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Volume XI—No. 32.
HIGH SGHOGL CLOSES
WITH MONDAY
EVENING EXERCISES
With the delivery o r diplomas and
a la:’ge number of certificates, the lit
erary address by Kon. W. W. Mundy,
of Cedartown, Ga., commencement ex
ercises at the Douglas High school
earr.-o to a close Monday evening.
The following students received
certificates for being neither absent
nor tardy for the full nine months:
Mitchell Drew, Thomas Hubert Frier,
j Maui. Palmer, Barbara Smith, Mar
garet Bridges, Franklin Head, Agnes
Lee, Clara Wear Moorman, La Rue
Strickland, C. D. Thompson, Julian
Woodard, Bernice Cooksey, Margue
rite Ferris, Alvin Hutchinson, Frank
Harr.a, Egbert Pierscn, Edison Floyd,
( La.lotte Gvi ham, P.obert Jardine,
Guy Moorman, Vida Ritchy, Earl
Steirwalt, Minnie Tally, Mitchell
Thomas, Astor Cathey, Leland Far
rell, Louise Hendrickson, Travis Kirk
land Eeity Vinson, Helen Cul-ry,
Stella Palmer.
The following students received
Stato certificates for having complet
ed the grade work:
Ethel Bailey, Vivian Beasley, Louise
Bronson, Estelle Carver, Mabel Cain,
Briggs Caldwell, Arthur Coffee, Ome
ga i.ourson, Helen Curry, Sadie fur
ry, Emily Darljy, Roberta Du Vail, Eu
genia Fussell, Lcuise Fussell, Paul
Hampton, O. Haskins. Gladys Ivy,
Joe Jardine, Myrtle King, Francis
Maddox, Doris Martin, Lilly McCarty,
Nellie McKinnon, Carl Mdnchew, T.
A. Mitchell, Ross Moorman, George
Overby, Onita Parker. L. S. Peterson,
Lucile Pheris, Thecd-ire Pierson,
Franklin Preston, Alma Pridgen,
Lurteen Pridgen, Conner Ragsdale,
Wa. nell Rogers, Evelyn Sikes, Lily
Simmons. Arthur Stanley, Elizabeth
FYffJkfemd. - **
Vrleen Vickers, Gladys Vickers,
Griffin Wheeles, Ethel Wiggins, Mar
guerite Williams, Mary Lois Wood
ard, Avie Worth, Jack Whelchel,
Gla ys Wilcox, Paul Ycungblood.
A list of graduates were published
in a recent issue. *
Wip-JtSuXiAor cmfw shrd cm mh h
The literary address by Mr. Mundy
was well leceived by an audience that
well filled the auditorium. The pro
gram of music and the addresses by
ft he students, Miss Carolyn Deen and
John McLean weije splendidly
rendered and the closing exercises
v.- excellent throughout.
Thu's ended duotless, „eh most
successful year in the history of the
h ; M school. The foundation for a
jr-eat institution has been laid. A
very strong faculty will have charge
another year, led by Prof. J. T. Hen
ry who has completed his second
veer' h’ere. Most of the old faculty
will be seen here another year, but a
tv—>her of r.ew teachers will be ad
MASONIC NOTICE
There will be a regular convocation
•of Douglas Chapter No. 49 and Doug
las Council No. 26 next Tuesday even
ing at 8:30. All Companions are re
untested to be present.
JNO. M. HALL, H. P. and I. M
| The finance committee of the Wo
’roan’s Cmb will give a silver tea a‘
the club house Friday afternoon, 5
t 7.
THREE MEN INJURED IN
FALL FROM SCAFFOLD
Three men, messrs. Coot Baily,
Joe Button and Red Adams, fell from
a swinging scaffold last Monday
while painting a building near Am
brose, each of them receiving sligt .
injuries.
The scaffold was swinging frer
the top of the building when sud
denly, without any warning, the rope
on one nd srn pped and the three
painters slipped to the lowered end.
plunged off head long toward th?
ground, struck the roof of a shelter
• n their downward flight, slid off the
.-helter and tumbled to the ground
with a heavy thud.
m Bailey injured his shoulder very
w !.; Batten sprained his back pain
f ’y and Adams sprained both hands,
re a 1 i ion ‘•hey v.e e badly jarred
1 ? so badly as to prevent an
c-Jy recovery. 1
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A NATION S GRACIOUS
TRIB UT E AM) THE
SOUTH’S OPPORTUNITY
One of the most gracious tri
butes ever paid by a nation
to its fighting sens has been
paid by the United States of
America—to the fighting men
of the Southern Confederacy;
men who fought honestly and
vigorously against the United
States; sixty-odd years ego,
and now, the old wounds
fully healed, are singularly
honored by the National Con
gress in v-oting an issue of Me
morial Coins, to perpetuate a
gallant cause in the great
Stone Mountain Memorial.
