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Volume XI—No. 49. ORGANIZE TO COMPLETE MEMORIAL COIN SALE “Centuries will be born to die; age will follow age along the unending pathway of the years; cities govern ments and people will change and perish—while yet our heroes, carved in stone, will stand on guard, custod ians of imperishable glory.” So said Governor Trinkle of Virginia in an address, in referring to the Stone Mountain Memorial to the Southern Confederacy. 200,000 coins remain unsold in Georgia, and Governor Walker has appointed Hon. Ernest Camp, of Mongoe, recently elected president of the Georgia Press Association, director of the Harvest campaign to complete the sale of these coins. Mr. Camp is widely experienced in pub licity and organization of campaigns and will use effort to complete the sale of Georgia’s quota of coins this fall. In every southern state the cam paign is now in progress, and while Georgia is called upon to sell the largest number of coins, it is in this state the monument stands. Referring to the campaign Mr. Camp recently said: “I have every confidence that Geor gia will take her full quota of Con federate Memorial Half Dollars. There coins authorized by unanimous vote of the House and Senate of the United States are a decoration of valor in honor of every soldier w r ho wore the Confederate uniform. They are a sweeping vindication of the motives which prompted our fore fathers to resort to arms, and a trib ute to the courage and chivalry with which they fought. They represent a new note of brotherhood which is sweeping the country from Florida to Maine and which has obliterated the last vestige of sectionalism. “I have seen the model for the central group by the new Sculptor, Mr. Augustus Lukeman, and have made a close study of it. He has ex ceeded the expectations of his cham pions and silenced any question as to his skill and fitness for this work, and his understanding of the spirit of our people. His design carved on' Stone Mountain will be a worthy monument to the great men whose memory, and the inspiration of whose character, is perpetuated.” A MILLTOWN, GA., BECOMES A LAKELAND, GA. Miltown, Georgia, the seat of La nier county has undergone a change in name recently. The people by a vote decided to change the name to Lakeland. The postoffice department readily agreed to the change and the general assembly not wishing to be cranky about the matter passed a bill without any disturbance allow ing the metropolis of Lanier county the change in name. The good people of that portion of Georgia are now very anxious that the inhabitants of every nation, of every land, and of every tribe shall begin to use the new name and forget the old one. Milltown, now Lakeland, is located near Banks pond, an artificial lake of water that covers 16,000 acres of South Georgia plains. This pond! which is truly a fresh water sea and contains many fish that draw people from far and near. In some places the pond is very deep while in others it is not so deep. It contains a large number of scat tered tree trunks and stumps. Banks pond was formed by a dam and is not a natural body of water. It is a most beautful body of water and the peoplie of Lakeland anticipate that some day it will be made more beautiful and will furnish lake fronts for many beautiful homes. Miss Winnifred Clark HosCess. A delightful affair among the younger contingent was the party given by Miss Winnifred Clark Sat-* urday night at the home of her par ents, Dr. and Mrs. T. H. Clark. Proms and games were enjoyed. Miss Virginia Tanner and Miss Ma mie Sarah Sapp won the girls’ prize in two contests and Joe Jardine and Elmo Thrash won the prize for boys. Miss Francis Vibbert served punch and Miss Ethel Dickerson assisted Mrs. Clark in serving, cream and cake. DOUGLAS HIGH TAKES ADDITIONAL TEACHERS Douglas High School is going; it is glowing, and it is growing. The student body has so increased until it has become necessary for the Board of Education to ad two new members to the faculty. Miss, Marguerite Roberts, a very efficient teacher, has been selected to take charge of some of the third grade work. NEXT SATURDAY WORK DAY FOR ORPHAN’S HOME As last Sunday was Promotion Day at the Methodist Sunday school, it was thought best to observe