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Volume XI—No. 41.
STATE AND COUNTY
TAX LEVY REMAINS
THE SAME AS 1924
The County Commissioners have fix
ed the 1925 tax levy at sixteen mills,
or $16.00 on the thousand. This is
the same rate that was levied in 1924.
This rate will prevail except in some
of the districts where a local school
tax is levied. There are local school
districts which levy a special tax of
from 3 to 5 mills at West Green, Am
brose, Bethany and Lax.
The rate for the past year was in
creased in order to take care of a
deficit in the county school fund. It
is planned to retire this indebtedness
in two more years, including 1925.
The rate in Coffee county is lower
than in a great many counties, and
higher than only a very small percent
age of them in Georgia.
The largest items are for schools
and maintenance of the county road
system, which is considered amone
the best in the state in counties of
similar class.
The financial affairs of Coffee n un
ty are in excellent shape, and bills
met promptly, no vouchers being
issued that are not promptly paid.
The balance sheet would be about
even if all items due the county were
paid.
\ TO MEET
The church of Jesus Christ of Lat
ter Day Saints is to hold a two day
conference next Saturday and Sun
day August the Bth and 9th. Mem
bers will be present from all over
Southern Georgia, some coming 'rom
as far south as Tampa, Fla., to at
tend.
Pres. Chas. A. Callis -of Atlanta,
Ga., who has charge of the Mor an
missionary activities in the Southern
states will be in attendance and will
address the congregation.
The public is cordially invited to
attend and hear Pres Callis and oth
ers speak. There will also be present
some twenty traveling preachers.
REV. MINGLEDORFF APPOINTED
TO BRUNSWICK CHURCH
Rev. Claude Mingledorff, who has
been living on his farm near Douglas
for several months, has been appoint
ed pastor of the McKendree church.
He received his appointment this
week from Bishop W. N. Ainsworth.
The vacancy in the pastorate of the
McKendree church came about
through the transferring of several
preachers, following the death -of Rev
Pafford, pastor of Sylvania.
Rev. Mingledorff takes charge of
his new work next Sunday, but is
undecided yet as to when he will
move his family, as the conference
year is nearing an end and his farm
cannot be left without some one to
look after it.
They have made many friends since
►coming here who will always be in
terested in their work.
ANNUAL MOTORCADE
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. s.—Towns
through** Georgia on the Dixie
Highway are planning elaborate re
ceptions for the tenth annual motor
cade that will start from Saulte St.
Marie, Mich., and-traverse the entire
length of the highway. The delega
tion of cars, is due to reach Georgia
luring October, and is scheduled to
irrive in Atlanta about the 13th.
The Dixie Highway is now open
’or travel the year round, making a
:ompletion of the highway makes it
to longer necessary to ship cars into
the South in the winter, and many are
expected to buy cars and tour the
gouth via the highway.
The Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
is planning a barbecue to welcome
the motorists. The progress of the
motorcade will be broadcasted by
station WGST.
The circles of Methodist Mission
ary Society will be entertained Mon
day by the following members: No.
1, with Mrs. Homer J. Boatwright;
No. 2, with Mrs. J. S. Pridgen; No. 3,
with Mrs. Hutch Williams; No. 4,
with Mrs. J. A. Roberts, No. 5, with
Mrs. Claude Stubbs.
Dr. and Mrs. William Vickers of
Miami, Florida, are guests of their
daughter, Mrs. S. M. Moor#.
OFFICIAL ORGAN COFFEE COUNTY. CITY OF DOUGLAS, AND THE CITY OF NICEOLLS
DOUGLAS KIWANIS
VISIT OCILLA CLUB
ONJLAST FRIDAY
A joint meeting of the Douglas and
Ocilla Kiwanis Clubs was held in
Ocilla last Friday. The meeting
was occasioned by the presentation
of the Heinze trophy to the Ocilla
Club by the Douglas Club. The cup
was presented to the Douglas Club
three weeks ago by Waycross Ki
wanians who visited Douglas twenty
two strong.
Twelve members of the Douglas
Kiwanis Club went to Ocilla, and
Vice-President R. A. Moore presided
in the absence of President J. M.
Thrash, who was unable to attend due
to unavoidable circumstances. Presi
dent J. C. Smith, of the Ocilla Club
was in the chair for the hostess Club,
and he is a delight in his place, mak
ing things so pleasantly agreeable
to the Douglas visitors that each felt
a desire to reciprocate in some way.
Following the routine business,
which was despatched in strictly Ki
wanis style, a pleasing presentation
address came from Mr. E. L. Gran
lham who was chosen by the Doug
las Club to make the presentation
talk.
Mr. Grantham’s theme was for Ki
wan’&ns to con inue to “build senti
ment” for even greater things than
had yet been accomplished by them.
