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Volume Xl No- 16
TRUSTEES MEET TO EXPAND
USEFULNESS OF ELEVENTH
DISTRICT A. & M. SCHOOL
Plans For Junior College
Discussed by Board and
Douglas Business iVlen
At Tuesday Meeting.
Broaden the scope of the Eleventh
titrict Agricultural & Mechanical
00l so as to provide higher edu
cation and suitable quarters for the
large number of students who would
like to attend such an institution was
the theme for a discussion of a num
ber of the Board of Trustees of that
school who met with a number of
business men at the office of the prin
cipal, J. M. Thrash at 2 o’clock Tues
day afternoon.
Hon. J. A. Strickland, chairman of
the board presided and other trus
tees present were: T. L. Pickren,
Charlton county; J. J. Knight, Lanier
county; F. M. Carter, Bacon county;
F. M. Austin, Brooks county; Law
son Kelley, Coffee county; and
Dwight L. Rogers, Irwin county.
Only tentative plans were discus
sed, together with the necessity for
V? broad plan of expansion. Brief
talks were made by Mr. Strickland,
who was followed by Mayor John R.
Slater, R. A. Moore, Mr. Rogers, Mr.
Knight, Mr. Thrash, Dr. H. C. Whel
chel and others.
All of the trustees present were
seemingly strong of the impression
that it was time that the district
school be enlarged to meet the de
mands that are being forced upon it,
and the Georgia legislature at its
summer session, will be asked to pro
vide the means for a junior college
according to plans which will be
worked out by committees of the
board of trustees and business men
of Coffee and other counties who have
evinced great interest in the project.
Already a committee of Kiwanians
composed of E-Senator E. L. Gran
tham, as its chairman, John R. Slater,
R. A. Moore, W. R. Wilson have been
selected to woi’k upon the plan and
another committee from the city at
large will be appointed and announc
e by Mayor Slater at an early date.
These committees are to do such
fork as may become necessary in the
mtherance of the scheme locally and
to aid committees of the Board of
Trustees. Mr. Lawson Kelly, local
board member and Principal J. M.
Thrash will aid all committees in
every way possible in their work.
It is possible to give at present a
detailed outline of plans, but one
thing is assured and that, a very
strong fight is going to be waged to
provide better educational facilities
for the boys and girls of the Eleventh
District, using the A. & M school as
a nucleus.
Aponthee
A. & M. PRESENTS
OPERETTA FEB, 20
On Friday, Feb. 20th, at the High
Auditorium, the Music Depart-
of the A. &Ml school w r ill pre
sent the Operetta “In Old Louisiana”.
This is a very charming operetta
staged in antebellum days of 1852.
The romantic life on an old planta
tion near New Orleans and life on the
Mississippi are entwined as a back
ground for a double plot. The lead
ing parts are played by Miss Effie
Cleo Brewer as a creole beauty. Miss
Thelma Mead as a colonial maiden.
Mr. Alton Brewtcn takes the part of
a young sugar planter, and Mr. Tal
madge ScOtt the part of his northern
friend. Mr. John Perry takes the
part of the Pilot on the Mississippi.
The quaint claim of the setting is en
hanced by the presence of two old
negro slaves, Aunt Judy and Uncle
Ned, these parts being taken by Miss
Dorothy Thomas and Mr. W. T. Hat
taway. The music is bright and
catchy. A chorus of dainty colonial
maidens and Southen Planters adds
fjcj the beauty of the operetta.
* Admission 35 and 50 cents.
FOR RENT —Furnished apartments.
Phone 56. ad
(Coffer dfottnfg J)r ogress.
MISSIONARY BAPTIST
TO HOLD REVIVAL
Beginning on Friday, February 27
a series of revival services will be
held at the court house and will last
until the Bth of March. The preach
ing services will be in charge of Rev.
H. V. Varnadore. Services will be
held every night, beginning at eight
o’clock. The public is requested to
note the date and the hour of ser
vices and are cordially invited to at
tend all services.
