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Volume XI—No. 34. SIXTY COMPLETE COURSE AT G, N. C, Sixty graduates will receive diplo mas at the close of the 1924-5 term at the Georgia Normal College and Business Institute. Commencement exercises begin Sunday morning, June 21, with the de livery of the commencement sermon by Rev. R. J. Stilwell, pastor of St. Andrews Episcopal church of this city. On Monday at 8:30 p. m. the com mencement entertainment will take place, and Tuesday at the same hour I the Alumni oration will be delivered by John S. Gibson, of this city, fol lowed by the Alumni banquet which begins at 9:30. Music during the entire exercises will be furnished by Moll’s Orchestra, of ’ T roy, Ala. This famous orchestra has been coming to Douglas on these occasions for many years, and the music furnished is among the most •enjoyable features. BACCALAUREATE SERMON SUNDAY MORNING, 11:30 O’CLOCK JUNE 21, 1925. SCHOOL AUDITORIUM Processional—Geibel. Vested Choir and graduating class. Prayer of Invocation—Rev. T. M. Christian. Hymn—Holy, Holy, Holy!—Dykes. Announcements. Violin Solo—Nora Huss. Sermon —Rev. R. J. Stilwell. Benediction —Rev. Carl W. Minor. Recessional —Jeffery. Mrs. T. A. Dixon —Director. Mis 3 Ruby Haddock —Pianist. Choir. Sopranos: Mrs. W. H. Dyer, Mrs. R. A. Moore, Miss Margaret Shel ton. Altos: Mrs. W. F. Bronson, Mrs. A. W. Haddock, Mrs. T. A. Dixon. Tenors;.._ Dr-.J„ H. Fqrd; A. D. King. Bases: Mr. J. L. Shelton, Mr. S. Teterson. BANQUET TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 23RD, 1925, SCHOOL AUDITORIUM, 8:30 P. M. Annual Oration —Mr. John S. Gib son, Y 5. Business Hall, 9:00 P. M. BANQUET Invocation—Dr. Carl W. Minor. Chorus, “How Do You Do”—School. Welcome W. C. Lank • ford, ’99. Response—Miss Clyde Wheeless, ’24. Solo and Chorus —“Class of ’2s” Tom Hayes and Graduating class. Musical Recitation “Smiling”— Miss Miami Paulk, ’25. Dance —Gavotte —Little Misses Mar garet Lott and Margaret Bridges. Musical Education —“Foolish Ques tions” —Agnes Davis. Roll Call. Chorus —“Farewell” —School. Benediction—Rev. T. M. Christian. The G. N. C. & B. I.presents an nual play, “KICKED OUT OF COLLEGE” A College Farce in three aots. Monday evening, June 22nd at 8:30 STORY OF THE PLAY Booties Benbow, the most popular boy in college, is so busy with invent ing a patent air brake, and with his Social and athletic activities, that he finds it imposible to go to class. Ac cordingly, he is dropped from the roll and is “kicked out of college.” This news is received at the college board ing house when the lads are in the midst of a rehearsal for the annual college play. Booties’ father arrives and is furious to think that his son has wasted his opportunities at col lege. He threatens to disinherit Booties, but promises to relent if Booties will marry and settle down. Sandy McCann, the coach of the Dra matic Club, is always trying to “fix” things for his friends. He therefore informs Mr. Benbow that Booties is already married, and introduces Boot- Tes’ room mate, Tad Chaseldine, who is the leading “lady” of the college play, as Booties’ wife. The scheme works successfully. Booties and Tad move to Honeymoon flats and entertain the college boys every night and doing as they please by day. Booties completes his blue print drawing of his patent air brake and sends it to the Speed Motor Com pany. A colored wash lady, one Sal amonica Spivins calls to collect a bill <£o fft( Connfjj jJroeirm. COMPANY FORMED TO MANUFACTURE NEW KIND BLDG, MATERIAL A company composed of W. T. Cottingham and W. H. Bailey has been formed here for the manufac ture of