“It is not altogether imbibed in that
motto, “we build” buildings that does
and should dominate Kiwanians,” said
Mr. Grantham. He indicated h : s
meaning by saying that the :pirit
v/Lich brought prohibition, that builds
white ways in cities, builds schools
and religious thought, a finer and
better atmosphere for the home, a
better atmosphere for the home, a
better place for the underprivileged
child, were some of the things chat
dominate Kiwanis thought. He re
ferred to the fight that is being wag
ed in Georgia today for greater indus
trial development by bringing capi
tal into the state by offering the in
dustrial world “tax free’ inducement
to come here to invest.
Mr. Grantham made an eioquent and
logical address of ten minutes that
was indeed appropriate.
The response was by the Rev. L. C.
Gray, pastor of the Ocilla Methodist
church, who proved himself a scholar
in the minds of Douglas Kiwanians
who heard him. He is indeed a ver
satile speaker, a student —and a
thorough Kiwanian in word and
spirit.
Mr. John R. Slater, President of
the Georgia Association, brought to
the minds of the Kiwanians some
beautiful thoughts and presented in a
very emphatic manner the losses
Georgians have been sustaining by
not being awake to the advantages
that surround them.
He referred to health conditions,
using Georgia as an illustration
brought out the fact that Georgia
stands 4th in rank among the states 1
in America in low death rate and I
prevailing health conditions, and
this, with less adequate laws govwrn
ing disease control, keeping of vital
statistics, and other features that
promote health and prevent disease.
Mr. Slater recited that New England
Cotton mills and other manufactur
ers were moving to this state because
of health conditions, not only into
Georgia, but the Southeast.
The Ocilla Club voted to take the
trophy presented them to the Tifton
Club on the following Friday, August
7. This cup is to be presented to
the Kiwanis Club in Georgia which
is best represented in point of at
tendance at the state meeting which
is to be held in Albany in October.
The number of members enrolled
and the distance traveled will govern
in presenting thi3 beautiful token,
an idea conceived by one of Georgia’s
foremost and beloved Kiwanians,
Henry C. Heinze, of Atlanta, treas
urer of the Kiwanis International.
DEATH OF FORMER DOUGLAS
WOMAN AT FITZGERALD
Fitzgerald, Ga„ Aug. s—Mrs. B. R.
Sanders whose death occurred early
Monday morning was buried in Ever
green cemetery late yesterday even
ing, Rev. J. F. Singleton 'S? the Frst
Baptist church officiating. Besides
her husband she is survived by two
children, Earl and Mickie Sanders,
all of this city.
DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1925.
SOUTH CAROLINA
MARKET OPENING
Florence, S. C., Aug. s.—From re
ports received here last night from
a majority of the tobacco markets of
the eastern section of South Caro
lina upon which the opening sales of
the season were held Tuesday, it is
estimated that at least a million and
a puaiter pounds of tobacco were
marketed at prices ranging from four
cents a pound to fifty cents a pound.
The average price was figured by
tobacco men from information re
ceived from the various reporting
warehouses, to lie between 18 and 19
cents a pound.
Of the tobacco marketed the ware
houses of the Tobacco Cooperative
Marketing Association claim to have
taken in first deliveries, three hun
dred thousand pounds, upon which
they advanced sixty-five per cent.
This advance was 15 per cent higher
than was expected and came as a sur
prise to tobacoo circles.
According to figures available Tim
monsville led in the bright belt with
two hundred fourteen thousand at an
average of $19.76.
Official Report of Tobacco Sales
Week of July 28 fo Aupsf 1.
According to the Georgia Cooperative Crop Reporting
service, Peter V. Rice, statistican for the Georgia depart
ment of agriculture, bright leaf tobacco sales at 42 ware
houses in Georgia last week totaled 2,964,884 pounds, which
sold at an average price of 15-85 per pound, and brought the
growers $467,190.37.
