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Volume XI—No. 39.
INDICATIONS ARE THAT RECORDS WILL BE BROKEN WITH TOBACCO SALES TUESDAY
Thnbbled Floor Space, Extra Buying Force, Will
Greatly Facilitate Sales on The Douglas
Market on Opening Date.
Record breaking sales cn Tuesday,
the opening date of the Georgia to
bacco market, and throughout the en
tire season are indicated strongly
Though in the midst of the
during season, the growers have
stored great amounts of tobacco,
which will be placed on sale opening
day.
A Intense activity i 3 exhibited on
every hand. Via automobile and
train, almost a steady stream of peo
ple who will be connected with the
various sales houses and the com
panies have been coming in to Doug
las, in addition to many visitors who
have eome to look the situation over.
A double set of buyers as good as
can be found in the country are here
and ready for the opening, as well
as auctioneers, bookkeepers, clerk 3,
etc.
List of Buyers.
Imperial Tobacco Company: M. G.
Shuff and J. H. MaGette.
Export Leaf Tobacco Company:
E. G. Peeples and V. E. Wells.
American Tobacco Company: Royal
|Bands and M. B. Turner.
" Liggett & Myers Tobacco Com
pany: Rex Cook and H. G. Clayton.
J. P. Taylor & Company: Messrs.
Washington and Stoddard.
China-American Company: Arthur
Barber and L. Gravely.
There will also be a long list of in
dependent buyers, among which will
be Mann Roberts, Clyde Calvert,
Johnny Pollard, J. E. Winstead, M.
O. Wilson, Willie Brown,.Press White,
Johnnie Wilkins, M. A. Buchanan,
Mr. Stevens, J. L. Pegram and L. G.
Brooks.
The outlook for a prosperous sea
“ Son was never brighter, and never
has competition existed so keenly on
the market.
A most extensive advertising cam
paign has been waged for the past
several weeks, and the local market
is before the tobacco growers of
Georgia in a thorough manner.
The sales on the Douglas market
last season were considerably above
five million, and it is not unlikely
that this figure will be doubled in
1925. The acreage has been great
ly, increased in this section, and the
SPECIAL SERVICES
FOR CRADLE ROLL
AT BAPTIST S. S,
Sunday, July 26, will be observed
as Cradle Roll Day in the First Bap
tist church, Douglas.
The Master Teacher honored child
hood when He said“ suffer the little
children to oome unto me and forbid
them not for of such is the Kingdom
of God. And he took them in His
arms , put his hands upon them and
blessed them.”
Setting a Jewish child in the midst
of His disciples Jesus sand “Except
ye become as little children ye shall
not enter the Kingdom of Heaven.”
£ Sunday we will have the Cracjle
Holl member of the Baptist Sunday
school placed as the child in the midst
that we may study from them the
beautiful qualities of Christian char
acter as did the disciples of old.
All are welcome to worship with
us in this service.
“Come thou with us and we will
do thee good.”
BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL.
THE BRIGHT LEAF TEA
ROOM OPENED TUESDAY
The Bright Leaf Tea Room, with
Mrs. F. W. Dart and Mrs. R. J. Vib
bert, hostesses, opened in the Tele
phone building Tuesday evening. The
stand is the same as that occupied
by the Tea Cozy, which suspended
some months ago.
Meals will be served by the day,
week or month, in addition to quick
lunch service. The Bright Leaf is
f iade very attractive by use of decora
.ions, and should prove a popular eat
ing place for select customers.
The public is invited to call and in
spect the new place.
congestion which prevailed here last
season is entirely removed, there be
ing four very large warehouses in
stead of two as was the case last
year. It is estimated that a million
pounds of tobacco was kept off the
market due to congested conditions.
A double set of buyers will also
add much to the situation and there
will be no occasion to have to remain
more than one day in order to dis
pose of tobacco if so desired.
New Brick Warehouse Organization.
Pegram & Critcher will greet those
coming to this market as a firm for
the first time. Mr. fegram might
be termed the “grand Old Man’’ of
the market, having been here for sev
eral years. Mr. Critcher is well
known to the people, and is himself
an expert dealer in tobacco.
