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Volume XI—No. 43.
2,000,000 Pounds Goal of Douglas Market for Week
FIRST THREE DAYS SHOWS 1,218,976 POUNDS SOLD
FOR $218,486,24. BIGGEST WEEK OF SEASON TO DATE
With almost a million and a quar
ter pounds sold for the first three
days of the week, the goal of the
Douglas tobacco market 2,000,000
pounds for the week from August 17
to August 21 looks as though it will
be reached. There is on the floors
j, Thursday more than 300,000 pounds
and Friday is expected to be a very
large sale. No resales are counted
in these figures.
$218,486.24 have been paid to to
bacco growers by the fou,r warehouses
here this week. This represents an
average price of $18.40 per hundred,
Warehouse statistics for first three
days:
Growers Warehouse sold: 380,158
pounds for $63,519,91).
Red Warehouse sold: 356,154 pounds
for $58,951.29.
Big O-K Warehouse sold: 239,484
pounds for $38,221.53.
The Farmers Warehouse sold: 243,-
180 pounds for $37,794.43.
Monday was the biggest day of
the season, and perhaps broke all
records for sales here when 469,000
pounds were disposed of. There has
been blocked sales all the week, and
it may require all day Friday to clear
tlhe floors. This week’s sales will
bring the seasons total to approxi
mately 4,000,000 pounds.
According to figures by the Depart
ment of Agriculture, which are pub
lished elsewhere, the Douglas market
led all of the large markets by a
margin of above $lO per thousand
pounds.
Intense interest has been sh'wn
on the market here all the week, and
the city ha£ been thronged with visit!
ors from other counties every day.
Tobacco was on the floors Monday
and Tuesday from six counties, and
the results were pleasing to them,
and as a consequence a great deal of
the crop from other counties is now
finding its way here.
The local market has been steady
since opening date, and there is very
little fluctuation noted from day to
day. One of the highest prices noted
was 47 cents per pound for a grade
of tobacco one day, that caused the
buyers to remark “that lopks like last
years crop.” However, stalk tobac
co is often seen to bring from 25 to
35 cents. It is safe to say that the
prices being paid for tobacco this
season are equally as goad, or bet
ter than they were last year, and the
fact that the averages are from four
to five cents lower is caused from
the quality that is going on the mar
ket.
It now appears that the Douglas
market will go to 8,000,000 pounds.
Should this goal be reached it will
doubtless show fhe largest increase
of any market in the state by a wide
margin.
Other markets are .reporting strong
er sales and better prices this week.
The big markets are showing larg
est increases and best prices invar
iably, yet some of the new markets
are making excellent showings, in
both sales and price.
MRS. SUSSIE FAUGH AN DIES.
An unexpected death that came to
sadden the people of Douglas was
that of Mrs. Susie Faughan of Way
cross, who died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Fred Morgan on
Ward Street, early Sunday morning.
She had been here three weeks
with Mr 3. Morgan, and Saturday
night seemed as well as usual and
went down town with friends. About
ten thirty she was taken ill, and
later a physician was called, but she
was sinking rapidly by that time and
the end came at two o’clock. She
had high blood pressure and it is
thought that was the cause of her
death. A son from Waycross came
immediately and her remains were
taken to Hazlehurst in the afternoon
for interment. The hour for burial
was not decided upon before leaving
because one of her sons, Mr. Bob
Faughan, is in the navy and was at
that time on a sea voyage. He had
not been reached and the family was
anxious for him to be with them when
their mother wa3 laid to rest.
OFFICIAL ORGAN COFFEE COUNTY. CITY OF DOUGLAS, AN|) THE CITY OF NICHOLLS
DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL TO
OPEN ON SEPT. EIGHTH.
At a meeting of the board of the
Douglas High School at the school
building Tuesday afternoon at five
■o’clock, it was decided to open the
school on September the eighth if the
work on the middle building is finish
ed by that time, and it looks now as
if it will be.
A letter was received fr.m Prof.
