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Volume Xl No- IS
STATE DEPARTMENT
HEADS CALLED UPON
FOR BUDGET PLANS
Heads of the state departments
and bureaus have been called upon to
submit estimates of their financial
needs for the next two years to C.
M. Candler, chairman of a budget
icohimittee recently appointed by
Governor Walker, it was announced
by the chief executive Friday.
Chairman Candler has been in
daily conference with Governor
P'/alker since the special committee
was organized last Thursday, and is
taking hold of the work in splendid
fashion, Governor Walker stated.
After the reports are submitted, the
committee will be called together for
the appointment of sub-committees
to visit the various departments and
institutions, fo r an investigation of
their actual needs and possibilities of
curtailing expenditures.
The budget committee will make
its report to the governor, for sub
mission to another committee that
will undertake to plase the require
ments of the institutions bofore the
legislature, together with recom
mendations for raising the revenue
that will be required to run the state
k for the bi-ennium between sessions
[of the general assembly.
Members of the budget commit
tee are Chairman Candler, W. J.
Vereen, Moultrie; A. Pratt Adams,
Savannah; R. C. Norman, Washing
ton; C. B. Lewis, Macon; Joseph Cal
houn, Cartersville; H. T. Mclntosh,
Albany; Willis A. Sutton, Atlanta;
E. K. Wilcox, Valdosta; L. L. Mc-
Mullan, Hartwell; H. H. Swift, Co
lumbus, and Judge W. H. Davis,
Waynesboro.
MR. T. A. DIXON ASSUMES
DUTIES WITH UNION BANK
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Mr. T. A. Dixon, who vcas elected
an active vice-president of the Union
Banking Company at the annual
meeting of stockholders held about a
month ago, was relieved of his du
ties with the State Banking depart
ment this week and assumed his ac
tivities with the lochl banking com
pany. Mr. Dixon, who was prior to
his connection with the State Bank
ing department, cashier of the Geor
gia State Bank of this city, is wide
known and is banker of ability.
*le is very popular and his friends
here are very glad to have him re
turn to Douglas to make his perma
nent home.
DOMESTIC SCIENCE
DOUGLAS HI GIVE
WASHINGTON DINNER
One of the prettiest affairs of the
season was given on Monday even
ing at the Domestic Science room
at 6 p. pi., when the class entertain
ed their mothers at a six course din
ner.
The table was beautifully decorat
ed with George Washington place
cards and favors of tiny baskets of
mints, while the center piece was a.
_large basket of peach blossoms,
r Four unshaded red tapers burned
on the table and the light above was
softened by a red reflector.
The unique log cabins of cheese
straws held the Waldorf salad from
the middle of which floated Ameri
can flags.
The members cf the class drew for
the following plates: host, hostess,
guest and waitress.
The following menu was served by
the girls: Fruit cocktail, baked fruit,
bread sticks, potatoes, spring chicken
rice, gravey, creamed peas, hot bis
cuits, pickles, olives celery, waldrof
salad, cheese straws, George ’Wash
ington cream pie, tea, mints anci
. coffee.
The following mothers were pres
ent and all spoke flatteringly of the
work done by the girls: Mesdames.
F. M. Appleby, A. P. Darby, Lizzie
Clerk, Mrs. Bridges, M. D. Dickerson,
A. C. Winn and G. T. King.
m' This department is making wonder
ful progress under Miss Ruby Grubbs
and it is hoped by another year that
mere of the mothers will take ad
vantage of this opportunity to have
their daughters trained in this de.
partment.
OFFICIAL ORGAN COFFEE COUNTY, CITY OF DOUGLAS, Ahflt) THE CITY OF NICHOLLS
Bob Critcher Perfects
Weather For caster
Fob Critcher, who with Mrs. Crit
cher, came to Douglas only a few
weeks ago, destined to gain a de
gree of prominence seldom reached
in a lifetime by ordinary persons,
and this distinction is already crop
ping out with Mr. Critcher. It is a
contrivance in the shape of a weath
er forcast that is infallible that is
bringing people to the Critcher farm
in hoards and is rapidly ascending
to superiority over the VonHerrman’s
the Snyder’s or anybody elses. A
small box in which is carved the
form of a man and a woman is set on
the outside of the house and the
weather is accurately judged says Mr.