J. A. Squires and Early Bass will
auction for this company, and they,
too, have been on the market for some
time. E. E. Hackney, of Greenville,
Tenn., will pay off, Irving Langley,
of Wilson, N. C., and Mr. Yancey, of
Clarksville, Va., are book men. Hay
den Davis of N. C., is book
and clip man, Howard Stanton, and
Bob Critcher are floor men, and Rob
ert Day is floor manager. Buddie
McClelland is driveway boss. Thus
it will be seen that the Farmers
Warehouse will have a thorough or
ganization.
The Big Warhouse.
Oettinger & King are proprietors
of the Big Warehouse. This is their
first season on the Georgia market,
i but by no means their first experience
in the warehouse business. They are
considered expert handlers of tobac
co and bear such a reputation in
Kentucky and 'North Carolina* where
! they have operations.
Mr. Oettinger and Mr. King have
i made wide acquaintance since com
! ing here and have a splendid orga
! nization as follows:
Auctioneer, 0. G. Rucker, Kinston,
j N. C., George Suggs, floor man, W. F.
| Brown, leaf man, H. D. Stanley,
, Kinston, H. D. Long, Roxboro, C. M.
I Metcalf, bookkeeper, Roy Smith, M.
!A. Buchanan, Johhnie Wilkins, Mr.
| Huggins, check out man, and Mr.
I Meeks, night manager.
SAM TANNER PURCHASES
MADISON AVENUE AND
ASHLEY STREET PROPERTY
The vacant lots and small build
ings, at the oorner of Madison ave
nue and Ashley street were purch
ased by Sam Tanner from Messrs.
Elias Lott and W. F. Sibbett this
week. The consideration was $6,000
cash. At present only tin structures
stand on the square, which is a very
prominent corner in Douglas. It is
authoritively stated that the entire
tract from the Union Pharmacy fac
ing Ashley street and also that sec
tion facing Madison avenue will be
developed. Mr. Tanner and Mr. Mc-
Eachren are joint owners of part of
this vacant property. Mr. Tanner
did not indicate what the nature of
the proposed buildings would be, but
likely they will be two-story brick
buildings for renting purposes.
A PUFF OF WIND AND
A BUILDING BLOCK
Bill Bailey and W. T. Oottingham
are pushing the manufacture of their
new method concrete block building
material. The beauty about this
block is that it does not require a
carpenter to lay them, each one fit
ting in its place, and automatically
locking the entirje being
built. All one has to do to make
them is to mix concrete and sand,
pack it dowm a bit, with a rubber
hose in the center, turn on compres
sed air for an instant and a polish
ed block is produced, which is stored
away for a few days and becomes as
hard as concrete can be. The blocks
are not without an attractive design,
and while no buildings have been com
pleted, it appears that handsome bun
galows can be erected with them.
OFFICIAL ORGAN COFFEE COUNTY. CITY OF DOUGLAS, AND THE CITY OF NICHOLLS
DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, THURS DAY, JULY 23, 1925.
MBS. JOHN S. GIBSON !
WINS FIRST PRIZE:
Mrs. John S. Gibson, of Douglas, J
was winner of the first prize, $50,00
in furniture at the M. F. Head Com
pany in The Progress’ missing word
contest which closed last week.
Mr 3. Thomas W. Overstreet was
winner of second prize, $25.00 in
merchandise at Westbrook’s. Third
prize, SIO.OO in merchandise was won
by Mrs. W. R. Campbell, while Mrs.
C. W. Meeks, of Nicholls, Mrs. M. C.
Johnson, and Mrs. D. W r . Grantham
are each awarded $5.00 in merchan
dise, at Westbrook’s.
A great many replies have been re
ceived, some of whom did not follow
the contest all the» way through,
however, most of those who began
finished.
Those winning prizes may call at
the places named and claim them,
seeing Mr. M. F. Head and Mr. R. C.
Relihan.
Quite a bit of interest has been ex
hibited in the advertising campaign,
which was put on by a number of
leading merchants of the city.
