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Volume XI.—No. 24.
OGLETHORPE UNIVERSITY AND
UNIVERSITY SCHOOL; ATLANTA
COMING FOR FOUR GAMES
Coach Vibbert’s Aggies, at the top
of form, meet a crucial series of
games next week. Ogiethorpe Uni
versity of Atlanta is sending perhaps
the strongest aggregation here that
has played in Douglas this season as
a school team. They come Monday
and Tuesday ar.d this is the first ap
pearance of a team from this Uni
versity. The Oglethorpe team has
won laurel after laurel in baseball
as w’ell as other athletic events and
their team will receive a ccrdial wel
come to Douglas.
On Wednesday and Thursday the
15th and 16th the University School
of Boys, one of the leading Atlanta
prep teams, will be on hand for an
other two-game series. This team
will come as strangers to Douglas as
well, they never having visited the
city before. They have a splendid
string of wins against some of the
best prep teams in the state and have
played one game with the same team
that comes to Douglas from Ogle
thorpe which was won by a close
score, 3 to 2 it is stated.
These two teams will find the Ag
gie in top form and coming as they
do from the best baseball town in
the South, plenty of interest will be
manifested in the four games, which
will be perhaps the most crucial for
Bob’s boys they will have this season.
If they succeed in putting over no t
week’s games with a majority of win;;,
it is going a long way toward first,
place in prep circles in the state.
AGGIES VICTORIOUS
INJLP. 1. SERIES
The local Aggie' nine crashed out
two more victories on last Monday
and Tuesday, the Bjrewton Parker
Institute lads from Mt. Vernon being
victims on this occasion. The
scores were 18 to 6 and 6 to 3 res
pectfully.
The Aggies have a winning streak
that has already netted them 7 wins
and it will take a mighty good ball
club to beat the hard hitting and
fast fielding team.
The Aggies rapped out 19 safties
for 18 counters in the contest on
Monday while the B. P. I. boys got
9 safe bingles and countered 6 times.
In the second game the Aggies bat
ted out 13 safe blows, while Jones (
let the opposing team down with 2 ■
safeties.
The outstanding feature of the
first game was the heavy hitting and
brilliant fielding on the part of the
local boys, w r hile the , pitching of
Jones for Dougias and the batting
of Holmes for B. P. I. featured the
second game, although the Aggies
were right there with the stick work
in this game, batting Vaughn’s
twisters in every direction.
In Monday’s game the local team
bunched 5 hits and 1 base on balls
for 4 runs in the first finning, one
of these being a homer by Poindext
er, who holds down the initial sack
for the locals. Another homer was
collected by 1 Jones in the second con
test, while Holmes for B. P. 1. also
has a cii’cuit clout to his credit.
Oglethorpe University from At
lanta will invade the Aggie camp on
Monday and Tuesday of the coming
week and will attempt to down the
Aggies in a brace of games. Coach
Vibbert is working his boys hard this
week so that they will be in condition ]
to keep up the winning gait they
have started. The Aggies have im
proved in their work with the willow
considerably in the last few games,
aid it wfill take a team of no mean
ability to turn the A. & M. aggrega
tion back
First Game R H E |
Douglas 18 ,19 3 j
B. P. I 6 9 8
Second Game R H E
Douglas - - 6 13 3
B. P. 1 - « ° 4
Easter Egg Hunt.
Circle No. 3 of the Baptist church
gave the Sunbeams an Easter egg
hunt Wednesday afternoon at 3 o’clock
at Treasure Hill. About fifty chil
dren enjoyed this hunt.
KIWANIANS ADD ENDORSEMENT
TO APPROACHING REVIVAL
At a recent meeting, the Douglas
Kiwanis Club, appropriate
resolutions endorsing the approach
ing revival 'services to begin next
Sunday, April 12, at both the Bap
tist and Methodist churches of this
city were passed.
Both Rev. Carl W. Minor, of the
Baptist church and Rev. T. M. Chris
tian of the Methodist church have
worked ceaselessly for the past sev
eral weeks laying the foundation for
successful meetings and interest is
great throughout the city.
The services will begin with the
11:30 a. m. hour Sunday and two
services will be held daily thereafter
at 10 o’clock a. m. and 8 o’clock p. m.
except on Saturday.
Following are the resolutions
adopted by the Kiwanians:
Resolution of Kiwanis Club.
