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(Eofftt (Bounty Volume XII—No. 1. KIWANIS INDORSE NEW BUILDING PLAN The Kiwanis Club, holding their weekly luncheon last Friday at Alma, went on record as indorsing the ‘plan recommended by the recent Grand Jury to sell the property on which is now located the court house and jail, and erect more modern buildings at a moi'e suitable location. Following is the resolution pasesd by that body. ■ ./ GEORGIA, Coffee County. WHEREAS, The Grand Jury of Coffc-e County, Georgia, serving at the October term 1025, of the Supe rior Court of Coffee County, Georgia, recommended to the Honorable Board of County Commissioners in and for Coffee County, Georgia, the sale of the Court House and Jail property located in the City of Douglas, and WHEREAS* the present court house and jail of* the county of C jff-ee is located in a place in the city of Doug las which makes it too public and thereby interferes with the business of the courts in the trial of cases in the court house. The court house having been built some twenty years ago and is now inadequate to take care of the business of the county and the different officers of the coun ty' who are forced under the law to maintain their offices and place of business in the county court house and said court house is not in keeping with the financial resources of the county, and. WHEREAS, the present jail is in too public a place and is unsanitary and unsightly to look upon and is an eyesore to this county and city, and is inadequate to properly care for prisoners and is not in keping with the modern buildings of this charac ter of other counties in the standing of Coffee county, and. WHEREAS, public opinion appears to be in favor of the sale of the pres ent court house property and the placing of said court house and jail •in a, location,in t’se u:.y of Douglas, an I Whereas, said land upon which said court' house and jail are located is so situated in the city of Douglas tnr t it would be very valuable for business property and could in all probability be sold at this time for a considerable sum of money and what it isrealiv worth. NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Kiwanis Club of the city of Douglas in meeting assembled that we heartily indorse the recommen dations of the Grand Jury with ref erence to the sale of the property and the building of a new Court House and Jail for the several reasons here in enumerated. Be it further resolved that a copy of these resolutions be presented to the Honorable Board of Commission ers of Roads and Revenues in and for Coffee County, Georgia. Be it further resolved that we as a body ask the Honorable Commission ers of Roads and Revenues of Coffee County, Georgia, to carefully consid er the recommendations made by the Grand Jur y as afore mentioned. KIWANIS CLUB OF DOUGLAS, J\ M'. Thrfcsh, President W. H. Bailey, Secretary NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS All advalorem taxes due the City of Douglas must be paid before the second day of Novem ber, otherwise fi fas will be is sued and levied immediately. This is by order of the Mayor and Council, and the instructions are positive as to levy and sale. Pay your taxes and save expense and cost. R. M. PEARSALL, Clerk. HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL Saturday night 7:30 o’clock High School Auditorium. Admission five cents. BOX SOCIAL There will be a box supper at Bushnell school house, Friday night, November 6. Proceeds to be used for school. Everybody invited. FLORA NEAL. Can there be liberty in Liberty, South Carolina, when a 22 year old | lady there claims the distinction of, never having a beau? OFFICIAL ORGAN COFFEE COUNTY. CITY OF DOUGLAS, AND THE CITY OF NICHOLLS . lu'r t* - FUNERAL SERVICES FOR JOSEPH NIGEM SUNDAY Joseph Nigem, 35 years of age, who' has been in the mercantile business on Madison avenue here for the past fourteen years, died at his home on Sellars street last Friday night et 11 o’clock, as a result of tumors in his side. He had been in ill health since about the first of August this year, and although he had been failing fast, for some time, the end was net ex-; pected as early as it came. The funeral services were held at the First Baptist church at 3 o’clock j Sundav afternoon. Dr. Carl W. Mi-1 47 I nor preached the funeral and conduc ted the burial exercises at the Doug las cemetery. In addition to a host of Dauglas friends, a party cf thirty five or more from Valdosta were | present. Nearly a score of wreaths were presented by friends tnd rela tives, some from Valdosta. Nigem was born at Mount Lebanon; near the eastern end of the Mediter- 1 ranean sea. When a small boy, he! came with his parents to America, and made his home at Lawrence, Mass In 1911 he came with a Syrian colony to Douglas where he has been in the j mercantile business since. He was a thrifty, peaceful, law- j abiding citizen, and became a Mason about a