J. T. Henry, Superintendent of ti e
school, saying that he would reach
the city a week before the opening
so as to have everything in readiness
by the eighth. In case -of delay in
the work, the exact date will be an
nounced through these columns later.
Four rooms are being added to the
middle building, that will provide
room for all the grades, without hav
ing to occupy quarters across the
street.
Prof. Clyde Herndon, who has been
elected principal of the Douglas High
School, was in the city this week, se
curing rooms for Mrs. Herndon and
himself for light housekeeping.
BURGLAR BREAKS IN HOME
OF MOSES HANNAH
Saturday night whi’e the family
of Moses Hannah was with him at his
store, some one in the early part of
the evening, cut through the screen
door and went into the home on Bry
an street, getting $l2O in money.
The family of Abraham Abdoo, an
other Syrian merchant of the city,
lives with them, and they too were
at MS store. When they all return«>!
home about eleven thirty, they found
all of the drawers and trunks had
been ransacked and some table silver
had been brought from upstairs to
the first floor, but they did not miss
anything but the money.
They had no idea who committed
the theft, and no suspicions have
been thrown around any one in the
city.
GINNERIES PUT ON
NIGHT SERVICE
So great has become the flow of
cotton to the Douglas Oil and Ferti
lizer Company ginneries here that
Manager Stubbs has established a
night shift, and the gins will operate
cray and night until the congestion
is relieved. Not in ten years Has
there been seen here the amoun. of
cotton that is flooding the market.
The plant of the gin company
turns out a five hundred-pound bale
at the rate of one every 15 minutes,
and it has been found impossible to
handle it with a day shift alone.
Great quantities of cotton are be
ing ginned at Ambrose, Broxton and
Nicholls.
Prevailing prices on cotton are
satisfactory to the farmers, and ia
around 22 1-2 cents. The grade is
good. The Government report which
comes out August 23 is awaited with
much interest, as this report is ex
pected to have great bearing on che
price of ootton for the time being.
Sufficient help is not available to
gather the crop, and in many in
stances there are large fields of cot
ton as yet untouched. A number of
farmers have stated that they would
gather, this season as much as a bale
to the acre.
DOUGLAS GUN CLUB
INVITED TO WAYCROSS
i ■ ‘
The Douglas Gun Club has accept
ed an invitation from the Waycross
pigeon artist for a match shoot, the
date to be named later. The shoot
will be the first match of the year
for the Douglas club, the members
having been “too busy picking cot
ton and selling tobacco” to indulge
in the sport. The Waycross club of
fers excellent “meat” for the Doug
las phenoms, and an interesting score
is expected. ,
DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1925.
RAID NETS 800 GALLONS
AND NINETY GAL. STILL
Revenue Agents Hendricks and
Rogers, in company with Deputy
Sheriff Henry Goodwin destroyed 8001
gallons of mesh and a 90-gallon drum!
last Saturday two miles front Mora I
in Atkinson county. The worm to
the stilt was not found and none of
the finished product teas located, yet
the officers believe that both were
in the vicinity.
The rig was one of the most novel,
according to officers, that has ever
been seen. The still was built out
a considerable distance from land in
a fish pend. A minature house had
been built up over the water. It
was floored with sheet-iron, and was
covered for protection form the rain
and sun. A boat-was used in trans
porting to and from the landing and
two roads showing undeniable signs
of frequent usage led to the point
where the boat was taken. The out
fit was a “nifty” one, and only about
two hundred yards from the Douglas-
Willacoochee public road, and in
sight of Arnie church and school. It
is thought that the still has been op
erated for more than a year. Of
ficers believe that the parties operat
ing the still saw them coming and
sank what whiskey they had on hand,
and left in the boat# The still was
located on Friday, the officers re
turned to Douglas and procured a
boat, returning Saturday to destroy
the outfit.
+ "‘A' Wlfb'fWT' tnlfftYHtg? irrsra fffairb?
the name of Lott, but no arrest was
made. The parties making the raid
were amazed that a still of such
proportions should be operated in so
public a place.