Following is a tabulated report of the 42 warehouses:
Pound Sold Ave. Price
Location and Name of Warehouse First Hand. Per lb
ALBANY—
Albany warehouse 18,918 14.19
ALMA—
Tobacco Sales warehouse 98,364 14.23
BAINBRIDGE—
Bainbridge Tobacco warehouse .... 56,464 12.34
BAXLEY—
Planters’ warehouse 63,746 i 14.84
Piedmont warehouse 60,318 16.74
BLACKSHEAR—
The Farmers’ warehouse 106-310 16.83
The Big “Z” warehouse 42,408 16-86
Morgan’s Brick warehouse 80,002 16.04
Planters’ warehouse 189,924 16.44
CAIRO—
Planters’ warehouse 54,436 14.70
CAMILLA—
Planters’ warehouse 59,314 16.19
Camilla Tobacco warehouse 35,056 16.51
DOUGLAS—
The Big O. K. Tobacco warehouse... 103,324 17.79
Farmers’ New Brick warehouse .... 112,702 13.97
The Red warehouse 52,156 17.18
Growers’ warehouse 63,092 15,80
DUBLIN—
Carter’s warehouse 13.302 10.05
FITZGERALD—
Central warehouse 6,820 11.97
Lon Dickey Tobacco warehouse .... 14,674 12-44
HAHIRA—
Hahira warehouse 30,592 14.74
Gold Leaf warehouse 10,736 17.02
Farmers’ Independent warehouse.. 42,264 15.08
HAZLEHURST—
Planters’ warehouse 53,190 17.43
Gravely’s warehouse 81,020 16.46
LYONS—
Planters’ whse. (tbs sold for dealers) 32,018 14.87
Farmers’ warehouse 11,486 15.30
METTER—
Central Tobacco warehouse 68,108 13.84
MOULTRIE—
The New Farmers’ warehouse 74,412 14.74
NASHVILLE—
Star warehouse 42,618 15.35
Farmers’ warehouse 93,314 16.24
Planters’ warehouse 70,260 15-96
Union warehouse 99,932 17.25
PELHAM—
Smith’s warehouse 1 181,760 13.87
QUITMAN—
Brooks County warehouse 131,000 13.73
THOMAiSVILLE—
Thomas County Tobacco warehouse. 64,776 13.66..
TIFTON—
Fenner’s warehouse 18,814 17.98
New Brick warehouse 94,424 16.23
Banner warehouse 123,380 16.77
VALDOSTA—
B. B. Saunders’ warehouse 156,590 13.19
Alliance Tobacco whse—fTo receipt recenived.
Farmers’ Tobacco warehouse 87,974 16.04
VIDALIA—
Vidalia warehouse 125.004 16-91
Ga. Tob. whse. —No receipts received.
WAYCROSS— . ,
Waycross Tobacco
i ____________ ______
Totals 2,964,884 15.85
THURSDAY BIGGEST DAY ON DOUGLAS
TOBACCO MARKET QUARTER MILLION POUNDS
SOLD ON THE FLOORS OF FOUR WAREHOUSES
GASKIN SPRINGS NO LONGER
PROPERTY OF CHURCH
According to the provision made in
the original will that conveyed the
land at Gaskin Springs to the local
Methodist church, the land has passed
•hack into the hands of the heirs of
the late Joel Gaskin. The Methodists
were to own the property so long as
it was used and kept up as a camp
ground, but a meeting has n t been
held there in' several years.
To the older ones of Coffee County,
who have experienced some wonderful
spiritual feats out there and a week
of quiet rest from the outside world,
this loss is a source of deep regret.
But like so many other things that
people love and cherish, Gaskin
Springs camp meeting has become
only a memory.
DOUGLAS FISHING CLUB
RESTOCKS WITH BASS;
The Douglas Fishing Club, com
posed of about forty prominent citi
zens of this city, received about 10,-
000 black bass from the Government
Fishery at Warm Springs this week
and have placed them in the Satilla
river near their camp site. Congress
man Lankford was instrumental in
securing an allotment of 10,000 fish
each year for the next five years,
and these will also be placed in the
Satilla. The club will not place
these fish, which are ideal for this
stream all n their lands, but will
distribute them from their camp
down the river for several miles.
This club has gone on record as
endorsing the bill presented to the
Legislature by Senator Pickren, of
the 4th district which prohibits fish
ing by parties without a written per
mit from April to July. This bill is
designed to prevent fishing during
bedding season, which has done much
to deplete the supply of fish in the
Satilla, one of the best fishing
streams in Georgia.
The Waycross Fishing Club placed
a similar amount of fish in the river
the same day those were placed by
the Douglas club, and the local club
ha 3 suggested the matter to the Ma
con, Ga., Club, and it is planned to
restock and conserve the supply in
the Satilla.
The Douglas club owns several
miles along the river and has
did club house, and many enjoyable
trips are made during the spring and
summer months, and few failures are
recorded of good catches.
SAPP’S PHARMACY, INSTALLS
NEW REFRIGERATOR SYSTEM
Sapp’s Pharmacy has this week in
stalled a new refrigeration system in
their popular place, in the form of
an ice cream cabinet, of refrigidaire.
This is the latest word in refrigera
tion, and enables them to keep six
different flavored creams at 20 de
grees. It is sanitary and represents
a great saving in cost of ice. These
gentlemen invite the public to in
spect this splendid acquisition to
their business.
