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Volume XI—No. 38. WAYCROSS KIWANIANS VISITORS TODAY About twenty-five Waycross Ki wanians are the guests of the Kiwan is Club here today. The -occasion of the visit is to present to the Douglas Club the Henry C. Heinz attendance trophy, which is a beautiful loving cup. The cup is being passed from ■club to club throughout the state, and will become the property of the club having the largest attendance at the state convention this fall at Albany. The size of the membership and the ■distance traveled will be taken into consideration in presenting the trophy. Judge Harry D. Deed was in the ■city during the morning attending ■court matters and remained for the luncheon. Others coming over from waycross are: H. D. Bunn, H. C. Bunn, John W. Bennett, Dr. J. H. Brewton, W. G. Converse, Jerome Crawley, S. G. Cole man, Basil Cole, T. J. Darling, B. S. Gibson, L. L. Harvard, J. H. King, A. M. Knight, George Kontos, Dan Lott, A. G. Miller, Dr. W. D. Mixon, Dr. Paul McGee, Dr. B. H. Minchew, Dr. George N. McDonell, W. D. O’Quinn, Judge Harry/D. Reed, John T. Watt, C. M. Williams and Jack Williams. GA. NORMAAL SUMMER •SCHOOL BEGAN TUES, The Georgia Normal College began its annual summer school here Tues day with a good attendance. The ■course is mainly teachers’ training -and review work and will continue for four weeks. Prof. A. A. Kuhl and Prof. Simon Peterson are in charge of the work. The studnet body of the summer course consists of students from many counties, and is always largely attended. The school dormitories are used by most of those in attendance. CARD OF THANKS. I wish to take this means to thank the many people who were so kind and thoughtful in the long illness and death of my husband. May Heaven’s richest blessings reward each of you. MRS. JAS. BLAND. STRAYED —Bay horse mule about 14 hands high, weight about 850 pounds, fifteen years old. Left my place Monday. Reward for information or return to J. S. Lott, Douglas, Ga. WANTED—Man with car to sell complete line quality Auto Tires and Tubes. Exclusive Territory Ex perience not necessary. Salary S3OO - per month. Milestone Rubber Com pany, Eastliverpool, Ohio. FOR RENT —To desirable party, four large rooms with all modern con veniences. For full particulars, Phone 265 or 118, City. ad Mrs. L. S. Peterson and children have returned from a three weeks’ visit to Mrs. J. Rod Davis in Donald sonville. Mrs. Davis returned with them and was their guest Sunday. G. O’Berry of Willacoochee, spem Tuesday here. Mrs. W. P. Ward, Mrs. V. W. Critcher and son, Gordon, left Tues day for a visit to Jacksonville and Pablo. Miss Margaret Owens of Mont gomery, Ala., who has been the guest of her sister, Miss Ophilea Owens, will return to her home, tonight. Mr. Edd Williams, of Macon, was a visitor in our city Friday. Mrs. Jesse Grantham and sons of Fitzgerald were the guest*; of Judge and Mrs. W. P. Ward for a few days last week. Mrs. N. J. Bailey had as her week end guest Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Spell and children, Mrs. J. W. Caveneugh and Mr. J. E. Bailey of Fitzgerald. Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Sweat have re turned from Clearwater, Fla. The many friends of Mrs. J. B. Thrasher regret that she is sick at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Roy Thurman of Columbus. Miss Alma Strickland and Miss Lucy Poston left Monday for a two weeks trip to Savannah and Tybee. Mr. and Mrs. R. N. McEachren and children returned Monday from a ten days stay at Pablo. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Harris of East man, were guests at the home of Mr. Abe Harris Sunday. (Buffet (Jtauniji Wr car css, DOUGLAS BEST ADVERTISED SAYS DR. JONES AFTER TOUR “Douglas is the most talked of and best advertised town in Georgia,” says Dr. E. H. Jones, after a recent tour over a large portion of the state including North and Middle Georgia points. Tobacco is largely responisble for the large range of popularity enjoy ed by this' city, thinks Mr. Jones, but from the standpoint of business in general he thinks that this city has obtained invaluable advertising at the hands'of traveling men and oth ers who have visited Douglas. He further stated that a great many people make inquiries regarding this immediate section with a view to coming here to live. Dr. Jones made a trip lasting sev eral weeks in the interest of Tanner’s Eye Water, a proprietory medicine manufactured locally and which is en joying a wide sale over this state and Florida. PRESBYTERIANS HOLD INSTITUTE LAST FRI. The Church Workers’ Institute of the Savannah Presbytery met with local church last Friday. Two sessions were held, both morning and evening, and a luncheon -was served by the ladies of the Presbyterian church at noon. Those who were on the program for addresses were: Rev. C. 0. N. Martindale, Vidalia, Rev. L. A. Davis, Savannah, Miss Elizabeth Havenkot te, Valdosta, Miss Inez