A raid last Wednesday by Federal
Agent Birdsong and Deputy Good
win close the Ocmulgee river swamp
netted 500 gallons of buck and a
large still. A negro Robert Mobley
was arrested and carried to Valdosta.
The officers believe that he was own
er and operator of the still, which
was not being operated when found.
EMMETT ROBERTS ASSISTANT
CASHIER AT UNION BANK
Emmett E. Roberts, was this week
pointed to the rank of assistant
cashier of the Union Banking Com
pany, and will become paying teller
of this institution after September 1.
Kir. Roberts has been head book
keeper for some time and succeeds
A. D. King, resigned.
Mr. Roberts is a popular employe
of the bank, also well known and
popular with the patrons of the in
stitution, and his promotion comes
as a deserved credit.
Miss Helen Whelchel leaves Friday
to visit Mrs. Thurmond Whatley at
Reynolds.
ETERNAL TRIANGLE AFFECTS DARBY
IN PECULIAR WAY “SHOOTEM”
Dear reader, you’ve beard of shoot
em’ and they “jump the fence,”
“shootem’ in the alley”, “shootem’
in the back", “shootem’ naturals”,
and you’ve heard of shooting, and
getting shot, in many ways, but
Dewey Darby, colored has been shot
different from any kind of shootin’
any one has heard of.
He threw a brick at Norman Ful
ler, also colored up, and this had the
same effect upon Norman that it
would have upon any normal person
—it made him shootin’ mad. Dewey,
not having an armoured fleet with
which to defend himself, as did his
namesake back about 1898, and hav
ing “flung his last brick,” did the
natural thing—he ran. He did not
make as good time as did the darky
who, after getting so excited he out
ran a train, told his boss he had seen
a “statute of a train.”
DESERTER MAKES
SECOND ESCAPE
Obern Delp, a young white man
who was arrested and placed in jail
here two weeks ago and who was be
ing held fier military authorities at
Ft. Myers,. Va., as a deserter, made
his escape from the county jail Mon
woman "*pria,l Hd.
day morning by pushing the negro
wohian cook aside when the morning
meal was tarried up. Delp was ar
rested by (Chief Barrineau, and when
he deserteti, was a member of the
Third Cavilty located at Ft. Myers.
There was! a reward of SSO for his
arrest, anil an escort to take him
back to tffe flirt wa- expected <k ily.
He has evidently made good his es
cape, however, and a diligent officer
is out a not reward.
Delp recaptured by Deputy
Sheriff Hairy Goodwin Thursday af
ternoon. Be was in a cotton patch
working a', few miles from the city.
It is presvfrml that he was penniless
and was trying to get money to
travel on. _ He is again in the county
jail.
CITY COURT HOLDS
QUARTERLY TERM
The regular quarterly term of City
Court convened Monday and a num
ber of uncontested matters were dis
posed of. Judge C. A. Ward presid
ed. The criminal docket will be call
ed next Monday morning at 10
o’clock. This will be the regular jury
term, and parties involved are re
quested to take notice.
Judge Ward states that the court
will probably be in session for two
days of week.
MRS. CHAS. M. JACKSON
RECEIVES MINOR INJURIES
The many friends of Mrs. Chas. M.
Jackson, of Douglas and Broxton, will
learn with regret of her accident in
Atlanta last week. The ne-vs con
veyed here from her daughter, Mrs.
D. D. Newbern, being her mother was
knocked down on the pavement in
alighting from a car which started
off before she was out. She was
still in bed and the extent of her
injuries had not been ascertained,
Mrs. R. T. Dismuke has returned
from a visit to Cnthbert.
R. C. RELIHAN ON BUYING
TRIP TO NEW YORK
Mr. R. C. Relihan, manager West
brook’s Department Store, leaves Sat
urday for New Y'ork, where he goes
to buy fall and winter merchandise.