year a "o. Joseph and Moses Hanna, also c Dougl as are brother in-laws. A wife and two small chil dren, Fred and Ernes; survive him. The Douglas Undertaking Company had charge of funeral arrangements. WOMAN 81. v RITES HISTORY OF COUNTY Mrs. Samuel Cook, who passed her 81st birhday a few days ago has just completed a history of Baldwin county. The segt of Baldwin county,! Milledgeville, has been the home of i Mi's. Cook for more than three score and ten years, and that is not all, for she is planning to live there still another -year. It in N6vejft.ber I£l§ that Mrs. Cook decided to write the history of her native county. She was born in Milledgeville and with the exception of the first two years of her married life she has lived in Baldwin county. Only temporarily until the Central Dixie Highway will be paved from Waycross through Charlton and Ware coun ties to the Florida line. Irwin and Ben Hill counties have completed paving for a considerable distance through those counties. In practically every one of the nine counties through which the Central Dixie goes better roads are found than is found in Coffee. From Ben Hill, Irwin, Ware and Charlton should come an inspiration to Coffee county, one of the supposedly richest counties, if not in reality the richest in wealth of the entire number. At present pave ment is being laid on this route through Charlton county, without a doubt one of the weaker counties of the state and certainly by far less able from a financial standpoint than Coffee to undertake the expenditure incident to road paving. For years after the establishment of this route the road through Charlton was an obstacle that seemed almost unsur mountable. Today the road through that county is among the best on the route, and indications are that they may be come the best. Bacon county has set ah example to the neighbor county of Coffee by building a road under handi caps that this county has never encountered. Wilcox and Pulaski counties have been at par with Coffee in their in differences toward the development of what might have been and what might yet be one of the foremost veins of travel in the entire state due to its directness betweet the great centers of Atlanta, Macon, and the great East, North and Northwest, to Florida. The only claim that one might make is that those in authority in Coffee county have not been as diligent in con serving the Central Dixie Highway, as have some of the weaker counties, and neither have they been as aggressive in keeping pace with the progress of other sections where state routes traverse. It is time those in authority took steps to develop this route by coordinating their efforts with that of other coun ties along the route and cease to trail, but taTce the lead if we are to be maintained on a main highway and Coffee county, the banner county she is, is to keep pace. Personal reference is made to the activities of the various counties in order to indicate to our people what is taking place. We have waited long and patiently for some move to be made to lend a hand to building a better road. Other counties look to coffee to at least carry her share of the burden—or better stated, —show a degree of progressiveness, and a move by Coffee county to n-ve one route through the county would have an electrical effect. It csn be done and should be enforced by every progressive ci'izen of the county. Road construction of a permanent nature is going on all over Georgia. In those sections where there is foresight main routes are being paved. Within a year or two there will.be a paved road from the Tennessee line through Geor gia to Florida, through Atlanta, Macon, Cordele and Val- DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1925. WESTBROOKS STORE ADDS DEPARTMENT Mr. R. C. Relihan, manager of Westbrook’s Department Store in form the Progress that tTieir trade has increased beyond expectations, drawing trade from a radius of a hundred miles to the Douglas store. ■’ In order to take care of the won-' derful increase in business they have decided to give over the entire up stairs to the ready-to-wear depart ment. Mr. Relihen states that this department would be so complete and up to date that it will compare fa \ orably to any ready to wear depart ment in the state. This store has only been located in Douglas for about one year end has enjoyed a phenominal business since its opening. The management is carrying on a very extensive advertising campaign and plan to expand much more over new territory. W. M. U. EI.E TES OFFICERS The Executive Board meeting of the W. M. U. of the Smyrna Baptist As sociation met at Douglas on last Sun day for the purpose of electing new officers for the coming year. The following ladies were elected: Mrs. W. F. Bronson, Superintendent Mrs. Hoke Davis, Secretary. Mrs. E. L. Grantham, Treasurer. Mrs. Ben Gray, Corresponding Sec retary. Mrs. J. L. Cochran, Personal Ser vice Chairman. Mrs. B. H. Tanner, Stewardship Chairman. Mrs. Arthur Sykes, Librarian. Mrs. Mery Coleman, Mission Stiidy Chairman. w Miss Maude Griswold, Young Peo i pies Leader. The District Shairmen ate, Mrs. R. i O. Martin, Mrs. William Smith, Mrs. L. D. Gillis, Mrs. B. IJ. Tanner, Mrs. John Rpberts. -- - --- - -.r- - " 1 —v-? i.v If Florida is a flower, Georgia is a peach! Flowers look pretty and smell good; peaches eat good.