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fftt ©WtfJjj Volume XI.—No. 46. Tobacco Sales Passß,ooo,oooMark --$1,300,000 Paid NOVEL MANUFACTURING PLANT ERECT FACTORY IN DOUGLAS Dixie Kindler Company To Spend $40,000 on Building and Factory for the Manufacture of Kindling Brick. For time immeorial the nemises of the farmer in South Georgia has been the Yellow Pine stump on the cut over lands. It has been the great est problem in clearing and cultiva ting lands of this section. The Dixie Kindler Company, a cor poration that is now engaged in erecting a $50,000.00 plant for the manufacture of the “Kindling Brick,’’ to work in conjunction with the U. S. Turpentine Company, which has op erated here for about two years, pro vides another means for returning a profit from what has always been deemed a nuisance. The combined plants are, and will use daily ap proximately sixty tons of pine stump wood, which is provided by huge stump-pulling machines operated by motors and shipped by rail and truck to the plant located in the western part of the city. The “Kindling Ijlrick” is a new con ception. It is a combination of re fuse from the U. S. Turpentine Com pany in the shape of chips and rosin and the maufactured product, when ready for market, will be in block form, about four inches long, two inches wide and about an inch in thickness. They will be a dozen to a cartoon and will retail for a penny each. It is claimed for the “brick” that one of them, when placed in a grate or funrnace, and the hardest of coal, or other fuel placed over it, when left alone for a few moments, will start a fire which would require much longer time and greater amount of other kindling. The “brick” yel low in color, claims many advan tages. An automobile party travel ing at night w'ould have time to re pair a tire before the brick would burn up. It furnishes excellent light in this way. In cities where it is difficult to obtain kindling wood, the kindling brick will become a friend indeed in the home, office or else where. Its propensities for giving both light and heat have no competitor, and the fact that it is manufactured from refuse from the distilling plant makes’it. an extremely economi cal product. A plant of similar character, but less modern and of similar capacity than the Douglas plant is operated in South Carolina by Mr. J. T. Wood, who is head of the local company here. He is authority that his plant in that state cannot manufacture sufficient quantity of kindling ma terial to accommodate the state of South Carolina alone. Women and boys will be used largely as labor in the new plant, requiring something like fifty em ployees. Some conception of the immensity of the output can be gained when it is learned that one of the bricks weigh about four ounces and there will be manufactured in a day about two tons to begin with. The chips which are cut into small bits by the immense chipper of the U. S. Tur pentine Company make ideal material for the manufacture of the kindling brick. Tfie rosin is not altogether extracted from the chips, spirits tur pentine being the main product, and quantities of unsalable rosin is re covered as a by product. Nosale has been found for this waste until the coming of the Dixie Kindler Company. These chips are conveyed by chain conveyors from the distil lery digests to the kindling plant, where they are laid out in long strips and a combination of heated rosin and other inflamables poured over them. As quickly as they have con gealed, they are cut into small blocks, packed in attractive car toons and are ready for shipment. Mr. Wood states that already there is a demand for his output, which has found ready sale wherever it was OFFICIAL ORGAN COFFEE COUNTY. CITY OF DOUGLAS, AND THE CITY OF NICHOLLS REMA H. SAPP IS NAMED GAME WARDEN < Mr. R. H. Sapp, popular drug store proprietor of tips city, received a commission as game warden for Coffee county this week, succeeding Mr. Eugene Merrier. Mr. Sapp is now the official warden. He has not received full instructions, but will publish in a short while changes made in the law by the rencent leg islature. BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES ■ % *■ ■v* The Woman’s Missionary Union met in annual session Monday after noon, September 7th. The nomin ating committee made the following report: Mrs. Hoke Davis, president; Mrs. Dawson Kelley, vice president; Mrs. Carl Tanner, secretary: Mrs. J. M. Thrash, assistant-secretary; Mrs. J. A. Sikes, treasurer; Mrs. H. B. Caldwell, reporter; Mrs. S. M. Roberts, audit r; Mrs. Melvin Tan ner, parlimentarian; Mrs. M. F. Bronson, pianist; Mrs. Duggan, leader of the Sunbeams; Mrs. John nie Jardine, assistant-leader; Mrs. Simon Petershn, leader of the R. A’s; Mrs. Hall, leader of the G. A.s; Mrs. E. (L. Tanner, leader of the Y. W. A’s; Mrs. J. L. Cochran, chairman of personal service. Only one change was made in the chairmanship of the different circles. Mrs. I. C. Sapp was made chairman of Circle No. 2 to succeed Mrs. Breedlove, who