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Georgia Normal College
And Business Institute
A. A. Kuht, Principal
DOUGLAS, GEORGIA
Twenty-seveßth year of successful service.
COURSES OF STUDY
Teachers’, Teachers High School, Complete.
Commercial, Mercantile, Shorthand, Pen Art, Audit
ing, Expression.
Close personal touch and instruction for each student.
New students enroll any time.
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Write for a copy of our Catalogue, and for informa
tion concerning our Home-Study Course in Shorthand.
Here is old
SANTA
This is his 12th year
But He Has A Better, Bigger
Line Than Ever Before.
He has Tricycles, Wagons, Wheel Goods, of all
kinds, also one of the most up-to-date lines of
Christmas Goods that has ever hit Douglas.
We have presents for the grown ups, the grow
ing ups and the children will have more to se
lect from than ever.
NUFF SED.
Durst Variety Store
COFFEE COUNTY PROGRESS
TO WHOM SHOULD
WE GWE PRAISE?
Many times 1 have asked my self
! why is it that men when we wish to
give credit to some special person,
for some great feat; such as an
Auther, Sculpter, etc.," we always
praise the individual, but never for
a moment give a single thought to
the Almighty Father, who gave the
brains an dthe opportunity to accom
plish the wonderful feat.
If it were NOT for God, we would
not be as far advanced as we are
in the Siences etc., yet, it is man’s
and womans failing to take all the
credit upon them selves and I fell
sure that they never even say Thank
God for the opportunity and the suc
cess they have had in life.
Many times I have shocked people
for saying that 1 had a teacher older
than the Bible to teach me that there
is a Supreme Being, and a ruler over
this land of ours greater than Kings
or Presidents. For a moment they
have looked at me as if they thought
I was an imbecile, yet after I have
told them it is Nature, the trees, birds
foul, etc., they have been forced to
admit I was in the right.
Have you ever noticed the birds,
when they have landed on the limb of
tree after a long fly, how they would
lift up their head to the sky and their
little throat would be moving as if
thanking God for the rest he had pro
vided ?
The same with the foul of the yard,
they will take a drink and up will go
their head’s, their bills moving as if
thanking God for the water. The
same with the pigs, mules, and every
thing if we but pay particular at
tention.
I have noticed this more since I
have been at the camp than before
and so I am passing it on to some
of the readers, hoping that some one
will be able to get a little help from
it as I have done. Let us give credit
to God for the successes in life and
not take all the credit upon our sel
ves.
Sincerely,
Maurice De La Tour.
FROM THE PATH FINDER
W a shington, I). C.
Did you ever stop to think that out
of any hundred children you see, a cer
fain number of them are pretty sure to
go to the bad? Out of the hundred,
one or two will be criminals; one or
two others will he constitutional loaf
ers; one or two more will be chronic
kickers and trouble-makers; one will
be a divorce lawyer; and one more
will be politicians. Yes, it is a sad
!
world.
When “Father” Shut Up.
The Woman’s Home Companion of
fered some prizes for the “shortest
short story.” Among the many
thousands of such “stories” sent in
was this expressive one:
“Now, when I was young,” roared
Father. Grandma entered. Silence.
No Flies in Alaski.
The are no houseflies in Alaska.
At least this is the conclusion reached
by Dr. John M. Aldrich, of the Na
tional museum, who has been making
a particular study of the insects of
that territory. Dr. Aldrich found
plenty of horseflies everywhere, but
no houseflies. The common fly is
by origin a tropical insect and cannot
endure cold weather. Even in our
northern states only a few houseflies
survive the winter. Were it not for
their great rapidity of reproduction
we would be little troubled*'with the
pest. Strangely enough, mosquitoes,
are a common pest in Alaska. Dr.
Aldrich found two species there pre
viously unknown to entomologists.
HONESTY PAYS.
“As the patridge sitteth on eggs
! and hatcheth thenr not; so he that
; getteth riches, and not by right, shall
I leave them in the midst of his days,
and at his end shall be a fool. Jere
miah 17:11.
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THE WILSON FRUIT CO., of Doug
las. Ga. Wholesale dealers in
Florida Oranges and Grape Fruit.
Will again oifer their services to
their old customers. We feel very
thankful fpr their patronage of
last season and will indeavor to
serve you to your advantage. Wilson
Fruit Company.
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A PROCLAMATION.
Submitting a proposed amendment
to the Constitution of Georgia to be
voted on at the General election to
be held on Tuesday, November 4th,
1924, said amendment to Article 2,
Section 1, Paragraph 2-A of the Con
stitution of Georgia, in reference to
the consolidation of City and County
government in counties having therein
a city with a population of 52,900 or
over.
By His Excellency,
Clifford Walker, Governor,
State of Georgia,
Executive Department,
August 21, 1924.