Critcher by the appearance at the
front on rainy days of the man and
the woman when the weather is to
; be fair. Mr. Critcher does not state
how many days in advance when the
weather is to be fair that the lady
appears at the front, but he avers
that without a single failure she
comes out when the weather is to be
•fair, and vice versa. We have not
made a personal investigation yet
but leave it to you who read to see
for yourself.
COLL MCOfMBS
TOTLON VARIETIES
While there is a large number of
varietier of cotton planted each year
in Georgia, a great many of them are
inferior and farmers planting these
are starting with a handicap says
R. R. Childs, professor of cotton in
dustry in charge of cotton experi
ments at the State College of Agri
culturist
“A survey shows that more then
one hundred* so-called, .-varieties of
'cotton are grown each y r ear in the
state”, says Prof. Childs. “Our ex
periments have shown that there are
a few superior varieties, and if these
were grown entirely and only pure
seed used it would result in a saving
of several million dollars annually.
“At the State College of Agricul
ture at Athens, College No. 1 has
been a consistent high yielder and
leads all varieties in average produc
tion since 1920. Piedmont Cleveland
has also given excellent yields and
closely follows College Nc. 1 Wanna.
maker’s Cleveland and Coker’s Cleve
land have been next in order in yield.
All of these varieties have a staple
of from 15-16 to one inch in length.
“The extreme early varieties such
as King, Trice and Over The Top
have given very disappointing yields.
“At the Georgia Experiment Sta
tion at Griffin, the average from 1920
to 1924 inclusive shows that College
No. 1, Piedmont Cleveland, Cook 588,
Steinheimer Cleveland, Coker Cleve
land and Deltatype, Webber have
been consistent yileders.
Go to Watt & Holmes Hardware
Company every week for new Colum
bia and Okeh records and needles.
MIIS. MARVIN WILCOX
The death of Mrs. Marvin Wilcox,
ag-ed about 46 years, occurred today
(Thursday) about 7 o’clock a. m.
from an attack of influenza which
Irsted for only about two days prior
to her death.
Mrs. Wilcox was an invalid for
many years, but only a short time
before she died was apparently as
well as usual.
She is survived by her husbend,
Mr. Marvin Wilcox and five children,
the oldest, Walter, being stationed at
Ft. McPherson in the U. 'S. army.
The other children are Lamar, Glad
vs, Genevive and Teddy,, the latter
being a smell child. Mrs. Wilcox
was a Miss Ifeald before her mar
:age, a sister to Mr. Robert Heald
>nd to Mrs. Arthur Barber of this
city.
She for many years wes a member
of the Methodist chuch, but in recent
years had effiiliated with the Holiness
church and the funeral will be con
ducted by her pastor Friday after
noon, and interment will take place
at the city cemetery immediately af
terwards.
j WESTBROOK’S dresses and hats
. are created by the smartest shops in
' New York, at prices incomparable.
DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1025.
NEW HOPE IS HELD
FOB COL. SIMMONS,
PHYSICIANS DECLARE
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GAINESVILLE, Ga., Feb. 24.—,
Unless pneumonia develops within
the next two or three days, Colonel
William Joseph Simmons, supreme
monarch of the Knights of the. Flam
ing Sword, and founder and former
emperor of the Knights of the Ku
Klux Klan, is expected to recover
from injuries suffered Friday night
in an automobile accident near here.
Physicians at the Downey hospital
where he is receiving attention, an
nounced Monday that his condition is
favorable.
Colonel Simmons suffered a com
pound fracture of both collar bones,
and four ribs were broken on his left
side, one of them puncturing thg
lung. It is this injury that is con
sidered most dangerous.
The body of Captain M. A. Moxfre.
of Houston, Texas, supreme record
ing knight of the Knights of the
Flaming Sword, who died Saturday
night from injuries suffered in the
wreck, was to leave Monday for
Houston for funeral and interment.
He suffered a fracture of the neck at
the base of the skull.
Roy Rainer, of Atlanta, driver of
the car, escaped injury.
The automobile plunged down a
twelve-foot embankment on the Na
coochee road north of this city after
skidding in soft dirt left by work
men who had been repairing the high
way.