Be it resolved by the Douglas Ki
wanis Club assembled:
Ist. That we heartily indorse and
pledge cur support to the revival ser
vices to be held in Douglas, begin
ning or. April 12th at both the Metho
dist and Baptist churches.
2nd. That we pledge ourselves to
endeavor to get the business houses
to close each morning during the
services from 10 to 11 o’clock and
to attend and request their clerks and
employes to attend services.
3rd, That the progress of our
community cannot advance material
ly along safe lines unless our people
advance? also along spiritual lines.
I 4th. That we commend the minis
ters of both these local churches for
the good work they are doing in our
leommunity and urge all our business
*and professional men to lend their
best efforts toward making these re
jvivals great successes
J. M. THRASH. Pres.
IW. S. CONNER, Sec.
TO HOUSEWIVES,
FARMERS AND OTHERS
Co-operation with the ministers of
the Baptist and Methodist churches
of the city in the conduct of revival
services beginning next Sunday,
April 12, is urged upon the ladies of
the city, whom are requested to re
member to telephone all orders for
groceries and other supplies before
ten o’clock a. m. People who live in
the country are urged to atters.l to
purchases before that hou” and the
public generally is notified that all
stores in Douglas will close for one
hour beginning Monday, next. Fol
lowing is a petition which has been
circulated and signed by the merch
ants of Douglas indicating that places
of business will cli|e for the hour
10 to 11 a. m. daily:
“We the undersigned business men
and women hereby agree to close our
places of business for one hour, from
ten to eleven o’clock A. M. for two
weeks excepting Saturday’s, to attend
revival services at the simultaneous
meetings, beginning Monday morn
ing, April loth:”
Douglas Grocerv Co., Tanner-Brice
Co., Jos. Hanna k Bro., .Jim Nahara,
J W. McKinnon & Co., D. D. Morgan,
Dollar Saver, Abraham Abdoo, E.
Thomas, Peoples Hardware Co., R. T.
Dismuke, Chero Cola Bottling Co.,
Hart Furniture Co., Coca-Cola Cot
tling Co., Cash Drug Store.
O. R. Lowery estate, Mrs. W. S.
Durst, Win. Worth, L. .C Perkins,
The Gift Shop, W. F. Stoffler, J.
Malhan, Jr., B. Rigell & Co., The
Harris Store, Union Dry Goods Co..
Boston Store, Sapps Pharmacy, City (
Barber Shop, Watt & Holmes Hard
ware Co., W. R. Wilson, G. C. Weit
man Co., Douglas Hardware Co., A.
Brooks & Co. Barber Shop.
J. D. Woodall Barber Shop, Tan
ner’s Pharmacy, A. & P. Store, W. A,
Cathey, Mgr.. M. F. Head & Co., Mrs.
W. E. Smith, Chappell Drug Store,
Mrs. Chas. M. Jackson, R. W. Griffin,
Union Pharmacy, Coffee County
Progress. Joe Nijem.
]
Mrs. J. W. Stone who has been fll i
with flu is improving.
OFFICIAL ORGAN COFFEE COUNTY. CITY OF DOUGLAS, AND THE CITY OF NICHOLLS
4 DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1925.
EI.IE A. VICKERS DIES
FROM FALL FROM LOFT
F.lie A. Vickers, aged 51 years
died Monday about 1 o’clock from
the effects of a fractured skull when
he fell from a loft at the large barn
of the Lott Builder’s Supply Com
pany on Saturday afternoon. Mr.
Vickers had gone up into the loft and
accidently stepped on a piece of
beaver board which covered a hole in
the loft, and which gave way, caus
ing him to fall about fifteen feet,
landing on his head and fracturing
the skull. He never regained con
sciousness after the fall.
The funeral services were conduct
ed by Rev. T. M. Christian of the
Methodist church of this city and in
terment followed at the city ceme
tery.
He was a brother to Mr. E. L.
Vickers of this city and Mr. Joe Vick
ers of Willacoochee, Mrs. Rebecca
Summer cf Chula, and Mrs. Johnnie
Grantham of near Douglas. His wife
is a daughter of Mr. Tommie Mc-
Govern, prominent citizen of the
Broxtcn section. A large family of
Children survive the deceased.
MRS. DAN W. HENDERSON
News of the death of Mrs. Dan W.
Henderson, which occured in South
Carolina, reached Douglas Thursday.