The tribute is unioue in the
annals of nations —the most
graceful action in history.
It is the final warm pressure
of the hand in the “welcome
home;” the perfect symbol of a
united country.
All the South has to do is to
grasp that hand, extending in
closest friendship, in the most
gracefulu of tributes. These
Memorial Coins inevitably are
to be taken up as soon as re
ceived. That is the South’s
fitting acknowledgement.
Over in Dallas, Texas, today
a little band of gray old men,
once young and lithe and gray
only in Uniform, have held
what may be their last reunion.
It is to them, and to their com
rades who have the
last roll-call, that tihs beauti
ful tribute is paid by the na
tion—the fighting sons of the
Confederacy, now the true and
loyal sons of the United
States. Before the last great
reunion comes, on the other
side, the loyal South is destin
ed to show these gray old sons
of the South that they end
their Cause will never be for
gotten.
The Nation-has d-me-its part.
The Memorial Coins are mint
ed.
The South’s opportunity is
at hand. The certificates for
the coins are now on sale.
That is the South’s opportun
ity.
REVENUE OFFICERS
MAKE TWO CAPTURES
Prohibition Officers Hendricks and
Rogers, assisted by Deputy Sheriff
Goodwin located and captured two
stills last Friday. The stills were in
i big swamp about ten miles south
of Bougies. The first still had four
teen barrels of beer, the second had
six. The beer at iboth stills was
ooured out.
Strange to say no one could be
und anywhere close by either of the
stills. They were at least three
miles from any house and the beer,
which was almost reedy to run,
•tending bv shows the still had been
aerated and would be running again
a shert while.
H ACK MAY CONSIDER
RACE FOR GOVERNOR
Atlanta, Ga., June 4.—. Local poli
ticians are expressing interest in edi
orials that have appeared in news
papers of the State advocating Eu
gene R. Black, of Atlanta, far the
governorship, of Georgia. Some o r
them take the position that Mr.
Jack is not a politician, he being
"idly straightforward and frank in
11 his statements, and he could not,
herefore be elected. Others assert
hat the Atlanta man makes a strong
appeal to the masses and would be a
ormidable candidate should he enter
n ra e.
Mr. Black himself has simply
hanked his friends 'or the compli
ent and states plainly that he is in
o sense a candidate; in fact lis
losest friends say that he would not
•ven consider throwing his hat in the
. iitical ling; that hip forte is bust
■ess and plenty of it, with the ad i
fion o" a large a.T.ouii; < : civic work
in behalf .f his ciW and state. Ap
patently he has his h inds full in s"'v
inc as president of f he At ant'' ’’rust
Company, as head f A Junta’s g reat
Community Chest r?. ry..?n nn-I a
director of the Fedora' Tie erv;- Ba: !.
of Atlanta.
OFFICIAL ORGAN COFFEE COUNTY. CITY OF DOUGLAS, AND THE CITY OF NICHOLLS
DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, .JUNE" 4,192 d.
t ROBBERY IN SLIDE
NEGRO ROBBED SHOT
A daring robber entered the store
of D. M. Spence, negro merchant ot
‘the Slide” section, and command
ed Spence and Tom McLean, the on
ly two occupants of the store, to put
up their hands and empty the cash
J. awer. McLea i, either frightened
or by accident, got in the way of the
one robber and received a shot in his
eft side. He crumpled down into a
useless heap. Spence made no ef
fort to prevent the robber from rifl
ing the store after that.
After emptying the cash drawer
of $93.00 the robber made his escape
within two to three minutes after en
tering the place. The excitement of
the negroes made it impossible for
anyone to tell much about which way
the man went but it was learned lat
er that he came straight toward
town and stopped at a prominent
boarding house and changed clothes.
Officers Barrineau and Lankford
were in the “Slide” section at the
time of the robbery and the sound
if the pistol shot brought them to
he scene of the robbery within five
ninutes after the shot was fired. In
act, so it is said, they were in the
re before the smoke from the gun
had cleared away.
In talking to Officer Barrineau we
earn the police have unearthed many
?iues as to the identity of the rob
r and they claim they have posi
‘ive information of the identity of the
perpetrator but are not at liberty to
ive cut any names at present.