LUMBER COMPANY SEEKS
TO BE INCORPORATED
The Pat Darby Lumber Company
is the name of a new lumber com
pany which will establish headquar
ters in Douglas. The firm is com
posed of Mr. A. P. Darby and Messrs-
C. M- and F. S. Stubbs, all of thi3
city.
The new company will manufacture
lumber, operate a planer, handling all
classes of dressed and rough lumber
at wholesale and retail. A lumber
yard will be maintained in Douglas.
Mr. Darby, an experienced lumber
man will be manager for the new
plant, and a saw mill of considerable
capacity will be operated in Douglas,
and smaller mills will be operated
elsewhere.
MRS. PAUL FULWOOD OF
TIFTON SPEAKS HERE
Monday afternoon the women of
the Methodist church had a rare treat
in the address of Mrs. Paul Fulwood
of Tifton. She talked on Steward
ship, which began with a splendid
explanation of tithing.
Mrs. Fulwood became interested
in tithing as a young woman and be
ing anxious to know it from the
Bible’s standpoint, she “searched the
scriptures” earnestly until she be
came satisfied. In her study she re
ceived an inspiration that she had
been passing on to others for years.
She is frequently before congre
gations and her messages have bless
ed thousands. She has often been
referred to as “Ruth of the Cabbage
Patch.” She is well known here as
she is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
E. L. Vickers of Tifton, and has often
visited her relatives here.
$1.50 Per Annum in Advance
The first four days of this week
there has been sold on the Douglas
tobacco market 560,950 pounds. This
brings the season’s total up to ap
proximately 725,000 pounds.
Indications are that Friday’s sales
will be large, and little less than a
Million peunds will be sold for the
first two weeks. Those in best posi
tion to know state that between ten
and fifteen per cent of the crop only
has been disposed of to date.
The growers Warehouse sold this
week as follows: Monday, 14,218,
price average 17.03; Tuesday 21,392,
price average 19.03; Wednesday, 24,-
712, price average 18.52; Thursday,
76,798, price average 17.03. Total
pounds sold 137,120.
Farmers Warehouse sold as fol
lows: Monday, 15,202, price average
19.03; Tuesday, 27,052, price average
16.24; Wednesday, 24,554, price av
erage 17.08; Thursday, 32,486, price
average 14.07. Total pounds 99,294.
The Big O. K. Warehouse sold;
Monday, 27,416, price average 19.00;
Tuesday, 67,822, price average 18.31;
Wednesday, 63,850, price average 18.-
90; Thursday, 64,110, price average
15.55.
The Red Warehouse sold: Monday,
6,836, price average 19.28; Tuesday,
21,176, price average 17.34; Wednes
day, 22,428, price average 15.29;
Thursday, 64,110, price average 19.-
19.
On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day Douglas led the state in sales
and published price average. An er
ror in a dispatch gave the total
pounds sold Thursday less by four
thousand pounds than it should have
been. Some of the Georgia markets,
while giving out the figures as to
pounds sold, have ceased to publish
the prices daily, letting the figures
appear in the official report of the
Department -of Agriculture report is
rued weekly on Tuesdays.
Some splendid averages have shown
up this week on the market, one lot
of tobacco weighing 1,916 pounds
bringing an average of 28.50; an
other of 530 pounds bringing 27.90;
another nice lot averaging 2L40. An
exceptional sale of 704 pounds
brought an average of 37.05.
Other lots including all grades
brought 25, 29 and 30 at one house.
Some dissatisfaction is noted among
the farmers, just as is the case each
year. Prices are little lower than
last year, and no prediction can be
made as to how the average will run
after the better grades are placed on
the market.
Double sales continue daily, and
next week will doubtless find much
of the stalk tobacco on sale, and the
mid-season will be near at hand by
the latter part of next week.
43 SPECIAL TRAINS
FOR KU KLUX KLAN
Washington, Gug. s.—ln view of
evidence greatly increasing the pros
pective magnitude of the Ku Klux
Klan demonstration here next Satur
day, police officials are taking unus
ual precautions.
All policemen have been ordered
bo duty and those not regularly as
signed will be held in reserve at their
respective precinct headquarters.
The order will insure an extraor
dinary police strength at instant call
from 8 a. m. Saturday to 8 a. m. Sun
day.
“We do not expect trouble” said
Acting Police Superintendent Evans
today, “but we expect to be pre
pared.”
Although Klan officials have said
the demonstration would be purely
local in character the railroads con
verging at the capital, have been ask
ed to prepare to bring in upward of
50,000 visitors.
Forty-three special trains have
been placed on the schedule for Sat
urday and more applications are ar
riving daily. The specials already
chartered will come from points as
far west as Columbus, Ohio, as far
far north as Duffalo, N. Y., and far
south as Jacksonville.