McCrae, Mt. Vernon, Rev. E. S. Winn, Fitzgerald, Mr. B. D. Brantley, of Blackshear, and Rev. W. E. Smith, local pastor. There was a good attendance, rep resentatives coming from Waycross, Fitzgearld, Blackshear, Savannah and Valdosta. All of the program was most interesting and instructive. NOTICE Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the 1925 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a local bill entitled: “An act to authorize the Mayor and Council of the Tity of Douglas, Georgia, to call an election at such time or times as may be desired, to submit yo the qualified voters of said City the question of exempting from taxation certain properties as are mentioned in Article 7, Section 2, Paragraph 2, of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, to provide who shall vote in said election, how the ballot shall be prepared and counted and how the result shall be declared, to comply with all other require ments of the Constitution of this State as set forth in the Article, Section and Paragraph above refer red to and other purposes.’’ This, the 7th day of July, 1925. WHENCE ALL THE MOSQUITOES? The above question should be an. swered and without delay, by the city fathers. There has been no excuses of rain this summer, yet the mos quitoes are worse than they have been in several years. To only the casual observer it is apparent that most vacant lots, and the City’s Park are grown up in high weeds and grass forming breeding places for mosqui toes —some streets and side walks of the city are «in the same condition — some large ditches have not been cleaned out in a year or more, and the sanitary situation of the city is becoming alarming—prompt attention to these things and the expenditure of a few hundred dollars in clearing up the city will perhaps avert an epidemic of disease. Just at this time when the eyes of every body are directed towards Douglas, the eyes of the city fathers should be directed towards making Douglas a desirable place in which to live. An epidemic of typhoid fever in Douglas now would practically set at naught all the efforts of the past years towards making our city the center of tobacco industry of the sec tion. The city fathers should at once cut the weeds on the streets, side walks, park and other places, clean out the ditches, and require owners of vacant lots to do likewise, on penalty of the city doing it at their expenses, or perhaps a fine by the Mayor. Let’s everybody clean up our premises. Prof. J. M. Thrash left Tuesday for White Springs, Fla. OFFICIAL ORGAN COFFEE COUNTY. CITY OF DOUGLAS, ANb THE CITY OF NICHOLLS DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JULY l(i, 1925. Now for A Little Rest* 9a rver j/VWAT s M tva serve REST and 0 u cnc \ ✓“s. ROYAL ARCH MASONS ! MET AT VALDOSTA t j The district association of Royal ] Arch Masons met in Valdosta last j Thursday for their annual convention. Fitzgerald was selected as the next meeting place. Valdosta won the plaudits of the delegates for the splendid entertain ment furnished those in attendance. State officers were in attendance and the business sessions were very in teresting. Three candidates from Douglas were given degrees, those be injg'L. W. Drew, P. O. Kohn and Mr. Stirewalt. Dr. J. M. Hall and S. M. Moore attended the session from Douglas, and Mr. Moore was elected captain of the Host, and Dr. Hall named treasurer. Following is a list of officers elect ed: S. G. Pryor, of Fitzgerald, grand high priest. Rev. /. J. Cornish, Valdosta, king. J. W. Long, of Ashburn, scribe. John M. Hall, Douglas, threasur er. J. R. Dusenbury, of Valdosta, scribe. David L. Paulk, of Fitzgerald, chap lian. S. M. Moore, of Douglas, captain of the host. , S. F. Overstreet, of Tifton, prin cipal sojourner. S. J. Smith, of Waycross, 1 master of the third veil. F. R. Sutton, of Daisy, master of the second veil. R. D. Reid, of Homerville, master :f the first veil. M'r. and Mrs. Thomas .Griffin and Mack Griffin are spending the week with Mr 3. Cottle Clark in Waycross. Ed Poindexter, of Lenox, who has been a patient at the Clark-Smith Sanitariurp, returned to his home Monday. His father, the Rev. J. D. -Poindexter, arrived in Douglas Sun day and accompanied him home. Misses Mary Winn, Alma Pridgen, Lurline Strickland and Evelyn Sikes left Wednesday to be the guests of friends in Augusta for a few days. Miss Cleo Touchton is the guest of her sister in Waycross. Miss IrJ?y Cook left yesterday for a visit to Athens and North Carolirka where she will spend two months. ' Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Fields and lit tle daughter, Elizabeth, of Miami, Fla. were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Farnell for a few days this week. Miss Clara Walker has returned to her home in Madison, Fla., after a visit to her aunt, Mrs. Lonnie A. Pope. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Stubbs has as their guest, Mrs. J. L. Stubbs, of New Orleans. Mrs. Lewis) Keim of Fitzgerald was the guest of Mrs. G. C. Smith Wednesday. Mr. T. H. Monk, of Miami, Fla., will join his family here today for a visit at the home of Mrs. S. J. Stubbs. STATE MUTUAL RE INSURANCE ORDEED Rome, Ga., July 14. —An order di recting W. A. Wright, Comptroller General of Georgia, to advertise for bids to reinsure the business of the State Mutual Life Insurance Com pany, of Rome, to be opened by him August 12, was made public Tuesday by Judge W. E. T.oomas, of Valdos ta, before whom proceedings were heard'several weeks ago in which cer tain certificate holders asked that the Comptroller be corfined in bis accep tance of bids to certain corporate re quirements. The Comptroller will open bids for the business and submit them to Judge Thomas, with his recommen dation, subject to the approval of the court. The preliminary order, as signed by Judge Thomas, will not be appealed, it is understood. This means that any insurance com pany may submit a bid for the busi ness of the Rome institution, but that the Comptroller will not be bound by the lowest bidder, but by the bidder, in his opinion, representing the best interests of the policyholders. The Independent Insurance Com pany, of Rome, composed of J. P. Cooper, John M. Graham, M. S. La nier and others, will submit a bid along with other companies. Mrs. Vida Tomlinson has as her guest, her cousin, Miss Maria Strick land, of Ray City. Mr. E. L. Tanner and E. If. Jr., left last Thursday week for Henderson ville, N. C., where Mrs. Tanner and daughter Janie Carrol, has been for several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Tan ner are expected to'return to Doug las the last of the week. Miss Hilta and Master Hersha Har ris are guests of their aunt in East man. Mrs. R. O. Crocker and daughter, of Atlanta, is of Mrs. Ralph Ray Turner. Miss Mary Roberts is visiting her brother in Savannah. Miss Vera Belle Barclay left today for Thomasville to be the guest of friends. Glynn Harper is visiting his grand parents in Plant City, Fla. Miss Lucile Beasley left Tuesday for a visit to friends in Augusta. Miss Marie Ward is being delight fully entertained as the guest Sarah Hollond Hester in New Bern N. C. Mr. M. A. Parker spent Tuesday in Hazlehurst. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Gunter of Vi dalia, were guests of their mother, Mrs. B. H. Tanner Tuesday. Mr. Donald P. McKay, of Cordele, spent Sunday at the home of Dr. S. L. Vinson. Dr. and Mrs. S. L. Vinson and daughter, Mrs. W. N. Dark, left Wed nesday on a motor trip to Eatonton, where they will be the guests of Mr. an<T Mrs. Roy G. Vinson, for a few days. MISSING WORD CONTEST CLOSES THIS WEEK The missing word contest which has beeh running in The Progress for thirteen weeks comes to <a close with this issue. All replies must be in the office by Saturday at noon to be counted. The answers will be checked up and :he successful contestant or contes tants will be announced later. It will not be necessary for those interested to come to the office, as it will require some time in which to find the cor rect answers. Announcement will be made in the paper as to the winners, but as soon as learned the winners will be notified and will receive the awards. NICHOLLS WANTS LOCAL SCHOOL DIST. The first substantial movement to establish consolidated schools in tof fee county is being undertaken by Nicholls and a bill is pending in the legislature which would incorporate that city and a wide territory into one school district. The plan carries with it a bond issue for adequate school buildings, the equalizing of opportunities for the rural students of that section with those of the children in town. It is proposed to include in the school district sufficient territory to raise adequate funds to maintain a high school on a high standard. A large number of leading business men of that section are behind the movement, and from reliable sources comes information that there will likely be no opposition to the plan. MR. JAMES BLAND DIES OF HEART ATTACK In the death of Mr. Ja3. Bland which occurred Saturday afternoon about four o’clock from a heart at tack, Douglas has lost a respected and sterling citizen. Mr. Bland who was 59 years of age had been a resi dent of this city for more than fifteen years, coming here from Baxley in Appling county, where he had lived for a time after leaving the place of his birth in Bulloch county. He has been a successful business man since coming to Douglas. He had been confined to his home for several days away from his busi ness, but ws3 able to be up. It was while he was sitting in a chair on the porch of his home that he wasstrick en. His adopted 12-year-old son, Leon Bland was the only one near him, and aid was summoned quickly. Mrs. G. H. Bridges, a sister and who lived nearby arrived in time to see him breathe his last. Mrs. Bland was at the market and grocery store operated by Mr. Bland and when she arrived at the residence he was dead. ■ The funeral services were conduc ed at the Baptist church by Dr. Carl W. Minor on Sunday afternoon at four o’clock and the remains interred in the city cemetery. The immediate family surviving are his wife and two adopted sons, Leon and Cleon,,twin brothers, twelve years of age, and children of his bro ther. Surviving broehers and sisters are: D. D. Bland, W. G. Bland and W. W. Bland, o fßaxley, R. L. Bland, of Waycross, Shelton Bland of West Palm Beach, Florida, Mrs. Jake Johnson, of Alma, Mrs. G. H. Bridges of this city, Mrs. Minnie Peacock, of Eastman, and Mrs. Ben Johnson, of Waycross, all of whom were present at the funerai and interment. His mother, Mrs. W. H. Bland, of Alma, also survives. Attending the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Bland and family, of Waycross, Mrs. B. M. Johnson, of Waycross, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Pea cock, of Eastman, W. G., W. W., and D. D. Bland, of Baxley, Shelton Bland of West Palm Beach, Fla., Mrs. J. Johnson and Mrs.' W. H. Bland, of Alma. Bernice Bridges and Herbert Blackburn, of Valdosta. TOBACCO SHEETS I offer waterproof tobacco sheets 50c each. Plain sheets 45c. 9-16 R. W. GRIFFIN. 51.50 Per Annum in Advance BILL WOULD CLASSIFY HOSPITALSWITH HOTELS A bill introduced in the legislature by Representative G. M. Ricketson, of this county, would protect hos pitals in the same manner that hotels are protected, making it a misdemea nor for patients leaving the hospitals without payment, or suitable arrange ment with the management for fees charged. The bill is the conception of local hospital managers and is designed to prevent what is alleged, heavy losses and without recourse whatever. A bill has also been drafted and will be presented by Mr. Ricketson which would enable the city of Doug las to exempt from taxation for stat ed period, probably five years, new industries coming into the commun ity. Similar bills have been present ed in a great many counties -of the state, and practically all of the larg er cities are asking for this privilege. MASHBURN VICKERS GOES WITH JACKSONVILLE BANK Mashburn Vickers, who, for the past several years has been a valued employe of the Union Banking Com pany of this city, leaves the latter part of this week for Jacksonville, Florida, where he has accepted a position with the Atlantic National Bank. Mr. Vickers is a young man of many capabilities, and doubtless will merit the promotion he has re ceived in banking circles. FARMERS' CONFERENCE LAST WEEK IN AUGUST (By A. S. Bussey, County Agent) During the last week in August the State College of Agriculture at Ath ens will hold a County Agents Con ference. This week will be devoted to discussing various phases of the County Agents problems, but the es pecial attention to Marketing. They have set aside two days of this week, the 24th and 25th, specially for farm ers. The cost for board and lodging for these two days will be $3.00; if a farmer wants to stay the whole week, from Monday until Saturday the cost will be $7.00. W'hile there the farmers will stay in Camp Wilkins, the Camp built es pecially for the boys and girls clubs, but will be turned over to the farm ers for this week. This camp is on the campus of the College of Agri culture, within a half mile of the main building. W’hile there the farmers will attend the various lec tures and discussions at the College, and have the privilege of visiting all the different departments, such as poultry, field crops, live stock, gard ening, etc., and asking all the ques tions they like. It will be a mighty fine trip. It is about 230 miles from Douglas to Athens, by way of Macon. You can leave Douglas early in the morn ing and get to Athens for Supper, Why not let’s get up two or three car loads of farmers and spend the week up there? Three or four farm ers can get together with one man that has a car and pay his gas and oil and maybe board for him to fur nish the car. It will be a trip you will never regret. Let’s go up for the two days, 24th and 25th, if we don’t stay the week. I will have to stay the week. If you are interested in this trip, get in touch with me and I will try to help you make arrangements. It is a mighty fine thing to get out and see what the other fellow is doing. Several County Agents from middle and North Georgia have all ready brought bunches of farmers in here to see what we are doing, and there will be another bunch in here this week from Jefferson County. You can always learn something from the other fellow, even if it is nothing but making you love your home county better. Let’s go. MASONS ATTENDING BRUNSWICK CONVENTION Dr. J. M. Hall, Sr., H. G. Fussell, and R. J. Cornelius are attending the Eleventh District Masonic convention meeting in Brunswick Wednesday and Thursday % this week. Mr. Fussell is secretary-treasurer cf the associa tion, and Dr. Hall is representing Douglas Lodge 386, while Mr. Corne lius goes as a delegate from Wilcox Lodge 668.