Mrs. Henderson formerly lived at
Broxton and Ocilla. She was a
sister-in-law to Mrs. A. L. Wilson,
of Douglas and her maden name was
O’Quinn. She is survived by her
husband and three small boys. The
remains were shipped to Douglas.
Funeral arrangements have not been
made.
NICHOLLS ORGANIZES
COMMERCE BOOY
Jho Nicholls Chamber of Com
merce was organized recently with T.
P. Cartwright as its president, L. S.
Stephens, vice-president, Elisha A.
Thompson secretary and E. A. Meeks
treasurer.
The membership is composed of
j about fifty of the leading citizens of
that section, a number of farmers en
, listing with the town in an effort to
! boost Nicholls and that section. At
a meeting held last Friday night,
Mr. K. A. Moore, of this city, was in
vited to address the body, and a splen
did banquet was served by the ladies
of Nicholls after Mr. Moore’s ad
dress.
The purpose of the organization is
civic improvement, and for the furth
er purpose of exploiting to the out
side world the advantages of that
section as a tobacco center, etc. The
officers are active business men and
the organization is the outgrowth of
the realization of the necessity for
some sort of an organization to
systematically encourage the devel
opment of this virgin section in
schools, roads, and in every other
way possible.
A normal fees is charged and
meetings are held weekly. A mem
bership drive is on and it is the pur
pose of the leaders to enlist every
public spirited citizens in that neigh
borhood into the organization.
Outlook Club this Afternoon.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Outlook club was held at the
home of Mrs. W. H. Dyer Thursday
'afternoon at 4 o'clock. The follow
ing program was enjoyed:
Quotations from Byron.
The prisoner of Chillcn
* The Sonnet on Cnillon.
j A salad course was served at the
conclusion of the program. The mem
bers present were: Mrs. W. H. Bone,
Jr., Mi's. W. T. Cottingham, Mrs. W.
R. Wilson, Mrs. H. C. Whelchel, Mrs.
Melvin Tanner, Mrs. J. N. McDonald,
iMrs. L. E. Heath, Mrs. Fred Brewer,
: and Mrs. Bartow Stubbs, of Macon.
MRS. MINOR IMPKOVING.
Mrs Carl W. Minor, who is in a
hospital for treatment is much im
proved and Dr. Minor has returned
to the city. The illness of Mrs.
Minor has caused some doubt as to
whether or not the Revival services
at the Baptist church would start
Sunday, but the welcome news that
she will probably be out of the hos
pital in c few drys allay these fears.
SO. GEORGIA DELIVERS
BLOW TO UNIFICATION
■
Opponents of Merger of Metho
dists Score Victory in Every
| Church Which Has
Reported.
Macon, Ga., Aplril 6. —Opponents
of unification won in every Metho
dist church of the South Georgia
conference from which a report had
been received up to late Sunday
night, according to the Macon Tele
graph.
Delegates were chosen Sunday to
district conferences and in every re
port except one delegate were select
ed to oppose the present plan of merg
ing the northern and southern bodies
of the Methodist church. Wrights
ville, Ga., sent an uninstructcd dele
gation;
Mulberry Methodist church in this
city, the biggest church in the South
Georgia conference, selected 22 dele
gates who ere opposed to unification.
The highest vote against unification
in this church was 493, while the
highest for unification was 122.
Friends of unification tonight ad
mitted their defeat in the South Geor
gia conference, although opponents
of of Unification stated that delegates
elected today would in turn elect only
80 lay delegates to the South Geor
gia conference, while there will be
more .than 250 preachers to have a
vote in 1 the conference. Many of the
preac*rs have been openly campaign
ing fdr the adoption of the present
unification plan.
Fir|t Street Methodist church and
the Vjneville Methodist church, of
this pity, the former with nine dele
gates ’and the latter with 11 dtdegates
lto thp district conference, elected
solid nnti-unificationists, although in
neither instance did the congrega
tion vote for or against the present
plan, trhey voted for delegates known
to have opposed unification.
Vote Upon Issue.
Centenary, Cherokee Heights and
Inglcside Methodist churches of this
city also got into the anti-unification
column. Other Methodist churches
here will vote later.
