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>Volume XI—No. 27.
STATE PLANS DRIVE
AGAINST MOTORISTS
WITHOUT 1925 TAGS!
A drive to collect all delinquent
automobile licenses in Georgia will
be started Friday morning by the
state revenue department, with a spe
cial ■ deputy stationed at the .-.ecie
tary of state’s office and field agents
under instructions to report every
car operating with a 1924 license tag,
according to an announcement Ihurs
day by John H. Vandiver, state com
missioner of revenue.
The drive will bring thousands ol
dollars in licenses and penalties inm
the treasury, in addition to about
$20,900 made payable by the recent
supreme court decision holding that
municipalities must pay the state li
cense on cars that have heretofore
operated with city tags, it was said.
The revenue department is entitled
to a 20 ner cent penalty on all auto-,
mobile licenses that were not pur-;
chased prior to May 1, provided the.
car was registered during any pre-,
vious year. ]
“The attorney general has ruled (
that taxes may not be regarded as
delinquent, and therefore come under
the supervision of the revenue de
partment, until they have been due
and unpaid for a period of sixty
days,’’ Commissioner John M. "Vandi
ver, of the revenue department, stat
ed, Thursday. “This period of grace
has now expired insofar as automo
bile license tags are concerned, as
these licenses were payable on or be
fore March 1. It is the duty of the
revenue department to collect the 20
per cent penalty, which goes into the
state treasury and helps make the
department self-sustaining, and the
penalty will be enforced without fear
or favor.”
There are said to be thousands ot
cars operating in Georgia at the pres
ent time on 1924 automobile tags,
and field agents have been instruct
ed to report every such violation of
the law. These field agents are in all
sections of the state, and will begin
collecting the license tax and penalty
at once, Colonel Vandiver said. He
expects th eenforcement of the law to
bring many thousands o fdollars in
to the state treasury, both in the
form of license money and penalties.
TEN TO FACE COURT
FOR SUNDAY FISHING
Waycro Ga., April 20.—Ten
Ware county citizens, will be forced
to face a charge of violating the
state law prohibiting fishing on Sun
day, in the County Court of Charl
ton county. Notices were served on
the local citizehs Wednesday, charg
ing them with fishing in Charlton
county last Sunday.
Local Game Warden L. J. You
mans states that he is preparing to
wage an active campaign against
violators of the state game law. It
has been reported to him that dyna
mite ha sbeen used in a number of
streams flowing out of the Okefe
nokee Swamp.
DUSTING PLANE IS
DAMAGED AT FITZGERALD
Fitzgerald, Ga., April 30.—Ideuten
ant Harris of the Huff-DeLand Dust
ers, Inc., who was in the city Tues
day making final arrangements for a
cotton dusting demonstration lost
control of his machine at the landing
field, and run int a telephone pole,
demolishing his propeller blade, and
litterlv tore the engine out of its
casting, causing considerable damage
to fences nearby. No injuries were
sustained b ythe aviator, as he had
not yet entered the machine.
CLARK POER
i '
Mr. and Mrs. Weldon W. Clark of
Winston Salem, North Carolina, an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Dorothy, to Mr. Oley Swan
son Poer, of Broxton, Ga., and Ft.
Myers, Fla. z
POER SALTER
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Moreland
Poer, of Broxton, Ga., announce the
engagement of their daughter, Florie
Lamar, to D. J. Salter, of Arlington,
Ga.. the marriage to take place in
June, at home.
CHANGE IN DATE
FOR A. & M. RECITAL
The date for the recital, to be given
by Miss Marguerite Douglas at the
A. & M. school, has been changed to
Thursday evening of next week, May
sth, at 8:30 o’clock. The change was
necessary on account of a conflict
with other programs. The interest
ing program is the first of a series
of recitals to be presented by the
department of Music and Expression.
The program is as follows:
1. Princess Irma and the Goat—
Banks.
2. Vocal Solo—Bird of Love De
vine—Wood—Miss Effie Cleo Brew
er.
3. (a) When you Know a Fellow
—Guest.
3. (b) Perspective—Norvak.
3. (c) Queens Gift—Rose H.
Thorpe.
3. (d) Her Name—Banks.
4. (a) Vocal Solo —The Scarecrow
—Davis.
4. (b) Vocal Solo—The Brown
Owl —Sanderson —Miss Effie Cleo
Brewer.
5. (a)Soldiers Joy—Banks.
