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Volume XI.—No. 48.
MOBLEY SCHOOL CONSOLIDATION
GOES OVER THE TOP 35 TO 1
23,000 ACRES INVOLVED; 48 LOTS |
OF LAND. BARBECUE AND
RALLY LATER AT MARY’S
CHAPEL.
ELECTION OF TRUSTEES
New Building to Accommodate
Junion High School.
The people who live in the North
ern part of Coffee county and in the
p southern part of Jeff Davis are
making progress in an educational
way as was shown yesterday when
they voted for consolidation of the
Palmer and Mobley schools yesterday
at Mobley’s school house.
There was an election for the con
solidation of the people, who live on
23,000 acres, involving 48 lots of
land, 23 of which lie in Coffee county
and 25 of which lie in Jeff Davis
county, into one school district. The
district will include a territory ex
tending as far north as Mt. Pleas
ant church, (Bird’s church) in Jeff
Davis county and will reach further
south than the West Green and Brox
ton road lies at Wiley Mobley’s place.
An election was held also for trus
tees to take hold of the new situat
ion. Those elected are as follows:
T. J. Smith, Wiley Byrd, and Walter
Wooten.
On October the 15th an all-day ral
ly and barbecue will be on program
at Mary’s Chappel. The aim of the
occasion will be to further the in
terests of the new school district.
The people of the district hope to
develop the school into a fully ac
credited junior high school.
COFFEE COUNTY
TOBACCO DISPLAYED
SOUTHEASTERN FAIR
If any of our Coffee county folks
go to Atlanta during the Southeast
ern Fair, October 8-17, be sure to
look up the Coffee county and Doug
las tobacco exhibit. This exhibit will
be put on by our County Agent, A. S.
Bussey, assisted, very probably by
some girl who knows tobacco.
We have in Coffee county, probab
ly, more acres suited to tobacco than
'any other county in Georgia. We
also have a lot of this good land that
should be utilized but, so far, it is
not, and if by advertising we can
bring it to few farmers who will buy,
land, we make our county that much
richer. Also, the better advertised
a thing is, the greater the demand,
resulting in a higher price
We have in Douglas the leading
Georgia market, both in pounds sold
and in price, and i 3 understood that
it is about seventh in the United
States. To keep it in that position,
we must advertise it. The righer
Coffee county is, the richer will be
the towns; likewise, the wealthier the
towns, the wealthier the county. It
is all mutual, so it behooves us to ad
vertise along together.
This exhibit is being sponsored by
the Douglas Kiwanis Club. Some of
l the warehouses have contributed to
' bacco, and the expenses will be paid
by the business men. If you get a
chance, see it.
H. H. WILLIAMS BUYS OUT
MARTIN IN DOUGLAS AUTO CO.
Mr. Hutch H. Williams has bought
out the interest of his partner, Mr.
O. G. Martin, in the Douglas Auto
Company and expects to run it by
himself, except for hired help that
will be necessary to carry on his
growing business in the mechanical
part of his garage, as well as hand
ling the sales from his automobile
agencies. They have recently en
larged and repainted their place of
business, and Mr. Williams hopes to
continue to improve it along all lines.
Mr. Martin is off on a prospecting
tour in Florida and expects to locate
there as soon as he decides just what
line of work he will enter. His
family will remain here for the pres
ident.
Headline reads: Dry Well is Dug.
If the present dry weather contin
ues we will have plenty of dry wells
without digging them.
OFFICIAL ORGAN COFFEE COUNTY. CITY OF DOUGLAS, AND THE CITY OF NICHOLLS
ICE-CREAM CHURN
BEATS SEPARATOR
This is the last one we have
heard, and the best one we
have heard in many moons.
The best part about the story
is that the source of it makes
us believe it to be true. Mr.
Claude Carelock, a prominent
citizen of the New Forest com
munity, says that the thing
actually happened at his home
last week.
The cows on his farm were
milked about sunset. The
milking was followed by sup
per, after which it was decided
to make a churn of ice cream.