FAULTY BRIDGEGAUSE
OF TWO ACCIDENTS
Two very painful accidents have
occurred during the past week on the
small bridge a short distance out of
Nicholls coming west.
The first was that of Mr. T. J.
Darling, who was accompanying a
party of Waycross Kiwanians to
Douglas last Thursday for a special
luncheon. Mr. Darling, who is a
prominent citizen of Waycross, was
thrown to the top of the car, and in
attempting to save a blow on the
head, sprained an arm. He was suf
fering quite a bit when he arrived at
Dougins, but war able’ to attend the
luncheon.
The other accident happened in
about the same way, the driver of a
St. Louis Mo., car not seeing the ele
vation in time to apply brakes. A
young man, accompanied by his fath
er, mother and sister was driving,
and his father riding in the back
seat. He was thrown to the top, and
it was necessary to bring him to
the Clark-Smith sanitarium where it
was found that he suffered concus
sion of the brain.
The bridge, a short one, is built on
an elevation several inches above the
road level, and is a dangerous place
for cars traveling at a high rate of
speed. It is necessary to slow down
to avoid a severe bump.
MRS, S. E DELEMAR
DIES IN MACON
A telephone message was received
by Mrs. B. M. Poer, of Broxton,
early Wednesday that her
mother, Mrs. S. E. DeLemar, more
than eighty years of age had died in
Macon reather suddenly. Mr. and
Mrs. Poer will attend the funeral and
interment at West Point, Georgia.
Mrs. DeLemar was apparently in
good health prior to her death. She
had visited Douglas and Broxton, and
was known to many of this section.
She was making her home with a son
in Macon.
BUSINESS GOOD, SAYS
DOUGLAS MERCHANTS
The “lull before the storm” is pas
sed in Douglas, and the merchants
of this city # are preparing for the
rush season of buying which is al
ready upon them. The past two or
three weeks there has been somewhat
a let-up on account of the intense ac
tivity in curing tobacco. Every avail
able person is at work, even to the
school children, who can “string” the
leaves as they are put on the sticks
preparatory to hanging in the curing
barn, but Saturday* was a fine day
for the merchants. Throughout the
entire spring summer Douglas
merchants have reported excellent
business, and with the coming of the
tobacco opening, seldom has such pre
paration been seen here for a large
trade.
LNDIASIAS IN SERIOUS
WRECK ON DIXIE
%
V. illiam dCrocms, of Indianapolis,
Indiana, apnan of middle /age, was
dangerously injured last Friday when!
his automobile, a Ford touring car
left the road and turned a double
summersault on a curve on the Dixie
Highway ( shout seven miles east of j
Douglas.
Mr. Crobm.s is recovering at the
Clark-Smith Sanitarium where he was
brought by Mr. John Jardine, who
happened along a few monments af
ter the car turned over. The auto
mobile is almost a total wreck. Mr.
Crooms staited that he did not see the
curve until late, and struck a bed of
sand, losing control. His injuries
consisted of a badly lacerated arm
and leg, and internal injuries.
THANKSGIVING
WILL BE THEME FOR
SUNDAY SERVICES
A Thanksgiving service will be
held concurrently at churches through
out this county next Sunday, all de
nominations joining in returning
thanks for the bounteous blessings
with which nature ha 3 endowed the
section this year so far.
The suggestion came from religious
leaders in* pouglas, and has been
quickly adopted by many churches in
other towns, and in the country
churches.
The flowing from the Wesley
Bible Class of the Methodist church:
GOOD CROPS AND
THANKSGIVING BY THE
IWESLEY BIBLE CLASS
The W<lsl<>y Bible Class is a Sun
day School Class in the Douglas Meth
odist Sunday School composed ot
ba*ii.«M : Wn of various- occupations.
In last Sunday’s less-on, July the 19
Paul said to the people of Lystu,
“Turn from these vain things unto
a living God who made Heaven and
Earth He gave you rains from Heaver,
and fruitful seasons.” Class discus
sion brought out the fact that South
Georgia is blessed with good crops
this year. God has given us rain and
a fruitful season.