5. (b) Van Bibbers Rock—Banks.
6. Bridal of Pennacook (Indian
Legecle with Tableaux) —Pierson.
VOICE RECITAL
An event of Thursday, May 7th at
8:30 o’clock will be the Voice Recital
given by Mr. Tom Sims at the A. &
M. school. The program is as fol
lowing:
l.(a) Rolling Down to Rio —Ed-
ward German.
1. (b) On the Road to Mandalay—
Oley Speaks.
2. Reading—“ The Tramp Violin
ist” —Miss Myrtle Hae Head.
3. Marcheta—Schertzinger.
3. O Sole Mio—Eduardode
Capua.
4. Piano Solo —The Skylark—
Tschaikowski.—Miss Vivian Strick
land.
s(a) —My Faith in Thee—Harker.
5. Goodbye—To^ti.
C, —Minuet—Miss Edwina Preston.
7. The Tempest King—Verne.
All friends of the school are cor
dially invited to come to these re
citals.
FLORIDA TO BAN USE
OF TERM “FLAPPER”
Tallahassee, Fla., April 28.—Refer
ence t oany woman as a “flapper” is
Florida would be considered against
the dignity of the State, under pro
visions of a resolution introduced in
the House today.
Speaking on the measure, the au
thor, Representative Branch, of Lib
erty, stated that he was serious in its
introduction. “The women of Flor
ida are about all we have left to look
to for decency,” Mr. Branch, stated,
“and I resent the reference to the
young women of Florida that they
are like a house, painted in front,
shingled in the back and empty in the
attic. I trust this measure will meet
with serious consideration.”
The resolution was placed on the
House calender to be further acted
upon tomorrow.
“ROSETIME” COMING
IN HOME TALENT
The people of Douglas have a real
genuine treat coming to them May
19th, when the home talent play
“Rosetime” will be presented here
under the auspices of the Episcopal
church. Th play is a Wayne P. Se
well production end those acquaint
ed with the work of Mrs. Sewell
know her to be very clever in the
production of home-talent entertain
ments.
Rosetime is an interesting play,
unlike most musical comedies it has
a deft plot that will hold you spell
bound from the beginning to the end.
It is full of clever lines that are as
bright as spangles and its pholosophy
and humor is refreshing and whole
some.
SERVICES AT ST. ANDREWS
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
First and Third Sundays in each
month at 8 p. m.
Second and Fourth Sundays at
11:15 a. m.
Sunday School at 10:15 a. m.
Bible Study each Friday at 8 p. m.
Services next Sunday at 8 p. m.
OFFICIAL ORGAN COFFEE COUNTY. CITY OF AND THE CITY OF NICHOLLS
DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY’, -4PRIL 30, 1925,
TEN GALLONS SHINE
FROM LIQUOR RAIDS
Teq gallons of “shine” w r as cap
tured and destroyed Friday and Sat
urdoy by prohibition officers, Hen
dricks, Rogers, and Pierce, local of
ficers Barrineau and Goodwin.
Jim Stalvey’s home was the first
place raided. Here sixteen quarts of
liquor was found. A case was made
against Stalvey to be tried in the
Federal court, next June, in Valdos
ta.
Immediately after the Stalvey raid
the officers pounced upon Albert
Stevens’ home and relieved him of
one gallon of “shine”. Steven’s
place w r as raided again Saturday
morning. This time four gallons
was found. Stevens didn’t seem to
be worried about the loss of the
whiskey. Laughingly he confided to
the officers that he didn’t care if
they did have the “shine” as he had
already sold it and collected for it
but had waited too long to deliver it.
Now there is a case made against
both Stalvey and Stevens. Neither
have been arrested but a Federal
agent from Valdosta is expected in
a few' days. Their trial will be held
n Federal court.
A car driven by a man, giving his
name as Kitchen, w'as captured Fri
day afternoon after two bottles con
taining whiskey and a number of
empty bottles were found by the
above mentioned raiding officers.
Kitchen was arrested but made bond.
His car was taken over by the local
officers and will be held by them for
court decision. Kitchen’s trial will
be held in the local court here.
BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES .
The lecture given by Dr. Ayres,
returned missionary from China was
greatly enjoyed. A large crowd at
tended and the keenest interest shown
during his address.