MEMORIAL COINS
ARE NOW READY
The local banks new have a sup
ply of Confederate Memorial coins
to be distributed through this sec
tion. These coins are of half dollar
.iien.vmina.tion and-are to-be purchase,
at one dollar each.
Every Southern man and woman,
every boy and girl, in whose veins
flows the blood of the heroes of 61-
65, will want to possess one or more
confederate Memorial half dollars.
These beautiful coins, by the
United States Government, ere a na
tional tribute to the valor of the
southern soldier They are the final
seal of reconciliation that the North
and South, the East and West, go
forward henceforth, unitedly as one
people serving the same high ideals,
the same great destiny.
Proceeds from the sale of these
coins will be used to carve the great
monument, to the heroes cf the South
at Stone Mountain, Ga. The monu
ment will be the greatest ever con
structed by the hand of man. It is
being built by the contributions of
patriotic citizens from every state.
It must be completed while the he
roes of 61-65 yet alive, that they
may again look upon the features of
their great chieftans, enshrined for
ages.
To carry forward this great trust,
is a solemn and sacred obligation
on every Southern heart. The
south cannot, the south must not,
fail!
It is hoped that every citizen of
Douglas and Coffee county will res
pond to the call and do their patrio
tic duty by buying one of these coins
as a life long treasure to never be rid
of.
!A SO NIC VETERAN
VISITED BY DEATH
The death Angel visited the home
of Baisey Carver last Saturday morn
ing and smote the feeble body of
George Hancock, aged citizen of
Douglas for the last fifteen years.
Mr. Hancock, who had been blind
'or many years, came to this vicinity
one sixteen years ago where he has
nade his tome ever since. He was a
Tason of good standing, having been
o the fraternity for several years
r dor to his death. He was buried
y th? Masonic order last Sunday
-irning. The ceremony was short
nd simple but impressive.
The only living relative known is
: sister who wa3 last heard from
'tj the state cf Washington two years
go. Mr. Hancock himself said he
re death he knew of no other re
cti ons. At the time of his death v e
’a- making his home with Mr.
Baisey Carver.
COUNTRY CLUB
ELECTS OFFICERS
At a meeting of stockh aiders of
the Krabktr Country Club last Friday
night, the foil owing officers were
elected: T. A: Dixon, president; (Mr.
W. H. Briley declined re-election)
F. F. Preston, vice president; Miss
Lucy Poston,.secretary and treasurer;
Ralph W. Griffin, Fred Brewer, and
W. H. Bailey, members of the board
of directors,
Many new plans were discussed and
among the future things planned to
do is the possibility of some kind of
a social function at least once a
month. said something of this
kind is rreoded to keep up interest in
the clutvand Messrs Ralph Griffin and
F. F. Ptestpn, who were elected ex
ecutive ‘committee of the club will
have charge of this.
The gall course has been complet
ed to the ninth hole and much inter
est is being developed with its com
pletion. ,It hhs been taken over by
the country ,dub and will be under its
direction. Messrs. T. A. Dixon and
Fred Brewer were elected executive
committee of the golf club. A
tournament is being planned for the
near future hut no set date has been
arranged.
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MISS GRUBBS LAUDED
ON SEWING EXIBITION
An exhibit of the work of Miss
Ruby Grubb sewing class was stag
ed at the store of M. F. Head &, Co.,
last Friday afternoon.
Upon entering the store the visitor
was first served with- wafers and
unch. Then an escort pointed out
file many pie.es. of work dome by the
class. Explained the work of the
teacher, at the same time impressing
he visitor with the necessity of such
work in our high schools.
M' st of the dress work of the class
was worn by living nrc-fis. These
.rodels v/ere composed of the pret
tiest young girls in ihe s.- and
heir beauty added much to the beau
ty of the apparel they wore. Each
these dresses were mao.; by ie
pupils of Miss Grubb’s class. Many
the students never knew a m .
about this work until Miss Grubb
>ok them in charge and it was am
azing to learn some of the pretty
dec’s were hand made.
Upon exhibition there were all
finds of feminine apparel. Some of
he outer garments the writer was
rquainted with but most of the
elicate lingerie was just “so much
fireek” as far as knowing their
>ames. But it was all preuy. i tie
| dea of the, exhibit was all Miss
Grubb and many words of praise
ere uttered within the hearing of
he writer’s ears.
This is the first year of this work,
Miss Grubb having begun the class
< a side subject to her regular
duties. The progress she has made
ith her pupils is amazing and much
aise and credit is due her. Every
| me who visited the showing spake
•ry approvingly of her work and th<>
! ongratulation bestowed upon her at
every turn was almost profuse.