ROGERS STORES ItEPRESEN
TATIVE ON VISIT TO DOUGLAS
Mr. R. O. Campbell, Division Sup
erintendent of the L. W, Rogers Com
pany spent Wednesday in Doug’as
making inevstigation attendant to
opening a branch store for his corn
pan in this city. Mr. Campbell did
not determine definitely oh a location
for the new store, but it is assured
that one cf the Rogers Stores will be
opened in Douglas at an early date.
BAPTIST WOMAN’S
INSTITUTE AT McRAE
The South East Division will hold
an Institute in Mcßae in March for
two days, the 26th and 27th, similar
to the one held in Douglas a year ago.
Mrs. Chester Ryals is chairman cf
the Committee to furnish homes for
all delegates. Please decide at once
if you can go and then give your
name to the proper officer to be sent
in to her. We hope for a good crowd
from Douglas and Smyrna to go. We
are getting letters from all sides
urging us to urge you to go.
MRS. BRENIZER, Supt.
PORKERS GOINO OP
MAY REACH 12 CIS,
HOG GROWERS OF THE SOUTH
WEST SEE OPPORTUNITY TO
MAKE BIG PROFITS.
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 24. —Higher hog
prices are seen.
The experts of the Georgia Bureau
of Markets quoting a number of au
thorities who predict an advance to
12 cents a pound by April first. This
quota tion is expected to hang'around
that figure until October. 1
It appears that there is an. acute
shortage of feed throughout the
Western producing states. This is
causing all of the big hog states, it
is claimed, to market vast quantities
of hogs of light weight and in a badly
finished condition. •
It is asserted that the West can
not, under any circumstances, pro
duce enough feed stuffs or hogs to
break the market inside of a year.
This situation, it was pointed ou<
here by experts in hog raising, gives
the farmers of the Southeast the
finest opportunity to make real mon
ey raising hogs thev have ever had.
They are urging the raising of more
hogs, and better hogs.
The people of the South, Atlanta
packing house dealers state, are
heavy consumers of perk, but as yet
are very small producers. Million
I cf pounds have to be brought into
this section of the country every
year, of it coming from northern
states that do not have the advan
tage of long grazing seasons, mild
climate and cheap shelter as is to be
found in the South.
STONE MOUNTAIN
PROBE DECLINED
BY_PRF.SIDENT
Washington, Feb. 24. President
Coolidge clvjg not believe it would be
a proper friction for the chief execu
tive to appoint a commission to in
vestigate 't*he condition of work being
done on tin: Lee Confederate Memor
ial'at Stcnq Muntain, Ga. Requests
that he , appoint such a commission
are understood to have been rejected.
Formal request was made of the
President, several weeks'ago by Gut
zon Borglpin, the sculptor retained 1
by the Stage Mountain Memorial As
sociation* to conduct the work, for
creation 6f a commission to super
vise the construction of the memorial.
Mr. Harding at that time expressed
doubt as»to the advisability of the
government entering in any way on a
project initiated by a private organi
zation, apd this opposition to ap
pointment of ’such commision was
reiterated today at the White House.
Borglum, who has become involv
ed in a controversy with the Memor
ial Association, recently conferred
with ihe President who afterwards is
understood tp’have ascertained the
views, of the association. The exis
tence of tjie controversy is under
stood to tftave been another factor
impeling t.)ie decision by the Presi
dent to maintain a “hands off” policy.
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FITZGERALD TRADE BODY
■ WANTS' HIGHWAY MEETING
Everybody along the Central Dixie
Highway seems to have been im-
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pressed at tlje same time with the
idea of a'general meeting of all the
I towns on this great route
South Gecrgia. It is a splendid idea
to have th is ; meeting to develop plans
for the purpose of telling, the outside
world whpt a wonderful road we
have, and jfrhsct a great country this
road pavseS t nViSuglr: "L ft V - everybody
get busy and have a great meeting
as soon as possible.