The picnic given by the Builders’
class at the Country Club Tuesday
evening was one of the most delight
ful affairs. Dr. Minor made a short
talk. Several readings were render
ed. Miss Jane Carol Tanner sang
“Sweet and Low”. The ladies seem
ed to have vied with each other in
the preparation of their baskets for
the spread was indeed bountiful and
delicious.
Those attending the Y. W. A. en
tertainment at the home of Mrs. E.
L. Tanner Tuesday report a delight
ful time. The mission study was on
China. Delightful refrshments were
served.
The B. Y. P. U.’s enjoyed a weiner,
roast on the lawn of Mrs. Coffee’s
lovely suburban home Monday even
ing. There were about 125 in attend
ance.
Sunday morning Dr. Minor will de
liver a sermon on, “Standing in our
Way”. Service at 11:15. Sunday
evening hi stheme will be, “Why
everyone should be a Christian”.
Service Sunday evening at 8 o’clock.
The B. Y. P. U. service at seven
o’clock.
BANDIT PLANS SUICIDE
WITH TOOTHBRUSH ON
EVE OF ELECTROCUTION
Ossining, N. Y., April 30. —John
Farina, who is to be electrocuted to
night with Joseph and Morris Dia
mond, brothers, for the murder of
two Brooklyn bank messengers in
1923, was prevented from an attempt
at suicide. Sing Sing authoities be
lieved, when a keeper today took
from him the sharpened handle of a
toothbrush which he had concealed
in two oranges.
Farina, with the Diamonds, was
being taken to a cell near the death
chamber in preparation for the exe
cution, when his keeper noticed he
was carrying two oranges. After
taking them from him the keeper
found that the oranges were stuck
together with a bone toothbrush han
dle, the end of which had been sharp
ened to a knife-like point.
The three condemned men had been
closely guarded to prevent attempts
at suicide. Farina, at the time Wil
liam Ford, of Brooklyn, committed
suicide two months ago in the prison
was heard to say: “That is an easy
way out.”
“It i sa good thing that I didn’t
have a visitor yesterday,” remarked
Farina when the handle was discov
ered. Prison keepers interpreted this
to mean that he did not intend to at
tempt suicide until after the last visit
of his relatives.
DOUGfeAS HI MAKES GOOD
SHOWING AT OCILLA
■TRACK MEET SATURDAY
.s High School entered
the Ottilia Educational contest last
FridayJand Saturday, full of pep and
with d* determination to show what
students are made of. Al
though few first honors were won,
Douglas made a good showing and
many favorable comments w'ere made
by onlookers and those who heard
the rentals, etc.
Our -school strove hard to win but
other schools outstripped them fair
ly and rsquarely and though it is re
gretful Douglas wasn’t the hero of the
day, much credit is due to each con
testant; for the good showing they
made. |Every entrant was good at
his or per work and Prof. Henry and
Prof. Coleman are to be congratulat
ed up4n their selections of the en
trants.)
The from Douglas were,
Virginia Griffin, music; Ethel Dick
erson, Expression; Mary Winn, sew
ing; Coffee, Clyde Jardine, es
say. The track team was composed
of Heh>y Porter, Valda Grantham,
John £ Thrasher, Ashley Brewer,
Colemifi Winn, Warren Moorman,
and Ftank Bullard.
NOTICE OF RECEPTION
On Tuseday evening, May sth, at
the Episcopal Rectory, the ladies of
the Woman’s Auxiliary will enter-;
tain, honoring Rev. and Mrs. R. J-
Stilwell.
Our * friends throughout the city
are requested to come and a special
invitation is extended to the mem
bers of all church circles to be pres
ent and bring their husbands.
Rev. and Mrs. Stilwell ere now
permanent citizens of Douglas and
%ve are anxious to have our friends
meet them. Hours 8 to 10 P. M.
WOMANS AUXILIARY,
ST. ANDREWS CHURCH.
MR. DENT TRANSFERRED TO
.ST, PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
Mr. W. Dent is leaving for St.
Petersburg, Fla., where he well make
his future home. Mr. Dent, formerly
with the local Post Office department
has been transferred to St. Peters
burg on a much larger and more res
ponsible position with the post office
there.
We are very sorry to lose Mr. Dent.
He is one of our oldest citizens and
comes from one of the best families
in this community. We wish him
much success -in his new work and in
his new home. Mr. Dent’s family
will remain in Douglas until school
is out, then they will all move to
Florida.
