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HUNDREDS ATTEND
MOBLEY - PALMER
SCHOOL RALLY
They went in buggies; they went
in wagons; they went on horse back;
they went on trucks and so’.ne went
in automobiles to the Mobley-Paimer
school rally at Mary’s Chapel 'ast
Thursday. The women were there;
the men were thefe, the girls
and boy? were there. All of them
were there. All of them were filled
with one purpose and that purpose
was the building of a good school
building sufficient to accommodate an
accredited junior high school.
Several prominent speakers spoke
to a large autdience. Rev. H. M.
Meeks, chairman of the Coffee Coun
ty Board of Education spoke first on
the educational progress of the county
and the state.
Rev. Mr. Meeks, who has been a
member of the Board of Education for
eighteen years declared that the cause
of education in Coffee county to
day is brighter than it has ever been
before.
The speaker compared the log cabin
schools of forty years ago with the
schools of today in which he made it
very plain that a marked progress
has been made.
“Our law-makers are trying to
levy more taxes for education,” said
he. I
Mr. Meeks gave illustration after
illustration showing that young men
and young women had overcome ab
stacles, secured an education, and are
now making good.
“If you are prepared there is a
place for you,” affirmed the speaker
In conclusion he assured the assem
bly that the Board of Education was
behind it in the movement for a bet
ter school.
Col .E. L. Grantham state senator
followed Mr. Meeks and spoke on
the value of an education. “We may
have ever so many assets in lands
and money but we have no asset that
will equal our boys and girls,” de
clared the senator.
“We have developed some good
roads in Georgia. We have develop
ed from an agricultural standpoint;
we have developed educationally; in
1915 we had 19000 children in school;
in 1924 we had 44,000 children in
school; in the record of Who’s Who
in America, 72 per cent of the men
mentioned in 1914 were college men;
16 per cent were high school gradu
ates and only 12 per cent had no or
very little education.
“In the record of 1924 for Who’s
Who in America, 77 per cent were
college graduates, 14 per cent were
high school graduates and only 9 per
had no education or very little. The
number of people who can not read
nor write is decreasing yearly. Edu
cation will not ruin anybody who ex
pects to be somebody.
'Continuing Mr. Grantham explain
ed that it is educated men who can
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J FLORIDA
JACKSONVILLE 3nJ NOVEMBER 19-28
* To^ R^T*T Y FAm FOa | lO DAYS AND 10 NICHTS
THE GREATEST EDUCATIONAL AND ENTERTAINMENT SPECTACLE OF THE YEAR
Buildings filled to overflowing with the cream of Florida's Agricultural. Horticultural, Livestock, Dairy and In
dustrial products—acres of farm machinery, automotive equipment and commercia exhibits will make of the
1925 educational program a revelation for fair visitors.
OFFICIAL STATE A. P. A. I INSPIRING EXHIBITS OF
GOLD MEDAL POULTRY SHOW j BOYS' AND GIRLS' CLUB WORK
A $25,000.00 ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM
THE LOOPLESS-LOOP LOOPERS
Afternoon and Night
‘Autos That Pass In The Air” Sensational and
Thrilling Spectacle One- Auto looping-the-loop three
times in midair while another passes under it. •
MAGNIFICENT FIREWORKS
Every Night «
Exclusive Pyrotechnic Offering Designed Especially
For Nightly Fireworks Display at The State Fair.
THE GREAT MIDWAY
Johnny J. Jones Midway Shows and Riding Devices.
Also a conglomeration of pink lemonade, hot dog.
sauer kraut, cotton candy stands and midway restau
rqpts.
—CHAMPIONSHIP CAT AND DOC BHOW-
Something to Interest Every Person Every Minute The Biggest Show of the Tear
t
Reduced Rates On All Lines of Travel
Popular Admission Prices
Florida State Fair Association
P. O. Box 382 Jacksonville 4
A. P. ANTHONY. President R. M. STRIPLIN. Secretary
analyze fertilizer and tell whether it
is any good or not.