The Jews had their Harvest feasts
in the olden time to give tha'nks for
the blessing of God on their crops.
God told the people by the mout'i of
the Prophet Malichi “Ye are cursed
'with curse.” And so are we it seems.
Worms and weevils, scales and blight
and these things destroy our crops.
Gcd told Malichi to tell the people if
they would obey- Him that He would
open the windows of Heaven and pour
out a blessing. And I will rebuke
the devourer for your sakes, neither
shall your vine cast her fruits before
the times. A spirit of gratitude
seemed to fill the hearts of all in the
room and it was suggested that we
have some sort of thanksgiving
service to express our gratitude to
almighty God for all His goodness to
us in these temperal things. Next
Sunday, the 26th was suggested as
the time. It was decided to prepare
a statement for the papers and try
to get as many churches and Sunday
schools and people as possible to
join in the services at their various
places of service. It is not our pur
pose to dictate to any people how
they shall worship, but it seems to us
that it would be pleasing to Almighty
God to render thanks unto Him for
His goodness and mercy unto us. His
irftto*aili, .eaaithfuly
poor unworthy children. If you
can’t get ready for services next
Sunday, then try to have it on the
first Sunday in August. If you need
a leader call on Mr. W. H. Bone, Jr.,
and he will try to send you a leader.
„ The 23rd Psalm and the third chap
ter of Malichi are good bible selec
tions to use in the service.
We would thank the ministers and
Sunday school teachers jind superin
tendent’s to call atteneion to this
matter at their hext service.
God is our father. He loves us and
is wonderfully blessing us this year.
Let us return thanks to the gift of
all good things.
W. H. BONE, Jr.,
For the Committee.
W. P. WARD,
Class Teacher.
WILSON MEMORIAL HIGHWAY
DESIGNATION INCLUDES DOUGLAS
RUN OVER BY TRAIN
BUT WILL GET WELL
A. M. Moore, about 65 years of age
is at the Clark-Smith Sanitarium as
the result of a collission with a
freight train on the Georgia & Flori
da railroad Saturday night at a late
hour. The accident occurred between
the passenger station and the shops
of the company.
It was stated that Moore had gone
to sleep on the track, and in a place
where it was impossible for the en
gineer to see him in time to stop. It
is considered marvelous that he was
not more badly mutilated and killed.
He was virtually scalped, suffered
a skull fracture, and his right ha.id
was so badly crushed as to necessi
tate amputation. He is very serious
ly injured, but physicians state that
he will recover.
The injured man is the father of
Mr. Moore who was burned to death
some time ago when a can of gas
oline exploded, after he had struck a
match a few feet away.
GIBSON JOINS MCDONALD
AND MINGLEDORFF LAW FIRM
The formation of a partnership for
the practice of law was perfected this
weeek, John S. Gibson, popular young
member of the local bar, and Justice
of the Peace of the district joining
the law firm of McDonald and Min
gledorff, formerly McDonald, Mingle
dorff and Winn.
Mr. Gibson has already formally
become associated, giving up his of
fices in the Overstreet building and
joining tire firm- in the Lankford
building where spacious offices are
maintained by this firm.
FARMERS CONFERENCE
IN ATHENS THE
LAST OF AUGUST
The Farmers’ Conference held an
nually at Athens bid fair to be attend
ed more largely by leading farmers
this year than ever before.
The conference comes the latter
part of August and County Agent
Bussey is making an effort to take a
very large number of farmers from
Coffee County. At these meetings are
assembled leading farmers who go to
make a study of scientific methods,
meet with one another and learn re
sults obtained by various methods of
diversification and to get first-hand
information from the experts employ
ed by the State College, whom each
year through reseach and experi
ments, have a great many helpful
ideas to impart to those who attend
the conference. The trip is a very
pleasant as well as instructive one,
and in the following brief letter of ex
planation Mr. Bussey gives some sug
gestions as to the trip:
Let us not forget about the trip to
Athens to the State College he last
week in August. All of the tobacco
will be just about sold at that time
and there will be nothing in the way
to hinder.
