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JJrogms, 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 * * * * * ***** 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. «! pt 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