In conclusion the Senator declared
that it is not more money we need for
universities but that we do need more
money for the common schols where
childre nare taught. Mn Grantham
left the impression that after a man
got thru high school if he wanted to
go thru university he could do so.
Following Mr. Grantham came Mr.
Melvin Tanner, Superintendent of
Coffee county schools.
The superintendent went after ir
] regu’ar attendance with his sleeves
rolled, up and both fists down.
“Over 1000 boys and girls i# Cof
fee county failed to see inside a school
room during the term of 1920 and
1921; we cannot do much fpr the
children and them at home,” said
Mr. Tanner.
“fi. child does not get a square
deal who starts even one month late.
The other children will be so far
ahead that the late child will have a
hard pull all the way thru or have
to begin in a lower class; it is not
fair for the parents as they have
paid taxes and the only way to edu
cate a child is to put him in school
and keep him there” affirmed the
superintendent.
Another thing that Mr. Tanner
jhmped on with both feet was the
public drinking cup. In very plain
words he explained how easily one
.child can infect a whole school with
measles. i ;
Before finishing his remarks the
superintendent made a strong appeal
for cooperation. He said he hoped
that there would be no divisions or
quarrels about where the school build
ing should be located.
Mr. Tanner promised full cooper
ation of himself and the County Board
of Education.
After the speeches subscriptions
for the building were asked for. A
beautiful spirit of sacrifice was mani
fested in the subscriptions. Some
people who knew the hardships of the
Reconstruction days after the Civil
war and who have no education
were the most liberal subscribers.
Others who do not live in the corn
unity subscribed rather freely. Evi
dently it wil be only a few months
until a handsome school plant will be
completed in the Mobley-Paimer
schol district.
Rbv. T. F. Drake, pastor of the
Broxton Methodist church was chair
man of the occasion and Rev. R. O.
Martin, pastor of the Broxton Bap
tist church, led the opening prayer.
the program the good people
of the community hid a long table
wjth as good food as can be found
anywhere in Georgia. Then the as
sembly proceeded to pay its respects
to the table by relieving it of its
burden. A well fed and happy throng
left Marys Chapel feeling that a for
word step had been made toward bet
ter education in Coffee and Jeff Davis
counties^
COTTON PRODUCES
WHITE HONEY
Atlanta, Ga.—And now it is dis-'
covered that the cotton blossom makes
a very good white honey. So we!
shall have not merely cotton cloth,
cotton oil am 1 butter substitute, and
cotton cattle feed, but cotton honey.
It seems that it has developed up
on California, officials of the Georgia
Department of Agriculture point out,
to tell us that we have been letting
our bees overlook a fine opportunity
• but, it is added, perhaps Southern
bees long ago discovered that cotton
blossoms would yield the sweetness
they sought for .honey.
KANSAS JUDGE BLAMES
PASTOR FATHER FOR
ERROR OF HIS SON
Wichita, Kan.—When the case of
John Lucas, 19, student in University
of Chattanooga, and son of a Meth
odist minister of Memphis, Tenn.,
was called in federal court here,' his
attorney pleaded for a light sentence
pointing out that the boy came from
a good family.
“I don’t believe it,” replied Judge
John C. Pollock. “If so, he would
not be here now. In my experience I
have found that nine out of ten par
ents take* more interest in their
horses, their bird dogs and their
farms than they do in tlfeir children.”
But, your honor,” shouted the at
torney, “this is the son of a minister.”
“Ihe boy is to be pitied,” answer
ed the judge. “The average minister
spends his time on his church and for
gets his children. Was the minister
a pal to the boy? Did he know with
whom he»was associating and what he
was doing at nights? Now I suppose
he is sorry.
“When boys are in trouble it is u«-
ually the fault of the parents. Boys
can’t grow up like collie dogs. You
can’t send them to school and forget
them. There are a lot of things the
schools don’t teach. Parents who
bring children into the world must
assume responsibility. They must
give them part of their time.”