Tourists are gradually learning
that the best route to and from
Florida is over the Central Dixie
Highway. On a trip to Jacksonville
an dback, we counted £u|omobiles
with tags on them bearing the names
of twenty different states. The road
all the way is in the finest of condi
tion, there being not a single detour
on the entire route. Still we have
this wail fro mthe Valdosta Times
of February 16th: “It i 3 said that
there are sevral bridges washed out
cn the road from Macon by way of
Waycross to Jacksonville. It is pi
rn cst unbelievable that the good old
reliable Valdosta paper would be
guilty of such propaganda in its edi
torial columns, and the only explana
tion we can suggest is that the condi
tion of some other one’s road and the
| number and size of the fish one
catches are subject to poetic license.
—Fitzgerald Chamber of Commerce
in Fitzgerald Herald.
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On display this week at West
brook’s store wonderful showing of
ladies silk unnderwear.
BETTER DIRECTION SHOULD
MARK DIXIE HIGHWAY
It would amount to very little in
tbe way cf cost, and prove its worth
time over to have prepared and plac
ed suitable markings for the Dixie
Highway through this county. It is
easy for people who live along the
route to follow it, but for
persons who have never traveled this
way before it is not difficult for them
to get off the road. There should be
by all means neat signs showing the
direct route' through the city of
Douglas.
W. S. KICK LITER N A MED
POSTMASTER AT ALMA
Mr W. S. Kiclcliter, who has serv
ed as postmaster at Alma for sever
al years was named to succeed him
self for another term Tuesday, the
nomination being made by President
Coolidge. Mr. Kickliter has always
made a popular official and the news
that he is to continue in this capacity
is greeted with pleasure by many
friends.
Hepr the new Columbia and Okeh
records every week at Watt &
Holmes Hardware Company.
Mr. T. A. Dixon
7 aught Bible Class
In the absence of the regular teach
er, Mr. R. A. Moore, Mr. T. A. Dixon
appeared before the Men’s Bible class |
at the court house last Sunday morn
ing in the role of teacher. There
were only about twenty present, but
the discussion of the lesson by Mr.
Dixon proved intensely interesting
and instructive. Mr. Dixon was most
versatile and absorbing in his treatise
of the scripture lesson and his ap
pearance again will be greeted with
pleasure. The class at the court
house continues to create interest
under the leadership of Mr. Moore
and Mr. John Eankston. The atten
dance at times is small, but there is
always a fair audience on hand.
This class is deserving of much
better attendance. On Sunday morn
ing when the hour comes the streets
are seen full of men who do not at
ter i Sunday 3choo! at any place. It
is for these that the class is conduct
ed, and the teachers urge every one
who can possibly do so to take the
time and spend thirty minutes in
hearing a discussion of the Bible
lesson of the day.
COACH VIBBERT TO HAVE
STRONG TEAM AT A.&M,
By GERALD LOTT
For the past three weeks, coach
Vibbert has had the candidates for
the base ball team, at the local A, &
M. school, out for limbering up prac
tice, when the weather would permit.
The practice so for has not been very
heavy owing to the weather, but
when the days begin to get warmer,
Coach Vibbert will put them through
some stranuous drills, before the
season opens.
The Aggis have some good ma
terial on hand fpr the coming season
lift'd fheri ttfftft ' l P¥V' be' wnc rtf the iw*s!
promising prep teams in this section
of the state.
The coach expects to have one of
the best teams the A. & M. has had
in a number of years and he is going
to win a good many of the games
he has scheduled, although he will
play some of the best prep teams in
the state, including Georgia Military
College, Lanier High and ethers. The
schedule has not been completed for
this season at the present time, but
will be completed soon. Coach Vib
bert says he expects to have around
twenty-five games billed when he
completes the slate.
In Jones of the additions to the
mound staff, the Aggies have one of
the best pitchers they have had in
quite a while. Jones won a large
number of games last season for Ho
boken, and he is destined to win a
goodly number fo rthe Aggies.
With Scott coaching, Poindexter at
first, Hall at second, Demery at
short, Waters at third, this looks tc
be one of the strongest infields in
South Georgia. While the outer
gardens with Newton, Anderson, ami
Griffin seems to be well taken care
of, although this lineup may b:
changed around some before tire
opening game takes place.
On Monday and Tuesday, March
23 and 24, Tiftcn, that ever formid
able rival comes here for a series ol
two games and they bid fair to be
two •of the most exciting and hare
fought games on the bill this year.
Large crowds are expected to turn
out each day to root for the home
Monday, March 23, will be ladies
day. All ladies attending the game
this day will be admitted free of j
charge.