next Sun day as Orphan’s Home Day. The envelopes w T ere given out last Sunday for the offering next Sunday. It is hoped friends of the institu tion will give their next Saturday’s income to this worthy cause. Just one day’s earnings out of a year is all that is asked to help to support and educate these one hundred and sixty children in this home. CRIME WAVE STILL BROKEN. * Chief Barrineau says that the crime wave in this part of the world is still broken. The chief continued by saying that the order on circus day, last Monday, was the very best. A very few ar rests were made end not all of them were for drunkenness but some were for petty crimes. EAGLE CAFE CHANGES HANDS The Eagle Cafe, which has been operated for the past two years by Nick Economou, was bought Wednes day morning by Gus Burosos, who has been with the cafe for some time. The former proprietor has made many friends during his stay here. He goes to Winter Haven, Fla., where he will enter a like business. The new proprietor expects to keep the cafe up to the high standard which it has ben run. MEN’S BIBLE CLASS Commends the efforts by the var ious church Sunday schools of the city to increase attendance. It was organized in the hope that it might stimulate interest in Sunday school work and Bible study. No credit is claimed for the recently renewed ac tivities along these lines, , but the membership of the class do feel a deep sense of satisfaction in the work that is being done. The class meets at 10:30 A. M. and is dismissed sufficiently early that those attending may attend the morn ing services of the church of their choice. All men who do not regularly at tend one of the church Sunday schools of the city, and visitors are cordially invited to meet with us. Court House, Sunday morning at 10:20. JOHN ECONOMOU DIED LAST SUNDAY MORNING Last Sunday morning at 2 o’clock John Economou, father of Nick Economou proprietor of the Eagle Cafe, died of pneumonia and tubercu losis at the home of his son here in Douglas. Economou was born in Greece 65 years ago. He lived there until 20 years ago when he with his family moved to A merica. Since then he has spent most of his time in Fort Valley, where he was shipped for burial by the Douglas undertaking Company. He had been in feeble health for quite a while but was not confined to his bed until about two weeks ago. Economou is survived by three chil dren, two sons and one daughter. WALKER-MATHEWS. Frineds of Miss Alden Walker ar.cl Mr. H. C. Mathews will be inte iz ' to learn of their marriage, which took place Wednesday afternoon, Sep tember 23, Ordinary W. P. Ward per forming the ceremony. The bride is a popular trained nurse of this section and the groom is the bookkeeper for the Pat Darby Lum ber Company. OFFICIAL ORGAN COFFEE COUNTY. CITY OF DOUGLAS, AND THE CITY OF NICHOLLS DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1925 * SUPERIOR COURT JURY TO SERVEOCT. TERM J. H. Roddenberry, Wiley Mobley, Petit Juries drawn to serve at the Oc tober term Superior Court: GRAND JURORS J. H. Roddenberry, Willie Mobley, W. O. Wingate, S. M. Murray, W. M. | Thompson, J. A. Daughtrey, W. C. Paterson, J. L. Shelton, S. J. Stubbs, Jr., N. H. Hursey, B. M. Poer, T. R. Burkett, C. F. Chambliss. B. D. Davis, Marshall Tanner, G. N. Thompson, Malcolm Davis, E. R. Cross, T. J. Courson, M. J. Farguson, E. S. Sapp, W. M. Newbern, F. F. Preston, W. G. Meeks. R. H. Sapp, P. L. Streat, L. D. Gillis, J. L. Bry ant, A. R. Lewis, Geo. W. Gillis. Petit Jury Firsft Week Frank Gillen, L. J. Fussell, S. A. Lott, J. B. Lindsey, R. H. Tyner, H. M. Love, W. R. Wilson, W. T. Solo omans, J. N. Todd, J. C. Day, Timmie Y'oung, J. M. Lord, R. L. Brown, T. L. Adams, Philip Kirkland, J. C. Rel ihan, J. S. Dickerson, T. L. Burkett, C. V. Willard, Joe Peterson, Jr. T. J. Holland, Noah Burkett, R. F. Dorminy, E. R. iLochridge, W. M. Gei ger, T. 11. Brown, M. Kight, L. C. Crow, J. E. Perkins, W. M. Harden, Jeff Lewis, 11. V. Allen, W. A Fair cloth, W. M. Jowers, W. J. Thomas, E. R. McClelland, C. B. Porter, Allen Harper, Arthur Vickers, Dan Worth. Petit Jury Second Week. Jnuie Baker, Fred DuVall, Charlie Harper, Eddie Cliett, Raymond Car ver, Walter Jowers, Tom Butts, Hen ry Harper, Geo. Paulk, J. A. Bowman, C. H. Mills, W. R. Gates, E. F. Cox