The son of the minister was given
a sentence in a Kansas jail for trans
porting; a stolen motor car from Ten
nessee to Kansas. ' <
FOR SALE—S4O acres, the George
E. Vinson place, 2 miles west from
Owensboro, 5 miles south from Ro
chells, on the Rochelle-Irwinville
road. improvements, 4-
horse farm cleared and -cultivable,
good tobacco land. For further in
formation see C. M. MtKenzie in Cor
dele, or write F. P. Lowe, Box 924,
Atlanta, Ga. ad
FOR SALE—47S acres, the M. F.. Pa
trick blace, between Axson and
Millwood, 10 miles east from Pear
son, on the Dixie Highway, 15 miles
west of Waycrossr Has fine im
provements. about 100 acre excellent
tobacco land. Small cash payment,
balance easy terms. For further in
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November 20, 21 and 2*
Three days of Thrilling Auto Races by World Famous
Drivers, Including Fred Horey, Holder of Three
World's Championships.
• FAST RACING CARD
November 23 to 27
Five days of Harness Races for the Lovers of Flashing
Hooves. Best Trotters Off Southern Circuit.
FAMOUS BANDS
And Orchestras Offering Music of Every Kind. Also
Spectacular Pageant With 500 of Florida’s Fairest Maids.
COFFEE COUNTY PROGRESS
formation write F. P. Lowe, Box 924,'
Atlanta, Ga. * ad,
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BURKETT SCHOOL NEWS *
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Burkett School which is about three,
miles from West Green is making or j
has made so far a splendid record
this year. School opened the 28th of
September and has as its teacher,
Miss Margaret Barber of Vienna, Ga.
Miss Lizzie 'Buchan, the .county
home demonstration agent was an in
teresting visitor to our school Mon
day. She made a talk on health and
weighed, and measured the heighth of
each pupil in order to see what chil
dren were underweight. Those that
were underweight are dieting, that is
eating the right kind of food so that
they can come up to the standard.
Mr. J. B. Grayson was a visitor
at school Tuesday morning.
We regret very much one of our
school metes has moved away and
will make her home near Broxton.
Hoke Wilcox visited the school
Monday afternoon.
Miss Margaret Barber and Miss
Doris Burkett attended the institute
in Douglas Saturday.
Miss Eva Oliver, Mr. Denton, and
Printis Burkett and Charlton Burkett
were other visitors at schol this
week.
The pupils and teacher, Miss Barber
met last Friday afternoon and or
ganized a society with the
following officers: Pres., Miss Bar
ber, vice president, Nobie Hayes,
Sec.-Treas., Elton Grayson, Cheer
leader, James Merritt and the pro
gram committee Doris Burkett, Osie
Hayes and Nora Burkett. The so
ciety met for the first time Friday
afternoon and the following program
was rendered:
Welcome—Mattie Merritt.
Recitation—Cleavon Burkett.
Reading—Fannie M. Burkett.
Composition—Eston Grayson.
Adjective Story—Nora Burkett.
Recitation—Jule Burkett.
Story of my future life—Osie
Hayes.
Jokes—Quillion Burkett.
Would’nt it be funny—Lucy Mer
ritt.
Burkett News —Doris Burkett. *
Critics—Nobie Hayes.
Song, “Jaunita” Doris Burkett
and Miss Barber.
A CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to thank all the good peo
ple of Broxton for their many kind
nesses during the sickness and death
of our dear husband and father. Also
for the many beautiful floral offer
ings sent, and for all the words of
comfort given. Especially do we
wish to thank the doctors and all that
went with as to the last resting place
of our loved one. May God’s richest
blessing rest on each of you is our
prayer.
