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Volume XI—No. 25.
METHODIST AND
BAPTIST REVIVALS
GOING STRONG
The revivals which have been going
on at the Methodist and Baptist
churches this week are going strong
and much interest is evidenced b>
the attendents of both meetings.
Rev. T. M. Christian of the Metho
dist church and Dr. Minor of the
■ ; aptist church are at their best in
these services and it is easily seen
that their work isn’t in vain. The'r
messages are beautiful and their de-
Wery is wonderful. Rev. Christian
directed his morning services to
tile church members on the lines of
a Christian life of prayer and his
evening services to the unconverted.
His texts are good and his sermons
splendid. To hear him is to feel a
new inspiration swell within os which
arouses a desire to begin life anew.
Dr. Minor has been very success
ful in arousing the interests of his
hearers. Every service there has
been good crowds and the after com
ment bespeaks favorable laudation of
his good work.
The singing of both churches has
been wonderful and means much to
ward creating interest in the meet
ings. Reverend Porterfield, junior
pastor of Trinnity Methodist church,
iSavaimah, ard an accomplished sol-o
and leader, has charge of
the singing at the Mlethodist revival
and Mr. Parks with his beautiful
voice leads a strong and inspired
choir at the Baptist church. In ad
dition to the regular voices of the
Methodist choir there are Messrs. H.
H. Williams, S. 11. Christopher and
Charles Powers who add much to the
musical program with their cornets
and violin. Miss Cora Lee Moi’mon
is the accomplished pianist of the
Methodist choir.
The preaching hours have been
10:00 to 11:00 in the -mornings ana
'’the - evenings
JM-Tne merchants and business men
n?n the city are to be thanked for their
Courtesy in complying with the re
quest to close their doors during the
morning services. It has meant the
opportunity for many to attend ser
vices which would have been denied
otherwise. So far no business institu
tion has failed to close their doors
from 10:00 a. m. ’til 11:00.
This revival services is one of the
greatest, things that has .ever come
to i ( our city. Practically every one
taken part and much interest
has been manifested. Neither Dr
Minor or-Rev. Christian are amateurs
♦
as preachers. Rev. Christian has a
national 'reputation as an evangelist
for twelve years and Dr. Minor must
be heard to be really appreciated
Each of them have shown their abil- .
ity to conduct a revival as their meet
ings have been complete successes as
a novice can’t very .easily be success,
ful.
Many outside ministers have been
attending the meetings and among
those attending Thursday morning
was Rev. T. F. Drake of Broxton. He
expressed much enjoyment after hear
World’s Largest Tobacco Grower
May be Resident of Douglas
is believed to be the world’.-,
record as an individual tobacco grow
er is that of Mr. : L. B. Knott, who
came to Coffee county two years ago
from Wendell, North Carolina. Mr.
Knott has in process of cultivation
340 acres individually, and is asso
ciated in the growing of about 500
acres more. He planted 110 acres
last year on the Atlanta Trust Com
pany farm at Ambrose. This year
he bought a large farm. Mr. Knott
was associated in the operation ot
a warehouse at Fitzgerald last sea
son, but has moved all operations to
'.this county and in partnership with
Mr. J. W. Sikes, has purchased the
Red Warehouse in Douglas, the first
tobaeccr warehouse to be built in Geer
gia. which will be enlarged in time
for the opening of the tobac o sea
son ,which will come probab'.y be
tjien July 15th and 25th.
Knott is a tobacco grawer and
dealer of wide experience, having
grown tobacco in Virginia, Canada.
Texas, Oklahoma and North Carolina,
his native state. He is so impressed
with conditions here that he stated
MOONSHINE STILLS
HALOED AND CAPTURED
Seven Moonshine stills were locat
ed and destroyed the first of this
week dining the Miquor clean-up”
staged by Prohibition Officers Rogers
and Henricks and Deputy Sheriff
Goodman.
The search started Monday, re
sulting with the discovery of a still,
about eight miles above Pvoxt'n.
with five barrels of beer. T’ : beer
was destroyed and the still brought
into town.
Tuesday the raiders were very sue
cessful. Knowing about the locality
to make their search they started
early in the morning and before the
day was over they had found five
stills. Three were idle, the other
two in o-peration. One still, a first
class copper affair, had forty-one
barrels of beer; the other, a cheap
drum, twelve barrels of beer. None
of the operators could he found.