well, J. B. Harper, A. J. Miller, Jr., Jesse M. White, S. T. McCrae, J. A. B. Faircloth, If. W. Stanton. J. B. Exum, B. F. Ellis, Walter Merritt > Henry Cliett, W. B. Mills, L. M. Hayes, W. H. Gamble, Talmadge Evans, J. H. Milhollin, J. M. Hursey, G. N. Ruper, L. D. Blount, J. L. Wol drop, B. T. Burkett, R. W. Miller, H. L. Vickers, H. V. Vickers, Elam Brook er, Joe Roberts, E. C. Beecher, L. F. Kirkland, Eston Ricketson, Hnry Sapp R. R. Woodard. C. D. Boggan, J. R. Parker, Rex ford Peterson, J. M. Burkett, Geo. Crowder, Sammie Batten, James Har rell, D. Kirkland, Willie Harper, Wil lis Peterson, Arthur Pridgen, D. K. Deberry, Tim Young, J. E. Chappell, I. O. Wilson, C. H. Pierson, W. L. Rog ers Mr. Monroe Mitchell, spent last week in Atlanta. MAKE FARMS AND HOMES ATTRACTIVE AND PROFITABLE ALONG HIGHWAYS (A. D. DANIEL, P. T. M., A., B. flc A. Railway) Editor The Progress: I would like to call your particu lar attention to the campaign now being put on by the Georgia State College of Agriculture through its county agents located in counties along the National Highways for the purpose of making the farms and homes along these highways more attractive, with a view to drawing the attention of the thousand- of tourists now passing through the state. Un doubtedly, this winter will see the biggest automobile tourist movement ever experienced in the southeast and on account of the crowded condition in Florida and consequent high prices a %uch greater per cent than in any previous year will stop in Georgia. In my opinion, now is our oppor- tunity and I cannot imagine any thing calculated to help n this move ment that will have a greater effect than making our roadsides attrac tive, and it has the double advan tage of increasing o ur soil fertility and lessening boll weevil damage next year. This matter is of so much im portance that I am quoting here a part of Mr. Campbell’s letter to the county agents touching on this sub ject. “We are constantly hearing from various state, county aid city officials a: well as public sp dted citizens Lout Georgia's opportunity for at tracting the attentior of Florida ! tourists. Many suggestions have j been made for advertising. In my l opinion these county agents along the | national highways ha e the greatest j opportunity to serve n this capacity MISS MARGUERITE ROBERTS JOINS HIGH SCHOOL FACULTY Owing to the crowded condition in the city school, Miss Marguerite Rob erts has been elected teacher of one of the divisions of the third grade to succeed Miss Lucy Hall, who has been placed in the High School department as teacher of Latin and English. Miss Hall has been teaching Latin in the afternoons, while carrying on her third grade work in the mornings, but she was needed for full time in the High School. Miss Roberts is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Roberts, who live near Douglas. She is a graduate of \\ esleyan College and has been teach ing in South Carolina since her grad uation. The school board feels that they have secured a very strong teacher in her selection. Mrs. Hutch Williams, another teacn er of experience, has been elected su er of experience has been elected for supply. ANOTHER HOME BOUGHT IN DOUGLAS THIS WEEK Mr. Edward L. Bagwell bought a home at the corner of Madison aven ue and Schley street here Tuesday from Mr. T. S. Price. Several build ing lot sales were also recorded here' this week. The Bagwell-Price transaction was handled by the Dixie Realty Company who report increasing activity in both city and rural property. Mr. Pope, the manager, states that inquiries are coming from many section now, some as far away as California. These re quests are mainly for farm lands. Mr. Bagwell was formerly a res ident of Douglas and has made his ijome in Broxton in recent years. TAX COLLECTORS FIRST ROUND. I will be at teh following places at tae following times for the purpose c ' collecting State and County taxes for'the year 1925. Thomas Daniel’s Wednesday Octo ber 7th, 1925 from 9 to 10 o’clock a. m. Ambrose from 11 o’clock a. m. to 1 o’clock p. m. same day. Broxton from 2 to 4 p. m. same day. West Green Thursday October Bth 1925 from 9 to 11 o’clock a. m. Nicholls from 12 to 4 o’clock p. m. same day. Yours truly, G. L. SIMS, Tax Collector, Coffee County, Georgia by getting their