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
PLANS FOR PAVING
In an interview published in the At
lanta Constitution of last Sunday,
Chairman John N. Holder gave out
considerable information about plans
of the Commission for the immediate
future and what he has to say rela
tive to the main highways north and
south through the state. As will be
noted the plans include two main
routes through Georgia from north
to south and since one of the main
routes is through this section it will
be noted that it is imperative that
quick action be taken to have this one
of the routes mentioned as the main
artery. Among other things Chair
man Holder says:
“We are now working on a definite
program which will bring to Georgia
in five years at the outside and possi
bly in four years five trunk highways
crossing the entire state,” Chairman
Holder said.
“While we haven’t as much money
as we would desire for building roads
in Georgia we are going to get an in
crease when the money now being us
i ed to pay for the deferred Western
| and Atlantic warrants becomes avail-
I for road building purposes. This
! money will come from the gasoline
tax and will be turned over to the
highway department after January
Ist, 1927.”
Chairman Holder agreed that there
are at least ten big things that must
be done in Georgia in the next few
years if this state is to move along
progressively and he said one of the
things is to develop the highway
transportation system to a point
where it will serve all sections of the
state.
“Under present plans,” he said, we
will have two complete roads of pro
gressive type which will traverse the
entire state from north to south,” he
said. “These roads will not be con
structed the entire route with the
same material as different counties
use different kinds of material but
! hey will be built in a modern and
! permanent way. The necessity of
providing two routes from the north
to the south is so great that we want
to get them both finished as soon as
we can. Parts of each of the two
routes are now 7 paved and we must
do the connecting up work. While
we are carrying out these major pro
| jects we are also encouraging and
helping in work in other parts of the
state which later can be used in north
and south trunk highways.”
Across the state the department is
pursuing the same policy, according
to Chairman Holder.
“We are working to connect up the
three routes with Federal Aid pro
pects now partly finished and when
this is done we will begin on othei
routes,” he said. “One of the cross
state roads will traverse the north
ern section, one and probably two will
cross the centra! section and one will
cross the southern part of the state.”
Chairman Holder said much of this
work is ready and that some of these
roads are paved for great distances.
“The connecting work will be done
in the next five years,” he continued.
“This will be done with the best pos
sible road building material available
and there will be a network of con
necting roads. We will bring them
up to the highest possible state of ef
ficiency. These trunk roads, however,
will give splendid highways which will
be available for people in all parts of
the state.
Chairman Holder said there is no
; longer any question about building
OFFICIAL ORGAN COFFEE COUNTY, CITY OF DOUGLAS, AND THE CITY OF NICHOLLS
DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1925.
FEDERAL TAX GATHERERS
HERE 16 AND 17 FEBRUARY
For the convenience of those who
are subject to income tax there will
be in Douglas on February 16 and 17
a representative of the Federal in
come tax bureau. The entire force
of this department is engaged in
making a tour of the state, visiting
main points to aid parties in making
returns.
The filing period for 1924 is from
January Ist to March 16 inclusive.
It is the duty of all corporations or
partnerships whether or not they
have operated at a profit for the past
year to make returns. All single
persons whose income amounting to
SI,OOO or more must make returns,
and married couples whose income
amounted to as much as $2,500 are
required to make returns.
LEWIS VICKERS HEAVY
LOSER BY FIRE
Fire damage estimated at $15,000
was sustained Wednesday night by
Mr. Lewis Vickers, one of the city’s
leading dry goods merchants. The
fire, which was of unknown origin,
broke out about 11 o’clock, apparent
ly cn the second floor of the store
where a large amount of goods are
stored. Before the fire department
could connect the hose and begin to
fight efficiently, the fire had spread
almost completely all over the entire
building and the stock of merchandise
valued at more than $20,000 was al
most completely destroyed, damage
being done by both fire and water.
Firemen continued to play water on
the blaze for about four hours be
fore it was completely extinguished
and little merchandise of value re
mained.
The adjoining store of B. Rigell &
Company and that of the Harris
store suffered damage yet unknown.
These stores were closed pending the
arrival of insurance adjusters. This
damage resulted mostly from smoke.
The building occupied by Mr. - Vick
ers is located on east Ward street
and in one of the busiest sections of
the city. It is the property of M. F.