MRS. O. A. DUKE,
MR. AND MRS JOHNNIE LOTT
MURIEL DUKE,
MAYO DUKE,
O. A. DUKE,
VISITORS AT THE FUNERAL
MR. JIM WOOTEN
His brother, Mr. Wooten and wife
of Mcßae, his sister, Mrs. L. F. Bland
an daughter, Merry, of Vild > ..a,
Mr. and Mrs. Will Wooten, Mr. Frank
Wooten, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bland and
daughter, Iris, Mr. and Mrs. Will
Smith, and Mrs. Bruce Smith, all of
Mcßae. Mr. and Mrs. Griffin Wray
and daughter Sallie Lou and Mr. and
Mrs. Morris Wray of Lumber City.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Kirkland and
daughters, Gertrude and Ina and son
Mr. Lonnie Kirkland, Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Clements, Mr. and Mrs. Jake
Wooten of Denton, Mrs. Aubrey Wills
of Douglas, Mr. and Mrs. Albeit Mc-
Lean and children of Hazelhurst, Mrs.
Alvin Carver of Daytona, Fla., Mr.
and Mrs. Elisha Spivey of Bushnell.
Mr. W. H. Wooten of Miami, Fla.,
the youngest brother was unable to
reach here in time for the funeral.
Mr. J. W. Brundage, a son in law, of
Auburndale, Fla., was could not reach
here.
PUBLIC SALE.
GEORGIA, Coffee County:
There will be sold before the court
house door in the City of Douglas,
Georgia between the legal hours of
sale on the 3rd of November, 1925,
the following described property to
wit:
One certain mare mule about seven
years old about 15 1-2 hands high,
weight about 1070 pounds.
Said mule is being sold as the prop
erty of Eettie Pridgen in accordance
with the terms of a certain retention
of title note dated January 9th 1922,
signed by Bettie Pridgen as principal
and Ernest Pfidgen. Angust Pridgen,
Artie Pridgen and Angus Pridgen as
sureties.
This October 20 .1925.
C. L. PATTERSON.
Name sharks get busy! There is
sheriff in Florida whose name is
Chase.
SALE UNDER PO'-VER
IN SECURITY DEED
GEORGIA, Coffee County.
Under ar.d by virtue of a power
of sale co i ained in a deed to secure
debt by D. J. Youngblood to The
Farmers Bank on the 28th day of
October 1921 and recorded in the of
fice of the Clerk of the Superior
Court of Coffee County, Georgia, in
Deed Book No. 41, pages 159 and 160.
Which deed to secure debt and the
note secured thereby were transfer
red to The National Bank of Bruns
wick, Brunswick, Ga., on the 2nd day
of November 1921. Which transfer
is recorded in the Clerk’s office of the
Superior Court, Coffee County, Geor
gia in Deed Book 41, page 160. The
undersigned, The National Bank of
Brunswick as transferee of said
deed to secure debt and the indebted
ness secured thereby will sell at pub
lic sale before the court house door
of Coffee county during the legal
hours of sale on the First Tuesday of
November 1925, to the highest bidder
for cash the following described prop
erty to-wit:
Eighty (80) acres more or less of
lot of land No. 469, lying and being
in the Sixth land district of Coffee
County, Georgia, and being bounded
as follows: North by lands of C.
Jensen, which is an agreed line; East
by lands formerly owned by E. H.
McClellan, which is an agreed line;
South by original land line of said
lot of land and on the West by an
agreed line between this tract and
lands of Willie Kirkland. Said lands
being the same identical tract of land
purchased b v the said D. J. Young
blood from W. G. Meeks.
Said land will be sold for the pur
pose of paying a certain promissory
note bearing date the 28th day of
October 1921 and due and payable on
Novmber Ist, 1922 and made and exe
cuted by the said D, J. Youngblood.
Said note being for $399.81 principal,
stipulating for interest from matur
ity at 8 per cent, per annum. The
total amount due on said note up to
date of sale being $495.75 principal
and interest together with cost of this
proceeding as provided in said deed
to secure debt. A conveyance will be
executed to the purchaser by the un
dersigned as authorized in said deed
to secure debt.