The last raid was made Wednes
day with the capture of a still “red
hot” from operation. It is thought
the moonshiners had just completed
the run and were mixing more beer
wherf they heard the officers coming
as no whiskey was found but four
barrels of fresh beer was near by.
This still was found by Rogers after
the th raiders had spread out.
Roger and Henricks returned to
Wayer - Wednesday evening feeling
very jubilant over their success.
No arr- sts were made; neither was
there ary evidence obtained as to
the ident y of the operators but the
capture r ' sever stills in three days
is n-o bad job and the raiding officers
are to be commended upon their good
work.
ing Rev. Christian.
Rev. Claude Mingledorff, returned
missionary fropi Kprea. ha?
.fegryjing aU,-serric£:..-aml tias -«n
enthusiastic workdr in making the
Methodist revival a success Hi;
father, Mr. O. C. Mingledorff, of
Kentucky, an evangelist of well
known reputation, is visiting here and
has attended a number of the ser
vices.
Reverend Porterfield held an in
teresting service Thursday morning
for the children. Friday p. m. at
3:30 Dr. Minor expects to give a ser
monette to the children. His theme
will be: “Watch”. His subject Sun
day will be “The Return of the Lord.”
This revival is doing good. The
people are- showing interest and
where such interest is shown it can
mean but one thing: There is some
thing to the meeting besides a place
to go. With two ministers like Dr.
Minor and Rev. Christian anyone can
expect to hear a good sermon when
they go otit to their services. Not
only is the services enjoyable, but if
will do anyone good. The best peo
ple in the town are sponsoring the
revivals. They have spared no ex
pense to get the very best and it is
for our ben'efits. We can well afford
to attend for there we may find that
which may do us good.
recently that no section that he had
ever visited compared favorably wdth
Coffee county in climate, rainfall,
soil, etc., as a farming section, to say
nothing of the difference in land val
ues. Mr. Knott said: “I have never
visited any section which presented
the opportunity that South Georgia
does.”
Mr. Knott is a splendid booster for
the section. He states that he has
never lived among people who were
more generous, and has never wit
nessed a better spirit among all the
people than he has found here. He
is a staunch advocate of good roads,
good schools, and small farms. Cut
the large farm into small ones, and
induce the people to own their own
homes, are creeds that should be prac
ticed by our people thinks Mr. Knott.
Mr. Knott is among the leaders of
the colony of North Carlineans, and
Kentuckyians that have moved to
this county recently, whose presence
is felt in very material way in every
line of business. He is a man of
incessant er.f-rgy', splendid business
ability and a citizen of which any
section may rightfully boast.
OFFICIAL ORGAN COFFEE COUNTY. CITY OF DOUGLAS, AND THE CITY OF NICHOLLS
DO COLAS, GEORGIA. THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 192",.
AGGIES DROP TWO
TO OGLETHORPE
By GERALD LOTT
The local team lost two games at
the hands of Oglethorpe University
from Atlanta, on last Monday and
Tuesday the Aggies being shut out
n the first contest 5 to 0 and losing
he second by the score of 7 to 2.
Oglethorpe has the strongest team
he Aggies have met this season
barring Joe Jacks-on's A. C. L. team
from Waycross.
The local boys played a beautiful
game afield in the first game, mak
ing but one eror while Oglethorpe
played errorless ball the entire game.
The Aggies hit the ball consistent
ly in both games, but some opposing
player would always be in fro-nt of
the ball, and this was the main reason
the Aggies were defeated.
The Aggies gathered five safe
blows in the first game and again in,
the second contest they garnered fiVe
safeties, while the city boys pounded
out four hits the first and nine the
last.
The Aggies led Oglethorpe 2 to 0
up until the seventh frame, when
Oglethorpe came in ready to do or
die and scored 3 runs, taking the lead
They were not satisfied with this,
however, and scored two runs in each
of the remaining innings.
Smith was relieved by Ward in the
sixth inning of the first game so that
he would be ready to pitch again the
following day.
Ward was invincible for the three
innings that he worked, holding the
Oglethorpe sluggers in check, he
striking out six men" and not allow
ing one man to reach first base.