a new process building ma terial known as lock tile. The name of the concern is the Concrete Lock Tile Cbmpany, and the process used is patented. The material is waterproof con crete, and is to be available at about the cost of brick, but it is claimed for the new plan, that a great saving comes in construction, as inexperienc ed labor can lay the blocks readily. This kind of block has been used extensively in Florida in buildings fashioned after the Spanish style of architecture. Two machines for manufacturing the blocks have been purchased and will be located in the building formerly known as Love’s forage on Peterson avenue. It is stated that this material may be us ed where brick or lumber is used in construction. Manufacture of the material will begin as soon as machines have been received and installed. DEPUTY COLLECTOR AFTER TAG DELINQUENTS C. C. Guest, representative of the revenue department has been in the city since Tuesday for the purpose of rounding up parties who have not purchased automobile tags in 1925. He will be here the balance of the week. At present only a penalty of 29 per cent is added to the cost of tag, but after this week, all matters will be turned over to officers, and ar rests will be made, thus entailing con siderable costs, and where tags j?je "not purcha-sed, parties will be prose cuted as provided by law. Mr. Guest setates that there are a large number of delinquents in this county. He has already found and collected from nearly 100. To May 1, 98 trucks and 533 automobiles had paid license fees. and discovers the fact that the so called Mrs. Benbow is‘a man in dis guise. She informs the police and immediate discovery is prevented on ly by additional advice from the ever ready Sandy. Why not introduce an other wife ? No sooner said than done, and Mile. Fleurette, a French costumer, is introduced as Booties’ wife. She is No. 2. A suffrage parade is held and Boot ies’ father and mother arrive to visit him. Both wives appear on the scene at the same time and Mrs. Benbow, Sr. is informed by the faithful Sandy that Booties has joined the Mormans and has got two wives. Booties father is not so easily taken in. He employs a detective to search out the truth, and then the tangle be gins to unroll, until the glorious and romantic ending, where Booties wins the hand of Jonquil Gray, and Prom ises soon to introduce her as his third little wife. CAST OF CHARACTERS Booties Benbow, (A popular Se nior) —L. H. Keen. Tad Cheseldine, (The College cut up)—Hosea Newbern. Leviticus, (The Ace of Spades) Eugene Ewing. Scotch McAllister, (A hard stu dent) —J. H. O’Berry. Shorty Long, (On the Glee Club) A. G. Yawn. Slivers McGee, (A happy Junior) — Bealer Rogers. Mr. Benjarrtine J. Benbow, (Boot ies father) —E. G. Warren. Mr. Sandy McCann, (Coach of the Dramatic Club) —C. H. Yawn. Officer Riley, (From the Emerald Isle) —R. B. Alderman. Mr. Gears, (Of the Speed Motor Car Co.,) —J. G. O’Berry. Jonquil Gray, (The little chauf feur) —Miami Paulk. Betty Benbow, (Booties’ sister) — Emma Gibbs. Mrs. B. J. Benbow, r mother, a suffragette)—Mrs. E. G. Warren. “Ma’ Baggsby, (A popular land lady,)—Emma Strickland. Mrs. Mehibabel McCann, (A jeal ous wife) —Alice Odom. Selina McCann, (Her little girl) (Continued on Local Page) OFFICIAL ORGAN COFFEE COUNTY, CITY OF DOUGLAS, AND THE CITY OF NICHOLLS DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, THURS DAY, JUNE 18, 1925. MOORE AND MITCHELL ADDRESS GA, BANKERS Mr. R. A. Moore, former mayor of Douglas and at present city attorney, and Mr. T. A. Mitchell, cashier of the Georgia State Bank, of this city, will attend