This the 7th day of October, 1925.
d. j: y'oungblood,
By National Bank of Brunswick.
By Albert Fendig, President.
Attest: A. M. Harris, Cashier.
Transferee, Attorney in fact for
D. J. Youngblood.
E. L. GRANTHAM, Attorney
for national Bank of Brunswick.
8-15-22-29.
MORTGAGE SALE
STATE OF GEORGIA,
Counties of Atkinson and Coffee.
By virtue of a power of sa’e con
tained in a mortgage executed and
delivered J. W. Sears to • E. 11.
Tanner, dated November 7, 1913 and
recorded in office of Clerk Superior
Court of Coffee County, Georgia, on
November 11, 1913 in Book 18, page
393 to secure the indebtedness there
in described; said property being lo
cated in Coffee county at the time
said mortgage was executed, but said
property now being in Atkinson Coun
ty, Georgia, and said mortgage and
indebtedness having been assigned by
E. L. Tanner, and E. T. Tanner as
administrators of the estate of B. H.
Tanner, deceased, to Tanner Mercan
tile Company, C. R. Tanner and E. T.
Tanner; and said mortgage and in
debtedness having been assigned by
Tanner Mercantile Company. C. R.
Tanner and E. T. Tanner to Georgia
State Bank, and now being held by
Georgia State Bank, the undersigned
E. L. Tanner and E. T. Tanner, as
administrators of the estate of B. H.
Tanner, Tanner Mercantile Company,
C. R. Tanner and E. T. Tanner, and
Georgia State Bank by T. A. Mitchell,
Cashier, as attorneys in fact for J.
W. Sears, will sell at public outcry
before the court house door in Atkin
son county on the first Tuesday in
November, 1925, within the legal
hours of sale, to the highest bidder
for cash, for the purpose of paying
the indebtedness secured by said
mortgage the following described
land, to-wit:
237 1-2 acres, more or less of lot
of land No. 7 lying and being in the
Seventh land district of formerly
Coffee, now Atkinson County, Geor
gia. and bounded as follows: West by
lands of Eliza Sears and Wm. Meeks;
East by lands formerly owned by A.
F. Wilson and B. F. Sears; South by
lands original land line; North by
lands of Wm. Meeks, the run of Big
Branch being the line and being the
place where the said J. W. Sears now
lives, this being all the lands owned
by J. W. Sears in said District. Said
propertv wall be sold as the property
of J. W. Sears to pay the indebted
ness secured by said mortgage, in
cluding advertising fees, making deed
and other expense of sale. The
amount due on said mortgage up to
the first Tuesday in November, 1925
is $1416.43; balance on principal,
$606.15 interest, making a total of
$2076.58. And a deed to the purch
aser will be made by the undersigned
in terms w r ith said power of sale.
This the sth day of October. 1925.
J. W. SEARS,
B v his Attorney in Fact:
E. L. and E. T. Tanner, as adminis
trators of the estate of B. H. Tan
ner. deceased.
Tanner Mercantile Company, C. R.
Tanner and E. T. Tanner.
Georgia State Bank, •
By T. A. Mitchell, Cashier.
L. E. Heath, Attorney. 8-15-22-29
PUBLIC SALE.
GEORGIA, Coffee County:
There will be sold before the court
house door in the City of Douglas,
Georgia, betewwen the legal hours of
sale on teh 3rd day of November, 1925
the following property to-wit:
One certain black mare mule about
eight years old weighing about 1070
pounds and being 15 1-2 hands high.
Said mule is being sold as the prop
erty of Mamie Bates in accordance
with the terms of a certain retention
of title note dated January 21, 1925,
signed by Mamie Bates as principal
Thursday, October 22, 1923.
and by O. M. Bates as surety.
This October 20, 1925.
C. L. PATTERSON.
SALE UNDER POWER.