He will be joined in New York by
Mr. C. E. Westbrook, of Columbus,
and managers of other Westbrook
stores.
W’estbrook’s has proven a very pop
lar trading place since opening in
Douglas last December, and Mr. Reli
han has found business so good that
he expects to buy more heavily than
ever before since the opening.
Razors being of little avail under
such circumstances, Norman resort
ed to a “German model 44,” and he
trimmed that “nigger down”. How
ever, our story leads us or we lead
the story. What we set about to tell
was that Dewey Darby was shot—in
the bottom of the foot—while in ac
tion. As a marksman Norman would
well fit with Uncle Sam’s sharp
shooters. He aimed carefully and
scored perfectly, for the ball wen*
just exactly through the center, count
ing both north and south, east ana‘
west. One may draw tfTeir own de
ductions as to which way Dewey wu?
traveling when the shot was fired.
Or it may be left to a jury, for Ful
ler had to give bond in order to keep
out of jail. Fortunately for him how
ever, that he is a good shot, for, had
he aimed a few feet to rear and
punctured a heel, the result would
doubtless have been far different.
TOO MUCH “TEA” GETS
HUNTER AND FATHER IN BAD
A young man named 11. Hunter,
who stated that his home was in Ap
pling county, became so annoying on
the floors of the Growers Warehouse
Tuesday that Mr. Floyd Carter,
floor manager, attempted to get, him
to leave the building. It was claim
ed by officers that he had been drink
ing heavily, and decided to make
things unbearable for Jess Williams,
book man for McLean & George. He
followed Mr. Williams almost the en
tire length of the huse while the sale
was going on, applying an unprint
able name to him. Realizing his con
dition Mr. Williams did not resent
his abuse until Hunter became so
insistent that Mr. Williams could
not keep up his work and he then
turned and with all the emphasis be
hind his good right arm, floored Hun
ter. Hunter then became furious, and
Mr. Carter undertook to get him off
the floor and out of the way. Sheriff
W. M. Tanner happened - be at the
warehouse, and. when he attempted
to help subdue the enraged man, was
confronted with a blow that might
have done serious damage had he not
“ducked” in due time.
Officers finally took Hunter and his
father to the city jail, where they
remained over night and were releas
ed on bond. The elder Hunter was
guilty of no offense other than that
he was drinking.
The authorities were reluctant to
put the farmers in jail, as they had
brought tobacco to the market, but
it seemed that the young Mr. Hunt
er* was determined to start the riot
that was purported to have taken
place here .last week.
AUGUST 31 OPENING
DATE OF A. & M. SCHOOL
Plena are about complete for the
-opening rtf the Eleventh District- A.
& M. school here on August 31st.
Buildings have been remodeled and
the grounds have been thoroughly
cleaned and present a beautiful ap
pearance.
Not in the history of the school
has so much interest been demon
strated before the opening date. Ap
plications have been coming in for
weeks, and Prof. J. M. Thrash is at
a loss bo know what to dp with the
large number expected to register on
pening date. All available space is
being made ready.
The faculty remains practically the
same as last year, only two changes
being made, that in the English de
partment and the secretary.
DEATH OF MISS
DAISY PORCHEK
The remains of Miss Daisy Porcher
who died in Tallahassee, Fla., Fri
day were brought to Douglas Satur
day afternoon and reposed at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Garbut
on Madison avenue till the hour of
burial, at ten o’clock.
The young lady had made her home
in Tallahassee since her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Spencer Porcher, moved
there from Douglas about a year ago.
She was seriously ill of typhoid fever
for four weeks, but as her friends
here had not heard of it, her death
came as quite a shock. Her brother
Dave Porcher of this city, had been
at her bedside several days when the
end came.
Her untimely death brought sor
row into many hearts here, a 3 she
made Douglas her home for many
years and had many schoolmates
among the younger people of the
town. She was an unusually beauti
ful young lady and was about twenty
years of age.