There must have been at least three
ir four hundred people to visit the
xhibit and am ng the visitors were
lany of the most noted citizens of
fie town. The gentlemen were at
first loath to go in "or fear of the
reat crowd of ladies but once a few
them entered and afterwards tol
fie others it was necessary to make
new supply of punch to accommo
date the gentlemen visitors.
Miss Grubb has been in Douglas
wo years and the people aie pleas
-1 to kn‘w she will be with us asam
next year. She makes her horn in
Fairplay. S. C.
Miss Grubbs has asked the pres
express her thanks to the many
ho assisted her in her exhibit an
nade its wonderful success possible,
‘‘he esneciallv wishes to thank Mr.
F. Head who turned his store ove v
o her ana walked out leaving it un
> the iadies to do the entertaining,
he also has asked up to thank the
iris who acted as models and wishes
o give a list of the names of her
lass: Misses Mary Winn, Helen F«>
er, Ethel Dickerson, Blanch Stowers
i’ginia Appleby, Alva Mae Darby,
'.ilia Mae Bridges, Lucile Beasley,
\nnie Laurie King, and Louie Le
Jdom.
■The musical p gram was furnish |
ed by Misses Melva ana L.u.-liu Co! |
ee, piano and violin. I
CLUB CAMP OPEN FORM
JUNE 15TH TO 20TH FOR
PROFITABLE VACATION
By Miss Lizzie Buchan,
County Home Demonstration Agent.
Dear Club Members:
Our Club camp, Camp Wilkins at
Athens, will be open to us from
June 15 to 20. This is our time to
take a vacation that will be profitable
as well as enjoyable. It is really a.
week at the State College of Agri
culture where club work is studied,
the demonstrations can be visited,
and every body have a good time
thrown in between working, eating
and sleeping. You have heard this
spoken of as a “Short Course in Agri
culture.”
Now what we want to do this year
is to give Coffee County a large rep
resentation at Camp W'ilkins. Our
board far the week will be $7.00
incidentals will be about $3.00, mak
ing it cost about SIO.OO for each
girl. I am planning for us to go in
i truck all together, so as to enjoy
five vrip to and from Athens and to
make the transportation cheaper.
Get to talking and thinking over
his trip and let me hear from you
not later than the Bth of June, if you
an go with us. You ought to take
advantage of this trip to see the
Hate College of Agriculture, and to
ee the University of Georgia, The
State Normal School, and to take a
;30 mile automobile ride right thru
the middle of Georgia, going through
Fitzgerald, Hawkinsville, , Perry,
(peaches), Macon, Eatonton and
Madison. You will go from the flat
vire grass country of South Georgia,
nto the red old hills of North Geor
gia—all for SIO.OO with a week at
he State College of Agriculture.
Wtere will be about 300 club girls
!! r*»m all ove'r eGorgia there. Just
Link of it; It is the opportunity of
a life time.
Wishing you success in your work
and a pleasant vacation.
LOVE ACCESSORY STORE
MOVED TO DOUGLAS
BUICK COMPANY’S PLACE
Mr. Henry Love, who has operated
an accessory store in the Georgia
State Bank building, has moved this
department of his business down to
Love Buick Co., sales r;om on south
Petersen avenue. He wishes his many
friends and patrons to take notice
of thjs change and to come to see
him at his n**w location.
BEARCATS AND TIGERS
IN BATTLE TO FINISH
Coach Kirkland and his Nicholls
Tigers pulled the lid off the local
baseball season by defeating the
Douglas Bear Cats 11 to 5 on the
Gicholls diamond Thursday after
neon. The visitors took an early
lead by scoring 2 runs in the first in
ning. The Tigers evened the count'
in their half of the second. The
Bearcats came back strong and ad
led two in the third, making the score
1 to 2.
The score remained unchanged un.
1 ihe last half of the fifth. In this
nning Griffin, who had hold the
Tigers in check with a sweeping 1
urve ball and a baffling change of
lace, weakened momentarily. The
igers took advantage of the situa
ion and poled out several extra base
its. When the smoke had cleared
way six Tigers had touched home
late and the game was on ice.