Following is South Georgia’s vote
on unification issue:
CITY— FOR AGAINST
Montezuma 0 7
Soperton 0 3
Sparks Circuit 0 7
Mcßae 0 4
Helena 0 2
Rochelle 0 I
Roberta . 0 1
Musella 0 1
Herbin 0 1
Liberty Hill 0 1
Pitts 0
Kramer 0 1
Alamo 0 2
Blackshear 0 4
Arlington 0 2
Fort Valley 0 8
Cordele 0 10
Douglas 0 5
Ilawkinsville ..... 0 8
Groverville 0 1
Valdosta 4 10
I
TOTAL .4 SI
WORKERS COUNCIL TO
CONVENE AT SAND HILL
Personal Workers Council di the
Smyrna Baptist Association will con
vene with Sand Hill Baptist church
at the New Forest school house on
Tuesday, April the 14th. at 10:15
A. M.
10:15 A. M. Song service,
j 10:30 A. M. Devotional service.
By Mrs. L. L. Denton.
10:45 A. M. The objective of church
music by Rev. J. D. Bethumc.
11:30 Sermon by Dr. Carl W. Minor,
superintendent, How best develop a
church.
12:30 P. M. Noon
2 P. M. Reports iron? kll the
churches.
2:30 P. M. How best to conduct
prayer meetings to obtain desired re
sults, by Rev. R. O. Martin.
3 P. M. The principles underlying
the success of the Women’s work by
Mrs B. H. Tanner.
Let all the Christian workers of the
association attend and lend a helping
hand in the Master's work.
S. G. TAYLOR, Pastor.
FOR RENT—Apartment rooms, two
three, or more nice rooms for light
housekeeping. See or phone Mrs. W.
F. S.bbett, 106 Gaskin Ave. P '
CHANGE IN POSTAL RATES
EFFECTIVE APRAL 15,1925
The much talked of change in
postal rates which soon goes into
effect, makes some changes on nearly
all mail matter except the First Class
letters and Government Postal Cards
will still be the same. However, all
Postal cards, such a 3 views, Christ
mas, Easter and others of like char,
acter will require 2c.
Second Class mail (Newspapers
Magazines, etc.) will change slight
ly in rates when mailed by the pub
lishers, This change will have very
little effect on the small newspapers.
When mailed by the public the rates
is 2c for each two ounces or the
fraction thereof, up to 8 ounces,
above this it will take parcel post
rates.
Third class mail will embrace circu
lars, books, catalogues, etc. as at;
present, also all small parcels weigh
ing 8 ounces or less. The rate will
be 1 l-2c for each two ounces or frac
tion thereof. Small books, and seeds
plants, etc. within this weight will
take the old Tate of postage lc for
each two ounces, etc.
Fourth class mail (Parcel Post)
embraces all matter not included in
either of the other classes and the
present rates will remain the same,
except, there will be a service charge
of 2c on each parcel of this class in
addition to the regular postage.
There will aJso be a charge of 25c on
parcels if it is desired to give them
“Special Handling” which means that
the parcels bearing these marks will
have the same dispatch as first class
mail, this does not mean that it is
special delivery, but gives it the same
dispatch as first class mail while in
transit.
Register fees will be 15c on am
ounts not exceeding SSO. over this
amount 20c, if a return receipt is
requested this will require an addi
tional 3c. This applies also to return
receipts on insured parcels.
COD tags will require 12c in addi
tion to the postage.
Special delivery on letters will re
main the same, and this rate will ap
ply to small parcels not exceeding
two pounds in weight, over two and
not exceeding ten pounds will require
15c and parcels weighing more will
require 20c for special delivery.
Insurance fees, on parcels not over
$5.00 will be sc, not over .115.00 will
be 8c and so on up.
Money orders will range from 5c
upward.
Parties who mail circulars and
packages in large quantities should
well inform themselves as to these
charges.
Very respectfully,
L. S. PETERSON,
Postmaster.
; EXPRESSION RECITAL BY
MRS. PETERSON’S CLASS
A splendid program given by the
pupils of Mrs. Simon Peterson at the
high school auditorium attracted s
large crowd last Tuesday evening.
Exceptional talent was demonstrat
ed by the pupils under the tutilage
of this talent teacher. Following is
the program as presented:
PROGRAM:
What was it?—Bertha Wilson.
Her Malady—Jane Carol Tanner.
Stomach Trouble—Mery Henson Gas
kin.
Married in Haste—Gladys Cart lock.
Eloquence—Charles Heath.
Story—The Pony Engine—Loreda
Sikes.
Just Like her Mother—Mary Hinson
Gaskin.