She was carried to the Baptist
church Sunday morning at ten o’clock
where the pastor, Dr. Carl W. Minor,
conducted the touching services.
After leaving the church, a long
procession of friends and loved ones
in cars drove to the cemetery where
she wa3 laid to await the great resur
rection.
UNION CAMPMEETING
The Union Campmeeting will be
gin at the Moore Cemetery Taber
nacle Friday night before the 2nd
Sunday in September—run ten days.
Come to the camp meeting whoso
ever will. Six miles south of Nich
olls, 5 miles of Beach.
H. J. Thompson.
$1.50 Per Annum in Advance
RAILROAD-AUTOMOBILE
WRECK PROVES FATAL
ONE DEAD; THREE ARE INJUR
ED WHEN GIDDENS LUMBER
CO. LOG TRAIN BACKS
INTO AUTOMOBILE
D. C. Horne, a farmer residing a
few miles from Broxton and his fam
ily, consisting of a wife and two small
daughters were in a serious railroad
automobile accident yesterday about
two miks north of Broxton when the
log train of Gidden< Lumber C in
pany backed into their automobile on
the crossing. Mr. Horne so seriously
injured that ho died a few hours later
in the Clark-Smith sanitarium at
Douglas. His wife and two srqall
daughters, ages 2 and 4 years old
were badly bruised up but report at
the hospital this morning indicato
that they will be able to leave the
hospital in a few days. Their auto
mobile was completely demolished
and it seems a miracle that any of
the occupants escaped death. Mr,
Horne’s body will be interred today
in the family cemetery but his fam
ily were not able to attend the funer
al.
It seems that the log train backed
into the automobile without warning,
according to the report, and without
a flagman on the rear, but it hap
pened at a country crossing where
there i 3 not a #'eat deal of passing.
CITY AUTHORITIES WILL
ENFORCE CURFEW LAW
Complaints have reached the police
department in such numerous in
stances of late depredations by boys
under sixteen years of age, that
Chief Barrineau has stated that he
wilLin the future enforce the law to
the letter. He is acting under in
structions from city council.
The law forbids children under
sixteen years of age being on the
streets after 9 o’clock at night with,
out permit from parents or guar
dian or unless accompanied by either
parents or guardian.
Numerous instances of theft, break
ing into stores, fighting and making
disturbances generally are recorded
almost daily. It slems that some of
the boys have formed themselves in
to gangs, and meet in outlying sec
tions of the city to carry on their
plans.
Sunday night about ten o’clock a
boy, Arthur Barber, Jr., was as
saulted by a gang of boys under
sixteen years. He was pretty badly
handled, and received a gash on the
head caused from a brick-bat. A
general was indulged in, but
young Barber was the only one to
be materially injured.
It is the purpose fo the city au
thorities to put an end to these prac
tices, and when boys are found on
the streets after the hour named, the
police have positive instructions to
take them to the city jail.
CONDUCTOR WILL LEE
'BURIED HERE SUNDAY
Conductor Will Lee of the Geor
gia and Florida Railroad was buried
here Sunday afternoon, following an
impressive ftfneral iat the
residence of Mrs. J. F. Touchton on
College street.
Several selections were sung by
Mrs. J. L. Cochran, Miss Thelma
Meade and Dr. J. H. Ford. “If Jesus
Goes With Me” was sung at his re
quest.
Mr. Lee had been in ill health for
a year suffering from brights dis
ease and #kh blood pressure, and for
the last three weeks of his life h$
had been very ill at the hospital in
Augusta. He realized that the end
was near, and had set hi 3 house in
order.
He was a very popular man on the
road, and had many friends here. He
made his home here on two different
occasions and married Miss Eva Gas
kin of this city. To them was born
one daughter, Miss Louise Lee.
A large number of relatives and
friends assembled at the Touchton
home for the survices that were con
ducted by Dr. Carl W. Minor of the
Baptist church.
Mr. and Mrs. Elwin Lee of Augusta
brought his remains to Douglas.