WHEREAS, The General Assembly
at Its session in 1924 proposed an
amendment to the Constitution of this
State, as set forth in a resolution ap
proved August 18, 1924, to-wit:
A RESOLUTION
x; . _
No. 50.
By the General Assembly of Georgia,
proposing to the people of Georgia an
amendment to the Constitution of this
State adding a new paragraph to be
known as Paragraph 2-a of Section 1
of Article 11. authorizing the consolida
tion of city and county governments in
counties having therein a city with a
population of 62.900 or over.
Be it resolved by .he General Assem
bly of Georgia, That the General As
sembly of . Georgia - hereby proposes to
the people of Georgia for their ratifica
tion or rejection an amendment to the
Constitution of this State by adding a
new paragraph to be known as Para
graph 2-a of Section 1 of Article 11 of
the Constitution of this State which said
Paragraph 2-a shall read as follows, to
wit'
The General Assembly shall have the
power to consolidate and combine all gov
ernmental functions and powers now
vested in and exercised by cities and mu
nicipalities having a population of mor*
than 52,900 according to the Federal Cen
sus of 1920 with the governmental func
tions and powers now vested in and ex
ercised by the authorities of the county
In which such cities or municipalities ars
situated, to create, designate, and give
a name to political aub-divisions, com
posed of the entire area of such counties;
to vest in and confer upon such sub
divisions such authority and power as
may be conferred upon municipalities or
counties or both, under existing laws;
to abolish any and all offices now exist
ing under the charters of any such mu
nicipalities and also to abolish the offices
of tax collectors and tax receivers in
any such counties to create new offices,
for - purpose of exercising -suid carrying
out the powerß to be vested in such
political sub-divisions, and powers and
duties formerly appertaining to such of
fices so abolished and the powers and
duties formerly exercised by such coun
ties and such municipalities, all without
regard to the uniformity of the powers,
duties and compensation appertaining to
the offices so created in other munici
palities, other counties or other political
sub-divisions, hereby authorized to di
vide such political sub-divisions into dis
tricts. to fix a maximum rate of ad
valorem taxation to be levied by au
thority of such poetical sub-dlvlsions
within the various districts, without re
gard to the uniformity of the rate also
to consolidate and combine any and all
school systems and school districts now
existing in any such cities or municipal
ities and counties into one system cov
ering the entire area of the counties
to be governed and controlled under the
provisions of the Act creating the po
litical sub-divisions hereby authorized
regardless of the method of control of
schools or school systems in other coun
ties or municipalities.
The powers herein granted shall not
be extended to cities, municipalities, or
towns, and cities and towns and munic
ipalities, the corporate limits of which
are included within more than one coun
ty nor shall said powers herein granted
be extended to the counties in which
said cities or towns or municipalities and
cities and towns and municipalities are
located.
The General Assembly in exercising: the
powers herein conferred may include In
the Act or b.w any one or more of the
powers or provisions herein enumerated
and may exclude therefrom any more
of the powers or provisions enumerated.
This provision or the Constitution shall
not be construed to empower the Gen
eral Assembly to create new counties
nor to affect or change the representa
tives of any county in the General As
sembly. Nor shall it be construed to
authorize the General Assembly to abol
ish the offices of Clerk of the Superior
Court, Ordinary, Sheriff or Coroner in
any of the counties affected by this Act,
said officers being expressly hereby pre
served.
The General Assembly shall not change
or abolish any county nor the name
thereof which may be affected
hereby and in having the consolidated
sub-divisions in eaclt case, the names
of the municipality or municipalities and
of the county shall be combined so as to
preserve them
The General Assembly shall creat*
such political sub-divisions by special
act or law relating to a particular sub
division. but no such act or law shall
have any force or effect until the same
•toll have been ratified by a vote of a
majority of the qualified voters, voting
a special election in such county tc
be held not earlier than sixty- days after
the final passage arid approval by the
Governor of any such act; provided, how
ever, that the people within the cor
porate limits of municipalities affected
and the people of the county affected
outside of the corporate limits shall vote
separately and before the Act -shall gt
In effect a majority of those voting 1b
the municipalities separately. If more
than one municipality Is affected a ma
jority of those voting outside of said
municipality or municipalities shall vote
In favor of said Act.
Be it further resolved. That whenever
tills proposed amendment to the Consti
tution of this State shall be agreed tc
by two - thirds of the members elect
ed to each of the Houses of the Genera l
Assembly and the same has been entered
upon their journals with the yeas and
nays taken thereon, the Governor sha!‘
and he is hereby authorized and instruct
ed to cause the above proposed amend
ment to be published in one or more news
papers in each Congressional District in
this State for the period of two month*
next preceding the time of holding thf
next general election, and the Governor
is hereby authorized and directed to pro
vide for the submission of the amend
ment proposed for ratification or rejec
tion to the electors of this State at the
next general election to be held aftet
said publication at which election every
person shall be qualified to vote who is
entitled to vote for members of the Gen
eral Assembly. All persons voting at nidi
election in favor of adopting said pro
posed amendment shall have written or
printed on their ballot the words, ‘ For
amendment to Section 1 of Article 11
providing for consolidations of city and
county governments in counties having
therein a city with the population of
62.500 or over." All persons voting at
such election against the adoption of
said amendment shall have xvritten or
printed on their ballots the words.