Brice and Mrs. N. E. Holton. The
amount of insurance carried on the
building was not learned, but it is
altogether likely that it will undergo
repairs at once. •
The stock of goods was being re
moved across the street into another
building today as rapidly as possible
and every attempt being made to
salvage as much as possible. There
was insurance to the amount of $5,500
carried on the entire stock by Mr.
Vickers, and according to estimates,
the net loss will amount to about
$15,000.
It is not known whether or not Mr
Vickers will again open up in the
stand where the fire occured after
repairs have been made.
The wind was blowing at the rate
of a gale Wednesday night, and the
fact that fire walls enclosed the
building, all adjoining property would
surely have been destroyed.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
SERVICES
There will be two services at the
Presbyterian church Sunday the Ist,
the morning services at 11:30 and
evening at 7:30. The public is cor
dially invited.
good roads in Georgia. He said the
overwhelming majority of the people
want to see this road system complet
ed and finished as quickly as possible.
And another thing the people are
alive about is the question of mainten
ance,” he said. “There is no use in
spending a lot of money on roads and
then let them be ruined because of
lack of proper maintenance. One of
the chief items in our program is
maintenance and we arc going to see
that proper provision is made for the
maintenance of all highways on the
State Aid Road system.
Chairman Holder said some cf the
cross state roads would be more than
three fourths completed within one
year. He said the highway commis
sion will push completion of these
roads but would not do so at the ex
pense of the needed short roads thru
out the state now under construction.
‘We are going to give the state the
trunk lines and are going to *arry out
our construction program on the short
lines at the same time.”
COACH VIBBERT AND
AGGIES BEGIN PRACTICE
For two jveeks or more, when the
rains wouldfpermit Coach Vibbert has
had out fop practice on the Aggie
school lot a i most promising number
of recruits |and the purpose of the
practice is to see who will be in the
regular lin«ip when baseball season
comes. • L
The fir3e|£ame of the season is to
be played with that ever formidable
contemporary—Tifton on March 23
and 24th. *The opening date will be
Ladies Day f and all ladies with or
without esdort will be admitted free
and the gaanes are going to be ad
vertised
on for the* advertising is the fact
that Vibbert thinks he has the mak
ing of a te&ni that will take not only
to task, the first opponent of the ’25
season, but will cross bats with many
other strong teams over the state
with an eqsal result. Vibbert knows
how to coach, and having the material
he is bound to make a better show
ing than has been witnessed here in
several seasons. He was for a time
with an American league team and
knows the, game.
While the .regulars cannot be named
yet, “Broifn Mule” Smith, famous
throughout! Southern Georgia as a
pitcher is lagain in uniform and i 3
taking proper interest in his
work. member of the pitch
ing staff, is Jones, who has a good
record of wins behind him. He is
young andrihis will be his first year
in prep circles. There are others
who are sure of places including
Moore and Waters, infield men, but
practice and a great deal of it is re
quired and that is just what the new
coach is going to have with his team.
A schedule of games has not been
arranged, and will be announced when
completed;
For the past two or three seasons
it has bean difficult to have a top
notch team out at Aggie
Field, because of scarcity of material.
Football ;• been the paramount
theme, but this i 3 going to be an un
usual year in baseball if the dope
is in any degree accurate. There is
the largest number of students in at
tendance that has ever enrolled, be
ing something like ta l2s boys and from
this number it will be easier to find
good players and some “phenoms”
are in that bunch and all that is
necessary to produce thepi is to give
them practice under an experienced
coach, and that is what is taking
place.
BOX SOCIAL
The public is cordially invited and
urged to attend a Valentine Festival
and Box Social at the Elim
school on Saturday night, February
fourteenth.
Come and enjoy the fun and a full
night with us.
NELLIE and JIMMIE TOMLINSON,
Teachers.
APPRECIATION FROM
THE DOUGLAS W. C. T. U.
The meeting at the Baptist church
Friday evening was a success.
Mrs. Armour went away from
Douglas with a heart full of gratitude
leaving many messages of love to
those who helped so faithfully in
carrying on this wonderful though
unpopular work.