Under and by virtue of a power of
sale contained in a certain deed to se
cure Debt executed by J. L. Spivey
to W. H. Hayes on November 22,1922,
and recorded in the office of the Clerk
of the Superior Court of Coffee coun
ty, Georgia in Deed Book 42 page 403
which said lein and the indebtedness
secured thereby has been duly trans
ferred to the undersigned, the under
signed will sell at public sale, before
the court house door in said county,
during the legal hours of sale, on the
18th day of November, 1925, to the
highest bidder for cash, the following
property to-wit: All that parcel or
tract of land situated, lying and being
in the City of Douglas, Coffee county,
Georgia, being a portion cf of origi
nal land lot No. 192 in the Sixth dis
trict of said county, each lot fronting
100 feet on Sellers street, said lots
being Nos. 1, 2 3, 4 and 5 in Block
No. 114, said lots bounded on the
north by Sellars street, on the east
by lot No. 6 in said block, on the south
by Cleveland street, and on the west
b v Dewey avenue, and all being un
der fence, for the purpose of paying
a certain promissory note bearing
date Nov. 22, 1922 end payable Nov.
I, 1923 and made and executed by the
said ,T. L. Spivey, said note being for
$150.00 principal, with interest from
date at the rate of 8 per cent per an
num, the total amount due on said
note to date of sale being $185.86
principal and interest, together with
the costs of this proceeding as pro
vided in said Security Deed. A con
veyance will be executed to the pur
chaser by the undersigned as author
ized in said Security Deed. This Oc
tober 15, 1925.
R. B. Evans, Assignee,
Attorney in fact for J. L. Spivey.
J. A. Roberts,
Attorney at law for R. B. Evans.
175 MILE WALK TO COLLEGE.
Two young men, Samuel Hart and
Edwin Doster, both of Florida, Ala
bama, walked all the way from the
southern boundary of Alabama to
Howard College, Birmingham.
Hart is preparing himself for the
ministry and Doster is pursuing a pre
medical course.
When the boys left home they did
not have enough money to see a ball
game. But they worked enough on
the way to Howard to pay for their
food and lodging. The y neither ask
ed nor received charity on th*ir jour
ney. In fine mettle they arrived and
entered upon their duties with zeal.
While both boys are graduates of
Covington county high school, they
were in modest circumstances and
found it necessary to walk to Bir
mingham and depend on their own
efforts if they were to attend college.
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STILL STOLEN FROM SHERIFF
Sometimes, it is the unexpected
which happen. For example the
sheriff at Dawson, Georgia, decided
to help the people of his county live
up to the standards of prohibition.
Therefore, not long ago a large still
with a 100 gallon capacity was cap
tured in a swamp of Mule creek in
the northern part of the county.
The still was placed right under
the sheriff’s nose in the court house.
The monster was very highly prized
as the sheriff considered it his larg
est find, during his several years of
tiger chasing. But the still was not
to remain a pride and joy as his pos
session, for one night recently while
the sheriff was soundly sleeping and
while the stars were doing their best
to brighten the world a thief or some
thieves invaded the temple of justice
and stole the still.
Why the still was stolen no one
knows, but it is thought it is again
being used in defiance of the Bone
Dry and the Volstead laws.
A HIGHER TAX FOR
THE VANCANT LOT
If the tax on the vacant city lots
of every city with a population of
5,000 or more was doubled many
good things would come as a result
of it.
The present owners of the vacant
lots would either sell them or bujld
on them. That would settle the h<»s
ing problem in any city, however
large or small it might be, with the
rent doubled on the vacant lots it
would not be necessary to tax the
buildings which would be built.
Another blessing derived from such
a tax would very likely come in the
weeds being cut. This would do
away with some of the mosquitoes.
Rents would come down, crowded
conditions where two or more fami
lies live under one roof would not be
so common, and children would know
more of real family life.
Somebody said that courtship con
sist of a man’s running after a wo
man until she catches him.
A really good bo y is something
that he is not.
Does the term Clyb Women .mean
all that the name could imply?