the annual convention of the Country Bankers Association which convened Wednesday of this week fo; a three day session in Savannah. Both .Vlr. Moore and Mr. Mitchell are on he program for an address. Mr. iMtchell, who is a member of the executive committee of the orga nization, and also a member of the program committee, will respond to he welcome address, which will be de ivered by Mayor R. M. Hull, of Sa vannah. Mr. Moore was invited to address the body on the subject: “Tobacco, *he New Important Factor in the Economics of South Georgia,” and will appear on the program of Friday nrning. It is no small distinction to be upon the program of this organiza tion, which is composed of bankers throughout the enure state, and .vhich will be attended this year by ecretary and Treasury of the United : tates Andrew W. Mellon, also by a number of governors, senators and congressmen. Douglas was signally honored at the meeting of the Geor gia Banker’s Association held last Ypril in Macon, when Mayor John R. Slater, of this city addressed the neeting. The Country Bankers Association s composed of several hundred mem ers throughout the entire state. JACKSONVILLE AND VALDOSTA CONTRACTS AWARDED MCEACHREN Mr. R. N. McEachren, contractor of this city, was this week awarded a contract to erect a Sunday School building for the Baptist church in Valdosta. The contract calls for the expenditure of $35,000. Another contract was awarded Mr. McEachren, that of building a store house in Jacksonville, Florida, for the Atlantic Coast Line,.- railroad at a cost of $40,000. At present Mr. McEachren is en gaged in building of the new hotel in this city, at a cost of approximate ly $75,000, also the remodeling and enlarging of the Little Red Ware house, for Messrs. Knott & Sikes at a cost of SIO,OOO. He has recently completed the Farmers Warehouse, brick and concrete building at a cost of $35,000, paving of sidewalks in Douglas, $60,000; addition to the Valdes hotel, Valdosta, $75,000, an! an office building in Albany for th, A. C. L. Mr. McEachren finds time, however to build for himself, a modern resi dence in this city, that will be .inrvng the most beautiful homes here. Work began on this residence about two weeks ago and is being rushed to completion. Other building projects are under way here, and a contractor is about the busiest man to be found. LOCAL OFFICERS WITNESSES IN VALDOSTA Chief of Police Barrineau and of ficer Dempsy Lott attended Federal Court in Valdosta last week to act as witnesses on the case U. S. Govern ment vs Harrison Tanner for viola tion of the present prohibition law. This offense was committed some time last fall but hadn’t been able to be tried before last week. Tanner had been out of prison on a $2,000.00 bond. He plead guilty, according to information received from Officer Barrineau and sentenced to twelve months in Federal prison. He was held in Valdosta prison preparatory to being transferred to the prison in Atlanta. Miss Marie Wooten left for her home in Mcßae or, Saturday. Miss Aurel Lott expects to leave Saturday to spend a few days in Ma ■on, en route to Athens, where she will attend Summer School. Miss Bellie Mcaders, the attractive ruest of Miss Aurel Lott has return 'd to her home in 'Swainsboro. Mr. Mack Griffin returnd Tuesday from Winston Salem, N. C. A GOOD TIME ON $2.00 AND THEN IN TROUBLE Excursions are run for a good time, and at a,cheap price, so John ny Bryant, colored decided that be ing brie snould be no impediment when life Georgia & Florida special trajjp bearing several hundred Val dosta negroeJ‘passed through Doug las abotiH eleven o’clock