HENRY FORD AT ROME
TO VISIT BERRY SCHOOL;
ENROUTE TO DETROIT
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Rome, Ga., Feb. 24. —Henry Ford
paid his second visit in two years to
the Berry school here today. After
he last visited the famous school for
mountain boys and girls, the motor
manufacturer sent two tractors and
a truck for U3e on the institution
farm. He went at once to the school
on alighting from his private car, and
his secretary could not say if the
motor equipment of the school would
be increased as a result.of the visit.
His visit today was unheralded,
and was to be brief, announced plans
calling for his departure for Detroit
this afternoon. He came Lrom Sn
vannah, where he spent yesterday.
$1.50 Per Annum in Advance
TOURISTS OUT OF
j-LtisnuA HUtITEb
BY WAY WAYCROSS
The tourist travel out of Florida
is being routed through Waycross,
and that the number of cars passing
over the Central Route of the Dixie
Highway is increasing daily is the
report of tourist camps end highway
officials. The Waycross route is fast
regaining the traffic lost during the
period of bad roads between Way
cross and Jacksonville, and hundreds
of cars that have heretofore used the
route through Valdosta are now be
ing turned back over the Central
route via Folkston and Waycross.
A letter received by the Waycross
Motor Club from B. B. Whitaker,
proprietor of the New Morgan Hotel,
A. A. A. Information Bureau in
Madison, Ga., states:
“We had a couple tourists here to
night who spent last night in your
lovely little city. They state the roads
are in very good shape and they were
very well pleased. Waycross i 3 255
miles south of Madison. We had two
cal's last night who drove through
from Jacksonville, through your city,
to Madison in one day. This means
more than 330 miles in one day so
you can immagine our route is very
good.”—Waycross Journal Herald.
BANNERS OFFERED YOUNG
PEOPLE’S ORGANIZATIONS
UNDER BAPTIST W.M.U.
We have only half of our Associa
tional year left in which to do our
Master’s work, and to try to raise
the standard of those who have work
ed so faithfully before us.
Mrs. E. L. Tanner as Divisional
Young People’s Counselor has offer
ed a banner to the Association mak
ing the largest gain in new organi
zations, for three reasons we should
Jjty. f -first to honor, gur Lord by
doing his woik thoroughly, second
to show we appreciate having one of
the State officers right here with us
and are backing her up, third so that
at the end of the year we may hear
“Well done good and faithful ser
vant.”
The other banner is offered by the
women of Smyrna Association to the
Young People’s organization making
the most points of the Standard of
Excellence, this applies alike to the
Y. W. A., the G. A. the R. A. and the
Sunbeams, the honor does not always
go to the largest numbers, but to the
one doing the most perfect work, so
get your Standard, tack it up some
where, study it and measure up tp it.
Some of the best reports in the
state have been sent in by socities
or organizations having only one or
two members, for the simple reason
the ytouehed all points and reported
on time. Lets try for these banners
beginning today.
Superintendent of Smyrna.
MR. SMITH HOST AT
SATURDAY BARBECUE
Mr. Smith, recently of North
Carolina, but at present engaged in
planting a large tobacco crop a few
miles west of the city was host at
a splendid barbecue at his “ranch”
Saturday night, his guests being
about fifty prominent citizens of
Douglas, and a number of his friends
from North Carolina who have mov
ed to Coffee in recent months. John
nie Wilkins, expert “chef”, was in
charge of the barbecue, and has
proven an expert at preparing de
lightful barbecue and Brunswick
stew. A male quartet composed of
J. H. McLean, 11. W. Stanton, John
Slater and Hap Ward delighted the
men and charmed the ladies with-se
lections. A friendly gathering, every
one enjoyed to the utmost.
TOBACCO BEDS IN .FINE
GROWING CONDITION
Reports from other sections reach
ing Douglas are to the effects that to
bacco plants have been injured by re
cent rains. This is not true apparently
in this section, as practically every
grower who ha 3 been heard to re
port states that there is a very
splendid outlook for plenty of plants
and the warm days this week have
served to give them rapid growth.
It appears ’-hat there will be a sur
plus of plants in Coffee county, and
they will be ready to transplant as
soon as the weather permits.