To me she left the pleasant duty
of thanking each one for her and
myself, we took note of every small
est item and wish to thank you for
the lovely flowers in her room and at
the church, the other decorations
sweet music, pretty girls serving as
ushers and pages, sympathetic and
beautifully worded introduction given
by our broad minded and patriotic
Mayor, hearty cooperation of cur
Methodist minister and his people
the close, intelligent attention cf the
large audience, the visitors from oth
er towns and who drove ove 7- , free-will
offering of fifty-six dollars end twen
ty five cents ($56.25) the loving care
showered on her by Mrs. Whitaker
and her daughters as their guest.
Space ferbids mention of each per
son by name, and service rendered to
this great cause we ere honored to
serve, can only say, “We honor you,
appreciate and thank you in the name
of our Lord and the Woman’s Chris
tian Temperance Union of Douglas
and Georgia.”
MRS. MARY HARRIS ARMOUR,
State President.
MRS MARY PARKER BRENIZER.
Local President.
KENTUCKIAN BUYS
COFFEE TOBACCO FARM
A real estate deal involving $8,500
was consumated this week when Mr.
Robert M. Rhodes, of Louisville, Ken
tucky, purchased 540 acres known as
the Thos. Morris place, and later
owned by Mr. G. N. Thompson. The
farm is located several miles south
of Douglas in the Arnie section and
is a very fine farm with about 300
acres in cultivation.
Mr. Rhodes, a young man, was
attracted to this section by reports
of parties who visited Coffee County
last year. He is taking charge of
the plantation immediately and pre
paring to plant a large crop of to
bacco, as well as other crops. He is
an experienced tobacco man and will
farm on a large scale.
Mr. Rhodes is very much impres
sed with the possibilities of this sec
tion of Georgia and expects to make
his home here permanently.
PROSPECTS BRIGHT FOR
WINNING TEAM AT A&M
(By Gerald Lott)
When Mr. Bob Vibbert, baseball
coach at the A. & M. issued a call
for candidates last week for the base
ball team there was about 25 or 30
that responded to the call. The pros
pects for a winning team looks
brighter this year than they have
looked in several years.
There are three veterans from last
years squad that are back in harness
again this year. They are Newton
who played left field last year and
was one of the most dependable men
on the team. Vickers of foot ball
fame who played second base and
also pitched some, and Ward who
was one of the pitchers of last years
squad. There are several likely look
ing new men who will add great
strength to the team in batting and
fielding. t
When Coach Vibbert called a meet
ing of the players some time ago to
elect a captain for this year, (X K.
Jones was the man to be elected.
Jones played for Hoboken, Ga., last
year and he is a pitcher. He and
“Brown Mule” Smith will do most of
the twirling for the Aggies this seas
on.
Coach Vibbert is getting up a hard
schedule for the team this year. He
has quite a number of games already
billed, and is negotating for games
with Mercer or Lanier High at Ma
con, Georgia Military College, Gor
don Institute at Barnesville and oth
ers. The first games will be played
here Monday and Tuesday, March 23
and 24, with Tifton. The schedule
for the baseball team will be publish
ed in this paper some time in the
near future. Be sure to watch for
it.
EDISON AND FOKI)
NOW NEIGHBORS
IN FLORIDA CITY
Fort Myers, Fla.—Thomas A. Edi
son and Henry Ford today took up
life side by side in adjoining winter
homes on the banks of the placid
Calcosahatchee here.
The automobile manufacturer- and
his wife met their inventor friend and
his party at the station lest night
upon Mr. Edison’s arrival here.
Mr. Edison was accompanied by
Mrs. Edison; his son, Theodore, and
his cousin, Mrs. Edith Potter. They
will spend the remainder of the win
ter here.
CHICKEN BARBECUE
GIVEN BY MR. J. R. SMITH
Mr. J. R. Smith entertained with e
chicken barbecue last Tuesday at his
farm on the Fitzgerald road in honor
cf Mr. W. B. Flemming, Mr. S. H.
Knott and Mr. Paul D. Wooten, of
Kinston, N. C.
Among thos-" invited were: Mr. and
Mrs. Robbert Vibbert, Mr. and Mrs.