Score by innings;
SLATER MEMBER WOOtW
- ' WILSON GTHdEGfciSMMITTfE'
A slant a, \ a.—John R. Slater of
Douglas, has accepted membership bn
the state committee in charge of con
ducting the campaign to raise one
million dollars in Georgia to build
Woodrow Wilson College, a national
memorial to America’s war president,
according to announcement made here
today by Pleasant A. Stovall, chair
man. The State Committee is com
posed of thirty-two outstanding citi
zens of Georgia. Under its direction
the movement to raise “Georgia’s
Million” will be carried on simultane
ously in all parts of the state dur
ing the month of May. As a member
of the state committee Mr. Slatei
will be chairman for Coffee County.
.The campaign in Georgia ;is part
of what will eventually become a na
tion-wide campaign to build a nation
al educational institution aS a per
manent American- rfyemorial to' Am
erica’s war. President. A group ol
Wilson’s personal friends, lead by
Colonel Edward M. House is back
ing the project enthusiastically.
Through the initiative of several
prominent Georgians this group was
persuaded to select Georgia as the
state to be entrusted with the Wil
son Memorial since it was in Georgia
that Woodrow Wilson grew to man
hood and began his career.
These 'have premised to
help finance the movement through
out the United States if Georgia will
raise the initial million dollars of the
sum required, as “evidence of faith”
in the project. The million dollars
which the State Committee expects
to raise in Georgia 'will be in addi
tion to the $500,000 already subscrib
ed by citizens of Valdosta, the site
chosen for the new college.
The college will not be begun until
at least $2,500,000 has been obtained.
It will not be dependent upon the
people of eGorgia for support after
it is built, but will obtain its finan
cial backing from admirers of Presi
dent Wilson all over the nation. Its
students will be drawn from every
state. While the new college will
greatly strengthen Georgia’s educa
tional system it will not rival other
Georgia colleges, in competition for
funds or students, since the majority
of both will be drawn from outside
the state.
drawn from outside the state.
According to a statement from
national headquarters a movement to
secure the outside additional millions
necessary to finance the project will
begin as soon as the million to be
G.W, LOTT AGED CITIZEN
DIED lAST SUNDAY P, M.
‘ 'f'
Mr. .G,,; Wash Lott, aged 75 years,
dted at home at West Green last
Sunday ftout 1 o’clock after an ill
treks whife kept him confined to his
bed-for feeveral months, suffering
with cancer. The funeral services in
change ol Rev. E. J. Small, Metho
dist min&ter of West Green, were
tonduetecs pt the home of the deceas
ed. Tfle 'HSurial took place in the
DoUglas lemetery on Monday.
Mt. Loft had been a life-long resi
dent of tms cotjnty, making his home
at West jGjeen, He was a member
of one M 'tot oldest and most influen
tial famiife of tbe county and had
himself, It acted a fortune, and in
years/fm?!- exhibited keen interest in
politics* ■dfJ . other activities in the j
-eo-tiritjv, Though never offering for
iffieg he was a factor in
many in his younger days.
He- had dwred a vast estate of land
and timbef. jptid at one time received
$90,600 infold for a tract of timber.
This money he distributed among
his ehildrt!)!.-
% the Ma. school, he was honest
and .uhJfare uh-his dealings,, and his
word was his bond. He was
if loyalty to his
friends wfite "^prlasting.
-Hii la?sl> Hess, candy* cf the
stomach; «|tu3£d intense suffering for
months Mof his death and h© was
unconscious for several days prior to
the end. The funeral arrangements
were in charge of the Douglas Under
taking , Cofhpahy, and many of his
old-time friend- were present to pay
respects to’ their .departed friend and
oi k ..
Mr, Lott is*’survived by his wife.
raised in Georgia is completed.
Other members of the State Com
mittee are Edgar B. Dunlap of Gain
esville, Vice-Chairman, Past, Com
mander of the Georgia American
Legion; J. R. Fitzpatrick of Savan
nah, Pi-esent Commander of the Geor
gia American Legion; C. S. Hodges,
Cyrene; C. L. Shephard, Ft. Valley;
John S. Cohen, Atlanta; M. Ashby
Jones, Atlanta; Senator Wm. J. Har
ris, Washington, D. C.; Senator Wal
ter F. George, Washington, D. C.;
Governor Clifford Walker, Atlanta;
R. C. Mizell, Valdosta; Jerome Jones
Atlanta; D. G. Bickers, Savannah;
L. A. Dean, Rome; C. H. Phinizy,
Augusta; Asa W. Candler, Atlanta;
Dr. Jeff Davis, Toccoa; Clark Howell,
.Jr., Atlanta; Dr. J. M. Smith, Val
dpsta; Mills B. Lane, Savannah; R.
