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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.