Against amendment to Paragraph 1. of
Section 1, of Article 11 of Constitution
providing for consolidation of city and
county governments in counties having
therein a citv with population of 52.-
1»00 or over." If a majority of the elec
tors qualified to vote for the members
of the General Assembly voting thereon
shall vote for ratification the Governor
shall when he ascertains the same from
the Secretary of State to whom the re
turns from said election snail be re
ferred in the same manner as in ease
of election for members of the Gentrai
Thursday, October 23, 1924.
Assembly to count and ascertain the re
sult. issue his proclamation for one in
sertion in one daily newspaper of th«
State announcing such result and d«-
claring the amendment ratified.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Clifford
Walker, Governor of said State, du
issue this my proclamation hereby de
claring that the proposed foregoing
amendment to the Constitution is sub
mitted for ratification<or rejection to
the voters of the State qualified
vote for members of the General A»4|
■sembly at the General election to be
held on Tuesday, November 4th, 1924.
CLIFFORD WALKER,
Governor.
By the Governor, '• v ~>.
jS. G. McLendon, ' s* -
of State.
LEGAL sale
WHEREAS, J. H, Hancock ex
ecuted and delivered to Daniel Gas
kins, Sr., his security deed, dated
December 22nd, 1923, recorded Dec
ember 24th, 1923 in deed book 43.
page 128, conveying the lands therein
describe to scure the inebtedness
therein described; and whereas, the
said .security deed contains a power
of attorney authorizing the grantee
therein upon default of the payment
of any of the indebtedness
described to secure the indebtedness
entire indebtedness therein secured
as due and payable; and whereas,
fwo notes thereby bearing even date
therewith, one for $350.00 principal
fell due July Ist, 1924, and another
for $350.00 principal fell due October
Ist, 1924, and the said J. H. Hancock
failed and refused to pay the same
and defaulted in the payment of both
of said notes; therefore, upon default
of both of the said notes on October
Ist, 1924, Daniel Gaskins, Sr., tht
owner and holder thereof did on the
2nd Day of October, 1924 elect to
treat said entire indebtedness secured
by said security deed as then due and
payable, and the same is now due and
payable:
THEREFORE, the undersigned by
virtue of the power of attorney
contained in said deed, as attorney in
fact for J. H. Hancock ,will sell at
public outcry before the court
door of Coffee County, Georgia, with
in the legal hours of sale to the high
est bidder for cash on the first Tues
day in November, 1924, to pay the
indebtedness secured by said security
deed, the following described lands,
to-wit: all of the right, title, interest,
demand and equity of redemption of
J. H. Hancock in and to the following
lands, to-wit: 100 acres, more or less
of lot of land number four hundred
forty-six (446) in the Sixth District
of Coffee "Count, Georgia, located in
the Northeast corner of taid lot num
ber four hundred forty-six (446),
bounded on the North and East by
the original land lines of said lot, on
the South by Bobtail road up to the
turpentine still, then by a settlement
road, leading from the t-urpentie still
to the Dave Tanner house, and on
the West by Nicholls and Axson pub
lic road, subject to a loan of $7500.
from David Tanner to John Hancock
Mutual Life Insurance Company, cov
ering the above lands and other lands
fully described in said loan deed.
The inebtedness due under said loan
deed up to November 4th, 1924 is;
$1700,00 principal, $123.34 interest,
and said lands will be sold to pay said
indebtedness, induing all the expenses
of the printer’s fee, reveune stamps,
deed and of making this sale.
This, the 6th day of October, 1924.
DANIEL GASKINS,SR.
Attorney in fact far
J. H. Hancock.
L. E. HEATH, Attorney
for Daniel Gaskins, Sr.
FOR SALE FARM LANDS
10070 acres of land one
dwelling house, two deep wells, onr
bored well 80-feet deep, barns and
shelters, small store-house. Eighteen
tenant houses. 350 acres in cultiva
tion, 200 acres stumped. Two good
tobacco barns. 670 acres of land high
rolling. Balance level land. Located
on Nicrtolls, Axson highway, five
miles from Nicholls. All wild lands
has good young growth of yellow pine
timber. Will sell for SIB,OOO, $6,000
cash, balance liberal terms. See or
write David Tanner, 511 Isler street,
Waycross, Georgia.
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