farmers to plant the roadsides fields in winter cover crops. Aside from the value of these crops to the live stock and to the soil, the winter green will have an effect upon the tourist travel that no amount of publicity or periodicals will give. The bare hillsides in north Georgia and the sandy lands of south Georgia will counteract any amount of favorable publicity from civic organizations. Cover them in winter green and they will enlarge the effect of literature and booster talk. Now that have on a drive for heavy acreages of oats, wheat, rye, vetch and crimson clover, I would urge the agents along the national highways to give special at tention to the fields in sight of the road. I would also urge that home ground improvements along the highway re ceive special .. attention. Tourist travel may diminish as the years go by, but it will never stop. lam look ing forward to the day when fields will largely be covered with winter green, much of it to be turned under in the spring for soil improvement in addition to winter grazing and spring hay, but let’s make a double effort along highways at present.’’ I have not had an opportunity to read the papers carefully for the past several weeks and it is, of course, possible that you have already print ed something on this subject. How ever, the proposition is big enough and the possible good that publicity along this line will do is so that I am sure you would be glad to do your part to push it along. ANGRY CAT TACKLES WHOLE FAMILY There were too many cats in the home of John Higgs, whose home i in this city, so Mr. Higgs went rid ing with his family last Sunday and carried one of the cats with him to see if a new home could be provided or found for it. It is reported that while the party was riding the cat began fighting. The small son, and both Mr. and Mrs. Higgs were attack ed by the animal. Mr. Higgs killed it and its head was sent to Atlanta for examination. A report was re ceived and the examination did not reveal rabies. RALLY DAY FOB PALMER MOBLEY CONSOLIDATED JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Contributed.) Three cheers for the Mobley-Pal mer school consolidation which went over in grand style last week. The people of the two communities are to be congratulated on the cooper ative spirit which they showed by putting the consolidation overy by a vote of 35 to 1 for a better school. The people who live in the Northern part of Coffee and in the Southern part of Jeff Davis counties have a vision. Our hats off to them. So good, so far for them. Now may they keep the good work going on until their money is in hand, their building is completed, and until they have teachers who are doing fully accredited junior high school work. Coffee county has some schools of which she should be proud. At pres ent there are six schools in the coun ty covering work thru the first nine grades. They are Ambrose, Brox ton, Eleventh District A. & M., Doug las High, West Green and Nicholls. . Some of them carry thru the eleven th grade, but the schools that we are interested in are those small two or three teacher schools which should be developed into ninth grade schools, doing fully accredited junior high school work. Let’s give those boys and girls a chance even tho we have to have some more local taxation. Give every boy and girl the opportunity to stay at home until he completes the ninth grade. Then if his parents are not able to send him more, if he has the making in him he can complete not only his high school education but he can go to college as well. We are hoping that every patron of the Polmer-Mobley district will at tend the all day rally and barbecue to be held at Mary’s Chapel October 15th and have a really good time. B* *mol cmfwyp mfwy mm b mm HIGH SCHOOL SHOWER A SPLENDID SUCCESS In response to the invitation to a kitchen shower for the purpose of equipping the domestic science de partment of the Douglas High school about thirty ladies were in attendance at the school last Friday afternoon. All the ladies brought one or more articles to help equip the department. As soon as they entered the build ing they registered and were shown through the new rooms by the do mestic science girls. Then each of the ladies took the Irish potatoes which she had brought and made some