C. Neely, Jr., Waynesboro; D. L. No
well, Winder; H. A. Delaperiere,
Hazelton; Bolling H. Jones, Atlanta;
E. R. Akin, Brunswick; A. J. Strick
land, Valdosta; E. R. Black, Atlan
ta; J. Ellsworth Hall, Macon; A. L. j
Henson Calhoun, J. E. Burch, Dublin;!
Homer Watkins, Cedartown; and!
Mrs. Archibald P. Brantley, Black
shear.
Colonel Edward M. House, spokes
man for the group of Wilson’s close
friends who are interested in the
national aspects of the campaign to
establish Woodrow Wilson College,
has just written to congi'atulate
Chairman Stovall on assuming lead- 1
ership in the movement. Colonel
House’s letter follows:
Dear Mr. Stovall:
The press announces that you have
been chosen to head the State Com
mittee for the raising of funds for
the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Col
lege at Valdosta. I am delighted
that you have consented to lend your
great influence to this worthy cause
I have never known a project
worked out with more care and in
telligence, and if Georgia will do her
toward an jfc ; tquiyte endow
ment, I believe the country at large
will do the rest.
With all good wishes,
Sincerely yours,
EDWARD M. HOUSE.
IT’S A BIG QUESTION
to find a restaurant that serves what
you want in the way you like —try
a meal at The Eagle Cafe. tf
The best of eating at popular
prices at The Eagle Cafe. tf
NEGROES IN SHOOTING
BRAWL SAT’DAY NIGHT
Midst the blare of the
patter of tripping feet the negro
dance hail of the Mill Quarter- was
suddenly tranformed to pandemonium
Saturday night when two brain craz
ed negros, James Taylor and Charlie
Davis, entered'with rifles and pistols
and opened fire upon the dancing
merry-makers.
The hall was emptied almost in
stantly following the first shot fired,
the fear strickened negroes pouring
through the t doors and windows in
their efforts to escape.
After breaking up the dance Tay
lor and Davis started back toward
town. Meeting a car driven by an
other negro they commanded him to
stop and brandishing their guns in
his face they accused of doing the
shooting they had just done them
selves. *”:-is the negro denied. Ac
cording to his story they went
through his 'pockets pretending to
search him for a pistol. lie claims
to have had four one dollar bills be
fore meeting Taylor and Davis but
says they were missing after he had
been searched.
Officers Lott and Lankford too’-: up
the case and arrested Taylor and
Davis on evidence gained after much
work. As we go to press there is
nothing positive proved but Officer
Lankford tells the Prgoress reporter
that he and Mr. Lott has sufficient
evidence to convict the two meni.s r> j
Both the trouble makers qr<g {flqal
negroes, James Taylor t>eing&.sf ''fex- j
convict out oi» parole. s. a
questionable record and if 'ne
gro who was held up by. Tailor and
Davis, can be made to talk there will
be little trouble to convict two
of them.
MR R. A. GEORGE HEJtS.. , ,
Mr. R. A. George of ML Airy. N
€., and Douglas, has fyeen spending,
a few days in the city fin connection
with the warehouse business of Mc-
Lean & George. Mr. George is owner
of half interest in this firm. At pres
ent their warehouse is undergoing
considerable change, being enlarged
to more than one-third it’s present
size.
Mr. George has been' in Mt. Airy
for several months where he operat
ed as a leaf tobacco dealer. He
states that indications are that teh
North Carolina crop will be mater
and the following sons and daugh
ters: Mr. Jesse J. Lott, and Mgs.
E. L. Vickers of this city, Mr. Silay
Lott, of West Green, Gaine.s M. Lotft,'i
of Savannah. He is survived by two i
sisters, Mrs. Lucy Douglas of Nich
olls, and Mrs. John Hj. Moore, of
Hazlehurst, besides a large • number !
of other relatives throughout C ffeej
county and South Georgia.