resigned on account of so many other duties. The union desires to express sin cere gratitude to the retiring officers —all of whom gave such excellent service. There will be an important busi ness meeting Sunday morning at the church. Plans will be discussed for the enlarging and reorganizing of the Sunday School. Every mem ber is urged to attend. Services at the usual hour. Every one is urged to attend. J MRS. B. PETERSON WORK ADDS TO BEAUTY OF CEMETERY As is her usual custom yearly, Mrs. B. Peterson, has, during the past week, been making improve ments and clearing off the city ceme tery. Mr. R. N. McEachren has erec ted for her some brick and pillars at the entrance, and other work has ad ded much to the beauty of the spot. To Mrs. Peterson goes much credit for the beauty of the local cemetery, perhaps one of the best kept in the section. Tell the world that aluminum is a Georgia product, first found in Floyd county in 1887. Georgia scores again. placed on the market. The U. S. Turpentine Company located in Douglas about two years ago, and its majority stockholders are local. Nearly 1,000 gallons of spirits tur pentine is manufactured daily from three digesters of five tons capacity. The plant is Operated day and night, and from each digester, three to four charges are obtained daily. For each 100 gallons of spirits ob tained from this wood, 10 gallons of pure pine oil of finest quality is produced. These products are sold throughout this country and shipped abroad. This plant represents an investment of more than $100,000.00, and their monthly expenditures in Douglas amounts to about $30,000.00 monthly. The combined plants will represent one of as fine payrolls as will be found in any South Georgia city. Thus, what has until recent year been considered a complete waste ha been converted into a rr.:rt valuable asset. This company will contract with parties desiring to clear land of stumps and pull them all, both large and small for the wood, or they have a market price which is paid for wood delivered to the’ plant. DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1925. GEORGIA NORMAL COLLEGE FACES PROMISING YEAR The Georgia Normal College has; a promising opening in store for next’ Tuesday, Stptember 15th, accord ing to Prof. Kuhl. Prof. Kuhl is delighted to an nounce that all of his graduates of last year have good paying positions and that he could have placed as many more if he had had them. Many students have already paid their tuition for the next school year. The college is one of the best equipped schools of its kind in the South and has been in operation more than a quarter of a century. The following faculty will be in charge: Prof. A. A. Kuhl, Principal. Mrs. A. A. Kuhl, Vice-Principal. Mr. Clyde Gates, Instructor in Bookkeeping. Mr. B. T. Rogers, Assistant-In structor in Bookkeeping. Mrs. E. G. Warren, Instructor in Shorthand. Miss Lizzie Knox, Assistant-In structor in Shorthandstructor in Shorthand. Miss Grace Bowen, Instructor in Typewriting. W. O. HARRIS JOINS DIXIE REALTY COMPANY Wyatt O. Harris, who has been as sociated with Sapps Pharmacy for some time, resigned this week to ac cept a position with the Dixie Realty Company. Mr. Harris will be con nected with the company in the ca pacity of a field man. This company reports considerable activity in real estate circles, in quiries being -reeeived frequently from other sections as well as locally. LUMBER COMPANY HOLDS ORGANIZATION MEETING The stockholders of the Pat Darby Lumber Company had their first meeting last Saturday, and the char ter was read and approved and the following officers were elected: A. P. Darby, president and general man ager, F. S. Sltubbs, vice-president, and C. M. Stubbs, secretary and treasurer. This new corporation is making splendid progress in the erection of their planing mill and hope to be ready to begin operating about Oc tober the 15. As soon as the planer is in operation, they will start the erection of a saw mill and hope to have it in operation by the first of the hew year. New, Building, New Teachers, New Departments To Mark High School Opening Next Tuesday An enrollment of 700 happy young sters is the expectation of Prof. J. T. Henry, Superintendent of Douglas high school next Tuesday morning, when the public schools of Douglas opens its doors. The outlook for the year is bright er than it has been in the past. Sev eral students will board and a num ber of out-of-town parents are anxi ous to rent houses in Douglas so that they might move here and send their children to the school. The four rooms being added to the high school building will, be thorough ly equipped and ready for the open ing. In past years the sixth and seventh grades were taught in a building across Sycamore street, but the addition which has been built will enable those grades to be taught in the high school building. The faculty for the year is as fol lows : Prof J. T. Henry, Superintendent. Prof. Clyde Herndon, Principal— Science and Latin. Mi3s Mart'.a Weir—English ad 7 rer.ch. , Mrs. J. E. Thrasher—History and Mathematics. Miss Ruby Grubbs—Domestic Sci ence and 3rd Grade. Miss Lucy Hall—Latin and 3rd Grade. MARKET TO CLOSE, WEDNESDAY, THE 16TH, WITH DOUGLAS SELLING ONE-FIFTH OF THE TODACCO SOLD IN THE ENTIRE STATE F. W. DART TO PRACTICE LAW IN TAMPA Judge F. Willis Dart left Wed nesday bight over the Bonair Special for Tampa, Florida where he will open latw offices under the firm namej of Dart & Bush in the DeSota Hotel Building of that city. He had pre viously shipped a large portion of his law library consisting of several hundred volumes to Tampa. Mr.