In the making of the cream
some of the milk, which was
brought from the cowpen about
sundown, was used. It was
noticed that there was some
thing pecular about the cream
and upon investigation, but
ter, yes, pure fresh butter was
found on the dasher. That
beats the separator.
MAD CAT EPIDEMIC
STRIKES DOUGLAS
“If you have a cat or a dog pre
pare to kill it now,” is getting to be
the main thought minds of a
number of Douglas people.
J. V., the little son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Ivy on Ward street, was
bitten by a mad cat yesterday and
at an early hour this morning Belle,
the negro cook, at the Hayes House
wag bitten by a cat \hat
mad.
The little Ivey boy was bitten by a
mad dog about one month ago and
had just completed taking the treat
ment for hydrophobia.
The sentiment is growing strong
against the feline tribe in Douglas
and there is some talk of ordering
all the cats killed or placed behind
closed doors.
Both cats in the above mentioned
cases have been killed.
SOUTH GEORGIA BEST
SECTION IN AMERICA
Mr. J. H. Ehlers, a banker and
prominent business man of Spokane,
Washington, has been all over the
country. He has had an opportunity
to see all sections of America but
after he had been to Albany, Bain
bridge, Americus, and through this
section he said that South Georgia
had the best outlook of any place he
had seen.
America covers a large territory
and there are some mighty fine sec
tions scattered from the Great Lakes
to Gulf of Mexico, and from Maine
to Sanfrancisco, thepefore, we ap
preciate the statement.
Mr. Ehlers is prospecting and his
statement about South Georgia leads
one eo believe that he is going to
invest a large amount of money in
wiregrass Georgia.
W. B. M. U. ASSOCIATION
IN SESSION HERE TODAY
The keynote of the W. M. U.
Smyrna Association in session here
today is “Expect Great Things—
Attempt Great Things.”
Among those present who are ad
ding zeal to the program by their
inspirational talks are Mrs. Bronson,
Mrs. Hortense Caldwell, Miss Eugen
ia Allen, Mrs. E. L. Tanner, Mrs. L.
L. Denton, Miss Rhodes, state work
er, Mrs. T. S. Roberts, Miss Sara
Funderburke, missionary to China,
Mrs. Neel, president Georgia W. M.
U., Dr. C. E. Burts, director of 1925
program.
Besides the special music that is
being made the following songs ars
adding to the spiritual atr.’.osph _ o'
the ossembly: “Revive Up Again”,
“Rescue The Perrishing”, “I Gave
My Life for Thee” and “Arise My
Soul.”
All present are entering heartily
into the program and the association
hopes to really do great things dur
ing the next year.
DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1925.
THE FLORIDA BOOM
HITS DOUGLAS, GA.
Last week a land sale was carried
out on College avenue, that only has
the scene of action shifted this week,
but it has spread like wild fire for
sales took place on Ward street, Bry
an street, Walker street and in oth
er sections of the city during the
last four days.
Dr. W. F. Sibbett sold a valuable
piece of property on Ward street.
The Campbell home on Bryan street
was purchased from Mr. J. H. Paulk
by Mr. George M. Jardine.
The Walker street property which
sold was the E. Floyd home that J.
R. Starling bought.
There were also a few small lots
which sold in various sections of the
city.
All the above property was sold
and handled by the Dixie Realty
Company.
HELP NORTHGEORGIA
FARMERS, SAYS BUSSEY
(By A. S. BUSSEY, Count Agent.)
Due to an unprecedented drought in
Northeast Georgia, there are 31 coun
ties that will make this year about
1 1-2 bales of cotton per plow and
enough feed to run them until Decem
ber 1. Some few communities have
donated cars of corn to some of the
communities there that have been
hardest hit. One of our leading
farmers suggested to me that we give
a car of corn to some needy commun
ity. I wrote to the State Marketing
Agent concerning such action and
he said not ship corn up there on
charity, but rather sell it to them at
the lowest possible price.