Chairman Vickers Outlines Plans
jor Extensive Road Improvement
Mr. Lewis Vickers, .chairman of
the Board of County Commissioners
»
of roads and revenues addressed the j
Douglas Kiwanis Club at a : -•- * '
meeting, and impressed that bod.
when he related the plahs of ti c c
missioners to build extensions f. 'vnj
Broxton to the Ocniulgee river, : .
ing Douglas and Broxton with Jack-;
sonvilko Georgia, and the eomph- r
of'the road already partially built t
Tellmore via Wilvonville community,
and to bejfin paving on the Cer." -
Dixie Highway.
Already the county • commissioners
have purchased a new five-ton Holt
tractor and new/road scrapes t be
used as a 1 maintenance group. If
is their opinion that five or six men
manipulating this outfit can go over
all the public road mileage in the
county in two weeks. Mr. Vickers
is of the opinion that this will serve
to keep the roads in much better con
dition than they have been kept here
tofore under the system, now in vogue
whereby the county road forces are
allotted each of the: three district
and remain there for several months
at the time, almost completely neg
lecting the balance of the road-.
Mr. Vickers told the Kiwa- i;:s
1 that it was the plan of the commis
sioners to complete the route from
$1.50 Per Annum in Advance
| CONGRESSMAN W. C.’
LA« =
Congressman fW. C. Lankford i 3
pending a few days in the city greet
ing friends and attending to business
matters. He is dividing his time be
tween Douglas and Madison, Florida,
where his son is in a hospital for
Mr:. Lankford! is with
her sen there.
Mr. Lankford has not been in this
section for several months, having
remained in Washington last year
during the recess of, Congress with
his son who was under treatment of
specialists. He states that the young
man is slowly improving, and a com
plete recovery hoped for.
The congressman is in the pink of
condition physically and otherwise
and is delighted to he at home, after
months of strenuous work in Con
gress. He expects to go to see his
friends throughout the district, and
lias the entire summer and fall as a
vacation, the first in two years. He
indicates that should eh be invited to
go fishing, he knows no good reason
why he should not accept. He is also
anticipating with pleasure, acceptance
of invitations already received to at
tend watermelon cutting this summer.
M .. Lankford’s friends are deUgli
ed to see him and he is commended
l
to his duties in Washington.
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’ .A df}le&p,lLo ■ of Fnof. J,
T... Henry, vf the. local • Hugh school/
1 County' BchAnl Superuit&idLui! Melvin
! Tas'her, me.Mn'Cn of'the Juff-hs sehdot
jjWjlty onfi/itVtrg WejhffiL
soeiation. , *; •
School work for the il ?e days has
(been suspended and the High School
j has adjourned bJ next week. This
1 is the annual meeting of ti’i. associa
| tion and leaders throughout the state
Lind from >tbor states are on. the pro
i gram.
The attendance upon thes r * meet -
ings, while riot absolutely c-wnpul-»
sory, is urged strongly upon the
teachers throughout tjhe state and
it is likely that there will he at the
Macon meeting 5,000 people.
The Douglas party, most «f them
traveled by auto, leaving about 1
o'clock Wednesday
ially the same as it wan last year,
jr-d does me anticipate ari increased
a reage. Mr. George b> much pleas,-
■; with the outlook for a good crop.
t ! :' vicinity. He will return to
his home this week and will come
again to Georgia in June.
Bros ton to Jack He during this
year and to nso c. ■ ) I cite the road
across Seventeen cr-.'l which has al«
i*v !>■• ' . built to B«i> Lake on that
strean . L: will be *e'* • »ry to build
a S;:i _c . f i t and to build
• r ev -f rev/ > >ci i; order to
1 Highway in
We county.
■ • : d ne and the
l unty roads put in a
g :! state f repair, Mr. Vickers
that ILs body v a then ready to
: - ‘ v,■ i- f raving the Di .ie High
way from Irwin county to Bacon
:u ty, a distance of about 32 miles.
This will came about the latter part
f next year. Application will he
made” f. • Tate and federal aid and
cooperatively it L planned to build
a firfct-class paved highway.
It is the belief of the commission
ers that this work can be done with
cufT'i Id’tioral co.-t to the county, ih
a-! mucii as tin? county now owns
r ma< „ , i lading a
; 10-ton tractor, road machines, mules
i and is at present working about
1 thirty-five convicts.
The .plar as outlined by Mr. Vick
i ers met with unanimous app .-oval
J from the Kiwanians present, who re-
I nev. ed their pledge t-> assist in build.
ing good roads in evefiy way pos,
i sibfei