*; Billie B. Bust, at present of Atlanta, but formerly of Southeast becomes the partner of Judge Dart.* He is a lawyer of note and the combination will join two of Georgia’s foremost attorneys. Ju<fee Dart’s departure from Doug las deprives f his city of one of its leading citizens. He has been in the active,; practice of law here for many years, and has held several prominent places “of trust. He was at one time mayor of the city, was Judge of the City Court of Douglas and Judge of the Supreme courts of the Waycross circuit. He has been a factor in every Movement for the advancement of the city and section, and his ag gressiveness has contributed to rapid j development of Douglas and Coffee County. Judge:Dart, together with Mr. Bush have already formed connections in Florida that give assurance of unus ual success, and thus the removal of one of, the sections most highly re garded and universally admired citi zen? submits to the call of duty to th«f Florida metropolis. "Mrs. Dart will remain in Douglas for a few weeks, after which she will join her husband in Tampa. Their son, Francis Dart, who is assistant secretary to U. S. Senator Walter F. George, is in Washington, D. C., attending to his duties, and John Dart, the junior son, will re-en ter the University of Georgia about September the 15th. LAWN PARTY AT NICHOLLS. A lawn party will be given by mem bers of the Domestic Science class of the High School at Nicholls Sept. 15 from 7 to 10 o’clock p .m. Funds raised will be used for equipping the Domestic Science department of the school. / The public is cordially invited. We read, “Editor,, is responsible.” That’s what they all say. Miss Mary Holland—7th Grade. Miss Lizzie Mae Reid—6th Grade. Miss Zoie Detts—6th and 7th Grades. Miss Marie Wooten—sth Grade. Miss Mamie Miller —4th Grade. Miss Blanche Thornton—4th and sth Grades. Miss Nora Huss—2nd Grade. Miss Lola Mae McLean 2nd Grade. Mfs. Melvin Tanner and Miss Mat tie Lee Baird—lst Grade. Miss Zetta Mae Burton—Expres sion. Mis 3 Maurine Woodlawn Music. Prof. Herndon, the principal, comes highly recommended as a teacher and coach. The music teacher, Miss Wood lawn, is well known throughout the State as an accomplished musician and director of musical programs. Domestic Science will be stressed this year more than usual. The stu dents of last year will be in the de partment again and a large number of others are enrolling. Miss Grubb, the teacher, who was with the school last year, has been attending the University of Cali fornia all summer. Every patron of the school and all others have an invitation to be pres ent opening day. DOUGLAS NEW HOTEL LEASED BYJJ, ROONEY The Douccff, Douglas’ new hotel, was leased Tuesday by Mr. J. J. Rooney, hotel man of wide experience.! The lease was signed by J. C. Brewer ( and John R. Slater, owners, and ex-1 tends over a period of several years, j The consideration was not made pub lic, but amounts to approximately SIO,OOO per year. The new hotel building is being rushed to completion as rapidly as possible, and the contractor, R. N. McEachren, of this city plans to have it ready for occupancy by Novem ber 1. The structure, a four-story build ing, will contain 60 rooms, each with a bath, and the rooms will include conveniences of large city hotels. Especial attention has been given to the furnishings to be used in the new hotel, and expense has not been spared in purchasing equipment in this line. Messrs. Brewer and Sla ter announce that the aim is to pro vide hotel accommodations in Doug las that are unexcelled in any South Georgia city. Individual rooms for .commercial purposes will be hand somely furnished throughout with nothing but the theory of comfort in mind, while a number of suits will be provided for those desiring more luxurious sittings. Mr. Rooney has operated hotels for years in Georgia, but in recent years has not been engaged in the hotel business. He is well known to the traveling public in Georgia, and was awarded the lease, over a large number of applicants- W. C. T. U. WORK AND UNPAID PLEDGES The State record must have our small records to make them com plete, even th 6 we did not meet often, we did a good bit of work, please re port it to me so I can send it on to the State fficers, not later than the 15th. They go right on with this wonderful work no matter how we lag. For over forty years the work has weathered all storms and will have the