We had set a date for loading a car
to be shipped up there gratis, but
since receiving contrary instructions
from the State Marketing Agent, we
will, of course, call this off. But,
taking his suggestion, I would lrke
to know the names of any farmers
who will want to ship corn up there
and what price they would be will
ing to sell to those folks. Any corn
that we ship will be sent to them
sight draft bill-of-lading attached;
this means that the farmers there
will pay the farmers here, with no
one in between getting any profits,
as it will all be handled through
the College of Agriculture and the
conuty agent.
I am not asking our farmers to
make any great big cut in the price
they could receive from other sour
ces, but rather make a small cut.
If we can get our farmers the same
price for their corn that they can
get eslewhere. I would like for them
to sell as I suggest, for it will make
the farmers in Northeast Georgia
get their corn cheaper, by cutting
out two or three profits in between.
I have received more than one let
ter from up in the drought country
asking the lowest possible price that
we can ship them corn. We can sell
all our corn up there, without hav
ing to ship it anywhere else. I
think we should ship it to those folks,
even if we have to do so at a small
sacrifice, for they are fellow Geor
gians of ours, not so well blessed in
soil, climate, and varieties of crops
as we have, who have had one bad
year, but with some help they will
come back. They have no turpentine,
cross ties nor tobacco to help them
out of a tight as we have. If they
all should get disgusted and leave,
their lands will depreciate in value;
they are a part of Georgia, and all
Georgia lands would depreciate in
value. Our success depends to a great
extent on the other fellow.
I wish all farmers who will have
corn and sweet potatoes to sell w r ould
at least talk with me about it before
selling. It may be of some small
profit to them.
* GAME LAW *
* *
* Quail, November 20 to March *
* Ist; doves, October 6th to *
* to January 31st; wild turkeys, *
* November 20th to March Ist; *
* cat squirrels, November 20th *
to 2.Lrch Ist; deer, Nov. Ist to *
M Dec. Cist. *
Bag limit: quail, 20 in one *
* day; doves, 25 in one day; cat *
* squirrel, 15 in one day; wild *
* trukey, 2 in one season; deer *
* 2 in one season. *
****** * * * * * I
SNAKE WHICH KILLED
'l4-YEAR OLD BOY IS
LASSOED NEAR HERE
A large rattlesnake, five and a half
feet long* with 13 rattles, which bit
young Louis Adams, aged 14, near his
father’s Ijjome at Fales, in Coffee
county on last Sunday morning, Sep
tember ij, the boy dying that night,
was captured alive on last Wednes
day within 40 yards of where he bit
the boy, jby C. M. Davis and is still
alive and in the possession of Mr.
Davis. ‘
In capturing the snake Mr. Davis
found him in coil and arranged a long
string on the end of a five-foot pole
with a drawing loop and slipped the
loop, ovefj the snake’s head by means
of the pole and then drew the string.
He employed the same means in
grooming the snake to have its pic
aure taken in the Rogers studio in
Douglas. After the snake had its
picture taken it was placed back in
the box and the loop was removed.
The snake had double fangs on the
right side and a single fang on the
left side, which have been extracted
by Mr. Davis, as the dentists of Doug
las respectfully declined the honor of
extracting them. The double range
on the right side was the one that
struck little Louis Adams as was
clearly apparent from the wound in
flicted. E. T. Tanner, a naval stores
operator', was present and witnessed
the capture of the reptile.
A great many rattlesnakes have
been killed recently in this section.
It is thought the extremely dry
weather has caused them to leave
their former haunts and seek water
near and in the towns and cities.
SLAYER OF NURSE
CHAINED AND LYNCHED
Willie Dixon, the insane negro who
murdered Miss Amy Oxford, a nurse
at the State Sanitarium at Milledge
ville last week, has been taken from
the sanitarium by a party of white
men who carried him to a spot in
Wilkinson county, chained him to a
tree and used a pick handle to beat
him to death. The negro had used
a pick handle to kill Miss Oxford.