Monday, John ny was all pjimed and set, with $2 in his pocket whjch he had obtained by forgifrg the name of Dewey Fair oy, another negroes name to a check for mat‘amount.. The check was on he, Union Banking Company. John ny was arrested and is in the coun ty jail oil the tjgly charge of forgery. He told Cashier Yeomans that he had thoroughly enjoyed the day at Vidalia, with the Valdosta aggrega tion, and it might be deduced that he ‘"got his money’s worth” from is attitude when confronted with the charge. G. & F. ENG. TO HOLD MEMORIAL SERYIGE Memorial services commemorating the memory of deceased brothers will be held at' the First Baptist church, Sunday ni|ht, at 8:30 by division No. 799, Brothershood Locomotive Engi neers. Mr. R. H. Brown is chairman of the committee. A beautiful and impressive program of music and ad dresses have been prepared. Mr. W. H. Purvis, president of the Geor gia and Florida and others will ap pear. Dr. Carl W. Minor, the pastor, will lead the serviqes. WATERMELONS ON SALE Watermelons locally grown appear ed on thy. streets and in the stores Tuesday Vims wee£.' A very fine load of melons, raised by Daniel O’- Steen a leading farmer were deliver ed to the Lowery store. They are of excellent flavor and good size. This is perhaps the earliest season watermelons have been sold here. EPISCOPAL CAMP AT ST. SIMONS ISLAND With a registration complete, in cluding 45 leaders and young people, the second annual young people’s camp, “Camp Tomochiehi”, of the Diocese of Georgia, will be opened at St. Simon’s Island, Saturday, June 20, under auspices of the Diocesan Department of Religious Education. The Rt. Rev. F. F. Reese, D. D., Bish op of Georgia will be at the camp for the entire five days, and will be a member of the faculty. The Rev. W. A. Jonnard, of Savannah, will be the director; and the officers and the in structors are: registrar, Miss Emma Twiggs, of Savaanah; recreational director, Frank Smith, of Savannah, boys’ director of the Y. M. C. A.; in structors: Bishop Reese, course on the prayer book; Rev. Cady Wright, of Savannah, course of the Bible, two lectures; Rev. Bobb White, Jr., course on Missions; Rev. E. W. Hal leck, of Waycross, course on persnal religion fr boys; Mrs. W. J. Cranston, course on personal religion for girls. The classes will be held daily from 9 to 12; the afternoons will be de voted to recreation, and at the ves per service there will be an inspira tional address by Bishop Reese. At the close of the evening there will be prayers round the camp fire and “taps”. On Sunday the campers will attend services at the old colonial parish, Christ Church, Frederica, where Bishop Reese will preach. Sun day evening, the doicesan awards on the stewardship essay contest will be presented to Henry Farr and Burdick Farr, of St. Mark’s Parish Bruns wick. Some time during the camp an award will be made by Mr. Hall eck of a life-saving medal to one of the boys of his parish, Grace Church, Waycross. One day a visit will be made to the light house on the island, and on Wednesday evening parish ioners of the Frederica parish will be invited to supjfer, and the visitors will be entertained with “stunts.’ Camp wil close ion Friday, June 26. Those who will attend from St. An drew’s church, Douglas, are Tom Dent, Carolyn Deen, Winifred Clark, Roberta McEachren and Herman Dixon. SUMMER SCHOOL ' STUDENTS CROWD DORMITORY SPACE i There is more than one indication that summer ns arrived. As cl 3 from the climb the temperature has taken the past few days, summer school has opened at the A. & M. Monday was registration day, and he capacity of the summer school was taxed. Young girls, Misses, elderly ladies, married ladies, all classes, and a few mere males, attracted attention as they left the trains coming in Mon lay, and made their way up town. Some thought an excursion had hit town, then they knew that no ex ursion ever carried at one time as many attractive ladies. They are here, probably a hundred and fifty trong, and more coming for a stay f six weeks to take a teachers train ing course. The Eleventh Dist.yct & M. has doubtlessly developed in to Southeast Georgia's largest train ing school, as well as being the larg est and best prep school in this sec ;on. The faculty which will have charge of the training is composed of a num ,er of leading educators of the state, following is the personnel: J. M. Thrash, principal. J. E. Usher, principal of the Fitz gerald high school, mathematics. John Harris, Folkston, rural school problems. W. T. Wood, Bruswick, History and Geography. Miss' Ruth Bolton, Parrfctt, Ga., English and reading. Miss Mattie Lively, Statesboro, primary work. Mr£. M. Weaver, Matron. Miss Ella Ree Brook secretary. Following TiC a list', TogeElferwTTTT addresses registered up to Wednes day morning: s. S. azgrad e n 6.... Eulalah Aspinwall, Offerman, Ga.; Leila Altman, Baxley, Ga.; Lennie Altman, Baxley, Ga.;. Curtis Ball, Kirkland, Ga.; Celeste Balchin, Doug las, Ga.; Vera Bowen, Bristol, Ga.; Georgia ■ Breen, Douglas, Ga., Grace Brigman, Baxley, Ga.; Ethel Cliett, Broxton, Ga.; Ceres Creekmore, Sur rency, Ga.; Doris Creekmore, Sur rency, Ga.; Mrs. Clifford Crosby, Bax ley, Ga.; Ella Crews, Folkston, Ga.; Willie Corbitt, Kirkland, Ga.; Nora Dimsdale, Rebecca, Ga.; Corine Dan iels, Alapaha, Ga.; Harvey Dimsdale, Rebecca, Ga.; Blanche Fossett, Bax ley, Ga.; Blanche England, Broxton, Ga.; Lula Eason, Zaxley, Ga. Zettie Griffin, Hoboken, Ga.; Ollie Griffis, Millwood, Ga.; Hattie Mae Griffis, Millwood, Ga.; Mrs. Alice Gaskins, Douglas, Ga.; Alma Godwin, Homerville, Ga.; Sadie Hazlit, Hazle. hurst, Ga.; Leona Harrin, Glenmore, Ga.; H. C. Herrin, Hickox, Ga.; Lola Herrington, Hazlehurst, Ga.; lessie Hall, Nicholls, Ga.; Lizzie Herrin, Jesun, Ga.; Eula Hamper, Ambrose, Ga.; Rebecca Harper, Ambrose, Ga.; Inez Hicks, Baxley, Ga.; Mamlah Hicks, Baxley, Ga.; Mrs. M. W. Hen derson, Gardi, Ga.; Myrtie Hickox, Waycross, Ga.; Carrie Hickox, Way cross, Ga.; Mamie Hickox, Waycross, Ga.; Ada Branch, Baxley, Ga. Ollie Mae Sears, Pearson, Ga.; Nezzie Pearson, Pearson, Ga.; Uda Mallory, Douglas, Ga.; Kathleen Mal ory, Douglas, Ga.; Irene Henderson, Waycross, Ga.;- Bessie Jacobs, Hickox, Ga.; Lollie Johnson, Rockingham, Ga.; Lola Johnson, Rockingham, Ga.; Nettie Keene, Folkston, Ga.; Kate Cnox, Hickox, Ga.; Leera Knox, Na hunta, Ga.; Ivella Knight, Broxton, Ga.; Pennie Kirkland, oDuglas, Ga.; Rosa Lee, Hoboken, Ga.; Cina Lee, Hoboken, Ga.; Lucile Lewis, Broxton, Ga.; Duchess McLean, Baxley, Ga.; Bertha Moore, Kirkland, Ga.; Mar garet McMillan, Willacoochee, Ga.; Fonida Moody, Baxley, Ga.; Lucille Morris, Baxley, Ga.; Rebecca Mob sy, West Green, Ga. Josephine Merritt, Soperton, Ga.; Florence Mcßae, Alma, Ga.; Ira Moore, Denton, Ga.; Foy Mae Nash, Elberton, Ga.; Hazel Pullen, Stock ton, Ga.; Mattie Belle Poston, Alma, Ga.; R. H. Quinn, Hazlehurst, Ga.; 31onnie Roberts, Kirkland, Ga-; L. U. Rogers, Pavo, Ga.; Beatrice Smith, Vest Green, Ga.j Vera Sapp, Douglas Ga.; Mamie Sutton, Kirkland, Ga.; Willie Lee Shephard, Willacoochee, Ga.; Alma Sirmons, Douglas, Ga.; Elizabeth Sol mon, Douglas, Ga.; Ola Sirmans, Douglas, Ga.; Ethel Smith, $1.50 Per Annum in Advance G. G. SMITH HEADS U. S. TURPENTINE COMPANY ' ) A