It will be well worth while to get
out and see what the other fellows
are doing. We will learn something.
There will be farmers at the college
of Agriculture that week from all
over Georgia. The farmers visiting
there will have access to all the de
partments of the college, attend the
meetings of the two days that are
specially set aside for the farmers
and ask all the questions that you
wish. Don’t forget, the 24th and 25th
of August are the two days set aside
for the farmers, though they can stay
the whole week if they wish. The re
mainder of the week will be devoted
to a Market Conference.
The cost for room and hoard at
Wilkins for the two days will
be $3.00; if you want to stay the week
it will be $7.00. If you want to go.
see or write me to make reservations
for you; if you want to know more
about it, see me. If about three men
$1.50 Per Annum in Advanc®
MILLEDGEVILLE MEETING AP
PROVES APPLICATION OF
DOUGLAS, PEARSON AND MIL
TOWN.
A new and important link of the
Woodrow Wilson Memorial Highway
was designated Thursday at a meet
ing of the board of directors held at
Milledgeville. The route is via
Hazlehurst, Douglas, Pearson, Mill
town into Valdosta, and is to be
known as the Woodrow W’ilson Me
morial Highway, College Route.
This important road is now desig
nated from D. C.,
through Virginia, North and South
Carolina, Georgia and into Florida,
and the link established Thursday
shortens the distance from points
north to Valdosta about sixty miles.
Another link of the route extends
from Hazlehurst, Alma, Waycross,
Homerville and then to Valdosta.
A delegation from Douglas and
Pearson ajtendfed the Milledgeville
meeting by investigation from the
officials of the road association, and
presented a request for the routing
via Douglas, which was readily ac
ceded to by that body.
At present there is a good road
extending from Lumber City, in Tel
fair county practically all the way to
Athens. A committee was appointed
to urge the State Highway Board to
designate the Hazlehurst and Douglas
road as part of the state system, as
well as the road from Pearson to Mil
town. The road from Douglas to
Pearson is already a part of the state
system.
A bridge is being constructed at
Lumber City across the Ocmulgee
river by~“t‘fie state, and when this
bridge is completed, it is planned to
have that link of the road from Pear
son to Miltown in thorough repair
and to still further improve the road
between Douglas and Hazlehurst.
The road when completed will be
one of the main arteries of travel in
the South, coming virtually through
the heart of both North and South
Carolina and will essentially be used
by the greater part of travel. It en
ters Florida about midway the state
ard those traveling the route, upon
reaching Lake City, Florida, can
travel to Jacksonville, on the east
coast, and Tampa on the west coast
with equal convenience.
Great interest is being
in the road by all the cities north oiy
‘the Ocmulgee river in Georgia, and
the delegation from Douglas at the
Milledgeville meeting were enthusias
tic over the treatment accorded them
by delegations from the various mid
dle Georgia cities Thursday. A bar
becue was tendered the party while
in Milledgeville.
Representing Coffee county at the
meeting were: T. A. Dixon, R. A.
Moore, F. F. Preston, W. T. Cotting
ham, J. H. Peterson, B. M. Barri
neau, Fred Brewer and W. A. Wilcox.
Mr. R. A. Moore and Mr. T. A.
Dixon were elected directors of the
association from Coffee county and
directors were also chosen from At
kinson and Lanier counties.
B. RIGELL & COMPANY TO
RETIRE FROM BUSINESS
Announcement is made that the
mercantile business of B. Rigell &
Company, composed of Mr. B. Rigell
and Mr. Joe Parish, will be discon
tinued shortly. Mr. Rigell states
that owing to his health he is compel
led to retire from the business he
has successfully operated for the past
seventeen years at the corner of
Ward street and Madison avenue. It
is understood that Mr. Parish will
enter business elsewhere. Mr. Rigell
will spend part of his time in Douglas
looking after business interests here,
and will travel for his health.
will go in a car with some one that
has a car and pay his board and pay
for gas and oil on the trip, the cost
will be a mighty small item.
A. S. Bussey,
County Agent.