annual meeting in Macon on October 6-9. If you will pay your dues the work will go on, even if you haven’t time for an other meeting, as so many say. Some of; 'the pledges made ‘the night Mrs. Armour was with us are still unpaid; these have been record ed at the State office. Will you not help me by sending your’s to me at once, so I can forward. They look to me. I am trying to carry on the work till you can elect, and in this way keep Douglas in records and alive. Lovingly, your president. MRS. BRENIZER, Washington, Ga. HOWARD W. STANTON IS STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS Mr. Howard W. Stanton, prominent business man, is at the Clark-Smith Sanitarium suffering from a stroke of paralysis which has affected his whole right side. He was discovered in the bath room of his boarding place, early Wednesday morning by friends. He was speechless and has not regained his speech. Reports from his physicians state that his condition is grave. Mr. Stanton’s illness is a severe shock to friends throughout the sec tion. His brother and sister, Mr. G. M. Stanton and Mrs. J. J. Willing ham, and Mr. J. J. Willingham of August are with him. The firm of J. F. Darby and Bro. has dissolved the partnership, and J. F. Darby, of Vidalia, Ga., has mu tually agreed to assume all the lia bilities of the firm, and has taken over the entire assets. The deal was consumated July 1. $1.50 Per Annum in Advance 100,000 Pounds Over 8,000,- 000 Mark, With Approxi mately 300,000 Pounds on the Floors Unsold. All estimates by tobacco authori ties > as well as Georgia records have tumbled in comparison with the 8,- 000,000 pounds of tobacco which have been sold in Douglas this season. The eight million mark was passed Thursday (today) with a nice surplus amounting to more than 100,000 pounds, with approximately 300,000 pounds on the floors unsold. - The market is scheduled to close on next Wednesday the 16th despite re ports eminating from the small mar, kets and published in some of the daily papers to the contrary. An nouncement of the closing by the To bacco Board of Trade is found else where in this paper. It has been im possible to remove the block on the floors which has existed since the buy ing force was reduced to one set of buyers, and tobacco placed on the floors Wednesday of this week in some of the houses will not be sold before Monday or Tuesday of next week. In connection with the closing time, if there is tobacco on the floors on Wednesday evening at the close of sale, which cannot be sold that day, sales will be continued until it is sold. An effort is being made to get all the tobacco on sale by that time, however. Douglas is being used as a clean-up market for a section extending over thirty or more counties, and it has been difficult to ascertain to just what extent tobacco has been mar keted in every section. This week truck loads of tobacco havfTl)€en com ing here from distances of a hundred miles, and from those sections where markets closed one and two weeks ago, large quantities have beei) brought here. i- - •* efli £ It is the opinion authorities here that the grand total will reach 9,- 000,000 pounds, or an increase of about 3,500,C00 pounds over last year. Douglas will lead it’s nearest com petitor in pounds sold approximate ly 2,000,000 and will sell little less than one-fifth of the total amount sold in Georgia. Nashville will be the nearest competitor, with Black, shear a close third. Valdosta is pull ing for a five million crop, and Tifton will sell about one-third the amount sold at Douglas. The Tifton and Nashville markets, it is understood, will also remain open until next Wed nesday. Sales Ve reported light on those markets, however, while the local market increases its lead. Figures compiled Wednesday show ed $1,300,000 dollars paid to tobacco growers on the Douglas market. One nanking institution of the city increas ed its deposits in six weeks from $500,900 to $1,200,000. Thus is in dicated the effect the crop has had on business in this section. The grades now on the market are the worst that has been seen here in years, yet it is not uncommon to see good grades bring fancy prices. To bacco sold as high as S4O per hun dred here this week and one grower sold his entire lot conststing of about 3,000 pounds far an average of S2B per hundred. Tobacco experts state that they have never seen such a wide divergence in grades as now on sale. The average price for the season is being lowered due to this fact, and while the season’s average up until last week was above 16 cents it is likely the last two week’s averages are over 13 cents. At the close of the season- the Doug las market will have ascended to first place in Georgia markets, and it is apparent that it will al3o lead the larger markets in price average. It was here that the tobacco industry had its beginning, and it is befitting that this market should lead the state. “South Georgia is getting new folks,” says headline. We welcome them to our wide, fertile plains.