—Free Lance. That is one thing that the Free Lance hit right. Is Coffees Progressiveness Real! LAST METHODIST CONFERENCE FRIDAY Rev. N. W. Williams, presiding elder of, the; Waycross district will holcL the fourth last quarterly conference fsr this Methodist church in Douglfs Friday night, 30th, inst. .at 7:30 <> clock. He and the pastor Rev. T. ft (?h*j!itian very much de sires a-full attendance of all official members, the public is algo in- At thiKCconference much business will be Election of a new- *of (stewards. Sunday. School sujjK’rjptendent, hearing rll full reports j|jir tfie year etc. It is grati fying jroAkj»vMeihodists herb to know such fine* reports will be made of «tne ! successful* wolk. • \|T:K OF PRAYER. Mon(tej*£ Tuesday and Wednesday 0$ • next?Jfaak,' are to be observed by the MMm&t vyomen as their week of prqveij Mthe meetings will be held at fouf sud the first two af teYnpobawißg V'o be conducted by the adults* NOa Wednesday the program will beffifcn by the children and all the especially the mothers of ti is my rlUhre .urged *tp be pres ent. A thank offering will be takes for thf Cafcdina Institute in Korea f - U and the ,Sue Bennett, school in Ken tucky. S . r . : Girls Auxiliary of Baptist Church Meet. The Shrah Fimderburke Circle held their first meeting at the home of Mrs. H. Bailey Wednesday after nbon. Sjhi. Arthur* Coffee has been elec tuff je&der, and Miss Theo Pear son, president. Aftewian interesting program, Mrs. Bailey and Mrs. served hot' chocolatfe, sondwiches and cake. * Th§ decorations in the living room vere suggestjve of Hallowe’en. 4. ■’ , - TjtißSfi&Uf . There will be at Sears School Srt urday night October 31, a box social, candy, sandwiches and other things for sale. Everybody is cordially in vited to attend. TEACHER. dosta. Every county on the entire route of the National Highway has already entered an arrangement with the State Highway Department, or are making plans to do so to pave the route. Two-thirds of this route is now used to travel the Cen tral Dixie Highway from Macon south. One-third of thac route is already paved or is now being paved, leaving a dis tance of about a hundred miles to complete a paved road from Macon to Jacksonville. Coffee county has thirty miles of this route. A movement on the part of Georgia’s banner tobacco county to build a permanent road would be an immense incentive to other counties along the route to complete their permanent road plans. Can Coffee county do any one thing that will mean to her what the building of such road would mean? NO! is the answer. Not a section in Georgia is better advertised today than Georgia’s tobacco belt. It is being advertised every day by the fact that hundreds of people travel a road through that section. Build a better road elsewhere and the travel will stop. The Central Dixie Highway has brought more people through Coffee county during the past five years than ever went through the county in all it’s history. Has it meant anything? Then imagine to yourself the difference had not the road been here. If the route is worth anything, it is worth developing to keep, pace with the best in the state. Coffee county is the key to the situation. Let us make the move to keep what we have. A gigantic bridge is being built across the Ocmulgee river at Lumber City. At the same time a new route is being boomed via Eastman, Mcßae, Lumber City to Hazlehurst and Waycross, shortening the distance from Macon to Jack sonville, Fla., a few miles, according to dopesters who are boosting the route. That route affects Douglas and Coffee county in that it diverts travel that is now, and has for years come over the Central Dixie Highway. The route is far from complete and it’s opportunities are yet in the offering, but a determination to establish a road of a per manent nature has at last won momentum that will carry it over. It is one of the projects that are going on all over Georgia, and especially in South Georgia, aggressive in road building of a permanent nature. The Central Dixie Highway was pioneered by Ben Hill, Coffee and Ware counties. It is doubtless the most direct route for a majority of travel to the east coast of Florida, besides being an immense convenience for the people of the section. Its development everything to this parti cular section of Southeast Georgia. Coffee county can ill afford to overlook a bet like the Central Dixie. Let business men take counsel and anticipate, if you please, the consequence of negligence in making of it a per manent hard surfaced road. With such