CALCIUM ARSENATE CAR
TO BE HERE MAY NINTH
Dont forget that the State Board
of Entomology Peddler car of cal
cium arsenate will be in Douglas on
May 9, the second Saturday in May.
You can buy calcium arsenate at
8 l-2c per pound in 100 pound drums.
The car will be on the A. B. & A.,
tracks near their depot. You should
figure on having from 20 to 30 pounds
of calcium arsenate per acre to take
care of the weevils this year. Buy
from the State Board and get stand
ard arsenatd at a rock bottom price:
A. S. BUSSEY, County Agent.
S. P. TAYLOR SELLS OUT
TO GROVER C. LEE
Mr. S. P. Taylor, who has for
sometime operated a meat market
and grocery store here, has sold out
to Grover C. Lee, who will henceforth
operate this market and grocery.
Mr. Lee is an experienced store
keeper and butcher, having success
fully operated a business of this
kind for some time, about two years
ago, here in Douglas. We are glad
to welcome Mr. Lee into our midst
and extend to him our hopes of see
ing his new undertaking a success.
ERROR IN ADVERTISEMENT OF
LOTT BUILDER’S SUPPLY CO.
Week before last there appeared in
this paper an ad of Lott Builder’s
Supply Co., which contained an er
ror we desire to correct. In reading
“Lime is the best poison known,” it
should have read: “Lime is the best
poison mixture known.”
Mr. Taylor and family are moving
to Daytona, Fla. He expects to open
a business there similar to the one
he operated here. We are sorry to
lose Mr. Taylor, but welcome him
back any time.
M. E. REVIVAL CLOSED
MUCH GOOD HAS BEEN DONE
The Methodist revival services are
over. The last service was held Sun
day evening—Rev. Christian being at
his best on the closing sermon.
The revival has been a success!
Not only the revival but the church
work for the whole year has been
fruitful. Some sixty or sixty-five
additions to the church have been
made and converts have been brought
into the church in numbers to make
the hearts of the good workers feel
good.
Rev. Christian is unquestionably
an able minister and his sermons
score the point upon which he directs
his message: Unto the church mem
ber to be a better church member and
unto the sinner to turn his face unto
AheiLord and join the Meavenly Band.
The work of Rev. Ralph Porterfield,
who made such a success of the sing
ing, cannot be forgotten. His mem
ory will linger long in the hearts of
Douglas people, and for years the un
dying refrain of his beautiful voice
will echo ceaselessly in our ears
MAYOR SLATER
SPEAKS TO BUSINESS
MEN IN ATLANTA
AAtlanta, April 30.—Mayor John
R. Slater, of Douglas, Ga., was the
principal speaker at a meeting of
Atlanta business and professional
men here today where plans for a
state conference of chairman of the
Woodrow Wilson Memorial college
movement was discussed.
“At last south Georgia is to have
its own college for men,” said Mayor
Slater, “an institution which will
bear the name of not only Georgia’s
greatest citizen but one of the
word’s greatest leaders. We are
mighty proud that Georgia is to have
Woodrow Wilson College and parti
cularly glad that It i§' to Be'erected
in our own section of the state.” Ex
pressing the enthusiasm which is
prevalent in the south over the new
college he added; “Always in the
past the people of south Georgia have
been asked to contribute money for
the good of the state as a whole or
for educational institutions located
in north Georgia. Now, we have an
opportunity to help increase eGorgia’s
educational facilities by building a
new college, first class in every res
pect which will be located in our
own section of the country and so be
immediately accessible to the hun
dreds of south Georgia boys who are
graduating from our high schools
each year. I can’t tell ho%v much the
people down in my section appeciate
the fact that this great memorial col
lege, to be located in south Georgia,
is receiving enthusiastic support up
north here.”
Arrangements for a conference of
state chairman to be held in Atlan
ta on May 6, were made at the meet
ing. Representatives of the campaign
organization of each of the 12 con
gressional districts throughout the
state will attend to formulate plans
for carrying out a state-wide appeal
for “Georgia’s million” later on in
the month.
R. O. Mrzell of Valdosta, where
the college is to be established, also
spoke at the gathering, assuring the
Atlantians of the grateful apprecia
tion of Mu people of Valdosta and
south Georgia for their support for
the Woodrow Wilson memorial col
lege. Mr. Mizell is one of the tem
porary board of trustees for the col
lege, serving as executive secretary,
in his talk nationwide campaign for
the money for this college, provided
that Georgia herself raise the first
million dollars toward it, is a chall
enge to the people of the state. Mr.
