new charter for LaGrange and a third which provides for changes in the manner of electing county commissioners of early coun ty in primary elections. Among the new bills introduced was one by Arnow of the ourth dis trict, and Cason, of the first district which would amend and revise the fish and game laws of the state, cre ating a state board of game and fish. The senate finance committee to day reconsidered its action of yes terday in reporting favorably a bill to require all moneys collected by its agencies to be paid into the treas ury and be disbursed on state war rants signed by the governor. A minority report signed by four teen of the twenty-one members of the committee asking for reconsid eration caused today’s action. STOVAI. BILL IS BADLY DEFEATED The senate, by a vote of thirty one to nine, today defeated the meas ure by Senator Stovall which pro vided for the abolition of capital punishment in Georgia. Those vot ing in favor of the measure were Senator Davi3, Garrison, Greene, Ho.ges, Johnson, Mason, Phillips, Smith, of the twenty-third, jind Sto vall. No definite agreement was reached today on the report of the house | subcdffithmerfftied "to submit a 1 recommendation on the measure looking to the substitution of as al ary basis for the system for coun ty officers in counties of forty thou sand anc over. Another meeting will be held to morrow, at which time further con sideration will be given the matter. HOUSE DISCUSSES RECONSIDERATION The motion to reconsider the ac tion of the house ye“‘sterday in de feating the Lenglev bill providing for four year terms for state offi cials, was made by Representative Stone, of Walton, today. The house then entered, into a debate on the motion to reconsider with the pros pect that it would be long drawn out. After defeating the proposal to do away with capital punishment the senate then defeated eighteen to seventeen the measure by Phillips, which wouild have substituted the electric chair for the gallows a 3 a menas of executing the death sen tence. Senator Phillips appealed for its passage as a decent and orderly man ner of carrying out the death penalty. 4-YEAR TERM BILL KILLED BY HOUSE AFTER HOT DEBATE Atlanta, July 24. —By an overwhel ming vote the house of representatives Wednesday disagreed to the favorable committee report on a bill to give the governor and other s'.ate house offici als four-year terms. This action kilts the measure for the session unless a motion to reconsider puts it back on the calendar. Spirited debate preceded the final vote on the committtee report, the bill coming up for consideration as un finished business from Tuesdays ses sion. ‘ j Mr. W. H. Carrol. Prop, of the Rivoli Theatre who lias ben eff on a two weeks vacation will return home July 25th. Following are the cities he visited while away on his vacation: A lanta, Go., Norfcrk, Va., Ports mouth. Va., .Richmond, Va., Hamlet, N. C., Savannah, Ga., and Vidalia. while Mr. and Mrs. J. l'. Pierce will operate the Commercial here. They are hotel people of a wide reputation and their coming to Douglas means that the large patronage of the Com mercial will be given every necessary attention in the future.