Dr. Swint, superintendent of the
sanitarium said that there was a
large party, something like 20 or
30 unmasked men in the party. Dr.
Swint believes that it will be an
easy matter to bring the members of
the mob to justice because they were
not masked.
At a coroner’s inquest the verdict
reached was that the negro met
death at the hands of unknown par
ties.
Miss Oxford was in charge of the
vocational and occupational depart
ment of the sanitarium. It was
while she was passing the negro
buildings that Dixon emerged from
among a group of negroes and struck
Miss Oxford with a pick handle.
He continued to strike her and had
completed killing her before aid could
reach the spot.
Dixon came from Richmond county
in January 1924. He had served two
terms in the chaingang before being
sent to Milledgeville, but was not con
sidered dangerous.
SATILLA RIVER
GOES BONE DRY
In a number of places the Satilla
river has practically dryed up and
the stream has dwendled to a small
stream at the nearest point to Way
cross. Fishing has almost become a
thing of the past because there is
not sufficient water.
Several streams in Georgia are
low and many of the smaller creeks
have stopped flowing as a result of
the dry weather.
BAPTISTS OBSERVING
WEEK OF PRAYER
The workers of the Baptist W. M.
U. are observing this' week as their
week of prayer for state missions.
But combining two programs into
one afternoon’s session, they used
only two afternoons instead of four.
The four different circles handled the
program.
DOUGLAS TOURISTS RETURN
FORM THE CAROLIN AS
Judge T. N. Henson and Marshal
(Bud) Ashley returned from an ex
tended tour through North Georgia
and the Carolinas last Sunday night.
They relate some horrid stories of
the conditions in the drought stricken
areas, and especially of that section
of Georgia which was hit by the dry
weather.
Judge Henson said that there were
some farms on which the cotton was
about one foot high and sometimes
maybe there would be one boll on
top of the stalk, and the prospects
for other crops were no brighter.
Mr. Ashley and the Judge are of
the opinion that there is not much
for anyone there.
In speaking of North Carolina,
Judge Henson seemed to be well pleas
ed with the beautiful rural school
buildings, which they saw along the
country side. He attributes those
well equipped schools to diversified
farming. Speaking further he com
pared the one cotton crop sections
of South Carolina to the progressive
section of North Carolina and said
that the one crop sections do not
have the good schools as they
should.
NEW GAME AND
FISH LAW PASSED
Among the several provisions of
the Game and Fish Bill passed by
the recent General Assembly and ap
proved by the governor, is one which
prohibits seining or netting in any
of the fresh water streams of Geor
gia for a period of five years. The
section of law prohibiting seining
reads a follows: “It shall be a mis
demeanor for any person to take
from any of the fresh water streams
of this state any fish with seine, net,
gig or spear or with any other device
or- by any other means than with a
hook and line for a period of five
years; provided nothing in this act
shall prohibit the taking of minnows
where a seine is used for such pur
pose, the same not to exceed four
feet in length, and provided further,
that the provisions of this section
shall not prohibit the taking of shad
fish in the manner and season pro
vided by law.” This law, according
to Commissioner Twitty, applies to
even private ponds, but the owner of
a private pond, his immediate family
or tenants, may fish in said pond at
any time and any manner they please.
Under the old anti-seining law it was
necessary for two grand juries to
recommend its adoption before the
law became effective. But the new
law is state-wide in its effect and
now applies to every county in the
State, and no action of the grand
jury is necessary.
Another provision of this bill pro
hibits the use of fish baskets or traps
or similar devices at any and all
times, and makes it the duty of game
wardens, depty wardens and .others
officers to destroy all traps, baskets
and other devices used in violation of
this act.
Under these new provisions of the
law only hook and line fishing will
be permissible in Georgia during the
next five years. The law goes still
further and makes it the duty of the
Board of Game and Fish to prohibit
even hook and line fishing during the
spawning season in any county of the
state where one grand jury of that
county recommends.
A third provision of the bill pre
scribes a penalty of from SIOO.OO to
SIOOO.OO for dynamiting fish.