Among other features of thgame
as the fielding o fStubbs at short
or Douglas. Several bear Cats
urned in nice hits and the score
could have been larger had it not
been for the air-tight fielding of the
lieholls team. The work of infield
•rs Waters and Demery was especial
y brilliant. Fium a fielding stand
oint L. Hall, Tiger outfielder, was
he outstanding star of the game,
’is long running catches brought the
’ns to their feet and the Bear Cats
o their seats. Teague, steller Xich
'ls receiver, hit a homerun with two
nin the fifth. Umpire Kirkland
‘arred bv calling him out for failing
touch second base on the play.
Batteries: Douglas: Griffin and
ahra. Nit-hells; Meeks and Teaeue.
See Kid Young for your Frui* Jars
-nd Sugar. AJ-tf
$1.50 Per Annum in Advance
PASTORS AND LAYMEN
! MEET IN MACGN 9-10
_
Macon, Ga., June 4.—Pastors and
laymen representing the 385,000 Bap
. tists of Georgia will convene for a
two-day conference on evangelism at
Mercer University, June 9-10, Dr.
Arch C. Cree, Baptist state board
seeretery, announces.
Tl'.e session opens with the close
of the Mercer graduation exercises
on Tuesday afrernoon. Delegate }
will be entertained in Macon homes,
the Rev. J. H. Barber, of Macon, be
ing in charge. «
Evangelistic loaders of the South
are to direct the activities of the
meeting. Soul winning, revival
music, consecration methods and
personal evangelism are among the
subjects to he discussed. A unified
summer campai.o : n c urches of ;he
state likely wiH-'ie pian ed.
Among the speakers will be: Dr.
L. R. Scarborough, president of the
Southwestern Bi ptist Theoological
seminary, Fort Worth, Texas; Dr.
John F. Vines, pastor cf the First
Baptist ureh, Roanoke, Va.; Prof,
E. O. Sellers, director of gospel mu-d
--in the Baptist Bible Institute, New
Orleans; Dr. Carter Helm J nes,
pastor cf the Second Baptist church,
Atlanta; Dr. W. M. Harris, pastor of
the First Baptist church, Thomasville
and others.
O'!TON BOLLS ON
COL. CHASTAINS’ FARM
Mr. S. H. Blancett came into the
'rog office Tuesday with a cotton
ilossom and a fcoli which he says he
pulled the 2.6 th. of. May and s-ent to
hut was neglected in delivery.
fi-'r. Rlancatt is foreman of
Col. R. B. Chastain’s farm and he
ells us he has fifty acres of cotton
hat is almost perfect. The stalk Is
f a good size and all over the farm
'6 finds his cotton heavy with bios
, ms and boil*. _H«\ahvo-aayn he has
non very f rtunpte in the freeness
if weevils. Up to date he hasn’t
found a weevil on the entire fifty
acres.
This is rather early for cotton
bolls but Mr. Blancett tells us this is
he results .of the weather we have
-ad this season. Although not very
-ood on tobacco it has been wonderful
'.or cotton. The bill weevil doesn’t
•o much damage in dry weather and
otton grows wonderfully with such
ea l her as we have been having.
Evidently Mr. Blancett is a very clev-
r farmer and it might be of inter.
1 t'j many to look over the farm
f which he has charge.
FREE TRIP TO FLORIDA
The real estate agents of Ri'i
Vista, Flo"ida are offering free trans
portation to the men and women of
Douglas and vicinity who might be
interested in investing in Rio Vista
property.
The business operated by the Rio
Vista agents are luxurous conveyance
and the trip is undoubtedly a com
fortable an+ enjoyable one. Mr.
Hardesty, the owner and developer,
is running an ad elsewhere in this
paper which might be interesting to
prospective real estate investors.
MAN AND WOMAN INJURED
IN AUTOMOBILE WRECK
A tourist car. en rou'e for Grand
Rapicis Mich., driven by Jas. K.
Benfi-v and wife • ■' that city, was
wrecked on the Dixie Highway be
tween Douglas and Fitzgerald Wed
nesday morning, both the occupants
receiving miner injuries.
The steering aparatus came Icose
and in spite of the driver’s efforts
swerved ut of the road into the
ditch along side, at the same time
crashing into a fence beside the
litch. The driver claims he wasn’t
unning over twenty miles an hour
or he is sure thev would have had a
more serious wreck. As it was the
front of the car, a Maxwell, was
completely destroyed. The shock was
so terrific that the windshield was
broken beyond recovery.
The man’s injuries were slighter
'han the ladv’s. She was taken to
* l m ho~mtal where her inuiries were
dressed h' r a phvsi ian. The man’s
sere l c l ' o d net serious en
ough 'or a doctor.
Yon want no” to', mu h "or
Tobacco Twice if you will got Kid’s
prices before buying. Ad-tf