Stovall, chairman of the campaign,
and other leaders throughout the
state have accepted thi3 challenge
without qualification. Wilson’s
friends and admirers everywhere are
watching to see if the people of Geor
gia will back them up.
T. C. Erwin of Atlanta, who is act
ing as treasurer on the executive com
mittee of the campaign, told the
gathering that the people of Atlanta
would back the new’ college not only
because of their sentiment for Wood
row Wilson but because of the splen
did support that has been given by
the people of south Georgia to pro
jects of particular interest to the
people %f the northern part of the
state.
$1.50 Per Annum in Advance
GEORGIA MERCHANT
GIVEN FIVE YEARS
ON ARSON CHARGE
O. P.. BRADLEY IS CONVICTED AT
COLLINS— ANOTHER YET TO
BE TRIED.
Collins, Ga., April 30,—Convicted
of arson, O. B. Bradley, proprietor
of the Bradley Cash store, of Collins,
w r as sentenced Thursday to .serve five
years on the chaingang
The case grew out of the destruc
tion by fire of Judge Paul’s resi
dence on June 19, 1924. Evidence was
submitted that Bradley with another
party was tracked from Judge
Paul’s home, to where a barn belong
ing to W. H. Yeomans, was burned
the same night, and then to Bradley’s
garage. This evidence was support
ed by testimony that Bradley had
been heard to make threats,
Chris Murphy, under indictment on
similar charges, has not been tried.
Another true bill charged Bradley
and Murphy with arson in the de -
struction of the Yeomans barn,
GEORGIA BOY IN TRIO'
GIVEN TWENTY YEARS
FOR SIXTEEN HOLDUPS
Philtadelphia, April 30 Three
young men who- pleaded guilty to
sixteen highway robberies were sen
tenced Thursday to twenty to forty
years. They gave their name 3 as
James Jones, 23, Detroit, Mich.;
Everett Thompson, 17, Hazlehurst,
Ga., and William J. Baynes, 18, Nor
folk, Va. The court was informed
the prisoners w'ere wanted in New
ark, N. J., for five holdups, but the
judge said Newark could wait until
Philadelphia was through with them.
GLEE CLUB ORGANIZED'
. Hiuifer the leadership u£ Prof. Ole
man, a local glee club has been or
ganized and some of the best musical
entertainers in Douglas ire mem
bers.
There has been tv. > meetings and
|rehearsals. A minstrel is expected
to be put on within about two weeks
and from the business like way these
young folks have gone about organiz
ing tneir club a real treat is expect
ed when tney present their entrtam
ment.
Among the memoets are the fol
lowing: Lawton Halt, C- M. Sims,
t red Brewer, Bruce Griffin, bat Solo
mon. Dan Coleman, Jack Brett, T. F.
Hayes, Martin D'Arcy, akmney Winn,
D. F. McLean, Ashley Brewer, Tom
ouns, Alton cuewton, David Dicker
son, Charles Lowers, oiyae Williams,
spencer Dickerson, ana Georgia Breen,
eipe uwe istianC . ieeohr
me Glee Club i., composed of both
vocal ana instrumental entertainers,
in addition to the regu..ir musical
numbers the local orchestra will as
sist in making a succes of the club.
The orchestra is composed of Miss
Georgia Breen, piano; O. F. McLean,
and ciyce v* .ihams, saxophones,
Lawton Hail, iru’- and Jack Brett,
tenor banjo.
Tuesday and Thursday night re
hearsals were very successful. Good
vocal material was discovered and
several musica. numbers were select
ed. The orchestra’., plyaing was en
joyed by the members as well as be
ing good practice for the players.
The dub will meet again Saturday
night at the high school auditorium
and every member urged to be
present.
Announcement was made of the
plan of the state executive committee
in charge of the general campaign to
memorialize the gifts of the founders
of M oodro wWilson College by erect
ing a great bronze tablet upon which
will be recorded 'permanently the
names of the persons who have sub
scribed SI,OOO or more to the build
ing of the institution. According to
the proposals of the committee, the
inscription on the bronze tablet will
read: “This memorial college to Wood
row Wilson was built by the gifts of
men and women who earnestly seek
to keep his high purposes before the
world.”
LOST—Key ring with five or six
keys somewhere on streets of Doug
las, presumably. Finder cai! Phone
145, or see John S. Gibson and re
ceive suitable reward. 30-4