progress comes everything deserved. HOME OF JIM STALVEY BURNS SATURDAY A. M. Last Saturday morning about 6 o’clock the home of Jim Stalvey of this city, on Bryan street was seen to be in blazes by a neighbor, a Mr. Bridges, who sent in the alarm. The fire department rushed aid to the scene, but too late, for the roof had fallen in when the fire truck arrived., Some beds and bed clothing were caved-,but most of the household goods were consumed in the burning build ing. ' *' , . • The damage was covered by SBOO.OO in insurance. * Another fire was located in the roof 'of the Eagle Gafe last Wednesday morning about 11 o’clock. The kit chen force had just about put out the file when the fire truck appeared on the scene. DOUGLAS WOMAN ATTENDS . STATE CONVENTION UNITED DAUGHTRE OF CONFEDERACY Mrs. Percy N. Smith of this city is attending \the thirty-fifth annual S£ate convention,of the United Daugh ters of the Confederacy which opened in Sandersville last Tuesday morning. The convention is presided over by Mrs. Walter A. Grace, of Macon, state president. The chapter of Douglas will meet this afternoon at 3:30 o’clock. All members are urged to attend. B. Y. P. U. PROGRAM AT CHURCH SUNDAY NIGHT The following interesting program will be rendered at the Baptist church Sunday night at 7:45 by the B. Y. P. U: Pageant—“ Send The Light.” Miss America Miss Kate Outen Japanese Girl Miss Lucy Poston American Girl—-A student Mrs Joiner Spanish Girl ......Miss Dot Porter Christian Teacher. ClaYk Strickland -■ ] ! Ministerial Student Mr. Davis Young Business Man Tom Sims Candle Bearers Miss Miza Rowan Jeanette Bridges The public is invited to attend this inspiring program. 51.50 Per Annum in Advance FOOTBALL SEASON TO REACH PEAK HERE WITH GOMIfIG OF G, M. G. When the Georgia Military Acade my football team arrives in Douglas on Thursday, November 12th, the g! latest game of the 1925 season will be staged at the A. & M. campus, The G. M. C. boys have had a very successful season, so have the Ag gies, the latter losing only one game and that by one point after one of the stellar players had been taken from the game. The two teams have met before and some of the prettiest foot ball ever seep in Douglas was be tween the two teams. It is claimed for the ’25 team at the Aggie school that no better teem has ever been assembled. This is proven by the manager in which they have trounced each rival team. Most of their games have been away from Douglas, and fans here are hungry for p game such as the one on No vember 12th is bound to be. To win the game from the G. M. C. team is virtually taking a title to the state prep championship, as this team is always’ a contender for this title. The Aggies leave today, for a game •with Richmond Academy in Augusta Friday. This game is bound to be a “hummer”. The Aggieg as in pink of condition and onthing is in mind but upsetting dope of Augusta fans by taking the game on their own ter ritory. The game November 12th will be the last to be played on the home grounds and there should be a record audience' to reinforce the already victorious home team, DOUGLAS KI WAN IANS GUESTS AT ALMA FRIDAY t Fifteen members of the Douglas Kiwanis Club went to Alma last Fri day and were guests of the Business Men’s Club of that city. Delightful visitors, and an number of splendid talks and other features enlivened the program. Mayor John R. Slater, together with editor Jenkins, of the Alma Times acted as toastmaster, and the result of the meeting was a mon, to organize a Kiwanis Club in Alma, The Douglas Club will again visit the sister city on next Friday evening at eight o’clock when a Club will be or ganized in that city. A large num ber are expected to attend the meet ing Friday night from Douglas, and Kiwanians from other eitties are ex pected to also attend. REALTY COMPANY REPORTS LARGE SALES FOR WEEK The large Appleby lot on the corner of Gaskin avenue and Ward street was recently sold to Messrs. John R. Slater and R. N. McEachren. It is reported that an apartment house will be erected on this property. Mr. V. W. Cook of Axson, Geor gia, has purchased the I. Weintraub home on Sellers street. The Bettie Davis house on East Ward street was sold to Mr. Lacy Sutton last week. Mr. Sutton wil] Move to Douglas. A lot cornering on Coffee and Ward streets was purchased by Mr. H. W. Baird from Judge C. A. Ward. It is Mr. Baird’s plans to improve this lot shortly. Building lots over the city were sold during the last week, also said a representative of the Dix ie Realty Company. TURKEY DINNER SATURDAY NIGHT The women of the Episcopal church will serve their annual turkey dinner on next Saturday night from 6 to 8 o’clock, at Tanner Mercantile Build ing. A cordial invitation is extended to the public. Menu as follows: Roast Turkey with dressing. Cranberry Sauce. Rice. String Beans. Creamed Onions. Lettuce Salad with 1000 Island dossing. Pumpkin pie. Lemon pie. Cocoanut pie. Tea and Coffee.