Johnnie Wilkins, Mr. end Mrs. Bob
Critcher, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Ward,
Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Herbert SpcLean,
Mrs. Nell Burns, Miss Mary Whita
ker, Mrs. Martha Baird, Miss Effie
Cleo Brewer, Miss Ethel Deen, Miss
EtuKlon, Mr. W. V. Critcher, Mr. M.
A. Buchanan, Mr. Walter Yeomens,
Mr. G. H. Pcgram, Mr. Ralph Yeo
mans, Mr. Hester, Hr. Howard Stan
ton and Mr. Carrol Relihan.
$1.50 Per Annum in Advance
KIWANIANS PLEDGED
n r*i 'i rj * nr- vr,tt a f n n
NORTH AND SOUTH
At the last meeting of the Kiwanis
Club of this city held at the New
Douglas hotel on Friday the club
membership pledged their co-opera
tion in the construction of a road that
would join with the Telfair county
road, already built at the Jackson
ville, Georgia, ferry.
Representative-elect George M.
Ricketson and County Commissioner
P. L. Moore, of the Ambrose-Brox
ton road districts were guests of the
Club, and they brought a letter from
Mr. J. H. Milhollin, prominent busi
ness man of Broxton, to whom an
invitation had been extended to at
tend the luncheon, in which he stated
his views in a very concise, yet com
prehensive manner. Short talks
were made by both Dr. Ricketson and
Mr. Moore, briefly outlining the value
of a north and south link highway
which would pass through Broxton
and touch the Dixie Highway at Doug
las, opening up a vast territory that
is at present virtually isolated from
both cities because of impassable
roads, and in turn these gentlemen
asked the aid of the Kiwanians and
the people generally in promoting the
project and after a proper explana
tion, the Club as a whole, pledged
their very best efforts to complete the
Rroxton-River road which now ex
tends to within about six miles of the
ferry at Jacksonville. The letter of
Mr. Milhollin stated among other
things, that a bridge spanning the
Ocmulgee river was a possibility
should the road be constructed to
that point on the Coffee county side.
It wa3 further explained that on the
north of the river a very good road
was already built, and all that was
necessary in order to open a new ter
ritory tvas to complete the road
which would open a new territory to
these two trading points, but would
create a more direct route for tourist
travel, and would, when completed,
become a practicable stretch of road
for state control.
It is thought that only about three
months will be required to open up
the road, using the county road forces,
and all that will be necessary is for
the County Commissioners to agree
to allow the time on what is termed
“dead time,” that is, the time used
not be chaiged to any of the various
districts, and it is believed that con
sent of this body can be obtained.
The proportion of hard surfacing
the Dixie Highway also has been be
fore the Kiwanians at their last two
meetings and a strong effort is to be
put forth to carry out the plan by
cordination with the 3tate and nation
al aid funds.
The Kiwanians have never been
more active in their objectives of good
roads and good rural schools. A very
comprehensive program has been
mapped out along these lines and at
no distant date it is planned for
these progressive moves to take defi
nite form.
Birthday Party
Enjoyable Event.
Gordon Burns entertained his little
friends at his home Monday after
noon in celebration of his seventh
birthday.
The host was assisted in looking
after the pleasure of his guests by
his mother, Mrs. Nell Burns and Miss
Virginia Tanner.
Games and stories were enjoyed
and punch Was served during the af
ternoon.
The little folks were invited into
the dining room, where the decora
tions were suggestive of the Valen
tine season. The birthday cake with
sever: burning candles graced the cen
ter of the table, and red hearts were
everywhere in evidence. Cream and
cake was served, and each little
guest received attractive little boxes
of rose mints.
Enjoying the celebration were:
Ruth Bone, Edith Smith, Mary Lil
lian Harris, Lutrelle Harris, Virginia
Vickers, Louise Conner, Lena Mae
Coffee, Rudie Grantham, Sarah Wil
cox, Race Tanner, Margret Heath,
Barbara Smith, W. F. Coffee, Her
schel Harris, Thomas, Frier, Buddy
Deen, PYice Cochran, Billie Sibbett,
Hamlin Lowery, Wilson Pryor, Hugh
Hall, Jr., Franklin Head.
WANTED—SOO cords of green pine
wood. Will buy standing timber
by the cord. W. H. Bone, Jr.