A Quaker Love Story—Jane Carol
Tannerand Cora Marie Relihan.
Papa and the boy—Mary Tanner.
Music—
Twilight Dreams—Evelyn Sikes.
Courtship of Miles Standish (Swedish
dialect) —Charles Heath.
Bedtime Stories.
1. The Gingerbread Bear Jane
Tanner.
2. The little Tim Soldier—Berthd
Wilson.
3. My Old Rag Doll—Cora Marie
Relihen
4. In The Sandmans Boot—Loreda
Sikes.
Goodnight Drill and Frolic.
PRELIMINARY CONTEST
On Friday evening, April 10 at 8:30
o’clock the preliminary contest in
mueic and expression will be held in
the school auditorium. An admission
fee of 15 cents will be charged to
’defray the expense of the judges.
$1.50 Per Annum in Advance
BARRINEAU WOUNDEO
IN GUN BATTLE
Chief of Police B. M. Barrineau
answered a call Saturday night ftbout
eight o’clock to go to the southern
part of the city near the McCranie
Live Stock Company’s place, and in
vestigate what was reported to be a
couple of drunks, who were flourish,
ing pistols and otherwise disturbing
the peace. Mr. Barrineau got in his
car and hurried to the scene alone.
When he arrived he saw two white
men, neither could be recognized.
One of them opened fire with a pistol
as he stepped from his car to the
ground The first shot struck him
on the light side, penetrated through
several receipt books, letters and
j other papers before spending its
force, and another shot went through
his left hand. M!r. Bqrrincau re
turned the fire quickly, and does not
know whether either shot from his
pistol took effect or not. The shot
that struck him on breast pocket
virtually turned him around and
would, but for the papers, almost cer
tainly have killed him instantly. It
was after he had again faced tho
would be murderer that he was struck
in the hand, the bullet going entire
ly through and breaking the bones in
one finger, which may necessitate an
operation to remove the middle one.
The chief does not know the parties
who met him up town in front of the
Wilson Jewelry store and reported
the disorder. In the darkness he was
unable to get anything like a descrip
tion of the parties who were togeth
er when the shooting occurred. Both
the sheriff’s office and the police de
partment are making every effort to
apprehend the guilty ones.
AAer being shot Mr. Barrineau
got in his car and drove to the hos
pital where his hand was dressed and
he again went on duty.
Some advance the theory that a
frame-up was undertaken to kill him
but the officers do not share this be
lief. In their opinion the parties
who had chosen an out-of-the way
place to indulge in a drinking spree,
fired as soon as they saw the police
man, without regard to whom it was.
Mr. Barrineau is a very poupiar
officer and so far as he or anyone
else knows there is no pfrson or
persons who would be inclined to
wreak vengenance in such a desperate
manner.
SfeßlC Parties are under surveylitPQo
and it is believed that arrests
be made shortly.
POSTER DISPLAY LAST
FRI. AT AUDITORIUM
The display of posters on helpful
subjects, by the school children, last
Friday was splendid, and has been
greatly commented. Some of the
best posters are on display in the
windows of business establishments
up town.
The local P.T.A. gave the prizes
in the contest and were awarded as
follows: First best in primary to
J. T. Brinson, (Miss Brubb’s pupil).
Second best in primary to Gordon
Burns, Mrs. Tanner’s pupil). First
best in grammar school to Esther
Grantham, (Miss Reid’s pupil) Sec
ond best in grammar school to Win
nie Carver, (Miss Wooten’s pupil).
First best in high aschool to Alv
May Darby, (Domestic Science pupil)
Second best to Ethel Dickerson, an
Bth grade pupil.
The judges were Mrs. J. T. Henry,
Miss Dorothy Dyer and Miss Buchan,
home economic agent.
BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES
Don’t forget that Sunday will be
the first day of our revival. During
the week the a. m. hour of worship
will be at 10 a. m. and close promptly
at 11 a. m. The evening hour will
be at 8 p. m. During the first week
the subject of Prayer will be con
sidered. First the possibility ol
prayer. Next the preparation. The
Plane. Last—the practice of prayer.
The work of the Holy Spirit will be
delved in and those who come will lx?-
ceive new light on these all import
ant subjects. The chorus is to be one
of the best we have ever had—due
to the fine leadership of Mr. Parks.
Come and be thou with us. “The
Spirit and the Bride say, Corae."