The Department of Game and Fish
announces a reward of $25.00 for the
arrest and conviction of any person
violating the anti-seining law or the
law prohibiting the use of baskets
and traps. A reward of $50.00 is of
fered for the arrest and conviction
of any person dynamiting fish. These
rewards expire January 1, 1926, but
are subject to renewal at that time.
A special corps of deputies has
been employed by the Department of
Game and Fish to see that the new
fishing laws are rigidly enforced.
FIRE ALARM SOUNDED
MONDAY AFTERNOON
Monday afternoon about four-thir
ty, a fire alarm was turned in and
the quick response of the fire depart
ment saved Stubb’s gin a disastrous
fire, and confined the flames to a small
blaze in the seed house.
$1.50 Per Annum in Advance
COUNTY PUBLIC
SCHOOLS OPEN NEXT
MONDAY,THE 28TH
Arrangements have been made for
opening the county schools next Mon
day, September 28th. With few ex
ceptions, teachers have been assign
ed and have accepted. All schools
not filled will be supplied by this
week end.
The superintendent has called for
a conference of all white teachers at
his office at 10:30, A. M., Saturday.
He is also asking the colored teach
ers to meet at 3:30 P. M.
There are thirty-five white schools
in which it is estimated twenty-five
hundred pupils will enroll, and twen
ey colored in which about one thous
and will enter.
Unusual interest is being mani
fested on the part of the trustees and
patrons and a record attendance is
anticipated.
An election was held in the Mob
ley School District on Wednesday of
this week to vote on the question of
voting a local tax to supplement the
amount received through the County
Board for the support of the school.
This shows enterprise on the part
of the patrons of the in that
community which has recently con
solidated with the Palmer District of
Jeff Davis County. A modern build
ing with up to date equipment is
the goal and the prospect that this
forward step will be taken immediate
ly after the election is encouraging.
The Board, superintendent, and
trustees, co-operating with the teach
ers, urge that all pupils enter on
opening day next Monday that the
work of organization may be com
pleted and that the work of the
schools may proceed without distur
bance later in the term.
MR. W. S. CONNER GOES
TO J ACKSON VALUE, FLA.
Mr. W. S. Conner, who ha 3 been
such a popular employee of the A.,
B. & A. road here, has been granted
a leave of absence from the road
a few weeks, and left with his fam
ily Tuesday for Jacksonville, where
he is going in the Real estate busi
ness with his brother. He has the
privilege of returning to the road if
he decides to come back at at end
of that time, and his place with the
road is being temporarily filled by
Mr. C. Folger.
Mr. and Mrs. Conner are an ex
cellent couple and they will be great
ly missed here in many departments
of the town’s activities. He is an en
thusiastic Kiwanian and is secretary
of the organization here. He has al
so been an active worker in the Ep
worth League and Sunday School.
Mrs. Conner is also active in church
circles and they carry with them
best wishes of many substantial
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Bond are occu
pying the residence on Bryan street
during their absence from the city.
DOUGLAS NOT SUFFERING
FROM SCARCITY OF W ATER
Although this has been one of the
dryest years ever known here as well
as in most parts of the country, Doug
las has not yet had to put on any
restrictions about the use of water,
and Mr. Head of the Light and Water
commission says so far as they can
tell, they still have as much water as
is needed for the city.
Two light rains fell in different
parts of the county last Sunday af
ternoon and there is still a plendid
dew on the grass every morning.
PROGRESS EDITOR ATTENDS
PRESS ASSOCIATION MEET
Fred Ricketson, editor of The Cof
fee County Progress, is spending
this week in West Point, Georgia at
tending the Autumn meeting of the
Georgia Press Association. Mr,
Ricketson left Douglas last Sunday
night for W r est Point and will return
next Saturday. He was accompanied
by Mr. John R. Slater, mayor of
Douglas.
An invitation is to be giver, the
Association to meet in Douglas in
1926, and Douglas already has the
assurance that it will be the meeting
place of Georgia newspaper men be
for long.