stockholders meeting of the U. S. Turpentine Company was held at of fices of! the company in this city Mon day, and officers were elected, Mr. G. C. Smith being named by the board of directors as president and general manager. C. R. Porter, of Rome/Ga., and F. S. Stubbs, of Douglas were named vice-presidents, and W. L. \ eomans was named secretary-treas urer. The meeting first elected a board of directors, as follows: M. M. Blanton, Naylor, Ga. J. C. Brewer, Douglas, Ga. Robson Dunwoody, New Orleans, La. C. R. Porter, Rome, Ga. T. S. Price, Douglas, Ga. J. R. Slater, Douglas, Ga. G. C. Smith, Douglas, Ga. F. S. Stubbs, Douglas, Ga. W.-M. Sutton, Edison, Ga. After the organization of this body he officers were named aand an ex ecutive committee named as follows: l. S. Price, J. R. Slater, J. C. Brew •r. The official personnel of this com pany is now largely local. A story was recently published in The Prog ress of the purchase of a majority stock by 1 cal capitalists, T. S. Price, I. R. Slater and J. C. Brewer figur ing largely in the deal. The plant is operating full time, twenty-four hours a day and are manufacturing from 800 to 1000 gal lons of merchantable products daily. Only recently new equipment added materially to the capacity of the plant, and removal of twenty acres: of ordinary stump land is required to meet the daily requirements. —Wo is procured by con tract, and a good price is paid for material at the plant or loaded on cars. The physical value of the plant represents an investment of about $150,000, and under the management of Mr. Smith and his associates, has been brought t-o the highest degree of efficiency. The new officials are among the leading business men of the section, and it is proposed to operate the plant full time. Already it is fur nishing a handsome payroll in the city, and furnishing a market for material that is available in untold quantities. Aaresboro, Ga.; Maria Sapp, Baxley, Ga.; Helen Sikes, Bannockburn, Ga.; Nell Sikes, Bannockburn, Ga.; Essie Mae Swann, Quitman, Ga.; Mrs. Susie K. Poindexter, Baxley, Minnie Giddens, Willacoochee, Ga.; Mrs. W. C. Drawdy, Mt. Pleasant, Ga.; Ger trude Kirkland, Denton, Ga.; Mrs. R. L. Kight, Broxton, Ga.; Bell Miles, Baxley, Ga.; Beulah Morris, Uvalda, Ga.; Myrtle Musgrove, Millwood, Ga.; Bonnie Taylor, Alma, Ga. Gladys Taylor, Alma, Ga.j.Nannis Deen Taylor, Baxley, Ga.; Ruth Thomas, Hoboken, Ga.; Irene Thorn con, Bristol, Ga.; Cordelia Thompson, Ambrose, Ga.; Maggie Tanner, Alma, Ga.; Lottie Taylor, Alma, Ga.; Bea ,ice Taylor, Alma, Ga.; Mrs. G. E. Jsher, Lyons, Ga.; Mrs. Warren Vickers, Ambrose, Ga.; Susi<*..Vickers, Ambrose, Ga.; Felder Vickers, Am brose, Ga.; Mary Annie Vickers, Am. irose, Ga.; Leta Vickers, Alapaha, Ga.; Gladys Vinson, Douglas, Ga.; B. F. Wilcox, Hazelhurst, Ga., Thelma Williams, Jacksonville, Ga.; Mattie Williams, Baxley, Ga.; Sallie Wil ,iams, Baxley, Ga.; Jessie Wilkinson, Willacoochee, Ga.; Mamie Wheeler, Alma, Ga.; Cola Williams, Baxley, Ga.; Mrs. J. A. Wall, Kirkland, Ga.; I. G. Warren, Jacksonville, Fla.; Ruth Wheless, Douglas, Ga.; Stella Yawn, Alma, Ga.; Addie Yawn, Hazle hurst, Ga. Alice Altman, Alma, Ga.; Vicey Peterson, Douglas, Ga.; Mrs. Lou Baxley, Baxley, Ga.; Mary Parker, Rockingham, Ga.; Marie Sumner, Denton, Ga.; Mamie Burkett, Denton, Ga.; Irene Walls, Broxton, Ga.; Mat ie Nell Walls, Broxton, Ga.; Belle Hires, Redland, Ga.; Lillie Cooper, Hazlehurst, Ga.; Allen Cain, Graham, Ga.; Ira Mims, Hazlehurst, Ga.; Beu lah Harden, Douglas, Ga.; Lucy Wal ker, Willacoochee. Ga.; H. C. Herrin, Hickox, Ga.; Gladys Tomlinson, Stockton, Ga.; Mattie Lee Haskins, Stockton, Ga.