cooking utensils. Mrs. W. T. Cottingham won the prize. After the contest three readings were given by three little girls as follows: Misses Sara Wilcox, Fran ces Vibbert and Elizabeth Lott. Punch and wafers were served re peatedly during the program. Miss Grubbs the domestic science teacher, wishes to express her ap preciation for every article brought. AN INHERITANCE FOR YOUR CHILDREN Every farmer owning forty acres of cut over land in this section can assure his children a nice inheritance. If it has a start of young pine it should produce one hundred to two hundred feet per acre each year. Two hundred feet of growth yearly on each means in twnety years four thousand feet to the acre, or one hun dred and sixty thousand feet in all. Its the best bank account any Southern farmer can start for his baby. $1.50 Per Annum in Advance AGGIES WIN FIRST FROM FITZGERALD (By Gerald Lott) The Douglas Aggies ushered in the 1925 football season here Friday af ternoon with a win over the heavy Fitzegerald shop eleven. The score was 6 to 0. The game was well played and it was very interesting and exciting. Griffin, star halfback, for the Aggies broke through the line and made a beautiful 60-yard run for a touchdown Parker missed his tr y for the extra point. This touchdown was made in the first period. The Aggies are showing up fine under the coaching of Prof. Thrash, and they have good prospects of a winning team. They have a number of new men this year playing on the Varsity squad, and these are showing up exceptionally well. Some of the new men from which great things are expected are; Free man, an end, who played with States boro Normal last year and who was seen in action here against the Ag gies. Bosworth, a tackle, who played with Tifton A. & M. last year, and was see in action here. Brewton Parker Institute comes here for a game Monday and the Ag gies expect to give the Mt. Vernon lads a hard fight. A large crowd is expected to attend the game, for it will furnish plenty of thrills. The Varsity team as it stacks up now is as follows: Freeman and Kelly, fends. Bosworth, Cross and McDermick, tackles. Sammons, Roberson and Simmons guards. Youngblood, center. Adams, Parker and Davis, half backs. Griffin, quarter back. *» Vickers, full back. Following is the schedule for the season: Monday, October 5, Brewton-Par ker in Douglas. Friday, October 9th, Cochran A. & M. in Cochran. Friday,' October 16th, lynanuel County Institute in Graymont. Friday, October 23rd, South Geor gia College in Mcßae. Friday, October 30th, Richmond Academy in Augusta. Monday, November 2nd, Brewton* Parker in Mt. Vernon. Thursday, November 12, Georgia Military College in Douglas. Friday, October 20th, Cochran A, & M. in Douglas. * f * * ! “JANICE MEREDITH” Picture of Romance and History Coming to the Rivoli. Next Monday and Tuesday the Ri voli theatre will present that famous picture containing so much history, romance and glory that even a hard ened reviewer will be overcome by its sheer magnificence. In the Revo lutionary War background of this pic ture is a multi-colored and heart stir ring love affair between the most beautiful girl in the world and a man she did not think the homeliest of his kind. None can afford to miss seeing “JANICE MEREDITH” and Marion Davies, the astonishingly beautiful star of the play. Historical events are faithfully and lavishly done. There’s the Bos ton Tea Party, the ride of Paul Re vere, the battle of iLexington, the battle of Trenton, Washington cross ing the Delaware, Franklin at the Court of Versailles, and spectacular scene after spectacular scene until w# wonder if all the wonderful events hadn’t been roped and tied and put in this ore film. It’s the making of history before one’s eyes, and the best possible visible visual instructor to the youth or our land of the found ing and establishment of our great nation. Clean, pure, wholesome, entertain ing and educational, American to the core, the Rivoli has no hesitation in endorsing it as one of the best pic tures ever shown to our people. It is the soul of America and every American ought to see it. adv. Mr. Gaston W. Christian, who has been with the Georgia Leaf Tobacco Company here for the past several weeks left the city early Monday morning for his home in Mt, Airy, N, C.